I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 18 Winter Solstice Festival

In the world where Monger lives, humans are not the only intelligent creatures. In addition to humans, there are many sub-human races such as giants, mermaids, long-armed people, and dwarfs.

But these subhuman races are ultimately only a minority.

In this world where feudalism and slavery coexist, differences in appearance often lead to discrimination. The more numerous ordinary humans discriminate against the fewer sub-humans and capture them as slaves. Such things are common in this world.

Giants are also a type of demihuman.

However, compared with other demihuman countries, the giants are more powerful, and even the World Government is unwilling to provoke the giants of Elbaf easily.

Munger and Harald sat on the floor.

"Fish-Man Island is a member of the World Government, but due to humans' disgust towards fish-people and its geographical location, Fish-Man Island has always been in a very awkward situation."

"You mean pirates?"

"Not just pirates, but slave traders as well."

Mung held up a porcelain bowl that was larger than himself and gently touched it to Harald's.

"Humans hate merfolk, but the upper class nobles are proud to raise a young female mermaid. On the black market, a young female mermaid can even fetch tens of millions of berries. Such exorbitant profits have led to frequent kidnappings and robberies on Fish-Man Island."

Fishman Island is located on the seabed 10,000 meters away from the holy land of Marijoa. It should be very safe, but since the appearance of coating craftsmen, pirates, navy, and all kinds of people can dive into the deep sea by coating their ships.

"If Elbaf wants to trade with other countries, it must have its own unique products. Is there anything more unique than Adam wood?"

Outside, the starting price for one cubic meter of Adam wood is calculated in millions of Baileys. If you want a sailboat built entirely of Adam wood, the wood alone will cost hundreds of millions of Baileys.

There is nothing else in Elbaf but Adamudo.

"But I guess you won't trade Adam Wood so easily."

Seeing Harald's frown, Mung knew that this approach would definitely not work. Asking the giants to take out the Adam wood that was forced to be cut down because of the fire was already the limit.

But it is impossible for the giants to take the initiative to cut down the precious tree Adam.

"Aside from Adam's Wood, you have nothing else to trade. Handicrafts are worthless. Agricultural nations can only export agricultural products, but most agricultural products are difficult to preserve."

"So after thinking about it, that's the only option."

Monger smiled and said, "If you are willing to serve as bodyguards for the mermaids, I think the King of Fishman Island would not refuse to pay a small reward for it."

Although Fishman Island is a mixed bag due to the coming and going of all kinds of people, these passing travelers are never reluctant to spend money.

Fishman Island is very rich.

But the wealthy Fishman Island does not have the power to protect itself.

The geographical location of Fishman Island means that only powerful pirates can reach Fishman Island. Even slave traders have backgrounds and connections.

Therefore, even if Fishman Island pays the full amount of Sky Gold to the World Government every year, the navy under the World Government is still unable to protect Fishman Island.

In Fishman Island, throwing a brick can hit several pirates worth tens of millions of berries, and there are also big pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million.

In this situation, the general navy is simply unable to control the situation.

The giants are different.

The minimum bounty for an adult giant starts at tens of millions of berries. As long as there are enough of them, even a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million will not dare to act recklessly.

If they just want to be self-sufficient, then the three acres of land in Elbaf is enough for the giants to operate.

But if you don’t want to be limited to this.

If you want to contact or even trade with other countries, you must have your own flagship products.

"Why, Harald, do you think that giving up the use of force can bring peace?" Mung shook his head.

"In this world, strength is the ultimate tool. Strength doesn't distinguish right from wrong. The difference lies in whether it is used to invade others or to protect oneself."

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Harald was not so naive as to think that peace could be achieved by giving up the use of force. He just wondered, if that were the case, then what was the difference between them, the giants, and mercenaries.

"Of course there is a difference!"

Hearing Harald's doubts, Munger said without hesitation.

"Mercenaries will do anything for money, but you giants are only responsible for protecting your employers. Isn't there a big difference between having a bottom line and not having one?"

".I'll think about it."

This concerns the future of the entire giant race, so Harald has to think seriously about it. Mung is not in a hurry about it, as long as Adammu is in place.

"Take your time to think about it. This is all the advice I can offer. Perhaps you can also use Carmelite's connections to become a member of the World Government. The World Government probably wouldn't mind you using people as collateral for the annual payment of Heavenly Gold."

The World Government has long coveted the Titans, otherwise they would not have acted with Carmelo and made Carmelo the bridge of communication between them and the Titans.

But there is definitely a difference between working for yourself and working for others.

"Ah~"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Yalulu sighed.

The world is changing.

Old people like him will sooner or later be eliminated by the tide of the times.

In the past, giants could make a living by looting.

Doesn’t mean it will be possible in the future.

What made Mung happy was that after leaving the castle, Yalu ordered the giants to take out the Adam wood from the warehouse and prepare to build a ship for Mung.

According to Yalulu, no matter what path Harald chooses, he may need Munger's help in the future.

In that case, it would be better to be generous and take out the wood.

In the pirate world that lacks a heavy industrial base, the time to build a sailboat is calculated in years. Most pirates who want to buy a ship either buy second-hand or ready-made ones. Few people will wait for several years just for a ship.

Munger is one of those few.

As the saying goes, it is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality. After sailing on the sea for so many years, Munger knows too well the importance of a good ship, which is like a second life on the sea.

This is also why Monger agreed to stay in Elbaf for two years to help teach the children of the giants.

In two years, his ship should be almost ready.

The next few minutes passed quickly.

After meeting Harald, Mung spent most of his time in the giant's village, playing with the giants and the children of the Lamb's House.

Sometimes Monger even thought that if it weren't for the system that gave him renewed fighting spirit, it would be nice to spend the rest of his life here.

Half a year passed in a flash.

Monger and others in Elbaf welcomed the giants' winter solstice festival.

(End of this chapter)