Let's hop aboard the Pioneer Star Dome and speed up the flow of time.

Press the fast-forward button to directly drag the time to half a month later.

After more than half a month of sailing, the ghost ship arrived at the predetermined port location on time and on time.

Rome is different from the island nation of Fuso in that it is a large place, so there are many excellent ports on this vast continent.

A good port must have many characteristics, but it is also easy to determine the exact location of the port, which is usually the mouth of a large river.

Rivers are logistics, and they have been since ancient times.

However, for the Roman Empire, which had a calm Mediterranean, sea transportation was certainly far better than water transportation, and ports could be built everywhere along the long coastline.

Although the map of this world clearly bears some resemblance to Earth, it is not entirely consistent.

Bai Yu didn't know how Captain Ghost managed to drive the ship accurately to the Mediterranean Sea in this gray mist.

But as the ghost ship arrives at the port of the Mediterranean Sea through the mist, it is announced that the journey is close to the finish line.

More than two-thirds of the accompanying passengers choose to disembark at a port in the Mediterranean, and after leaving the ghost ship, go to a hotel for a good night's sleep, a good meal, and a smooth meal.

Starting from Athens in the Mediterranean, you can directly take the traffic arteries to the hinterland of Rome, or you can take sightseeing all the way, stop and go in leisure, take the sightseeing special line Baya, and spend more than half a month to arrive at the romantic capital in great comfort.

The remaining one-third of the passengers on board would not choose to do so because it would be too much of a waste of time.

Although there is no shortage of ports in the Mediterranean, it is still too far away from the bustling metropolis of the Roman Empire, and the cost of freight is too high, so they must go around the continent of Europa, go out from the Mediterranean, and arrive at Rotterdam, the largest port in the northwest of the Roman Empire, where the unloading work is completed, and when the ghost ship arrives at the port of Rotterdam, it happens to be the thirtieth day.

……

"Europa, that's big......"

"Yes, Mother Europa is big, white, and soft."

"Something is wrong with you." Bai Yu turned his head to look at Cortilia: "Is there someone you describe your hometown like that?" ”

"It's all like this in the paintings, and the artists and painters of ancient times expressed their own opinions on art, but there was a striking agreement on the description of Europa's image - blonde hair and blue eyes with big waves, whether it was Europa wearing clothes or not, it must be like this." Cortilia said: "Even the Holy Church has many paintings by masters from hundreds of years ago, and I remember that on the wall of the Friedrich Virgin was a portrait of Europa breastfeeding a child. ”

"Ah, this ......" Bai Yu was shocked, "is it appropriate?" ”

"What's inappropriate, art is inseparable from nudity? In addition, in Western culture, breastfeeding is a sacred thing, and when I was studying as a trainee saint, every time I saw that painting, I would inexplicably have a great appetite, even if I didn't like to drink milk, I could always take a sip of it. ”

Cortilia stretched out her hands to the approaching land, stood at the bow of the ship and shouted, "Three years! It's been three years! ”

"I'm back! Europa ——! ”

Bai Yu watched her stand on tiptoe excitedly, smiled quietly, and said no more.

He wanted to complain about the sentence 'three-year covenant, don't bully the girl to be poor', but it was not appropriate to think about it.

Cortilia returned to her hometown after a long absence, her mental outlook was refreshed, her expression became more active than before, and her reaction to her hometown timidity was not visible at all, but like Hiromi who smelled the scent of her family, she began to jump up and down without stopping.

She opened her arms like Rose waiting for someone behind her to pick her up.

But White Elm wasn't Jack, and he looked back at Captain Edward, the ghost, who came walking with a cigarette stick in his mouth.

Although the two were on the same boat, they didn't meet much, only a dozen times, and basically didn't talk much.

Edward came over and gave a simple order: "Our fleet has a whole warehouse area here, and the part of the goods brought over will be transferred to the warehouse for storage, and if you can pick it up within a month, you will not be charged a storage fee; But if it is more than one month, I will charge you 10% of the total amount of goods for each month after that. ”

Bai Yu understood: "That is, let me get it away as soon as possible within a month." ”

Captain Ghost spat out a smoke: "This wave of cargo is worth a lot of money, maybe someone has already squatted here in advance, and you are obviously not the lackeys of the outer gods, so the price to pay for greedy this wealth may be higher than you think, don't think I charge expensive, at least the goods are in my Edward's warehouse, even the group of hounds that exude the strange smell of cosmic rays dare not break in." ”

"Is this a kind reminder, or a vulgar warning?" Bai Yu asked directly: "How much can I earn if I sell it to you?" ”

Captain Ghost bared his white teeth: "I won't give you a single one, if you sell it now, it proves that it is a hot potato for you, since you can't handle this windfall, then it can only be kept in my warehouse, and sooner or later it will become mine, so little one, answer me - why should a pirate pay even a gold coin for something that belongs to him sooner or later?" ”

"Although it's robber logic, what you said really makes sense, highlighting the beauty of a robbery while it's hot."

Bai Yu hugged the back of his head with both hands: "So, if I play a 'Holy Church' card at this time, how will Your Excellency respond?" ”

Edward took a puff of his cigarette: "All this wealth comes from the collection of lackeys of the outer gods, are you sure to inform the Holy Church, those priests will not seize it, and then slowly count it?" With such a huge amount, it is normal to count ten or twenty years. ”

Bai Yu raised his eyebrows: "Is the church so greedy?" Are they still tithing? ”

"You don't know the connection between the Holy Church and the Roman Tax Office, do you? There is not a single person in this world who is not greedy. ”

"You're not human."

"I'm not all so greedy, how greedy should that person be?" Captain Ghost grinned, jaw bones crashing rhythmically.

"Looks like the captain is hiding his words?" Bai Yu asked, "Do you want to introduce me to a partner to work with?" ”

"You've been in contact with a lot of businessmen in the last few days, but none of them have that ability." Edward said lightly: "But there is in the middle of winter." ”

"Who?"

"Nelson, have you heard of it?"

"Captain of the Victory?"

"The Empress's birthday is very close, and there are less than two months to go, and Nelson will be back soon even if he sails, so he naturally has a way to eat all your possessions, and as a national navy with a plunder permit, he is not too good to eat." Edward said, "If you agree, I can introduce you." ”

Having said that, his intentions are already obvious.

Bai Yu remained skeptical: "Just facilitating a deal doesn't seem to be beneficial to you?" ”

Edward asked rhetorically, "Couldn't he be a kind man...... Good Samaritan? ”

Bai Yu glanced at the heart pierced by the dagger in the other party's chest, the turquoise heart and blood vessels, although they were not corrupted and dried, no matter how you look at it, they have nothing to do with good intentions, at least they will expire for hundreds of years.

"Well, the joke isn't humorous." Edward turned his cigarette gun: "Of course what I want is money, and it's not expensive to charge you ten percent of the introduction fee, right?" If the business can't be negotiated, I won't charge a penny, and I will give you three months of warehouse rent free of charge. ”

Bai Yu knows that it is normal to seek wealth.

Edward had to pay a hefty ransom fee to get on land, escape the role of Captain Ghost, and enjoy the pleasures of the living in the flesh of a living person.

But this reason is not the whole story.

After thinking for a while, Bai Yu said, "The goods are still delivered to the warehouse as usual." ”

If Edward was a human face, he would have raised his forehead and appeared with forehead lines at this time, but he was a skeleton and could not see any change in expression.

"If the negotiation fails, then I can only wish you good luck, the West is not as good as the East, this is not such a place to talk about rules." Edward was about to turn around.

"I didn't say that the negotiations failed." Bai Yu shook his head and said, "I still need you to introduce General Nelson to me, but it's a different business." ”

"Oh?" Captain Ghost's eyes fluttered: "Another business, bigger than the one at hand?" ”

"Much bigger than that." Bai Yu clasped his hands to his chest: "It depends on whether you need this favor or not." ”

Edward took a drag on his cigarette: "What kind of business is it, let's hear about it." ”

"Can't tell."

"Is that non-negotiable?" Captain Ghost sneered, "Daxia boy, a blank check is not useful for anyone to write. ”

Bai Yu held up a finger: "I can pay one-tenth of the goods as credit collateral, and if the transaction is not completed, it will be yours." ”

Edward asked, "And what about the deal?" ”

"Of course, it's the same way back."

"That old man makes a fart!"

"Favors are not money." While Bai Yu spoke, the anchor had already fallen, and the whole ship came to a halt with a bang: "But sometimes it's more expensive than money, depending on whether Captain Edward needs it." ”

The man and the ghost stared at each other.

Captain Ghost took a puff of cigarette, his chest was filled with blue gas under his ribs, and his heart flickered as if it was ignited: "Originally, I gave you a way, but you didn't know how to do it and wanted to pinch Lao Tzu, a fledgling boy, you are so fat." ”

Bai Yu said calmly: "Negotiation, the mall is like a battlefield, the business is good, and the partner can be changed at any time, after all, the goods are in my hands, what business I want to do, and who I do business with is my freedom, but it is you, the captain, who has hundreds of years of experience in the West, but you deliberately put pressure on me before getting off the ship, what is the difference between this behavior and fooling people and then selling abduction?" Is there something disrespectful to the old? ”

Captain Edward's eyes shook and he was shocked.

This rabbit cub from the East is not young and vigorous at all, why are you so old fritters?

If you are someone else, you will definitely be excited and ecstatic when you pick up such a windfall for nothing, but you will feel uneasy when you look back.

This is also the reason why many wealthy businessmen will go to the Mazu Temple or various temples to make vows, burn incense and worship the Buddha, because they think in their hearts that they are unworthy of virtue, money comes too easily, and after being satisfied, they are more uneasy, and they need to do something to seek self-comfort.

Edward tried to grasp this psychology and took advantage of the fire.

He tried to play with the eyes of the heart, but unfortunately found the wrong person.

Bai Yu was a social animal in his last life, he was Party A's father and Party B's turtle grandson, and he knew too well the doorways in the business field.

He now thinks that he is Party A, there is no need to coax him, put forward a demand, and change it if he can't do it - but if you show timidity and have a too good attitude, you may be regarded as a wronged boss and fooled by all sides.

Edward wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but Bai Yu refused to agree...... Isn't vetoing one business and proposing another a pie?

Now the offensive and defensive forces are different.

Captain Ghost was in a complicated mood, and saw Bai Yu turn around and retreat first.

"It seems that the captain is not interested, so I will take my leave."

“……”

"Although it will be a little troublesome, the aristocratic route is not impossible, and the lion will not ask for a tenth of my goods with a big mouth."

"Wait......" Edward couldn't help but speak.

"Cortilia, do you have any relatives over there in the middle of winter?" Bai Yu turned around and shouted.

"You give Lao Tzu and wait!" Captain Ghost raised his voice.

Bai Yu asked with a smile, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your proposal, I agreed......" blue smoke drifted from Edward's eyes, "I'll help you contact Nelson." ”

But the next moment, Captain Ghost almost jumped in anger.

"Sorry, no." Bai Yu shook his head: "Now I don't agree." ”

Edward burst out directly: "Boy, you dare to entertain me? ”

"Please stop being angry." Bai Yu shrugged: "Business is about your love and my wishes, just now, now is now...... My young mind was scared by you, and I was very hurt, so I ......"

"What the hell do you want!" Captain Ghost was angry, he had always been used to being Party A, and he had never been manipulated like this.

"I can only mortgage five percent." Bai Yu opened his fingers: "You also need to pay free rent for the warehouse for the first three months." ”

"Huh?" Edward was stunned.

"It's three percent now, and the first four rents are free."

"I ......"

"One percent, the first six months of rent are free."

"Okay, okay!" Edward hurriedly interrupted: "That's it! ”

Anyway, even according to the beginning, he didn't have to make any money.

Moments later, the treaty was drawn up.

After Bai Yu checked that there was no problem, he signed his name.

After Edward also signed, the contract ignited in flames, meaning that it officially came into effect.

"It's a pleasure to work with." Bai Yu smiled and said, "Please introduce General Nelson to me before next month." ”

"Hmph, I'll abide by the spirit of the contract." Edward snorted coldly: "But my reminder is still valid, this is not a place to follow the rules, in a sense, I am also very humane among businessmen, only seeking money and not killing people." ”

"Thanks for the reminder." Bai Yu smiled brightly: "After all, I'm not a person who abides by the rules." ”

(End of chapter)