Privateer Alliance Anchorage.

The nights, which lasted up to nineteen hours a day, were themselves a breeding ground for chaos.

This is especially true for pirates, an already restless group.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

"Spare your life, spare your life! Mr. Bill, we don't dare anymore. ”

"The executioner should stop fighting, it's all because the captain forbids going ashore, we hear the sound of dice rolling in the casino, we really can't control the gambling addiction!"

“”

On the deck of the Nemesis, four sailors were naked, tied to a cable, swaying in the biting cold wind.

A tall and hard-tempered pirate officer was holding a nine-tailed cat and beating them all over in blood, screaming again and again.

But it was Bill, the [executioner] who served as the commander of the detachment yesterday and led the team to hold the [Black Mass] ceremony.

He was already in a very bad mood because he lost a [Rainbow] during the mission, and also lost two precious silver octopus coins.

Hearing that the four pirates who hit the muzzle of the gun not only did not admit their mistake, but also dared to defend themselves, the force of the whip in their hands increased a few points.

Scolding while beating:

"How dare a bunch of bastards quibble? Did I punish you for gambling?

Nemesis's Ten Pirate Commandments 5: Whoever beats someone on a ship is given the law of Moses (forty lashes).

Precept 6: Whoever breaks a weapon, who bears a candle without a lampshade, ditto!

The four of you lit candles to gather people to gamble, but you didn't add lampshades to the candles, and the losers played tricks to cause scuffles, and you dare to say that you shouldn't be punished?! ”

Candles can ignite wooden sailboats without a lampshade, and many pirate ships ban women and gambling to prevent infighting.

If an accident like "camp roaring" was caused on the boat, they would not even have a place to run.

The punishment of these people is indeed not unjust at all.

"Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

I, Executioner Bill, will not tolerate anything that endangers the Nemesis and Captain Redbeard! ”

The nine-tailed cat whipped nine lashes, and after dozens of whips, the four crew members almost fainted.

The other pirates on the ship were not only concerned, but also secretly dissatisfied when they looked at Bill, who was in charge of the execution.

Someone even whispered:

"What's the spirit? Stinky Navy!

Don't be a pirate if you have the ability? I also brought the set on the warship to the pirate ship. ”

"That's right! Forty lashes is a rule, and a light beating is a favor, and those who don't know think that this navy has a deep hatred for our brothers. ”

Bill, as a squire-level first-order transcendent, is naturally deaf and clear-sighted.

Hearing those yin and yang strange insults, the muscles of his cheeks jumped slightly, but he continued to execute as if he hadn't heard it.

The pirates were right, he was indeed a navy, but with the word "former".

It is well known that the living conditions of the sailors at the bottom are extremely poor, and the food, water, hygiene, and rest are not even comparable to those of the prisoners in land prisons.

But what many people don't know is that compared with merchant sailors, the lives of sailors in the navies of various countries are actually more miserable.

Not only do they continue to be involved in all kinds of dangerous wars, but they are also paid very little, usually only half the salary of merchant sailors, and are often owed by the military department.

The punishment of the navy was particularly horrific.

Even if he is as fierce as [Bloody Eye] Salman, who deliberately set a trap in [Ten Commandments of Pirates] to kill the crew, he will not abuse the crew in normal times.

But this situation is the norm on warships.

Naval officers treated low-ranking sailors extremely harshly, often whipping or maiming sailors who had made minor mistakes.

The navies of various countries are also the only groups that can legitimately and openly elevate the ordinary punishment to the death penalty, and it is common for disobedient captains to be shot.

Therefore, even those maritime powers with frequent maritime activities cannot ensure that their naval sailors will be full at all times.

Even the chances of mental illness or psychosis among sailors in the Navy are so high that they have to be counseled by chaplains.

Even more paradoxical.

Compared with the merchant ship and the navy, the pirate ship that abides by the [Pirate Code] is fair and democratic to its crew, and regards them as the masters of the ship.

Pirates also became the salvation of many low-level sailors.

It was not uncommon for naval and merchant sailors to find an opportunity to flee to a pirate ship.

It may sound strange and counterintuitive, but that's the reality on the sea.

Byron used the "psychological disguise technique" to disguise himself as an ordinary pirate, and hid in the crowd of onlookers to watch a good show, and naturally heard the sailors' discussions.

At a glance, [Echoes of History] found that the few people who spoke turned out to be former naval soldiers.

Nodded secretly:

"If Bill had been just an ordinary ex-Navy soldier, he wouldn't have caused so much hostility among the crew.

It's a pity that he used to be a naval officer who played the role of a perpetrator, and this label can't be washed clean.

Of course, the dark history of the Navy could not be washed clean. ”

As a former quasi-high-ranking officer, he also knew that in the wartime state of Hattings, evading military service in the navy was subject to a fine of 10 gold pounds, that is, the income of ordinary people who did not eat or drink for a year.

Every time this happens, the gentlemen of the Admiralty Military Council skyrocket!

Where the money comes from, don't ask.

Anyway, they never had the idea of improving the treatment of sailors.

And in the information that Byron gathered in advance through [Know-it-all].

Bill is not only an officer, but also an Inquisition Order's [Executioner], and he doesn't know how much pirate and navy blood he has on his hands.

After being captured in a defeat and joining Edward the Redbeard, he was more loyal than most pirates, like a convert fanatic.

He also gained the trust of Redbeard at the first time, and continued to appoint him as the executioner on the [Nemesis].

He always had an iconic slogan on his lips:

"Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal!"

Meticulously and strictly implement the [Ten Commandments of Pirates] formulated by Redbeard, and never show any affection.

It didn't take long for him to turn himself into a lonely minister.

Ordinary pirates may not know why this strange combination is so tacit.

Byron, however, knew the inside story very well.

For example, in the transcendent system of the Law, if Redbeard is responsible for shouting "ascending," then Bill is responsible for shouting "mighty."

Only if Redbeard becomes the Overseer of the Captains' Council, or even uses it as a springboard to become the new Pirate King of the North Sea, will the latter have more power to punish everywhere.

Even clinging to the Pirate King to become a mid-sequence transcendent!

For him, it is not only vested interests, but even the fundamental transcendent path is forcibly bound.

Bill, the [Executioner], must be one of the people in the privateering alliance who most sincerely hopes that Redbeard can succeed in ascending to power.

And a great pirate who is aspiring to be a pirate overseer, or even a pirate king, needs such a tool man who is not afraid to offend anyone, but will only perfectly execute his will.

The two of them really went both ways.

There was nothing wrong with putting the label of the captain's "confidant" on his head.

Such a confidant candidate with extremely simple interpersonal relationships will be targeted by [Jack-of-all-trades] Franklin and Byron, and naturally there is no surprise at all.

Half an hour later.

The four of them had finished each with forty lashes without any discount, and the [Executioner] Bill, who felt that his spirituality had increased a little, coldly dropped a sentence:

"Get out! The next time you do it again, you won't have such good luck. ”

Turn around and walk down the gangway to board another pirate ship under his command.

The other pirates dispersed, and no one greeted the executioner from beginning to end.

Some people even made up their minds that they must sue the captain about him, even if it is useless, it is better to disgust this guy.

[Executioner] Bill walked into his separate cabin with a cold face.

As soon as I closed the door, I turned my head to find a stranger sitting behind my desk, looking through the logbook he had written with great interest.

There is also a [Whalebone Talisman: Silence] in the corner of the table.

Bilder was suddenly furious and scolded:

"Who let you in? Sinners, get down on my knees! ”