Zhang Heng is not indifferent to Kidd's treasure.
After all, as the farmer's son said, with such a start-up capital, it would be much easier for him to build a pirate ship himself. Nassau does not lack sailors, what is lacking is people with various skills, and most importantly— Ships, especially those with some firepower.
The vast majority of pirates were only driving the most ordinary small fishing boats, which didn't even have artillery on them. When fighting, they could only be beaten one-sidedly, praying that they would be able to board the opposite deck before being sunk by shells.
Therefore, if Zhang Heng intends to go it alone, the first thing to do is to find a ship. During this period of time, he went out to sea with the Sea Lion to plunder and got some income. In addition to the income from helping the old pirates collect debts, he already has a certain income. savings, but it is still a considerable distance from buying a boat, even the most ordinary sloop.
Kidd's Treasure can undoubtedly solve this trouble, but the problem is that it appeared at a rather coincidental time. Just when Goodwin was about to challenge Orff, he helped the latter overcome this crisis of trust, while Zhang Heng What worries me more is what happens next.
Orff used this news to mobilize the emotions of the entire crew, defeated Goodwin's challenge almost effortlessly, and stabilized his position. However, it is strange that he did not stop thereafter, but continued to Add wood to the fire and make it grow stronger.
It was only recently that Zhang Heng suddenly realized that Orff's goal may never have been Goodwin. He never regarded the latter as his threat at all, but just used this matter to solve the current troubles. Now the crew of the Sea Lion has completely fallen into an atmosphere of fanaticism, and his influence on the ship has reached its peak.
The previous few battles are the best illustration. In the past, this kind of action that was completely disproportionate to the benefits would be rejected by the crew before it even started. But now, no one on the ship raised objections. Husband intends to lead the ship to hell, and I am afraid no one will object.
Under such circumstances, if Orff is really hostile to a certain crew member, his situation will undoubtedly become very dangerous. Therefore, after discovering that someone is watching him in the dark, Zhang Heng has been very nervous recently. Low-key, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, he also deliberately reduced his contacts with other people.
However, sometimes you don't go looking for trouble, but trouble will come to you.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Heng was awakened from his sleep by a knock on the door. He opened the window and saw a black carriage parked downstairs.
"Who?" Annie poked her head out of the room, yawning.
"It has nothing to do with you, go back to sleep." Zhang Heng recognized the carriage, put on his clothes, and went downstairs. Marvin's sleep quality has always been good, even under such movements, he still snored like thunder.
Zhang Heng did not take the British saber that he had seized from an officer, but only brought a short musket for self-defense. He walked to the carriage, and a burly coachman opened the carriage door for him.
Behind the door was a familiar face, "I don't want to bother you at this time, but in comparison, you probably don't want me to come in broad daylight."
Zhang Heng sat down on the seat opposite the old pirate, closed the carriage door, and the wheels of the carriage started rolling again.
"If you came here for Kidd's treasure, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Orff is very careful, no one knows where he put those maps, and as long as I don't leave the Sea Lion for a day, I will still be on the crew. Even if I know those maps I won’t tell you where the treasure map is.”
"Kidd's Treasure?" Fraser showed his yellow teeth, "No, no, no, that kind of thing can only fool those idiots on the beach, you don't believe it yourself, right, Orff has always been good at it For this kind of thing, you have to admit that that guy is indeed very talented in lying, but I have already been deceived by him once, and I will not be fooled a second time."
"Then why did you come to see me tonight?"
"I brought you a gift and a message." The old pirate threw a small purse to Zhang Heng, who opened it and found that there were only some worthless gadgets such as small change and belt rings inside.
"In order to thank you for your hard work during this time, I decided to show my sincerity and give our mutual friend Vic the most complete rest. This is the only thing left in the world. From now on, neither you nor your companions need to I'm worried that someone will use him to blackmail you again."
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, "Why did you do that?"
"I realize that you seem to have misunderstood me all along." Fraser moved his buttocks to make himself sit more comfortably, "I have never been your enemy, we have known each other for so long, I have never forced you to do anything Is it right? Even if I ask you to collect debts, I will pay you generously. If you want to learn sail control from Rothko, I will cooperate and tell you his secrets. You can’t find a second one in Nassau. I’m just as good-hearted as I am.”
Zhang Heng was silent. This was his biggest question all the time. In the past nine months, Fraser had been holding onto him but he had always been very polite. He had never really threatened him, as if he was really trying to get him Like a debt, the carriage appeared downstairs tonight. Zhang Heng thought it was time for a showdown, but he didn't expect Fraser to take the initiative to pay back his handle. In this way, it seems that even the only worry does not exist. .
"I know how the people here commented on me before, and I'm sure you've heard the grievances and grievances between me and Orff and the others. You are guarding against me because you think I will use you to stir up trouble on the boat at some point. Rain, but in fact, after retiring, I have completely let go of the things of the year."
The old pirate shrugged, "There are very few pirates in history who can die well. In a sense, my current life is not bad. The irony is that although I let go, those who dealt with me back then It doesn't seem like I've given up."
"What's the meaning?"
"I'm sorry, Orff's prejudice against me is so deep that he is still vigilant about everything related to me, including you. I just got a very bad news, Olf Ralph intends to clean up all instabilities on board the next time he is out at sea."
Fraser paused for a moment, then continued, "Anyway, you were implicated because of me, and I can't leave you alone. My influence on the ship has been cleared up over the years, but if you really If you are in danger and need help, you can go to a carpenter named Kent."