Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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Hobert in the "Nation of Disorder" withdrew his gaze, unable to stop himself from sighing: Amon's avatars are still so damn annoying!

The aftermath of this hunt for Amon's avatar was naturally left to Klein.

Hobert returned to the real world and used "Travel" to reach the still heavily under construction Tussock Port, inspecting the preparations there.

The port, which had already grown to the size of a small city, was bustling with people, all of whom were employees of the casinos, auction houses, brothels, and other establishments built there, essentially people working for Hobert.

In the expanded port in the distance, all kinds of ships were already docked, the vast majority of which were pirate ships, just without the pirate flags flying.

Only a few naval ships were docked here, a kind of surveillance of the pirates and observation of Tussock Port's intentions.

They didn't attack each other, only watched each other.

They were all waiting for the opening of Tussock Port tomorrow.

Hobert walked around the port and heard Klein's voice offering sacrifices to the "Creator" from the "Nation of Disorder."

He returned to the study in the Governor's Mansion, entered the "Nation of Disorder," opened the sacrificial gate, and collected the six "Worms of Time" that Klein had sacrificed, these were the spoils of war for the "Creator."

This hunt came to a very satisfactory end.

After nightfall, Hobert and Fors came to Tussock Port together to make the final preparations for tomorrow's opening.

A new week began, and the sky over Tussock Port on Longtail Island gradually brightened. As two banners were hung in the port, Tussock Port officially reopened.

The left side of the two banners read: Pirates in Tussock Port can enjoy the rights of citizens.

The right side read: Wealth deposited by pirates in Tussock Port banks and all purchased assets are legal property.

Because they were afraid that some pirates would not recognize the words, they specially found some people with loud voices to explain the meaning of the banners to the pirates.

This was a relatively explosive piece of news recently circulating on the Berserk Sea: on Longtail Island, pirates are legal citizens.

At first, the pirates thought this was a conspiracy by the navy or the Storm Church, but as more and more news about Longtail Island spread on the Berserk Sea, the pirates learned that this place had become the territory of an Earl, and knew that this Earl's territory was very different from the colonies of Loen.

Gradually, many pirates risked coming to find out, because many desperadoes at sea wanted to find a safe and stable place to fence their stolen goods.

Not all pirates, like the "Pirate Admiral," have stable channels for selling stolen goods.

They are often surrounded by the navy or deceived by unscrupulous merchants when selling stolen goods.

The wealth they desperately plunder must also be protected from being snatched or stolen by their companions.

Although these people are heinous, they also want to find a safe place to heal their wounds, and when they are old and can no longer be pirates, they can have a safe place to retire.

There are no old people among pirates, because when they get old, they can't run, swim, or kill, so they can only be killed.

The pirates did not act immediately after hearing the loud shouts from the dock, but chose to continue to watch.

It wasn't until the sun rose that a captain finally sent his subordinates to the dock. When the pirates cautiously left the dock, loudspeakers around the dock suddenly sounded:

"Notice to those landing on the island: Although you have the rights of legal citizens, it does not mean you can do whatever you want!

"Only when your life is in danger, or you are robbed, stolen from, etc., can you seek help from the port's security officers or official Beyonders!

"Those who harm others or commit illegal activities will still be subject to sanctions and punishments!

"It is equivalent to us pretending not to know the crimes you committed at sea, but you will definitely bear the corresponding responsibility for the crimes committed here!

"…"

These landing notices were very straightforward, and even pirates who had never gone to school understood what they meant.

This made the pirates who landed on the island or did not land on the island breathe a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that the news they had received before was more reliable.

Outside the dock, in front of the pirates were four neat streets, with residential areas still under construction on both sides.

The main road in the middle was first the residence of various administrative organs of the port, and after passing through the square, there were auction houses, pawnshops, banks, trading houses, and other places for selling and trading stolen goods, as well as entertainment venues such as casinos.

On the left side of the street, there were rows of bars, various flavors of gourmet restaurants, and brothels that looked big and beautiful, and even shopping areas and consumer areas such as department stores.

Because the bars had not yet opened, the first batch of pirates who landed on the island first came to the restaurants and roadside stalls, where they observed and probed.

But when the food came up, they had no time to probe each other and began to frantically shovel food into their mouths.

In fact, the food they eat at sea is very rough. Even when they are ashore on some islands, they dare not go to too high-end places because they always have to avoid being targeted by bounty hunters, so they usually settle it in bars.

The food in the bar can be imagined.

These bottom-level pirates have not eaten a decent meal for a long time.

Moreover, Hobert, having had the experience of a food street in South Colson, provides quite good quality food.

The pirates themselves did not expect that they would eat and drink in the restaurant, until they ate their stomachs round, and then leaned comfortably on the back of the chair to observe the surroundings.

They noticed that there were often staff members in security uniforms patrolling the streets.

These security officers generally consist of three people, the older one in the middle holding a gun, and the two younger ones on both sides holding knives and short sticks.

The security guards turned a blind eye to the pirates who were eating and drinking, and only caught two pirates who wanted to flirt with the waitress. Someone followed them from a distance and found that they had taken the two pirates to the court!

The pirates who followed came to the square of the "Central Avenue" and saw the lord of this place, Hobert, and the mature and beautiful lady of the lord.

At this time, there was a small high platform in the "Central Square", and a sunshade was built on the high platform. Hobert was sitting on a large chair at this time, quite majestic, like overlooking everything in the entire port. The pirates did not dare to look at him.

The lady of the lord next to him looked much more relaxed. She was sitting on a comfortable soft chair, reading a book. There was also a small table next to her, with tea and fruit on it.

At this time, the judge was already in place, and the pirates' attention returned to the court.

The courts in other colonial islands are basically just decorations, but the judge here tried the two pirates in the open air.

After listening to the waitress's accusation and the pirates pleading guilty on the spot, because the entire flirting behavior was terminated at the beginning and did not cause serious consequences, the two pirates were sentenced to one month of labor reform and compensation of 5 pounds each to the waitress.

The pirates were stunned when they saw this scene, because they had seen the trial of pirates, without exception, they were all sentenced to death!

This made them even more convinced of Tussock Port's external publicity.

Soon, several pirates who had fought were sent, and the judge successively conducted trials. Similarly, because their fights were stopped at the beginning, they were only sentenced to half a month to two months of labor reform, compensation for the economic losses of the restaurant, etc.

Because of Hobert's gaze, the pirates did not dare to stay here for long. They firmly remembered the process of the trial and returned to the previous street, and rushed into the brothel happily.

But when they entered the door, they were told that they had to take a bath before they could choose the girls here, and they were warned that they could play with affection, but they could not maliciously beat the girls here.

The pirates felt that the rules of the brothel here were very strange, but the food and trial just now had made them realize that this place was different from other islands, so they all followed the rules here and obediently went to take a bath.

Sure enough, someone ignored the staff's advice and beat the girls here, so security guards took the scantily clad pirates away again.

Some onlookers came back and said that the beautiful lady of the lord personally intervened in this case, because the girl's face was bruised, so it was determined to be intentional injury.

In addition to compensating the girl 5 pounds for medical expenses, she also had to compensate 10 pounds for lost work.

The street girl who got these 15 pounds was stunned. The judge and security guards really protected themselves. No one looked at them with contempt or obscene eyes. On the contrary, a security guard told her the direction of the hospital.

In the brothel, the pirates who were dancing and drinking with the girls didn't feel anything. They already understood that as long as they followed the rules of this port, it would be safe.

And the rules of Tussock Port will be informed to them in advance, and if they don't understand, they can go up and ask.

This gave this group of outlaws a full sense of security.

The street girls behind the brothel were crying. This place really protects them. If they are beaten, the customers will really be punished, and they can get compensation.

In Backlund, this is something they would not dare to imagine.

When it was almost noon, the first batch of pirates who landed on the island went to the business district and then came back for a big meal. Each of them touched their round bellies and returned to the port to report what they had seen and heard in Tussock Port to the captains.

The captains were not interested in how gentle the girls here were and how unique the food was. They were more concerned about the prices in Tussock Port.

Judging from the expenses of these pirates for eating, whoring, and buying daily necessities, the consumption here is not high, especially the daily necessities are very cheap!

Of course, it is very cheap in the eyes of the captains. The prices here are twice as high as Backlund and five times as high as Jeffrey City in South Colson!

For a long time, most of the industrial products of the Berserk Sea have been transported from the northern continent. The road costs and tariffs make the prices of goods very high.

But most of the daily necessities sold in Tussock Port are produced in South Colson and Longtail Island. The orders from Backlund are also transported by the "Traveler's Gate", without tariffs and very little road costs!

So the commodities that seem very cheap in the eyes of the captains are actually making a lot of money for the Longtail Island Municipal Government!

At present, all industries in Tussock Port are directly operated by the Municipal Government. After the port is reopened, it also opens up foreign investment in this place.

This is the only city in Hobert's territory that has fully opened up foreign investment business.

Like Jeffrey City, although it can currently absorb foreign investment, the industries that can be invested in are limited. First of all, it does not accept any investment in agriculture.

Now South Colson is the stable granary, vegetable, and fruit base of the entire "Creator" force. The agriculture there must be completely controlled by the Municipal Government.

Only some industrial investment and commercial investment are open. Now some institutions such as banks have settled in, but because their own volume is too small, the Municipal Government will not open up some pillar industries such as hotels.

The situation on Longtail Island is that it is not suitable to open up at present, otherwise the natives here are not the opponents of those businessmen at all and will be continuously harvested by waves of businessmen.

That's why only foreign investment in Tussock Port is fully opened on Longtail Island.

After the first batch of pirates returned to the port to report, the captains began to disembark one after another at noon.

They were more concerned about places like banks and trading houses. Similarly, when they passed through the "Central Square", they were also shocked by the majesty exuded by Hobert.

Every pirate who passed by here unconsciously saluted the Earl before heading to their destination.

Hobert was just sitting here, which was the greatest deterrent to these pirates.

The pirates first went to the bank to learn about the bank's business. Some pirates tried to deposit a sum of money, and they got a deposit slip with anti-counterfeiting design.

Then they tried to withdraw it, and they immediately withdrew it, which gave them a lot of comfort.

However, some pirates with savings still did not dare to deposit all their savings in the bank. They planned to deposit only part of the money and wait and see, and then come to withdraw it again after a while.

However, facing the bank manager's publicity, some pirates changed their minds and deposited all their property in the bank, because the bank thoughtfully launched the "Estate Return" service.

The assets in the bank can designate an heir and two alternate heirs. As long as the heir's address, name, appearance characteristics, etc. are clearly written, and no one claims it after three years beyond the withdrawal date agreed with the depositor, it will automatically enter the "Estate Return" service.

If the designated heir lives in Longtail Island and South Colson, only 5% of the deposit will be charged as a service fee.

If you live in a large city in the North and South continents, a 15% service fee will be charged on the deposit.

If you live in a remote area or the time to find the heir takes more than 1 month, a service fee of 20% to 30% of the deposit will be charged.

Many people go to sea to give their families a better life. They are bloodthirsty pirates at sea, unscrupulous villains, but many of them are also fathers and husbands.

The bank of Tussock Port has launched such a service by grasping the psychology of the pirates, which is quite popular with many pirates.

Then the pirate captains went to the trading house and listened to the staff's explanation of the details of the transaction.

The transaction service here is divided into two types. One is a public transaction, where you can hand the information of the items you want to trade to the staff in the form of a note and publish it on the information wall.

If you don't want to expose your appearance or other information, there's a small private meeting room with a secret entrance where you can negotiate. You can publish the information on the information wall after leaving for a while, or the next day.

This service costs a 3-pound service fee, and the receipt entitles you to a free 3-day stay at the Sea Breeze Inn to the left. After three days, it will cost 6 Soles per day.

If you can't find a buyer for a long time, you can choose to go to the pawnshop to trade with the city government.

Alternatively, you can entrust the trading house to find a buyer. The commission fee is 10% to 30% of the final transaction amount. The standard for charging the service fee depends on the difficulty and time of storing the traded items.

When a pirate who has chosen this service comes to Tortuga Port again, the trading house will settle the proceeds in pounds with the pirate.

Another type of transaction is private trading, which is a service prepared for large transactions.

For example, if you rob a cargo ship and the shipping company has no intention of paying a ransom, it will definitely involve the process of disposing of stolen goods.

This is a headache for some powerful pirates who have no backing: the lack of a safe environment for disposing of stolen goods.

Many pirates who are invincible in naval battles die in the process of disposing of stolen goods.

The trading house provides them with such an environment. Pirates only need to pay a 100-pound service fee each time they use the trading house's venue, and the city government can guarantee their safety in Tortuga Port.

In addition, they can simply trade with the city government, and the 100-pound service fee can be waived.

Many pirates have tried to initiate large transactions with the city government. The prices offered by the city government are definitely much lower than the market price, but the pirate captains are generally satisfied with such prices.

So, tentative transactions become real transactions.

But these transactions cannot be completed immediately, because the pirates have to sail the hidden merchant ships here.

After reaching a transaction intention, the trading house staff announced a new regulation: if none of the merchant ship's crew members die and are sent here with the merchant ship, the price will increase by 30% based on the current pricing standard.

If three or fewer crew members die, it will also increase by 20%.

If more than three crew members but less than half die, only an additional 10% will be given. If "half" is less than three people, it will be calculated as within three people.

However, if no crew member survives, the next transaction price will be 20% lower than the current standard.

This regulation stunned the captains who initiated the transaction for a long time, and they marveled at the strangeness of the rules here.

The captains also visited the auction house and the pawnshop, which was actually a split from the previous auction house. The pawnshop is responsible for collecting items, and the auction house is responsible for selling the collected items.

Outside the auction house, there is a list of today's auction items. The previous day's auction items shocked the pirates, including a "Wind Blessed" Beyonder characteristic, and the finale was a Sequence 6 mystical item, which is a Grade 2 Sealed Artifact!

This level of goods is very rare in Beyonder gatherings, especially in transactions between pirates. This level of transaction is prone to black eats black.

Everyone felt the power of Hobert in Central Square. His power is the most powerful guarantee in the transaction process. Pirates are also more at ease with transactions with the auction house, and seem to have found a new channel for advancing in the sequence.

Many pirates lamented that this seems to be a city specially designed for pirates! It's completely a pirate paradise.

But the premise is that you must abide by the rules here, otherwise it will be several months or even years of labor reform. Labor reform for more than three years involves confiscation of property, which means that after the labor reform is over, you may end up with nothing!

In the afternoon, the port gradually became lively. The pirates basically had no worries and left the pirate ships to come to the port.

Hobert, who had been sitting in the square for most of the day, yawned, took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. In a while, he would return to the Governor's Mansion with Fors to attend the Tarot Gathering.

Hobert was about to pick up his teacup and take a sip when he suddenly looked at the sea.

In the low sky near Longtail Island, the space suddenly became illusory, and a giant ship floated out of it.

The pirates and all the people in the city almost simultaneously stopped talking and laughing, and looked at the sea together. Angus and Elliott immediately ran out, but soon they also looked at the sea with a few subordinates.

When the giant ship completely emerged from the spirit world, everyone felt tremendous pressure, and many people had the urge to kneel.

Hobert first used the power of "Distortion" to send Fors into the bank, and then he "Tampered" with his own gravity and the gravity acting on him, slowly flying into the mid-air of the city.

With a wave of his hand, he "Distorted" the tremendous pressure emanating from the giant ship, and the people in the port collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the giant ship's flag had not yet been raised, Hobert had already realized that it should be the "Black Emperor"!

To Hobert's surprise, sitting on the huge mottled stone chair in front of the "Black Emperor" was a large teenager, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features and a somewhat naive appearance.

This was Erebus, who had seized the "Black Emperor"!

Hobert didn't know about Nast's encounter, but after seeing Erebus, he basically understood what was going on.

This surprised him somewhat, after all, Erebus was only at Sequence 4 before, while Nast was a "Frenzied Mage". How did he seize the "Black Emperor"?

Hobert was almost certain that the other party must have had helpers.

The large Erebus waved his hand, and ordinary waves suddenly turned into giant waves of seven or eight meters high, crashing towards the port.

The sudden giant waves caused the pirates who remained in the port to exclaim. Such giant waves would not be too dangerous at sea, but in the port, where ships were docked so densely, being hit by the waves would be enough to cause the pirate ships to crash into each other.

But just as the waves were about to enter the port, they suddenly subsided with a "splash".

This left the exclaiming pirates unsure of how to react for a moment.

The waves were of course prematurely ended by Hobert using the ability of "Exploit". He had originally thought that the Church of the Witches or the "Rose School of Thought" would send someone to disrupt the situation today, but he didn't expect that it would be this kid who came.

Of course, Hobert wouldn't indulge him. He opened his arms: "King of the Skies;

Emperor of the Seas; Lord of the Calamity;

God of the Storms"

Hearing Hobert's devout chanting, not only was Erebus stunned, but the pirates who were watching in the port were also stunned.

Shouldn't they be rushing up to fight the enemy at this time? Why did he start chanting the honorific name of the "Lord of Storms"?

Hobert's chanting continued: "...Your devout worshiper reports to you a very important matter:

"On the sea, in your domain, there is an evil god attacking innocent people, revealing his evil nature..."

Erebus twitched the corner of his mouth: "This is a shameless slander!"

At this moment, Tortuga Port was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and the sea breeze also began to howl.

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