Codex Pirates

Chapter 124 Eliminate hidden dangers

Because the temple was polluted by Andre's vomit, William's canonization ceremony became brief. After a cumbersome and useless ceremony, when Norton I's sword left William's shoulders, William became the Kingdom of Navia Such a lowly noble title cannot even be hereditary.

There have been no twists and turns during this period, but before announcing the appointment order, Andre suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the Royal Army is a regular army led by you. All of them have undergone strict training, abide by military discipline, and are brave and good at fighting. This emotion should not be suppressed, but it should also be distinguished from the regular army, otherwise a group of drunk sailors will be mixed into the soldiers, and such people will follow suit in the future, and if this continues, our country's army may become a mob!"

William couldn't help but look sideways, and glanced at Andre, who was expressionless and business-like. This man, like a bodybuilder, had sharp words that were inconsistent with his appearance. Regardless of his appearance, some people might mistakenly think that he said this He is an old bureaucrat who is proficient in speaking.

"Captain, what do you mean?" Arcadio frowned and looked at Andrea.

"Since it is a civilian armed force, in order to distinguish it from the regular army, why not set up a militia team alone!" Andre squinted at William, and said to Norton I, "Usually responsible for assisting the regular army, taking care of Do some simple local defense work or manage law and order in places where you can't reach, and the treatment should be different from that of the regular army. Otherwise, any civilian army can be on an equal footing with the kingdom army that has been trained all the year round. What will the soldiers think? "

Arcadio looked at William, but he saw that William was touching his shoulder that was just tapped by Norton I with his sword, as if he was still intoxicated with the satisfaction of being a nobleman.

Seeing that William looked like this, Arcadio had no interest in continuing to speak for him.

So when William received the commission, his title became the captain of the Navian Kingdom's militia.

When he left the palace, William remembered to ask Arcadio, "What do you mean by what you said to me before the competition?"

"Andre is one of His Majesty's personal guards, and he is very trusted by His Majesty, but he is narrow-minded. I am worried that after you defeat him, he will hold grudges against you, and will always speak ill of you in His Majesty's ears and take revenge on you. Arcadio shook his head and pointed to the commission letter in William's hand, "It's just that it's too late to say this now, his revenge has already come."

"However, your wish has been fulfilled, becoming a nobleman, this small twists and turns is not important to you," Arcadio stroked his beard, "Besides, it is impossible for His Majesty to completely listen to Andre Otherwise, he will not even give you the title of nobility."

At this time, Andre and several other ministers who had been friends with each other happened to pass by the two of them. William smiled kindly at Andre, but the latter showed a half-hearted expression at him, He left without looking back.

"What did I say?" Arcadio said when he saw this situation, "Your attitude of constantly sending out peace signals is also right. Although he is narrow-minded, it is impossible for him to target you all day long, so His Majesty will You will feel bored, just be patient and let him vent his anger, and it will probably be fine when he feels bored."

William nodded with a smile on his face, echoing Arcadio's opinion, expressing that he didn't want to cause trouble either.

...

That night, William and Sherlock were drinking and chatting in a box in the restaurant under Dampier's name.

Sherlock just arrived in Kalmar City in the afternoon, and entered the restaurant quietly. When he first arrived, several cadres of the Morgan Pirates were still there, but now he is the only one.

Thinking of what happened in the palace that William had said before, and what he had just told the helmsman Digo and others, Sherlock couldn't help asking: "Wouldn't it cause any twists and turns to do it at this time?"

"What's the twist? The title of nobility and the appointment of the militia have come down," William said slowly, rubbing the wine glass with his palm, "and during the day, my performance in the palace is seen by everyone else. Can you link the death of the 'kingdom's strongest warrior' to me?"

William has been a pirate captain for a long time, and he has become more and more ruthless. During the day, he still looks like a humble and flattering doormat to Andre, and in the afternoon he asks the cadres in the pirate group to arrange a plan to kill him.

This style of behavior was something he could never do in his previous life.

"Because of his words, our status changed from regular army to militia?" Sherlock guessed why William wanted to kill Andre.

"No, it's just because I'm narrow-minded," William said half-jokingly, and then explained, "In fact, it's a good thing to become a militia. It’s relatively low-key, which is exactly what I like.”

William’s purpose in joining the kingdom’s army was not to serve the country at all, he was just using his official name to support his new private army. The statement that all the crew members of the Pirate Corps joined the army was purely to deceive Arcadio and others Humans, they will only let their pirates pretend to be in the name of the army when they are dealing with the inspection of Arcadio and others, and if that Germa 66, which makes Roy's face change, really attacks In the Kingdom of Navia, William absolutely packed up his subordinates and left immediately.

In addition, he told Arcadio that he brought his own dry food and did not need the kingdom's military expenses. In fact, he did not intend to please Arcadio, a greedy old dog, but to ensure that the financial power of the new army was in his own hands.

The militia unit now established happens to be a brand-new independent organization, and the personnel rights are directly in the hands of William. If it is a regular army, it will not be so easy.

In this way, in the new army that is about to be formed, William holds the personnel power in one hand and the financial power in the other hand. Under such a simple military system in this world, this army even bears the title of Navian militia, but in fact The real surname could only be "Morgan".

The main job of the militia is to assist the regular army and other inconspicuous jobs, and it is easier for William to conceal his plans.

"Then it must be his identity." Sherlock thought for a while and said with certainty.

"This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's done. From then on in the East China Sea, we will let the sky fly, so my tolerance for hidden dangers is zero." After being guessed, William said lightly, "Andre this The title of "the strongest warrior in the kingdom" seems to be just a joke now, but he is not a close friend of King Norton I, and he often follows Norton I, and Arcadio can encourage Norton I with just a few words Prohibition of alcohol is issued. If Andre is still alive, I don’t know when he will say a few words, which can ruin my big business. Rather than waiting for the two of us to have a grudge that everyone knows, it’s better to kill him now. He, and no one else would believe that I did something like this because of this little conflict."

"Besides, he won't die in vain."