The young man next to him who was shirtless, wearing shorts and dressed as a slave chuckled, picked up a whip and hit the slow-moving pirate.
"Ouch! It hurts me so much, I just row the boat." The two middle-aged pirates with treacherous faces shouted in pain, picked up the oars and rowed in complaint.
"Call!"
"Call!"
"I asked you to scream, but I didn't see you scream when I was beaten." Several slaves kicked the pirates angrily, and then the liberated slaves around them began to slap the pirates around them.
"Ouch! Oh my god!"
"Stop hitting me."
"I am the deputy captain, and I want the respect I deserve!"
"Captain?"
"The one I hit is the captain!"
"Wow!"
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Lin Fenghan pointed to the situation in front of him and asked the squadron leader in charge of the rowing room.
"Baron, these are fishermen or merchant travelers from other caravans who were captured by the pirates as boatmen. Now after they are freed, they are helping us row the boats and monitor the pirates."
¡°Because they were abused by pirates in the past, they will naturally fight back now.¡± Squadron Leader Kane explained with his right fist crossed in front of his chest and saluted.
"Well! Be careful and don't cause casualties. These living pirates are good human resources. Work hard and I will reward you when I go back. After recruiting troops in the future, you basic officers will be promoted. I hope You can abide by your duties and lead your soldiers well." Lin Fenghan patted Kane on the shoulder and encouraged him.
"Yes! It's a pleasure to serve the general." Kane's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
Lin Fenghan smiled slightly, then suddenly frowned and said, "By the way, uncle! I remembered something!"
"What's going on?" Ali said, looking at the oar in confusion.
"As for Long Zimei, you should know her."
"A few days ago, I met this girl after I came back from the nightclub. She asked me something. Later, she actually appeared in my bedroom and wanted to do me harm. Later, she was subdued by the hidden weapon Mi Xiang left by my family. .¡±
"She told me that she lived on a group of islands in the East China Sea. Her hometown was threatened by pirates, and her family was determined to resist the pirates there. At that time, I was so excited that I promised her to prepare to clean up the pirates in the East China Sea, but now I I find that what I do seems to have no great significance to the current Elantra city!"
"In addition, I have some doubts about her true identity. I haven't had time to ask her these days. Now I want to know more about it."
Ali's head was confused and he said thoughtfully: "I met her two years ago. At that time, I was traveling in the East China Sea to inspect some types of marine life and look for some alchemy materials. I met her in a small town. At that time, she was with his father. Together. It is said that they are the leaders of an island in the East China Sea."
"She told you some truths, but there are definitely lies as well." An old pirate suddenly spoke.
"Oh! Do you know Long Zimei?" Lin Fenghan's expression changed, and he looked at the old pirate with a white beard, plain clothes, and wrinkled face with interest and asked strangely.
"Ahem! It's not like we know each other, but those of us who live in the huge sea in the east know a lot of things." The old pirate stopped swinging the oar and said with a cough.
"Tell me everything you know, and I will give you freedom and the position of guide." Lin Fenghan waved his hand to the Elant soldier beside him. The pirate was immediately pulled up, and a boatman sat down consciously. He took the position that belonged to the old pirate.
"Thank you, Lord Baron, you are such a kind man." The old pirate breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a gourd, took a quick sip of water, and said in detail.
"My Lord Baron, you didn't grow up in the ocean and on small islands, so you don't know the meaning of this."
"Among the large and small islands in the huge eastern sea, even if the humans here are not pirates, they are definitely the pirates' family members, or people related to the pirates."
"Living in the ocean, most of the land on small islands cannot be cultivated at all. Although there are olive trees, coconut trees, corals, ores, fish and other natural resources. But these things are not unlimited. There are many times when we go out to sea to fish. , if you¡¯re unlucky, you won¡¯t be able to catch any fish at all.¡±
¡°At this time, the poor people among us ocean residents naturally became evil-minded and formed a team to rob foreign merchants or other islands.Habitat. "
"So we people are called pirates."
"Actually, all humans living in the ocean are like this. Those who call us pirates have also secretly robbed and extorted other people's things. It's just that their methods are different."
"There are indeed some low-quality, vicious people in these oceans who specialize in robbery for a living. These people can't help but rob merchant ships, and sometimes they dare to form teams and land ashore to rob small towns. But this is rarely the case, unless there is a natural disaster. Normally they wouldn¡¯t do this.¡±
"Well! Do these things you are talking about have something to do with Long Zimei?" Lin Fenghan nodded slightly, walked onto the deck with the old pirate, and asked in confusion.
The old pirate said seriously: "Well! Of course it has a lot to do with it. What I'm talking about is just to let you understand our living conditions. These living conditions are exactly one of the best ways to understand the people of Juhai."
"It makes sense, you continue." Lin Fenghan nodded in agreement and looked at the old pirate seriously.
"I have never seen the Long Zimei you are talking about, but I have definitely heard of her. Her father had connections with several pirate groups in Juhai, but they later fell out due to uneven distribution of the spoils or other reasons."
"This has resulted in a very chaotic situation in their sea area. If, Baron, you lead the fleet there to wipe out the pirates, after your fleet has left within two days, another pirate will appear."
"Lord Baron, apart from corals, pearls, and fish, the Eastern Sea actually doesn't have many resources. If you are looking for wealth, I suggest you rob pirates first, and then protect the trade routes, so as to gain the maximum benefit. .¡±
"In addition, the pirate's nest you captured is now empty, and there is a lot of stolen goods in it. If you don't get this wealth, Baron, it will naturally fall into the hands of their successors." The old pirate said eloquently.
"Old man, may I ask your surname?" Lin Fenghan looked stunned and saluted the old pirate seriously.
"Your Highness, the old Hiram, once ran a merchant ship when he was young and was a captain for many years." Hiram bent down and nodded, saying respectfully.
"Very good, from now on you will be one of my marine staff officers. I suggest you move to the Elante Islands." Lin Fenghan nodded seriously, walked to the deck and looked at the ocean with a cold heart.
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