It was a rather boring seven days.
In fact, this kind of boredom was what others dreamed of, because if it was not boring, it meant that they encountered a sea monster. This was definitely a disaster in the boundless sea, and an important reason for blocking the trade routes of the outer islands. It turned out that Søren's initial decision to get close to the Sea Temple was correct, because with the support of the Sea Goddess behind him, not only did his warships not have to worry about deep-sea monsters, but even his other fleets did not have to worry about attacks from sea monsters.
The only regret was that he had not been able to have an effective contact with the Sharkmen and the Naga Sirens.
Naturally, there was no way to talk about deep-sea trade.
If the profits of overseas trade were enough to make people take risks, then the profits of deep-sea trade were enough to make people ignore their beliefs.
Unfortunately, deep-sea species were quite repulsive to land creatures.
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The seven-day route was not very long.
Søren encountered a storm on the fifth day, but it was not very serious and would not affect their course. About the morning of the seventh day, Søren returned to the south coast, but his first stop was not Port Tylon, but Snake Island. Snake Island was now used as a storage base, with about two hundred pirates stationed there for a long time. These pirates were all low-level thugs, and there was a small leader responsible for the security here. The real elites were basically brought to the outer islands by Søren.
But this did not mean that the defense of Snake Island was weak, on the contrary, the defense here was better than other places.
Because there was a mutated giant tiger shark here.
Søren first used the blessing of the Sea Goddess to control the giant tiger shark, not knowing if it was because it had killed too many people or because it had eaten too many people. Now it was obviously developing in the direction of a mutated sea monster, and because of the control effect of the blessing of the Sea Goddess, it had a feeling of obedience to Søren. This kind of control was stronger than its previous master, and because of the improvement of its wisdom, it could gradually distinguish between friend and foe.
It was mutating into a magical creature.
The giant tiger shark was about half the size of the past, and at this rate, it would eventually grow to the size of a warship. At that time, it would probably be able to overturn a warship like a giant octopus. Due to the strange perception of magical creatures and some kind of hidden spiritual connection, when Søren just returned to the waters near Snake Island, the giant tiger shark swam over from other places, and then emerged from the sea to meet him.
It swam around the warship and seemed a little happy.
Søren stood on the deck and watched the tiger shark swimming near the warship. He had a smile on his face, and after watching for a while, he asked his men behind him, "Are there any sheep on the ship?"
A pirate behind him turned and trotted to the cabin to ask, and then ran back and said, "Your Excellency! There are also three goats, half a deer, and some other things. "
"Yes." Soran nodded and said, "Throw all the sheep down."
Soon.
Two strong pirates came up with a sheep each. After they saw Søren nodding, they came to the deck. The two pirates looked at the giant tiger shark swimming near the warship with a face full of awe and fear, and then threw the two sheep down. The tiger shark had a very powerful blood tracking ability. After it sensed the smell of blood in the water, it immediately swam over. Then it opened its mouth and swallowed the two sheep, and then quietly followed behind the warship.
This giant tiger shark was raised freely. In the south coast where fish were abundant, there was no need for Søren to feed it.
Feeding it was just to increase the intimacy.
The tiger shark followed Søren to the vicinity of Snake Island, and then it gradually dived into the sea and swam towards the outside. It was now equivalent to a sea monster that occupied a part of the sea. It was active in the deep sea near Snake Island. Some time ago, some of his men saw it fighting with a giant octopus. At that time, the pirate leader below also ordered his men to help it. That was why Søren promoted the pirate leader to the steward of Snake Island. Until the giant tiger shark had completely left, the pirate sailors below were still talking about it. Their eyes were filled with awe and pride from time to time.
It would not be long before some of them would brag about what they had seen and heard in the taverns of Port Tylon.
There was no doubt.
Pirates were also a group of people who liked to brag, especially when they drank too much, or when they wanted to attract the attention of a bar maid.
The environment of Snake Island had changed a lot.
First of all, the area it occupied was much larger. Since it was Søren's transit station and warehouse, of course, it had to have enough space. Snake Island was now the hub of the entire South Sea's smuggling trade. Whether it was going to Port Tylon, the City of Wealth, or coastal trade to Shipwreck Bay, Snake Island was a place they could not avoid. Smuggling by sea was the biggest source of profit for the South Coast. Because there were too many checkpoints in land trade, there were often guards and nobles who exploited the profits. Therefore, shipping directly by sea could save a lot of money and avoid most of the taxes.
This business was like selling illegal salt. No matter what, there was a way to survive.
As soon as Søren arrived at Snake Island, the pirate leader in charge immediately came to greet him. Søren did not remember the name of this man at all, but he remembered his physical characteristics very clearly. This pirate leader only had one ear, and the other ear was cut off by the enemy. Snake Island had been renovated several times. Now there were open roads on both sides that led directly to the camp. Some of the snakes at the back had been cleared, and now the snakes were mainly active in the south of the island.
Søren glanced at the pirate leader who only had one ear in front of him and directly said, "Take me to the warehouse."
The pirate leader in front of him immediately nodded and bowed, "Yes. Your Excellency, please come with me. "
The group quickly walked towards the warehouse. In front of them, a pirate guard opened the door of the warehouse and saw that it was full of things, all kinds of goods. It was easy for pirates to hoard goods because not all goods could be sold after they looted once. Only the goods that sold well could be sold through the black market merchants. The other goods might be overstocked for a while. After all, from an official point of view, almost all cities and kingdoms rejected the pirate black market.
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