The two of them walked towards Harbor while chewing Betel Nut.
The workers around were bending down and lowering their heads, carrying boxes or sacks. People came and went, bringing waves of sour odor mixed with fishy smell.
Evan's sense of smell was too sensitive and he couldn't help but cover his nose.
Black Seagull on the side didn't take it seriously. Looking at Evan's delicate posture, his eyes flashed with confidence that he had a chance to win.
Then he chewed it while talking about his next plan without any inhibitions.
"Mr. Heisenberg, the boat we took this trip is quite reliable."
"It is a business affiliated to Smoke Gang."
"You probably haven't heard of Smoke Gang, right?"
Evan covered his nose with a strong voice.
"Smoke Gang is a religious gang originating from South America. It has many members, at least 30,000 people."
"Its main business is maritime smuggling and the sale of various contraband."
"I heard that they also have many businesses such as transporting corpses, robbing merchant ships, and armed escorts."
These information were all given to Evan by Garp.
After Black Seagull listened, he grinned while chewing, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth stained yellow by Areca Nut.
"Hey, you know a lot! They actually sell contraband? I didn't even know about it."
Evan unabashedly expressed his disdain for these pirates Black Seagull and his sense of superiority.
"Don't think of me as one of those pirates who just do whatever they want and have no regard for the consequences."
"Since I have decided to go to sea, and I don't even know the shipping routes and background, then why should I run? I might as well just go to Police Station and surrender!"
Evan During the earth era, he had a lot of experience in society starting from junior high school.
This makes his character quite flexible and his style of dealing with things very changeable.
He knows that different attitudes and strategies should be adopted for different people.
Some people who value dignity and face must give the other party enough respect in order to gain concessions from the other party.
And some people are completely self-centered and don't understand what you are saying.
For such a tough-tempered guy, the more humble and kind you appear, the more likely the other person will become more aggressive and think you are easy to bully.
The reason why I pretended to be stupid before was because my strength was low and the surroundings were dangerous, so I was forced to act like an idiot in order to get double the benefits, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Now they have been promoted to Master, and they are still the favorites in the hands of various factions.
Evan naturally has no intention of continuing to pretend.
Before I became Master, I pretended to be stupid just to survive.
Are you still pretending to be stupid after becoming Master?
Then damn, my Master is not for nothing!
Faced with Evan's overwhelming sense of superiority, Black Seagull didn't have any expression of dissatisfaction on his face, but nodded with a smile.
"You are absolutely right. We usually don't have many plans at sea. Most of the time we just do whatever comes to our mind!"
"That's why Mr. Garp introduced you to us, because what we have been lacking is a backbone like you."
Obviously, the Black Seagull in front of me, who has no academic qualifications, is the latter type.
This guy just tested me ferociously, and after being scolded by me, he immediately behaved like a dog.
Now that his leadership position has been confirmed, there is no need to give him a good look in the future.
The stronger you are and the more difficult you act, the less the other party will dare to provoke you and cause you any trouble.
Even if this guy is full of murderous intent and anger, as long as the other party hasn't found out your details, he won't dare to attack casually.
Faced with the compliment from Black Seagull, Evan discovered that this guy only had a low academic level, but his skills in dealing with others and figuring out other people's thoughts were quite essential.
The two people quickly passed through the unloading area and came to the opposite side of the harbor to a ship that was loading cargo.
This is a small to medium-sized ship that is entirely gray in color.
Its appearance is different from that of a normal steamship.
There are still three masts erected on the deck of the ship, and the heavy sails on them have been stowed.
The steam crane on the side was creaking and one after another transferred the goods from Harbor to the cabin of this cargo ship.
Beside Harbor, there were more than 20 young people waiting, with either anxiety or expectation on their faces.
It can be seen that these young people are generally from a low background, and they are all wearing old and yellowed shirts and short-sleeved shirts.
The cigarettes in his mouth are also sold from street stalls, or he is carrying a canvas bag or an old rattan box.
Although they look a little embarrassed, judging from the speech, behavior and appearance of these people, it can be seen that this group of people is definitely not from a good family at the bottom.
While Evan's eyes were scanning, Black Seagull on the side let out a cry of admiration.
"What a beautiful ship!"
Black Seagull spread his arms, with desire and excitement on his face.
"Mist Messenger, tonnage 220 tons, length 36 meters, width 10 meters, draft 3.5 meters!"
"With two horizontal coal-fired steam engines and three wooden longitudinal sails, it is a perfect combination of the sailing age and this steam age!"
"Damn, this is called a boat!"
"Are those large ships that only emit black smoke worthy of being called a ship? That's just an iron box that burns coal!"
Today's pirates are completely lonely, but they also recall the most glorious period of pirates in the 17th century.
The ships at that time were still mainly wooden sailing ships.
Naturally, in their filters, those sailing ships are the standard equipment of pirates!
Now, although the ship has embraced new technology, it still retains its previous wooden mast.
In Black Seagull's perception, this still retains the essence of pirates!
Evan was a little confused when he heard these data. He really knows everything about ships and knows nothing about them.
"So at first glance, it looks like a privately renovated boat. What kind of aesthetics does it have?"
Evan said that he could not understand the brain circuit of this pirate.
Black Seagull showed an expression that you, a layman, would not understand, and explained in that hoarse and excited voice.
"My Mr. Heisenberg, for those of us, it does not mean that the bigger the boat, the faster it runs, the better!"
"In our industry, this ship is almost perfect for ocean smuggling Pirate Ship."
"When the wind is against you or there are strong winds and waves, use the power of the steam engine to move forward."
"When the wind is favorable or you encounter any danger, turn off the machine and use the sail to move forward."
"As long as that damn chimney doesn't come out with that black smoke..."
"It will be difficult for those coast guard ships or warships that are chasing us to find our traces!"
After hearing this, Evan nodded clearly and learned new knowledge.
Black Seagull continued speaking in an expert tone as he walked.
"Furthermore, this kind of ship has a very shallow draft. Not only is it difficult to run aground, it can also easily escape into shallow water areas that other heavy ships cannot enter at all."
"You can go in and out of various small island ports and even river bends close to the land easily. It's very light!"
"Not only is it easy to grab things and run away, but it is also flexible enough to go ashore to supply supplies in critical moments!"
The more Black Seagull talked, the more excited he became. The eyes of Chestnut were full of confidence and pride, because he finally found his place and home court in the conversation between the two of them.
At this moment, two people had arrived under the boat.
It can be seen that this ship is truly weathered.
The steel hull is surrounded by rust spots and rivet bumps.
You can also see the marks of various swords and bullets on it.
There were even large-diameter dents in several places on the ship's plates, similar to those hit by artillery.
In the end, it was flattened and restored alive by magical sheet metal technology.
It's just that the traces of metal fatigue around it and the thickly applied new paint of different shades from the old paint make it look out of place.
Standing on Harbor and looking forward, you can see that basically all the crew members of this ship are Latino.
The skin generally shows a wheat-colored tan, and there are also a few Old Continent people whose skin has been reddened by the sun.
After a brief perception, Evan raised the corner of his mouth inwardly.
"What a gathering of talents!"
Among the more than 20 passengers not far away, there were actually 4 Beyonder hidden inside!
Among the 10 crew members who were busy on the ship, Evan sensed 3 Beyonder!
"It seems that for these Beyonder, running to the sea is indeed a pretty good choice."
"Sea is wide enough, and there is no order like Weaving from Factory Owner and Judge."
"It is difficult for Capitalist's Beyonder's big hand to extend towards the Sea."
"In addition, maritime information is relatively limited, and some Beyonder traces are easy to take care of."
"In other words... the frequency of Beyonder battles at sea is much higher than on land!"
While Evan was thinking, the two people did not go to the main entrance with the waiting passengers.
Instead, we went directly to the direction of the container being loaded.
Black Seagull, who was walking in front, greeted the workers beside him quite familiarly.
Finally, he waved and shouted to the young man with Brown skin on the deck.
"Vasquez boss!"
When he heard someone calling his name, the young man turned around and glanced at Black Seagull first, then glanced at Evan who didn't have any Beyonder fluctuations on his body, nodded slightly and smiled.
"Come over here, the place is ready for you!"
Seeing the young man on the boat, Evan was suddenly quite surprised.
Because Evan actually knows this young man!
In my memory, this young man is called Juan.
Hill introduced it to me when Hill took me to Tavern for the first time.
He is a very warm and kind Latino.
At that time, he told Evan that the border with Dreamlands was not peaceful recently.
"It turns out he is from Smoke Gang!"
Evan and Juan do not have much overlap.
Except for that Hill introduction, the next few times we met, they all had a brief chat when Evan went to Tavern to buy materials.
It can only be said to be a kind of acquaintance.
Evan, led by Black Seagull, walked up the slippery stairs to the deck.
Since it is a small to medium-sized ship, the deck, which is not large in the first place, is occupied by three huge masts.
At this time, more than a dozen people were busy working on it at the same time, making it seem quite crowded.
His eyes quickly swept around, and Evan had a look of shock on his face. "Good guy, was this ship made by green-skinned orcs?"
Even a layman like Evan can see traces of assembly and modification everywhere on this ship.
Evan even vaguely felt that this ship was modified based on a certain wooden sailboat.
Only gradually the original wooden structure was replaced with a steel structure.
The bowsprit has an anchor chain winch. Although Evan cannot recognize the style, it can still be recognized from the fact that there are no traces of cleaning on it.
These two winches seemed to have been disassembled from a warship of a certain country, and even the nameplate with the emblem was not polished off.
There were waterproof canvases placed on both sides of the deck, which contained fishy-smelling harpoons, boat hooks, and spare cables.
On the top of the front end, there is a simple wooden icon niche, with a strange faded pottery mask hanging on it.
Further back on the front deck and main deck, the wooden structure and the iron structure are spliced together, just like a puzzle made of two materials, looking mottled as you look.
A variety of fixing methods were used at the connection points between the three huge masts and the deck.
There are not only steel bolts on it, but also temporary iron nails, wrapped ropes, surrounding fishing nets, and some sailors' old clothes torn into strips of cloth and tied up to form knots...
There were even two small clay pots Deity Statue placed as tributes.
It seems that through the blessing of the power of faith, these masts will never fall.
The left side of the middle deck is the entrance to the boiler room. The metal cover above is full of rust and has a lot of marks from swords.
A middle-aged man with dark skin and hands full of burn scars seemed to have heard something. He opened the engine cover and hurried in.
Through the gap, Evan saw that the left and right sides of the space inside were filled with dark coal.
The stern plateau of the rear deck is quite neat and spacious, and it is also the only enclosed building on the deck.
Through the dusty and dirt-filled window glass, Evan saw the rudder, compass, chart table, signal flag cabinet, etc. placed inside.
While Evan was looking at the ship, Black Seagull in front was chatting respectfully and eagerly with Juan.
"Vasquez boss! Please take care of me this time!"
"Kotea boss asked me to say hello to you on his behalf!"
"This brother and I will disembark at Mona Island. Just throw us off. Our boss will come to pick us up later."
Black Seagull said in his mouth, and handed over the fresh Areca Nut in his hand.
"Come on, boss, try this. It's a good thing I just discovered. It's definitely strong!"
Juan picked up the fresh fruit, put it into his mouth and chewed it twice, then his eyes lit up slightly.
"Good stuff, I feel a lot more energetic!"
"You shouldn't have done this, right?"
Black Seagull smiled and scratched his head and said, "How can I do this? This fresh fruit and the way to eat it were invented by Mr. Heisenberg."
It can be seen that in front of Juan, Black Seagull completely restrained his arrogance and cunning as a pirate.
The gesture was like a little person seeing his idol.