Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Boss Hawkins, don't you say something?"

"Stop talking, [-] versus [-], if you lose I will kill you!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Bartholomew saluted with a military salute and felt a heavy sense of mission. This feeling... This feeling is really...

awesome! ! !

"Hahahahaha..."

Thinking of this, Basaromu couldn't help laughing. Commanding thousands of troops to fight, this is the life he dreams of!

"Set off--"

Basaromu's voice was like thunder, and the loud voice spread to every corner of the port, as if a cannonball was exploding in his ears.

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evening,

"Boss Hawkins, the Kingdom of Castelia seems to be defenseless, and there is no sign of gathering troops. This does not look like an invader!"

Looking at the desolate port with only a few small boats in front of him, there is an endless plain on the shore, and it is impossible to attack by surprise.

Bartholomew was dumbfounded.

Thanks to him, he carefully prepared five sets of landing plans. Can you guys be more upbeat, that's it?

"Shut up, I said they are invaders, they are invaders, no matter what!"

"The Kingdom of Castelia is so poor that it has no standing army at all. Their [-] troops have just finished planting their fields and are already exhausted."

"Everyone log in and hit the royal capital in one fell swoop!"

Hawkins said enthusiastically.

Of course, this is only on the surface, and now he is also very embarrassed.

The intelligence officer only told him that the soldiers and civilians of the Kingdom of Castelia were all members of the same family, and there were [-] troops. He only thought that the royal family of this country was very friendly, but he never knew it was like this.

It is indeed a country that cannot hand over gold from the sky. It is so poor that the pirates are probably too lazy to come here!

"Kill kill kill!"

The members of the Guardians of Light shouted slogans weakly, and then boarded the land of the Kingdom of Castelia in an orderly manner.

There was no disturbance, and no obstacles were encountered. Rather than raising an army to conquer a country, it was more like a leisurely outing!

quickly,

The group finally arrived in front of the capital of the Kingdom of Castelia.

"This?!!"

Everyone has some doubts about life. Is this really a country with a population of more than 30?

Is this really the royal capital of the Kingdom of Castelia?

Looking at the dilapidated city wall in front of me, it looks like it has broken eaves and broken walls. It looks like it is crumbling. I am afraid that if the cannonballs are not used, it will collapse if the sound is slightly louder!

"What the hell!"

Hawkins spat hard. Seeing this situation, he would rather his opponent be stronger.

There was no sense of war at all. We all arrived at the city gate, but no troops came out to meet the enemy.

Labor is very glorious, and I understand that you have worked hard all day, but this is war, so can't you be more active?

It just doesn't make sense!

"Pull out the cannon, I'm going to blow this city wall into ashes!"

"As ordered!"

Following Hawkins's order, the escort members at the rear pushed the cannons forward and were about to fire.

"Rumble rumble—"

The city wall has fallen!

Uh?

Everyone looked at each other, feeling like they were having a really bad day today. This city wall is too embarrassing. We haven't even started yet!

"never mind!"

Hawkins waved his hand half-heartedly: "Just go in!"

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palace,

"You are the king?"

Looking at the king of the Kingdom of Castelia who was dressed like a commoner in front of him, Hawkins was speechless and choked.

How miserable! ! !

"Yes, yes, I am the king. Please don't grab my porridge. I have been hungry all day!"

The middle-aged man with a yellow face said nervously, his eyes occasionally glancing at the porridge being cooked on the fire. The porridge was so thin that you could count the rice grains in it.

He actually lit a fire and cooked in the palace hall. This guy is also a talent!

"Where is your crown? Where is the scepter? Where is the minister?"

Hawkins didn't believe it. He always felt that this guy was a scapegoat invited by the king to fool them.

"Been...robbed by pirates!"

"Those damn pirates didn't even spare their clothes, wuwu~"

At this point, the middle-aged man covered his face and cried, and a group of men in patched clothes behind him also beat their chests.

Are these beggar-like guys ministers?

"Lord Hawkins, he is indeed the king!"

"The Kingdom of Castelia is already poor. After being expelled from the alliance countries by the World Government, the navy no longer cares about them. Pirates come every two days. It's a good thing if they don't starve to death!"

An intelligence officer who was inquiring about information in the Kingdom of Castelia explained that he looked at the king with eyes full of sympathy.

The process of gathering information this time was extremely smooth. It only took a few steamed buns to find out everything.

"Impossible, don't they still have [-] troops!"

"They all went to the mountains to reclaim wasteland. Because they were worried about pirates plundering them, they did not dare to grow food. They could only grow some wild vegetables and fruits so that they would not be robbed."

The intelligence officer immediately explained that as a professional intelligence officer, the information he obtained was relatively comprehensive.

"However, the yield of those things is extremely low. Due to various seasonal and climate reasons, we can only eat one meal but not another one."

"Only the king and ministers in the entire country can have a bowl of porridge occasionally!"

As he said that, the intelligence officer wiped his eyes and felt like something was about to come out of his eyes.

They are obviously two adjacent islands, with almost the same area and population. Their development was similar before the Great Pirate Era.

In just nine years, the Kingdom of Castelia has been reduced to this state!

Fortunately, Mr. Hawkins had the foresight to expand the escort to 2 people at the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, so they did not fall into the same fate.

The Kingdom of Castelia used its poverty to defeat the pirates, and even the revolutionary army did not dare to set foot here easily.

After all, after overthrowing the king, they couldn't even get a pele, and they had to take care of hundreds of thousands of refugees. Their own lives were tight, how could they take care of it!

"The weak prey on the strong. We only lost a few wars and ended up in this situation. It's really a crazy world."

"Oh, just wait here quietly for the curtain to fall over there."

"Find me a bed...forget it, the sofa will do too!"

Hawkins suddenly saw a minister wrapped in a quilt and sighed heavily.

Unexpectedly, I have to bring my own quilt when fighting!

……

The main island of Lubnir,

"Basil Hawkins actually led troops to attack the Kingdom of Castelia? That little bastard is really ambitious."

Snapped!

The king slammed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.

Ever since the Basil family eliminated the Stoker family, they have never paid taxes to him. On the contrary, they have to pay them heavenly gold!

He wanted to attack Alderney more than once, but he was worried that neighboring countries would take advantage of him, so he waited until now.

As a result, he was fighting to the death with the revolutionary army here, and he actually took the opportunity to expand his territory!

"Your Majesty the King, this is a great opportunity."

"Basil Hawkins took away all [-] guards this time. In other words, Alderney is now a piece of fat without an owner."

"As long as we defeat the revolutionary army, we can retake Alderney before the other party comes back."

A minister said excitedly.

In the past few years, they have seen the development of Alderney Island, which is no less than a gold mine.

Simply a godsend!

"More than that, it is said that the Kingdom of Castelia has [-] troops. Even if they defeat the Kingdom of Castelia, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

Upon hearing the minister's words, the eyes of the king and the ministers present brightened, and their breathing became heavier.

It's a pity that these nobles who only care about vegetarian food and enjoyment know the miserable situation of the Kingdom of Castelia.

Why not eat minced meat!

This sentence also applies to the nobles in the Great Pirates Era, and even Hawkins is no exception.

In Hawkins' memory, the worst Kokoyashi Village was nothing more than this!

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