Pirate's Freedom

In the year 1503 of the Hainan calendar, January is gradually coming to an end.

The snow-covered island is dotted with drum-shaped peaks. Located in the first half of the Grand Route, Drum Island welcomed an uninvited guest.

In the dark night, looking from a distance, the castle on the top of Cigu Mountain is brightly lit.

In the castle's reception room, there are crackling sounds from time to time, the fireplace filled with firewood emits bright firelight, the faint whistling wind outside, and the warm temperature indoors together form a drowsy atmosphere. Sleepy night.

However, at this moment, the owner of this castle, the King of the Drum Kingdom, did not feel the slightest hint of sleepiness.

'Shua' sound!

The heavy burgundy curtains were suddenly opened. In the sudden warm wind, the white candles burning quietly on the ledge beside them swayed for a while, and half of them were extinguished.

Sebastian, wearing a well-tailored black dress, quietly admired the violent snow and wind outside the window for a while before turning to look indoors.

"How are you considering it? Your Majesty the King."

"...if I heard correctly..."

A huge white fur covered the center of the reception room. On the classical-style sofa, he was wearing a brown-red bearskin robe with golden patterns on the cuffs and collar. The restless middle-aged man had a solemn expression and his deep voice was faintly angry.

"Are you blackmailing me...?!"

clang!

The sound of armor clashing sounded, and the guard standing beside the king couldn't help but take a step forward, looking at Sebastian with eager eyes.

"Don't talk about blackmail, Your Majesty, this is essentially a transaction."

In an atmosphere that seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, Sebastian, with a timeless elegance and a calm expression, shook his right index finger.

"... He swaggered into the castle, threatened me with Nawalpo's life, and asked me to hand over the treasures passed down from generation to generation in the Drum Kingdom..."

The king didn't know what to say, he wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time, but in the end the almost uncontrollable anger prevailed.

"Tell me now..."

His Majesty the King raised his voice.

"Is this a deal?!!"

The destiny of tens of millions of people is truly decided, regardless of strength. The momentum and majesty of a ruler are enough to make ordinary people breathless.

at the same time.

Outside the large copper-yellow paned glass window, from the foot of Cigu Mountain to the top of the mountain, torches were lined up in a long line, and the noise could be heard faintly.

"..."

Sebastian sighed softly.

"Your Majesty the King, why are you willing to endure my threats and stand here because you are approachable?"

"...!!"

His whole body was stagnant, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, and the king's anger immediately subsided a lot.

Today, in this world, as a pioneering master criminal, there are probably fewer people who don't know Sebastian than those who know him.

Stroking the beautiful long horns of the deer head hanging on the wall, Sebastian waited for a moment until the king's head gradually calmed down before continuing.

"So it's very important to keep pace with the times."

"If you had some understanding of the financial industry that emerged in the Shampoo Islands, you would not have said such a thing."

"What is Bailey? Bailey is just a piece of paper. Only with the credit guarantee of the world government can it become a symbol of wealth——"

"Credit is an asset!"

Sebastian faced the king, pointed hard at the window, and asked loudly and solemnly.

"Just like right now, isn't the love that the people of the Drum Kingdom have for you more valuable than gold?!"

"..."

As a ruler who worked hard to govern, the king actually had no true "courtesy ministers" around him.

What's more, the same words have different effects when said by different people. The master criminal and the big pirate with a bounty of [-] million, getting real affirmation from him, even in this situation, made the king feel uneasy. I felt comfortable for a while, and my expression improved slightly.

"exactly……"

Keenly noticing the change in mood, Sebastian smiled slightly and softened his tone.

"Similarly speaking, as the only first-class organization that has successfully kidnapped and auctioned off the Celestial Dragons, it has survived to this day under the full pursuit of the World Government."

Sebastian said confidently.

"Even if His Highness the Prince is still in the bedroom, we still have the ability to make you believe that we can kidnap him at any time."

"..."

I don't know since when, the tense atmosphere has disappeared without a trace. Beside the king, the young guard captain Dalton looked at this scene with his mouth open.

The confidence and professionalism that Sebastian displayed in a certain field brought him a sense of authority that rivaled the aura of those in power and was not inferior at all.

People have to believe.

In an unmistakable voice, Sebastian concluded his argument.

“This is [credit], and it is also the basis of financial [futures] trading.”

After such a comparison, the king looked a little enlightened. Although he was reluctant, he still had to admit that judging from the current situation, what Sebastian said was not unreasonable.

"..."

His body was sunken into soft fur, and the beard on his chin was cut evenly. The hesitant middle-aged man kept rubbing his eyes with the backs of his fingers.

"Of course, according to one of my companions, the completion of the transaction still requires a [thrilling jump]."

Sebastian walked over quietly, raised his hands under Dalton's wary gaze, and put down the last weight in a harmless gesture.

"However, in order to ensure that His Royal Highness's physical and mental health is not affected, none of us want this [thrilling jump] to happen."

"After all, it is already time for children to go to bed. I wish His Highness the Prince a good dream."

……

Area No. 18 of the Shampoo Islands, a corner of the "Lawless Zone".

The law gives way and under the control of power, it is a place of real life and luxury.

——[Famous Brand Club].

Everything here is [famous brand].

The top-notch brand of tobacco, which is worth more than gold, was wrapped into cigars with the largest denomination Bailey banknotes and scattered casually on the floor made by Baoshu Adam.

The famous wine [Eventel], which is so precious that one can judge the price drop by drop, and whose brewing process has been stained with countless blood and tears, overflowed from the corner of the mouth as the Adam's apple rolled, and wet the arms of the top idol who had just taken the stage at the soap bubble dome, and let the fanatical screams resound through the sky. Sexy bra.

Top models, actors, dancers, singers.

A body like a devil, dancing like a fairy, a voice like an angel, and even muscles as golden as those of a top bodybuilder and fighting champion.

You can find them everywhere here, at your fingertips.

Because [famous products] among women and men are also gathered here.

If you continue to explore further, the bottomless depths of desire and the things contained in the deepest darkness can also be called "famous products".

And at the center of all this wonderful surroundings, the members who serve this club wholeheartedly are of course also [famous products].

They are people who have built a framework of power, are familiar with establishing and trampling rules, and make the huge machine called [World Government] run, and are deeply familiar with the true face of this world.

It has continuously evolved over the past 800 years and can be called the incarnation of the ultimate form of bureaucracy. The senior officials of the world government, after exhausting their efforts for the operation of the world, chose to return to themselves in this small world and release their true nature to their heart's content.

In this place where the complex and colorful scenery comes together, there is a small corner.

"There is such a dog as there is a master."

On the bar made of transparent crystal, Langdon shook the wine glass in his hand and watched it keep changing colors.

"However, should it be said that it is better to go up and down? Or is it better to be better than the old? It is really amazing."

Under him, in the huge amber-like crystal, with a gentle smile on her lips, a girl as beautiful as an angel slept quietly.