The captured pirate ended up swapping two chests of treasures, stacked on top of each other, which was quite weighty. The smaller one, about 30 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters high, was filled with earrings made of pearls and precious stones, necklaces and some silver jewelry, and only a few gold objects. The large chest, which was 80 centimeters wide and 50 centimeters high, contained a whole box of various aristocratic clothing made of velvet and fine silk - many of which were stained with blood, and it was clear that the pirates had not "found" them so peacefully.

Because of the large number of fabrics, and the box itself is also reinforced with a lot of metal, the whole is still quite heavy.

From a layman's point of view, you may feel that you have made a fortune, after all, these two boxes of goods are expensive to buy at any luxury store on the Empire's side. And the sheer volume of these delicate goods was a bit exciting—as was the case with our young porter, who, after a cursory glance at the jewelled jewellery and glittering fine clothing, held his breath and made the expression on his face even make Henry complain and say, "You must have wanted to be a pirate?" ”

- Admittedly, such a large fortune is easy to make people's hearts move, and Kaleva's performance is not so shameful, it is just human nature. But the sailors were much calmer in comparison, because in fact the price of these things was not as high as it might have been roughly seen, given the difficulty of their shots.

Many of these looted items from the Lamanite merchant ships were very different from the Luna Country aesthetic to which the Moon of the East was destination, and if they didn't happen to meet the local nobles who liked exotic things, they would have to sell them to local merchants for the price of materials.

Even if they were to be stored and sold on the return trip back to Padrossi, the fashion trend was changed every five or ten years, and the clothes of the upper class were always up-to-date and tailor-made, the outdated style that had been made into ready-to-wear could only be sold to the not-so-wealthy townspeople and women to satisfy their vanity.

Jewelry is relatively easy to sell, but it will also have a big discount compared to brand new. Moreover, some of the noble marks must be polished by someone, otherwise they will not ask the reason for it, and they will be arrested and hanged for theft after confiscation.

And polishing the imprint often makes the quality deteriorate, and coupled with the high share of black market circulation, it is generally troublesome.

Kirishima pirates are scheming, and while redeeming their own families, they also throw out the tasteless and discarded chicken ribs. Captain Francisco realized this at once after opening it and examining its contents cursorely, but instead of saying anything, he quickly told the sailors to carry the boxes back to the dinghy and leave.

After all, this is not a place to stay for long, and if you stop and try to bargain, it will not be worth it for things to go bad. And even if it's a hard-to-sell item, it still adds up to a lot of money.

All in all, there was no polite and false goodbye, and the two sides distanced themselves between eye contact and mutual wariness.

They re-boarded the dinghy and began paddling.

The return speed of the lightened dinghy was much faster, and they quickly passed through the entrance like the mouth of a giant beast again. When he came back to his senses, he was already quite far away from the island behind him, which was still covered in mist. Although it was very difficult to hit the two small boats from the top of the cliff to the sea dozens of meters down, after confirming that they had opened the distance and were out of the range of long-range weapons, everyone on the boat couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In a much shorter time than they had come, they were back in the vicinity of the Eastern Moon.

"Captain, they're back!," shouted the first mate on board, and then the sailors, who had been ready, lowered their ropes. "Oooo

I don't know if it has something to do with the need for a uniform rhythm when paddling, there are always a lot of rhythmic onomatopoeia in the sailor's industry. The three of them have heard a lot of these things since the voyage during this time, and many of them have already understood the general meaning.

"I'll help—wow!" "Sit down!" "When the ship they were on was about to carry the big boxes, Galeva suddenly stood up and shook the whole dinghy, and he almost fell from the low side into the icy water, and he cried out in disgust, and it was evident that the impulsive and dull character of the young man had not been completely worn away even by the arduous and long voyage.

"Now that the pirates are disembarking, the draft is shallow, and it will be easy to capsize when they move around. The girl frowned and reprimanded him, and Galeva hung her head honestly. Captain Francisco on the side raised his eyebrows at the sage: "Your disciple has learned the knowledge of navigation so well now, if you cover your eyes and listen to her, you will think that she is a senior sailor, I kind of want her to be my first mate." ”

"Not for sale. The sage shrugged his shoulders, then walked steadily to the center and grabbed the hook that had been lowered, and then tied it to the chest.

"Alright, you two, move the storage compartment. After the second box was pulled up, the first mate on the ship, who had not heard the captain's words, skillfully instructed the sailors to lower the rope ladder again, allowing the group to return. Before the last man came to the deck, they lowered the wooden brackets, which were divided into four thick hemp ropes with large hook heads, which hung on the corresponding iron rings on the dinghy, and used a winch and a gondola to pull the two dinghies back to the big ship.

With a well-equipped large merchant ship such as the Oriental Moon, a long period of technology accumulation and feedback from its use, the shipbuilders in the south knew how a ship should be laid out to suit a variety of purposes. That's why the ship and its successors have dominated the ocean-going seas so far, and have brought a steady stream of orders to the Ella shipyard - but let's get back to the original place, the young lady and the young porter who returned to the deck couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, more than a month of travel had made them accustomed to life on this ship, and there was a sense of unease and reluctance on this trip in a crumbling boat.

Returning to a familiar place again, stepping on the familiar deck and looking at the familiar faces, a sense of peace of mind arises.

"Meow-" Kuro the kitten jumped from the first mate's arms onto Captain Francisco's shoulder, and the captain straightened his hat:

"Set sail!"

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In the quiet of the night, in this area of the Sea that still belongs to the North Rigalo Sea, even the brightest of the West Fink Magic Moon seems to have lost its magic.

The sky was dark, with only the stars and the whale oil lamps on the ship flickering.

The sail was not full, and the travel speed was only half of the top speed. Because there is still a lot of ice floe here, it is necessary to be cautious to avoid irreversibility.

The Oriental Moon at night was not as noisy as it was during the day, and the portholes were still lit at the top of the ship. Because it was not a voyage close to the anchorage, it was the norm here that only a few people were left on duty at night, and the whole ship was still moving. The Oriental Moon has also undergone a lot of renovations for this purpose, and most of the cabins where the sailors rest are arranged near the entrances and exits to the deck, and the spaces in these corridors were originally used for storage, but now they have become their cabins for the convenience of coming up and reacting quickly at night.

The sailors who were distributed near the exits according to their positions were able to go to their posts as soon as possible in case of crisis, and the inside of the cabins where they were located was also connected by a copper bell connected by a tether, and in a critical situation, pulling the copper bell hard would make a loud noise to wake them up.

Although the disadvantage is that during the voyage, because the ship itself undulates with the waves, no one pulls it will make a slight "ding-dong" sound, but sailors who are used to these even jokingly call it "dream rattle" or "siren song".

This open-mindedness pervades all aspects of their lives, and as we said earlier, people in this profession are rarely reticent, because the dull atmosphere combined with confined spaces can easily drive people crazy.

Fortunately, these bells have only rang once during the journey that has been more than a month.

Looking left and right, I couldn't see anything. It was all sea, and apart from the occasional whale or school of sharks cruising nearby, and even the rare large sea dragons that they had only seen once a month from afar jumped out of the sea and bit a shark, they were the only ones, the Oriental Moon.

There are no mountains, no continents, no islands.

The master of ceremonies, the map, and the bright twinkling stars in the night sky can be used as a guide.

If you don't have a certain amount of self-confidence, if you sit in the captain's seat, your palms will be sweaty, and you don't know what to do.

No matter how you think about it, the sailors of this ship are truly remarkable figures.

Their annual ocean voyage like this has been going on for ten years, and there are no fewer other places to go. Experienced sailors, they knew exactly what they had to do, though they might not be able to open their mouths to many things like the sages and the current Loan Maidens themselves, though the tall sailors might not be as skilled in fighting as the mercenary swordsmen.

But they are indeed leaders in their own industry.

The world is big, and there are still many people who can learn things in places they have never been exposed to.

This is true not only for Mira and Caleva, but also for our Sage who has come a long time.

It is true that he can summarize the general laws of some things and understand the direction of things with his own experience, but he is not omnipotent.

There are still many things that Henry could not do, and at best he could give a rough idea based on his experience, which may be the closest to – if not most of the time – the correct answer, but that does not mean that what he says will be the absolute truth.

The world is too big, and there are so many things in the world that even the sage can't know them all.

The sound of the waves crashing against the side of the ship sounded softly, and the Oriental Moon swayed from side to side with a slight amplitude. And our Loan girl curled up in her bed with the quilt in her arms, not sleeping peacefully because of certain sounds.

This ship is an old ship after all, and many places will make a "squeak" sound under the action of external forces, even if she has lived on it for more than a month, she still does not feel particularly used to it.

"Mira, Mira. Someone walked over, and then reached out and shook her awake, whispering in her ear in a low voice.

The girl opened her hazy eyes, and there was a look of horror on her freckled face, illuminated by the lantern, a young female scholar who was in the same room as her, one of the four female passengers on the ship.

"What's wrong, Lisa?" Despite waking up just now, the girl realized the fact that the other party was not lowering her voice meaninglessly, and she did the same thing with the other party.

"Someone. Lisa spoke, her tone a little shaky.

"People?" Mira furrowed her eyebrows, "Could it be a sailor on duty at night?" She asked, and the other shook her head with a degree of intensity that made her hair tremble, "I've been going back and forth many times." ”

"Do you think it's the man on the ship......" she stopped talking, and Mira frowned, a possibility she couldn't deny.

"Put out the lantern first. As she spoke, Miss Scholar nodded as if the chick pecked rice, and Miss Loan then reached for her longsword—but frowned, hesitated, and picked up the dagger that Henry had given her in the first place.