Section 87
The day after anchoring in Pirate Harbor, Fast and Francois left the Initial with Annan's mission and set foot in the pirate-occupied port.
The pirates wanted to plunder them, and they had to weigh the twenty large water elementals on board, as well as the forces behind the outdated, funny old sailing ship.
Stepping on land allows them to see the details of the pirate harbor, the heads on the barrels, the old bloodstains, the bones of the hands that are used as weather vanesβ
If you see this at sea, you won't be reckless.
"The more we are afraid, the less they are afraid. We are not afraid, they are the ones who are afraid. β
Fast reminded in a low voice, and under the gaze of some pirates leaning on the deck and in the harbor, he came to a tavern and pushed open the fence door.
Jingle Bell β
The wind chimes on the fence gate rang out with a crisp sound that didn't match Pirate Harbor.
The rough palms on the girl's breasts, the inferior beer that was picked up, the throwing knives poked on the table, and the noisy tavern stalled because of the intruders of uninvited guests.
Fast and Francois met the unkind gaze as they walked towards the empty table in front of the counter, where two pirates suddenly rushed over and took their seats, staring at them playfully.
Fast continued on his way to the defiant pirate, grabbing him by the collar and pulling him out, so fast that he didn't even have time to say, "Oh my God, I'm down."
The pirates in the tavern "roared" to their feet, and only the tavern owner and the strong man holding the girl were indifferent.
"You have offended your chief's guests like this?" Fast stared indifferently at the remaining pirates, waiting for him to stand up in retreat and let Francois sit down.
"Two portions of food."
Two plates of suspicious meat were brought to the table, and the tavernkeeper wiped his grease hands from his apron and said with a smile, "You can eat it, but it's better not to think about what kind of meat it is." β
Such words are useless to the veteran Fast, as for Francois...... He's eaten everything.
The meal tasted average, but it was better than eating on a boat. The chef on board can't say that the food is unpalatable, but he is good at preserving the original taste of the food......
They finished eating, the pirates were not in trouble, and Francois was bored to put bones into the shape of a fish.
"Fish is not like that." Fast said.
"I know."
At this time, the strong man suddenly pushed away the girl sitting on his lap, and shadows and body odors shrouded them.
"I thought they would run away like a mouse, but I didn't expect to dare to come up!" The second leader of the pirates grinned crooked teeth with gold teeth, "Get a glass of wine for our braves!" β
"You're their leader?" He asked Fast.
"He is, I'm the second mate."
"A sissy?"
Francois continued to lie on the table and fiddle with his work.
"Say bad things to your face about a sinister vengeful ranger, and if I were you, I wouldn't have slept so well tonight......" Fast kindly reminded.
The tavernkeeper brought two glasses of wine, and Fast sniffed one in his hand: "Brown ale?" The malt flavor is too strong, and I still like the dwarven black pulp, which is very strong. β
The eyes in the deep sockets of the strong man lit up, and it was the excitement of meeting the same kind: "You also like dwarf wine?" β
"What humans brew is drunk by girls."
"That's right! There's not even dwarven wine in this place! β
The exchange between Starmoon Bay and Pirate Harbor began in an unexpected way, with Fast and the second leader drinking glass after glass, and the conversation was not limited to wine.
"Your boat isn't as fast as my grandmother." The second leader scoffed.
"Climb?"
"She was being chased by a furious clawed beast, you should have seen what she looked like."
This is normal for a group of pirates.
"You're from Star-Moon Bay? I haven't heard of it there......"
"Of course you haven't heard of it, because it's only been built for a long time, and it's all special because ......of one person," Fast said with a slight drunkenness: "A great lord, I have never seen such a charismatic person, the city lord of Breeze City, Lady Winter, the nezumi, the blue dragon, the night watchman, even the legendary mage owes him a favor, no one doesn't like him, as long as he wants, with a wave of his hand, hundreds of thousands of people can obey orders, as long as he shows up, the whole street will be blocked by crowds......"
It's a tale like the tavern minstrel told - but if the intoxicated pirates believe it, what madman would stuff twenty large water elementals into the cabin?
"Do you like fishing?" Fast asked the second chief.
"I love robbery."
"You fish out of the sea, and I fish out of the sea."
Fast and the second leader were about to put on a pair of pants, and he invited them to take a walk around Pirate Harbor. The main thing is that the pirates began to whisper, muttering that Starmoon Bay must be so fucking rich that they have to find a way to loot in the past - they have seen legends, they have been bragging about their lives - they have seen the cowardly waste, and they have robbed Xingyue Bay of its wealth - win-win!
Don't let these fools mess with the boss's plans.
Fast and Francois followed as they wandered around the town, and Fast asked, "Why is it your territory that shows us on our map that this is the Port of Eternal Night?" β
"Your map needs to be updated, we took it ten years ago?" The second leader laughed triumphantly.
Francois recalls the date of drawing in the lower right corner of the map: 988.
"Where's the people here?" He asked.
"It's everywhere, and the lord is hanging there."
The second leader pointed to the town's most conspicuous manor, the spire of which stood a complete skeleton.
Fast had to continue to go deeper, but was blocked by the second leader: "The area in front of you will come later." It's a place for treasures and women. β
"Then go back and continue drinking?"
Fast hadn't boasted about the fish he had caught.
"I want to show you my chief."
Fast and Francois looked at each other: "Then lead the way." β
Entering the manor, a drunken pirate staggered over and reached for Fast's money bag, where he was caught by the second leader and cut off his palm with a dagger.
The pirate didn't scream, picked up the severed hand and ran out of the manor. Francois frowned. The brutal chaos of these guys reminds him of Katarina......
Then he saw the leader of the pirates, with flaming red hair that was hard to forget, a nose that was high, a body as muscular as a cheetah, wheat-colored skin, an eye patch that covered an attractive eye, and long legs folded on a dirty crimson seat.
A woman?
The respectful second leader asked them to confirm the identity of this woman,
"Hello, Northland King's men, welcome to my port......" A languid female voice mixed with a Northland accent sounded, "So do you want war, or cooperation?" β
"How are they different?"
"War, you will stay here, and our fleet of Sea Hawks will appear in your homeland, cooperate...... I want to meet your King of the North.
(End of chapter)