Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 159 67. Turtle Shell Game

Thirty minutes later, in the tortoise stronghold named Totaka Wharf, in the small town in the center of the island, a panting tortoise guard pushed open the door of the local leader's room.

"Totaka, hurry up! Something happened!"

"Ok?"

The leader of the tortoise, who was awakened by the guards, was still resting in the way of a tortoise, lying in a large wooden basin in the house. It seemed that he had been disturbed and fell asleep, and his fierce face like a snapping turtle was somewhat dissatisfied.

He poked his limbs out of the shell and asked:

"What's the matter? There's such a panic. Are the snake people calling? Or are the vicious naga stealing from us again?"

"neither."

The tortoise guard probably "run" too quickly, so he leaned against the door of Totaka's house, sat on the steps, gasped for breath, and said to the leader:

"It's the pirates who came to us to buy a ship a few days ago! They. Phew. They"

"What's wrong with them? Didn't they let them choose the ship? Are they dissatisfied and ready to make a fuss? I knew those stinky pirates were a bunch of bad guys."

While cursing, Totaka grabbed a large jujube from the side and threw it over, moistening the throat of the guard who stuck out his tongue. The latter took it in his hand, took a bite, chewed, and said vaguely:

"No, they didn't make a fuss. But they

That human captain has weird abilities, Totaka, go check it out! They picked the best three of those boats!

It is equivalent to buying three good ships that are 70% new at the price of buying an old ship!

And the big ship we just bought from the Zandalari trolls to deliver supplies to Vashj'ir's compatriots was also bought by them. "

"what?"

Only then did Totaka become surprised, his limbs popped out of the turtle shell, he got up from his big water basin again, and said in a surprised tone:

"The two vulpers and trolls who are in charge of business negotiations, I also talked to them, and they don't know anything about ships! How long has their captain been here?

This figured out the situation of all the ships?

Even the most powerful old pirate can't do this! Someone must have helped them! "

The leader of the tortoise was furious, and slowly put his backpack on his back, put on the weird flat-headed felt hat, picked up a wooden stick that looked very thoughtful, and prepared to go to the pier to have a look Look.

He said to his guards:

"Is that nasty Koujo helping them?"

"No, the sage Kou Qiao stayed on the pier the whole time, and he only spoke two words with the pirate, and asked him to tell a story."

After the turtle guards finished eating the dates, they obediently followed the leader and "ran" to the pier.

Ok.

Two tortoises "running".

Very fast!

They easily overtook the big pet snail crawling on the nearby rock, and accelerated, taking seven minutes to "quickly" walk the distance that usually takes fifteen minutes to complete.

From the small town in the middle of this small island reef, "rush" to the pier.

If Bo Laike were to run this distance, it would take him at least a minute to complete it!

This shows how much Totaka attaches importance to this miserable business that he has to lose.

But even if they tried their best, it was already a step too late.

When they arrived at the pier, a large group of orcs and troll exiles had already set foot on the three new ships belonging to them in sampans, and they were still shouting and making noise.

Red Blackhand stood triumphantly on the prow of one of the ships, leaning on his sword to announce the Black Tooth Grinning Clan's ownership of the ship.

The orcs behind him were already discussing the ship's name.

But Laike's quartermaster, Udora the Vulpe, threw two boxes of bright gems in front of the bewildered Tortollan transaction recorder.

She flicked her tail, and proudly signed the name of the Undead Pirates on the sales contract.

The transaction has been completed.

"No! You can't!"

The panting leader of the tortoises shouted loudly:

"That's all for the battleship, that big guy can't give it to you!"

"Ok?"

The fox man holding the contract in his hand was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this.

Yudora had already agreed with the captain just now that the big ship would be handed over to the Vulpera for management, and it would be used as the fleet's loot warehouse and material logistics ship.

That ship is huge.

It can hold the fox people's caravan, the materials they have collected over the years, and all the coyotes they have domesticated. The big ship will be the "caravan" of Udora's fox tribe on the sea.

They will live and multiply there, follow the captain to go around the world, collect more things, and see more scenery and legends.

Eudora has made all plans for the future of her tribe, but now you, a tortoise, jumped out and said, that ship can't be sold? Are you kidding us pirates?

"whispering sound!"

There was a hint of ferocity on the fox's petite face.

She stuffed the transaction contract into her pocket, put her finger in her mouth, and blew a sharp whistle.

Soon Maim came running with a dozen heavily armed orcs and outcast trolls.

They didn't speak, each holding their weapons, standing behind the short vulpera, and there were more, and Bo Laike's subordinates were rushing over from all directions.

"Hey! Totaka, what do you mean!"

Eudora stood on the two wooden boxes, she shook her tail, and shouted to the tortoises who started to get nervous:

"We have also done business before, I know you will play some tricks, but in the past ten years, the transactions between us have been generally fair.

But this time it was too much!

Everyone has agreed that the boat we picked will belong to us, and it's not like we don't pay for it! Why isn't that big ship for sale? "

"that is."

Zalak, wearing a mask, was guarded by a group of exile trolls, feeling overwhelmed with security. He also pulled up the emphatic emphasis of the noble Akunda and joined the discussion.

He said in a strange tone:

"If you say that ship can't be sold, then you shouldn't have put it in the ships for sale in the first place. It's nothing more than bullying us undead pirates who don't know enough, so we're sure we can't pick a good ship.

But since it's a business, please act like a qualified businessman

We have taken advantage of your tricks, which can only prove that we are stronger!

Take the bet, bro. "

The pirates around him applauded what they said, and it made Tortoise's side a little hard to say, but Totaka was unwilling to give up, and planned to reason with Eudora.

"Hey, what are you talking about!"

The dispute on the pier soon attracted more attention.

With a saber in his hand, Reid stepped forward with a fierce expression on his face, pushed aside the pirates in front of him, saw that his brother was also here, and asked angrily.

Maim whispered what happened to Red.

"Snapped"

The sharp saber was immediately stabbed into the pier ground under his feet by Reid. The orc chief exuded a violent aura all over his body, clenched his fists, and showed a dangerous smile on his face with blue face and fangs.

As he walked towards the tortoise, he said:

"Ha, I'm just playing smart, I'm planning to renege on my debt. Go away, little fox, and let me explain the 'reason' to these turtle people!"

"Shua, Shua"

As Red approached, the guards on the Tortoise's side also drew their weapons in unison.

They are not as tall as the orcs, but they are very stocky and powerful, and their defense is several times that of the orcs. If they really want to fight, they are not afraid of the orcs.

But Totaka Marina is in business.

If such a vicious incident occurs and is spread, the goodwill of the entire terminal will be affected.

"Totaka!"

Kou Qiao, the scroll sage who had been chatting with Bu Laike on the second floor of the wharf warehouse, couldn't help but leaned on the railing and shouted to the tortoise below:

"Don't be stubborn, these pirates have just defeated the striker of hell, and I have heard the legendary story from their leader.

Let not your fellow men shed blood for your mistakes!

Our god Tortola is watching us. "

"No, Kou Qiao, this is not a business anymore."

Totaka raised his head and shouted to the scroll sage who came from afar, who didn't like him:

"That ship was prepared to deliver supplies to our compatriots in Vashj'ir, and only a large enough ship can safely pass through the storms created by those Naga in Vashj'ir.

In order to carry enough supplies at one time.

You also know that our compatriots in that sea area have just been destroyed by the evil Naga.

They need our help.

I've got my supplies ready, just waiting to get going.

That ship cannot be given to them! "

"this"

The scroll sage just came here to travel during this period, and he didn't know about Totaka's plan. Now that he heard that this matter was related to the suffering compatriots in the distance, Kou Qiao felt a little embarrassed for a while.

However, the scroll sages are the most knowledgeable and wise guys among the ancestor tortoises, so he quickly came up with an idea.

He glanced back, he was sitting at the small table, slowly enjoying his own collection of tobacco cloth Laike, then he pointed his head and said to Totaka below:

"Don't settle this matter by force, Totaka, but with wisdom! Since this problem was caused by a wrong transaction, let's make another transaction with our pirate friends.

Play a game of shells in the tradition of our tortoises. "

"Yes! Turtle shell game! Don't you pirates like to gamble on luck the most? Let's use luck to resolve this dispute!"

Totaka, who was getting dizzy from Red's threat of violence, suddenly saw his eyes light up. He turned around, raised his claws, and yelled at his eyes. The dissatisfied pirates yelled loudly:

"You go your separate ways to find the Tortollans on the pier. Play shell games with my brethren. Everyone gets involved. At midnight tonight, the game ends.

If our men win more, the ship will be returned to us, and we will double the compensation for your losses.

If you win more, the ship will be yours.

No matter who wins or loses, Tortollan will come up with enough supplies for your voyage as our apology.

how about it?

This kind of fairness should be enough to satisfy you, right? "

"Stable profit but no loss!"

The little foxman's eyes lit up all of a sudden, besides the best-grade big boat they bought, there were three other big boats in the dock.

The captain said it before.

The maintenance of one of the three ships is actually not bad, and it is enough to be used as a material ship.

"Okay! Let's play with you!"

Eudora pretended to be very generous, waved her little paw, and said:

"But we don't want your compensation. If we lose, give us a big ship. If we win, we want another ship!

Do not pay! "

"Okay! That's it."

Totaka breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, he whispered something to the guards around him.

As for the pirates, Maim asked in a low voice:

"What is the turtle shell game?"

"Very simple."

Eudora, who was born and raised in the desert and has dealt with the tortoise before, turned around and explained to Maim and the other pirates:

"All tortoises like to collect things, whether they are useful or useless, and they can live for a long time, so there are many small bits and pieces in each tortoise's rucksack.

When they are free, they will play games with some collected turtle shells.

First hide the small odds and ends in pairs, and then let another person find it. Usually, there are thirty turtle shells and fifteen pairs of gadgets. Shuffle the order, and then start to turn over the turtle shells.

Find all the pairs and you win. "

"Sounds simple."

Maim nodded and asked again:

"Where is the difficulty?"

"There is a limit on the number of times."

Eudora said with her arms crossed:

"Generally, when playing, you will be given many opportunities to flip the turtle's shell, but I guess this time the tortoises will definitely only give a few attempts.

Indeed, as they say, it is a game of luck.

But play.

Just relax and play.

These tortoises are very powerful in the sea. They have lived a long time and know many secrets. It is said that they used the scandal of King Rastakhan's court to coerce the Golden Dynasty to open their ports to them.

These guys are intelligence peddlers at sea, it really annoys them, and it's not good for us.

You see, the captain didn't come forward to stop this matter, he probably had the same idea as me, so it should be regarded as giving them a step down.

Anyway, no matter what, we will not lose money.

Just play. "

(end of this chapter)