During this period of time, Xu Yun and Lin Ge could not be said to have gained nothing on this ocean. At least, they had basically figured out the sphere of influence of the major pirate gangs. Lin Ge had drawn these on a sea map that only he could understand. Therefore, they had a basic understanding of the location of the main island controlled by the Sharks.
The Phantom had fallen into the hands of the Sharks. Whether it was good or bad, it would make Xu Yun uneasy. Naka did not have a good image in Xu Yun's mind because he already had a preconceived notion. The Sharks were the most evil gang in this place. Compared to the benevolent and righteous ways of the Beluga Clan, they were even worse.
Naka had always been unconvinced by Qiu Heng, and a large part of it was caused by this. Naka felt that the world was as black as the crows! Since they were all pirates, they should not pretend to be some chivalrous hero. He looked down on Qiu Heng, thinking that Qiu Heng was hypocritical, pretentious, and a villain who dared to do things but did not dare to admit it.
Qiu Heng also looked down on Naka, thinking that Naka was a guy without principles, bottom line, integrity, and demeanor. Pirates should have pirate rules, not no rules at all. There was a saying that even thieves had morals. Although it was not appropriate to use it on them, they should be able to use it, right?
There were too many unscrupulous stories about Naka. Pirates had the basic rules of pirates. They were not on the same level as the petty thieves on land. The bandits on land could be a spontaneous organization among the people. As long as a few brothers did not learn well, they could discuss and pick up a few big knives. The road was opened by them, the trees were planted by them, and they could do business. However, pirates were definitely not that simple. Some of the things that Naka did sometimes were like petty thieves, without rules.
The origins of pirates were often strange. For example, there was an organization in the United Nations called the Knights of Malta. This was not a country, but it was an organization that enjoyed the treatment of a country. It was a remnant of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. This Knights of Malta had been pirates in the later part of the Middle Ages. Of course, their pirates were called religious pirates, which meant that they did not touch the ships of Christians. If you were the ship of Jesus, then they would fuck you! This was something that had been severed from mainstream society.
Therefore, one must not treat pirates as a kind of sea robber spontaneously produced by the people. He was a product of the mainstream society's rupture. Qiu Heng agreed with this, but Naka did not. Because Naka's Shark Gang was a kind of spontaneous sea bandits, they would even spend most of their time on the islands instead of wandering in the ocean.
This might be the biggest difference between Naka and Qiu Heng. In a sense, Qiu Heng was a pirate who abided by the Roberts Code, while Naka was more like a bandit.
Some people did not know what the Roberts Code was. This was a long story. Pirate society was different from what ordinary people imagined. For example, it was a very well-behaved society. Pirate ships had their own power generation. The most famous one was the golden age of pirates. There was something called the Roberts Code. Robert was also a great pirate. He set a lot of rules, so orthodox pirates followed the Roberts Code.
For example, everyone had an equal right to vote in all daily affairs. Those who stole their companions' property would be abandoned on deserted islands. It was strictly forbidden to gamble on the ship. It was not allowed to bring children on board. Those who seduced women would die. Those who fled would die, and so on were all rules that pirates had to follow.
These rules did not exist on Naka's ship. Naka would even bring women on board to do all kinds of outrageous things. This was a rather shameful behavior of pirates! Since ancient times, in large harbors or coastlines where ships could stop, there were often a group of women who had fallen out of their way to work as meat sellers. Most of their customers, except for the men on the long-line merchant ships who had been sailing for a long time and finally saw women on the shore, were the well-behaved pirates.
Of course, there were also some rules that were slowly eliminated. It was better to say that they were eliminated than that they were broken. For example, in order to prevent fire, no open fire was allowed in the cabin after eight o'clock in the evening. If you wanted to drink, you had to drink on the deck. This was because the fire extinguishers were much more advanced than before.
Qiu Heng's men respected him, not because of his pressure. He was able to get to his current position because of everyone's election. He boarded this pirate ship because the old captain followed the Roberts Code! There was another feature in this democratic system. The captain did not have much dignity. His men could rush up and grab his wine.
When Qiu Heng first joined the Beluga Whale Regiment, their ship was more orthodox. In addition to the captain, there was also a serious role called the helmsman, also called the quartermaster. Such a person had a lot of power. For example, he had the power to distribute the spoils, distribute food and wine, deal with some conflicts between pirates, and arbitrate disputes.
Before Qiu Heng took over, he also served as the helmsman. Because the old captain thought highly of him, he was given such an important position. It could be said that in addition to the daily battles, he was the highest leader on the ship. So much so that he still managed everything by himself.
After Qiu Heng took over, Mo Tai was supposed to assume this role. However, due to Qiu Heng's authority and the fact that he was already used to doing all this, Mo Tai was nominally the helmsman, but in reality, Qiu Heng had the final say in everything. Although Qiu Heng felt that this kind of centralization of power was somewhat against the rules, he could only sigh that this was an inevitable change in the development of the times.
Regarding the dictatorship of pirates, it was necessary to talk about Naka. Putting aside Naka's background as a mountain bandit. His pirate ship was more like the merchant ships of the 17th and 18th centuries that were under the protection of the law. They were also merchant ships that sailed on the ocean.
That's right, you didn't read wrong. It was a merchant ship. At that time, the merchant ship was definitely a dictatorship of the captain. Not only could he arbitrarily deduct the crew's wages, but he also did something to the food. He ate and drank so much that the crew did not have enough to eat. This was very normal!
Moreover, the captain also had the power to punish the crew at will. It was just a beating, and he could beat them to death. For many people, if you wanted to resist, if you wanted to interfere with the captain's power to punish the crew, the captain could directly determine that your behavior was called rebellion, and you would be hanged ashore!
Most people could only see the surface of things. In fact, many things were different from what they imagined. On the pirate ship, which was originally filled with the smell of blood, there was a peaceful atmosphere. On the merchant ship, which was supposed to be a bright universe, was filled with the smell of blood. This was the maritime era of those years.
The products left over from these eras still exist today, and they have been changing all the time.
Although Naka was not a merchant ship, he still used the method of the dictatorial world on the merchant ship. All the power was in his hands. He could do whatever he wanted, but he didn't know that this method would destroy him sooner or later.
Qiu Heng, on the other hand, hoped that he could follow the final law and not let the Beluga Clan go down the path of inevitable destruction. He admired the old captain and the current white-haired father because they were all rule-abiding people. Therefore, he would definitely be a rule-abiding person.
These were two different paths of development, and there was bound to be conflict. Xu Yun could get the treatment of a guest on Qiu Heng's ship, but he directly broke into Naka's territory. He didn't know what was waiting for him. Qiu Heng ordered people to follow him because he was worried about the unknown.
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