"Although you are now barely Blackbeard, you are far from being bad and sinister enough."
Eiffel took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at him deeply. She curled her lips disdainfully and said disapprovingly. After that, she turned around and walked away.
Edward stared at her leaving figure and carefully pondered the meaning of her words, but he could not understand it. He could not help but scratch his head in distress.
In the dark sea hundreds of meters away from the island, Ding Ning, who was sitting cross-legged on the head of a deep-sea cuttlefish with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes and muttered angrily, "Idiot, you still want to pursue a girl with this IQ. Forget it, since we are fated, I will help you."
The meaning of Eiffel's words was not complicated. She did not want him to become Blackbeard just to pursue her, but hoped that he could have the ambition that a man should have, to be able to unify the Somali sea and become the real pirate king, which was in line with the hero image in her mind.
As the saying goes, there are masters in every profession.
Since Edward had already given up his identity as the crown prince and chose to be a pirate, there was no way out. Eiffel naturally didn't want to see the man she deeply loved to be unable to recover from his setback and be mediocre. Hence, she said that to encourage him to work hard to become the best and strongest in the pirate industry, and to blossom the light that belonged solely to him.
Unfortunately, Edward, who was immersed in worries all day, could not understand Eiffel's good intentions. Only Ding Ning, who had experienced thousands of flowers, could feel Eiffel's hidden deep feelings and ardent expectations for him from this sentence.
At the same time, Ding Ning could also perceive a message from this sentence. It was not their wish that the three pirate groups were artificially integrated, and Eiffel was forced to choose to compromise with those people.
He could completely understand their feelings. After all, pirates lived a free and unfettered life. Now, they were controlled by external forces and reduced to puppets in their hands. No one would be willing to accept an overlord above them, let alone these unruly pirates.
The bright moon in the sky was reflected on the deep and calm sea, like a bright mirror.
The breeze blew gently, wrinkling the mirror and causing layers of ripples. The reflection of the bright moon was also shattered in an instant, turning into sparse moonlight that wandered about, changing from a static picture to a dynamic one.
Hua!
A soft splashing sound rang out, and a huge black shadow poked its head out of the sea. In this sea night, it was so small that it was almost undetectable, and it did not disturb the huge island in the distance at all.
This island named Fisherman Island was said to have been formed by the cooling magma of an active underwater volcano. It was said that every July, there would be a convergence of undersea currents, which would lead to a rise in the sea level, and the island would be submerged under the sea. In the other eleven months, the island would be exposed to the world.
Because of this characteristic, coupled with the extremely complicated underwater environment, only small speedboats and ships could enter and leave. Slightly larger ships could easily crash into the reef and sink. Fisherman Island lost its development value and naturally became an abandoned island.
However, the pirates who made a living at sea for a long time had paid a huge price to explore the seabed environment and draw out an accurate waterway map, allowing this deserted island to become their playground for eleven months of safety.
Large-scale construction that was time-consuming and laborious definitely did not exist. After all, this island would submerge for a month every year, and even the best building would not be able to withstand the corrosion of seawater.
Among the pirates, there was no lack of ingenuity. After careful consideration, they dug out caves on the island to serve as temporary palaces during the "safe period", before the sinking period approached.
Before the 'safety period' arrived, they would bring their daily necessities and retreat, and when the 'safety period' arrived, they would bring their things back.
After all, the caves were made of cooled volcanic rocks, and even if it was submerged by seawater, it would not suffer much corrosion. Apart from being a little damp, it was still a beautiful place to spend one's days.
Especially after the pirates' extremely professional diving investigation, they discovered that if the factor of the seabed reefs was removed, this island would be a natural high-quality deepwater port.
Therefore, the pirates did not hesitate to pay a huge price to blow up some of the reefs at the bottom of the sea, opening up a navigation channel that only they knew, and anchored the merchant ships that they had hijacked in an extremely hidden deep water port inside Fisherman Island.
To put it bluntly, even if the hijacked merchant ships were discovered by the fleets of various countries, if they did not have the route map that only the pirates could grasp, the only result would be to hit the reef and sink.
This was the confidence of the Somali pirates. Even if they were attacked by the fleets of various countries, they could completely rely on the complex geographical environment of Fisherman Island to advance and retreat as they pleased.
Although the major pirate forces were not united, they maintained a high degree of agreement on the ownership of Fisherman Island, and that was to use it for public use.
No matter which pirate group plundered the merchant ships, they could be forced to stay in the internal port of Fisherman Island for free until they received the ransom.
During this period, no one could violate this unwritten agreement. Otherwise, they would be attacked by all the pirate groups.
The navigation route map of Fisherman Island was the foundation of the pirates' survival, and had also become the pirate group's top secret. It was only in the hands of the leaders of the major pirate groups, and anyone who dared to leak the route map would definitely die a tragic death.
But this time, the three major pirate groups were forced to join forces to plunder the merchant ships of Anping Country. Naturally, they could not keep the navigation route map, and it was forcefully taken by the ambitious foreign forces. This filled the hearts of the three major pirate groups with intense anger and unwillingness, but they were powerless against the thighs. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they could not resist the powerful military force of the other party, and could only sullenly obey obediently.
Although Fisherman Island would be submerged under the sea for a month every year, and there was no foundation for establishing electrical circuits, to the pirates who occupied the island as their king, it was only a matter of getting a few high-powered diesel generators.
Therefore, at this moment, the island was brightly lit, and several hundred pirates were carrying firearms and weapons as they patrolled the designated area. Although they did not believe that anyone would be so audacious as to forcefully barge into the dragon's lair and tiger's den to rescue them, they had no choice but to seriously carry out the orders from above.
As a result, they were full of complaints. When a patrol team of five pirates was patrolling, one of them, a tall and skinny black man, absent-mindedly held a cigarette in his mouth and grumbled, "Aren't the higher-ups making a big fuss over nothing? It's so late, and Fisherman Island is surrounded by dense reefs. Without a navigation route map, even medium-sized cargo ships can't approach. Don't tell me that the people of Anping Country can drive a speedboat to rescue them?"
"Alright, Uraka, stop complaining. Who doesn't want to hug a woman and sleep in the middle of the night? But this is a critical time. Since the higher-ups have given us orders, we just have to carry them out."
A pirate who looked like a captain impatiently interrupted his complaints.
Uraka said unhappily, "Is there something wrong with the head? Why did he have to rob the merchant ships of Anping Country for no reason? And he even teamed up with Specter Ship and Pink Skeleton. How much money can he get? Is there a need to take such a big risk? "
"Shut up, Uraka. Mind your own business. Be careful of your loose lips."
Captain Kirata's expression changed as he lowered his voice and scolded sternly.
As a captain, he originally did not have the right to know the insider information of the higher-ups. However, he had a cousin who was the third-in-command of the group.
Although he was not very clear about the specific situation, he knew much more than the average pirate.
Uraka shrugged innocently when he saw him getting angry, and obediently shut his mouth. However, he was secretly puzzled. Could it be that there was some insider information? Otherwise, why would Kirata be so strict? This was completely different from his usual good guy style.
"Eh, why do I feel like someone passed by behind me?"
Another pirate left the group and opened his belt to pee. After shivering for a while, he pulled up his pants and asked while looking left and right with a face full of suspicion.
"Amosha, you've been playing with women too much. We've been watching all this time, but we didn't even see a shadow. Where did that person come from?"
Uracca mocked.
Amosha scratched his head and lit a cigarette. He stood at the same spot and looked around in confusion. He even muttered, "Could it be an illusion? It shouldn't be. My senses have always been very sensitive. "
"Alright, don't find excuses to be lazy. Hurry up and patrol."
Kirata looked left and right but did not see anything strange. He only thought that Amosha was lazy and smoking. He laughed and scolded before taking the lead to continue patrolling.
Uraka shrugged and spread out his hands. He teased, "Oh, my poor Amosha. Your little trick has been seen through by the captain. Alright, since you can't be lazy, let's continue patrolling."
Amosha rolled his eyes speechlessly and quickly chased after him. He shouted, "I feel that my intuition is not wrong. Someone must have sneaked in."
"Shut up, Amosha. Don't mention your damn intuition to me. I get angry every time you mention it. If I didn't believe in your intuition, I wouldn't have made a bet with that damn Eric. I lost 500 Black Wind coins because of it."
Uraca grumbled in annoyance.
"That was an accident. It was really an accident. Believe me, buddy. This time, my intuition is definitely not wrong."
Amosha promised embarrassedly. He even looked back and said with a face full of doubt, "Why do I feel like there's someone staring at me now? It can't be an illusion."
"Get lost. If you mention your bullsh * t intuition to me again, I'll definitely fall out with you."
Uraka threatened angrily.
Looking at the pirate patrol team that was constantly laughing and cursing as they walked further and further away, Ding Ning, who was invisible, stared at Amosha in surprise. There was actually such a talent among the pirates that could faintly sense his existence. He really could not be underestimated.
However, he was just an ordinary pirate. Even if he had some kind of unknown innate intuition, it was not enough to make him cherish talent and rope him in.
To put it bluntly, if it wasn't for the fact that there was suddenly one less patrol team that alerted the enemy and delayed his search for the whereabouts of Tong Yan 'er and the others, he could have made this patrol team disappear silently in a matter of minutes.
Shuttling quickly along the outer island, he did not know how many patrol teams he had passed by along the way. Finally, under the strict security of sentries every few steps, he arrived at the island in the middle of the sea between the outer island and the inner island.
Looking at the Dawn that was anchored at the port of the island in the middle of the sea, a cold glint flashed across Ding Ning's eyes. This was because there were two corpses of people from the An Ping Kingdom hanging on the mast of the Dawn.
If he had not guessed wrong, these two corpses should be the escorts of the An Ping Kingdom who had sacrificed themselves in the anti-pillaging battle. They were heroes who had protected their home and country, but after their sacrifice, they were hung on the mast as a demonstration. This was no longer just a provocation to the An Ping Kingdom, it was a blatant trampling on the dignity of the An Ping Kingdom. They deserved to be executed!
He resisted the urge to rush forward and collect their corpses. He knew very well that this was the work of the person behind the scenes who controlled the pirate group. It was to provoke him and make him expose his whereabouts on impulse, giving him a fatal blow.
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