Above the Pirate King

Keen Island, which is also the coal mining area of ​​the Kingdom of Felt.

The value of coal mines in this world is not high!

No way, steam engines are not common, how can the value of coal go up?

Today, the person in charge of Keen Island stood at the port of Keen Island with a smile on his face, looking out from a distance.

The person in charge of Keen Island is a man in his thirties and the only nobleman on the island, named Clay Marcus.

Marcus was wearing gorgeous clothes, his muscles were tight and his clothes were tight. He looked very strong and had a firm face, but his eyes revealed deep fatigue. He was only thirty, and his hair was already a little pale that was visible to the naked eye.

After a while, a ship with a rose flag appeared on the distant sea.

The smile on Marcus' face widened even further.

The boat docked on the shore.

It was Leslie, the commander of the Navy's First Fleet, who came down!

"Brother Lelis!" Marcus stepped forward and hugged Lelis tightly.

"Marcus, another year has passed!" Leiris also hugged Marcus tightly, and said with some sighs.

After a while, the two separated.

"By the way, why didn't you see Brian?" Marcus asked.

"Oh, Brian went to Marie Joa to go through the formalities for the kingdom to join the world government!" Lelis said with a smile.

"Look at my head!" Marcus patted his head and said with a smile, "A while ago I saw newspapers reporting that your kingdom joined the World Government. Congratulations!"

Except for the port, there are no ships on Keen Island. Unless people from the Kingdom of Felt come, Marcus can't go out, so he can only rely on the newspaper bird to learn about the outside world, and reading newspapers is his only entertainment!

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Leilis smiled and waved his hands, then changed his voice and said seriously, "How are you doing recently?"

"Hey..." Marcus sighed, and said sadly, "It's still the same, and I can't hold it anymore recently. If you didn't come, I probably won't be able to hold it in a few days!"

Marcus is the younger brother of the first princess of Fetus IV. It stands to reason that with this status, no matter what happens, he will not be reduced to guard Keen Island.

The main reason is that he is a nobleman with a kind and upright character. Because he can't understand domestic policies and treats civilians as slaves, he clashed with Felt IV.

For the sake of the princess, Felt IV did not execute him, but sent him to Keen Island to guard Keen Island.

Keen Island is the poorest of the three islands in the Fürth Kingdom. There is only one coal mine, nothing else, and the land is not suitable for growing food.

There are five hundred soldiers and two thousand miners on the island.

Because the output value of the coal mine is low, Felt IV doesn't pay much attention to this place. The food and military pay usually allocated are not enough, and he often has to suffer from hunger!

But mining is hard work after all!

If people go hungry again, they may die from overwork!

Therefore, in addition to turning over the coal mines needed by the kingdom, the kind and upright Marcus secretly sold coal mines in exchange for money and food to maintain the basic life of the miners and soldiers.

Lelis is one of the biggest customers.

However, the Kingdom of St. Maarten can only go to sea for one month a year, and even the biggest customers can't trade much. The grain of more than [-] people is not a small amount, and there are not many coal mines he can steal. Most of the coal mines too!

Only then did Marcus realize that there was only one merchant ship coming this time!

"By the way, why do you only have one merchant ship!" Marcus said, frowning.

There are few ships, and there are few things to carry. If you buy coal, you can't buy much.

"Don't mention it, not long ago, some pirates attacked our country's port, so all the original ships sank, and now this one was rushed out this month!" Leilis sighed.

"How could this happen!" Marcus said in shock, "Isn't your kingdom only accessible for one month every year?"

He saw in the newspaper that the Kingdom of St. Maarten had occupied Blood Harbor Town, but he did not expect that the Kingdom of St. Maarten was also attacked. After all, the Kingdom of St. Maarten has a natural barrier!

"Yes!" Lelis nodded and explained simply, "But if you rush in regardless of the danger, it is still possible to rush in. We have encountered such pirates!"

Suddenly, Marcus showed a trace of despair. Originally, he was counting on a big deal with the Kingdom of St. Martin to get through this difficult time!

What should we do now?

Although he is a nobleman, he will not starve to death, but his subordinates will definitely starve to death, especially the miners!

Over the years, he has put a lot of money into it to help these suffering people, and now his pockets are empty.There was only enough money and food left for him to live on alone!

Could it be that he doesn't eat and give food to his subordinates?

Thinking of this, Marcus fell silent...

After a while.

"Hehe!" Marcus chuckled suddenly, and shook his head. He realized that...it turns out that he is also a person who is afraid of death!

He... can't give up his life for others!

"If you want your miners to survive, there is no way!" Leilis seemed to see what Marcus was thinking from the side.Said quietly.

"kindness!?"

As if a drowning man grasped a life-saving straw in despair, Marcus stared at the mysterious Leiris with wide eyes!

Chapter 22 Surrender