Chapter 241 Question: What is the task that SKIP players hate the most?
"So that's how it is."
Mo Cheng nodded. Now he understood why Baroness Helena tried to contact him in such an unreasonable way.
After all, now in Fairhaven, Mo Cheng has been known to the upper nobles to some extent, and although the nobles are watching, they have not disturbed him too much. The invitation to the banquet was left there, and no one was asked to reply, nor was anyone sent to urge him.
The meanings of both parties are very clear, one party wants to get to know you, and the other party is not in a hurry. This kind of tug-of-war may last for two or three months before there is a chance of a turnaround, but both the nobles and Mo Cheng have enough time to wait.
When Baroness Helena came to him, Mo Cheng almost thought that the tacit understanding was broken.
"Can I ask how much compensation the Seranis family needs to pay for the accident? "
Although Mo Cheng didn't know much about business, he knew that during this period, shipping business was a high-risk, high-return business. Every time a fleet set out, it was profitable, but it also had to face storms, tsunamis, inexplicable natural disasters, pirates, and even captains who ran away with the money because the profits were so great.
It was just that during this period, the profits of shipping had not yet reached their peak. The real peak period was a few years later.
At that time, [Foreign Land] connected all the servers. While disasters on the sea were greatly reduced, thanks to the development of the marine industry and ships, the success rate of traveling across the ocean to another continent was as high as 70%.
It was undoubtedly a golden age, with cultural exchanges between the two continents, commodity circulation, and of course, wars due to interests.
That time could be called the Age of Exploration. For fleets and merchants, the continent across the ocean was full of gold. As long as they crossed the ocean, they could get enough money to buy a manor, a housekeeper, three beautiful maids , and live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Of course, benefits are always relative to risks. With fewer natural disasters, man-made disasters will naturally increase.
There are always people who think that instead of crossing the ocean to do business on the other side of the continent, it is better to target those fleets of ships returning with full loads.
If Mo Cheng remembered correctly, the minor version updates at that time mainly opened up naval battles, various islands, and pirate maps.
"I don't know the exact number, but I think it's a lot." Margaret pulled out a stack of papers from the table and flipped through them, then replied, "I'm not the kind of person who gloats over other people's misfortunes. I learned about this because I received a report."
"Report a crime?"
This surprised Mo Cheng. Margaret's law enforcement team should not be involved in the sinking of the Serannis fleet.
The amount of compensation is agreed upon in the contract. Even if there is a dispute between the nobles, it should be judged by the noble court.
As for why the fleet sank on the ocean, it should not be the responsibility of the law enforcement team.
"One of the deceased was one of the captains of the Seranis fleet. He felt very guilty because he was the only one rescued when the entire ship sank. Afterwards, he left the Seranis family and got drunk in a tavern."
Mo Cheng took the information handed over by Margaret, which had a clear picture of the corpse and the cause of death written on it.
"He was stabbed thirteen times in the back, in the throat, heart, and even the temple. Tsk tsk, it seems that they want him dead. I guess the captain said something that others didn't want him to say after getting drunk."
Margaret nodded. "Yes, according to my investigation, this captain often cursed a certain nobleman after getting drunk, and said that if it weren't for his men, the fleet would not have sunk. From this result, it seems that the sinking of the Seranis fleet was largely caused by human factors."
"Did the captain say which noble it was?"
Some things are just guesses, but some things only require guesses.
The unexpected death, combined with the captain's experience, makes it difficult to separate these things.
"No, the captain was very cautious. He did not reveal any specific information about the nobles. In addition, because of the investment, each noble who invested was sent someone to monitor."
Mo Cheng shrugged. It was obvious that at this point, all clues had been cut off. "It's a pity that the captain was not cautious enough. If he was cautious, he should have kept some things to himself or explained them to his boss instead of cursing after getting drunk in a place like a tavern."
Some things only require suspicion, and killing to silence witnesses is nothing new.
"I'm afraid it's useless to tell her." Margaret knew some of the inside story. "The nobles have always been very dissatisfied with the nobles with nominal titles promoted by the queen. They have humiliated them in public several times, and even more in private. As for Seranis, she is a very powerful noble among the nobles with nominal titles, and is often regarded as a leader by them."
"Some nobles invested in the fleet this time and wanted to make money together, but there were definitely some who secretly caused trouble and caused the fleet to sink."
Mo Cheng could also understand the mentality of the nobles. After all, things are valuable because they are rare. If there are too many nobles, they will be worthless. After all, there are many nobles in Fairhaven who live on the monthly minimum living allowance given by Andel. All they have left is a proud face.
It was not impossible for Queen Andel to promote some people to become nobles, but she did not expect that the queen would [promote a large number of them], and they were all elites in some industries. The original ecological environment was not very good, and even when doing business, they used the privileges of the nobles to occupy the market.
When the business elites were all granted titles, those nobles who had gained benefits from their status and privileges naturally could not continue to live as before. Not only did they lose their money, but they also had to face the fact that the "untouchables" who used to bow and scrape to them had now become "nobles" like themselves. This gap was too much for many people to accept.
Once people cannot accept the facts, it is not surprising that they do anything.
"Are you going to take care of this?" Mo Cheng looked at the record in his hand. He knew Margaret's character. If she didn't intend to take care of it, the record would not have been placed on her desk.
"That was a dispute between nobles. The investigation should be handed over to the Knights, and the judgment should be made by the Noble Court. The Law Enforcement Corps does not have the power to intervene, but their rules do not apply to me. It's just that because of this incident, Serannis has a great distrust of the nobles. When I came to their house for this case before, I was politely dismissed."
Distrust is inevitable. Serannis is probably aware that the sinking of most of his fleet is closely related to the nobles.
So when Margaret came to investigate, the other party would most likely think that she was there to laugh at them.
Mo Cheng also heard some clues from Margaret's words, "You don't want me to contact Baron Seranis and investigate this matter, do you?"
Mo Cheng had a bitter look on his face. Asking the SKI P players to carry out investigation and puzzle-solving tasks was no different from using a 40-meter ship-slashing knife to rub a photolithography machine.
