"Hey, Aya, he doesn't seem to be a bad person." Popu, who was very courageous at first, gave up after realizing the difference in strength.
The fisherman's daughter Aya was angry and anxious, pointing and saying: "He, he...isn't he a bad person? He killed my father!"
When Pop saw Bing Zhixie sitting on the sand, he didn't even look at him. He stepped back and wondered: "I heard you tell the whole story. It was more like an accident." He lowered his voice.
The voice said: "Aya, this person is not easy to mess with. It's not that I don't want to help you catch him and ask him to find out. It's really... it's really impossible. You, Uncle Pop, I am a coast guard... I can
It’s not that you are timid, it’s that the other party is too powerful.”
Bing Zhixie threw an ice skate on the sand in front of their feet, hooked her hand, and motioned for them to come over. Seeing that the other party refused to come over, she hid back and said threateningly: "I'll count three.
I can’t count...”
Before they finished speaking, the two hurriedly ran to the fire. Aya hid behind Pop and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Where's the medicine?" Bingzhixie raised his head and asked the sea patrol: "Have you brought the medicine?"
"Hey, I..." Pop fumbled for the small bag on his belt and took out the first aid kit inside: "Yes, yes, yes." He quickly took it forward and placed it on the sand.
Bing Zhixie pressed her hands: "Sit."
"Hey, okay."
Bing Zhixie looked at the two of them while searching for available medicine: "How far is it from the land?"
"Land?" Pop said, "It's a bit far... very far."
Bing Zhixie asked: "It's not too far away. Can we return to the mainland?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, we need a big boat. Small boats can't get through." Pop hugged the injured dragonfly with its wings broken, checked the injury, and replied.
Bing Zhixie thought it would be nice if she could return to the mainland, and asked: "Which country governs your islands?"
Pop shook his head: "We, as well as the fishermen and clam households on other islands, are left unattended and do not belong to any national power."
"Then you..." Bing Zhixie looked at his shabby clothes. Although they were so worn that they couldn't see their original appearance, they definitely belonged to which country's standard clothes.
Pope said: "I used to patrol the sea in the Eastern Continent, but then I couldn't survive and was sent here. However, no one cares about these islands, but the fishermen use the sea goods to go ashore in exchange for things. The tax collector of the city-state of Bath
I have to collect taxes and register the identity of the fishermen. So nominally I am considered a maritime patrol sent by the city-state of Bath, but the fishermen are willing to accept me. My job is to patrol the islands, mediate disputes, and provide early warning."
"Sometimes the government takes care of it."
"No, no, they don't care about anything except collecting taxes. Well, they also give me a monthly commission of 500 silver coins, which is considered a salary. In fact, my main source of living comes from fishermen, and they trust me very much."
There is nothing that cannot be said without universal knowledge, and there is nothing that cannot be said without exhaustion.
Bing Zhixie looked at the dark-skinned girl and asked, "How old are you?"
Pop: "35."
Bingzhixie rolled her eyes at him: "I didn't ask you."
"1...18." Aya said tremblingly.
Bing Zhixie asked: "Where is your mother?"
"The shipwreck is gone."
Bing Zhixie: "How many residents are there on the nearby islands?"
Aya: "My family is the only one on Balian Island."
Pope added: "Balian Island is remote, not on the waterway, there is not much natural fresh water, and there are not many families living there. Others... some fishermen are a little far away from here, all to avoid pirates. Pirates mainly rob and damage ships, and fishermen
I was also afraid of being implicated, so I took the initiative to stay away from those main waterways."
Bing Zhixie said: "Girl, I did kill your father, so I don't want to say anything. If you want to hate, then hate me. If you want me to pay for my sin with death, I can't do it. Too many people have died because of me.
If you die, I can’t survive ten thousand times, so you can’t expect revenge.”
Aya was angry and unwilling.
Bing Zhixie asked some more questions about the location of the island, where the mainland is, and the nearest country. Since the two of them knew very little about the outside world, he could not yet tell where he had landed, but judging from the climate
It looked like it should be in the southern sea. He asked the two of them to leave, and he was going to sleep. He also asked Aya to bring a quilt and blanket, and planned to spend the night on the sand. When he was better, he would check the situation on each island.
After the people left, he took out the Ring of Yis and looked at it. He thought that the ring had not yet worked, and his self-protection measures were still useful. Fortunately, it fell on the sea, and it fell on the ground.
It was difficult for him to judge what the consequences would be. At least the injury would be more serious than it was now. It was just unlucky for this fisherman, how could it be such a coincidence.
After putting away the ring, he was about to fall asleep when suddenly there was light shaking in the distance on the island. Bing Zhixie looked at the light in the distance, as if there was a sea ship coming here. It should not be a merchant ship in the middle of the night. Pop said, Balian Island
Not on the waterway. Not a merchant ship, then there is only...
Pop took Aya and Archie out nervously and went to the coast to take a closer look. They were shocked and said: "Pirates! Pirates are coming!"
A large ship came with a bang, and a beam of light shone on the island. A man stepped onto the bow of the ship, and then ten pirates jumped off the ship.
The big red crab is their guardian.
Pop was very nervous: "How did they find this place? Balian Island is so remote, they...could it be that guy who brought them here." He looked back at Bing Zhixie: "But even so, it shouldn't be
If you rob us fishermen, how much money will we have?"
Aya protected her younger brother and said worriedly: "What should we do? They won't hurt us, right?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll ask you questions."
"Hey, it would be nice to have someone, it will save us a lot of trouble." A man walked up from behind the ten pirates. This man was wearing a three-cornered hat and a navy commander's uniform. He was holding a gorgeous swift sword in his hand, and his one-shoulder cloak was shaking in the wind.
, with great momentum: "I am Sijie, the first mate of the Hain. From today on, all the fishermen and merchants in this area are under our control. Now I will show you the way to each island.
, I will collect your first tax by the way. How many households are there on these islands?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "My family is the only one here." Although Aya was afraid, she held the bow tightly in her hand and protected her younger brother behind her.
After hearing this, Si Jie stared at his subordinates in displeasure: "Why only one household?" He turned around and said, "Humph, one household also has to pay."
The sailor named Tarou next to him pointed and said: "That man, he is the coast guard here. Let him lead the way and you will know all the conditions of the nearby islands."
Si Jie nodded with satisfaction: "That's great. Hey, girl, why don't you take the initiative to take the money? It's our first time here, so we must have a satisfactory harvest. Just give us 500 gold."
Taruma next to him immediately echoed: "First mate, the fishermen don't have that much money. 500 gold is more."
"Then 50 gold? No, I already said 500 gold, I have to give it." Si Jie felt that it would be shameful to take back what he said, and he had to pay 500 gold.
Coast Guard Pope bravely asked: "Hey, Chief Si Jie, we are all fishermen and we don't have much money. How did you find us?"
The pirate pointed his knife forward and said, "What's wrong with you? You can pay taxes to those on land, but you can't pay them to us? Can't you see our Captain Hain and First Mate Si Jie?"
Pop said flatteringly: "No, Bass is a city-state and a government. The fishermen have to go to them to exchange biological supplies."
Sijie smiled strangely and said: "What's the matter? What is a government? A government is one that has power and strength. If you ask people from the city-state of Bath to take charge of it, can they take charge of it? We are in charge of this place now, our Hain
We are the government on our territory, so the taxes should be handed over to us. If the city-state of Bath refuses to accept it, it can just send a sea ship to fight with us. Hum, I’m afraid those losers won’t dare to come.”
On the bow of the ship, Captain Hain said loudly: "Sijie, hurry up and get to the next stop."
"Okay, boss." Si Jie smiled again: "Are you taking the initiative to give it, or should we take it ourselves? It's easy to handle if the money is not enough. We can accept other ways to compensate. Girl, if you are tanned, you are a little darker.
You look pretty good. If you get on our ship, you can pay one gold coin per time, or you can just be my lover, and I can help you advance the tax. Hey hey hey hey, how about it?"
Pop, Aya's face turned pale, Archie was trembling with fear, where could he get 500 gold coins? He just said that this was a terrible time.