Pirate System

Chapter 339 Write an IOU

The air in the cell was full of stench, but Sykameng was used to it. He stared at the wall with empty eyes and didn't move. There were no books, no musical instruments, no chess and cards, and no women. There was nothing he could do. of. A few days ago, he also tried to have fun with the method of training bugs, but then he couldn't help but eat that little friend—it tasted good.

In this cell, it is not impossible to improve, but the price paid is too high. A sausage needs 5,000 gold coins, and a good room needs 20,000 gold coins. The latter is still time-limited, and can only stay for three days, after which he has to be driven back to this damp and smelly cell.

Thinking of this, Sykameng should have scolded a few words, but he has already used up all the swear words he knows in the past nine months. Scolding now, apart from humiliating himself, he can't get any psychological comfort.

The sound of footsteps came, and just by the speed of the steps and the weight of the footsteps, Xi Kameng could tell which jailer it was. There are two jailers in total, one named Rhodes, with a thick voice, and the other named Crow's Mouth, which is not his real name, but everyone calls him that.

Behind the iron bars, cast two ugly shadows.

"Let's eat."

A plate was pushed in from the gap under the iron bars, and there were three slices of soft bread on it, two grilled onions next to it, and even a salted fish.

If this kind of food is eaten every day, Xi Kameng doesn't need to eat any bugs. In the past, what he ate every day was smelly and hard bread, and even rotten food.

Only in these five days, the food for each meal has greatly improved.

There must be some kind of conspiracy in it, Sykameng didn't want to fall for it, but today his curiosity reached the limit. Prison life is monotonous and empty. As long as there is one thing that I can't let go of, I will think about it thousands of times every day, causing a small problem to infinitely magnify.

"Why has my food improved these days?"

"Why are there so many problems, obediently eat your dog food." Rhodes kicked the iron bars violently, causing the entire cell to tremble.

Sycarmeng once imagined that Rhodes could kick the prison cell to pieces one day, but after measuring the thickness of the iron pillar, he dismissed the idea. Now it seemed that even if the iron bars fell, Sykameng would not be able to escape, and he would not even be able to beat a pirate.

"Tell me. Please." There was a satisfying cry in the son's voice.

Crow's Mouth is obviously better at enjoying life than Rhodes.

"Let's play a game. Guess why you need to improve your food. If you guess correctly, I will give you a more detailed answer."

Simcarmeng had little choice.

"You want to execute me, so show mercy and let me eat a few good meals before dying."

"Hehe, we are reluctant to kill you, the 'god of money'. Besides, there is only one meal for beheading. There is no one like you who can eat for several days in a row."

"Then you are trying to bribe me in this way, and then get more money from me?"

"If you want to get money from you, I think it's better to use abuse."

Xikameng lowered his head, thought more deeply, and guessed: "Could it be that some great event happened on the island?"

"It's amazing. As expected of a businessman, you guessed it right the third time." Crow's mouth squatted down and said with a smile on his face, "Our head got married five days ago, and he married four people in one go. The bride. He told us that after marriage, he would go to the Greenland Empire and bring you with him, so before he left, he would give you a few good meals to make you fatter. Life at sea is no better than land, But it is very hard. With your current body and bones, you may not be able to bear it."

"Are you going to let me go back?" Xikameng jumped up from the ground as if resurgent, and grabbed the two iron bars, "Is this news accurate? When are we going to set sail?"

"Tsk tsk, what a pity, the person involved doesn't know the news yet." Crow smacked his lips.

"Quickly answer me"

"Stop yelling there." Rhode was very displeased with Xi Kameng's attitude, and kicked the iron fence again.

Xi Kameng shrank back in fright, and murmured: "Please, tell me."

Crow's mouth pulled the angry Rhodes behind him, and said, "Although you wrote us a stack of arrears notes, if you are not sent back to the Greenland Empire, what is the difference between these arrears notes and waste paper? You Don't worry, it will be a matter of time before you are sent back to China. Judging from the recent rumors, Captain Tang Ke will set sail within a few days. How are you, happy to hear the news?"

"Happy." Sykameng was actually mixed. It was a good thing to be able to go back, but he had to pay the corresponding price.

"The days of bullying you made me feel very happy. I hope we can meet again." Crow Zui smiled and waved his hands, and pulled Rhodes away. Before Rhodes left, he stared fiercely into the cell.

Sycarmeng slumped down like a deflated balloon, reached out to pick up the plate, grabbed the bread and chewed it. He stared blankly at the dry grass on the ground, his thoughts were just as messed up as the dry grass. He was happy to be able to see the light of day again, but also resented for the happiness of his enemies.

The two jailers gradually walked away, dragging away the nightmarish shadow, but their conversations could still be clearly heard.

"Rhodes, which wife do you think the leader married is better?" Crow's mouth asked.

"Of course Captain Wendy."

"Are you kidding me? Captain Wendy has a scar on his face, that's why he wears a veil all day. It is said that the scar is not small, and it is ugly."

"I like her figure." Rhodes explained faithfully.

"Brother, you're off topic. I'm asking about appearance."

"For me, appearance and figure are the same thing, they are all things that attract me anyway."

"Okay then. At least you gave an accurate answer. But if I say so, Elizabeth is more beautiful."

"Well, she looks like an angel."

"Among the women I've ever seen, Elizabeth is in the top ten, and I think mermaids are no more than that."

Hearing this, Xi Kameng trembled violently, and the bread in his hand fell to the ground. He hurriedly spit out the unswallowed bread, lay down on the iron rail, and roared, "Which Elizabeth did Tang Ke marry? Is it a merchant woman from the Empire of Greenland?"

He yelled the same question repeatedly, and soon attracted the two jailers who hadn't gone far. Rhodes was really angry this time, took off the key from his waist, and wanted to open the cell door, yelling to clean up Xikamen. Crow's Mouth hurriedly stopped Rhodes, because he couldn't do business after breaking the Xikameng.

"You're right, that's Elizabeth. She's from the same country as you. The head of the group rescued her when they attacked the clover caravan." Having said that, Crow's mouth suddenly realized, "By the way, you It's the leader of that caravan, so he must know Elizabeth, right? Could it be that... you and her used to be good friends?"

This time, even Rhodes, who was relatively dull, noticed the fun, and stopped being angry, and turned to see Simon G's reaction.

"It's really her... It's really her... She's married... And Tang Ke..." Xi Kameng grabbed his heart, as if to crush it, he staggered back, His expression was blank.

"You had a relationship with Elizabeth? If you tell me the truth, I'll get you a bottle of wine, how about it?" Crow's mouth showed great interest in this matter.

Xikameng leaned against the wall, buried herself in the shadows, and said in a sleepy voice: "I like her very much, and I have been pursuing her, but she never accepted my love, and even deliberately alienated me. Really. Unexpectedly, she ended up marrying a pirate."

"So it's just your unrequited love." Crow's mouth was not satisfied, and felt a little disappointed, "It's right that she didn't choose you. How can you compare with our leader? You are only worthy of being our leader's prisoner." , at our mercy."

Xikameng raised his head, looked coldly at the two bastards outside the iron fence, and asked, "I'm not as good as Tonk? I'm not as good as Tonk? No matter how strong Tonk is, he's just a pirate. A murderous pirate. Elizabeth chooses If he chooses to be evil, she will have trouble sleeping and eating for the rest of her life. She will definitely regret it in the future. So what if I am a prisoner now? Do you dare to kill me? Why don’t you send me back like a dog and exchange for our family’s money Elizabeth sooner or later I will go to the gallows with Tonk, and she will go to hell with me. What about me? At that time, I will lie on the beach and bask in the sun, drink the most expensive wine in the world, and hug the most beautiful girl in the world. I will be the last winner of

Crow's Mouth and Rhodes were furious at this robbing, especially Rhodes, who was already blushing, and the joints on his fists were rattling.

"It's the same with the two of you. Sooner or later you will go to the gallows. When you are punished by the justice of the empire, you will think of what I said today, and then feel extremely regretful, and go to hell with this regret." Xikamen g Furious, he yelled without hesitation.

"Fuck, watch me smash your teeth." Rhodes spat twice on his callused hands, gearing up, ready to open the iron bars. This time, the crow's mouth no longer obstructed it.

"You stupid pig with only a handful of strength, what else can you do besides beating people?" Xi Kameng is going all out today, more aggressive than any other day in the past eight months.

Just when Rhodes had just inserted the key into the lockhole.

"Don't be rude to my distinguished guest."

The voice was not that of the two jailers, still less of Sycarmeng.

"Captain?" The two jailers were stunned and looked to the other side of the passage.

Xi Kameng also froze, stopped shouting, his heart trembled inexplicably, these two jailers could not frighten him, but he felt trembling because he was about to see Tang Ke.

Only demons can subdue the herd.

The devil is coming, every footstep is steady, making a rhythmic sound.

"Sikameng, your prison life is coming to an end. I will go to sea tomorrow and send you back to the Greenland Empire. You have signed many IOUs before, which is a testimony of our friendship. But too many IOUs will be troublesome, we Let’s do the statistics, and cover it with just one IOU.” Tang Ke’s voice was obviously joyful, and he walked to the prison door triumphantly, looking at the withered wretch in the cell.

Pitiful.

This is the most appropriate adjective for this former son.

Although he had only met him briefly, in Tang Ke's impression, Xi Kameng was a fair-looking young man who was quite handsome. But now Xikameng is so thin that only skin and bones are left. Although his face is a little paler, it is because of the lack of blood.

"Open the cell door, let him out, and take him to a shower."

The two guards immediately followed suit, one on the left and the other on the right, pushing Xikameng out of the prison door. Sykameng, who was making a lot of noise just now, is silent now.

Tang Ke and Xi Kameng looked at each other deeply, and in the other's eyes, he saw at least two emotions of fear and resentment. He smiled lightly and walked out first. On the way, Xi Kameng asked a few questions, and also boldly yelled and cursed a few words. But Tang Ke turned a deaf ear to this, and he didn't want to discuss serious matters in this kind of place.

Half an hour later, in a room with bright and clean windows.

Tang Ke looked up and down a few times, and Xikameng looked much better, the stench from his body disappeared, replaced by a strong smell of spices.

"You can refuse the wine on the wine rack."

Xi Kameng's face was tense, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he snorted coldly, "I'm not interested in drinking with the enemy."

"Enemy? No, we won't be enemies soon." Tang Ke deliberately raised his collar, "The person standing in front of you will soon become the Viscount of the Greenland Empire and have a unique fief."

"This is impossible"

"Why is it impossible?"

"You're a pirate and you've been involved in such a heist"

"There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. I have become a first-class powerhouse, and there are several magic ships in the pirate group. No one dares to underestimate this strength. The Greenland Empire has taken a fancy to my pirate group , promised to let us become royal pirates. This deal is beneficial to both parties." Tang Ke sat down, and there was a stack of documents on the table in front of him, "Since you don't want to drink, let's talk about it."

Sykameng walked to the chair like a zombie, and sat down stiffly.

"Believe it or not, this is the truth, and I don't need to lie to you. The reason I told you this is to tell you that I have become friends with Greenland, and you don't have to think about letting the Greenland Empire trouble me Yes. The war is imminent, and a group of pirates who can fight and kill is more useful than a family of merchants. But it is precisely because of this relationship that you have saved a lot of money."

Tang Ke stared at the change on Xi Kameng's face.

"Out of sincerity, both Greenland and I have made certain concessions. Greenland exempted me from crimes and issued me a protection agreement. I also confessed about you and promised to waive part of the ransom. You only need to give me With the things and money on this list, you can officially return to China.”

Tang Ke pushed a piece of paper over, on which were listed a few lines of black words, mentioning 300,000 gold coins, a skeleton gold coin, two other treasures, some shipbuilding materials, and the Knight and several other ordinary ships. Boat. As long as Xi Kameng signs it, this IOU will take effect and be protected by law.

Xi Kameng picked it up tremblingly, and said dejectedly: "It is indeed much less than the ransom we agreed on before."

"Not many, but very many. Have you ever seen such a benevolent pirate like me?" Tang Ke asked with a smile.

"Benevolence? The value of a Knight of the Làng is more than one million gold coins." Xikameng's subtext is "You are so shameless"

Tang Ke dodged the spittle from Xikameng, and said coldly: "This is the last time, if you dare to yell at me again, I will let you die."

"Haha, you dare to kill me? You still expect to use me in exchange for ransom?"

"Do you think I'll take that little ransom seriously? As long as I want, I have many ways to get the money." Tang Ke's eyes gradually turned cold. He heard the conversation in the cell, and knew that Sykameng had pursued Elizabeth. Because of this, he didn't like Xikameng.

Seen so frightened, Xi Kameng shrank her neck and said, "Sorry, I was too excited just now."

Tang Ke's expression softened, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, hurry up and sign. I don't have anything else to tell you. As long as you sign, we will all be happy."

With a bitter face, Xi Kameng picked up the pen on the table and quickly drew a few strokes. He pushed the paper back and asked in a low voice: "I want to ask you something, did you force Elizabeth to marry you?"

"No, she is willing." Tang Ke inspected it, was satisfied, and flicked the white paper.

"It's impossible, how could she fall in love with pirates? Although I don't know much about her, she told me that she hates pirates."

"I'm too lazy to explain to you, and I have no obligation to explain to you." Tang Ke stood up, "Let's go. For the last night on the island, I will arrange a good room for you, and yes."

"I want to meet her, let me meet her I want to ask her why"

"Your volume is beyond the standard." Tang Ke raised his hand and pressed the hilt of his waist.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Sycarmeng's words suddenly became a whisper, "if I don't talk to her, I will never be reconciled."

"It's better if you're not willing. My happiness is based on your pain." Tang Ke didn't want to tangle with him any more, so he raised his hand to pinch his shoulder blades, and with a little force, Xi Kamen g Tears flowed from the pain. Tang Ke carried Xikameng out of the room and handed it over to the staff at the door.

Five days have passed since the wedding. During these five days, apart from getting bored with his wives, Tang Ke also chatted with his father-in-law a few times.

Wallace has completely accepted the matter of his daughter marrying a pirate, and promised to help Tang Ke run the tobacco business. This old businessman is very strong in business and has some contacts.

Kylo took Garvey off the island, along with One Ear. Kylo agreed to let Garvey stay in Mí Gonghe for a while, and One Ear can take the opportunity to learn the rest of the knowledge.

The date agreed with the Three Masters Emily is coming soon, Tang Ke went to the Greenland Empire this time, one is to receive the title, and the other is to return Sikameng. During this trip, he only intends to take away two ships, the Blue Flame and the Black Pearl. In terms of staffing, he will take away Dadarian and follow the wizard Erwin.

Without Dadarian, Dragon's Nest Island's combat power will drop a lot, so the Dragon Eagle and Burst Gallbladder have to stay to make up for the lack of combat power.

Everything was ready, and early the next morning, the two pirate ships set off against the rising sun and headed for the Greenland Empire.