Pirate Nova

Chapter 18 18. King City
The night was getting dark and it was approaching the early morning. Finally, Jack saw the iconic city wall made of solid rock in the royal city.The river in the moat flows peacefully under the cover of night, and a wide wooden bridge pulled by iron chains on both sides sits on the moat, connecting the city gate with the grassland.

And the end of the moat formed around the city wall is the blue sea.There is another pier on Green Island at the mouth of the sea, but this pier is dedicated to nobles and will not be open to civilians, businessmen and other casual people.Only when nobles from other countries visit or when the navy comes will they get the right to use it as an exception.

Moreover, the Noble Wharf is also guarded by heavy soldiers. It is not known whether it is to cover up the dirty activities that are going on behind the scenes, or to protect the supplies shipped out by the ship.

After entering the royal city, Jack was already in the civilian area.And on the high mountain in the center of the royal city, there are tall towers rising from the ground one by one, and each tower is connected to each other, like a giant castle.The aristocrats of the island live there, known as the aristocratic area, and civilians are strictly prohibited from entering.

Moreover, the aristocratic area is also protected by another city wall, which separates it from the civilian area, forming an independent area of ​​"a city within a city".The castles built on high mountains also satisfies the desire of many nobles to look down on all living beings, making their identities even more noble.

After Wenton brought Jack into the royal city, he said goodbye to him, and reminded him again to be careful in the royal city, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, but Jack didn't take this matter too seriously.But he still expressed his gratitude to Winton for his concern.

"The shipyard won't open until tomorrow morning, well, let's go get something to eat first."

Because it was already early morning, even if Jack wanted to deal with the matter of the pirate ship as soon as possible, it would only be possible tomorrow morning.Moreover, he felt a little hungry after running around for a day, so he casually asked a passerby for the direction of the tavern.

Jack, who had been walking for a few minutes, had already found a large-scale tavern in the center of the civilian area, which seemed to be the place where most people in the neighborhood stayed out at night.Because the tavern was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, the noise from inside could be heard across the street, so it was very easy to find.

After pushing the door and entering, many drinkers who were still drinking cast their eyes on Jack, but they quickly recognized the identity represented by this face.Jack Sigson, one of the strong men who suddenly appeared in the South China Sea recently, and the news that the other party killed two majors on the Holy Mountain Island also spread like wildfire, which made his reputation even higher.

"Boss, have a glass of ale and something to eat."

"Okay, please wait a moment and drink first."

Ben, who was silently wiping his wine glass at the bar, looked up and found that there was someone else in front of him, but he quickly recognized Jack.After putting a glass of ale just taken out of the barrel in front of him, he went to prepare food.

"Hey, hey... Why did he come to the Green Kingdom? Is there any big move going on?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I guess he came to buy a boat. After all, he was wanted not long ago, so he must be going to sea."

"Tsk tsk, the South China Sea may be in chaos."

"It's messy enough, hey!"

"Hahahaha, yes."

As people in the tavern chattered, Jack, who was sitting on the bar, drank the wine in his hand without changing his expression, listening to what others said about him with a curious attitude.

Although his current bounty and strength are not conspicuous on the Great Route, this is the South China Sea. The deterrence brought by the reward of more than 5000 million is already terrifying to many people.Not to mention how those ordinary people feel, even those old fritters at sea must maintain due respect when they see Jack.

After all, at sea, strength is the best right to speak.The bounty is an important basis for judging whether a person is strong. If there is strength that matches the reputation, then respect and status will follow.

tom!
An arm covered with black hair slammed the wine glass heavily on the table beside Jack, and the wine in the glass overflowed more than half due to the violent shaking and splashed on the table.

Jack turned his head slowly, looking at the tall and thick man, and the three middle-aged men behind him who looked like servants.He thought that the battle was about to start, and he was ready to draw his sword, but he didn't expect the other party to make a move that surprised him.

"Jack Sigson, I would like to toast you on my brother's behalf!"

After finishing speaking, the man drank the ale in his hand, stepped forward and stretched out his right hand.

After inexplicably shaking hands with the other party, Jack looked at the man in front of him, wondering what the other party wanted to do.

"Oh? Surprised? Hahahaha, but yes, the reputation of our Dragon Tooth Pirates is not great after all."

"Dragon Tooth Pirates?"

The man's rough face gradually coincided with a reward list in Jack's mind, and he also remembered the identity of the man in front of him.

Dragon Tooth Pirates is a small pirate group with a total bounty of no more than 1000 million. The man in front of Jack has a bounty of 500 million on his head, while his younger brother has a bounty of about 300 million.After thinking of these, Jack couldn't help but feel a little bit embarrassed.

After all, when he was still a bounty hunter, he had the idea of ​​the Dragon Tooth Pirates, but he just couldn't meet them on the Holy Mountain Island, so it didn't matter afterwards.

"What happened to your brother?"

"I was killed by that bastard named Krieger in the Navy a few months ago, but I heard you did him, so I would like to toast you for my brother! Hahahahaha!"

"Oh...is that so?"

For this situation, Jack did not expect it at all.He didn't think he was a good person, and he didn't publicize and take pride in killing Krieger.But the sudden thanks in front of him made him a little unprepared, but the cause of the matter was indeed caused by his own behavior.

Jack, who had a lot of thoughts flashing through his mind in a short period of time, nodded himself.And after a few polite words with the rough pirate in front of him, he left conveniently.

"Tsk, yes, I'm already a pirate."

After drinking the golden ale in the glass with his head up, Jack glanced at his bounty list posted on the wall of the bar, and lowered his head to eat the food served on the table.

As for those nobles, they didn't have much thought about the pirates entering and leaving the king's city, generally speaking, as long as they didn't cause trouble.After all, the money in the pirates' pockets is also real money. One wants to spend and the other wants to earn, which is normal no matter how you look at it.

Before Jack could safely finish the food on the plate, his first night in the royal city, which was not very 'stable', ushered in an accident again. A group of six soldiers wearing imperial armor opened the door and walked into the tavern. In the process, everyone held their own metal helmets in their hands and strode towards the bar without looking at the faces of other people in the tavern.

Snapped!
"Boss, give my brothers a round! I'll treat you tonight, haha!"

A white hand slapped a stack of crumpled Baileys on the table. Although these banknotes did not seem new, they still amounted to a considerable sum after stacking dozens of them.But for Sebastian and his party, this amount of money is just one night's wine money.

As for where and how the money came from, Sebas didn't care at all.

"Yes, you are?"

"tsk"

Sebas soon found Jack who was sitting alone at the bar, but when he was about to say something, he was interrupted by the impatient 'tsk' from the other party's mouth, his eyebrows were raised high, and his eyes on Jack were also Started to become unkind.

Jack slowly turned his head and glanced at the man named Sebas, waiting for the other's next move.As long as he has any intention to do something, Jack will instantly turn this place into a slaughterhouse, and let the six people in front of him stay here forever.

"My friend, put away your killing intent, I've said it all, it was a misunderstanding before."

Sebas, whose eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake, said some beautiful polite words on his mouth, but the smirk with a fake smile still couldn't escape Jack's observation.

"If there's nothing else, then I'll go first."

"Good night, Mr. Jack Siegerson."

Without talking to him, Jack left the tavern after leaving the meal money and walked towards a nearby hotel.And Sebas looked at Jack's back with a gloomy look in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Jack lying on the bed in the hotel recalled his experience after coming to the Green Kingdom. It can be said that he has seen many dirty secrets in the kingdom along the way, and he was also remembered by a certain "venomous snake" under inexplicable circumstances. he.

"Doesn't the strong dragon overwhelm the local snake? Interesting."

For this snake-like Sebastian, Jack is not worried about what the other party can do to him.After all, in his eyes, this person's strength is not even qualified to carry his shoes.He's just a typical ordinary person who relies on ruthlessness and conspiracy to rise to the top, and it doesn't make sense to play these twists and turns in front of him.

noble?that power?As long as the strength is sufficient, so what if all the nobles on the island are slaughtered?It would be best if no one bothered him before the matter of the pirate ship was settled, but if someone really wanted to stab him in the back, then he would turn this place into a Shura field without any scruples.

As for the liquidation after the Navy?So what? After the nobles on the island ask the navy for help, they can't wait for the navy to arrive on the same day. Even if the navy does come, they can't do anything to him.Jack is now confident that he can completely match an opponent at the colonel level in the navy, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in his strength.

After all, who can tell clearly what happened next?
After a night's rest, Jack got up early the next morning and rushed to the Green Shipyard at the other end of the civilian area. After discussing with a receptionist, he began to select the ship's blueprint.

Because Jack's savings are not too much, and he also spent 1000 million to arrange his retreat on the Holy Mountain Island, and the 700 million used to buy the saber.Coupled with the cost of board and lodging in the middle, now he only has more than 6000 million Pele left.

And all of this money cannot be invested in the construction of the ship. He has to set aside at least 1000 million to buy supplies, otherwise the ship will be built without any daily necessities in it.

After paying a deposit of 800 million and half of the total cost in advance, the receptionist at the Green Shipyard said that he could come to pick up the ship in a week and make up the balance by the way.

In addition, during the construction process, you can also enter the shipyard to observe and give suggestions for modification.For this, Jack is quite satisfied.

And his first pirate ship was not a luxurious ship with Adam's treasure tree as its keel due to financial reasons.It is a small boat like the Merry that the protagonist group took before in the original book.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs.For Jack, who didn't want to engage in any big ship group, but took the elite route.This is a perfect starting point. As for the matter of changing ships in the future, let's wait until we find more companions on the great route.

"Don't let me down with this ship."

Looking at the several boatmen who were discussing fiercely around a drawing that had just been drawn, Jack had a little expectation in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)