876 Harves (1/2)
”Pirate King? I oppose!” Balmain slammed the table furiously. ”I won't allow you to have control over Pirate King City and King's Throne!”
Pirate King City and the nearby sea region was the most prosperous place in the world, but no pirate governor ruled it.
Instead, a group of retired pirates called the Pirate Alliance governed it. According to the ancient contract, only a true Pirate King could fully control King's Throne.
Otherwise, this legendary pirate ship would only protect Pirate King City and destroy all intruders.
”Why not?” Edward smiled. ”We've already witnessed Ettoman's Invincible Steel Fleet. To defeat it, we have to combine the powers of at least three legendary ships, as well as other extraordinary warships!”
”Extraordinary warships are relatively easy to get. Any famous pirate would be able to get one. Do you want to create an extraordinary warship army to beat Ettoman's Invincible Steel Fleet?” Aeoris laughed.
”That was indeed my thought… Don't tell me you guys never sent any spies to Ettoman's factories to check on their situation! I believe that all of you should know that as time passes, even if we can build ironclads ourselves, it will be too late. By then, for every ship we build, Ettoman would have three out already!”
Edward put his hands on the table and said solemnly, ”Sirs, we don't have much time left to hesitate!”
”Three legendary ships… you make it sound so easy…” Balmain shrugged. ”Between all of us here, I think only Kingsman's Sea God is worthy of being called legendary! My flagship is not worth mentioning. As for the rest, Edward, your Wanderer, Wang Zhi's Five Mountains, and Aeoris's Wind Chasing Leaf can only be considered second-rate…”
”Cough cough…”
Kingsman coughed lightly.
His power was the greatest among the pirate governors. Once he started speaking, the rest became quiet and listened to him carefully.
”For our freedom and our goals, I can contribute my Sea God for a while. However, even if we have King's Throne, it's still not strong enough to fight against Ettoman!”
”Therefore, we need an ally…” Edward's voice was serious. ”… Arcane Trickster Roche!”
”Arcane Trickster Roche?”
All the governors in the conference hall frowned.
Of course, everyone had heard of this notorious pirate.
Roche's most astonishing feat was managing to become Specter Ship's captain.
Furthermore, he had appeared in the fight that ruined Blackbeard and was rumored to have rescued him.
”There's a vacancy for governor of Nightmare Ocean, and I believe that Roche will be interested. If we can elect a Pirate King and get King's Throne under control, we'll be strong enough to fight against Ettoman!” Edward said passionately, his eyes burning with fire.
”The Arcane Trickster is a renowned pirate, but becoming the pirate governor of Nightmare Ocean is not something that we can decide. He has to seize the Nightmare Ocean himself!” Kingsman said loudly. Many agreed with him immediately.
He possessed the legendary Sea God, Balmain had the most steam-modified ships, Aeoris represented the interests of the minority races, and Wang Zhi had the most professional fleet.
”Absolutely not!”
”You want to win over the Arcane Trickster by having him become a pirate governor and then getting him to recommend you for Pirate King. There's no such a good thing in this world!”
Obviously, the other governors were not stupid. They immediately thought of the possibility that Pirate Prince Edward had secretly partnered with Arcane Trickster Roche. Thus, they strongly rejected.
”I told you before, Edward… Don't think that you can persuade them! They're all stupid and selfish people who only care about rum and women!”
Fang Yuan sighed and slowly walked into the conference hall.
”Arcane Trickster Roche?!” Balmain immediately stood up and pointed his flintlock and cutlass at Fang Yuan. ”A newly-risen pirate… I could kill you in a second and send your dead body to feed the sharks!”
”Indeed… Regarding these colleagues, I also feel very desperate…” Edward shook his head helplessly. ”Ettoman's fleet has completely occupied the Nightmare Ocean and is attacking my Golden Ocean right now. They could attack my capital at any moment! But you guys are still… so selfish, only caring about your own interests at such a critical moment!”
”Oh, oh!” Wang Zhi shouted in some eastern language.
”Wang Zhi says that he thought of a solution!” Wang Zhi's translator raised the glasses on his nose. ”As long as we can take down Roche and take away his control of Spector Ship, we will have three legendary ships!”
”I agree!” Balmain shouted, looking at Fang Yuan maliciously.
”I second it!” The graceful elf Aeoris also nodded.
”If this is everyone's decision, then I agree as well!” Kingsman shrugged and looked at Edward, ill-humored. ”Our dear Pirate Prince Edward, what about you? Will you choose to stand on the same side as us, or help this pirate fight against us?”
”My decision, of course…” But before Edward finished speaking, he suddenly backed off quickly and jumped out the window.
Positioning complete. Burning Sun charged. Target locked. Firing!
'Fang Yuan' suddenly changed into liquid metal as Edward laughed loudly. Impressively, it was actually a puppet.
”%#$@! It was a trap!”
The governors shouted and wanted to escape.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Buzz!