Chapter 516 Don’t Call Me the Dwarf Prince!
Baroque looked at the young man in front of him who was full of energy and unreasonable.
In terms of age, he estimated that he was twice as old as the young man in front of him.
But in terms of power...
Who would want to be a pirate if they could be nobles? It was hard to tell Rand's age from his baroque face, but he must be in his teens or twenties at most.
A noble of this age is really enviable.
Baroque was actually quite confident that he could keep Rand in this pirate den, Conch Island.
Although the thief girl beside Rand is obviously a top-level professional, Baroque is also a pirate leader with some reputation. There are many pirates on this Conch Island.
Even the strongest people have limited physical strength.
And looking at the appearance of the young man Rand, it is obvious that he is not very powerful. It is almost impossible for a top-level strong man to protect a weak chicken and escape.
But Baroque knew very well the reason why Rand was so confident. Rand's fleet was still outside. If Rand could not get out, the entire Conch Island might really be destroyed.
Although Rand seemed to have brought only a few ships, Baroque could conclude that there must be countless ships hidden in the vast sea fog.
Baroque swallowed his saliva. He wanted to remain fierce, but he also knew that the young man in front of him was right.
Rand continued to chuckle. It seemed that this pirate leader, Baroque, still had some brains. It seemed that the alternative plan of killing as many people as possible would not be used.
Rand waited quietly for Baroque's reply, ignoring the pirates around him who were eyeing him covetously.
After a while, Baroque was like a deflated ball. He forced a smile and said weakly, "I can accept some of the conditions."
Rand smiled and stopped pressing: "Then you can just talk to me directly. If you...if you lowly sea hyenas are willing to obey my orders, then I can provide you with some rare and good things."
Baroque waved his hand and asked his men to retreat, then he spoke again: "If you occupy the port of Conch Island, we will not be able to survive. If you really want to do this, the pirates of Conch Island will fight you to the end."
"We will provide food, clothing, and... If any of you are willing to work for me, I can also provide housing and shipbuilding materials." Rand's eyes flickered. "Obey me, you have no choice."
Baroque finally chose to obey: "If you can really guarantee these, then yes, but there is one more thing."
"Speak." Rand sat in the chair with his legs crossed.
"We still have some enemies in this sea area. If you want to build a seaport here, those people will also become your enemies." Baroque said.
It was a simple ploy to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, and Rand could see it at a glance.
Rand was too lazy to argue.
"If necessary, I will eliminate the threat, but for now, please show me around. I am very interested in this place."
Baroque personally acted as a guide to lead Rand.
Rand walked along the rugged road of Conch Island with his personal guards and two high-ranking officials of the Sanctuary.
The pirates' construction capabilities are really not that good.
The roads were uneven, the drainage ditches were not dug properly, and the houses were crooked.
However, there are some functional buildings that barely arouse Rand's interest.
For example, the market, especially the slave market.
Rand narrowed his eyes.
Rand is in great need of population, talent and human resources.
Rand walked through the slave market, rubbing his chin.
I discovered that there are dwarves here.
"How much do dwarves sell for?" Rand asked.
"Just take it away if you like." Baroque said with a forced smile.
Compared to the "big things" discussed with Rand before, the value of dwarf slaves is simply not worth mentioning.
The price of ordinary slaves is still stable at 10 silver coins per person. Aliens such as elves and dwarves who can understand human language will be more expensive.
Elves tend to be more expensive than dwarves.
Elves are more in line with human aesthetics, and elf slaves are more difficult to obtain... After all, most elves stay in the Elf Forest and refuse to go out.
Dwarves, on the other hand, are more exploratory and adventurous.
Many dwarves join human adventurer teams, or simply travel around the world.
The average price of a dwarf slave is about... 50 silver coins?
That is half a gold coin.
Rand signaled to Olenna, and Olenna threw a gold coin to Baroque's subordinate.
And this dwarf also noticed Rand.
Looks very familiar.
It seemed to be that… Duke Rand of the Moon Phase? He was a dwarf prince who had tried to escape by hiding on Rand’s fleet bound for the Dwarf Kingdom, but his plan was exposed and he failed.
But as a smart and hardworking dwarf prince, how could he be bound by the throne!
Therefore, after he was captured, he studied hard and coped with the studies arranged by the royal family to let those old guys relax their vigilance, while constantly planning another escape plan.
Finally one day, he had the opportunity to implement his escape plan.
It was an inconspicuous merchant ship, a cloudy moonless night, and a fine sea breeze that represented freedom.
He is a dwarf, born in the mountains and raised beside a furnace. Ore is his soul and fire is his breath.
A free dwarf would hold a forge hammer or shield, not a king's scepter.
The throne of the dwarven kingdom? Not even a dog wants it!
Then……
Then he was captured by pirates and had been kept on this Conch Island for several days to be sold.
He had watched the promotional videos for the resort many times, and had also watched the later Scarlet Night drama Crystal Memories. Rand had appeared in the promotional videos for the resort.
So the dwarf prince could easily recognize that the young man with black hair and black eyes was Rand.
Could it be that the Grand Duke received some news and was going to capture him and bring him back to the Dwarf Kingdom?
It would be better to be a slave here! The dwarf prince followed the team guiltily, praying that Rand was not here to capture him.
Of course, Rand couldn't recognize the dwarf prince, so he continued to visit Conch Island with Baroque.
About two hours later, Rand visited all the main buildings and returned to the dock.
Rand smiled: "The environment here is really unique, but it's a pity that your construction level is really too poor."
Baroque did not respond to Rand's comments.
The nobles were such arrogant creatures that they never thought that they, the pirates, would never have a chance to build seriously.
Pirates who make a living by looting and living on a one-night stand are completely different from nobles who can squeeze countless wealth from the villagers every year.
Of course Rand knew the difficulties faced by pirates, but he said this on purpose. He really couldn't be gentle with pirates.
Rand clapped his hands.
The sound of clapping was a bit noisy and not very clear.
Black-Eyed Baroque also looked at Rand with doubtful eyes, not knowing what Rand was going to do.
The huge, deep, calm lagoon ripples and bubbles.
Then a group of scaly and armored creatures emerged from the lagoon.
The surrounding pirates suddenly became nervous again: "Damn it, it's the Nagas and the Murlocs! We're being invaded!"
The port is full of noisy sounds.
Rand just said loudly: "Don't worry, these are my subordinates."
Of course, Rand would not make no preparations.
Naga and murloc are part of the defense.
Baroque and many pirates could only watch in shock as the murlocs and nagas came ashore and, under the command of some human engineers, began to transform this hidden port.
Baroque discovered that this Duke of the Moon Phase, Rand, was even more powerful than he had imagined. What on earth was the purpose of such a person coming to this small island of Conch Island? Was there anything here that was worth his energy? For Rand, it seemed easy to destroy the pirate forces of Conch Island.
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Baroque remained silent and waved his hand to signal the pirates to go back to their work and not stand around and watch.
He watched as the strong male Nagas piled the materials on the shore, ready to drive the piles.
These unruly and cruel creatures in the ocean, this evil race will even sacrifice their loved ones.
Baroque didn't know how Rand controlled the Nagas and the Murlocs to serve him.
But it didn't matter anymore. The few remaining calculations in his mind were suppressed. Obviously, this Rand was not someone they could resist.
If possible, Baroque even hoped that he would never have any entanglement with the Duke of Moon Phase.
Although the life of a pirate was dangerous and hard, at least he could control the direction of his own destiny.
But now, with the appearance of Duke Moon Phase, no one knows where everything is going.
Rand glanced at Olenna.
Olenna signaled to the guards behind her.
Soon, the frigates and transport ships that were originally staying outside in the thick fog broke through the fog and entered this natural harbor.
Vibration communication device.
Rand never fights an unprepared battle. According to the original plan, if a battle broke out, the flying cattle and horse riders on the Ice Phoenix would be the first to go out, followed by the Naga and fishman troops, and then the magicians' bombing and the frigates and transport ships that came in to support.
Rand himself is still a very difficult person to kill. I can only say that I can't figure out how he died.
But it’s no longer used now.
It’s not completely useless.
Now is the perfect time to show it off as a deterrent.
Of course, Baroque was becoming more and more scared. He had seen too many shocking things today, so many incomprehensible things, and encountered so many in just a few hours.
However, Rand did not care about Baroque's idea. The current deterrence would prevent these pirates, whose bad habits were hard to change, from doing anything rash in the short term.
As for a long time.
At that time, Rand would naturally deepen his control over the pirate group and kill those who disobeyed him.
Rand did not continue to pay attention to the situation here.
He stepped onto the deck of the Ice Phoenix with the purchased dwarf slaves.
After the temporary dock was repaired, laborers and sailors continued to move supplies down from the transport ship. After Rand ordered the frigate to provide protection, he left on the Ice Phoenix.
In fact, the task of taming pirates does not even need to be handled personally by Grand Duke Rand.
Rand came here this time just because he didn't want to be too detached from the grassroots and wanted to get a feel for the specific situation.
Now the pirates have been deterred. If there is a recurrence, the frigates and the Nagas can also evacuate the personnel, so Rand will not need to keep an eye on them too much.
No longer needing a pirate guide, the Ice Phoenix sailed out of Conch Island, broke through the clouds covering the island, and sailed on the sea again.
"What's the next itinerary?" Rand asked.
"The envoy from the Ice Sea will arrive at Crescent Moon Harbor in the next few days, and we need to arrange a meeting at that time," Olenna replied.
Rand nodded his chin to show that he understood.
He was lacking in manpower and military strength, and his shipbuilding productivity was also lacking.
It is unlikely to build a fleet that can compete with the Kingdom of Bolen within a few years.
Therefore, Rand's initial strategy was to form alliances and integrate the pirate forces, the military forces of other weak coastal countries, and the North Sea forces in order to gain the qualifications to confront the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Boren.
The demands of the Kingdom of Rand and the Kingdom of Bolen are different.
The Kingdom of Bolen needs to cut off maritime traffic and collect tolls.
Rand's request is simply to not pay tolls.
This naturally allows Rand to have countless more allies than the Kingdom of Boren.
As for after defeating the Kingdom of Bolen... Rand felt that he still had a lot of room for maneuver.
…
The boat rises and falls with the blue waves of the ocean.
The dwarf prince had been recognized by the dwarf craftsman on the ship.
The two dwarves looked at each other.
After a moment of silence, the dwarf craftsman said, "Your Highness."
The dwarf prince jumped up and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand. I'm not a prince!"
The dwarf craftsman looked helpless; he did not understand the dwarf prince's thoughts.
"The king and queen are worried about you," the dwarf craftsman continued.
"Bullshit, they just want me to inherit the throne as soon as possible so they can quit their business and go out for fun." The dwarf prince said without hesitation.
The dwarf craftsmen were helpless. The current king and queen were great king and queen. Under their governance, the dwarf kingdom was not invaded by foreign enemies and was becoming more and more prosperous.
The throne of the dwarves means power, honor and wealth.
The dwarves all respected the Dwarf King very much, and the dwarf craftsman had no idea why the Dwarf Prince hated the throne so much.
Obviously his parents did such a good job.
The dwarf craftsman's face became serious: "Even if you are a prince, you can't arrange great kings and queens!"
The dwarf prince was somewhat helpless. His parents' reputation in the dwarf kingdom was too high, which greatly increased the difficulty of his escape.
The dwarf prince could only try to reason with her and appeal to her emotions: "I think that staying in the dwarf kingdom will limit my wisdom and thinking. I am determined to surpass my parents, so I want to come out and learn knowledge from the outside world to fill the gap in this area."
The dwarf craftsman knew that the prince was just making up stories, but since he had said so, as a citizen, he had no right to stop the great dwarf royal family: "Then let me tell Lord Rand that I am just a small craftsman and have no right to make any decisions about your behavior. Lord Rand will decide whether you can stay here."
(End of this chapter)