The Port of St. Mary is still very lively at night.
Many merchants are still busy, and the slaves at the dock still haven't been able to rest.
The whistles of the freighters coming and going echoed with the shouts of the supervisors.
It adds a bit of urban atmosphere to this peaceful port fortress...
In a simple tavern, Black Pearl and Lengxintong were enjoying dinner.
On the dinner plate was a simple coarse grain sandwich paired with rum. The flies in the air kept circling around the dim lights, making a disturbing buzzing sound.
"These things are not meant for human consumption..."
Raising his hand to fan away the annoying flies in front of him, Leng Xintong smiled bitterly and said: "The food is too bad. If I had known better, I would have brought more dry food before setting off."
With a slight smile, Black Pearl picked up the sandwich and took a bite, not caring about the taste or hygiene issues at all.
As a servant in Fengdu, being able to fill her stomach was already a luxury.
After all, he is a person who has endured hardship, and his ability to survive and withstand pressure is by no means comparable to that of a pampered, cold-hearted child.
"Sister Tana, I really admire you..."
Looking at Black Pearl's nonchalant look, Leng Xintong stuck out his tongue and said, "Can you eat these things?"
"There is no way, we must maintain sufficient physical strength to prepare for emergencies..."
Looking around warily, Black Pearl narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't you notice something weird here?"
"ah?!"
Leng Xintong opened his mouth in a loud voice, and Leng Xintong said in surprise: "Sister Tana, I'm timid, don't scare me..."
"From the moment I entered this port, I had an inexplicable feeling..."
Putting down the hard sandwich, Black Pearl said solemnly: "It seems that our every move is being monitored."
"Uh...really?"
Shrinking his neck, Leng Xintong smiled bitterly and said: "Could it be a mistake? We didn't meet anyone with the aura of a biological force field along the way. Why don't I feel this way..."
Having been hanging out in the Fengdu Arena for many years, Black Pearl has long had a sixth sense that is beyond ordinary people.
Her perception of murderous aura filled with evil thoughts is never wrong.
The biological force field is a unique aura that only the night watchers can exude, but murderous aura is a trait that everyone can possess.
"I'm afraid it can't be wrong..."
Taking a slow sip of the low-quality rum, Black Pearl said calmly: "Please pay attention to this tavern..."
Inside the tavern, the lights are dim.
Many strong men in slovenly clothes gathered together in groups. They were stern and just drank in silence.
There is no extraneous expression on the face, and it doesn’t look like he is here for fun and relaxation at all!
"Did there suddenly be a lot of guests?" Black Pearl said coldly.
After looking around, Leng Xintong was speechless: "I'll go...it's really true..."
"When we first came to the tavern, there were obviously no customers. Just after we sat down, there were suddenly several more tables of customers..."
After finishing the sandwich silently, Black Pearl showed a faint smile: "The only explanation is that these guys are following us..."
Looking at the guests in the tavern again, Leng Xintong suddenly felt shuddering.
"What happened..."
Lengxintong fidgeted and whispered: "Sister Hua and Hu Kui went to purchase supplies and haven't met us yet. Will they be in danger?"
"Calm down."
Holding Leng Xintong's arm, Black Pearl said silently: "There will be no danger for the time being..."
After a pause, Black Pearl continued.
"If the other side really wants to take action against us, they won't send these ordinary people here."
After thinking about it carefully, Leng Xintong also felt that this was the truth, and couldn't help but cast a respectful look at Black Pearl.
"Wow, Sister Tana..."
Thumbs up, Leng Xintong praised you greatly: "You are so awesome... For a moment just now, I thought that boy Zhao Tianyi was in love with you!"
"..."
The forehead is covered with black lines, and the black pearl is speechless.
These counter-reconnaissance skills are entirely the instincts she has developed because she was once forced to flee.
If given the choice, Black Pearl would not want to experience those painful pasts at all.
"The grown man is grinding..."
In front of the tavern, Zhao Lihua suddenly shouted: "Can you hurry up!?"
"Fuck..."
Carrying large and small bags of supplies, Hu Kui was already sweating profusely, and he was crying as soon as he entered the door of the tavern.
"Smelly bitch, are you a shopaholic!?"
After putting down a large amount of supplies, Hu Kui said angrily: "We agreed to only purchase some basic supplies to replenish consumption. Damn it, you almost emptied the entire night market in St. Mary's Port..."
"Are you in charge of my business?"
Sitting next to Leng Xintong easily, Zhao Lihua said impatiently, "It didn't cost you a penny, I'm happy with it."
"You..." Gritting his teeth and looking at Zhao Lihua, Hu Kui was speechless for a moment.
Zhao Lihua did not spend his money, but Hu Kui acted as a porter, and there was really no way to reason...
Covering his mouth and smiling softly, Leng Xintong commented: "You two look a bit like an old couple who have been married for many years..."
"Bah—!"
Hu Kui and Zhao Lihua said in unison: "Whoever is married to him (her), I (my mother) don't want to!"
"..."
"Don't imitate me! You stinky bitch (stinky man)!"
Once again, the gods were in sync, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.
Turning their heads away with blushing faces, the two of them were speechless to the extreme. They simply stopped making any sound and each of them became sulky.
Leng Xintong and Hei Zhenzhu couldn't help but feel their foreheads covered with black lines when they looked at the happy enemies...
"Okay, the supplies have been replenished."
Sighing lightly, Black Pearl suggested: "It's getting too late, so we'd better find a place to stay overnight."
"When I was shopping just now, I saw a hotel at the end of the street."
After flicking her hair, Zhao Lihua said: "The environment looks pretty good, how about we go there for one night?"
Everyone deliberated for a while and immediately made a decision.
The hotel was only a few hundred meters away from the tavern. Everyone passed through the bustling port night market and finally arrived in front of the hotel.
The hotel in front of me is a two-story low building.
Although it can't be said to be magnificent, it can be considered a relatively good place to live in a small and barren place like St. Mary's Port.
Everyone walked into the hotel lobby.
The dark-skinned waiter was smoking a cigarette and reading a magazine leisurely.
"Hello, are there any rooms available?" Leng Xintong stepped forward and asked.
Holding a cigarette in his mouth and puffing away smoke.
After looking around at everyone coldly, the waiter said coldly: "There are still two vacant rooms, five thousand federal coins per night..."
St. Mary's Port Fortress has always only accepted the currency of the Ocean Federation, and the exchange rate between the Federation currency and the British currency is usually one to ten.
In other words, it would cost them nearly 50,000 British dollars to stay one night!!
Compared with the environment here, the price is really ridiculously expensive.
"So expensive!?" Leng Xintong couldn't help but be surprised.
"If you don't bargain, you can't live with your love..." The waiter flipped through the magazine without even bothering to raise his head.
Hu Kui was about to step forward to lose his temper, but was stopped by Black Pearl.
"We want two rooms!" Black Pearl readily handed over the money and got the key from the waiter.
I just wanted to take everyone upstairs to rest.
Black Pearl remembered something, turned around and took out Susan Linna's photo from her arms, and also specially brought a banknote and handed it to the waiter.
"Let me ask, have you seen the woman in the photo?" Black Pearl asked.
The waiter quickly stuffed the banknotes into his pocket, looked at the photo for a long time, shook his head and said, "I've never seen it before..."
After taking back the photo with a wry smile, no one felt too disappointed.
They came to St. Mary's Port and asked many locals with this photo, but no one knew the whereabouts of Susan Linna.
Black Pearl just took the attitude of giving it a try and didn't hold out much hope.
"Is this girl important?"
Raising the photo in his hand, the waiter raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "So far, you are the second batch of people who have asked me about her whereabouts..."