Zhao Hai was standing at the bow of the ship. It was a three-masted wooden sailboat, it looked a bit old. The sailors on the ship also didn't look young. However, Zhao Hai was still reassured by this ship. This was because the people on the ship seemed to be doing things at a leisurely pace. Everyone was busy with their own matters. Not only did they not disturb each other, they even had the time to chat and laugh. One could see that they were very experienced sailors. This was also the reason why Zhao Hai was reassured.
Although the ship's rooms weren't very good, they weren't bad either. There were beds, tables, and chairs. Aside from these, there wasn't anything else. However, this was already very good.
Zhao Hai has been on the ship for three days now. They had already left the inland sea of the Arctic Continent and were now sailing on the vast sea. Zhao Hai didn't know how many times he had seen this scenery, but he still liked it now.
At this time, Zhao Hai suddenly heard a person walking behind him. This person's body reeked of alcohol. Upon smelling this alcohol, Zhao Hai immediately knew that this person was the Captain.
This person was more than 50 years old. His body looked very strong. He was also an Ice Soul User. However, this person was very fond of drinking, his body always carried a trace of alcohol.
Then Zhao Hai heard a deep voice, "Mister Zhao, why are you here enjoying the sea breeze? Are you not satisfied with the room? "
Zhao Hai turned his head to look at the Captain, then he smiled faintly and said, "Captain Long, the room is very good. I'm very satisfied. I just came out for a stroll, I can't always stay in the room, it's very boring."
Captain Long laughed and said, "Yes, yes, you can't always stay in your room. That would be too boring. But this is how it is on the sea. Aside from working every day, the rest of the time is just boring."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then he looked at the sea and said, "I heard that the sea isn't very safe. There will be sea beasts attacking the ship. Is that true?"
Captain Long nodded and said, "It's true. Sea beasts always like to attack ships. However, these sea beasts aren't stupid at all, they have a sense of propriety. Let's not take our route as an example. We know all the powerful sea beasts here. Every time we arrive at a place, as long as we give the sea beasts some gifts, then we can pass through smoothly. They won't attack us, because if they kill us, then they won't get any benefits. But if they don't attack us, then we'll give them some gifts every time, so that they can continue to get benefits."
When Zhao Hai heard Captain Long, he couldn't help but stare. Then he couldn't help but look puzzled, "There's such a thing? Is this true? "
Captain Long smiled and said, "Of course it's true. But to be honest, these sea beasts have different preferences. Aside from old sailors, most people don't know what they like. If you don't like the things you give them, then the sea beasts will still attack you. This Blind Dragon spent several decades to find out what kind of gift to give to a sea beast."
Zhao Hai looked at Captain Long and said, "Captain Long, I can see that you have a pair of sharp eyes and ears. You don't seem to have any problems with your eyes. How can you have such a nickname?"
Captain Long laughed and said, "When I was young, I was shot in the forehead by a pirate's ice arrow. At that time, my shield was broken, and my forehead was covered in blood. This blood also blocked my eyes. People thought that I was shot blind. From then on, I got the nickname Blind Dragon."
Zhao Hai chuckled and said, "Are there a lot of pirates here?"
Captain Long shook his head and said, "Not many. Actually, sea beasts and pirates aren't the most terrible things on the sea. This is because as long as you give them a gift, they won't touch you. Sometimes, even if you don't give them a gift, they still won't touch you. When they want a gift, they will stop you. If they stop you, you have to give them a gift. If you don't give them a gift, they will turn hostile. Therefore, sea beasts aren't very scary, and pirates are the same. Every pirate has their own territory. Like us, as long as we give them a gift, they won't touch us. Even if we have some difficulties, they will help us. After all, everyone makes a living on the sea, it isn't easy for anyone. What we hate the most are slave ships." Captain Long shook his head and said, "Actually, we don't need to worry about anything.
"Slave ships?" Zhao Hai looked puzzled as he looked at Captain Long and said, "Slave ships shouldn't have anything to do with you, right? Why do you hate them? "
Captain Long coldly snorted and said, "How can it have nothing to do with us? Whether it's pirates or sea beasts, all of them had their own rules. However, slave ships were completely unruly. They were like pests on the sea. Not only did they go to the Mixed Spirit Continent to capture people as slaves, they were also the most abominable pirates. As long as you give them money, they wouldn't make things difficult for you. However, slave ships don't have this idea at all. You don't know when they will appear, so you can't even give them money. When you find them, they are already not far away from you. The people on the slave ships are all desperadoes. As soon as they see your ship, they will immediately rush over. When that time comes, even if you don't want to fight, you will still have to fight. If you can beat them down, then you can keep your ship. If you can't beat them down, then your ship will be theirs, while your people will become meat in the mouth of the sea beasts. Because of this, it's impossible for Ice Soul Warriors to be sold as slaves. Therefore, they won't leave anyone alive. It's precisely because of this that nobody likes encountering slave ships at sea, except for those large passenger ships. The people on the slave ships don't dare to touch those large passenger ships because those large passenger ships have a strong background. Moreover, the people on those large passenger ships are also people with high status. The slave ships don't dare to touch those large passenger ships because those large passenger ships have a strong background. Moreover, the people on those large passenger ships are also people with high status.
When Zhao Hai heard Captain Long, he couldn't help but nod and said, "So that's how it is. I didn't know that slave ships would do such a thing. Aren't slave ships owned by Great Clans? Shouldn't they know the rules? Why would they attack you? "
Captain Long coldly snorted and said, "Even the slave ships of those Great Clans don't follow the rules. They kill the people on the ship, rob the things on the ship, and then sink the ship. Who knows that it was them who did it. Those guys are even more vicious than pirates. Therefore, every time we encounter a slave ship, we will suffer casualties. Moreover, the casualties are very large. Every year, about 50% of the ships that are destroyed on the sea are destroyed by the wind and waves, 1% are destroyed by sea beasts, 1% are destroyed by pirates, and the remaining 3% are destroyed by slave ships."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Then these slave ships are really abominable."
Captain Dragon said, "Isn't that so? Actually, for us, the biggest threat is the slave catchers. Because we've been living on the sea for a long time, we know when there's a storm. If we can avoid it, we'll avoid it. If we can't avoid it, we'll still be able to survive it. It's very rare for a ship to be destroyed. Pirates always deal with us, so we have a good relationship with them, so they won't attack us. Sea beasts are the same, sometimes they'll even help us. Those sea beasts are actually very simple, they just want something. If you give them something, they'll treat you as a friend, so they won't attack you. In this way, the biggest threat to us on the sea are the slave catchers."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Does no one care about this?"
Captain Dragon shook his head, then he sighed and said, "Why would anyone care? The Arctic Continent and the Thick Earth Continent had a conflict a few years ago. The two navies had a huge battle on the sea. After that, they agreed that neither side's warships can enter the sea. If either side breaks the agreement, then war will break out. Because of this, the sea has become a lawless world. Moreover, even if the warships can come out, we can't be protected by warships all the time. Even if we are protected by warships, as long as the slavers don't attack us, then they are legal existences. Warships can't do anything to them."
Zhao Hai didn't know what to say. He didn't think that there would be so many twists and turns in this matter. But for Zhao Hai, this wasn't a big deal. Once his army arrives, the slave ships would disappear.
Captain Long looked at the sea and sighed, "I got on the ship when I was 12 years old. I worked for 20 years before I slowly got my own ship. It took another 10 years before I turned it into a big ship. This ship has been with me for seven years now. I'm getting old, I can't run anymore. In the future, I'll leave this ship to my son. No matter what, it's still a bowl of rice. But my son still doesn't want to get on the ship. He's more than 20 years old, yet he stays at home every day. I really don't know what will happen to him in the future."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Captain Long has been on the sea for so many years, your family should have some property, right? If your son doesn't want to go on the ship, then don't go on the ship. It's not a big deal. "
Captain Long shook his head and said, "My family has some property, but it's just two shops and two fish farms. Our foundation is still at sea. If we don't have this ship, what can we sell in our shops? We can only sell fish. There are more fish shops in the Arctic Continent than there are people. What kind of profit can we make by selling fish? If you don't sell fish, you can only buy fish from other ships. Your price is too high. Besides, you might not be able to get the goods in. Of all the merchants, how many of them don't have their own stores? What can they do if they only guard the fish farm?
It can be seen that Captain Long was very dissatisfied with his son, but he couldn't do anything about it. Zhao Hai looked at Captain Long and said, "Captain Long, you don't have to worry. It's good to have a fish farm. Also, if you really can't run the ship, he can't just not take over."
Captain Long sighed and didn't speak. He didn't know how to tell Zhao Hai. With his son's character, he really might not take over.
Zhao Hai looked at Captain Long's appearance and didn't know what to say. At this moment, Zhao Hai suddenly found that not far in front of the ship, the sea suddenly rolled, and then a black back appeared on the sea!
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