Chapter 42: Sailing
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Slums seem to be a unique feature of this world's cities, and even the imperial capitals of the mighty empires are full of decay and decay, and Rotterhamn is no exception: the slums here are mostly lived by retired sailors, shipwrecked or disabled people who can no longer live at sea, and of course there are those who live in decadence and seclusion.
Mu En talked with Master Rut all night and paid a lot of money, and early in the morning he went to the slum according to Master Root's advice - to hire a captain.
Nehwal looked at the dilapidated ghetto and wondered, "Boss, why don't you go to the sailor's tavern at the docks, why do you want to come to this shabby place?"
Mu En smiled and explained to the puzzled people: "Root introduced us to one of the most famous captains of Rott Harbour, and here it is!"
In the surprised eyes of several people, Mu En called a child playing next to him, took out a gold coin and asked, "Do you know Mageron, if you can take me to find him, this gold coin is yours!"
One gold coin can be exchanged for a hundred copper coins, and one copper coin can buy one malt candy, the child hurriedly nodded happily, and walked towards the end of the slum with Mu En and the others, and finally stopped at the door of a small and low house: "This is it!
The child's title made Mu En laugh dumbly, he was only twelve years old, although he looked like sixteen or seventeen years old, but he couldn't be called an uncle, could a child also see through his adult soul?
Mu En gave the gold coin to the child, and after watching the child shake his head and go away, he gently knocked on the closed door: "Knock! knock!"
"Who! so early!" came the voice of a real adult uncle from inside the room, with decadence, with unawake drunkenness and sleepiness.
"Squeak!"
The decaying door of the house was opened
"Who are you?" Mageron looked at Mu En and the others suspiciously, his head fluffy and his thick black beard almost reaching his chest. The clothes on his body were in tatters, and a trace of stench mixed with the smell of alcohol rushed towards Mu En and the others.
"I'm looking for the best captain in Rott Harbour!" Mu En looked at the decadent, scruffy man calmly, even though everyone else wondered how this guy could have been the best captain ever. But Mu En believes, because Rutt told him about this man's past!
He really was the best captain in Rotterport and even in the whole of Deep Blue. All caravans liked to hire his ships, he was well versed in the sea, he knew everything about the sea, his ship was never shipwrecked, and he was never robbed by pirates, because he always knew in advance the appearance of storms at sea and the sights of pirates.
His brilliance eventually became his nightmare, and the pirate governor of the seas, Kuru, took a fancy to him and quietly sent someone to rob his wife and daughter while he was away. In order to force him to join the gang!
Magellon was forced to agree, but somehow the news leaked about this matter, and it was naturally impossible for the lord of Rotterport and the navy to let such a guy join the pirates: their lives were already very difficult, and if the pirates had Mageron, they would probably not even see the shadow of the pirates, and they could only eat the pirates' farts.
Seeing that Mageron did not appear, the pirate governor Kuru killed his wife and daughter in a fit of rage, and sent the cold corpse to Magelon.
Magellong, who lost his wife and daughter, sold his magic ship and dismissed the old sailors who had followed him for many years, and has been with wine all day long
The port of Rotter no longer has the Captain Mageron of yesteryear. But there is one more sloppy drunkard in the slums!
Mu En admires Mageron's skills and feels pity for his plight, but he has to look for dragon turtles and deep-sea crocodiles on the sea. A captain like Mageron is not up to the task.
Mu En's words made Mageron's eyes light up but instantly dimmed, he shook his head: "Give me wine, I'll introduce you to the captain, I know the captain in the sailor's hotel in the 'Embrace of Beauty', haha!"
Mu En quietly looked at this uncle who had lost hope in life, he knew that a serious illness still needed a strong medicine, he sneered: "Did you just let your wife and daughter die like this? What made you lose the courage to take revenge? Kuru's strength? Or your own cowardice? You coward!"
"Well, you guy, I'm going to kill you!" Mu En's merciless sarcasm made Mageron's eyes seem to flash the scenes he had always wanted to forget: the cold corpses of his wife and daughter, the nobles and the navy who refused to help him avenge him, and his eyes turned red all at once.
"Damn! Why do you remind me of this. Why!" His body shone with a faint blue fighting mist, and he turned out to be a mid-level warrior of the water system.
Mageron raised his fists with both hands and blasted towards Mu En. The only sanity he had left made him give up the idea of using vindictiveness, but even if he couldn't kill. He's going to leak it hard, too!
Mu En quickly unleashed one earth shield after another, allowing the man to vent as much as he wanted, until Mageron gave up with all his strength, his hands stained with blood, but he felt no pain at all.
Mageron stared at Mu En with red eyes and fiercely: "Why do you want to investigate my past?
Mu En didn't answer directly, he asked with a strange expression, "Do you want to kill Kuru?"
Mageron looked at Mu En mockingly: "It's up to you, whether you are a fourth-level mage or a dark blue viscount? Kuru is an epic powerhouse, even the Deep Blue Navy can't do anything about him, and the fleet of the Lord of Rotterport will run away when they encounter him." ”
Mu En's eyes looked directly at Mageron and asked, "So you gave up?" If you are really so cowardly, it seems that we should not talk about it. ”
Mageron roared angrily, "How can you understand my feelings, what if you give up, what if you don't?"
There was a monster roaring in the man's heart, but he was powerless to release it, and Mu En calmly looked at the angry Mageron, some of whom could understand his helplessness.
He softened his tone and persuaded: "I believe that if you really gave up, you would have committed suicide a long time ago!
Mageron was stunned when he heard this, how did this young man guess the secret in his heart, he opened his mouth to predict, but in the end he turned into a long sigh, silent and full of helplessness.
Seeing this, Mu En continued: "I can't give you a promise. But I'll give you hope. ”
Mageron's eyes were a little hollow, and he muttered, "Hope?"
Mu En nodded: "I am the youngest viscount of Deep Blue, and I am already an intermediate mage when I am only thirteen years old. By the age of fourteen, I will definitely become a high-level mage. In the future, I will have my own magic warship, and this qiē is all from scratch!
Mageron was deeply shocked by Muen's talent, Muen's potential and future were more tangible than any pale promise, the sparkle in his eyes began to slowly reunite, and he suddenly raised his head: "If you can help me deal with Kulen in your lifetime, it doesn't matter if I sell my life to you." ”
Mu En nodded: "If it can't be as you wish, you can leave at any time, I'm afraid you won't dare to wait!"
Today, Magellan is forty years old. He smiled miserably: "Fifteen years have been waiting, am I afraid of another fifteen years?"
Mu En said proudly: "Ten years! Ten years at most, I will definitely help you destroy Kulun!"
Magellan shook his head: "Don't promise, if you make me lose hope, I will leave at any time." ”
Magellan's words made Muen's heart happy, he originally just wanted Magellan to help him go to sea once, but the development of things was a big surprise to him: he actually accepted Magellan, the most outstanding captain in the past!
However, his territory was 108,000 miles away from the coast, and how he should use Magellan's talents made Muen have a little more happy trouble.
But his immediate purpose had been achieved, and he told Magellan the purpose of his trip: to set sail. Grab the shopkeeper!
"Dragon tortoise, deep sea crocodile, are you going to catch the demon pet or send it to death?" Magellan opened his eyes wide and looked at the group of ignorant teenagers in front of him, could they really bring him hope for revenge?
"Hello, uncle, don't worry. We just need you to lead us to find them, and we'll take care of the rest. Besides, wouldn't this be a good test to see if we can really give you hope?" said Mu En with a smile.
Magellan nodded and said, "Then I really want to see what you are capable of." However, if you want to be able to track these high-level and above magical beasts, ordinary sailboats can't do it, you have to move the magic boat. ”
Mu En smiled: "No problem, there happened to be a large amount of gold coins in the account recently." ”
Magellon said: "In that case, I have a reluctant request, I wish to buy back my 'Beauty' magic ship, and at the same time call back my old sailors who were previously dismissed. ”
Mu Enlai did not refuse: "No problem." As long as you can promise not to delay my business. However, I still recruit more young sailors on the ship to train, after all, there is always a time for old sailors to retire. We need fresh blood for the future. Rest assured, money is not an issue!"
Mageron smiled: "The little boss is very generous." Don't cry and say you don't have any money!"
Mu En took out five one-million-dollar gold coin cards and handed them to Mageron and asked, "Are these enough?"
Mageron looked at the face value of the gold coin card and said in shock: "Enough! Enough! Not so much! One million is enough!"
Mu En shook his head and called Ainz: "In the past few days, the magic network will be released first, and I will help transform the 'Beauty'." The armor must be hard, the magic musket and magic giant crossbow are installed, the firepower must be fierce, and the degree must be fast!"
Einz asked, "What is the approximate standard?"
Mu En thought for a while and said, "At least a dozen high-level demonic beasts can be done, the armor can withstand master-level spells, and it can keep up with the deep-sea giant crocodile!"
When Einz heard this, he took out his little assistant and crackled and calculated, and finally complained: "Boss, to meet the standard you said, you don't have enough money." Magic muskets and magic crossbows are in short supply, and they may need the help of the underground black market, and it is estimated that they will need to improve or add small magic sails, and they will have to give me at least 20 million gold coins!"
Mu En took out two 10 million gold coin cards and handed them to Ainz, and Mageron next to him was dumbfounded: "Are you going to build a battleship or something?"
Mu En explained with a smile: "We have to go to the place where the deep-sea demonic beasts are rampant, if the ship is not good, it is very dangerous, and the money can be made again!"
Mu En asked Magellon again, "How long will it take for the ship to be transformed like this?"
Mageron thought for a moment and said, "It will be completed in about fifteen days, and I will gather the sailors, crew, and gunners in these fifteen days." Many of the old sailors on the ship didn't do this business after I bought the boat, so I'm sorry for them, and I don't know if they want to come back. ”
Mu En smiled: "As long as you are willing to get on the ship, the salary will be doubled, and there is no safer ship than this except for the navy." ”
Magellon nodded, and Xiaobi wiped his mouth and said, "Uncle, don't talk about these in advance." It's time for you to take a shower and take care of your head and beard. ”
Mageron was stunned when he heard this, and everyone laughed along.
The world of fifteen days is not long, but it is not short, and when there are goals and things, it seems very fast.
The original buyer had already sold the Beauty, and the new buyer was also a captain who preferred the Beauty, but under the attack of double gold coins, he still sold it to Mu En and others without hesitation.
Looking at the large amount of gold coins spent, Mu En finally realized that he was no longer a person of the same world as those ordinary people.
What do you have to do with me!
When Mageron shaved his length and lengthened, with a revolver musket pinned to his left waist, and a short sword of warriors on his right side, appeared in front of Mu En and others, he was a hard-blooded tough guy alive.
Mu En stood at the bow of the ship, his companion and Mageron were behind him, and opposite him were nearly five hundred sailors and crew: "I tell you the truth, we are going to sea this time is different from the past! We are going to hunt those ferocious deep-sea monsters, and if you are afraid, it is too late to withdraw now!"
The crew looked at each other when they heard this, they used to pick up most of the merchants and deliveries, and it was too late to avoid those deep-sea demonic beasts, who would come up and find trouble?
Many crew members showed hesitant eyes, but even if all these crew members were gone, Mu En still had to make it clear, otherwise when it came time to fight, these crew members would be caught off guard, which would be a big harm.
But still have to give them courage, Mu En pointed to the magic giant crossbow and magic musket around him, and asked, "Are you still afraid of those magical beasts with these things?" Our 'Beauty' has been equipped with new magic armor, and even the giant crossbow can't penetrate it." On weekdays, you see deep-sea demonic beasts that can only be avoided, don't you want to meet them for a while?"
Those who can live at sea are not cowards, or how can they survive in the face of those vicious pirates, some sailors laughed when they heard this: "Little boss, the deep-sea monsters are very valuable, you won't cheat us with just double wages, right?"
It is a trivial matter that can be solved with money, and Mu En smiled generously: "For every time you hunt a high-level or lower demonic beast, each person will have a gold coin." High-level or above Warcraft, thirty gold coins per person!"
In a burst of laughter, Mageron arranged the work of various positions in an orderly manner.
After the crew members were in place, Mu En yelled, "Get out!"
The brand-new beauty has started a new journey...... (To be continued)
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