A gentle sea breeze blows through the port of Modo, and the sound of waves crashing against the reef can be heard in the distance.

The harbor was full of people, merchant ships laden with goods docked near the port, and occasionally a group of heavily armed and expressionless guards patrolled by, and the merchants who passed by couldn't help but get out of the way in awe when they saw it. Occasionally, you can see the legendary drow elves here, but they are not as evil as the story, they just seem a little cold, and they seem to be a little ignorant of everyone. These drow elves enforce the law quite strictly, and the methods they use to bribe other guards don't seem to have much effect on them.

Stephen Hogg jumped off the deck, touched his purse after landing, and then looked at the Waves Tavern on the south side of the harbor.

This is a tavern run by the priest of the Sea Temple.

On the other side of the pier is the more lavishly decorated Golden Crown Hotel, home to the best of Modo's Golden Grottoes, with the most expensive wines and the most beautiful maids. But Stephen was just an ordinary pirate, and he couldn't afford to go to that kind of place, which was to drink a few rums at the Waves Tavern once in a while. He is now considered a family man, so naturally he needs to be more careful, so after thinking about it, he still turned around and walked towards Modo City.

"Forget it."

Stephen bowed his head and muttered, declining his companion who had invited him to the tavern for a night's fun, and as he returned to his station, he thought to himself, "Now is the time to use the money, and the money saved is enough for three hundred Kindlers." ”

"That's enough to buy a piece of land in the city."

"I heard that the mainland has not been safe recently, so I will take her and the child over after a while."

Thinking of this, Stephen couldn't help but show a happy smile on his face.

He's not young.

He is 35 years old this year, which is relatively large among pirates, and as a human Stephen, after entering the age of 30, he feels that his physical energy is not as good as before. Although he has second-order strength and is quite rich in combat experience, after all, time is not forgiving, and people can't avoid aging when they reach middle age, even if they are advanced professionals. In the last decisive battle with the pirate king Asrod, Stephen was stabbed in the abdomen and bled a lot at the time.

Stephen was adrift at sea for a long time.

After so many years of life-and-death fighting, he was already tired of it, so he planned to apply to join the City Guard after handing over this mission.

Change to a job at a settled point.

In his short career as a pirate, Stephen has followed many pirate leaders, but no one has ever given him as much hope for the future as Lord Sauron.

Order.

Everything is in order in the port of Mordor, because there is a strict order here, and although the law is not yet fully established, the rules set by Lord Sauron have always been strictly enforced. Anyone who challenged the rules would be relentlessly crushed, and Stephen had never seen a pirate leader in years manage an unruly pirate like Lord Sauron. Some of the processes were bloody and brutal, but they were only minor issues.

As long as they get used to the order laid down by Lord Sauron, they will find that life will not be as bad as it used to be.

Don't worry about getting drunk and being stolen and thrown by some stinking gutter, or worrying about your wealth ending up in someone else's hands after a desperate fight.

You should be rewarded for your efforts.

Any job in Modo allows one to support oneself, and even the most humble slaves can be freed by hard work and live a good life in the city of Modo.

What reason does Stephen have not to believe that he will have a better future than those freed slaves?

"That's pretty much enough money."

The port had a paved road leading to the city, and the neat road was repaired every once in a while, and Stephen had no education, so the slightly complicated calculations were a bit of a hassle for him. Although he has been spending money to learn words and arithmetic lately, it is a pity that Stephen has always had a hard time learning due to his age. So much so that he now had to count with his fingers while hurrying: "With the merits I have made in the past, I should be able to buy the land south of Modo City at the best price." ”

"You can buy almost fifteen acres of land, right?" (Note: The size is about the same as an acre, and one acre is equal to about 6 acres today.) ）

"The land has been cultivated by slaves, and judging by the growth of the land, there should be a good harvest this year. After buying the land, spend some money to buy two slaves from the shipwreck bay to farm, and in the future, even if you are old, you will be able to live a good life. ”

"When I get the title deed, I will take her and the child over."

"Then spend some money to have a priest do the wedding. Hehe! ”

Stephen had a somewhat innocent smile on his face, which made the scar on the left side of his face look rather hideous, much softer, and it didn't look so scary.

He has a good match.

She used to be a warbler in the sunken bay, and her husband used to be a sailor, but unfortunately died in a shipwreck. After her husband's death, she struggled to raise two children alone, but it was too difficult for a woman to support two and a half children. In the end, she made a half-closed hookup with her heart, and relied on the leather and meat business to support the two babies. She then meets Stephen, a vicious-looking pirate who treats her with unusually gentle treatment.

After abolishing a drunk who slept with a woman who didn't give money, Stephen got along with her like this.

It was a very gentle woman.

He doesn't look very pretty, he speaks a little softly, and he is twenty-six or seventeen years old. The waist is a little thick, the skin is fair, the personality is very gentle, good at housework, will clean the room, the butt is very large, and at first glance she is a woman who can give birth. As for running the leather and meat business, Stephen didn't care so much, and a woman who could put her heart into running this kind of business to feed her children could only make him feel awe-inspired.

He's nothing more than a pirate.

It's a bit too much to say that his hands are full of blood, but there are definitely quite a few people who died at his hands.

There are damn guys, and there are innocent people.

Occasionally, he would go to the temple to confess his sins, and at one point he even cried like a child in her arms.

Maybe the older you get, the softer you become.

This time he went to the wreck bay to escort the goods, Stephen met a thief and a half, if he had done in the past, he would definitely have scrapped one of the child's hands, but this time when he saw the child's yellow face and thin appearance, he couldn't help but think of the two babies who were good. Not only did he let the thief go, but he also threw him some silver delaves.

Because life is difficult, and it is a half-closed business, the bigger of the two babies who are good friends also did sneaky things back then.

Now the thirteen-year-old has only eight fingers.

Stephen was tired.

He is not young anymore, he will be forty years old in a few years.

When a man reaches the age of forty, he can only rely on a wealth of experience in battle, and he wants to change to a more stable life.

There is a woman.

There is a lively group of children.

A stable job, a stable home.

After so many years of wandering on the sea, he has sharpened him into a real man, who can fight bravely without fear of death, but this does not mean that he hopes to live a life that is precarious all the time.

He's a little different from the other pirates, and maybe they'll not want it until they're his age.

………………

Ahead appeared the gates of the city of Mordo.

Stephen couldn't help but speed up his pace, and rushed towards his station, he had his own house, although it was only a small brick house, but after all, it was the property he had fought for his life in exchange. But more often than not, he stayed at the station, because the house was empty, and it was not as convenient as being at the station, and when he took the woman, he was thinking about moving in.

"We'll have to buy some furniture, too."

Stephen thought so in his heart, he didn't know what he thought, and there was an expression on his face that all men understand. "Hey, hey. There are three rooms, maybe you should buy a bigger bed. ”

Then.

There was a commotion at the gates of the city of Mordor.

Then I saw a small pterosaur crawl out, it was already much larger than a cow, and a rope was around its neck, as if it was being led by someone, but it was blocked and could not be seen. The pterosaur walked forward proudly, without looking at the guards around him, and when he got out of the city gate, he couldn't wait to fan the dragon's wings, and suddenly blew up the dust.

"That's it! All right! ”

"Little Black, don't make trouble! Let you out now! ”

The crisp children's voice came from behind, although there was still no one in sight, but Stephen couldn't help but have a whole expression, and quickly leaned over and knelt down on one knee and said, "Miss! ”

This is Modo's baby bump.

The status of Mordo is similar to that of a princess, who doesn't know that Lord Sauron regards her more important than life.

Call!

The figure of the pterosaur soared into the air.

Then Vivien, who was standing at the gate of the city wearing a black princess dress, appeared in front of Stephen's eyes, the little girl didn't notice Stephen kneeling on one knee at all, after letting go of the pterodactyl's rope, she gently clapped her little hand, and said crisply: "Go!" Lulu! Today I'm taking you to catch fish! ……”

The petite and delicate Catwoman was full of happiness when she heard this, and nodded desperately: "Meow! …… Catch fish! …… Lulu wants to eat grilled fish! ……”

Under the sun.

Vivien led the little Catwoman towards the beach, and Stephen quickly got up and hurried towards the station.

He still has to do a handover today.

………………

Battles after battles.

Fight for the death again and again.

Blood, killing, death, in the cruel and merciless game of life and death, the city of Modo finally stands on this overseas archipelago.

Sauron changed more than just Vivien's fate.

This vibrant city has changed the lives of many people.

Vivien finally has a stable environment to grow up in, and she can live the life she should have at her age in her spare time.

Happy.

Carefree.

Live like a child, after all, she is only nine years old.

And Sauron.

He will continue to move forward in the killing, because of the promise, but also because of the guard.

……………… (To be continued.) )

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