Chapter 621 620. I thought I was playing Savage 6, but unexpectedly I turned around and turned into a red alert again.

"Come on, come on, have a drink, my dear little grumpy friend, look, handsome Murphy has taken the initiative to raise his glass. He is the governor appointed by the kings of the two countries. This is for you, Chardo

How can Hong Kong get preferential treatment from those bullshit steam lords?

The warriors under his command are very fierce, and now they have made a name for themselves in Black Flame Pass.

I’m telling you, don’t ask for trouble for this little guy!”

In the first-class dining room of the "Good Luck" airship, the drunken first mate Claire was trying to persuade her to drink.

This guy in cool clothes was almost sitting in the governor's arms next to Murphy. This kind of enthusiasm was hard for Murphy to bear, but damn Captain Pablo saw that his first mate was stuck with other men, and he

He actually just laughed and continued to drink heavily, not caring at all.

Hey, are you pirates so wild?

But Murphy couldn't push Claire away yet, because the blood-feared first mate was now speaking to himself.

At her invitation, Captain Paula, who was sitting opposite Murphy, was very unhappy and grabbed a special wine glass with a cool robot hand. She clinked the glass with Murphy and drank the wine in one gulp.

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For a good man and a good daughter who fight against the storm, this means that the past grudges have been wiped out.

Of course, the grudge between her and Transia is indeed not attributable to Murphy. Unfortunately, it was that old bastard Salokdar who kidnapped her and damaged her ship. It is too late to take revenge now.

But the Governor knew very well that Captain Paula's unhappiness had not dissipated, just because she did not want to make the relationship between herself and the Blood Terror Fleet very tense because of this matter. At the moment, Captain Pablo and First Officer Claire were obviously on Murphy's side.

, Paula didn’t have much to do, at least she had to deal with it to save face.

What Murphy thought he needed to put some thought into suddenly took a turn for the better.

Although this turn of events came quite unexpectedly, even Murphy still couldn't understand how the big pirates who roamed the Sea of ​​Mist had such a profound relationship with the honest halfling shipping company.

But since Captain Paula is sitting and drinking with the big pirate, it means that this "Perfect Shipping" company is actually not as serious a place as it seems on the surface.

Before he could ask questions, the belching Pablo ignored the airship's pyrotechnics controls, picked up a skull-carved pipe and held it in his mouth. He then gestured to Paula, who raised the robotic arm.

Throwing a flame over just lit the captain's tobacco.

In the rich smell of tobacco, Pablo leaned in the luxurious booth and said in a very masculine low voice:

"I guess Handsome Murphy must be thinking about some very unseemly things, such as the grudges between pirates and airship captains. Ha, things are actually not as complicated as you think.

Before the Blood Terror clan entered the Sea of ​​Mist, the pirate industry already existed and was very prosperous. Port Chardeau was a prosperous seaport, so it inevitably had to deal with pirates. There was a period of time when the two sides were at loggerheads, but

Halflings do have their wits about them.

Especially the Steam Lords, their wisdom cannot be underestimated.

Anyway, they drew a line at this, you know?

No matter who is making a living on the Misty Sea, as long as they do not cross the halfling line, our ships can dock in the bay near Port Chardeau without carrying a pirate flag, and send people ashore to buy or sell some things.

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"The black market of halflings has a long history. In the era before the Black Disaster, there was already a large-scale black market in Port Chardeau. At that time, it was mainly engaged in the smuggling of certain commodities from the Elf Kingdom of Castile and the mainland."

Captain Paula snorted and explained slowly:

"Later, after the introduction of the 'Maritime Act', the business of selling stolen goods with pirates quickly took over the mainstream of the halfling black market. The higher-ups turned a blind eye to this matter. Pirates relied on Chardeau Port to sell stolen goods, and the city

You can also get taxes paid on the black market, and merchants can buy cheaper items.

Everyone is very satisfied.

This is a well-established rule. As for how I met Pablo and Claire, this old slut, that’s another story.”

"Don't hide it, tell it."

First Mate Claire leaned on Murphy's shoulder and said with a grin:

"Paula likes to pretend to be mysterious. In fact, when she was a child, her father often took her to collect all kinds of rare goods in pirate harbors offshore. At that time, Pablo and I worked with

She met her father.

When her father was seriously ill, we even made a special trip to the Far East to bring back precious elixirs from the ancient country of Callum to her father. Only then did the old halfling captain, who was very capable of things, renew his life for ten years.

With a long life, he was able to teach Paula all his skills.

It's a pity that stupid Paula has such bad luck.

On his third independent voyage, he encountered the fourth black disaster, and encountered troubles in Transia that could not be solved with wisdom, which led to the destruction of the family airship 'Hammer'."

"Oh, that's a good ship! The Impact Hammer is a real armed commercial airship. The two main guns at the front and rear and thirty-seven bomb openings are simply a mobile explosive depot."

Pablo also smoked a pipe and said with regret:

"Back then, my Blood Terror fleet was in big trouble. We were trapped outside the Great Reef Province by a large group of Tidal Murlocs. It was Paula's father who risked being hanged by the Steam Lords and used bombing tactics to help

We blasted a way.

That is a life-long friendship."

"Zhuo, you stinky pirate! Do you also know that you and our family have a life-long friendship?"

Captain Paula finally couldn't hold it any longer.

The irritable halfling female captain clenched her mechanical hand into a fist and slammed it on the table. She cursed:

"I thought I could trust you, but you turned against your compatriots! You forced me to reconcile with this damn vampire. What benefits did he give you?"

The two pirates shrugged and did not answer.

Murphy smiled, put the wine glass on the table, and said to Captain Paula seriously:

"Transia will really compensate you, Your Excellency Paula, let's do this. I will instruct my governor to sign a five-year tax-free contract for your ship. During these five years, your airship will not be able to transport any goods into Transia."

Lancia doesn’t have to pay taxes.”

"ten years!"

The halfling captain took off his captain's hat, glared at Murphy, and said:

"In addition to the Good Luck, I also have two smaller cargo airships. Are you sure you want to give us tax exemption rights? Let me tell you, our diligent operation means that your officials will lose a lot of tax."

"This is just petty gain. I want your friendship for something really big."

Murphy didn't hide it. Anyway, now two big pirates who could control Paula were on his side, so he said loudly:

"As you can see, Transia is currently at war and we are severely lacking in air power, so I hope to use your connections in Port Chardeau to help us get some armed airships."

"That's because you are overthinking."

Paula guessed that the vampire governor was so humble today because he was asking for something from her. But after hearing Murphy's request, she immediately lowered her face, picked up the wine glass and drank a few big sips, and then breathed out.

whined said:

"Every airship in Chardeau Port must be registered with the Airship Bureau under the Steam Lords Council when it leaves the factory. We have a business license with a specific scope. Commercial airships cannot interfere with the military of various countries, and armed commercial airships are directly under the management of the Steam Lords.

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Especially after the last black disaster, when the lords summoned all the airships to carry out an unprecedented military mission, this kind of control became even stricter.

Governor Murphy, it's really not that I won't help you.

Various instruments on our airship require specific models of computing orbs as the core of operation. If we violate the Steam Lord's requirements, we will not be able to receive necessary inspections and maintenance at Port Chardeau.

The calculation orbs on those instruments will record the route of the airship. There is no trick to this kind of thing. Otherwise, you think King Louis of the Plantagenet Kingdom would leave a more convenient airship instead and spend a lot of money to find our body.

Do people build railways?

The Steam Lords don't want the conflict from the outside world to spread to the halfling civilization, you know?

Unless they are willing, it is impossible to lease military forces such as airships, steam trains, and walking machine corps to foreign countries. I advise you to give up this idea.

No airship owner would dare to take such a risk."

"Well?"

Murphy blinked. He heard the underlying meaning of Captain Paula's words and said:

"So, if the problem of calculating orbs can be solved, there are still many airship owners who are willing to take the risk, right?"

"Of course, war is a very profitable business."

Captain Paula snorted and brushed her long, chic blue hair. The halfling captain with the scar on his face leaned on the booth, holding a small ship-shaped pipe in his mouth and said:

"Young vampires like you can't imagine how much it cost the Brass Dwarves to borrow our airship fleet to transport soldiers into the Dark Mountains during the Fourth Black Disaster, let alone how much each country paid to allow the airship fleet to risk transporting wounded soldiers.

All I can say is that there are actually hawks in the Steam Lords Council.

They hope to make profits through acts of war.

And although most of us halflings are timid and neurotic, occasionally some surprisingly bold guys are born, like me."

"All right."

Murphy nodded. He took out a piece of paper and pen from his bag, scrawled a line of words, looked at Captain Paula again, twisted the seal on his finger and stamped it,

He also asked Pablo to be a witness and put the seal of the Blood-Dreaded Duke on it.

Finally, he handed it to Paula.
To be continued...