Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 4047 Zhang Bolu's True "Benefactor"

Although it was a banquet prepared by headquarters, it was impossible for it to be a real celebration... We're not some ignorant low-level pirates.

As a high-ranking "legendary pirate," one should still have the self-restraint one would expect—except for one particular "legendary pirate" who is a disgrace among them.

Naturally, it is the great Captain Jack Sparrow.

But trouble soon came knocking on this legendary captain's door—after all, the great Jack Sparrow had a lot of enemies along with his greatness.

“Jack Sparrow, how dare you attend this meeting alone.”

There's Captain Barbossa, and there's Captain Edward Blackbeard... These two are probably among the ones with the highest level of hatred towards Captain Jack Sparrow.

Captain Jack Sparrow, who was enjoying an all-you-can-eat seafood feast, opened his innocent-looking, smoky eyes and, upon hearing this, took a big lick of the abalone on his fork.

Captain Barbossa sneered again, "That's right, our Jack has always been all alone."

Captain Jack's lips twitched slightly. This had essentially hit his weak spot—because of his extremely poor reputation, not only would close friends not be willing to betray him, but even his own sailors would betray him without hesitation at any time.

"What do you want to do?" Captain Jack said irritably. "Everyone has signed the Holy Covenant, which forbids infighting during the operation. Don't make trouble for yourselves. Zhang Bolu's greatsword can still cut for now!"

Blackbeard sneered, "An operation? You think you're qualified to participate in this operation? Without the Black Pearl, you probably don't even have a small boat. What right do you have to call yourself a legendary pirate? You damned bastard, the Black Pearl is mine! You betrayed your master and gave it to someone else?!"

"Finished?" Captain Jack chuckled. "If you're done, then I've finished listening. Bye-bye~"

"Jack Sparrow!" Blackbeard suddenly shouted heavily... (tap his tongue!)
But the great Captain Jack Sparrow just shrugged indifferently, then carried his abalone straight to a quieter corner!

The reason this corner was quiet was because it housed the new captain of the Black Pearl—Captain Locke, whose flirtatious exchanges with the Pirate King during the meeting had been witnessed by many observant individuals.

The speculation that Captain Luo was likely sent by the gods of Atlantis to oversee the battle is currently the mainstream view among dozens or even hundreds of small groups of legendary pirates.

Pirates are lawless, but there are some people they won't easily offend—for example, their sugar daddies!
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Without a doubt, Captain Jack Sparrow is a man who is very good at judging situations. He saw through the group's concerns at a glance and walked directly to Captain [Lo]'s side without any restraint.

Fear... that doesn't exist. After all, being afraid is useless. At most, I'll just be hung back on the figurehead and laughed at. I, Captain Jack Sparrow, don't need to be ashamed.
Besides, he had already been traded by Captain Luo for Xiang Feihu's "cargo".

"Hello, great Captain [Lo], how are my sailors on the Black Pearl?" Captain Jack greeted them casually.

Ah Xiruo rolled her eyes in annoyance and pulled Li Huamei away—they had just been talking about [Xiang Feihu] going on board, and this guy's arrival was really a downer.

“Mr. Jack looks to be in good spirits.” Captain [Lo] smiled slightly. “He must have had a very pleasant time.”

"Lady Luck always seems to be on my side," Captain Jack laughed. "Captain [Lord], you seem to be doing quite well, don't you?"

"With the map that Mr. Jack left on the Black Pearl," the owner casually said, "I certainly had a good vacation."

Captain Jack Sparrow simply waved his hand, "Everything on this ship is yours now, it has nothing to do with me!"

Captain Luo suddenly said, "Miss Corlebuso should be on Mr. Jack's new ship right now."

Jack wasn't surprised at all, but he just shrugged, which was his answer—in fact, he had long ago figured out how to get along with Boss Luo.

Unless you need to ask for favors, there's no need to lower yourself too much—when you do need them... you'll definitely kneel down right away. Any hesitation, even for a second, is disrespectful to yourself!

As I always say, I, Captain Jack Sparrow, am a pirate, what do I need face for!
They continued their lighthearted, romantic conversation.

To outsiders, it seemed as if Jack Sparrow and the mysterious young master Captain Locke were quite familiar with each other—leading to more speculation and conjecture about the Black Pearl's betrayal of its master!
The legendary pirates' small groups of dozens or even hundreds almost exploded!
No one went up to cause trouble for Captain Jack anymore.

"Jack, my sweetheart!"

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a deafening scream suddenly rang out in the banquet hall, and then the floor of the banquet hall began to shake.

A gigantic "creature" resembling a giant, muscular man was seen running rapidly toward Captain Jack Sparrow, dressed in an oversized evening gown!

"Oh! Jack, I knew you'd come back to me! You promised you'd marry me!"

"Holy crap! Alvida!"

Captain Jack shuddered, like a mouse seeing a cat, and immediately began jumping around the banquet hall with his plate of abalone in hand.

During his escape, Captain Jack clearly saw Shiryu Raiyu in a corner of the banquet hall, raising his glass to him with a mocking smile.

—TM, Shiryu Reiyu, I'll remember you!

"As expected of the amazing Jack! You have such great teeth! Hahaha!!"

"Jack Sparrow, I admire real men like you. Don't be a coward, just go for it! I have some divine oil imported from the Kingdom of the Gods!"

"Jack Sparrow! The first Void Pirate to drive a tank! Charge! Hahahaha!"

Chaos erupted.

The pirates immediately burst into wild laughter and whistled.

Several pirates, who were quite drunk, grabbed small guitars and jumped onto the table, starting to sing wildly... It was quite a lively scene.

Let's dance.

Suddenly, the boss grabbed the maid's wrist.

...as a pirate.

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The official residence of the Alliance headquarters was ablaze with fireworks and bustling with activity—but at this moment, Zhang Bolu, the head of the Alliance headquarters, was in a quiet and luxurious room, greeting a man who exuded nobility from head to toe.

"Please excuse our poor manners; we're just a bunch of rough men who don't know any manners," Zhang Bolu said with a faint smile.

"It's alright." The noble-looking man smiled faintly. "Here, I feel a long-lost and vigorous vitality. I hope they can be just as active in the upcoming operations."

Zhang Bolu raised an eyebrow. "Your Highness has offered such a generous reward that even I am tempted, let alone them. Under the banner of 'Freedom and Unbridled Spirit,' they will not disappoint Your Highness."

The noble-looking man said calmly, "Whether you continue to live a secluded life as a pirate captain here, or throw yourself into the upcoming golden age and achieve great feats that surpass those of your predecessors... Captain Zhang, make your decision carefully."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Zhang Bolu's eyes, but he simply smiled calmly and served the other person tea.

The aristocratic young man suddenly said, "When we arrived yesterday, we heard that a disaster had occurred on the Purple Moon, supposedly related to some kind of treasure? Captain Zhang, won't this affect your upcoming operations?"

—It's a good thing you're so arrogant; you only arrived late yesterday…

Zhang Bolu said calmly, "It's just the opening of an old divine era relic hidden within the Purple Moon. Rather than a treasure, it's more like the remnants of a demon from the old divine era causing trouble. Those who died were just greedy people and commoners. It's all been dealt with now, so Your Highness need not worry."

"I see." The noble young man nodded with a smile. "Then I won't ask any more questions. Since we chose Captain Zhang, we naturally trust your ability to handle things."

“Of course.” Zhang Bolu chuckled.

The noble-looking man said leisurely, "However, whether it is a [treasure] or a relic of the old gods, it is nothing more than the afterglow of the past, and a little bit of petty profit... I hope that you will not waste too much energy on it."

"Hehe, definitely."

After a brief conversation, the distinguished young man, personally seen off by Zhang Bolu, left through a back door of the Alliance residence and was taken to one of Zhang Bolu's private villas.

Watching the departing carriage, Zhang Bolu calmly instructed Falgaro beside him, "Remember, keep the news under wraps for now and don't reveal his arrival."

Falgaro said, "Don't worry, no one would expect that the Atlantean gods would send a prince this time."

Zhang Bolu chuckled lightly: "Moreover, he's a prince with his own ideas."

Fargard suddenly said, "An interesting piece of news: the Legendary Pirates seem to be discussing in private that the new captain of the Black Pearl is very likely the one sent by the gods to oversee the battle... because the timing of his appearance is too coincidental."

Zhang Bolu was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter. "It really is an interesting misunderstanding... But it's fine this way, let them continue to misunderstand, so that no one will be so tactless as to cause trouble and I won't have to clean up their mess."

Falgar Law frowned and seized the opportunity to ask, "Your Majesty, who exactly is this Captain [Lo]?"

Zhang Bolu didn't even reveal much about Captain Luo's background to the captains—except for Xiang Feihu, who seemed to be the only one he had a good relationship with.

But the team leaders obviously wouldn't take the initiative to go to Li Huamei.

—What exactly is it?
I'd love to know too...

Zhang Bolu simply shook his head slightly. "You only need to know that I would rather offend that prince of the divine race than easily provoke the new captain of the Black Pearl. Perhaps, he is my true benefactor..."

Falgarro's gaze sharpened instantly—he quickly recalled... naturally, the process of receiving this Captain [Lo] that day.

Well, thankfully, there was nothing impolite about it.

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In Zhang Bolu's private villa, the elegant young man, who had just taken a bath, was now wearing a bathrobe and sitting lazily on the sofa, propping his forehead up as if he were dozing off.

Beside them, a female officer in a silver uniform was reading aloud from a document.

"...That concludes the preliminary investigation into the [Purple Moon] incident." After reading the document, the silver-clad female official put it away, her gaze fixed intently on the noble-looking young man.

“Huge eyes…” the young man muttered, slowly opening his eyes. “Heh, it seems that old bastard Zhang Bolu is quite dishonest.”

"Your Highness Carloy, should we send someone to warn them?" the lady-in-waiting asked expressionlessly.

"No need." The noble young man... Prince Carlo waved his hand, "A bunch of desperados, crazy for profit, do you think they'll listen to any warnings?"

The female official remained silent.

Prince Carlos raised his head and slowly extended his palm.

The female official stepped forward and slowly knelt down in front of him, so that his hand could touch her face.

Princess Carlos gently stroked the lady-in-waiting's face. "Do you think I shouldn't be in a place like this?"

The female official remained unsmiling. "Just as you said, these are all a bunch of desperados. Your Highness is of noble status, so why did you come in person? You even went so far as to use a fourth-node beacon... I really don't understand."

"It's just a fragmented coordinate." Princess Carlo gently pinched the other's chin. "Since this thing is in my hands, rather than letting it gather dust in the warehouse, we might as well put it to good use. You should know that a so-called treasure is no longer a treasure if it's left unused."

"But that is after all..."

"If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it well." Prince Carlo said calmly, "Although most of the pirates are not worth using, this old devil Zhang Bolu is still quite capable. He has the courage and is willing to take risks. It's a waste for him to live in a place like this."

"Your Highness... could it be that you really intend to recruit Zhang Bolu?" The female official's eyes flickered slightly.

"For him, I, Your Highness, will be his true benefactor and guide," Carol said calmly. "Any smart peasant should know how to choose their master."

After saying that, Prince Carloy suddenly released the hand that was holding the female official. He didn't say anything more, but simply changed to a more comfortable position and closed his eyes again.

Upon seeing this, the lady-in-waiting slowly stood up, silently bowed, and then turned and walked to the side without hesitation, opening a high-class cabinet.

Inside the cabinet was a complete set of the most advanced record players in the void.

Apart from the record player, all the CDs here were printed with the cover of "Galaxy Fairy"—the lady carefully selected an album called "Diamond Crack" and put it into the record player.

The moment the song of the "Divine Voice" gently filled the room, a look of rapture gradually appeared on Prince Carlo's face on the sofa.

The female official gave her prince a deep look before bowing and leaving.

The song of "The Voice of God" echoed continuously in the room.

"The coronation hall." Prince Carlo's eyes narrowed slightly as he murmured to himself, "Sheryl, soon we'll see each other again..."