Doomsday Totem

Chapter 68 Recruitment
Not long after, Ling Tianqi came.As soon as he entered the door, he held the captain's hand, looking particularly intimate.However, the more enthusiastic he was, the more unhappy the captain became.At this time, Ling Tianqi grinned, the afternoon sun reflected on his white teeth, reflecting a dazzling light, which made the captain's eyes sore.

"Friends, I've tried my best, and I'm still close, let me pick up the boat first, so I can make money to pay you back." The captain said with a calm tone and a sincere attitude.

"That's it..." Ling Tianqi said with a long voice, confiding in his heart, "It's not impossible..."

Looking at Ling Tianqi's high profile, the captain suppressed the idea of ​​having an attack, maintained a sincere attitude, and said in a modest tone, "If you have any requests, please tell me."

"Although our Ling family is not a famous family, it has been passed down for hundreds of years..." Ling Tianqi said slowly.

"Is it related to me?" The captain couldn't help interjecting.

"Of course it has something to do with it! You... all three of my younger sisters..." When it came to the younger sisters, Ling Tianqi rarely stuttered, he couldn't just say "did it" or "bullied".

"What?" the captain asked knowingly.

"In short, don't harass them anymore, I'll give you the ship, and I'll give you an extra 50 gold so that you can prepare supplies and recruit sailors."

"No problem." The captain replied simply.

Ling Tianqi looked at the captain suspiciously, shook his head, and said, "I don't believe it!"

The captain shrugged, spread his hands, and said, "Then what do you want?"

"How about this..." Ling Tianqi rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Write a letter of guarantee." His idea was very simple, he would show the letter of guarantee to his younger sisters at that time, and then said that the captain would give them up for dozens of gold coins up.Then they would hate the captain and never want to see him again.

However, he was immersed in pleasant fantasies, but he didn't notice that when the captain wrote the letter of guarantee, he used his left hand...

Next, the captain notified the chief mate to drive the Beidou to the port, and arranged for the accountant to go to the supply market to buy the supplies needed for the voyage, and then went to the "Heart of the Ocean" bar with Iron Slag to recruit sailors.

"Heart of the Ocean" and "Lisbon" are about the same size, both in Maid's Square, facing each other across the central fountain.

After arriving at the bar, the captain wrote a board to recruit sailors, and put it up on the round table in the middle of the bar, then ordered two glasses of ale, drank with Iron Slag, and waited for the interviewees.

The news of Beidou's recruitment of sailors quickly spread throughout Luoyan Town.It didn't take long for people to sign up one after another.

The first to come was a hulking man with fish scales tattooed on his face and neck.

"Boss, I want to work." "What's my name?" "My name is Rick... Rick." "What will I do?" "I can snore."

"Okay! Let's get on the boat." The captain waved his hand and threw out 2 silver coins, telling the strong tattooed man to go back and pack his things.

Iron Slag was very puzzled. After the strong man left, he asked the captain what is the use of snoring?The captain replied in a low voice, "It's better for the sailors to be stupid. It's very lonely and boring on board. Those who think too much usually can't stay long."

The second one came was a fifteen or six-year-old boy with a shoulder bag on his back and fair skin. It seemed that he had just come out of home and hadn't experienced the wind and frost of sailing.He introduced himself, his name is Doudou, and he comes from a nearby farm. His dream is to be a sailor, throw himself into the embrace of the sea, smell the salty air, stay away from the noisy crowd, and find the sustenance of his soul...

Seeing the young man's frail and polite appearance, the captain guessed that he just ran away from home because he didn't want to study, so he waved his hand and said, "We don't employ child labor."

"I...I don't want a salary." The boy said timidly.

"Okay! Let's get on the boat." The captain waved his hand, how could he miss Qian's subordinates!
After being approved, the boy sat directly on the other side of the round table. He had nothing to pack, and all his luggage was in his shoulder bag.

At this time, a girl with a hot figure walked over waddlingly.The girl has red hair, wasp waist and buttocks, wearing a tight leather jacket with rows of leather buttons, three daggers pinned to the waist, round and slender thighs, which makes her mouth dry, and the belt hangs loosely on her hips. A large pistol.

"I……"

"Okay! Let's get on the boat." The captain waved his hand, interrupting the girl's words.

"I want to ask where is the bathroom?" the redhead asked lightly.The captain suddenly felt bad, and pointed in a direction dejectedly.

"Thank you." The girl nodded politely, turned and left, leaving behind only a faint fragrance.

In the next two days, the Beidou recruited more than a dozen sailors.Seeing that it was almost done, the captain put away the planks and was about to leave. At this moment, a short, fat middle-aged man stumbled into the bar, rushed in front of the captain, and shouted out of breath, "I...I You have to get on board too."

"It's full." The captain refused without even thinking about it. The person who came was none other than Feng Yun, the former captain of the Beidou.

"I can cook! Braised pork with potatoes, stewed chicken with mushrooms, charcoal-smoked fish, sea prawns boiled in red wine, crab sashimi..."

"This..." Hearing the delicious dishes, the captain hesitated.

There are some unwritten rules among deep-sea fishermen, one of which is that when the old captain asks to board the boat, the new captain should not refuse.However, there is another rule corresponding to this, that is, when the old captain obtains a majority of support, he can launch an uprising and regain control of the ship.

These two rules may seem contradictory, but they are full of ancient wisdom.In contrast, the old captain is more familiar with the ship and can provide good advice in critical moments.And if the new captain has no leadership, it means that he is not suitable for the cruel deep sea and should be eliminated.Of course, the new captain has the right to refuse the request of the old captain, but this will get a bad reputation, reduce the credibility of the major organizations in the coastal towns, and be ridiculed as a coward.

However, Captain Xia Yihan has always paid little attention to reputation, and in the circle of deep-sea fishermen, he can even be said to be notorious.

"You have to be responsible for mopping the floor." The captain hesitated for a while, still hoping that the other party would retreat in spite of difficulties.

"I have a good team spirit and can do any dirty work." Captain Feng Yun replied.

"I swear to be loyal forever." "I swear, from today on, the direction Captain Xia Yihan blows out his smoke ring is my eternal route." "No wages." "No wages."

"Okay! Let's get on board." The captain really couldn't refuse a free chef, and the cooking skills and reputation of the captain of the Beidou ship were not bad in the circle.

After recruiting manpower, it is time to wait for the supplies to arrive and the sailors to get familiar with the new ship.In the next few days, the captain and Iron Slag were busy with their own business. The former wandered around bragging, while the latter racked his brains to earn money to buy compressed biscuits.

That night, the captain came to find Tie Slag just after dinner, and invited him to go to the "Hound Dog Farm" to visit the traditional activities in Luoyan Town and try his luck by the way.

The iron slag drove the red comet, caught up with the captain, twisted the accelerator, and galloped away with a "whoosh".

The captain in the back seat only felt a strong push back. He didn't expect that Iron Slag's car looked old, but it ran with extraordinary power.How did he know that Iron Slag's locomotive embodies the painstaking efforts of Lao Niu, the crystallization of Natasha, the essence of Wilderness Heavy Industry, and the pride of Harley Industries.

If there's a king among motorcycles, the Red Comet is the king.

After more than ten minutes, the locomotive drove out of Luoyan Town and headed south along the gravel path.After a while, dots of lights appeared on the dark horizon.After approaching, there is a large circular arch covered with colorful neon lights, with the faintly visible words: Hound Manor.

Behind the arch is a large open space. Dozens of searchlights are hung high, illuminating the open space.The middle of the open space was fenced off, and some staff members in white clothes and greyhounds in short shirts of various colors were running inside, making it very noisy.Many temporary tents were set up outside the fence, and people gathered around the tents, pointing at the inside of the fence, bursting into laughter from time to time.

Dog running, the rules are similar to horse racing in Silver City, but the cost is much lower. After all, it is easier and cheaper to raise a dog than a horse.

"Come, come, try your luck." The captain urged, pulling Iron Slag.

Tie Slag rubbed his forehead, then scratched his hair. What the captain said about trying his luck turned out to be nothing more than gambling with dogs, it was nothing more than fooling around.

"Come on! Get a double hit, and you'll get rich! You can buy as many compressed biscuits as you want." The captain continued to encourage.

Tie Slag was unmoved, and asked, "What if we lose?"

"I've never lost a bet on a dog." The captain said solemnly.

During the conversation, the two came to the edge of the fence, and greyhounds wearing colorful shorts and numbers were driven to the starting line and lined up to prepare for the race.Tie Zha also watched others bet on dogs when he was in Shacheng, but he didn't participate in the betting, just to join in the fun.

"You have good eyes. Help me see which dog is more energetic. Look at the number six, the big black dog. It looks fierce. How about it?" the captain asked excitedly.

"It's not a fight, what's the use of being fierce." Tie Slag rolled his eyes and said.

"It makes sense!" After finishing speaking, the captain took out the binoculars and began to observe carefully.Tie Slag also looked over. He is a traditional evolutionary, so his eyesight is excellent, and he can see clearly at this distance without using tools.

There were nine greyhounds on the starting line, and Tie Slag looked at them carefully from beginning to end. Except that two of them had hidden diseases, it was impossible to tell which dog had a better chance of winning.With an idea, he approached the sound sensor of the red comet and whispered, "Alice, analyze it."

In order to keep it secret from outsiders, Alice did not make a sound, but directly displayed the answer on the screen of the locomotive.

"Da da da... da da da..." - the scanner needs to emit green "roentgen rays"...will give away our intentions...

"Da da da... da da da..."--Alice suggested...pure image data analysis...but the error is high...the accuracy rate is 56%...

"Da da da...beep..."--According to the dog breed... coat color... temperament... state... No. [-] has the highest winning rate...

"No. [-] is good." Iron Slag turned around and suggested to the captain.

(End of this chapter)