Chapter 17 Solicitation (Asking for a Commuter Pass)
Bite!
The coin jumped softly, tumbled and fell, and lay firmly in Crane's palm.
Looking down to see if the result was front or back, Crane spun his heel and smoothly turned into a secluded, dark alley.
The wind was cold and fierce on the seashore, creating convection currents in such terrain, causing his tweed coat to unconsciously lift back, and his half-height silk top hat almost fell off.
Suddenly, Klein paused, turned around, and said in a low voice:
"Come out. ”
His eyes were sharp, staring at the shadow around the corner.
After four or five seconds of silence, a figure "grew" out of the darkness and said with a chuckle:
"Very sharp. ”
It was a man in a black cloak, in his mid-thirties, with burnt yellow eyebrows, dark blue but bright eyes, and not too deep in outline, as if he were of southern Intis and the Lenburg and Segar regions.
As soon as he saw him, a picture flashed back in Crane's mind.
Entering the "Flying Fish & Liquor" bar, he professionally looked around for anyone to pay attention to.
The answer at the time was no, the other party drank heavily, curious and watching, no different from other guests, and his appearance was not distinctive, but the black cloak left a certain impression on Crane, so that he recognized the stalker in an instant.
"What do you want to do?" Crane, who maintained his persona, leaned his back slightly, like a giant feline ready to attack.
The man in the black cloak laughed again:
"The fighting skills and handling methods you just showed are very much in line with my aesthetics, and I want to ask when I catch up, are you interested in joining us?
"Although the guy named Logan just now is indeed pretending to be an informant from Ludwell, but Hamilton 'White Shark' is really connected to multiple pirates and plays a dishonorable role, and if you hit his person in his bar, he will definitely be remembered, and there will be some trouble in the future, and I can help you solve this problem.
"You are an adventurer who must dream of treasure, and we are a group of companions who have gathered together in search of treasure, chasing legends such as 'Ghost Empire', 'Solomon's Legacy', 'The Secret of the Fountain of Youth', 'The Key to Death', 'The Sunken Laurel' and 'Russell''s Vault', traveling through the five seas, and to this day, although we have not yet fulfilled one of our main purposes, we have also found many missing pirate ships, hehe, this sounds similar to what the mouse just said, right?"
He cleared his throat and said:
"Frankly, we are a band of pirates, a band of adventurers, but we only plunder merchant ships and passenger ships when we are particularly poor, and we do not harm the innocent, our main energy is to find treasure, and there is always a harvest, really, I used to sleep in a bed made of gold coins. If we encounter another pirate ship, we will also strike at it to get supplies.
"By the way, our captain stipulates that before recruiting new people, we must explain our program and treatment. ”
Programs?Your captains are kind of interesting...... Klein deliberately softened his tightness a little to test whether the opponent would take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
The man in the black cloak smiled lightly:
"Before it was the program, then I will talk about the treatment. ”
This guy is very confident...... Although he was not a "spectator", Klein could tell that the other party was very confident and did not take the scene in front of him seriously at all.
"We don't have a weekly salary, we don't have an annuity, but as long as we find treasure and loot wealth, we will distribute it according to different status, under normal circumstances, when the luck is still good, the lowest sailor can also get two or three hundred pounds a year, I heard that this is on land, equivalent to the middle class? Hehe, if we can find the 'sunken laurel', we will all become rich!" the man in the black cloak casually introduced, "Depending on the status, there are different days of vacation every month, but they can only be accumulated together and staggered rest." ”
As he spoke, he suddenly cursed in a low voice:
"Shit, the year before last, because the captain was on vacation, we missed the best chance to find the 'Ghost Empire'!"
The pirates still have annual leave? Crane was a little surprised.
He only felt that the pirate group described by the other party revealed a strong funny atmosphere, which reminded him of the spoofed Somali pirate recruitment advertisement he had seen in his previous life.
Seeing that the other party seemed to be frightened by his words, the man in the black cloak added with a smile:
"As an adventurer, are you still chasing the legendary powers that transcend nature?
"Just join us and you have a chance to have!"
Speaking of this, he coughed and said:
"Forgot to introduce yourself. ”
His expression turned serious, and he was no longer as witty as he had just been:
"Flame Daniz, a subordinate of Edwina Edwards, a subordinate of Vice-Admiral Iceberg, and fourth boatswain of the Golden Dream. ”
After revealing his nickname, real name, and identity, Daniz waited patiently for the other party's panicked and fearful expression.
After a second, he heard the adventurer, who was polite in appearance but slightly crazy in action, speak in a low voice:
"A £3,000 bounty for 'Flame' Daniz?"
Daniz was about to answer, when he suddenly had the illusion that the other party standing in the dark alley had turned into an indescribable, hungry monster, coveting his soul and flesh.
Daniz clenched his fists suddenly, his body losing the ease it had just had, and he trembled slightly.
His inspiration told him that he was facing an abyss of madness and bloodlust!
In such a state, Daniz had no idea how much time had passed, until the other party spoke again:
"Why are you here?"
"I, I'm on vacation......" The dignity of "Blaze" Daniz disdained him to answer the question, but instinct made him spit out a reason.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the other party's gaze retract, and the hunger that wanted to gnaw at his flesh and soul disappeared.
He stood there and watched the young adventurer in a black tweed coat and a half-height silk top hat turn around and walk to the other side of the alley, and when he was about to turn the corner, he paused, and said with his head half-sided:
"Where's the 'White Shark'?"
"He, he lives at 1 Seawall Avenue, but most of the time he spends his time on the second floor of Flying Fish & Wine, and that's the case today. "Blaze" Daniz answered the other party's question truthfully.
When the figure disappeared into the distance, Daniz straightened his back and pulled off his cloak.
"A terrible fellow......," he sighed silently.
Then he regained his thoughts and said to himself:
"I must inform the captain that there is one more terrible fellow at sea.
"This is a guy who looks like a gentleman on the outside and a madman on the inside, and if you don't have the determination and certainty to kill him, it's best not to deal with him. ”
Daniz pulled up his hat from his black cloak and decided to go back to his hotel to sleep, waiting for the telegraph office to open tomorrow morning to relay the message to the intermediary liaison living in the Rorsted Islands.
As for what will happen to the "White Shark", he does not care at all.
............
Around the corner of another secluded street, Crane stood in the shadows, looking down at the black glove on his left palm.
He discovers that although the "wriggling hunger" has been sealed by Mr. Azik, the desire for flesh and soul still exists in the essence and tries to manifest it.
Under normal circumstances, Crane doesn't worry about what will happen to the sealed items, but when he himself has the urge to kill, he will be affected accordingly, so that the hunger that can eat him will pervade.
Just now, when he heard that the other party was a famous pirate on the bounty list, his longing heart instantly flooded with murderous intent, making the "wriggling hunger" as active as a fish getting water.
Luckily, Crane had always had good self-control in this regard, and judging from the other party's previous words, he was not the kind of pirate full of sin, and easily restrained his inner impulses.
"With 'Wriggling Hunger', there are no loopholes in Gelman Sparrow's character......" Klein slowed down for a few seconds, took out a gold coin, and did two divinations, one was the question of whether Danitz "Blaze" was lying, and the other was the question of whether Hamilton "White Shark" could cause harm to himself.
The first revelation showed that Daniz "Blaze" didn't need to lie, and the second showed that Hamilton "White Shark" couldn't do harm.
Crane put away the gold coin, slid his palm down as he pressed his hat, and stroked his face.
He changed his appearance in an instant, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and ordinary facial features!
Immediately afterward, Crane unbuttoned his tweed coat and pulled up the shirt inside so that it was no longer tied in his pants.
After a simple change of clothing, Klein, who did not have a cane, sweated on his forehead and dry lips to identify the direction, and returned to the "Flying Fish and Liquor" bar!
On the way, he met Daniz "Blaze" again, and the other party just glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze and walked towards the hotel on the other side of the bar.
Examining the bounty wall, Crane calmly reached out, pushed open the door, and walked inside.
At this point, it had been less than ten minutes since he had escaped.
Inside the bar, the customers dispersed a lot, but there were still many drunks gathered here to watch the excitement.
Their eyes brushed on the new customers, but they retracted one after another, and Crane made his way to the bar unimpeded.
He saw the bartender standing beside a fat man with a thick white bandage on his forehead, soft paper in his nostrils, and bruises on his face.
The fat man was tall and big, with pale skin, as if a real great white shark had swam to land.
He touched his shiny bald head, and said to Erland, who was wearing a dark infrared jacket and a captain's straight sword on the other side:
"Someone told me, you know that guy just now?
"There are three passenger ships arriving in port today, there won't be too many strangers, don't try to lie!"
Erlan slapped the hilt of his sword and smiled lightly:
"Yes, he's my passenger.
"But today's problem is clearly with your people. ”
"So, I just want him to come back here, apologize to me and compensate for the damaged bar. The tall white fat man said with a frown.
Erlan laughed and said:
"White shark, there is a proverb in my hometown, don't hate the wild dogs passing by because of the rats in the warehouse. ”
“...... Justice Ayran, is that your attitude?" Hamilton narrowed his eyes.
Erlan grasped the wooden handle of the handcuff, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice:
"Yes, that's my attitude!"
The captain is very strong...... Klein was slightly surprised by Ayrlan's performance.
After staring at each other silently for a few seconds, "White Shark" Hamilton took a breath and said:
"You have helped me, I can not apologize, but he must compensate for half of the loss, which you will transfer. ”
"Nice offer. Erlan smiled.
"White Shark" Hamilton grimaced and looked left and right.
He waved his hand violently and slapped the bartender in the face.
The bartender flew out and lost a tooth on the ground.
Klein, who was just five meters away, watched quietly, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
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