My friends are all pirates

"That's Magnetic Drum Rocky Mountain." Ashred counted, and from his current perspective, he could count about seven.

"That's right, the rich people in this country hide there." The companion shrugged, his tone full of regret, "They never go down the mountain easily, and even if they do, they are protected by the army."

"Is it to prevent being robbed?" Asked Ashred.

He vaguely remembered that the Drum Kingdom was not a bad government from the beginning.

This kind of country where the rich need the protection of the army to dare to go out, no matter how you look at it, it is only a scene of a country with a bad government.

"That's not true. There is a kind of rabbit on their mountain, which is outrageous. They only eat meat, and they live in groups."

Ah Sherid said that he really has no impression of this.

"Even if you eat meat, it's still a rabbit."

"It would be great if that was the case. They just look like rabbits, and their body is about the size of a bear, but their agility is the same as that of a rabbit."

I see……

If this riding horse is not protected by the army, it is indeed impossible to go down the mountain.

Conversely, the same goes for people who want to go up the mountain.

"Oh yes." The companion said again, "There is a legend in this country."

"What legend?" Asherid saw the obscene expression on the other side, and his intuition told him that there was a car inside.

"It is said that there is a group of 'Snow Countrymen' on this island. They are the real aborigines of this island. They don't sleep. If they sleep, they will die."

"Is this nonsense?" Alsherid couldn't help complaining, "Is this still a human?"

"Anyway, the rumors are like this, oh yes, there are women in the snow country, the skin is very smooth, because it is too cold here, you need to rub against other people's skin to keep warm, and the snow will penetrate into their skin, so the women in the snow country The skin is smooth and white."

Alcherid would not have believed it if some old slut hadn't made it up.

"That kind is called a monster..." Asherid felt the wind direction and strength have changed, and pulled the rope again, "What shall we do later? Should we stay nearby without seeing the ship?"

"Let's go to the other side."

The sound came from the direction of the stern.

Asherid glanced back, it was Henry, still holding a binoculars in his hand.

"There are a lot of boats coming and going here, regardless of the seasons. When you get here, you won't be short of prey. Instead, you have to be careful when walking. Everyone's goal is always the same...Brothers, turn the rudder to the left. Let's go to the northern port and find out."

The crowd cheered and got busy.

Not long after, as the Imagination began to sail into the offshore area of ​​Magnetic Drum Island, the appearance of the island became clear.

This is a serious snow island.

All you can see is white, and there are no traces of towns or other settlements at all. Looking into the interior of the island, you can see the outlines of mountains. The chimney-like flat-topped peaks are relatively vertical because of the relatively vertical walls, revealing the natural beauty of the rocks. However, there is a thick layer of snow hanging from the top of the mountain, and you can vaguely see the spiers of the buildings standing on it.

Outside the mountains, the part near the coast is the vast snowfield.

The forest coverage is very high, but they are all covered with snow.

The island is now in summer, and along the coast, you can see waterfalls formed by melting snow from time to time.

Drum Island, which belongs to the "Winter Island", at first glance, is not a very suitable place for human habitation.

However, the combination of advanced medical technology and weak national power has achieved the alternative prosperity of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom. This is a special "fishing ground" where wealth from all over the world circulates.

Under Henry's command, the Imagination sailed along the coastline to the north of the island.

After rounding a corner of the island, the Imagination adjusted its angle and continued sailing at a distance slightly farther than the coastline.

Finally, everyone saw the port.

If, in Blue Star, the rise and fall of a port is a barometer of the rise and fall of a country's shipping, then in the world of One Piece, the word "maritime" should be removed.

To a large extent, for the vast majority of countries in the One Piece world, judging whether the country's situation is good or not depends on whether the port is prosperous or not.

What appeared in front of Asherid at this time was a town, but it was located in a good location. There was a bay here, forming a natural deep-water port.

According to the standard of Blue Star, the sailing technology of One Piece World has been developed to the late stage. During this period, most of the large ships cruising at sea were Caravill heavy ships or Galen ships on Blue Star, and most of them were Galen ships. The ships in the One Piece world like to highlight their personality, and they always put something else on the bow and stern.

At this time, more than ten ships were moored in the harbor, among them was a Galen ship. This three-masted galleon that had withstood the baptism of the storm and sailed through the blue waves and emerald seas had a continuous artillery deck. Far better than most pirates who only operate sloops.

Henry observed it and showed a satisfied smile.

This kind of three-masted galleon is a huge monster that the Imagination needs to actively avoid. Fighting against such a large ship, the Imagination can't take advantage of it at all. Henry's targets are usually those sloops and brigs of similar tonnage. .

But today, Henry's old driver intuitively told him that there was something abnormal about this big sailboat.

"We're calling at the port." He said, "Hide the flag well, and display all the previous cargo. We are now a merchant ship."

Everyone applauded loudly, positive ones are not good.

Judging by the way they look, this is not the first time they have done it.

Ah Sherid felt very confused.

If he remembers correctly, this group of people are here to rob magnetic drum island.

Under the control of the sailors, the Imagination began to advance towards the harbor.

Someone noticed Asherid's doubts, and said to him with a smile: "Asherid, after going ashore, do you want to try a woman from the Snow Country?"

Everyone laughed like a man could understand.

Ashred went straight in his left ear and out his right ear.

Don't be kidding, how could he just find a woman and contribute the first time in this life.

It is indeed an exaggeration to insist on empresses and Bai Xing's level, but you can't make do with it.

He still has a life to pursue.

As for the group of people on the boat, you can tell by their appearance. The first thing they do after landing is definitely to eat fresh food and wine, and then they go whoring and gambling.

The former Ashred must be involved, as for the latter...

He would rather practice swordsmanship, as long as he can achieve something, he is not afraid that he will not find a good girl in the future.

Asherid has long thought that he will go to the big city of Sentina to find a girl to fall in love with in the future.

"Just go in like this, won't you be recognized?" He asked his companion next to him.

"No, we robbed the things of those people on the mountain, and some of the people down the mountain are poorer than us, so they don't care if we are pirates or not." The companion said nonchalantly, "Even if soldiers come down occasionally After checking, people in the town will also say that we are merchant sailors, we will pay anyway, and those soldiers are free to eat and drink."

Chapter 11 The Hospitable Drum Man

The companion's explanation was so reasonable, Asherid was relieved.

There is nothing more secure than class friendship.

A bunch of messy things in the world of One Piece, at least [-]% are caused by the aristocratic group represented by the Tianlong people. The Tianlong people disdain to run around the world, but it does not prevent a group of stinky nobles from following their example.

The Imagination quickly entered the port, and as the companions had said, the residents of the town beamed with joy at their arrival.

It is true that this is a port, but the relevant fees are collected by the Drum Kingdom officials who are responsible for managing the port, and have nothing to do with the townspeople. They can only get paid from the port management department by providing labor services.

But judging from the attitude of the residents who favored their grandma's house, the salaries paid by the officials of the kingdom must not be high, which makes them more willing to deal directly with the crew members who travel to and from the port.

Of course, this is only limited to the fact that the current "identity" of the Imagination is a private small cargo ship. Both the transaction scale and the value of the cargo are very limited. It's completely different. The officials' "generosity" to the townspeople is only because they grasp the big and let go of the small, and they don't care about this "small profit".

These were told to Asherid by an enthusiastic companion.

It seems that on the current Imagination, popularizing common sense for the strong man Alsherid is one of the few pleasures of the crew.

After the Imagination landed, it first paid the management fee to the port management personnel, and then no official personnel took care of them. As the helmsman, Bussel was in charge of conducting transactions with the townspeople on the spot. The townspeople were really not picky, not only It was more than twenty bags of sugar, and even some leftovers, even cloth, were all cleared away.

After the work was done, Asherid, who received the money, went to the tavern in the town with the crew.

Asherid, who set foot on the land of the Drum Kingdom for the first time, was curious about everything around him.

After setting foot on the place where the Straw Hat Pirates will pass by in the future, he truly feels that he is indeed in the world of One Piece, which adds a sense of reality.

Along the way, the town gave him the feeling that it was clean and tidy.

The townspeople are indeed not rich, but they are hardworking.

The spirit is also good, and the alertness to outsiders is maintained within a reasonable range, and they are generally friendly, as long as they don't get close to the children and women in the town.

In addition, the gun-holding rate of young adults is also quite high.

This is a bit like the old Ysera.

On the way, Ashred also saw another group of sailors coming towards him. It seemed that they had just finished eating and drinking and were going to have some fun. After seeing the crew of the Imagination, their smiles subsided a little, and the two parties had a tacit understanding Keep your distance.

It wasn't until they walked away that everyone resumed their laughter.

Entering the tavern, the fire inside was burning vigorously, dispelling the coolness on everyone's bodies in an instant.

The atmosphere is hotter than the temperature.

There are many foreign sailors sitting in the tavern, drinking, eating, bragging, playing cards and gambling, etc., but the space in this tavern is spacious enough for the crew of the Imagination to relax.

Asherid chose a seat by the window to sit down, with one hand resting on the hilt of his sword. He was in a place where outsiders gathered, and he couldn't completely let go of his guard.

Ten years later, the swordsmanship has returned to the level of the previous life and slightly surpassed it. Although he has the ability to cut iron, he is probably not a master in the world of One Piece. He remembers that there are two types of swordsmen here—swords Hao's, and not Jianhao's.

"Asherid, why do you still see the snow coming, cheer up!"

A large beer mug was placed on the table in front of Asherid with a bang, and the companion with glowing eyes was also holding one in his hand, and sat down in front of Asherid, toasting the glass with a big gulp.

Asherid smelled the smell that was obviously different from the slightly spoiled wine on the ship, and he was also a little greedy. He kept close contact with the hilt of the sword with one hand, and took a sip with the other hand.

After taking a sip, he felt extremely refreshed, so he joined the ranks of bad drinks without any hope, and shouted: "One more drink!"

Thinking of how everyone drank and ate meat like this every time after killing monsters in the previous life, it can be regarded as a kind of reminiscence now.

When he also joined, there was no one who seemed discordant in the tavern.

As latecomers, the crew of the Imagination quickly integrated into the atmosphere of the tavern. When the wine glasses were raised, the sailors from different ships were the fastest to eliminate the barriers between each other.

They transform each other from strangers who need to be guarded to people who need to be guarded but can also drink and chat together.

The sailors complained while drinking, while the cadres, including the captain, seemed a little more gentlemanly. They used the wine in their hands to scout each other for information in different sea areas, and cursed the biggest stumbling block on their way to getting rich—the navy.

Ah Sherid suddenly saw Bussel, who was sitting with Henry, waving to him.

He hesitated for a moment, then walked over with the wine glass.

When he approached, the other people who were chatting with Henry immediately cast their gazes over.

The clothes, hoods, and hats of these strangers were not well-coordinated. Their clothes, hoods, and hats were of distinct regional styles. They were dirty and smelly, and smelled like cheap woolen clothes of ordinary sailors.

When Asherid walked to Bussell and sat down, their eyes became a little more friendly, and they continued to chat with Henry.

At this distance, Asherid could already hear their conversation very clearly.

These people all claimed to be captains from different ships.

But their appearance is obviously impossible to be a decent merchant captain. The merchant captains who consider themselves gentlemen will try their best to maintain their dignity as a middle class even when they are at sea.

But Ah Sherid cared more about the gossip he heard from them.

News of the end of a war that had broken out between several World Government allies.

The war originated from the succession of the throne of one of the countries, but in the end it developed into a fight between several countries inexplicably.

Several battles claimed thousands of lives, with disease, accident, and cruelty leading the way, claiming the lives of nearly half the soldiers and sailors.

It is estimated that these countries are so noisy that they threaten the normal operation of the nearby waterways. Under the mediation of the Navy Headquarters, the war has officially ended.

Through the small talk of these captains, Asherid has a deeper understanding of the privateering system in this world.

To understand the privateering system of the world government, one must first understand the political structure of the world government.

A traveler without a golden finger has an advantage over local residents, probably because he can use the history on the blue star to better view his environment from a macro perspective. As for the plot, it is second. Fragments The benefits that the modernized "foresight" can bring are very limited, and most of the time they are things that can be seen but not touched.

In Asherid's understanding, the world government is not the national model that is generally accepted by modern Blue Stars. It is a non-unified government and society, which makes it look like a small and medium-sized organization that relies on political conspiracy and military power to survive. But no matter what big treasure the Tianlong people have, if an organization needs to operate for hundreds of years, it still depends on the concerted efforts of its members.

Blue Star's history may be able to provide the answer.

Looking back at the history of Blue Star, before the rise of nationalism, it was normal for different political units to have the same ruler. In the eyes of people at that time, rule was rule, and it had nothing to do with the groups under the ruler, even if different groups had their own The political body does not refer to itself as a "country", which does not mean that its country and its society are a single body, but are combined according to certain conventions, traditions, or interests to form a larger country.

If the world government is understood as this kind of mixed regime, it makes sense in many places. Class separation of power is a symbol of this type of regime, so Mary Joya, as the center of the world government, has the highest power, but the joining countries are also the power of the world government part of the structure.

This kind of class decentralization system inherently contains crisis, power imbalance, the shadow of autocratic kings and oligarchic nobles looming on the political stage, the differences between societies can easily rise from political contradictions to political oppression, lack of political confidence, everyone will See the other party's actions as part of a grand conspiracy rather than a political flaw, and actively or forced to think about the worst.

The stipulation that the navy cannot interfere in disputes between allied countries can also be regarded as a manifestation of lack of political confidence from a certain perspective. Therefore, for those allied countries that have limited or no sea power but need to attack their opponents, in order to limit their opponents at sea To make a profit, issuing a privateering license with restrictions is a very convenient and effective measure.

The few people who chatted with Henry bought the privateer licenses of those countries during the war, but they were unlucky, the investment was late, and the war was about to end just after buying, and the privateer licenses they just got The certificate is a piece of paper, so they are cursing about it.