Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The atmosphere became depressing, Dreyer looked at the silent crew members, and thought: I'm afraid not only the captain thinks so, but other crew members too.Many sailors on these long voyages did not have families, and the girls were unwilling to marry them, because the sailors did not go home all year round, and the women were widows. What's more, the weather was unpredictable, and the sailors might die someday when they encountered storms. The woman is going to be really widowed.

The sailors are also unwilling to find someone to marry, they are afraid that the woman will be unfaithful and tarnish his blood.But a girl who is too good will not marry them.So the sailors became homeless—yes, they were richer than the peasants, but so what?

Dreyer has spotted this.He went on to say: "Then how can I do it? Captain, and brothers, you don't want to marry a wife? Can a whore-whore last a lifetime? Can you give your family a son?"

Everyone was silent, and a young sailor shouted: "Of course I don't want to! I want to marry a wife in the future!"

Dreyer smiled and said, "Yes, this is a man."

The captain sighed at this moment, and said, "Dreyer, do you really want to..."

Delaire laughed a few times, and said, "Brother, I want you to retire with peace of mind—how many more years do you plan to sail?"

Captain De Kun glanced at the pier outside the window and said, "This is the last trip. I told my brothers before that I will sell the boat and give everyone some money, and then we will go our separate ways."

"Then what are your plans?"

"What plans can I have?" The old captain smiled wryly, "I just want to marry a wife, but who wants to be like an old man like me?"

In Rotten Meat Beach, people who live past forty are considered old people, and to be honest, the old captain doesn't look like he's only 48 years old.

Dreyer said: "You have money, are you afraid that you don't have women?"

The captain said: "To tell you the truth, brother mayor. I want to live a stable life, marry a wife and have children, but I have offended too many people by running the boat over the years. I am not afraid of their revenge as a bachelor, but if I succeed How about going home?"

Dreyer continued to test him and said, "Then you can live in Wine City, where the security is very good."

The captain sighed and said: "My little money is really not enough to live in Wine City, I can only live here. I also tried to go to the castle to apply for a job, but they don't want me because I have a criminal record. I smuggled."

Dreyer smiled and said, "Then would you like to do something with me?"

The captain raised his eyebrows, laughed, and said, "My lord, you wanted to say this from the beginning, right?"

Dreyer didn't deny it either, he nodded and said, "Just tell me if you're interested. My job is very leisurely and safe, so I don't need you to go to sea. And if you do it with me, I can guarantee the safety of your family." , so that you can live a peaceful life in the future. Are you interested?"

The captain looked pensive, and after a moment he asked Dreyer, "What on earth do you want me to do?"

"I just want you to manage this port for me," Delaire said.

The captain shook his head and said, "I don't know the port! I know the ship."

Delaire smiled and said, "A port is made up of many ships, Master Captain! As long as you want to do it and do it well, I will let you be the minister of my port department."

The others followed suit, saying that the captain should be appointed.However, the old captain remained as calm as a rock. He asked Dreyer, "We have only known each other for a few days, why did you entrust me with such a heavy responsibility?"

Delaire said: "I don't have any friends in Rotten Flesh, and I don't trust anyone. If that's the case, why don't I choose someone I can trust?"

The captain laughed dumbfounded and said, "Why do you trust me?"

"As long as I give you what you want, Captain," Dreyer stood up and said loudly, "I will issue a decree starting tomorrow, and the town officials and family members of Rotten Meat Beach will have special protection! Your family members will all be placed in our I will set aside a special area for your people to live in. I will install high fences and invite security guards to patrol day and night. If any cadres’ family members are injured or die, I will put martial law in the whole city , Wanted murderer! What do you think?"

Hearing this, the old captain's eyes lit up, but before he could speak, a sailor next to him stood up and said, "I want to do it with you too, big boss!" Then many people shouted.Dreyer made them quiet with gestures, and then said: "Everyone, don't worry! As long as Captain De Kun agrees, then my Harbor Affairs Department can be established. Once the Harbor Affairs Department is established, I naturally need your help!"

So the sailors of Durkun begged him, and the youngest sailor said: "Captain Durkun! Let's do it! If we don't do it with the mayor, what else can we do?"

Then a strong man said: "That's right! Let's hang out with the big boss! The big boss is protecting us, who else dares to touch us in this rotten meat beach?"

However, the captain thought longer than all the people combined, and gradually, people stopped talking.Dreyer was also waiting for the man to speak.Captain De Kun has been a sailor since he was 14 years old. He has been to big rivers and lakes, both inland and overseas.He has seen strong winds and waves, and has escaped the scythe of death countless times. This kind of person must have a more meticulous thinking than ordinary people.

After waiting for a long time, the captain said, "Master Delaire, I can work with you."

"And then?" Dreyer looked at him.

"Then I want to know, do you want to sit on a wooden chair, an iron chair or a silver chair?" He looked at Dreyer with serious eyes.

This is a curse word, thought Dreyer. Wooden chairs are for commoners, iron chairs are for knights, silver chairs are for lords, and only dukes and kings sit on gold chairs.

"Stop!" he stopped immediately, saying, "I'm a businessman, and I just want to make a lot of money."

The captain said: "The Mondalia family in the bay area was also a businessman, which doesn't mean anything."

"I don't want to sit in any chair, I just want to make money, and then I'll sit in whatever chair they give me," Delair said.

"Okay." The captain stood up, stretched out his hand to him, and said, "Then I'm willing to give it a try, big boss!"

Dreyer shook his hand and said, "I won't let you down! My friend."

The two shook hands vigorously, and the sailors beside them cheered. At this moment, Dreyer thought to himself: What are those chairs good for?People who sit on chairs will be kicked out sooner or later!Only those who stand can have the last laugh!

Chapter No.17: Hyacinth and severe winter, one

Chapter No.17: Hyacinth and severe winter, one

"Are you trying to freeze me to death?"

Hyacinth asked the dim sun in the sky.

"You're neither bright nor warm. Is this the sun? Shouldn't you be retiring?"

"Hyacinth, no matter what you say, the sun god will not hear you." Cherry said beside her.

"That's right! He can't hear it!" Li Zhi continued.

But it's really cold.Hyacinth leaned helplessly against the caravan.Every time the caravan passed through a pit or rock, she would be bumped. Today she has been bumped hundreds of times, and she feels like her body is about to fall apart.

It's snowing again outside.The mountains were blocked by heavy snow a few days ago, so they had to stay where they were for a few days, waiting for the snow to stop before leaving.However, it didn't take long for the snow to fall again.She took a deep breath, the cold air stinging her lungs, and expelled it from her mouth as a white mist.

The cherries and lychees clung to her tightly, but the weather was too cold for the girl's body temperature to help.They need more warm clothes.

The bard Adora sat alone in the middle, covered with a blanket, her lips were purple with cold.However, the woman looked firmly into the distance.Hyacinth asked her, "Adora, what are you thinking?"

Adora froze for a moment, then put on a smile and said, "I'm thinking about what story to tell you today." She stroked her little xylophone and said, "What do you want to hear today, my sisters? "

"Anything is fine," Hyacinth said. "It's best to tell a story that warms people up. I'm... so cold."

At this time, Cherry said: "But telling stories can't keep you warm, I...Ah-choo!"

"That's right, that's right! Stories can't keep you warm...Ah-choo!" Li Zhi followed up.

Adora was silent for a moment, then said, "Then let me tell a story about a dragon."

Hyacinth's ears perked up when she heard that word, and she asked Adora, "Dragon? A dragon that can fly and breathe fire?"

"Yes."

"Then let it spit fire on me, I'm so cold!"

Cherry laughed and said, "Silly girl, once the dragon spouts fire, you will turn into ashes! If you are cold, we will come and hug you." She hugged Hyacinth's waist tightly as she spoke.

"Yes, yes, let's hug you!" Li Zhi smiled and hugged her neck.

Hyacinth is not big, but the cherries and lychees are even smaller, as if hanging on her body.

Cherry and Lychee were not warm either, their hands and feet were cold, so Hyacinth didn't feel the temperature rise much.But she did gain peace of mind—her heart was warm, and her body was not so cold.

At this time Adora played the xylophone and began to sing the song of the dragon.The girls in the car listened intently.

The ballad said: Legend has it that there lived a group of giant dragons on Dragon Island in the south. Their bodies were as big as castles, their wings covered the sky and the sun, they had scales as hard as steel, and they could spit out flames hotter than lava.

"At the end of the southern sky star, there is an elf kingdom, and the crown of the elf king is brighter than the southern sky star." Adora played the xylophone and told the story.

"The elf possesses all the wealth in the world, and wealth gives him wild fantasies."

The sound of the xylophone became urgent.

"Fantasy drives him crazy, fantasy drives him crazy! He wants to trade treasure for the power of the dragon."

The girls listened intently, their eyes widened, and they looked at Adora quietly.The axles of the caravan were worn rough, and they made a noise every time they turned around. Adora took the rhythmic noise as a drumbeat and played the small xylophone.

The bard imitated the elf-lord in a high-pitched voice, and she sang:

"Dragon of the South, please listen to my orders! I want you to melt the ice and snow in the north with fire, and then destroy the human city walls with your claws!

I want you to take the elves to the north to enjoy the snow, and I want you to take them to see the waves of the East China Sea.

I want to smell the hot sand of the Western Regions, and I want a blonde girl!

Dragon, dragon, you must obey my orders, because I am your king! "

Then the sound of the piano became heavy, slow, and full of anger.Adora changed into a hoarse and low voice, and began to imitate the dragon:

"Spirit, genie, fool! I will light fire with your oil, and pick teeth with your bones!

I want you to send the treasure to my dragon's lair, and I want you to take your people to wander!

I want to taste the blood of the elves, and I want the queen to be my son's wife!

Elf, oh elf!Stupid little man!I will not listen to your orders!Because I am the king of the world! "

The violin stopped abruptly.

Hyacinth was still immersed in the story, she asked Adora, "Why don't you tell me?"

This time Cherry and Lychee said in unison: "Yes, yes! Why don't you talk about it?"

Adora showed a motherly smile and said: "It's not that I won't tell it anymore, but this story has no end. Because the elves and dragons have disappeared, no one has seen the elves in the southern country, and no one has seen dragons. Legend has it that the dragon The kingdom of the elves was destroyed, and the jewels and gold coins were melted into magma and molten iron... But this is not important, this is just an introduction. What I really want to talk about is the agreement between the king of the bay and the dragon..."

Adora played the xylophone again.

The story this time happened in the Gulfland 200 years ago. At that time, the Gulfland was still an independent country, and the Chauvin family was still the hereditary king.Later, the Gulflands retreated steadily in the battle with the northerners. In desperation, the king invited the most powerful warrior in their country: Arthur Kahn.He told the man to go south and find reinforcements to save his country.

Arthuro Kahn was the eldest son of the Kahn family, that is, the Kahn family that was named duke later. He gave up the chance of inheriting the title and went to the south alone.He visited the seven southern countries: Swamp Country, Dark Night Country, White Elephant Country, Platinum Country, Sun Country, Emerald Country and Orc Tribe, but none of the kings was willing to help him.

Until he heard the legend of the real dragon.

He crossed mountains and ridges, swam across rivers, and finally came to the southernmost Long Island.He found the legendary dragon and brought victory back to the bay...

"The people in the Gulf once ordered the dragon, although it was only once." Adora said to the girls, "The people in the Gulf also worshiped the dragon, but until the Chauvin family died, the dragon never patronized that area again. Land. Therefore, the people in the bay converted to believe in the god of the sea, and no one mentioned the dragon anymore."

Hyacinth asked: "The giant dragon must be very powerful, right?"

Cherry immediately said: "Of course the dragon is powerful! It's so big, it's so strong, it can fly, and it can breathe fire! It's also...um..." The slave girl ran out of words and couldn't find any more good words. To describe the dragon.Then Lizhi said: "Yes, yes! It's amazing!"

Hyacinth then asked: "The giant dragon is strong here, so why did the Gulf still lose?"

The fruit sisters looked at each other speechlessly, but Adora said with a smile: "Because the northerners are stronger, they are protected by demigods and seraphs, and they are not afraid of dragons."

"Dragon..." Hyacinth looked at the sky, imagining a dragon soaring in the sky.

"If only I could ride a dragon for two laps." She said to herself, with the corners of her mouth curled up, "Then if I want to go to the south, I can go to the south, and if I want to go to the bay, I can go to the bay. In summer, I can escape the heat in the north." , go back to my hometown to eat coconuts in winter!"

Cherry giggled and said, "You silly girl, don't say there are no dragons, even if there are dragons, they won't let you ride."

Lizhi also said: "Yes, yes! You silly girl."

Just as she was saying this, the convoy stopped.There were horses neighing and shouting ahead, and Captain Jon shouting orders.

Adora said: "We have arrived in Baihua Town."

They have been talking about things in Baihua Town a few days ago.Adora told the girls that Baihua Town is a wealthy town, it is located at the junction of the bay and the central valley, it is adjacent to Longyi Pass in the west, Yinma Lake in the south, and the fertile soil downstream of the river in the east.Caravans can get sufficient supplies here, so they can go south through Yinma Lake.Baihua town is rich in cotton, sugar and various handmade foods that can be preserved for a long time, such as sweet cakes, dried vegetables and salted fish.

The thought of drinking a bowl of hot soup and adding a thick cotton coat made Hyacinth very excited.So the girls put on their shoes, wrapped their clothes tightly, and jumped out of the caravan.The girls ran forward one after another, like a group of chirping sparrows.Hyacinth was also among these sparrows, and she ran the fastest, but she stopped after walking a few steps.

Black smoke billowed from Baihua Town.

That is definitely not cooking smoke, because it is not the time to eat, and the cooking smoke will not have such a terrible color.

Then the girls around her also stopped, and the sparrows looked at the black smoke and became silent chills.Adora stood beside Hyacinth and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to get supplies this time, and we need a few more mouths to eat in the car."

Hyacinth looked at Adora half understanding.The woman touched Hyacinth's head and said, "Let's go and have a look."

"it is good."

Hyacinth followed her forward.At this moment, the other members of the convoy also got out of the car and walked towards the town one after another.Hyacinth sees an old fortune-teller sitting at the door of the carriage in front, and sighs; a pair of businessmen brothers next to him are cursing loudly; pet.

And innocent kids playing hide-and-seek around the wagon, apparently unaware of what's going on.

After walking a few steps, Hyacinth heard Eight Fingers Jon arguing with others.

The old man stood at the head of the convoy and quarreled with a fat businessman.He pointed at the fat man with his severed finger, and said, "I told you before I got in the car, this is my convoy! Come as you like, and if you don't come, you will be knocked down! It's not that I begged you to come, you made me responsible." What responsibility?"

The fat man looked like a southern businessman. This man had dark skin and was covered with gold ornaments. When he spoke, the fat on his chin and the big gold chain would vibrate together.

"I'll tell you, if we don't get food, cotton clothes, mules and horses, this team won't be able to reach Ivory City on time! Besides, don't even try to take a morsel of food and a piece of cloth from me!" the fat businessman said with a Pointing at Jon with a finger as thick as a carrot, "I pay you to escort my property, not to suck my blood!"

Jon shouted loudly: "But we signed the contract at the beginning, you must sell your goods to the team in an emergency!"

"That's what you forced me to sign!"

Hyacinth was not in the mood to watch them quarrel.

The Baihua Town not far away has been reduced to scorched earth.The bowl of hot soup she had been looking forward to for a long time was obviously ruined - no, this is not a cold joke.

The girls were dumbfounded watching this scene.