Arkham in the pirate world

The climate in the Viscounty of Arkham can be considered a subtropical monsoon climate. It can be very hot in May and June, but around December, the weather turns slightly cooler. On the contrary, it is the most comfortable day of the year. It is not too hot and not too hot. It's too cold, the air is warm and the sun is just right.

On the sea, there are two white clouds floating in the sky, and the breeze is caressing and causing slight waves. This kind of weather is most suitable for traveling.

In the waters surrounding Arkham Viscounty, there are still merchant ships arriving on the more popular routes. Most of these merchant ships are ships from the islands in this sea area. They do not need to arrive ten days and a half months in advance like the merchant ships in the distance. Just rush here and get a berth in advance.

Merchants who are close to each other can go back and forth once a day, saving a lot of unnecessary expenses, and the goods they transport are mainly daily consumables such as food and drink.

Because the Viscounty of Arkham was originally an archipelago, known as the Minada Islands, consisting of forty or fifty scattered islands, and these islands vary in size, such as the island where the Lord's Mansion is located. , with a diameter of more than ten kilometers, the small one is just a reef emerging from the sea, and such an island is destined not to produce much food, not only because of the small land area, but also because the soil on the island may not be suitable Crops grow.

Therefore, during the development process of Arkham Viscounty, most of its food, wine, meat, etc. were imported.

Especially during the Recruitment Festival, a large number of outsiders come in, and the daily food and drink is not a small amount. The profit inside does not look big when broken down by individual products, but it cannot be withstood because of the large quantity. The boat's pull, that's a big number.

After the reorganization of the Arkham Chamber of Commerce, this part of the interests was gradually divested and handed over to the city hall, which conducted bidding and management.

This was done, first of all, because the Arkham Group had just been reorganized at that time and was downsizing internally. There was no extra energy to spread to these industries.

Secondly, Lister's identity changed at that time. He was not only the helmsman of the Arkham Group, but also the helmsman of the territory. Then he needed to balance the positions of the territory and the group. If all industries were controlled by the Arkham Group, If it’s done, then what else does the city hall do? We can’t let the top executives of Arkham Group manage the territory. That’s not realistic.

If Liszt was content to be a big businessman, it would be enough for him to focus on developing the Arkham Group. But if he lives in this chaotic world of pirates, he would not be willing to just be a businessman. Business development only supports him to realize his future plans. After all, you can't do anything without Pele. Talking about dreams without talking about money is basically nonsense.

But we cannot just focus on economic growth.

In the end, one person can't do anything alone. If the Arkham Group eats meat, it has to leave some soup for others.

No matter which industry, if a person wants to monopolize all the cakes and eat alone, he will definitely be attacked by evil hands. Regardless of whether there is any hatred, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. Even Levi's Trading Company, which previously dominated the East China Sea, does not monopolize all trade routes in the East China Sea. Still leaving a way for others to walk.

Because of this thing of interests, if you want to make others have no way out, then it’s time to fight with the bayonet and see the red.

At this time, on the sea with a gentle breeze, a group of grain ships with bat flags were heading towards the city of Cocosia.

Click sat on the deck chair with his chin on his hand.

As the initiator of this attack on the Viscounty of Arkham, it was natural for Crick to assume the role of commander-in-chief.

Unlike other reckless pirates, Click is a guy who likes to play tricks. He knows that the private armed forces of Viscount Arkham are more difficult to deal with than the branch navy. During the recruitment festival, Viscount Arkham The territory will definitely strengthen personnel patrols and defenses. The ships of the Pirate Alliance may be discovered by the opponent with a high probability before approaching the territory, resulting in a naval battle.

Unlike other forces, Crick is not afraid of naval battles, but unlike the Arkham Group, Crick has a detailed understanding of the Arkham Group and knows that the other side is protected by a group of fishmen. Those fishmen are in the sea and can breathe freely and destroy The force is too strong, they only need to scuttle your boat, and once it reaches the sea, that is their rhythm.

Therefore, Click came up with a strange idea, which was to have all pirate ships disguised as cargo ships transporting food and alcohol. This way, they could avoid most maritime patrols and peripheral naval battles, and reach the hinterland of Arkham Viscounty. .

And Klick's method really worked. Along the way, they encountered three groups of patrols, but they all fooled them into getting through.

First of all, because there are too many merchant ships coming to Arkham Viscounty now, it is normal for patrol personnel to occasionally be negligent and contemptuous. After all, people are not machines, and they cannot be turned on hours a day. Besides, Even a machine will break down. It is unrealistic to require people to be tense all the time. If you don't believe it, try it on your own. If you persist for three to five days, you will probably have a nervous breakdown.

Secondly, in order to put on a show, Crick really captured a businessman who had reported to the city hall that he was qualified to transport alcohol to the territory. With pirate methods, he naturally had the means to force him to submit, and With this card, Click is enough to handle most patrols.

"This Crick is quite capable." The pirates who followed Crick saw that they were marching straight in, getting closer and closer to the Viscount of Arkham, and they all smiled, as if they saw Bailey waving.

Cocosia City, a high-end hotel.

Crown Prince Louis of the Kingdom of Levis was having dinner with a blue-haired young man.

"What do you think?" Crown Prince Louis asked, holding a knife and fork with an elegant demeanor, cutting off a piece of beef and feeding it into his mouth.

"What do you think?" the blue-haired young man asked with a smile.

"What other Arkham Group is there?"

"I thought you were talking about Love," the blue-haired young man joked.

"Don't talk nonsense, let me tell you something serious. The rise of Arkham Group has squeezed the interests of Levi's Trading Company. Those old stubborns have been restless recently. You are the representative of the Blue Iris family, so you must have heard some news."

Not all people from aristocratic backgrounds are just playboys who only know how to live and drink. In fact, aristocratic education will indeed lead to the emergence of a group of elites. They have broader knowledge and more complex connections than ordinary people, so as long as they really want to do it For a few things, the success rate is much higher than that of ordinary people.

On the contrary, the nouveau riche who rose from mud legs are more likely to rot.

Crown Prince Louis is one of the top ones educated by the aristocracy. He became the crown prince of the Kingdom of Levis when he became an adult. He followed the current king of the Kingdom of Levis and learned how his father spoke and handled government affairs. After the King of Sri Lanka overthrew the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Blair Gordon, he became the president of Levi's Trading Company.

This is the first real power position that Crown Prince Louis has sought, so he naturally takes it very seriously and wants to do something great.

However, the complexity of Levi's Trading Company is far beyond the imagination of outsiders. To this day, Crown Prince Louis has not really been able to gain a say in the trading company.

However, Crown Prince Louis did not gain nothing. At least he made a friend, Doug Frye, a representative of the family known as the "Blue Kite" from the Kingdom of France. Like him, this guy is the heir to their respective families, and The two are close in age, so people of the same age naturally have similar hobbies, making it easier for them to get together.

Doug Frye got to play with Prince Louis because of a woman, yes, the opera beauty Love who followed Prince Louis away at the first job fair.

This opera beauty Love, like Doug Fry, comes from the Kingdom of France. She is a famous socialite in the Kingdom of France. She and Doug Fry both had a relationship. At a noble banquet, Prince Louis brought Love attended the event together, and Doug Fry happened to be there too. Out of kindness, Doug Fry reminded Prince Louis.

The two got to know each other, and after some exchanges, they formed an alliance, not only in bed, but also under the bed.

Seeing that Crown Prince Louis was not joking with him, Doug Frye also became serious and said: "How come the Arkham Group can rise up so quickly? After competing with us, it quickly regained its strength and grew rapidly. It also grew up with us. I spread my industry all over the East China Sea, but it goes smoothly in the East China Sea, and no one hates me. It is well-known."

"On the one hand, Arkham Group follows the rules. On the other hand, it means that it can lead everyone to make money together, rather than just making money for itself. To be more realistic, you are not allowed to yell at anyone who can lead you to make money. Brother Sheng"

Doug Frye said solemnly: "Furthermore, after developing and growing the Arkham Group, although the annual profits are a huge amount, if you look at Liszt himself, he rarely has too much in his personal life. All the big expenses and profits were invested in what he thought should be invested, such as the construction of territory infrastructure and sea train construction on the surface, and secretly building connections."

"Each of our families has interests of each family, and even different families have conflicts of interest. If they are not of the same mind, they will definitely not be able to defeat others. In the past, they could not rely on relationships, but now they have almost extended their relationships. , that’s even worse.” Doug Frye said straightforwardly.

"With the current financial, manpower, and material resources of the Arkham Group, it's almost enough not to mention suppressing us to fight. But why don't they stop it? Because they have already shifted their focus to other places. Look at those people from The goods of the Grand Line and the goods from other sea areas, while we are racking our brains and thinking about how to defeat others, they have already upgraded themselves to an order of magnitude through another channel. They are not the same order of magnitude, you If you want to fight for it, just look at those goods. Can we take them out? If not, then you have to be a younger brother, because if you don’t act as a younger brother to others, others can support a group of younger brothers. Believe it or not, by then, there will be no need for a big brother. If you take action, those brothers will be able to defeat you."

Crown Prince Louis shook his glass of red wine and was convinced of this.