Heart of Empire

Chapter 15: Old friend (plus more)

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The Ryan Dodoro family are all pirates. His father was a pirate captain back then, and the Zhanhuo with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons was his father's family business that he fought so hard back then.

Old Dodoro once had a life-threatening friendship with Dane. They were imprisoned together by the warlord forces in Shahai. They almost lost their lives in prison, but they escaped together in the end. In this way, the relationship is formed.

Two years ago, the old captain was unfortunately shot by a stray arrow during a robbery and died at sea. His brave son, the black and strong man in front of Dane, inherited his position and became the new captain.

Of course, there is still some blood in the middle. The rules among pirates are more brutal than those of mercenaries. Although the Horror Mercenary Corps also worked part-time as robbers from time to time, they were doing things under the guise of mercenaries after all. As for pirates, they are really a group of evil elements. It is almost impossible for a new captain to be born without blood.

In the fight between Dodoro and the other pirates on the Zanhuo, Dane contributed, and the relationship between the two is quite good, and they will get together occasionally. Dane is one year older than Dodoro, and Dodoro is also called a big brother.

Since they are acquaintances and have such a close relationship, it is natural that this battle, which is about to break out, cannot be fought.

The two ships sailed side by side, and Dane took Delin and Sacco together and boarded the Dryfire.

"Come, come, we haven't seen each other for several months. I snatched this jug of wine from a nobleman in Florence last month. His ransom was five hundred gold coins, which made me a lot of money. I made a fortune." In Dodolo's captain's cabin, the two brothers set up cups and drank.

Dane also laughed loudly and said: "Haha, yes. Those gentlemen in Florence are all thin-skinned and tender-skinned. They usually look tall and have a knife on their necks. Don't they want to kneel down and beg for mercy?"

The two chatted for a while and got down to business. Dodoro was the one who asked the question first: "Brother Dane, didn't you stay well in the horror? Why are you here? You still drive such a boat?"

Dane told Dodoro what happened during this period, Dodoro suddenly realized, frowned again and said: "Comilla is not a good place, why would you want to buy that island? Then Dao, even if you give it to me for free, you don’t want it, and you spent seven hundred gold coins, how could you do such a stupid thing?”

Dane shook his head, and said: "You don't understand this. Since I bought Comilla, I naturally have my considerations, so don't worry about it, brother. However, if you don't wander around the Gold Coast, catch How could two little nobles come to such a place for ransom? This is not a major shipping line, but there is no merchant ship for you to snatch."

It's okay if he doesn't mention it, but when he mentions it, Dotara's face is full of depression.

It turned out that just a month ago, the nobleman who was robbed by Dodolo actually had quite a strong official background in Florence. This time, it was a mess. The navy stationed in Port of Tarrence was dispatched to attack pirates everywhere, and they especially marked their "Zaohuo" on the wanted list, offering a reward of 2,000 for his head.

In a month's time, the Zanhuo was almost caught by Florence's navy several times, and it was in a terrible embarrassment. Moreover, there are some fellow pirates, eyeing the bounty of two thousand gold coins, and also want to take his head. There was no other way, he could only temporarily leave the Gold Coast to avoid the limelight, so he came to this place.

"Let me tell you, Brother Dane, when I came to this place to avoid the limelight, I also thought about occupying Comilla Island. Such a large place is quite good as a base. I also went to the island to see for myself. I looked at it, but it turned out badly."

Hearing what he said, Dane immediately became interested: "Have you been to Comilla Island? How's the situation? Tell me about it."

Dodoluo took a sip of wine and said: "I brought more than 30 experts to the island. I wanted to set up a temporary camp, but I was attacked by a group of monsters, and several people died, so I couldn't stay any longer. I just withdrew back. If I hadn’t found a small island near Comilla, I’m afraid I’d have to go back to the Gold Coast to play hide-and-seek with those navy boys.”

"Monster? What kind of monster? Tell me?"

"I don't know it, and I've never seen it before." Dotara said, "It's a monster about the height of a person. It has feet, a torso, and a head, but it has no face. To be more precise, it has no nose and eyes." They have human-like facial features. They also have no hands. From the shoulders are long tentacles, which are extremely powerful. Many people under my command were strangled to death by their tentacles. Some monsters also master some special witchcraft, For example, it can cover a large area in darkness, even the light of torches can't penetrate it. Some can control the mind and make people crazy. All in all, they are very difficult to deal with."

Duoduoluo paused, and continued: "Of course, these are not the most important. The most important thing is that there are a lot of them. At that time, I took about thirty people on the island, and within a few minutes of walking, I bumped into After a wave, and finally killed them all, more people surrounded us, forcing us to retreat. I suggest you don’t go to Comilla, it’s really not a good place. Who put the That Broken Island sold it to you? Let’s go back and find him, seven platinum coins, heh, let’s let him eat as much as he spits out!”

Of course Dane could hear Dodoro's good intentions, but he didn't intend to appreciate it. If possible, wouldn't he want to find a better place to start his family? But not realistic.

This cheating system must be recognized land before it can be used as a territory for construction, and you can't just find a place to occupy a mountain and become king. After taking over the Horror Mercenary Group, although he got 20,000 gold coins, which seemed a lot, but if he used it to buy land on the mainland, he could also buy an inferior, small manor, not even a small manor. Small villages are not enough, how can they support the construction of a territory

Comilla was almost his only choice, otherwise, he couldn't find any other suitable place.

As for the so-called monsters and dangers on the island... Dane gritted his teeth and said, "I am bound to win Cormyrya. No matter if it is a monster or something, it will not stop my determination. No matter how many monsters there are, they will not be endless." Right? I'll kill them all sooner or later!"

After hearing Dane's words, Dodoro was full of admiration in his heart: "Sure enough, he is the big brother in my heart! The small island I just found as a temporary base is not far from Comilla, and it can be reached in a day's sailing. How many of us You can still be a neighbor for a while! If you need my help in the future, just say it!"