Suellen did not try to contact "Butcher" Banner in a hurry.
Now that this guy has come to the ground and joined the fleet of the King of the North Sea, there will be no shortage of opportunities for him to come into contact with him later. He needs a suitable opportunity so that no one will suspect him.
Two people died at the next table, which did not cause much commotion. But it also gave the drinkers a certain understanding of the ruthlessness of the newly promoted captain of the Fourth Fleet.
Su Lun drank quietly at the bar, occasionally chatting with the bartender.
I drank a lot and listened to a lot of news.
What the drinkers talked about the most was naturally the previous prison robbery at sea.
How the Fourth Fleet beat up the escort fleet of the Luying Royal Navy, rescued the captain of the Ninth Fleet "Admiral Gluttony" Ixir Payon, and released some famous "big shots".
In the pirate circle, the pirates beating up the Lu Ying navy is naturally the most exciting topic...
After listening to Su Lun, he had some general ideas and returned to the hotel.
The next day, all kinds of news about the fleet coming from the King of the North Sea spread all over Blizzard City.
Su Lun went directly to the intelligence dealer and bought a volume of the most detailed intelligence.
Then, I heard the news that the Ninth Fleet was reorganizing its fleet.
For a time, the pirates in the entire Blizzard City became lively.
Under normal circumstances, large-scale pirate groups rarely replenish their personnel on a large scale unless they encounter a major attrition.
After all, the profit from robbery is limited. If there are many people, the porridge will not be enough.
Joining the North Sea Fleet is also the ultimate dream of many individual pirates.
If you really get on the ship, it's probably equivalent to becoming an "iron rice bowl" among pirates. You have fame, a fixed salary, the best access to resources, and room for advancement.
But joining the big pirate group actually has pros and cons.
The advantage is that with this level of status, there is basically no one to mess with in the pirate circle.
With the protection of the top powerhouse Oleg, the "King of the North Sea", there is no need to be afraid of enemies or wanted orders. Ordinary bounty hunters would not dare to provoke such a top pirate group. And even if there is no robbery
Action also has a fixed salary. It doesn’t depend entirely on the weather.
But the disadvantage is that the tree is big and attracts the wind, making it easy to be targeted.
The Luying Royal Navy is very keen on hunting down large pirate groups because it is a battle merit. The higher the bounty for a pirate, the higher the merit.
Therefore, large pirate groups must be very careful during their itineraries.
Once your whereabouts are exposed, you will most likely be surrounded.
Just like how Archduke Raphael destroyed the Ninth Fleet before, that kind of top naval fleet gets exact information to encircle and suppress it. Once a war breaks out, the chance of being severely damaged is extremely high.
Then there are the bounty hunters.
It's true that ordinary bounty hunters don't dare to provoke, but once they dare to provoke, they are no longer ordinary people.
It's like one of the "Top Ten Bounty Hunters", one kill is a big piece.
Low-level pirates are easily harvested in droves.
The risk of cannon fodder is great.
However, most of the pirates with some reputation are wanted criminals and extremely vicious people, so this risk doesn't matter.
Su Lun had breakfast, read the intelligence, and left the city unhurriedly.
When we arrived at the Blizzard City Pier, the place was already crowded.
Oleg's Ninth Fleet now only has a few bare commanders left, and they have to rebuild ships and recruit crews. Those guys set up a recruitment scene at the dock. It was a bit like a job fair, and it was bustling with people.
This opportunity was rare, so some small pirate groups even joined the crew, and quickly raised twenty or thirty ships.
The black skull and crossbones flag of the North Sea Fleet was flying mightily on the pier.
After all, it is the ceiling of the pirate field. Although the Ninth Fleet is short of people, it cannot recruit everyone. If you want to join, you must have a certain skill.
For example, a sailor who knows how to sail, an anchorman, a navigator, an artilleryman, or your name may be on the reward order.
Su Lun was dressed in a pirate costume and lined up along the long line, ready to try to register and join.
Although he looked lazy, his eyes kept looking around.
The most eye-catching thing in the distance is the big fat man who looks like a mountain of meat.
Even when the wind and snow were blowing on the pier, this guy still exposed his belly with layers of white flesh. He squinted his eyes, and his hair was braided into long braids and wrapped around his neck several times. He sat there with other people beside him.
There was a large iron pot that was always simmering with broth. Even during the time when he was recruiting people, his mouth was not idle. His big, greasy hands did not care about the boiling soup and directly fished out some large pieces of meat in the pot.
Keep stuffing it into your mouth.
Despite this fat pig's humble appearance, he is the captain of the Ninth Fleet, the "Gluttonous Admiral" Ixir Paeon. He is a seventh-level professional and a top pirate with a bounty of 2.177 billion.
Su Lun only glanced at it and then narrowed his eyes.
If you were really targeted by such a strong person, you might not even have a chance to escape.
However, what made Su Lun slightly look at him was that there was actually a middle-aged man in a black suit standing next to Roshan.
The middle-aged man wears a dome hat, has high cheekbones, a beard, and a look of determination in his eyes.
He held an ordinary cane, his trousers were straight, his leather shoes were shiny, and he was dressed meticulously from top to bottom.
The specification of the suit is similar to that of Lu Ying's upper class, and he looks like a dainty old gentleman. But if you look closely, you can see that the clothes are white after washing and the shirt is also slightly yellowed, so he looks like he is in a tight situation.
But even so, just by standing there, the man could tell at a glance that he had an aura that stood out from the crowd, which was incompatible with the slovenly pirates around him.
"Is that the one?"
When Su Lun saw this guy, he immediately thought of the information he had obtained before.
When the King of the North Sea's fleet raided the prison, they released many severe prisoners.
Among them was a big shot who was serving life imprisonment.
Su Lun noticed the middle-aged man in a suit, and naturally the pirates lining up around him also noticed him.
Everyone was also curious about the identity of the middle-aged man, so someone asked.
"Hey, look, who is that guy in the hat?"
"He looks like a noble man, not a pirate like us. Is he so good at being around Master Pei Weng? It seems that the master still gives him a lot of face."
"That is Zolas D. Andres, a real big shot from the Luying Imperial Capital!"
"Is it famous? Why haven't you heard of it?"
"You don't know, right? Few people may have heard of this man's name. But everyone should have heard of his students. Especially the one named 'Thomas Hobbes'"
"Could it be the former Prime Minister Lu Ying, the leader of the Brutal Moon Revolution?"
"That's the one. That's why I said this is the top big shot we will never see in our lifetime."
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Su Lun listened to the whispers of others and showed a shocked expression on his face.
But in fact, he already knew the origin of Zoras before.
Although this guy is only a professor at Luying Royal Academy, he is one of Luying's most famous political scientists, economists, and revolutionary theorists.
If it hadn't been for the restoration of the Queen, his disciples would have almost overthrown Lu Ying's monarchy and turned it into a "constitutional monarchy".
Su Lun had also gone out of his way to learn about the history of the "Brumaire Coup", which was a turning point that truly promoted social progress.
But unfortunately, I didn't turn around.
After the Queen's restoration, most of Zolas's disciples were sent to the gallows and prison. Because he himself did not directly participate in the coup, many important people interceded, so he was not killed. But he was also sentenced to hundreds of years.
Imprisoned and exiled to an isolated island overseas.
Unexpectedly, it has now fallen into the hands of pirates.
Seeing the way that guy looked at the pirates with cold eyes, Su Lun guessed what the King of the North Sea was thinking.
Lu Ying's criminals are the pirates' best source of personnel supplies.
Most likely, they want to retain this kind of political talent.
Although Su Lun felt that this was a slight coincidence, he was not very interested in the King of the North Sea's plan. He followed the queue and walked over.
There were only a few simple wooden tables at the recruitment site, with a few pirates staring coldly at them, and someone holding parchment to record something.
The "Gluttonous General" Ixir Payon was not far away, and there were several fifth-level squad captains, and their pressure swept over the entire place. It was difficult for ordinary people not to reveal their flaws.
Su Lun could control his emotions perfectly, and like everyone else, he walked over with a slightly uneasy look on his face.
"Name, place of origin, what are your specialties?"
"Johnny, from Zephyr City in Fang'anlogos County in the south. I am a very powerful musketeer. Oh, I also learned artillery shooting before. I was wanted for offending a noble young master."
"Do you understand the firing of T5 series anti-ship artillery?"
"This is what I learned before."
"Well, from today on, you are a member of our Ninth Fleet!"
Recruiting pirates is the same as when Zi Jiulington joined the gang, there is no fancy process.
Wanted criminals can be recruited directly if they have skills.
Besides, Su Lun was already prepared.
He had previously studied the personnel structure of the pirate group in detail.
Musketeers are bad, but good artillerymen are very rare. You don't have to show up on the deck all the time, there are few things to do, and you are still a necessary role on the ship. This is the most ideal status.
Sure enough, under the scrutiny of the pirate in the red turban, Su Lun slightly operated the cannon, showed off his marksmanship, and boarded the ship smoothly.
From the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of the registrar's writing strokes on the parchment not far away, which were some of the origins of the "Johnny" he mentioned before.
I'll probably contact the informant to confirm again.
Su Lun and the pirates who were lucky enough to be recruited boarded a medium-sized sailing ship called the "Bald Eagle".
Three days later, the fleet sailed away from Blizzard City and headed to the Pirate City in the north.
Su Lun also knew that his disguised identity probably passed the verification smoothly.
In just these few days, the Ninth Fleet recruited thousands of pirates and sailed the sea with great force.
The life of a pirate is very monotonous, with nothing to do all day long.
As long as you're not robbing, you can do whatever you like.
Play cards, brag, and then sleep.
As a gunner, he didn't have to participate in the work on the deck and was free all day long. Su Lun didn't show anything special. He just played cards with a bunch of pirates in the cabin every day, winning and losing, and became familiar with a few pirates.
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Naturally, he also noticed that there were actually a few "eyes" on each ship, who were always observing and testing the origins of these newcomers.
Su Lun's fabricated origins were almost seamless, and no one found any flaws.
The previous pirate carnival had brought most commercial activities in the North Sea to a standstill, and there were no merchant ships to rob.
The fleet then went straight to the Pirate City.
The sea voyage was uneventful.
The only surprise was that they encountered a giant deep-sea monster.
It was a [Deep Sea Purple Light Moray Eel] that was more than a hundred meters long. Such a huge creature could easily sink a sea ship.
In the eyes of fishermen and pirates who have been seeking livelihood at sea all year round, this is one of the "natural disasters".
If a small pirate group encounters them, they will most likely be destroyed.
But in this ninth fleet, there is a seventh-level fleet captain "Admiral Gluttony" Ixir Paion.
Su Lun watched as the guy swallowed the more than 100-meter-long moray eel alive in one bite!
The second stage of awakening of [B-010-Big Stomach King] can devour the target and obtain a large increase in attributes. The seventh-level gold alchemy breeding equipment, [Whale Swallowing Mouth], is inhuman with terrifying strength.
When Su Lun saw the strength of this top pirate, he hid it even deeper.
The pirate city of Hasterling is also known as the "Golden City that Never Sleeps" in the pirate circle.
It is the largest gathering place for pirates in the North Sea, and it is also a paradise for pirates and a real gold-selling cave.
It is said that in Pirate City, as long as you have money, you can enjoy treatment like an emperor.
There is the largest black market in the North Sea, with the most complete range of alchemy materials at the most beautiful prices. Various custom venues, gambling stalls, arenas, large quantities of psychedelic drugs, arms smuggling, and hiring murderers are all legal and illegal.
As long as it can satisfy people's desires, it's all here!
Further north from the Pirate City are the four kingdoms of Beizhou, Shanyin, Hanshuang, Luoman, and Chenmu.
Su Lun asked Mr. Jing through the communicator.
The four countries of Beizhou existed a thousand years ago. At that time, they were not called by this name, but were called "the land of divine heritage".
This plane is an alchemical plane. Although there are no longer gods, the belief in gods has never been cut off since ancient times.
During the Atria Empire, for thousands of years, alchemists were the mainstream. Therefore, those believers of God were exiled and ostracized to remote overseas lands.
The current area of Hokoku Shikoku is where believers of various gods have gathered for countless years. The gods of this world, from the mythical period to the present, are as famous as their journeys in the sky, countless.
So, that’s how the legend of “One Hundred and Eight Thousand Gods” came about.
But not all believers of gods are like the Daru people and can still get responses from the gods. Almost all the believers of gods who were exiled overseas have lost the gods they believe in. But for various reasons, many strange things are left behind.
The inheritance of divine power, evil legends, dark power, evil soldiers, outer mysterious magic
The four countries of Beizhou are like a bottomless pool, dangerous, mysterious and full of unknowns.
Even after his original trip, Sir Isaac commented that "this is a place with very complicated beliefs."
On this day, there was a sudden loud shouting on the deck.
"Brothers, we are going to Hastelling!"
"Secure the cannon in the cabin! Hurry up, we are about to enter the whirlpool!"
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Hearing this, Su Lun and several gunners who were playing cards in the cabin checked the chains of the artillery, and then followed them to the deck to watch the fun.
At this glance, they saw a dense reef area and a large whirlpool not far away.
This is the "Devil's Sea" marked on the chart as one of the most famous coordinates in the North Sea.
This is also the natural barrier of Pirate City.
After the reef area, there is the Pirate City.
The complex ocean currents and special wind directions in this whirlpool sea area can only be entered by experienced navigators who control the sailing wooden boats and follow the whirlpool.
Although wooden ships are light and fast, they are at a great disadvantage in large-scale wars. They have almost no advantages in positional warfare and offensive and defensive warfare. So now, the Luying Royal Navy and qualified territories have been replaced by steam ironclad ships.
Unfortunately, armored ships are not allowed to enter or exit this rocky sea area.
The Luying Royal Navy was unable to pay off the debt, which was also the most important reason for the rapid development of pirate ships in the past few decades.
With the wind and rain beating on his face, Su Lun looked at the rocky sea in front of him on the deck, his eyes gradually deepening.
Just like riding a roller coaster, the center of gravity began to spin.
The newcomers seemed very excited, and some pirates who had been to Pirate City were also sharing their experiences.
"Let me tell you, there is a top-notch erotica over there in Hastlin, and you can find any girl you want! After we get off the boat, we can have a lot of fun!"
"Hey, those of you who have never been here may not know that Hastelling's geishas are unique in the world and cannot be seen anywhere else. The legendary 'the most beautiful geisha in the world' is in the country of the hidden mountains."
"I've heard about it too. But this legend has been around for more than ten years, and you're still the 'most beautiful woman'. Are you already old and wan?"
"Hey, I'm surprised too. But there were people who saw her this year and said she was a human character with boundless beauty. Her figure, face, and dance were all captivating. I heard she was one of those strange and weird characters.
The reasons for ghosts and gods, although they are evil, are so damn beautiful. If I were to have this happen once, I would be willing to lose thirty years of my life."
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Going ashore to replenish supplies is the most anticipated thing for the crew.
There was still only half a day of sailing, and these people were already looking forward to the wine pool and meat forest arrangements after disembarking.
Su Lun listened to the stories told by others, his eyes far away, and he murmured in his heart: "It's finally here."