The sun was shining brightly, shining on every grass and every tree in the forest. Among the many plants, a tree with a juvenile face was the most special and conspicuous. The tree grows into the face, which is one of the characteristics of the tree of life. With the growth of the tree of life, the face of the tree thousand will grow up slowly, from a crying baby to an old man. When the tree of life reaches its prime, it will even grow limbs and move freely.

This tree of life was just exchanged by Tangke, and there were seven elves who came to this world with this tree.

Tangke stood in the shade and looked up. According to his observation, this tree was much thicker than the two trees in the hands of Eunice and Celitina.

At this moment, the young man's face on Shuqian was looking around curiously. Tangke named the tree "Shenyao". He hoped that the tree would grow up quickly and support the pirate group.

"The tree of life is on the verge of extinction. Once such a tree exists, it will attract competition from various forces. I don't want to cause trouble for myself, so I can't let outsiders know about the existence of this tree." Tangke turned slowly Turning around, facing the newly recruited elves, "The Tree of Life must be kept secret from the outside world, and your existence must also be kept secret from the outside world. Although you are members of the Evil Dragon Pirates, I will not publicly announce your identities. In the days to come, you must learn to endure loneliness, avoid contact with the outside world, and hide in this forest all day long to cultivate. You cannot leave here until you have enough strength to fight against the enemy for me and the pirate group."

"I will follow your instructions, practice hard in this forest, and protect this precious tree of life from being discovered by outsiders." A female elf in the lead bowed and said, her voice was like a lark. Melodious and melodious. She wears the most common robe and holds the most common staff, but the green dress on her forearm is not common. This dress is a green leaf shirt, which was just given to her by Tangke.

The green leaf shirt can only be worn by female druids, so Tangke specially recruited a first-order female druid. The druid's rank is very low, and he can't exert the full power of the green leaf shirt at all, but at the moment, there are not many reward points for Tangke, so he can only recruit a first-rank druid general.

"We will also follow your instructions." The other sixteen elves also agreed. They consist of a magician, a druid, four assassins, five swordsmen, and five archers. They are quite comprehensive in terms of occupations, but their ranks are extremely low.

The spring water derived from the tree of life has extraordinary effects on elves of any profession. Tangke has no idea of ​​organizing special forces, so he simply came to a hodgepodge and recruited some of all professions.

"We met for the first time, we should have a good chat, but I have something important to do, and I will set sail for the East tomorrow, and I don't know when I will be back. Today, I can only get to know each other briefly. ." Tangke gestured and asked everyone to sit on the ground, then briefly talked about the pirate group, and summarized the tension in the world today. When the sun went down, he said goodbye to the elves, shook out his sword qi wings, and flew back to the dock.

The elves looked up and watched Tangke go away, and only after Tangke disappeared into the low sky, did they withdraw their eyes. From then on, they had to live a wild life in isolation. Their existence is kept secret, and only a few people know about the entire pirate group. They live here and can only find ways to be self-sufficient, and they will not be able to deliver food and daily necessities to them.

In addition, this continuous forest has been listed as a forbidden area by Tangke, and no pirates can approach it. If this gang of elves found a strange intruder, they would kill them indiscriminately, no matter if they came in by pirates or natives. With such cruel and clear confidentiality measures, it can be seen how much Tangke values ​​this tree of life.

After a moment of silence, the leading female druid glanced around and asked, "Gentlemen and ladies, should we start practicing?"

"I agree," a male elf swordsman stood up. "Anyway, this is our task, so let's do it earlier."

"But I'm hungry now." Another female elf said blushing.

"Then go hunting, I think this will be a very good training program." The female druid said. All the elves had stood up, holding their weapons.

In the distant forest, there was a low roar of some kind of beast, as if it were a mourning before death.

...Tank got some good news when he got back to the dock: an ear is back!

He was very excited after hearing the news. Since the Dragon Nest Island was attacked by Alem for the first time, he has been worried about the defense of Dragon Nest Island. This is good, one ear is back, and one ear can make some magic weapons to enhance the island's defense and solve the current problem.

Tangke flew straight to the square and heard that an ear was there.

Sure enough, there were nearly a thousand people gathered there, and the containment was so watery that it was thanks to Tangke's good vision that he found the figure with one ear.

One ear was surrounded by the crowd, and he was chatting with the surrounding pirates with a smile. His appearance has not changed much, but the hair used to cover the broken ears is longer, and his eyes are a little more sharp and confident than before. On his right shoulder lies a strange metal colored bird. Although this bird is made of metal, it can move like a real bird, and even learn its tongue like a parrot. Everyone's eyes and topics revolved around this iron bird, and they were full of curiosity.

"Be quiet, the head of the regiment is here!"

The square turned from noisy to silent, and this group of pirates showed a startled discipline. However, rather than saying that they are disciplined, it is better to say that they greatly admire the powerful head.

"Bott, long time no see." Tangke greeted with ease, from his smile you could see how happy he was. Because the square was so crowded, he had to stand on the cross on the roof of the church. Behind his standing figure, there are reddish clouds and a pale blue crescent moon with a shallow outline.

"I'm very happy to see that you are still looking so good, Commander." One ear looked up at Tangke and said with a smile.

Tangke glanced around the square, "It's too crowded here, you can go to the beach with me. Also, you guys should go there, don't follow the two of us, I want to talk to Bert alone. chat."

The pirates agreed with a bang, and among them was a proposal to hold a banquet, which received an enthusiastic response - in fact, this proposal was never refuted.

The seaside was also dyed with a layer of twilight, and the sky and the sea lost their former blue, replaced by a color between reddish-brown and dark purple. This color presents an eerie beauty, and it is estimated that painters will love this hue. Although the appearance has changed, the momentum of the waves has not diminished in the slightest. According to the 1st day, they slammed the stones on the shore, full of strength. In this world, apart from the navy, these waves are the only ones qualified to kill pirates.

"Why did you come back earlier? It's only been less than half a year." Tangke knew Yi Er's strength data well, but he knew little about Yi Er's experience and the situation of Maze River.

"I want to learn more from Mr. Garvey, but his memory of being a family member has been restored, and he is very annoyed at me taking the opportunity to steal lessons during his amnesia, and he has broken down with me. If it weren't for Kylo Make great efforts to protect me, Mr. Garvey has to peel my skin off." A wry smile appeared in one ear.

"Garvey regained his memory? No wonder you came back. How did he get his memory back?"

"Don't mention it, the whole thing is like a joke. During dinner, someone opened a bottle of champagne. Because of the wrong method, the wooden stopper flew out and hit Mr. Garvey's temple. The rest You should be able to guess it."

Tangke laughed dumbly, "Just because of a wooden stopper, he regained his memory?"

"According to those doctors and missionaries, the brain is the most sophisticated and amazing machine in the world, and it can be studied and understood. After this incident, I have no doubts about this statement." One Ear raised a finger and pointed. own brain.

"Maybe we should figure out a way to give Garvey's head another shot and make him lose his memory again."

One ear laughed openly, "It's better not to toss him into the house." After a while, his smile faded, and the afterglow of the sunset glowed in his eyes, "I feel sorry for Mr. Garvey, he accepted me. As a disciple, teach me the knowledge I crave, and as a result, I take advantage of his amnesia to take advantage of his words."

"What's the matter? I saved his life. It's not an exaggeration to let him repay his gratitude with knowledge." Tangke said disapprovingly.

"But Mr. Garvey doesn't think so. You should have seen how angry he was at the time. His white hair was standing on end." One Ear was a little helpless, "He kicked me out of the division, no Recognize my apprentice again."

"Che, that old cheapskate." Tangke felt that Garvey just wanted to keep his skills, just like the legend that the cat refused to teach the tiger to climb a tree.

"I apologized to him before I left, but he ignored me."

Tangke glanced sideways at one ear, and found that one ear was shrouded in a depressed atmosphere, so he patted one ear vigorously on the shoulder to show encouragement.

"Don't bother yourself anymore. You can write an apology letter to Garvey in the future. If he really refuses to forgive you, forget it. It's impossible to make everyone around you satisfied with yourself."

One ear nodded and said, "I'll write to him again after he has calmed down for a while. By the way, I heard the news that the volcanic ash pirates attacked Dragon Nest Island. The Knight of the Waves was also robbed, and if you hadn't just returned, the ship might have been taken away."

"Yes." Although the matter has passed, Tangke's face sank when he mentioned this matter, "The island's defense is still not enough, even a fifth-order gunslinger can play wild here."

One ear stopped, turned to face Tangke, and said solemnly: "I promise you, as long as my feet are on the land of Longchao Island, I will never let this happen again. Time. If there is a second volcanic pirate group here to spread wildness, I will definitely let him go back and forth."

"I'm glad you can say that." Tangke showed a sincere smile, "But as a craftsman, you only need to prepare weapons for the island, and you don't need to go into battle to kill the enemy."

"Hey, if you say that, you'll look down on me. The weapons I'm making now are very powerful. With these weapons in hand, I'm generally not my opponent. This bird is one of my masterpieces. I'll show you what it's capable of." One ear patted the head of the iron bird on the shoulder.

Tie Bird blinked and shouted, "Masterpiece! Masterpiece!" in a parrot tone.

"What's so great about this bird?" Tangke thought the iron bird was just a toy. He wanted to hear one ear explain himself, so he didn't directly use investigation to find out the results.

"It's small in size, but it's not capable. I injected it with the soul of a bird to allow it to do simple thinking, and installed a 'sound-recording snail' in its stomach to allow it to record some words. In addition to these , the most powerful thing on it is this." One ear raised his finger and pointed to a reef outcropping the sea, and read a secret phrase to activate.

Tie Bird's round eyes flashed a cold light, he pressed down his body, spread his iron wings diagonally, and flew out with a kick. In mid-air, it underwent a rapid transformation, folded its feet, its wings doubled, and an extremely sharp blade was extended at the edge. It flew around the reef and made a sharp cutting sound. After it flew back, the reef was broken in two, and the upper half slid into the sea diagonally. The verb slip is used because the cut is so flat, like a mirror.

When the little pet stood on its shoulders, one ear showed a smug look.

Tangke clapped his hands and praised: "Judging from the speed and strength it showed just now, it is enough to kill an ordinary third-order swordsman. If it is used for sneak attacks, even a fourth-order swordsman can be killed in one fell swoop. Really great."

"Amazing! Awesome!" Tie Bird walked from the left to the right of his shoulders, then walked back, repeating this, as if he was dancing.

"What I learned from Garvey was not only the technique of building ships, but also the technique of making weapons, including ordinary weapons and magic weapons. Especially magic weapons, which are extremely powerful. With all kinds of weapons in hand, even ordinary players can transform themselves and defeat the strong.” One ear reached into his arms and took out three delicate-looking balls, brown, blue, and purple, “These three are 'Roaring Bomb', 'Ice Bomb' and 'Poison Bomb', no matter which one can kill a fifth-order powerhouse."

Tangke grabbed the three small **** in his hand and squeezed it twice, "Will this thing explode if thrown directly?"

"You have to press the safety button first, and after you press it, it will explode when you throw it out." One ear saw that Tangke wanted to test, and stopped him, "Trust me. These three little guys The power is large enough to not need to be tested. The materials consumed to manufacture these three bombs are very precious, worth more than 4,000 gold coins. It would be too wasteful to use them to test the power."

Tang Ke suppressed his curiosity and put the bomb back into a hand with thick ears and calluses, "I believe in the power of these bombs, but the problem is that the speed of the fifth-order powerhouse is very fast. It's not easy to hit them with a bomb."

"It doesn't matter, I also know how to make sleeping bombs, paralyzing mines, and sticky nets. These weapons are not very powerful, but they can hinder the movement of the enemy. As long as I have enough funds, I will definitely be able to make a set that can kill five The weapon of the powerful." One ear's words were full of passion and confidence.

"Okay!" Tangke nodded, "I will ask Audrey to give you 100,000 gold coins, you can use this money as you like. The defense of the back island and the three islands of the Treasure Island is improved. Just like what you said just now, let the enemy come and go!"

"I won't let you down, it's just..." One Ear said embarrassingly, "One hundred thousand gold coins is still a bit small."

Magic weapons are good, but the materials needed are very rare and the cost is extremely high. If the huge sum of 100,000 gold coins is used to create magical weapons, it will be like being thrown into the sea, and it will disappear in an instant.

Tangke is a fool when it comes to money, and never manages money, but his two wives, Elizabeth and Iona, are both financial experts, and manage the expenses in the pirate group in an orderly manner and take care of them very closely. The current active assets of the pirate group are close to 500,000 gold coins, which is a lot, but there is not much money that can be freely misappropriated. This money is used for business, purchasing materials, and paying salaries. Every expense is very shocking, just like running water.

Although the pirates recruited by Tang Ke through the system are very loyal, this batch of recruits only accounts for a small part of the pirate group, about one-seventh. The rest are pirates recruited from outside, and this batch is also loyal, but the object of their loyalty is gold coins, not Tangke or dragon flags.

In order to stabilize the hearts of this batch of immigrants, Tangke could only pay for them on a regular basis, and the money he paid was very high, far exceeding that of sailors on ordinary merchant ships. It is because of such huge profits that those who entered are willing to fight for Tangke!

Pirates are passionate, but also money-loving, realistic.

In short, there is not much money in the pirate group that can be used to manufacture weapons.

"Then I'll give you 120,000 gold coins. This is the limit I can take out. In addition, the defense on Turtle Island can be put away first. The island has been operated by Golden Beard for many years. The firepower is still good." Tangke gritted his teeth and squeezed out a little more oil and water from his pocket.

"I will try my best to plan carefully, and try to reduce the failure rate, and strive to use the money to make more weapons." Yi Er promised.

"In addition to the material fee, I will give you an additional five thousand gold coins, which are your wages."

One Ear immediately shook his head and said, "I don't need you to pay me."

"Just take it. Your craftsmanship is worth the money." Tangke was absolutely unambiguous about his salary, and he would give what he should. At the current level of one ear, if you go to serve the empire, you will get more than 5,000 gold coins as a reward.

"Give it if you want. But I won't spend this money indiscriminately, but will use it to build weapons."

"I don't care how you spend your money~lightnovelpub.net~ Tang Ke patted one ear on the shoulder again, the touch of the other person's shoulder made him feel very at ease, "With you here, Longchao Island will be safer. , This way, I can go with peace of mind. "

"Go? Where are you going?" One ear asked in amazement.

"Go to the East."

"Where to the East?"

"I don't know. But I have a hunch that this voyage will be very far." Tangke's resurrection spring has been pointing to the east, and his heart has already flown there.

"Why did you go there? Seriously, the sea here is messy enough now, so you'd better not go far."

"I went there to become stronger." Tangke looked at the sea in the east, where it was the first to brighten in one day, but also the first to darken in one day, "It's because it's too chaotic here that I go to the east, only Going there is going to give me enough power to calm the chaos."

(To be continued)

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