Inside the dock, Krum invited Arthur to sit down. "Do you want a glass of rum? I don't have any good wine here, but I have enough cheap rum.”
"That's great! After walking for such a long time, he was already thirsty. It was great to have a glass of rum at this time!”Arthur took the glass from Krum and said," Rum is even better. Rum is the romance of men on the sea! Hehehe! Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Krum poured himself another. Hehe, you're right. Although rum is cheap, its strong energy is most suitable for men on the sea.”
"Hehe, although you tried your best to reject me just now, it seems that you're still very easy to get along with! As expected, there was nothing that couldn't be resolved over a wine table! Hahaha!" Arthur felt that Krum's attitude had changed a lot since he had entered the room, and that he was no longer ostracized.
"Sigh! Actually, I'm not the kind of person who keeps people at arm's length. However, the recent events have really left me in a terrible state. I don't have much energy to deal with other things, so I seem so cold.”Krum took a swig of rum and looked troubled.
"So those people you met before were also here to find trouble with you?”Hearing what he said, Arthur thought of the people from before.
"Ah ~! That's right, they are Kado's men. I'm sorry for mistaking you for Kado's men.”Krum also apologized for misunderstanding Arthur. "After all, a person with your strength won't become a subordinate of someone like Kado.”
"Hehe, it's okay. I didn't take it to heart at all. Moreover, your strength is not bad. I was really careless just now.”Arthur said indifferently.
"Hahahaha! Was he just a little careless? Then all the more I can't underestimate you! Hahahaha!" Krum laughed heartily when he heard Arthur's words.”
"Hehe ~~! Then, are you willing to make friends with an interesting person like me?”Arthur said sincerely as he raised his glass to Krum.
Bang! Krum clinked his glass with Arthur's. Although you are a human, I can feel that you are very different from others. I am willing to teach you, my friend.”
After that, the two of them chatted happily. In a short while, they drank a few large bottles of rum. As expected, men's feelings were immersed in wine. In just a short while, the relationship between the two of them had become old friends for many years.
"Ah, right! What was the trouble you mentioned earlier? And who is that Kado?" After three rounds of drinks, Arthur was in high spirits, so he thought of asking Krum what the trouble was.
"Hehe, it's nothing much to tell you. Actually, it's a small business dispute, but it's more like that bastard Kado wants to monopolize the entire ship industry on Vankin Island, so he wants to control everyone here.”Krum had no intention of hiding it from Arthur, so he told him everything.
It turned out that Kado was a very powerful underworld boss on the island. He controlled one-third of the underground transactions on the island, such as the slave trade, the monopoly trade, and the sale of the monarch fire. Later, because he needed an open identity, he set up a company on the island to hide his identity.
On the surface, this company was a shipping company specializing in the sale of mountain products, but in fact, it had been operating smuggling and other prohibited activities. Later, in order to monopolize this industry, Kado suppressed the other forces on the island. As a result, he made the decision to buy all the docks on the island under his name.
In this way, the ships that needed to go out to sea could only be Kado's. Even if they were not, they had to go to the shipyard under Kado's name for repairs. What followed was huge profits.
However, not everyone was willing to be manipulated by Karma. Krum would not care about Kado's recruitment, which directly angered Kado. There were often some local ruffians and other underworld gangs on the island who came to Krum to make trouble. Although Krum used his innate advantage as a merfolk to beat those troublemakers away several times, these people still kept coming.
"That's why those guys are trying to recruit me to become a boatman for Kado. But how could I work for that bastard Kado?”Taking a sulky sip of wine, Krum slammed his glass on the wooden table.
"I see, hehe ~ But you don't seem to be afraid of him. Since it's so troublesome, why don't you just kill that guy?”Arthur asked in confusion.
"No way. A person like Kado knows that the evil things he has done are enough to die a hundred times over. How can he not protect himself? Besides, I just want to be a boatman in peace and complete my master's last wish. If I make a move on Kado, I might not have a peaceful life in the future.”Krum poured himself another goblet and drank. "I heard that not only does he have power on Brahma Gold Island, but he also controls a large pirate group.”
"The Great Pirate Squad? Which one? Is it very powerful?" Arthur asked.
"Mm, I'm not particularly sure either. I've only heard about it. However, that pirate group really does exist, and it's a very cruel pirate group. Previously, there was a force on the island that wanted to challenge Kado's position, but that force was destroyed overnight. Everyone in the faction had been killed, and not a single one had escaped.”Krum told Arthur what he knew." You know, that force is second only to Kato's force on the island!”
"Is that so? But are you willing to swallow your anger like this? Why bother?" Although he understood the whole story, Arthur still didn't quite understand Krum's thoughts. In his opinion, a powerful person like Krum didn't need to lower his head to live an ordinary life.
Krum didn't say anything. He looked at a drawing on the workbench, and his expression grew. "I'm actually an orphan. When I was very young, my parents were killed in a fight. I'm a killer whale merman. I was born with great strength, but my appetite is very large, so no one is willing to take me in.”Krum clenched his fists." Later, an old sailor from Fishmen Island took me in because he felt sorry for me. He took me out to sea and came to the surface of the sea.”
"What happened after that?" Arthur asked after Krum's silence.
"It was really unfortunate after that. The old sailor who took me in died because of an illness. The people on the ship also started to show symptoms. They all said that I brought them bad luck, so they chased me off the ship.”After taking a sip of wine, Krum seemed to be a little drunk. Tears seemed to be in the corners of his eyes, as if his emotions were fluctuating.
" Hehe, I don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky. As a Murloc, of course, I can't die in the sea. However, I was only eight years old at that time. It was a whimsical idea to survive alone in the sea. That day, I was chased by a huge shark. At that time, I thought I would die.”
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"Help! Help! Someone save me!" Whoosh! A huge splash suddenly appeared in the empty sea. A two-meter-tall figure was swimming quickly in the sea. It was Krum, who was only eight years old.
"Don't eat me! Help!" Krum swam as fast as he could, and a huge shark about five to six meters long appeared behind him. The shark was wagging its tail and approaching Krum. Just as he was about to swallow Krum, a miracle happened.
"Bastard! Stop! Current over shoulder throw!" A loud shout sounded. Then, a huge current brought with it a powerful impact that pushed the shark out of the sea and into the sky.
The director of the voice did not seem to have any intention of letting him go. He sped up and used some unknown method to rush into the sky."Murloc Empty-handed Tang Caowa Fist!”‘Dong ~!' Whoosh!
Krum stared blankly at the figure in the sky that smashed the shark back into the sea. At this time, there was only horror in his heart.
"Hey! Are you alright, kid?" At this time, the man came to Krum's side. Krum looked carefully and saw that it was also a Murloc. The man was not tall, only about two meters tall, and his skin was green. His long hair was combed into a bun at the back of his head, and he had a thick beard on his face.
"What's wrong? Was he scared? Haha! It doesn't matter, that guy has already been knocked unconscious by me! He's probably going to become our dinner today!”The Cyan Murloc chuckled at Krum, trying to calm him down.
"Thank you for saving me! My name is Krum!" He said his name to that person. "Krum?" the Murloc replied. That's a pretty good name. My name is Fred Hardman. You can just call me Old Hardman!”
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"Master's appearance brought me hope. Later, he took me in and let me take his surname, Fred. I learned my boatwork from him.”Krum told Arthur all this while he was drinking.
"Is that so? Haha! I didn't expect the two of us to hit it off so well. I'm also an orphan. Later on, I was adopted by an uncle. It's all thanks to him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lived until today.”Hearing Krum's story, Arthur also thought of Warrior Fang, who was now far away. "So, you're willing to be a nameless boatman here because of your master?”
"That's right! I want to fulfill Master's last wish!" Krum got to his feet, walked over to his work desk, and stroked the yellowing blueprints with his large hands.!!”
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