Chapter 401: The Banner of the Fortress
On the Fortress, there are three flags, one large, two small, all painted with the same pattern, which is the symbol that now belongs to Jonny.
Pirate flags are usually based on skulls, and then painted with their own iconic weapons or decorations, which are their symbols and names.
Merchant ships are the family emblems of each family, and the merchant is based on it, and it is easy for others to separate the goods that can be bought and sold. Some are drinks and drinks, some are flowers, birds, insects and beasts, some are gold, silver and jade, and some are swords and guns.
Among these merchant ships, it is safest to do business in weapons. But because of this, it will attract even more vicious pirates to come and seize their goods. As for the other merchant ships, only ordinary pirates will hit them with their ideas.
There are also two types of flags, one is the kingdom's maritime army, and the flag has the royal emblem of the kingdom to which it belongs. The other type is a maritime army led by the five empires and supported by hundreds of large and small kingdoms, the world navy!
It's just that the most fundamental purpose of the establishment of such a world navy is to fight against those world-famous pirates. If it weren't for such a sea force, those ferocious guys would have turned the world upside down long ago.
The flags of the world's navies that Jonny has seen are not much different from those he has seen in the One Piece anime, they are all white doves that symbolize peace, maintaining the posture of spreading their wings and flying. The long, horizontal and vertical figures, the symmetrical body on the left and right, suddenly look like a cross of salvation.
But it also requires a strong ability to associate to think of these messy things. The naval flag of the white dove and the pirate flag of the skeleton, as long as they are encountered, are almost an endless situation.
The Fortress also belongs to the type of merchant ship. Therefore, the flags are naturally also depicted with their unique symbols.
A castle with a gate, on the left are three gold coins stacked on top of each other, and the top one has the same delicate pattern as the gold coins in the supermarket.
On the flag of ordinary merchant ships, there is usually a gold coin, which represents the strength of the merchant and the value of the goods. There are two gold coins that already have some fame and some strength. The most is three gold coins, and merchant ships of this type either have a royal background or are the top few merchant consortia.
Jonny is not only confident, but also has enough strength to compete with those top business consortia.
On the right, there is a weighing rod that is balanced on the left and right, and two things are placed on the left and right sides. On the left are three wine bottles, and on the right is a scepter representing kingship.
A bottle of sake indicates that there is a liquor with an excellent reputation among the products handled. Two bottles means that there are many types of heirlooms. Generally, only wine tycoons who have been inherited for hundreds of years will have the confidence to draw two wine bottles on the flag. There are at most three bottles, which means that the wines here are not only complete, but also excellent.
In this world, there are only two liquor companies that dare to draw three bottles on their flags. They are all industry leaders that have been inherited for nearly a thousand years. Two-thirds of the liquor you see here is sold from these two restaurants. The remaining one-third was divided up by the rest of the liquor firms.
There are not only a wide range of red wine in the supermarket, but also a lot of white wine and fruit wine. Originally, Jonny wanted to draw something else in this position, but in the end, many people, including the princess of the kingdom, Yamisari, unanimously suggested it, and Jonny nodded in agreement.
The owner of the castle underestimated the special place of wine in this world. It may be difficult to dominate one industry by relying on one or two commodities alone, but it is easy to do this as a commodity, if you do it to the extreme.
The right-to-side balanced weighing rod means that it can be traded directly on merchant ships. And the scepter, which symbolizes the king's power, represents the cargo on the ship, and the types are very complete. If there are no more than 10 types of goods, you are not eligible to make this mark on the flag. It is usually a few gemstones, or simply the style of the commodity, representing the type of commodity on the merchant ship.
It's not that no one is manipulating the flag and drawing something unrecognizable. However, if they do, they will be met with merciless plunder and killing, including other merchant ships and pirates. On this sea, in addition to the absolute power of weapons, the most valuable thing is a reputation with a certain reputation and rules.
Those pirates themselves abide by certain rules, and they are also the overseers of these rules. Even the pirates themselves rarely do these "deceitful" things. More often than not, they sail the stolen merchant ships intact and then rob those who have been deceived.
If it weren't for the devastating blows and plunders that appeared, those pirates with great fame were more like the defenders of order at sea, allowing those with different minds to restrain their unruly practices.
To the left and right above the banner is a sword and a rifle. This is a sign of power, and most of the flags, in addition to the naval flag, even those with royal backgrounds, some will have weapons painted on them. Some are swords, some are guns, and some are strangely shaped axes and hammer shields.
This is the flag of the Fortress! On the two ships in the back, the flagpoles that had previously hoisted the pirate flags were also hung with their flags.
Facing the flag fluttering in the sea breeze, the people who saw it were fascinated. It seems that the spirit and thoughts have sustenance, and the people on the fortress, in the past few days, everyone looks like they can't run out of energy.
The child, who called himself Hughkos, had also woken up. In addition to scolding others with "bah", there is no other problem, and even the habit of breathing fire has been slowly corrected under the "reminder" of Thatch and Papak.
And on that nameless island, in addition to this child called "Fire Baby" by Johnny, there are also many "harvests" such as ores, fruit trees on the island, and strange big insects.
Jonny had people take a closer look at the things that were not to be delivered to the pawn counter, and it was for this reason that everyone on the Fort had been busy lately.
The fruit trees, each with three or five seedlings, were transplanted on the Fortress. There's a dedicated area where these things are grown. There is also another area stocked with big bugs that mess around every day.