Codex Pirates

Chapter 5 The Oriole

The sudden shout made all the pirates in the tavern stop their movements. The two groups of pirates who were on edge before looked at each other, and then they all turned their heads and ran out as if they had made an appointment.

At such a time, William no longer thinks about the issue of supplies. How can wine be so important?

There are pirates everywhere on the street. The experienced and quick-response ones have already run towards the pier, while the slow-response rookies still have blank faces.

The second officer, Balmond, had long since lost the previous bravado, and was full of panic, but William was not in the mood to laugh at him, and he was also running with his head buried.

William's Denton Pirates were originally no match for the navy chasing them. Now, the ships are damaged, lack supplies, and are blocked at the pier during the plundering process. The pirates have no intention and power to fight. The pirates can basically see it clearly.

Their captain, Denton, had been working around the pier outside the town with his cronies before, probably because of the idea of ​​running away because the situation was not good. If the other pirates didn't get on the boat in time, they would definitely be left behind.

Fortunately, William was prepared. The place where he, Akin, Aramis, Wallon and others were located was not far from the pier. After running not far, they saw the pier and the pirate ship that was sailing.

"Damn it!" Balmond and Aramis cursed at the same time.

Fortunately, it takes time and manpower to start this kind of multi-masted sailing ship. There are not many people on board now. When William and Balmond both boarded the ship, this dilapidated sailing ship, which looks like a legendary ghost ship, has just slowed down. Start slowly.

Some pirates who had just rushed over stood on the shore and begged loudly to stop the boat, and some simply jumped into the sea and swam desperately towards the pirate ship, but it was obviously impossible for them to catch up.

William, under the command of the navigator, was manipulating the cables and controlling the sails with the other pirates. Captain Denton was also on the deck, but he turned a deaf ear to the faint cries and pleas that came along with the sound of the wind. It was almost impossible for the pirates who were thrown Escaping from the pursuit of the navy, they are like turtles in their urns on this unfamiliar island.

When the pirate ship left the pier, the navy's warship was already visible to the naked eye, which made all the pirates on board feel excited. He didn't chase them, but fired a few shells far away that were more symbolic than actual, and then headed for the island.

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In the small town, the remaining pirates have been wiped out, but the survivors in the town didn't feel so lucky. They just gathered around the pier uncomfortably, watching the navy soldiers in sailor uniforms and blue scarves one after another. Move various supplies and belongings to the dock one by one.

The commanders of the navy are not tall, but they are very dignified, wearing a white trench coat, carrying golden tassels on their shoulders, smoking a cigar lightly, sitting on a sofa brought from nowhere, watching The navy soldiers kept moving property and supplies in and out of the town, blowing smoke rings in satisfaction.

Some of these things had been snatched by the pirates in other places before, but more were just snatched from here, but obviously, the little commander didn't intend to return them to the local residents.

The townspeople had just experienced the looting, and they were still in shock. They just dared not speak out about it. After a long time, the surviving mayor, pushed by the crowd, mustered up the courage to walk towards the little commander.

The mayor had gray hair and was skinny, but he was tall and worried about offending the small commander, so when he came to the other side, he automatically bent his waist and hooked his back, like a hunchback, which looked very funny. He said cautiously: "Sir, the people in the town are very grateful to you for helping us drive away the pirates, so I would like to invite you and your soldiers to go to the tavern in the town to have some drinks to express our gratitude."

The little commander looked at the mayor, raised his eyebrows noncommittally, "That's a good suggestion, and we'll go after we've dealt with everything here."

The mayor rubbed his hands lightly, and tentatively said: "The officers have just defeated the pirates, and they should take a rest first. I don't need to bother you about these trivial matters of property statistics. Let the residents take back the things in their homes. alright."

As soon as the mayor finished speaking, the scene seemed to cool down unconsciously. Not far away, an officer holding a notebook to keep accounts couldn't help but stop writing and looked towards this side. After hearing this, several soldiers who were close He also looked over, and his eyes were a little bit unfriendly, which made his waist bend even more.

The little commander waved his hand and asked the officer to continue keeping the accounts, then said to the mayor with a half-smile, "These things are stolen goods of the pirates, we remember them, and they will be returned to the public."

"But these things are basically just snatched by the pirates from the town..."

The little commander interrupted the mayor's words unceremoniously, and tapped his shoulder vigorously with his finger: "Can you say that these are all things from your town?"

The mayor subconsciously shook his head.

"Since this is the case, of course we have to take away the stolen goods first. We can't listen to your one-sided words. After we spend time investigating and distinguishing them, we will naturally send back the things in your town."

The mayor opened his mouth. Of course he didn't dare to say that the little commander was talking nonsense, saying that he didn't believe that the other party would send the things back.

The little commander didn't bother to talk to the mayor any more, and directly ordered two Kongwu powerful soldiers to lift the mayor up and take him away from him.

An officer came over at this moment and reported in a low voice to the little officer: "...I have searched everything, and there is no pirate with a chart on him. It seems that there is no navigator inside."

The little officer smiled: "I guessed it. It seems that those pirates are not all fools. They should have discovered that we are driving them away."

"Then let them continue to rob villages and towns?"

"Let's talk about it in the next village and town," the little commander said proudly, looking at the hill-like treasures that gradually piled up on the pier, "Let these people help us find more loot. Before they die, Use more waste."

Just as William thought, in an environment of lack of order, who said that pirates can only burn, kill and plunder, and who said that the navy will definitely protect the country and the people?

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On the ship of the Denton Pirates, the pirates finally got away from the navy and the devastated town, and William, who had been working on the deck, finally had a chance to rest.

Even though Yuanjia Road is narrow, when walking in the aisle of the cabin, William happened to see the second officer, Balmond, and the other party obviously saw him, and when he passed by William, he slammed him with the shoulder, with a provocative look on his face.

It's just that both Balmond and William know that now is not the time for a conflict, and if there is a conflict, not to mention the chasing navy, even the captain will not spare them lightly, so Balmond did not take any further actions. Seeing that William didn't respond, he smiled triumphantly, as if he had won a big victory, and then left on his own.

William stood there for a while, watching Balmond's back gradually receding, and smiled contemptuously.