Peter had originally been worried about how they could recruit anyone without money, but Little Rose said they did not need money in the first place. Sailor jobs did not come with advance pay.
The payment structure for most freelance crews was similar to that of the cosmic Marauders, much like pirates on Earth.
The captain provided the ship, commanded in battle, and set the course. Once there were gains, they received thirty to forty percent of the total spoils as personal income.
The first mate got ten percent, the second mate got five percent, and the boatswain and gunner got five percent. The rest was divided among the crew.
Everyone was free. Perhaps after one job was done, someone would want to leave the ship. They could simply settle the accounts and replace them then. As for whether a captain could keep people around, that depended on their own ability.
Teams like the Guardians of the Galaxy, who were held together entirely by friendship and split profits equally, were rare.
There were other options, of course. Squirrel Girl was extremely strong, and if they had a few types of cosmic currency, they could buy alien slaves to serve as crew. That way, there would be no need to divide the profits. After all, those aliens would be their property.
Unfortunately, the three of them had no money, and none of them had the temperament to become slave owners.
So Little Rose took Peter to the job market to recruit freelance crew members. She would only lend the young man some support and credibility. Otherwise, a new captain might not be able to recruit anyone worthwhile in Contraxia.
After working in outer space for so many years, the strongest impression Little Rose had formed was that there were many mentally