Chapter 166 [0164] A Surprise in Bilgewater

Due to the special nature of Bilgewater, the tickets are anonymous, and one ticket represents one cabin.

Lux, who slipped onto the ship, was not disturbed and quickly began her journey.

It only takes seven days for this fast ship to travel from Piltover to Bilgewater.

For Lux, although the journey was not comfortable, it was at least smooth - perhaps because the captain was more devout, the journey was calm.

Except for the old problem of seasickness, everything else was fine.

Lux, who was alone and carrying a sword, seemed to have returned to eight years ago, when she had just met Kalya and had not yet met Sona.

And the difference from that time was that Kalya no longer forced her to learn magic theory.

In recent years in Zaun, Lux had to think carefully about everything she did and every choice she made.

The rapid development of Zaun gave Lux a great sense of accomplishment, but for a young girl, this kind of year-round work was really too hard.

Now, although she was a little seasick on this speedboat, Lux could at least relax and not think about Zaun for the time being. She pestered Kalja with questions like in the past.

The stuffy cabin was really cramped and would make her seasick even worse, so Lux simply got up early every day and went to the deck to watch the sunrise.

So, every morning, Lux would wrap herself in a heavy cloak, wear a hood and blow the sea breeze on the deck, facing the rising red sun, with her hand on the hilt of the sword and chatting with Kalja.

They would chat all day.

This kind of life of blowing the wind and bragging was so comfortable that when the ship arrived in Bilgewater and it was time to disembark, Lux was even a little reluctant to leave.

Then, before she could say anything more, the wind from the slaughter dock blew in her face, giving her a heavy and realistic blow.

The wind was not strong.

But the smell of the sea monster's organs, mixed with the stench of rotting fish and shrimp, was extremely heady after being intertwined.

Lux was originally sensitive to smells. Before she found Janna, she felt uncomfortable in her throat when she went in and out of Zaun even with a filter. Now, she was caught off guard and was hit hard by the sea breeze full of "Bilgewater characteristics". She almost died on the spot.

"Ugh--"

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When Lux pushed the door into a tavern and sat down in an empty corner, she felt for the first time in her life that the smell of sweat, alcohol and tobacco mixed together could be so refreshing.

"Is this Bilgewater?" Lux murmured in a low voice, stroking the hilt of the sword, "How did these pirates endure it..."

"The power of habit is terrible." Kalya said helplessly, "The haze in Zaun was so strong in the past, didn't the people of Zaun adapt to it?"

Then, before Lux could say anything else, a dirty menu was thrown on the table-the waiter of the tavern found Lux ​​and took the initiative to ask her what she wanted to order.

Although his attitude was bad, the waiter respected Lux's cloak and hood and did not foolishly spy on her. He just had a bit of impatience in his tone and kept urging her to order quickly.

After flipping through the menu, Lux passed the messy drinks and finally chose mango juice.

After a while, a glass of original mango juice was placed in front of Lux.

However, looking at the even more turbid liquid in the turbid glass, Lux was somewhat reluctant to drink it.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Kalya was quite happy, "I just saw the bartender freshly squeezed mangoes."

"Yes, freshly squeezed." Lux nodded, his expression stiff, "But the tool used for fresh squeezing has squeezed five kinds of fruits, but it has never been washed from beginning to end..."

"This should be the flavor of Bilgewater, you must try it." Kalya laughed, "Come on, Lux, drink it, this is your fate after coming to Bilgewater."

"What does this have to do with fate?!" Lux hesitated and picked up the glass, "Kalya, are you serious?"

"Believe me." Kalya said firmly, "This is the cleanest thing you can drink in Bilgewater. In the Pirate City, you need to lower your standards."

Lux pursed his lips and quickly scanned the other customers in the tavern - perhaps because it was not yet night, there were not many people drinking here, and many people had juices of various colors in their glasses.

All the juices, without exception, came from the bartender's fresh-squeezing machine that seemed to have never been cleaned.

But as Kalya said, no one cared about this.

"Okay, okay." Lux raised the glass as if she had accepted her fate, "Let me try this Bilgewater flavor... eh?"

Unlike the strange taste imagined, this mango juice is really delicious!

The sweet juice is slightly sour, and it has a distinct mango fruity aroma.

Although there are a lot of pulp residues, the drink is still refreshing and smooth. After Lux raised the glass and drank it, not only did her frown relax, but even the nausea she had before disappeared.

When she put down the empty glass, Lux even felt a little hungry!

"It's unbelievable." Lux waved her hand, called the waiter, and picked up the greasy menu again, "I thought I wouldn't have to eat for three days..."

This time, Kalya rarely teased her, but just smiled and said nothing.

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Drinking this glass of juice is also a kind of acceptance in a sense, which means that Lux accepts Bilgewater as the Romans do.

Then, she ordered an "Old Sea Dog Set Meal", and with the lemonade in the set meal, she ate her first meal in Bilgewater - black bread with cod liver pate. Not only was it not fishy, ​​but it was extremely delicious. .

"Ah, I feel like I'm alive." After eating, Lux leaned back on the chair and let out a long breath, "Where should we go next? To meet the god you mentioned?"

"Don't worry about that yet." As if sensing Lux's satisfaction, Kalya's tone was also very relaxed, "Before that, we should visit the disaster of the ocean first."

Visit the pirate leader?

"How are we going to visit Gangplank?" Lux asked with some confusion, "This kind of pirate...should be difficult to visit directly, right?"

"In most cases, yes." Kalya had already planned, "But believe me, there is one situation where Gangplank will come forward on his own no matter what."

"what's the situation?"

“A situation where someone comes and buys a boat sign.”

"Ship mark?" Lux blinked, "What is that?"

"It's the pirate leader's token." Kalya explained, "It's the money to buy a way on the ocean - spend a sum of gold siren in exchange for a token of Gangplank. If you show it when you meet the pirates, you will be spared."

"Can it still be like this?" Lux's eyes widened in astonishment, "This is simply a tax!"

"That's right, this is the Pirate King's tax." Kalya chuckled, "The Snake Mother charges tithes, and the price is a golden siren; and the ship's logo of the Ocean Disaster... is probably more expensive than the one from the Snake Mother. a bit."

Kalya’s Little Classroom·Ship Mark:

A by-product of Bilgewater's highly developed "pirate business".

In the face of pirates, businessmen are often reluctant to resist; pirates also want to ensure sustainability and fish from all the water, so the ship logo was born.

A ship mark is a mark fixed on a certain ship and has a time limit - a businessman can purchase a ship mark for a certain ship of his own for a period ranging from one month to one year. While the ship mark is in effect, pirates will not Loot the ship.

In a sense, it is a tax.

Of course, in the mouths of businessmen, this is a "year package".

Next chapter is a little later.