Chapter 212: The Pirates' Survival Dilemma
Some time ago, Luo Zhengdao was accidentally involved in the portal and disappeared, and the dragonless Wick Reef was immediately in chaos, and there were many pirates who ran away. Although the practice of this group of people made him feel that he couldn't share the hardships, after all, he was using his subordinates who were more comfortable, and Luo Zhengdao didn't expect anyone to follow him with a knife and a sword, he couldn't do this kind of thing himself, and it would be a bit shameless to be harsh on others, so when he returned to Wake Reef, Luo Zhengdao ordered someone to release a rumor to lure these fugitives to return.
Zola Hegel's swarthy face hung a smile of ambiguous meaning, as if to mock some people for their timidity, and said:
"I've heard that they are afraid of punishment and are afraid to come back to see you."
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhengdao laughed angrily, shook his head and scolded:
"What idiots! All right! Let the wind go out, the deadline is two months, if you are willing to come back, you will be exempted from punishment and not held accountable, and the guys who have not shown up after the deadline will be told to pray that they will not run into me again in this life. ”
Tasting the threat in his words, the boatswain laughed, and then his laughter turned into a malicious sneer, and said:
"Hahahaha, follow your orders."
Counting from the day of the fall of the Bright Dynasty, the pirates who were active on the sea of stars and made a living by plundering merchant ships have come to an end. With the Goblin Navy hunting down the human exiles and the subsequent implementation of a draconian policy of relocation and sea bans, these far-reaching changes led to a drastic decline in the number of merchant fleets plying the seas of the stars, cutting off most pirates from their source of livelihood. Now that the sheep on the grassland are gone, can the wolves have any other fate than starve to death? Some of the less powerful pirate gangs have even been reduced to transporting goods for the enclave islands in order to make ends meet, or simply finding an uninhabited island to cut wood and burn charcoal, and instead learn from the farmer uncle to farm and raise pigs.
During the period of the disappearance of Will Needham, Count of Frus, the pirate coalition led by Gaud Needham attacked the ports of the main 6 several times, but achieved little success.
The number of attacks by pirates has increased, and the goblin army that has learned from actual combat experience is really a gang of ruthless stubble, once the fortress or town that is currently defended is about to fall, a fire must be put before escaping, and everything that can be burned is burned, and no hair is left for the enemy.
The pirates are not from a professional fire brigade, so they can only watch the fire mercilessly devour the loot that should have belonged to them, and how much can be picked up from the ruins after the fire has raged, this is a tragic scene that can be imagined with a butt thinking, okay! This is indeed a sad story. In a word, the life of the pirates at this stage is nothing more than a large coffee table, on which are filled with all kinds of bizarre shaped cups. However, there is a saying in the old world that no blessing is the same, but there is no single evil, and the pirates' bad luck is not over!
When Modo Blackwater's carefully reorganized small fleet began to roam the sea of stars, constantly taking the initiative to hunt and kill the pirate group, the pirates who were already having a hard time felt that they were almost cornered.
In the past, the goblin fleet came out to operate, roughly arranged by the establishment of regional fleets, and as many as 100 warships set sail at a time, and there was no way to hide the tracks, so every time the goblins went out, they would be detected by the pirates' eyes. The small fleets promoted by Modo Blackwater reduced their dependence on logistical supplies, and the two small fleets themselves concentrated elite troops, and the range of cruising activities and the frequency of sorties changed significantly. Once the pirate gang is bitten and wants to get rid of the opponent, it will inevitably pay a painful price. For a while, the pirate gangs in the area of the Sea of Stars were terrified, and even Luo Zhengdao, who was busy recuperating on Wick Reef all day long, heard about it.
The survival dilemma faced by his peers has not affected Wake Reef for the time being, and Luo Zhengdao's main job at the moment is to smooth out the chaos caused by the disappearance, especially to strengthen the system for the shortcomings that have been exposed, so as not to repeat the tragedy again.
After cleaning up the remnants of the battlefield thrown by the goblin fleet, Luo Zhengdao put his mind on rectifying internal affairs, and at the monthly meeting held, he said bluntly:
"The Estates-General must be reshuffled, and I don't like the temple to put its hand in."
Hearing this, the leaders present immediately looked at each other, as everyone knows, the temple is the vassal force of the gods, is their representative in the world, in the world where the true gods exist zài to challenge the authority of the gods, this behavior can not be described by arrogance or self-confidence, most people who think so have gone crazy. Although the secular aristocracy was actually doing this, consciously or unconsciously, to weaken the encroachment of the temple on secular power, it would be too out of place to say it publicly. If it weren't for Luo Zhengdao, a pragmatic faction who fought hard in the rain of bullets, his subordinates would definitely regard his statement as the arrogant son's ignorance of current affairs, but according to the current situation, the declaration of sovereignty of Lord Earl is obviously not such a simple middle school disease.
Seeing that everyone in the conference room was silent, Faure Chopin, who had the most personal qualifications, stood up, since there were some things that were inconvenient for others to say, then he could only say them, and the old retainer bowed sincerely and said:
"Lord Count, you're not planning to banish the Temple, are you?"
As soon as he heard this, Luo Zhengdao almost burst out of his breath, saying that he didn't fully grasp the power of the magic card master, and there was no chance of winning against the gods openly as enemies, even with this kind of power, it was impossible to completely turn his face with the gods in order to clear the influence of the temple, otherwise, why would he make a science to teach the curve to save the country?
"No, I'm not ready to go to war with all the gods, I just want to limit the temple's overactivity and prevent those who harbor ill will towards us from causing trouble in the guise of divine servants. Also, Scientology is spreading too slowly, so you'll have to work harder. ”
Knowing that the Count's temper had risen, he could do anything mad, and continued to ask tentatively:
"Then you dissolve the Estates-General?"
Luo Zhengdao looked at his subordinates with confused expressions and added:
"I think the system of the Second Goblin Empire is good, and later I will proclaim myself Governor of the Bright Dynasty's Wake Reef Colony in the name of Count Flore, and as for you to rotate as Archon for one year, if at any time I am determined to be unable to perform the duties of Governor, the current Archon will act as my deputy. The guys from the Estates-General all sent me to the Senate for retirement, don't they like to talk nonsense all day long? Very well, then find them a place where they can talk casually, and it is good enough to talk happily. ”
Bringing out his private goods and personal anger together, Luo Zhengdao remembered the gangster movies he had watched at this time, and deliberately imitated the scenes in it with evil taste, scanned everyone with his hands on the table, and said viciously:
"My opinion, who is in favor? Who is against? ”
Seeing this, what could the participants say, and what did they want them to do against the Earl? Of course, it was impossible, so they said in unison:
“…… A qiē follow your will, Lord Earl. ”
"Very good, then execute it immediately!"
When Luo Zhengdao walked out of the conference room with a calm expression, Brando Scarlet Yan next to him signaled with his eyes that he had something to say, and quickly followed Luo Zhengdao to the viewing platform at the corner of the corridor.
"Lord Earl, do you know that there has been a lot of news out there lately? I heard that the pirate convention in New Caledonia is going to be held again, and you haven't attended it during the time you have been missing, so your Excellency will definitely invite you to attend this time. ”
Luo Zhengdao, who nodded, smiled and said:
"Hehehehehe, I also have something to say to them!"
The pungent smell of burning rum and tobacco filled the air, and the noisy market hall erupted from time to time with fierce quarrels and invective, all rooted in fear, and the pirates were really afraid.
The long-ill goblin commander Modo Blackwater devised a small fleet maneuver pursuit strategy for the pirates, a new tactic that, while seemingly unremarkable, grabbed the pirates by the throat and made them struggle to breathe. Although the Goblin Empire's naval reform is still in the experimental stage, anyone who is not blind can see that the prospects are very bad. A single pirate group encounters a miniaturized goblin fleet, and everyone unites to act, and the sea of stars has no such big prey to choose from, so there seems to be no way out except to retreat in the direction of the open sea.
Those guys who couldn't see the changes clearly, and tried in vain to get some leftovers from the mouths of the Yaling Empire and the Elven Federation, ran away to the Sea of Storms.
Don't forget, there is a famous saying in the old world: "On the side of the couch, you don't allow others to snore." The naval powers were not good-natured characters, and what awaited them was nothing more than being sunk at sea, or hanging on a gallows in a harbor and allowed to be eaten by crows.
If the rising star goblin level in the naval world is relatively immature, will the old and spicy Yaling Navy and the wealthy Elf Navy be soft persimmons? Except for those fools who have no eyesight, the rest of the pirate leaders see this problem clearly, and they know that there is no way back, so they have to gather again in the New Caledonian Islands to discuss countermeasures, trying to find a chance to survive in the gap between the great powers. The atmosphere of this pirate conference was really low to the extreme compared to the previous times in Luo Zhengdao's memory, and even the usual indulgent carnival scene could not be seen, and the disgraced faces of the participants looked as if they had just died of their own father, and even rum, a panacea that soothes the soul, could not arouse the passion buried in their hearts.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have faith?"
Hearing Luo Zhengdao's words, the pirate leaders were all stunned, and then they looked at each other's expressions with suspicious expressions. It was a long time before Gauder Needham got up and said:
"Your Excellency, do you mean the gods we believe in?"
Smiling slightly, Luo Zhengdao raised his hand to signal the people who were talking to each other to be quiet, and said:
"Please don't get me wrong, I'm not asking if you believe in a particular god, I'm saying if you have your own beliefs in the profession of piracy."
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