The mermaid gangster didn't expect these people from the outer island to be so arrogant and dare to attack him openly.

Who is the local snake?

But even if he had expected it, he still couldn't avoid Tiamat's grasp.

The mermaid gangster was grabbed by the neck and almost fainted from the squeeze.

"take away."

A group of Dream Apostles fully demonstrated their professionalism, gathered around Tiamat, and carried the mermaid gangster away who was about to faint.

The actions were swift and skillful, and except for a few passers-by, no one else realized that a "kidnapping" had occurred here.

And those passers-by, in line with the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, didn't even look at it and left in a hurry.

After all, the unpretentious aura of Xia Yanzhen and others is still very fierce.

A deserted alley, with a lot of garbage at the end, and a little unknown dirty water flowing across the ground.

Because sewage and garbage are discharged directly into the sea.

The roads in the town are actually quite clean, including at the end of small alleys like this, where you can put your feet down.

The mermaid gangster was pushed against the wall by Tiamat, and before he could speak, he was punched in the stomach.

This punch caused his whole body to twist, and he opened his mouth to spit out some yellow water.

Although it has a fish head, its overall structure still seems to be that of a human being.

Tiamat let go, and the mermaid lay on the ground vomiting.

After a long time to recover, the mermaid gangster showed a lot of toughness and said angrily, holding his neck: "Do you know who I am?"

"Who are you?"

Xiaoyao asked questions on behalf of Xia Yanzhen, secretly using mind-telling techniques.

"I am a man of the Iron Cross."

The mermaid gangster said with a rather proud tone.

This man's name is Rudolf, and he is not the gangster that Xia Yan really thinks he is - well, at least not on the surface.

The Iron Cross he mentioned was a shipping company, which was considered a very powerful shipping company on Mouth Island.

Those engaged in shipping on the archipelago are basically the dominant ones on the islands, and they often play the role of pirates.

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The order and law of the archipelago are often limited to the islands.

The sea is a paradise for a group of "adventurers". Compared with order, violence is the main theme.

Even if it's just a fishing boat fishing offshore, it doesn't have many weapons on board, so it's hard to say hello to people.

Iron Cross is the dominant force on Mouth Island, with more than a thousand crew members.

Rudolf is one of them and is currently resting on the island. As a crew member, he has been a pirate several times and has taken human lives on his hands.

So he looks like a "gang gangster" or something like that.

In fact, he is much more "noble" than the gangsters who live on the island.

Most of the people on the street who wear weapons openly are sailors.

Rudolf was not an ordinary sailor, but also a boatswain, with a higher status, so he could be so tough.

It's a pity that I met a more ruthless Dream Apostle.

He introduced himself, trying to use his identity to intimidate and threaten the people in front of him.

But he didn't want to let himself become a fat sheep - or in other words, the iron cross behind him suddenly became a huge fat sheep in Xia Yanzhen's eyes.

"Iron Cross, not bad, not bad." Xia Yanzhen praised.

"If you understand, let me go..." Rudolf said.

No matter what the identities of these outsiders are, if they encounter the Iron Cross on Mouth Island, they must behave obediently.

"Okay, I'll let you go." Xia Yanzhen said, "But...why don't you have any money?"

As he spoke, he searched Rudolph's body.

In the end, not even a "steel iron" was found.

The currency of the archipelago world is still mainly copper coins, silver coins, gold coins and "marine goods" such as pearls pressed into the size of bottle caps.

There are also credit currencies, which are issued by the country and some major forces and are circulated in some "sea areas".

There is no credit currency on Mouth Island, and the currency circulation is mainly copper coins. These copper coins are about the same size and weight, but their values ​​vary depending on their degree of sophistication.

This guy Rudolf didn't even have a copper coin on him, he was truly penniless.

As a crew member, Rudolf, like most of his colleagues, lived a life of drunkenness and drunkenness.

The money earned by going to sea will be squandered in a short time after landing.

They don't know if they will come back alive next time they go to sea.

The relationship between Iron Cross and most of the crew is a simple "employment system". When necessary, they are summoned to go to sea and given money.

Normally, crew members are not paid a fixed salary - only senior crew members who are actually serving are paid in this way.

Rudolf was just a boatswain, not even close to being a senior officer.

As long as he has a little extra money on him, he will not squat on the streets and make evil looks.

They approached Xia Yanzhen and the others because they wanted to get some money to spend.

Most people on the outer islands don't "mind" giving a little money to a local coward like him. If everyone talks well, Rudolph can also act as a "tour guide".

Of course, this tour guide will be very evil.

Most of the people on the outer islands dare not speak out when they are angry.

Xia Yanzhen's disgusting tone hurt Rudolph's self-esteem. You robbed me and you still think I'm poor?

If I had money, could I squat on the street?

"Since we have no money." Xia Yanzhen motioned to Tiamat to lift Rudolph up again, "You can just take us to that Iron Cross."

The original plan was to rob Rudolph first, find a place to eat and drink, and then wait for Rudolph to come back with his men to take revenge.

Unexpectedly, Rudolph was a poor man, so he had no choice but to go directly to the rich man behind him.

Even if there is no relationship between Iron Cross and Mermaid, they can still get some living expenses.

As an apostle of dreams, taking advantage of others is a basic operation, and I don’t feel any difficulty in my heart at all.

"Come on, lead the way." Xiaoyao once again used telepathy to influence Rudolph's thinking.

Seeing that these people were not afraid of death, Rudolf naturally would not refuse and led Xia Yanzhen and the others to Iron Cross with a ferocious look on their faces.

Iron Cross is in this town, and in addition to a few docks and ports, the headquarters is a shipyard.

It's not big, but Iron Cross has the ability to repair and build ships by itself.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Rudolph took Xia Yanzhen and the others to the shipyard.

As he approached the sea, Rudolph began to take a detour, not because he was scared, but because part of the road was submerged by the inexplicably rising sea water, making it difficult to walk.

The residents of Mouth Island are very uncertain about this.

There is always a period of time every year when the sea water rises and floods some roads in some cities.

It can last for one or two months in the long term, and range from one week to half a month in the short term.

After the seawater recedes, some good things will remain, such as shells and pearls.

If you pick one up, you will be rich.

Some people will take advantage of the rising sea water to search everywhere in an attempt to become fat in one bite.

It is said that some of the big bosses on Mouth Island made their fortune this way.

This is not the case with the boss of Iron Cross. He is a second-generation man who inherited the family business from his father, carried it forward, and became the distinguished Member of Parliament of Morton in the "Mouth Parliament" of Mouth Island.

The manager of Mouth Island is the Mouth Council, which is composed of several major forces on the island and jointly controls this island and some surrounding islands.

He is the "king" of this sea area.

Rudolf was barely considered one of the subordinates of King Mouth, and took Xia Yanzhen and the others to Morton's "country".

The shipyard is right on the seaside, and there is a special railway directly leading to it. The main area is higher than the surrounding area and is not flooded by sea water.

However, the railway was submerged and is now in a semi-stop state of operation - in fact, Morton's shipyard mainly focuses on ship repair, and does not actually build ships much.

After all, other people's main business is transportation, and shipbuilding and ship repairing is a side business.

It is so close to the sea that the road leading to the shipyard is so flooded by sea water that it is almost up to the waist.

There was a lot of garbage floating on the water, which was not very clean.

Rudolph didn't care. He stepped in the water, half swam and half walked, and moved quickly. It was obvious that he was very good at water.
To be continued...