"If you keep a low profile, why attack the town? Isn't it to let the navy notice us?"
That kind of yin and yang weird argument is something ordinary people think is wrong.
"Well, it's not my decision. Although I am the captain, I can't control the will of my subordinates. Human will is free and we can't control it. We are just a group of pirates who gather together for the sake of free will.
Everyone is free to do what they want, but the Long Sword Pirates will not go out in a group. It requires more than half of the vote, and I, the captain, can make the decision."
Franz laughed: "You will understand if you stay for a while."
O. Cady didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand. If he hadn't been an undercover agent and had his own mission and needed to keep an eye on the movements of the Long Sword Pirates, he would have wanted to kill the captain now.
But as the days here grew longer and longer, he also understood that it was useless to kill the captain. Once the captain died, a new captain would be elected. As long as more than half of the people agreed, that person would be the new captain.
The 'hilt' and the 'sword body' are one. Only with the 'sword body' can the meaning of the 'hilt' exist, and with the 'hilt' can the 'sword body' be wielded.
Then, he discovered that the fact was just as Franz said, the pirates who robbed the town were really just individuals, occupying only a small part of this ten thousand pirate group, and most of the pirates were just
They live their lives in this archipelago just like ordinary people.
When O. Cady couldn't help but be curious and asked why a man who made a living by fishing every day, more like a fisherman than a pirate, why he became a pirate, the answer he gave was that he was exploited by the kingdom he belonged to.
He was so cruel that he could only go to sea and become a pirate.
Other pirates had different reasons. Some felt that the local royal army was bullying people too much and couldn't help but resist. Others were attacked by pirates and killed them, but were forced to flee by officials who colluded with the pirates.
There are many reasons, but they all come down to one: I can’t survive.
This is a pirate group composed of members who cannot survive, and it has existed for hundreds of years.
Of course, there are also pirates who join purely for plundering, but after they join the Long Sword Pirates, they either quit and start a new business, or they use the looted materials to share with these people.
They are also surviving, no different from civilians. The only difference is that they do not have the protection of the navy, but they also do not have heavy taxes and oppression. They are free.
And Franz is not so much the captain as the mediator for these more than 10,000 people. Whoever has a conflict with someone, whoever is sick, or whoever has troubles will be resolved by him.
It was resolved easily and peacefully with his hearty smile.
This pirate group does not accept people with families, only those down-and-out pirates. They support them collectively and work together. When some people leave, no one stops them. Instead, they celebrate it.
After seeing all this, O. Cady finally couldn't bear the question and asked.
"Kady, we actually don't have that big ambition. This pirate group has existed for more than a hundred years and has always acted on the collective will. Whatever they want, the Long Sword Pirates will do what they want. They have to take it seriously.
Pirates, we are the real pirates. If they want peace, then we will be peaceful."
That day, Franz stood on the edge of the island, pointed to the sea and said to O. Cady:
"Once they find their target, they can leave voluntarily. Before they find their target, we will be their safe haven. Just wait until they find their target. Whether it is good or bad, it is their own choice."
Franz showed a hearty smile: "The tradition of the Long Sword Pirates is that the knight's long sword protects people until they don't need it!"
That day, the sun shone brightly on Franz's smiling face, and O. Cady was also stunned.
This is another form of justice, although it ignores the laws of the world government, it is still justice.
From that day on, O. Cady curbed his hatred, carefully observed the Long Sword Pirates, and gradually integrated into the Long Sword Pirates.
His information will still be sent out, but he will also participate in the operations of the Long Sword Pirates.
Gradually, his status is getting higher and higher, and he will actively share the skills of the navy to improve the strength of the pirates, and in this way, his reputation will become more and more important.
When he saw those people smiling happily because they were able to fish and hunt faster due to their newly learned physical skills, O. Cady also smiled.
He would also ask the pirates who were plundering not to harm human lives, but only need supplies.
With the joining of this fallen naval colonel, the Long Sword Pirates are living a better life than before, and are more in line with the justice in their hearts.
Should I go?
Let this place continue like this, they are a group of people who want to live freely.
Until Franz died.
Yes, Franz died of overwork and heart disease.
When he learned about this, O. Cady stood stunned for a while.
The captain is dead, but the Long Sword Pirates still exist and will always exist.
Faced with everyone's ardent expectations, O. Cady picked up the long sword, but his thoughts were confused at this moment.
He is a navy, but he is also a pirate.
He will shoulder the responsibility of the 'hilt' of the Long Sword Pirates and continue to maintain the tradition as the captain.
He changed his name to Robert Henry and became famous as the captain of the Longsword Pirates.
But he seemed to be pushing too hard.
During the time when he became the captain, the Long Sword Pirates gradually became more like a navy. Every time they plundered, they would become more relaxed and more unmatched.
I don’t know when, the number of people in the Long Sword Pirates began to swell. They were not satisfied with living on this island in the South China Sea. They wanted more resources, and they wanted to establish a country!
No one in the South China Sea can stop them, they will succeed.
As a marine, O. Cady must stop this, and as Robert Henry, he cannot go against the will of the Longsword Pirates.
This is tradition, their will is there, and the Long Sword Pirates are there.
"Go to the Grand Line, there is an opportunity for us there!"
When O. Cady said this, everyone agreed, and the Long Sword Pirates will move out as a whole.
And he was already prepared.
As a naval officer, he reported the news and fulfilled his duties.
As a pirate, he was also prepared to advance and retreat with the Long Sword Pirates.
If the navy wins, then he will die as the last captain, worthy of the pirates.
If the navy loses, then he will fight the Long Sword Pirates as a captain of the headquarters navy, worthy of the navy.
But the final result
…
The lowered eyes looked up, and O. Cady showed a silent ridicule, "You don't understand."
Who can understand contradictory individuals and contradictory people?