Codex Pirates

Chapter 57 Consensus

As Lace said, he had already walked towards Zhepu, but was blocked halfway by three men brought by Zhepu.

William took the lead, followed by Hutcherson and another member of the Redbeard Pirates named Harden. The three stepped forward without showing any sign of weakness. Although the two groups did not hold weapons, they were like Stick together like fighting cocks.

Zapp shook the wine glass filled with amber liquid lightly, not looking at the two groups of people who were at war, until Lace frowned and called out: "Captain Zapp?"

Only then did Zhepu put down his wine glass, and gave a brief order to the three subordinates in front of him: "Come back, sit down, we are here to buy things, not to fight with others."

The three pirates of the Chef Pirates returned to Zhepu without any hesitation.

The three of the Chef Pirates left, and William and the others naturally had to return to their team. Zhepu glanced at William who had just come out first, with a trace of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth: "Little devil, do you know that in the sea , people like you are often the first to die?"

Hearing this, William stopped and turned around, as if he was going to fight Zapp, but was stopped by Reis, and then took the Redbeard Pirates to rest on the sofa in another corner of the conference room.

The two gangs of pirates were separated by a long distance, looking at each other. Of course, William was just pretending before, but at this time he still made a look of displeasure, and asked Lace, "Deputy captain, why didn't you do it just now?"

"Zep was right just now, we are here to buy things, not to fight." Reis patted William on the shoulder, "Besides, pirates of our level often have a consensus."

"What consensus?" William asked.

Reis smiled meaningfully: "Eat the small fish first."

If the East China Sea must be regarded as a grassland, then the Red Beard Pirates and the Chef Pirates are obviously the top predators in this grassland. Both groups want to monopolize the entire grassland, or occupy a larger territory It's also good, so if there is a chance, I don't mind biting off a piece of the opponent's flesh and making the opponent weaker.

But both sides also understand that they are not the only two predators on the grassland, if the two sides fight head-on, they will lose both sides, so they both have scruples.

Both Barbarossa and Zhepu knew that if a war started rashly, not a few crew members would die on both sides.

Therefore, in most cases, both sides would rather hunt and kill weaker enemies, or deal with forces that directly threaten their own status, rather than desperately fighting against powerful enemies.

William's heart trembled. Except for very few cases, the group of pirates actually generally followed the Matthew Effect. The strong became stronger and the weak became weaker. Dreaming, those old pirates who have been at sea for many years are not wooden stakes who just wait in place and don't know how to move forward.

For the next period of time, the meeting room was shrouded in a strange atmosphere of silence.

The silence was not broken until the strong man who led William and the others into the conference room and had no sense of presence opened the door of the conference room again.

A young man in his mid-twenties and wearing a white coat strode into the conference room, followed by several people, all carrying suitcases.

As soon as the man entered the room, both Lace and Zapp stood up involuntarily and leaned over. Seeing this, William could not help but observe each other carefully.

This man is quite handsome, but his complexion is a little pale, and his cheekbones are slightly protruding, which makes his face look a bit harsh and stern. Like William and Zapp, he has blond hair, but compared with the two unkempt pirates , his blond hair was neatly combed back, close to the back of his head.

"Dambier, you are late, which is really rare." Zapp said to the young man.

The arms dealer known as Dampier smiled slightly, turned his gray eyes, looked at his subordinates who followed him, and motioned them to put all the boxes they brought on the long table in the middle of the conference room.

"Some good things have come out of the laboratory. I promise you will never mind that I am late today after reading it."

Dampier opened a long suitcase and took out two flintlock muskets that looked a bit rough in appearance. He said in the tone of William's former TV shopping channel host: "The technology obtained from the navy is used by me and my team Reverse attack, optimized ammunition feeding device, three bursts, in the hands of the same shooter, its reloading speed is more than five times that of the current popular muskets in the East China Sea, and the rate of fire is more than three times... "

He handed the musket to Lace and Zapp respectively, and Lace fiddled with it himself, while Zapp handed the gun to a subordinate behind him who seemed to know more about guns.

It is not the first day for both of them to be pirates, especially as the leader of the pirate group, they understand more things and will not be easily overwhelmed by what Dampier said. After asking a few key data, they Turned his attention away from the musket.

This thing is heavier than the muskets popular in the East China Sea today, and there are more internal parts, which are easy to be damaged. The humidity in the sea is inherently heavy, and maintenance is very troublesome.

Of course, the most important thing is that the price is expensive, which is seven or eight times the price of a single-shot musket. With this money, it is better to equip the gunner with two more single-shot muskets. The instantaneous firepower is not much worse than using this gun. After all, pirates conduct naval battles , There are cannons at a long distance, and at a short distance, long-range weapons such as muskets usually take one or two rounds before they are connected.

Moreover, it is difficult to supply the pirates. The number of ammunition consumed by the continuous fire gun will increase exponentially, and the logistical burden will increase. The bullets of this gun are still specially made. , In the future, if you buy bullets, I am afraid you can only pay for it from him.

Reis and Zapp agreed that the price/performance ratio of this gun was too low, and the old pirates didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, William played with it with great interest after begging it from Reis.

From the perspective of William's previous life, this gun is still very backward. Its firing device still relies on flint to ignite, but the feed and recoil device have been changed. More specifically, William doesn't know much about it. In the environment in his previous life, gun control was extremely strict, and most of his knowledge about guns came from movies and TV dramas.

But in any case, this kind of continuous fire gun still represents some kind of progress.

Although the value of personal force in this world can reach a very exaggerated level, it does not mean that guns and other weapons are not important. Taking William himself as an example, before he crossed over, the indigenous owner of this body began to learn swords. It's not hard work, but it can be regarded as laying the foundation since childhood, and then William practiced earnestly in the Yixin Dojo for two years before he achieved certain achievements in swordsmanship.

In this process, time, energy, money, and talent are all indispensable. In contrast, although weapons such as firearms are not as crucial as in previous lives, they should not be underestimated because they are cheaper and easier than "human beings". Produced in large quantities, it is more cost-effective in low-level warfare.

Dampier hadn't paid much attention to the men brought by Lace and Zhepu at first, and then he took a few more glances at William, who had been fiddling with guns with great interest, and smiled at him, making no secret of his disdain for the others: " There are a bunch of pirates in this room, and you are the only one with good eyesight, if you like this gun, I will give it to you."

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