The blue sky, the sun hanging like a fireball, the clouds seem to have been burned by the sun, have long disappeared without a trace, the high sun seems to be steaming out a heat wave on the street, there are few people on the road, the occasional figure appears, under the scorching sun, also involuntarily speed up the pace of movement.

And under the big trees, with the blessing of the green shade, there are many groups of people in groups of three or two who feel the rare shade, and the heat wave here seems to touch an invisible protective shield, most of which have been cut off, leaving only a very small heat wave, which is still unwilling to invade.

At this time, in the consul's residence, the maids had already carved out blocks of ice of various sizes from the ice cellar and placed them in Chopin's bed and office, in an attempt to reduce the continuous heat slightly.

By the evening, the earth was shrouded in golden silence, the distant mountains seemed to have been clothed in the color of the sunset, and the clouds as white as milk in the sky had become as bright red as a fireband, and only then did the sun, which had released a day's heat and light, seem to recede, and then slowly shrink its afterglow.

And as the hot heat gradually subsided, the main office of the consul's residence, the report on the latest week was also carried out as scheduled.

"Your Majesty, there are currently 1,158 sailor slaves in the city of Paris, and during this period of time, there are 121 pirates who died due to overwork, escape, death, illness, etc., and 182 of the pirate slaves captured before have survived, as for the newly captured

There are 1,672 pirate slaves, and together, we currently have a total of 2,891 slaves. ”

A middle-level official in the city of Paris took the document in his hand, made a systematic introduction, and then paused for a final summary.

"Your Majesty, although it is not known how long it will take to fully realize the goal you set in the past, the addition of these new pirate slaves has greatly increased the current construction speed on the island."

"It's just...... In addition, the cost of food in the city of Paris has increased considerably, although the food in the city can still afford to absorb such consumption, but the necessary surplus food must be reserved. ”

"And in order to prevent these guys from defecting, the Imperial soldiers guarding them have also increased dramatically, so the number of soldiers responsible for guarding the surrounding areas of the island has been reduced, and in order to ensure the safety of Paris, the Imperial soldiers who take turns training are afraid of one less round."

"Well, what's the current state of construction in the city?"

Without dwelling too much on the issue of slaves, Chopin nodded, and then brought it directly with him with an understatement, and asked about the current situation of Drifting Island.

"The first step of the four main roads stretching from the city of Paris to the Drift Island has now been completed, and if anything unexpected happens, the Imperial cavalry will be able to rush to any part of the island in an hour to help."

"The first batch of renovation work for the old residential houses in the city of Paris has also been completed, and the relocated residents have also been resettled at this time."

"The basic knowledge of the first batch of sailors trained in the Naval Academy has also been completed, and at present, in addition to arranging for them to carry out more systematic training, the selection of the second batch of sailors has also begun, and Admiral Twill attaches great importance to this matter and has always personally controlled it."

"The construction of the first batch of secret outposts has also been completed halfway, and there are currently a total of nine secret outposts that can be used directly on the island, and 11 more are under construction, which is expected to be preliminarily completed by the end of the month."

"As for the construction of the horse farm, it has also been preliminarily completed, but the number of war horses that can be raised is still very limited, and there are still ......."

All the things were listed by the official, and Chopin did not show the slightest expression of annoyance from beginning to end, on the contrary, he seemed to listen very carefully.

"By the way, Your Majesty, when we captured that group of pirates earlier, we found a dozen trapped prisoners in the cell of one of the cabins, they claimed to be officials of the Kingdom of "Shengyao", and after learning that we had defeated this group of pirates, they asked for an audience, you see? ”

When everything was said and done, the official seemed to think of something, hesitated for a moment, and spoke anyway.

"Huh?"

The unexpected discovery made Chopin frown, but he still nodded, but what Chopin didn't expect was that such an insignificant move of his made him involved in the storm that swept the entire West Sea in advance, and then set off a magnificent era, which was also ...... The darkest of times!

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The rain poured down, and in the midst of the torrential rain was a roaring thunder, followed by a bolt of lightning that pierced the sky.

The sudden light broke through the silent night, and also woke up many people who were sleeping in the dark city.

Soon after the dragon-like lightning appeared, a raindrop of soybeans fell from the sky, hitting the ground with a crackling sound.

The sky was still full of wind and clouds just now, but in the blink of an eye, there was thunder and lightning, and violent storms.

The wind chased the rain, the rain chased the wind, and for a while, the whole world was shrouded in rain.

Thousands of filaments, rippling in mid-air, silky light rain falling from the air, the raindrops are so small, the rain curtain is so dense, covering the mountains with a white veil like cicada wings.

Rain-like fog, rain-like fog, wisps lingering. In an instant, the raindrops formed a line, and then with a "boom", the heavy rain poured down from the sky as if the sky had fallen.

On a rainy night like this, it is a sleepless night for many people.

Taddis stared blankly at the drizzle that was constantly falling outside the iron fence, and his whole person seemed to be wandering nine days away.

The roof of the makeshift wooden house, which had nothing to do with the word "tight" except for the absolute solidity and reliability of the iron bars around it, was able to barely support one side at first, but as time went on, a large amount of rain flowed down from the planks and then continued to drip on Tadis, but he remained indifferent to all this.

And at this moment, looking at the raindrops scattered outside, the experience of the past few months is like a slide, and the flowers and flowers appear in his mind.

From the beginning of inaction, just a retired soldier, to the later Drifting Island occupied by Fordes's army, forced to be helpless, had to be stranded at sea, to later become the commander of thousands of pirates by chance, and then to now, reduced to a prisoner, living a life that is worse than death every day, before and after adding up to just a few months, many changes of status, from hell to heaven, and then fall into a deeper and more desperate hell again, It really made Taddis a little uncomfortable.

However, what Taddis didn't expect was that all this was just the beginning of a terrifying nightmare, and the day that really made Taddis desperate had just arrived.

In the past, among the pirates, the prestige he accumulated was naturally unmatched, and no one was stupid enough to challenge his authority, and occasionally there were a few people who didn't know how to raise them, but they had long been thrown into the endless sea to feed the fish, but after the recent battle, when these pirates were taken prisoner, his original prestige naturally inevitably declined.

When he was the pirate commander, of course, no one dared to resist him, and he sat in that position, naturally taught a lot of pirates, but in the past, even if those pirates below were eager to skin their flesh, they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but they had to smile accordingly, because one of their responses was not right, and they were likely to be thrown into the endless sea to feed the fish, but in the current situation, they didn't have to worry about anything at all.

And just a few days ago, what Tadis feared and feared the most happened.

Glancing at the bruises on his body, Tardis had a cold glow on his face from time to time, and occasionally he was desperate for madness, but such emotions were always extinguished after they were first ignited.

When the original little pirate leaders approached, it was not that there were no pirates around who wanted to come and help, but due to the momentum of those people, the pirates who had been moving were immediately silent after being scanned by the strongest pirate for a week, and the rest of the pirates who were more loyal to him were thrown to the ground at the first time.

When he was assigned to this house, he found that the dozen or so people he had severely punished lived here, and Tadis knew that something was wrong, and then the thoughts in his heart spun rapidly, trying to find some way to resolve it, but what he didn't expect was that the revenge of these guys would come so quickly.

More than a dozen pirates swarmed up, and although Taddis was good, he didn't have any weapons in his hands at this time, no matter how crazy he was, it didn't work, it only strengthened the pleasure of these guys insulting him.

On such a hot day, these pirates still had to do a lot of physical work every day under the scorching sun, cutting down trees, opening mountains, and carrying ...... Such laborious work is naturally undertaken by them. In such a situation, everyone's heart is like a rising fire burning, but there is nowhere to vent.

And under the intensification of such irritability, coupled with past experiences, these pirates naturally regarded Tardis as the object of venting, but if there was still a little panic in their hearts for the first time they were abused, then as the Imperial soldiers who guarded them did not have any intention of interfering after learning such news, the second and third bullying seemed much more casual.

"Bang Bang

The sound of crisp footsteps pulled Taddis's thoughts back again, and then the image that had just surged in his mind was re-enacted on Tardis this time, and then the severe pain surged like a tide.

It's just that unlike the previous hysterical roars and desperate struggles, this time, Tadis's whole person seems to have become completely numb, and even his body seems to be his own, letting the fists smash on his body, but he has no intention of resisting at all, just silently bearing all this, silently bearing the fists that fell like a storm.

The pirates seemed bored, and after a few punches and kicks, they scattered and returned to their humble beds to bed, leaving Tardis in place.

"Ahem......"

After half a sound, Tadis, who curled up like a dead man, let out a coughing sound, and then spat out a series of red blood from his mouth.

The dense raindrops were still beating the land, as if playing a rapid music, but the night was deeper.

As if returning to the light, Taddis silently glanced at the pouring rain outside, and then his gaze swept over the dozen or so people who had beaten him before.

In this silent darkness, Taddis clearly couldn't see anyone, but his gaze paused for a moment at the resting position of each pirate who beat him, but that gaze did not have the slightest emotional fluctuation, but seemed to be looking at one ...... Dead person.

Then Taddis trembled and raised his palm, tore the inside of his robe, and then grabbed a bottle of reagent tube no more than the size of his thumb with great precision, which contained a blood-colored scarlet liquid, but it was difficult to notice that in this blood, there was also a faint green.

Tadis, who seemed indifferent to being beaten up before, had an unprecedented hesitation on his face at this time, and then all kinds of expressions appeared like a horse, fear, awe, hope, and disgust......

Eventually, however, these emotions disappeared and turned into a touch of determination.

Gently twisting open the reagent bottle, and finally glancing around, Tardis swallowed the liquid directly.

And at the moment of ingesting the scarlet liquid, Tardis's body seemed to be immersed in hot magma, and every skin on his body seemed to be scorched by the flames, and what flowed in his veins at this time seemed to be no longer blood, but hot magma.

No, not only the physical torture, but also the feeling that even his own soul seemed to be washed away by the endless sea of flames.

It was an indescribable pain, the deepest torment, and under the flames, Tardis felt his soul torn apart.

"Ahh

Then, the suppressed wails of pain played like a bloody prologue in the deep night......

ps: Thanks to the 200 coin reward of the "poor and lonely" pro, I really thank you pro for the almost non-stop reward every day.