Shen Lang hugged Xiao Zhao, petting the cat, and went shopping, trying to find some more treasures at the street stalls.
"Uncle, where did your little white cat come from?"
Luo Er asked curiously.
Shen Lang replied casually: "I just picked it up in the alley."
Luo Er said: "This kitten's fur is snow-white, shiny and smooth, and its body is chubby. It has been fed so well, so I'm afraid it has an owner."
Shen Romantic said casually:
"So what if it has an owner? Didn't Sister Yu say that as pirates, if we find something we like, we have to fight for it, rob it, and seize it. No matter whether it has an owner or not, it belongs to me now."
"Ha, I learned very quickly from Miss Yu..."
"That's right. It's easy to learn bad things, but it's hard to learn good things!"
"Uncle, what you said is wrong. We are not bad people. The old shopkeeper said that we are not lunatics who kill innocent people indiscriminately. We are thieves who steal from the rich and give to the poor!"
"Really? Then let me ask you, whose poverty did the wealth we robbed help?"
"Of course it's the poverty of our brothers. If you weren't born into poverty, who would be willing to be a pirate with your head as long as you have a way to survive!"
"Fuck you!"
Luo Er chuckled, squeaked again, and tried to tease Xiao Zhao with his hands.
【Another one who treats cats as dogs!】
Xiao Zhao secretly rolled his eyes, stretched out his little paw angrily, and patted Luo Shou's back gently.
"The kitten has quite a temper! It's also very energetic."
Luo Er looked at the three shallow claw marks on the back of his hand and said with a smile, not looking angry.
"Cats are not that funny."
Niu Si, who was always taciturn, said in a low voice, took out a small dried fish from somewhere and handed it to Xiao Zhao:
"Meow~ kitten, meow~ come and eat the little fish."
Well, the sound he imitated as a cat was so speechless that it was even worse than a male cat's meow. Shen Lang and Luo Er couldn't help but shiver. Xiao Zhao also felt a chill and almost stopped pretending.
Niu Si rolled his eyes.
Although this guy failed to meow like a cat, because of his soft eyes and full of love, Xiao Zhao reluctantly accepted his gift and dried the small fish that smelled delicious and had no peculiar smell.
He placed his mouth on Shen Lang's arm, pressed a small claw on the body of the fish, and started eating slowly.
For a cat, anyone who passes by it is its territory, and anyone who pays tribute to it is its cat slave...
[Well, except Shen Lang. Shen Lang is my favorite and will have to be supported by me in the future. His status is different...]
At this time, a young sailor from the Feiyu suddenly ran up from behind, caught up with Shen Lang and the others, and said breathlessly:
"Uncle, second brother, fourth brother, I will ask you to go back after the shopkeeper orders you."
Shen Lang asked: "What's wrong?"
The young sailor said:
"Ghost Wangdong is setting up a banquet at the Sihai Pavilion to entertain a few shopkeepers from a single gang. He has also sent a message to our shopkeepers. Madam Jade has come back to you just to discuss with you whether you want to go to the banquet."
Shen Lang and Luo Er looked at each other and knew clearly in their hearts: Gui Wangdong is really going to win over all the single gang shopkeepers!
At that moment, Shen Lang didn't hesitate, hugged Xiao Zhao, turned around with Luo Er and Niu Si and turned back.
When they returned to the ship, they saw that Chen Yuniang had summoned all the backbone members of the Feiyu to the small hall of the captain's cabin and were discussing the matter among themselves.
"Shopkeeper, I don't think you can go to Ghost King Dong's banquet. He is obviously trying to win over people so that he can compete with Shark King for the alliance leader. But this is Shark King Island and the Shark King's lair. Why should Ghost Wangdong compete with Shark King?
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"That's right, Shark King is generous and generous, and his loyalty is well-known. Who is Ghost King Dong? He is just a cross-breeding member of the Izumo Kingdom. He is also cruel and bloodthirsty, and has a notorious reputation. He is not even worthy of the words 'thief has his way'. I think
No one will support him as leader."
"In terms of strength, Ghost Wangdong is inferior to King Shark. In terms of reputation, Ghost Wangdong is far inferior to King Shark. Why should we support Ghost Wangdong and offend King Shark?"
"But what if Ghost King Dong wins over Qu Damu, the sea harrier? If the two families join forces, they can still make a difference with the Shark King."
"Why does Ghost Wangdong win over Qu Damu?"
"I mean 'if'... Then think about it, if King Shark becomes the leader of the alliance and we all support King Shark, then with King Shark's strength, power, and skills, can we quickly integrate all pirates, big and small?"
Then he orders us like we are training soldiers? Asks us to follow orders and prohibitions? Anyway, I can’t stand this kind of restraint..."
"I can't stand it either. I think King Shark's plot is too big for my small body to bear. But if Ghost Wangdong becomes the leader of the alliance, even if he joins forces with Qu Damu, it will be difficult for him to act like King Shark."
Yan Jiuding, give us an order. After all, there is still the Shark King there, and Qu Damu may not always advance and retreat with the Ghost King Dong, so we can still be as carefree as we are now..."
Chen Yuniang sat on the Taishi chair, leaning on the desk in front of her with her elbows, crossing her fingers and resting her chin on the back of her hands, quietly listening to the speeches of the key pirates.
It wasn't until both sides expressed their general opinions that she asked Luo Er and Niu Si who had just come in:
"Second brother, fourth brother, what do you think?"
Niu Si said in a dull voice:
"I don't have any opinion. I just listen to the shopkeeper. I will do whatever Lady Jade says."
Luo Erze smiled and said:
"I think we have been a one-man gang for so many years, traveling across the sea, how free we are. If we really formed a big gang with strict rules and regulations, and strict disciplines, we might not be able to adapt if we join.
"Besides, if a large and well-organized gang really emerged on the line 'Da Chu - Nanyang', how could Da Chu watch it helplessly? I'm afraid it would launch a navy to encircle and suppress it with all its strength.
"Even if pirates have been annihilated since ancient times, even if the Dachu navy does not hesitate to pay and use all its strength, it may not be able to completely annihilate the pirates, but heavy casualties will definitely occur. We become pirates to seek wealth.
If you don't want to die, why bother fighting with the Chu navy?
"Of course, I don't say this to support Gui Wangdong. Gui Wangdong's bastard is too evil-tempered and not worthy of support... So I think we might as well just be on the sidelines and watch the situation and sway between the two sides.
"If King Shark wins, we won't wade into this muddy water, wash our hands and go ashore to become mine owners. Anyway, the old shopkeeper has always wanted to find a regular job for our brothers, and Lady Jade has been working hard for this since she succeeded to the throne.
We brothers can’t be ignorant of good and evil, right?
"If Ghost King Dong wins, then on the surface we will obey him as the leader of the alliance, but in reality we will just do our own thing and be carefree as we are now."
What he said is in line with the thoughts of most pirates.
Anyway, a single gang of pirates like them only regards the living and dead brothers on their own ship as their family members. What does other people have to do with them?
There is no psychological burden at all just being a wallflower and letting the wind blow.
At that moment, all the backbone pirates nodded their heads, quite agreeing with Luo Er's opinion.
Chen Yuniang glanced at Shen Lang and did not ask his opinion in public. She pondered for a while and said:
"Are you going to Gui Wangdong's banquet?"
"Go, why don't you go!" Luo Er rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Gui Wangdong wants to win over some shopkeepers, and he must give benefits. If you don't take these benefits, you won't get them."
Niu Si reminded in a muffled voice:
"If you take advantage of him, you have to do something. Although Ghost King Dong is not as good as Shark King, he is still very difficult to mess with. If you take advantage of him and do nothing, the consequences will be very serious."
Luo Er spread his hands disapprovingly:
"I didn't say I won't do anything! If Ghost Wangdong can really defeat King Shark at the Heroes Conference the day after tomorrow, what if we support him verbally? Anyway, Ghost Wangdong can't integrate all the pirates, so we'll just respect him superficially."
All the pirates nodded in agreement - pirates don't have a high moral bottom line.
As long as he is not a brother on his own ship, who can he cheat?
What's the big deal.
Regarding Luo Er's opinion, Chen Yuniang still did not express it on the spot. She only nodded calmly and said:
"Brothers, go out for a while, Xiao Ma will stay here."
The brothers knew that she wanted to ask her uncle's opinion.
The old thieves think that it is probably because my uncle is young and a newcomer, so it is not easy to let him speak in front of all the old brothers, lest he say the wrong things because he is young and ignorant and makes the old brothers laugh.
To save her uncle's face, Lady Jade just asked the old brothers to go out first.
At that moment, all the old thieves were laughing and joking, and walked out of the captain's cabin with winks, leaving Shen Lang and Chen Yuniang inside.
Chen Yuniang signaled Shen Lang to lock the captain's cabin door, took him into the inner bedroom, locked the bedroom door, and then whispered:
"Gui Wangdong is bloodthirsty, murderous, cruel, and has a bad reputation. He is really not worthy of support. But I know that you want to disrupt this hero meeting and destroy the plans of Ying Guogong and Sha Wanli. So I intend to go to Ghost Wangdong's banquet to express my stance.