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"Have you heard which ones will be coming?"

The pirate henchman scratched his head awkwardly, but luckily his companion nudged him with his elbow, saying, "It doesn't matter now that we're on the ship, we'll see each other sooner or later."

"...Alright, as usual, all the famous pirate crews have arrived."

The pirate henchman then replied, "Like Captain Morgan of the four major pirate crews, Francis the Conqueror, and so on..."

"Do all these people come together every year?"

Big Tooth Brother raised an eyebrow.

"I heard that this time it's especially well-organized,"

The pirate henchman replied, "Our boss said there will definitely be a new pirate king this time."

"Boss?"

Ye Xiao, who was standing to the side, listened with surprise.

“Ah, Hayreddin Seychelle,”

Big Tooth pursed his lips and said, "He claims to be the rightful successor of Boss Vane... By the way, Boss Vane is the famous 'Black Flag' Charles Vane, the previous Pirate King."

"Is there even such a thing as a legitimate successor?"

"It's self-proclaimed; the Pirate King has never inherited such a title."

Big Tooth Brother scoffed, "That guy was clearly just a handyman back then."

"Hey, discussion is fine, but watch your words!"

The henchmen looked displeased when they heard their leader being criticized.

"In short, this guy is in charge of every pirate gathering, and perhaps because of this, his reputation has spread quite far over time."

Ye Xiao indicated that he understood, "The surname Seychelle sounds familiar to me. Could he be from Loren?"

"Yes, he claims to be from the Seaside Province of Loren, from the famous Sea Duke Seychelles family."

Big Tooth shrugged. "But anyway, Grand Duke Seychelles will definitely not admit to having any relationship with him."

"But now that I think about it, this guy really did master the trick of becoming famous by piggybacking on other people's names very early on."

Wow, Loren is truly a land of many talented people.

Ye Xiao listened and realized that being a pirate was just like being a live streamer. The more famous you are, the more fans you have. The more fans you have, the more people will respond to your call and gather under your banner, and the larger your pirate crew will become.

To be honest, there are some similarities.

As they discussed this, the medium-sized fishing boats gradually sailed along the coast into the intricate archipelago in the west.

Passing through the misty fog, amidst a jumble of reefs, a massive grotto emerges in the night.

Inside the grotto, the scattered lights gradually became clearer as the fishing boat approached. Passing through the grotto, they found themselves in a hollow mountain peak, a massive fortress built against the rock wall, which appeared before the people on the fishing boat.

The fortress, built of white stone deposited from sea sand, stretches out against the curved mountainside. At this moment, the lights above are bright and the crowds are bustling, making it seem like a city hidden in a cave.

The crescent-shaped dock in front of it was filled with boats of all sizes. The fishing boat carrying Ye Xiao and others sailed into the harbor, like a small fallen leaf drifting into it.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Pirate Gathering

As the fishing boat docked at the shore, Ye Xiao, Big Tooth, and the others disembarked under the guidance of the pirates from the gathering and entered the massive fortress.

The heavily armed guards along the way and the magic cannons lined up at the dock all demonstrated the fortress's formidable military strength and financial resources.

If Ye Xiao hadn't already known that the fortress's owner was a pirate, he might have thought he had stumbled into the territory of a powerful warlord.

Inside the fortress is an arched hall connected by a network of portals. At the deepest part of the wall, several circular stone platforms are arranged in an arc and embedded in the wall.

The guide led them directly to one of the stone platforms, pulled the handle on the edge of the platform, and with a rumbling sound, the platform lifted the group up from the ground and headed straight for the top.

This is actually a mineral-powered vertical lift, but it has a retro-style stone exterior structure.

The stone platform carried everyone up, passing through the second and third floors... until they reached the fifth floor of the fortress, which was located at a high point.

Each floor is as tall as a chapel or church, so the fifth floor is nearly forty meters higher than the floor below.

The lobby on the fifth floor is structured exactly like the one downstairs, except that the magnificent statues on both sides and the large candelabra hanging from the ceiling make it appear much more exquisite.

Meanwhile, the other pirates who were attending the meeting were also gathering here, emerging one after another from the stone platform elevators in other parts of the square.

These pirates were a diverse mix, a motley crew, with all sorts of strange clothes and races.

Rugged and towering green-skinned orcs, hunched-over trolls, gnolls with cunning and cruelty in their eyes, and even mountain elves wearing half-eye patches, and centaurs with four hooves...

Humans are not the majority among them, but there are some who are obviously players at a glance.

Ye Xiao pondered that if everyone present were made into specimens, it would probably cover most of the common races.

Leaving aside orcs and goblins, it's quite strange that even mountain elves have become pirates.

But as Ye Xiao's gaze swept across the crowded throng, the pirate he most wanted to see was not there.

"Edward Teach, and those old fogies who bear the names of the Four Great Pirates, where are they?"

Big Tooth asked this question on behalf of Ye Xiaochao's extradition agent.

"Oh, the most prestigious pirates will be invited directly to the next level."

The extradition officer pointed ahead.

Following their gaze, everyone saw a circular corridor above the main hall. Some men, dressed in obviously more elegant and refined attire, were conversing behind the carved railing, holding wooden cups filled with wine, occasionally glancing arrogantly at the miscellaneous pirates in the main hall below.

"Ha, they're all pirates, yet they're still trying to stratify themselves?"

Big Tooth said irritably.

"It's precisely because they're all pirates that we need to stratify them."

The extradition officer smiled. "Otherwise, how can we demonstrate the strength of the great pirates?"

Big Tooth Brother curled his lip in disdain.

The guide then took his leave, having led Ye Xiao and the others here. His mission was now complete, leaving only Big Tooth Brother Ye Xiao and his group to wander around the vast indoor plaza.

There are staircases leading upstairs on both sides of the lobby wall, but they are guarded by multiple pirate guards in chainmail.

So far, Ye Xiao hasn't seen anyone go up those stairs. It seems that people upstairs go up directly from other entrances, and these two staircases are simply not accessible.

But that didn't matter. With a thought, two crows flew from the huge floor-to-ceiling window directly opposite the main hall into the dome, which was covered with candlesticks, and hid their dark bodies in the flickering firelight.

Using the two crows, Ye Xiao was able to observe the movements on the second floor. Once Edward appeared, he would not be able to escape his sight.

Unfortunately, the pirate was nowhere to be seen on the second floor, nor were the men who were usually with him.

This made Ye Xiao frown. He didn't want to be told that the guy hadn't come, or things would get a little awkward.

……

As time went by, more and more pirates gathered, but they were just wandering around aimlessly, and the so-called "gathering" had not yet begun.

On the second floor, there was a huge long table placed by the window. At this moment, almost all of the dozen or so seats around the table were occupied. There were orcs with lion head furs hanging on their shoulders, or men wearing tricorn hats impatiently twirling muskets on their fingers.

The host's seat was the only one vacant, so much so that the scheduled meeting seemed to be delayed indefinitely.

"That Hayreddin guy, his strength hasn't improved lately, but his reputation is getting bigger and bigger, huh?"

Finally, a tall, dark-skinned man wearing fur armor was the first to express his dissatisfaction.

Although he appeared to be human, his imposing physique was comparable to the large green-skinned man next to him, as were the crew members guarding him; their two-meter-tall frames were much taller than the actual humans beside them.

This is the Northern Barbarians, a nomadic people who live in the icy mountains north of Loren. According to their own legends, they are a race blessed by the God of War, but Ye Xiao speculates that they are more like the offspring of a human and a giant green-skinned man.

"Heh, Larsen, being good at fighting isn't the standard for becoming a pirate king."

A human pirate whimpered as he twirled his revolver, "But Hayreddin is indeed a bit slow this time."

"Hahaha, it's rare for everyone to get together, so it's good to stay a little longer!"

The orc with the lion's head hanging from his cloak had the gentlest voice, and the huge wine cup in his hand became a small toy only three fingers high, which he picked up and gulped down.

However, after these words were spoken, both the barbarian pirate known as Larsen and the human pirate remained silent.

Clearly, they weren't as keen on seeing each other as the cheerful orcs.

Fortunately, this delicate atmosphere didn't last long, as a cheerful voice broke the silence.

"Good evening, everyone! It's truly a great honor to have you all gathered here from so far away. It's rare to see all four heirs of the Pirate King together like this, hahaha."

As the voice faded, a figure dressed in a dark military overcoat led a group of men into the lobby.

The men were also pushing a large box covered with cloth, the contents of which were unknown.

But the arrival of this figure did not satisfy the people waiting at the table; on the contrary, they all frowned.

Only Ye Xiao, who was observing everything downstairs with crows, had a slight smile on his lips.

The reason this person who came out was not Hayreddin, the host of the gathering whom all the great pirates were waiting for, but the great pirate that Ye Xiao had been searching for, Edward Teach.

"Which one are you?"

Larsen raised an eyebrow. Some of the newly emerging pirates in recent years might be famous to others, but to a pirate like him who had worked with a true legendary pirate king, they were nothing. "What, Hayreddin is only in his forties, and he's already retiring and finding a successor?"

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, seniors, please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Edward Teach."

Edward removed his tricorn hat and bowed slightly in greeting.

"I'm not interested in you, kid. What about Hayreddin?"

"Don't worry, it's coming right now."

Edward smiled, but his eyes held a chilling glint. "Behold the grand gift I have prepared for you all."

He snapped his fingers, and the cloth was pulled down by the surrounding pirate henchmen with a ripple, revealing a human figure inside.

It was a fat man with oily skin, his fingers were webbed together by a semi-transparent fleshy membrane, tiny tentacles emerged from his cracked skin, and his fleshy face was twisted into a grimace of pain and despair.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and say hello to your old buddies, dear Mr. Hayreddin Seychelle, hahahahaha!"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Traitor

The commotion subsided, and the assembled pirates all stopped what they were doing and looked over in disbelief.

Hayreddin Seychelle, the host of the gathering and one of the four most famous pirate captains, now lay naked in a cage, looking more like a plague-stricken pig.

The human pirate captain, seated to one side of the main seat, stopped whirling his musket. Beneath his wide tricorn hat, his gaze was as cold as ice as he looked at Edward.

This is Henry Morgan, another human among the four great pirates.

Although the four pirates disliked each other due to their complex relationships, they were once partners who worked together and represented the face of the world's top pirates.

Now, his dignity has been shattered in front of all the world's famous pirates by this seemingly refined young upstart. Even if they dislike each other, he can no longer remain indifferent.

The other two, the barbarian pirate Olafrasson, raised his hand to take the thick-handled short axe handed to him by his subordinate, his face already filled with a very obvious murderous intent.

Only the other great pirate standing alongside these two, the burly orc captain, was still scratching the back of his head in a憨态可掬 manner, a warm smile appearing on his face despite the hideous scar.

"Ah, Hayreddin, it's been so long since we last met, how did you end up like this?"

"..."

Henry Morgan was speechless. He wondered if he should just shoot the big guy open and see what kind of mush was inside.

The barbarian captain, Larsen, could only glance at the orc with a hint of helplessness and sigh, "Francis, he was captured."

"Oh...ah???"

The big guy suddenly realized what was going on, his brow furrowing. "Damn it, kid, what do you mean by this?!"

That belated and slow-witted demeanor didn't seem like an act.

However, in this hall filled with murderous intent, the orc's clumsy demeanor failed to ease the tense atmosphere. The hot-tempered Larsen gripped his axe, his tall and muscular figure rising from his chair like a mountain rising from the ground.

"Kid, your name is Edward, right?"

White steam emanated from the muscles beneath Larsen's fur coat, causing the coat to flutter. His massive, barrel-like arms bulged with veins, and the imposing aura of a barbarian master warrior poured forth from them.

The barbarian crew members who were with Larsen also drew their swords, and a murderous aura filled the hall.

Even the pirate henchmen standing next to the barbarian captain felt a sense of suffocation.

“I don’t know what makes you so confident that you dare to provoke us, but if you think we’re all like Hayreddin, people you can easily bully, then I can only tell you that you’ve chosen the wrong path.”

"Don't get excited, don't get excited, Mr. Olafrassen."