Fast Travel: I Don't Want to Save the World

Chapter 185 The Era of Great Navigation (24)
Rhodes and Ye Qing were stopped by a man. He looked to be in his early forties, with short blond hair, blue eyes, some stubble on his chin, and two swords, one long and one short, on his waist. His face was very haggard, like It was days and nights without sleep.

The man nodded to Ye Qing first, then looked at Rhodes, and said, "My name is Adam, and there are 14 people in our team."

Just when he said this, Rhodes frowned.

"Maybe you want a team of about ten people, but I heard that you want to find the lost city. The journey is far away, and a few more people may not be a bad thing." Adam made a gesture, signaling them to go to the other side, As he walked, he said, "You can take a look at our team first. If you don't think it's suitable, everyone should be a friend."

Rhodes glanced at Ye Qing, and the two followed Adam into another alley.

"To get to the Lost City, you need to go south all the way through Rose Bay to reach the southernmost Victoria Island, and further south is the Poison Swamp and Ghostland. In Rose Bay, we may lose our way. Near there, it is not the pirate group. , that is, the cannibals, and the base camp of the 54th pirate group is also in that area."

"If you want to reach Victoria Island, you need at least a medium-sized commercial ship. You only want a crew of about ten people. You should have remodeled the ship yourself. Do you have your own craftsmen?" Adam looked sideways at Rhodes.

Ye Qing also looked at Rhodes, seeing that his brows were no longer frowning.

Rhode's face eased: "Yes."

"Do you have a pharmacist?" Adam asked.

The reason why it is called "Poison Swamp" is because there is a large amount of poisonous gas in that sea area. If you want to leave the poison swamp alive, you must be accompanied by a pharmacist who knows how to detoxify.

"Yes." Rhodes smiled and continued: "Our pharmacist is from Naples Island."

"Very good." Adam seemed relieved: "If there is no pharmacist, we would not dare to go with you. The sea area of ​​the Poison Swamp is a windless zone. At that time, we will need to use wooden oars to leave. My crew Strong body, exercised every day, their arm strength is enough, my team has been to the poison swamp three times, no one was injured. But if the hull is heavier, or old-fashioned old paddles, I suggest to find a few more free warriors to go on the road .”

"Have you ever been to Ghost Domain?" Rhodes was a little surprised.

"I've been there once." Adam didn't elaborate on the situation when they went to the ghost domain. As they walked forward, he gave a general introduction to their crew.

After about a quarter of an hour, Adam brought the two of them to a hut.

Before they went in, several men walked towards the three of them.

"Adam, is this your new employer?" One of the men laughed a few times, and said to the people in the company: "Adam actually found an employer? The sun is coming out from the west!"

"Interesting?" Adam's voice sank.

The man walked half a circle around Adam and stopped in front of Rhodes and Ye Qing.

"My lord, ma'am, you may not know how ominous Adam's team is! His last employer and the last employer both died at sea, and the two merchant ships, except for a few of them, were all dead, and the ship also died. Sink into the bottom of the sea, my lord, do you still dare to hire this kind of death team? They are the messengers of death!"

Adam turned pale.

After the man finished speaking, he left with his companion.

Both Rhodes and Ye Qing looked at Adam.

He explained: "We met pirates, and they were too powerful. Three people in our team died."

The door of the hut suddenly opened, and behind the door was a boy.

"Adam, you're back! Have you found a captain who is willing to use us?"

"This is Captain Rodriguez."

"Hello, captain!" The boy looked excited, and he invited several people in.

Rhodes looked at the people in the room, half of them were young people, half were middle-aged people, and there was an old man among them.

Ye Qing counted the number of people, including the old man and the boy, there were only 14 people in total.

"The old man and the boy are going too?"

But the boy said: "Ma'am, we are born to be the people of the sea and die to be the soul of the sea. We are all the people of the sea god!"

After leaving the hut, Rhodes said, "Adam, let's think about it again."

"About the first two trips to sea, I..."

"We'll get back to you tomorrow."

"The price can also be negotiated."

Rhodes didn't talk to Adam much, and the part that can be understood is now understood.

The two walked out of the alley, and Rhodes said: "Adam's asking price is not high. I believe he has indeed been to the southern sea area, probably more than three times. His team is quite suitable for us..."

"Then what are you worrying about?"

"I feel that he still has something to hide from me. The place we are going to is very dangerous. Why are they going?"

Ye Qing smiled: "Let's go."

"what?"

"Ask him directly." Ye Qing pulled Rhodes back.

Back outside the hut, the two saw Adam squatting on the side of the road, staring at the cracks in the stone road, with no expression in his eyes.

Ye Qing squatted down and asked Rhodes' concerns.

"Why?" Adam paused, and said: "The people in our team are basically orphans. James is the new crew member we recruited last time. Unfortunately, he left. His mother still needs a sum of money..."

For Ye Qing, Adam's story was not very attractive, but Rhodes made a decision.

"We're leaving in ten days."

Rhode's words meant that she agreed to hire Adam's team, but Adam didn't immediately show a smile on his face.

"If you agree to hire us, I hope you can pay us half of the deposit first."

"Half the deposit?" Rhodes widened his eyes.

It stands to reason that hiring crew members only needs to pay a symbolic deposit and then sign a cooperation contract, while ordinary crew members do not need to pay a deposit. When they officially go to sea, the employer pays 30-50% of the cost. After returning to the voyage, the employer pays the rest amount.

Even a very sought-after gunner, there is no such thing as paying half of the employment fee in advance.

After all, Rhodes didn't ask them to board the ship immediately, and there were still about ten days in between, who knew if they would run away halfway?
"I need to take this fee to James' mother, and the rest of them can stay where you live, instead of staying in the pub, just in the alley outside the pub, within your sight. Each of us is in Wendy Sea Registered with the Bureau, we will not sneak away unless we never want to go to sea again."

Rhodes hesitated, but Ye Qing glanced at him: "Give it to him."

Ye Qing has already remembered Adam's smell, as long as he is still in Wendy, she can find him soon.

"Thank you, ma'am."

After accepting Rhode's gold coins, Adam took Ye Qing's hand and gave a gentleman's salute—kissed the back of her hand.

"Captain, let's go to the Marine Department to check your identity first."

That night, except for Adam, his crew all went to the tavern where Ye Qing and Rhodes lived. Thirteen people sat in the alley opposite. Ye Qing and the two of them only found out about it the next day. , let them live in, but they refused, and in the end Rhodes ordered them to live in the tavern as the captain.

Hu Yingfeng, Rong Sheng, and Shi Yin all stayed in Merlin Bay to see how Juan transformed the ship. Rhodes has solved the problem of the crew. They are going to Naples Island. Rhodes has a high degree of confidence in their pharmacist.

Early in the morning, the two went to the port to take a boat to Naples Island.

When boarding the boat, someone blocked Ye Qing's way.

The man moved half a step forward, with a smirk on his face: "You don't recognize me when you put on clothes?"

(End of this chapter)