Pirates of the First Empire

In the West China Sea, there are certain islands that no one cares about.

Different from ordinary small towns, the center of this town is a large tavern. You must know that if it is an ordinary town, its center must be the office of its speakers, or the administrative center. From this point It can be seen that this place is definitely a "three no matter" zone.

Naturally, the owner who can run such a large tavern is not a simple person. Anyone who has settled in this town also knows the "legendary" life of the gray-haired owner.

It is said that the boss served in the navy in his early years, and was even a colonel in the navy headquarters. Later, because he provoked the nobles, there is also a saying that he provoked not ordinary nobles, but the world's noble "Celestial Dragons".

After that, the boss simply judged the navy, and with a large reward, he directly became a pirate. What is even more famous is that when the boss judged the navy, all his adjutants and sailors also followed him in the judgment. He came out and turned into a pirate...

What's even more "weird" is that after the Navy Headquarters learned about it, they stood still for three months and did not send a special team to arrest them. You must know that the Navy Headquarters' priority for arresting ordinary betrayers is far ahead.

Many years later, after having enough adventures, this pirate group also wanted to change their livelihood, so the boss took them ashore and started running a business. However, what kind of serious business could a group of criminals with bounties on their heads from the World Government do? ?

He had no choice but to join the dark world and become a member of the black market. With his experience and connections as a pirate and navy, the boss's business was booming. Of course, what he was doing was not a great business. He's just a middleman who "divides the stolen goods with others"...

Open a tavern but not a casino, help people sell stolen goods but not sell drugs, accept assassination missions but not kill good people. This is the code of conduct of this boss. It is precisely because of this that Old Man retired from the dark world as a giant. , but he can still enjoy his old age, return to his hometown in Xihai, and run a bar here.

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In the tavern in the center of the town, although the sky has gradually darkened, there are more and more people here. "Evildoers" from all walks of life are mingling here. Although they can feel the commotion, they are surprisingly restrained and vaguely maintained. To a degree.

"You two don't know, don't you look at the people coming and going in this central tavern, there are still many people coming in groups to have fun, but no matter what, they all keep a certain limit, without being overly presumptuous. It’s all thanks to old Jones…”

"Old Jones is the boss here. He's very old." A young man who looked very energetic was a native of this town. He was hired by Prison and Ah Liu as a guide to take them around the town. After a while, I finally came to this pub.

According to the young man himself, his parents were both pirates. A few years after giving birth to him here, they left him and went to sea. Of course, his parents were somewhat conscientious and left him enough money and a hut. , and asked a reliable friend to help take care of him.

"Is this right here?" After hearing what the young man said, Jiao asked Ah Liu aside to confirm.

"Yes, it's here. It's not easy for criminals with bounties to find a safe place to spend their money these days, but this is a good place... Boy, the wine here is not cheap, right?" Liu looked at the tavern, which covered a large area, and looked happily at their guide.

"Of course it's not cheap, but it's worth it. Old Jones needs to manage the money up and down. It's not a small amount of money." The young man knew a lot and even knew this kind of news.

The reason why such a no-care zone is allowed to exist is naturally because the benefits it brings are much higher than being brought under jurisdiction, so the due tribute is naturally indispensable.

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At the same time, in the tavern, Lafayette, wearing a black top hat and dressed like a dramatic character, was alone at the bar, elegantly holding a goblet and sipping red wine.

Lafayette's eyes were like those of a hunter. He scanned the surrounding people secretly and subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth. More than [-]% of the people in the tavern were "prey" that suited his own desires. It was so tempting, but it was a pity. , you can’t do anything here.

The white-haired boss was very powerful, and his experience also made Lafayette somewhat sympathetic, so he didn't want to cause trouble here.

Of course, if he picks a suitable prey here, he will naturally leave with it. When the other party leaves the island, he will complete his hunting. Naturally, there will be no problem. He has already done this. He did it many times, but yes, he would go to another place after hunting and come back after a while, so no one knew about it yet.

"Hey, kid! Get started! Do you hear me?!"

A group of uninvited guests came to the central tavern, and the seats in the row at the bar were instantly occupied. Everyone else had been driven away, except Lafayette, who remained unknown.

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