After taking a bath and eating, Lux felt like she was finally alive.
Although she is still a little light when walking and her head still hurts badly, at least she can move independently.
After finishing cleaning up, Lux thanked Illaoi for her support, took her sword, left Nagakapoulos' temple, and strolled towards the pirate conference.
The black mist faded, and it seemed that it also took away the anger of the people in Bilgewater.
(Of course, it may also be because Okao’s death was so tragic that everyone calmed down.)
The various gangs that were originally fighting together are now at best clinging to their territory and finally stopped fighting.
Under this situation, Bilgewater miraculously regained a lot of vitality.
Soon, Lux, who was walking around with her arms on her back, arrived at the venue of this pirate conference - the venue was none other than Sarah's flagship, the Siren.
The Siren was seriously damaged in the artillery battle with the Abyss, and it should actually be towed into the dock for repairs at this time. But for Sarah, every scar on the Siren is a testimony of her victory, so
She rejected the idea of holding a pirate meeting at Butcher's Bridge, choosing the venue instead on the Siren.
Raven once advised her that the dilapidated appearance of the Siren was not enough to deter pirates.
But Sarah believes that defeating Gangplank is enough for the purpose of deterrence - she does not intend to rule Bilgewater the way Gangplank once did, so there is no need for too obvious a demonstration.
In comparison, she hopes that the people of Bilgewater will remember Gangplank and the pain that the power struggle after Gangplank's demise brought to this port.
Enough blood has been shed in Bilgewater.
It was still early for Lux to arrive on the Siren. Seeing her appearance, Sarah's eyes lit up as she was preparing for the meeting.
"You're here!" Sarah walked over quickly and grabbed Lux, "I have an idea that I want to discuss with you!"
"What's the idea?"
"About Ionian trade..."
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Because she was an invited guest, Lux was arranged in the "audience seat" behind Sarah - sitting here, she could clearly see the gang leaders who came to participate in the pirate conference, and see their facial expressions and
Small actions.
Not to mention, after leaving Demacia, Lux, who has been in the spotlight for a long time, is now sitting on a chair, holding the hilt of her sword, looking at the expressions of the participants, and talking to Kalya in her heart.
Muttering... This seemed to bring her back to Demacia.
When she was in the capital of Demacia, she was almost in this state at many noble banquets, but at that time she just needed to maintain impeccable noble etiquette on the surface.
Even when facing Sarah, the "Pirate Queen", these pirates showed no etiquette at all. The pirate conference did not even have the simplest opening speech.
"I have only one reason for convening this meeting." After the roll call was completed and she confirmed that she did not refuse to participate in the meeting at risk of death, Sarah went straight to the point, "Movement leads to success. Bilgewater needs to change!"
The pirate leaders and captains didn't seem to resist Sarah's request.
In Gangplank's era, pirates were relatively free, but to be honest, no one wanted to serve a marine disaster who would kill chickens to scare monkeys from time to time, and was also addicted to the art of bone carving.
Sarah is willing to loosen everyone's restrictions, which is something everyone is happy to see.
Therefore, after Sarah made this request, the pirates discussed it for a while and then raised their hands in agreement.
"Listen to you!"
"It's time for Bilgewater's rules to change!"
"That's right——"
"..."
"..."
Of course, many people remained silent - these silent guys were the ones who had guessed Sarah's thoughts. They watched with cold eyes and did not speak out immediately.
"The Ionian War is over. Without the war, we can't feed so many mouths in Bilgewater by just relying on plundering, fishing and hunting." Sarah continued, "In order to find a way for everyone to survive, I plan to make a living in Ionia.
The Oonians have a hand in the trade."
The deck, which was bustling just now, suddenly became quiet.
The people who applauded closed their mouths one after another, while those who were originally silent narrowed their eyes, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Sarah.
"Ionia's goods have sources of supply and sales. As long as you change hands, the profit will be enough for you to drown in the pool of wine and die of exhaustion on your flesh and blood belly." Sarah made a vulgar analogy, "The sea
Monster fishing boats and sea monster butchers can continue to work, but without Noxian cargo, the pirates and privateers who previously caused trouble to the Noxians will have to find a way out."
"Thank you, Ms. Sarah." In the silence, a one-eyed dragon stood up, "Thank you, King of Pirates, for thinking about us stinky pirates, but to be honest, we are all just old sea dogs trying to make a living at sea. Although we have some strength,
But after working hard for half my life, I haven’t saved three melons or two dates. This thing of trade... we really can’t do it.”
Someone raised their eyebrows, but none of the captains of the fishing boats and the sea monster butchers said anything - if the pirates who had lost their jobs could find another way out of the fishing industry, they would obviously be happy to see it happen.
But other pirate leaders and local villains are obviously not very willing to transform.
After a moment of silence, they all started making noises.
"Yes, Ms. Sarah!"
"We don't have any money either!"
"Can Ionians still pay on credit?"
"I wonder if anyone would buy Ionia's soil?"
"..."
"..."
Judging from their busy chatter, it was obvious that they had communicated beforehand.
"Lack of capital is not a big problem." Sarah was obviously prepared for the verbal threats from these pirates. "As long as you are willing to engage in Ionian trade, I will lend you money!"
The pirates who were still talking about it just now were suddenly stunned.
Then, before they could say anything, a fishing boat captain carefully raised his arm: "How much profit?"
"One point." Sarah held out a finger, "Not one point per month, but one point per trip."
"One trip, one minute?" The other party obviously didn't quite understand what Sarah meant, "What do you mean?"
"Starting from Bilgewater, going to Ionia to buy things, sending them to Zaun to sell, getting the receipt provided by Zaun, and returning to Bilgewater - this is considered a trip." Sarah's face
He smiled and said, "As long as the whole process takes no more than three months, it will be counted as a profit."
Sarah's hand stunned everyone present.
Three months, one penny of profit... Even if you borrow the money from Sarah and transfer it to a loan shark, it will be a huge profit!
"Of course, in order to prevent you from spending this money carelessly, I will send special people to keep accounts and check the accounts on the ship - we have agreed in advance that if there is any safety problem with the person keeping the accounts, the captain, first mate, and second mate will
and the boatswain will be hung under Butcher's Bridge... Do you understand?"
With Sarah offering this low-interest loan, the atmosphere of the meeting finally changed.
Pirates are unwilling to go to sea merchants.
But if there is low-interest investment, fishing boats that were originally fishing may not be able to take a chance and transform into merchant ships!
Pirates who are accustomed to doing business without capital are not willing to do business honestly, but fishermen are different - and this is what Sarah wants.
