Chapter 480 All Souls' Day Auction
"Who wouldn't want to marry a red-haired beauty?" Apache whistled, "If you could see Sarah with your own eyes, you would definitely think so too."
Gothe and Lan Wen looked at each other after hearing this, and they both saw an emotion called indifference in each other's eyes:
No matter how beautiful the red-haired beauty is, can she be as beautiful as the silver-haired beauty from the north?
Their aesthetic threshold has long been infinitely raised by the silver-haired beauties.
Subsequently, Apache introduced Gothe and Lanwen to the most famous gangs, pirate groups and sea hunters in the City of Black Sails.
This gave Gothe a preliminary understanding of the City of Black Sails, and prevented him from provoking people he shouldn't have provoked.
Even with the protection of Lan Wen, who is a fourth-level mage, it is far from safe in this sinful city with a fifth-level mage.
It was also at this time that Hawke, who had left in a hurry not long ago, hurried back again.
"Two guests, our boss has prepared good wine at the Bone Broken Tavern, and would like to invite you to come up and taste it, and chat with you about the goods. It is located in Coral Alley, Central City, do you think?"
He pointed at the mid-rise building area of the City of Black Sails, asking for their opinions.
Gothe and Lan Wen looked at each other, nodded lightly and said: "Lead the way."
The Anchor Gang is not considered a top gang in the City of Black Sails. The most powerful person is their leader, a fourth-ring mage.
Hoke felt relieved when he saw Gothe nodding, and quickly led the way.
Gaode and Lan Wen followed.
The three of them walked forward for a while, turned around a trestle-like arch, and arrived at the slaughtering area of the pier.
A smell of fishy sweetness mixed with putrid smell has hit my face.
The huge garrote corpse was placed in the center of the slaughtering rack with iron chains like a mountain of meat.
A dozen professional butchers are like high-altitude construction workers at this moment, stepping on scaffolding made of sea animal bones, carrying out different tasks at different heights.
The butcher at the top stands on the dorsal fin of the garrote and holds a special bone knife.
Where the blade scratched, the dark green scales peeled off like dead leaves, revealing fresh muscles underneath, with blood still seeping in the muscles.
The butcher on the middle level was responsible for disemboweling the meat. When the bone knife penetrated the belly of the choker, thick juice poured down like a torrential rain and poured into the wooden barrel below.
The barrel was previously covered with an anti-seepage membrane made from the stomach sacks of sea animals, otherwise ordinary wood would have been corroded into slag.
The internal organs they took out were piled into a small mountain, some of which were still twitching and squirming. The fluorescent fish were hung individually on iron hooks, which are very popular magic materials; the dark purple fish liver is as big as a millstone, and restaurants in the upper city are willing to buy it at a high price.
The workers at the bottom are the most miserable. They run back and forth in the blood and minced meat with their bare feet, collecting the cut pieces of meat with iron forks.
The head of Garrote Badge was placed alone on a stone platform, with its huge mouth open. Several apprentice-looking people were using scrapers to pry out the crystal nuclei in its eyeballs.
The crystal core is ground into powder, which is also a superior extraordinary material.
This scene was spectacular, but the smell was too strong and fishy, which made Gothe quickly speed up and leave the slaughter area.
Passing through the slaughter area and turning the corner of the pier, Gaode's pupils shrank slightly.
Because at the corner at the end of the pier, there stood a huge wooden frame like a door frame.
On the wooden frame, there are dozens of naked upper-body bodies hanging, both men and women.
Some corpses have already dried up, and their skin is as wrinkled as dry bark. Some of them seem to have just died and are still oozing blood.
The dark red blood flowed down the cracks in the wooden frame, attracting a group of black-feathered crows, which squawked and pecked at the remaining meat.
"These are the guys who offended our Anchor Gang." Hawke noticed Gothe's strange look and explained with a grin.
In the City of Black Sails, this is a very common sight.
He didn't feel anything was wrong, and his tone was as calm as possible, as if he was talking about today's weather.
Gaode nodded silently and didn't say much.
Although the buildings in Black Sails City are chaotic, the divisions are very clear.
The wharf area is called the port area. After crossing the wharf area, it is divided into three urban areas: upper, middle and lower according to the location of the buildings.
Halls with different shapes and materials are connected by plank roads.
The Broken Bone Tavern is located in Zhongcheng District.
Hence, after passing through the port area, you have to go through the Xiacheng District and then go up to get to the Xiacheng District. There are almost no streets in the traditional sense. It is like a huge maze, full of twists and turns, underground rivers and hidden entrances.
There is no clear boundary between the buildings here and the sea. Some houses are built directly on the half-sunken old shipwrecks, and some are simply hollowed out sea cliffs, with honeycomb-like caves dug into the cliffs...
Underwater rivers and trestles connect these intricate buildings in the lower city.
The dark green underground river meanders between the gaps in the buildings. In the occasional waves, one can see the reflection of the scales of sea animals thrown down in the slaughter area.
Gaode also warned that many people were floating up and down in the underground river, seeming to be looking for something.
"When processing and slaughtering sea animals, some scraps will be washed into the underground river. If you are willing to rummage in the underground river, you can always find something valuable." Hawke saw Gothe and Lanwen looking at each other and explained to them.
The trestles connecting the buildings are even more bizarre: some are suspension bridges strung together with the spines of sea animals, and the joints creak when people walk on them; some are wooden boards set up between two sunken ships, with dark green seaweed stuck in the gaps between the boards. If you walk on them, if you are not careful, you will slip and fall into the underground river...
Godlan and Wen followed Hawke and stepped onto a trestle that was transformed from the keel of an old ship.
The barnacles on the surface of the keel scratched the soles, and the sharp sound of wood rubbing against metal could be heard with every step.
After turning three bends along the underground river, a "square" paved with broken ship planks appeared in front of us.
There is a huge stone pillar in the center of the square. The pillar is covered with sea vines, and there are blood-red flowers blooming on the vines. Each flower looks like a human face.
"This is the 'Blood Vine Pillar', a landmark in the lower city. There are blood vines growing on it. It is different from other plants.
It feeds on blood," Hawke introduced, pointing to the stone pillar, and then continued: "After here, go up the stone steps and you will reach the middle city."
As expected, after bypassing the blood vine pillar, an upward stone step carved into the sea cliff came into view.
The stone steps are embedded with stones emitting cold blue flames, which illuminate the seaweed on the stone surface a strange purple color.
Under the leadership of Hawke, Gothe and Lanwen climbed up the stairs, passed through an alley, and came to a very unique tavern.
It was built from the hull of an old ship. It was unknown how much effort was spent to hoist this broken ship into the middle city.
Huge ship bones hold up the frame of the tavern, like the ribs of a giant beast, giving people a rough and primitive feeling of shock.
The hull of the ship is wrapped with dense cables, like a giant entangled ship.
Faded flags were still hung on some of the cables. The flags were painted with a huge rusty iron anchor, which rustled in the wind and became a decoration in the tavern.
At the entrance of the tavern, two lanterns lit with sea animal grease swayed with dim light, lengthening the shadows at the door.
On both sides of the door, there are strange-shaped corals salvaged from the deep sea.
Some are like twisted fingers, and some are like twisted grimaces, which look even more weird under the light.
Before I stepped into the tavern, a complex smell mixed with the aroma of rum, tobacco and sweat was already hitting my face.
The three of them entered the tavern.
The room was dark and crowded, and various navigational tools were hung on the low ceiling as decoration: old compasses, rusty anchors, wine bottles, jars, wood and even stones.
Hand worn nautical charts on the wall for reading.
The walls transformed from cabin boards are covered with names, graffiti and some mysterious symbols.
Those are the marks left by the crew when the ship was sailing on the sea before it became a tavern. Behind every mark, there may be an unknown story.
At the far end of the tavern, there are some old oak barrels piled up.
In the center of the hall, several men were shouting loudly around an old table. On the table were several empty large wine glasses and leftover fish bones.
They each held a cigarette in their fingers and were puffing away.
Seeing Hawke come in, the men only gave him a warning look and continued their conversation.
Hoke also ignored them and walked into the tavern with Gothe.
Gothe, who had quietly used [Sense Emotion+] to target Hawke, keenly sensed Hawke's disgust when he looked at the men.
It seems that Hawke has little trouble with this man.
He thought secretly in his heart.
The three of them walked all the way to the inside of the tavern. Two burly boys crossed their arms and stared at them with burning eyes.
Hoke nodded to the two of them, and they opened the wooden door.
Inside the door is a luxuriously decorated but somewhat messy room.
The walls are covered with strange animal skins, as well as several gleaming bone knives.
There is a huge oak round table in the center of the room, with several worn but comfortable leather chairs scattered around. Next to the round table, a short, fat but powerful man is facing the door, concentrating on wiping the staff in his hand.
Hearing the sound of pushing the door, he immediately raised his head and said: "Sit down, two friends."
Gothe and Lan Wen looked at each other and sat down slowly.
Hoke stepped aside and stood still like a statue.
The man wore an eyepatch set with gems on his left eye, and there was a pea scar on his right cheek, which added a bit of sternness to him. He had a half-smile look on his face, "I am Santos, the leader of the Anchor Gang, welcome you both."
He said, placing the staff casually on the table, picked up a bottle of rum on the table, poured a full glass for himself, and then poured a full glass of rum for Gothe and Lanvin each.
Rum is a special alcohol popular in ports. It is cheap and has high alcohol content. It is a very cost-effective alcohol for people who drift on ships and make a living in ports all year round.
Hum is divided into two varieties according to the different brewing raw materials:
One is brewed from root crops similar to potatoes, and the other is brewed from sweet cane juice.
ˆThe degree of the latter is obviously higher than that of the former, and the older the brewing year, the higher the potency.
Facing the large glass of rum pushed over by Santos, Gothe's nose twitched slightly, then picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Gothe's action, Santos was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face, seeming to be very satisfied with Gothe's move.
When Lan Wen on the side saw this, he followed Gothe's action without hesitation.
Of course, he is not so virtuous that he dares to be unprepared for the drink Santos handed him.
It is the existence of [Elementary Green Amber Body] that makes Gothe's senses extremely sensitive to toxins.
Able to accurately sense potential toxin threats in the surrounding environment based on subtle clues such as smell and taste.
And he didn't detect any toxins in this glass of rum just now.
The rum enters the mouth like a line of fire and falls into the stomach, and the final taste is slightly sweet.
The alcohol content, according to previous life classifications, is estimated to be around 50 degrees, which means that ordinary people at the level of liquor can only drink alcohol of this level. A person like Gothe who drank a full glass in one go can be called a fierce man whether in his previous life or in this world.
Even Lan Wen, who is from the north and has a much stronger physique than ordinary people, only drank half of the glass and stopped.
"Massive!" Therefore, Santos couldn't help but praise loudly.
Then he quickly got to the point without procrastinating.
"I heard from Hawke that you have brought a boatload of good goods and want to sell them in the City of Black Sails?"
"Yes."
"How much is the specific amount of goods on the ship and what is its grade?" Santos narrowed his eyes and asked carefully.
Gothe did not answer immediately, but turned his head and glanced at Lan Wen.
Lan Wen immediately understood, took out a piece of parchment from his arms, and spread it out on the oak round table, "This is the specific cargo list on the ship, please take a look."
Santos nodded, and looked at the parchment carefully.
As his gaze wandered, the pupil of his only eye shrank slightly.
Gothe hesitated for a moment, and finally resisted the urge to use [Perception Emotion+] on Santos.
Given the opponent's mage level, it meets the condition that his mental power is much higher than his own. When the spell is not only immune to the opponent's spell, it will also be noticed by the opponent.
A few minutes later, Santos finally raised his head and spoke to Gothe—he had seen that Gothe was the one in charge.
『The goods in your ship are worth a lot of money. Ordinary gangs may not be able to eat them in one bite, but...::::』 He paused, suddenly grinned, showing a smile with gold teeth, "Our Anchor Gang still has this ability, I guess you have found the right person."
"As for the specific price...:::. It depends on whether you are in a hurry or not. If you are in a hurry, I can give you a fixed price, pay with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other hand. Of course, the price will be lower, and you have to cut it by 30%. This is the rule of Black Sails City, and it is the same for all gangs.
If you are not in a hurry, we can use market bidding. You will earn more, and we will only take a certain commission, but it will take longer. "
"Of course, from my personal point of view, I hope you choose the former." Santos joked.
Gothe pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Chief Santos, we are really in a hurry to cash out. How about half of the goods on the ship go at the fixed price first, and the remaining half according to the second method?"
Santos tapped his fingertips on the table several times, raised his head and drank the remaining half glass of rum in one gulp, and then replied: "Of course it's no problem."
The deal was reached in a few words, but Gaude made another request: " I have one more thing that I would like to ask Chief Santos for a favor."
"Oh?" Santos's one eye lit up, "What is it?"
"I want a ticket for the All Souls Festival auction." Gothe said calmly.