Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 25: Master of Appraisal, the Dagger Revealed

Byron continued to press forward on the profiteer.

"Mr. Michael, not only did you make a mistake in identifying a valuable gemstone, you can't even tell the difference between a knife and a sword?
I really have to doubt the professional ability of you and Golden Palm Trading Company!"

Generally speaking, in the East, a single-edged object is considered a knife, and a symmetrical double-edged object is considered a sword, but this is not the definition in the West.

Different from what most people know, their definition of knife and sword is not based on whether the blade is single or double, but on the connection method of the handle.

Throw the sword blade into a round wooden handle and rivet a weight ball on the tail to secure it. Only then can it be called a sword.

The knife handle is forged in one piece, clamped with wooden boards and riveted. This weapon is called a knife.

Although the blade of Fisher's sword is indeed asymmetrical, it is only sharp on one side.

But it was still thrown into the hilt and fixed with a weighted ball. It was obviously a very standard sword!
Hearing this, the profiteer's face first stiffened, then the muscles on his cheeks twitched, and after a few breaths, he finally retreated completely in the eye contact with Byron.

I took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from my forehead. I had to admit:
"Maybe I saw it wrong. Yes, I saw it wrong.

The sun is too bright today."

In fact, as a first-order attendant-level [Golden Eyes] of the Gold Yuan Sequence, he is stronger than the [Craftsman] profession in the field of jewelry and luxury goods identification. How could he be wrong?

It was both intentional and deliberate.

After being exposed by Byron, he could not help but secretly groan:
'What bad luck! These people are obviously from a typical Hastings aristocratic family. They are probably the Lancastrians who fled during the Battle of the Roses.

How could these pirates who couldn't even read know so much about the nobles' collections?

I lost at least 3,000 percent of my profit!'

Michelle was heartbroken when he thought about his loss.

"Scamming" is the unspoken rule of black market merchants. How much you can scam in a transaction depends entirely on your own ability.

Just like visiting an “antique” market to find bargains, both buyers and sellers know that 99% of the items in this batch are fakes.

But it is a convention that even if you buy something excitedly and find out it is a fake, you will just slap yourself in the face and say, "Pah, I made a mistake again this time."

But if you meet an expert, and he exposes your mistakes on the spot and then criticizes you one by one, that would really ruin your reputation.

Rules in the gray area are also rules.

In the land of Anchor Bay, he was not afraid of the pirates' arrogance and unreasonableness, but he was afraid of Byron's reasonable and well-founded approach based on the rules, so he changed his attitude decisively.

Seeing the performance of the black market merchants, First Mate Miles and a group of pirates knew that what Byron said was definitely right.

"What a profiteer!"

"Do you know how hard it is for us to keep this batch of goods?"

"Damn it! How dare you rob us pirates!"

When dealing with black marketeers, their ideal outcome is to get their money's worth.

When the transaction began, they felt as if their ankles were cut.

I never thought that what was being cut was actually the soles of my feet, or even the floor!
Byron just waved his hand casually.

Including the first mate Miles, a group of pirates with red eyes and heavy breathing immediately stopped and retreated slightly.

Even though Byron has not yet held the position of deputy captain, his prestige on the Man-eating Shark is already second only to that of Blood Eye Salman.

The eyes of the young people in the small group were filled with fanaticism.

Now it seems that the only obstacle preventing him from ascending to the top is his strength.

After talking about Fisher's sword and jewel necklace, Byron came to the pile of goods and glanced at the dozens of bottles of rum.

He just moved his nose slightly, and then continued confidently:

“This batch has a coppery yellow body with subtle citrus, spice and woody notes.

The finish is long and dry, with mellow notes of orange peel, vanilla, nutmeg, hot coffee and cocoa.

This is Appleton Dry Rum from the Appleton Estate, which has been aged in oak barrels for at least twelve years.

I remember that at the auction in the royal capital last year, a bottle of Appleton's Collector's Edition produced in 1451 was sold at a sky-high price of 124 pounds.

The taste of this batch of wine is actually not very different from 1451, which is enough to fool the uninitiated.

If you go to a high-end restaurant, it’s absolutely fine to sell a bottle for £2.”

"Next is this ivory and pearl dressing case."

Every time Byron said something, the black marketeer's face became more and more ugly, but he was reluctant to turn around and leave. It was true that meeting an expert would make less money, but it was much better than not making any money and damaging the brand.

You may make a small profit, but I will never lose money.

Soon, all the goods were registered and the payment was made.

The profiteer Michael gave Byron a deep look, then hurried away with the plunder that had shrunk in profits.

When he heard Byron's enthusiastic greeting of "Let's work together next time" halfway through the journey, he almost missed a step and fell into the sea.

The pirates, as if they had won a victory, cheered loudly for the excellent performance of their warehouse manager.

If you ask sailors and pirates who spend all day on the sea what they fear most?
One is that the money is still there but the person is gone! The other is that the person is still there but the money is gone!
Powerful strength can conquer some people, professional knowledge can conquer some people, and the grace of saving lives can also conquer some people.

But the glittering gold coins can conquer everyone.

If you can't conquer it, it must be because you don't have enough money.

"Huh? What? A captive who has been on board for less than ten days? What? An arrogant newcomer? He is our most beloved Angel of Fortune."

Only the first mate Miles, who escaped the fate of being "missing", felt mixed emotions.

"Aren't you a butler serving a noble family? How come you can be so successful as a pirate after switching career?"
Ships, navigation, swordsmanship, treasure identification. It's just like being a pirate since you were a baby.

Yes, it’s definitely not how great your identification skills are.

It's because these things originally came from Lord Crawford of the Lancaster Party. You know the situation in the master's family is normal.

That must be it!'

If Byron heard what First Mate Miles was thinking, he would definitely laugh at him for being too young.

If we apply the pirate motto "force is better than hard work" to the nobles, there will be no sense of incongruity.

In fact, all the good things and scarce resources in the world have been snatched through various violent and non-violent means.

Only the disadvantaged who are ruled will wait for secondary distribution and pray that the rulers will provide a relatively fair distribution system.

The only difference is whether to rob in the name of an individual or in the name of the country.

This world has never been warm and affectionate. No matter how we use so-called civilization to whitewash it, we cannot change this naked fact.

As for the pirates who have drunk the [Blood of Transmutation], it doesn't matter whether they worship him or hate him.

This group of future "secondary zombies" will never be won over and are targets that need to be eliminated just like Salman.

In addition to carrying out the family tradition of thrift and diligence, Byron's public appearance this time actually had another more important purpose.

Soon, he also sorted out a list of the ship's accounts and waved a piece of paper to the crew.

With a sad face, he told them the bad news:

"I regret to inform you that we lost too much cargo in order to avoid the pursuit of the cruiser Severe.

Although the cost of repairing the "Man-eating Shark" was barely enough, but!
The pensions we will give you from now on will really not be enough.

The shortfall is about £1300.”

[Rule Eight: Those disabled in battle may remain on board without work and receive 40 gold pounds from the public treasury].

There are still more than fifty people alive, but that doesn't mean they are unscathed.

According to the Pirates' Ten Commandments, all disabled people can receive a portion of the compensation, and those who died in battle and have families can also let their families receive their share.

then.

When Blood Eyes Salman paced out of the captain's room, he was met with the fiery gazes of the crew members.

But the pirates all remembered that their captain had taken a lot of small jewels from the Pelican's spoils at the beginning.

Combined with what had just happened, they realized that if those things fell into the hands of the great "Angel of Wealth", they might also be very valuable.

The attitude now is undoubtedly: Captain, give me money!

At this moment, a gaze that fell on Salman's hands, mixed in with dozens of equally fiery gazes, seemed inconspicuous at all.

On the slender little finger of his right hand, there was a gold ring firmly worn. The ring looked ordinary except for its size.

And this is Byron's real purpose.

——The [Storm Signet Ring] symbolizes the position of Grand Master of the Storm Knights and the royal inheritance of the Lancaster family!
(End of this chapter)