Crew

  When he walked in front of the big ship, Roy really felt how tall the ship was.

  The ship was parked lengthwise on the pier. The brass ram almost touched the stone steps, which was more than four meters higher than the pier. The main sail had already been lowered, but it was on the main mast that was more than forty high. There are countless ropes and pulleys involved.

  Compared with the elf's exquisite merchant ship, this ship looks very vulgar in terms of shape and facilities, but it is the largest ship Roy has ever seen in Castletown Port, just in terms of the length of the hull. I'm afraid it will be more than forty meters.

  Putting down the bucket in his hand, Roy carefully observed the deep-draft ship. It seemed that there should be a lot of cargo on board.

  The elf guards on the dock rushed here immediately and have already climbed up the ladder to the big ship. They should be checking the dangerous items on the ship, such as the armed forces and weapons and equipment on the ship.

  The sailors were still sorting some wooden boxes on the deck, which seemed to be some worthless goods.

  As long as these goods are not moved off the ship, according to the regulations set by the Silvermoon Elf, there is no need to pay taxes.

  So Roy did not see the tax officer on the dock on the boat.

  …

  While Roy was standing in front of the pier, looking at the sea and the ship alone, some well-dressed crew members had already walked down the ladder from the ship.

  It can be seen that the safety inspection of these elf patrols on the ship went smoothly, so there was no order to prohibit the crew from disembarking. Almost all of these crew members wore leather vests, white shirts, jodhpurs and boots, with waistbands He was not wearing weapons.

  Roy saw that the sailors on the bow deck all had swords on their waists.

  The hair of these crew members seems to have not been taken care of for a long time. Many crew members have braids, and some have their hair loose, which becomes messy when blown by the sea breeze.

  Their hair colors are all kinds, with yellow hair, red hair, and dark brown appearing the most. They all look very strong, at least they look stronger than those elf guards.

  Probably because Roy was the only person on the dock who looked similar to them.

  The crew members did not wander around after disembarking, but walked straight to Roy. The strong crew member in the lead also looked at Roy curiously.

  "Do you need a guide?" Roy asked proactively.

  It's not that he enjoys being a guide.

  In fact, this was his first time doing this.

  Mainly to get some news about the outside world from these crew members traveling far away.

  Castletown Port is a fishing port, and most of the merchant ships engaged in fish trade dock here. Even if Roy wanted to get in touch with him to get information, he was not willing to pay attention to him.

  "￥#...!" The strong sailor moved towards Roy said a series of words quickly.

  Roy looked confused and simply couldn't understand what he was talking about.

  It seems that communication is impossible!

  Roy spread his hands and slightly shook his head, indicating that he was helpless and didn't understand...

  "You don't know Imperial Language?"

  A thin youngster wearing a black robe appeared behind the strong crew member. His skin was very fair, and he had a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was holding a copper-covered book in his hand. He spoke with an extremely stiff elf Yu asked Roy.

  However, his grammar and pronunciation are very problematic, but no elf would arrange words like this.

  Roy nodded.

  "I can only speak Elf, do you need a guide?" He asked the youngster in the robe again.

  At this time, he discovered that the black robe actually had some dark lines on it, which looked like magic lines.

  Roy guessed that the other party was probably a magician.

  The magician also waited for Roy to slow down his tone and listened carefully twice before saying:

  "Take us to a hotel, and after we get settled, take us to a local pub. We all need to relax a little."

  When he spoke, he spoke very rhythmically, and it sounded like he was reciting incantation.

  "No problem." Roy replied readily.

  The young magician discussed with the strong crew member, then turned back and asked: "How much do I need to pay you?"

  "If you can, tell me the interesting things you encountered on your journey."

  "Do you want to get some outside information? Let's exchange it. We also want to know more about this elf city." The young magician quickly took the opportunity to say.

  "This is Castletown Port in the country of Silvermoon Elf." Roy said frankly. This is not a secret. You will know it after a little inquiry. Then he asked: "Where do you come from?"

  "Green Empire, Qiyan City. It is the largest southern city in Green Empire. If you have the opportunity to go to Green Empire, you must go to Qiyan City for a stroll." The young magician also replied without thinking, and then asked: "How far is it from Buyi?" Is North City far away?"

  "It's not too far. What are you doing here?" Roy asked curiously, without pointing out the specific location of Buenos.

  The young magician opened his mouth and said: "Of course it is for trade. We plan to start from the Silvermoon Elf country..."

  "cough cough..." Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the strong crewman beside him.

  Obviously he didn't understand the conversation between magician and Roy, magician could only patiently translate it to him.

  Then the strong crew member quickly said a few words to the magician.

  Magician hesitated for a moment, and then carefully organized his words before saying awkwardly to Roy with a smile: "We just plan to buy some products such as elf biscuits and high level swords and shields."

  Roy knew they weren't telling the truth, but was also disinclined to pay attention to.

  After all, we are not familiar with each other...

  Seeing that the crew members were still wary of him, Roy shut his mouth.

  Since he agreed to take the other party to find a hotel, Roy didn't say anything. He just introduced to them that some hotels in the city were roughly divided into three levels.

  There are two hotels on Brown Street where Roy lives. However, Brown Street is a civilian neighborhood, so the hotels here are also of the lowest grade. Usually, some businessmen who purchase marine fish on the dock will stay in the hotel for one or two night.

  But it's not without its good points. The price is cheap and it's very close to the port.

  After hearing Roy's introduction, the crew members readily agreed.

  Roy walked at the front carrying a bucket. After walking out of the pier, Roy would take the initiative to explain to them what these shops did without passing a shop.

  At least let them know which one is a store and which one is a restaurant.

  Brown Street is really close to the pier. When Roy passed by the Liberty Goddess Temple with more than 20 crew members, the crew members saw that a small temple with a small area was built on the hillside. Very unexpected.

  Immediately there were crew members who couldn't wait to get over and have a look, but there was actually a crowd of people crowding at the gate of the temple. Through the crowd, they could still see the priests wearing divine robes inside the temple, and they were chatting incessantly with several elf guards. Talking about something.

  It seems that something is wrong with this temple.

  When Roy passed by here in the morning, this Goddess Temple was still so quiet...

  The entire group passed by the entrance of Liberty Goddess Temple, and no one was stupid enough to look towards that direction with curious eyes.

  After passing the Liberty Goddess Temple, Roy thought of something, and then took out a kohler from his pocket. The thin shell was between his thumb and index finger. Roy introduced to the crew behind him:

  "The currency used here is the kohler, which is made from polished shells."

  "Can't gold coins be used?" the young magician asked with a surprised look on his face.

  Roy looked at the magician with some envy. He really didn't know how to trade fair with gold coins in the shops here, because he simply didn't have gold coins and had never seen anyone else use gold coins.

  So Roy said to magician: "You can try it, I think there should be an elf who will like it."

  Roy took them to a hotel. Sure enough, this hotel did not accept gold coins.

  But the young magician took out a light green crystal from his pocket. The front desk clerk in the hotel was a sweet-looking young female elf. After seeing the crystal, he immediately called the hotel boss, who was very enthusiastic. Ten rooms were arranged for them, and the young magician even got a big bag of kohler in exchange for it.

  The young magician casually counted fifty kohler and handed it to Roy.

  Roy was a little hesitant and didn't pick it up. This was a lot of money for Roy.

  "Take it, I'll ask you to take us to a more reliable tavern later."

  The young magician forced the pile of kohler into Roy's hand, said with a smile.

  (End of chapter)