Pirates: Steel Chain Fingers

South China Sea, Bateri La Island.

This is a typical South China Sea-style tropical island, rich in various tropical fruits, and the evaluation is quite good. In a peaceful and stable town, people live and work in peace and contentment.

All of this is due to the [Southern Sea Battle] five years ago. The King of Snakes who had ruled the South China Sea for more than 20 years and his huge forces were uprooted by Victor. Since then, the number of pirates in the South China Sea has been decreasing day by day, and those who are capable have basically fled to the great route, while those who are incompetent have been taken down by more and more bounty hunters in exchange for bounties.

Especially in the past two years, [Pirates] have basically disappeared from the more famous waters or islands in the South China Sea.

Every April when the hunter trials are approaching, the remaining pirates in the South China Sea will try their best to avoid appearing near large islands, wishing to turn themselves into ostriches and bury their heads deeply.

Today, the second Sunday in April, is the match day for the sixth Hunter Qualification Trial.

There are many boats moored near the pier on Bateri La Island, among which is a large and small schooner, with a **** printed on the side of the boat, the sail has been lowered, but a pirate flag is floating at the top of the mast. .

The pirate flag is painted with a skull symbolizing a pirate. The skull has a hat that burns like a flame. The brim of the hat has two abstract strange faces, a mourning face and a smiling face.

From time to time, among the passers-by on the pier, someone raised their head to look at the pirate flag, then smiled and shook his head and continued to do his own business, looking like he didn't care at all.

There is only one tavern on the island, called 'Guitar Witch'.

This is a two-story wooden tavern, and the sign hanging outside the door is somewhat old, with a cartoon-style pointed hat witch playing a guitar.

The tavern was not crowded with people, but there were almost no vacancies, and there were a few strange outsiders who frequently attracted attention at the round table closest to the bar.

"I said, Boss Deus."

In front of the round table, a man covered in skeleton-style decorations with a skeleton mask on his face took a gulp of beer, wiped his mouth and looked at his companion next to him: "Are you bursting with inspiration? Why do you come to the pub for a drink? Wine can also take out a notebook and make a close-up? We are still waiting for you to say a few words!"

The man known as 'Deus' has short blue hair, a dark blue half-mask, and a dark green trench coat. Hearing the words of his companion, he was lying on the table and writing in the notebook without raising his head: "What does the captain want me to say here? It's you, Skar, next time you give the map an important must Can I stop using skeletons when I go to mark places? Every time I think it's the most dangerous place!"

"Galulululumeow!"

A lynx in black shorts made a cute cry, and it sat upright on the chair and looked left and right, looking like a provocateur.

"Look, Kodaz dislikes the two of you arguing, it's really worthless!"

A cheerful voice interrupted their quarrel.

The blue-haired Deuss and the skeleton-masked Skal looked at the direction of the voice at the same time, and shouted at the same time, "Captain! It's obviously this guy who is wrong! Also, Kodaz is clearly fighting fire, right?"

The captain was a young man who could barely be called a man. He has smooth black hair and wears an orange cowboy hat with the badges 'Smile' and 'Sad' on the brim. He was wearing a black open-chested shirt with a necklace of thick red beads around his neck, black shorts, and a small dagger on the left side of his belt. The freckles on the face are a bit conspicuous, and the handsome face has a haha ​​smile that doesn't care:

"Skaar, don't be angry, isn't our boss Deuss always like this? And Deuss, it's not a day or two for Skal to mark important places on the map with skeletons, it's time to get used to it, who let Skal be this ship What about the ship's intelligence officer?"

When the captain said yes, Skar and Deus looked at each other and turned their heads with a 'cut'. Only the big lynx Kodaz saw that no one was fighting, and lowered his head in frustration.

"Speaking of which, Captain." Skar scratched the skeleton mask covering his face and asked suspiciously: "Why do you have to come to this Baterila Island in the South China Sea? There doesn't seem to be any fun here, right? "

Deuss had no idea to continue writing the article, put down the pen and looked at the captain with one hand on his cheek: "Yes, Ace, everyone knows that you like to travel around. But Bateri La Island doesn't seem to have any interesting souvenirs, right? "

The young man named Ace smiled slightly, scratched the chin of the lynx beside him, and said, "Although I don't have any impression, but this...is where I was born."

"Huh??" Deus and Skal looked at each other, full of surprise.

Ace didn't seem to want to talk too much about this matter, and he looked around curiously: "This Batterira Island is so lively, I thought it was a very ordinary and peaceful island. And I found that the surrounding Even if the residents found out that we were pirates, they didn’t feel scared or angry, but they seemed calm.”

"That's what I'm going to tell you, Captain!"

Skarr scratched his mask and said in a low voice, "Since five years ago, the South China Sea has been the territory of the 'Evil Chain'. There are a large number of bounty hunters, and the pirates regard the South China Sea as a forbidden area. There are even more people. The South China Sea has already been called the 'Pirate Grave'! Is it a little reckless for us to break into the South China Sea directly?"

"Hee hee hee... Even the windless belt has come over, what bounty hunters are you afraid of?"

With a smile, Ace took a sip from the large beer mug, wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "And there are fewer bounty hunters who are trying to make us think? Alright, alright, I'm here! Hello boss, you can come for a visit. Would you like a drink?"

Seeing the young pirate who greeted him with a smile, the chubby bar owner didn't know whether to kick him out or serve him snacks. In the end, the businessman's side prevailed, and an appetizer platter of hash browns, sliced ​​raw ham, pickled cucumber cubes, cheese cubes and a kosher tomato sauce was served.

"Thank you, boss." Ace couldn't wait to pick up a hash brown, dipped it in some coarse salt, and threw it into his mouth. After chewing two bites, his eyes lit up: "Delicious! Hey you two, try it now, it's super delicious. of!"

A few people ate, and Ace came to the bar with a beer mug and asked with a smile, "Boss, is this Batterila Island always so lively?"

The bar owner looked at this young pirate with a sunny smile on his face, but his scolding changed his tone: "...I'll give you a piece of advice, leave this island now, maybe you can survive."

"Huh?" Not only Ace was stunned, but Deus and Skar, who were listening with their ears pricked up in front of the round table behind them, were also stunned.

Seeing that Ace was still dumbfounded, the boss was angry: "Are you stupid? You don't know what day it is today? Hunter qualification trials!"

"Hey???" Deus still hasn't reacted yet~www.readwn.com~ As an intelligence officer, Skal stood up and shouted: "Is it true boss? Is it really today? Nope Is it here?"

"What what? What audition?" These two were the same as playing double reeds, and Ace was even more confused.

The boss reluctantly touched his forehead: "Oh my God, where are you pirates... It's okay to come out on the day of the hunter trials, fortunately, I chose this island..."

At this time, Deuss also thought of something, and his face suddenly turned pale: "Isn't it possible..."

"Yes, this is the test site for the third round of hunter qualification." There was even a hint of sympathy in the boss's eyes: "That's why we were surprised but not afraid when we saw a pirate ship landing on the island. Do you understand now?"

"Ace, hurry up!" Deus rushed up and grabbed Ace's arm, and roared in a low voice: "This is the site of the Fierce Chain! Hurry up, hurry up!"

However, Ace smiled, and gently broke away Deus's hand: "Isn't this just right? Since he was out at sea for a year, his ears are almost calluses. Let me see him this time. What kind of ability do you have! This is a hurdle that my [Road of Transcendence] cannot bypass, Deus."

"Ace, you..." Deuss looked at the confidence on Ace's face and suddenly didn't know what to say.

At this time, there were bursts of cheers from outside the tavern, followed by the sound of huge airflow and the sound of birds flapping their wings.

The tavern owner sighed, looked at Ace and said slowly, "Even if you want to leave now, it's too late..."

"[They] are here."