Three days later, on December 23, at 10:45 a.m.

The early morning telegram brought shocking news that no one on the White Onyx had ever imagined.

"The first mate, the third mate, and the three boatswains of the 'sick girl' were taken into custody by the Governor's House yesterday evening."

"According to reliable sources, the 'sick girl' has announced that she will disband the fleet from now on and will no longer be active in the Sunia Sea?!"

Sitting at the breakfast table, Cleves took the note from Captain Aylan and read it out incredulously.

Suddenly, several people around looked up.

Because of the late hour, some employers and passengers had already finished their meals in advance, and now only Klein, Anderson, Elland, and two senior bodyguards are left in the restaurant.

But shock was written all over their faces.

This is not news that anyone thinks will be in the newspapers.

What? Is she crazy? Cecil, the female companion with Cleves, hurriedly swallowed the breakfast quiche in his mouth and replied vaguely, "She's the pirate general of the world!" A bounty of 30,000 gold pounds! It's a lot higher than the Lieutenant General of the Iceberg! ”

The continuous exclamation tone indicates her shock.

After all, the pirate general announced his withdrawal from the sea, which is a big event that has never been heard of in the Sunia Sea!

Pirates are not a profession, and as long as they can still catch treasure, few will choose to retire.

Besides, Tracy the 'Sick Girl' seems to be one of the younger pirate generals, and no matter what, she doesn't need to retire.

Plus several important crew members who appeared in the Doge's Palace

"She's been caught?" Crane, who maintained Gelman's character, asked suspiciously.

"There's no news of being caught yet, but I feel like it." Cleves nodded, "The Governor's Office of the Rorsted Islands will not go out to catch pirates, but will only be responsible for exchanging bounties. Her deputies were supposed to be handed over from custody. ”

After speaking, he looked emotional and shocked again: "The bounty hunters on the sea are really terrifying now. ”

"It doesn't have to be a hunter." Captain Erlan interjected, "I'm sorry, I didn't say what you meant, Mr. Sparrow, but most of the hunters at sea are limited, and those who can fight with the pirate generals have all gone to become pirate generals." ”

This remark was immediately echoed by a group of approving.

A heated discussion ensued at the dinner table on the subject, which also mentioned a number of new rumors about the similarities of the 'Rorsted Seas' and the 'Sea of Engulfing Ships'.

However, because the veracity of the news at sea has always been limited, it did not attract special attention from Klein.

After breakfast, he sorted out his clothes and went to the deck for his daily relaxation and viewing.

White clouds drift slowly across the sky.

After a few days of sailing, the White Onyx had made its way into the waters of Rorsted, not far from his first destination.

There, his main thing was to hunt for the 'Blood Generals'.

According to the information received from the 'White Shark' at the bar, the other party's deputy is on the island and he may also be nearby.

The 'Blood Admiral' Theonier and his men are murderous, blood-loving, and violent against women, and every time they rob a passenger ship, they always cause tragedy...... This is a recognized thing, and they themselves are proud of it and always do not hesitate to publicize it.

Compared with them, the 'sick lieutenant generals' who suddenly retreated to the sea can be regarded as good law-abiding citizens, and they have no interest in dealing with passers-by except for conflicting enemies.

They are the perfect prey.

Moreover, the bounty of the pirate general is simply tempting!

Crane looked at the endless sea, and his heart couldn't help but start yearning for a better life after redeeming the bounty.

Forget it, stop for now, and it's not too late to think about it when you catch it.

His eyes unconsciously sparkled with hope.

This continued for a while, until, at the end of the line of sight, a strange black dot diverted his attention. Because of the distance, it initially appears to be an irregular acute triangle, long on one side and short on the other.

Well, finding its area requires drawing an auxiliary line

Crane was amusing himself for a moment, and couldn't help but smile faintly after trying to restrain himself.

But as the ship kept getting closer, he suddenly felt a clear sense of disobedience.

For example, the tip of the triangle seems to be a poked out mast, and the irregular length of the two sides is due to its posture not quite right.

That's—

A shipwreck?!

"Captain Erlan, Captain Erlan!" Anderson shouted from behind, "The boat over there is a trouble, it looks like it has been shipwrecked!" ”

"I'll pay for the rescue, my friend is on it, help me!"

The anxious 'strongest hunter' rushed to the captain's quarters.

This made a slight suspicion appear in Crane's heart, who was still observing.

Is this friend the same person I was told at the White Shark tavern?

I'm afraid the friends of sequence five are not low!

His guess was not wrong.

After the "White Onyx" approached, the ownership of the "wrecked" ship gradually became clear.

The lack of a flag forced them to wait until they got closer to recognize its name:

The prominent spire on the side of the ship is decorated with the words 'Golden Dream'.

It is the Golden Dream that belongs to the 'Iceberg Lieutenant General'!

Pirate General!

Captain Erlan's face immediately turned purple as an eggplant when he saw it, and he turned to command the sailors to leave with the rudder full.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

Before Anderson Hood could try to restrain the captain and keep him from escaping, the Golden Dream quickly lowered several small boats and sailed over with full horsepower to surround the White Onyx.

At the forefront, a tall man in a linen shirt and a blue waistcoat stood at the bow of the boat, shouting loudly:

"Lay down your arms and don't resist!"

"We belong to the 'Iceberg Lieutenant General' pirate group, and we only plunder the noble merchant group worth more than 5,000 gold pounds, or have a stable annual income of more than 1,000 gold pounds, and we will not harm anyone! If there are special circumstances, it can be stated that we will reduce the amount of looting at our discretion. ”

"The share of profits paid by merchant ships is more than 50%, the steamer carrying passengers is 30%, there is 80% of the income from adventure, and all resistance is confiscated!"

The clear voices of the three 'flower bow ties' Yoderson echoed on the 'White Onyx', effectively calming the bodyguards and sailors who wanted to go to get their guns, as well as most of the panicked passengers.

And Crane, who watched the situation change, felt a kind of absurdity from the heart.

Countless thoughts flew through his mind, because there were so many slots, he didn't know where to start for a while.

Anderson's friend is really not low-status, he is actually the crew of Vice Admiral Iceberg, or himself......

The pirate general actually pretended to be a shipwreck without style and played fairy jump here.

And also

You are a pirate, the raiding method is so standardized, stylized, and even robbed with a touch of weird human touch, it is too peculiar, right?!

What is paid by a percentage of the sea toll booths!

His expression was indescribable, and he only felt that the other party's pirate group revealed a strong funny atmosphere, which reminded him of the popular title format he had seen in his previous life-

"All proceeds from this book will be used to purchase Bloodborne Curse merchandise for the author himself."

The format of a charity slogan frames the essence of the evil position, and it is inexplicably very honest.

It's a lot like the Golden Dream's strange raiding guidelines.

Ahem, it's far away.

In short, even though the pirates had already climbed onto the deck and stood in front of them, Crane still did not panic at all, and waited quietly for this strange robbery to end, along with most of the passengers who had calmed down.

After all......

Klein's annual income simply did not meet the threshold.

He was poorer than a pirate.

(End of chapter)