Raymond and Colin got off the "Golden Ghost" and went to David's city ship island.
But they are not unaware that two days ago, the latest batch of warships customized by the Oliver family for the David family were quietly delivered to the waters of the Giant Kingdom.
Along with this, came the master combat mechanics of the Oliver family.
In the drawing room of the city lord's manor, David Ivan and his partners from the Oliver family also hatched a conspiracy.
"Mr. Ivan, your butler said that he had met the captain of the 'Ghost Pirates', and they also expressed their desire to buy 'Rainbow Ore'?"
"Oh~ my friend! I heard from the butler that he was just an ore merchant suspected of being a pirate. Are you sure you are right? How could such a weak supernatural being be able to repel the powerful Oliver family battleship?"
"That's just because they have a good ship. You have also read the information in the newspaper. Their ship can fly into the sky! You know, the Noonogen family is from the lineage of Grand Master Connie of Hex City.
Survivor, I suspect that the strange iron ship of the 'Ghost Pirates' was created by Master Connie...otherwise it wouldn't be so powerful!"
"This news is really surprising... It seems that the 'Ghost Group' does have a lot of secrets. However, I have also heard that there have been many pirates imitating the 'Ghost Group' in this area recently. In case my
Did the housekeeper admit the wrong person?"
"You can't be wrong...the rare metals extracted from the 'Rainbow Ore' are all high-end technological products that can be used. There are not many people who need them in the Endless Sea, and there are not many qualified mechanics who can use them!'
In addition to the girl from the Noonogen family, there may be other high-level mechanics on the Ghost Haize Group's ship, so they use this rare ore. I guess they probably want to install black titanium alloy defensive armor on the ship.
Only then will I plan to purchase a batch of rainbow ore..."
"Okay, my friend! Although doing this will affect my personal reputation, David Ivan, but compared to the friendship between our two families, a small pirate group is nothing. When the time comes, they will come.
, I will send someone to inform you..."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Ivan."
...
The Davide family's warship island has been moving frequently in recent days. They have recruited high-bounty mercenaries from the entire Endless Sea through the mercenary union. In just a few days, a large number of mercenaries from nearby waters have once again overwhelmed this island.
The warship island, which was severely damaged by the war, has returned to its former vibrant appearance.
Raymond and Colin took a boat to the David family city ship island again.
But this time, they did not land as smoothly as last time. They actually encountered guards at the port for investigation.
Pirates and adventurers who came from all seas and wanted to enter the city lined up at the port. There was an inspection station at the entrance, and a group of guards wearing the uniforms of the David family were checking one by one, as if to check something.
Suspicious person.
There were many large and small boats parked at the pier, and the arrival of Raymond and his two men did not attract anyone's attention.
Looking at the queue for review, Colin frowned slightly.
"Captain...it seems something happened."
"Well... let's take a look first. If something goes wrong, we will evacuate as planned."
"yes."
Raymond was also a little confused.
The mercenary recruitment notice issued by the Davide family this time is aimed at the entire Endless Sea. Whether they are pirates, adventurers, or bounty hunters, they are all within the recruitment scope. It stands to reason that the Davide family should not reject anyone who comes.
From this investigation, there is obviously something abnormal.
However, Raymond didn't worry much. The two got off the boat and lined up behind the crowd without any panic.
Now [God Assassin] Ya Nuo has been sneaking around with him. With such a super expert bodyguard, Raymond has full confidence.
If they really encounter any crisis situation on the David family ship island, this absolutely loyal God of Killing will definitely escort them out intact by chopping melons and vegetables along the way.
However, it is obvious that the port's investigation is not targeted at them.
It didn't take long for the two of them to figure out the reason for this investigation.
...
Most of the people who chose to be mercenaries were desperadoes. Seeing the Davide family guards inspecting the formations one by one on the dock, the pirates with bounties on their heads were naturally more worried than others.
"Hey, why do you think the Davide family suddenly has to check their identities when recruiting mercenaries? Those who come to earn mercenary money can only have a few clean ones on hand. What are they going to do?"
"The David family is not trying to track down any criminals, but they are looking for a few people! Haven't you heard that 'Pirate Supernova' [Death Song Poet] Jabir Lul just made a scene here the day before yesterday and rescued him?
The managers of the Davide family are having a headache after taking out those giant prisoners of war..."
"I also heard about the 'prisoner kidnapping incident' the day before yesterday. I heard that Lur's ability was so terrifying that people in the entire neighborhood were hypnotized with magic. When the guards of the David family reacted, Lur's
This guy has already rescued those giant prisoners of war without anyone noticing."
"Tsk tsk...Lur of the 'Death Song Pirates'? That guy has a bounty of more than 600 million for a big pirate. He is a real master! I heard that during the naval siege of Eludnes City, he also
He calmly escaped with his life under the joint efforts of two Shichibukai, and became famous in one battle..."
"I haven't seen such a brilliant newcomer emerge in many years. He has strength and courage... It won't be long before the 'Death Song Pirates' will become famous in the Endless Sea."
"..."
The pirates waiting in line for review were bored, chatting and eating in small groups.
After listening for a long time, Raymond finally understood why the Davide family's ship was landed on the island for inspection.
"That guy Lur actually saved those prisoners of war from the giant tribe?"
He felt a little surprised.
Originally, when he came to the city this time, he accepted the request of "Little Titan" Thor and wanted to save as many giant prisoners of war as possible. Unexpectedly, before they took action, someone actually took the lead.
[Death Song Poet] That guy Lur is very strong, and his extraordinary abilities are weird and unpredictable. Raymond is not too surprised that he can do this.
But what surprised him was the guy's motive for rescuing the giants!
"Now that the elites of the 'Mountain Tribe' have almost been wiped out, the surviving giant elites all have high status in the tribe. Lul saved them, and naturally he also gained the trust of the Mountain Giant Tribe..."
Raymond suddenly thought of something deeper, and there was a dark and thoughtful light in his eyes.
If he didn't know Lul's identity, he might have thought that this sudden incident was just an ordinary pirate making a name for himself.
But he clearly knew that Lur was the young leader of the Revolutionary Army and a secret agent of the World Headquarters, so the motive of this "prisoner robbery incident" was not so simple.
"It seems...Lur's activation may also be intended to interfere with the internal turmoil in the country of giants."
A flash of wisdom flashed in Raymond's eyes, and he smelled a hint of conspiracy.
He thought that perhaps the World Government's move was not to support the "Burning Thorn Tribe", but to make a "wedding dress" for Lur?
...
There were a lot of people queuing up to be examined. Originally, Raymond and the two of them were not conspicuous in the crowd.
But at some point, someone in the queue noticed Raymond's dress, and gossip started to spread.
"Oh, look...another kid imitating the 'Ghost Pirates'. Damn it, I've encountered four or five fakes dressed like this recently, and I'm tired of seeing them."
"Is that 'ghost group' famous? I've been hearing people say it in the past few days."
"Really? Rumors have gone crazy recently. It is said that a newcomer from the West Sea has arrived at Sequence 5, and the reward amount is over 100 million. The rumors are getting more and more mysterious. It is said that the newcomer named 'Raymond' can be as good as the Shichibukai The combat effectiveness of the battle..."
"The combat power of the Shichibukai? You are overthinking it."
"I also read the reward order. But I don't know if the Navy's reward order was wrong. Can a Sequence 5 swordsman really kill the Commodore?"
"You are overthinking. No matter how powerful a Sequence 5 swordsman is, how powerful can he be? I heard that the bounty is so high just because that kid is a subordinate of [Blood King] Capone. Then what is the 'Ghost Pirate Group'? But it’s also because of a strange ship that can fly that its reputation spreads so widely..."
"Yeah, what kind of master can Sequence 5 be? It's just an adventure group composed of a group of young brats. Hehe, if I meet those 'Ghost Pirates', I will beat them until they regret playing any pirate adventure game." .”
"..."
The pirates uttered rude words from time to time, not even concealing their ridicule for the "Ghost Group".
Of course, they were more jealous of Raymond's bounty of over 100 million.
Why can a newcomer at Sequence 5 get a bounty of over 100 million, while their veteran Sequence 4 or even Sequence 3 pirates only get tens of millions?
Most of the extraordinary beings who dare to come to eat as mercenaries have the level of strength in Sequence 5 and Sequence 4, and they are all desperadoes who lick blood with their swords. They have so many lives in their hands, how much reward are they offering? How can they do it? Is it so easy to believe that a Sequence 5 swordsman can have a bounty of over 100 million?
Raymond and Colin looked at each other and showed a wry smile. They ignored these gossips and lined up quietly, as if those words had nothing to do with their "ghost group".
Not long after, it was the two's turn to be interrogated.
The guards looked at Raymond's one-eyed pirate captain swordsman costume and frowned.
The team leader of the negative review asked impatiently: "Where does the name, pirate or adventurer, come from?"
Raymond said casually: "Nicholas Zhao Si, the Devil Pirates, came from the waters of Togo."
The minions on the side looked at Raymond's outfit carefully, with disdain in their eyes, and asked: "Imitating the 'Ghost Pirates'?"
Raymond nodded: "Yes."
Obviously, this was an extremely rough inspection.
The two passed successfully.
...
The two of Raymond came to David Ivan's city lord's manor by familiar routes.
Because they had made a reservation, they were led by the butler to wait in David's VIP living room smoothly.
It was a luxuriously decorated aristocratic living room, with all kinds of glittering gold and silver utensils, solid wood furniture, antique artifacts...
Raymond and Colin were more or less people who had seen the world, but when they looked at this splendid living room, they were still quite surprised.
The Davide family, the world's mining tycoons and top tycoon, truly lives up to its reputation.
The inconspicuous abstract oil painting on the wall just now, Raymond remembered correctly, the auction house started with one billion quarks. This kind of masterpiece by a famous artist, which is regarded as an expensive luxury product outside, was casually nailed to the wall, just regarded as
An ordinary ornamental oil painting. And around the walls of the room, there are more gorgeous and rare antiques...
According to a rough estimate, the contents of this room are worth hundreds of billions of quarks.
The words "rich and powerful" are everywhere in the house, and they all reveal the background of the Davide family, a mining giant.
Suddenly, Colin saw something and his expression was startled.
He pointed to a metal ore covered with a transparent glass cover on the desk, and exclaimed, "Captain, look...that is a rainbow ore with a purity of at least 25!"
The purity grade of the ores in the Great Voyage World is 30 as the limit. Ores produced in general mines with a purity grade of 5-10 are considered rich ores with high purity.
The palm-sized rainbow ore in front of me is like "dog head gold", exuding colorful light, and is beautiful in the glass cover. At a rough look, at least the purity exceeds 25.
Just such a small piece is probably worth millions of gold coins!
Here, it's just a small decoration on the desk.
"Um."
Raymond also nodded.
Even in the game, he had never seen rainbow ore with such a high purity, and said: "It seems...the reserves and purity of the rainbow ore in the gold mine will be very high. In the hands of David Ivan, maybe
There is quite a lot of inventory.”
Colin looked at the luxurious decorations around him again, and said with some concern: "But now it seems that Mr. Ivan is not short of money... At least we want to spend money to buy ore, so he probably won't mention anything.
Interested."
"Of course we can't talk about money in this deal..."
Raymond smiled mysteriously and said: "If Mr. Ivan can really provide enough supplies, I will provide him with some more interesting chip transactions."
...
The two didn't wait long before the housekeeper walked into the living room again.
Behind him, a fat man wearing a black dress and a thick brown mustache walked in with an arrogant expression.
Without waiting for the butler's introduction, Raymond recognized this guy as David Ivan.
"I heard that you are ore merchants? I know a lot of big ore merchants in Endless Sea. Your name, 'Nicholas Zhao Si', does sound a bit unfamiliar..."
Ivan's tone sounded condescending and contemptuous.
Of course, this kind of big chaebol does have the capital to despise all speculators.
"We are just small speculators who have just gotten involved in the ore industry. There is no way we can be the 'ore merchants' Mr. Ivan calls us."
Raymond heard the suspicion in his tone and didn't intend to dwell on his identity.
After all, this kind of purchase of "Rainbow Ore" without the supervision of the World Government is not visible to the public. In fact, identity is not important at all.
He didn't mince words and said: "We heard that the Davide family mined a large amount of rainbow ore in the gold mine. I took the liberty of visiting this time and wanted to ask you if you can sell some to us?"
"You are quite well informed... We did mine a lot of rainbow ore."
Ivan lazily raised his eyebrows, glanced at Raymond, and said in an indifferent tone: "But this kind of rare ore is controlled by the World Government. If you want to buy it privately, you will be disappointed. Besides, our David family is all We only do bulk transactions...For individual buyers with small quantities, they are not interested no matter how high the unit price is."
Now that he knew that the visitor might be a young pirate and not an ore merchant at all, he naturally had no interest in discussing this small business with him. If he hadn't agreed to be an old friend of the Oliver family, Ivan wouldn't have even planned to talk to him now. This young man wastes a lot of time talking.
Hearing this, Colin frowned slightly, and there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes. Obviously, this result was expected.
But at this time, Raymond on the side was obviously prepared and said: "Mr. Ivan, since we have taken the liberty of visiting, I also know a little bit about your rules."
He knew that if he didn't come up with something that interested the fat man at this time, they might not even see the shadow of the ore this time.
At this time, without hesitation, he took out a simple secret notebook from the package and placed it on the mahogany desk.