King Snake General of Pirates

Also under such extremely harsh conditions.

Matthew led Freebat to establish a small gang force in the Western Military Region. Although the total number of people in the gang reached more than 500, unfortunately most of them were weak people, women and children who could become a useful fighting force. There are less than one hundred people.

Fortunately, Matthew and Freebat were not idlers. They built a three-story tavern not far from the 53rd Naval Branch base with the slowly developing forces, and now they have a foothold.

The main customers of this tavern are the marines from the 53rd branch base, as well as some more ruthless villains in the Western Military Region.

Although Matthew doesn't like these villains, he will not refuse their business. From these people who often wander around and can't keep their mouths shut, they can get a lot of unknown secrets.

For example, the commander of the security forces in the Southern Military Region secretly ran an underground casino to attract wealthy children who were inexperienced in the world, and then quietly emptied their wealth.

Another example is the wealthy gentry in the Eastern Military Region who raised so many bunny girls and lived a wonderful life of drunkenness and dreams, which is very desirable.

Another example is the recent appearance of a righteous thief in the Kingdom of Androser. He appears in various military regions and specializes in stealing money from wealthy businessmen and then giving it to poor people who can't survive. No one has seen his face, and only unreliable news says that The body is as thin as a child.

There are countless similar messages.

One of the jobs of the guy who works in the tavern is to record what everyone said that day and send it to Matthew in the evening. Of course, Matthew won't pay attention to everything and will only learn from the messy content. Extract the important and useful parts to verify.

The largest number of guests in the tavern are navy soldiers.

The naval branch is stationed in the world government's participating countries to provide protection and maintain the political power of the participating countries, but is not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of that country.

Therefore, the 53rd Navy branch base was built in a small town at the junction of the Western Military Region and the Southern Military Region, far away from the aristocratic area. It is located in a remote place, and because most of the soldiers there are loose and not very disciplined, they often go out to drink and have fun. There are not a few people.

In this regard, Colonel Valentine, who already disliked the nobles of the Kingdom of Androser, didn't care at all. As long as they didn't cause too much trouble for him, Valentine would just go with them.

This not only provides protection to nearby residents, but also provides convenience for Hal to enter and exit the tavern.

night.

While Matthew was looking for useful information from the records recorded by the tavern boy, Hal had already escorted a group of pirates from the Golden Hook Pirates to the base, and then explained the situation of the operation to Valentine.

That day, when Hal came to Valentine and said that he had found traces of pirates and wanted to lead his soldiers to capture them, Valentine readily agreed.

Now seeing Hal leading a group of pirates back successfully and living up to expectations, Valentine expressed great praise for this.

Hal was able to do his best to capture the pirates, which naturally made Valentin, who did not have much to rely on, extremely happy. When he was happy, he bluntly told Hal that if he could continue to maintain this enthusiasm and enthusiasm, he would be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel is just around the corner.

Such polite words did not make Hal feel much emotional ups and downs. He pretended to be very hopeful on the surface, but he didn't care much in his heart.

Of course it would be better to catch pirates, but compared with what he has to do next, Hal will not focus on a certain pirate group that may appear on the sea.

Hal then vividly described the "brave" performance of his men when capturing the pirates, and made a request for Valentine to reward his men and give Jeremy a promotion.

In the eyes of Valentine, who was in a good mood, these were no problems, so he readily agreed.

But when Hal asked for the reward and finally said that some pirates from the Golden Hook Pirates escaped to the Androser Kingdom and wanted to lead his men into the kingdom to capture the pirates, Valentine's face suddenly darkened. .

"Our navy has no right to interfere in the domestic affairs of the alliance. If those noble ministers who have high aspirations are worried that we will cause trouble to them, I am afraid this matter will not be carried out."

Hal said: "Isn't the duty of the navy to catch pirates? We know that there are pirates hiding in the kingdom, but we have to remain indifferent. If the pirates attack and kill a minister, who will bear the responsibility? "

Valentine pondered for a while, and Hal said to himself: "It's not our navy, or rather, it's you."

Yes, if the nobles of the participating countries are attacked and killed by pirates, then the navy stationed here cannot escape the blame. Valentine is the supreme commander of the 53rd branch base, and he will bear the greatest responsibility.

Valentin's face darkened, and he also realized this problem.

It wouldn't hurt to just take some responsibility. What Valentine is worried about is that if this incident really happens and King Andrag complains about it to the Navy Headquarters, he will never be promoted to the Navy Headquarters. They may even be dismissed from their posts.

For Valentine, who wanted to escape from here and enter the navy headquarters, this was something he could not accept in any case.

Seeing that Valentine seemed a little impressed, Hal took the opportunity to add insult to injury and said, "If those nobles also understand this truth and continue to oppose it, I'm afraid they are not targeting our entire branch..."

"I'm going to contact the Minister of Justice and ask him to tell King Andrag about this." Valentin made his decision before Hal finished speaking.

Minister of Justice Mansgold is Valentine's only friend among the nobles. He is also the person in the entire Androser Kingdom who can treat civilians equally even if he is in a high position, has the title of duke and nobles, and has overwhelming judicial power.

Therefore, in the eyes of the nobles in the entire aristocratic district, he is a relatively unconventional person, so much so that other ministers will invariably "forget" to invite him to cocktail parties or dance parties organized by themselves. Several of them are also in high positions and are not afraid of holding great power. The retaliated minister even openly expressed ridicule and contempt for his pro-people behavior.

Mansgold didn't care about this and still performed his duties for the kingdom with all his heart.

As soon as Valentine picked up the phone, he seemed to feel unsafe again, so he immediately got up and rushed to the residence of the Minister of Justice in person against the clock.

After Valentine left the base, Hal packed up a package and set off slowly to the tavern to meet Matthew and Freebat.

When Hal arrived, Matthew was still checking the information recorded by the tavern boy, and Freebat was feasting on the table next to him. This time, in addition to a lot of food, there were also many empty wine bottles.

In addition to being delicious, Freebat is also good at drinking.

It's just that Hal and Matthew were afraid that he would get into trouble if he drank too much, so they wouldn't let him drink. Only now that there is no threat from external forces and Hal and Matthew are around, can he be allowed to drink too much. drunk.

"Here, how are you?"

Matthew pointed to the empty seat opposite, and Hal sat down, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly:

"We have already set off. The results will be available tomorrow. This time I specifically emphasized the 'seriousness' of the problem. Valentine was afraid of affecting his future of being transferred to the headquarters, so he paid special attention to going there in person. In addition, he was looking for a judicial Minister, nine times out of ten, you can get your wish."

"The Minister of Justice alone is not enough. The other ministers will definitely oppose it, and King Andrage will retreat to the next best thing. By then..."

Matthew smiled, as if he was getting what he wanted.

"The forces in the Eastern Military Region and the Northern Military Region are too unified. If we really want you to hunt for 'pirates', we can't do much. If those ministers with evil intentions can shift their focus to the Southern Military Region or the Western Military Region, , I still have to thank them.”

There is no need to speak too clearly when talking between smart people. The two of them looked at each other understandingly and understood each other's thoughts.