Chapter 65 What do you want to do? I'm going to scream!
The only merchant ship Zhang Da knew about was the Bizenis, and he had never seen it with his own eyes, so he really had no idea what a merchant ship looked like.
But he didn't understand, and someone else did. Bob said, "Merchant ships are almost like this. Some of them fly the flag of their own chamber of commerce, with the word 'chamber of commerce' written on the sails, and some don't fly anything at all."
"But merchant ships usually come from the west, right? We are the easternmost place, why is it coming from this direction? Could it be merchants from Fishman Island?" The Red Earth Continent is to the east of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Bob shook his head. "That's hard to say, because the Sabaody Archipelago is not an island in the true sense, but the roots of the Alchiman mangroves. They have no magnetic force. To get here, you need a pointer pointing to Fishman Island, or a life card of someone on the island. "
Zhang Da also nodded. He knew this common sense. The geomagnetic field in the Grand Line was chaotic and the compass was malfunctioning. Even a genius navigator like Nami could only navigate with the help of the recording pointer, the eternal pointer or the life card.
"What does this have to do with it?"
Bob explained: "Because the needle points to Fishman Island, and Fishman Island is right below the Red Earth Continent, there is still a big deviation from the location of the Sabaody Archipelago. So some ships may miss the Sabaody Archipelago and go directly to the vicinity of the Red Earth Continent, and then follow the signs to find the Sabaody Archipelago. So it is not surprising that the ship comes from any direction."
It seems... to make some sense? Zhang Da also raised the telescope again to observe the ship that was getting closer and closer: "I always feel like something is wrong."
The hull looks a bit tattered, which is normal. It is natural to have damages when sailing in the Grand Line.
There seems to be a cannon on the bow, which makes sense. Even a merchant ship needs some self-defense capability.
The problem was that the words on the sail were really hard to read, and it looked as if they had just been written with paint, and the paint was flowing down in small streams before drying.
The other one is the guy standing at the bow, with a big belly and thin legs, looking sloppy. He can’t even button the bottom button of his suit, and he has a pistol on his belt. It feels like he is wearing someone else’s clothes, and he doesn’t look like a businessman at all.
When Zhang Da told them this, Bob and the others also hesitated: "Could this be a pirate ship disguised as a merchant ship?"
"Although it's rare, it's not impossible. They could disguise themselves as merchant ships and approach the island, then launch a surprise attack or something...why don't we leave here first?"
Bob suggested that they withdraw first regardless of whether it was true or not. His retirement life had just begun and he didn't want it to end like this.
Several other old men also agreed.
Zhang Da didn't want to leave, as pirates who could use such tricks were not that strong, such as Creek in the East China Sea: "You guys go first, we will stay and see the quality of these people, maybe we can earn a bounty."
Bob advised: "Don't be impulsive, brother. If they are pirates, it will be difficult to deal with them. Let's call the navy."
"It's okay, we can handle it. Uncle Bob, don't forget how I got the money to buy the tavern. You guys should go quickly, or you will get hurt by mistake." Zhang Da also urged. In fact, if he couldn't confirm her identity, he wanted to let Altria fire a light cannon to test its power.
"Hey bro, if you can't hold on any longer, remember to call me. As long as the communicator starts ringing, I'll call the navy for you." Bob didn't say that he would come to rescue people. He knew his own strength, and their friendship wasn't that deep, so a few words of advice were enough.
This wasn't some melodramatic romance drama. The six old men left without saying a word, and didn't even bother to pack up their fishing gear.
Anyway , you can buy new fishing gear if you lose it. Life is more important. Instead of packing up these things, you might as well go home with your valuables and take shelter in a safe place.
After the six people left, Rui Mengmeng asked uneasily: "Boss, do you want to fight?"
Zhang Da also said: "If it's a pirate, we have to fight him. Are you afraid?"
Rui Mengmeng shook her head, rolled up her sleeves and flexed her arms: "Don't be afraid, I'm going to be the man of the Super God King... er... woman, I won't be scared by such things!"
Of course, Altria was not afraid at all, and just asked, "How can we be sure if they are pirates?"
Zhang Da also thought about it and took out an electric rice cooker from the inventory. After opening it, there were more than a dozen stacks of banknotes inside. It seemed like a lot, but in fact, there were only more than 2 million Baileys in total.
Since the tavern's customers did not always pay with ten thousand Bailey notes, and Zhang Da did not go out of his way to change them, there were many one thousand and five thousand denomination notes, so the two million Baileys had the momentum of twenty million.
After pouring out the money into a small pile, Zhang Da also said with a smile: "We are conducting a sting operation and pretending to divide the money. If they are businessmen, they will probably sell us goods, but if they are pirates, they probably can't stand the temptation."
Tom touched his chin, took out a stack of green bills and put them in the pile of money, contributing to Zhang Daye's fishing career, and then stood with his hands folded waiting for praise.
That was the pocket money he took with him when he ran away from home. It must be worthless in this world, so he might as well use it as a prop.
"Haha, Tom, you have a lot of ideas." Zhang Da was also amused by him and touched the cat's head. "Does this count as using counterfeit money?"
Tom rubbed Zhang Daye's palm, sat on the ground and built a pyramid with banknotes. Unfortunately, the money was too little and not enough for him to display his artistic talent.
Zhang Da also pulled Altria and Rui Mengmeng to start the money-dividing show. You take a stack and I take a stack. After dividing it, they put it back to Tom to stack building blocks.
After the coins were stacked, Zhang Da took them apart and divided the money. This was the most luxurious game he had ever played in his life.
After waiting for a while, the boat slowly approached. Due to the water depth, they stopped the boat a little further away, and about thirty people rowed several small boats to the shore.
Captain Black was planning to approach and try to get close to Zhang Da, asking him to explain the situation to them and show them the way, but he was stopped by one of his men.
"Captain, look what that is!"
Black looked over and couldn't take his eyes off it. What a lot of money!
A man, two women and a kitten are sharing money here? Isn't this a chance to make a fortune?
Brack waved his hand and said, "Surround them!"
His subordinates had the same idea as him. This was simply money falling from the sky. They stepped forward eagerly.
Zhang Da was also "fearful" as he looked at the group of ferocious-looking people: "What are you going to do? I'm going to call for help!"
"In a place like this, no one will come to save you even if you scream your throat out!" Black pulled out the pistol on his belt, "I'm a pirate with a bounty of 76 million. If you know what's good for you, put down the money and I'll give you a chance to live!"
"There's actually a 76 million bounty!" Zhang Da also felt that he couldn't continue acting because he could no longer suppress his smile -
"That's great!"
