Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

"Forget about the wine! Captain Kaido's commission has arrived!"

"what?"

"Kai, Captain Kaido? Letter of appointment? What, what is that?"

When he heard Kaido's name, Tao Long was obviously alerted, but he still didn't understand what the letter of commission was.

The beasts in the past had never heard of such a thing.

The turbaned pirate was obviously well-educated and immediately explained to him:

"A letter of commission is a written certificate issued by the Navy when it appoints an officer.

We at Baishou have been talking about re-dividing positions recently, haven't we? I heard some of the systems are based on those of the Navy."

"Then, what is this?"

After hearing the other party's explanation, Taolong finally turned his gaze to the box, and an emotion called anticipation began to quietly appear in his heart.

The box is made of wood, painted with black lacquer, and the eight corners are wrapped with silver metal guards, making it look very precious and solemn.

Gently stroking the pattern of the beast logo on the surface of the black box, as well as the surrounding reliefs that resembled the form of Kaido's dragon, Taolong's hands began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

"Open it and take a look, Boss Taolong."

"Yes, let us have a look, too, Taolong."

Some of Taolong's drinking buddies and other people who were strangers but simply curious gathered around him.

Everyone wanted to see what was inside the box.

"Oh, oh okay."

He swallowed his saliva to moisten his dry throat, rubbed his hands hard on his pants, and then slowly opened the exquisite box.

"Squeak~"

A tiny gap was revealed, and everyone held their breath, staring motionlessly at the place where the light was emanating.

Hmm? Light?

Light?!

Everyone rubbed their eyes to confirm that it was not an illusion, and that there was indeed light leaking out from the open gap.

Very faint, but hard to ignore.

The brilliant golden light is like fine gold sand, adding a touch of nobility and sacredness to this dark corner.

Now not only Taolong, but everyone around him swallowed their saliva.

"Whoo~"

Finally, the battle-hardened pirate took another deep breath and calmed his trembling arms.

"Crack!"

The lid of the box was opened in one breath, and the golden light immediately broke the seal and spread to the surroundings.

Everyone around subconsciously covered their eyes, and only put down their hands carefully after realizing that the light was not glaring.

"This, this is..."

On the black silk lining, a plain white envelope and an exquisite token-like object were quietly placed in the center.

The light just now was emitted by that token.

The token had a strange shape, like a sword-shaped feather cast in gold, but only half of it.

There is a golden sand-like brilliance flowing on its surface.

Taolong carefully took it out. It felt heavy in his hand, just as heavy as real gold. The traditional Chinese character "壹" was engraved on the feather.

"What a nice view……"

This was the consensus of everyone present. They had never seen anything more exquisite and luxurious in their lives than this sacred feather-shaped token.

If this thing were brought to those large auction houses, I'm sure the nobles, royal families, and even the Celestial Dragons would be willing to spend a fortune on it...

Taolong regretted not washing his hands first, so he carefully put the token back into the box and picked up the wax envelope with the "Hundred Beasts" pattern on it.

Since he had never seen such a formal sealed letter before, Taolong didn't know what to do. He wanted to tear it open directly but was afraid of damaging the envelope.

Just when he was at a loss, the turbaned pirate stood up.

He pulled out the dagger from his waist, wiped it on his sleeve twice and handed it to Taolong.

"Boss, use this."

"oh oh."

After taking the dagger, he wiped it on his clothes again before gently using the blade to pry open the sealing lacquer.

He opened the envelope and took out three folds of white paper from it, and Taolong unfolded it carefully.

The people around immediately moved closer.

Smelling the alcohol on these people, Taolong regretted opening the box here.

In the dim light of the token, he frowned and looked at the words on it with difficulty.

The handwriting is very neat, without any special cursive, and has a solemn beauty.

But after looking carefully for a long time, Taolong still only recognized his own name.

"This……"

"Let me read it to you, Boss Taolong."

"it is good."

After handing the letter of authorization to the other party, Taolong secretly decided that he must study hard to learn to read after returning.

"Well, let me see...

Tao Long, the former captain of the Beasts Combat Team, was a man of integrity, enterprising spirit, brave in battle, and had made many outstanding achievements.

They fought bloody battles on the beehive and risked their lives between guns and swords; they are truly the backbone of all beasts and a role model for all members of the group.

I have now been promoted to an official stationed on the island, commanding a military token, a million baileys, and in charge of taxation and garrison duties on Skór Island..."

Having read this, the turbaned pirate raised his head.

"End?"

"That's it. This one at the back looks like Captain Kaido's autograph."

He pointed to the signature that took up most of the paper and the word "Kaido" was completely invisible.

"What do you mean?"

After listening to all the contents in the letter of authorization, Taolong was still confused.

"Um... this is quite formal court grammar, which means that you, Boss, are now a resident cadre on Skule Island!

From now on, the island’s guard work will be…”

"Cadres? You mean cadres!"

“Haha, cadre!!!”

Without paying any attention to what was said next, Taolong was completely immersed in the word "cadre".

"Cadre! I'm a cadre now!"

"Hahaha! I'm a cadre now!!"

“I’m a cadre now!!!”

Taolong laughed loudly and rushed out of the tavern without caring about anything and ran onto the street.

He didn't care about the strange looks from the people around him. He opened his arms and shouted:

"Everyone, look at me! I have an announcement: I'm a cadre! I, Taolong, am a cadre!!!"

……

Chapter 109 GCMG

"Did you hear that?"

"That kid Taolong was jumping and dancing in the street yesterday, crying and laughing like a madman."

At this time, Burfat also squeezed into the small room next to the warehouse, and was lying on Jhin's position, fiddling with a small token.

The token was of the same style as Taolong's, but it had complete double-sided feathers, and what was engraved on it was not a number but Burfat's own name.

This is a military token exclusively for core cadres, and it has the authority to mobilize all troops stationed on the island.

"La, aren't you being a little too formal?"

"If I were to send someone to give a verbal notification, maybe this wouldn't have happened."

"I've heard from many people down there that because of this incident, we at Hundred Beasts are being pointed at and criticized even when we walk down the street."

Hearing Burfat's complaints, La, who was sitting opposite him, didn't even look up. He was still carving something on a piece of wood with the carving knife in his hand...

"Wouldn't it be better to be more formal?"

"If you just let them know verbally, as you said, they'll probably just treat this appointment as a regular personnel transfer."

"This is an opportunity to make them pay attention to this internal reform."

Putting down the carving knife, La blew gently to blow away the wood chips.

"Besides, life always has to have some sense of ritual, doesn't it?"

"Give."

"Thank you, Sister La."

La handed the wooden sculpture in his hand to Osi, who happily took it. It turned out to be a small sky dragon figurine.

"Huh? What is this?"

"Is it the totem your hometown believes in?"

Burfat also liked this exquisite little gadget very much.

"this is me."

"?"

……

That’s right, the appointment of mid-level cadres this time was formally planned entirely by La.

She wrote the letters of authorization one by one by hand and went to Kaido to sign them. She used her own divine power to cast the token, and even carved the box containing these two things bit by bit by her.

The reason why it has to be so formal is actually to make the backbone of the beasts pay thorough attention to this internal reform.

After all, this is an important step for the Beasts to transform from a disordered violent organization to an orderly armed force, and it is the cornerstone for the Beasts to soar into the sky in the future.

Moreover, this unprecedented sense of ritual also helps to enhance the sense of belonging and cohesion of these backbone members of the Beasts.

The above is her reason for convincing Kaido...

The real reason was that she suddenly became interested in wood carving, and seizing the opportunity to fulfill this sudden desire was her top priority.

So after Kaido nodded, she rushed to the oldest woodworking workshop in town and spent some Baileys to ask the most experienced master in the workshop for a spot to watch.

Then, under the stunned gaze of the master craftsman in his seventies and a group of apprentices, La completed the process of mastering this craft from entry level to mastery in just one afternoon, and by the way, he also brought his painting skills to the maximum level.

I heard that the master dismissed all his apprentices and stayed alone with the portrait of his ancestor for a whole night.

No one knew what he talked about with the master that night, but the next morning he announced that he would make an exception and recruit female disciples.

……

So in fact, those boxes are the objects that La really put a lot of thought into, and the rest are just casual accompaniments.

It's a real-life version of buying the casket and returning the pearl.

Of course, if it was just a wood carving, La could have carved his own and it wouldn't have to be linked to this commission.

Her other purpose was to use this job transfer to completely remove herself from the trivial matters within the pirate group. She had already wasted too much time on such boring things.