"Black Scorpion" and "Troll"
The young man turned around, stared at Danitz's face for a few seconds, and frowned uncertainly, saying, "You're that Danitz..."
His eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't finish his sentence:
When did you get back?
Judging from his reaction, he had clearly recognized Danitz's identity.
Instead of answering, Danitz asked, "Long time no see, how about I buy you a drink?"
"When did you become so generous?" the young man said with a smile, shaking his head slightly at his two subordinates who approached, indicating that they didn't need to come closer.
"You talk like you've never been invited for a drink before..." Danitz scoffed, snapped his fingers to summon the nearest Attendant, and then looked at the young man.
"Would you like a glass of ' Sun Holy Water '?"
The young man shrugged. "The person who pays decides."
Upon hearing this, Danitz said to the Attendant, "Two glasses of ' Sun Holy Water ' to table number 16." As he spoke, he took out 2 Verl D'Or from his pocket.
The young man glanced at table number 16. Danitz explained, "A friend of ours, we'd like to ask you something."
The young man's gaze swept over the customers leisurely drinking at table number 16, then he slowly looked away and said in a helpless tone:
"I knew it, your wine isn't so easy to drink."
"Let's go, I'll have a drink with you. I need to be back as soon as possible after we finish. If someone gets drunk and causes trouble, disturbing the other guests, I might get punished."
He was the bar's henchman, responsible for maintaining order.
At table 16, Lorry absentmindedly drank his wine while silently pondering how to overcome the language barrier.
Aside from the conversation between Danitz and the innkeeper, I hardly heard anyone speaking Intisian... apparently, Norgar Language here?
Furthermore, Intis's colonial history here is only a few decades long, so if you want to inquire about the rumors of the Ghost Ship, you'll most likely have to rely on the local natives...
He wondered if Danitz could speak the local language fluently... Lost in thought, he saw Danitz leading a young man over.
The young man was wearing black trousers and a white shirt, and had a rather friendly expression.
"Hello," the young man greeted with a smile in Norgar Language.
Lorry's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Danitz with a blank expression. Seeing this, the young man slapped his forehead, nodded apologetically, and spoke again in his not-so-fluent Intisian:
"Hello."
"Hello," Lorry replied in Intisian.
At that moment, the Attendant brought over two glasses of "Sun Holy Water." Danitz reached out and picked up one of the glasses, gulping down two mouthfuls.
Then, with a satisfied burp, they introduced each other:
"Hogg, a local, but the kind who's open to new things and friendly with Intis, is the head of security at the ' Holy Water ' bar."
The implication of "being close to Intis" is that some indigenous people are not close to Intis and resist colonization, similar to the resistance forces in the Rorsted Archipelago?
The situation in Norga is indeed complicated.
With this thought in mind, Lorry quickly gathered his thoughts and didn't dwell on the issue too much, planning to ask Danitz directly when he got back.
"This is..." Danitz paused slightly, and seeing that Lorry didn't react, he coughed and continued, "Jodson."
After saying that, he held up the "Sun Holy Water".
The three clinked glasses, thus formally introducing themselves. Hogg smiled and said:
Since we're all friends, there's no need to keep going in circles.
"What exactly do you want to find out?"
"This guy's boss is a very shrewd intelligence dealer," Danitz quickly explained, then looked at the enlightened local native.
How much does your boss know about the legends of Ghost Ship?
"The legend of the Ghost Ship?" Hogg repeated, frowning, and muttered in Norgar Language, "Why is someone asking about this again?"
Lorry only understood the first half of the Intisian and glanced sideways at his translator.
Danitz frowned slightly upon hearing this and asked in Intisian:
"Besides us, who else is asking?"
Hogg shook his head without hesitation:
I don't know them, I only know they're outsiders like you.
"They were brought here through connections in the Navy. There were about a dozen of them; they had a capable and fierce demeanor, and didn't look like people to mess with." Danitz's expression changed slightly. He exchanged a glance with Lorry and asked:
Do you know what information they found out?
"How would I know?" Hogg shrugged, annoyed.
"Only the boss knows the specifics; I'm just a henchman—but if you want to buy information, I can help pass it on."
Danitz turned to look at Lorry, and seeing that he didn't object, nodded.
"Good."
Seeing this, Hogg quickly finished the rest of the "Sun Holy Water" and got up to leave.
After the other person's figure disappeared into the crowd, Lorry took a sip of his drink:
Tell me about the owner of this bar.
After saying that, he looked around and lowered his voice:
"Mainly talk about his background, whether he's Beyonder, who his powerful subordinates are, and... what his character is like, whether he's done anything illegal."
Danitz grunted, his eyes widening in confusion. He could understand the rest, but character and illegal activities... How could an intelligence broker who ran a bar not have broken the law?
Besides, we're Pirate, not the Intis Navy!
Besides, even the navy wouldn't bother with these things!
"You, cough..." Danitz shrank back, glanced around warily to make sure no one was watching, and then asked in a low, fearful voice:
What do you want to do?
"Anyone who can do well in Norga must maintain good relationships with various factions. We're not here to cause trouble."
Lorry picked up his glass and took two leisurely sips, his gaze sweeping over the Fourth Sailor-in-Charge:
"Just asking casually, why are you so nervous?"
Besides, aren't I right here?
"..." Upon hearing this, Danitz fell silent, tears welling up in his eyes.
That seems to make sense... I was definitely overreacting... It must be from hanging out with that Lunatic Gehrman a while back; it left me with psychological trauma?
That Jodson guy, although he's terrifyingly strong now, he still knows his limits... at least he won't act recklessly like Gehrman. The thought flashed through his mind, and he felt slightly relieved. He cleared his throat and said:
Nobody knows the owner of this bar. Because he is dark-skinned and has a ruthless personality, he has a nickname: "Black Scorpion".
"It is said that he was a native of Norga and had been Pirate in his early years. Later, for some unknown reason, he slept with the daughter of the former governor."
"Thanks to his good relationships with natives, Pirate, and the navy, he sold his ship and returned ashore to start a bar and intelligence business."
"As for whether he is Beyonder, I think it is unlikely. I met him a few times back then and did not feel any danger."
"However, he has a very capable deputy, a childhood friend who is over 2.3 meters tall and nicknamed ' The Troll '?"