The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 327: Teach, the Demon King's True Teaching

"It's finally our turn to take the stage..."

At the harbor of the holy city, the crowd that welcomed Prince Colin had long since dispersed, and the only things left in the busy harbor were hurried pedestrians and leisurely strolling seagulls.

Baron Titch Cosia, standing on the dock, was ready to do something big, but he waited for a long time and no poor relative came to pick him up.

These guys probably forgot about him!

not only that--

Not only the poor relatives disappeared, but even the creditors seemed to have assumed he was dead, not to mention the newspaper reporters.

The eyes of the entire Holy City seemed to be focused on Prince Colin alone.

"This bunch of snobs..."

Tichy, who was unable to hold back his expression, couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

Just when he was full of confidence but didn't know where to start, a strange voice suddenly sounded not far away.

"Sir! Please wait a moment!"

Teach turned around and saw a young man in his twenties running towards him, panting, with his hands on his knees.

He was wearing a clearly faded aristocratic dress and looked a little haggard, but his eyes were sparkling with eagerness and anticipation.

Tikki looked him up and down and blurted out.

"you are?"

"Langton Segre! Baron...heir to the title!"

The young man spoke breathlessly, then stood up, took off his hat excitedly, and bowed again, "I just saw you getting off the Purple Moon. Do you know His Royal Highness Prince Colin?"

Teach stared at the reckless young nobleman in a daze. He felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

It took him a long time to realize that this guy was his younger self - the one who was not willing to be under the protection of his ancestors and wanted to make a career with his own hands. So, under the instigation of his bad friends, he sold the ancestral property and raised a large sum of money. As a result, he suffered a bloody nose on his first trip to the sea.

In the end, he found out that everything was a carefully set up trap, just to make him owe a lot of debts and get out of the land where he once lived.

"Of course...I know him!"

The desire for progress eventually overcame compassion. Teach cleared his throat heavily and nodded in a solemn manner.

"Rather than saying I know him, I'd rather say he's my benefactor... He's helped me a lot in every way, in every aspect."

Hearing this, Langdon's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took a step forward eagerly: "Great! Sir, can you tell me more about him? And about his territory... the Janna continent. I heard that there is gold everywhere there, and everyone can realize their dreams. Is this true?"

Teach showed an unfathomable smile. He reached out and patted Langdon on the shoulder. His tone seemed to be advising, but also a bit reluctant: "The continent of Janna? Gold everywhere? Maybe, I did realize my dream. But boy, it's not as beautiful as you think."

Langdon's eyes widened.

"Why?!"

Teach squinted his eyes and looked into the depths of the sea, his tone tinged with nostalgia.

"Devils, pirates, thieves... there are only some cruel people there. The dirtiest swindlers you have seen here are adventurers at most, but there... hehe, the ones who cheat you may not be human, they may even be devils in human skin. Take my advice, go to college, forget about the glory that has nothing to do with you, the life in front of you is the most worthy of your cherishment."

He was still somewhat moved after all, and the second half of his sentence came from the heart.

Even the first half of the sentence has that a little bit.

However, just as he expected, after he said this, the young man was not afraid, but became even more excited.

"Sir! Please tell me! I know that the land outside the Holy City is not blessed by God and is full of death and barbarism... But I am not a student in an ivory tower. I am much smarter than them. I can accept it!"

"Really? Haha." Teach sneered and continued in a condescending manner, "I was just like you back then. I set foot on the land of Janna with a dream in my heart, but I didn't expect that a storm would sweep me to the desolate coast in the north. The sea not only destroyed my dream, but also swept away all the belongings I had acquired by selling my ancestral property and owing a lot of debts..."

Teach's voice gradually rose, and he deliberately let his voice float on the empty dock. The ups and downs of the voice seemed to have a magical power, and soon attracted some people who were originally passing by carelessly to stop and watch.

People whispered to each other and soon learned from a few words that the man with a face full of stories came down from the Purple Moon.

and--

It is said that her relationship with Prince Colin is not simple.

"There is no trace of civilization there, only rocks and wild beasts everywhere. With my own hands and will, I opened up a colony with only me on the desolate coast, and built a home that belongs only to me from scratch."

"Later, I built a farm, harvested some corn and sugarcane, built a mill with the remaining canvas, hemp ropes and wooden boards, and earned my first pot of gold from trading with the local Lizardman tribe..."

Deeply moved, Teach paused and clenched his fists.

"This is the first time that I have a pocket full of gold coins, and I didn't get them from my father's pocket, but from myself!"

There was applause all around.

Teach nodded to them slightly, then continued his storytelling, reciting the prologue of "The Adventures of Cosiah".

The crowd of onlookers gradually increased.

At first, everyone just wanted to watch the fun and didn't take what he said seriously, but after hearing Teach's vivid description, they couldn't help but believe it.

After all, those who don't believe won't listen at the beginning, and will leave after watching the excitement. And those who stay are born to be his believers.

The gazes of some people, including Langton, gradually became eager, their eyes began to shine, and a look of desire appeared on their faces.

"Then how did you get to know Prince Colin later?" someone in the crowd couldn't help asking.

Teach paused for a moment, keeping the topic a secret, and then said in a slightly mysterious tone: "This is the wonder of fate. I learned from the lizardmen that I am not the only human on the Janna continent. There is a place called Deadwood Harbor on the northern coast. There lives a human prince there, and his family has lived there for five hundred years... The northern coast is so vast that we live on the same coastline but have never met."

"I once again sold all my savings and took the gold given to me by the lizardmen to cross mountains and rivers to seek refuge with that lord. He was truly a good man, kind, generous, righteous... He valued tradition and honor, and was devout to Saint Sith. When he found out that I was like that, he immediately promoted me, and I really lived up to his expectations, managing the territory he gave me successfully."

"I thought I would live a peaceful and prosperous life, but I didn't expect Saint Sith to favor me and my friends in Deadwood Harbor again. A sudden storm destroyed the barrier that blocked the Janna continent, and the Empire's fleet appeared in our sight. We were able to return to our homeland with glory and wealth... Thank you General Hamelton, Prince Colin, and the almighty Emperor. Without them, there would be no Titch Cosia today."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but applaud and cheer, and the atmosphere on the scene reached a peak again. And Langton Segre, who was standing in front of him, had even more ardent eyes, and could hardly hide his inner excitement and yearning.

Such a large crowd gathered together soon attracted the attention of the Imperial Guards, but they did not drive the crowd away. Instead, they joined in the fun out of curiosity.

Teach took off his hat and said thank you, feeling extremely proud... Although it was full of difficulties at the beginning, he finally completed the task assigned to him by the Demon King.

Soon, the reporters who were lingering near the port also set their sights on him, and more people squeezed into the crowd.

They held quills and manuscripts in their hands, their eyes shining, hoping to learn more details about the continent of Janna.

"Sir! I am a reporter from the Holy City Daily. Are you interested in being interviewed by us?"

"I am the editor of Guangming Weekly... Your story should be known to more people. If you have any publishing needs, we can help you!"

"Sir! Please tell me more about your territory!"

Teach smiled and prepared to respond to their interview, but the young man named Langton had been thrown aside by him.

At this moment, a rude and familiar voice suddenly penetrated the noise and squeezed through the crowd to the front row.

"Tichi Kosia? Ha! You, a bastard who owes you money, actually dare to come back?"

That voice was like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of the enthusiastic crowd.

A slightly wealthy man pushed through the crowd, stood in front of Teach with a gloomy face, and continued to speak with ill intentions.

"Kosia, long time no see... I wonder if you still recognize me." A hypocritical smile was forced out on the fat face, revealing a row of yellow teeth, like a shark smelling blood.

Hearing that the kid from the Cosia family had returned, his first reaction was fear. His second reaction was greed and ruthlessness. He then rushed to the port without stopping, intending to make a fortune from this guy.

The crowd fell silent, all eyes fell on Teach, including the young man named Langdon, who now had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Not paying back your debts?
This is a serious accusation... Is the respected Baron Cosia actually a deadbeat?

In the past, Teach would probably grab the man's collar excitedly and argue with him in the harshest tone.

but now--

After experiencing the baptism of the devil, he has become much more mature than his past self. He was not even angry. He just looked at the face calmly, then raised a playful smile at the corner of his mouth and said jokingly.

"Isn't this Horn? How could I have forgotten you? But to be honest, ten years have passed, and you haven't changed at all. I almost didn't recognize you."

Horn's smile froze, and a hint of viciousness appeared in his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense, Kosia! You still owe me 100 gold coins. It's time to pay it back now, right?"

The quiet crowd whispered and exchanged suspicious glances. Some people shook their heads and left in disappointment.

However, compared to those who left in disappointment, there were more people who joined in to watch the fun, even including dock workers who were moving cargo boxes in the warehouse area.

They were not interested in the wealth stories of the colonies, but were very interested in the family affairs, love and hatred of the aristocrats.

Teach seemed not to care at all and looked at Horn's ugly face calmly.

Of course he remembered this person - it was this so-called "old friend" who claimed to take him to do a big business, but ended up secretly setting a trap for him together with another noble who had set his eyes on the Cossia family's property. He watched as he gradually lost all the family's property and finally had to lose even his title. However, Titch didn't hate this guy that much.

He had experienced a lot during the ten years he was a pirate, and he had clearly understood that this fat vulture was actually an eagle standing on the pirate's shoulder, just a white glove helping the nobles to do business.

The reason why this guy came to me in such a hurry was actually because of fear... He was worried about his own revenge, so he had to create trouble for himself in the most shameless way.

Whether it is falsifying debts or framing others.

but--

The appearance of this guy was exactly what he wanted.

"Well, Mr. Horn, it's great that you still remember an old friend of mine... I have long forgotten such trivial matters as 100 gold coins, so I'll just take it as the truth."

Teach smiled slightly, and without asking him for any IOU, he slowly took out a heavy purse from his arms, shook it gently in his hand, making a pleasant metallic sound, then raised his hand and threw the purse on his chest.

"Here are two hundred gold coins. The extra one hundred is the interest paid by my Cossia family as a thank you for keeping our money for the past ten years. All the friends present have witnessed this. I hope you can send the IOU to my house later."

"Besides, from today on, we are even."

All the onlookers were stunned. They looked at Teach in disbelief, and especially at the money bag on Horn's chest in disbelief.

That’s two hundred gold coins!
For the vast majority of dock workers whose income is less than 4000 copper coins, 200 million copper coins is already an astronomical figure!

Horn was stunned at first, his face turned pale with shock, and he subconsciously grabbed the purse without even bothering to open it and count the money carefully.

Feeling the heavy weight, his heart did not feel any joy at all, but instead began to tremble slightly.

This is……

what happened? !

How come this guy who was so unlucky that "even Saint Sith, who shines all over the world, abandoned him" suddenly became so rich? !

At this moment, he heard whispers in his ears.

"Oh my god, he can actually take out two hundred gold coins at will?!"

"You're new here, right? Haven't you heard from others that he is the Baron of Deadwood Harbor..."

"I heard that he is now following Prince Colin..."

"No doubt about it... He came down from the Purple Moon. I saw him chatting and laughing with His Highness Colin on the deck with my own eyes. Really!"

Colin?!
The Baron of Deadwood Harbor?!

Horn raised his head suddenly, and the expression on his face changed instantly. He could no longer suppress the fear and confusion in his heart.

He never imagined that the down-and-out nobleman who had been bullied and mocked by him in the past would now climb up the towering tree of Prince Colin and become the Baron of Deadwood Port in the New World!

His own fleet was planning to expand business in the Janna continent, because it was said that corn could be bought there for thirty silver coins per ton...

"Misunderstanding... misunderstanding!"

The expression on Horn's face changed rapidly, like a badly made theatrical mask. Because his facial muscles could not keep up with the rhythm of his left and right brains, he was smiling with one eye and crying with the other - it was obvious that they had not yet reached an agreement.

"Kosia, my good brother, how could I possibly ask you for a debt? Is this... is this just a joke? Oh, I just remembered that I was wrong. Your debt has been paid off long ago! I, I'm just afraid that you've forgotten me!"

If these two hundred gold coins were all Teach's assets, he would certainly accept them without hesitation and mock the guy as an idiot. Anyway, even if he took the case to court, he could ask the lawyer to write an IOU and then humiliate the guy who couldn't even afford the lawyer's fees.

However, it is obvious that this is not all about Baron Cosia, and it is even just a leg hair on the latter.

He was sure that if he really accepted the money, the other party would have ten thousand legal or illegal ways to kill him!
The courts of the empire were very realistic. If both parties were powerless, then of course the judge and the lawyer would have the final say. But if both parties had a noble behind them, or if one of them was a noble, then it would be a fight outside the law.

There is no need to file this lawsuit——

Before the trial begins, he and his family will be given to Prince Colin as a political gift by his master to reconcile, including the money he cheated Teach out of!

Whether Baron Kosiah agrees or not, he is dead...

The cold gold coin became as hot as a branding iron and fell from Horn's hand, hitting the ground with a clang!

His worthless knee also clanged to the ground. This scene surprised little Langton, a nobleman who knew nothing about this circle.

What's wrong with this person?
Isn't he a creditor?
How... like a dog.

Horn wished he were a dog with a tail growing out of his butt so that his begging for mercy would be more convincing.

However, as they listened to his feeble and feeble rebuttal, the looks of the people around him became more mocking and even gloating.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this guy didn't actually have any IOU, he was just a clown who was trying to extort money from his old friend but was hitting a wall.

"This guy actually dared to ask the Baron for a debt in public..."

"How short-sighted..."

"This guy is probably a loan shark. He lost his mind this time and put the IOU on Master Cossiah."

"What I hate most in my life is loan sharks!"

Listening to the low murmurs of contempt from the crowd, beads of sweat rolled down Horn's forehead. He only hoped that the humiliation of himself by the crowd would calm Master Cosia's anger.

Teach looked down at Horn with a trace of pity in his eyes, but when he thought of how this guy had been submissive to him and then acted timidly, a faint, sarcastic smile finally emerged at the corner of his mouth.

This guy doesn't deserve sympathy--

There are countless poor people whose families were broken up and whose lives were destroyed by his usury.

If he had not been a noble, he would not even have had the chance to leave the city and would have died in an unknown alley the moment he handed over his land.

Tikki said slowly.

"My old friend, it seems that you love deeply. In order to attract my attention, you actually used such... um, unexpected means. Everyone has heard that this is just a misunderstanding. Let's let this confused Mr. Horn go... I think he may have mixed up the IOU."

Everyone around burst into laughter. They were amused by the baron's humor and were impressed by his gentlemanliness and propriety.

This is a down-to-earth old man!

The crowd whistled and applauded, although not as sincerely and strongly as the one for Prince Colin, it was just as loud.

Horn's body stood there stiffly, like a weathered statue, his lips trembling as he dared not utter a word.

Teach didn't continue looking at him. He turned around and bowed to the onlookers, and continued in a gentle tone: "Dear friends, thank you for your patience in listening to my story for so long. I have been away from home for many years and have not seen my friends in my hometown for too long. I have become a little talkative without realizing it. As an apology for taking up your time, I would like to... share this joy with you."

After saying this, he smiled and turned his gaze to Langton, the young man who was about to inherit the title of baron.

"Langdon, please scatter this bag of gold coins into the air for me... Just think of it as the Cosia family treating everyone to a cup of coffee."

Langton's face turned red with excitement. He ran forward to pick up the purse, then raised his trembling arms high and shouted loudly.

"Baron Cosia invites everyone to have coffee!"

The next second, dazzling gold coins sprinkled into the air like golden raindrops, sparkling in the bright sunshine, instantly turning the open space in front of the port into a sea of ​​carnival.

Unexpectedly, one could get money for watching the show. People cheered, screamed, and scrambled for the scattered gold coins, forgetting the whole farce.

But it won't be long, when the carnival is over, before they remember what a generous and kind gentleman Baron Cosia was.

Just as the people of Thunder City will always remember Prince Colin's generosity.

Looking at the fish attracted by the bait, Teach walked slowly through the boiling crowd with a satisfied smile, while Langdon followed closely behind him, his face full of admiration, chattering.

"Sir, you don't have a place to stay yet... How about coming to my house? I want to hear you continue to talk about the new world! I mean, the Janna Continent!"

Looking at the little fan who had completely turned into his shape, Tichy did not stop, but just smiled faintly and said.

"No need. My servant has booked me at the Imperial Royal Hotel. If you are interested in the sequel to the story, you can come to the hotel to find me at this time tomorrow."

As for Horn—

The guy was still kneeling there alone like a stray dog, as if his soul had been sucked out of his body.

At this moment, Teach felt extremely happy. He felt that all the humiliation and suffering he had endured in the past ten years were swept away with the flying gold coins, leaving only intoxicating satisfaction.

Although it cannot be said that he has avenged his great vengeance, it is indeed as the Demon King said - he is gradually getting back what was taken away from him.

Dignity and reputation come first.

Then--

It's the land!
Looking across the chaotic crowd and the streets turned upside down by gold coins, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and ambitious flames burned in his eyes.

Holy City

I'm back!
(End of this chapter)