Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Captain! Captain! Something big has happened."

On the island of Tol Barad, in the courtyard of the small fortress in the center of Losberg Town, Black was sleeping soundly to make up for his recent mental exhaustion. Blake had just dreamed of himself and a white-haired female elf with no face and stripes. When things turned upside down, he was shaken up by Anarris Yuejun who rushed into the room shouting.

Blake opened his eyes in a daze and saw a skinny, skinny black elf who had not yet recovered from the loss of magic power. All the charm in his heart was thrown out of the sky in an instant.

He himself soon sobered up.

He yawned greatly and asked:

"What's going on? You're so excited. Can you calm down? After all, you are the eldest lady of the Yuejun family, and you grew up receiving aristocratic education.

If your sister, who is a political consultant in Suramar, sees you acting crazy now, she will definitely whip you. "

Hearing Blake's words, Anaris blinked and immediately straightened his clothes, showing a steady and arrogant look, but still said in a serious tone:

“What a big deal! Captain.

Several ships came to the dock, including the Gilnean black flagship that attacked us before, the one called the 'Northern Lord', which was driven back by our murloc pirates.

Also returning were two second-class warships that needed repair, three third-class warships, and a group of pirates who had defected to Gilneas but then rebelled.

They were brought back by Captain Anne and were being inspected at the dock. Zarak, Maimu and Eudora all passed by. They asked me to invite you to come and preside over the important event. "

"What is the flagship of Gilneas?"

Blake stretched and grinned:

"That is obviously the flagship of our Immortal Pirate North Sea Fleet, and it is not called the 'Northern Lord'. I want to call it the 'Queen of the North'.

Remember? "

"Well, when it comes to being shameless, you are still great!"

Annares gave Blake a thumbs up and a big thumbs up. She waited patiently for the pirate to finish washing up, and then watched him open a bottle of wine to "sober up".

When following Blake out of the yard, the black-skinned elf hesitated and coyly whispered to Blake:

"Well, Captain, the red flagship we captured is the Greymane, can you?"

"Um?"

Blake made a dissatisfied nasal sound, and Anaris quickly changed his words:

“I mean, the red ship ‘Pride of Moon County’.

I want to reserve it as my ship. My mages have gone to see it. There is a spellcasting platform on that ship specially reserved for spellcasters. It is a perfect fit for the combat mode of our Nightborne pirates.

You already have such a powerful flagship as the Naqfar, so you definitely don’t like it, so what I mean is”

"It's okay to give it to you."

Blake drank wine and said in a long tone:

"But I captured that ship with my own hands. The captains below are all eagerly waiting to get it, especially Eudora. Her beloved Alpaca was destroyed. It will take at least a few to repair the Wharton. moon.

This will be a new flagship."

"I'll deal with them!"

The black-skinned elf pushed up his purple pirate captain's hat, rolled up his sleeves and said happily:

"Isn't it just money? Such a simple question. Look, I also have a 'hard work fee' for you, Captain."

She quietly stuffed a thick red envelope into Blake's hand. The pirate took it in his hand and glanced at it. There were several unnamed goblin gold cards inside.

This made him nod with satisfaction.

This black-skinned elf is becoming more and more "sensible".

"Oh, I suddenly remembered something annoying."

Blake pretended to rub his forehead, and sighed playfully as if he suddenly realized something:

“I previously learned from the Albatross Chamber of Commerce in Kul Tiras that the first batch of six decommissioned warships they bought from the Kurdish Navy will soon sail to Booty Bay.

The goblins have also prepared new naval guns to modify our ships, but the fleet has been spending a lot of money recently, and Eudora has complained to me several times that we are unable to make ends meet.

Where the money for this armament transformation should come from is really a headache. "

"Pretend! Just pretend!"

Anaris complained in his heart:

"You just robbed so many treasures from Dalaran, and you are so rich. Why are you short of money? Didn't you agree to use the money to re-equip the fleet?

I actually kept an eye on the "start-up capital" my sister gave me.

In terms of shamelessness, I really want to learn more from you. "

But complaints are complaints, it is absolutely impossible for Anares to give up the red flagship.

That ship was a top-tier warship transformed from the first-class battleship blueprints stolen by the Gilneans from Kul Tiras.

Although it is still inferior to Dai Lin's King of the Sea, it is already the most perfect warship currently found in Azeroth. It combines speed, sturdiness and firepower. It also has a beautiful appearance and has the majesty of a flagship.

It has four artillery decks and two large-caliber main guns. Counting the two-sided naval guns on the deck, a ship can carry more than 150 naval guns and has a full crew quota of 1,000 people.

It is also equipped with a spell-casting platform for spell-casters. During construction, the location for the magic circle inscription was reserved inside the battleship. It is simply a proper "sea fortress".

Even among the four fleets of the most powerful Kul Tiras Armada, there are only twelve such first-class battleships in total.

If I use an inappropriate metaphor, this is simply the "Certificate of the European Emperor" that can be drawn from the "card pool" of the endless sea.

This is the flagship that Anarres wants.

Now that it was finally stolen from the Gilneans, how could there be any reason to give up?

So she gritted her teeth and tentatively said to Blake:

"Then I will personally pay one-third of the cost of the firepower modification of our six ships?"

"Only one-third?"

The smelly pirate said very dissatisfied:

"After making such a meager contribution to the fleet, it is difficult for me to convince other captains to let you give up that beautiful ship. I have touched it with my own hands. It is an epic sailing battleship.

Although it is not as good as the quality of the Nagfar, it is already a very, very rare good thing. "

Hearing this, Anares gritted his teeth again and gasped:

"Then I'll pay half, this is the limit.

After I get the ship, I will also ask the arcanists of Narthalas Academy to modify it to make it more in line with the combat style of our Nightborne pirates.

In the previous naval battle, our Nightborne pirates showed off their hips. Isn't it because ordinary ships cannot guide magic power well on the sea?

Captain, if we are stronger, doesn't it mean that the immortal pirates are also stronger?

This is a win-win situation. "

"Okay, half is half."

Blake waved his hand, looking generous and reluctant, and said:

"Give the money to Eudora later, and then go take over your ship, but I'm not telling you, those Nightborne pirates under your command are a little too tight.

If they still do this in the next naval battle, I won't be polite. "

"I know, Captain, I will train them well!"

Anares felt ecstatic in his heart.

She stopped following Blake to the dock and hurried back to her pirate ship to quickly design a Shaldorei-style "exterior painting" for her new flagship.

This is an important artistic matter and cannot be taken lightly.

In the eyes of these pretentious children of the night, elegant appearance is also part of combat effectiveness.

Blake, who had received another fortune from his subordinates, was now full of energy. He took his wolf and bear and strolled towards the pier, where he saw the huge black ship.

Blake didn't even have to reach out to touch it to guess that this ship must also be of epic quality.

There may even be a few special attribute entries. After all, it is a ship that Dai Lin has driven, so the attributes are definitely not much different.

But he doesn't care about that now.

Anyway, these ships in front of me are going to be sent out.

The reconstruction of the North Sea Pirates is about to be put on the agenda. Black has to travel all over the world and has no time to personally sit in the Northrend Sea. However, the North Sea is a sea territory that he cannot give up.

Although that place is far from the golden waters of the South China Sea, it is completely a remote place.

But no matter how poor a place is, it can still squeeze out some oil and water.

Black also hoped that after monopolizing the Northern Sea Route, the North Sea pirates would feed his main fleet. This was an investment in the future, and naturally he had to be more generous.

"Hello Captain! Fortunately, I have lived up to my command!"

Anne Bonn, who had changed back into the uniform of a pirate captain, was sitting on the stone on the dock and drinking.

When he saw Blake coming, he immediately jumped off the stone, and with a sense of satisfaction, he gave Blake a pirate military salute.

Beside her were two guys wearing the uniforms of Gilnean navy captains. The one on the left had wooden legs, and the one on the right wore a crimson vrykul war sword.

They also followed Anne and saluted Black. After Anne finished speaking, Match-Legg Dan stepped forward, held up the Gilnean-style command sword on his waist, and handed it to Black.

He said in the standard flattering tone of pirates:

“The evil ‘immortal’ Commander Black, we humbly offer you the gift of surrender, and please accept us into your powerful fleet.

We will use our swords and boats to plunder endless wealth for you. "

"I don't want this thing!"

Blake glanced at the ornate command sword, shook his head and said:

"You shouldn't have given it to me either."

"Hahaha, I've told you before, the captain is a generous man who keeps his word!"

Anne laughed and grabbed the command sword and put it on her waist. She put her hands on her hips and said to the two old guys beside her:

"Go ahead and state your request. Don't worry, the captain will not embarrass you."

The two pirates will be a little coy at this.

But Blake shrugged his shoulders and said to the three North Sea pirates in front of him without asking them to ask:

"I made an agreement with Anne before that I want half of everything she captured in this operation, so of the six ships you brought, I want three.

Keep those three third-class battleships and incorporate them into my main fleet.

The Queen of the Northland was later put under Anne's command and served as the flagship of the North Sea Madmen.

The Wolf's Mane continued to be commanded by Captain Dan, and the Red Blade went to Captain Conrad. In addition to the three of you, there is also your old-timer, Captain Elres, who commands the ghost ship Sister of Mercy.

The four of you formed the ‘Gang of Outlaws’ and will take charge of affairs in the Northrend Sea from now on.

Recruit the pirates under your command yourself. How many you can recruit depends on your ability, so I will let them go. "

When these words were said, the three old pirates in front of them suddenly became happy.

Even without Blake needing to mention the conditions, Anne took the initiative and said:

"From now on, a quarter of all the wealth plundered by our North Sea fanatics will be sent to Tol Barad Island as dividends paid to the fleet."

"Don't use the word dividend. I don't like it. It makes it sound like doing business."

Blake waved his hand and said:

"This thing is called a 'plunder tax'. Every time you rob, you have to pay me a tax. Besides, I didn't let you go to Beihai to carry out attacks there.

Since you want to rule, you must have the appearance of ruling. The construction of Rogue Port should be almost completed. There is a place to collect 'colonial tax', 'toll tax', and 'commercial tax'.

I will send someone to manage it.

Random robbery is something that small pirates with no sense of style can do. Robbery is just a way for us big fleets to protect our own interests.

If something can be accomplished with intimidation, don't use a knife or a gun.

That's all I said.

If you are messing around in Beihai and making a mess of my 'leek field', be careful that I cause trouble for you! Do you understand everything? "

"Got it, Captain!"

Anne was the first to respond.

The other two pirates were thoughtful, but they quickly came to their senses and responded loudly.

"I'll leave the contact with Kaudala to you."

Blake whispered to Anne:

“Remember to give gifts to blue dragons during holidays, choose some expensive things that are not too tacky, and maintain a good relationship, but don’t go too often.

Blue dragons are a bunch of lunatics, who knows what kind of stupidity they will commit.

In addition, remember to win over the walrus people, bear people and vrykul people. Make a lot of friends. Only by uniting with the natives can you better rule the North Sea.

Also, keep an eye on the Drakkari trolls. If there is any situation within them, report it as soon as possible. "

"Well, I won't let you down!"

Anne responded with a serious look.

Blake looked around, put his hand on Annie's shoulder, and poured a ray of the lynx god Harraz's power that he had extracted from Zuljin's corpse into the female pirate's body.

Anne screamed, holding her head and shaking her body. This gift was too "heavy" for the female pirate, who was not very strong, to bear it.

But with this ray of divine power in his possession, the "Pirate King of the North Sea" designated by Black can finally have some ability to protect himself.

They won't be killed by greedy adventurers who don't know where they came from for inexplicable reasons like a reward of a few gold coins or a few pieces of junk equipment.

"Do a good job, you guys."

Blake took a sip of wine, drew cakes for them and said:

"The North Sea is just the beginning. Our future is bright, but if anyone falls behind, don't blame me for ruthlessly abandoning him. I don't need waste in my fleet!"