Chapter 27 Taking Care of Our Children

  For many people on Rhode Island, this banquet night in early December was full of strange mystery. The nobles who were invited to attend all left with red ears and unfinished meaning, no matter how hard others tried to ask them, they all kept the content of the banquet secret, only saying that it was worth coming.

  According to a certain rumor, it is said that Viscount Ford, who was excited after leaving the banquet, brought 12 beauties home that night, and then... well, heaven knows what happened afterwards. However, according to one of the courtesans, the viscount was so fierce that all the beauties eventually begged for mercy.

  You've got to be kidding! Those in the know about the aristocratic circle are extremely skeptical of this rumor. After all, that fat pig Lord Ford is always known as "three seconds" and that's only after taking medication.

  The problem is that the nobles who knew the inside story all believed this rumor, especially Earl Simmons, who was extremely incompatible with Viscount Ford, and was so jealous that he gritted his teeth. He drove a carriage full of gold coins to find Lin Taiping early the next morning.

  It turned out that he was not the only one who couldn't wait. When Earl Simmons arrived at Christine's house, he found that it was already packed with carriages, and enthusiastic nobles were lined up in a long queue, wiping their sweaty heads while frantically waving their gold tickets, which made all the passing residents look sideways, completely bewildered by what these noble lords were going crazy about so early in the morning.

  It was from that morning on that a certain unspoken secret began to spread, circulating throughout the entire aristocratic circle, to the point where many nobles would ask each other when they met, not "Have you eaten today?" but rather mysteriously, "Have you gotten a tattoo today?"...

  In this case, Lin Taiping's tattoo business was booming, with groups of nobles coming to visit, boxes and boxes of gold coins being moved into Kirsten's house, Mr. Korn smiled all day long, even his molars were exposed, every day's task was just sitting there counting money, even if the hand cramped from counting money didn't affect his good mood.

  Only to be pitied are the Turo and Niu people's tribes, for the sake of capitalists' huge profits, these laborers were exploited out of all their surplus value, every morning when they woke up, the first thing they did was make totem tattoos, every night before they went to sleep, the last thing they still did was make totem tattoos, even eating meals had to be done by someone else feeding them.

  And so, just half a month later, Lin Taiping suddenly found that he could hold a large handful of gold tickets to play poker, even if he took away the share given to Mr. Cohen, and then deducted the payment for the Cow Head tribe and Kirsten, he still had more than 30,000 gold coins in his hand, which could be used to play with water splashes for several hours.

  However, by this time, as he had expected, with the decrease in potential customers, the popularity of totem tattoos was also declining. The number of nobles who came to book those totem tattoos was decreasing, and the profit from ordinary tattoos was starting to decline as well. This meant that he would have to return to Devil's Island soon.

  After learning about this, Tulou and the Bull Head tribe's first reaction was to pat their chest and indicate that they would accompany him back. Considering their own safety issues, even if they didn't take the initiative to ask, Lin Taiping would still drag them along as free meat shields. However, Kristin, who also volunteered to accompany him, was left on Rhode Island to take care of a dozen or so little girls.

  However, with the loss of Kristen, this human-shaped mobile arsenal, Lin Taiping suddenly felt a bit uneasy. So before officially setting off, he made a special trip to Jingque Bird Street, waving his gold coins and making a big purchase, buying a large amount of supplies and 150 magic crystals.

  On the other hand, to ensure his own big gold master can be safe and sound, Mr. Cohen also used all his connections, borrowed a warship from the lord, this medium-sized square-rigged sailboat, extremely fast and powerful firepower, and equipped with fifty outstanding warriors, even if encountered large pirate groups can... uh, at least can escape!

  It was unexpected that the commander of this warship was actually the guard captain who had a few dealings with him, because he had secretly received benefits from Lin Taiping and added to Mr. Cohen's generous bribery, the guard captain's attitude was simply enthusiastic, patting his chest repeatedly to indicate that even if he risked his own life, he would not let a single hair on Lin's head be harmed.

  In this case, the day of formal departure finally arrived, Kirsten brought thirteen little Lolis, Mr. Cohen brought three beautiful and gentle daughters, as well as Viscount Ford and Earl Simmons and other nobles, collectively escorted Lin Taiping to the dock.

  As for what's next, of course, it's a passionate yet cheesy farewell ceremony. Considering everyone's different situations, the content of the farewell is completely different.

  "Dear Lin, don't forget to come back early." Mr. Cohen blinked his eyes eagerly and also pushed his daughter forward, "Alice, say hello to your fiancé, aren't you going to give him a congratulatory kiss?"

  "Lin, I heard you're going to bring more interesting goods?" Viscount Ford warmly shook hands and bid farewell, then lowered his voice and said, "By the way, dear Lin, can you help me strengthen the ordinary totem pattern you made for me... You know, I've recently taken a liking to several demonesses."

  "Uncle, are you going to marry my sister?" In Kirsten's weird expression, Vivian and a dozen little girls gathered around, asking in a milky voice, "Uh, what does getting married mean? Is it sleeping together every day?"

  Very very good, Lin Taiping was so moved by this enthusiastic sendoff that he burst into tears and jumped onto the ship in a fleeing manner. Of course, it was to jump onto that comfortable and safe Wei Rong warship. As for Turo and the thirty Minotaur, they were stuffed onto the Black Pearl one after another, and a captain was sent to guide them on how to drive the sea boat.

  Moments later, with the low-pitched horn sounding, the large square sailboat lifted its iron anchor and hoisted full sails, under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, following the Black Pearl which swayed and twisted as if it would capsize at any moment, slowly sailing towards the vast unknown ocean.

  Lin Taiping leaned on the ship's rail, feeling a bit sentimental as he looked back at the dock. He gazed at Kristen, who was full of worry, and suddenly felt his eyes getting moist. He couldn't help but wave his hand vigorously: "Dear, take good care of the child in your belly... and I've given him a name, Lin Ping'an!"

  "Kid? Everyone present suddenly turned their heads to look at Kirsten, Tulou's face was shocked with his mouth agape, beautiful girl Lilia's heart was shattered into pieces, as for Mr. Cohen, he looked at the three daughters behind him and suddenly had an urge to strangle himself... Waaah, it seems that this woman has stolen the show again?"

  So, with a flushed face, Kristen suddenly had the urge to pick up the magic crystal cannon and directly blast this ruthless boss into smithereens. However, at this moment, looking at the warship that was gradually disappearing on the horizon, she somehow suddenly felt an uncontrollable palpitation, as if something terrible was about to happen.

  In fact, something terrible did happen. At this moment, on the deck of the speeding warship, Lin Taiping was suffering from seasickness again, which made him vomit non-stop, as if he were the one who was pregnant, not Kristin.

  "Lin, are you alright?" The captain of the guard, who was holding a navigation chart beside him, asked with concern, "According to the chart, it will take us at least three more days to reach the Devil's Island you mentioned... God forbid, there really aren't any devils living on that island, are there?"

  "There aren't any devils, but there's a group of women lined up waiting to give birth." Lin Taiping was already dizzy and still hadn't forgotten to make a joke. "Never mind that, I really need to go find a place to lie down for a bit, do you guys have a more comfortable cabin?"

  This is not a problem at all, the captain of the guard patted his chest and said that his captain's room was comfortable and warm, and it was destined to be prepared for Mr. Lin. This made Lin Taiping feel very strange, and he couldn't help but think about how much gold coins Mr. Cohen had spent to make the captain of the guard serve him like a servant.

  But he soon found out why, just as the guard captain was escorting him into the captain's quarters, he suddenly lowered his voice and rubbed his hands together with a red face: "Ah, Mr. Lin, I heard you prepared a totem for Viscount Ford and the others, it's very ordinary, very ordinary, you see..."

  So that's how it is! Lin Taiping suddenly enlightened, facing the expectant gaze of the captain of the guard, he generously waved his hand: "No problem, after returning to Rod Island, I'll let Tulou and others help you make a tattoo, and give you a 50% discount, how about that?"

  Really? Hearing this, the captain of the guard burst out laughing, showing his teeth, and immediately brought out fresh fruit that had been prepared in advance. After treating him with a full face of enthusiasm for half a day, he quietly closed the door and bid farewell. Before leaving, he also said that if there was anything needed, he could go to the deck to find him at any time.

  "Alright, thank you for your hospitality." Lin Taiping expressed his heartfelt gratitude, but a few minutes later, after the door was closed tightly, the first thing he did was not to sleep, but rather...

  In an instant, a crimson light flashed by, and his figure suddenly disappeared in the captain's quarters, only to reappear again in the Hall of Gods, still facing dozens of towering statues of gods.

  Right after that, as if sensing his arrival, the low and hollow gigantic voice once again resounded throughout the hall: "Mortal, kneel before the gods with a devout heart and offer your sacrifice. You shall receive the blessings of the gods..."

  "Wait a minute, I want to ask something." Unexpectedly, Lin Taiping did not directly take out the magic crystal this time, but suddenly interrupted the sound.

  With a thoughtful expression, he slowly raised his head and scanned the entire hall, with an unusual glint in his eyes. He took a deep breath and asked in a louder voice -

  "I want to know if I can see the specific content of the blessings before presenting the offerings...I mean, all the blessings!"