Demon Royal Family

After looking at the wanted board a few more times and writing down the pirates on it, Ivo strode into the tavern.

The costumes of the three people attracted the attention of everyone in the tavern. The drinkers present included residents of the Twin Ports and sailors from a long voyage. They all had simple impressions of celebrities on the nearby sea, but they had never seen these three people.

The three of them came to the bar. The waiter brought a glass of rum and said with a smile: "This is a complimentary one."

Ivo paused, lifted the mask on the lower half of his face, and drank it all in one gulp, without worrying about the other party's manipulation.

The black mask he wears is two pieces put together, and the lower half of the mask is removable for easy eating.

The waiter's eyes lit up and he confirmed that the leader was indeed this mysterious man dressed in black. For such a new face, the tavern would usually give him a glass of wine, not only to identify the other party's leader, but also to test the other party's courage. This is a shark. The unspoken rules on this side of the sea.

This glass of wine is called the "Meeting the Sea of ​​Sharks". Some people dare not drink this glass of wine for fear of being tampered with. Even ordinary people will ask clearly before drinking without saying anything about the drinker. If he is not an alcoholic or A reckless man means that he is extremely confident in his own strength. The waiter felt that the man in black clothes in front of him must be the latter.

Most sailors know this unspoken rule, but few people dare to drink it in one sip, because it is not necessarily harmless. Some black shops may give anesthetics, and even legal taverns may put special ingredients that cause diarrhea. "Little pranks as a greeting gift" is one of the special customs of Shark Sea. The waiters in the tavern will choose whether to put the medicine or not based on the aura of the strangers. They rarely offend people they can't afford to offend. The wine Ivo drank is normal. .

The surrounding drunkards and sailors who knew about it were all watching the show. Seeing that Ivo drank the courage test without hesitation, they all showed smiles with unknown meanings. Someone laughed and said to him: "My dear captain, you are not afraid of the wine." Poisoned?"

Seeing that Ivo had no intention of responding personally, Barlow replied coldly: "If you dare to mess with our captain, no one in this tavern can survive."

The drinkers laughed and seemed not to care about Barlow's threat, but they were secretly shuddering in their hearts and exchanged glances with each other.

"They seem to be a bunch of ruthless people."

"It's okay, don't mess with it."

The waiter smiled slightly, wiped the wine glass, and said something polite, "Our tavern will not cheat guests."

"The rum tastes okay. I'll have three more glasses." Ivo said in a casual tone. He didn't care if there was any poison in the wine. It wouldn't poison him anyway.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the small disturbance was over. The drinkers ignored this group of unfamiliar faces and continued talking enthusiastically.

Soon the waiter presented three glasses of wine, one for each of Ivo and the three of them. Ivo threw out a thousand-denomination Benas and asked the waiter: "I want to ask you about the information about Shark Sea."

The waiter put away Bernas with a smile on his face, "What do you want to ask?"

"I don't know much about Shark Sea, so you can just say whatever you want first." Ivo took a sip of the wine, and the sweet wine filled his stomach with a warm feeling.

The waiter shrugged, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The Shark Sea is very free. There are not many pirates. You can often see ships from Frigga, Carthage, and Muir passing by. Most of them are caravans, and there are also some Some naval ships. After all, we are here at the intersection of six seas. If we want to talk about the characteristics of the Shark Sea, it must be the sharks here. There are more sharks than people. I heard an old captain mention that he can encounter them every day. Twenty groups of sharks, let me remind you, if someone bleeds and falls into the water, you'd better not try to save him, but stay away from the person who fell into the water. In a few minutes, the area will become a sea of ​​sharks..."

What followed was some common sense in Shark Sea. Ivo listened for a while and asked: "What big forces are there in Shark Sea?"

The waiter glanced at him and said with a playful smile: "What are you doing in Shark Sea?"

"Doing business." Ivo knew what the other party meant and gave him another thousand.

"Hehehehe..." The waiter continued: "When it comes to big powers, the Twin Ports can be considered one of them. We have many islands here, and most of them have established ports to develop independently. The ports in Shark Sea have mutual agreements. , if there is a pirate attack, nearby islands will dispatch reinforcements and issue independent bounties for pirates in the Shark Sea, independent of other forces. At the same time, the islands in the Shark Sea have also established an exchange-type chamber of commerce organization. The output of each island Resources vary, and many things need to be purchased from the outside world, and these purchase information will be released for free to passing captains at each port.”

"This is quite open." Ivo nodded slowly. This form of commercial purchase does not have huge profit monopoly like the business routes he discovered. The price must be limited, and the profit of the merchant ship is limited, but it is very suitable for the situation of Shark Sea. There are so many ships passing through the Shark Sea that no one would refuse to make some extra money along the way.

"In addition to the loose alliance of legal ports, there are also a handful of pirate ports. Some are controlled by the big pirates in the Shark Sea and are relatively orderly. Of course, some are spontaneously formed by pirates and are very chaotic. Pirate ports are generally located in unknown locations. Human Island, or the residents on the island were slaughtered by pirates, and the more famous big pirate among them... Well, you just entered the door and saw the wanted board, and it was written on it."

"Of course, the last thing you should not mess with are those passing ships with strong backgrounds. Don't mess with those flying the flags of the three pirate kings of the Gellert Sea, Crescent Sea, and Atami, and don't mess with those flying the flag of the Saint Malo Empire. …”

The waiter rambled on about the information about the Shark Sea, and Ivo kept it in his mind. It was already noon outside, and he left the tavern with Barlow and Ander, wandering around the Twin Ports and observing the situation in the port.

The top leader of the port town is the mayor, and there are also town guards who formed spontaneously to patrol the streets. The whole city is filled with the salty smell of the sea breeze. Almost every household is a part-time fisherman. After all, they rely on the sea to eat, and the residents here are very enthusiasm.

The further south you go, the more open the style becomes.

Ivo was not just wandering around. He bought an exquisite map of the Shark Sea in the map store, and then set foot on the beam-like strait, which the locals call the "Twin Gorges". He looked at the pier with the flag of the East Island fluttering, and took a long look at it. Hour.

"E...Captain, what are you looking at?" Ender asked.

"I'm watching the prey." Ivo smiled coldly, turned around and walked back, "Go back first, we can open in a few days."

Ivo didn't reveal his goal on the way back. He stopped by the market and got a purchase information on the islands in the Shark Sea. He compared it with the map of the Shark Sea and determined the location of the next stop. What the other party needed was iron ore. With Wheat, Ivo notified Gavin with a messenger badge and asked him to stop the manpower to prepare the goods.

On the Shark Sea chart, legal ports are clearly marked in blue, pirate ports and areas where pirates are entrenched are marked in warning red, and uninhabited islands are marked in yellow. According to the owner of the map shop, this chart identifies More than 95% of the area of ​​the Shark Sea has been covered, and the remaining small part is unknown.

Back on the ship, dockworkers were loading boxes of goods that Gavin had purchased.

Ivo called Hades and Sting back and asked, "Did you find out anything?"

Sting nodded and said it again, which was roughly the same as what Ivo heard.

Ivo said slowly: "Go to the East Island and inquire about the information about the Kuishang navy."

There is a group of Kuishang Kingdom naval warships moored at the East Island Pier. There are ten ships in total. The navy usually leaves the national waters to undertake a mission. Ivo's target is this group of navy.

The fleet docked at the dock for three consecutive days, replenishing food and wine, as well as some sugar and tobacco leaves. Sting gradually learned about the details of the Kuishang navy.

"They are a team sent to the St. Malo Empire to escort a large number of gifts. Nine of the ships are frigates."

Ivo raised his eyebrows and whispered to himself: "The Kingdom of Kuishang gave gifts to the Empire of Saint Malo. Why is this? Do they have any conflicts that need to be eased?"

Sting shook his head, "I don't know."

This news surprised Ivo. There must be some hidden secrets involving two countries, but he didn't care about the reasons behind it. He only wanted the supplies of Kuishang Navy.