Black sails

Chapter 35 XXXV. Buying and selling

The monsoon cold current on the east coast was biting to the bone, and the hidden form penetrated the skin and could not help but feel a slight chill. In a daze, a few thick clouds blocked the celestial light, making it a bit dim.

The earl did not reply, but simply raised his hand and asked the butler who was waiting aside to hand Li Site a letter.

"This is not a time of war. Privateering licenses are issued for free. In times of peace, they are worth more than gold."

The earl also changed his previous politeness, and showed a little bit of the coercion of the superior.

Of course Li Site understands this truth. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal golden dragons. When a war breaks out, the governor of the East Coast will have to serve tea to the big bosses of Tianguo Port. The strength of Tianguo Port is an emergency reserve, and it can also be regarded as the East Coast. An advantage for pirates.

If Black Sail and his gang hadn't been able to solve every case, Li Site would have gone to the prime location of the Inland Sea to hang out.

In times of peace, a privateering license is equivalent to an iron certificate. You can be tyrannical in the territorial waters of the Principality of Pema. On the high seas, hostile countries with zero diplomatic relations can rob merchant ships at will. If something goes wrong, the governor will take care of it, and the principality will take care of it. Although the Bema court is now powerless, a emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is far from being a victim of some geopolitics. A functional small country that serves as a strategic buffer can come to make plans. The brain-dead king cannot lift a knife, and the separatist nobles and palaces can The powerful officials at home can still be promoted.

The Principality of Bema has a blood transfusion from the east coast. No matter how bad the overall economy is, it is not much worse. The people are poor and the master is rich. However, the major nobles in the interior also feel that a storm is coming, and they impose taxes and add all the points to the army. Up, you go to the hundred thousand volt electric fish and I go directly to the Thunder Emperor Sutra, rolled up, so there are too many people who are fleeing the famine, they are all insolvent sharecroppers.

There are too many countries in the Western Continent, big and small, but 90% of them are only in the wild area for players in the peak competition. The real line-up must be between the established powerful countries that can be counted on ten fingers, and the most powerful emperor in the Western Continent. The emperor's mood state.

In short, privateer captains in peacetime are already worse than some small nobles in rubbish fiefdoms.

Li Site opened the letter and read the content on it.

It was written by Pema Xiao Chai Jin, a senior official in Chai's family. It probably meant that it didn't matter to him, it was just a matter of the earl's comment.

The reason is that it is handwritten.

Because there is a red official seal on the letter, the emblem of Chai Daguanren's family, a rather majestic falcon.

Whether it is the Principality of Bema or anywhere in the Western Continent, all carpenters engaged in engraving must register with the Department of Justice. In the information flow environment of the Western Continent, there are two sentencing methods for privately engraving seals. If it is a private commercial seal, It's just a matter of being sent to prison and working as a coolie, and carving an official seal privately. That's really bold. If the gallows is not accepted, the person coming from the Justice Department is no longer a Yin soldier, but a serious official in the Yang world.

Li Site didn't talk nonsense. It was useless to hold the letter by himself. He had to rely on the earl to nod and hand the letter to the butler again.

"We already know the count's sincerity, but we still need to know the origin of who he is transporting. How do I know if the person he is transporting is from some royal family, and if he is chasing the strongest group of masters in the Western Continent? You will come to us. , there must have been mistakes in the process, and the news was leaked, it is not a matter of taking a boat to travel to Tianguo Port."

Fen believed that the count offered such generous terms to buy the lives of people like himself to work, and he must explain everything clearly.

The earl tapped the table with two fingers and replied: "First of all, they are not the royal family, so you can rest assured. Then, so far, there have been no mistakes. They must have crossed the giant wall by this time, settled in the Midwest, and taken official positions. I have to hurry up, it only takes half a month, I just want to be sure."

Seeing how the earl was talking about him, Fen was not satisfied with this answer. There was nothing wrong with it. Someone must be chasing in this general direction. It was just a matter of time before the pursuers discovered the problem. No matter how shady it was, there was no need to do this. If the situation is so frightening, it should be handed over in Linden City instead of going to that damn place in Paradise Port.

Seeing that Fen was about to speak, Li Site stopped him. If you don't risk your life to be a pirate, then you are still called a pirate. This deal is very important to Black Sail. You can either continue to hang out in this poor place on the east coast in the future, or you can gallop. Looking down on the world from all over the world, if it's not the royal family, it must be a very important figure, some old cannon robbed from the prison, or the illegitimate son of some big shot.

"I understand what the count means. At least, the origins of the two guards must be revealed. Until the delivery is completed, I will not disturb these three men. There will be a separate room for a small stove and I will never interfere. No problem, we will take it. You know that I am a cheerful person, and this is the bottom line. If we can't negotiate, I am known for my trustworthiness on the road, and I will definitely keep my mouth shut for the earl. I will go home and return to the pirate den in the next few days."

Li Site said calmly, "On board the ship, you are not just letting yourself be manipulated. You are just weighing the skills of the guards, which can also roughly anchor the scope of the protagonist's identity."

The Count frowned.

Li Site and his party knew that if the negotiation failed, they would kill the count. They couldn't leave just as they wanted like yesterday.

Li Site decided to act cool and put two fingers to his mouth and whistled. It was Black Sail's internal code and it was not complicated. If it lasted for more than two seconds, it meant there was no problem. A short whistle meant he would kill directly.

Swann had been resting on the window sill before, but when he got to the point, he had climbed up to the ceiling.

Seeing Li Site put on that disguise, he adjusted the password.

Swann and Archer's emotional intelligence were as different as clouds and mud. Knowing that he wanted to show some strength, he fell from the ceiling, like a ghost, and landed silently directly on the earl and his young wife. middle.

The Earl's beautiful wife clutched her chest and screamed. The eldest daughter and the Earl's son on one side were also so frightened that they couldn't hold the tableware securely and even moved back a few steps with their chairs.

The armors of the ten trusted guards standing by in the corner of the room were clanking as they surrounded a group of four people.

"Stop! Everyone stand back."

The count stopped the surrounding guards, but he was also a little panicked. If the tiger man were to kill him with a dagger, and he was less than thirty centimeters away from him, how could these guards help him? He knew that Li Site would not kill him, and he did not dare to kill him, which was a bluff. His city tower and the secret port where their ship docked were all his own, so it would not be easy to get out.

"I have long heard Admiral Linden City say that the most difficult thing to deal with in the East China Sea right now is not the big pirates. They all have big businesses and are no longer related to thugs. The most rampant groups of desperadoes now rely on force and ruthlessness. Among those who got mixed up, Hei Fan is one of them, and he truly deserves his reputation."

The earl sighed, not afraid that Swann would kill him, and he spoke openly, using the word thug and pirate.

"Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. My brothers are all good guys who steal from the rich and give to the poor. Those people are just demonized by word of mouth. Whether it succeeds or fails, the earl has to give an accurate answer."

Li Site lit a cigarette and started smoking.

So he is a count.

"Have a seat for this tiger friend and open two bottles of the best wine in the house."

The earl calmly ordered the butler.

Li Site was relieved. It was done, and he had someone as a hostage, so he was not afraid that the earl would not pay the balance.