When they had faced the Magic Shark Beast crisis before, Xu Fu's actions had already lost the people's support. Now he had sold them all out again. How could the two of them possibly be in a good mood?
After Ning Yu had paid her respects to Jiang Hao, Gude clasped his fists toward Jiang Hao and said in a gruff voice, "Lord Richard, the reason our Panda Clan was willing to follow Lord Xu Fu was because Lord Richard had once shown kindness to the Panda Clan. That was why we made this oath. We are merely warriors, not his household slaves. Even if we sever ties with him, we will not become your slaves."
Jiang Hao nodded. "Would an employment arrangement be acceptable?"
Gude nodded his large head. "Of course. From now on, we will be your employees." Gude clasped his fists toward Jiang Hao once more.
The armed steward aboard the ship was the panda Gude, while the household steward was Ning Yu. Both had already pledged themselves to Jiang Hao. From then on, the ship would bear Jiang's name.
"How many Panda Warriors are aboard?" Jiang Hao asked.
"Forty-nine."
"What are their wages?"
"Fifteen jin of rations per day, twenty gold coins per month, and three rest days each month. They may drink on their rest days," Gude said.
Jiang Hao nodded. "Increase their pay by thirty percent."
Gude's black bean eyes lit up.
Ning Yu took her leave to announce the news to the boys, girls, and other slaves. Gude lagged a step behind and said to Jiang Hao, "Lord Richard, I have a somewhat excessive request. I wonder if you might agree to it."
"What request?"
"You know, we pandas love bamboo most of all. We have drifted overseas for three years, far from