The eagle-clawed military flag bathed in flames was flying above the giant port pier of Marienburg, and the military band played exciting music.
"Undead pirates, Skaven, and northern barbarians have invaded our country again! But this time, we are fully prepared! The powerful fleet and artillery will help us destroy the enemy!" On the leaflet, a cartoon of the Ash Legion recruiting
In the middle is a huge fleet, which is destroying the undead pirates through fierce artillery fire.
"Young men and women of the old world, fight for the future of all mankind!"
"We have a fleet!"
"We have weapons!"
"We need warriors!!!"
"We need outstanding officers like General Fernando Pirazzo!" Fernando Pirazzo, captain of the Phoenix Guards of the Ash Legion, has a tall figure and purple-gold plate armor all over his body, and his domineering figure holding a two-handed sword is scary.
Look him straight in the eye.
"A devout knight like Lord Julius!" The expedition knight held a two-handed sword and dealt with more than a dozen greenskins by himself. The light of the Lake God enveloped him.
"Warriors like Captain Pedro and General Felix Edmundovich!" In the comic, the cold-faced Hussar General Felix is preparing to set off, while Captain Pedro roars:
"Fight with all your might, soldiers, who of you wants endless glory and wealth?!"
"The Ash Legion needs you! Soldier, follow Captain Fulgrim to conquer the new world!"
"As long as you join the army, you can get a chance to be retried for any crime! If you join the army, you will become a free citizen!"
"Want to know more? Please go to the Ash Legion recruitment office in Marienburg immediately for more detailed information!"
More than ten years later, Marienburg is still as prosperous and prosperous as before. Even though the Winter Veil is approaching, large groups of cargo ships and warships are still constantly coming in and out of the port. The prosperity is extremely extreme, and the streets are crowded to the point of abnormality.
People gathered at the Ember Legion's propaganda site and recruitment point. Many vicious gangsters and adventurers who wanted to make a career were asking about the treatment and environment.
On the contrary, the place where Bafeng Mountain's national debt is sold is opposite the Ash Legion recruitment office. The simple mansion is really sparse, and no one pays attention to it at all.
The Grand Duke of Marienburg, Van der Cooper-Schulz, and his butler Muller stood on top of a single-family villa belonging to him, looking at the recruiting point in the distance. Schulz lowered his head, obviously thinking.
What was he talking about, while his courtier and butler Muller stood respectfully behind Schulz. More than ten years later, Muller did not show any signs of aging. It can be seen that this Schulz’s
The housekeeper is certainly not a weakling.
"Can the Bafengshan national debt still not be sold?" Schultz was wearing a luxurious silk dress. Compared with before going to Kurona to watch the coronation ceremony, Schultz's clothes had an extra golden double-headed eagle pattern.
Zhang, looking at the lively crowd, turned to Mueller and asked.
"There should be only a dozen people buying it these days." Muller stood behind Schultz and said respectfully.
"Have you found out who is secretly obstructing it?" Schultz frowned and asked.
"It's the Judon Chamber of Commerce of Van Hoogmans, Casanova of the League of Gentlemen, and... the romantic man Adabe Huntsman." Muller said in a low voice: "They think they are doing it very covertly.
But everything is under our control... It's just my Duke, their hands and feet were very clean this time and they couldn't find any problems. They controlled this operation through complex cash flow and various organizations, trusts, and banks.
There was neither use of force nor hostile takeover, and we have no excuse to take action."
"Huntsman? This old pervert, what does he want to do against His Majesty Ryan?" Schultz's face was a little uncertain: "Don't he know that this is issued through my channel? It seems that this old man
The dogs are no longer obedient."
Schulz and Adabe Huntsman have always maintained a delicate peaceful relationship. Since Schulz came to Marienburg, he has been committed to eliminating vampires and controlling Marienburg.
After he gradually eliminated the hidden vampires in the entire city, naturally, the vacated gray area needed someone to master it. Adabbe Huntsman seized this opportunity very well and became Marienburg in one fell swoop.
The leader of a well-known underground organization, the two sides formed a certain tacit understanding.
Schulz acquiesced to Adabe Huntsman's move, because even Schulz could not control the slums of Marienburg, the dark underground tunnels and the dark corners of ordinary neighborhoods. The cost was too high.
The returns were too low, so Huntsman and Schuh
Huntsman is like the two sides of a coin. The two sides have reached a certain tacit understanding. Huntsman controls various gray areas and gang organizations, while trying to deal with problems on his own and not cause trouble to Marienburg, while Schultz controls Huntsman.
He turned a blind eye to Man's matter and reached a compromise.
From another perspective, Huntsman is indeed a very capable guy. This guy once accomplished an amazing achievement, that is, he slept with the current Grand Duke of Nord and the Elector Theodorik Geyser.
Er's wife! And it was not an accident, but a trap carefully designed by this guy. When the Kingdom of Nord suffered heavy losses in a series of wars and Egil-Red Eye's invasion, Huntsman relied on his rich
Gaither's connections and financial resources indicated that he could provide a low-interest loan to the Nord royal family on the condition that the former capital of the Nord Kingdom, Sessenmund, be leased for three years plus other additional conditions. In order to reverse the poor financial situation and tide over the difficulties, Gaither
You agreed to negotiate, and relying on this opportunity, Huntsman achieved his goal. This is one of his most proud masterpieces. This romantic man has a very special hobby for those beautiful noble ladies.
The situation in ruling Marienburg is different. Schulz definitely cannot be like a certain platform where the trial relies on postings, the evidence relies on oral confessions, and the verification relies on imagination. If there is doubt, the guilt must be found, and the guilty must be sentenced, and the death penalty must be imposed. It is impossible for him to be in charge if he does this.
Thirty years of Marienburg.
"Pay close attention to the movements of Huntsman and several other chambers of commerce." Schulz said to Mueller: "Since they have not broken the rules, we cannot act for the time being. The only thing we can do now is to wait for King Ryan's victory.
message, and then we can fight back."
"Yes." Mueller nodded.
"Now, we can only wait for news from Ryan."
.........I am the starting point of the death penalty, the dividing line between national peace and prosperity...
At the same time, the old world, the southern kingdom, Tyrell, and the pirate principality of Sartosa.
Sartosa is a special existence even in the southern countries that advocate freedom and democracy. This offshore island located in the south of Tilea has always been called the "Pirate Principality" or the "Free Country". It is just like the Trolls.
Like the country, it is a notorious criminal paradise, harboring all kinds of pirates, bandits, lawless mercenaries, and anyone who wants to avoid the various law enforcement organizations of the old world.
It was an extremely dangerous place, with drunken pirates conscripting unprepared men, fights and duels happening all the time, and thieves roaming the dirty and crowded docks looking for easy targets.
Yet despite the risks, this is a place where those with a strong will to live can not only survive, but thrive, far from the constraints of unfair taxes, tyrannical aristocrats and strict laws, starting from Sartusa and going to
Arabi in the south, the Border Princely Territory in the east, and the endless foreign lands across the sea.
All in all, Sartosa is the perfect place to find fame, plunder, and endless adventure.
There are few beaches or shoals on the island, as most of the land is made up of limestone cliffs raised above the sea from tens to hundreds of feet in the air. These walls are covered with countless caves, tunnels and potholes.
, many of which are accessible from the water, making them particularly attractive to pirates who want to establish a pirate base outside the city's borders, as this can provide the perfect defense for enemies coming to attack Sartosa.
When Ryan led a group of old guards, together with dozens of knights and attendants, Kalad, Antelm, Fedmund, Veronica and Orica followed Arinasa-Saltwater
When Hatred stepped onto the land of Satusa, the entire dock was filled with hostile and vigilant eyes.
The dock is wide and full of guards. In this place, everyone wears scimitars and muskets, and everyone is deeply hostile to each other. Most people on the dock are often pirates, sailors, workers, and pickpockets.
and small traders. Seeing the appearance of these well-dressed knights, nobles and old guards, these bandits were both greedy and fearful. They gathered together in twos and threes and carefully looked at the new arrivals.
, whispering.
The sense of order in the knights and old guards is so obvious that they are natural enemies for the pirates who prefer chaos.
"Sister...Sister, you are finally back. These people..." Several pirates with turbans on their heads, muskets and scimitars hanging on their waists, and short sleeves and trousers walked up and stood in front of everyone.
.
"This is our... partner. They came to Sartosa to do something. I brought them here according to my father's instructions." Arinasa-Saltwater Hate frowned, holding a handful in her hand.
Harpoon said to Ryan and others: "You are not welcome on Sartosa! But since you are looking for Captain Ross, I grant you permission to board the island. In this place, your chivalry and imperial laws will not matter.
Yes, this is a free land, belonging to pirates, absolutely free, the only thing you need to abide by is the Pirate Code!"
"Pirate Code? This is the first time I've heard of it." Standing on the pier, Kalad could feel an instinctive disgust, which was the instinctive aversion of order to chaos. He suppressed his displeasure and said to Salt Grudge.
: "What code? If I'm strong, I'm justified? If I steal it, it's mine?"
"There are only three laws that you need to abide by. First, whoever kills will be punished with his life. Second, whoever kills and steals will be punished and his ears and nose can be cut off. Third, everyone has the right to protect his own life and property.
And honor." Salt resentment said loudly: "This is the rule on the island. In the name of my father, you can leave here after you get what you want."
"If no one invades us, we will naturally not kill, steal, hurt or do anything else." Fedmund took a step forward: "We need clues."
"...Follow me!" Salty's attitude toward Fedmund was better: "If you want to know the news about Captain Ross, you should go find that person."
Ryan and others, look at me and I look at you. Everyone really doesn’t know anything about the situation in Sartosa. The only thing they can know is that Captain Ross seemed to have been the largest pirate leader in Sartosa in the past and owned a
The fleet and extremely amazing wealth, but in the end disappeared forever in the depths of the vast ocean.
Now, the most powerful fleet on Sartosa is the pirate fleet of Salt Grudge, and the most powerful pirate leader is Salt Grudge herself. She occupies this pirate principality, but even so, Salt Grudge is only a few dozen ships on Sartosa.
It is just the largest pirate force. Seeing this, Ryan held Veronica's hand: "Okay, let us follow her first."
"I suspect she will take us into the city and sell us to ogres, wow, a bunch of delicious tin cans." Veronica joked.
Everyone laughed when they heard this. Strictly speaking, Veronica might not be joking.
In Sartosa, people can see almost all races in the old world. In addition to humans, dwarves, elves, ogres, greenskins and even ogres, lizardmen, and undead can all be seen on this island.
, the composition of pirates under the command of Salt Grudge is really diverse, and a hundred flowers bloom. The only ones prohibited by Sartosa are Chaos Cultists and Chaos Sorcerers.
The city of Sartusa was built on a coastal cliff about thirty meters high. Now this is temporarily an area controlled by salt resentment. The residents of Sartusa built a labyrinth of bridges and scaffolding directly on the rocks. In this pile of wooden boards, pillars
There are several houses on the cliff side.
Others have carved their homes directly into the porous limestone of the cliffs. Most of these dwellings are squalid hells, but a few - usually the oldest - are palatial and well-appointed.
But no matter who it is, whether they are humans, dwarves, or even undead and greenskins, everyone shows off their weapons and power. The main road in the city of Sartosa is called Stud Street, and to some extent it has become
A "borough" was created, and on this street, all kinds of exotic items were sold by sellers from all over the world.
Treasures and specialties, most of which are fake, but there are also many real things. Dingzhuang Street is lined with crumbling houses, tanneries, fishmongers, weapons manufacturers, and dozens of taverns and inns. Vendors selling food along the street
The pork, beef, and chicken being hawked are most likely made from rat or duck meat.
"Ms. Arinasa, where can we get information about Captain Ross?" Ryan tried his best to look pleasant.
"Captain." Yanqian said impatiently: "I am not a woman, I am the captain. You must call me captain."
"Very good, Captain?" Ryan said with a smile.
"About Captain Ross, there is a Mrs. Keesler who knows a lot about it. I suggest you go find him." After hearing the captain's name, Yanqian finally showed a satisfied expression, but her tone was still stiff: "This Keesler
Mrs. Sler, perhaps many of you here have heard of his name."
"His name is Lev Davidovich, who was once the chief interior minister of Kislev. After the Great Holy War, he and the then Tsar Boris Bokha established the Kislev Shooting Army and
The Artillery Army is known as the 'founder of the Kislev New Army' and the 'leader and organization of the Kislev New Army'
', but later gradually lost the trust of the previous tsar, Boris Bokha, due to political disagreements. His proposals to limit the tsar's excessive control of military power and his opposition to Boris spending all the treasury savings to forcibly carry out the 'Great Purge' campaign led to his final
Hostile by Tsar Boris, and eventually deported and exiled."
"After several years in exile, he still fiercely opposed Boris's rule and even escaped an assassination attempt by a Kislev assassin using an ice pick blessed by the ice witch. During the fight, Lev seized the
He crossed the ice pick and killed the assassin, and then fled south to Sartosa, where he lived in seclusion for more than twenty years. He once worked with the pirate king Captain Ross."
"If you want to know about Captain Ross, ask him yourself."