The Jackdaw's maiden voyage was a big victory. It's not surprising that the Black Merchants Alliance couldn't sit still Zhang Heng, especially after he established a cooperation with Karina. no longer exists, naturally began to look for other solutions.
Fraser is not wrong to say that he and the Jackdaw need time to grow up, but at the same time, this sentence also applies to the newborn Black Merchants Alliance.
A group of black market merchants headed by Raymond and Malcolm pursue profits, hope to establish a trade order on the island, and end the long-term chaos. They have won a sufficient number of supporters and allies through a series of means. Almost all powerful pirate groups are on their side, but on the other hand, voices of opposition have always existed.
What they are doing now is not in line with the free and adventurous spirit that Nassau has always advocated, especially among small and medium pirates. Many people are dissatisfied with the current price plan, but compared with the organized black business alliance, they lack leadership and cooperation. The sense of cooperation has always been in a state of disunity, and sporadic resistance can't cause any splashes at all. Once the black merchant alliance successfully passes through the most dangerous period in the early stage and stabilizes, these people will have to accept the reality no matter how unwilling they are. a choice.
However, the appearance of Zhang Heng gave them hope again. The Jackdaw is the only pirate group in Nassau that has strength but has not cooperated with the Black Merchants Alliance. It has become a banner of opponents invisibly.
Things have developed to the point where it is no longer just a problem between the Jackdaw and the Black Merchants Alliance.
This is both good and bad for Zhang Heng. Whether he likes it or not, he and his Jackdaw have been pushed to the forefront again, but on the other hand, countless pairs of eyes are staring at them now, and there is a lot of tension between the two sides. The problem can only be solved by means within the rules.
This is undoubtedly more beneficial to Zhang Heng, because as long as the Jackdaw develops normally, it will make the Black Merchants Alliance more and more uncomfortable, but what he didn't expect was that Malcolm, who is the number two, would find him so soon.
"I checked. Six days later, at the dinner party at Terrance Manor, Malcolm invited many famous people on the island, including some well-known captains, big landowners on the island, etc., mainly to thank them for their support to black merchants. The alliance’s support should have no problem in terms of safety.” Billy, the helmsman, is very competent, and he went to investigate the matter as soon as Zhang Heng received the invitation, and he came to the door early the next morning to tell the results. the latter.
"Thanks for your hard work," Zhang Heng thanked.
When the helmsman of the Jackdaw left, Annie walked down the stairs with a yawn, "What kind of dinner are you really going to attend?"
"Well, Malcolm wants to know what kind of person I am, and I also want to know the next plan of the Black Merchants Alliance." Zhang Heng explained.
"Ah, I don't understand what you guys are thinking at all. If you encounter an enemy, just chop it up. Why do you need so much nonsense?" The red-haired girl sat at the dining table while muttering, scooping up the Spread the jam on the bread.
"Sometimes I wish things could be this simple." Zhang Heng paused, "Let's not talk about that, how is your house search going?"
"It's not bad. Harry helped me ask around, and finally found a house that was almost exactly the same as I imagined. It was very close to the pier, only a quarter of an hour away, and there were two pubs on the next street, and the entire house It doesn’t close at night, and there is a small open space in the back where you can practice knives. The most important thing is that it only costs 200 silver pesos. Harry said that the price can be a little cheaper. I think it’s quite suitable for me, and I plan to pay in the afternoon.”
"Congratulations then."
Zhang Heng knew what this small house meant to Anne. She escaped from her wealthy family and came to Nassau to pursue freedom. When she was a child, she often saw her mother who was a maid carefully in front of her father, and she rebelled from then on. The red-haired girl didn't want to rely on others to live like her mother, that's why she was so serious about giving someone half of the spoils.
The two had agreed from the very beginning that Annie was just staying here for a while, and would move out when she had money. Now that day finally came, Annie immediately started looking for a house on the island after getting her share of the booty. , until today, I finally found a satisfactory place to live and realized my dream all along.
But her dream has changed a bit today.
"From now on, no one can stop me from putting my feet on the table!" The red-haired girl said boldly, "No one can force me to finish the soup in the bowl!"
"..."
Zhang Heng originally planned to help Annie move together, but at noon, the crew of the Jackdaw had a conflict with another group of pirates in the brothel, and Zhang Heng, as the captain, had to deal with this dispute.
The matter was not serious. Although there was a gang fight, no one died. Only an unlucky guy on the opposite side was stabbed in the thigh. When Zhang Heng arrived at the brothel, the two sides were confronting each other. The unlucky guy who was stabbed in the leg had already been bandaged. Heal the wound.
He had a brief understanding of what happened, and knew that the conflict was because the two sides were fighting for a prostitute. Originally, the prostitute had already been hired by the pirates of the Hunter, but because the pirates of the Jackdaw were willing to pay double The price, the prostitute changed her mind again, and the pirates on the Hunter felt that their masculinity was insulted, so the two sides fought...
This kind of thing basically happens in every brothel. Generally speaking, it only needs to pay a small amount of money and it will be over, but now the whole of Nassau knows that the Jackdaw has made a lot of money, and the hunters and the gang are also greedy. , The lion opened his mouth when it came to the compensation, and after being rejected, he relied on the large number of people to block everyone on the Jackdaw here.
The captain of the Hunter stood up from the table and straightened his collar, but Zhang Heng didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and said directly, "Let me go."
"No problem, as long as you pay the medical expenses of 20 Spanish gold coins." The former grinned.
"It seems that we can't reach a consensus on this issue, so let's follow the old rules." After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he pulled out the saber from his waist.
The captain of the Hunter's expression changed when he saw this. He didn't expect the other party to be so cruel. The so-called old rules mean that if two gangs of pirates disagree, they can use the captain's one-on-one or gang fights to resolve the dispute. Zhang Heng is now The meaning is undoubtedly to choose the first one.
If it was twenty years ago, he would not mind accepting the challenge, but now he is getting older and his figure is a little out of shape. No matter how you look at it, the odds of winning a one-on-one fight are not high, so he quickly said, "We have a lot of people, why should I want to fight?" One-on-one with you?"
But as soon as he said this, he himself blushed, and even the pirates who belonged to the Hunter behind him showed disdain. Among the pirates who admire martial arts, this kind of cowardly behavior will undoubtedly be criticized by everyone. disdain.
But at this moment, in order to make a fortune, the captain of the Hunter had to put face aside first.
"Group fights? Are you sure?" Zhang Heng's expression remained unchanged when he heard the words, he retracted his saber, and turned his head to look at the prostitutes not far away, "The person who killed a hunter will get ten silver coins, who will participate?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people stood up in the theater.