Since the Mayflower returned to the "Monsoon City" Mozon City, laden with jewels and spices from other continents, human navigation and trade have ushered in unprecedented development. Shipbuilding technology and navigation knowledge have advanced with each passing day. Originally, they were only available on inland rivers.
Hundreds of large sails competing in the current transformed into steel fortresses covering the sea, escorting ambitious people one after another to those distant and unknown seas. This was the so-called "Age of Navigation and Trade."
However, many people bluntly call it the "colonial era" because some people's gains will mean other people are harmed. This is an unshakable law that cannot be violated.
The booming maritime trade naturally spawned corresponding violence. Many years ago, a merchant captain named Drake revised and published his 40-year voyage diary after his retirement. This book is called "Four Years".
The book "Ten Years at Sea" brought the pirate group into people's sight and once caused heated discussions.
Pirates were originally a violent maritime group with the acquiescence of the state and a privateering certificate. However, no country would publicly admit this because what the pirates did was by no means just. In addition to their own backstage sponsors, they were hostile to almost everyone.
: Attack the enemy's maritime caravans and abandon their crews on desert islands to wait for death; plunder the indigenous people of foreign continents, not only plundering wealth, but also plundering the population; even if they encounter another pirate group on the vast ocean,
The communication between the two sides was by no means a friendly negotiation, but a clash of swords and the roar of artillery.
It can be said that in the chaos and turmoil of the first hundred years of the Age of Navigation, these great thieves on the sea had to bear most of the responsibility. In order to satisfy their selfish desires and ambitions, they willingly became a blood-stained sharp blade on the vast ocean.
Kill all the enemies you see and create chaos for your supporters who hide behind the scenes in order to gain benefits.
But the people at that time did not know this, and some people even mistook these big pirates for the sake of this book as the maintainers of maritime order and extrajudicial sanctioners who used violent means to maintain justice, just like Motuosu
Just like the widely circulated thieves in history. For a time, there was a trend of worshiping pirates in the mainland. Famous executioners such as Whitebeard, Kidd, Captain Bacon, etc. were also featured in newspapers or
How ridiculous that the title page of the novel sparked such a grand discussion.
Later, after the governments of various countries, represented by the three major powers in the Western Continent, passed the initial exploration stage, they accumulated a large amount of valuable experience, technology and knowledge reserves. Ships and ports were no longer limitations for them to challenge foreign continents. Steel
Battleships and large ports will become the solid foundation for them to seize maritime interests. This also means that the Western Continent is finally fully prepared to welcome the maritime age. At this time, what they need is no longer a chaotic ocean, but a system based on profit distribution.
New order.
So without the big pirates knowing anything about it, the governments of various countries jointly promulgated the so-called "Pirate Expedition Decree" in an attempt to bury these bloody blades and continue to keep their hands clean. In this premeditated betrayal, only a few
Smart and decisive people were spared, such as the "retired" Captain Drake, while other big pirates drank in the deep sea and lost their lives in the territory they once had unbridled.
The piracy industry declined. Under the protection of the navies of various countries, trade between the two continents was booming, and there seemed to be no more dangers lurking on the vast five seas. However, this stable situation did not last long, and for the first time there was silence.
At the end of the war, the Kingdom of Great Brita established the first colonial city in human history, the "Ocean City" O'Shea, in Silent Bay, and gained countless wealth through this colony. At this time, all the countries in the Western Continent saw the huge amount of wealth in it.
Beneath the friendly face, the fangs began to move.
The regimes in the Eastern Continent naturally saw the threat, but those traditional feudal regimes of kings and aristocrats had long been corrupted and degenerated in their long and comfortable life. They were unwilling to show their faces and go to war head-on, so on the one hand they compromised and gave in and betrayed the people.
In order to maintain the stability of the ruling class in order to maintain the interests of the ruling class, on the other hand, they are making small moves secretly, hoping to curb the Western Continent's invasion of the Eastern Continent from other directions. As a result, the pirate group has re-entered the stage of history. Many careerists have
With the secret support of the Eastern Continent regime, they all raised their flags, established their own pirate groups, and legally robbed Western Continent merchant ships in the name of protecting their hometowns. This situation is so similar.
The pirate group seems to be free and unfettered, but in fact it lacks the foundation of existence, because the technology, ships and experienced seamen required for navigation cannot be supported by individual strength. Even the legal sale and smuggling of stolen goods after plundering
Access to prohibited goods relies on others to provide them. Therefore, they can only exist with the support of large-scale political powers. This is why the rise of pirates twice in history is related to national power. The Western Continent needs pirates to disrupt the situation.
, to suppress the navigation development of other countries, the Eastern Continent needs them to be cannon fodder to confront the Western Continent fleet when the regular army is inconvenient to dispatch.
If the Eastern Continent regime can finally drive away the Western Continent colonists, maybe the pirates will usher in a second betrayal? However, this possibility is too slim. Ringer feels that after being betrayed a second time,
Previously, the possibility of them being wiped out by the Western Continental Alliance was relatively high - especially when the religious sect jointly dispatched the turbine carrier Nidhogg.
That's right, the turbine carrier Nidhogg is the general headquarters of the Western Continent Allied Forces on the Eastern Continent colonial front. At the same time, you can guess from the name that it is a constructed mecha, the so-called creation.
Holy body.
They heard this name from Gloria.
Ah, you ask why Gloria knows the name of this new machine? Of course it's because she is also a glorious pirate of the Eastern Continent - to be precise, the entire Sky Whale pirate group is.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, unlike some pirate groups who just want to satisfy their greedy desires by being pirates, the reason why the Sky Whale Pirate Group decided to join the vast ocean is more noble: for revenge.
The entire Sky Whale pirate group, including Captain Gloria Risbellet, came from the Silent Bay and lost their loved ones and hometown in the famous Silent War. In order to revenge, they secretly accepted orders from Yala
With the funding from the Second Sri Lankan Empire, they recruited people from all over the place to form a pirate group and began a life across the five seas. Unlike other pirates who robbed merchant ships, they specifically targeted military ships in the Western Land, so they had a very good reputation at sea.
Fierce. Of course, the casualties were also very heavy. Three captains died within a dozen years of its establishment. The third captain appointed Gloria as the new captain before his death because she was already the only one in the pirate group who came from Silent Bay.
of people, and everyone else died.
Carrying the last wishes of her companions, Gloria continued to lead the pirate group to challenge the Western Army and Navy. However, the crew members who were not from the Silent Bay did not feel this. They wanted to rob merchant ships and make a fortune instead of working hard for the captain's revenge.
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In the past, sailors from Silent Bay accounted for the majority of the pirate group, so they were barely able to suppress these people, but now Gloria is the only one left. She is alone and unable to stop the crew's rebellion, so she can only steal a
She ran away in a small boat, but encountered a rare big storm on the way. The boat she snatched was torn into pieces by the storm. She herself drifted in a coma for three days and three nights, and finally drifted near the coast of Lottana.
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That's right, it's the "City Around the Sea" Lottana, a place full of swimsuit memories, and it also contains an unbearable past for Ringer. Ahem, based on the time when this memory occurred, it can be inferred that Nirvana was at that time.
The relationship between the mirror elves in Reeds and humans has not yet deteriorated, so it is reasonable to speculate that Captain Gloria was probably rescued by a kind-hearted mirror elf passing by. Otherwise, it would be unexplainable that she had been soaked in the sea for three days.
Three nights actually haven’t been soaked to death yet…
"Ah." When Rorona heard this, her beautiful crystal blue eyes flashed: "I seem to have heard my sister say that when she was a child, she secretly ran to the sea to play and seemed to have saved a drowning person, because at that time
Because of the strong storm, I was kind enough to send her to the shore. However, when she came back late, she was discovered by her mother, who gave her a severe lesson. Later, I asked her what the person you rescued looked like, but
I seem to have forgotten how she answered. I only remember that she was a girl, and other memories are very vague. Could it be..."
Could it be?
What a coincidence. The corner of Linger's mouth twitched involuntarily: This story is false from beginning to end. In fact, Her Highness Galene, the great princess of Nereids, never saved such a person at all. The second princess
Naturally, Her Royal Highness Rorona had not heard her sister mention this matter. But when Gloria's personality changed, the King of Mind automatically generated the corresponding memory and implanted it into the minds of the people involved.
in order to make the girl’s identity more real.
In the past, memories were implanted in the minds of strangers, such as the believers of St. Anville Cross Church or the spectators who came to watch the Fenghua ball game. This time, acquaintances were selected. It can only be said to be a coincidence.
As for why Rorona's memory of this matter is vague? Perhaps it's because she is also a girl queen, so she is resistant to the power of another girl queen. Knowing that this is a false memory, she is naturally not easily affected.
The story after that is very simple. Although Captain Gloria was betrayed, his ambition remained unchanged. He was planning to recruit soldiers in the Western Continent, fight back to the ocean, and take back his pirate group... Then he was betrayed by Alice again.
What a vulgar story, full of classic elements such as war, revenge, ocean, robbery, righteousness and selfish desires, and there are two plots of betrayal. The first time can be said to be necessary for the plot, but the second time is just a complete betrayal.
It works, especially since the betrayer’s intelligence is so low, the dramatic conflict of reversal is not strong enough, which undoubtedly lowers the style of the work...
"It always feels like you are thinking about something very rude?"
Gloria glanced at Ringer with a suspicious look, and pressed her finger on the hammer of the fire gun, ready to move it. It seemed that she planned to give him a hard hit if Ringer did something evil, proving that the big pirate's fire gun
Not only can you bury betrayers with flowers, but you can also shoot deadly bullets.
"It's nothing." Ringer looked away and pretended to be calm: "Since you are a pirate, you must be very familiar with the situation in the world, right?"
"Well, what, do you want to get information from me?" Gloria glanced at him and drew an intriguing curve at the corner of her mouth: "Let me remind you in advance, Mr. Ringer, on the sea, the price of information is not only
It varies by the requester, but also by the provider. It involves credibility issues, and no one can joke about this kind of thing. So, take it from a sailor who only gets drunk in the tavern.
Even if the information is exactly the same as the information obtained from a big pirate who travels all over the world, the price will be very different, right?"
It's more like extortion than looking for food. It's really like pirates.
Alice, a righteous person, was not happy on the spot. She stood up and shouted angrily: "Tell me, how much do you want!"
He said the words of resignation in the most cruel tone.
Captain Gloria said slowly: "I'll give you an acquaintance price. Just use 100,000 gold coins to buy my information."
"excuse me."
Alice lay back and pretended to be the body.
"Oh? Are you giving up so easily?" Gloria chuckled, not so urgently, because she is in a seller's market and has absolute initiative: "I have a lot of precious information here, it is definitely worth this.
Price. For example, on the eve of the defeat of the Silent War, some nobles who had docked their tails to survive transported all their family wealth out of the bay at night in an attempt to escape liquidation. However, the fleet was attacked by the Western Army and Navy two hours after setting out to sea.
It sank, and because the sinking site was densely covered with reefs, the Western Army and Navy were unable to salvage the treasures. Now they are still quietly sinking in the sand at the bottom of the sea, waiting for someone who is willing to buy information from me to discover them."
As soon as she heard about the treasure, Alice's eyes straightened, and she was completely taken advantage of.
"Linge!" She grabbed the young man's trouser leg and urged: "Buy it quickly, we are going to make a fortune!"
Buy shit.
Lin Ge pulled out his legs with an expressionless expression, thinking that if there is really a treasure under the sea, it is your turn to dig it. The greedy pirates have already dug out all the sea areas. Not to mention where did I get the 100,000 gold coins?
It’s not worth the price even if it’s sold, right?
Captain Gloria's offer is too outrageous and he will never consider it...
"Mr. Ringer doesn't seem to be very interested in treasure information." Gloria seemed to be aware of his thoughts, and said with a half-smile: "Then I have another information here, which is much more valuable than the sunken treasure just now.
A hundred times more - about a mysterious island hidden in the depths of the endless sea. Legend has it that there are countless beautiful girls, mirror elves, mermaids, sirens, water elves and even sirens living on the island... They are innocent, pure and passionate.
They will devote all their love to the first man to land on the island, but so far, no one has been able to find the island and get their love."
"Across the vast seas and oceans, all the passionate sea men hope that they can be the ones favored by fate."
"Don't you think that, as a passionate man, you don't have similar thoughts, Mr. Ringer?"
Her words were extremely seductive, and everyone's eyes in the entire hall were suddenly focused on the young man.