Every city has two sides, one side is glamorous and the other is filthy.

This is the norm in almost all cities in the world, and every city must have a slum that is both filthy and full of poverty and sin.

Even in the city of Emerald there are still such places.

The place where Alan was going was not in the ghetto, but in the area where the slum was located at night, where the evil and ugliness of a city could be seen almost everywhere, and as he passed by, he found more than one crime.

When he crossed the slums, he arrived at another place in the city, which belonged to the pirates.

Located on the coast, it is located in a secluded location, with a specially built dock for pirate ships, and many pirate ships dock here.

Alan wasn't familiar with this place, but it didn't matter if he wasn't, he looked like a pirate who had come to have fun, and he didn't look much different from the smell of pirates and the bad breath that could kill people.

It's easy to find one of the most popular taverns in the area, the Stormy Point Tavern.

It is said that this tavern has been around for more than 50 years, when a pirate returned from the New World and settled here, and later a descendant of the pirate took over.

Cape Storm is a concentration of information, and Alan knows that this tavern is not only a concentration of information, but also a second-class dealer, not only selling news, but also selling weapons, helping pirates sell stolen goods, and other jobs are basically all done - there is no simple one who can open a tavern in this world for a long time.

It's the same in the previous life, all nightclubs and bars can be opened for a long time and even have a great reputation, and none of the bosses are simple.

Alan walked in, and the lively atmosphere suddenly came to his face.

This time period is the first time for ordinary people who don't have much entertainment, and they may have fallen asleep a long time ago, but for the pirates, it belongs to the most exciting time of the day.

Alan scanned around and saw that the hall was full, and he walked straight to the bar.

He's inconspicuous here, and there's nothing brain-dead to suddenly get up and trouble him, and anyone who comes to Cape Storm has a little bit of a beep in his heart, and of course he doesn't count if he's completely drunk.

Syllable!

A few Baileys slapped on the table, and a magnetic voice rang out.

"Man, have a glass of Golden Rum, remember to add ice."

Golden Rum is the top brand of rum, and pirates generally drink cheap black or white rum, after all, everyone is massive, and it doesn't matter if Golden Rum has a drink for some captains, if you want to drink it well, you have to vomit blood in your wallet.

A delicate glass with a golden liquor was placed in front of Alan, who didn't like to drink in his previous life, but when he had a barbecue with friends in the summer, he liked to drink fresh and pure draft beer, fresh and iced with grilled hot meat skewers, which tasted delicious.

When I came to this world, I tried it, but I didn't say I particularly liked it.

Of course, this storm horn Golden Rum has another purpose.

When the guy was about to give Bailey change, Alan pushed Bailey over and said, "Tell me about the recent situation in the Emerald City, I just came here today." ”

Not all of the pirates are ambitious to go to the New World, many of them actually have a lot of intentions, they sail to a certain place, once they have a reliable source of income (raiding), they are likely to stay there, forming a fixed pattern, and some people have become sitting tigers.

"A person, not a little brave." The guy was older than him, and his tone was light, obviously the guy wasn't an ordinary person.

Alan shook his head: "Our captain is a blackbeard with a bounty of 41 million, he was hunted by the navy some time ago, and only a few people escaped, and I finally came here." ”

Blackbeard, Redbeard, Tea Beard, Long Beard, and other distinctive features are the most common nomenclature used by pirates, and several beards of various colors are caught almost every year.

Of course, a guy like Whitebeard with a distinctive white crescent beard is just that.

The guy Alan said happened to be a group of pirates caught by the Navy some time ago, and they were all wiped out, and he was the one who received the information, so there would be no problem for him to pretend to be a pirate under this name.

Maybe it's the relationship with a lot of tips, maybe it's Allen's tragic experience, or maybe the bartender simply looks at Allen.

He said: "The city of Fei has been very stormy lately, and it is not suitable for small boats to wander, and it may capsize at any time, so if I were you, I would take the opportunity to find a stable livelihood." ”

Alan was silent for a while: "Stable? How can it be so easy, how many people can have a good end after embarking on this road? I'm hoping to find something to do. ”

The so-called good words are hard to persuade the damn ghost, and the bartender naturally won't say much, he snorted in a certain direction: "Over there, it's a group of pirates who have been gaining momentum recently, and the captain 'Black Bear' Sovokov has a bounty of 60 million Bailey, I heard that there will be a lot of action, and they are preparing to recruit people recently, maybe you can talk to them." ”

Alan shook his head, and instead of looking for the black bear with a bounty of 60 million, he tasted the rum with a rich oak aroma in the glass unhurriedly.

At this time, the more it is placed on the bright side, the more likely it is to be cannon fodder.

The real guys are all hiding in the deep sea, and they can't detect the depth of the other party until the critical time.

Simply, he just wants to find out some news, and the cannon fodder may not know the most secret plan, but he can also analyze something useful through the movement of the cannon fodder.

"I don't want to join the pirates again, if I'm not careful, I will be targeted by the navy again, and I am afraid that I will not be as lucky as I am now." Alan put down his glass, looked at the bartender and said, "I want to know something real, I don't expect to be able to eat a lot of meat, I can drink some soup, and then I can find a place where no one is there to marry and have children." ”

"Huh." The bartender smiled meaninglessly, "Really good things are usually more expensive. ”

"It just so happens that I still have a little savings, so it's not hard to buy something good."

Alan looked into the bartender's eyes without flinching, and after a few seconds of staring at each other, the bartender reached out and beckoned someone else.

"In that case, then come with me, I hope you are not lying, otherwise it will end badly." The bartender led Alan to a secret door, and said as he went, "In this place of the Emerald City, if you want to survive, you have to be smart enough, or you won't know how to die." ”

Alan didn't answer, just remained silent.

Soon, through a dimly lit corridor, came to a room, where the bartender knocked on the door, and then pushed it open:

"Please come in!"