I summon the shadow army in Pirates

"William Pirates!"

Looking at the pirate ship approaching in the distance, Coles murmured softly.

For this pirate group.

Coles is no stranger.

Likewise, the rest of the navy soldiers present were no strangers, because they encountered the William Pirates on their first day as recruits, which was even the fear and nightmare in these people's hearts!

With his hands tied, Ah Jin turned his body lying on his back and looked hard at the pirate ship in the distance.

In his blurred vision, Akin seemed to see Captain William and Vice Captain Jeff.

A flood of long-ago memories emerged.

…

About ten years ago.

Crunch, crunch!

The wooden board made a clear buzzing sound.

In the darkness of the cabin, a dozen children were shackled and imprisoned in this dark environment.

These children were all in their teens and were in a very weak condition because the people on the boat would only throw in a few cold black bread from time to time.

This kind of food can barely keep the children's bellies filled, and while hanging on to their lives, there won't be much resistance.

As for the reason, it is naturally because these children are kidnapped slaves.

The guards outside are human traffickers.

Human traffickers are responsible for transporting kidnapped slaves to special places for sale in exchange for more valuable benefits. This is how they make money.

This cabin room dedicated to holding slaves was dark, damp, and smelled extremely bad.

The thin Ah Jin sat in a corner in the dark with his arms curled up, waiting quietly.

Being kidnapped by human traffickers, he still couldn't clearly see his fate.

As a clear and harsh door opened, the light was almost blinding.

Some food had been thrown in by traffickers and scattered on the stained planks of the cabin.

As slave children, they had no right to be picky. Driven by hunger in their bellies, they immediately burst out with strength to snatch the food.

Maybe it's because of good intentions.

Today the food traffickers throw to them is no longer brown bread, but steamed corn.

When the slightly hot corn was held in his hands, Ah Jin felt completely fulfilled.

The door was closed again.

The room fell into darkness again.

Ah Jin held the corn tightly as if it were a treasure, and then slowly returned to his previous seat. There was a gurgling sound in his stomach, and the severe pain in his stomach meant that he was very hungry.

Ah Jin was about to eat this rare corn, but his eyes suddenly fell on a young man next to him.

This young man is about the same age as Ah Jin, twelve or thirteen years old. He has blond hair and slightly whiter skin, like a child from a noble family.

I don't know why, the blond boy didn't grab the food, maybe because he was physically weak.

After all, the blond boy's lips were extremely chapped and he was severely dehydrated.

Maybe it’s because kindness remains in my heart.

Ah Jin suddenly chose to break the corn in his hand into two halves and gave half of it to the blond boy who had not eaten for a long time.

"Thank you." The blond boy opened his eyes. After looking directly at Ah Jin for a while, he took the half of the corn without refusing.

Ah Jin didn't say anything more and started to wolf down the remaining half of the corn.

The warm corn entered his mouth, and Ah Jin immediately felt a hint of dry and sweet moisture.

Eventually, the energy from this half of the corn began to give Ah Jin's body some strength again.

After eating corn.

Ah Jin continued to sit in the corner. He knew that after eating these foods this time, the next food might not be available until a day or two later.

In the silent darkness, the blond boy asked softly.

"My name is William, what's yours?"

"Ajin."

After that, the two stopped talking and continued to wait quietly in the dark room.

Waiting for an unknown future.

From time to time, the sound of crashing waves can be heard by the ears, and the hull of the boat will become bumpy due to the ups and downs of the sea surface.

Ah Jin has long been accustomed to these.

In the darkness, Ah Jin slowly fell asleep. When he woke up again, he was awakened by the quarrels outside.

Through the wooden walls of the cabin, Ajin could vaguely hear some conversations and curses. It was probably that the slave ship had encountered a pirate ship.

The two sides did not agree on some interests.

Then fighting broke out.

The slave boys in the cabin became alert. After about ten minutes of fighting, the noise outside gradually subsided, and there seemed to be only one survivor.

Da da da!

A burst of heavy footsteps came from outside the door, and the sound of opening the door with a harsh sound reached everyone's ears, and the wooden door suddenly opened.

Through the blinding light.

Ajin found a stout man with a beard standing outside the door.

This is the owner of this slave ship.

The hope that arose in Ah Jin's heart disappeared.

The slave ship owner glanced at all the slaves in the room and threatened in a cold voice: "You all should be honest and don't think about escaping. There is still a way to survive if you stay here. Leave this ship. Haha, with your abilities, you can only wait for death." ”

However, the slave ship owner responded with a cold gunshot.

Ah Jin turned his head in confusion.

Because the person who fired the gun turned out to be the blond boy named William next to him.

Where did he get the flintlock?

Akin had no way of knowing these doubts, but with the death of the slave ship owner, no one could stop these teenagers from leaving.

William found the key from the dead slave ship owner, unlocked the shackles on his body, and also gave the key to Ajin and other teenagers.

After a while.

William found a small boat and food, and asked the temporarily liberated teenagers: "I have to find a way to survive on my own. Does anyone want to follow me?"

It is definitely not possible to continue to stay on this slave ship, because these human traffickers are definitely not just this group, and there will definitely be new people to come to take over. If you continue to stay here, you will still become a slave.

But just as the slave ship owner said, the vast sea only relies on a small boat.

The chance of living is slim!

In the end, only Ah Jin and another teenager chose to board the boat.

The three of them gradually became familiar with each other as they rowed the famous oar into the boundless sea.

William asked another teenager with messy hair: "What is your name, and why were you tied to the slave ship?"

The young man sneered and replied.

"My name is Jeff. I was not kidnapped. I was sold by my parents. They had too many children and couldn't afford to support them, so they eventually sold me to human traffickers at a low price."

The boat fell into silence for a moment.

Later, William asked Ajin: "Ajin, what about you?"

Ah Jin didn't hide his answer.

"My father is a fisherman. He encountered a shipwreck while taking me out to fish. I didn't know whether I was alive or dead. Although I luckily survived, I was hit by a slave ship and became a slave waiting to be sold."

After hearing what happened to Akin, Jeff couldn't help but look at William who rescued them.

"What about you, William?"

"I, I'm just a down-and-out noble." William smiled bitterly.

…

The boat drifted on the sea, and the fate of the three teenagers was gradually linked together.

Unfortunately, they were not lucky enough to find land and islands at the beginning. Instead, they were unlucky enough to encounter a pirate ship.

In desperation, the three had no choice but to join the pirate group and became trainee pirates.

A few years later, the pirate group was hunted down by the navy and eventually disbanded.

The three William escaped from the navy and landed in a place called Frost Moon Village.

After studying at the famous local Yishin Dojo, they settled down temporarily.

In the Isshin Dojo, the three of them met Master Koushiro, who taught them swordsmanship, and also met Brother Kahn, who was gentle with others.

Later, William's talent for swordsmanship developed and he made great progress in the gym. Akin and Jeff did not have such talent, and the gap in strength quickly widened.

After learning the art, because of William's ambition, the three returned to their old profession and returned to the path of pirates.

A few years ago, Ajin was assigned by William to secretly infiltrate the Creek Pirates, gradually rising to the top and gaining Creek's trust.

Not long ago, William sent news that he was preparing to attack the Creek Pirates tonight, and asked Akin to cooperate secretly.

Just didn't expect it.

The Creek Pirates encountered a naval patrol ship in advance and were destroyed by Coles alone.

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Thanks to Broken D Heart for the 500 starting coins.