Ye Chen looked at Azhi blankly, a little dazed, wondering if he had been tricked by this old man Smith?
Could it be that everything about going to the Black Hawk Gang was fake?
"No, no, Aaron, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to look down on you."
"It's just that you really want to go to the Black Hawk Gang headquarters?"
Azhi slowly stopped smiling, then looked at Ye Chen seriously and asked.
"Hmm! Is there any problem with this?"
Azhi shook his head gently.
"You joined the Black Fang Mercenary Group too early, so you may not know about it."
"Joining the Black Hawk Gang is not decided by the captain alone."
"Although every year the major mercenary groups under the Black Hawk Gang can get one or four recommended indicators, it is true."
"But these indicators are not rewards, but punishments!"
Azhi looked at the slightly wavy sea surface, and the oncoming sea breeze made him sober.
Although I still feel a little guilty towards the Yu brothers, after all, they have said that they can forget the blame, and if I continue to act coquettishly, I will seem to be ignorant.
"punish?"
"What does punishment mean?"
Hearing Azhi's words, Ye Chen frowned slightly.
"To put it bluntly, although the Black Hawk Gang requires major mercenary groups to recommend outstanding talents to the headquarters, in fact, the major mercenary groups only use the name of the Black Hawk Gang to facilitate travel on the high seas, and they can report when they meet their peers.
A stall asked the other party for convenience."
"Therefore, although there are many mercenary groups under the Black Hawk Gang's name, there are only one or two mercenary groups that can actually gain the favor of the Black Hawk Gang and are actually funded by the Black Hawk Gang."
"Do you think that under such circumstances, there will really be people willing to weaken the strength of their own group and send outstanding talents to the Black Hawk Gang headquarters?"
Only then did Ye Chen realize what Azhi meant by punishment.
"So, what you are saying is that this so-called recommended indicator is actually just an excuse for the mercenary group to get rid of its burdens?"
Azhi nodded slightly.
"Of course, the big shots in the Black Hawk Gang also know what the captains of the mercenary group are planning. They are the Black Hawk Gang! How can they really accept the garbage from the major mercenary groups?"
"Therefore, whenever it is time to reveal the recommendation list, the Black Hawk Gang will hold a so-called 'selection contest' at the headquarters."
Ah Zhi stretched out two fingers and slightly bent them to put a double quotation mark on the words "Selection Competition".
"Although the name states that those who can join the Black Hawk Gang must be the elite of the elite, it is just a matter of finding a place for these trash that have been culled from the major mercenary groups to kill each other."
Azhi's tone was full of disdain.
"The Black Hawk Gang's selection competition has been held for some years now, but guess what?
There is only one person who has actually successfully joined the Black Hawk Gang through that kind of competition!"
"To tell you the truth, the person the captain originally planned to recommend this year was First Mate Abe!"
However, Azhi's words did not seem to frighten Ye Chen. He took a step forward and stared at the sailor, asking seriously.
"You just said that a person successfully joined the Black Hawk Gang."
"In other words, if I really survived that competition, I would actually be able to join the Black Hawk Gang, right?"
Azhi looked at Ye Chen for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes...that's right..."
"No, Aaron, didn't you hear what I just said?"
After getting the answer he wanted, Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief, and then looked at the sailor with a puzzled look on his face.
"I heard it, so what?"
"So what..."
"Do you know what's going on over there?"
"Although those who are sent to participate in the selection are disliked in the mercenary group, they are not necessarily all incompetent wastes."
"On the contrary, there are also many people who have good talents but are difficult to control and are sent to participate in selection."
"First Officer Abe is the best example. It was precisely because the captain guessed that he wanted to replace him that he decided to use the Black Fang Mercenary Group's quota for this year on him."
"You have to know that there is no end to this competition. If the competition ends and the remaining number of people exceeds the Black Hawk Gang's consideration, they will personally kill all the contestants!"
"The reason why the captain has not dealt with First Officer Abe and me until now is probably due to the consideration of this year's indicators..."
"So, Aaron, you have no chance to participate in this selection!"
"Unless you really want to die."
Ye Chen looked at the sailor, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
"No! This year's target will only be our two brothers. Neither you nor Ishigo Abe will have this opportunity!"
"Why can't you understand what others are saying!"
"Aaron! You two brothers can only be considered to have better minds at best. If you fight with those pirates who are used to seeing blood every day, you will have no chance of winning!"
"The brothers of the Black Fang Mercenary Group have all seen what you have done today, and they also recognize you two brothers."
"You can definitely continue to stay in the mercenary group!"
"If you are still worried that the captain will use you two brothers as cannon fodder..."
Azhi raised three fingers and pointed towards the night sky.
"I swear on my life that this kind of thing will never happen again!"
Ye Chen gently scratched his cheek, and then sighed.
"Azhi, let's be honest with you, we have a reason to go to the Black Hawk Gang no matter what!"
The sailor stood there blankly, looking at Ye Chen with a confused look on his face.
"ah?"
"Besides, Captain Smith said the same things you told me."
"But Captain Smith and I have the same opinion. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with you siding with Abe Isoh today, but neither I nor Captain Smith."
"None of us thought you had done anything to betray us."
"In fact, you just took us two cannon fodders to get the goods, and then decided to let us two cannon fodders die as your scapegoats."
"To put it bluntly, at best, it is just that I knew Abe Isoh's plan, but decided not to report it because I decided to believe that he would not betray Captain Smith. This is not a major crime."
Ye Chen thought of the conversation he had with Smith earlier today.
"Besides, if you participate in the selection of the Black Hawk Gang, who should Captain Smith trust in the future?"
"And, about Abe Ishigo..."
"You don't have to wait until the Black Hawk Gang selects him. Captain Smith will naturally have his own way of dealing with him."
