Less than two minutes after he hung up, Ding Ning received a call from a local Somali number. As expected, it was the contact person Shen Moru had mentioned.
According to the contact person, he wanted to meet Ding Ning in Mogadishu for a detailed discussion, but Ding Ning rejected him directly. He did not ask for any weapons or equipment, nor did he ask for any ships or supplies. He only asked for the location of the islands where the pirate's lair might be, and then hung up.
Based on the general location of the pirate's lair, finding the pirates' hiding places in the vast sea was like looking for a needle in a haystack, but to the marine race, it was not difficult at all.
Of course, it was also fortunate that before Ding Ning came to Somalia, he had specially sent a group of marine race over in advance to wait for his summons. It just so happened that they were put to good use now.
The Water Race's battle prowess on land might not be comparable to martial artists of the same level, but in the sea, they were fully deserving of being the overlords. Even some powerful creatures in the deep sea did not pose much of a threat to them.
According to Ding Ning's understanding, the most essential difference between the marine race and the powerful creatures in the deep sea, other than intelligence, was that they could change their tolerance to water pressure at will.
In other words, the marine race could freely change between the deep sea layer and the shallow sea layer, but once the powerful creatures that had long adapted to the pressure of the deep sea floated to the shallow sea, their huge bodies would not be able to withstand the strong gravity of the earth, and they would become as weak as paper tigers. In serious cases, their bodily functions would collapse and they would die.
This was also why there were often reports of deep-sea creatures that had never seen the light of day being stranded on the beach or even dying.
Of course, the reason why the marine race was called the marine race was not only because they had intelligence that was not inferior to humans, but also because they had many abilities that marine creatures did not have.
Simply put, the marine race was not just a marine race, but a high-level race that had undergone evolution. It was equivalent to the demon race that had taken human form, and marine creatures were still in the stage of extremely ignorant demon beasts that had yet to develop intelligence.
Therefore, even the most powerful marine creatures could not control other creatures other than their own group. However, advanced life forms like the marine race already had the ability to control most marine creatures.
For example, at this moment, there were not many marine race that had been ordered to come to the Gulf of Aden. There were less than five hundred of them. With such a small number, it was not easy to find the pirates' hiding place in the vast sea in a short period of time.
But with an almost endless number of marine creatures as their "underlings," finding the pirates' lair was a piece of cake for them.
In less than half an hour, Ding Ning, who was enjoying the striptease of the Black Pearl dancers in a bar called Helmsman near Hobio Harbor, heard the joyful mental fluctuation of the Giant Shark Warrior in his sea of consciousness.
Ding Ning took out a Black Wind coin and put it under his beer glass. He smiled at the dancers who were constantly throwing flirtatious glances at him, then slowly stood up and walked away.
Alright, it wasn't that he was racist, but he, who grew up in an environment where "whiteness could cover all ugliness," had no interest in dark-skinned girls, nor did he have any intention of discussing the differences in the biological structure of men and women with them.
But his lack of interest did not mean that others were not interested in him. Although the person who was interested was also dark-skinned, he was a man who had an unusual preference for the same sex.
He was called the chief. No one knew what his original name was, or if he had really been a chief before. But Africans were very casual with their names. Even strange names like Lazy, Hello, Goodbye, and Friend were common, so it was not strange to have a chief's name.
There were hundreds of pirate crews in Somalia, big and small, but their strength varied. Among them, the strongest were the four major pirate crews, Blackbeard, One Piece, Pink Skull, and Specter Ship.
But the chief was not an ordinary chief. He was a local gangster who made a living in the Hobio Port. He had men and guns, and could be considered the largest gang in the entire Hobio Port.
Of course, Hopio Port had long since become a gathering place for pirates, so it was impossible for the chief to be so successful here without any connections to the pirates.
In fact, this was indeed the case. The chief's other identity was actually a pirate, and he was the third in command of the Blackbeard Pirates. He was responsible for guarding the merchant ships and hostages that had been plundered. At the same time, he was responsible for disposing of stolen goods, gathering intelligence, smuggling arms, selling drugs, and other business on land.
Due to the years of war in Somalia, almost every citizen was a soldier. A seven or eight-year-old child could be a qualified soldier the moment he picked up a weapon.
As the international community was dissatisfied with the rampant looting of the Somali pirates, they frequently launched attacks against them. They formed a joint fleet to attack the pirates in the Somali waters for a long time, causing the suffering pirates who were hiding in the depths of the sea to become more and more miserable.
As a result, the pirates also kept up with the times. They no longer plundered passing ships. They also began to embark on land to smuggle arms, sell drugs, trade intelligence, open casinos, bars, and provide sex.
Love services, and other money-making industries.
It was under such circumstances that the Chieftain arrived at Port Hobio and became one of the leaders of the most powerful underworld organizations in the area. In order to conceal his identity as a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, the gang he led was named Sea Viper.
The venom of the Sea Viper had astonishing lethality. They could accurately and powerfully attack other living creatures. Just one or two milliliters of venom was enough to kill a person. Even so, the Sea Viper was not aggressive and would usually not take the initiative to attack humans.
The Sea Viper led by the chief also inherited the temperament of the Sea Viper. They would not easily take the initiative to cause trouble, but if something did happen, they would definitely not be afraid of it.
In addition, the leader of the Blackbeard Pirates, Blackbeard Edward, was a rather legendary figure. He had an arrogant and flamboyant personality, but he had always sought wealth instead of killing people. He also never used his power to bully the weak, and he often helped the poor who were struggling on the line of starvation. He was considered an exception among the many notorious pirate groups. He had the demeanor of a chivalrous pirate, and his reputation was relatively good compared to other pirate groups.
The reason why Ding Ning flew 400 kilometers to the Hobio Port and used his "beauty" to seduce the chief was because he had obtained information from his contacts. He had deduced that the Blackbeard Pirates had not participated in this operation to plunder the Dawn Vessel. Thus, he wanted to meet Edward through the chief and see if he could get some information from this legendary pirate.
Although the marine race had already found the island where the Dawn Vessel had been plundered, according to the report of the Giant Shark Warriors, there were about thousands of pirates gathered on the island. Not only was it heavily guarded, there were also a few auras that made them feel fearful.
This made Ding Ning, who had originally planned to directly kill his way to the island to rescue the hostages, immediately change his mind. He decided to meet Blackbeard Edward and see if he could get some useful information before making any further plans.
According to the information he had, of the four major pirate groups, only the Blackbeard Pirates did not participate in this operation to plunder the Dawn Vessel. The other three pirate groups had all participated in this operation.
It should be known that people of the same trade were enemies. The four major pirate groups roamed the waters of Somalia, and there was naturally no lack of friction between them. There had never been a precedent of them working together to commit a crime.
In addition, with the joint escort of the fleets of various countries, the pirate groups had become much more low-key in the past two years, and rarely dared to openly plunder large merchant ships.
This time, the three major pirate groups had uncharacteristically joined forces, and even mobilized a decommissioned destroyer to plunder the cargo ship of An Ping. Ding Ning would not believe that there was nothing fishy going on.
Thinking about the situation that the Giant Shark Warriors had discovered, Ding Ning decided to be cautious and first get the information he wanted from Blackbeard Edward before making a decision.
The chief was very miserable. He had thought that it was just an ordinary sightseeing trip, but he did not expect to bump into an iron plate, causing his head to bleed.
In a rather luxurious small villa, the chief lay weakly on the ground. He looked at the Eastern boy in front of him, who had delicate skin and seemed harmless to both humans and animals, and was surrounded by palpitating flames like a god of fire descending to the world. His dirty thoughts had long since flown to the highest heavens. He widened his eyes in shock and cried out involuntarily, "You … You're actually a wizard?"
"Wizard? You can say that. "
Ding Ning could not help but laugh, but he was too lazy to explain to him what the difference was between a warlock and a wizard.
Of course, even if he wanted to explain, he would not be able to do so. In fact, he himself did not know what the difference was between a warlock and a wizard. In his opinion, it should only be the cultural differences between the East and the West that caused the difference in the way they addressed each other. Warlocks and wizards should belong to the same profession.
It was not until he stepped into the realm of Extreme Demigod that he understood the meaning of the saying that there were thousands of ways to reach the same destination.
Whether it was the national Warriors who entered the Tao with martial arts, the Ancient Warriors who entered the Tao with Qi, or the spiritual masters who entered the Tao with spirit, after reaching the Pericelestial Realm, all of them needed to perceive the laws of heaven and earth to break through the threshold of the Divine Realm, so as to evolve from a low-level life to a higher level of life.
Presumably, the wizards and the Warriors who practiced body techniques mentioned by these foreigners should not be an exception.
But if there was a difference, it was that he was not only a practitioner of martial arts, Qi, and spirit, but also a practitioner of body techniques.
This made him subconsciously think of what the elite of the Devil Clan in the mausoleum of Genghis Khan had said. Human beings had lost the complete inheritance of cultivation, and in the cultivation system, multi-cultivation was the king.
In this regard, he did not comment. After all, a person's energy and lifespan were also limited. It was impossible for everyone to advance by leaps and bounds in various cultivation methods in a short time like him. People who practiced multiple cultivation methods at the same time were definitely the product of chance and coincidence, and they were also unusual and extremely special cases.
With the understanding of the essence of cultivation, he would no longer blindly follow other people's views on the path of cultivation.
In his opinion, there were benefits to cultivating multiple Daos at the same time. At the very least, in a battle of the same level, cultivating multiple Daos at the same time would definitely have a great advantage. Whether it was in terms of combat methods or life-saving methods, they were far superior to cultivators of the same level.
But at the same time, there were also advantages to single-cultivation. For example, his father had immersed all his energy in the way of the blade and walked out of his own path.
His battle prowess would absolutely crush experts of the same level. In many cases, he could even turn something rotten into something miraculous. The battle prowess that he erupted with in an instant could allow him to kill experts who were several levels higher than him, creating an unimaginable miracle.
"Respected Lord Wizard, it was my dog eyes that failed to recognize Mount Tai, and actually attempted to … cough, cough, you are a magnanimous person, please forgive my offense."
The chief climbed up awkwardly, knelt on the ground with a look of awe, and respectfully begged for mercy in a half-baked Anping language.
Although this guy had dared to attempt to burst his chrysanthemum, which made Ding Ning feel very uncomfortable, he was after all just an insignificant person. With his current temperament, he would not really care about him. He said expressionlessly, "It's not impossible for me to forgive you, but I need you to lead the way to find Blackbeard."
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