Black sail

Chapter 35 XXXV. Trading
The monsoon wind on the east coast is bitingly cold, and the hidden shape seeps into the skin, and a slight coolness rises, and a few thick clouds cover the light of the celestial body in a trance, making it a bit dim.

The count didn't reply, but just raised his hand and asked the butler who was waiting by the side to hand over a letter to Li Si Te.

"Now is not a time of war. Privateer certificates are issued without any money. In times of peace, they are worth more than gold."

The earl also changed his previous politeness, showing a little coercion from the superior.

Of course Li Si Te understands this truth. There is no eternal enemy, only the eternal golden dragon. When a war starts, the governor of the East Bank has to serve tea to the bosses of Port of Heaven. 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, the privateer certificate is equivalent to the iron certificate of the Danshu. Bema Principality can run rampant in the territorial waters, and hostile countries with zero diplomatic relations on the high seas can rob merchant ships casually.Although the Beima court is weak now, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is far from being a victim of geopolitics. A functional small country that serves as a strategic buffer can be used as a gesture. The powerful ministers inside are still able to move.

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. It's up, you go to the [-]-volt electric fish, I'll go directly to the Thunder Emperor's Scripture, and it's rolled up, so there are too many people who are fleeing the famine, and they are all insolvent sharecroppers.

There are too many countries in the Western Continent, big and small, but 90.00% of them are only in the wild area for players in the peak competition. The real line-up has to be with the established powerful countries that can be counted on ten fingers, and the mood of the most macho emperor in the Western Continent. state.

In short, the captain of a privateer in the peaceful era is already more fearsome than some small nobles in the garbage fiefdom.

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

It was written by Beima Xiaochaijin, a high official Chai, which probably means that he doesn't care about it, it's just a matter of the earl's utterance.

The reason is handwriting.

Because the letter has a red official seal, the family emblem of Chai Daguan's family, and a very mighty falcon.

Whether it is the Principality of Beima or any place in the Western Continent, all carpenters engaged in engraving must go to the Legal Affairs Office for record. In the information flow environment of the Western Continent, there are two ways of sentencing privately engraved seals. If it is a private commercial seal, It's really a bold thing to eat a prison meal and be assigned as a coolie, and to engrave an official seal privately.

Li Si Te didn't talk nonsense, it was useless to hold the letter by himself, the earl had to nod, and handed the letter back to the butler.

"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. , presumably there have been mistakes in the process, and the rumors have leaked, and it’s not a matter of taking a boat to travel to Paradise Port.”

Fern thought that the Earl offered such generous conditions because he wanted to buy the lives of people like himself to work, and he had to explain everything clearly.

The count tapped his two fingers on the table and replied: "First of all, you can rest assured that it is not the royal family. Then, so far, there are no mistakes. They must have crossed the huge wall at this time, settled down in the Midwest, and left the officialdom." It’s only half a month, I just want to be safe.”

Seeing the earl talking about him, Fern is not satisfied with this answer. There is no possibility that there is a slight mistake. Someone must be chasing in this general direction. It's just that the chasing soldiers will find out sooner or later. If you are so bewildered, then it's time to hand over in Linden City instead of going to the ghostly place of Paradise Port.

Seeing that Fen was going to talk, Li Si Te stopped him. Being a pirate, if you don’t risk your life, is that still a pirate? The whole world looks at the world with disdain, if it is not the royal family, then it must be an influential figure, some old cannon robbed from a big prison, or the illegitimate son of some big man.

"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 boat, why not let yourself be slaughtered, just weigh the guard's ability, and it can roughly anchor the scope of the master'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 Si Te decided to pretend to be a coward, and whistled with two fingers against his mouth. It was a secret signal from within Black Sail, and it was not complicated. If it lasted more than two seconds, it meant it was okay.

Swann had been resting on the window sill before, and saw that he had cut into the main topic and had already climbed to the ceiling.

Seeing Li Si Te put on that outfit, he made a secret sign.

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 young wife clutched her chest and screamed. The eldest daughter and the earl's son were also frightened to the point where they couldn't hold the tableware firmly, and they even moved back a few blocks with their chairs.

The armor of the ten confidant guards who were standing by in the corner of the room rattled and surrounded a group of four people.

"Stop! Stand back."

The count stopped the guards around him, but he was a little flustered. Now if the tiger came over with a dagger and was within [-] centimeters of him, how could these guards help him suffer?He knew that Li Site would not kill him, and he didn't dare to kill himself, that is, bluffing. His tower and the secret port where their ship docked were all his own people. It would not be easy to kill him.

"I've heard from the admiral of Linden City that the hardest thing to deal with in the East China Sea now is not the big pirates. They all have big business and have nothing to do with the thugs. Now the most rampant gangs of desperadoes rely on force and viciousness to deal with them." Among them, Black Fan is one of them, and it really deserves its 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 Si Te lit a cigarette and smoked.

So it is said that he is an earl.

"Give this tiger friend a seat, and open two bottles of the best wine in the estate."

The earl calmly ordered the butler.

Li Si Te was relieved, it was done, someone was a hostage, and he was not afraid that the Earl would not pay the final payment.

(End of this chapter)