Pirate Shadow Guardian

“I really miss the delicious food in China…”

Yang Ye sighed while eating the barbecue on the table.

Compared to the 18 cooking techniques of China, the world of pirates is much more monotonous. It's not that it's not delicious, it's just too monotonous.

For example, steamed dishes are basically steamed, and they don’t even know what steamed with flour is…

I miss steamed pork with rice flour for... so many days!

There were no conditions for barbecue at sea, so Yang also had a barbecue. The taste was not amazing, but it was not bad either.

After eating, Yang even found a shop that specialized in selling seasonings and bought some of various spices. They were quite light anyway.

Unfortunately, there is no cumin powder...Barbecue without cumin is soulless!

Afterwards, Yang Ye came to Polly's Tavern.

As we all know, if you want to get information, the tavern is undoubtedly the most convenient place.

Merchants, pirates, civilians, and other people who traveled from north to south were often the most informed. If you wanted to hear some gossip, you could stay in the tavern for a while and wait for the drunken guests to start bragging. You could hear all kinds of gossip.

However, it is up to you to judge how much you can believe it.

"Young guest, we don't sell alcohol to children here."

"I don't drink. I'll have a glass of juice."

The bartender's attitude was not polite, but Yang didn't care. This was how the world was. Minors were not allowed to drink. Even the most unreasonable pirates would abide by this rule.

"Hey, shouldn't a kid like this drink milk? Paul, give this kid a glass of milk, it's on my account!"

There is always a shortage of drunkards in the tavern, and when they are drunk, they like to seek excitement. Especially when a new face who is obviously weak and can be bullied appears.

"Hahaha, Mike is right! The little guy should drink milk!"

"Hahaha…"

Most of the guests began to join in the fun.

There is no point in arguing with these drunkards. The bartender named Paul didn't take it seriously at all. He handed Yang a glass of orange juice and put a straw in it.

Yang didn't take it seriously. He thanked the bartender, then held the glass and sat on the stool in front of the bar, taking sips of his drink.

"This is not a place for ordinary little devils to come."

Yang also looked up at Paul and found that he was just standing at the bar wiping the wine glasses and didn't even look at him when he spoke.

"That is to say, is there a possibility that I am not an ordinary little ghost?"

Yang also finished speaking without looking at Paul, his eyes fell on the cup in his hand again. The cup was very clean and wiped very carefully.

"Funny little devil."

Paul hadn't met such an interesting person for a long time, let alone a kid in his teens, which aroused some interest in him.

"I like you, so I'll give you some free news."

Paul looked at Yang Ye deeply. This kid seemed to be no simple man. So he might as well do him a favor. It wasn't a secret anyway.

"Oh? Free news? Bad news?"

"Um... this is really bad news for you. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Why not? It's free anyway."

"Interesting! I like you more and more, little brat."

"Thank you. I like mine quite a bit, too."

.........

Weird way of chatting, very...interesting.

Paul was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"You'd better leave Pawley Island as soon as possible."

"Well, just find out something and leave."

Yangye's voice remained calm, as if he was not surprised by the bad news.

"Do you know someone is trying to arrest you?"

"Catch me? Now I know."

"Boy, are you cheating me?"

Paul's face turned a little ugly. He was kind enough to remind her, but she still tricked him into telling her something. Although he had no intention of hiding it, it was a completely different feeling to tell her on his own initiative and to be tricked by a little brat!

"I think you may have misunderstood. What I mean is that I know I'm being targeted, but I just don't know their purpose."

It's better to explain it, because Yang is not going to try such a stupid thing as misunderstanding and turning good intentions into malicious intentions.

"I see... Then it won't be easy for you to leave."

"Well, Uncle Paul, you seem to be well-informed. Can I ask you something?"

It seems that most tavern owners also run intelligence businesses on the side? What is this setting?

Yang didn't understand and didn't plan to delve into it further.

There happens to be a ready-made intelligence officer, so let's ask for some information.

"Are you wondering why you were targeted?"

"No, I want to find out the location of Shimotsuki Village. It would be best if I could have a sea map."

"Don't you care about your own safety at all?"

In just a few minutes, this kid had already given Paul too many surprises. His calm tone and expression made Paul unable to help but develop a strong interest in him.

"Is this enough? If there is anything left after I finish talking about Shimotsuki Village, then you can tell me about the time when someone was targeting me."

Yang also took out a gold coin and gently pushed it towards Paul.

Paul raised his eyebrows and calmly put away the gold coin. It was unknown what he was thinking about, but a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"The location of Shimotsuki Village and the sea charts are fine. But as for your information, this amount of money is not enough."

He wanted to see whether this kid was really calm or just pretending to be calm.

And Yang did not disappoint him.

"Then we just need the location of Shimotsuki Village and the sea chart."

"Hold on."

Perhaps Paul had expected Yang to have this reaction, so he was able to respond calmly this time.

"Hold on."

After saying that, Paul stood up and walked towards the inner room.

About ten minutes later.

"Shimokatsuki Village is not close to here, nor is it well-known. It took some effort to find it. Here you go."

"Thanks."

Yang also took a nautical chart with the location information of Shimotsuki Village marked on it. The route and information about three islands along the way were also marked on it.

"There is still some gold coin left. Do you need any other services?"

Paul made this point meaningfully.

"Then give me another glass of orange juice, thank you."

.........

"Give!"

Paul handed Yang another glass of orange juice in a bad mood, and took away the empty cup in front of him.

"Thank you."

"The Isshin Gym in Shimotsuki Village is great."

Paul started wiping the cup again, and then said something casually, seemingly casually.

"Well, I want to go over and learn swordsmanship."

Yang admitted Paul's temptation without hesitation. There is nothing to hide about this, and it is impossible to hide it. This is the only specialty of Shimotsuki Village...

"Well, in exchange for the information you tell me, I will also tell you some information."

???

Yang also looked at Paul in surprise, his eyes seemed to say: Are you okay?

"It is said that a prince of the Gothic Kingdom, one of the member states of the World Government, particularly loves silver-haired slaves. Moreover, there are several shops on Poli Island that belong to the Gothic Kingdom. The person in charge is said to be a lieutenant who was expelled from the navy."

"Chris?"

"You really know!"

"Guessed. Thanks, Uncle Paul!"

"Boy, don't die..."

"Well, he won't die."

After Yang finished speaking, he drank the orange juice in the glass and left in a leisurely manner.

After looking at Yang Ye's departing back, Paul lowered his head again to wipe the juice cup he had just taken back.

His behavior today was a bit over the line and not in line with his identity as a businessman.

But so what?

I have been assigned to this small island for more than ten years. Apart from gathering intelligence, I sell wine and clean cups. This life is really boring!

It's rare to see an interesting little ghost, I hope I can give him a little surprise.