Chapter 56

Now that the players were all dead, only the small ships with one or two NPCs remained.

During group fights, once the leader Hero was killed, the rest of the troops’ Morale would turn negative. Although the majority of soldiers would still fight to their deaths, a few would run away, while others would become captives. Those were usually the lowest level troops.

The heroes were now dead, the sailors had nothing to fight for, so they chose to jump into the ocean.

Da Fei panicked. “I won’t kill you if you surrender! What the heck, don’t go! Where do you think you can swim to?!”

Katerina yelled angrily. “Don’t move! We won’t kill those who stay! Those who try to escape can prepare to be fed to sharks!” This seemed like the pirates’ intimidation technique.

Finally, six sailors surrendered and stayed. As for those who jumped, they disappeared into the horizon.

What the heck, they can really get away? As Da Fei thought that, he received some messages.

—System Message: Congratulations! You achieved “Victory in Battle 1” and 1,140 EXP. You also received additional Command Power +1.

—System Message: Congratulations! You won the battle. There are now 6 Trainee Sailors in your captivity. You discovered 200 units of cider, 3 units of freshwater, and 2 units of bread as loot after the battle.

—System Message: Cider is considered a Large Item. It must be transferred to your ship’s cabin before you can move it.

—Trainee Sailor: Attack: 0, Defense: 0, Health Points: 4, Damage: 0-1, Attack Speed: 8, Movement Speed: 10, Command Value: 1, Special Skill: Boatmanship, Swimming.

Cider? Da Fei hurriedly checked the purchase order he was holding. Then, he smiled calmly.

1 unit of cider costs 50 gold coins. 200 units will cost 10,000 gold coins. I’ll be able to sell that for at least 11,000 or 12,000, right? I finally have the money needed to clean up my Reputation. Hm, I got 6 sailors for free too. Erm, thanks.

Of course, this isn’t me being greedy. Alright fine, I’m greedy. However, you merchants were the ones who didn’t want to do your trades properly. Instead, you came to rob a Red Name and a pirate. Aren’t you asking for death? You won’t die if you don’t try. Do you get it now? Wahahaha!

Katerina threw some cables and nets onto the smaller ships. Then, she instructed the 6 sailors sternly. “Lift up all the cargo. Hurry up. If you dare to be lazy, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed sharks!”

The sailors were terrified and hurriedly gathered the cargo.

Da Fei laughed. “I’ll join. I’ll join too!”

…

Just then, Earthshaking Cannon who had respawned in the city was complaining angrily to Raging Sea of Blood. “Big boss, I’ll send you the video right now. You said that he was by himself. Who is this beauty, then? His sub-hero! She was a pirate! She stole all our purchase orders! If we knew that he had a sub-hero, none of us would’ve walked into such a trap. Boss, is your information wrong? Now, we’ve lost our cargo and our ships. Boss, what do you plan on doing!”

Raging Sea of Blood looked at the familiar cabin corridor in the video. The female pirate’s blurry shadow moving around in the darkness shook him to the core. He had no time to listen to this Earthshaking Cannon bullshit, so he said impatiently, “I told you. I’ll compensate you with the bounty!”

Earthshaking Cannon did not give up. “Boss, I know you have a lot of cash. However, gold coins are the actual currency in this game. Gold coins are more valuable! Even studios don’t sell gold coins to anyone at this stage in the game. We’ve lost 10,000 coins worth of cargo. 10,000 gold coins! We can’t even buy that with money. My tens of brothers and I have worked tirelessly for the last week just for that batch of cargo. Boss, your bounty doesn’t do us justice! Who will still care about your server-wide wanted order in the future?”

Raging Sea of Blood was even more impatient now. “10,000 dollars per person!”

Earthshaking Cannon finally laughed. “No wonder you’re the big boss! You’re a stand-up guy! My brothers and I didn’t die for nothing! You can look for us in the future if you need anything. We’ll be settling down near Erolyn.”

Raging Sea of Blood smiled. “I think that your deaths were not justified. I want to ask you for a small favor.”

Earthshaking Cannon said carefully, “We lost our ships…”

Raging Sea of Blood smiled coldly. “I don’t think he’s red enough. I want to make him so red that he turns purple. Hence, please publicize this for me. Those who die to Da Fei will receive double the compensation from me. Anyways, since that trash has lost some Reputation, we should go all the way. That way, he won’t be able to go near the port. It’ll be best if he’s forced into a long-term tour in a foreign place!”

Earthshaking Cannon laughed. “Alright, that’s easy!” Of course, Raging Sea of Blood was referring to the Red Names who would be exiled by the System when he talked about a “long-term tour in a foreign place”.

Raging Sea of Blood exhaled deeply. After the initial shock, he was numb now. It was no surprise no matter how that trash developed since he stole the Godly Hero reward. However, the key takeaway from that video was that he had hired a Pirate Hero. More importantly, a beautiful and enviable female hero. What did that prove? He had been ashore already. Furthermore, he was in the pirate’s territory.

Based on the video, some people received the System Message that they lost their purchase orders after they were killed. Pirates were indeed good at robberies! Raging Sea of Blood was intrigued—how could merchants who tirelessly travel for trades compare to pirates who just robbed others without any capital requirements? Didn’t he plan on becoming a pirate to rob NPC merchant fleets back on the deserted island?

Da Fei has yet to change his occupation. Hence, it seems like that’s a prerequisite for peaceful interaction with the pirates. I haven’t had the time to level up and choose my occupation yet since I’ve been swamped with studio-related matters. I seem to fit that criterion.

Alright, I’ve decided. I’ll become a pirate! Becoming a Knight or Pastor is too conservative. It’s not suitable for naval battles. Only a Pirate will be fitting for my God-level special ability!

Raging Sea of Blood immediately shared his plan with Brother Tian, Shaodong, Xiao Ma, and his other brothers. They all complained loudly. “We’ve already changed occupations, and you say that now?”

Raging Sea of Blood smiled and said, “Brothers, you should safely and steadily walk the legal route. I’ll be the pirate and pass all the robbed cargo to you. You can then sell everything off.”

Surprised, Shaodong said, “But aren’t we a studio now? It won’t be good for the studio’s image if you’re a pirate, right?”

Brother Tian smiled. “Doesn’t matter. Reputation isn’t worth anything. Some people keep their tail between their legs and spend their entire lives trying to live as a good person. In the end, their entire image can be ruined because of just one mistake. Some people enjoy life to the fullest and live as the bad guys for their entire lives. Yet, just because they turn it around in the end, they get a good reputation. So, do you want to be a good person or a bad person?”

Everyone laughed. “There’s no debate about that! Of course, we should enjoy life and destroy everyone else first. Then, we’ll act like the good guys. By then, everyone will be thankful and kneel down in front of us!”

Raging Sea of Blood laughed. “Brother Tian is right. We need to find ways to continuously improve ourselves. It doesn’t matter if everyone in the country hates us. Once we’re strong enough, we’ll head for the international server to fight the foreigners. We’ll defeat the Koreans and the Japanese. We’ll be national heroes, then. Who will dare to say anything else?”

Everyone laughed. “That’s right! Brother Tao, don’t worry and set sail! We’ll be ashore, waiting for you!”

…

Just then, as Da Fei was sweating profusely from shifting cargo on the ship, Katerina suddenly sounded the alarm. “Captain, there’s another small ship heading our way!”

Hm? One? Da Fei took out his binoculars for a better look. Indeed, there was a single white sailing ship heading his way. It was actually a small ship.

What the heck! Are you serious? You want to rob me with just one ship? I’ve just destroyed all twenty ships earlier, shouldn’t your merchants’ channel be exploding over that? You dare to come alone? Do you think that you are some solo god player?

Da Fei’s heart jumped. Then, he took a closer look. The player was named “Sword from the West”! What the heck. This name looks cool! He seems like a good player!