Bang!

There was a dull thud when the corpse fell into the plank

Sarah blew a puff of gunsmoke, looked around and saw that no one dared to resist anymore, and her expression was relaxed.

"Does anyone else want to come forward and try it?"

The hundreds of people still alive at the slaughterhouse were taken to an empty square, mostly low-status butchers, many dressed as merchants, and only a few were sea hunters.

Instead, there were corpses lying on the ground, most of them sea hunters or ordinary sailors.

Under Sarah's oppressive gaze, everyone bowed their heads in submission.

Sarah and her team, with their unstoppable force, completely subdued them.

"Since there is no objection, I will give you 5 minutes to find someone who can talk about things."

Under the cold, murderous gaze of Sarah and her men, the still alive began to whisper.

Now the situation is obvious, Sarah will be the king of the slaughter docks in the future, but she is not just here to kill.

For the sake of their own future lives, this person is very important.

In just a few minutes, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman was elected.

"Name."

Sarah played with the gun in her hand, only looking up slightly.

The middle-aged man lowered his head very much, and his voice was respectful:

"The Empress, the villain Herbert, is a merchant from Demacia."

"I don't care where you're from, and if you had anything to do in your hometown, you wouldn't be here." Sarah plays with taste.

"What you're talking about—" Herbert lowered his head.

In Demacia, he is an unpopular commoner, and it is better to have a reputation at the slaughterhouse.

It's just that for so many years, Demacia has always been a label on his head, at least the people here are still afraid of his origin.

Sarah glanced at him and said calmly: "Give you 1 hour, count the situation at the slaughterhouse, and my people will follow you." ”

She didn't say what would happen if she didn't finish counting in one hour, but everyone in Bilgewater knew that not completing the task was just one more corpse.

Herbert did not put up any resistance, 1 hour was difficult for him, but not impossible.

It became a step to the sky. No, it's just a premature death.

Followed by the two assigned by Sarah, Herbert quickly left.

Sarah glanced at Loka, who had just arrived from the harbor, and asked directly:

"What's going on over there?"

"Our ships are all intact." Loka was honest.

"That's what I'm asking?" Sarah frowned, "If the junk artillery at the slaughterhouse can break through our artillery defenses, I should consider throwing you all into the sea to feed the tiger sharks." ”

Loka smiled awkwardly, this is not a habit, it used to be the first time to report battle damage, and it was the first time to fight such a rich battle.

"The port side is quite complete, our attacks are quite restrained, and the sea hunting ships that have not gone to sea are still in the port." Loka reported truthfully.

"I remember that the sea hunters were all large wooden ships?" Sarah asked.

"Yes." Loka nodded, "In order to transport large sea beasts, most of those sea hunting ships are very large. Dead sea beasts must not be dragged with hooks, otherwise the smell of blood will attract more predators in the sea, which is both dangerous and makes the harvest worthless. ”

"How long will it take for these ships to be converted into cargo ships?" Sarah asked.

Although Loka's mind is not very bright, he used to be a sailor, and he has run cargo ships and hunting ships, and he knows all these things.

Loka glanced at his captain unexpectedly, and then gave a positive answer: "It doesn't take too much effort, originally the sea hunting ships have large-capacity cabins, just a little modification." ”

"Well, there are quite a few hunting vessels fishing outside at the slaughterhouse, and these ships have all been converted into merchant ships, and Demacia or Piltover should need these cargo ships very much." The corners of Sarah's mouth curled slightly.

"Huh?"

Looking at Loka with a puzzled face, Sarah's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you in doubt?" ”

Loka didn't seem to see the unhappiness in Sarah's eyes, and persuaded honestly: "Captain, we occupied the slaughterhouse for the profit of hunting the sea, and sold the ship, how will we hunt sea beasts in the future." ”

Sarah glanced at Loka, unconcerned, "Those wooden boats are too sturdy, and they were all destroyed when we attacked the slaughterhouse. ”

"But... They weren't destroyed..."

Hearing this, the corners of Sarah's mouth twitched, this was not the first time she felt tired.

At this moment, she deeply realized how important the brain is.

If this had been to be replaced by the empire to help her, Stoby would have understood it by the time she said her first words.

"They've all been ruined just now, do you understand? If Stoby asked, you know what to say, right? Sarah's cold eyes stared straight at Loca.

Loka smiled awkwardly, held back the doubts in her heart, patted her chest and promised, "Understood!" If Master Stoby asked, he said that the captain told me that they were all destroyed. ”

"This sentence is not what I said, it is the truth!" Sarah emphasized.

She wondered in her heart whether to open an education and training in Bilgewater, otherwise how to grow.

Bilgewater used to be a good player everywhere, but it seems that she will kill too many when she comes to stage, and now she is a simple and honest guy.

"Yes, the facts!" Loka nodded earnestly.

He didn't really understand the relationship between the two elders, but anyway, the captain said so, and he did it.

"Well, go, go, go, don't dangle in front of me, go to the harbor and wait, and squat on the hunting ships that are going to come back."

Sarah shook her hand in disgust and motioned for Loka to get out of here.

Loka replied respectfully, and ran away in a hurry.

Shaking her head, Sarah continued to ponder.

Her purpose in doing this was simple, to ask the empire for some benefits.

In the future, the slaughterhouse will inevitably become bigger and stronger, but its core interests will definitely have nothing to do with her, at most it is just a sip of soup.

But in the way the Empire acts, she, as the ruler of Bilgewater, has the strength and power to fight for some benefits.

Finding Piltover or the Empire to order a batch of iron sea hunting ships can increase Bilgewater's strength, and capture more sea beasts to obtain more benefits for the Empire, and the Empire has no reason to disagree.

Seeing the gap between Bilgewater and the Empire, she didn't have any intention of giving up.

She didn't know if there would ever be a day when Bilgewater would be on par with the Empire, but if people don't have dreams, what is the difference between dying and dying.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think back to the previous pirate king, Planck.

It was a villain who burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil, and under his command Bilgewater, everyone put self-interest first, and human life was not even worth as much as a gold coin.

That kind of Bilgewater is not the Bilgewater she wants.

Harnessing the power of the Empire and then leading Bilgewater to find their own path has always been Sarah's goal, and it has never changed.

Time passed quickly, and by the time the midday sun shone on the slaughterhouse, an hour had passed quietly.

Herbert hurried back to the square, panting and saying loudly:

"Empress, I'm done!"

Bang!

A bullet whizzed past Herbert's ear, startling him to froze in place, his eyes filled with fear.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Sarah's eyes, and she said calmly:

"There's an extra minute of time, and that shot just now counts as punishment."

"Thank you, Empress!"

Herbert came back to his senses, suppressed the fear and fear in his heart, and trotted forward in three steps and two steps:

"Your Excellency, this is the statistics I made."

Sarah glanced at the paper handed by Herbert, took it and said:

"Tell me about it, I'll watch and listen."

"Huh...?"

Herbert's face was ugly, but when he saw Sarah's sweeping eyes, he still said honestly:

"Because the Empress did not wash the dock with artillery blood, except for the shore defense system and some wooden boats, the financial loss is not serious."

"What about the numbers?" Sarah asked, frowning.

"Specifically... 5 slaughterhouses are in good working order, and 2 casinos are alive and well. The rest—" Herbert was a little distracted.

"What about the people who originally owned the five slaughterhouses?" Sarah's voice grew colder.

Although she had long known what kind of goods had survived, she still couldn't hide her disappointment when she really encountered a waste like Herbert.

A waste that is not used even if given a chance, this is her evaluation of Herbert.

"All dead." Herbert looked at Sarah in fear, her voice trembling, "Their descendants are also dead, and only some low-level slaughterers remain. ”

"Do you know how the slaughterer works?" Sarah's gaze swept over those who were still gathered in the square.

Hundreds of people looked at each other, and the last teenager hesitantly raised his hand.

"Come and talk."

Sarah watched with interest as the young man with sturdy arms but a withered face approached, his hands covered in a thick layer of calluses from the long experience of slaughtering, and his whole body exuded a foul smell of fish.

"Do you know how the slaughterhouse works?"

It's not that she really doesn't know this, but she just took this opportunity to observe what kind of people are like in this group of subservient people.

Bilgewater is almost entirely a floating population, and the hardest thing to guarantee is loyalty. She can only pick the tallest one among the short, and choose a few available people to use first.

Facing Sarah's aggressive gaze, the boy gritted his teeth and said, "I don't particularly know, but I do." ”

"Yes, what's your name?" The corners of Sarah's mouth curled.

From the boy's fearful gaze, she saw something different.

Ambition!

She was not afraid that the young man was ambitious, but she was afraid that he would not have any ideas.

"Rod! Empress, my name is Rod! ”

The boy stood straight, and immediately started talking about business after the introduction:

"I'm the butcher at Sidlai's slaughterhouse, and I'm in charge of the initial dismemberment of the sea beasts that are newly dragged into the slaughterhouse, so I know the part that comes in best."

Sarah was in a good mood and nodded for her to continue.

Rod seemed to be encouraged, and said with an excited expression:

"As far as I know, the slaughterhouse not only has its own fleet of sea hunters, but also cooperates with independent sea hunters and will buy their goods at a reasonable price, and these goods support the operation of the entire slaughterhouse."

"How much cargo goes into the slaughterhouse every day, and what is the inventory of the slaughterhouse?" Sarah asked with interest.

When Rod heard this question, his face showed joy, and he looked at Herbert, who was ugly, without thinking:

"Sidlai slaughterhouse dismemberes up to 20 large sea beasts a day, and the difficulty is not in the front dismemberment that I am responsible for, but in the precise cutting at the back."

"With the exception of some meat sea beasts, the meat of most large sea beasts is inedible, and only a certain part of the body is valuable, which is the law summarized by the slaughterhouse for hundreds of years. But it is very difficult to remove that part precisely and perfectly, and only a few people can do it. Rhodes added.

"Who is alive now who can do it?" Sarah asked directly.

Rod didn't look into the crowd, but replied as if he had a draft:

"Yasm of the Feren slaughterhouse, Carona..."

"Karen of the Saka slaughterhouse..."

"Sterling at the Lufa Slaughterhouse..."

"Simon's Slaughterhouse..."

"Rouse slaughterhouse..."

"And finally, Sid came to the slaughterhouse for Senior Raunard."

Rhodes gave a list of names without the slightest pause.

After listening to Rod's description, Sarah didn't care about the name, but playfully curled the corners of her mouth, and her eyes swept over the information that Herbert had just handed over in her hand again:

"Rhodes said a total of 6 slaughterhouses. Herbert, why are there only 5 in your stats? ”

Card!

The sound of a gun being loaded rang out, and Sarah's men behind him raised their muskets and aimed their guns at Herbert's head.

Good-looking romance

This scene made it clear that if Herbert said the wrong thing, there would be an extra hole in his brain.

"The Empress... Wronged! ”

Herbert shuddered, his face full of fear and anxiety, and said:

"This Simon slaughterhouse, I really haven't heard of it!"

"Simon's slaughterhouse is a small slaughterhouse that opened a few years ago on the east side of the pier, and the owner is an old man with a severed hand, named Crump." Rod said.

"Crump..."

Sarah frowned slightly as she read the name, always feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Scold... It's similar to the name of the person she hates the most, but unfortunately the person is already a dead man.

"The Empress!" Herbert looked at the man with the gun whose fingers had been pulled on the trigger, and did not dare to hesitate: "That place is a dilapidated wooden house, and it is rare to have a few transactions a year, and there is no need to record this kind of place at all." ”

If you really count all the small workshops, there are no less than 20 places like the slaughterhouse, all over the corner.

Mixed in the slaughterhouse, who can't dismember one or two sea beasts.

"Rod, what do you think?" Sarah's gaze turned to the boy.

"Simon's slaughterhouse may seem unremarkable, but its reputation is high within our top five slaughterhouses. When it comes to difficult shipments, we take them to Simon's slaughterhouse and let them handle them at a low price. ”

As if afraid that Sarah would not understand, Rhodes added:

"The technology of the five slaughterhouses is no worse than that of Simon Slaughterhouse, but the other party's asking price is very low, and the technology is good, if the work is handed over to them, the spare master in the slaughterhouse can handle one more sea beast."

"Very detailed explanation, what is the process after the goods are processed?" Sarah asked, tossing the file to her subordinates, playing with the gun in her hand.

"Your Excellency, after the goods are processed, the merchants will be notified to come to the factory for auction, and the one with the highest price will get the final price." Rod said seriously.

"Whew!"

At this time, Herbert suddenly sneered:

"If you haven't been exposed to it, don't think about it. With at least hundreds of goods in the slaughterhouse every day, are we, the merchants, going to break our legs? ”

Sarah's eyes looked around the two of them with interest, and she had an idea in her heart.