Chapter 497: I'll Take a Look (Part 1)
Hearing his companion's words, the other person's expression moved slightly and he lowered his voice.
"Listen to you...... That ship, got it? ”
"Needless to say! We'll take a boat tomorrow......."
Speaking of this, the other person also lowered his voice, a little mysterious.
However, in front of Fang Yi's hearing, it was useless at all.
“…… The molten steel steam engine is the power source, and the speed is several knots faster than that of a regular sailboat! With it, our new pirate group will definitely be able to make a name for itself! Pull down all the pirates of the old era! Become the new pirate giant! ”
Young people are always ambitious and full of drive.
However, Fang Yi didn't think that relying on a steamship could become a great pirate.
For now, at least, most of the steam ships are very crude and in the initial stages of a change of times.
The performance of a high-class sailing ship far exceeds that of a shoddy steam boat.
Unless it is a steam warship that has spent a lot of money and resources to build, it is possible to compete with those high-class sailing ships.
Ordinary steam ships can only be regarded as a gimmick, although they have advantages, such as no longer relying on wind power, but in other respects they are at the level of traditional sail hoisting.
Just for the sake of endurance, a lot of space will be wasted, and the firepower and material storage space will be compressed, not to mention the maintenance cost of the ship, easy wear and tear.
"It seems that the new generation of young people is more optimistic about steam technology and prefers steam boats, while the older generation is more inclined to old sailboats."
Next, the discussion was more messy and cumbersome, with little useful information.
Glancing over the group, Fang Yi refocused his attention on the duo of the Black Bone Pirates.
The Black Bone Pirates, as mentioned in Gail's character background, are the pirates who destroyed the Grell family.
After Fang Yi entered the dungeon and understood the background of the character, he planned to subdue Gulang Island.
But that's after his own strength has improved.
At this level, against the Black Bone Pirate Group, in the case of hard encounters, it is not enough for others to stuff their teeth.
Fang Yi originally inquired about the information of the White Cloud, but he didn't expect to meet someone from the Black Bone Pirate Group here.
Since it has been bumped into, it is natural to inquire about the news and plan for the future.
The night passed quickly.
The next day, when Fang Yi left the tavern, although he was a little tired, he was in a good mood.
Because he found out important news.
The first is the duo of the Black Bone Pirate Group, even in the Black Bone Pirate Group, these two people are quite high-status, belong to the capable generals, and are famous.
The reason why I stayed on Ongsho Island for so many days was to wait for the annual large-scale auction of Bunjo Island.
It is said that there is a treasure at the auction that their new captain has a crush on, and he must get his hands on it.
This news was not covered up at all, as if it was to prove its strength, and it was clearly put on the table to deter others on Zhongcheng Island.
It's a pity that it has also attracted a lot of people with other intentions who want to kill these two groups to step on their corpses and improve their reputation.
Most of them are small characters who don't make it into the stream, so all of them end in failure.
The latest attack was the poisoning attack of the budding newcomer just now, and the result was also discovered and killed on the spot.
As for those who have a little understanding of the strength of these two and understand the background of the Black Bone Pirate Group, they don't dare to act rashly, but just watch from the sidelines.
Although the Black Bone Pirate Regiment, because of the sudden death of the big leader a few years ago, the internal contradictions intensified, the power was replaced, and the strength was greatly reduced.
But in the end, the size is there, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, even if most of the territory is now eaten up by other pirate groups, it is still not something that ordinary pirate groups can provoke.
Basically, as long as the steel fortress of Gulang Island remains, the Black Bone Pirate Group will never be completely destroyed.
This made Fang Yi very puzzled.
If Gulang Island is a steel fortress, then how did his Greer family be so easily attacked by the Black Bone Pirate Group?
It wasn't until he in-depth investigation that he found out that the Greer family was still ruling Gulang Island.
The fortifications of this island were only half done, and before they were completely built, they were attacked by the Black Bone Pirate Regiment.
At that time, the Black Bone Pirate Group was famous for its murder and was at the peak of its combat power, and the Grell family was naturally invincible, and most of them were annihilated, and only a few people escaped.
In the first few years of the occupation of Gulang Island, the Black Bone Pirates also sent people to arrest the escaped personnel of the Greer family, and wanted to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots.
But later, the Black Bone Pirates provoked a wizard, wiped out most of the fleet, and their strength was greatly reduced, and the matter of wanting the remnants of Grell stopped.
After that, Gulang Island began to be rebuilt into a steel fortress, and after a few years of shrinking, the captain of the big ship fell ill and died, and there was internal strife and division.
In the past, the terrifying existence of the pirate group that had reached the front line at its peak had repeatedly decayed and become a second line.
The glory of the past is definitely still there, and the deterrent is there, but only against the older generation of pirates.
The young people of the new era are not cold, scoff, and have little respect for this kind of pirate group that has fallen to the back line.
Therefore, there was no psychological pressure to discuss, and Fang Yi was able to take the opportunity to find out so much information.
Zhongcheng Island is an island located in the central sea area of the fragmented sea, near the edge.
Most of the people here are young people who have just set sail and are full of energy, and a few are old pirates who are ready to die here and guard this sea.
Therefore, most of them are just a little scruple about the duo of the Black Bone Pirates, and they are unwilling to clash casually, but it does not mean that they will be afraid of them.
If there is a real conflict of interest, I will definitely make a move.
Fang Yi vaguely tried a few times, but he didn't find out, what happened to the Black Bone Pirate Group recently, it needs two capable people to come here in person, participate in the auction, and buy a certain item with a strong attitude.
Some speculate that it is related to the great pirate 'Zack the Beheader' in the area around Gulang Island.
There is also speculation that the new captain may have contracted the same disease as his predecessor and wants to buy some kind of medicine from the auction to continue his life.
Before the auction officially began, no one knew what the goal of the two men was.
However, judging from their tough attitude, even at the expense of revealing their identities, and overwhelming others, I am afraid that this thing will definitely not be simple, and there will be a lot of competitors.
This is a sign of low self-confidence, and it is estimated that the pressure these two need to face is not small, which is why they are so short-tempered.
Fang Yi is very interested in participating in this annual auction.
However, after touching the little money in his pocket, his attitude was still very clear: I won't buy it, I'll take a look!