Reis said, already heading towards Zhepu, but was blocked by the three men brought by Zhepu.

William took the lead, then Hutcherson and another Red Beard Pirate Pirates named Harden followed closely. The three of them rushed forward without any weakness. Although neither group of people had weapons, they were stuck together like cockfighting.

Zhepu gently shook the wine glass filled with amber liquid, and didn't even look at the two gangs of people who were tense, until Reth frowned and called out, "Captain Zhepu?"

Then Zhepu put down his wine glass and briefly ordered to the three subordinates in front of him: "Come back, sit down, we are here to buy things, not to fight with others."

After hearing this, the three pirates from the Chef Pirate Group returned to Zhepu without saying a word, without hesitation.

The three chefs and pirates left, and William and others naturally had to return to their own team. Zhepu looked at William who had just walked out, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Little kid, do you know that people like you are often the first to die at sea?"

William stopped when he heard this, acted and turned around, as if he wanted to fight against Zep. Reis stopped him directly, and then took the Red Beard Pirates' people to the sofa in another corner of the conference room to rest.

The two gangs of pirates were far apart and looked at each other. Of course, William was just pretending to behave before, and at this time he looked resentful and asked Reis: "Deputy Captain, why didn't he take action just now?"

"Zep just said it was right. We are here to buy things, not to fight." Reis patted William on the shoulder, "What's more, pirates of our level often have a consensus."

William asked, "What consensus?"

Reis smiled meaningfully: "Eat the little fish first."

If the East China Sea must be a grassland, then the Red Beard Pirates and the Chef Pirates are obviously the top predators in this grassland. It is also good for both of them to dominate the entire grassland, or to occupy a larger territory. So if you have the chance, you don’t mind biting off a piece of meat and making the other party weaker.

But both sides also understand that not only the two predators on the grassland, but if both sides fight head-on, they will only suffer losses, so they are both worried.

Both Barbarossa and Zhep knew that if the war rashly started, the number of crew members on both sides would not be in the small number.

Therefore, in most cases, both sides would rather hunt weaker enemies or deal with forces that directly threaten their own status than fight desperately with powerful enemies.

William was shocked. Except for a few cases, the pirate group actually generally followed the Matthew effect. The differentiation phenomenon of the stronger the stronger the weaker the weaker. It is really like a dream to think that they will be invincible as soon as they go out to sea. Those old pirates who have been going out to sea for many years are not just waiting in place and not knowing how to move forward.

The conference room was shrouded in a strange atmosphere of silence for a while.

It was not until the strong man who had no sense of existence before, when William and others entered the conference room before, the silence was broken.

A young man in his 25 or 26 years old, wearing a white coat strode into the conference room, followed by several people, all carrying boxes.

As soon as the man entered the room, Res and Zep couldn't help but stand up and lean over. Seeing this, William couldn't help but observe each other carefully.

The man was quite handsome, but his face was a little pale and his cheekbones were slightly prominent, which made his face look a little mean and cold. Like William and Jepp, he had blonde hair, but compared with the two unkempt pirates, his blonde hair was neatly furnished, combed into a back, and pressed against the back of his head.

"Danpil, you're late, it's rare." Zhep said to the young man.

The arms dealer called Denpiel smiled slightly, his gray eyes turned, and looked at his subordinates following him, signaling them to put all the boxes they brought to the long table in the middle of the conference room.

"The laboratory has released some good things. I promise that after you have seen them, you will never mind that I am late today."

Danpiel opened a long suitcase and took out two flintlock muskets with rough appearance from it, with the tone of William's TV Shopping Channel host: "The technology obtained from the Navy was conquered by my team and I in the opposite direction, optimized the ammunition supply device, and three consecutive shots. In the hands of the same shooter, its ammunition speed is more than five times that of the current popular muskets in the East China Sea, and its firing rate is more than three times more than..."

He handed the musket to Reis and Zhepu respectively. Reis fiddled with it himself, and Zhepu handed the gun to a subordinate behind him who seemed to understand the gun better.

It was not the first day that both of them became pirates, especially as leaders of the pirate group. They understood more things and would not be easily stopped by what Danpil said. After asking for a few key data, they shifted their attention from the musket.

This thing is heavier than the muskets that are popular in the East China Sea today, and there are more internal parts and are prone to damage. The moisture at sea is heavy and maintenance is very cumbersome.

Of course, the most important thing is that the price is expensive, seven or eight times the price of a single-shot musket. With this money, it is better to give the gunman two more single-shot muskets. The instantaneous firepower is not much worse than using this kind of gun. After all, pirates conduct naval battles, and there are artillery at a long distance. At close range, long-range weapons such as muskets are generally fired in one or two rounds and then connected to the sidelines.

Moreover, the supply of pirates is already a bit difficult. The number of ammunition consumed by fired guns has increased exponentially, and the logistics burden will increase. The bullets of this gun are still specially made. I don’t know if Danpier designed it on purpose. If he uses this gun, he may have to pay him for the future purchase of bullets.

Reis and Zhep agreed that the gun was too cost-effective and the old pirates did not pay much attention to it. On the contrary, William started to fiddle with it after asking for it from Reis.

Judging from William's perspective in his previous life, this gun still seemed very backward. Its firing device still relies on flint to ignite, but it changed the ammunition supply and return device. More specifically, William actually didn't know much. After all, in the environment he was in his previous life, gun management was extremely strict. Most of his understanding of guns was obtained from film and television dramas.

But no matter what, this kind of continuous firearm still represents a certain direction of progress.

Although the personal force value in this world can reach an exaggerated level, it does not mean that firearms and other weapons are no longer important. Take William himself as an example. Before he traveled through time, the native owner of this body began to learn swords. Although it was not hard, it was considered to have laid the foundation since childhood. Then William practiced seriously in Yixin Temple for two years before he achieved certain swordsmanship.

This process, time, energy, money and talent are indispensable. In comparison, although firearms are not as important as in previous lives, they cannot be underestimated because they are cheaper than "people" and easier to produce in large quantities. In low-level wars, they are more cost-effective.

Danpiel had never cared about the men brought by Rees and Zhepp. Then he looked at William, who had been interested in fiddling with muskets for a few more times, smiled at him, and did not hide his disdain for others: "There are a bunch of pirates in this room, you are pretty good at it. If you like this gun, you will give it to you."

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Chapter completed!