Chapter 41: The Pirate's Counterattack
"You're a member of the Black Hand Pirates?"
Looking at the tattoo on the cloaked man's cheek, Alan couldn't help but squint.
The cloaked man was stunned, and then readily admitted: "That's right, I'm Adam of the Black Hand Pirate Regiment, I didn't expect a big man like you to know a little minion like me!"
Allenpi said with a smile: "I have always been a grudge, and I will never forget the enemy. ”
As he spoke, the magic sword in his hand was raised slightly, and he rushed towards the cloaked man.
Seeing this, the cloaked man waved his hand: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to trouble you, in fact, it's the opposite, I'm here to help you!"
"Oh, what's the help?"
Eren didn't mean to put down his sword, but just looked at the cloaked man with interest.
"I wasn't lying just now, I have news that concerns the survival of Bay City!"
Adam the Cloaked Man paused, and then said, "Actually, you don't have much time to waste here, according to my estimate, it won't take half a day for your city to be in danger!"
He didn't look like a fool with a serious face, Alan put away his indifferent look slightly, and his face was a little serious: "What's the news?"
"This..."
Adam laughed dryly and looked at Alan without speaking.
Seeing this, Alan did not hesitate, untied the money bag from his waist and threw it at Adam.
"There's about fifty gold coins here, and I think that's enough to get your message, and of course, if your message exceeds that price, I'll add some later. ”
"Now you can say it, right?"
Adam flipped the money bag in his hand, showed a satisfied expression, and then looked at Allen: "You don't seem to be afraid that I'm a liar?"
"Liar?"
Alan said meaningfully, "Just as you don't doubt my generosity, I'm sure you're not a fool either. ”
Adam laughed dryly, and then said, "Since you know that I am a member of the Black Hand Pirate Regiment, then I won't go around in circles with you!"
"The Black Hand Pirates want to take advantage of this fish-man invasion to take revenge on you, the culprit who forced them to flee to the deep sea!"
"They got a lot of fish-man eggs from the deep sea!"
"Fish-human eggs?" Alan chewed on these three words, remembering the record in the book, and couldn't help but change color.
"In fact, the Black Hand Pirates had quietly returned outside Bay City three days ago, and they were now hiding in a reef not far from Bay City's harbor, waiting for the fishmen to appear. ”
"And just this morning, they were ready to get moving!"
"You wait!"
Eren interrupted Adam's chatter, he organized the language, and then asked, "You found a large number of fish-man eggs, and then you want to take advantage of the appearance of a large group of fish-people today, and use fish-man eggs to attract fish-people to attack Bay City..."
"You know the secret passage?"
"It's them, not us. Adam said without blushing and without a beating heart: "I have betrayed them, and I am no longer a member of the Black Hand Pirate Regiment." ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Alan thought of a possibility, and didn't bother with Adam's betrayal of the pirates.
He frowned and said, "How did you find the secret passage? Before today, even the old people of Bay City didn't know where the secret passage was!"
Adam replied, "The Black Hand was a veteran of the city before he became a pirate, so he knows a little bit about secret passages... It didn't matter, he brought a large number of fish-man eggs to Bay City, and then contacted most of the pirates to tell him about his plan, and the pirates were also interested in plundering Bay City. ”
Alan's heart sank.
Adam said with a slight sarcasm, "Actually, you are not the first person to want to use the power of pirates to your advantage, but they often don't end well, and I think you should know it by now." ”
Alan didn't have time to pay attention to Adam's sarcasm at this point, and he couldn't help but think about the consequences of the pirates' rebellion and their plans.
The unique smell of the broken fish-man eggs has great airborne transmission, and it can completely cross long distances, as long as the broken fish-man eggs are scattered in the secret passage, then it will not take long for the fish-man to be attracted to the past, and when the time comes, open the secret passage and use mercenary pirates to go out of the city to fight against the fish-man's behavior, which can be called a failure!
He thought of what he had seen on the city wall before, only a few teams of pirates existed, and most of them had already gone to "watch a play", and now it seemed that it was not a play at all, but hiding!
"Do the pirates want to wait until a month later for the fishmen to retreat, and then pick up the leak?"
Adam nodded.
"What a calculation!"
Alan sneered.
The riches of Bay City are not at all attractive to the monsters, who are only interested in killing humans.
When the stars are over, the frenzied energy of the fishmen attacking the human city-state will suddenly disappear, and at the same time, the mysterious power that keeps the fishmen from being exposed to the sun for a long time will quietly dissipate, some will die of exhaustion, and most of them will quickly return to the ocean.
If their plan succeeds, after the fish-men retreat, Bay City must have become an empty city, and when the time comes, the pirates hiding somewhere will be able to come out and loot the "treasure" left behind by Bay City!"
"The city that the fish-people had ravaged was in shambles, and it was difficult for people to find any clues later, and no one would even suspect them. ”
Taking a deep breath, Alan looked at Adam the Cloakman: "Thank you for the information, after I deal with this matter, you can go to Pochi Castle to find me, and I will pay you a certain amount at that time!"
"That's clearly more than the price I gave before!"
Adam was inexplicably surprised, he couldn't help but put away his previous casual appearance, and hurriedly bent down to compliment: "You are so generous, Lord Lord!"
"I have never treated anyone who has helped me. Alan smiled kindly, then patted him on the shoulder: "I think I have to go first, thank you again!"
"I wish you all the best, Your Excellency. Adam bent down to see Alan off.
After Allen's figure disappeared completely, he straightened his back, his expression changed, the flattering look on his face disappeared, and turned into a touch of contemplation.
"The long sword that suddenly appeared in his hand.... Magic?"
"What a surprise. ”
An inexplicable murmur appeared from the ruins, and Adam, the cloaked man, flashed and disappeared in place, looking at the speed, it was just like the ordinary human posture he had shown before!
The ruins fell silent, but it wasn't long before a tall figure approached from a distance, breaking the silence again.
Crouching down to observe the traces left by the cloaked man as he left, Eren narrowed his eyes.
"What a surprise, Roland. ”
Standing up, Alan didn't bother much about the anomaly of Adam the Cloaked Man, in fact, in normal times, he would definitely make some exploration of the purpose of the Cloaked Man's appearance, but now, he cared more about the information that Adam said!
"Although I don't know his purpose, I shouldn't be able to deceive me with this kind of information that is clear at a glance, and besides, a Roland man who is proficient in the Polar Shadow Step is not short of fifty gold coins..."
"I was expecting to surprise the pirates after the stars were over, but I didn't expect them to give me a preemptive strike..."
"It's unexpected. ”
Gritting his teeth, Eren turned and ran towards the western wall.
Judging from the pirates who disappeared before, they should have already started the operation, and there is not much time left for Allen!