"Yo. As the two merfolk and a few human females held hands and whispered, the only male in the group who emerged from the sea raised his head, grinned at the old captain on the side of the ship, waved his hand, and said, "Hello." ”

"Uh, hello. The old captain really didn't know what expression to make about the man's inappropriate greeting, so he could only smile and wave his hand reluctantly.

"I'm sorry, but you guys dropped anchor and stopped the ship. The blonde man's smile was very bright, and he said apologies politely, but the behavior of his hands did not match his own language at all, he said, while he didn't know where to take out a few shell-wrapped things, after opening them, he casually stuffed them into his mouth, chewing while munching and said vaguely: "Actually, you don't have to anchor, it's okay to keep walking, you can't hit those sharks." ”

"Well, it's better to stop to be on the safe side. The old captain had a sense of foreboding, and felt that it was a mistake for him to talk to this man, but in desperation, he could only continue to ask: "Excuse me, is there something you are stopping us?"

"Ahh The man swallowed the unknown food stuffed in his mouth hard, and the bright smile on his face reappeared: "It's nothing, just say hello, you see, the ocean is so big, we both appeared in the same place at the same time, isn't this a very magical ......"

"Bang, bang. The blonde man screamed and was kicked into the sea, and beside him, a woman with long black hair withdrew her leg with a blank face. Although the black-haired girl was wearing a thin jellyfish skin swimsuit, her demeanor and movements were as if she was wearing a gorgeous dress, and she made a knightly salute to the old captain, and said solemnly: "Please don't take that person just now to heart, just ignore his nonsense." We are the high-level adventurers of Nelly's adventure group, my name is Catherine, I'm sorry to stop your boat, I hope you don't get nervous, we want to ask the captain for your help. ”

"Adventure party, you are human too?" the old captain was just an ordinary person, and in his opinion, it was not surprising that these high-ranking professionals did anything strange, let alone just come out of the sea. Therefore, his heart has settled down a lot, and he asks loudly, "Is there anything I can help with?"

"Yes, we are also humans, and we have just returned here on a mission to the deep sea. Catherine said earnestly, "We just want to ask the captain if you would like us to take a boat back to Free City, and if you will, we will pay you the corresponding fare." ”

"Take our boat?" the old captain was surprised, looked at the sharks under the feet of the girls and the seven or eight sea tribes beside him, and asked uncertainly, "Don't you already have a means of transportation? It is faster and more convenient than our boat, why do you still want to take our boat?"

"You saw it too. Catherine pointed to her side and explained with a wry smile, "If you want sharks to travel, you must be accompanied by friends from the Sea Clan, but these friends are of a very ...... race Rare, we don't want to make a splash on the shore. Moreover, there are too many people on shore and there is no place to change clothes, so we want to change into our daily attire before going ashore, and I hope the captain will understand. ”

To put it simply, they are too shy to meet people, and they are too lazy to swim the distance of several kilometers to find a deserted beach to climb on. The black-haired man who had been kicked into the sea had somehow come out of the sea and explained to the captain while stepping on the water, "Hey, Vivian, what are you doing?" ”

The old captain watched a big fireball explode on the surface of the sea where the man was originally rising, measured the distance from the port, and thought about it seriously before saying: "No problem, the ships on the sea should help each other, not to mention any fares, such a trivial matter, if we charge you money again, it will be a shame for our men at sea." A few of you, go and lower the rope ladder and ask a few adventurers to get on board.

On the sea, the four girls and the two mermaids who saw them off hugged vigorously in turn, and in the reluctant eyes of the mermaids, the girls climbed the rope ladder and boarded the freighter in turn. When the black-haired girl who called herself Catherine climbed the rope ladder, the old captain felt another wild jump out of the corner of his eye, enough to withstand the rope ladder of three or four strong sailors, and only then Catherine stepped on it and let out a creaking and groaning sound, feeling that the thick and strong rope could be broken at any moment. The old captain looked at the several large bags that Catherine was carrying behind her back, and could not imagine what kind of thing a well-proportioned and toned girl would carry to carry such a terrifying weight.

When the black-haired girl climbed onto the side of the ship, the old captain did not hurry to put away the rope ladder, looked at the sea and asked, "The one who was ...... just now Uh, isn't that gentleman going to come up?"

"Yes, Pannis. The silver-haired girl on the side knocked on her palm, turned back to the cabin and shouted: "Pennis, Pennis, where have you gone, come out quickly, if you dare to go to someone's kitchen to steal food, I will let the eldest sister kick you down again, and then you will wait for yourself to swim back." ”

"No kidding, how could I go to the kitchen to steal food, am I that kind of person?" After a few seconds, Pannis poked his head out of the cabin and complained dissatisfiedly, "Lina, it's so sad that you look at me like this." How could I do such a thing, when there is no food in the kitchen, I can ...... No, I mean, I don't even know where the kitchen is, hahahaha, yes, that's what I mean. ”

"Alas, why do you act like a fool every time. Lina, the silver-haired girl, pushed her eyes on the bridge of her nose, sighed deeply, and pointed to the sea with a calm expression and said, "You can jump down by yourself, save the eldest sister from kicking you." ”

"I don't want it. Pannis shook his head vigorously, "Don't try to let me swim back on my own. ”

"Mr. Pannis. The girl who was about the same size as the other three girls combined, but still looked beautiful on the outside, opened her arms to Pannis, and said affectionately: "Come to me, I will protect you from being bullied by them." ”

"Hmm, I thought about it. Pannis scratched his head and said seriously, "I'd better jump in and swim back." ”

"Don't make a fuss. Catherine glared at a few people and said to the fat girl: "Especially you Freya, pay attention to your image, don't forget that there are people who know your identity, and when the image is disillusioned, I will see what you will do." ”

Forcibly suppressing a few people in the nonsense, Catherine smiled embarrassedly at the old captain: "I'm really sorry, we just returned from the deep sea, this feeling of seeing again makes everyone a little overexcited, I hope it didn't bother you." ”

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, the lads on the boat are so excited every time they set foot on land, I'm used to it. The old captain smiled and waved his hand: "There is still about an hour before we dock, and you can take this opportunity to dry your body and then change your clothes." If you don't have dry clothes, we still have a few on board, although they are old clothes, but they are all washed, and you can lend them if you don't dislike them. ”

"No, we have. Catherine patted the backpack on her back: "Then borrow the cabin, thank you." ”

Soon, a few people changed their clothes and walked out, and the old captain secretly observed the guests who boarded the ship in the gap near the port. As he observed, the old captain, who had seen all sorts of people, had to admit that it was a group of weirdos. The black-haired girl in armor is supposed to be a knight, but why does she keep holding a metal machine that is larger than a human and giggling when no one is looking? The silver-haired girl with eyes is wearing a priest's robe, she must be a clergyman, but why does she start reading a thick book as soon as she changes her clothes, and no one pays attention to it? Is this the characteristic of a clergy? The chubby girl looks like a poet, yes, no matter what she sees, she will have all kinds of delicate feelings, but why is she always interrupted by the girl next to her whenever she wants to chant? And this girl who knocks on the head, holding a staff and using physical attacks, and obviously holding her chin in a daze, but every time she can hit the poet's head in time, it is really an interesting team. As for the remaining inexplicable man, it was really hard for a few girls, why did he have to go out with a person with an abnormal mind to complete the task? Now this person with an abnormal mind was lying leisurely on the top floor of the mast, and no one could see exactly when he went up, and the appearance that he might fall down at any time with the wind swaying, made the people below worry for a while.

But fortunately, time passed quickly in the busyness, and an hour slipped away almost without noticing, and in the blink of an eye, the freighter approached Pier 7 in the port of Changqiao, Liberty City, under the guidance of the pilot boat. The familiar stone wharf is getting closer and closer, and the sturdy workers who carry the goods have long been waiting on the wharf, and the trucks carrying the goods are parked one after another, just waiting for the freighter to dock.

The port of Longbridge is one of the two deep-water ports of the Free City, and because the city does not charge port taxes and duties for maritime trade, it has attracted various countries and chambers of commerce to use it as one of the important places for the transit of goods, thus driving the commercial prosperity of the entire neutral land.

The sailors skillfully controlled the ship's speed, bringing the huge freighter to a halt just close to the dock. As the freighter docked, the sailors cheered together on deck. The old captain also stroked his beard and smiled, and when he inadvertently turned around, he found that the five strange guests had disappeared inexplicably, and there was a gold coin lying quietly in the place where the black-haired knight was standing. The old captain walked over and picked up the gold coin, with a wry smile on his face, shook his head and said, "There can be such a stingy adventurer. ”

Indeed, one gold coin is equivalent to twenty silver coins per person, which is half the price of the ticket that needs to be purchased when taking the cheapest passenger ship from the nearest transit port. (To be continued.) )