Chapter 237: Section 25: Justice Pirate Group
Despite New Moon Port being just a small port, under the knight youth’s slight salary increase call, recruiting sailors was not difficult.
After all, most of the sailors were ordinary people.
Special talents, however, would be offered higher pay, such as woodcrafters, cooks, and the like.
A goblin stepped onto the deck.
The sailors on the deck cast disdainful and wary glances at him.
The Human Race generally looked down on races like the goblins. But this particular goblin exuded an aura of Black Iron Level, a strength that made everyone wary.
Sanda arrived.
He wrapped his forehead with a black headscarf, holding his head high whilst looking at Zong Ge with a defiant air.
Zong Ge, expressionless, asked for his name and then allowed him to pass.
Sanda moved closer to the sailors, who naturally stepped back a few feet, creating a small clearing.
Sanda stood in the middle of the clearing, clearly isolated from the others due to racial reasons.
Xu Ma quietly warned Bai Ya, “Be careful with this guy! Don’t get too close to him easily.”
“Why?” Bai Ya was puzzled. In his mind, Sanda was a pretty decent person.
Xu Ma glared, “Do I really need to explain? He’s a goblin; this race is notorious for being despicable and shameless! And he’s a Black Iron Level fighter, even more dangerous. Our captain really does seem to recruit anyone, the Half-Giant, the goblin. But thinking about it, that’s not surprising. Our first officer is a Half-Beast, which proves our captain is incredibly strong, confident enough to overpower everyone else.”
Bai Ya shook his head slightly in his heart; he knew Sanda, a man very much true to his word, his character utterly incompatible with being despicable and shameless.
However, he quite agreed with Xu Ma’s latter evaluation.
“The leader is definitely the strongest!” The thought of the knight youth filled Bai Ya with a sense of admiration and respect.
Soon, Lan Zao boarded the ship.
His Bronze Level strength also attracted quite some attention.
Of course, he couldn’t overshadow the Big guy and Sanda.
“This one’s an old sailor,” decreed Xu Ma immediately. His keen eye often allowed him to determine a man’s background with just a few glances.
“He is perhaps someone we could court,” Xu Ma told Bai Ya, his tone somewhat apprehensive.
Seeing Bai Ya’s confused expression, Xu Ma explained, “If we want to fare well here, we need to form alliances. Goblins, Half-Giants are different races, the first officer is too high-ranking to care about us. Someone like him is perfect, he has strength, but not too much, and crucially, he’s part of the Human Race, so keep a respectful attitude when greeting him.”
The long line of sailors on the dock gradually dwindled.
Ultimately, the knight youth planned to recruit 300 people, but had currently enlisted 279.
When Zong Ge ordered the gangplank to be retracted, a figure floated down from the sky, “Wait!”
The sailors immediately stirred.
“A Mage!” Xu Ma was also taken aback.
It was Cang Xu who had arrived.
He had disguised his appearance yet still presented as an elderly man. As for his strength, he didn’t hide it, emitting a Black Iron Level aura.
“May I board the ship?” the Mage asked.
Zong Ge’s face was grave, “Please follow me to see the Captain.”
Under the watchful eyes of all, the two entered the captain’s quarters.
“A Black Iron Level Mage!”
“If he joins us, that would be wonderful.”
The sailors eagerly whispered among themselves, everyone wanting their group to become stronger.
Belonging to the same life category, Mages were more popular than fighters. This wasn’t because Mages were necessarily stronger than fighters, but because Mages had a richer array of methods.
Soon after, the door to the captain’s quarters opened.
The knight youth, striding forward, officially appeared before everyone.
His appearance had drastically changed, with a dragon head and a human body, his exposed skin all dragon scales.
Bai Ya heard many sailors around him gasp lightly, clearly shocked by the captain’s appearance.
“Rest assured, our captain is a noble man, not at all as fierce as he looks,” Bai Ya reassured himself internally.
The disturbance among the sailors soon calmed down.
This was because during the recruitment of these sailors, the knight youth’s Dragon-man bloodline had been publicized.
The captain’s quarters were located in the ship’s stern and were above the first deck.
The Dragon-man youth stood at the forefront, followed by Zong Ge, Cang Xu, and someone in grey.
The Dragon-man youth stopped walking, lifted his right foot, and stepped onto the railing. He leaned slightly forward, his arm resting on his right knee.
He didn’t speak but instead surveyed the sailors on the deck with his gaze.
The deck was crowded with sailors, many of whom could only climb up the masts or stand on the ship’s sides.
The sailors, feeling his authority through his eyes, closed their mouths voluntarily and held their breaths.
The deck fell silent, with only the sound of the sea gently slapping against the hull and the calls of seagulls.
“Lads,” the Dragon-man youth finally spoke, his voice booming, thanks to his throat also being in a mutated state.
“I am your captain — Long Fu!”
Without turning around or looking back, he raised his thumb and pointed behind him: “He is your First Officer — Lion Flag.”
“Our recently boarded third officer — Old Zhong.”
“And our ally who will be staying on our ship for a while — someone in grey.”
“Once you’re on my ship, you’re all my people. Follow me, obey me, and I can make you rich and prosperous!”
“Disobey? Heh.”
The Dragon-man youth revealed a fierce grin, making the sailors’ hearts skip a beat.
“Listen well, lads.”
“My goal is to become the King of Pirates, to rule over the pirate city and ascend the throne of the God of Pirates!”
“We will roam the seven seas, dominate the world. One day, our fame will spread across the world, striking fear into our enemies and earning admiration from our allies. One day, our wealth will make kings jealous. One day, our story will become a legend of the sea!”
“We are the Justice Pirate Group!”
The Dragon-man youth shouted loudly. The fluttering flag and the dropping mainsail both bore the pirate group’s emblem. On the dark flag was a skull of a cyclops giant. Written within the eye socket of the skull was the word “Justice.”
“Justice Pirate Group?” The sailors were somewhat baffled, and many couldn’t hide the bewildered expressions on their faces.
“Yes!” the Dragon-man youth exclaimed lowly, “My words are the truth, my actions are just. Because the victor is always just, and because our prey are not those merchant ships, but other pirates!”
“We will defeat them, terrify them, and recruit those who submit to us. We will let our fleet cover the seas! I will make the enemy’s bones build stairs for me to ascend the throne of the Pirate King!”
The sailors were astounded.
The Dragon-man captain before them was so arrogant and boisterous!
A pirate hunter of pirates?
“Truly worthy of being the captain!” Bai Ya’s eyes sparkled. The Dragon-man youth’s target being other pirates suited Bai Ya’s taste perfectly.
Beside him, Xu Ma was unsettled, secretly wondering, “Did I… board the wrong ship?”
He just wanted to plunder for wealth, but this Dragon-man captain was ambitiously targeting other pirates.
Clearly, fierce battles were inevitable.
“Maybe he’s just bluffing? Besides, he didn’t explicitly say we wouldn’t rob those merchant ships, did he?” Xu Ma hesitated.
“Now, hoist the sails! Set sail!” the Dragon-man youth concluded his speech.
After a moment of shock, the sailors, under the direction of Zong Ge and others, were assigned tasks and began bustling about.
The pirate ship named Justice slowly sailed away from New Moon Port.