Chapter 324: A Boat of Acquaintances!
"You, a black market employee?" Lukka couldn't stop the surprise in his tone, even though his voice was lowered.
"Why, look down on the fat man?" said Goldtooth, slightly displeased.
"You're not fat right now. Luca said.
This sentence made Jinya's mood improve all of a sudden, and there were a lot more words:
"Since you got to grips with Tata Island, the surrounding trade routes have been much safer, and although you have to pay an extra protection fee than before, everyone is used to paying taxes, and this extra amount is not too much.
"Moreover, you are really effective, as long as you pay the full money, there will be absolutely no pirates to harass you, and if there are privateers to make trouble, you can still help drive away, in the past two years, although Twilight Island is not close to your territory, because the merchant ships running smoothly, even the business here is much better.
"But my business is not good, you have become a pirate lord, almost all the independent pirates with some skills have gone to Tata Island to join you, and there are fewer and fewer people who come to me to sell their stolen goods, and the last few who are left can only rob the goods of fishing boats.
"Those stupid people don't have a good brain, and they don't know how to keep the fish fresh after robbing the fishing boats, so how can I sell the stinky fish and rotten shrimp they shipped?
"No, no, no, I don't mean to complain to you, how dare I?
"It's just that I feel that if I go on like this, I will starve to death, and I am so anxious that I lose dozens of pounds in the first few months. Then, once I was talking to someone on the black marketβ"
"Wait!" Lukka interrupted, "You have nothing to do with the black markete?"
Golden Tooth nodded: "Many of my original channels for selling stolen goods have to use the assistance of the black market, so I have to deal with them a lot." They told me that the black market was hiring new and experienced employees, and I thought there wasn't much left to do here anyway, so I signed up, and guess what?"
Lukka waved his hand: "Do you still need to guess? You lost weight successfully, so you joined." β
"It's not. Goldtooth shook his head mysteriously.
"Don't you say anything, I'm going back to the boat. Lukka wasn't in the mood to ramble with him.
"Okay, okay, I said it can't be done?" Goldtooth hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, "They let me join first, and then forced me to lose weight! Those months were not a human life, they gave me three meals a day, didn't give me a snack, and didn't let me drink!"
As he spoke, his tears were going to stay.
"Here you go. Thea seemed kind enough to hand him a plain white handkerchief.
"Thank you. Golden Fang took it unceremoniously and wiped the tears from her face. There was no color on the handkerchief, and with the action of wiping it, strips of colorful paint appeared on his face.
Lukka was about to remind him when Thea grabbed his clothes and made him bend down, whispering in his ear, "That color is harmless, I'm looking for Phil to come and play." Let him stay a little longer with the palette, who let him get in my way and make me fall?"
"In your way, that is, you really hit him?" Lukka picked up the extra information in Thea's words.
"Which side the hell are you?" Thea said, stomping her foot.
"I'm just asking, I'm not going to remind him. Luca said.
Golden Tooth kept looking down to wipe her tears, not knowing what the two of them were muttering, and when her mood eased, she raised her head again and said, "The most excessive thing is not to lose weight, look at me!"
"Isn't that good?" said Luca.
"What's the matter? I won't be allowed to hang any gold ornaments, it's just scum!" said Goldfang, indignant.
"Your taste is hopeless. Lukka sighed and said, "But if you're dissatisfied, why don't you quit?
Golden Tooth shook his head again and again: "I'm just complaining, who said that you want to quit? There is no deed of sale, you can resign at any time if you want, but there is a lot of money here!"
"Then what are you complaining about, really. Thea's face was full of disdain.
"Like, did you come to me and get that note I wrote?" asked Luca.
"What note?" Goldtooth thought for a moment, "is that the kind of transaction information you put in the black mailbox?"
"That's right. Luca said helplessly, but he couldn't stop thinking in his heart: Is the black market recruiting employees more and more sluggish?
"That's a note!" the Golden Tooth suddenly realized, and then said categorically, "I haven't seen it!"
"And what are you doing with me?" Lukka asked.
"It's my boss, let me talk to you about something, what kind of VIP member special treatment or something. Golden Fang said inexplicably, "Anyway, you'll understand when you go." β
"Preferential treatment? is there a advantage?" Thea immediately came to her senses, and regardless of Luca's decision, she pulled the golden tooth and left, "Where?"
"I didn't say I was going yet!" Lukka shouted, "Oh, you're at least waiting for the others!"
Anyway, half an hour later, everyone came to the dock, and Golden Fang pointed to a brig and said, "It's on this ship." β
Lukka looked at the ship and almost burst out laughing. This is the merchant ship that brought them back from the ruins of Winter Qingdao.
Sure enough, the familiar sailor, who was now promoted to first mate, poked his head out of the side of the ship and shouted with a smile on his face, "What kind of captain, you are here!"
He didn't dare to say Luca's name on the crowded docks, so he didn't have to go into trouble.
"Where's the cheap?" Thea jumped onto the deck without waiting for him to set up the springboard between the boat and the trestle.
Luca led everyone into the cabin, where Blake, whom he called "Little Black", was there.
"Captain Lester, it's not easy to find you. Blake said.
"What are you looking for me for?" Lukka didn't believe in any special offers or anything like that.
"Well, there are several things that I have to discuss with you. Blake said, raising his chin to the first mate, "Come here, please." β
It didn't take long for the first mate to lead three people in.
The first one that made Luca hate the root of his teeth itched, it was Marchite who made him bad.
The second person he couldn't name, but he looked very familiar.
Phil immediately called out the other party's name: "Lynn, why are you here?
As soon as he reminded him, Luca also remembered that this was the Sunset Express headquarters, the employee in the store in Huifan Port.
The third man followed into the cabin, patted Lukka twice on the shoulder with his big hand, looked up and saw Ollie and Daniel on the side, and quickly shrank back.
"My lord, I haven't seen you in months!" he cried out.