Pirate System

Chapter 434: Discovering the Fountain of the Body

The moonlight is bright and bright, but it is not enough to illuminate the darkness. The ships on the sea still have to rely on lights for illumination. mUnder the light, stood a group of Wuzhou pirates covered in blood and with tired faces. There were many pieces of wood and corpses floating on the sea not far away. This scene was chilling and depressing, bloody and terrifying, but it did not scare Tang Ke, a veteran pirate leader. He sat on the relatively clean deck, holding a wine can in his hand and taking a swig.

At the end of the battle, Tang Ke no longer needed to take action personally. His previous swords had already established the victory.

The pirates from the Xingyi Group and the Dragon Pirate Group dealt with the remaining enemies, killing some and capturing some. Two of the Japanese pirate ships have been scrapped, and only one is relatively intact.

After everything was settled, Zheng Long, the leader of the Yiyi Group, came over and gave Tang Ke a fist, "Brother, thank you for saving me just now. Otherwise, tonight would be my memorial day, Zheng."

"I just don't like the Japanese pirates." Tang Ke stood up and followed Zheng Long's example of clasping his fists in return, very much like a man in the world.

"Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded our borders, maimed people, and robbed assets. They are indeed abominable. As long as they are men in our Wuzhou Kingdom, they should be disliked."

"You will be beaten if you fall behind. Instead of always blaming foreigners, you should think more about why you are always bullied." Tang Ke always said something. Although this is a bit blunt, it makes sense.

"Brother, you are right." Zheng Long sighed, "If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court did not pay attention to coastal defense, our coastal mountain villages would not be attacked all the time."

Tang Ke naturally thought of the deceptive sea ban. He pointed to his feet and said: "If your injury is not serious, the two of us can sit down and talk slowly."

"My injury is no longer in the way. Don't talk about it. Even if you have a few sips of wine, it won't be a problem." Zheng Long patted the bandage on his stomach. There was a faint golden light there, and it had obviously been treated with the monk's spell.

The two sat down facing each other, each holding a jar of wine, and started chatting. Zheng Long asked about Tang Ke's identity, and Tang Ke answered truthfully, claiming to be a pirate from the Gemstone Sea. Although Wuzhou's national policy was closed, some people still smuggled out by boat. It was not uncommon to become a pirate in a foreign country. Zheng Long didn't care. As for Zheng Long's identity, Tang Ke already knew roughly, so he just asked casually. The two knew each other's details and drank together, so they were considered acquaintances.

"I don't understand. If the sea ban is so deceptive, why did the court issue this decree?" Tang Ke asked with great dissatisfaction. He traveled from modern society to this ancient society and was able to see the losses that the sea ban would bring to this country.

If the maritime ban continues, the Wuzhou countries will surely fall further and further behind in the future and distance themselves from other countries with developed maritime transport. By then, it will be too late to recover.

If it weren't for the fact that the Five Continents were all yellow people, Tang Ke wouldn't be so careless.

"To put it bluntly, it is caused by the short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness of the current emperor. The current emperor only hopes that the people will cultivate the land and does not want the people to do business. This is the so-called emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business. The emperor believes that Wuzhou has a large land and abundant resources, which is enough to be self-sufficient. There was no need to trade with foreign countries, so a sea ban was issued and all the coastal navy was thrown into the canal. Without the navy, the coastal defense was naturally poor, and the Japanese pirates became more rampant. In the past few years, the waters of Wuzhou Kingdom With strong soldiers and strong horses, the Japanese pirates dare not invade us. But now the Japanese pirates completely regard our place as their own backyard and come to steal money whenever they have nothing to do." Zheng Long replied bitterly.

"So that's what happened. Because the navy was gone and the coast couldn't resist the invasion of Japanese pirates, that's why you rebelled and became a pirate, right?"

"Yes, although our group is called pirates, we do not go around burning, killing and looting. All we do is to fight against Japanese pirates. Before I became the pirate leader, I was also a naval officer. Because I didn't want to listen to the imperial court's orders. With the transfer order, I led my soldiers to become pirates. Although we are not allowed by the court's laws, we are worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the people, and worthy of our ancestors."

"No wonder you named it the Xingyi Group. It turns out that it is about chivalry and righteousness."

"If the imperial court is willing to send troops to attack Japanese pirates, we don't have to do this. Who wants to be a pirate?" Zheng Long shook his head and sighed.

"Since the sea ban was a failed law, why didn't any official report to the court to revoke the law?"

"The emperor has nothing to say. Who dares to say that the decree issued by the emperor is not good? As long as those officials can keep their hats, they will not consider these things. Going to court every day is just praising virtues and flattering the emperor." Zheng Long showed contempt.

"Centralization is harmful." Tang Ke thought of the five great empires in the Gemstone Sea. Although those countries were also centralized, they had already exposed the buds of capitalism, and the political power was passing into the hands of the rich. .

Centralized systems often have the idea that they can be content with a small amount of money, as long as they ensure the stability of their political power. Capitalism, on the other hand, is all about money and likes to expand, expand and expand again, making money, making money, and making more money. Although centralization has great power, it cannot develop as fast as capitalism. In contrast, development is king.

The Wuzhou Kingdom implemented a maritime ban, preventing officials and citizens from building ships in large numbers and going out to do business. This not only curbed the development of the navigation industry, but also prevented the development of other derivative industries, such as logging, handicrafts, etc. The money lost was not ordinary. less.

Tang Ke felt that the emperor of Wuzhou Kingdom should be able to see these shortcomings. After all, the emperor was not a fool. The reason why the emperor implemented the sea ban even though he knew it would cause losses to the country, was probably because he was afraid that shipping would bring huge changes to the country and that this change would shake the imperial power.

"If I can use my life to lift the sea ban, I will die immediately and generously without even frowning." Zheng Long said something unrealistic, but it also showed his patriotism.

"Brother Zheng is also a man. I admire you very much." Tang Ke drank a glass of wine with Zheng Long.

The two drank for three rounds and talked about many things. The topic gradually shifted from illusory matters such as lifting the sea ban to more practical matters, such as how to deal with Kato Kazan.

The Qingmen group to which Kato Katoyama belongs has a total of two thousand members. This number is considered one of the top five large gangs among the Japanese pirates in the Moon Kingdom. Kato Katoyama has an older brother named Kato Nobunaga. This man is the boss of the Aomen group. He is powerful and extremely difficult to deal with. If you want to eradicate the Aomon Group, you must kill Kato Nobunaga.

"What is the profession of Kato Nobunaga? How high is his strength?" Tang Ke asked.

"He is a ninja, much stronger than me. Although I have never fought against him, he has killed many people who are much stronger than me. The Qingmen group has been doing evil everywhere in the past two years, causing a lot of complaints along the coast. All the righteous men have gone to sea to defeat the Qingmen Group, but no one has come back alive." Zheng Long replied worriedly.

"What level of ninja is he?"

"How many steps? What is a step?" Zheng Long was stunned.

"Don't the people here have different classes? For example, fifth-level monks or something."

"The people of Wuzhou Kingdom are not divided into different levels, but some skills have 'layers' or 'heavy'. For example, the 'Demon Subduing Skill' I practice has reached the fifth level. As for Kato Nobunaga, I don't know either. How specific is he?"

Only then did Tang Ke realize that the division of power in all parts of the world was not uniform. People in some places were very powerful, but they could not be divided into different levels. Part of the levels he detected using his investigation technique were actually divided by the system itself.

In all parts of the world, only the Gemstone Sea has an extremely complete level system. No matter what profession is divided into ten levels, there are fewer levels in other places. Sometimes, strength does not need to be marked with numbers.

"Although I don't know how strong Kato Nobunaga is, as long as he is stronger than you, it is enough. How do you plan to deal with him?" Tang Ke took action this time just by the way, and did not intend to help others to the end. He wanted to eradicate Qing An organization like the Gate Group would take too much time and would delay his search for the Resurrection Fountain.

"I plan to use Kato Shikama as a hostage, invite Kato Nobunaga to my 'White Shark Village', and kill him on my territory. Of course, I have to set up traps in the 'White Shark Village' in advance. Otherwise, you won’t be his opponent.”

"I wish you success." Tangke raised the wine bowl.

Zheng Long drank a drink with Tang Ke, and then said: "Brother Tang, do you want to come to my White Shark Village? My White Shark Village is not far from here, it is only a one-night voyage."

"Haha, it still doesn't work."

"Brother Tang, don't get me wrong. I invited you to White Shark Village just to ask you to go there and have a rest. I never thought about asking you to help me deal with the Qingmen Group. You saved me tonight and captured Kato Lushan. I couldn’t be more grateful.”

"It's not because of this. I have something important to do, so I don't want to delay."

"If you have anything important to do, I don't miss this night. Brother Tang and I hit it off right away, and I really don't want to say goodbye like this. If Brother Tang doesn't mind, just go and sit in my White Shark Village."

Zheng Long invited him again and again, but it was hard to refuse the invitation, so Tang Ke agreed. The Black Pearl sailed here from the Gem Sea and didn't get much rest ashore for several months. The sailors on the ship were very tired and really needed to stay ashore for two days.

The Black Pearl and Zheng Long's ship rushed to White Shark Village. Zheng Long was amazed when he saw the strange-looking Black Pearl. Tang Ke took Zheng Long to the Black Pearl and gave Zheng Long a closer look. He also let Zheng Long take a look at the mountain snake.

Zheng Long saw the Black Pearl and the Coiled Snake tonight, which was an eye-opener. He also had a clearer understanding of Tang Ke's strength. He saw that Tang Ke's strength background was much greater than his own, and he felt the desire to make friends in his heart. Heart.

The fleet sailed for a long time, from night to day, and at noon the next day, they finally saw the shadow of an island. Although the Xingyi Group had no offense against the common people, it was an illegal organization after all and could not go ashore on the coast of Wuzhou State. They had to find a suitable island as a base and built a small mountain village.

There are not many people in the volunteer group. Fighting Japanese pirates is not a profitable business, so there are naturally few people to attract. Most of them are Zheng Long's former subordinates, and the rest are patriots or people who have a grudge against the Japanese pirates. people.

Tang Ke and Zheng Long stood side by side on the bow of the Black Pearl, looking at the White Shark Village from a distance. Zheng Long was telling some things about the White Shark Village, and Tang Ke occasionally said a few words.

"Eh?" Tang Ke suddenly frowned, narrowed his eyes slightly, and shrank his pupils, "Why is there fire in your White Shark Village?"

"Fire?" Zheng Long looked around, carefully identified it, and found the fire that Tang Ke was talking about.

The closer the fleet is to White Shark Village, the more obvious the fire is. Tang Ke took off the telescope hanging from his waist and looked towards the White Shark Village. A burning island came into view. There were seven or eight ships docked at the entrance of the island camp. The bottoms of these ships were all flat. They are oriental-style boats, ranging in size from big to small. These ships blocked the entrance to the island and were bombarding them wildly.

The flag of the Xingyi Group has a big word "righteousness" on it, and the flag of the Qingmen Group has a red Shura painted on it. However, the flag of this group of ships is neither a Yi flag nor a Shura flag, but a golden five-clawed dragon. flag. This flag is the symbol of the Five Continents Navy.

"Brother Zheng, your luck has not been very good lately. You just had a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates last night, and you met the navy again today. I think you should find a fortune teller to tell you whether you have some bad luck. ." Tang Ke laughed. He didn't expect to have trouble finding a place to rest.

Zheng Long also used a telescope to see the situation in White Shark Village, his face became extremely ugly, and he said apologetically: "Brother Tang, I'm really sorry, I can't invite you to White Shark Village. I know this group of sailors who came, The leader is called Chen Shuyi. His strength is far superior to mine, and he is also very powerful in terms of ships. He owns a Dragon King that can release water balls. I am really no match for them."

"Didn't you say that the navy is weak? I don't think they are very weak."

"Haha," Zheng Long smiled bitterly, "All the naval forces around here were mobilized today. I didn't expect that instead of fighting the Japanese pirates, they came here to kill our compatriots. It's really sad."

"Are their brains flooded? Why would they do such a thing?" Tang Ke couldn't stand it.

"Probably because the imperial court believed that our righteous group was more harmful than the Japanese pirates, so it decided to send troops to destroy us first."

"I was very happy to return to Wuzhou Country this time, but I didn't expect that Wuzhou Country would disappoint me so much." Tang Ke shook his head, with a tone of hatred that iron cannot become steel.

"A son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think his family is poor. No matter how corrupt the court of Wuzhou is, it will always be our motherland. We cannot hate our motherland, even if the knife of the motherland cuts out our blood, We can't hate our motherland." Zheng Long hugged his fists towards Tang Ke and said, "Brother Tang, let's say goodbye here. So as not to involve you and cause you trouble."

Tang Ke stared at Zheng Long for a few seconds and said slowly: "Brother Tang, how can I watch your home being destroyed? I won't leave. Since I happened to see this, I just have to take care of it.”

"Brother Tang, I know you are a loyal person, but Chen Shuyi is very strong, so I'm afraid you are no match. What's more, they still have the Dragon King in charge." Zheng Long still looked embarrassed.

"Haha, it's not that I'm arrogant. It's not easy for me to meet someone better than me now." Tang Ke stopped guessing and directly used the investigation technique to find out the details of this group of sailors. The commander of the navy is Chen Shuyi. This man is a fifth-level Taoist priest. Although his level is the same as Zheng Long, his abilities are slightly better than Zheng Long's. Taoist priest is just a name. In terms of abilities, he is actually the same as a magician. There is also a mark on the system that he is equivalent to a magician.

Tang Ke could still win with a sixth-level strength against a fifth-level magician.

"Don't worry. This Chen Shuyi is not my opponent. I will defend White Shark Village for you. But after all, they are all Wuzhou people. I am not willing to kill them. I can only help you drive them away." Tang Ke is not killing innocent people indiscriminately. He knew who should be killed and who should not be killed.

"Then I would like to thank Zheng." Zheng Long cupped his fists to thank him.

Tang Ke activated the Black Pearl's ability with his mind, creating several dark sea areas, covering the small fleet, and collectively accelerated forward. These sudden black waters frightened Zheng Long's people, and they thought they were possessed by evil spirits.

The fleet headed by the Black Pearl advanced rapidly and approached the small island in front. A huge shadow of a mountain snake vaguely appeared in the sea on one side.

Before Tang Ke's fleet could get close, the navy's fleet had already made a move, forming a row across the sea to block Tang Ke's ships from moving. The two sides stopped at a certain distance and looked at each other from a distance. The small island further ahead was already full of fire, and all the wooden camp gates were burned down.

Tang Ke was not in a hurry to take action, but asked Zheng Long to take the initiative to negotiate with the navy first.

"General Chen, you know that our volunteer group has done nothing wrong with the people, why do you still come here to kill them all?" Zheng Long shouted angrily.

There was a row of people standing on the opposite side of the ship, and in the middle was Chen Shuyi, the leader of the navy. He was dressed neatly in military uniform, with a golden helmet on his head, and looked majestic. He was about forty years old, with a beard, heroic brows, and shining eyes.

Hearing Zheng Long's question, Chen Shuyi sighed lightly. Didn't he know that Zheng Long was not guilty at all, but what could he do if the emperor's order was in his hands? He could not disobey the emperor's order and harm the whole family. If possible, he would also like to go to sea with Zheng Long to fight against Japanese pirates. This is what a man would do.

"Zheng Long, I am also forced to have no choice. There is an order from above to lead my troops to eradicate you. I can only act according to the order." Chen Shuyi replied helplessly.

"I used to be an officer leading troops like you. Don't you think I have no choice? I also want to serve the country, but the court did not give me this opportunity! If the navy is transferred to the canal, who will protect the country? ?Who will fight against the Japanese pirates?"

"Zheng Long, I know your difficulties and I understand your decision. But being a rebel is not the answer after all. So be it. As long as you are willing to surrender and disband the righteous group, I can promise not to put your men in danger. for their sins.”

"What if I don't agree?"

"Then I'll have to do it forcefully."

"Haha," Zheng Long laughed miserably, "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that our members of the charity group would not die in the hands of the Japanese pirates, but would die in the hands of our compatriots." Although Zheng Long and Chen Shuyi have not yet fought against each other, they are still burning. Many people must have died in the White Shark Village.

"I will fight the Japanese pirates, but before I fight the Japanese pirates, I must eradicate your Xingyi Group. This is an order from the court. I have no choice. I will give you one last chance. Will you surrender?" "

"Of course I won't surrender. I didn't make any mistakes. Why should I surrender?" Zheng Long was so angry that his face turned red and his neck thickened.

"Alas..." Chen Shuyi sighed and closed his eyes in pain. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes had become firm. When you are a general, you must obey orders from above, no matter what they are. He knew he was no longer a good person, but he wanted to be a good general.

In this conflict, it is impossible to draw a conclusion about the right and wrong between Zheng Long and Chen Shuyi. From different perspectives, there will be different results.

The aura around Chen Shuyi suddenly changed, and an invisible air flow surged out, shaking everyone around him away. He opened his hands, controlled the fire elements in the world, and condensed two flames in his hands. He is a Taoist priest, and the five elements belong to fire. The flames soaring into the sky in Baisha Village are his masterpieces. He shook his hands again, and the flames in his hands quickly shrank and turned into two dots of hot red light.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" After two soft sounds, two points of red light were shot out, but the trajectory of the shot was not parallel, but intersecting. The two points of red light would collide when they arrived in front of the Black Pearl. Produces a huge explosion.

Being able to destroy enemies from a thousand meters away is the magician's advantage.

Facing this extremely lethal magic, Zheng Long would definitely not be able to handle it.

"Now that you've finished talking, it's time for me to take action." Tangke jumped lightly onto the ship's railing, pulled out a sword and slashed forward in parallel. He summoned a sword skill in the soul-stealing knife, created a stream of air that contained clever energy, and slammed into the two red lights, changing the trajectory of the two red lights. The two red lights failed to hit each other. It was shot to both sides, disappeared, and exploded far, far away.

Chen Shuyi was surprised when he saw that his trick was broken easily, and then he noticed Tang Ke.

"Who are you? Are you also a member of the Righteous Group?" Chen Shuyi asked.

"I am Zheng Long's friend, my name is Tang Ke." Tang Ke was forced to announce his family name. It seemed that he had to leave a legend in Wuzhou Country.

"Tang Ke?" Chen Shuyi thought about the identity associated with this name.

"You won't recognize me. I'm not famous in Wuzhou, at least not now."

"I don't care who you are, as long as you help Zheng Long, you are fighting against the imperial court. Do you know the consequences of this?"

"Confronting the country has always been what I do. You can't scare me. I have offended countries that are stronger than the Wuzhou Kingdom." Tang Keda said nonchalantly.

"In this case, I can only deal with you as well." Chen Shuyi twirled his hands and drew a Tai Chi made of flames in the air in front of him. The fire was obviously bigger than before, and the fiery red light illuminated the surrounding area. The light was blurry.

Tang Ke shook out his sword wings and flew forward, preparing to attack. At this moment, the resurrection spring in his body suddenly trembled and had an obvious reaction, which meant that another resurrection spring was nearby. He was distracted for a moment, but quickly regained his attention. Although he was stronger than the other party, he didn't dare to relax too much.

On the other hand, someone on Chen Shuyi's side of the boat let out a light sigh, and seemed to have discovered something strange.

A lot of things had happened in an instant. The Tai Chi in Chen Shuyi's hand was shot out, and it quickly enlarged to a width of more than thirty meters, covering Tang Ke, making it impossible to hide.

If Tang Ke avoids this move, the Black Pearl behind him will have to be implicated. He can only choose to take this move forcefully. The swords come out and slash continuously like crazy. The sword energy crosses and cuts together, starting from "Ten The word "rice" became the word "rice", and the number continued to increase.

The burning Tai Chi collided with the sword energy, shattered into pieces, and fell into the sea sparsely.

Tang Ke sheathed his sword and stood in the air, scanning the opposite ship, looking for the owner of the Resurrection Spring. The Fountain of the Body will only appear on strong people, and that person's aura should be different from ordinary people. Soon, he locked his eyes on a person next to Chen Shuyi. This person was tall, wearing a green robe, with a sword on his waist, and he had a very extraordinary bearing. While Tang Ke was sizing up this man, this man was also sizing up Tang Ke. Their eyes met in mid-air, creating invisible sparks.

"Brother Chen, this person is not something you can deal with. You should leave him to me." The tall man in green robe stepped forward, pressed Chen Shuyi's armored shoulder, and jumped into the air with his shoulders shaking. A pair of sword energy wings appeared, which actually reached the sixth level.

The green-robed man flew towards Tang Ke. The closer the two came, the stronger the throbbing of the resurrection spring in his body became.

Tang Ke concluded that this person was the owner of the Fountain of the Body, so he braced himself and quickly used the investigation technique. As a result of the investigation, he found out that this person was called Xiao Qingfeng, a sixth-level swordsman with the same strength as him. On par.

The two were floating in the air, looking at each other.

"Two years ago, a strange current suddenly appeared in my body. I thought I was sick. I went to famous doctors everywhere to seek medical advice, but no one could cure me. Later I found out that this current was harmful to me. My body was not harmed, but it made my cultivation speed increase a lot." Xiao Qingfeng was not in a hurry to start a fight.

"Oh, so what." Tang Ke heard that this guy named Xiao Qingfeng didn't seem to know anything about the Resurrection Spring.

"After you appeared, the current in my body changed significantly, so I want to ask you, do you know something? Or is it related to this current?"

"If you want to know the answer, you have to defeat me first, otherwise I won't tell you anything. Also, if you fail to defeat me and are defeated by me, you have to listen to me. Promise me something." Tang Ke raised his sword and flew towards Xiao Qingfeng in the air.