Our family is in decline

Victory is not and should not be a strange thing to Lance. If he can't even defeat a few pirates with so much money, then don't mess around.

But after understanding the fighting situation, he still felt a little unkind.

Although there were no deaths, there were quite a few injuries. After all, the performance of these soldiers was a bit too poor for this equipment to achieve such results.

If it were the Army, I'm afraid the battle would have ended long ago. If Leonard and Disma hadn't held up the scene, the outcome of the battle would have been hard to say.

Because this group of pirates numbered seventy-five, and on the contrary, they only numbered fifty, so they were still in a three-person team.

Fortunately, there was not much space on the deck, so we killed and wounded more than a dozen people in the first round of shooting, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome.

But no matter what, they were recruits entering the battlefield for the first time, so Lance could give them some tolerance.

But Wilson couldn't do it. These guys really disgraced him. He originally promised to make a deal with the lord, but their cooperation and reaction were really poor.

It's just that he may have forgotten that he was in a similar panic when he went to the battlefield for the first time, and his performance was even worse than them. He was still the captain, first mate, and the others who took him all the way...

"Okay, okay, no matter what, it is a memory worth remembering for your whole life. You protected Hamlet from being robbed by pirates, and you protected your relatives and friends from being slaughtered by pirates. You are Hamlet's heroes!"

Lance's words swept away the malaise among the soldiers. The lord said that he was a hero, and there was no higher praise for them than this.

Lance understands that fighting on the battlefield will distort people's minds, so any war must have a "justified" reason. This is what Shichu is famous for.

His words directly gave them a psychological support. This war was just. As long as it started, they would figure out the rest.

Lance looked at their renewed morale and understood that Hamlet had taken the most difficult step in rebuilding the navy.

As long as the new recruits have been baptized by blood and death, they will soon grow up. The most vulnerable stage has been passed. When they grow up, they can use them as the backbone to expand their recruitment. Looking into the future, it can be said that the situation is very good.

After finishing those things, Lance came to the group of captives who were tied up and kneeling on the ground.

"Sir, these people are members of a pirate group called Redbeard. They are also considered a tyrant among the nearby pirates because they have seven ships, and this is one of them. They came here to investigate the casino.

The fat man was the captain. The crew members said that he had killed a more senior officer before he was promoted to captain. "

Disma was interrogating the prisoners. When he saw the lord coming, he explained the situation. Finally, he turned his attention to the fat man who was isolated not far away, and at the same time handed out a captured musket.

Lance understood something immediately after taking it. Such an exquisite shape was indeed no ordinary product, but more importantly, there was a decorative pattern on the handle of the gun. The shield mark on the bottom of the crow, wasn't it Hamlet's badge?

There is no doubt that the navy who died in his hands was the original Hamlet.

"I see."

Lance put away his musket with an expressionless expression, looked at the embarrassed captain along the direction, and quickly stepped forward and kicked him.

"You're the damn captain!"

The captain was already short and fat, and because his hands and feet were tied up, he was kicked so hard that he rolled around like a gourd for several times before he stopped.

The captain raised his head with difficulty and looked at the man in front of him, "We have no grievances, why are you attacking us?"

"No vengeance?" Lance sneered, revealing an undisguised viciousness. He leaned over and mocked: "It is only natural for us to attack pirates, not to mention that you came here first to make trouble."

When the captain heard that something bad had happened, the two merchant ships actually had armed guards, and he didn't know who the big shots were.

He didn't expect that these people's navy was normal. Who the hell would have thought that a small town could have a navy with such good equipment.

He had even figured out why it was such a broken ship. It must be something shady, otherwise why would he be attacked by them just by getting close to it?

Why am I so unlucky...

But at this time, he didn't care about thinking about this and quickly explained.

"We are not pirates, we are fishermen."

"Fishermen use dhows, right? What kind of big fish are you lifting?"

"No, no, he's a businessman."

"Do you want to see what's up there?" Lance kicked him over, like a bastard lying on his back, "The businessman hangs the skull and crossbones flag, right~"

"Hang the flag so you won't be targeted by pirates. This is disguise..."

"You are still not honest at this time, since your teeth are so hard." Lance raised his hand towards Disma who was standing aside, "Come and knock all his teeth out."

"No, no, no!"

A pirate's mouth is as loose as a whore's belt. Don't expect them to keep any secrets.

The captain immediately surrendered when he saw the real move, but Lance still didn't react. Disma stepped closer and closer. Now the captain couldn't hold himself any longer and spoke directly.

"We are from the fifth team of the Red Beards. We are here just to collect debts. We really don't mean to offend. We don't know anything."

"Debt collection?" The smile on Lance's face became even bigger, "It's time to calculate this debt properly."

The captain didn't understand what this meant and thought Lance wanted money, so he immediately agreed.

"As long as you let us go, all the money will be yours, and we will leave immediately and never come back."

"Are you stupid? The money will be mine if I kill you."

Lance killed the topic with one sentence, and the captain was really on the verge of tears.

"Now there is still a way to survive if you answer my questions honestly. If you don't tell me, others will, but your life is not guaranteed."

"Yes, yes! Just ask, sir, and I will definitely tell you."

As the leader, he naturally knows more things, and Lance also got the information about the Red Beard Pirates.

Seven ships, nearly 500 people, this strength is only among the top five in this sea area. The strongest pirate group has more than ten battleships and thousands of people.

When Lance heard this, he realized that there were such powerful pirates at his door. The top five pirates had a combined strength of nearly 3,000, and many small countries were at this level.

Fortunately, there is no harmony between them. On the contrary, they are all wary of each other. They are usually scattered on the bustling waterways. They usually don't bother to come to barren places like Hamlet.

It's a pity that the casino is owned by Red Beard. It makes money but also serves as a contact point and information gathering function. If something goes wrong, they can only make one trip, but they didn't expect to encounter such a situation.

"Do you know who I am?"

"I don't know! I don't know anything. I know the rules. If I know, I can't live."

The captain is not stupid, he really understands the rules. After all, he is in the business of kidnapping. If the kidnappers find out about his situation, they will most likely be killed.

"It's too late~" Lance looked at him coldly from a bird's eye view, "I am Hamlet's lord. If you kill my people and steal my money, it's time to pay back this debt."

After saying that, he took out the musket from his waist and loaded it calmly. This gesture scared the captain to death. When he saw his gun, he immediately understood everything and hurriedly explained.

"No! I didn't kill him. I just picked up the gun and coat. I didn't kill the naval officer."

After getting desperate, the captain didn't care so much and quickly talked about the situation at that time.

In fact, he was not the one who killed the person. The battle was in chaos and he hid in a corner to hide the body. When he got up, there happened to be a dead naval officer next to him. As for who killed him, he didn't know at all.

As one of the few remaining living people, he took away the credit that belonged to others, and that was what happened next.

But what does this have to do with Lance?

Regardless of whether he killed the person or not, he will die.

At the moment when the gun was pointed, the captain, who could not hold back, threw away his secret in order to survive.

"Don't kill me! I know a secret, a secret that is absolutely useful."

"Oh~what secret?"

"The Treasure of the Great Pirate Black Jack."

Lance was a little curious when he heard this. Sure enough, these pirates like to do this.

"explain."

The captain, seizing a glimmer of hope, immediately recounted his glorious deeds called Black Jack.

More than ten years ago, there was only one real big pirate in this area, and that was Captain Black Jack. In just a few years, he built a huge fleet. Now all the big pirates, including Red Beard, are his subordinates.

Facing the pursuit of the navy at that time, he was not weak at all, and even defeated Hamlet's navy many times. In the later period, he completely monopolized this sea area, and anyone who wanted to pass from here had to pay him a toll.

But one day Black Jack suddenly went to sea and disappeared together with his ship [Military]. Black Jack's disappearance caused the fleet to split. Soon they divided Black Jack's legacy and became several large pirate groups now.

“Some people say that the navy wiped it out, some say it sank in a storm at sea, and some say it was loaded with treasure and hidden away. There are various theories.

However, everyone searched everywhere but could not find Black Jack's treasure. "

Lance also felt something strange when he heard this. The person standing behind Black Jack was undoubtedly the guy named Ancestor.

Just like the other gloves, Black Jack's fleet is just a link that he supports to do things for himself.

Most of the gloves would be thrown away in the end. Black Jack, who knew too much, actually wanted to negotiate terms with the ancestor. How could the ancestor accept such a threat and directly deal with it secretly?

It's just that the old man forgot about the huge fleet and left Hamlet such a disaster.

No, maybe he didn't forget, he just didn't care at all.

Because the people who were threatened were ordinary people and had nothing to do with him.

"Then do you know where Black Jack's treasure is?"

"I don't know, but I know the clues to the treasure."

"Say it!" Lance hated it when others played these little tricks on him.

"Black Jack left three charts, and our boss Redbeard has one in his hand. He snatched it from Black Jack's cronies when we attacked the island. I was right next to him."

The captain told another secret. When Black Jack was still alive, he occupied an island and built it into a pirate paradise. However, after his death, his fleet refused to accept anyone else's position and ended up fighting.

Seizing this island is the best opportunity to demonstrate your strength and gain Black Jack's legacy.

All parties came to the island, and Red Beard was the most rogue at that time. He only had three ships at the time, and knew that he was not strong enough to be the one to take over, so he entangled some of his cronies and elites and started plundering them directly.

At that time, Black Jack had three children, but they disappeared after he disappeared. I thought they disappeared together, but I didn't expect that during this operation, Red Beard happened to find an eldest son.

And that one-third of the charts were obtained from that person, and of course there was news about Black Jack's treasure.

"You don't have the chart, and I haven't seen the other two copies. This news is of no value." Lance's words were very threatening.

"That man is not dead yet. I know where Redbeard hid him. He must know where the remaining two charts are."

"You're lucky. Hamlet doesn't like beheading, so let's put this head on your neck first."

Lance's words made the captain feel ecstatic. After struggling for a long time, he even betrayed the secrets in his heart and finally got his life back.

But Lance's next sentence sent him back to hell.

"Strip him naked and hang him up. Don't let him die so easily. Let him stay in the sun for seven days before sending him to a nursing home."

The captain didn't know where the sanatorium was, but he probably heard that he might have survived, but if he was exposed to such a scorching sun for seven days, his skin would peel off even if he didn't die.

It's a pity that Lance left without giving him a chance to beg for mercy.

Lance took his coat and musket to find Wilson to verify the situation. When he saw these two things, he looked a little lonely.

"Only one admiral died at the hands of pirates, and that was General Lucas."

"Tell me about this general."

As Wilson told it, Lance also learned some things about that year.

Like the ordinary name, Lucas's origin was very ordinary, he was the son of a farmer.

As for his position, he was not said to be that high. He was not a general, not even a high-level official, but his status in the minds of the soldiers was definitely very high, otherwise he would not have been called that.

In the incident that year, all the nobles died, but Lucas was fine because of his status as a civilian. It was only because of him that he stabilized Hamlet's navy.

However, the rapid decline of the navy later is not something he can affect. After all, he is not a lord.

However, they still fought on the front line with the pirates until a naval battle that could be called a large-scale naval battle in the end.

The pirate Black Jack gathered the fleet to attack. The navy was in decline at that time, but in order to protect Hamlet, Lucas still led the navy in front even though he was losing.

The battle was extremely brutal, with countless casualties. In the end, not many people came back alive, and Lucas also died in that naval battle.

However, the pirates who suffered heavy losses did not dare to continue plundering and could only retreat to the sea.

"General, he protected Hamlet and used his life to fulfill the promise of a navy." Wilson couldn't help but burst into tears when he said this. Everything that happened back then was really...

When Lance heard this, the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch. He was suppressing the anger in his heart.

This guy, the ancestor, has fucking disgraced the Hamlet family.

If I don't lift the lid of your coffin, I won't be sorry for my status as Lord Hamlet.