Pirate Nova

Chapter 5 5. Sacred Mountain Island

Jack was walking on the bustling pier. At this time, as the time was approaching noon, there were already many people gathered on the pier.The fishermen who go fishing in the early morning sell fresh ingredients, and there are many small stalls full of bright fruits that have not been wiped dry by the dew. People who are busy going out to sea are carrying supplies to the boat in an orderly manner. Quite lively.

The terrain of this island is from low to high, from the plain at the pier to near the holy mountain in the center of the island, it looks like a huge slope, which looks full of layers and has a certain flavor.

"Jack, by the looks of it, you probably haven't been to Sacred Mountain Island, have you?"

kindness?
Jack turned his head and found that Captain Andre was behind him, looking at him kindly.

"Well, it's the first time I've come here. From what you've said, you seem to be very familiar with this place?"

"It's not bad. I've been running this route for many years. I usually pass by the Holy Mountain Island two or three times a year. I'm familiar with replenishing supplies."

"Jack, I know you are very strong, but you have to be careful on this island."

Andre's advice made Jack a little concerned, and he became interested immediately.

"Grandpa, can you tell me more about it?"

"It's okay, anyway, I have nothing to do, the ship has been scrapped and the supplies are basically gone, the chamber of commerce asked me to stay here for the time being."

Andre scratched his head in distress, took out a wooden bong from his pocket and smoked it as he walked.

"Come on, there's a nice tavern nearby, let's go there and chat."

"it is good"

Jack followed Andre while observing the scenery on the island. The two walked along the avenue lined with rows of trees, and finally turned into an inconspicuous fork and walked towards the Blue Whale Tavern.

After pushing open the two suspended half-moon wooden doors, the two randomly found a place in the tavern and sat down. At this time, there were basically no people in the tavern because it was just noon.Only drinkers in twos and threes sat vaguely in the corner reading newspapers.

after a while
Andre took a sip of the golden ale with a look of enjoyment, wiped the white foam on his lips with his hand, and raised his glass to signal Jack.

"Let's drink first. The barbecue in this tavern is also very good. Jack, as I said before, the ones you saw on the Holy Mountain Island are far from all."

"Oh? How should I say, old man."

"Hey, brother Jack, don't look at the bustling port we docked at. After all, ordinary people live on this side of the island. It would be hard to say if we docked at the other side."

"The other side? Is there anything on the other side of the island that needs attention?"

After listening to Jack, he also felt that this matter was interesting. After taking a sip of wine, he quietly waited for Andre to finish speaking.

"Hey, what else can it be? Of course it's the garbage in the sea, pirates."

"Oh? Isn't there a naval branch on this island, don't they care?"

"What do you do? Pirates can't be killed. It's not like the branch here didn't organize an encirclement and suppression operation. Although the result was basically a victory for the navy, there will be countless pirates in a few months." They swarmed in and there was no way to get rid of them all.”

When Andre said this, he took an angry bite from the barbecue that was just served, and then poured another half a glass of ale before talking again.

"Brother Jack, you have to know that the island was not divided into two sides at the beginning. At that time, these pirates would come to the island to replenish supplies from time to time. If there was no navy branch stationed here, they would have been separated. Set fire to the whole island."

"Later the navy also reached an unwritten rule with the pirates. If the pirates want to land on the island, they must go to the other side of the island. As a condition, the pirates are very 'conscious' in the navy's force deterrence Come on, I won’t come to the other side where ordinary people live to commit crimes.”

"Really, then, from what you've said, the other side of the island should be in chaos, right?"

"Isn't that right! Those pirates are intriguing with each other, and people die on the streets every day. But the navy doesn't care at all, as long as the dead are not their own. As for the garbage in the sea, who cares if they die? ?”

After hearing this, Jack nodded secretly, and took a sip of the oily skewer of lean meat grilled on the table, and it tasted surprisingly good.Paired with the ale in hand, it is even more indescribably refreshing.The two chatted like this for a while, and the barbecue on the table had been wiped out in sevens and eighties, and their stomachs were almost full.

"Okay, Brother Jack. I'm just worried that you are young and energetic, so don't get into trouble. I invite this meal! Haha, this is also a small thing I can do after you saved my life."

"At that time, everyone was involuntary, so you don't need to thank me too much. I appreciate your kindness, Uncle Andre."

"Hahaha, good! Then I'll leave first. The Chamber of Commerce still needs my cooperation. I may be leaving in a few days. I hope we can meet again on this sea."

"Bon voyage, take care."

After Jack and Andre hugged each other and bid farewell, they walked out of the tavern and parted ways.

Walking on the green streets, Jack already had a rough plan in mind.Now that he has no boat and no money, it is impossible for him to go out to sea to hunt down those pirates with bounties on their heads.After chatting with Andre, he had a clear plan to go to the other side of the island to start his career as a bounty hunter.

But before that, he had to find a reliable foothold nearby.Now he only has the 270W Bailey that he exchanged with Denzel's bounty to Major Krieger before, so he is not rich at all.

After walking roughly around the town full of one or two stories high, Jack had already seen the signboard of the hotel.

Entering the hotel, Jack directly booked a single room for one month. After negotiating the price with the boss, he took the key and went up the stairs to the second floor of the hotel, and walked into a room that was not spacious.

Apart from a window facing the sea and a solid dark wood table, the room is not much special.The clean bed was covered with white bedding, and there was a small door leading to the cubicle in the room, which contained a narrow toilet.

"Looks like I'm going to live here for a while..."

Although there were still many things waiting to be done, Jack lay down on the bed obediently due to his physical exhaustion, and fell asleep.And he slept for nearly 20 hours, and slept until the next morning.

After getting up and washing up, Jack went out to the tavern he had been to yesterday.Although a very good breakfast can be bought in the hotel, he goes to the tavern not only for eating, but also for some intelligence work that he needs to prepare in advance, and the tavern owner on an island is obviously a natural intelligence expert. dealer.

Of course, not all tavern owners in this world are 'information dealers', and some are members of the CP organization, just like the buffalo-like person Jack knew well.

At this moment, Bruno, who was silently wiping his glass in the Water Capital Tavern, suddenly sneezed, and looked at the empty tavern in some bewilderment.

"You have the flu..?"

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After arriving at the tavern, Jack went straight to the bar, ordered a glass of ale and a sandwich, and silently stuffed the boss with an extra [-] Baileys.

The boss didn't refuse after seeing it, but took the money tacitly and looked at Jack.

"Come on, what do you want to ask?"

"Do you have a reward list?"

"Well, who do you want?"

"all"

"..."

two hours later
Jack, who had returned to the hotel room after breakfast, was sitting on the bed, holding a thick bounty list in his hand and patiently flipping through it. Every time he turned to a new one, his eyes would stay on it for a long time, as if to It is generally engraved in the mind of the above people.

According to the previous information from the bar owner, Jack is now basically familiar with the forces on this island. Of course, the 'forces' referred to here are forces that cannot be controlled on the other side of the island.

In addition to the forces on the island, Jack finally remembered that he seemed to have come to this world and hadn't asked what year it was.But no matter how strange the bar owner looked at him, Jack finally got the answer to the question.

1520 Haiyuan Calendar

If Jack remembers correctly, this year should happen to be the year when the protagonist of the original book, Luffy, went to sea, but there is now a huge red earth continent between the two, and it is undoubtedly necessary to go from the South China Sea where he is now to the East China Sea. A troublesome and meaningless thing.

"It is estimated that if you go to the great route, you should be able to meet them."

Jack grinned, for the "protagonist" of this world, he still wanted to meet.But he is him, Luffy is Luffy, everyone has their own adventures, and he is just curious.

"I wonder if Lu Fei is wanted now?"

While flipping through the pages, Jack was looking for Straw Hat Luffy's bounty list, but he couldn't find it after searching all the thick bounty lists.

"Tsk, it seems that I just went to sea not long ago."

While talking, Jack picked up a reward list that was placed on the pillow. This one was placed here in advance, just like saving the best food for last when eating.

'Captain' Eustace - Kidd bounty - 3700 million Baileys

Jack looked at the reward list in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Kidd, as one of the superstars who went hand in hand with Luffy in the original book "The Worst Era", is an extremely outstanding existence in terms of strength and character, and the magnetic fruit used by the other party was developed to the point of awakening in the later stage level, and teamed up with the 'Death Surgeon' Luo in Wano to defeat the Four Emperors BIG-MOM.

Of course, all of this will happen a few years later, and now on the reward list in Jack's hand, Kidd's slightly green face already has a hint of future temperament.

"That's right, if I remember correctly, this guy was indeed born in Nanhai."

"It seems that he won't stay in the South China Sea for too long before going to the great route."

After thinking for a while, Jack silently put down the wanted warrant in his hand.He may not be Kidd's opponent now, but who can tell what will happen in the future.

He stood up and looked at the vast sea outside the window, his eyes filled with determination.

(End of this chapter)