Along the wooden planks on the upper deck, the two came to the Three-Masted Sailing Ship.
A blue-haired man wearing a priest's robe painted with Storm and lightning stepped forward and punched his left chest with his right fist. The movement was so large that his chest banged, revealing the linen shirt under the robe.
"Storm, you are finally here."
Seeing "Hanged Man" Alger Wilson solemnly performing the etiquette of Storm Believer, Angel nodded while suppressing a smile and said:
"Time is tight and there are many places to go. When can we set off?"
Today she is wearing a tights that is easy to move around, and a long windbreaker on top, similar to how she dressed in Tingen. Her face is also disguised to a certain extent with "hypocrisy" rings, covering her pale blond hair that has grown past her shoulders, and her rare purple eyes.
However, in order to be able to use cosmetics and wigs to change her appearance without using "hypocrisy" with dangerous side effects, she did not make many changes to her appearance. Therefore, as soon as she stood on the deck, the busy Sailors all looked over, their gazes resting nakedly on her chest, waist and hips. It was not until Alger looked at her coldly that she pretended to continue working.
"Once all these supplies are loaded onto the ship, we can set sail. Have you brought the advance payment?"
"Here you go, a total of 300 pounds, and you'll pay the other half after the voyage."
Angel replied loudly, taking out the envelope that had been prepared from the inner pocket of the windbreaker and handing it to the other party.
Alger counted the banknotes in front of Sailor and nodded:
"Yes, there are so many. Do you want to go inside and rest, or are you on the deck looking at the scenery?"
"Just here."
After Alger returned to the rear of the deck and directed Sailor to continue carrying the goods, Angel and Klein came to the bow of the ship and pretended to look at the busy scene of the private port. It was not until they felt that the eyes behind them were no longer paying attention to them that Klein chuckled and whispered:
"What a poor act, um, I mean him."
I wanted to reach out and poke the other person, but considering that there were many people on the deck, Angel did not reach out, but also lowered his voice and replied:
"Anyway, I just did it for them to see. They should get a lot of dividends from any private work. No one would be stupid enough to tell the truth."
The previous performance was completely arranged by Hanged Man in order to give himself an excuse to leave the port and avoid being reported by his subordinates. The 300 pounds and the subsequent "final payment" were all given to Angel by him in advance. If the Daoist fell down, it would be returned to him. In the end, it will be used as the dividends of this "private job" to be distributed to the Sailors who followed him out of the port.
Alger is the captain of the pirate ship "Blue Avenger" on the surface. He leads his men to attack merchant ships, rob property, and do a lot of things to "hack" pirates. Of course, he often accepts some commissions and earns rewards.
But in fact, he belongs to the rangers of Church of Storms, and the Sailors are also believers of Storm. They infiltrate the pirate team, collect intelligence on the sea for the church, and even solve some "trouble" for the church when necessary.
Therefore, if he goes to Nameless Island and hunts down Beyonder Creature to obtain Main Materials with "Wind-blessed", he will definitely be unable to hide it from his followers, and the secret of his self-promotion will be revealed.
With Angel's "employment", the whole thing went smoothly. She used Alger's money to hire "Blue Avenger" to go to Nameless Island to hunt Beyonder Creature there. She also accepted all the materials she obtained, and then secretly handed them over to Alger.
Sailor people can get the mission bonus and will not take the initiative to report the matter. As long as their acting skills are up to standard, everything will be perfect.
And I can also use this to go to the island where "Gazer" may appear, killing two birds with one stone... Angel thought about it, looked at the busy rebels and pirates in the port, suddenly felt doubtful, and asked:
"This port is so close to Bayam. Why haven't Loen's garrison and Church of Storms come to occupy or even destroy it?"
"Perhaps they have been eyeing this place for a long time, but in order to better monitor the resistance, they deliberately left such an opening to enter and exit Blue Mountain Island."
As a former keyboard political scientist, Klein thought for a moment and came up with such a reason.
"Half right, Church of Storms has indeed known this place for a long time. The reason why it was not destroyed was to set aside a convenient target for surveillance and prevent the rebels and pirates from continuing to penetrate deep into the southwest of Blue Mountain Island and establish other ports in uninhabited dense forests and reef areas with complex sea conditions."
Behind the two of them, the slightly deep voice of Hanged Man Alger came. He kicked the butts of a few Sailor who were busy admiring Angel's back, causing the transportation progress to lag, and came to the bow again, wanting to hear what the two were discussing.
The three of them are all the Fool's Believer, and Angel and Alger have known each other for a long time on Tarot Club, so they are not very wary of each other. Seeing that it was him, Angel smiled and asked:
"What about the other half?"
"There are many people with profound backgrounds in the colony who have established smuggling channels, invested in pirate fleets, and even have many close contacts with the rebels. They also need this port, even more than the rebels."
Alger replied, walking to the side of the ship and looking at the dock where the morning sun was gradually covered by dark clouds and became even busier under the urging of the coming storm.
"Moreover, the rebels here are considered to be 'moderates' according to the internal church. Although they are also on the elimination list of the church and the military, they are ranked relatively low. Their activity will even help the church and the military maintain their presence in the Rhoside Islands."
What he means is... to raise the bandits to respect themselves?
Angel was a little stunned. She looked at Klein and found surprise in his eyes, which made her feel a little better.
"We are ready to set sail. Do you want to go and see the rooms in the cabin? This ship 'Blue Avenger' has many guest rooms, you can choose any you want."
Alger was very satisfied with the reaction of the two people. He pointed to the stairs entering the cabin and asked.
"It's going to rain heavily soon. Are you going to sea now?"
Klein, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked.
After looking at this Fool believer who had cooperated with him once, Alger chuckled and looked back at his own Ghost Ship.
"It doesn't matter, the storm can't catch us."
Soon, Angel knew what this sentence meant.
The sail on the mast fell on its own and swelled in the gradually increasing sea breeze. Sailor, a small number of people, pretended to pull the cable below. "Blue Avenger" left the dock at a jaw-dropping speed, walked out of a Z-shaped trajectory against the wind, drove out of the shelter under the watchful eyes of the pirates and Sailor on the dock, and disappeared in the pouring rain.
It is at least 25 knots, faster than a steamship, and does not require Sailor... No wonder he dares to leave the port in a storm, and dares to be a pirate with a ship of dozens of people. I am afraid that except for an ambush in advance, multiple ships surrounding it, or a direct attack by the flying Beyonder, no other pirates or navy can keep it...
Looking at the far away port and estimating the speed, Angel had a look of envy in his eyes. Compared with the "Blue Avenger" which looked old but was actually extremely powerful, the "Red Haired Woman" he bought for 2,000 pounds was simply a sampan.
I don't know how much Mr. "Hanged Man" would pay to sell it...
Following Alger who led the way, she and Klein quickly arrived at the cabin below the deck.
This Ghost Ship has a strong design style of Fourth Epoch, with a wide belly, deep draft, and an astonishing length of fifty meters. There are dozens of cabins with different functions inside, but all Sailors total less than thirty. This time for "private work", only twenty people were brought, so the interior was extremely empty and quiet.
If it weren't for the purpose of hiding others' eyes, he would probably prefer to leave the port alone. Anyway, Ghost Ship is under the command of the captain and does not need to be controlled by Sailor at all...
Resisting the urge to ask, Angel followed to the cabin area. Alger pointed at the doors on both sides of the corridor and said:
"These are all unoccupied guest rooms. You can each choose a room, or..."
His expression suddenly became a little strange and he did not continue speaking.
"Ahem, then I'll choose this one."
Angel quickly picked a room near the stern of the ship, pushed open the peeling wooden door and entered. Behind her, Klein twitched her lips helplessly, opened the door of the adjacent room, and walked in with her luggage.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Stroking his hair as messy as seaweed, Alger looked puzzled. However, as the captain of Ghost Ship, he could monitor most of the abnormalities in the ship and was not worried that the two of them would cause any trouble. Therefore, he turned and left without going into details.