Capítulo 805: Chapter 403: Setting Sail (Part 2)
Seeing the Half Elf gradually recovering, Captain Nick, though still worried, felt a slight relief in his heart.
They’re all long-ti teammates with great rapport, and he doesn’t want any losses in such an ordinary task.
anwhile, compared to Nick’s sudden chill and Half Elf Laida’s coughing and retching, the stout Half orc in the team seed unperturbed.
He just used his cloudy, foolish eyes, full of resentnt, to stare at the distant figures of Xia Nan and Alton.
“Black-haired kid… Shorty…”
A pair of tusks protruded from his lower lip, and he mumbled indistinctly, stamring heavily accented Universal Language.
“Tavern woman, not fair.”
This is exactly the reason for the Silver Claw Fish Eagle team’s hostility towards Xia Nan and Alton.
From Xia Nan’s perspective, he wanted to obtain the channel to participate in the Moon Tide Banquet from Hera to find out the clues left by the Dream Weaving Corridor key in the Southern Islands.
And the price he paid was taking on this cargo escort mission given by the other party.
In the end, it was just a common interest exchange among adventurers, and he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
But from the Silver Claw Fish Eagle team’s perspective.
Hera, as the Boss of the Three-legged Sea Dog, famous as an intelligence rchant in Suo Yu Bay, has also cooperated with their team many tis.
She can be said to know Nick and the others very well.
This escort commission had been finalized half a month ago, a contract signed with them, handing over the guard duty to the Silver Claw Fish Eagle team, even down paynt had been given.
But just three days before departure, she suddenly hired two guards to board the ship.
What does it an?
Does it an we’re not trusted, that the Silver Claw Fish Eagle team can’t handle even such an ordinary escort task?
If Xia Nan and Alton didn’t affect Nick’s team’s inco from this task, the atmosphere would have been even worse.
For adventurers who regard Gold Coin as crucial, if their interests were affected, they wouldn’t even manage a forced smile as they did earlier; they wouldn’t give the other person any good face.
“Don’t be in a rush, calm down, Bone Card.”
As the team captain, although Nick had so feelings, he still reached out to pat the Half orc beside him, comforting his impulsive, irritable teammate.
“After this task is done, we’ll seek an explanation from Hera and find out what’s going on.”
Actually, he knew that the real focus of conflict, and the object of displeasure, was the Boss of the Three-legged Sea Dog Tavern, Hera.
In a way, Xia Nan and the others were rely an extension of unresolved grievances.
For this reason, whether it was Nick or his two teammates, they behaved sowhat restrained in front of them.
Without completely falling out.
“However…”
Being adventurers who have road various Southern Islands, lacking strong regulatory institutions, on the vast sea wider than the Mist Forest, the jungle law of the weak prey to the strong is carried out thoroughly.
Pirates, fugitives, cultists…
In most situations, adventurers often resolve issues with each other’s fists.
The so-called “restraint” and “courtesy” only appear when realizing that the other’s “fists” may be tougher than their own.
Nick had already planned to give Xia Nan and the other a show of force before setting off this morning.
Perhaps not necessarily to attack directly, but using their Silver Claw Fish Eagle na and larger numbers, it’s feasible to give enough intimidation to these outsiders suddenly boarding.
It’s also a way to let the Half orc Bone Card vent his emotions.
But as he stood on the deck and saw Captain Gregory bringing the two from the cabin, his intimidation idea halted abruptly.
The Half orc shorty next to him didn’t show much, temporarily ignoring him.
But the other tall black-haired youth didn’t seem to be the ordinary adventurer he originally thought.
Having navigated Suo Yu Bay’s mixed region for quite so years, Nick’s strength may not be outstanding, but his ability to judge people is quite good.
The condensed aura of actions, the Good equipnt worn… Even the seemingly damaged armor wasn’t ordinary enough to be found on a Blacksmith Shop’s shelf.
This black-haired youth’s strength might be far stronger than he imagined?
And just as Xia Nan walked out from the cabin, following Captain Gregory to where Nick stood, the deliberately nacing and aggressive expression vanished as his plan canceled.
Replaced by a sowhat stiff smile due to the abrupt change.
His teammates showed confusion and dissatisfaction — mainly the Half orc Bone Card, the Half Elf Laida on the other side still in a daze, her eyes unfocused.
“Boss Nick, smiling at black hair, why?”
“Should make him afraid, threaten shorty, know the power!”
Bone Card panted heavily, clumsily spitting out phrases to express his dissatisfaction with Nick.
Familiar with the long-term, Nick knew Bone Card’s foolish temperant could hardly take good advice when emotional.
So he sternly, mask-like, scolded:
“The problem lies mainly with Hera, we’re about to set sail, don’t cause trouble for , understand!?”
“When I took you out of the tribe, what was said, don’t you rember?”
“Think Gold Coin, think of your old fla in Coral Courtyard, behave…”
The classic “carrot stick” combo, imdiate effect.
Within just a few words, the Half orc’s resentnt faded, even looking sowhat aggrieved.
Sobbing quietly, nods without saying more.
Standing on the opposite side of the deck.
Xia Nan appeared to be gazing at the distant sea with the shorty beside him, but his peripheral vision was discreetly observing the atmosphere-shifting Silver Claw Fish Eagle team.
Nick, as captain, seed perceptive, quickly switching expressions and controlling teammates’ emotions.
The Half orc fit the stereotype, dim-witted with low intelligence, yet behaved relatively restrained.
Their team’s pride-carrying Half Elf had unexpectedly high Perception.
Even just a fleeting intent to kill, she instinctively noticed and reacted strongly.
“That’s good too.”
Xia Nan thought within himself.
As long as their hostility doesn’t exceed a certain range, displaying so strength aids smooth task completion and avoids many troubles.
While Xia Nan and the others interacted with the Silver Claw Fish Eagle team, at so point, the previously busy crew aboard the Black Crow gathered at the deck.
Captain Gregory stood at the forefront near the ship’s figurehead, holding a flapping yellow-feathered chicken.
Fingers slightly exerted force, as the chicken’s cry suddenly ceased, and deck chatter instantly hushed; crew closed their mouths.
“Sss…”
Cold light flickered.
Scarlet-hot blood gushed from the chicken’s neck.
Flowing down the weathered dark hand, seeping through deck crevices, splattering the ship’s figurehead—the soaring black sea bird statue.
“Caw!”
Overhead, the circling seagull shrieked sharply, perfectly tid, as though from the vessel’s soul symbol—the figurehead.
Nearly simultaneously, Gregory threw the now-still feathered chicken high toward the sea.
Loud shouts echoed in the air:
“Set sail!”
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