Pirates, it's an ancient profession.

Pirates were born when the creatures of the world first stepped into the sea.

The world of Azeroth has a long history, and the profession of piracy was not invented by humans, and thousands of years ago, when the fleets of the Troll Empire were rampaging the world, they also "shared" their pirate culture with the whole world.

It is said that the original Zandalar pirates set out from the ancient Wharton Desert and plundered almost the entire world... But after the order of the civilized world was established, the descendants of the Zandalar Pirate Kings never performed the same great deeds.

At present, the most active place in the world is in the scorching South China Sea, where the world's golden waterways are located, and the wealth flowing on the sea naturally leads to bloody conflicts, and this chaos on the sea line has further contributed to the prosperity of the piracy industry.

Now the most powerful pirate group in the human world is the pirate group called "Bloodsail", their short-lived origin of only 10 has a lot to do with the sea country of Kurtiras, this new but powerful pirate group is simply notorious in the South China Sea, they are rampant and unscrupulous, and several commercial towns established by goblins on the two continents are regarded by the Bloodsail pirates as warehouses full of gold.

After being baptized in bloodbath several times, the goblins' digital trade princes realized the seriousness of the problem, so under their secret instructions, the goblins who had developed their business network to the entire world also began to plan their own pirate forces, which could not only compete with the bloodsail pirates, but also easily attack the business activities of their opponents, killing two birds with one stone.

And among these little pirates supported by the goblins, the Blackwater Pirates have developed the fastest, this small group of pirates who originally only lived in the South China Sea, after receiving the capital injection of the trading prince of the Hidden Treasure Bay of the Valley of Thorns, the big rich Rivigaz, in a few years, developed into a behemoth, this fleet full of scum of all kinds of clans proclaimed itself "the protector of the Treasure Bay".

But alas, the golden age of the Blackwater pirates ended very abruptly, in the death of the goblin Buddy. After Moore took control of Treasure Bay by evil means, the Blackwater pirates were cut off from their source of funding and were repeatedly strangled by the ghost fleet of the undead, and their sworn enemies, the Bloodsail Pirates, did not miss this opportunity, destroying several bases of the Blackwater pirates along the way in the South China Sea.

In short, after a string of setbacks, the Blackwater Pirates are on the verge of collapse.

And Captain Heavy-Handed... This dark-skinned, sturdy and fierce Minotaur Pirate is an outlier among the Blackwater Pirates' upper echelons, and he is the former Chief Captain of the BlackWater Pirates, Cullen. The compatriots of Cape were among the first to follow Karen. One of the warriors who stepped out of the Minotaur gathering place at Cape, after Cullen's death in the vampire's assassination, Captain Punch gathered a group of seamen himself, under the slogan of revenge for Cullen.

The difference between Heavy Punch and other minotaurs is that decades of pirate career have made this supposed honest Minotaur very cunning, he knows very well that noble slogans are meaningless for scum like pirates, and he must come up with real real money in order to stabilize his command, and just when Heavy Punch was worried about funds, he happened to hear the news that Riptide Fort was besieged by the undead, which made Heavy Punch see a glimmer of "hope" in the crisis.

This is also Karen. One of the insignificant "legacies" that Cape left to Mr. Heavy Punch, a hundred years ago, Karen . When Cape first formed the Blackwater Pirates, the fledgling new pirate had a strange "friendship" with the Tolbaine family. Cape had never been cut off from the kingdom of Stormgard, and the cunning old pirate saw this as a way out, and as Karen's most trusted clansman, Mr. Heavy-Punch knew about it.

But now, the wise Mr. Heavy Punch regards it as a "step into the body".

"Lower the gangway... Forget it, go straight to the board! ”

Mr. Heavy-Fist gave the order, and the pirate ships leaning against Fadil Bay lowered their heavy planks in unison, and the first batch of soldiers to land at Fort Rapids tightened their grip on their weapons and stepped onto the deck under the strange gaze of the pirates, and of course, the "gifts" that His Majesty Garin had given to the pirates.

"Bang"

The heavy, lock-bearing chest was easily lifted by Mr. Heavy-Fist, and the glow of gold and jewels emanating from it made the pirates behind Mr. Heavy-Fist immediately widen their eyes and even let out a strange cheer.

"Huh"

A hint of satisfaction flashed in the Minotaur Captain's eyes, he grabbed the box, nodded to the goblin at his feet, and gave the goblin first mate Fisk immediately understood, he took a captain's guard of minotaurs and trolls, carried the heavy boxes to the flagship's cabin, and then guarded them there.

The pirates don't talk about loyalty and faithfulness, if there is a chance, these scum will not hesitate to abandon their captain with the gold, and then walk away, so the matter of dividing the gold has to wait until the end of the voyage, and there will always be some unlucky ghosts who die in an inexplicable accident during the voyage, and there are fewer people who share the gold after arriving at the destination, so all the pirates agree very much with the captain's request.

"I thought it was Captain Cape."

King Garin looked left and right, and said to Mr. Heavy Fist, who had come to meet him:

"When I was a child, Mr. Cape gave me a magnificent dinghy as a birthday present, and I have always regarded him as my most trusted friend."

"Brother Cullen has also told me more than once that the Tolbane family are trusted friends."

Mr. Heavy Fist was dressed in his best clothes, his long tail was constantly flicking behind him, and the tall minotaur who was 3 meters tall stood in front of Garin, like a black hill, and he looked at His Majesty Garin "sincerely", and said in a "sad" tone:

"But alas, Big Brother Karen is dead... He died in the assassination of those Grimbladed Spirits, and he didn't make it to your coronation, which is his greatest regret. ”

"Oh? Is that so? ”

Garin. Tol Bain was no longer the simple young man he had been years ago, and he immediately heard what Mr. Heavy Punch meant, and he stretched out his hand and patted Mr. Heavy Punch's arm, and he said in a deep voice:

"Darkblade, then, is our common enemy... After arriving in Kalimdor, Captain Heavy, I hope that the Blackwater Pirates and the Kingdom of Stormgard will have a more "deep" cooperation! ”

Heavy punch's eyes lit up, he nodded, and said with the simple expression characteristic of the Minotaur:

"Of course! I'm willing to follow Big Cullen's last words... Besides, just call me sir, Your Majesty. ”

Garin nodded silently, and to be honest, he had nothing to say to a pirate leader, so after a few pleasantries, the king once again turned his attention to the rear of Rapids, where, on a remote and secluded mountain road, the last two legions of Stormgard were moving as fast as they could to the bay of Fadil, and then boarded the pirate ships that stayed on both sides of the bay.

Mr. Heavy Punch brought all his ships, a total of 33 ships, large and small, in a fully loaded state, can transport the two legions and the stranded population of Fort Riptide at once, nearly 27,000 people at one time, after the demon plague, Lothar transferred most of the troops stationed in the Arathi Heights, plus after the demon invaded Fort Rapids, this is already the last soldier of the entire Fort Rapids, and even Stormgard.

The civilians of this country were transferred to the hinterland of northern Xinjiang with the civilians of the empire early, which is also a thing that makes Garin extremely happy, if there are still more than 100,000 civilians here, he really doesn't know what to do.

"I hope there won't be any more moths..."

His Majesty Garin rubbed his eyes tiredly, he hadn't had a good night's sleep in days, and at the moment when his exclamation fell, a deep voice suddenly sounded above the strait:

"Yo, Garin, my dear cousin... When did you start hanging out with these filthy stinky pirates too? ”

The familiar and playful voice made Garin jerk his head up, and he saw the dense crowd of dark-bladed knights appearing on the side of the bay near the wetlands, and the cannons poking out of the bay, and the black muzzles of the guns that made the scalp tingle.

Under the escort of Kishan, Danas. Tolbain walked slowly to the edge of the channel, and he looked condescendingly at Garin below. Thorbane, his thin face full of mockery.

"You think you're clever at it? Hiding from the world? You won't forget, will you? I'm also a member of the Tolbaine family, do you think I don't know the story of Fadil Bay? ”

"Thank you, my cousin."

Danas raised his hand, and the cannon behind him slowly turned its direction and aimed at the pirate ships docked in the bay, and his cold voice resounded throughout the bay at this moment.

"Thank you for bringing together these rats who are dissatisfied with the rule of the Darkblade, and for saving us the effort of finding their nests... Now, get on your knees! I'll just say it once! ”

"It's a trap!"

When Mr. Heavy Fist saw the artillery on the bay, he immediately drew his tomahawk behind his back and gave him a vicious look at King Garin beside him, while the young king gritted his teeth, he looked back at the soldiers who were clenched their weapons behind their backs, but were very tired, and after a while, in a suffocating atmosphere, he took a step forward and looked at Danas, he shouted in a loud voice:

"Cousin, I know, you and I serve both camps now, but... For the sake of our common family name, let's treat this as an intra-family affair..."

As he spoke, the king stretched out his hand and untied the cloak behind his back, drew the long sword at his waist, and cried out with a sense of a victim:

"If my death here can dissipate your anger somewhat, please be merciful and let them go... This is me, Garin. Tolbane's final plea. ”

"Oh? Is it such a deep realization? ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Danas's gray eyes, he looked at Garin, in his memory, this young man was still a child who would only gather around him and beg him to tell stories about the battlefield, but in a blink of an eye, he seemed to have grown up and become a real responsible king, which couldn't help but make Danas feel a strange emotion in his heart.

After his resurrection as the dead, such stirring emotions were rare.

"Okay, then let's... Treat this as a personal matter. ”

Danas also reached out and took off the black cloak behind his back, took the double-edged battle axe handed by Kishan, and he jumped down from the bay with a master's attitude, and in the height difference of nearly 30 meters, it seemed that he would land on the ground in front of Garin's eyes accurately and with the wind, and then have an intra-family duel with the young king.

But at the moment when Danas landed, he didn't seem to grasp the angle, and at the moment of landing, he staggered forward a few steps, and the battle axe in his hand was also thrown into the icy water in the whirlwind, and after making people feel embarrassed 2 After swaying twice, the death lord fell down facing the ground, and when he moved his head and got up from the ground, Garin's long sword was already against his neck.

"Cousin, you..."

"Alas, I knew that this is what happens if you don't practice martial arts for a long time..."

As if in surrender, Danas raised his hands, he looked at Garin in front of him, a shriveled smile appeared on his thin face, and he whispered:

"Good fight, boy... I lost. ”

After saying that, Danas raised his head and looked at Kishan, whose eyes widened in the strait, and he cried out in a loud voice:

"I lost! Kishan, don't shoot! I don't want to die yet..."

Hearing Danas's shout, Kishahn jerked the handle of the dark gold shotgun in his hand, his eyes widened, staring at Danas who was "hijacked" by Garin below, he gritted his teeth, and finally, spit out a few words from his mouth...

"Danas, you... Lunatic! ”

There is no need for Kishan to explain anything in this scene in front of him, any death knight with a brain knows what Lord Danas is doing, some veteran high-level death knights grabbed the guns behind their backs without saying a word, and directly aimed the muzzle at Danas, in their eyes, Danas's behavior is no different from rebellion.

But at this very moment, Kishan's deep voice sounded on the front:

"Lay down your arms... Knights, this is... This is the order of the lord, all the consequences, by him... Bear! ”

So, in this alternating time between dusk and night, under the "escort" of nearly a thousand high-ranking death knights, the last military force of the Stormgard Kingdom stepped on the departing fleet safely.

Garin. Tolbain stood on the flagship of the fleet, he looked sadly at Danas, who stood alone at the edge of the strait behind him, he wanted to shout something, but in the end, he reached out and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then raised his hand and waved it vigorously at his cousin, as if it was a final goodbye, and behind him, the soldiers of Stormgard, who had escaped death, also stood on the deck, in a military manner, to pay tribute to the former guardian of Arathi.

"Honestly, do you really know what you're doing?"

As the fleet of the Blackwater pirates disappeared over the horizon, at the moment when darkness fell, Kishan's voice rang out behind Danas:

"You could have done it a smarter way..."

"Don't talk about it."

Danas interrupted Kishane, and at the sound of the tide, he closed his eyes and stretched out his hands towards Kishan:

"Come on... I just made the choice and that's it. ”

"Click"

The heavy shackles rested against Danas's wrist, and Kishan looked at the self-killed Death Lord in front of him, and finally, he shook his head:

"Then wait for Tyrion's verdict, and seriously, Danas, I'm starting to admire you, even after death, you're a true man."