Some of Starfish Island's crafts traded with Crystal Fish Horn. There were several simple docks suitable for ships to dock, and there were special islanders responsible for receiving foreign merchant ships.
When the islanders saw the boat approaching the shore, they immediately went to welcome it. Because of the plague, no merchant ships had come here for a long time. Only Naeem would occasionally come here to sell drugs and squeeze the last penny out of the islanders 'pockets.
The plague victims had been isolated on the island and placed in a corner of the island. Everyone did not have to worry too much about being infected by the plague. Moreover, they also had medicine in their hands. Even if they were too unlucky and were infected, they could be treated in time with medicine.
When the islanders saw that their savior had arrived, they were grateful to Tang Ge and the others and led the way to see the patriarch.
The so-called clan leader was Hua Lu's father. When the tribe leader heard the news, he hurriedly ran out of the tribe to welcome everyone, appearing very sincere. Hua Lu had taken the risk to go out and ask for help. She had made the decision without telling her father. This made the clan leader worry a lot. He had aged a lot during this period of time.
When the father and daughter met, they hugged each other and cried bitterly. For a moment, they did not care about Tang Ge and the other guests.
However, Tang Ge did not care about these details. Along the way, he enjoyed the scenery of the island. He had been drifting on the sea for so long, and when he suddenly stepped on solid land, he felt a little awkward walking.
Everyone talked as they walked. After asking, the thick smoke they saw just now was really burning corpses.
When Hua Lu heard this, she cried even harder. To her, every islander was as familiar as a family member. The death of one of them would be heartbreaking. With tears in his eyes, the clan leader asked the others to take care of the crying flower dew while he sorted out his emotions to receive the guests.
Tongo only brought a few important crew members in. The rest of the sailors were taken to other places to stay temporarily.
Everyone took their seats, and the chief ordered the islanders to prepare for the banquet.
Tang Ge looked at the poor islanders and guessed that they could not eat anything. He waved his hand and said,"Forget it. I'll get someone to get some food from the ship later. You don't have to be so polite.”
The clan leader thought that Tang Ge was blaming them for not entertaining him well and said nervously,"How can that be? You are guests, so you should be treated well. It just so happens that we have a few specialty foods here. I guarantee that you haven't eaten them before.”
Tang Ge could not help but laugh. It was certain that he had never eaten it before, but whether it was delicious or not was another matter.
After hesitating for a moment, the clan leader carefully probed,""I heard that Captain Tongo is willing to donate some of the medicine to us?”
" I can give you some," Tang Ge nodded." But not necessarily too much. I still have to sell this medicine."”
Next, the clan leader began to talk about the plague on the island. There were originally more than 20,000 people living on this island, but because of the plague, there were only about 6,000 people left. Nearly two-thirds of them had died.
Naeem's medicine factory was the closest to the island. Merchants from other places would not transport medicine over. Because of this, Naeem kept raising the price of medicine, causing Starfish Island to be unable to afford the medicine.
The cost of a bottle of medicine to treat the Black Demon Disease was only 5 silver coins, but Naeem's price was 3 gold coins! It was more than 80 times more expensive than the cost. Later on, the island really couldn't afford to pay, so they could only barter with the bone products on the island, especially the expensive Crystal Fish Horn.
This kind of crystal fish horn was extremely beautiful, like a transparent ivory. It could be used for carving or as an ornament. Each horn was worth about 100 gold coins. However, if the islanders used it to exchange for medicine, it would only be equivalent to less than 30 gold coins. Naeem extorted a large sum of money.
Tang Ge and Hua Lu had previously agreed to claim that he was a medicine merchant on the island and not reveal the truth that he was a pirate.
In this era, the word pirates was very intimidating. Many people were afraid of pirates.
A pirate with the ability to attack a port or city was a symbol of power. Once they succeeded, they would be famous for a while and occupy a place on the sea.
If the people of Starfish Island knew that Tang Ge was a pirate, it was inevitable that they would have a grudge.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Tang Ge had to say that he was a businessman.
The pirate crew had a strict profit distribution plan. As the captain, Tang Ge had the most share, about 70 - 80%. The sailors had the least amount. Their total share was less than one-tenth.
Tang Ge did not want the whole to loosen up or for any internal conflicts to be in danger. He often talked to One-eye about pirates and detailed the rules and regulations of the pirate group.
In his words, the evil path was also a path, and a path had to have its own rules.
The Evil Dragon Pirates settled down on the island for a few days. The people on the island were grateful for Tongo's kindness and would treat the pirates with the best food on the island every day. Seeing the enthusiasm of the islanders, Tang Ge did not think too much about it and ate and drank happily every day.
What surprised Tang Ge was that the food on the island was still worth noting. There were a few unique dishes.
There was also a kind of chowder that was quite unique. It was made by mixing noodles with vegetables and fruits, and then frying them with oil. The taste of this food was a little special. Tongo was not used to it. He preferred roasted meat.
Apart from eating on the island, the pirates also found a special playground, which was called the Skull Stadium.
The so-called Skull Stadium was to drill five holes in a skull, stick your fingers in, and then throw the skull like a ball. There were two ways to play. One was to let the skull roll into the pit, and the other was to use the skull to knock down the small wooden stick.
To put it bluntly, this was the skull version of the Bowling Ball.
The people on the island believed that this kind of activity could ward off evil spirits. It was more like a religious activity than a game.
There was plenty of time anyway, and Tongo played a lot. As long as he did not care about the skull in his hand, it was quite interesting to play. What puzzled him was that Hua Lu had grown up playing with skulls, so why was she still so timid?
During this period, the patients who took the medicine also improved, saving at least 2,000 lives.
As a doctor, Seba Stephen had been busy recently. He had been teaching the islanders how to treat infected people, how to maintain hygiene, and diagnose other diseases. He had saved the islanders as long as he could.
As a doctor, he did not leave people in the lurch. He only saved patients who could be cured.
The elven ship doctor had an indifferent attitude, but he was meticulous in his work and charmed a large number of female islanders. In the end, even if they weren't sick, these female islanders would still pester the ship's doctor and refuse to leave, causing the ship's doctor to lose his temper. However, it was counterproductive. The female islanders became even more clingy because they felt that the ship doctor was even more charming when he was angry...
The pirates who were not popular with women could only be jealous. One by one, they expressed that they would buy a suit to wear the next time they docked. They would wear a monocle and pretend to be gentlemen.
He told everyone about his upcoming voyage, and the pirates cheered enthusiastically.
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