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Chapter 13 The Importance of Charm
Faced with Fang Senyan's questioning, Cree simply sent the detailed process of accepting that hidden mission to Fang Senyan through the Nightmare Imprint. Fang Senyan nodded, about to push the door and leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back.
"Right," Fang Senyan stared at Cree and said, "You're injured right now, and your own strength doesn't seem too strong. Those pirates extort, kill, and set fires; they aren't exactly good men and women. They wouldn't dare do anything to you while I'm on the ship, but if I go to the port to take care of things now, you can't openly appear in Tortuga Port either, so you can only stay on the ship. So, you'll have to protect yourself later."
Cree immediately cried out like a cat that had been stepped on its tail:
"My God! You can't do this!"
Fang Senyan shrugged, and said very calmly:
"Cree, I haven't violated any of the agreements between us. And to be honest, you've never really confided in me, so I don't think it's necessary for me to do anything based on friendship."
Cree choked, and said with a dry laugh:
"Yan, how can you say that?"
Fang Senyan said lightly:
"Then why didn't you tell me the reason for your attack on Tortuga Fortress, the detailed process, the gains, and the experience you learned from the attack?"
Cree's face immediately turned bitter, and he mumbled:
"You never mentioned this, I thought you weren't interested? I was actually very passive when I attacked the fortress. The whole situation was arranged by Boss Nick, and we were like workers on an assembly line, only needing to do our own part..."
Cree was a typical person who appeared simple and honest, but was actually extremely shrewd. When he had to pay a price, he was extremely decisive. When he didn't want to pay a price, he was cunning and watertight. After rambling on for so long, Fang Senyan only got one piece of useful information: "They were aiming for a treasure in Tortuga Port Fortress." But it was better than nothing.
"Okay," Fang Senyan stared at Cree and said, "I have a bit of a fearsome reputation for killing people to establish my authority on this ship. If anyone comes to make trouble for you, you just need to proclaim that your relationship with me is very close, and that I will definitely seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Then, no matter how bold they are, they will think twice."
In fact, Cree had also thought of this method, but the prerequisite was that he had to get Fang Senyan's approval. Otherwise, if he bragged and scared people away, and Fang Senyan came back and denied the relationship, then those who were scared away would definitely make a comeback and become even more ruthless! Now that he had Fang Senyan's approval, he naturally felt relieved.
After settling Cree, Fang Senyan reboarded the sampan and rowed towards Tortuga Port. There was no doubt that Cree was just frightened at the moment, so his judgment was impaired, and he had not had the opportunity to contact any forces capable of looting Tortuga Port. As long as Armand went to question him, then Cree would naturally realize that his information was also very important to these pirates.
But that didn't matter. The reason why Fang Senyan saved his life and brought him on board was of course for his own plans and arrangements. The immediate priority was to first accept the hidden mission that Cree had given him, and then see if it conflicted with his prior plans and arrangements.
Tortuga Port was still bustling as usual, but in the eyes of many pirates on the street, there was an indescribable sense of mystery. The guards and patrols in the port had been doubled, but many merchant ships that came to do business had begun to lower their prices and sell off their goods, as if they intended to get away from this troubled place as soon as possible. Fang Senyan followed the address described by Cree and walked to a shop on the west side of the port. When he looked up, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. It turned out that this was the "Chicken and Dog" general store that he had gone to when he first entered this world.
Looking at the old man wrapped in a white cloth who was dusting everywhere with a feather duster, Fang Senyan took a deep breath and said:
"Mr. Mo. Wahl, Ms. Tata Xia from India asked me to bring you a message."
The old man didn't seem to react after hearing these words. He continued to dust, but suddenly a small ceramic wine cup was knocked off the shelf and shattered into five or six pieces. He coughed a few times, hammered his back with his right hand, and then slowly said:
"Hey, I'm old, I'm useless."
"!!...¥%¥...%Nani!" Fang Senyan was immediately depressed. "How could this happen? Cree clearly told me that as long as I mentioned Ms. Tata Xia, this old man would sigh and then tell me about the past! But why is it like this now?"
"Could it be that the bastard lied to me? But this has clearly been notarized by the Nightmare Imprint, he can't play any tricks, but what's going on now?"
Fang Senyan tried to continue to chat with the old man, but the old man sat back in his chair and stared silently at the distant sea, not saying a word. Fang Senyan, who was usually very calm, also felt a burst of anxiety, wishing he could pick up the old man and punch him a few times. But he suddenly recalled the scene when he first saw the old man. After he bought a few betel nuts from him, he got some information, and then the old man tried his best to sell him a tattered rope knot called "a talisman with magical power." He left without buying it. And now in this shop...it seems that the rope knot hanging on the wall has disappeared!
After this thought came to him, Fang Senyan immediately couldn't wait to check the goods in the shop. He found that compared to yesterday, a lot of goods here had been sold, and the ones that were reduced were all fake goods like "talismans with magical power" that were used to fool people. He had a thought in his mind, and pointed to the
branch hanging on the wall on the left and asked:
"How much does this...thing...cost?"
Seeing that a customer had come, the old man Mo. Wahl lazily walked over, and scolded with an angry face:
"Don't talk nonsense here, what thing? This is a branch that fell from the sacred tree growing on Mount Olympus! If it wasn't for a recent prophecy that there would be ominous signs, I wouldn't have transferred it to others in order to raise funds."
Where did Fang Senyan dare to provoke him at this time? He hurriedly nodded and said:
"Yes, yes, yes, then how much does this branch of the sacred tree of Olympus cost?"
Mo. Wahl said angrily:
"Two pounds, get out of here if you're not buying!"
Fang Senyan's facial muscles twitched. He realized the disadvantage of having too low of a charm, but he could only whisper:
"I don't have enough money on me, can you make it cheaper?"
The old man shook his head repeatedly and said:
"God? If you, a pauper, don't have enough money, then why are you standing here wasting my time? I'm giving you five seconds to disappear from my sight, anyway, someone has already reserved this sacred tree branch and will come to pick it up later. I don't lack a generous customer like you."
At the beginning, Fang Senyan spent all the money on him in order to complete the "drunkard" milestone. In addition to that, what he could use was the few shillings dropped by "Dice" Kurt, the level ii harbor guard, and the Edward V gold pound. However, the Edward V gold pound was a valuable item that could be brought out of this world, and could be exchanged for as many as four hundred universal points. If it was not absolutely necessary, Fang Senyan would never want to use it. But seeing that the old man was so strange, and he could not find the circulating currency of this world for a while, Fang Senyan had a thought in his mind, and took out the Edward V gold pound and said:
"Okay! Two pounds is two pounds, it's okay if I mortgage this treasure of mine to you here, I'll go back and get the money."
In fact, Fang Senyan was also testing him, because although the old man's shop was a general store, the front half of the house was mostly filled with daily groceries, but the inside half of the house sold mostly strange things. It looked like he was also a collector. Logically speaking, this kind of person would be very interested in ancient things with collection value.
Sure enough, as soon as Fang Senyan took out the golden Edward V gold pound, the cunning Mo. Wahl, although he was still expressionless, his eyes could not help but stick to it. He took it over and first bit it with his teeth, then blew on it and listened to the sound by his ear, and finally took out a magnifying glass like a pocket watch to observe it carefully. In the end, he seemed reluctantly said:
"Well, you don't have to go back to get the money, I've always been fair in my dealings, a gold pound is probably worth five pounds, I'll give you three pounds back."
As he spoke, he actually started to take out three pounds in a very shameless manner, as if he was planning to throw it over directly! Regardless of whether Fang Senyan was willing or not, as long as he instinctively caught it, then the transaction would be completed! Fortunately, Fang Senyan started sailing at the age of fourteen. To put it bluntly, he had traveled all over the world and seen countless scumbags. Before he threw out the three pounds, he had already put his hands in his pockets, and said with a smile that was not a smile:
"What a coincidence, God seems to have heard the voice in my heart, and just sent an acquaintance to the side, I'll borrow two pounds from him right away, Mr. Mo. Wahl, give me back the gold pound."
When the gold pound fell into Mo. Wahl's hands, it was like a bone being held by a starving dog that had been hungry for two days. How could he easily let go? He immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said enthusiastically:
"Actually, my shop still has many rare treasures, you see, this is a mysterious finger bone blessed by the mysterious Gypsies, can make your luck instantly better? Ah? That is the conch shell of the legendary Atlantis, which can make a call that even the sea will sway..."
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The correct answer to yesterday's interaction is: Sylvester Stallone's classic line in Rambo: First Blood Part II, friends, did you answer correctly? Hehe.