Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 648 201. Pirates don't rob, they go to collect taxes! Just outrageous!

   "Captain! Captain! Something big happened."

On Tol Barad Island, in the courtyard of the small fortress in the center of Losberg town, he was sleeping soundly, making up for the exhausted Blake who had been exhausted recently. He had just dreamed of himself and a white-haired and faceless female elf. When the clouds and rain were turning over, they were shaken by Anaris Moonshire who rushed into the room screaming.

  The dazed Blake opened his eyes and saw a skinny black-skinned elf who had not recovered from the lack of magic power, and all the charms in his heart were thrown out of the sky in an instant.

   He himself quickly came to his senses.

   yawned and asked:

   "What's the matter, you are so excited, can you calm down? You are the eldest lady of the Yuejun family, and you grew up with aristocratic education.

   If your sister who is a political adviser in Suramar sees how crazy you are now, she will definitely pick up the whip and hit you. "

   Hearing Black's words, Anaris blinked, and immediately adjusted his clothes, showing a steady and arrogant look, but still said in a serious tone:

   "What a big deal! Captain.

   Several ships came from the dock, and the Gilneas black flagship that attacked us earlier, the one called the 'Northern Lord', was driven back by our murloc pirates.

   also came back with two second-class warships that needed repair, three third-class warships, and a group of pirates who had joined Gilneas and rebelled.

   They were brought back by Captain Anne, who will be inspected at the dock, and Zarak, Maim, and Eudora have all passed by. They asked me to invite you over to preside over the event. "

   "What is the flagship of Gilneas?"

  Black stretched, grinned and said:

   "It's obviously the flagship of our undead pirate North Sea Fleet, and it's not called the 'Northern Lord', I want to call it the 'Queen of the North'.

   Remember? "

   "Uh, when it comes to shamelessness, you are still great!"

  Annaris gave Blake a thumbs up and gave Blake a big thumbs up. She waited patiently for the pirate to finish washing up, and then watched him open a bottle of wine to "sober up".

When    followed Blake out of the yard, the dark-skinned elf hesitated, and whispered to Blake timidly:

   "That, Captain, the red flagship we captured is the 'Greymane', can you?"

"Um?"

  Black let out a dissatisfied nasal voice, and Anaris hurriedly changed his tune and said:

   "I mean, the red 'Pride of Moon County'.

  I want to reserve it as my ship. My mages have seen it. There is a casting platform specially reserved for spellcasters on that ship, which perfectly fits the combat mode of our Nightborne pirates.

  You already have such a mighty flagship as the Nagfar, and you definitely don’t like it, so I mean”

   "It's not impossible to give it to you."

  Blake drank his wine and said in a long tone:

"But I captured that ship with my own hands, and the captains are all eagerly waiting for it, especially Eudora, her beloved Alpaca was destroyed, and the Wharton needs at least a few repairs. moon.

   This will just need a new flagship.”

   "I'll settle them!"

   The black-skinned elf pushed his purple pirate captain's hat, rolled up his sleeves and said excitedly:

   "It's not just money, what a simple question. Look, I also have a share of your 'hard work' for the captain."

   She quietly stuffed a thick red envelope for Black, and the pirate took it and glanced at it, which contained several anonymous gold goblin cards.

   This made him nodded in satisfaction.

   This black-skinned elf is getting more and more "sensible".

   "Oops, I suddenly remembered something bothering me."

  Blake rubbed his forehead in a pretentious manner, and sighed as if he had suddenly realized:

   "I learned from the Albatross Chamber of Commerce in Kul Tiras that the first batch of six decommissioned warships they bought from the Kurdish Navy are about to sail to Booty Bay.

  The goblins have also prepared new naval guns to remodel our ships, but the fleet has been spending a lot recently, and Eudora has complained to me several times that they can’t make ends meet.

   Where should the money for this armament transformation come from? It’s really a headache. "

   "Pretend! Just pretend!"

  Annaris said in his heart:

   "You've just robbed so many treasures from Dalaran, and you're so rich, how come you're short of money? Didn't you say you can use this money to change the fleet?

   actually stared at the 'start-up capital' my sister gave me.

   Shameless, I really want to learn more from you. "

   But the rant returns to the rant, it is absolutely impossible for Anaris to give up that red flagship.

   That ship is a top-tier warship modified from the first-class warship blueprint stolen from Kul Tiras by the Gilneas.

  Although it is a little worse than Daelin's Sea Kingship, it is already the most perfect battleship that Azeroth can find at present. It has both speed, sturdiness and firepower.

  It has four artillery decks, two large-caliber main guns, and the two-sided naval guns on the deck. One ship can carry more than 150 naval guns, with a full crew of 1,000 people.

   is also equipped with a spell casting platform for the caster. When it was built, the interior of the battleship was reserved for the engraved position of the magic circle, which is simply a proper "sea fortress".

Even among the four fleets of the most powerful Kul Tiras Armada of   , there are only twelve ships in total.

   If you use an inappropriate metaphor, this is simply the "Emperor's Evidence" that can be drawn from the "card pool" of the endless sea.

   This is the flagship that Anaris wants.

   Now that we have finally snatched it from the Gilneas, how could there be a reason to give up?

   So she gritted her teeth and tentatively said to Blake:

   "Then I will pay one-third of the cost of the firepower modification of our six ships?"

   "Only one third?"

  The smelly pirate said with dissatisfaction:

   "With such a meager contribution to the fleet, it is difficult for me to convince other captains to give you that beautiful ship, which I have personally touched, an epic sailing battleship.

  Although it is not comparable to the quality of the Nagfar, it is already a very, very rare good thing. "

   Hearing this, Anaris gritted his teeth again, panting and said:

   "Then I will pay half, this is the limit.

   After I get that ship, I will also take it to ask the Arcanists at Nar'Thalas Academy to remodel it so that it better suits the fighting style of our Nightborne pirates.

   In the previous naval battles, our Nightborne pirates showed their crotch pulls. Isn't it just because ordinary ships can't guide magic power well on the sea?

  Captain, our strength is stronger, isn't it equivalent to the strength of undead pirates?

   This is a win-win. "

   "Okay, half is half."

  Black waved his hand, made a generous and reluctant look, and said:

   "Go and hand over the money to Eudora in a while, and then go to receive your ship, but I'm not telling you, that group of Nightborn pirates under your command is a little too stretched.

   If they still do this in the next naval battle, I will be very welcome. "

   "I know, Captain, I must train them well!"

   Anaris was ecstatic.

   She stopped following Blake to the dock, and hurried back to her pirate ship to design a set of Shaldore-style "external paint" for her new flagship.

   This is a major artistic event, and it cannot be sloppy.

  In the eyes of their hypocritical children of the night, elegant appearance is also part of combat effectiveness.

   And Blake, who got another stroke from his subordinates, was full of nature. He took his wolf and bear and walked to the pier. The place where he caught sight was the black giant ship.

  Black didn't even have to reach for it to guess that the ship must also be of epic quality.

   may also have a few special attribute entries, after all, it is the ship that Dai Lin has driven, and the attributes are definitely not much different.

   But he doesn't care about that anymore.

   Anyway, these ships are going to be sent out.

  The rebuilding of the North Sea pirates is about to be put on the agenda. Black wants to run around the world, but he has no time to go to the Northrend waters in person, but the North Sea is a sea frontier that he cannot give up.

   Although that place is far from the golden area of ​​the South China Sea, it is completely a backcountry.

   But even poor places can squeeze out some oil and water.

  Black also expects that after monopolizing the Northern Sea Route, the North Sea pirates will feed back their main fleet. This is an investment in the future, and it is natural to spend more.

   "Hello Captain! I'm lucky not to be humiliated!"

   Anne Bonn, who had changed back into the pirate captain's uniform, was sitting on the stone of the pier and drinking.

   Seeing Black coming, he immediately jumped off the stone and gave Black a pirate salute with a sense of contentment.

   Beside her were two other guys in Gilnean naval captain uniforms, the one on the left with a wooden leg and the one on the right with a scarlet vrykul battle sword.

   They also followed Annie and saluted Blake. After Annie finished speaking, Matchleg Dan stepped forward, held up the Gilnean-style command sword around his waist with both hands, and handed it to Blake.

   In the flattering tone typical of pirates, he said:

   "Commander Black, the wicked 'undead', we humbly send you the gift of surrender, please accept us into your mighty fleet.

  We will use our own knives and boats to plunder endless wealth for you. "

   "I don't want this stuff!"

  Black glanced at the ornately decorated command sword, shook his head and said:

   "You shouldn't have given it to me either."

   "Hahaha, I said it long ago, the captain is a generous person who keeps his word!"

  Annie laughed and snatched the command sword and put it on her waist. She crossed her hips and said to the two old men beside her:

   "Go ahead, say your request, don't worry, the captain won't embarrass you."

  Two pirates This is going to be a little fiddly.

   But Blake shrugged, and without them asking, he said to the three North Sea pirates in front of him:

   "I told Annie earlier that I want half of everything she seized in this operation, so I want three of the six ships you brought.

   Those three third-class battleships should stay and be included in my main fleet.

  The Queen of the North will be commanded by Anne and will serve as the flagship of the North Sea fanatics.

  Wolfmane continues to be under the command of Captain Dan, and the Red Blade is owned by Captain Conrad. In addition to the three of you, there is your old man, Captain Elles, who commanded the ghost ship Sister of Mercy.

  The four of you form the 'Mad Gang', who will be responsible for the affairs of the Northrend waters in the future.

  The pirates under your command are recruited by yourself. How many you can recruit depends on your ability, and I will let it go. "

   After saying these words, the three old pirates in front of them immediately became overjoyed.

   Without even having to say the conditions from Black, Anne took the initiative to say:

   "All the wealth plundered by our North Sea fanatics in the future will send a quarter to Tol Barad Island as a dividend to the fleet."

   "Don't use the word dividend, I don't like it, it's the same as doing business."

  Black waved his hand and said:

   "This thing is called a 'looting tax', and you have to pay me a tax every time you loot. Besides, I didn't let you go to the Beihai so that you would attack there.

  Since you want to rule, you must have the appearance of rule. The Rogue Harbor should be almost repaired. There is a place to collect 'colonial tax', 'toll tax', and 'commercial tax'.

  I will send someone to manage it.

   Looting casually is what little pirates do, and looting is just a way for us big fleets to protect our own interests.

  Things that can be done with intimidation, don't use a knife or a gun.

   That's all I have to say.

  If you mess around in the Beihai and make a mess of my 'leek field', be careful I will trouble you! Do you understand? "

   "Understood, Captain!"

  Annie was the first to respond.

   The other two pirates were thoughtful, but also responded quickly and responded loudly.

   "I'll give you the contact with Coldarra."

  Black whispered to Annie:

   "Remember to send gifts to the blue dragons during the festivals, pick some precious things that are not so tacky, and maintain a good relationship, but don't go too often.

  Blue dragons are a bunch of lunatic, who knows what kind of stupidity they will do.

   In addition, remember to win over the walrus, bear and vrykul, make more friends, and unite with the natives to better rule the North Sea.

   Also, you keep an eye on the Drakkari trolls. If there is any situation within them, please report them as soon as possible. "

   "Well, I won't let you down!"

  Annie replied with a serious face.

  Blake looked left and right, put his hand on Annie's shoulder, and poured the divine power of the lynx **** Harraz that he had drawn from Zul'jin's body into the female pirate's body.

   Let Annie scream, hold her head and shake her body, this gift is too "heavy", and the female pirate who is not very strong can't bear it.

   But with this ray of divine power, Black's appointed "Pirate King of the North Sea" can finally protect himself.

   will not be killed by greedy adventurers who do not know where they come from for some inexplicable reason like a few gold coins or a few random pieces of junk equipment.

   "Do well, you guys."

  Blake took a sip of wine, drew a cake for them, and said:

   "The North Sea is just the beginning. Our future is bright, but if anyone is left behind, don't blame me for leaving him ruthlessly. There is no need for trash in my fleet!"

   (end of this chapter)