At night, all the crewmen were sent off to Ship Island.
They had gold shells in their hands, and they did not really want to stay aboard the ship either.
In the past, even when they came to Ship Island to fence their loot, the pirates would only go ashore in batches to spend their money.
But this time, Charles let everyone go at once.
Ship Island had all sorts of temptations for the crewmen—casinos, taverns, brothels. All of them were irresistible to men who had been pent up at sea for so long.
Meanwhile, Charles had already brought people to inspect the two ships, preparing to sell them off.
This was where a broker's connections came in handy. Even though it was already late, he still found buyers for Charles.
After a round of friendly negotiations, both sides reached an agreement.
Charles successfully sold the two seagoing ships. He gave a slight discount on the price, but the payment was made in Water Magic Stones.
In this plane, the purchasing power of one Water Magic Stone was roughly equivalent to a hundred gold shells.
The Water Magic Stones from selling both ships fit entirely into a small chest.
Once the money and goods had changed hands, Charles left the ship as well.
Bruce had already been instructed to take Giles, the original captain, off the ship.
They planned to find a place later, kill him, and dump him somewhere conspicuous.
Giles even believed he might survive, still caught in Charles's deception.
After Charles stepped off the ship, he ran straight into Dalle.
The kid had originally wanted to go blow off some steam at a brothel, but halfway there, the more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. So he turned back.
Sure enough, he had guessed