Codex Pirates

Chapter 159 The Baron

During the palace meeting the next day, Arcadio proposed that, given the militia captain Stolt's contribution to suppressing the local area and maintaining law and order this year, he should be rewarded. He suggested that Stolt's title should be promoted from knight to baron.

The Minister of the Interior, Rield, did not obstruct too much. Under the current situation that Norton I listened and believed, if they wanted to get rid of Arcadio, they could only play first and then play, so William's attitude is very important, William He and his militia were the only armed force Arcadio could rely on, and the only obstacle for Rield's gang.

At this time, it was the key to appease William. The Minister of the Interior, Rield, did not want to obstruct such a trivial matter of fame and add disgust to William.

Only when Arcadio proposed that in order to better manage and rectify the problems of the slums, William be appointed as the Deputy Minister of the Interior, in charge of crime, public security, education and medical issues in the slums, was opposed by the Minister of the Interior Reard.

This is a power within the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Interior, and the Minister of the Interior Reard will not easily cede this power without discussing it with William and reaching a consensus.

...

At noon, William went to Arcadio's house for dinner, and the two discussed what had happened in the previous hall meeting.

Unexpectedly, Arcadio actually suggested that William continue to contact the Minister of the Interior, Earl Reard.

William thought that Arcadio was trying to test him, put down the knife and fork in his hand, wiped his mouth and said: "You spoke for me in the hall meeting before, and Rild probably already thinks that you and I are completely on the same front You won't talk to me any more."

Arcadio said: "Why not? If that's the case, he will also stop the matter of the baron. The reason why you sit and watch your noble status go further is because he still has illusions about your position and doesn't want to tear it apart. Disgraceful, only when it violates his own actual power, because he doesn't know your specific attitude, he objected." He also put down the knife and fork after he finished speaking, and picked up a glass of mead, which he didn't drink. After taking a sip, he put the wine into his mouth with confidence.

William asked, "Then what are you going to do by putting me in contact with them?"

"The Bureau of Investigation is still too slow, and Rild, like me, is also one of the four major ministers of state of the Kingdom. It is not easy to rely on the Bureau of Investigation alone to bring him down, and it is too time-consuming," Arcadia said. Ao shook the wine glass. He was obviously an old man, but his eyes were as sharp as those of young people, "I know what they want to do, I hope they can do it boldly, and then I can wipe them all out once and for all!"

William looked stunned and pointed to his nose: "You want me to be an undercover agent?"

"You can check their information, and reassure them by the way, while we will follow the plan, and we will do it after they act." Arcadio said.

William pretended to be embarrassed.

Seeing this, Arcadio tried to persuade him and said, "Don't forget, those people tried to poison us not long ago, if you don't find a chance to kill the weeds as soon as possible, do you still want to guard against them every day?"

Reluctantly, William agreed, but then hesitated and said: "Since Reard is going to be eliminated, what about his position as Minister of the Interior?"

"You want to be the Minister of the Interior?" Arcadio glanced at William. "It's a bit difficult, but I will try my best to help you, but you have to take it step by step."

"Okay." William nodded in satisfaction.

After lunch, Eaton, the butler who had been serving on the saddle in the dining room after William left, saw that Arcadio was still sitting still, and couldn't help but ask, "Master?"

Arcadio breathed out: "What a greedy villain."

Butler Eaton glanced at the position where William was sitting before: "What the master said is that this kind of greedy person can never satisfy his appetite. You must be careful of his backlash."

"I know, this guy can't stay anymore, and he must be disposed of afterwards." Arcadio came to the window and looked down at the figure of William downstairs. "I should also consider changing an ally."

Arcadio couldn't help sighing when he said this: "It's a pity that Roy is dead, otherwise Stolt wouldn't be so presumptuous, chef pirates... These pirates are really lawless, even the base commander Officials dare to attack and kill, but it doesn't matter, as long as you are motivated by money, you can always make new friends."

He turned around and gave the butler Eaton a serious order: "There is a distinguished guest coming the day after tomorrow. You should prepare well to make him feel at home."

...

After William left Arcadio's manor, his expression was serious, he waved, and Darwell, who followed him, hurried forward.

Darwell was just a rookie on the pirate ship during Barbarossa's time, and was bullied by the long-dead vice-captain Felton, but in a blink of an eye, Darwell was already considered an old man on board. In fact, with William's current strength He doesn't need guards at all, and he is used to bringing one or two members of the pirate group with him when he travels, because after his power spreads and the number of people in charge gradually increases, the attention to the pirate group becomes less and less. Reduced.

It can be foreseen that this situation may intensify in the future. William asks honest people like Dawell to follow him. The most important thing is to use them to understand the specific situation of the Pirates and prevent cheating.

William now has many identities, not only the boss of the Four Seas Trading Company, but also the captain of the Navia Kingdom's militia, and a baron, but the old pirates like Darwell still like to call William "" on various occasions. Captain" to show your difference.

"Captain, what's the matter?"

After thinking about it with a frown, William said, "Go to the pier, find Harden, and tell him that the fleet will not separate in the near future, and all of them will be concentrated near the city of Kalmar. I will ensure that this city can be blocked anytime and anywhere."

Arcadio promised things too easily at the dinner table, which made William suspicious.

After Darwell left, William set off for the residence of the Minister of the Interior, Earl Rild.

In the past few days, several members of Rield's group have been arrested by Crowe and his investigation bureau. When these pampered nobles arrive in prison, they can be scared to death without much torture, let alone Crowe. So many people have died in prison for no apparent reason.

The fear of precariousness has made Rield's group almost unable to sit still. It is no wonder that they have to fight to the death. If it is William, it is the same in this situation. Rather than passively waiting to die, it is better to kill first Arcadio, make an established fact, and then argue with Norton I.

In view of this, and knowing William's attitude, it was inevitable that Earl Rueld would appear condescending when he confided with William again.

He first apologized for the previous meeting in front of the hall, and then said that in addition to the military power that needs to be negotiated, he can also agree to the liquor monopoly that William asked for last time, as long as William does not intervene in their next actions. .