Pirate Nova

Chapter 17
After running on the avenue for almost four or five hours, Jack also learned from Winton that they had already covered half of the distance.Looking at the setting sun that was about to set, Jack estimated that he would not arrive in Wangcheng until around midnight.

"Mr. Jack, there is a small village ahead. Let's rest for 10 minutes and let the horse drink some water."

"Okay, you can arrange it."

A horse is also a kind of animal. Even if it is too long and strong, it needs to stop and rest for a while after running non-stop with the carriage for several hours.But looking at the dark brown horse, which was covered in sweat but still not slowing down, Jack felt that there should be no problem.

call~
As Winton patted the horse, the horse, which was still running hard, slowly slowed down as if it understood, and ran towards the village that was getting closer and closer.

After the carriage arrived at the village, Wenton greeted the old man who was sitting on the stone at the gate of the village acquaintedly, and led the horse to the sink not far away.It seems that he has traveled this road many times, and he is very familiar with the situation in the village.

Jack also jumped out of the car and stretched his thighs that were numb from hours of bumping.While waiting for Wenton to settle the horse, he looked at the situation in the village.

This is a small village not far from Wangcheng, and the people living here are basically poor people who cannot afford pastures.Their lives are even more difficult than those of the herdsmen.

According to the information Jack had heard from Winton, these people living in the village had to get up before the sun rose every day, and walk for an hour to the big mountain not far from the village.Some will pick some fresh mushrooms, while others will dig some wild vegetables, and will not return until the basket in their hands is filled.

And there is only one old horse in the whole village. The only function of this horse is to drive the things picked by the villagers to Wangcheng in the early morning to sell them in exchange for Weibo's profits.Even with such hard work, after deducting the fees that need to be handed over to the nobles, the people in the village still cannot support themselves, and many people even starve to death every year.

As a result, the whole village was lifeless, and because they had to get up early the next day, most people had already finished washing at seven or eight in the afternoon and were ready to go to bed.This will not only ensure the energy for the long journey in the morning, but also avoid the situation of being hungry near the middle of the night.

"Tsk tsk, it's really not a life for people."

After seeing the situation in the village, Jack thought of what Winton had said before, and felt bad.But this is the status quo of this world. Ordinary people without strength can only nest in a corner for a lifetime, accept the exploitation of a certain country's nobles for a lifetime, and finally be buried in the soil, no one will remember it.

And not everyone dares to go to sea to seek a different destiny, not to mention that the navy has explicitly prohibited ordinary people from going to sea at will.Even if young people whose ideas have not been assimilated for the time being want to seek a path different from that of the older generation, they will be strongly opposed by the older generation.

The saddest thing is the adults who have been used to this kind of life. They have been exploited by these greedy and inhuman nobles for countless generations.The slavishness in the mind has been ingrained, and they will even deliberately imprint their minds on the next generation, voluntarily accepting this unfair status quo.

This is why the actions of the Revolutionary Army are not successful every time, because most of the time, in the kingdoms that the Revolutionary Army wants to 'rescue', a large number of numb ordinary people don't want to change the status quo at all, and even try to hinder the revolution Army actions to maintain the 'stable' status quo to which they are accustomed.

And this situation also caused the Revolutionary Army an unusual headache, but there was no good solution.It's like trying to pull a drowning person ashore, but you can't find the other person's hand at all.

drive!drive!
Jack looked at the group of cavalry that was heading towards the village, and because of the continuous activation of his knowledge and arrogance, he had already 'saw' the other party's traces.After simple observation, he found that these cavalry should be soldiers of the Green Kingdom.

As the six-member cavalry squad entered the village, the lifeless villagers seemed to have a sense of unity. They walked out of the house one after another and gathered on the dirt road in the center of the village.

On the handsome horses, the soldiers of the kingdom in armor exuded the unique chilling aura of soldiers, holding the saddle with one hand and holding the sword handle with the other, and their majestic eyes swept over the ones who dared not speak out and were hunched. After the villagers, they stopped on a man in black who stood upright.

"Who are you? Why don't you bow your head when you see the kingdom's army?"

"Oh? Want me to bow my head?"

Jack's hand instantly grabbed the handle of the saber at his waist, and suddenly a murderous aura that was more terrifying than those of the knight squad swept over him, making it almost impossible for the soldiers on horseback to control it. Crotch frightened horses.

A group of cavalry looked at Jack exuding a beast-like temperament, and none of them dared to act rashly.Because they already vaguely knew that the man in front of them had the strength to kill all of them on the spot.

"My friend, please put away your killing intent, I think this is just a misunderstanding."

Seeing this, the leading knight who looked like a captain immediately controlled the restless horse under his crotch and settled it down.Then he turned over and got off the horse, took off the metal helmet covering his face, revealing a golden hair and a kind smile.

Winton, who heard the movement from the side, also came to Jack at this time, but before he could say anything, he saw the knight captain who took off his helmet, and the expression on his face suddenly changed from shock to hatred .

"Huh? Winton? Why are you here, oh~ I almost forgot, you are a coachman, so this gentleman should be your guest?"

"Deputy Commander Sebas, I don't need you to take care of my business!"

"Tsk tsk, it's still the same, I will say hello to the leader for you."

"you.."

After hearing this, Winton seemed to be annoyed by Sebas's words, and did not reply in time.And from the conversation between the two just now, Jack also knew that not only did they know each other, but it seemed that there were some unknown stories between them.

Seeing that he already knew the identity and strength of Jack's guest, Sebas didn't want to make any extra trouble.After all, he didn't come to this village to fight this time.So he ignored Jack and Winton, and went straight to a silent old man.

Jack found this stooped, gray-haired old man.It was the one that Winton greeted when he entered the village, and from the conversation between the other party and Sebas, he also knew the identity of the old village chief.

"What?... Master Sebas... Can you be a little more accommodating... Didn't you just pay this month's amount last week?"

"Who do you think you're talking to!?"

After hearing this, Sebas was furious, and immediately raised his hand, ready to slap the old man, hoping to make him remember.But the arm he swung just now failed to hit the bony village chief who wanted to raise his arm to resist.

It wasn't because the other party dodged his attack, but because Sebas felt a terrifying aura staring at him from behind him. After thinking for a while, he put away his arms that were raised in the air.

While walking towards the war horse behind him, he said to himself:
"If you are not ready within two days, you will know the consequences!"

After all, a group of cavalry raised a large cloud of dust and rushed towards another nearby village.

"Mr. Jack, I'm sorry for causing you a lot of trouble because of me."

"It's okay, it has nothing to do with you."

Looking at the apologetic Winton, Jack also saw deep worry and self-blame on the other's face.It seems that there are some unspeakable secrets.

"What's the matter? Is there anything you want to say?"

"Mr. Jack, although you are very powerful, this is the territory of the Green Kingdom after all. I think you still need to know some things."

"Oh? Tell me."

"Let's talk as we go, Mr. Jack, the horse is almost resting."

"it is good"

After getting into the carriage again, Jack and Winton sat side by side, and slowly drove out of the village.As the two left, the villagers walked numbly and mechanically to their respective houses, and the village chief also left slowly under Jack's gaze.It's just that the opponent's back looks even more stooped, revealing weakness.

The two rushed towards Wangcheng in the dark, and in Wenton's narration, Jack also roughly knew the ins and outs of what happened just now.

Sebastian Tik, the deputy commander of the Green Kingdom's army.Ben was born in a slum in the royal city. He didn't know who his father was since he was born, and because his mother could only sell herself to support herself, she abandoned Sebas, who became her burden, early on.

As an orphan, he had a hard time surviving in the royal city. At first, he just did some small things like stealing, and later he killed people without any scruples.However, relying on his clever mind, he managed to survive while hiding in XZ, and for some reason, he got some unknown opportunities and got mixed into the army.

Later, his character like a mad dog who did not estimate the consequences was appreciated by a certain nobleman in a high position in the kingdom, who promoted him to be a member of the king's guard, and he also spent several years to become a member of the guard. Captain's position.

"So Sebas is not only the deputy commander of the army, but also the captain of the king's guard?"

"Well, the only one in this kingdom who can suppress him in terms of military rank is Lord Commander."

Following Winton's narration, Jack knew that Sebastian was a man who would take revenge.And what the other party has done over the years is also embarrassing.As a commoner, he did not hesitate to dye his hair golden, just like those nobles in the kingdom.Even the dirty work of those nobles was done through his hands.

Blackmail, kidnap, silence, blackmail.It can be said that Sebas did everything in order to become the most obedient executioner of the nobles.However, because of this, he has gained power that ordinary people in the army cannot obtain, and in the army, there are also existences under one person and above ten thousand.However, the existence of a person like him in the army, which is the symbol of the empire's military power, is like a nightmare for ordinary civilians.

"Mr. Jack, you must be careful when you arrive in Wangcheng."

"Well, thanks for the reminder."

Jack has no regrets about his previous actions.Although he didn't actually make a move, he still managed to attract the opponent's attention.But Jack came to the Green Kingdom just to customize the ship, and he didn't actually want to cause too much trouble.Otherwise, he would have killed those arrogant knights on the spot just now.

As for the inhabitants of that village, there was nothing he could do.This is not something he can solve right now, and he can't help those poor villagers.Because the problem lies with the ruling class of this kingdom, and the ultimate reason is those high-ranking Tianlong people, which is not within the scope of his current handling.

He, Jack, wasn't a nice guy, and it wasn't his style to put himself in danger for some ordinary guy he didn't know.But if things really develop in an unexpected direction, then he won't take too much into account.

"After all, nobles are human beings, even if their heads are lost, they cannot be pressed back."

"Wangcheng? I hope there will be no accidents."

The two sat silently on the carriage that was getting closer and closer to the king's city, wondering what they were thinking.

(End of this chapter)