Pirates vs. River Bandits

Seeing Guan Cheng like this, Guan Hai knew he was tempted to rob them. He could not help shaking his head. "Forget it. We'll be regular Han Army soldiers soon. Whether we rob them or not won't matter anymore."

Guan Cheng did not see it that way. After thinking for a moment, he leaned close to Guan Hai and whispered, "Big Brother, you don't know the difference between ships. Ordinary river boats are completely different from those that sail the sea. Anything that can sail the sea is a proper large ship. These things are extremely difficult to build. If you want to establish a navy, these ships are more important than the men. Besides, you can't build these large ships just because you want to. As far as I know, only a few great clans possess craftsmen capable of constructing such ships."

"Didn't they say that after surrendering, everything we did before would be forgiven? Besides, I'm still technically a pirate. Wouldn't it be better if I brought a few large ships over? I've been a pirate for so many years, and I only have one large ship. They're incredibly rare!"

After hearing that, even Guan Hai was tempted. He had advised against it earlier because he did not know the ships' value. Now, though, Guan Hai was not some inflexible fool. Well, calling him inflexible was a bit much... That was an insult to inflexible people.

"Ahem. Just pretend you didn't see me." Guan Hai lowered his head and drank.

"Hahaha, thank you, Big Brother! I'll be right back!" Guan Cheng laughed heartily, stood up, and shouted toward the outside, "You bastards, get your asses out here! We've got work to do!"

As Guan Cheng strode out, Guan Hai suddenly felt a pang of unease. His brows furrowed,