The port of the crater.

Humid and stuffy cabins.

Sesame Paste, sitting cross-legged next to the electric light, reads a storybook she borrowed from Sith to the children gathered around.

At first, Misa did this alone, in order to help the active children relieve their boredom and teach them to read and write.

Later, sesame paste was also added.

Thanks to this, she has recently found that her Mandarin has improved a lot, especially in reading and writing, and some popular words can be read normally even without the help of VM.

Squatting next to the sesame paste, a little girl about seven or eight years old hugged her knees, her eyes staring straight at the cat's ears dangling above her head.

After a story was told, she finally couldn't help but be curious, and whispered glutinously.

"Sister."

"What's wrong?" Turning the page, the sesame paste smiled gently at the little girl.

Sesame Paste remembers that the little girl's name was Gooseberry.

Her father, a fruit grower, entrusted her to the ship and fled into the jungle outside Golden Gallen Harbor with the other Luna people who were determined to resist.

Like many of the children here, she had no relatives on the ship, and it was Misa who took care of her all the time.

The little girl looked at the sesame paste timidly, embarrassed for a while, but finally said what was in her heart.

"Are you the messenger of the Goddess of the Silver Moon?"

Slightly stunned, Sesame Paste asked with a wink.

"Why do you ask?"

"Because that's what those people say...... Everyone on board," the little girl continued in a low voice, "I'm thinking...... Could the goddess of the silver moon in Silvermoon Bay and the moon god of Borneo actually be one person? ”

Occasionally, she would see some mercenaries from Silvermoon Bay secretly praying to her sister with cat ears, but the people in the cabin said that she was the embodiment of the moon god.

Everyone said it differently, and she couldn't help but be a little confused, what is this sister with cat ears.

Looking at a pair of eyes looking at his eyes, a smile appeared on the sesame face, and he reached out and gently touched the little head of the gooseberry.

"Hmm...... I wonder if that's the case, after all, both myths and history are written by people. ”

"Really?" Not only the gooseberries, but the eyes of the children lit up.

"Hmm!" Sesame Paste smiled and said, "It just so happens that my sister has a good friend who likes to study this...... You can talk to her about it. Although she doesn't seem to be very kind to deal with people, she is actually a very warm-hearted person. ”

After reading the story.

Sesame Paste closed the book and gently patted his pants to get up from the floor. At this time, she noticed that an elderly woman was looking at her, so she walked over and asked with a smile.

"What's the matter?"

The old woman's name was Sang Ru, and she was sixty years old, the oldest survivor here, and she was also the most prestigious elder among the Yue Clan.

Looking at the sesame paste in front of him, the old man bowed his head slightly and said in a sincere tone.

"Nothing, I just want to thank you for everyone...... Those children were poor people, their fathers fought against the armies of the Xilan Empire thousands of miles away, and they didn't know if they would have a chance to reunite in the future. Thanks to you and Misa, at least give them a chance to learn. ”

"I just did what I could, and I'm actually quite happy." In the face of such a solemn thanks, Sesame Paste couldn't help but be a little shy, and scratched his cheeks embarrassedly.

"Even so, we are very grateful, and your friends who took us in," Sanru said as she looked at her earnestly, with a hint of shame in her tone, "If there's anything we can do to help, please be sure to let us know, even if it's to help you wash your clothes or the deck." We have been eating yours and using yours...... Everyone is actually very upset. ”

Looking at the serious old man, Sesame Paste said with a smile.

"It really doesn't have to be like this, we-"

"It's important to us." Sang Ru lowered her eyebrows slightly apologetically, "I'm sorry, these words may have made you feel embarrassed. In the ancestral teachings of our Moon Clan, only the food obtained in exchange for labor is dignified...... We are grateful for your help and we will definitely repay you, but if you can, please also give us a chance to fight for our dignity. ”

Sesame looked at the old man in a daze.

Feeling the seriousness and determination in those eyes, she took the old man's crumpled hand and responded to her request with a serious expression.

"Well, I promise!"

……

At the same time, on the deck of the Meat Meat, there was a noise of chirping.

A man and a bear lying on the side of the boat were holding binoculars and looking excitedly in the direction of the west.

"Oh oh! Meaty! Another ship is coming! ”

"I see it! A lap bigger than us! ”

Although they have been bored in the port for several days, the two living treasures never idle themselves, and always find some fun for themselves.

Like now.

The two played a game of guessing the ship, guessing whether the first ship to dock today would be a warship or a cargo ship.

At the moment, it is not surprising that Meat has won.

I saw a cargo ship with a wide and long deck emitting black smoke, leading two speedboats in the direction of the port.

And after seeing the cargo ship full of goods, the horn of the dock suddenly sounded the radio as if it had been raining for a long time.

At the urging of the broadcast, the workers sitting on the shore basking in the sun got up one after another, lazily threw their towels over their shoulders and walked to their workstations, startling a group of seagulls squatting on the pier and singing together.

The once laid-back port was busy again.

At the moment, the southern seas are in full swing, and even though the crater is far from the center of the battlefield, there are still not many foreign ships frequenting it.

Looking at the empty sea, Flesh sometimes couldn't help but naively think that maybe this was why the port governor didn't drive them away.

After all, those docks are empty anyway.

At least they pay a detention fee of 1,000 dinars per day.

Tail: "Oh! Meaty! Do you see what's piled up on that deck? ”

Meat: "I can't see clearly, it seems to be an ore?" ”

The tail suddenly barked.

"Oops, meaty, we're in trouble! ...... on that ship. It's a pirate! ”

Flesh looked in surprise at the tail that suddenly made a deep shape and touched his chin.

"Huh?! How do you see that?! ”

"You don't understand this, Meat."

He retracted his telescope's tail and stepped on the side of the ship, wittily curling the not-so-smart half of his eyebrows.

"The tail can be seen through at a glance, and the Mistral, which is coming with the northwest wind, is actually a pirate ship disguised as a cargo ship! ransacked the port and robbed the governor's daughter, but luckily the White Bear Knights stopped them...... That's how it's usually filmed in movies! ”

Finally realized that this guy was joking again, and the relieved flesh looked at her with a smile and complained.

"What the hell is the Mistral?"

"That ship is coming from the northwest, don't worry about these details! Isn't there something more worth complaining about? ”

As he said this, the tail suddenly wrinkled his nose.

"Wait...... Meat, by the way, do you smell anything strange? ”

Flesh was slightly stunned, and took a deep breath in the sea breeze, and then the fluffy bear face was squeezed into a ball, pinching his nose and spitting out his pink tongue.

“yue！”

"It stinks!"

……

At the same time, on the deck of the Mistral, the furs spread out were exuding a rich and disgusting smell.

Although Mogave expected the furs to begin to stink, the biomass spoils faster in the tropical environment than he could have imagined.

The moment his mercenaries untied the twine tied to the fur stack, a pungent stench quickly filled the entire deck.

It smelled like an entire container of canned herring opening at the same time, and even the bravest of the Awakened were stinking backwards several steps before they could stand firm.

But Mogave doesn't care so much.

In order to prevent the furs from continuing to rot and ferment, he could only endure the churning of his stomach, urging the retreating mercenaries to spread the furs one by one on the deck, and then scoop up the seawater with buckets, and pour buckets on top of them one by one.

There's nothing wrong with that.

When the salt is insufficient, the direct dumping of seawater on the fur and rubbing and beating it is also one of the treatment methods for tanning fur and leather.

Salt water not only kills bacteria on the surface of the fur, but also prevents the fur from chapping and cleans the surface of the fur from sweat, blood and oil.

However, Mogarve underestimated the roughness of the cargo and the Mistral's waterproofing performance.

Bucket after bucket of seawater not only failed to wash the fishy smell into the sea, but allowed the saltwater, mixed with grease and blood, to seep into the cabin.

Now the entire lower deck is like a murder scene, with slimy grease and wet blood everywhere.

Seeing that his beloved ship had become this ghost, Captain Song Haining's angry lips turned blue, and his whole face turned the color of pig liver.

If it weren't for the fact that the mercenary money was still pressing on the port of Silvermoon Bay, he would have thrown this guy off the deck with that pile of cheaply bought rags to feed the fish!

“…… I repeat, after a moment of docking, get these things off my ship at once! We say that the goods of Haola are coal and iron! Instead of these moldy and smelly stuff!! ”

"What a moldy and smelly thing!" Mogarwi's eyes widened as he looked at him, "Do you know how much these things can sell for in the desert?" Especially in the northernmost kingdom of the golden lizard, their popularity even surpasses that of silk made of devil's silk! ”

Song Haining looked at him with a grim face.

"I don't care what it is, it's an out-of-contract cargo! You're in default! Mr. Mogarvi! And our contract stipulates that my ship does not pull fresh goods! ”

Mogarwi argued.

"This is not fresh goods! It's fur—"

Song Haining interrupted him angrily.

"Enough, no word games with me! This thing was freshly peeled off its prey! ”

Mogawi folded his hands and looked at him pleadingly.

"Please, friend, I'll clean you up when I'm done with this business! Make sure you don't smell anything on board! ”

"Thirty thousand dinars!" Song Haining stared at him and said, "I won't let you touch my boat again, wait until you dock in Yinyue Bay, you can roll me as far as I want!" ”

"Yes, no problem!" Mogarwi nodded like garlic and said with a smile, "As long as you promise me to wait a little outside that fries port when I return—"

"Get out!" Unable to stand this guy any longer, Song Haining reached out and pushed him and roared, "Take that pile of rags with you, get out now!" ”

Looking at the angry captain, the apprentice at the helm did not dare to talk to him, so he could only rely on his unskilled experience to dock the ship.

The Mistral stopped right next to the Meat, and the two cargo ships with completely different styles of painting stopped side by side.

Leaning on the side of the boat to watch the lively tail and meat, they ate melons excitedly, and their mouths were coaxing.

"Oh! It's time to fight! ”

"Come on!"

Hearing the sound from the deck of the cargo ship on the side, Song Haining, who was about to pull the profiteer by the collar and teach him a hard lesson, subconsciously stopped what he was doing and looked towards the ship.

I saw a man and a bear standing on the side of the ship, looking at this side.

Catching up with him, the girl with short hair waved enthusiastically.

"Oh, my friend on the other side! Who are you? ”

Song Haining squinted, stared at her and the big white bear beside her for a while, and then looked at the flag hanging above the cabin, always feeling a little familiar.

"This is the Mistral! Who are you? ”

The moment they heard this name, the person and the bear standing on the side of the ship were suddenly shocked.

"Huh?!"

“giao！ Is it really the Northwest Wind?! ”

Song Haining stared at this person intently, wondering where he had seen this pair of living treasures. However, Tail thought he was waiting for him to report to his home, and hurriedly said with an "ah" sound.

"We're Meaty! I'm the tail! She's flesh! ”

Tail?

Song Haining was slightly stunned, but he didn't react yet. Mogawi, who was standing next to him, heard the name, but he exclaimed in surprise.

"Tail?! Wait, you're the tail?! ”

Seeing that there were people on the vast sea who recognized him, his tail suddenly showed a surprised expression.

"I am! You've heard of me?! ”

Mogarve smiled sheepishly and broke free of the hand that was grabbing his collar.

"I think I've seen your portrait...... Ah, remember, in the harbor of Silvermoon Bay! There's a group of guys from Borneo, and they're asking people about your portrait and the talking bear next to you. ”

Hearing this, the tail and the flesh were suddenly shocked.

“giao？！”

"Why am I wanted too?!"

Seeing the exaggerated reaction of the two, Mo Jiawei hurriedly explained.

"It's not wanted, the City Lord's Mansion of Silvermoon City hasn't heard of any movement, but you may have offended some...... Well, the guy who can't get on the table, you'd better be careful lately. ”

Hearing this, Tail breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for the information! We'll be careful! ”

"You're welcome," Mo Jiawei smiled embarrassedly, glanced at Captain Song Haining on the side, looked at the tail and said expectantly, "By the way, do you have any plans to return to Silvermoon Bay in the near future?" ”

Tail said as a matter of course.

"No, what's wrong?"

Mogarwi's expression froze and he scratched the back of his head.

"Ah...... It's a headache, and the guy I met at the fries port before said let me come here and ask you. ”

Smelling the flavor of the side quest from this sentence, Tail's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked as he grabbed the railing with both hands.

"Oh! What's the task - oh no, are you in any trouble? ”

"Sort of," Mogarwi continued, glancing at the pile of furs spread out on the deck, "because of this windfall, I offended this old friend next to me to death......

"Who's your old friend! And is it a matter of money! Song Haining glared at him fiercely, "What nonsense, hurry up and get these dirty things off my boat!" ”

Seeing the captain looking at him emotionally, Mo Jiawei hurriedly raised his hand to try to calm his emotions.

"I know, I know, don't worry! I've got to find someone to help me with this stuff first, right? ”

As soon as he heard this, Tail's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Wait, you need manpower?"

"Do you have any?" Mo Jiawei was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the so-called Flesh.

There were a few sailors and mercenaries on the deck, but there were no more than thirty people at full duty, so there were not as many people as there were on my side.

Tail smirked.

"Then you're asking the right person, we have a lot of people here!"

"That's great...... I need two hundred, uh, preferably four hundred men to help me get the furs clean. The method is very simple, that is, pour seawater on it and rub it repeatedly, scrape off the rotten meat on the surface or something, I will find a way to use the tools, it will not be fine, I will teach it by hand...... But do you really have enough people here? Looking at this girl suspiciously, Mo Jiawei was a little unsure whether she was joking or serious, and said with little confidence.

"That's a must! Wait here! ”

Throwing this sentence, he ran away from the side of the ship with his tail clatter, rushed to the position of the cabin, opened the door and shouted inside.

"S! Came out to pick up customers! ”

"What's wrong again, Ah O......"

Holding a half-organized notebook in his arms, Sisi walked out of the cabin with a helpless expression. As a result, as soon as she stood on the deck, her whole beautiful face quickly twisted into bitter melon.

"W-did the flesh pull the poop on the boat?"

Although the subconscious muttering was small, it was still heard by the flesh at the tip of the ear, and a loud roar suddenly sounded on the deck.

"Am I that kind of person!!"

Siss's expression subtly averted his gaze.

The tail didn't care so much, grabbed her shoulder, and said excitedly.

"S! The pirate ship next to it needs someone to help with freshly peeled furs! They need a lot of people! ”

Sisi was stunned for a moment, then walked to the side of the boat, and glanced suspiciously at the man on the other side who was smiling and greeting.

"Hello...... Are you the captain here? ”

Compared to the two just now, his intuition told him that this one might be a little more reliable.

"It's not...... The one next to me is," Sith glanced at the big white bear behind him, then looked at the NPC on the opposite boat, and asked fixedly, "How many people do you need?" How much is the quote? How do I pay? ”

Mogarwi said as he looked at her with blazing eyes.

"The more people, the better! If you can get all these furs done in two days, I can give you 100,000 dinars!" Cash Payment! ”

Hearing the dinar's payment, Ston's face was disinterested.

"If it's 100,000 silver coins, I can think about it, and I'll forget about the dinar."

"100,000 silver coins?! Are you pirates?! Mogarve's eyes widened, "Absolutely impossible!" It only cost me 100,000 to collect these furs! ”

"Oh roar? Are you sure it only cost 100,000? ”

Si Si narrowed his eyes slightly, tucked the notebook in his arms under his armpit, put his arm on the railing on the side of the boat, and looked at him with a smile.

I don't know why.

Being looked at by these eyes, Mo Jiawei felt a hairy hair in his heart, swallowed his saliva unconsciously, and finally raised three fingers after a long time.

"You don't care how much money I receive, 30,000 silver coins...... For the sake of the beauties. ”

Ignoring the merchant's flattery, Sis pointed to the deck not far away.

"I've seen it once in the court of Petra, and I've heard that it sells for a million dinars. You actually spent only 100,000 to get one, two, three...... Four pieces? Tsk, you can really do business. ”

Facing the slightly squinted eyes, Mo Jiawei smiled awkwardly, but there was a hot sweat behind him, but he didn't expect to meet someone who understands the market.

“…… What do you want to do? ”

"It's not good, I just said casually, don't think too much." Smiling faintly, Sisi continued, "Let's just say it in passing, these rawhides are processed ...... emmm, it's very rough, and if you don't rescue it, you probably won't be saved. The inhabitants of the crater all have their own jobs, and now that they are at war, even if you can get the money, I am afraid that you may not be able to find so many people at once, let alone they may not have done these jobs. ”

Mogarve looked at her in disbelief.

"Do you have a professional here?"

Sisi said casually.

"I can't say all of them, but there are still one or two out of ten...... That's enough, isn't it? We can guarantee that you will be cleaned. ”

She didn't lie to the guy about it.

There are many survivors in Borneo who make a living from hunting, especially among the Moon people who are good at using bows and arrows. In a normal Orion family, it is common for men to go out hunting and for women to dispose of the fur peeled off their prey.

A significant percentage of the survivors Tail rescued at Kinggallen Harbor were hunters. Some simple work of handling fur is naturally not a problem for their wives.

Mogarwi hesitated for two seconds, but finally nodded.

"One hundred thousand silver coins, it's not impossible! But you promise me one condition, don't tell the butcher of the fries port about those bloody mink......"

He still wants to continue trading there.

If the butchers knew that he had made so much money in this business, he was worried that the next time he went ashore, those guys would have ripped off his skin.

Hearing this, Sisi knew that this guy had taken the bait, and a pleasant smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, they are all well-behaved people, and even if they know, they won't say anything, at most they will scold you behind your back."

The difference between the purchase price and the selling price is ten times that is the basis of the NPC, and most RPG shops are a virtue, and you can get used to it after playing two games a little.

In contrast, Wasteland Online is still relatively user-friendly, and players in this game have extremely rare choices.

At least when they realize that they have been cut leeks by NPCs, they can learn their lesson next time and trade with someone else.

Or a different way of talking about buying and selling.

"Hurry up...... Don't waste time. Seeing that the two sides had reached an agreement, Mogarve did not want to delay for a moment, and patted the railing on the side of the ship to urge.

However, the captain on the side grabbed him by the collar.

"Wait, you can't get this on my ship! And after unloading, I'll have to clean the boat inside and out! ”

Mogarwi looked pleading at the woman standing on the boat opposite.

Reading the look, Sisi said with a faint smile.

"Add 10,000 silver coins, and we'll help you clean up by the way."

"Ten thousand silver coins?! You might as well -" Hearing this offer, Mogarve's eyes suddenly bulged out, like a caught croak. However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the captain of the Mistral.

"Deal! So decided! ”

Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Mogarwi had an expression that was more uncomfortable than constipation, but he finally nodded when he thought of the stinking cargo on the deck.

"Deal."

"Then it's a happy decision, 110,000 silver coins, I'll go and talk to the girls."

With a smile curling into his mouth, Si Si turned and returned to the cabin.

In a few minutes, a large group of ragged girls walked through the cramped and narrow hatch to the deck.

The moment they saw the group of girls, Mo Jiawei and Song Haining standing on the deck were both stunned, and then their eyes changed when they looked at Sisi.

“…… Tell me honestly, what the hell do you guys do? ”

Brushing the hair that fell on his shoulders, Sisi said casually.

"Do charity."

Mogarve looked at this guy with a "I believe you are a ghost" expression.

Not bothering to explain to him in detail, Sisi glanced at the opposite deck, then at his side, and said casually.

"You can go to the port and buy a few sets of plastic sheeting, or borrow it, it won't cost much."

"There are a lot of stalls selling fish feed and urea, and I don't want to make the boat dirty."

(Thanks to the leader of the "Book Friends 20171130004559159" for his reward!! ）