Struggle in the Steam Age

Chapter 344: Real pirate

"No, we will naturally not break this rule." After hearing Mr. Lambert's accusation, the leading priest immediately defended, "Our Goddess of Trade and Wealth Church will never break these accepted rules, I I just want to ask, besides the statue of your Majesty, have you found any other special and extraordinary items."

"In addition to this idol, there is also a gauze that can create a large area of ​​ordinary fog." The priest of the agricultural church nearby said. "But I can confirm that the gauze can't belong to your church, because the pirate group was famous throughout the sea because of the mist created by that clothing before they robbed your church."

"Of course, of course." said the priest at the head of the Church of Trade and Wealth. "I mean, besides these, have you found any other extraordinary items."

"Could you not play the dumb?" Mr. Lambert looked a little angry at this time. "Can you describe what you are looking for in detail, instead of asking us vaguely like this."

"Because we don't know what we lost?" The priest of the Church of Trade and Wealth said with a wry smile. "It was our utility room that hadn't been cleaned since it was established. Only found that the door was pried open, and the traces on the dust looked like someone had taken something from it. But because there was no list, we were not sure if something was really lost, and now we look for it. You are just asking."

"In the name of the gods, we will give you a list of all the extraordinary items we have seized in this battle. You can see if there is anything you want in it." Mr. Lambert took out the paper after he finished speaking. I started to write with a brush, and from time to time I asked the priest of the Agricultural Church by the Lawrence River to add. Since there were not many extraordinary items seized this time, it only took half a sheet of paper to write all the seizures.

"Really not." As soon as the note was finished, the priest of the Church of Trade and Wealth took it and looked at it seriously. But he watched it several times and couldn't find what he wanted in it.

At least in the identification of treasures, he still trusts Mr. Lambert, because in this regard, the priests of the Church of Knowledge can be regarded as the top group of people. At least it is impossible to identify such extraordinary items. There are things like mischief.

"It seems that the pirates may have just moved the contents of the warehouse, but did not take it away. They may have hidden the treasures elsewhere." The priest of the Church of Trade and Wealth put down the note and nodded seriously. To: "But this statue that can welcome my lord back this time is already very good, and I shouldn't expect too much."

"Then what if we can find your lost wealth in the future?" Lawrence asked in a voice at this time, because he remembered the piece of nautical data he had seized. Although he hastily glanced at the boat on the return journey and did not find any words related to hidden treasure in it, he was a little skeptical about some of the voyages.

"I think you may have found something like nautical notes, and think that there may be pirate treasures." As a clergyman of the Church of Trade and Wealth, the leading priest knew of Lawrence when he spoke with a single mouth. What to express. "But what you may not know is that the real pirates are not the same as the pirates here. They basically don't hide treasure."

The pirate industry is carried out at the same time as maritime trade. From a certain perspective, the two are interdependent and struggle with each other. And this entanglement runs through the entire history of maritime trade. Therefore, the priests of the Church of Trade and Wealth know more about pirates than most pirates themselves.

The priests seemed to be in a good mood because of the return of the statue. So after seeing Lawrence and their puzzled expressions, they took the initiative to introduce the specific situation about the pirates.

Pirates of this era are roughly divided into two types, one of which is related to various forces. This type of pirates is well equipped and well-trained. It is often only used to deal with some inconvenient things for those countries and forces. Therefore, they can be regarded as navy in the dark, not the scope of today's discussion.

The Killing Mist Pirate Group belongs to another kind, they are criminal groups sailing on the sea. Participants are either coolies trapped in or a bunch of scum.

It can be said with certainty that there are a lot of contradictions hidden within such a team. It is difficult for each member to trust others, and violence, strength, and desire for ill-gotten wealth are the only bonds that bring them together.

Upon hearing this, Lawrence nodded in agreement. Because when he searched for loot after the war, he discovered that there was a huge difference between the members of the pirate group and the crew on his own ship in the preservation of private wealth.

For example, in the captain’s room of the Enterprise, there is a large safe that is divided into countless small spaces. Every crew member is happy to keep his valuables in this safe when going to sea to ensure the safety of wealth. , Is not worried that the captain who guards the safe will take these wealth for himself.

On those pirate ships, every crew member would hide his wealth in the humble corners of the ship or carry it with him, and he would not dare to trust the other people on the ship. The questioning of the prisoners after the incident also confirmed this point. Many of the prisoners were seen by others because they were not cautious about hiding the money. As a result, all the wealth disappeared when they woke up. Naturally, it is impossible for those people to hand over their wealth to the captain in such an environment.

On the other hand, although the benefits of pirates are not low, the risks are recognized. According to some statistics, the average time from boarding to death of a pirate is only three and a half years. Therefore, they often have no habit of saving. After getting the money, as long as they call in Hong Kong, most of the pirates will squander the money in eating, drinking, and gambling.

Because of these two factors, pirates often do not have much wealth with them, and naturally it is impossible to create a treasure for pirates. More importantly, it is very unusual for pirates to hold wealth and hide it instead of spending it~lightnovelpub.net~ However, there are always exceptions to everything in this world. of. "After briefly introducing why real pirates rarely hide treasure, the priest at the head of the Church of Trade and Wealth concluded. "For example, the pirate captain is a fallen black priest, then he may also be A place to hide treasures that are not suitable for carrying. But this can only be regarded as a private treasure, and has nothing to do with the pirates. "

"Then what if we really found his private treasure?" Now that the words have already been said, Lawrence will not be so covertly questioning. "What if we really find the treasure lost from your treasure vault?"

"If you do find it, it means that you just got the favor of our lord at that time." The leading priest of the Fortune Church said with a smile. "At that time, whether you are willing to give that thing to us and get rewards from us or keep it for your own use are the will of the gods, we will respect your ideas."

"It would be fine if this is the case." Lawrence was very satisfied with the other party's answer, which means that if he really finds the treasure, he can just put it into his own pocket, so that there will be no such thing as finding the treasure with great effort. , The result suddenly popped out that this thing was such a bad situation in his family.