Chapter 256 - Giant Trevally

Guard Commander Chan along with the rest of the group finally docked the couple of sh.i.p.s they rented, but the situation ended up a bit differently than expected. The sailor for example who heavily doubted Bear Claw, ended up shaking her hand and wearing a big happy smile on his face, repeating. "Thank you, thank you!"

But what did Dilli Flury do to get appreciation from a man who hated her a bit earlier? Well she fished out over 10 Barramundies in a span of an hour! When brought together Weigh-wise, it summed up over 400 Kilos. These fish are half grown, spanning from 40 to 70kg at max and were mostly half a meter. If they were full grown the result would be over a ton!

It doesn't sound much does it? Only 10 Barramundies? Well they still cost 400 Gold Coins, maybe 500 if he manages to find buyers who offer a better deal. He is an ill.u.s.tratio himself so it might not prove too troublesome. Barramundies are the most common fish near this continent, therefore their price goes a gold coin per Kilogram usually.

The Sailor was more than thankful that Dilli donated most of her catches, but he was especially thankful for the Giant Trevally! Why is this fish so special and how does it out match the 10 Barramundies? Well the answer is simple, price!

Due to the fact that they are hard to sell due to having a large head they can ram sh.i.p.s to the point of sinking, Giant Trevallies have a market price of 5-7 Gold Coins per Kilogram. Spearfishermen have it tremendously hard to land such a catch, because of their explosive speed and strength comparable to a Black Marlin who has 5 times the weight.

The Trevally she fished out breaks over 60 Kilograms but is a meter and a half long! Considering how usual lengths go, how is that exactly possible? Well it is because these Trevallies are thin horizontally but wider vertically. If gender matters at this case, they figured out that this catch is a male. Because it was mostly covered in black with some silver patches here and there.

Price wise, this will cost 250 to 350 Gold Coins. Maybe even 400 since the a.d.u.l.t fish are known to taste better, this one is definetly an a.d.u.l.t. So considering the fish and the fee for using the ship, the Sailor made 800 Gold Coins with one trip!

The Sailor wanted to convince Dilli to not pay for this trip, she contributed a lot already and the rest of the men just put down their spears and hooks once they got tremendously out competed.

Now I did mention that Dilli donated most of the fish, what did she keep? Well not a whole fish to clear out confusion, just a couple of Barramundi tails. She sliced them off herself, apparently she likes them more compared to the meaty body parts on the chest.

When they walked out of the ship and gave their greetings to the Sailor, Chan asked Dilli as they walked up towards a Tavern. "Where did you learn to fish like that?"

"Oh can't a lady be naturally talented?" She joked around trying to avoid the question, Ironically because she didn't want to brag.

"Yes she can but... Such skill at least requires a few years of practice!" Tried Chan to reason, he indeed makes a good point.

Two men were almost pulled over board because they felt like they didn't need to tie their ropes to anything stable, yet she didn't tie her rope anywhere but successfully managed to pull out each fish she speared without any casualties. Fish managed to escape her only a couple of times, they were quick enough to spot the spear and flee.

"Well lets just say that I lived in the forest for a while and had to fish out my meal with the most cheap and basic tools." She specified, and not being used to such a lifestyle Chan had one theory in mind of what she used.

"Rotten Iron?"

"No, wood!" She finally told as they walked in the Tavern casually.

They left the three Wagons near a stable on the right side of the Kingdom, it wouldn't make sense if this stable was near the port because the whole thing would turn in to a mess work-wise, so being on the side is the best idea. Furthermore they left 3 Guards there to protect the Wagons just in case of thieving criminals try their luck, they aren't aware of the royal loot.

Walking their way to three empty tables, they were immediately followed by the clerk after asking what they would be having.

"Give me the biggest bottle you've got!" Casually answered Chan, not exactly making a big deal out of this order. This is his normal dosage after all.

"Ale or Beer sir?" Offered the clerk further options, just to sell a nice expensive bottle to this seemingly rich costumer.

"Oh you have beer here? Bring me a nice big Beer." Answered Chan with his enthusiasm getting higher thanks to the thought of Beer.

The clerk continued to ask the 2 other men on the table even though Dilli is closest to Chan, the clerk started from the other side. Rather disrespectful but perhaps he meant no harm? The two men just ordered a couple goblets of Gr.a.p.e Ale, they didn't want to over do their consumption, they only drink at rare occasions.

Finally asking Bear Claw, she just answered in a normal calm tone. "I'll just share the bottle of Beer with him, can you get me an empty Goblet?"

"Of course..." Answered the clerk with a sigh, noticable dissatisfaction on his tone.

Chan didn't exactly mind Dilli sharing his Beer nor did he mind the moody clerk, he was too excited to finally sip some nice relaxing Beer after so long (A week.). The Clerk asked the two other tables of what they will have, both tables just ordered a medium sized Ale Bottle which they will share. Fair to say that Chan is the heaviest drinker here.

As they were waiting for their shots of Beer and Ale, they heard a couple of men banter about an event a few months ago that they didn't yet let go off. "People are saying that the Lia child was a demon covered in human skin... the men that fished with her say that she took a live swimming Black Marlin to the face but she didn't die."

"Well she is an Ignite, so what are the odds." Answered the other man sitting across the table.

"They almost even killed our King with their corrupted ill.u.s.tratian allies." Now that is a interesting topic to be spoken off, the entire Tavern could hear him yell as he explained. Perhaps he raised his tone now that an Ignite is present? Very likely.

"Who knows what they did to those men, why do we even allow Ignites to exist? They probably let Demons possess them for gold!" Offensive indeed, but Dilli broke no sweat when it comes to ignoring these practically brain washed fools. "An ill.u.s.tratio would never cooperate with a dang Demon. F.u.c.k them and their sources!"

Dilli still remained patient, actually she didn't care at all what they are saying. She had to deal with a lot of men who shared the same believes when she was working in a Tavern, regardless off her necklace symbolizing the illas Alliance she was always publicly bad mouthed.

Cutting their conversation short after several more back and fourth offensive banter, they arose from their seats and started a game against each other determining strength, fair to say both of them are quite drunk.

This game however, is a bit unique. A local treasure here in the motherland! Two men or two men battle their heads against each other, literally. They touch their foreheads and try to knock each other down, but there are some firm rules everyone who wants to play the game should follow.

They can mostly push with their head, a bit like a bull! And if for 30 countings none managed to knock the other out, they can hit do a head butt in aims of success. If no one succeeds, they can keep going for another 30 countings. Also, after every 45 countings any player can pull back and try to trip the other over.

They started the game and added additional screaming too, creating quite a disturbance from the group of 20 costumers in this place but no one is supposed to say anything based on tradition!

30 counting after, the man who ran his mouth less until now or at least at a slower pace, head butted the man he was opposing who is a bit taller actually. The hit was so heavy that the man backed out, felt dizzy and sat on a man's lap close by.

"I'm the strongest in this Kingdom!" The victor yelled, becoming a little bit less humble. "Are there any other competitors in this Tavern?" He asked in general but was directly looking at Bear Claw.