Pirate's Steel Chain Finger

Chapter 314 They Are Here
South China Sea, Batti-La Island.

This is a tropical island with a typical South China Sea style, rich in various tropical fruits, and the evaluation is quite good.In a peaceful and stable town, people live and work in peace and contentment.

All of this is due to the [Naval War in the South China] five years ago. The King of Snakes who ruled the South China Sea for more than [-] years and his huge forces were uprooted by Victor, the 'bad chain'.Since then, the number of pirates in the South China Sea has been decreasing day by day. Those who are capable have basically fled to the great route, while those who are not capable have their heads removed by more and more bounty hunters in exchange for bounties.

Especially in the past two years, [Pirate] has basically disappeared in the more famous waters or near islands in the South China Sea.

Every April when the hunter selection competition is approaching, the remaining pirates in the South China Sea will avoid appearing near large islands as much as possible, wishing to turn themselves into ostriches and bury their heads deeply.

Today, the second Sunday in April, coincides with the competition day of the sixth hunter qualification competition.

There are many ships moored near the pier of Batalila Island. Among them is a small two-masted schooner with a spade printed on the side of the ship. The sails have fallen, but there is a pirate flag floating on the top of the mast. .

The pirate flag is painted with a skull that symbolizes pirates. On the top of the skull is a hat that ignites like a flame. There are two abstract strange faces on the brim of the hat, one mournful and the other smiling.

From time to time, some of the passers-by on the pier raised their heads to look at the pirate flag, then shook their heads with a smile and continued to work on their own affairs, as if they didn't care at all.

There is only one tavern on the island, named 'The Guitar Witch'.

This is a two-story wooden tavern. The sign hanging outside the door is a bit old, with a cartoon-style witch in a pointed hat playing a guitar.

The tavern was hardly crowded, but there were almost no vacant seats. There were a few strangers who frequently attracted attention at the round table closest to the bar.

"I say, Boss Deus."

In front of the round table, a man covered in skull-style decorations and even wearing a skull mask took a big gulp of beer, wiped his mouth and looked at the companion next to him: "Are you having a burst of inspiration? Why don't you come to the tavern for a drink?" Wine can also take out a notebook and write close-ups? We are still waiting for you to say a few words!"

The man named 'Deus' has short blue hair, a dark blue half mask, and a dark green windbreaker.Hearing what his companion said, he was lying on the table and writing in his notebook and said without raising his head: "What does the captain want me to say here? It's you, Skaar, next time you give important and necessary information to the map. Can you stop using skeletons when you go to mark a location? Every time I think it's the most dangerous place!"

"Garrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

A lynx in black shorts made a lovely call. It sat upright on a chair and looked left and right, looking provocative.

"Look, Kodaz despises the quarrel between you two, it's really useless!"

A cheerful voice interrupted the quarrel between the two.

The blue-haired Deuce and Skaar in the skull mask looked at the direction of the sound at the same time, and shouted at the same time: "Captain! Obviously this guy is wrong! Also, Kodaz is clearly fighting fire, right?"

The one called the captain was a young man who could barely be called a man.He has smooth black hair and wears an orange cowboy hat with 'smile' and 'sad' badges on the brim.He was wearing a black open shirt, a necklace of thick red beads hanging around his neck, black shorts on his lower body, and a small dagger hanging on the left side of his belt.The freckles on his face are a bit conspicuous, and there is a nonchalant smile on his handsome face:
"Scale, don't be angry. Isn't our boss Deus always like this? And Deus, it's not a day or two for Scale to mark important places on the map. You should get used to it. Who told Scale to be the ship?" Where's the ship's intelligence officer?"

When the captain made peace, Skaar and Deus looked at each other, and at the same time turned their heads away with a 'cut'.Only the big lynx, Kodaz, lowered his head in frustration when he saw that no one was fighting.

"Speaking of which, Captain." Scar scratched the skull mask covering his face, and asked suspiciously: "Why do you have to come to Barterella Island in the South China Sea? There seems to be nothing interesting here, right? "

Deus had no idea to continue writing. After putting down the pen, he rested his chin on one hand and looked at the captain: "Yes, Ace, everyone knows that you like to travel around. But there seems to be no interesting souvenirs in Barterella Island, right? "

The young man named Ace smiled slightly, scratched the chin of the lynx next to him and said, "Although I don't have any impression, this... is the place where I was born."

"Huh?" Deus and Scarl looked at each other, full of surprise.

Ace didn't seem to want to talk too much about this matter, he looked around curiously: "This Batilila Island is so lively, I thought it was a very ordinary and peaceful island. And I found that the surrounding area Even if the residents find out that we are pirates, they are not afraid or angry, but rather calm."

"That's what I'm going to tell you, Captain!"

Skaar scratched his mask and said in a low voice: "Since five years ago, the South China Sea has been the territory of the 'Chain'. There are a large number of bounty hunters here, and the pirates regard the South China Sea as a forbidden place. Some even The South China Sea has already been called the 'Grave of Pirates'! Isn't it a little rash for us to rush directly to the South China Sea?"

"Hee hee hee... Even the windless belt has come over, why are you afraid of bounty hunters?"

Ace took a sip from the large beer glass with a smile, wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "And there are fewer bounty hunters who want to attack us? Well, well, well, I'm here! Hello boss, can you come here for a while?" Would you like some appetizers?"

Seeing the young pirate who greeted him with a smile, the chubby bar owner didn't know whether to throw him out or give him a snack.Finally the businessman's side prevailed, and a appetizer platter of hash browns, sliced ​​raw ham, pickles, cheese cubes and a kosher tomato sauce relish arrived.

"Thanks, boss." Ace couldn't wait to pick up a piece of potato cakes, dipped some coarse salt into his mouth, chewed a couple of bites and his eyes lit up: "It's delicious! Hey you two, try it quickly, it's super delicious of!"

A few people started to eat, and Ace came to the bar with a beer glass and asked with a smile: "Boss, has this Batara Island always been so lively?"

The bar owner looked at the young pirate with a sunny smile on his face, but when he reached the tip of his mouth, he changed his tone of reprimand: "...I'll give you a piece of advice, leave this island now, maybe you can survive."

"Huh?" Not only Ace was taken aback, but also Deus and Skaar, who were eavesdropping at the round table behind them, were also taken aback.

Seeing that Ace still looked stupid and stunned, the boss was furious: "Are you stupid? You don't know what day it is today? Hunter qualification trials!"

"Hey???" Before Diuss could react, Skaar, an intelligence officer, stood up and shouted, "Is it true, boss? Is it really today? Could it be here?"

"What what? What audition?" These two were just like playing a double reed, and Ace was even more confused.

The boss touched his forehead helplessly: "Oh my god, where did you guys pop up as pirates... It's okay to come out on the day of the hunter selection competition, but luckily you chose this island..."

At this time, Deus also thought of something, and his face turned pale all of a sudden: "Could it be..."

"Yes, this is the test site for the third round of hunter qualification." The boss even had a hint of sympathy in his eyes: "That's why we are surprised but not afraid when we see a pirate ship landing on the island. Do you understand now?"

"Ace, hurry up!" Deus rushed up and grabbed Ace's arm, and growled in a low voice: "This is the territory of the evil chain! Come on, go!"

But Ace smiled, and gently broke away from Deus's hand: "Isn't this just right? Since he went to sea for a year, his ears are almost callused. Let me see him this time." What kind of ability is there! This is a hurdle that I cannot bypass on the [Road to Transcendence], Deus."

"Ace, you..." Seeing the confidence on Ace's face, Deus suddenly didn't know what to say.

At this time, bursts of cheers came from outside the tavern, followed by the sound of huge air currents and the sound of birds flapping their wings.

The tavern owner sighed, looked at the three of Ace and said slowly: "Even if you want to leave now, it's too late..."

"[They] are here."

(End of this chapter)