Codex Pirates

Chapter XXVII Praise of Death

William didn't know whether he should say that Sherlock wanted money but not his life, but he has been in this world for a long time. Through some scattered memories of the original owner in his mind, and daily observation and thinking, he somewhat knows the atmosphere of this world , and the reasons for its formation.

Compared with the environment William lived in in his previous life, there is no doubt that this is a rotten world. It is only qualified to be compared to the turbulent areas of the earth in his previous life, such as Africa.

On the one hand, the world government is bloated, inefficient, and full of corruption. Looking at the series of privileges of the founder Tianlong people and their slave culture, we can see that this government itself reveals a semi-colonial atmosphere.

Secondly, one of the most representative forces in terms of world government, the navy.

Because of the rampant pirates and the barrier of the calm zone, the communication between various places is not smooth. After the era of the great pirates began, the navy paid more attention to the great route, and it delegated more powers to the commanders of the bases in various places, including but Not limited to powers such as self-conscription, coupled with a series of problems such as unscientific management methods and infrequent personnel transfers, it is easy for the commanders of each base to become a warlord-like role and dominate the local area.

Thirdly, the country is still mostly maintained in the form of a feudal dynasty. The kingdom’s nobles are seriously separated from the middle and bottom civilians, and they are becoming more and more bloated. The theory of origin is the mainstream.

In the end, it was the turn of the locust-like pirates to cause damage.

Freezing three feet does not happen in a day. This kind of deformed world is still a world where individuals have extraordinary force. One of the constraints that restricts the strong from domineering is morality. How can morality be so binding? Especially in this chaotic world.

For many people, whether it is pirates, the navy, the world government, unrestrained strongmen, or nobles of the kingdom, they may easily destroy their originally stable and peaceful life, and death wielding a sickle can be seen everywhere.

In this environment, the vast majority of people cannot avoid death and must get used to it, so it is inevitable to breed a large number of "strange people and strange people" who despise death or even look forward to death, and only focus on practicing their own values.

Because they know that since death is unavoidable, they urgently hope to do some extraordinary things that are remembered by the world while they are alive.

William sighed, this is indeed a rotten era, but it is also an era of heroes and heroes.

Tony's words brought back his emotional thoughts.

"But we can't raise the ransom!" Tony said, "You can't either, Sherlock overestimates you, and you are not the son of the president of the chamber of commerce like him, forty million Baileys, how much is it?" People with capital come up with so much cash without blinking an eye?"

Ah Jin, who was also in the room, didn't like Tony's dejected appearance of only complaining, and sneered, "Capital doesn't just include money!"

William laughed and clapped his hands and said, "It's still a good brother who understands me!"

"What do you mean?" Tony asked.

William asked back, "Do you understand the Shark Pirates?"

Tony curled his lips: "In the East China Sea, I only know the Redbeard Pirates and the Chef Pirates. I have never heard of this kind of third-rate pirates who jumped out of nowhere."

Seeing this, William said: "Since it's an unknown pirate group, it's easy to handle."

Tony's complexion changed, as if he understood what William meant.

"That Sherlock also knows very well that in this world, capital has never just meant money," William tapped his fingers lightly on the handle of the knife on his waist, "otherwise he wouldn't have emphasized that I should pay the ransom, this man You really don’t take your own life too seriously.”

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A few nautical miles away from Hongye Village, a small two-sail merchant ship was quietly standing there. On the mast, a pirate with a black cloth on his head was observing the direction of Hongye Village with a binoculars. Below him, on the deck near the village, there were also many companions looking around.

After a while, the pirate in the watch finally found a small boat slowly approaching through the mirror.

Under the watchful eyes of several pirates, William's boat finally approached the merchant ship. He put away the only sail on the boat, tapped his right foot on the side guard twice, and made a "tuk-tuk" sound. After two sounds, Fang Cai jumped up with two large suitcases and the ropes that fixed the boat, and landed on the merchant ship's deck lightly like a falcon.

All the pirates held weapons and surrounded William in a semi-surrounding manner.

Whether it is from the fact that William dared to go deep into the tiger's lair alone, or from the sharp skill just now, these all prove that William is not a courageous person with no power to restrain a chicken, and a group of pirates have just started the kidnapping business." Novice", as the first order of the new opening, they couldn't help but be careless.

William was indeed unarmed, and his gray shirt and black trousers could not hide anything.

He raised the suitcases in his hand to the pirates who were facing the enemy, and then opened one of them directly, revealing bundles of tied Baileys, and said in his mouth: "I only brought money Come on, don't you be so nervous?"

The cash of 20 million Berry is indeed very impactful, especially for this group of low-level pirates, living in the open and living in the open, precarious is their normal life.

A pirate next to William had a greedy face, and wanted to reach out to take the suitcase in William's hand, but William avoided it.

"Do you understand the rules? Where's Sherlock? I need to confirm his safety first." William frowned and said after re-buttoning the suitcase.

A group of pirates were hit by the cash, and their shit professional ethics were thrown away like toilet paper. After hearing William's words, their eyes lit up fiercely.

The pirate who stretched out his hand just now but was dodged by William twitched his nostrils, took a step forward with a knife in his hand, but was stopped by a pirate with an exploding head and a bumpy face raising his hand.

He was one of the people who had direct contact with Sherlock in the cabin before. Sherlock not only persuaded them to change their minds with a pair of clever mouth, but also made them have a good impression of Sherlock, so I don't mind letting William and Sherlock first. Meet.

Didn't these pirates never think about turning their faces after William boarded the ship with the ransom, ate one family and then the other, and after getting the ransom, they killed Sherlock and the others to receive another employment fee.

But the hint in Sherlock's words is actually very clear, and the pirate leaders also know that, as the only son of the president of a local chamber of commerce, if he is really killed, plus the innocent people who were killed in order to pretend to be a pirate to rob a ship, Sherlock His father will definitely not let it go, and the influence will be great. At that time, the bounty of the pirate group will definitely increase significantly.

Except for eccentrics like Edmund, most low-level pirates actually don't want their bounty to be increased. He doesn't have superior strength and power. Once the bounty is so high that the navy can't ignore it, he will be exhausted hunt down.

In contrast, the impact of kidnapping would be much smaller, not to mention that if you think about it, their attitude towards Sherlock seems to be pretty good afterwards?

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(Novels and comics or animations have different forms of expression. Novels without intuitive pictures, BGM or dubbing are relatively more rational. The audience may pay more attention to the logic and rationality of the story. The original work does not need to explain those strange characters. The survival philosophy of scholars and the social environment that gave birth to them, but as a novel, I think it is still necessary to find a reasonable reason. The explanations in this chapter come from the existing details and settings in the original work. Some people may think that Dezhong’s doing this is too serious and thankless, but old readers who have read Kinoshita should know, yes! Dezhong is such a serious patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder who loves the poor and truthful. This is a terminal illness and there is no cure.)

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