Starting from the pirates, the brain hole exploded

The success of Xingxin Bar caused a slight sensation in this southeastern seaport city. .

Due to the relatively traditional living habits, many people in this town knew the old Merck father and son, and knew that the family was originally just a poor fisherman who made a living by fishing on the beach.

However, the lively and prosperous scene of Xingxin Bar today is in sharp contrast to the slightly sluggish business of other shops. The nearby neighbors enviously watched the customers coming in and out of the door of this bar, and they thought that Old Merck The current approximate income of a family is probably more than [-] million Bailey a year.

Of course, envy is envy. Apart from occasionally lamenting the fate of old Merck in casual conversations, most people will not have other thoughts.

but.

In the eyes of some caring people, this matter...has become completely different.

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Alabasta, the capital of the kingdom.

In a luxurious manor on the outskirts of the city, a gloomy-looking young man was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, frowning as he listened to the report on the other end of the phone, and from time to time he was recording something in the notebook in hand.

"This is the information about the emerging industry of the southern seaport towns and bars, Lord Arthur."

On the other end of the phone, the subordinate's voice paused when he said this, and then hesitantly said: "Do you have any specific instructions on this?"

"Well, I'm thinking about it..."

The gloomy-looking young man squinted his eyes, as if he was concentrating with his eyes closed, and his finger bones were tapping rhythmically on the edge of the sofa.

Anyone who is familiar with this big shot knows that this is his habitual action when thinking. Whenever such an action occurs, there will inevitably be some turmoil in Alabasta's business world.

As the current head of the Arthur family, Earl Arthur has always been famous among the Alabasta nobles for his ruthless and vicious behavior. Under his decades of painstaking management, the Arthur family now controls Alabasta. More than two-thirds of the kingdom's tobacco trade was involved, and it was also involved in other lucrative industries.

Under such circumstances, the wealth of the Arthur family can be said to be endless and accumulating.

However... human desires are always unsatisfied.After hearing the news about the emergence of the bar in the south, Earl Arthur suddenly became interested. What he was thinking about was just how to let the family enter the market in a dignified way and monopolize it.

After all, after the war in Alabasta now, the old king is old and frail, and many state affairs have been handed over to Princess Weiwei. And that woman has always ignored the many agreed-upon rules between the royal family and the aristocracy. I'm used to it. If the food looks too ugly this time, maybe this woman will jump out and take the opportunity to cause some trouble.

"Let the purchasing department start taking action first."

After pondering for a while, Earl Arthur finally made a decision. He stood up from the sofa, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the pastoral scenery outside and said lightly: "If the industry is really like the report you submitted, there will be If there is a big profit to be made, then we must not only take action, but we must do it quickly, and we cannot let other families take the lead.”

"So, let's prepare everything that needs to be prepared first. As for public opinion, Princess Weiwei will hold a charity reception next week, and I will try my best to discuss and resolve the matter there."

"Yes, Lord Count."

The subordinate on the other end of the phone responded respectfully. Earl Arthur nodded slightly and was about to hang up the phone when a small sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind.

"Who?"

His eyes suddenly turned cold, he took out the sword hanging on the wall, pointed behind him, and asked sternly.

However, when he turned around, all he saw was a thin little boy. He looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with blue hair and black eyes, and a very delicate appearance. At this moment, he was so frightened that he took two steps back, a little... He said timidly: "It's...it's me, father."

"George?"

Earl Arthur frowned slightly, put away the sword in his hand, but still said sternly: "Shouldn't you be reviewing your lessons with the etiquette teacher in the room? Why didn't you announce that you came to my place?"

The person who came was his concubine's youngest son, George. Because of his cowardly character, he never liked him very much. Except for occasionally asking about his current situation when he remembered it, he didn't even bother to look at him.

"I have finished reviewing my homework, father..."

"Then let's practice riding again."

Arthur waved his hand impatiently, "Don't bother me if you have nothing to do. If I take you to a noble banquet next time and you show up as ugly as you did before, don't blame me for being rude!"

"I...I won't do that again, Father."

Under the pressure of this tone, George didn't even dare to raise his head. He just muttered hesitantly, as loud as a mosquito: "That's it. I recently wrote a novel about the adventures of a noble boy. Yes, it has 30 words now. I would like to ask your help to take a look. If it is still okay, I would like to submit it to a publishing house or newspaper to see if it can be published..."

"Publish a book?"

Before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Arthur. He looked at his youngest son with a slight disgust and sneered: "What book? As a member of the Arthur family, he ran to write it with such whims. What novel, do you want to embarrass your father and me?"

"No, that's not the case. You...you misunderstood."

George was so frightened that he stuttered and said nervously: "I showed the book to the etiquette teacher. The teacher said that my current writing skills are very high and I also have a lot of academic content. It is definitely not that..."

"That's not OK!"

Earl Arthur snorted coldly: "How can a little kid who is raised at home and never leaves the house write a meaningful book? I think your etiquette teacher thinks that his salary is too high. , How dare you say such nonsense, starting from tomorrow, I will change your teacher, and you are not allowed to mention writing novels again, just go and review your homework in peace, and learn how to become a standard noble!"

His eyes fell on the manuscript paper in George's hand. He suddenly reached out and snatched it, glanced at it casually, and then under George's astonished gaze, he tore the whole stack of thick manuscripts into pieces and threw them on the carpet next to him:

"Go on, after all, you have the blood of my Arthur family flowing in your body, don't do such things to disappoint me again!"

After saying this, he took the notes from the table, passed by George with a calm expression, and strode outside.

The back became farther and farther away, gradually disappearing around the corner, and soon, silence returned to the room.

But George didn't move. He froze there, staring blankly at the scraps of paper on the ground. After a long time, he bit his lip, silently bent down to pick up the scraps of paper one by one, and then lowered his head and held it to his mother. Go to the room.

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