The air is filled with the smell of damp sea, the chirping of seabirds comes from the sky, and the occasional seabird can be seen swooping down from the sky to hunt for food.

On the beach near the city of Sealand, the humble wharf built by the Sealand people before was filled with countless ships of all sizes, flags of all colors fluttering in Fei Zhong, and sailors of all kinds of costumes were busy on the deck, shuttling on the dock like ants.

Most of these sailors wore turbans of various colors on their heads, weapons around their waists, and dirty clothes full of holes, and the smell of the living was not allowed to be entered.

These sailors, who occasionally worked part-time as pirates, had a look of horror in their eyes, and were quietly busy with their work, not at all ruthlessly killing at sea and robbing merchant ships, as if something terrible was restraining and threatening them.

In this world where the law of the jungle is the order of the jungle, this is an extremely difficult scenario to see, because most of the maritime merchants who sail the Baltic Sea are part-time pirates, and when they meet, if one side is significantly stronger than the other, then it is extremely normal for black to eat black.

As long as they kill all the enemies, they will not only be able to obtain the enemy's cargo and the wealth they have accumulated before, but also get new ships, and with just a few strokes, they will soon be able to snowball their strength into a huge fleet - Francis Drake, for example, has also developed in this way.

The black ogre slowly sailed into this humble harbor under the tug of the sea tribe, and the ogre Gugal poked his head out of the side of the ship, rubbed his eyes, and looked at this very ordinary-looking harbor in amazement.

He had been to Sealand, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, and the island was also very well located, although his business was not very popular on Zealand, which has a very developed animal husbandry in the island, but it was also a very good choice to replenish the drinking water and fruits necessary for navigation.

"This ...... What are they doing ......?"

The ogre Gugar lowered his head a little respectfully, looking at the kraken on the left side of the ship, who had brought them here, perhaps because he had come to Zealand Island, which relieved the kraken's nervousness, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

"We are buying their goods, and by order of Her Royal Highness the Empress, all merchant ships are prohibited from going to Scandinavia to sell their goods. ”

"So, they can only bring the goods here to sell, and of course, the price we give is the same as that of Scandinavia, and you won't lose money. ”

Of course, they can only come here to sell, if they don't want to die

The corner of his eye inadvertently swept over the pitch-black figure under the black ogre, and the corners of Gugal's mouth twitched, wisely not saying what was in his head.

"With so many goods, do you have so much money?"

Looking at the workers who were carrying the goods, with a bright smile on their faces, Gugal asked with a little suspicion.

"Of course, money has never been an issue for our empire. ”

The Kraken straightened his chest and had a confident smile on his face.

Indeed, after the conquest of Zealand, Alice harvested a large amount of gold and silver treasures from the temple palace of Gerofain on the island, which was enough for Alice to squander for a long time from the beginning of the agreement of the gods to the present.

In addition, the conquest of Zealand also allowed the Baltic Empire to completely control the merchant trade of the entire Baltic Sea, and master the golden trade routes that connected all the territorial forces along the Baltic Sea, so as the Kraken said, when the Baltic Sea was established, it was decided that this was a rich empire, an empire that would not worry about money.

Most of the ships that come here now travel between Scandinavia and the Rus' steppes, and almost all of them carry goods such as leather, meat, cheese, and slaves, which are also the best-selling goods in Scandinavia.

The people of the Baltic Empire bought these goods from these merchants, and then transported them to Jutland to sell them to those goblins, and those goblins were transported to the Mediterranean region, and once they were sold, they could easily obtain several times or even dozens of times the profit, well, of course, this was the case of successfully transporting the goods to the Mediterranean region and selling them without encountering pirates at sea, especially without encountering Francis Drake who was entrenched in the North Sea.

"Well, there's your berth ahead, and someone will meet you on the shore, and don't make trouble here, if you don't want to be hung on the mast. ”

Hanging from the mast is a slang term that circulates among ships at sea, and one of the most brutal tortures on the sea, tying a man to the highest mast of a ship with hemp rope, the scorching heat of the sun during the day, the icy cold wind of the night, and the salty air, will make the hapless guy regret why he was not killed with a knife.

"Understood, understood. ”

It was a relatively large berth, which allowed the Black Ogre, which was more than 20 meters long, to dock easily, and on the left and right sides of the berth, there were brigs about the same size as the Black Ogre.

The ogre Gugar deliberately glanced at the ship next to him, flying a flag that he didn't know, maybe he came here from other places and other seas, with the dream of making a fortune, but unfortunately met an unreasonable guy like the Kraken, and then he was taken hostage to this Zealand Island.

There were only two dirty pirates left on the ship, dressed in tattered clothes, and with such appearances that it was difficult for the Gugar to distinguish their race.

"Let's go, let's get off the boat, you still have you, be careful, show me the boat, if something happens, you know. ”

Gugar casually ordered the two sailors, ignoring their bitter melon-like faces, and took the other sailors, took some gold coins, and disembarked from the ship.

It's normal to have someone left behind on a ship, after all, no one wants to wait until they come back to find that their ship is gone, or that its contents have been looted.

In Gugar's mind, the harbor with so many merchants and pirates should be chaotic, dirty, noisy and full of all kinds of stench, but this harbor is different, very quiet and very clean.

Although the ground is not spotless, it is difficult to find foul-smelling garbage in the field of vision, except for the occasional fish scale, which tells visitors that this is a Baltic Sea port.

"Yo, this is the new captain, right? Would you like to have some of this?"

He had barely taken a few steps before he was called to a halt, he turned around, and with a sharp gaze, he dared to call out to his fellow, in a strange place, showing cowardly words, but telling others unmistakably that he was a fat sheep that could be easily solved.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, come on this, relax and relax. ”

Ignoring Gugar's gaze, the visitor stepped closer, stood on tiptoe, patted the ogre on the shoulder, and handed over a skewer of roasted golden roast meat that was still low in grease.

"Here, try this, it's a good thing that the best halfling chef in the tavern has roasted out of beef shank. ”

The ogre fox looked at it suspiciously, then put the barbecue on the tip of his nose, sniffed it gently, and after making sure that there was nothing strange added to it, he opened his big mouth full of yellow teeth and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Well, it tastes good, so, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Or is this your Sealand habit, and when you see strangers, you invite them to eat?"

Gently stroking his stomach, Gugal only felt more hungry, originally when he was about to eat, he had to be interrupted because of the appearance of the Siren, and he was always in a state of anxiety after that, he didn't have time to eat at all, he didn't eat for several hours, maybe it was a normal thing for ordinary people, but for an ogre, it was indeed an unbearable nightmare.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's go to that tavern and talk slowly, those ladies of the sea shouldn't have said much to you, I think this captain, you need some news to answer your doubts." ”

The visitor continued with a bright smile, turned his head and pointed to a wooden tavern built not far from the dock, made another gesture to pay, and said unhurriedly.

Pushing open the greasy door of the tavern, the cacophony of glasses clattering, the sound of shouting something, the strange singing, and the sound of shaking dice.

"Three plates of barbecue, a barrel of dark beer, I'm in for a treat. ”

The man who had come with the ogre Gugar greeted the bartender skillfully, and then walked to a remote corner of the tavern and sat down, looking up and down in the rather bright light of the tavern.

It was supposed to be a half-breed man of Scandinavian descent, and as could be seen from his blond hair, he was dressed in fairly clean and neat clothes, and he did not have the strange smell of living at sea all year round.

"Introduction, I'm Andy, and they all call me hospitable Andy. ”

Andy stretched out his hand, shook hands with Gugar, and then continued to maintain a bright smile on his face, which made Gugar find very interesting, after all, few people can maintain such calm in the face of ignorant, dirty, evil, savage, bloody ogres.

With a wave of his hand, Gugar let his sailors move freely, leaving only a few of the best with him, and then he sat down on the wooden chairs of the tavern with a clattering sound.

"What's going on here, when did Sealand become like this, and what about the Baltic Empire?"

Gugal asked unceremoniously.

"Ahem, this captain, what do you call it?"

"Gugar, captain of the Black Ogre, Ogre Gugar. ”

"Well, Captain Gugar, don't be in a hurry, we have time to talk slowly, and what you are interested in cannot be explained in a few words. ”

Andy made a gesture of calmness, still speaking in an unhurried tone.

At this time, the waiter also brought up the dish that Andy had ordered just now, and the fragrant barbecue once again aroused the ogre's appetite, he glanced at Andy, and then unceremoniously grabbed a piece of barbecue, threw it into his mouth, and chewed.

"Why is the waiter a man? ”

Gugal looked at the back of the waiter who left without saying a word after serving the food, scratched his head, and said strangely.

"Don't be surprised, those guys bought all the female slaves at a high price, and forbade the women here to come out and get that, if you don't want to die, don't have fun here, it has nothing to do with the amount of money, because that's the rule here. ”

"What a strange rule......

The ogre muttered, and then turned his attention to the barbecue in front of him, and he found that the food in this tavern was actually better than the halfling chef he had hired at a high price, and it was just ordinary beef, but it was cooked with a taste that was even more delicious than the precious ingredients.

The rules are made by the strong, and before they have the strength to break that rule, obediently obeying them is the best choice, which is something that Gugar already knew when he was in that ignorant and savage ogre tribe.

According to Alice's theories and ideas, an adult human woman can give birth to a child every year, and if she is lucky, she can even give birth to twins, which will create a lot of wealth, and if they are wasted in other aspects, it will lead to a lot less population and resources for the entire empire, especially since the Baltic Empire has just been established, and large tracts of fertile land are in a state of ruin because there is no population to cultivate.

"The island of Zealand was occupied, and the Sealand people, along with their legendary demigods, were defeated, and the victory over them was the rhinoceros people from Jutland, who, according to them, called themselves the First Baltic Legion. ”

Andy looked at the ogre who was destroying the barbecue with graceful movements and very quickly, and took a wooden wine glass and poured two full beers.

"Good wine, this thing shouldn't be cheap, right?"

As a foodie, the ogre Gugal can judge the grade of alcohol just by smelling alone, which is also a very good treasure in dark beer, and even the ogre who loves food will only drink two glasses when he is happy.

"Cheap, of course, on this island, but the merchants and pirates of the whole Baltic Sea are gathered here, and the green-skinned dwarfs are here, and this tavern has a way of getting them cheaper, but each person can only buy one barrel, and he is not allowed to bring it to the ship. ”

"That's the rule?"

"Well, that's the rule, too. ”

Since it was the rule, Gugar didn't dare to ask more, and the person who could buy high-end dark beer from the goblins at a cheap price was not something he could afford to offend, because Gugal knew that with the character of those goblins, unless he put a knife on their necks, or in front of the greater good, he should not want to buy things from them cheaply, or since the word cheap was invented, it has never been used on goblins.