Chapter 2836 Ah, the sea!
“Hey, Aya, he doesn’t seem to be a bad person.” Popu, who was very courageous at first, gave up after realizing the difference in strength.
The fisherman's daughter Aya was angry and anxious, pointing and said: "He, he... he is not a bad person? He killed my father!"
Pop saw Bingzhi Xie sat on the sand, not even looking at him. He stepped back and wondered: "I heard you tell the whole story. It was more like an accident." He lowered his voice. Yin said: "Aya, this person is not easy to mess with. It's not that I don't want to help you catch him and ask him for answers. It's really... it's really impossible. Your Uncle Pop and I are just a coast guard... I can It’s not that he is timid, it’s that the other party is too powerful.”
Bing Zhixie threw the ice blade on the sand in front of their feet, hooked his hand, and motioned for them to come over. Seeing that the other party refused to come over, he hid back and said threateningly: "I'll count to three, but I can't come over..."
Before they finished speaking, the two hurried to the fire. Aya hid behind Pop and asked: "What are you going to do?"
"Where's the medicine?" Bing Zhixie raised his head and asked the patrol: "Did you bring the medicine?"
"Hey, I..." Pop fumbled for the small bag on his belt and took out the first aid kit inside: "Yes, yes, yes." He quickly took it forward and placed it on the sand.
Bing Zhixie pressed his hand: "Sit down."
"Hey, okay."
Bing Zhixie looked at the two of them while searching for available medicine: "How far is it from the land?"
"Land?" Pop said: "It's a bit far...very far."< br>
Bing Zhixie asked: "It's not too far, right. Can we return to the mainland?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, we need a big ship. Small boats can't get across." Pu hugged the injured dragon fly with a broken wing, checked the injury, and replied.
Bing Zhixie thought it would be nice to return to the mainland, and asked: "Which country governs your islands?"
Pop shook his head: "We, as well as the fishermen and clam households on other islands, are not taken care of by anyone. They do not belong to any national power."
"Then you..." Bing Zhixie looked at his shabby clothes, although It's so worn that the original appearance can't be seen, but it definitely belongs to which country's standard clothing.
Pop said: "I used to patrol the sea in the Eastern Continent, but then I couldn't survive and was sent here. However, no one cares about these islands, but the fishermen come ashore to exchange for things. The tax collector of Bath City State collects taxes and registers the identity of the fishermen, so in name I am considered a maritime patrol sent by Bath City State, but the fishermen are willing to accept me for my job. They just patrol the islands, mediate disputes, and provide early warning. "
"No, no, they don't care about anything except collecting taxes. Give me a commission of 500 silver coins, which is considered a salary. In fact, my main source of livelihood is from the fishermen, and they trust me." Pop knows everything.
Bing Zhixie looked at the dark-skinned girl and asked, "How old are you?"
Pop: "35."
Bing Zhixie rolled her eyes at him: "I didn't ask you. "
"1...18." Aya said tremblingly.
Bingzhixie asked: "Where is your mother?"
"The shipwreck passed away."
Bing Zhixie: "How many residents are there on the nearby islands?"
Aya: "My family is the only one on Balian Island."
>Pop added: "Balian Island is remote, not on the waterway, there is not much natural fresh water, and there are not many families living there. Other... some fishermen are a little far away from here, all to avoid pirates. Pirate Lord The fishermen were afraid of being implicated and stayed away from the main waterways. "Bing Zhixie said, "Girl, I did kill your father, so if you want to hate me, just hate me. I can't pay for my sins with death. Too many people have died because of me. I can't survive even if I die ten thousand times. You can't expect revenge."
Aya was angry and unwilling.
Bing Zhixie asked some questions about the location of the island, where the mainland is, and the nearest country. Since the two of them knew very little about the outside world, he couldn't yet tell where he had landed, but judging from the climate, he should be in the southern sea. He asked the two of them to leave, and he was going to sleep. He asked Aya to bring a quilt and blanket, and planned to spend the night on the sand. When he felt better, he would check out the situation on each island.
After the people left, he took out the Ring of Yis and looked at it, thinking that the ring might not have worked yet, and his self-protection measures were still useful. Fortunately, he fell into the sea. It was difficult for him to judge the consequences of falling on the ground. At least he was injured more than he was now. It's just unlucky for this fisherman family, how could it be such a coincidence.
After putting away the ring, he was about to fall asleep, when suddenly there was light shaking in the distance of the island. Bing Zhixie looked at the bright light in the distance. It seemed like a sea ship was coming this way. It was probably not a merchant ship in the middle of the night. Popu said that Balian Island was not on the waterway. If it's not a merchant ship, then there is only...
Pop ran out nervously with Aya and Archie, went to the coast to take a closer look, and said in shock: "Pirates! Pirates are coming!"
A big ship came with a bang, and a beam of light shone on the island. A man stepped on the bow of the ship, and then ten pirates jumped off the ship. The big red crab is their guardian.
Pop was very nervous: "How did they find this place? Balian Island is so remote, they...could it be that guy who brought them here." He looked back at Bing Zhixie: "But Even so, we fishermen shouldn’t be robbed. How much money can we have?”
Aya was worried about her brother: “What should I do? They won’t hurt us, right?”
< br>"It's okay, it's okay, let me ask."
"Hey, it would be nice to have someone, it will save us a lot of trouble." A man walked up from behind the ten pirates. This man was wearing a three-cornered hat and a navy commander's uniform. He was holding a gorgeous swift sword in his hand, and his one-shoulder cloak was shaking in the wind. , with great momentum: "I am Hain First mate Si Jie, from today on, all the fishermen and merchants in this area are under our control. Now I will show you the way to each island and collect your first tax on these reefs. How many households are there on the island?”
"My family is the only one here." Although Aya was afraid, she held the bow tightly in her hand and protected her younger brother behind her.
Si Jie stared at his subordinates very unhappily after hearing this: "Why is it only one household?" He turned around and said, "Humph, one household also has to pay."
The man next to him was Taru. The sailor pointed and said: "That man, he is the coast guard here. Let him lead the way and you will know all the conditions of the nearby islands."
Si Jie nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. Hey, girl, why don't you take the initiative to take the money? It's our first time here, so we have to have a satisfactory harvest. Just give us 500 gold."
< br>Taluma next to him immediately echoed: "First mate, the fishermen don't have that much money. 500 gold is more."
"Then 50 gold? No, I already said 500 gold, I have to give it." Si Jie felt that it would be shameful to take back what he said, so he had to pay 500 gold.
Coast Patrol Pop took courage and asked: "Hey, Mate Sijie, we are all fishermen and we don't have much money. How did you find us?"
Pirates use knives Pointing forward, he said, "What can I do with you?" You can pay taxes to those on the land, but you can’t pay them to us?”
Pop flattered: “No, Ba. This is a city-state and a government. The fishermen want to go to it. We're going to exchange biological supplies."
Sijie said with a strange smile: "What's the matter? A government is one that has power and strength. If you let the people from the city of Bath come here to take care of it, he will. Okay? We're in charge now. Well, it's our Hain's territory, and we are the government, so the taxes should be handed over to us. If the city-state of Bass refuses to accept it, just send a sea ship to fight us. Hey, I'm afraid those wastes won't dare. Come on.”
On the bow of the ship, Captain Hain said loudly: "Sijie, hurry up and get to the next stop."
"Okay boss." Sijie smiled again: "You took the initiative to give me Or should we take it ourselves? If we don’t have enough money, we can accept compensation in other ways. Girl, you are tanned. He's a bit dark, but he looks pretty good. If you get on our ship, it's one gold coin a time, or you can just be my lover, and I can help you pay the tax. Hey, hey, how about it?"
< br>Pop and Aya’s expressions changed horribly, Archie was trembling with fear, where could he get 500 gold coins? Just say that this time is terrible.
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(End of this chapter)