Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 140 Strength determines the right to speak

When Su Wang arrived at the port on the south side of the pier, he could already see more than a thousand warships slowly approaching on the sea in the distance.

Half of them are warships on guard at Fool's Wharf, and the other half are the fleet at Red Sting Wharf.

Under Su Wang's voice transmission instructions,

Cao Ge piloted the Qin Shi Huang and led two large warships to dock at the port.

After Cao Ge arrived at the port first, the second ship to enter was a large warship that was completely red in color.

When the boat is at a standstill,

A noble lady in a fiery red dress, even her hair was fiery red, slowly walked down the ship's stairs, followed by several attendants.

"The lord of Red Sting Wharf is a woman?"

Seeing this scene, Su Wang was a little surprised.

The person who came down from the second warship was the fleet captain whom I met two days ago.

Seeing that the guests had arrived, Su Wang immediately took a step forward to greet them.

When he came not far in front of the lady, he soon attracted her attention.

Su Wang took the lead in introducing himself.

"Welcome to Fool's Wharf, I am Su Wang, the lord of the wharf."

The red-haired lady looked about 40 years old.
Although there are traces of time in the corners of her eyes, it is not difficult to tell that she must have been a pretty beauty when she was young.

When she heard Su Wang's self-introduction, the lady responded very calmly.

"I'm sorry to bother you here because I've been invited. I'm Karame, Lord of Red Sting Wharf."

"Thank you for taking care of my crew these past two days. I came here today to pick them up. I hope Lord Su Wang will give you some convenience."

Seeing that the other party did not show any extreme attitude, Su Wang felt a little relieved.

If the other party takes a fierce attitude, it will undoubtedly be difficult for the negotiation to proceed smoothly.

Judging from Lord Karame's calm expression, the other party is ready for peaceful negotiations.

Su Wang smiled gently.

"It's just providing food for these sailors. It's nothing."

"But Lord Karame,

"These captains of yours have caused considerable damage to our fleet over the past two days, so I'm afraid we'll have to discuss the matter of taking them away."

Hearing this, Lord Karame's calm expression finally changed slightly.

Caused a lot of losses?

She heard from Levin that her fleet had lost nearly half of its ships without even colliding with the other fleet.

It's her side that suffered the most losses, right?

But this time I came here to redeem these captains.
Karame, who was in a passive position, could only suppress the resentment in his heart and forced a smile.

"Lord Su Wang is right. Since our fleet has offended you, I am willing to compensate you with some resources as an apology."

Upon hearing this, Su Wang did not rush to answer, but instead invited.

"Lord Karame has come all this way, so why not discuss this matter in detail at his residence? To avoid accusations that Fool's Wharf lacks hospitality etiquette."

There are many idle people near the port, which has attracted many residents to stop and watch.

The matter of redeeming someone is not something that can be settled in just a few words.

Faced with the invitation, Lord Karame hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing.

"Then I'll trouble Lord Su Wang to lead the way."

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Soon, two figures sat opposite each other in the reception room built by the Horned Eel family.

Because it was not yet time for dinner, there were only some washed and cut fruits and vegetables on the table.

Behind Su Wang stood Tia, and behind Lord Karame stood Captain Levin.

Shortly after sitting down, neither side spoke.

As the initiator, Su Wang remained calm and simply tapped the table lightly with his left hand resting on it.

Da da da…

For a moment, the only sound in the living room was the sound of knocking on the table.

Two full minutes passed.
Lord Karame was the first to lose his patience and speak.

"Lord Su Wang, there are no more outsiders here. Just state your conditions directly."

"This time it was my Red Sting Wharf that offended us, but these sailors are very important to us. I hope Lord Su Wang will not continue to detain them."

Su Wang chuckled at this time.

"Lord Karame, are these the only sailors you want to take away?"

"Are you not planning to take these warships and facilities away from your dock?"

When Lord Karame heard this, he couldn't help but feel confused.

The captain is the primary talent and the essential core for reorganizing the fleet, but it is very difficult to train him.

That's why she knew she would suffer a loss by coming here, but she still had to swallow her pride and come in person.

But she also spent a lot of resources to develop warships and facilities.
Of course she would like to take it back if possible.

But she didn't believe that Lord Su Wang in front of her would let go.

After all, the captain has ideas and loyalty,

It is very troublesome to use them for your own purposes, but as for ships and equipment, you can just change the captain and use them.

Karame had already made preparations for the loss of these ships and facilities.

But from the meaning of his words, it seems that the young lord in front of her is planning to let her redeem the warship as well?

Su Wang's next words immediately confirmed her thoughts.

"If Lord Karame is willing to pay a price, you can also take the warships and equipment that originally belonged to your dock fleet."

Su Wang didn't even look down on these ordinary warships. Detaining them at the dock would just take up space.

When Lord Karame heard this, he couldn't help but look a little excited, and his tone became a little hurried.

"Does Lord Su Wang really mean what he said?"

Su Wang nodded immediately. "Of course it's true."

Then he stopped beating around the bush and directly stated his conditions.

"If you want to take each captain away, you must provide 4 pieces of each of the four types of silver fish materials. The warships and equipment will be discounted at 1% of their original cost."

"If Lord Karame agrees, as long as a bounty is drawn up, you can take these fleet commanders and warships away today."

Upon hearing the redemption conditions, Karame's weathered face suddenly turned red, as he was angered by the conditions.

For the 1430 sailors alone, they would have to spend 4 million each for four types of silver fish. Even if Hongzhe Wharf had to pay the price, it would have to make a big sacrifice.

Not to mention 890 warships and a large amount of ship equipment.

Karame said through gritted teeth.

"Lord Su Wang, I'm afraid you're opening your mouth a little too wide."

"As far as I know, your docks didn't suffer any damage this time, but our fleet lost a large number of warships."

"Isn't it too aggressive to ask for this?"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Su Wang's face disappeared.

"Lord Karame, you don't have to accept this condition."

"There are only a little over a thousand sailors. I can afford to support them at Fool's Wharf even if they eat and drink for free."

"But your dock has lost so many sailors. Retraining them will cost just as much, and it will take a long time."

Having said that, Su Wang said no more, believing that the other party would naturally make a judgment.

After hearing this, Karame's cheeks turned even redder.

"Lord Su Wang, aren't you worried that Red Sting Wharf and Fool's Wharf will become completely hostile?"

Su Wang suddenly wanted to laugh.

This means they cannot accept the conditions and want to use the situation to oppress and threaten others.

The necessary condition for a threat is that the threatening party actually has the ability to make a threat.

If the horned eel family is not brought back,

Perhaps Fool's Wharf is unable to protect the entire wharf due to its small fleet, so it is a little worried about being attacked by another wharf.

But now with the thousand warships brought by the Horned Eel Family,

The number of fleets has been fully replenished, enough to resist a certain number of attackers, allowing the mutual aid fleet to break through and clear the enemy.

If it continues to develop,

When the Horned Eel Family also replaced their warships, Su Wang would be confident that he could sink any enemy outside the dangerous range of the dock!

"Complete enemies?"

"Lord Karame, I hope you will consider carefully whether Red Sting Wharf is qualified to declare its complete hostility to Fool's Wharf."

"If you're confused, I think you can ask the shipmaster behind you. I'm sure he has a deep understanding of the matter."

Captain Levin, standing behind Lord Karame, had an extremely ugly expression on his face.

Su Wang's words brought back Levin's bad memories from two days ago.

Facing only three hundred warships,
Not only could his two thousand warships not reach the enemy, but more than half of them were lost in a short period of time.

According to his thinking, he never wanted to face such a powerless enemy again in his life.

Because of these words, Lord Karame couldn't help but glance at Captain Levin behind him.

When Lord Karame saw a flash of fear on Captain Levin's face, he knew the result.

When she heard the report,
When half of the 2 warships were sunk by 3 warships and even the other half were captured, Karame even felt that he had heard a huge joke.

However, when she learned that this was indeed the case, she even wanted to execute Captain Levin.

However, Levin was a very experienced team leader, so he spared his life.

However, seeing the fear on Levin's face,

Karame understood that it was time for this experienced captain to step down.

Lord Karame's momentum suddenly dropped, and his upright body slumped down.

"Lord Su Wang, these conditions are too high. I beg you to reduce them a little."

Faced with Karame's attitude, Su Wang tapped the table again.

If the other party uses force, Su Wang will definitely not accept it.

However, since the other party has already lowered his stance and begged, he is also prepared to give in.

After all, the original conditions for the opening were set higher than expected, so that there would be room for lowering.

"Since Lord Karame has spoken, I will also give in."

"How about changing the redemption conditions for the captain to 4 pieces of each of the four types of silver fish materials, and 5% of the cost of the warships and equipment?"

This condition is exactly what Su Wang expected.

If the conditions were the same as before, I'm afraid Hongshi Wharf might not be able to get the money out.

Even if they paid, they might only redeem a portion of it, which would make Red Sting Wharf completely resentful of Fool's Wharf.

Su Wang didn't want to make things too awkward, so he raised the ransom and gave the other party some face so that the other party couldn't find any fault.

As expected, faced with the second redemption conditions, Lord Karame could no longer continue to plead.

After all, compared with the previous conditions, a large part of the requirements this time have been cut.

Karame was worried that continuing would backfire.

"Okay... Lord Su Wang, I agree to this condition."

After all, it is still not strong enough, not enough strength to dominate the discourse.

Karame was now extremely regretful in his heart. Why did he become greedy and want to rob the other party's transport fleet?

Now, not only did I not gain any benefits, but I also suffered a huge loss...

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