Chapter 28: Southern Merchant
Spring is a pleasant season, especially when the sea is hot, and it is perfect for swimming.
The industrious fish treasure is patrolling his fish in the wide fishing grounds.
As a fishery manager, Yubao needs to regularly take out unhealthy fish and sell them to keep the fish healthy and vigorous.
Sometimes they are also inspected near the green, blackened seaweed community to prevent bad guys from hiding inside and stealing fish to eat.
When the sea was about to be launched again, he saw a large boat he didn't know sailing into his fishing ground in the distance.
Yu Bao ignored them, and there were often large human ships passing by in this place.
In the spirit of being wary of strangers, Yu Bao did not approach the big boat, and exposed half of his body to watch them from a hundred meters away, to prevent these people from throwing garbage into the water or stealing fish to eat.
The sailors of the big ship soon discovered the fish treasure.
At first it was a few sailors who were watching the distance, then several people who appeared to be shipowners, merchants and soldiers, shouting something.
Yu Bao didn't understand what these people were saying, and quickly dived into the water and left the place, away from the strangers.
The old man will tell the newcomer what to do, and that changing the rules and procedures laid down by the prophet without permission will not necessarily die.
These barbarians are tall and famous, and they are also known as the legendary pirate kingdom.
Much of this has been done over the years, especially since the Prophet often comes to the port to watch and guide, and most things are guided.
"What's on your ship?" The soldier asked directly according to the rules.
The big ship was already approaching the Winged Harbor at this time, and a building ship sailed near the Winged Harbor in the distance.
But there is also the possibility of death.
"Good!" Neither El Salvador nor others wanted to cause trouble.
After Yu Bao left, the people on the big boat nearby were still looking for traces of Yu Bao.
"I'm Salvador, a merchant from the Southern Elasso Division!"
Salvador shouted, "We have brought slaves, grain, linen, wine, and beautiful jewels and spices!" ”
The sailors in the vicinity did not dare to talk to these barbarians.
Especially since the ships of these people were higher and faster, and they were also armed with legendary artillery.
"Who are you?" The soldier shouted loudly in the Lofen language.
"Follow us, don't walk around, and don't throw anything into the sea." When the soldiers heard this, they followed the procedure, "There are still many big boats lined up ahead, don't go here in the future, this is the Prophet's fishing ground." ”
When the ship's merchants saw the barbarian warship coming, they quickly responded.
The soldiers and the others looked at each other, apparently unheard of this place.
Yu Bao felt that the prophet's words were very reasonable.
The Prophet said, don't get too close to strangers, people here are not in good minds.
The strongest pirate force in the whole continent!
King of Pirates!
These barbarians not only wore the same clean clothes as the noble lords, but they were also very tall and strong, and they could feel the oppressive force brought by a group of barbarians from a distance of 100 meters.
The Land of the Stars is extremely capable of naval warfare, and the southern countries where El Salvador is located are very afraid of this huge power.
Over the years, both legends and news brought back by merchants from all over the world have continued to confirm the strength of this country.
Even the Holy Light Church, which was incomparably powerful in the south, did not dare to provoke this incomparably powerful country.
After the ships followed the barbarians' luxurious ships close to the Winged Harbor, Salvatore and the sailors behind him saw the miraculous city again.
"The last time I came, it wasn't that big, and I don't know it anymore."
The last time El Salvador came here was seven or eight years ago, and after only a few years, it felt like he had come to another place.
The sailors on the ship saw the lighthouse in the distance, the crowded ships in front of them, the neat and orderly buildings of different styles, and the breath of life that could be felt even from a long distance.
The big ships of El Salvador could not dock at night to unload their cargo, but after all, they had been here once, and they knew the language here, and the merchants would basically take the initiative to talk to strangers.
Soon Salvador was allowed to disembark from the ship, allowing him to take five sailors around the harbor and exchange cloth and metal utensils for the currency.
The night here is not as dark as in other villages and towns, and at night there are more than a dozen places near the dock that are lit with Holy Light Stones!
The nearby shops didn't close after dark, there were many food stalls still open, many women and children were walking towards the shops, and there were also many men as short as them walked by.
"Are they all nobles here?" A sailor wearing only a vest looked at the man in the distance, "I don't see a poor man." ”
"I don't see it either." Salvatore spoke, then walked towards the tavern in his memory.
Soon Salvatore came to the tavern of his memory, "Thankfully, this is still a tavern. ”
The tavern is still the original Ferry Harbor Tavern, but it has become much bigger, and even the proprietress of the tavern has changed from a woman in memory to a man, and she is still a bearded man.
"Do you want something?" The owner of the tavern saw a few strangers approaching the area, so he casually accosted him.
Salvatore looked around and thought about what to eat.
Seeing this, the tavern owner looked at Salvatore and the five men behind him.
"Thirty copper coins, I will give you what you can eat, with meat, wine, and bread."
Salvador breathed a sigh of relief, carefully fumbled through his pocket, took out more than a dozen coins one by one, and continued to count them.
The tavern owner smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of others robbing you of your money, whether it is robbing your money in front of you or taking it away from where you can't see it, it is a felony with us. ”
Salvador quickly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it's thirty copper coins." ”
The tavern owner didn't count, and pulled it into the drawer with one hand.
"Just find a place where no one is around, and if you encounter a drunkard, I will drive them away, but don't talk to anyone casually, especially a woman dressed in white."
Salvador quickly agreed, and sat down with five of his men in an inconspicuous position against the wall.
It didn't take long for a man to bring food.
A boiled chicken, ten eggs, a basket of bread and two jugs of wine, and a plate of sea vegetables and a pot of fish soup.
The tavern was lively until about three or four o'clock in the evening, and then one after another went home, slept and slept, and the tavern owner was replaced by another man.
Neither the man sleeping at the table, nor the man lying drunk on the floor, nor the sailor resting on the chair were driven out.
Of course, there are also people who want to urinate directly in the tavern, and they are quickly thrown out into the street, and a bucket is placed on the street outside, and they can spit things inside, and they can also urinate and pull things.
There is no way, the folk customs here are still barbaric and fierce, and there is still a long way to go from the civilized world, maybe at least a hundred years.
The next day, the people in the tavern woke up and went home one after another.
These are professional drunkards, some have wives and children at home but don't want to take care of them, some are outsiders who come to work, some are sailors of merchant ships outside, and family members who come from outside the Flying Fish Harbor and the Frozen Lands to visit their relatives.
Many people mingle in taverns all year round, buy water and wine when they are thirsty, buy food when they are hungry, go out to find some work when they have no money, treat the tavern as their home, and go to a brothel for a few minutes if they are a little richer.
A brothel can't owe money, a tavern can.
In fact, brothels can also owe money, but when the benevolent prophet learned about the way brothels operate and the flow of money, he always felt that something was wrong, so he forbade them to owe them and did not allow them to spend in advance.
The work on the dock can be solved once a day, there is no need to owe debts, and it is easy to accumulate huge bills and lead to crimes.
The brothels were all run by foreigners, and the prostitutes in them were also the population of each feudal kingdom, and had nothing to do with Lawrence.
Women in the Frozen Lands had all sorts of jobs to work in textiles, food processing, fishing, and agriculture, and if they couldn't, they could help clean up in the towns, and it was an insult to Lawrence to be prostitutes, and Lawrence strictly forbade such things to happen.
The next day, Lawrence came across El Salvador's message as usual when he checked the registration of ships entering the port, and soon summoned the merchant.
Salvador saw the mighty prophet again in the temple of Port Dum.
Unlike the prophet in his memory, the prophet in front of him became tall and mature, but fortunately he was still wearing the clothes made of crow feathers, which made people identify him at a glance.
"Hello, Great Prophet."
Lawrence looked at the foreign businessman, who had sold Heidi and Heidi's men in the first place.
It's a pity that Heidi is in the Snow Mountain Castle, otherwise he would have called Heidi to ask this person about his hometown.
However, it also feels like Heidi doesn't care about the affairs of her hometown at all.
"Salvador, tell me about your side of things."
Heidi doesn't care, Lawrence tubes. (End of chapter)