Half a month later.

boom

A small, ordinary-looking merchant ship slowly approached the docks of Port Hatrafa.

Under the command of several pirates uniformed in black uniforms, a group of young men walked onto the wooden plank road.

"The queue for new disembarkation is registered, say you, don't look around!"

The little leader of the pirates shouted as he pointed to a young man in his twenties with short pale blonde hair.

During this time, he has seen too many various characters, and his good voice and anger can't stop those lawless guys.

"I'm sorry, when will we meet the White Knight, I'm an admirer of him, forgive me for my excitement at the moment. ”

The young man named Hawkins was not annoyed at all, and explained to the leader with a smile that was very well recuperated.

"Behave well, you'll have a chance. ”

The leader's face was slightly pale, more than 80 percent of the people on this island were admirers of the regiment leader, and he could still understand the young man's feelings.

During this time, the area of influence expanded with the recruitment order of the pirate group.

Almost every day, a sailing ship carrying young sailboats from all over the world docks at the docks of Port Hatrafa, bringing a steady stream of new blood to the pirate group.

Those who are able to set foot on the land of Port Hatrafa have passed at least a preliminary screening to ensure that the new recruits do not have malicious intentions.

During this time, there are seagulls under the command of the bass in real time at all times, and the combination of potions and witchcraft is enough to be foolproof.

Even if someone with bad intentions succeeds in getting on the ship, they will be sunk into the sea before entering the port of Hatrafa.

With the presence of the two wizards, Evan and Milan, the defensive forces and means of Port Hatrafa are no longer the same as before.

Today, after this group of people register in groups and receive their clothing and equipment, it is natural that special managers will assign them accommodation and follow-up arrangements.

As more and more seafarers, free pirates and even civilians joined the "Dragoon Pirate Regiment", the originally vast but uninhabited port of Hatrafa gradually became lively at this time.

As of today, the number of combat, logistical, and civilian personnel of all kinds is gradually approaching the 2,000 mark, and the various facilities on the port are also being improved with sufficient manpower and financial resources.

However, as the commander of the regiment, Ai Wen knew very well that although the privateer fleet under his command was growing stronger and stronger, it was far from the same number of regular navies in terms of combat effectiveness and military quality.

Take artillery as an example, the ability to handle artillery is not even two-thirds of that of the "Cape Storm" navy, whether it is the rate of fire or the accuracy.

Even if the head of the crew is similar to the crew on the "Conch", maybe the personal bravery will not be slightly worse, but how can the training mechanism in pirates be comparable to the kingdom?

Coupled with their overly loose nature, the gap between them and the regular army is not just equipment.

Therefore, assembling personnel is only the first step, and how to slowly build them into an elite is a long way to go!

During this period of time, the growth of personnel has gradually reached Aiwen's expectations, and the recruitment conditions will be slowly tightened in the future, and the current basic market will be consolidated.

Otherwise, no matter how large the number is, it will only be a rabble.

And with the success of the "Dragoon Pirate Regiment" in plundering the slave fleet of the Santa Babia Company, it became famous as a new force.

It can be regarded as finally gaining a firm foothold in the pirate group of the golden sea with strong forests.

The black dragon head banner of the pirate group was also planted in the hearts of all stakeholders around the Golden Sea.

The ensuing benefit is that the cohesion and centripetal force of the members of the pirate group continue to improve, and even many pirates have taken the initiative to tattoo the black dragon head emblem on themselves according to the tradition among pirates.

That's a symbol of loyalty!

In view of the fact that the personnel had risen to a certain size, Aven set up a "fleet command room" to oversee the overall situation of the pirate group in small groups with warships as a unit, referring to the kingdom's fleet headquarters.

The first is that internal management cannot always be done by oneself, but depends on a good management system, the second is to free oneself and have more time to pursue extraordinary promotion, and the third is to be able to take over the team smoothly when Anita returns in the future.

The "command room" is mainly responsible for staff officers, logistics, intelligence, personnel, training, and so on.

And the head of the command room is not any of the transcendents in the current fleet, but the owl Bess who first followed Evan and is now no worse than any normal human.

To put it simply, the owl has been promoted again, working part-time as a herald, intelligence officer, confidential secretary, and chief of staff.

Such an appointment would be almost impossible for any human, but for Beth, who is an Evan demon himself, there is no need to worry about usurping power.

And now Aven, who is not short of money at all, recaptured a large number of seagulls, and after the spirit transformation, handed over the command to Bess as the public intelligence and communication network strategy of the privateer fleet.

The demonized seagulls under the leadership of Beth seem to have become an indispensable core force in Aven's hands.

Under Beth's command, the seagulls spread far and wide, constantly patrolling most of the Syrius colony, half of the Lesser New World, and the main shipping routes of the open sea.

By summarizing and analyzing the information collected, it has been possible to independently screen personnel, identify raid targets, develop raid plans, and transmit orders and intelligence to specific combat units

The bass was born for this in the first place, and it does a better job than any human!

Including the previous selection of Santa Babia's goal, it was actually the work of Bess.

As a reward, Evan has even taught it the Living Tree Meditation Method, and accepted it as a true alien wizard apprentice as the head of the school.

One day, when it advances to a full-fledged wizard, it's not entirely impossible to use the basic "Transfiguration" to directly become a human.

This period was in addition to the construction of intelligence networks and internal functional departments.

Under the leadership of Aven and Milan, they also set up a large-scale Lost Locks barrier in Port Hataffa with reference to the natural conditions of the "Misty Sea" Shipwreck Bay.

Although because it only has a few limited abilities such as concealment, shielding the sense of existence, divination and countermeasures, there is no need for the host to have a high transcendent level, as long as there are sufficient ritual materials.

But covering the entire Hartaffa port is a huge project, and accurately calibrating the array of techniques within such a huge area is already a big problem.

However, with Milan as the main Evan as the auxiliary, and Bess and Calvin as the two apprentices, it took about a week to complete the successful completion.

A thick white fog of more than a dozen kilometers spreads out, adding another natural danger to the port of Hatrafa beyond the reefs that are scattered all over the place.

Without the guidance of the Seagull Messenger, no one except for the Dharma Transcendents of the third order and above will be able to pass smoothly.

"That's why now, the pirate group has a little sense of security!"

In a three-story stone building, which was also newly built at a miraculous pace, the temporary headquarters of the privateer fleet, Aven put down the papers in his hand and stretched out greatly.

As for why the Temporary Command?

Because on the other side, a medium-sized bastion has begun to break ground, and that is the real fleet headquarters.

Obviously, even if the defense measures were to this extent, Evan still didn't have enough.

"Alas, there are too many enemies, and there is really no way to do it!"

Even though he had suppressed the restless "adventurer's blood" in his body, he still had to use the most radical way to do a few big things during this time.

Ai Wen also clearly saw the hidden dangers behind the several big shows during this time, although he became famous, but he and the "Dragoon Pirate Regiment" under his command must have become a thorn in the side of the Cyrius.

So Evan is ready to take a break for a while, return to his commodore status, and cool down the pirate group.

At least at this stage, no one can ignore the possible threat of the Syrius, especially the bastard who was killed at the time but had to think about the consequences, ahem, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

Even if the lieutenant commander is not authorized, he can't just drive the "quasi-legendary battleship" out to take revenge.

So.

Although his strength needs to grow little by little, "Gou" can go from morning to night, from the outside to the inside, from head to toe

At least this Hatrafa port has been hidden from various levels, and it is almost impossible to find its traces with manual reconnaissance or divination.

Moreover, Evan has set up a secret harbor among the tens of thousands of islands in the Golden Sea, so that the pirate ship does not have to return here after raiding. : :

He has a complete biological communication network in his hands, and even if the team is divided, he doesn't have to worry about getting out of control.

In particular, the various "trophies" seized last time also need to be personally disposed of by their own Brigadier General status.

In the last battle, a total of one "Bow Statue - Lucky Gold Coins", a fifth-class ship "Rocking Boat", and eight two-masted mixed sail slave ships were harvested.

and nearly 3,200 slaves, who were worth more than 180,000 gold lions at normal market prices, and were also the most valuable part of the "booty".

The collective plundering of the fleet has already gained more than the sum of the gold and silver of the last Golden Post Road, but the fate of these Anuma people in the hands of Evan may usher in a turning point.

Of course, Evan could not have bothered to be a human rights defender and a pioneer of the abolitionist movement.

The real role of slaves is to plunder wealth at the lowest cost, and as long as this source of wealth continues to exist efficiently, slavery will not be abolished by slave owners on their own initiative.

It was only when industrialization flourished that this situation began to slowly change, and the continued existence of slavery gradually diminished.

When the earning power of slavery, which was based on the plantation economy, gradually diminished, and even far removed by industry, the soil for the complete abolition of slavery was born.

So it's not a question of human rights and perceptions, it's a question of economics!

Even in Aven's previous life, in the uproar of the Bald Eagle Civil War.

Even the original idea of the Northern Ruler was not to abolish slavery completely, but to advocate not to continue to expand the scale of slavery.

Behind the seemingly high-sounding reason for the emancipation of slaves, there is actually a deeper economic factor, the opposition between capitalist industry and commerce in the North and the plantation economy in the South.

And the outcome of the war will also determine where the future economic model of that country will go.

Besides, although Ai Wen has a bottom line, he is not charitable, so what good is it for him to liberate them directly?

But.

Nor would he just sell them like cattle.

Anyway, the whole tribe is already finished, and it is impossible to send them back again, so simply refer to the Nimanster indentured slavery system, and let the robbed slaves sign a contract.

The normal term of indentured slavery is four to seven years, and in order to prevent imbalance in the hearts of the Nemanster villagers in the future, Evan was very generous to give these Anuma people an auspicious number eight!

Just eight years of work to give them freedom.

Although the treatment during these eight years cannot be interfered with by himself, he can ensure the execution of the contract by using his position as the deputy general of the New World Garrison on the surface.

Of course, the price of indentured slaves for a limited period of time was obviously discounted from the original, but the income was good enough for this no-capital transaction.

Besides, if there were no channels in front of his own regimental commander, who could so many slaves and a bunch of pirates sell to?

"So it's still an official bandit, the money is fast!"