Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 623 "Care" from the Storm Lord

Hobert in "The State of Disorder" looked away and couldn't help but sigh: Amon's clone is still so fucked up!

The aftermath of this hunt for Amon's clone was naturally left to Klein.

Hobert returned to the real world and used "travel" to come to Tutuga Port, which was still undergoing major construction, and inspected the preparations here.

The entire port, which is already the size of a small city, is very busy with people coming and going. They are all staff of the casinos, auction houses, brothels and other places built here. In essence, they are people working for Hobert.

In the expanded port in the distance, there are already many types of ships parked. Most of them are pirate ships, but they do not fly the pirate flag.

There are only a few navy ships, and docking here is a way to monitor the pirates and observe the intentions of Tutuga Port.

They didn't attack each other, they just watched each other.

They are all waiting for the opening of Tutuga Port tomorrow.

Hobert walked around the port and heard the sound of Klein offering sacrifices to the "Creator" from the "Land of Disorder".

He returned to the study in the Governor's Mansion, entered the "Country of Disorder", opened the sacrifice door, and collected the six "Insects of Time" sacrificed by Klein, which were trophies given to the "Creator".

This hunt came to a very successful end.

After nightfall, Hobert and Forsi came to Tutuga Port together to make final preparations for the opening tomorrow.

A new week has begun, and the sky is gradually getting brighter at Tutuga Port on Longwei Island. With two banners displayed in the port, Tutuga Port has officially reopened.

On the left side of the two banners was written: Pirates can enjoy the rights that citizens should have in Tutuga Port.

What is written on the right is: The wealth deposited by the pirates in the bank of Tutuga Port and all the assets purchased are legal property.

Because I was afraid that some pirates did not know the words, I specially found some people with loud voices to explain the meaning of the banners to the pirates.

This is a relatively exciting news circulating on the violent sea recently: on Longtail Island, pirates are legal citizens.

At first, the pirates thought this was a conspiracy by the Navy or the Church of Storms, but as more and more news about Long Tail Island spread on the violent sea, the pirates knew that it had become the territory of a count, and that it was The Earl's territory was very different from Roen's colony.

Gradually, many pirates took the risk to find out, because many desperadoes on the sea hoped to find a safe and stable place to sell their stolen goods.

Not all pirates have stable channels for selling stolen goods like the "Pirate General".

They are often surrounded by the navy or deceived by profiteers when selling stolen goods.

In the end, the wealth that you have fought so hard to snatch must be prevented from being snatched or stolen by your companions.

Although these people are heinous, they also want to find a safe place to recuperate. When they are old and can no longer be pirates, they can have a safe place to retire.

There are no old people among pirates, because when they get older, they can no longer run, swim, or kill, so they can only be killed.

After hearing the loud shouting from the dock, the pirates did not act immediately and chose to continue to wait and see.

It wasn't until the sun rose that the captain finally sent his subordinates to board the dock. When the pirates cautiously left the dock, the horns around the dock suddenly sounded:

“What you need to know when you land on the island: Although you have the rights that legal citizens should have, it does not mean that you can do whatever you want!

“It’s just that when your life is in danger, or you are robbed, stolen, etc., you can ask the security guards or official extraordinary people at the port for help!

“And those who harm others or do illegal things will still have to accept sanctions and punishment!

"It's equivalent to pretending that we don't know about the crimes you committed at sea, but for the crimes committed here, we will definitely bear the corresponding responsibility!

"..."

These instructions for landing on the island are so straightforward that even pirates who have never been to school understand what they mean.

This made the pirates who had landed on the island or those who had not landed on the island feel a little relieved. It seemed that the news they had received before was more reliable.

After leaving the pier, the pirates were faced with four neat streets, with residential areas still under construction on both sides.

The main road in the middle is first of all the residences of various administrative agencies of the port. After passing through the square, there are auction houses, pawn shops, banks, trading houses, etc., where stolen goods are sold and traded, as well as entertainment venues such as casinos.

The street on the left is full of bars, gourmet restaurants of various flavors, large and beautiful-looking brothels, and even department stores and other shopping and consumer areas.

Because the bar had not yet opened, the first pirates who landed on the island first came to restaurants and roadside open-air stalls, where they observed and tested.

But when the delicious food arrived, they had no time to test each other and began to frantically shovel food into their mouths.

In fact, the food they eat at sea is very rough. Even if they dock on some islands, because they have to avoid being targeted by bounty hunters at any time, they don't dare to go to too high-end places. They usually settle in bars.

The food in the bar is as expected.

These low-level pirates haven't had decent meals for a long time.

And after having experience in the food court in South Colson, the quality of the food provided by Hobert is quite good.

The pirates themselves didn't expect that they started eating and drinking in the restaurant. Until their bellies were full, they leaned back on the chairs comfortably and observed the surroundings.

They noticed that there were often staff members dressed as security guards patrolling the streets.

There are usually three of these security guards. The older one in the middle holds a gun, and the two younger ones on both sides hold knives and short sticks.

The security guards turned a blind eye to the pirates who were feasting and drinking, and only caught two pirates who wanted to molest the waitress. Someone followed them from a distance and found that they had taken the two pirates into the courthouse!

The pirates who followed also met the lord Hobert and the mature and beautiful lord's wife in the square of "Central Avenue".

There is a small high platform in the "Central Square", and a pergola has been set up on the high platform. Hobert is sitting on a large chair, quite majestic, as if overlooking everything in the entire port, the pirates I didn't dare to look at him at all.

The lord's wife on the side looked much more relaxed. She was sitting on a comfortable soft chair and reading a book. She also had a small table with tea and fruit on hand.

At this time, the judge was already in place, and the pirates' attention returned to the courthouse.

The courts in other colonial islands were basically just decorations, but the judge here tried the two pirates in the open air.

After hearing the waitress's complaint, the pirate also confessed on the spot. Since the whole teasing behavior was terminated at the beginning and did not cause serious consequences, the two pirates were sentenced to one month of labor reform and each of them compensated the waitress 5 gold. pound.

Seeing this scene, the pirates were stunned, because they had seen the trials of pirates, and without exception, they were all sentenced to death!

This made them more convinced of Tutuga Port's external propaganda.

Soon several more pirates who were fighting were sent in, and the judge tried them one by one. Also because their fight was stopped at the beginning, they only sentenced them to half a month to two months of reform through labor and compensated the restaurant. economic losses, etc.

Because of Hobert's gaze, the pirates did not dare to stay here longer. They remembered the trial process firmly, returned to the previous street, and rushed into the brothel happily.

But when they entered, they were told that they had to take a shower before choosing the girls here. They were also warned that it was okay to have fun, but they could not maliciously beat the girls here.

The pirates felt that the rules of the brothel here were very strange, but the delicious food and trial just now made them realize that this place was different from other islands, so they all followed the rules here and took a bath obediently.

Sure enough, some people ignored the staff's advice and beat up the girls here, so the security guards took away the disheveled pirates.

Some people who were watching the excitement came back and said that the beautiful lord and his wife actually intervened in this case personally. Because the girl's face was bruised, it was determined that the injury was intentional.

In addition to compensating the girl 5 pounds for medical expenses, she will also be compensated 10 pounds for lost work expenses.

The girl standing on the street who got the 15 pounds was completely stunned. The judge and the security guard actually protected her. No one looked at them with contempt or lewdness. On the contrary, a security guard told her the direction of the hospital.

In the brothel, the pirates who were dancing and drinking with the girls didn't think anything of it. They already understood that as long as they followed the rules of this port, they would be safe.

As for the rules of Tutujia Port, they will be informed in advance, and if they don’t understand something, they can go up and ask.

On the contrary, this gave these criminals a complete sense of security.

But the street girls behind the brothel burst into tears. This place really protects them. If they are beaten, the customers will be punished and they will be compensated.

In Backlund, this was something they couldn't even imagine.

When it was almost noon, the first batch of pirates who landed on the island went to the commercial area for a walk, and then came back for a big meal. They returned to the port one by one with their chubby bellies, and reported to the captains what was going on in Tutu. What I saw and heard in Jiagang.

The captains are not interested in how gentle the girls here are or how unique the food is. They are more concerned about the prices of goods in Tutuga Port.

Judging from the expenses of these pirates on eating, whoring, and buying daily necessities, the consumption here is not high, especially the daily necessities are very cheap!

Of course, it is very cheap in the eyes of the captains. The price here is twice that of Backlund and five times that of South Colson Jeffrey City!

For a long time, most of the industrial products in the Raging Sea have been basically shipped from the Northern Continent, and the tolls and tariffs made the prices of the goods very high.

However, most of the daily necessities sold in Tutuga Port are produced in South Colson and Longwei Island. Orders placed from Backlund are also shipped through the "Traveler's Gate" without tariffs or tolls. Very few!

Therefore, what seems to be a very cheap product to the captains is actually a huge profit for the city government of Longwei Island!

At present, all industries in Tutuga Port are directly operated by the municipal government. After the port was reopened, it also opened up investment from external funds.

This is the only city in Hobart's territory that has fully liberalized foreign capital investment business.

Like Jeffrey City, although it can currently absorb investment from external funds, the industries it can invest in are limited. First of all, it does not accept any investment in agriculture.

Now South Colson is the stable granary, vegetable and fruit base of the entire "founder" force, and the agriculture there must be completely controlled by the municipal government. Only some industrial investment and commercial investment have been opened up. Banks and other institutions have already settled in the city. However, because the city itself is too small, the city government will not open up some pillar industries such as hotels.

The situation on Longwei Island is that it is not suitable for opening up yet, otherwise the indigenous people here will not be the opponents of those merchants at all, and will be harvested by waves of merchants.

That’s why on Longwei Island, only foreign capital investment in Tutuga Port is fully open.

After the first pirates reported back to the port, the captains began to disembark at noon.

They were more concerned about places like banks and trading houses. Likewise, when they passed the "Central Square", they were also shocked by the majesty exuded by Hobert.

Every pirate passing by here unconsciously saluted the count before heading to his destination.

Just sitting here, Hobert is the biggest shock to these pirates.

The pirates first went to the bank and learned about the bank's business. One pirate tried to deposit some money, and they got a deposit certificate with an anti-counterfeiting design.

Then they tried to take it out, and sure enough, it was taken out immediately, which gave them a lot of relief.

However, some pirates who have accumulated savings still dare not deposit all their savings in the bank. They plan to deposit only part of the money, wait and see, and try to withdraw it again after a while.

However, in the face of the bank manager's propaganda, some pirates still changed their minds and deposited all their property in the bank, because the bank very thoughtfully launched the "legacy return" service.

Assets deposited in the bank can be designated as one heir and two heirs in order. As long as the heir's address, name, appearance, etc. are clearly written down, and if the withdrawal date agreed with the depositor is overdue for three years and no one has claimed it, Then you will automatically enter the "Heritage Return" service.

If the designated heir lives in Longtail Island and South Colson, only a service fee of 5% of the deposit will be charged.

If you live in large cities in the northern and southern continents, a service fee of 15% of the deposit will be charged.

If you live in a traffic jam or the search for an heir takes more than one month, a service fee of 1% to 20% of the deposit will be charged.

Many people go to sea to give their families a better life. They are murderous pirates and villains at sea, but many of them are also fathers and husbands.

The banks in Tutuga Port captured the mentality of pirates and launched such a service, which was very popular among many pirates.

Then the pirate captains went to the trading house, where they listened to the staff explain the details of the transaction.

There are two types of trading services here. One is public trading. Information about the items you want to trade can be handed to the staff in the form of a note and posted on the information wall.

If you don’t want to expose your appearance and other information, there is a small reception room with a secret entrance, where you can negotiate and wait for a while, or wait until the next day to publish the information on the information wall.

There is a service fee of 3 pounds for this service. With the receipt, you can stay at the Sea Breeze Hotel on the left for free for 3 days. If you continue to stay after three days, it will be 6 soles per day.

If you still can't find a buyer, you can choose to go to a pawn shop to make a deal with the city government.

Or entrust a trading bank to find a buyer. The entrustment fee is a service fee of 10% to 30% of the final transaction amount. The standard for charging service fees is determined by the storage difficulty and time of the transaction items.

When the pirates who chose this service come to Tutuga Port next time, the trading guild will settle the gold pounds obtained from the transaction with the pirates.

Another type of trading is private trading, which is a service prepared for large transactions.

For example, if a cargo ship is robbed and the shipping company has no intention of paying the ransom, then the process of selling the stolen goods will definitely be involved.

This is also a headache that some powerful pirates, but without the support of the forces behind them, encounter: there is no safe environment for selling stolen goods.

Many pirates were invincible in sea battles, but died in the process of selling their stolen goods.

Then the trading house will provide them with such an environment. Every time the pirates who sell stolen goods borrow the trading house's premises, they only need to pay a service fee of 100 pounds, and the city government can guarantee that they are safe in Tutuga Port.

In addition, you can simply conduct transactions with the city government, and the service fee of 100 pounds can be waived.

Many pirates have tried to initiate large-scale transactions with the city government. The price offered by the city government is definitely much lower than the market price, but the pirate captains are generally satisfied with such prices.

So the tentative transaction turned into a real transaction.

But these transactions cannot be completed immediately, because the pirates want to bring the hidden merchant ships here.

After reaching the transaction intention, the staff of the trading house announced a new rule: if none of the crew members of the merchant ship died. If it is sent here together with the merchant ship, the price will be increased by 30% based on the current pricing standard.

If three or less crew members die, 20% will be added.

If there are more than three but less than half of the crew members dead, only an additional 10% will be given. If "half" is less than three people, it will be calculated as less than three people.

And if no crew member survives, the next transaction price will be 20% lower than the current standard.

This rule made the captains who initiated the transaction stunned for a long time, feeling that the rules here were really strange.

The captains visited the auction house and the pawn shop again. This was actually a split between the previous auction house. The pawn shop was responsible for collecting things, and the auction house was responsible for selling the collected things.

Outside the auction house, there was a list of today's lots. The first day's lots shocked the pirates. Among them was a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of a "Wind Blessed One". The finale was a magical item corresponding to Sequence 6, which is Level 2 sealed object!

Commodities of this level are very rare in extraordinary gatherings, especially transactions between pirates. It is easy for transactions at this level to encounter gangsters.

Everyone felt the power of Hobert in the Central Square. His power was the most powerful guarantee in the transaction process. The pirates were more at ease with the transaction with the auction house and seemed to have found a new channel to advance to the rank.

Many pirates lament that this seems to be a city specially designed for pirates! It's a complete pirate paradise.

But the premise is that you must abide by the rules here, otherwise it will be several months or even years of labor reform. More than three years of labor reform will involve confiscation of property, which means that after the labor reform is completed, you will probably have nothing!

In the afternoon, the port gradually became lively. The pirates basically had no worries and all left the pirate ship and came to the port.

Hobert, who had been sitting in the square for most of the day, yawned, took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and he would return to the Governor's Mansion with Forsi to attend the Tarot meeting in a while.

Hobert was about to pick up the tea cup and take a sip of tea, but he stretched out his hand, but suddenly looked towards the sea.

At low altitude off the coast of Longwei Island, the space suddenly became illusory, and a giant ship floated out of it.

The pirates and all the people in the city stopped talking and laughing almost at the same time, and looked at the sea together. Angus and Elliot immediately ran out, but soon they and several of their subordinates also looked at the sea.

When the giant ship completely emerged from the spirit world, everyone felt tremendous pressure, and many people had the urge to kneel down.

Hobert first used the power of "distortion" to send Forsi into the bank. Then he "tampered" with his own gravity and the gravitational force on him, and slowly flew into the mid-air of the city.

He raised his hand and "distorted" the tremendous pressure emanating from the giant ship, and everyone in the port breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the flag of the giant ship has not yet been flown out, Hobert has already realized that it should be the "Black Emperor"!

What surprised Hobert was that sitting on the huge mottled stone chair in front of the "Black Emperor" was a huge young man. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had a very handsome appearance and seemed to be somewhat immature.

This is Eris who captured the "Black Emperor"!

Hobert didn't know what happened to Nast, but after seeing Eris, he basically understood what was going on.

This somewhat surprised him. After all, Eris was only at the Sequence 4 level before, and Nast was a "Crazy Mage". How did he seize the "Black Emperor"?

Hobert is almost certain that the other party must have helpers.

The huge Eris waved his hand, and the ordinary waves suddenly turned into giant waves seven or eight meters high, hitting the port.

The sudden huge waves made the remaining pirates exclaim. Such huge waves would not be too dangerous at sea, but in the port, the ships were docked so densely that the waves would be enough to knock the pirate ships out of each other. Big hole.

But when the waves were about to enter the port, they suddenly subsided with a "crash".

This made the exclaimed pirates not know how to react for a moment.

Of course, Hobert used his "utilization" ability to end the wave early. He originally thought that the Witch Church or the "Rose School" would send someone to disrupt the situation today, but what he didn't expect was that it was this kid who came.

Of course Hobert would not spoil him, he just opened his arms: "Great King of the Sky, King of the Sea;

"Lord of Natural Disasters, God of Storms..."

Hearing Hobert's pious chanting, not only Eris was stunned, but also the pirates who were watching at the port were stunned.

Shouldn't it be time to rush forward and fight the enemy? Why did you read the honorable name of "Storm Lord"?

Hobert's chanting continued: "...Your devout admirer, I want to report to you a very important thing:

"Above the sea, in your domain, there is an evil god attacking innocent people and showing his evil nature..."

Eris twitched the corner of his mouth: "This is a shameless slander!"

At this time, Tutujia Harbor suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and the sea wind began to howl.

(End of this chapter)