Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 184 New Years
"Then, on behalf of my fleet, I thank you for your generosity."

In the captain's room of the "Little Warhorse", the Basque captain took off his captain's cap and gave Adele a deep salute, with a relieved expression on his face, and handed a document to Adele.

Adele inspected it briefly, then handed it to Venata for detailed confirmation.

"You seem to have prepared the corresponding documents long ago."

Adele asked curiously, "Have you had similar intentions before?"

"I've been wandering on the sea for too long, and I always yearn for a stable life." The Basque captain smiled, "Maybe I still yearned to become a knight before, but now, I just want to buy a manor in the inland and live in Puerto Rico." Ordinary rural life. This sailor's rebellion has also strengthened my determination to do so."

"Well then, I wish you the best of luck—though, I suppose, it won't be too difficult."

Adele gently pushed the brim of the lady's soft hat, "Even if this fleet doesn't completely belong to you, you can still get about 8000 to 10000 pounds in this transaction, which is enough for you to buy two or three similar ships." manor."

The details of the transaction between Adele and the Basque captain are actually as follows: Adele first purchased the establishment of the original whaling fleet with [-] pounds. Only with this money can Adele purchase six whaling ships. New ships, returning the size of the fleet to its original size.If you don't buy this license, Adele can only keep one ship, the "Little War Horse", and Constantine's defenders can directly sink the new ships in the fleet.

Secondly, Adele spent another 1 pounds to fill the vacancy and buy new finished ships at the shipyard.The structure of these ships is relatively simple, four passenger ships and two cargo ships.

In addition, it is an agreement signed with the Basque captain to transfer the right to use the "Little War Horse" and the jurisdiction of the sailors.The Little Warhorse does not belong entirely to individuals. The Basque captain only has the right to operate and 40% of the ownership. During the war, Loen has the right to take back the ship and make corresponding modifications, and decide whether to return it according to the degree of damage after the war.However, just this 40% ownership is equivalent to the cost of four ordinary ships.

Of the remaining [-] pounds, half was used to set up a mining site on the island, and the remaining half was used as employees' wages and working capital.It is not an easy task to manage this amount of assets well, even Venata can't stand it. Fortunately, Audrey said that after the matter in her hands is settled, she will send a professional team to help them manage it.

Negotiations with the Basque captain did not take too long. More than 20 minutes later, when Adele came out of the room, she had already put on the captain's cap of Captain Basque on her head.

"How does it feel?" Venata jokingly asked beside her.

"It feels a bit heavy." Adele shook her neck, "but it's quite warm."

"Speaking of which, today is actually the last day of December. If it wasn't for the signing of the agreement just now, I wouldn't have noticed."

Venata said with some emotion.

"Yeah... A week ago, I was still preparing for the new year's goods, but I didn't expect to go to sea a week later, and I was so busy with the acquisition of the fleet that I even forgot the date."

Adele sighed, bringing out white mist on the icy deck.Venata carefully held onto the railing with her thickly gloved hands, talking incongruously.

"To be honest, at this time a year ago, even if you beat me to death, I probably wouldn't have imagined that I didn't die of illness in the gutters of Backlund, nor did I eat hot chowder by the warm stove. The fiancé turned into a woman blows the cold wind on the ice cap of the middle sea together, and the adopted daughter sleeps peacefully in the cabin."

Venata sighed.

"I didn't realize you were so sentimental before."

Adele curled her lips, but soon her eyes became blurred.

"However, when it comes to unexpectedness, I think my experience is more tortuous. After all, I had just drank the assassin potion not long ago. Who would have thought that it would become like this now... Sigh."

Adele hesitated to speak, and sighed heavily.

"You're still talking about me..." Venata laughed, her voice was muffled by the thick leather jacket. "Do you want to warm up by the fire? Although it is definitely not as warm as the fireplace, it is better than nothing."

"It won't be seen by the crew?"

Adele glanced behind her worriedly.Audrey had previously eliminated the memory of "those two ladies possessing powerful extraordinary abilities" in the minds of these crew members. If they saw it again, even though Adele could use "Heart Stealer's Lip Gloss" to erase related memories , but after all, the memory of the magical item camouflage is difficult to be seamless, and it will bring unnecessary risks.

"It's ok."

Venata proudly took out a small glass jar with a blackened inner wall from her pocket, and snapped her fingers, causing a flame to quietly ignite inside the jar.The flames float in the air and don't actually touch the jar, which keeps the glass jar from getting so hot that it can be held in the hand.

"It's fine in this tank, and it's not too noticeable on the deck now that the sun hasn't fully set."

She held the outer wall of the jar as if taking credit, and handed the small glass jar to Adele.Adele hesitated for a moment or took it. Feeling the warmth from her hand, Adele stretched contentedly.

At the end of the horizon, the sun is slowly sinking into the sea.

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At the same time, Backlund, Earl Hall's residence.

Audrey Hall uncharacteristically put on a long black dress today, walked among the guests, and whispered to all kinds of guests, causing some slight changes in the wishes of the nobles.

Many of the servants are new faces... So many people have passed away during the events of the previous few days...

While socializing with the nobles, Miss Hall turned her attention to the letter that suddenly appeared on the table.That is Audrey's usual contact method, and it is a letter that only the audience can observe.

The content of the letter is for her to tell everyone at today's gathering that she will devote herself to the recently proposed economic recovery plan for the Jianhai region, but she doesn't need to be too high-profile, just tell a few guests that she will attend as a consultant and be a good vase Will suffice.After all, the existence of the personality "Miss Hall" is to keep Earl Hall's family as far away from disputes as possible.

Miss Hall suddenly chuckled, and then walked briskly towards the center of the banquet hall.At this time, the dance music played by the band was just over, and everyone looked at this noble lady who suddenly seemed a little more majestic with amazed eyes.

"Everyone, I want to announce something." Miss Hall said in a confident voice, "Some time ago, my father, dear Earl Hall, proposed the specific person in charge of the economic revitalization plan for the Jianhai region. Gentlemen who are interested in participating, I, Audrey Hall, daughter of the Earl of East Chester, will be honored to work with you."

The lights left a triangular silhouette behind her, like a knight's cloak.

(End of this chapter)