I'm also trying to survive today [Western Fantasy]

Chapter 168 Merit and Title

Because of Shirley's actions, the people on the boat felt very good about Siegfried. After all, he was the one who slapped Shirley on the face. It's hard to say what happened to others. At least the old ship repairer and his group felt very refreshed. .

Since the atmosphere just now was not good, Siegfried waved his hand and sent his subordinates back, leaving only the fat adjutant standing by his side.

Siegfried's actions were actually helpless. Based on his estimation of Owen's strength, if there was a real conflict between the two sides, it would make no difference whether his subordinates were present or not.

He took the initiative to communicate with Julian, and after finding out that they were from the Kingdom of Maggie, he invited them to visit his mansion.

Of course, the object of his invitation is mainly Owen, and Julian is only incidental.

Julian and Owen discussed it and agreed. First, the supplies on the Crimson needed to be replenished. Second, they also wanted to take this opportunity to visit the city of the Shatan Empire.

With a local snake like Siegfried around, a lot of trouble can be avoided.

Besides, Owen had to contact the people at the church. He didn't want the other party to mistakenly think that something happened to him. In fact, it was a little late to contact him now. He had been missing for so long, and he didn't know how many things he had missed. The old guy is calm, there will be no major accidents, but it is inevitable that someone will poach his corner when he is not around and people are unstable.

When he goes back this time, he still needs to beat his subordinates well, and let them know that his ship has not sunk yet.

"Since this is the case, we will be disrespectful." Owen Siegfried nodded, maintaining that polite but somewhat alienated attitude.

Siegfried didn't care about this, but felt that Owen's attitude proved his speculation to be correct. His Excellency Owen should be a strong sky knight.

Such a strong man, even in the Shatan Empire, is the object of everyone's scrambling to please him. What's wrong with his alienated attitude?If he was so enthusiastic when he came up, Siegfried would really suspect that he was a liar.

In this way, the Crimson followed the fleet of the Shatan Empire and returned to the port city where they were located, Alisa. It is said that this city was named after a princess of the Shatan Empire. When the princess was 16 years old, Because of the shipwreck encountered while visiting overseas, the king at the time was distraught, so he named the port city Alisa to commemorate his favorite daughter.

Alisa City is the largest seaport city in the Shatan Empire. The commercial prosperity here is no less than that of those metropolises. Groups of strong men can be seen everywhere in the port. They carry goods up and down. With sweat and sweat, the goods shipped from all over the world are sent to the warehouse here, and then transferred by a large number of caravans to various cities in this country.

A circle of huts was built around the pier, and many large chambers of commerce had established purchase points here. Julian looked over and saw at least three familiar flags, which were the signs of the caravans under the top ten chambers of commerce.

"It's really lively!" The Belan brothers stood on the side of the boat, looking like bumpkins who had never seen the world, looking at the dense crowd underground, they couldn't help clicking their tongues.

"Do you want to go down with us and have a look?" Julian just walked past them and asked casually.

The Belan brothers were about to answer, when they saw Owen's cold eyes sweeping over, they were shocked immediately, and shook their heads at the same time: "There is no need for the captain, let's just go shopping by ourselves."

"also……"

Julian thought that since they were sailors, they might prefer those lively taverns, eating barbecue, drinking beer, and hugging a dancer or something, so he left without thinking much.

Siegfried had already taken a step ahead because he had to report the situation to his superiors. Julian and the others were also going to the navy, at least they had to deal with the pirates under the cabin.

The navy's military headquarters is located not far from the pier. The white house is painted with light blue patterns, and a flag of the Shatan Empire hangs high on the flagpole on the roof, fluttering high against the sea breeze .

There were soldiers on duty at the military gate, and they stopped Julian and Owen and asked them what was the matter.

Julian briefly explained the matter. Hearing that they had captured more than 20 pirates, the two soldiers looked at each other with disbelief written all over their faces.

What are you kidding?It is already a bragging thing for an ordinary merchant ship to take his life from a pirate, but they actually caught the pirate?still alive?

However, they did not scold Julian. It is obviously impossible for him to be a fool if he can guard the gate of the Navy Department. Regardless of whether Julian lied or not, that is something that the chief needs to distinguish. As long as they do their jobs well and report truthfully up.

So, one of the two continued to guard the door, while the other trotted into the gate of the military headquarters.

Julian and Owen didn't wait for too long. After about 10 minutes, a thin and shrewd officer came out.

Seeing Julian's pale face, he frowned unconsciously, instinctively not believing that such a thin little man could catch so many pirates.

But when he saw Owen, he believed it. Owen was a master at first glance. If it was him, it would not be strange to catch some low-level pirates.

"It was you who caught the pirates? Was it from that pirate group?" the skinny officer asked, not because he suspected anything, but because many pirates had bounties on them. He had a good impression of Owen, and he didn't mind giving him one. Follow the flow of favors.

Julian also heard the officer's kindness, but... what is the name of the pirate leader?

He and Owen looked at each other for a long time, and then recalled it with a dark face, because the guy was talking dirty, Owen exploded his head right away, and didn't even hear him say what his name was...

Julian couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth. It's unlucky, everyone is a villain who dies because of talking too much, and this guy was KO'd by Owen without any chance of talking too much.

Owen also remembered the situation at that time, and was embarrassed for two seconds. After two seconds, he returned to normal, pretending to be calm and said: "The fighting was fierce at that time, and we didn't have a chance to ask about their lives."

Julian gave him a squinted look, but said nothing, okay, if you say it's intense, it's intense, anyway, the heads that exploded one by one looked quite 'intense'.

The thin officer was also choked by Owen's words. The battle was fierce?Was it intense at the time and still intense afterwards?You said that a lot of people were caught alive, is it difficult to interrogate their identities at this time?

The officer and Owen stared at each other for a long time, probably because Owen's attitude was too righteous, or the officer's desire to survive reminded him not to pursue too much. In the end, the officer touched his nose and said weakly: "Then you all caught How many pirates know this?"

Julian: ...

Ha ha, I really don't know. ￢_￢

Owen raised his chin slightly, and replied a little arrogantly: "At that time, we locked the surviving pirates in the bilge, and did not count the specific number."

The officer was choked again, he looked at Owen speechlessly, Owen looked back blankly, and finally the officer made a concession: "Okay, then please wait for me to take people there, and then count your meritorious deeds .”

"Merit?" Julian heard a word sensitively.

"What? You don't know?" The officer's expression was obviously surprised.

"Hmm." Julian didn't feel embarrassed at all. Isn't it normal that he doesn't know all kinds of news when he's new here?

The thin officer suddenly realized: "No wonder you didn't count the number of those pirates and their names. It turns out that you are not specialized pirate hunters... Then how did you catch so many pirates?"

"They don't have eyes to rob us. Since they come across them, they should clean them up." Julian's expression was calm, but it made the skinny officer shudder.

He quickly judged that there must be masters on this ship. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Owen.

Zhu·Sick and Weak Boy·Unable to Collapse·Li'an: ... so angry!Ignored again!

Owen was amused by his angry little expression, and he patted his head casually. Julian looked particularly tender because of his sickness and weakness. This scene fell into the eyes of the officer, and he immediately sat down. the relationship between the two.

Because the two were not full-time bounty hunters, the thin officer enthusiastically introduced them to the various regulations on hunting pirates in the Navy Department.

In general, the emperor of the Shatan Empire saw all kinds of pirates as distasteful, and the naval attack was not enough. He gave full play to the crowd tactics and offered certain rewards to lure more powerful people to hunt down pirates.

Ordinary pirates are worth one merit, knight-level pirates are worth no merit, and great knight-level pirates are worth one hundred merit. By analogy, the stronger the pirate is, the more meritorious service he will get. Accumulating meritorious service can be exchanged for the title of his country. Such a big temptation Enough to attract a steady stream of bounty hunters to trouble those pirates.

Julian didn't know whether the emperor of the Shatan Empire really hated pirates that much, but he had to admit that this method of choosing rewards for pirates was really great. First, he could strangle pirates on the route in this way, Provide better conditions for businessmen. Second, use meritorious service to attract those strong people who are born as civilians, and strive to incorporate them into the national system and serve the country-basically equivalent to serving the emperor. Third, these bounties If hunters don't come to hunt pirates, then wandering in the country, they are very likely to pose other threats because of their own strength, but now His Majesty's decree has attracted these people to the port city, greatly reducing the pressure on other cities. security burden.

Julian summed up all kinds of things for several days. It can be said that this seemingly simple decree can greatly reduce the burden on the Shatan Empire.

Julian and the others followed the thin officer's introduction and followed his team back to the Crimson.

"Good ship!" The thin officer's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the Crimson, and he was full of praise for the various facilities on the Crimson. If he was not wearing an imperial uniform, Julian even doubted whether he would go down. In seconds, I took the initiative to ask to come to the ship for service.

Fortunately, he seemed to be doing a good job in the navy, and he didn't intend to change jobs. After a few compliments, it was almost the same, and he followed Greenton and the others to the cabin on the ground floor.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a stench from inside, which made the thin officer almost lose his breath. The small group of soldiers he brought also covered their noses one by one, backed away again and again, and hid far away.

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