Chapter 210 [0208] Pirate Conference

After taking a bath and eating, Lux felt like she was finally alive.

Although she is still a little light when walking and her head still hurts terribly, at least she can move independently.

After finishing cleaning up, Lux thanked Illaoi for her support, left Nagakapoulos' temple with her sword, and strolled towards the pirate conference.

The black fog faded, and it seemed that it also took away the anger of the people in Bilgewater.

(Of course, it may also be because Okao’s death was so tragic that everyone calmed down.)

The various gangs that were originally fighting together now cling to their territory at best and finally stop fighting.

In this case, Bilgewater miraculously regained a lot of vitality.

Soon, Lux, who was walking around with her arms on her back, arrived at the venue of this pirate conference - the venue was none other than Sarah's flagship, the Siren.

The Siren was seriously damaged in the artillery battle with the Abyss, and it should actually be towed into the dock for repairs at this time. But for Sarah, every scar on the Siren is a testimony of her victory, so She rejected the idea of ​​holding a pirate meeting at Butcher's Bridge, choosing the venue instead aboard the Siren.

Raven once advised her that the Siren's current dilapidated appearance was not enough to deter pirates.

But Sarah believes that if it is to intimidate, defeating Gangplank is enough - she does not intend to rule Bilgewater the way Gangplank once did, so there is no need for too obvious a demonstration.

In comparison, she hoped that the people of Bilgewater would remember the pain that Gangplank and the power struggle after Gangplank's demise brought to the port.

Enough blood has been shed in Bilgewater.

It was still early for Lux to arrive on the Siren. Seeing her appearance, Sarah's eyes lit up as she was preparing for the meeting.

"You're here!" Sarah walked over quickly and grabbed Lux, "I have an idea that I want to discuss with you!"

"what idea?"

"About Ionian trade..."

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Because she was an invited guest, Lux was arranged in the "audience seat" behind Sarah - sitting here, she could clearly see the gang leaders who came to participate in the pirate conference, and see their facial expressions and Little moves.

Not to mention, after leaving Demacia, Lux, who has been the focus of people's attention for a long time, is now sitting on a chair, holding the hilt of her sword, looking at the expressions of the participants, and talking to Kalya in her heart. Muttering... This seemed to bring her back to Demacia.

When she was in the capital of Demacia, she was almost in this state at many noble banquets, but at that time she only needed to maintain impeccable noble etiquette on the surface.

Even when facing Sarah, the "Pirate Queen", these pirates showed no etiquette at all. The pirate conference didn't even have the simplest opening speech.

"I have only one reason for convening this meeting." After the roll call was completed and she confirmed that she did not refuse to participate at the risk of her life, Sarah went straight to the point, "Movement leads to success. Bilgewater needs to change!"

The pirate leaders and captains didn't seem to resist Sarah's request.

In Gangplank's era, pirates were relatively free, but to be honest, no one wanted to serve an ocean disaster who would kill chickens to scare monkeys from time to time, and who was also addicted to the art of bone carving.

Sarah is willing to loosen everyone's restrictions, which is something everyone is happy to see.

Therefore, after Sarah made this request, the pirates discussed it for a while and then raised their hands in agreement.

"It's up to you!"

"It's time for Bilgewater's rules to change!"

"That's right——"

"..."

"..."

Of course, many people remained silent - these silent guys were the ones who had guessed Sarah's thoughts. They watched with cold eyes and did not speak out immediately.

"The Ionian War is over. Without the war, we can't feed so many mouths in Bilgewater by just relying on plundering, fishing and hunting." Sarah continued, "In order to find a way for everyone to survive, I plan to make a living in Ionia." The Oonians have a hand in the trade."

The deck, which had been lively just now, suddenly became quiet.

The people who clapped and applauded closed their mouths, while those who were silent narrowed their eyes, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Sarah.

"Ionia's goods have sources of supply and sales. As long as they change hands, the profit will be enough for you to drown in the pool of wine and die of exhaustion on your flesh and blood belly." Sarah made a vulgar analogy, "The sea The monster fishing boats and sea monster butchers can continue to work, but without Noxian cargo, the pirates and privateers who previously caused trouble to the Noxians will have to find a way out."

"Thank you, Ms. Sarah." In the silence, a one-eyed dragon stood up, "Thank you King of Pirates for thinking about us stinky pirates, but to be honest, everyone is just an old sea dog trying to make a living at sea. Although we have some strength, But after working hard for half a life, I haven’t saved three melons or two dates. This thing of trade... we really can’t do it.”

Someone raised their eyebrows, but none of the captains of the fishing boats and the sea monster butchers said anything - if the pirates who had lost their jobs could find another way out of the fishing industry, they would obviously be happy to see it happen.

But other pirate leaders and local villains are obviously not very willing to transform.

After a moment of silence, they all started making noises.

"Yes, Ms. Sarah!"

"We don't have any money either!"

"Can Ionians still buy on credit?"

"I wonder if anyone wants to buy Ionian soil?"

"..."

"..."

Looking at their chatter, it's clear that they had communicated in advance.

"It's not a big problem if you don't have the capital." Sarah was obviously prepared for the verbal squeeze from these pirates, "As long as you are willing to trade with Ionia, I will lend you money!"

The pirates who were just talking were suddenly stunned.

Then, before they could speak, a fishing boat captain carefully raised his arm: "How much interest?"

"One cent." Sarah held up a finger, "Not one cent per month, but one cent per trip."

"One cent per trip?" The other party obviously didn't understand what Sarah meant, "What do you mean?"

"Starting from Bilgewater, buying things in Ionia, sending them to Zaun to sell, getting the receipt provided by Zaun, and returning to Bilgewater - this counts as one trip." Sarah smiled, "The whole process, as long as it does not take more than three months, counts as one cent."

Sarah's move stunned everyone present.

Three months, one cent... Even if you borrow money from Sarah and turn it over to lend at high interest, it is definitely a huge profit!

"Of course, in order to prevent you from wasting the money, I will send someone to follow the ship to keep and check the accounts - it is agreed in advance that if the accountant has any safety problems, the captain, first mate, second mate and boatswain will be hung under the Butcher's Bridge... understand?"

As Sarah put forward this low-interest loan, the atmosphere of the meeting finally changed.

Pirates are unwilling to run maritime trade.

But if there is a low-interest investment, the original fishing boats may not be able to take a chance to transform into merchant ships!

Pirates who are used to doing business without capital are unwilling to do business honestly, but fishermen are different - and Sarah wants this effect.

Carya's Little Classroom Bilgewater's loan sharks:

Because the bad debt rate is too high and there are too many gamblers, the loan sharks here have reached a crazy level. Not only is the interest compounded, but nine out of thirteen returns can be considered low interest.

PS. I originally wanted to update two more chapters, but I didn't write them...I went to bed early and will update again tomorrow!