All Heavens: Start with Monster Hunter

Chapter 146 The Philos Family

The sea finally became calm.

The two ships were sailing on the sea one after the other. Occasionally, some seabirds, tired from their long journey, would land on the mast to rest, while their eyes were attracted by the noisy sounds on the ship.

"Call the landlord!"

"No."

"I don't want it either."

Li Qing sighed, stretched out his hand and took the three cards: "Excuse me, you two want to fight me? I can beat you even with my open cards!"

"Pairs, one-shots, and king bombs."

"Give me money!"

Sarah and Raymond, who were sitting opposite each other, looked at the cards in their hands, then looked at Li Qing who had already played all his cards, and fell silent for a moment.

Veins bulged on Raymond's forehead. Including this loss, he had already spent all the money his wife would have for jewelry for the next year!
Sarah also had a horrified look on her face. She didn't have much pocket money to begin with, and now she had lost it all. And the culprit for all this was this small deck of playing cards!
“This is a heinous crime!!”

She stood up suddenly and stepped hard on the poker deck with her high heels. Not feeling relieved, she took out her gun and fired several shots, leaving several bullet holes on the deck. Only then did she feel much better.

"If you can't afford it, don't play."

Li Qing looked at the two guys speechlessly.

Although it was indeed a new way of playing that he proposed, Sarah and Raymond also agreed with it.

But after all, Li Qing was a player who was able to win 27 million happy beans from 3,000. He couldn't be called a master, but at least he was much better than these two rookies.

Facing Sarah's murderous look, Li Qing still pulled out her last bit of money and put it into the ring.

Just as I was about to teach him a lesson about gambling, I heard a voice from above:

"Captain, there are several merchant ships coming ahead without flags."

"No flag?"

Sarah was immediately distracted by the news.

On the sea, even fishing boats will try their best to hang a flag to express the power or country they belong to. Some well-known chambers of commerce will also hang the flag of their own chamber of commerce.

Even pirates generally hang flags to identify themselves.

After all, apart from those mediocre guys, fame and prestige are also what pirates need.

So, generally speaking, this kind of ship without a flag is basically doing some shady things at sea.

And this generally means trouble.

Now with a whole ship full of cargo, Sarah didn't want to cause any extra trouble.

Of course, since she had seen Li Qing's fighting ability, she was no longer afraid of any trouble.

After all, if it weren't for the fact that Li Qing's combat power was so excessive and he was really a bit stubborn, she would have wanted to sleep with Li Qing immediately and then drag him back to settle the score with Gangplank.

He quickly stood up with Raymond and said to the observer above: "Warn the other party not to get closer, otherwise don't blame us for opening fire."

Then he asked Li Qing: "Let's go and see what's going on."

Li Qing nodded, stood up, and followed Sarah towards the bow of the ship.

However, when Sarah saw the ship coming from a distance, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Because unlike what she thought, this ship was not out to do dirty work, but was a ship in distress.

With its tattered hull and battered-looking sails, it was obvious that this ship did not have the ability to threaten them and was probably only coming to ask for help, which was never strange on the sea.

After all, even if you encounter pirates, it is better than being buried at sea.

"Pull the boat over and see what's going on."

Raymond saw two people on the bow of the other ship waving for help.

He turned around and shouted loudly to the helmsman, signaling him to steer the boat over.

Li Qing folded his arms and watched with interest.

All I can say is that at the beginning, he was still very interested in things about the ocean.

But when the initial novelty wore off, Li Qing began to feel a little bored by the never-changing scenery of the sea.

That's why he dragged Sarah and Raymond to play Landlord.

But after these two guys lost all their money, they probably wouldn't play with him anymore, so it's nice to have some fun now.

The ship slowly approached, and the two people standing on the bow gradually became clearer and their voices could be heard:

"Help, please help us!"

"We are the fleet of the Philos family of Piltover. We suffered heavy losses due to encountering sea monsters. Not only did we lose a large amount of cargo, we also lost our direction of sailing."

"Can you provide us with some supplies and a sea chart? We will sincerely thank you after returning to Piltover."

"The two men standing on this boat don't look like they're lying, at least mostly." This was Sarah's first impression of the two guys.

The people of Piltover, especially the Piltover people from these big families, are a type that is hard to forget once you have met them.

Whether it was the arrogance hidden in his heart or the contempt of a superior person revealed in his eyes, both left a deep impression on Sarah.

And these two people who claim to be from the Philos family have that kind of flavor.

Even though she looked like she had been in a shipwreck and her face was pale from hunger, she was still wearing neat clothes and jewelry that was obviously worth a lot of money.

Sarah had some impression of the name of the Ferros family. It was said that they seemed to have considerable influence in Piltover.

However, there seems to be no news in Bilgewater. It seems that the chamber of commerce under it has not been involved in the affairs of Bilgewater.

Then Sarah became interested.

If you want to become a big shot in Bilgewater, in addition to fame and strength, being able to have other ways to connect with the mainland is also an important criterion.

As an island city, Bilgewater's resources are naturally extremely scarce compared to those on the Valoran continent.

And the specialty resources also need to be sold to the mainland.

The Chamber of Commerce of the Piltover people is world-famous. If you can get in touch with this Philos family, you might have another opportunity to make a fortune.

So Sarah only thought for a short while, and immediately started to speak to Raymond without hesitation:

"They should be from Piltover. Save them, treat them well, and find out their true colors to see if they are trying to deceive us."

"I understand." Raymond was no novice, and this thing was not difficult for an old hand like him.

When the Call Girl approached the wrecked ship, a dozen sailors and Raymond immediately jumped over, holding weapons in their hands and began to control the situation.

But it didn't take too long. After about ten minutes, the two people who claimed to be from the Philos family came to the call girl and walked up to Sarah.

The older man, who looked to be at least 40 or 50 years old, bowed slightly and saluted politely:

"Respected and beautiful lady, even the goddess of wind would be surprised by your kindness."

"I am Pidoro Philos and he is my nephew"

Sarah, however, was not someone who could be easily fooled by a few nice words. She had a cheerful smile on her face and said, "You two said they were from the Philos family? Forgive my lack of knowledge, I have never heard of the Philos family. Can you introduce them to me?"

"this."

The middle-aged man who called himself Pidoro was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little surprised that Sarah had never heard of the Philos family.

But she quickly realized that he was no longer in Piltover. It was normal for Sarah not to know. After all, the sea was a natural line of defense, and the family did not have much business in Bilgewater.

Just as he was about to start introducing himself, he suddenly heard Li Qing's voice next to him:
"The Firoz family? Why does it sound so familiar?"

Li Qing had a vague impression of the name of this family. He looked at the two guys and suddenly a figure appeared in his mind. He suddenly realized:
"I remember now, you are from the Camille family."

"Steel Shadow, Camille."

The man's face changed drastically when he heard the name. He pulled his nephew back a few steps with one hand and looked at Li Qing with a vigilant look:

"Who is your Excellency?"

Li Qing didn't care about the man's frightened look, but looked at Sarah who was asking questions and explained:
"Camille is the mastermind behind the Ferros family and Piltover."

"He's a cyborg. He seems to be in his seventies or eighties. His heart has been replaced with a hex crystal, and his legs have been replaced with blades."

"His strength is considered good among mortals."

Sarah smiled and understood the meaning of Li Qing's words.

It's considered pretty good among mortals, which means it's nothing to him?

With a clear mind, Sarah relaxed a little, but her attitude showed that she took the situation much more seriously.

After all, the person behind Piltover is equivalent to Gangplank, right?
Besides, Piltover is much stronger than Bilgewater. If we can find the way, it might be a good help in overthrowing Gangplank.

Even if she can't help, when she becomes the boss of Bilgewater in the future, she will be able to have more avenues of trading.

It's never wrong to make good friends.

Li Qing looked at the two people again and asked:

"Hey, Pidoro, huh?"

"Has anything happened in Piltover recently? Or has anything happened in Zaun?"

Pidoro was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and was still alert.

Not everyone in Piltover knows the title of the Grey Lady, let alone her real name. Her nephew was confused when he didn't see her.

And now, this person whom they met casually on the sea could so easily call out the name that none of their family members dared to call. It was really too shocking.

"May I ask who you are and how do you know my aunt's name?"

"Aunt?" Li Qing laughed out loud, looking at Piduoluo and said, "You are not the child of her stupid brother, are you?"

"Why? She didn't kill all of you?"

Pidoro's face suddenly darkened. He really didn't expect that the other party knew about such things. Who is he?
He wanted to get angry because this question really hit his bottom line, but he was at the mercy of others and had to endure it.

"What my father did was what my father did, and my aunt will not implicate me for it."

Swallowing his anger, Pidoro explained, and then spoke directly to Sarah:

"Ma'am, could you please sell us some supplies and give us a sea chart?"

"Although we only have some cash left, as long as we return to Piltover, I will definitely pay a large sum of money. I swear in the name of the Philos family that I will never violate the honor of the family!"

Sarah glanced at Li Qing, who shrugged indifferently and turned away.

Turning his head, he gave Raymond another look, and Raymond came over immediately:
"Don't worry, you two. We don't mean to offend you. We are also a caravan, and this time we are going to Noxus to deliver some things."

"That's right, everyone. Why don't we entertain everyone on your ship first?"

Sarah also spoke with a smile, looking very friendly, but the sailors on the ship had already surrounded the two of them, and the rest of the people had already boarded their broken boat.

He started to call out to people, and of course, they all carried weapons.

Although Pidoro came from a large family, at such an old age, he was also in charge of many of the businesses of the Philos family. Naturally, he was not the kind of person who had only dealt with civilized people.

He saw all the actions of Sarah's men and immediately realized that this was no longer something he could refuse.

Although Sarah is indeed pretty enough, being pretty does not mean that she is a good person.

Although it is called a caravan, it seems that if they don't cooperate, the other party may change their profession at any time.

"Well, I'll just have to bother you for now."

Pidoro let out a heavy breath and had no choice but to agree.

"Then please come in!" Sarah's smile became even brighter. She turned around and stretched out her hand to signal them to enter the cabin's dining room.

As for Pidoro's reluctance, whether these actions will cause the other party to feel resentment.

Sarah didn't care too much.

She still has some understanding of people's hearts. As long as their interests are in place, all grudges can be put aside. Even a small matter can be treated as if it never happened as long as they don't turn against each other.

And she is not afraid even if they fall out. After all, they are on her ship now, and she will not be the one who suffers if they fall out.

We are now on the ship, but we have a big boss protecting us.

Sarah and others brought the guests into the cabin to talk.

Li Qing didn't care too much about what the two sides were talking about. He jumped to the side of the ship and landed on the merchant ship of the Philos family.

Looking around, Li Qing's eyes became somewhat curious.

Because he was watching from a distance before, Li Qing didn't pay too much attention and didn't notice what was happening with the ship.

But now when he came over to take a look, Li Qing could clearly notice that there was something wrong with the damage to the ship.

(End of this chapter)