"Where is my thousand-mile horse?"
Until he followed Gus into the largest slave guild in Hong Kong, Byron was still troubled by the crooked group of people under his command.
The misfortunes of indentured servants varied, and the lives of pirates certainly had their share of joys and sorrows.
There are usually three types of motivations that make a person decide to become a pirate.
One is the extreme poverty that cannot survive and the darkness of the future; the other is the desire for wealth, power, and a breakthrough in class;
The last type are those criminals on the mainland who are really desperate!
It is precisely because every extraordinary profession has its own motto and professional norms.
[Law Masters], [Retribution Knights], [Wardens] in the Tribunal sequence... and even [Judge Knights] of the Church will not let go of any opportunity to improve themselves.
He will definitely bite those criminals and chase them to the ends of the earth.
Since ancient times, the vast sea has been the safest refuge for criminals.
Under normal circumstances, the second and third motivations often merge together to become the main force in the pirate group.
It is almost impossible to find the kind of "good family son" that the army loves most when selecting soldiers.
There is no organization or discipline.
They may have good strength and dare to fight and kill, but even if their resources and knowledge are not limited, they can hardly become the strong army with the iron will that Byron remembers.
Byron did not want to accept all kinds of people on board the ship.
“As the seeds of future pirate groups, the quality of the original personnel is particularly important.
Maybe I should just find a bunch of blank slates and train them from scratch for a year and a half? "
If Byron were to define his own behavioral pattern, he felt that "lawful evil" might be more appropriate.
Be willing to be a self-interested person according to certain rules. When your own interests conflict with others, you will not hesitate to sacrifice others.
But it will also maintain order and stability and be committed to formulating rules and laws that suit its own interests.
Regardless of their abilities, the crew members who will board the Golden Deer in the future must not be "chaotic evil" who only seek trouble.
"What are you looking at? Eight fingers? Gus?"
Byron raised his head, and suddenly found that Bizhi and Gus, who had been following him, all stopped unconsciously.
Following their gazes, I found that this slave guild, which had many trading companies stationed in it, sold more than just slaves.
Entering the main entrance of the slave guild, you will find a bustling commercial street.
Both sides of the wide road are densely packed with various shops in the minimalist Northland style.
Everywhere you look, there is contraband as defined by the Church and the Kingdom.
Hallucinogenic drugs, potent poisons, powerful military weapons, small sleeve arrows for easy assassination, and all kinds of explosives...
There are even many extraordinary potions that are clearly crafted from forbidden knowledge.
There is no need to use [Echoes of History], it is all written clearly on their labels.
[Wandering Witch’s Height-increasing Potion:
It allows adults to continue to grow taller. A bottle of magic potion can increase the height by five centimeters, but it cannot increase weight at the same time. Please allocate your own weight carefully. 】
[Wandering Witch’s Slimming Potion:
Only effective for women, a bottle of magic potion can make you lose ten pounds in three days, but the weight loss areas are random. 】
[The Wandering Witch’s Iron Cannon Potion:
Only effective for men, the red pill can make a certain part of the body very energetic throughout the day.
Equally random! Maybe you could get an indestructible... tongue or finger? 】
【......】
There are many similar potions, the main one is a strong effect, but also unpredictable.
For a moment, Byron couldn't tell whether this was the effect of the potion or a side effect of the punishment mechanism.
It is better to say that they are magic potions than a comprehensive display of the side effects of forbidden knowledge.
Byron was extremely suspicious of how brave a person would be to drink such a thing?
However, when he continued to read, he found that it was not these things that attracted Eight Fingers and Gus, but a list posted on the wall.
"Charles Rich List (this time positioning: Luana County, Iris Kingdom)
Tenth place: Doyle Harvey, spice merchant, director of Thyme Trading Company, family property of 23,800 pounds;
Ninth place: Lord Clemens Walter, lucky heir to the aristocracy, with a family fortune of 25,100 pounds;
Eighth place: Bart Clark, ship owner, owns two ocean-going merchant ships of his own, with a family fortune of 29,300 pounds;
Seventh place: Thomas Wayne..."
The honest man looked at the dizzying figures with eight fingers, wiped the saliva that was about to flow to the corner of his mouth, and murmured to himself:
"It turns out that there are so many rich people in just one county. They must be very hardworking and hardworking, right?"
Although it was not just the first time for Gus, a money fan, to see the rich list, he still couldn't move every time he saw it.
That face full of poverty was filled with deep envy:
“Every week this list changes to a different region and a different group of rich people.
But no matter how remote the place is, as long as there are people on the list, I can't reach them.
I don’t know when I will be on the list? "
Byron shook his head helplessly, waved his hand in front of their eyes, and poured a basin of cold water on them:
“Hey, come to your senses!
Don't even look at where this place is.
Now that the so-called rich list is posted in Iron Anchor Bay, it is no longer a rich list, but a serious pig-killing list!
Praise them for their hard work? Can I replace it? Hey, you two are really unqualified as pirates and are a disgrace to this profession. "
As he spoke, he raised his hand to stop a fierce pirate who was passing by, pointed at the list and asked him:
"Dude, what was your first thought when you saw this rich list?"
"Nonsense, of course... snatch these fat sheep!"
The man looked at Byron pitifully like he was a fool, shook his head and turned away.
Byron then turned around and spread his hands to the two young men who were already stunned.
"You see, this is a normal reaction of a pirate.
In fact, dignitaries and extraordinary people from all over the world all know about this very famous [First-Class Holy Relic: Charles Rich List] on the East Coast, which is also called the [Legendary Fat Sheep List].
It once belonged to the North Sea Pirate King [Whale Hunter], and is now managed by the Captains' Council of Anchor Bay.
Every week, the names of some wealthy people in a region will be randomly selected and displayed. The higher the sequence level, the less likely they are to be on the list.
It has always been used as a business guide for pirates.
Every time the original version is updated, the captains' council of Anchor Bay will copy and post it to the entire Anchor Bay to facilitate their selection of plunder targets. "
“This thing, of course, is a [sacred relic] to the pirates in Anchor Bay, and it can help them make a fortune.
But for the rich people on the list, it is undoubtedly a "curse".
Even if he doesn't have the curse of extraordinary powers, just having his property exposed in detail to countless hungry wolves is enough to scare him.
About one-fifth of them disappeared from the world within less than a year after being listed.
And I heard that 45% of the richest people in the world are from Remit. "
Bazhi and Gus couldn't help but swallow their saliva, finally having a more intuitive understanding of the dangers of the extraordinary world.
There are some things in this world that are far more secretive than guns and swords, and more difficult to guard against.
Whether it was the knowledgeable Gus or the country bumpkin Ba Zhi, they no longer dared to point casually at the things here and followed Byron closely.
But after Byron taught them the relevant knowledge of [Holy Relic], they turned to look forward to when they would get a powerful [Holy Relic] of their own.
And Byron looked at the first entry [History Corrector] that he had successfully activated after taking office as [Storm Knight].
and its effect:
“1. The anchor on you is more stable.
Objects that have an anchoring connection with you will also be more likely to be involved in a historical vortex with you, approaching all kinds of unknowns and secrets.
Of course, if [Anchors] are strong enough and there are enough, they might be able to pull you out of the vortex!
2. As compensation, when participating in secret events with a historical impact of more than 30.
You can summon a one-time [holy relic] related to a region or nation from history at any time to help you correct history.
The higher the degree of decryption, the stronger the effect of [Holy Relic] will be! "
I thought to myself:
"Actually, it might not be that difficult to get a [Holy Relic]."
That's when.
Byron suddenly stopped in front of a store that looked very familiar, called "Golden Palm Trading Company".
He frowned and stared at the door uncertainly for a while.
Finally, I couldn't help but walk in looking for the flash of throbbing in my heart just now.
