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"There are bad guys here, can't you tell?"

Wu Hongsheng seemed somewhat annoyed by Zhou Wu's slow reaction, not noticing that there were clearly two people blocking the way in the middle of the road ahead.

"A foreign assassin?"

To Zhou Wu's utter bewilderment, the two foreigners blocking his path were completely foreigners. He couldn't believe he had no enemies with any foreigners.

"George, shall we go or shall I?"

Robert looked at the carriage Zhou Wu was riding in. There was only a coachman, an old man, a child, and then Zhou Wu.

In his eyes, this combination posed no threat whatsoever; either of them could easily handle the situation.

"Go ahead, I don't want my angel sword to be stained with the dirty blood of ordinary people."

George waved his hand dismissively and gripped the accessory at his waist tightly.

"What a bad habit, I'll go."

The two of them spoke freely and unrestrainedly in front of Zhou Wu and the others.

After saying this, Robert pulled out his parts and slowly walked towards the carriage.

Both George and Robert thought the mission would be easy.

No one expected that as soon as Robert approached the carriage, a blur flashed by, and then Robert's head separated from his body. In the last vestige of consciousness, Robert's head, still flying in the air, saw his own body fall down.

"Robert!!!"

George felt a momentary dizziness; how could Robert's body have been dismembered?

You have to understand that within the Cross Pirates, his and Robert's fighting strength is definitely among the top ten, but just now, Robert was actually defeated by someone who only showed up once.

Thinking back to himself, George realized that he and Robert had fought to a standstill, and wondered if he had encountered some kind of werewolf or vampire.

"Damn it, are you demons?"

George no longer cared that his sword was stained with the other man's blood. He held the sword with both hands, protecting his chest, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed his cowardice.

. . . . . . .

At the same time, Zhou Wu was also stunned. He had seen what had just happened, but he could sense that it was Wu Hongsheng, who was beside him, who had made the move. In that instant, it was as if he had activated a teleportation skill.

"This old bastard is actually quite formidable."

Zhou Wu was now feeling incredibly fortunate to have survived such a close call. It wasn't just because of these two foreigners, but also because Wu Hongsheng, that old geezer, really wasn't there for revenge. Otherwise, let alone himself, even his strongest men, Niu Er and Lin Niangzi, combined wouldn't have been enough to deal with them.

"Tell me, who sent you to kill Zhou Wu?"

Wu Hongsheng remained calm, but Zhou Wu was displeased.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't they here to see you? You're always out there wandering the world, it's no wonder you get into trouble."

The two stared at each other, and Wu Hongsheng was momentarily at a loss for words.

“I live in seclusion on an overseas island and have never come into contact with these scoundrels.”

"Hmph, what good will it do to tell you? I'm from the Cross Pirates. Our captain sent us to kill Zhou Wu. If you dare touch me, our captain won't let you get away with it. The Southeast Asia Slaughter Pirates were wiped out by our Cross Pirates. Haha, scared now?"

George roared loudly, seemingly trying to bolster his courage. He said all this simply to make Zhou Wu and the others wary, so that they might have a way out.

However, Wu Hongsheng had no idea what the Seven Warlords of the Sea were or any other kind of pirate crew.

Zhou Wu was even less afraid. The current Zhou Wu was no longer the same as when he was in Niujia Village. The huge South China Sea island was his base, and after the expansion of the navy, it was even more powerful and well-equipped.

No matter how powerful your Cross Pirates are, you're still just European pirates.

So neither of them showed any fear. When George saw that the two were silent, he assumed they were scared and laughed even more wildly.

"Zhou Wu, you'd better obediently accept your death, or the entire South China Sea Island will be buried with you."

"Why aren't you killing him yet?"

The other party was talking too much, and seeing that Wu Hongsheng showed no intention of making a move, Zhou Wu urged him to hurry up.

"Young man, I was just wondering if you had any questions for me."

Wu Hongsheng, having been angered by Zhou Wu, vented all his anger on George, striking him with a palm strike from a distance. George coughed up blood, flew backward, and crashed heavily to the ground, barely breathing.

"How did you offend these pirates?"

"How would I know? We did wipe out some pirates before, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with this Cross Pirates."

"Then they'll travel thousands of miles to the South China Sea just to kill you."

"Who knows, wait a minute..."

Zhou Wu suddenly remembered something.

"This bastard just said that they were the ones who wiped out the pirate crews that were slaughtering Southeast Asia a while ago?"

"I think I did say that."

Wu Hongsheng also heard what the other party seemed to have said.

"The ships that attacked and slaughtered the pirate crew seemed to be a fleet of Raven-class warships. Gao Lisu Yuan also has Raven-class ships, which means that the Raven-class ships are very likely from the Cross Pirates. Could it be that the Bull Demon King touched their interests?"

It has to be said that Zhou Wu's thought process is quite unpredictable, but he guessed it by accident. He then analyzed that since the Crow-class belongs to the Cross Pirates, the muskets and cannons that appeared in the hands of Su Yuan and Tu Bo at the same time must also be related to the other party.

"I see."

. . . . . . .

After returning to the city, Zhou Wu immediately announced that the Cross Pirates would be listed as an enemy force in the South China Sea, and that they could be annihilated if encountered at sea. He also dispatched reconnaissance ships to begin a comprehensive intelligence gathering on the Seven Warlords of the Sea, especially the Cross Pirates.

To put up with this when people are coming to kill you is simply disrespectful to your identity as a transmigrator.

"Hmph, these blond-haired bastards have some nerve to come knocking on our door. Brother, give me an army, and I'll storm their lair and capture them to dance and entertain you."

Niu Er's speech is starting to sound more and more like something out of Water Margin, and Zhou Wu is afraid that he might actually turn into a rebel.

"Niu Er".

"Hey, brother."

"In order to improve the overall quality of our South China Sea military, I have decided to introduce cultural courses to the military."

Zhou Wu decided to save Niu'er before she completely lost her way.

"Brother, what are academic subjects?"

Although Niu Er didn't know what academic classes were, he couldn't help but feel happy. No matter what they were, his brother was thinking of him.

"It's about learning characters by breaking down texts."

"what!!!"

"Hahaha~~~~"

The others nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was obvious that Zhou Wu was criticizing Niu Er for being uncultured and wanted them to learn from him.

"Brother, why don't you punish me with something else? My head hurts as soon as I look at books."

"How can this be a punishment for you? This is an improvement, an advancement. Think about it, before you fought with spears and swords, now we use firearms and cannons. Cannons require calculating trajectories, and warships need to look back at nautical charts and analyze wind conditions when sailing."