Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 22 Pirates of Blackrock Harbor

Chapter 22

Lawson put away the card-style currency and couldn't wait to go to the department store to buy all the card holders for the day.

It didn't cost much, and he'll be able to empty his wallet at the department store for at least another year.

Rosen summoned the Card Collection Book and began dismantling cards while storing them in the free card slots at the back of the book.

He glanced at the spell cards that only worked on players and then tossed them aside.

Finally, he selected the three spell cards: "Come Again," "Drift," and "Copy," which were the most valuable spell cards to him.

This next spell card can form a protective shield of energy that allows him to fly quickly to the designated location.

Drifting allows you to randomly travel to nearby cities, while copying allows you to copy any specified card numbered 1 to 99.

Without hesitation, Rosen chose to copy the Beauty Hot Spring card number 004 and stored the copied card in the designated slot in front. As for the original, he planned to materialize it in Rose Castle, since he had already decided to make Rose Castle his residence in Marthadora.

Although he is a man, he doesn't mind that the warmth of the bubbles makes his skin feel better.

Furthermore, Lawson was also curious about the extent to which game cards with special effects, such as the Beauty Hot Spring, could be used on Greed Island, and how the Nen abilities contained within them could achieve such incredible results.

As Rosen looked at the two cards, "Come Again" and "Drifting," the desktop of the God's computer appeared on his retina.

Transforming a Resurrected Card into a Wonder requires a full 1,000 units of Spirit.

As for rafting, it requires less, only consuming 500 spirit points.

There was no need for a choice; he chose without hesitation to materialize the drifting into an extraordinary artifact.

A golden lightning bolt appeared in his hand and flowed into the drifting spell card. The card immediately severed its connection with the Greed Island game, and the energy that sustained the card was replaced by spiritual energy.

Rosen happily returned to Rose Castle with the card, materialized a beautiful hot spring, and took Stephanie for several hours to soak in it.

Finally, seeing her skin had become much fairer, she reluctantly left the Spirit Realm and returned to the Mysterious Study.

Rosen glanced out the window and saw no one. He then left the mysterious study and activated the drifting card in his hand.

The drifting card decomposed into particles of light, and an astonishing surge of spiritual energy enveloped him, instantly carrying him through the air towards a nearby city. He had originally planned to conserve his spiritual energy and take the train first, only using the card if he couldn't get away by train.

However, Rosen couldn't resist in the end; he really didn't want to keep hiding in Redstone City any longer.

When he comes to Redstone City again, the roles in the cat-and-mouse game will inevitably be reversed.

Rosen sat cross-legged inside the psychic shield, looking out at the ashes through the transparent shield. Actually, leaving Redstone City in this way was a bit risky, because it required traversing the ashes in a straight line instead of teleporting directly to a nearby city.

If we encounter a powerful Ash Beast along the way, we might be defeated midway.

If it weren't for the mysterious study he could rely on, his first choice would have been the train.

Although it was a bit of a risky move, we didn't encounter any danger along the way. This was because the aura shield had a powerful stealth effect, allowing us to become intangible and avoid the sight of most beings. Even if we couldn't dodge some attacks, we would be left behind by the drifting flight speed.

In less than a minute, the rafting had brought Lawson to a coastal city in the night.

Looking at the port and ships, Rosen immediately realized he had arrived at Blackrock Harbor. Redstone City and Blackrock Harbor—their names alone suggested a close connection.

Redstone City was once famous for its Blazing Shadow Ore. Although it had its own port, it was not a deep-water port. Eventually, Blackstone Harbor, a tributary city only a few dozen miles away, was built to transport the ore to nearby countries using its natural deep-water port.

Unexpectedly, as the supply of Shadow Ore dwindled and Redstone City declined, Blackrock Harbor actually developed better than Redstone City.

This is almost a microcosm of most mining cities, with many nobles from the former Redstone City now residing in Blackstone Harbor.

Although the two places are very close, Rosen is not worried that the Redstone Viscount's tentacles will extend to Blackstone Harbor.

While Blackrock Harbor was bustling, it was also chaotic. Without the export of Shadowstone Ore, Blackrock Harbor transformed into a trading port, focusing on domestic trade rather than foreign trade. More than 90% of the goods here came from pirates.

Therefore, this is a place where pirates sell their stolen goods in large quantities, and it is much safer than Redstone City.

Since pirates would change their identities to enter the city and spend money, and their safety could not be guaranteed, how could the nobles in the city make money?

Therefore, even if someone were to spit in a viscount's face, the nobles of Blackrock Harbor would not allow the viscount to retaliate within the city.

If personal interests would harm collective interests, then unless the individual's power is greater than that of the collective, then don't even think about it.

Under the cover of night, Rosen headed toward the port, knowing that entering the city from there would minimize trouble.

Even at night, the harbor area was brightly lit, with taverns and inns scattered around. Pirates who came ashore would sell their spoils and most of them would feast and drink in the taverns. Every day, drunken pirates would push and shove each other and jump into the sea to fight.

As long as they don't take action in Blackrock Harbor, the Blackrock Harbor Police Department will pretend they don't see it.

In addition, a rumor spread from who knows where that men of the sea should settle their grudges in the sea, which resulted in a lot of people watching the excitement at the beach every day of the year, unless it was cold or snowing.

When Rosen arrived at the port under the cover of night, he happened to witness two groups of pirates jumping into the sea and fighting.

It has to be said that these pirates are really skilled. Although most of them have not awakened any extraordinary spirituality, it is clear that they have all strengthened their physique through various means. After watching the excitement for a while, Rosen walked towards the largest tavern nearby.

Although he knew about Black Harbor City, what he knew was only hearsay.

What is the real Black Harbor City really like? You have to find out for yourself.
After entering the tavern, Rosen bought a few drinks, asked around, and went to a private room on the second floor. He then hung both red and blue signs on the door.

The blue sign means drinking and eating, and the red sign means the red house.

If two colors are hung together, it means someone is trying to find out information.

The male and female waiters who moved between the taverns all had multiple part-time jobs. Besides being provided with food and lodging, their biggest source of income was the news they heard in the taverns every day.

Rosen had only been sitting in the tavern for a short while when a waiter came to his door.

A thick booklet was placed on the table in front of Rosen. Rosen opened it and saw that it contained intelligence compiled by the tavern owner from various sources. The intelligence was then categorized and the keywords were listed.

If you want to know something, just write down the message number, and the waiter will collect the money and give you the answer.

If the information book doesn't contain the information you want, you can leave a deposit. The tavern will notify you to collect the balance once it receives the information. If you don't receive the information, you can get back half of the deposit at most when the deadline arrives.

(End of this chapter)