After negotiating the commission-related remuneration with "Maqili Zolgen" and enjoying a lunch, Jin Jing and Tang Sanzang said goodbye and left to prepare for the next trip to sea. At this time, they were studying the things in their hands as they walked.
"Proof of Overlord Map".
[Map of ‘Proof of Overlord’ (mission item)]
[On this old parchment, the terrain of a certain sea area is drawn, and a cross is made somewhere on it. 】
[‘You want my treasure? Then go find it!’]
【Readable】
This is one of the rewards received in advance for this "commission". The other one is that you can build a ship for free at the shipyard in Rogge Town. As for the real reward, you can only get it after meeting the "White Star Princess".
In the process of discussing the details of the commission, the two parties tacitly agreed not to talk about questions such as "Why choose me?" Even without guessing, Jin Jing knew that as long as Jin Jing asked, the answer he would get would be "You are already well-known in the East China Sea, and you are the one to carry out this project."
"The best person for the task" and other clichés.
As for the real reason... excluding the God-perspective answer of "arrangement by the Lord God", it should be related to the origins of "Bai Jingjing" and "Tang Sanzong". Furthermore, it is in line with "replacing Machili Zolgen to go to Mermaid Island"
"The qualifications required for candidates for this task.
If Jin Jing had to guess by herself, "female" should be a crucial condition. Judging from the photo, although the mermaid princess is beautiful, she has a timid look on her face, as if she has been afraid of something. In this case, the man wants to hook up with her.
It is almost impossible to say that, and you will most likely be driven away by the guards.
As for the secondary condition, it should be "being able to pass the first half of the Grand Line and reach Mermaid Island." So far, she has not seen other female captains in the East China Sea, and she doesn't know if there will be in other sea areas.
The last step is to obtain the "Certificate of Overlord" on this picture. It seems that due to the influence of the "Pirate King"'s bold words, pirates in the four sea areas have swarmed in recent years, and every one of them wants to go to the Grand Line.
In order to stop this chaotic situation, the Navy, which controls the "Upside Down Mountain" at the entrance to the great shipping route, promulgated the "Certificate of Overlord" system.
They specifically designated a total of seven "valuables" in the Four Seas area as "Certificates of Overlord". Only pirates or ordinary captains who obtained the "Certificate of Overlord" were allowed to enter the Grand Line.
These valuables themselves are of average value, and can only have corresponding functions after being given the title of "Certificate of Overlord" by the Navy Headquarters.
The "Certificate of Overlord" is anonymous, cannot be reported as lost, cannot be reissued, is transferable, can be bought and sold, and can be snatched. The fleet holding it must hand it over in order to enter the Grand Route. After each Certificate of Overlord is handed over,
It will be redesignated by the Navy Headquarters within three to six months.
These pirates or ordinary captains who hold the Certificate of Overlord but have not gone to the Grand Line will be called [Ocean Shichibukai] or [Overlord]. The "Ocean Shichibukai" can legally plunder merchant ships.
But the income needs to be taxed to the Navy.
At the same time, they will receive the preferential treatment of "Wanted Freeze", which means that any wanted arrests against the holder and his subordinates will be suspended, and the Navy will not arrest him even if he encounters it - unless he actively provokes the Navy.
Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the navy setting up a target to cause infighting among pirates, otherwise why would the Four Seas designate seven proofs of overlords? But becoming an "overlord" is not a good thing for a sea of people who are brave, ruthless, and eager to make a name for themselves.
Even a thief would find it hard to refuse.
This was taken advantage of by the navy.
Hmm... It turns out that this is what this force is about. Others, such as the revolutionary army and local kingdoms, can also understand it, but they don't know what the situation of the "Four Emperors" is.
In short, let's build a ship first, recruit people, and then get this certificate of supremacy.
——
That's outrageous.
Jin Jing looked at the pop-up panel from the shipyard, which was filled with a row of "0"s, and was speechless.
Not only small and medium-sized ships, but also large, giant, and even military and modified ships, the purchase price is 0.
Rogge Town is obviously a port exclusively owned by the Navy, and there is no half-letter of "Maqili Zolgen" on it, but he can give such an exaggerated discount, no, it is free.
"Shall we buy a 'heavy-duty galley-sail battleship, naval type'? An ordinary pirate ship can be easily smashed into pieces." Jin Jing said nonsense to Tang Sanzong next to him.
"I don't recommend this, Xiaojing." Tang Sanzian shook his head: "Although we don't have to pay for the ship, we have to spend our own money to recruit manpower, purchase equipment, ship modifications, and reserve water - and if we sail out
, a pirate who can be crushed by it will definitely hide away."
Indeed, Machizolgen only said that buying a boat would be free, but not about modifications.
Although the initial ship can also be driven, but...does anyone now just buy a house without decorating it?
In addition, the bigger the ship, the easier it is to be targeted by powerful pirates. The last time they bumped into the Chef Pirates was purely an accident. Under normal circumstances, they would not have taken a fancy to their own small ship. It may have happened that one of the crew members committed a crime.
Got scurvy.
In the end, Jin Jing selected a medium-sized dhow, named "White Dragon Horse 2". It has a sailor number of 40/150, equipped with a fort, ship's hospital, accounting room, plus 130 units of cargo warehouse - good
Well, she admitted that the main purpose of choosing this ship was to reduce the number of cargos it could carry to 150.
But in this way, the number of sailors required for the fleet has reached 50. Before looking for the Certificate of Overlord, it is necessary to recruit enough sailors and find some pirates to level them up. Well...
After deciding on the boat to buy and the "decoration" plan, Jin Jing headed to the tavern in Rogge Town.
Because this town is well-known, both the streets and shops are much more prosperous, and the area of the pub is even ten times larger than that of Shields Town.
Speaking of which, now that I am relatively wealthy, why not treat everyone present to a drink and see if I can recruit enough sailors at once? Anyway, no matter how many people are present, the consumption of Bailey is only 1,000.
And just when Jin Jing was about to move on the option of "treating everyone present to have a drink", he suddenly spotted something extraordinary out of the corner of his eye, so he decisively left the tavern owner behind and walked to a table in a corner of the tavern.
On the long table in the corner, two people were sitting face to face. One was an old European man wearing a crisp black suit, with white beard and hair, and a majestic face. The other was wearing a pure white dress, a gauze scarf, black hair and black eyes.
oriental woman.
Both of their looks and clothes were incompatible with the tavern hall, but they didn't attract anyone's attention at all, as if they were born to sit here.
The names of "their" are:
【Marlon Brando】and【Bai Suzhen】.
...How about I give each of them an armed entanglement now?
