All the pirates were in an uproar. Is there something wrong with this young man with long black hair? Doesn't he look at the current situation? Does he really think that being a noble makes him superior to others and that he can order everyone around? We are pirates, and this is the sea, the vast sea, after killing someone, tying a ballast stone and throwing it into the water won't leave any trace.
"Kill him … …"
"Give this pretty boy to XXXX … …"
The crab god appeared out of thin air and blocked the simple wishes and fierce speech from the bottom of the hearts of these pirates … …
Sea Assault Captain? What the hell is that? Senbarwood felt a strong sense of humiliation. When the empire's civil war broke out, he was already a squadron leader. Although he was cannon fodder, if he was not a deserter and was lucky enough to survive until now, he would at least be a captain. Thirteen years had passed, and he had already ascended to the Gold rank. He was about to become Count Shelleche's family knight. Yet, there were still people who dared to ask him to be the captain of the assault on the sea. This was the work of cannon fodder. Ridiculous!
Suppressing his anger, Sunbarwood slowly unsheathed his sword. He swore to himself that he would teach this black-haired pretty boy a good lesson, so that this self-proclaimed Earl Norton would never want to recall this voyage ever again in his life …
He waved his hand, motioning for the pirates behind him to be quiet, and then a golden light appeared on his sword. At this moment, Senbarwood suddenly wanted to see the face of the pretty boy Count. Will he be shocked when he finds out that he is a gold rank pirate … …
What surprised Sunbarwood was that when the gigolo count saw the golden sword aura flashing on his longsword, his expression was one of surprise, not regret.
"Oh … …" The pretty boy Count laughed very happily: "I didn't expect that there would be a gold rank pirate. It seems that I was right, the Sea Assault Captain must be you … … "
Senbarwood felt his anger rush to the top of his head. His face turned purplish red, and he was so angry that his sword trembled. "I'm going to chop you into pieces and feed you to the fishes..."
Like a ferocious leopard, Sambarwood rushed towards the pretty boy Count … ….
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Norton Lollister was hailed as the King of the Raging Bears in the legends of later generations. His subordinates were known as the Raging Bears, and the Sixteen Winged Generals under him had always been the most talked about. These were the sixteen Golden Knights under the command of the Raging Bear King, Lollister, when he first embarked on his journey to unify the former Crisen Empire. Their common trait was that none of them were of noble birth. The only one they were related to was the Divine Arrow Josk, but he was an orphan who was later adopted by a noble.
These 16 Golden Knights became the best inspirational role models for later generations. Some of them were conferred the title of Grand Duke, while others became Great Swordsmen. Among them, Sunbarwood, who was conferred the title of Duke and was also a Great Swordsman, was the most controversial and legendary one. When he first joined Laurist, he was appointed as the assault leader of the Sea Jump Gang. With each victory, his status began to rise steadily, and in the end, he became the general in charge of the Norton Family's naval fleet. After Laurist established the Empire, he was conferred the title of Duke due to his contributions, and people called him the Storm Duke.
On the eightieth birthday of the Lord of Storms, at the request of his grandson, Sunbarwood began to dictate, and his grandson organized and wrote a million-word memoir. The book was called From Pirate to Duke, and it mainly described his journey of following the Raging Bear King, Lollister, all the way to war. After the book was published, it only took half a year for it to become one of the top ten bestsellers in Galinthea, selling more than a million copies. In later generations, it was republished again and again, and countless military historians and scholars of war relied on this book to make a living …
Of course, this book was also controversial. Many of the pirates who joined Lollister with Sunbarwood were still alive. Count Tok, for example, questioned one of the plots in the book after reading From Pirate to Duke. He thought that Sunbarwood had lied, and that it was not like what he said in the book. When he first saw Lollister at sea, he felt that Lollister was heroic and elegant, and after a conversation with him, he fell in love with Lollister's views and thoughts. Hence, he knelt down and acknowledged Lollister as his master …
The white-haired Count Tok recalled in front of the swarming reporters that Sunbarwood was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to commit suicide. He, who had just advanced to the Gold Rank, was teased by this pretty boy like a puppet for half an hour, and he could not resist at all.
"Then what were you doing then?" a reporter asked.
Count Tok smiled bitterly, "When His Majesty knocked Sunbarwood onto the deck for the first time, we rushed forward. Then, His Majesty took only ten minutes to beat us all down, and even disarmed us. Because His Majesty said that from that moment on, our lives did not belong to us, and we had to work for him. He was afraid that we would take things too hard, so he kindly helped us to disarm our weapons … "
"That's why you all sought refuge with His Majesty at that time. You fought for him everywhere and made great contributions. What a glorious journey it was!" The reporters were suddenly enlightened and exclaimed in admiration.
As a Gold Knight, Count Tok did not speak anymore. He closed his eyes. A glorious journey, an unparalleled achievement, the reporters said it lightly, but did they know how difficult and bloody this road was? Killing people everywhere, and bones were piled up like mountains. In the past, there were more than 300 pirate companions who survived until now, only 20 or 30 of them survived? If His Majesty had not used such a despicable means, who would be willing to follow him on that so-called glorious journey …
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Just like Sunbarwood, who was knocked down on the deck time and time again, he would stand up and fight again and again. He would never be willing to be the captain of an assault on the sea. Even Torc who could not move had forgotten about his own pain. Looking at Sunbarwood's swollen face, he could feel Sunbarwood's desire to die. As a Gold-tier swordsman, it was a great humiliation for him to be toyed with by someone bare-handed. He would rather die in battle than to live on …
Finally, Loriste impatiently kicked Sunbarwood and knocked him out.
When Sunbarwood woke up, he found himself tied to the mast, accompanied by Tok and some of the backbone of the pirates. And four ships were now sailing to his fishing village. Not all pirates are as tenacious as him and never give in. Sunbarwood found that many pirates are listening to the command of some strangers and playing the role of sailors …
Once again, Sunbarwood saw the hateful Earl who had tied his long black hair into a ponytail. Hmm, he had even changed his clothes and appeared in front of him with a cup of tea in his hand. Once again, he revealed his white teeth with a smile.
"I appreciate your strength and courage. Of course, I also value your Gold Rank Dou Qi very much." The Count said: "But these are not important. The important thing is that I have already understood your situation. Next, it depends on what your choice is. One, serve me, and I will treat your family well, just like I treat my soldiers. My family will be responsible for your birth and old age. Two, if you refuse my proposal, I will not hesitate to kill you, and your family, hehe, your beautiful wife and three lovely children … "
The pretty Count licked his lips with his tongue.
"No, you can't do this …" Sambarwood panicked. The detestable Count had hit the soft spot in his heart. "You're a noble, you can't do such a shameless thing …"
"Shameless?" The Count snorted from his nose: "That's because you haven't seen anything more shameless. And don't forget, you are just a pirate. Even if you are promoted to the Gold Rank, you are still a pirate. Have you forgotten that your hands are also stained with the blood of innocent people? Those people you robbed and killed at sea, they also had their own families, parents, wives and children. You killed them at sea and destroyed so many happy families. Now it's your turn, and you can't stand it anymore? "
At this moment, the Count's smile was like a devil showing his true face. In Sunbarwood's eyes, it was so terrifying.
"Think about it, after you die, your beautiful wife will be sold by me to a slave owner at a high price. Countless days and nights in the future, she will be under the feet of many men, crying and moaning … Your sons will be homeless and even fight with wild dogs for food because of hunger. When winter comes, they may freeze to death on the street and become a statue of ice and snow. In exchange, passers-by will sigh … Yours …"
"Don't say it …" Sunbarwood cried out in pain: "I will serve you! Let my family go, I will sell my life to you … "
"Uh …" Not expecting Sunbarwood to give in so quickly, Buckingham deliberately stopped talking. Bastard, I haven't talked about your daughter yet …
Lorist looked at Tork who was also tied to the mast: "What are you laughing at? You are the same. Think about your family …"
"I will also serve you, my Lord, but please let my family go …" Tork answered very simply.
"Uh …" Lorist was speechless. He was stunned for a long time before he remembered that he couldn't just rely on threats. He had to give people some hope and thought: "Then do a good job. If you make contributions, I will accept you as my family's knights. In the future, you can even become a feudal lord. This is not a dream, this is my promise, Count Norton."
In this way, Sunbarwood succumbed to Lorist's tyranny. In order to become Count Shelleche's family knight, Sunbarwood went to the sea to rob for the Count. Oh no, to find gifts. As a result, he sent himself to Lorist's hands and became a glorious sea assault captain.
He had no way to become a Count's family knight and became another Count's cannon fodder. But because of this, Sunbarwood's achievements and lifetime glory were achieved. The road of his life diverged at this moment, and people can't help but sigh at the impermanence of the world.
With the cooperation of Sunbarwood and Tork and other pirate leaders, Lorist and his party smoothly took over the pirate village, oh no, it was a fishing village. What made Lorist most satisfied was that there was a ship repair yard with relatively complete facilities in this fishing village. This meant that the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn could be repaired here, and there was no need to go to Sirovas Island.
"I didn't expect you to manage this pirate nest so well. I didn't know you had such talent." Lorist unexpectedly praised Sunbarwood. At this time, Sunbarwood's wife and three children were brought to Lorist.
In line with the principle of giving a good result, Lorist stepped forward and touched the head of Sunbarwood's eight-year-old son. "This boy looks very clever. Not bad, I like him very much. How about this, when he is sixteen, I will officially accept him as my apprentice, and then let him become my attendant. Shihuard, take care of your little brother in the future. Give him a copy of your previous training plan, and let him continue to train in the future. "
"Yes, my Lord." Shihuard was very happy. This way, he would not be the youngest.
"Thank, thank you, my Lord …" Sunbarwood expressed his gratitude helplessly. In his opinion, this was not an opportunity, but a way to arrange the work of the hostages.
"Alright, they will leave tomorrow. Have a good reunion at night. Don't worry, they will write to you when they arrive in the north. Only then will you know how lucky you are to be able to live there, "Lorist said.
The first thing Lorist did when he arrived at the fishing village was to gather the families of Sunbarwood, Tork, and the other pirate leaders, and prepare to pack them up and send them to the north.
Sunbarwood considered that he had already agreed to become the so-called Captain of the Sea Assault, which meant that he would be the leader of the suicide squad. It was impossible for him to become Count Shelech's family knight. Then, would Count Shelach, who had been stood up, fly into a rage out of humiliation and send troops to attack? Sunbarwood was not sure, so he could only agree to Lorist's actions. His only hope was that the legendary desolate north was really as beautiful as the Count said …
It was not that no one wanted to escape. They could sneak their families to the nearby hills and hide for ten days. They did not believe that the despicable Count Norton would stay in the fishing village forever. Moreover, this powerful Count was only one person. It was impossible for him to watch over the fishing village in all directions. As for his men, their main focus was to guard the four ships. More than one pirate leader wanted to escape …
Then, Joost appeared in the small square of the fishing village with a green longbow. With one arrow, he shot a tree that was as thick as an adult's arm 100 meters away. That's right, hundreds of people saw the tree fly three meters away, and the stubble seemed to have been broken by a huge force. Joost's reason was that the sparrows on the tree were too noisy …
This was a show of power. Everyone knew that. However, no one dared to take the risk of escaping. This was a Gold-ranked sharpshooter. Putting aside the fact that his arrows were accurate and powerful, just based on his hearing, even the sparrows on the tree hundreds of meters away would be able to hear him. Wouldn't it be very unjust to be shot at that night when they heard the commotion they made while escaping with their families?
Everyone hoped that someone else would run away first and see if the Golden Divine Archer was really that powerful. Then, they would act according to the situation. In the end, everyone waited for him, and he dragged it out until daybreak. No one could escape.
When it was time to board the ship, the pirates experienced an inseparable parting of life and death. With blurred eyes, they watched as their families were sent to the ship with simple luggage.
Loriste sent the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn to the training shipyard for major repairs. Then, he organized the remaining three medium-sized merchant ships into a small fleet, escorted by Josk and Ell. All the sailors, wounded soldiers, as well as Mancheni's family, Professor Bob, and his servant, Lady Sylvia, were sent to Syrovas Island. Their final destination was the newly built port city in the North.
In Laurist's heart, these people were treasures, and Syrovas Island had already been targeted by the Chikede Merchant Group. Laurist would not let them stay on the island. To avoid any accidents, it was better to send them to his family's territory in the north.
More than a hundred of the more honest pirates whose families were still in the fishing village became the sailors of these three ships. They would return after sending them to Syrovas Island. As for their families, they were arranged to be the second group to leave. Weren't there no ships now? It would take around 20 days for them to return. Laurist wrote a long letter, telling Fatty Shi how to deal with these matters.
After sending off the small fleet, Laurist focused his energy on the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn. Beside him were Howard, Captain Wilson, and two guards. Fortunately, the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn only needed to change a mast, which was not too difficult. Five days later, the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn was brand new, and it once again set sail for the Sad Ocean.
It was too slow to use fishing as bait to lure other ships over to rob them. This time, Laurist took the initiative. Relying on the excellent speed and performance of the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn, he robbed every ship he saw on the Sad Ocean. Of course, Laurist used the name of expropriation. If they obediently obeyed and were expropriated, the Norton family would compensate them. As for whether they believed him or not, it would depend on whose fist was harder …
Sumbarwood and the pirates finally saw the cruelty and unscrupulousness of the nobles, as well as their shameless face. The scope of robbery, no, it should be called expropriation, was an eye-opener. Compared to Laurist's arrogance, their previous robberies were like children playing house. It was truly humiliating.
At the same time, the pirates were extremely grateful for their luck, because they encountered two large ocean-going merchant ships of the Visia Chamber of Commerce. There were three Gold Swordsmen and seven or eight Silver Swordsmen on board. Laurist single-handedly killed them, and in less than a quarter of an hour, those Gold Swordsmen and Silver Swordsmen became ghosts under his sword. More than a hundred sailors who did not believe him also lost their lives under his sword. The remaining people obediently knelt on the deck and trembled …
When Laurist appeared in front of everyone, covered in blood, all the pirates respectfully lowered their heads to greet him. Even Sunbarwood lowered his arrogant head. He knew that if Laurist had not shown mercy and wanted him to serve him, he would have become a lonely soul at sea.
Twenty days later, Josk and Aire once again returned to the fishing village with three ships. This time, Jim and five hundred guards accompanied the ships. In front of them were nearly fifty medium-sized ships and four large ocean-going merchant ships. The small bay of the fishing village was so crowded that the beach could not be seen …
Laurist said with satisfaction, "We have enough ships. Sunbarwood, you are in charge of reorganizing the ships and people. We will return to Sirovas Island."
Sunbarwood respectfully lowered his head and said, "As you wish, my lord."
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