Chapter 120 - Black Sail XXV (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

To say that Zhang Heng was not interested in Kidd’s treasure was simply not true. Just like what Marvin said just now, it would easy for Zhang Heng to form his own private crew if he got his share of Kidd’s treasure. Pirates were not a scarcity in Nassau. However, pirates with a specific set of skills were something that every pirate ships were looking for. And the most important thing that Zhang Heng need to acquire before forming his own pirate crew was a ship with sufficient firepower.

Most of the pirates at Nassau were using ordinary fisherman boat with no weapons being mounted on them. When a fight happened, they would not be able to fight back. All they could do was to pray that they could get on the enemies’ ship before the enemies sunk their boats.

The first thing that Zhang Heng wanted to do right now was to look for a ship. Ever since he joined the Sea Lion to raid and loot other merchant ships, he had managed to save up quite a bit of money. In addition to that, he was helping Frazer to collect debt as well and Frazer would give him a good amount of commission every time. Still, there was a long way to go for him to purchase a decent ship. With the money that he had right now, he could not even afford to purchase an ordinary sloop.

It was no doubt that Kidd’s treasure could help him to solve the problem that he had right now. However, the problem he had right now was such a scary coincidence. It happened right when Goodwin wanted to challenge Orff and Orff somehow managed to win the trust of all the pirates on board again. The thing that was going to happen next was what Zhang Heng worried right now.

Everyone one the ship was so excited when Orff had announced that they were going to look for Kidd’s treasure. Without putting in any effort, Orff had managed to defeat Goodwin and fortify his position as helmsman. And the weird part was Orff did not stop right here. He had gone and promoted Kidd’s treasure to everyone to keep their fire burning.

Recently, Zhang Heng noticed that Goodwin was never Orff’s threat. It seemed like he had his own agenda. Kidd’s treasure was just a tool for him to deal with the tiny problem that he had. Right now, everyone on the Sea Lion was hyped about the treasure and they were not going to stop until they located the treasure. The previous raids that they had were the best example to explain the whole thing. Usually, the pirates on ship would refuse to do raids that give them small amount of loot. After Orff told them about Kidd’s treasure, none of them said no Orff anymore. They would say yes to Orff even if he wanted to set sail to hell.

In other words, if Orff did not like one of the crew, the person would be placed in a very dangerous circumstance. That was why Zhang Heng had chosen to lay low ever since he found out that Orff was watching him from the dark. In order to prevent to make unnecessary mistake, Zhang Heng had purposely avoided contact with others.

Sometimes, trouble would come looking for you even if you avoid it.

It was past midnight. Zhang Heng was woken up by the noise that came from outside. He saw a horse carriage parked outside his house.

“Who is that?” asked Anne while yawning.

“It has nothing to do with you. Go back to sleep.”

Zhang Heng recognized that horse carriage. Immediately, he put on his shirt, went downstairs, and opened the door. On the other hand, Marvin was in deep slumber. Usually, he would be able to sleep well and snore even if he was in a noisy environment. Instead of bringing the saber with him, Zhang Heng took his gun with him. The coachman then opened the door for him.

“I don’t wish you disturb you at a time like this. I think you wouldn’t want me to come during the day time, right?”