853 Underwater (1/2)
”So… do you think that I'll choose to pardon you, Danogu?”
A mortal who relied on extraordinary items to flaunt his powers was no different from an ant in front of Fang Yuan.
”Yes, because I'm very useful!” Danogu said quickly. ”Heathfrey has a total of fifteen merchant ships. When he came out tonight, he brought most of his forces. This Slavery is his only flagship, and it's a five-masted ship that's comparable to the navy's third-level warship. The remaining are four three-masted ships. I'm confident I can convince two of the ship captains to surrender to you. As long as they're certain that Heathfrey already has no chance of reversing the situation, the remaining two ships will definitely leave the battlefield without the slightest hesitation!”
After he rebelled, he quickly and thoroughly betrayed his former employer.
”Very well, go ahead and do it!”
Fang Yuan waved his hand.
At this moment, cheers could be heard from the ship's hold.
Youne, Rolisa, Butcher, Bill, and the other pirates had detained two men and brought them up.
One of them was black and fat. If it was not the slave trader Heathfrey, who else could it be?
The other person was the necromancer clad in a magician's robe—Jaffa!
”Boss… We indeed captured these two by following the Ghost Rider!” Bill was brimming with excitement as he spoke.
”Great!” Fang Yuan stepped forward, his lips curling up slightly at the corners. ”We meet again, Mr. Heathfrey!”
”Roche!!!” Heathfrey yelled. However, before he could curse, Bill responded quickly and stuffed a tattered rag into his mouth.
”Strip him naked and hang him on the mast to let everyone know that Heathfrey is defeated!”
Fang Yuan made his decision and then looked at the necromancer beside him.
Apart from his magic, he was totally just a wizened, emaciated old man. After stripping him, he looked similar to a skeleton.
”Hang him up, too, to clear his head!”
Although Fang Yuan could see from his eyes that he was begging for mercy, he still coldly gave the command.
It was naturally valuable to subdue an Extraordinary, but he still needed to properly get rid of this necromancer's arrogance.
…
The dense fog dissipated.
Soon, with the aid of flames and moonlight, almost all the ships saw the black fatty and the necromancer being hung on the mast.
Heathfrey, a notorious slave trader who had no scruples about his lawless acts in Bloody Mary Port, was actually stripped naked and hung on a mast.
With this as a deterrent, the armed merchant ships under his command immediately descended into chaos.
Danogu seized this opportunity to persuade them to surrender, and two of the three-masted ships' captains surrendered to Fang Yuan on their own accord as expected.
”Pixar! Robert! We pledge our allegiance to you!”
The two captains came onto Fiery Lotus's deck and kissed Fang Yuan's boots.
”You'll soon understand what a correct choice you've made because the two ships that chose to leave will sink under the ocean forever!”
In reality, Heathfrey had Blackbeard backing him, so it should have been absolutely impossible for the captains to betray him.
However, although Fang Yuan did not have Blackbeard's huge fame, he currently had direct control over their life and death and was naturally entitled to speak such words.
”Wind!”
With a light touch, Fiery Lotus immediately accelerated with the wind's assistance, easily closing in on the two ships that were preparing to depart.
Kaboom!
Shortly afterward, over fifty cannons fired simultaneously, and the two ships instantly exploded into pieces.
After seeing this, the two captains, Pixar and Robert, gulped down a mouthful of saliva. They knew that if it was not for their choice, they would have ended up the same as those pirates that were feeding the sharks right now.
Compared to Blackbeard, who was far away in the horizon, they would naturally choose imminent survival.
”From now on, you're privateer captains under me! I'll provide you with protection, and thirty percent of all the spoils you plunder will be paid as tribute to me!”
In fact, this was generally the rule among pirate commanders.
An ordinary pirate team only had one ship. In contrast, apart from their own flagship, pirate commanders had a fleet of ships
Only pirate commanders that reached this level were truly great pirates.
Originally, the Octopus Marauder Team already had signs of development in this direction, but Fang Yuan had unceremoniously sent them back with one slap after their encounter.
After this battle, the unknown Purgatory Pirate Team would certainly become well-known across the entire Nightmare Ocean.
As the team's captain, Arcane Trickster Roche was naturally qualified to recruit ship captains and become worthy of the title of a great pirate.
”Boss!” At this moment, Rolisa had another discovery. With a pleasant scent in her breath, she whispered in Fang Yuan's ears, ”In the prison on Heathfrey's flagship, we found an interesting prey! Hehe…”
”It can't be… Elizabeth?” Fang Yuan glanced at Wilson. ”This slave trader still brought this woman along with him when he is out to plunder?”
”I'm afraid so!” Wilson laughed bitterly. ”Perhaps he felt that his flagship was very safe, or maybe he wasn't intending to return to Bloody Mary Port after he was done with this pillage.
”In short, the unlucky Miss Elizabeth is once again back in our hands!”
Fang Yuan laughed indifferently. ”It doesn't matter anyway. At worst, we can just sell her again or wait until her father becomes the Solomon Strait's colonial governor and then use her to extort him for greater benefits.”
”Boss… this noble lady is truly unlucky to end up in your hands!” Rolisa eyes were bright and said charmingly, ”How about… handing her over to me? I know a lot about how to 'educate' females slaves…”
”Forget it!” Fang Yuan rolled his eyes. ”Also, I know what you truly want. That black fatty belongs to you!”