Life aboard the ship was peculiar.
When on land, those mercenaries and sailors would often linger in dockside taverns, not returning until they were thoroughly drunk, as if they couldn't live without booze.
But once on the ship, those lushes never touched a drop again, like ascetic monks practicing abstinence.
"Drinking on board? Just say you want to die. The boss lady would never let us touch even a drop of alcohol on the ship. If you want to be thrown overboard to feed the fish, I don't mind giving you my treasured liquor to see it through,"
one of the mercenaries answered Lu Ban's question.
"Is that why you all drink like mad when you're onshore?"
Lu Ban pressed on.
"That's a different matter. We drink to remember the sensation of being at sea. After getting drunk and swaying around, it feels just like being on a ship!"
the mercenary called out.