Pirate Codex

Gejiazhi City is a dock city located northeast of Crescent Island.

A tall wall clearly divides the city of Gejiazhi into two extreme light and dark sides.

The inside of the wall is clean and orderly, while the outside is dirty and chaotic.

Within the wall are the Al Ain District and the Sigh District, which are located on a slope. The Al Ain District is located on the edge of the slope, guarding the Sigh District. It is the area where elite families above the middle class live, while the Sigh District is located on the top of the slope, and is the center of the city. Where are all the big shots.

Outside the wall, they are called the North District, the South District, the East District, and the West District. The North District is the dock area. Due to the various needs of the merchants coming and going, it has driven development and is considered the most prosperous area outside the wall. district.

The West District and the South District are close to the naval base and the capital city of Merrigian respectively, and are relatively good. Only the East District is located in a remote location, and coupled with the influx of refugees from various villages due to the ravages of pirates in recent years, the East District has become increasingly chaotic. It gradually became what people call a slum area.

As winter approaches, the temperatures start to get colder.

Even young men like Arthur who exercise their masculinity every day must put on a coat at this time to avoid catching cold.

It was the morning of the tenth day after the Rotten Tooth Pirates left. The sun was rising and the wind was beautiful.

Accompanied by the creaking and groaning sound of the wooden cart being overwhelmed by the weight, Arthur, Edward, Bowness, and Henry were walking on the Red Rose Street pushing a cart full of fruit.

Red Rose Street is a horizontal street that spans the East District, Al Ain District, Sighet District and the West District. It is also the most lively and prosperous street in Gojia City.

This is mainly a fresh food market in the city. At dawn, a large number of vendors gather here to sell fruits, vegetables, meat, aquatic products and other ingredients to people.

Arthur's father often worked tirelessly to push the wooden cart to the city to sell fruit. Of course, because of the distance between Orchard Village and Gojiazhi City, Arthur's father usually stayed at the house of a close relative in the city until the fruit came. After selling out, they will return to the village.

Arthur did not disturb any of his relatives. He just paid the stall fee to a tea shed that was ostensibly a street management office but was actually a gang hall. Then he led three people and pushed a wooden cart to the stall. Location.

After nearly half a month of consumption, there are not many ingredients stored at home, and now there are almost no villagers. The Orchard Village, which is like a deserted village, can no longer provide supplies for Arthur and others, and is no longer suitable for living.

Therefore, Arthur's main purpose of coming to Gejiazhi City this time is to replenish supplies, inquire about news, understand Gejiazhi City, and think about the development route of the gang into the city.

There was a mixed smell on the street, and there was a strange fishy smell that was not pleasant.

The ground is also full of sewage mixed with various kinds of dirt, such as aquatic offal, rotten vegetables, animal waste, etc. The garbage is still on the ground haphazardly, leaving people with nowhere to go.

People were coming and going on the street, rubbing shoulders, and it was very lively. Arthur and Edward held their swords in front and struggled to clear the way, while Bowness and Henry pushed the cart behind.

Arthur looked around. There were women in linen clothes carrying vegetable baskets on the street. There were also well-dressed housekeepers with servants behind them. There were beggars holding up broken bowls begging for money. There were also some who lowered their hats and moved quickly, which made people alert. Thief.

"This is a place run by gangs, and the beggars and pickpockets here are also their people."

When Edward saw Arthur's eyes resting on a dirty little beggar, he leaned over and spoke in a low voice.

"They are controlled by gangs and have to hand over the money they get from begging and stealing every day, but relatively speaking, they have something to eat and will not starve to death."

Edward then stretched out his hand to guide Arthur to look into the dark alley on the street, where many beggars with sallow faces and shabby clothes were lying helplessly, looking longingly at the street.

“They are just like me before, they are all beggars with no background. They are not allowed to enter the gang’s sphere of influence to beg. They can only lie there, hoping that some stall owner or passerby will be kind and throw something to eat. "

Edward frowned and said, the same was true for him in the past.

"They dare to eat rotten vegetables, fruits, moldy deli meats, as long as they don't kill people."

"If no one feeds them, then they will have to wait until the gathering disperses in the evening and the gangsters have gone to have fun, and then they will swarm up and snatch the discarded food on the ground."

Arthur was silent, his eyes passing over a naked body in the alley, feeling a little uncomfortable.

This is a scene that I have never seen in my previous life. I may have discussed, lamented, and pitied the tragic situation of the people in war-torn areas on the Internet, but I have never experienced it, and I have never felt it in detail. lived through such a situation.

At this time, I was only about five or six meters away, standing on the street, and the homeless people lying in the dark alley, so close, and I felt so clearly that they were a corner of this world and this era.

Edward followed Arthur's gaze, frowned, and then sighed softly and said:

"That's what happens when you die. Clothing is a scarce resource and it's impossible to keep it."

"Winter is coming soon, and a lot of people will be frozen to death by then. They happen every year."

Arthur sighed softly, forcing himself to turn his head and no longer pay attention to the homeless people in the dark alley.

It didn't take long for the four of them to arrive at their own booth.

After helping move the wooden cart into the stall, taking out a few fruits, and sharing them with nearby stall owners in exchange for kind smiles, Arthur took Edward away, leaving Henry and Bowness to look after the fruit stall.

This is a reasonable division of labor. Henry and Bowness sell fruits and purchase ingredients and necessary supplies, while Arthur and Edward are responsible for inquiring about information and keeping an eye on suitable courtyards.

Perhaps because of the weapons they wore, even though Arthur and Edward looked immature, no thieves or gangsters came to provoke them, and the two of them wandered around the East District safely.

The buildings in the East District are quite old and dilapidated. There are middle-aged men with anxious faces on the road, walking in a hurry, and there are also street gangsters sitting together, doing nothing, laughing and cursing.

Arthur and Edward walked around a gathering place of gangsters with expressionless faces and continued moving forward.

Whether it is Arthur, who possesses the swordsmanship of Judgment, or Edward, who has just begun to learn swordsmanship, after half a year of hard training and life-and-death battles with pirates,

The combat power of both of them is far beyond that of ordinary people. Naturally, they will not take these street gangsters who are not engaged in production and have not been trained in their eyes.

But I won’t waste time on gangsters looking for trouble. If I encounter these, just ignore them.

Of course, if the gangsters were careless and provoked him, they would blatantly teach them a lesson.