Chapter 50

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Translation: He changed into the clothes he wore when landing on the island, packed his belongings, went downstairs, and prepared to return to the count's castle together with Captain Weili.

We need to keep as single line.

When he arrived at the ground-floor lobby, it was already deserted, and the inn's main door stood wide open.

When he reached the ground-floor hall, it was already empty of anyone, and the inn's front door stood wide open.

He heard cheers coming from outside, so he went past the fireplace, walked through the muddy hall, and looked toward the doorway.

He heard cheers coming from outside. Thus he went over the fireplace, walked through the muddy hall, and looked out the door.

Golden sunlight had already slanted down through a few wisps of dark clouds, shining on the flooded street, sparkling like red gold with a faint reddish tint. The standing water on the street now looked less dirty.

Golden sunlight had already slanted down through a few strands of dark clouds, shining on the flooded street, sparkling like red gold, faintly reddish. The floodwater on the street now also looked less dirty.

"Finally finished!" he heard many people shout happily.

Davos also felt pleased.

Dafosi also felt happy.

Nobody would enjoy living under a prolonged, almost endless storm.

Nobody would like to live under a long, nearly endless storm.

He carefully squeezed past the people standing by the door, walked toward one side's eave, and watched the youths with bare torsos come back out of the houses, holding spears, laughing loudly. If he were decades younger, he might also be willing to take off his clothes and fish in the floodwater.

He carefully squeezed past the people standing by the door, walked toward a side eave, and watched the youths bare-chested, leaving the houses again with spears, laughing loudly. If he were several decades younger, he might also be willing to take off his clothes and fish in the floodwater.

"Oh!" he heard the children's commotion and turned his gaze toward the sound.

"Oh!" he heard the children's clamor and looked in that direction following the sound.

A tuna possibly longer than the children leapt onto the waterlogged street, then quickly fell back into the water, sending splashes flying wherever it went. The children followed the surge, chasing after it. Davos also saw many adults in short shirts grabbing forks and giving chase.

A possibly longer-than-the-children yellowfin tuna leapt out onto the waterlogged street, then quickly fell back into the water, sending splashes flying along its path. The children chased after it following the waves. Dafosi also saw many adults in short shirts grabbing forks and chasing after it.

This must be an oceanic fish—how could it appear here?

This must be an ocean fish, how could it appear here?

He noticed that Captain Wei Li was already dressed, standing in the shallow water with arms crossed, looking toward the direction where sunlight streamed into the alley.

He noticed Captain Weili already dressed, standing in shallow water, hands on hips, looking toward the direction where sunlight streamed into the alley.

Several wooden houses at the alley entrance had half their roofs torn off, with some planks hanging loosely. This area isn't directly facing the gale and the sea, so the damage along the coast is probably even worse.

The roofs of several wooden houses at the alley entrance had been half torn off, some planks swaying and hanging on the houses. This area is not directly facing the gale and the sea; likely the coastal area suffered even worse damage.

However, for the islanders, enduring storms is common; the more hazardous the location, the stronger the buildings' resistance—there's no need for Davos to worry, for example, at Windstop Fortress. He was willing to believe that place was unharmed.

However, for the people on the island, enduring storms is common; the more dangerous the location, the stronger the buildings' resistance, so there's no need for Dafosi to worry—for example, Windrest Fort. He is willing to believe it remains unharmed.

He waded through the water to Captain Wei Li's side and saw him grinning silently at something.

He waded over to Captain Weili's side and saw him grinning hehe at something.

"Sir, you may not know, but after Lady Wave and the Sky Lord finish their work, they like to toss fish onto the island. As the old women say, whoever picks one up will have their wishes granted. For someone your age, finding one means that, as long as you wish, your household could still bear sons, no matter how old your wife is." He said this to Davos after seeing him.

"Sir, you don't know, after Lady Wave and the Sky Lord finish their business, they like to toss fish onto the island; the old ladies say whoever picks one up will have their wishes fulfilled, and for someone your age, picking one up means that as long as you wish, your household can still bear sons, no matter how old your wife is." He said to Dafosi after seeing him.

"I already have seven sons," Davos said, four of whom died in the Blackwater River, "and I don't want any more."

"I already have seven sons," Dafosi said, four of whom died in the Blackwater River, "and I don't want any more."

"Your wife is impressive—bearing such a lucky number. If I had seven sons, I'd surely work myself to death."

"Your wife is impressive, actually bearing such a lucky number; if I had seven sons, I'd surely work myself to death."

"She bore me six; the eldest was from another lady. But there's no need to tell the captain about that."

She bore me six, the eldest born of another lady. But there's no need to tell the captain about these.

"Should I catch one to give to the Count? My fingers may be short, but that doesn't hinder my fishing," Davos said.

"Shall I catch one and send it to the count? My fingers are a bit short, but it doesn't affect fishing." Dafosi said.

"You really must not meddle. The Count would take that as mockery." The captain glanced at him and chuckled, "Hehe, I'm only telling you this."

"Don't you dare meddle. The count would take this as mockery." The captain glanced at him, chuckling, "Hehe, I'm only telling you this."

From a distance came the children's frolicking again; another large fish leapt from the water. Davos couldn't identify its type—it seemed to have grown wings. A few children shivering on the bank also began to scream, hurling their spears at the churning water.

The children in the distance again raised a clamor; another large fish leapt from the water, Dafosi couldn't identify its type, it seemed to have grown wings. Several children shivering on the shore also began to scream, hurling spears into the churning water.

"Sir, do you know what Lady Wave likes to toss down?" he asked with a laugh.

"What is it?" Whenever someone wanted to speak, he always understood right away.

"What is it?" Whenever someone wanted to speak, he always understood immediately.

"Of course it's an octopus," he answered confidently. "Once the wind and rain subside, this creature will stay on the island, clinging to various spots like blobs of slime. Legend says that when Lady Wave gets excited, it oozes out."

"Of course it's an octopus." He answered confidently, "Once the wind and rain subside, this creature will stay on the island, then they'll cling to various spots like blobs of slime; legend says when Lady Wave gets excited, this thing will ooze out."

He was captivated by the leaping fish, "The storm has lasted so many days; this time there will surely be more octopuses. The old crone always says that Sweet Sister Island got its name from this."

He was captivated by the leaping fish, "The storm has lasted so many days; this time there will surely be more octopuses. The old hag always says the name Sweet Sister Island comes from this."

"Its name sounds better than Long Sister Island and Miss Island." He could only offer a polite reply.

"The name sounds better than Eldest Sister Island and Miss Island." He could only reply perfunctorily.

"Those two islands are boring." He showed disdain. "Long Sister Island is named because its terrain is long, like a long tadpole. I think it should just be called Tadpole Island—long remains long. The Marquis of Sunderland will take almost half of the Langdop family's land; they cut off the eastern piece of Long Sister Island, which is the tadpole's head, making it their own demesne."

"These two islands are boring." He showed disdain, "Eldest Sister Island is named because its terrain is long, like a long tadpole; I think it should just be called Tadpole Island—long remains long, Marquis Sandelan will take almost half of the Langdupu family's land, they cut off the eastern part of Eldest Sister Island, which is the tadpole's head, as their own demesne.

"The Langdops guard against the Sunderlands more than against pirates. Hey, now that Sunderland has so many sons, Lord Roland Langdop, Count of Langdop, will probably only grow more worried."

The Langdupu family guards against Sandelan more than against pirates. Hey, now that Sandelan has so many sons, Count Roland Langdupu will probably only grow more worried."

A boy shouted loudly, his fork having snagged a fat fish, drawing the captain's attention.

A youth shouted loudly, his spear having speared a fat fish, drawing the captain's gaze.

"Four families have crowded into the Three Sisters Islands; although they publicly claim to be like sisters, secretly each wishes to eliminate one of the others." He turned to Davos and said.

"The Three Sisters Archipelago has been squeezed in by four families; although they openly claim to be like sisters, secretly each wants to crush one of the others." He turned to Dafosi and said.

Davos felt that the Golden Dragon he had been given had already been reclaimed.

Dafosi felt the gold dragon given to him had already been repaid.

"Miss Island, of course, is because they have the smallest territory. Not only is their land tiny, but the Tollett family also has narrow minds and seems not very bright. Just watch—Lang Nü hanged the Tollett count's son; he will surely seek revenge someday."

"As for Miss Island, of course it's because they have the smallest territory. Not only is their land tiny, the people of the Tully family have narrow minds and also seem not very smart. You'll see, the she-wolf hanged the Tully count's son; he will surely seek revenge someday."

"Does everyone know about this?" Davos asked.

"Does everyone know about this?" Dafosi asked.

"You mean the incident where Lang Nü hanged the count's son?" Seeing Davos nod, he became a little uncertain, "It was the count's son who died, but everyone in the Three Sisters Islands knows that."

"You mean the she-wolf hanged the count's son?" Seeing Dafosi nod, he was uncertain, "The one who died was the count's son; anyway, everyone in the Three Sisters Archipelago knows."

"If the actual ruler of Winterfell were this Lang Nü, he would need more information about that legendary figure."

If the actual ruler of Winterfell is this she-wolf, he needs more information about this legendary figure.

"Sir, I will return to the castle with you," Davos said.

"Sir, I will return to the castle with you." Dafosi said.

"I'm not an adult, sir," he turned to Davos and said, "We folks of the Three Sisters Islands have no notion of adulthood. Hehe, we are descendants of smugglers and pirates—among smugglers and pirates, where is there any adulthood?"

"I'm not an adult, sir," he turned to Dafosi and said, "We folks of the Three Sisters Archipelago have no adults. Hehe, we are descendants of smugglers and pirates; among smugglers and pirates, where are there any adults?"

"I used to be a smuggler too, but I can still be appointed Rainforest Count by Stannis," Davos said.

"I used to be a smuggler myself, but I can still be appointed as Rainforest Count by Stannis." Dafosi said.

"Count, if you weren't a well-known smuggler domestically, you'd probably have been hanged by Count Bolton. The Count doesn't like lofty bigwigs; he released you not because of your king's face or any Rainforest Count title, but precisely because of your smuggler background—he likes to treat smugglers as his own kind."

"Count, if you weren't a well-known smuggler domestically, you'd probably have been hanged by Count Bonnel already. The count doesn't like lofty bigshots; he released you not because of your king's face or whatever Rainforest Count, but precisely because of your smuggler identity—he likes to treat smugglers as his own kind."

Davos felt a bit proud, and also thought he had never seen a lord's captain who enjoyed talking more than this one.

Dafosi actually felt a bit proud, and also felt he had never seen any lord's captain who liked to talk more than this one before him.

"Could it be that he's been given too much?"

Could it be that too much was given?

They trudged slowly through the water all the way to the count's castle.

They trudged through the water all the way toward the count's castle.

"Lang Nü returned from overseas," after crossing a rushing moat, he spoke at length, "Rumor has it she brought back countless treasures. Hehe, island legend says that during her reign she gave King Robert a white lion pelt and a dragon crown forged from Valyrian steel, and gave the prime minister a torch also of Valyrian steel, its flame set with rubies—supposedly symbolizing lighting the way forward, fitting for a prime minister—damn, I'd wager the Hightowers would spend five hundred thousand gold dragons to buy it."

"The she-wolf returned from overseas," after crossing a rushing moat, he said to the long opening, "Rumor has it she brought back countless treasures; heh, island legend says that when she held court, she gave King Robert a white lion pelt and a dragon crown forged of Valyrian steel, and gave the prime minister a torch of Valyrian steel, its flame decorated with rubies—heard that this symbolizes lighting the way forward, fitting the prime minister's position—damn, I'd bet Haltar would spend five hundred thousand gold dragons to buy it."

Davos had heard Stannis mention this; he said it while mocking King Robert.

Dafosi had heard Stannis say this when he was mocking King Robert.

It is said that Robert loved that intricately crafted dragon crown, but his head and face were too large while the crown was too small, making him look ridiculous wearing it—like a girl with a topknot—which caused Stannis to scoff.

It is said that Robert loved that intricately forged dragon crown very much, but alas his head and face were too big while the crown was too small; wearing it made him look ridiculous like a girl wearing a topknot, which provoked Stannis to scoff.

Stannis commented on this regarding Robert—excessively vain.

As for that torch, it was long ago sold by Jon Arryn to the Hightowers to pay off debts to the Iron Throne, and no one knows how much it fetched.

As for that torch, it was long ago sold by Jon Arryn to Haltar to repay a debt to the Iron Throne; as for how much was exchanged, no one knows.

we already translated earlier as 【100】 line. Let's ensure we have translation for 【100】 (we did). We'll output.

"So then, when the news spread and Count Tully learned that she had dispersed most of her ships and anchored them in King's Landing and Seagull Town, he saw an opportunity and began to act like a pirate at his own gate, hatching a crooked plan.

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I heard he organized a dozen or so pirate ships, successfully captured the first two, and already reaped a rich harvest. Hey, the peers of the Three Sisters Archipelago all envy him bitterly; even the marquis is extremely envious, hearing that he privately also organized a fleet.

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But Count Tully underestimated the she-wolf's ruthlessness. The she-wolf seems to know the pirate ships' routes completely; she led her fleet in relentless pursuit of the pirate ships—some pirate ships scattered and fled, which we'll discuss later—she besieged the pirates at the youngest sister's hamlet on Miss Island.

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"Did Count Tully not receive any aid?"

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"Of course aid was given. But what good is it? The she-wolf's fleet has already sealed off the youngest sister's hamlet, forcing him to hand over the pirates."

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"Did the count agree?"

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"If he agreed, the matter would be settled and not so grim." The captain laughed heartily, "Count Tully still wanted to disguise them as ordinary traders."

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"But the she-wolf threatened him, if he didn't hand over the pirates she'd take the castle. Tully didn't wait for the marquis's reinforcements—the ravens he released were all shot down."

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"The count had no choice but to feign agreement; supposedly the condition was that the liability for plunder could not include Tully, heh." He gave a mocking smile.

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"Sometimes discarding collaborators is perfectly normal." Dafosi said. To these pirates, friends are merely tools to be sold, and friendship is just a pretext to jack up the price.

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"Count Tully was tricked by the she-wolf." He said, "The count sorrowfully drove the pirates out of the city, after which the she-wolf shot them down with arrows outside the walls, and their bodies were dragged to the rocky reef beside Miss Island and hung up."

Why hang it outside?

I heard that the Wolf Woman... etc.

Let's go line by line, produce English translation.

We'll need to decide on handling of profanity and colloquialisms.

We'll also need to ensure we keep the same punctuation and tone.

Let's start.

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【61】 I heard that the Wolf Woman did this so that the Count, lying in his own bedroom, could also see the corpse hanging on the small island.

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【61】 I heard that Lang Nü did this so that the Count, lying in his own bedroom, could also see the corpse hanging on the small island.

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Would Lang Nü humiliate him like that?

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I don't know that. Anyway, the Count would surely be happy to kill any passing Shi Ta Ke.

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Do the hanged also include the Count's son?

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"Oh, not for now." He hehe laughed, "Would you just stand by and hand over your own son to be hanged by someone else?"

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No. "The news I heard is that she hanged the Count's son."

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She did it even more cruelly.

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Dai Fu Si does not consider hanging pirates to be a particularly cruel act. People can be no more cruel than the lords of the Three Sisters Islands, who use sea executions.

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"After killing the pirates, she demanded that the Count hand over his son who participated in the piracy. The Count said, she had already promised that responsibility did not include Tuo Lun Te." He glanced at Dai Fu Si, "Are you people from the mainland all this cunning?"

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"What?" Dai Fu Si did not understand.

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"The islanders all say that Lang Nü broke her promise and killed his son." Captain asked the soldier beside him, "Is that also what you heard?"

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"Everyone says that." The soldier replied, he was young and weak as a green onion.

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"I heard from the uncle on the scene that Lang Nü believed that the Trent she had promised referred specifically to the head of the Tollett clan, not including other people with the surname Tollett." The captain laughed out loud saying this.

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【73】 "I heard from the uncle on the scene that Lang Nü believed that the Te Lun Te she had promised referred specifically to the head of the Tuo Lun Te clan, not including other people with the surname Tuo Lun Te." The captain laughed out loud saying this.

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This, Lang Nü broke her promise?

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However you see it, only the barbarian tribes outside the Great Wall and in the north use clan names to address their chiefs. Lang Nü treats the Te Lun Te as a barbarian too! You say, which duke's daughter would humiliate a proper count like this?

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Dai Fu Si no longer cared about the story's ending. This at least shows that Lang Nü's attitude toward promises is not like her father's; she may not have a flexible measure, but she also absolutely does not adhere to dogma. Dai Fu Si felt this summary was useful for him.

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What about after that?

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After that, Lang Nü made the Count hand over his son.

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Did he agree?

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We people of the Three Sisters Islands have no reason to just hand over our son to be killed by others. If it were you, would you?

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Of course not. So the Count did not agree. Dai Fu Si felt this was normal.

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Lang Nü easily breached the Count's castle; she hanged the second son of Count Tuo Lun Te who participated in piracy, Shi Di Fen, before his eyes, then moved the corpse to the rocky reef to accompany his pirate companions. His heir was beheaded by Lang Nü in the defense battle. Several dozen relatives of the same surname were also hanged.

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Without the king's permission, is this not rebellion by Lang Nü?

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"Hmph, Marquis Sang Lan thinks so," he began to get a little angry, "but is the Minister of Justice or the Minister of Maritime Affairs of Jun Lin? He thinks Count Tuo Lun Te brought it on himself, and also thinks that the Count's head should be taken off as well. Fuck him, at that time everyone only cared about what gifts Lang Nü gave to the important officials of Jun Lin."

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Minister of Maritime Affairs. This is entirely how his king does things. Knowing this is also useful for his journey to Lin Dong.

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"Not just because of the gifts, right?" Dai Fu Si found it funny, thinking gifts could buy the big shots of Jun Lin.

Damn, yeah, it's definitely not just because of the gifts! He obviously misunderstood Davos's meaning: "She is a knight knighted by Lao Bo, her duke father was a buddy of the former king and an adopted son of the former prime minister. Fuck him, serves them right for being unlucky now. Fuck him, Sir Dai Fu Si, who so blatantly bullies the Three Sisters Islands, besides your king, who else?"

Following the rule, we will render the transliterated name in pinyin as Lao Bo instead of keeping it as Robert; the name likely refers to Robert Baratheon.

We will translate the terms as follows: 'duke father', 'former king', 'former prime minister', 'Sir Dai Fu Si', 'Three Sisters Islands', and 'king'.

"Damn, yeah, it's definitely not just because of the gifts!" He obviously misunderstood Dai Fu Si's meaning, "She is a knight knighted by Lao Bo, her duke father was a buddy of the former king and an adopted son of the former prime minister. Fuck him, serves them right for being unlucky now. Fuck him, Sir Dai Fu Si, who so blatantly bullies the Three Sisters Islands, besides your king, who else?"

But your Count doesn't seem to hate her that much?

That's for sure, Lang Nü didn't kill his friends, nor his son, hey, he also doesn't have a son to kill. He almost tripped on a stone in the water, staggered sideways, splashing a large amount of water.

We will render the term as Lang Nü.

Dai Fu Si felt his foot had gone numb from the freezing accumulated water; the road to the Count's castle was actually this long.

We will render the name as Dai Fu Si and the place as Count's castle.

Dai Fu Si felt his foot had gone numb from the freezing accumulated water; the road to the Count's castle was actually this long.

Dai Fu Si looked at the captain and noticed his expression was somewhat strange.

What's wrong?

'Sir Dai Fu Si,' he slightly avoided that soldier and whispered, 'On the Three Sisters Islands, four families are crowded. Lang Nü's porcelain trade has completely excluded the Tuo Lun Te; they are now on the verge of collapse. You say, do the Tuo Lun Te not feel any danger?'

We will render the names as Sir Dai Fu Si, Three Sisters Islands, Lang Nü, and Tuo Lun Te.

"Sir Dai Fu Si," he slightly avoided that soldier and whispered, "On the Three Sisters Islands, four families are crowded. Lang Nü's porcelain trade has completely excluded the Tuo Lun Te; they are now on the verge of collapse. You say, do the Tuo Lun Te not feel any danger?"

Dai Fu Si realized. Regardless of whether the raven's information had been obtained by Count Tuo Lun Te, as long as he received news from Xiao Zhi Tou, he would certainly be more eager to search for Shan Sha Shi Ta Ke than Count Bo Nei Er.

We will translate the name as Dai Fu Si, the bird as raven, the title as Count Tuo Lun Te, the nickname as Xiao Zhi Tou, the other title as Count Bo Nei Er, the name as Shan Sha Shi Ta Ke, and the phrase as 'more eager to search for'.

Dai Fu Si realized. Regardless of whether the raven's carried information has been obtained by Count Tuo Lun Te, as long as he received Xiao Zhi Tou's news, he would certainly be more eager to search for Shan Sha Shi Ta Ke than Count Bo Nei Er.

Dai Fu Si could only be grateful to the gods; the gods let them not dock at Miss Island's Youngest Sister Village. As for these past days, has Count Tuo Lun Te already known that Shan Sha appears at Sweet Sister Island's Count's castle—if the captain's maternal uncle could appear at Miss Island's Count's castle……if this is the captain's hint.

We will render the name as Dai Fu Si, the deities as the gods, the island as Miss Island, the village as Youngest Sister Village, the title as Count Tuo Lun Te, the name as Shan Sha, the island as Sweet Sister Island, the fortress as Count's castle, the relative as captain's maternal uncle, and the location as Miss Island's Count's castle.

We need to keep the punctuation: em dash and ellipsis as in original? We'll keep approximate.

Thus:

Dai Fu Si could only be grateful to the gods; the gods let them not dock at Miss Island's Youngest Sister Village. As for these past days, has Count Tuo Lun Te already known that Shan Sha appears at Sweet Sister Island's Count's castle——if the captain's maternal uncle could appear at Miss Island's Count's castle……if this is the captain's hint.

In a blink, he looked at the captain and actually felt that the Golden Dragon gave too little.

We will render the title as captain and the term as Golden Dragon.

In a blink, he looked at the captain and actually felt that the Golden Dragon gave too little.

He was certain he had discovered the source of danger; this suddenly made him feel much more at ease.

He was certain he had discovered the source of danger, which suddenly made him feel much more relaxed.

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