The Sea Lion returned to Nassau a month later. In addition to the lack of personnel and supplies, but also because the mast was damaged in a subsequent battle, the speed of the ship was greatly reduced, and it had to return to the port for repairs.
Orff originally didn't intend to let everyone disembark, but when this order came out, the whole ship exploded. He wanted the men who had been at sea for three months to stay on board when they saw land. This kind of thing is like shutting a cage of teddy together and expecting them to have no desires.
In the end, Orff had to make concessions and revoked the ban, but told everyone to keep the treasure secret.
And the result was very gratifying. Within an hour after the first batch of pirates landed, the news that the Sea Lion was going to search for Kidd's treasure spread throughout the island.
Up to now, this matter is being discussed in every corner of the streets and alleys.
However, this is not entirely a bad thing. At least the recruitment process of the Sea Lion has become extremely smooth afterwards. Generally speaking, if a pirate group loses more than 40% of its hands in a short period of time, then when recruiting, prepare to join People who live in this world have to weigh whether their own lives are hard enough.
However, this time is obviously an exception. The sea lion recruiting site is unprecedentedly popular. Some small pirate groups even want to take refuge in one group. to maintain order.
Annie ran out of the room in a hurry when she heard the news, and complained that Zhang Heng and Marvin didn't tell her that they were not loyal enough, so she went out in high spirits, but in the evening, she came back with her head drooping as expected. .
For old reasons, she didn't even pass the hurdle of registration, let alone the subsequent assessment, and she even had conflicts with people while queuing. This girl is also fierce, and she didn't retreat even though there were four people on the opposite side. He insisted on fighting with those guys with his fists raised. In the end, two of them were beaten to the ground by her, and the other two were probably also frightened, so they helped their injured companions to retreat.
Zhang Heng opened the door and saw Annie standing outside with swollen cheeks and bruised and purple arms, but he could feel that the red-haired girl's mood tonight was obviously different from before, so he didn't say anything Seriously, just said, "The meal is ready, let's eat together."
The latter lowered his head and sat listlessly at the dining table. He no longer had the good appetite of the past. He picked up a potato from the plate and held it in his hand, but he didn't eat for a long time.
And then she suddenly said out of nowhere, "How about I marry you?"
Marvin, who was drinking soup, almost stabbed the spoon into his esophagus upon hearing this.
"Don't get me wrong, it's not that I've been crushed by reality, and I don't want to be a little girl at home. I just feel a little sorry that you have been eating and drinking for nothing for so long." The red-haired girl grabbed her hair and said depressedly, "I I thought I could make money quickly with my skills, but now it seems that I am a little too optimistic."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but blush. She and Zhang Heng made an appointment with Zhang Heng to share half of the spoils of the first sea trip to the latter, but she only grabbed a piece of pot for the first time. Technically, it's not easy to divide by half. In fact, after she had a falling out with the Golden Swallow, she entered the unemployed state again, and became a glorious rice worm who eats for free.
During the day, I go out and wander around, looking for fights, and come back to eat obediently when it's meal time, living a regular life.
And she knows nothing but fighting, including housework and cooking. Every time Zhang Heng and Marvin have to prepare food and emergency change before going to sea, they can't help but suspect that their home has been hit by a hurricane , Zhang Heng has dug out someone's underwear under his bed more than once.
The red-haired girl now dreams of getting rich overnight, so she was so excited when she heard the news about Kidd's treasure. She felt that her chance to turn around was coming, but she didn't expect to be compensated by the dog's life.
Although Zhang Heng has always advocated letting the girl go home and be her eldest lady, on the other hand, after getting along for such a long time, he has to admit that the latter has indeed devoted all his skills in this life to fighting. Objectively speaking, the profession of pirate is really suitable for her, and it is not realistic for her to stay in one place with her character.
But the problem is that looking all over Nassau, there is no reliable pirate group that would accept women.
Hearing this, Zhang Heng asked the red-haired girl on the opposite side, "Then what will happen after you marry me?"
The latter couldn't help being discouraged again, and muttered, "... I don't know, but at least it's not living for nothing."
Zhang Heng put down the knife and fork in his hand, and said, "Well, if you can control yourself not to cause trouble, then I will let you aboard my boat."
"Your boat?" Annie was taken aback when she heard the words, "Where did you get the boat? Wait, don't you plan to stay on the Sea Lion?"
"Hmm." It was the first time Zhang Heng revealed his idea of forming a pirate group in front of others, and the farmer's son couldn't help opening his mouth, but he immediately thought of something, and suddenly said, "Are you planning to divide the pirate group?" What are you going to do after arriving at Kidd’s treasure? With this kind of money, you can pull up a team, but then we all have money, so why are we still pirates?”
However, Zhang Heng's subsequent words made Marvin stay there completely.
"I don't plan to leave after I find the treasure. I asked Owen before. Newcomers like us who came from captivity can freely choose to stay or stay as long as they have worked on the ship for one year. So once the deadline is reached, I will apply. disembark."
"Then what if we haven't got Kidd's treasure by then? You know there are still two copies of the treasure map left outside." Marvin said, "Didn't you see the scene on the beach this afternoon? Now all the pirates in Nassau are thinking about how to squeeze their heads and join the Sea Lion to take a bite of the cake, and you told me that you plan to give up disembarking at this juncture?"
Annie also nodded at this time and said, "Although I really want to go to sea, I am not in a hurry. Anyway, I have survived such a long time. It doesn't matter if I wait a few more months."
Zhang Heng was silent. His plan to disembark had nothing to do with Kidd's treasure, but because of his keen sense of danger. During this period of time, he could detect some subtle changes in Orff's attitude towards him. , there was hardly much intersection, and before that, Orff didn't pay much attention to him, but I don't know why Zhang Heng always felt like he was being watched on the ship recently, including the previous few battles, It seemed that there were always a pair of eyes silently watching him from behind.
There are not many people who can do this kind of thing, and Orff is one of them.