The Collection of The End

——Haiyuan Calendar, 1500——

East China Sea, Orange Town Exchange.

Property: 4848 Bailey]

...This number is getting more and more unlucky.

Jin Jing, who was wearing a "Bai Jingjing" vest, looked at the inventory and thought.

The cloth purchased from Shields Town was brought to Orange Town, and the profit was supposed to be 700. However, due to a fierce naval battle, some of the goods were soaked in water, and the price was bargained by traders at the exchange, shrinking to 604 Baileys. After that, all the sailors were upgraded, and each person took away an "upgrade fee" of 20 Baileys for unknown purposes. In the end, only 404 Baileys were left.

Theoretically speaking, after destroying the "Black Cat Pirates", you should have a share of the stolen goods and stolen money collected, but you will have to wait until the Navy takes the time to complete the inventory and then sell it through official channels to launder it.

Due to problems with the system and process, even if Mengka was not injured and hospitalized, he would not be able to get anywhere soon.

Now, she should part ways with Mengka's fleet, purchase lemons and sell them to Rogge Town, and then buy a small spinnaker merchant ship worth 8,000 beli that she had long fancied.

It is the most expensive among small ships, and it is also the type of ship with the largest cargo capacity and the largest number of sailors. However, because the interior of the ship has been converted into a cargo warehouse, it is impossible to install a gun emplacement. If it must be installed, it can only be equipped with bow and stern guns. This kind of thing is better than nothing.

In other words, if you go out to sea on this kind of ship, you will only have to fight hand-to-hand when encountering pirates. Both the robber and the target of the robbery want to get close to each other... Is this a two-way rush?

After the ship change, the two ships formed a fleet and could haul a total of 100 units of cargo. A route with a profit of 200 beli per unit, such as transporting lemons from Orange Town to Rogge Town, would earn 20,000 in one trip and five trips would be enough. Earning the bounty from Butch and Sam...well, probably not.

Putting aside the sudden drop in the selling price and the sudden rise in the purchase price caused by transporting too much cargo at one go, as well as the losses that would occur in naval battles and distances, the most critical problem is that... Orange Town simply does not have that much cargo.

Although there are orange and lemon trees around the town and in the orchards, it is not a vegetable farm. It can be harvested every day. The 20 units of lemons requested this time alone bought three thirds of the stock of the exchange. One, in other words, at least for this visit, Orange Town only had 60 units of lemons in stock.

I don’t know how often their inventory is refreshed…

"Xiao Jing," Tang Sanzian walked in from the door, looked left and right, and walked towards Jin Jing: "Mengka is awake and getting along well with Ke Luo and Zang Gao."

You know the devil, Jin Jing rolled her eyes quietly, because she used "shaving" to scare Crowe. In order to prevent this trumpet from continuing to make any "characteristic" words and deeds, she directly "drove" him near the exchange. Switch roles.

"My order has also been negotiated," Jin Jing nodded to the clerk and faced Tang Sanzang: "But now there is no manpower to move the goods, so we have to rest in Orange Town for one night."

"Well," Tang Sanzian nodded: "After experiencing a hard battle, it is a reasonable choice for you to give them some rewards and allow them to go ashore to relax, but they may also be frightened by the battle and stop boarding the ship."

...How did you say "a hard fight"?

Forget it, it seems that the operation of "giving sailors who have gained enough experience money to upgrade" is incomprehensible to non-reincarnators.

However, "Bai Jingjing" and "Tang Sanzong" upgrade and learn skills directly add points, so what if those sailors have to take a day off?

——

Orange Town Tavern.

The tavern in Orange Town is much larger than the one in Shields Town, perhaps because it is the territory of Navy Branch 153. The Navy will not go out of the base, and people whose identity and behavior are not very worthy of scrutiny will not dare to Stay there for a long time.

After Jin Jing followed Tang Sanbian into the tavern, he immediately discovered five or six sailors on the "White Dragon Horse". They were carelessly arming themselves with other local drunkards and bragging loudly, and the content was basically about how they could defeat an enemy. 10. The "glorious deeds" of overthrowing the Black Cat Pirates.

Since they did participate in that battle, what they said was more or less credible. After hearing this, other drunkards began to brag about their pasts. During this alcohol-filled interaction, the sailors occasionally heard He showed a thoughtful expression when speaking certain words.

Could this be some kind of... upgrade process?

"Are there any interesting rumors recently?" Tang Sanzian asked the bar owner.

Ah, I forgot to switch roles, but it doesn't matter, after all, you don't have to accept the mission of the tavern owner.

In most cases, the tasks given by the tavern owner are "capture such-and-such pirates who are robbing nearby", "transport the goods of such-and-such unit to a certain place", "transport a certain kind of sea beast wandering in a certain area". "Drive away", "Investigate a place where there is rumored treasure", etc. Basically, corresponding tasks will be released based on strength. These tasks will not specifically require immediate acceptance, but will not be changed for a period of time unless they are picked up by others or Cancellation for any reason.

The last "King of the Offshore"... was a complete accident.

"Interesting rumors?" The tavern owner glanced at Tang Sanzhan: "Have you heard of the 'Black Cat Pirates' that were recently destroyed by the navy?"

"I've heard a little bit about it," Tang San said.

"As we all know, they were only wiped out of the fleet, not their hometowns," the boss continued without waiting for his response: "Normally, after the navy arrests these pirates, they will escort them to clear out their nests. , but this time it is different. The naval officer responsible for the arrest, named Carmon or Mengka, was seriously injured in the battle and will not be able to do it for a while. Therefore, there is a Opportunity—a chance to acquire the wealth they’ve accumulated.”

"As we all know," Tang Sanzian replied in the same tone: "The pirates' savings are at most the money for the next meal, and besides, who knows where their lair is?"

"You don't know, and I don't know either, but they have been active for so long, there will always be someone who knows, and these insiders must have taken action." The tavern owner blinked: "If you 'happen' to get it from these people, After finding out where that place is and getting some good things by 'accident', I am willing to buy them and keep them."

Trigger the hidden mission: 'Cicada, Mantis and Yellow Bird'. 】

Mission requirements: Track the ‘remnants of the Black Cat Pirates’ to find their lair. 】

Mission reward: Orange Town sailor's favor +10, 2000 Baileys, 1500 experience. 】

Mission reward 2: 3000 souls, the unknown reward depends on the choice in the mission. 】

Limited time: 6 days and 23 hours]

Is there really a hidden mission? Just give it to me for a casual chat?

Moreover, let’s not mention the rewards. What do the “mantis” and “oriole” refer to respectively?