01.
Editor's Notes.
"Half of this year has passed, first of all, I would like to wish readers and friends all the best of luck in the remaining six months.
Every time I do this kind of half-year or year-end inventory, I can’t help but say "a lot has happened during this time", it seems that we have been living in an era where various things often happen, but in fact, in the magazines and magic Before the advent of mobile phones, everyone felt that age was the same day after day. This change undoubtedly makes the entire "Devil Magazine" proud.
We are the ones who told you what is happening in the world now, we are the ones who bring you some changes or even revolutions, and it is we who broaden your horizons and make your eyes look further afield.
Speaking of this, allow me to make an advertisement. The Demon King Travel Agency has been officially established. There are currently five travel routes to choose from. The fourth is the trip to Mülheim, and the fourth includes the largest playground in the Yulan mainland. At present, the tourist routes of Yulan Empire and Dijon Tribe are being developed, and I believe that there will be more and more tourist routes for everyone in the near future.
"Thor" is about to start filming. Everyone knows that "Thor" will be "The Avengers".
The cover characters of this magazine may be unfamiliar to you. Let me introduce them grandly. They are the three members of the Jackson family of the Magnolia Empire, Duke Elijah Jackson. He has made important contributions to the peaceful coexistence of humans and demons , and also the most loyal and capable subordinate of Emperor Yulan; Viscount Jefferson Jackson, the person in charge of the Bird of Dawn, under his leadership, the Bird of Dawn spread the sunshine of charity to every corner. The bird has rescued countless people and provided them with a lot of jobs; Olivia Ace, the daughter of Duke Jackson, is now the queen of Milheim, and another identity that is less known is Milheim The founder of the Devil's Emporium, she came to a strange country alone as a princess, founded the Evil Emporium by herself, and managed it with great fanfare under the pressure of the Illuminati Church. Until now, she is working for the Yulan Empire Contributing to the peace of the Mullheim Empire, her existence has become a symbol. "
The photo has a pure black background and a huge logo of the Jackson family. The old Jackson is sitting in the front, wearing a gorgeous duke costume, and holding a beautifully carved sapphire cane. The sapphire contains mild water elements and can be recuperated The body was picked up by Hill from the water elemental spirit a while ago. Olivia was wearing the formal attire of Queen Mulheim, with a crown on her head and a scepter in her hand. She and her brother Jefferson stood behind Old Jackson on one left and one on the right. Jefferson was not wearing Viscount costumes, he was wearing the uniform of the Bird of Dawn, holding a volume of books in his hand, and there was a single eyeglass embedded in the eye socket, and a thin golden chain was hanging down, sweeping across his profile.
The style of the whole picture tends to be classic and elegant, and some dark colors make the picture appear more powerful. The contrast between light and dark, the shimmering light on the skin, the folds on the skirt of the clothes, this kind of delicate and artistic sense makes people who don't understand it pleasing to the eye after watching it, and those who understand it stand up and applaud.
Hill intends to promote a wave of important people like the old Jackson family in the next six months, and further give them some practical benefits.
Hill also has a premonition now. Although it looks peaceful on the surface, the turmoil in the depths is even more turbulent than before. And Hill feels that the next time it may be true, one of the two sides is about to usher in an end. So, he's going to grab everything he can now.
"There are many things to watch in this issue of the magazine. The award-winning photographic works reviewed in half a year have been published in the 'Light and Shadow' column. Xiaohuo brought you grilled fish with lychee in his food column. The fragrance of the fish blends with the spicy taste of the grilled fish. When I tasted it, I felt like..."
The following editor-in-chief's notes are some routine introductions to this column. At the end, Hill once again blessed the next six months and officially concluded the editor-in-chief's mobile phone.
02.
The sea is filled with choking gunpowder smoke, and inhaling the gas in large gulps can cause a tingling sensation in the abdomen. The dark and decaying smell looms in the gunpowder smoke, and the piercing screeching of bones makes one's teeth ache.
"You guys, don't bully people too much!" The pirate leader on the deck roared.
"Did you think that you were deceiving people too much when you killed all the men in the merchant ship?" The first mate of the Dead Bird said loudly standing on the deck.
"We are pirates!" The pirate leader roared again: "Damn Dead Bird, don't bully people too much."
A male voice with a clear smile sounded in the smoke: "Why is this word repeated over and over again... Captain Rhodes, let him see what real bullying is."
Then a slightly familiar deep male voice sounded: "Okay, Your Majesty." The pirate leader recognized that the speaker was Rhodes, the captain of the Bird of Death and now the leader of the four major pirates.
Then... the one he calls His Majesty is...
Before the pirate leader had time to think carefully, he fell into panic. He saw that the bones of the fallen corpse were pulled out by an unknown force, floating in the air to form a huge bone claw, and slapped him directly.
The peaceful surface of the sea was torn apart by the smell of gunpowder and howls. Hill sat safely in the smoke, with a red luxurious seat brought out from the captain's cabin under him, and a delicate small table in front of it, with a A candle burning with orchid light and a glass of absinthe.
Hill took a sip, and the flavors of various spices were mixed together, the most striking of which was of course the strong taste of the wine itself. I really can't get used to it.
The final cry of the pirate leader sounded from the end of the gunpowder smoke: "You have the ability to kill me, Rhodes, the entire Caribbean will be against you! You have betrayed all the pirates!"
Rhodes calmly replied: "Since you call this the Caribbean Sea, you also know that Captain Jack is the Pirate King of the Caribbean, both in and out of the movie."
Because the status of the Plague Islands is becoming more and more important, and there are more and more business exchanges with the Magnolia Continent, this makes the pirates in the Caribbean extremely excited. After several vicious robberies of merchant ships, Hill felt that his interests had been violated, so he asked Captain Rhodes to clean up the vicious pirates.
In the past, the four major pirates were ruled by rules. For example, under normal circumstances, they would not kill innocent people on the merchant ship. Of course, the guards might kill a few, and they would not steal everything. Generally, they would take three points from the merchant ship. Two or half of the goods. Of course, this is not because of kindness, but "rules on the road", in order not to anger merchants and nobles, so that pirates can develop longer.
But now there is a group of pirates who not only rob all the goods, but also kill and rape women. —Actually, this is also a negative effect of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
In both public and private matters, Captain Rhodes agrees with both hands to clean up the Caribbean Sea.
After Hill dealt with the matter at hand, he also went to watch a wave of strong crowds.
"I always feel that the result of my crowd is that there are more dead people. Is this an illusion?" Hill asked while rubbing his chin.
"It's not an illusion," Erwin said, wriggling his body in the candle, "A few times I felt that Captain Rhodes didn't want to kill someone, but you were pushing..."
"You say it again?" Hill said.
Erwin squirmed violently, and said, "I mean, under your wise suggestion, Captain Rhodes killed someone."
"Very well, I like to hear nice words." Hill said first, and then he said: "However, will I break the rules among pirates?"
"The current Pirate King is Captain Rhodes, so it is reasonable for him to re-establish the rules of this sea, and it is unreasonable to violate his rules. And you are his king, and your will is above everything else." Erwin Said.
"Is that also a 'nice thing to say'?" Hill asked.
"I think that's an honest word," Irving said.
Hill couldn't help laughing, "Okay."
When Captain Rhodes returned to the deck, Hill had already drank the absinthe to the end, "There are not many people who like absinthe." Captain Rhodes said.
"I can tell you like it," Hill said. "When I went to steal from your private cellar, it was mostly absinthe."
"Actually, you don't need to use the word 'steal'... Forget it, that's not the point anyway... I do like absinthe because it's bad," said Captain Rhodes.
"Hahaha I like your words and your mentality." Hill laughed.
"Thank you for your compliment." Captain Rhodes said.
The first mate next to him asked, "Then, do you like absinthe, my lord? I feel like throwing up after taking a sip."
"It's the same for me. When I took the first sip, I felt what the hell it was. It was as bad as honey cockroaches." Hill replied.
First officer: "Uh... I feel that it is still incomparable with the one you said..."
"Don't interrupt, be careful I interrupt you." Hill glared at the mate.
"I'm sorry." The first officer also had a lot of contact with Hill, so he knew Hill's nature, so he admitted his mistakes quite quickly and proficiently.
"I find the absinthe nasty, it's too strong, and it's too spiced. But I looked around Captain Lord's cellar and found this one the most precious bottle, so I'm going to drink it. That's the only reason." Hill said, "If you can't find your favorite, go for the most precious one, at least I'm still on the right path objectively speaking."
The first mate looked bewildered, and Captain Rhodes was thoughtful: "You mean..."
"Actually, like you, I don't like war." At this moment, the gunpowder smoke cleared, and the blue sky and the sun were exposed. The shadow of the mast split the Dead Bird in two, together with Hill's face. He rubbed the glass of absinthe with his fingertips, then threw it up, and caught it, "Maybe in the process of chasing the most precious, leading to the highest place, he gradually discovers what he really likes."
Captain Rhodes understood, he walked over and poured himself a glass of absinthe, raised his glass, and said, "But before that, let's go to the highest place first?"
The mate over there filled Hill with a bottle of wine.
"That's natural." Hill raised his glass and touched it with Captain Rhodes. A little sunlight settled into the dark green absinthe, like an extinguished spark:
"Respect the future, respect us who are at the peak of the future.
And—the war we started. "
The pirate ship behind the Dead Bird sank completely.
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