Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 60 The Pirate's Dilemma

   Before Luke finished speaking, Mrs. Tasia's momentum was vented.

  Naga are sea people, and the ocean is like their pasture. The sailboats made by land creatures have been the prey of the Naga tribe for a very, very long time.

  At that time...they were easily chasing sailing ships relying on the wind in the sea.

  They can avoid the shooting of artillery and crossbow bolts underwater, and attack the fragile bottom of the ship. If the people on board do not want the ship to sink, they can only pay tribute to the Naga tribe.

  During those long years, the Naga tribe controlled the air routes, and their lives were very prosperous.

  But in the past hundred years, the mainland has entered a cultural renaissance and an industrial revolution.

  The annual ocean trade volume is constantly breaking the historical record of the previous year. Wealth has made all continental countries realize the importance of sea power.

  Ocean competition has been particularly fierce in these decades.

  The launch of a new type of ship set off another wave of great voyages.

  The Naga tribe, who consider themselves the masters of the ocean, discovered at this time...

   Chasing ships powered by steam turbines is no longer as easy as before.

   Even if you catch up, you can’t just drill to the bottom of the ship, you will be washed into the propeller by the water and cut into pieces of meat.

  Even if a man of high art boldly drills to the bottom of the ship, he is powerless in the face of the metal hull.

   Instead, land creatures drove new ships into the waters inhabited by the Naga tribe. They used fishing nets and crossbow guns to capture the Naga arbitrarily, slaughter or sell them.

   Fishbone Island is the settlement where Mrs. Tasia ruled the Naga ethnic group. The harsh living environment made their life more and more difficult.

  In the past, it was only through cooperation with the Furious Axe that they could obtain supplies from the land. This is why Mrs. Tasia immediately brought people to support when she heard that the giant tree was dead.

  Now the Furious Axe Party has been annexed by the Haijiao District Secret Affairs Bureau, and cooperating with the Secret Affairs Bureau is the only way out for Fishbone Island.

   However, Mrs. Tasia did not expect Inspector Meteor to understand the situation of the Naga tribe so well.

   This made her lose her negotiating cards.

Facing Luke, Mrs. Tasia had to lower her posture again: "Dear Meteor Inspector. Fishbone Island not only has my people, but also many desperate people. We lack medicines, food, wood, Ironware...even clean water.

   Everything is missing.

  If you can provide us with these things, Fishbone Island will surely become your most reliable friend at sea. "

  Luke said very meaningfully: "I can provide you with these things, and I can also let the docks I control provide you with a certain degree of security.

   But I think those things are not what you need most. "

  Ms. Tasia asked: "What do you think we need most?"

   "Boat and Identity!"

   "Detective, please forgive me for not understanding your deep meaning."

  Luke picked up the wine glass and took a big sip of ale before continuing to cut the steak.

   "Boats, that should make sense. I know you have four sailboats, but they're all old sailboats from decades ago.

   Too far behind! Soon you will find that your current ships cannot keep up with the slowest merchant ships.

  I now have four cargo ships, both powered by steam and sail. The color is very new, the structure is the mainstream design in the past ten years, and it is not difficult to change the power of the whole steam wheel. Add ten guns, and it can be used as an armed merchant ship.

   Interested? "

"Have!"

  Hearing that Luke had a ship for sale, Mrs. Tasia's eyes lit up.

  Of course she knew that her ship was lagging behind, and she couldn't catch up with the steam engine sailboat at all. As there are fewer and fewer pure sailing merchant ships at sea, it is really becoming more and more difficult to do "business" at sea.

  She also wanted to buy a new steam engine ship, but there was no way.

  The shipbuilding schedules of major shipyards are very full and will not accept orders from unknown sources.

   Even the Furious Axe can't help it.

   Now the Bureau of Secrets wants to sell four steam engine sailboats, they must be bought!

  Luke looked at the eager Mrs. Tasia, and asked with a smile: "Selling it to you... do you know how to use steam wheels?

  The boat is broken, will it be repaired? "

  ?

  Looking at Mrs. Tasia's face with question marks, Luke laughed even more and hurriedly took a sip of wine and flushed the food in his mouth into his stomach.

   "Ahem...ahem. Steam turbines and sails are two completely different ship power systems. Even if I sell you these four steam sail merchant ships, you will not be able to open the port.

  Even if you can sail out of the port, your fishbone island cannot be repaired if the ship is broken.

  If you want to solve this problem, it involves the identity I mentioned. "

  Ms. Tasia said sincerely: "Please advise the Inspector."

   "This era is changing very fast, and with the blockade of the land to you, you have a serious disconnect with this era.

  An island can't provide the maintenance parts a steamship needs, and you can't even find a steady source of fuel.

  In the near future, the old-style pirates, if not wiped out, will perish by themselves.

  If Fishbone Island wants to survive, it cannot survive by buying some supplies from me. If you want to live, you must keep up with the times..."

   "How to keep up with the times?"

   "Leave the isolated island and come to the open land!"

  Tasia immediately became a little excited: "No, it's impossible, Naga belongs to the ocean, and I will never give up my territory!"

Luke knocked on the dinner plate with a knife, reminding Tasia to stabilize his emotions: "You are uneducated and can't understand my metaphor. I compare your living environment to an isolated island, not to ask you to give up fish bones. The island migrated to land.

   You should be able to see the changes on the land. About twenty years ago, Cape District could still be regarded as an important urban area in Raging Waves City, but since it was isolated, it has seen its decline into this appearance.

   Cape District is an isolated island to Raging Waves City, and the situation on Fishbone Island is the same as Cape District, and the situation is more serious than here.

  I have a plan to change the status quo of Cape District and restore it to its former prosperity and wealth. You should also want to change the plight of Fishbone Island. You can consider giving up your identity as a pirate and let Fishbone Island 'connect' to Cape District.

  You own the land and can keep up with the development of the new era; we own the ocean and get safe and convenient routes. "

  Luke's words are very attractive and convincing to Mrs. Tasia.

  As pirates, they can most feel the rapid changes in the land.

  And with the development of ships, all countries have stepped up the fight against pirates. The update speed of ships in the hands of pirates is slow, and it is often heard that pirates rob and are robbed.

   There are fewer and fewer counterparts at sea, and the demise of traditional pirates is actually close at hand.

"Master Inspector, you are right. Fishbone Island does not have the capacity to maintain a steam sailing ship, nor can it guarantee fuel. We need a safe land stop to connect with the civilized world, but we are wanted pirates , even if we are willing to give up our pirate status, the laws of the empire will probably not let us go."

   Luke said: "The law of the empire is sitting in front of you."

  (end of this chapter)