Realizing the awkward situation now, Martina couldn't help but frown. After pondering for a while, Martina made a decision. She walked towards a middle-aged woman who was washing clothes by the roadside of the village. Seeing Martina walking over, the middle-aged woman who was washing clothes was also slightly stunned. She stopped what she was doing and looked at Martina who was walking over with vigilance. However, what this middle-aged woman never expected was that Martina threw a five-penny coin at her before she could say anything.
Receiving the five-penny coin thrown by Martina, the middle-aged woman was instantly delighted. For an ordinary fisherman family like hers, five-penny was enough to buy a day's worth of food for their family.
Looking at the middle-aged woman who was a little complacent because of the five-penny coin, Martina's beautiful eyes under the veil had a touch of obvious disdain. She then said faintly, "Where are all the good fishing boats in your village?"
The five-penny coin thrown by Martina was very effective. The middle-aged woman's vigilance towards the woman wearing a thick veil in front of her was obviously lowered. She said without thinking, "The fishing boats have all been driven out to the sea by men to fish!"
Seeing that the middle-aged woman's answer was almost the same as her guess, Martina nodded slightly and the tension in her heart eased a lot. Compared to going out to sea to fish, Martina was more worried about the possibility of being requisitioned by the government and not coming back for a long time. After all, small fishing villages like Aravis who went out to sea to fish would always come back within a day. This way, although it would delay her escape time, it wouldn't affect her too much in the end!
Satisfied, Martina threw another five-penny coin at the middle-aged woman in front of her and continued to ask, "Approximately how long will it take for them to come back?"
Receiving another five-penny coin from Martina, the middle-aged woman's wrinkled face suddenly became as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum. She glanced at the rising sun and thought for a while before saying, "Everyone goes out to sea to fish at four or five o 'clock in the morning. At this time, it will take at most two hours for them to come back. Miss, what can I do for you?"
Hearing the middle-aged woman's solicitous inquiry, Martina hesitated for a while before saying, "I have some urgent matters to attend to at sea …"
"Miss, about ten kilometers to the east of our village is the Giant Dragon Pier. Passenger ships come and go there every day. Where do you want to go by boat? We only have fishing boats here. It's okay to fish near the sea, but it's not okay to go further!" Seeing that Martina threw a ten-penny coin at her, the middle-aged woman enthusiastically introduced it to Martina.
But this time, Martina didn't even bother to look at her. She turned and left. The Dragon Pier was the third shipping Pier in Loen's's, so how could Martina herself not know its location? If Martina could go to the Dragon Pier, would she be staying in Aravis, a small fishing village.
Martina didn't need to use her brain to know that with the Secret Society's influence in Loen, Old Victor had probably arranged for people to wait for her at several sea and land ports, including the Dragon Pier. Although Martina could disguise herself, she felt that she didn't have the capital to fool them with her current physical condition. It would be safer for her to find a ship and go out to sea by herself!
As for now, Martina felt that what she had to do was to wait quietly for two hours in this small fishing village of Aravis. She would wait for the fishing boats to return, and then she would quietly board a boat and leave!
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"Take out your citizenship card!" At a temporary checkpoint set up at the exit of Simone Community, a middle-aged bald man wearing a J Officer uniform and a Level 3 J Officer epaulet was looking at the ordinary-looking brown-haired young man in front of him with a serious expression. Beside the bald man were five to six soldiers armed with rifles.
Facing the bald man's inquiry, the brown-haired young man chuckled and explained in a low voice, "J Officer, I'm sorry. I'm staying at my friend's house for a night. I didn't bring my citizenship card with me. Can you make an exception?" As he spoke, the brown-haired young man took out a five-shilling note from his pocket and secretly passed it to the middle-aged man with a serious expression.
However, just when the brown-haired young man thought that his usually successful move would be tacitly accepted by the bald man, a shocking scene occurred. The middle-aged bald man's expression didn't change. He just slapped away the five-shilling note and pointed to the table at the side and said coldly, "It's fine if you don't have your citizenship card. Go over there and register your identity. After that, someone will accompany you to your residence to collect your citizenship card!"
The brown-haired young man was surprised by the bald man's rejection. Seeing this, he seemed to think that the bald man was complaining that the money was too little. Therefore, he continued to explain with a bitter expression, "J Officer, if her husband finds out that I've been here, I'm dead meat. For the sake of the Storm Goddess, please let me pass!" On the other hand, he also took out another five-shilling note from his pocket. In addition to the previous five-shilling note, he handed it over with a total of ten shillings.
Hearing the brown-haired young man's words, the seemingly old-fashioned bald man's eyes flashed with contempt. Furthermore, the brown-haired young man's next act of bribery infuriated him even more. This time, he didn't show any mercy and slapped away the ten gold guineas that the brown-haired young man handed over. Then, he pointed at the brown-haired young man and sternly reprimanded him.
"I'm warning you. Your actions have violated the < Empire's Anti-Bribery Law >. I can arrest you at any time! If you don't want to go to jail, you better behave yourself and register your identity over there! "
Hearing their boss's reprimand, the few soldiers beside the bald man looked at the brown-haired young man with an unfriendly gaze. They realized that the bald man in front of them was truly upright and plainspoken. He wasn't complaining that the bribe was too little.
If they dared to utter another word, the bald man wouldn't hesitate to handcuff them and send them to jail. The brown-haired young man didn't say anything else. He only helplessly shook his head and squatted down to pick up the two five-shilling notes that the bald man slapped away. However, no one noticed that when the brown-haired young man picked up the notes, his eyes flashed with a flash of light.
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