Chapter 280: Bra Chamber of Commerce and Goldfish Flag
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Gel took the drawing and looked at it, then passed it to Mosan and said:
"This is the design of the merchant ship. Each ship costs about 1 million Baileys. This time, we will go to the Seven Water City to place an order for 100 ships. Don't waste the productivity of the Seven Water City. Let them deliver in batches. We sold them a lot of materials before, and there are still a lot of materials left when they built the Ming Wang. It should be enough for them to build to ships first. For the rest, we can bring some materials every time we go to trade, and then bring back the new ships. It's the same principle as snowballing. Let's expand the fleet first."
"Okay no problem, Captain."
Mosan took the drawing and said, while Funi took out a notebook and wrote down important matters.
Gel looked at Tezoro and asked:
“Is the gilding work done?”
"The bow decoration, the waistline and the side of the ship have all been plated with a layer of gold according to your request, Captain. Although a layer of gold powder doesn't take much gold, I'm worried that decorating a merchant ship so gorgeously will attract many pirates to attack."
Tezulo scratched his head and said.
"Indeed, it may be a bit too high-profile, Captain."
Everyone was puzzled by the captain's actions. Only Mosan saw Captain Geer's intention and explained with a smile:
"I guess the captain is deliberately luring those pirates to attack the caravan in order to quickly build up the reputation of our guild."
"Haha, you guessed it. This is called fishing enforcement. There are more and more pirates on the sea now. Even if we are not afraid of being tired, we will find it annoying. So we have to show our deterrent power as soon as possible! We have to kill the pirates so hard that they are terrified! Let them avoid us in the future!"
Gel gestured with his knife and said.
"I see!"
Everyone nodded in understanding.
"Then let me go out to sea with the merchant ship this time, Captain?"
Senior, who had been leaning against the wall and smoking quietly, spoke up.
"Heixixi! Boss, let me take the six armored generals with me. I can look for more suitable shadows for them on the way."
Moria also stood up and spoke, giving a very reasonable reason.
Gel waved his hand to signal the two not to argue.
"This time, both of you should go, and bring the six elite monsters with you. It should be enough to deal with them. Try to let them handle it. You can't always escort them in person, so you have to create more elite monsters when you have the chance."
We have limited manpower, but when there are more merchant ships and more routes in the future, people like Silver Axe John, each of whom is capable of standing on their own, can be sent out alone to guard an entire caravan. Of course, the prerequisite is that we have to help them find suitable shadows to restore some strength first.
"Heixixi, okay boss, I will complete the mission. Any pirates we meet on the road will not be able to leave alive!"
After Moria finished speaking, he felt uneasy at the look in Gel's eyes that looked like an idiot. He scratched his head in embarrassment and asked:
"What's wrong, Boss? Did I say something wrong?"
"Hey!"
Gel sighed and said:
"Use your brain more in everything, otherwise you will get fat easily. We are here to gain fame, not to lure and annihilate pirates. If you kill everyone, who will help us with publicity?"
Moria sorted out his thoughts and said:
"Oh, I understand, Boss! Then we should just get rid of the pirate captain and his officers cleanly, and then send a few scared little fry back to tip off the enemy, right?"
Gel nodded with satisfaction, thinking that the boy was teachable, and then concluded:
"Okay, then we will use these 12 ships for our first merchant caravan. We will set off tomorrow and start trading along the surrounding islands. One team will go to the Seven Waters City, and one team will go to the Sabaody Archipelago. You can arrange the specific routes based on the situation. Remember, safety comes first, building a reputation comes second, and making money through trade comes third."
"Okay Captain!"
Everyone responded in unison.
"By the way, Tesoro, this time when you go to Shampoo, buy as many permanent pointers of the Grand Route islands as possible. It doesn't matter if the price is a little high."
"Okay Captain."
"Then there shouldn't be anything else, right?"
Ger inquired.
"Captain, we keep talking about making a name for ourselves, but our Chamber of Commerce doesn't seem to have a name or a flag yet."
Stella asked with a smile.
"Eh? It seems so. Looks like we have forgotten the important things."
Everyone slapped their foreheads and remembered that the Chamber of Commerce had not even decided on a name.
"Captain, come and get one. I'm going to register this time. We need a legal identity."
After Mosan finished speaking, everyone turned to look at the captain.
It’s naming again!
There is really a lot to be done! Everything is a new beginning.
"Da-da, da-da, da-da!"
"Let me think about it."
Gel tapped his index and middle fingers lightly on the table, thought for a while and said:
"Why not call it the Bra Chamber of Commerce!"
"Oh? What's the meaning of this name, Boss?"
Moria asked with a smile. He loved listening to Captain Ger's nonsense the most.
Gel thought to himself, what a bullshit meaning, it’s just Lab’s name pronounced backwards, can’t you hear it?
"Ahem, in the myths and legends of my hometown, there is a ferocious auspicious beast called Pixiu. It is said that Pixiu has a mouth without a chrysanthemum, and can swallow everything without excreting. It only eats and does not poop, so it has the meaning of attracting wealth and absorbing wealth from all directions. It also has the function of dispelling evil spirits and bringing good luck. It is an auspicious beast that businessmen like very much. It just so happens that we also have an auspicious beast called Labu, so we combined them and named it the Bula Chamber of Commerce!"
Gel responded quickly and made up a story without blushing or getting nervous.
His serious expression startled everyone present.
"What a great name! You are worthy of being the captain. You are so cultured."
"Captain, if you have time, could you tell me some mythological stories about your hometown? I'm very interested."
Funi requested.
Gel smiled and took out a copy of "Classic of Mountains and Seas".
"Heiheihei, by the way, Captain, where is the flag?"
Gel even suspected that this guy was looking for trouble on purpose, just waiting to see him fail to make up a story and make a fool of himself?
However, after seeing the sincere and admiring expression on Moria's face, Gel felt that he might have misunderstood him, so he could only cough twice and continue speaking:
“Let’s print a golden whale swimming freely in the middle of the red background! A large flying fish like Lab is also recorded in the myths and legends of my hometown. Its name is Kun! It means: have lofty ambitions and make great plans. It is also a symbol of the pursuit of freedom!”
"Great! What a good omen! We should immediately hang flags on all merchant ships! We must also arrange for the sails!"
All issues were discussed and everyone started to leave to make final preparations for tomorrow's departure.
Soon, Captain Gul was the only one left in the hall.
"Damn it, pretending to be cool is so fucking hard!"
Seeing that there was no one around, Gel wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.
Then he walked out of the castle and took Weeble and Barrett, who had just finished intense exercise, to the kitchen for a big meal. They ate what they needed to replenish their body, and Captain Gel specially ordered a few servings of spicy pork brains.
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