"Fifteen sailors have been recruited, and according to your requirements, they are all innocent, and retired navy is preferred, but this kind of person is too difficult to find, and the asking price will be higher."

With one hand on the command knife on her waist and the other stroking her long hair, which had been changed by the "Ring of Madness", Elaine leaned against the gangway at the bow of the boat and introduced Angel to her side.

"There is still more than half a month, you don't have to hurry, you can find people slowly, but the standard cannot be lowered," Angel emphasized, his eyes swept over the sturdy sailors on the deck, "It's easy for good people to become bad, but it's very difficult for bad people to become good, if you recruit those who have been pirates, maybe they will recruit old friends on the second day of going to sea, and they will rob your ship." ”

Angel taught Elaine all the things he had heard from Captain Erlan of the White Onyx and Danizna, Fourth Sailor of the Golden Dream, who had also been in the maritime business for several years before being captured by Tracy, and agreed.

"In addition, there are a few extraordinary people who have come to sign up, they are not very high-ranked, and they are quite experienced, but the price of one person is as high as seven or eight ordinary sailors, do you need to keep them?"

"Of course, if you plan to repay the money I invested in a year, it will definitely not be enough to smuggle some goods with these dozens of sailors and a small boat, and you may have to develop some new business, such as ...... Rob the pirates, in that case, you alone may not be enough. ”

Angel didn't plan to let Elaine make money by smuggling from the beginning, this line wants to buy off the local garrison of Byam, and the channel between the two places is not low, the profit is not large, but the risk is not low, and it will inevitably attract the covetousness of the pirates, it is better to start with the idea of those pirates with bounties at the beginning, and make some extra money while trading goods.

Therefore, hiring some extraordinary people is a necessary option, and Elaine alone does not want to wake up one day to get the news that her "Redhead" has been ransacked and that the red-haired lady Elaine has been kidnapped and sold to the "Sick Lieutenant General".

After some discussion, the two decided to go back to Byam to meet Dominic, who had been helping Elaine recruit men these days, and ask him to find a few qualified extraordinaires, the best way to be a "sailor", and a good "warrior" or "hunter". Although they are most likely related to the Church of the Storm, the militaries of various countries, and may even be spies sprinkled by these forces among the people, for Elaine, who does not intend to be a pirate and rob ordinary ships, it is not necessarily a bad thing to recruit such people into the team.

If you can mix into half an official identity, then the benefits and security will be guaranteed.

"That 'provocateur' said he was recruiting for me for your sake, but he wouldn't say what you helped him, which makes me curious."

Sitting in the hired carriage, Elaine looked at the street scene outside the window and suddenly spoke.

"Similar to what happened to you, he and Sonia met the 'Witch Cult' and became their targets, and I only helped them a little in their escape from the kingdom of Rune."

Angel replied indifferently, looked out the window as well, and quietly moved away - the carriage happened to pass by the "Red Theater", the largest brothel in Byam, and even in the whole of the Rorsted Islands, although it was closed during the day, but at this time there were still many guests who had stayed here the night before leaving through the side door, making the street look very chaotic.

"Sonia is the 'soothsayer' next to him who looks underage? She secretly told me that she wanted to join my team and go on an expedition, but I was afraid that something would happen to her, so I didn't dare to agree. ”

"It's true that she didn't reach adulthood, and when she was in Port Nmat, both her parents died at the hands of the 'Witch Sect', and Dominic was the only one left to take care of her. Now that it's hard to get rid of everything, this girl should stay in school, not on your boat. ”

"Oh my God, underage? That, that Dominic and her ......"

Elaine's eyes widened in surprise, and her cheeks were a little crimson.

Is this what you should be concerned about...... Angel sneered, looking out the window again.

In the alley diagonally opposite the Red Theater, a sneaky figure wearing a hooded cloak was pushing open the door of a herb shop without a sign on the side of the road.

The herb shop near the "Red Theater" is not sold by customers who do not want to hang up their signboards and patronize them in a low-key manner...... Angel held back a smile, closed the curtains, and talked to Elaine about the countermeasures to the negative effects of the "Ring of Madness" as a passer-by.

……

Pushing open the door of the herb shop, the hooded man immediately closed the door with his backhand, looking inside the dimly lit shop.

There are many kinds of air-dried medicinal herbs and herbs being planted, and there are also plants rich in spirituality, which should be a genuine "medicine man......

He looked at the boss behind the counter, stunned for a second, and stepped forward.

The fat boss, dressed in a black robe and with black hair that seemed to have not been taken care of for a few days, was looking down and writing something on his notebook, all of which were neat numbers, and an owl stood on his shoulder, his round eyes also staring at the contents of the notebook.

"Dispensing medicine."

The hooded man's deep voice rang out, and a man and a bird raised their heads at the same time, looking at the customer.

After a brief observation, the fat pharmacist laughed.

"Friend, just came out from the other side, you had too much fun last night, you can't do it?"

For a moment, the man in front of him stopped moving, and froze in place, and the owl on the medicine man's shoulder croaked and flew up, but because the ceiling of the room was too low, he almost hit it, fluttering its wings and flying all over the room.

"How much is a pair?"

After a moment of silence, the man asked in a low voice, not answering his question.

"There are ordinary ones, more physical, less tired afterwards, and those with mummy powder, which are used by the nobles of Beckland, Trier, and Fenerport, and of course, much more expensive in terms of price......"

The medicine man looked up at his frightened bird like a frightened bird...... The bird glanced back and quickly introduced his product.

"The 'pharmacist' kind, the real potion."

The hooded man emphasized, his left hand on the counter, and the black leather gloves exuded a strange feeling, which made the fat pharmacist swallow his saliva, and also made him instantly understand what the other party meant: He knows that I am extraordinary!

"I see, the best kind, but for 5...... No, 4 pounds a bottle. ”

He quickly succumbed and showed a slick attitude, but he was still so distressed that the flesh on his face wrinkled when he made an offer.

The man withdrew his left hand, reached into his cloak and fumbled with it, pulled out a stack of bills under the frightened gaze of the fat pharmacist, counted out 20 pounds and slapped it on the counter.

Secretly relieved, the pharmacist quickly put away the banknotes, took out five bottles of dark red potion under the counter, and placed them on the counter, the hooded man picked up the bottles one by one, and put them in the bag after a slight glance, as if he was very familiar with this potion, and there was no need to distinguish between the fake and the fake.

He should have bought it often, but I don't remember such a horrible customer...... The fat pharmacist looked at the other party and walked towards the door without saying a word, rolled his eyes, and said:

"Wait a minute," he shouted again, seeing that the other party did not react at all, "Wait! Are you an adventurer or ...... That one? ”

He used the word "that" to refer to anyone who could not be identified, such as pirates, such as Byam's substitutes, who were the people his shop served.

The hooded man paused slightly.

"I have a commission, and I will be paid a full 100 pounds, if you can help me find someone, find my teacher."

Speaking of the price, the pharmacist frowned again in distress.

"Not interested."

Bang, the door was pushed open and shut, and the rejection came through the crack in the door.

"Alas, I finally met a ...... who seems to be more capable of fighting" The medicine man sighed in disappointment and looked at the owl that was still fluttering on the ceiling, "Silly bird, you come down for me, don't break the window, it will rain here for three days!" ”

"Darkwell, if I were you, pack your bags and run away now, when you laughed at that man just now, he almost wanted to kill you."

The scurrying owl actually spoke with a hint of horror in his tone.

"What? I'm just saying a few words that I say to every customer, and it's a trick that will make them pay for it. The fat pharmacist, known as Darkwell, who had moved from Beckland to Byam, exclaimed.

"You're probably better suited to a 'hunter' potion than a 'pharmacist', and I've heard that hunters make people want to beat them up when they say it." The owl finally stopped flying, returned to Darkwell's shoulder, and said with a smack.

"And you, you should be poured the 'soothsayer' potion to help me find the whereabouts of the old man, so that we can get out of here as soon as possible!"

He reached out to slap the bird on his shoulder, but the latter nimbly dodged it.

"No, if there is no news of the old man this month, I will have to move, I have entrusted more than a dozen adventurers, and none of them have come back......"

Bang –

The door was pushed open again, and an emaciated figure walked in generously, wearing a half-height silk top hat, a long trench coat, and brown eyes under gold-rimmed glasses that made Darkwell, who was muttering, instantly shut up.

"Hello, what do you need?"

Squeezing out a smile, the fat pharmacist rubbed his hands and asked.

"I heard, you have a tracing commission worth 100 pounds?"

"Quack—"

The owl leapt from his shoulder again and sprang out of the door of the shop, which had not yet been closed.

Looking at the other party's bare left hand, which was not thick on the lower edge of the top hat, Darkwell asked in a daze:

"Who are you? How did you know that I was looking for someone? ”

"I just heard what the guy who came to buy the medicine, and I've always been helpful," Klein squeezed out a smile as he gently closed the door behind him, "and you can call me, Gelman Sparrow." ”

(End of chapter)