The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

Anji was taken aback:

Do you know me?

Leo stammered:

I've heard your name mentioned by others.

Angie became interested and pressed him for more questions:

"What are those people saying about me? Tell me quickly."

Leo racked his brains for those few words, but couldn't find a single pleasing one. After careful consideration, he replied:

"It's been a long time, I can't remember clearly."

Angie laughed twice:

"It must mean that my return after completing my studies brought new vitality and nourishment to Malzamemi, right?"

Leo scratched his face to hide his out-of-control expression.

This Anji... is quite interesting.

Only after learning who the other party was did Leo lower his guard a little.

He guessed that no one would be doing bad things while wearing Angie's disguise.

"Why did you come to the beach at this time?" Leo asked him.

Did she argue with Sandro again that night and then run away from home?

Angie pointed at Leo and said:

"Just like you, I catch some seafood and crabs to sell for money."

"You're short of money too?" Leo thought it was absurd.

Sandro had a fleet of twenty men that could cross the Mediterranean to Africa.

You're telling me that a person like this will have a son who lacks money?

Angie touched his nose sheepishly:

"Dad stopped giving me my allowance."

Leo nodded, as if he had heard the news before.

Angie touched his hair shyly again:

"My father also forbade me from earning money on the villagers' boats."

Leo continued to nod.

What did you do to make Sandro so angry?

Angie continued to scratch his forehead sheepishly:

"My father won't let the villagers help me."

Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!

Leo interrupted Angie's complaints, thinking to himself, "What does this have to do with me?"

Can I help you teach Sandro a lesson?

Why do you look like you're about to complain to me?

He quickly steered the conversation back on track:

"I'm not very familiar with Natale, but I'm working with Aesop, who will take my crabs and shells."

"Oh, it seems a lot has happened in the village while I was in solitary confinement." Angie nodded in agreement.

"Maybe some," Leo pointed ahead. "I'll go first, you can continue."

Angie catches up with Leo once again:

"So, do you think my idea of ​​a win-win situation makes sense?"

Leo was getting annoyed and replied dismissively:

That makes sense.

Angie said with a beaming smile:

"So, Leo, you can take my crabs and shells, and I'll give you a discount. That way, we both benefit, right?"

Leo stopped to look at him again.

Dude... So you told me all that just for this?

"Why don't you ask someone else?" Leo asked.

Angie said with a long face:

"My father won't allow it. He forbids villagers and merchants from buying my products and wants to completely cut off my funding. With that said, who would dare to cooperate with me?"

Would I dare? Please tell me.

Just as Leo was about to righteously refuse, the damned system started causing trouble again.

You have received a mission: Plant thorns.

[Mission Description: You have made contact with a member of a hostile family. He hasn't acted yet, but his identity means he will become your trouble sooner or later. It will be too late to stop him once he raises his knife—plant a seed at the feet of the hostile forces, creating a handle that can be used in the future.]

[Quest Reward: Reputation +5]

I'm going to be driven crazy by this system sooner or later!

However, both quests related to the Sandro family offer very high reputation rewards, indicating that engaging with them is highly recommended.

Leo expressed his concerns:

"I wouldn't dare either. You should know Sandro's influence in Marzamemi. I've only been here a short time."

Angie said with a smile:

"Mom says you're a kind person, and if she finds out, she'll speak up for both of us."

"And who is your mother?" Leo exclaimed in surprise.

"You wouldn't know her even if I told you," Angie assured him, patting his chest. "Anyway, my mom can handle this."

"But this is your father's problem." Leo felt things were getting increasingly out of control. "If I help you, I'm breaking the rules Sandro set, and I might get into big trouble because of it in the future."

Angie suppressed her smile and said seriously:

"My father cut off my funding because he was worried that my achievements would prove his ideas outdated. But Auguste Comte said that human society inevitably progresses from lower to higher forms, from ignorance to science. Progress is an irreversible law, so I will eventually succeed and will definitely become a great hero of the Riani family. How could your help cause trouble?"

"You've gone mad from all that time in the city..." Although he had a lot to say, Leo still went along with his logic:

"You are the hero, not me. How could Sandro forgive what I did just because you succeeded? It makes no sense."

Anji solemnly said:

"I swear in the name of the Mariani family that if you help me through this economic crisis, you, Leo Volpe, will be my friend for life, Angie Mariani, and you will be credited with the honor of the Mariani family!"

You have obtained a promise from a member of the opposing faction.

Overall rating: Pass

[Congratulations, host! The task of planting thorns has been completed!]

[Host: Leo Volpe]

[Identity: Anonymous]

[Reputation: 26]

[Faction: 1]

[Skills: Weakness Exploit, Torture Interrogation, The Beginning of Control]

[Family Member: Mad Orange]

Leo's expression lost control again.

You've only known each other for a few minutes... and you've already made a promise?

Are Italian university students really this naive?

The college student opposite simply extended one finger:

"You don't have to do anything, just help me sell the goods, and I can take 10% of the profit."

Leo shook his head:

"Your father—"

Angie held up two fingers.

"Where do the transactions take place every day?" Leo asked.

Angie happily pointed behind him:

"We meet here every morning; no fishing boats or fishermen pass by here in the morning!"

......

Now is a critical time for Leo to spend money, and he desperately needs this commission income.

They even dreamed of earning an extra 10,000 to 20,000 lira every day.

That's Sandro's son, he's bound to be awesome!

But when Leo saw the pitiful amount of crabs and shells that Angie brought the next morning, he thought he should think of other ways to raise money to buy diving equipment.

This child only has David Ricardo and Auguste Comte in his mind, nothing about crabs and shrimp.

Angie, on the other hand, was quite content with the status quo. He was so excited about earning more than 10,000 lira that he acted as if he had earned more than a million. He held the money and clamored to do some kind of test.

Leo guessed that Angie still had a long way to go before becoming their family's "great hero," so the thorn seedling he had planted would have to stay in the soil for a while longer.

However, the current weather conditions are not suitable for seedling growth, as a heavy rainstorm is about to hit Sicily.