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Chapter 8 Black Sails Harbour

However, dealing with the two first-order Transcendents, the Baron of Lancaster and his younger brother, is no easy task.

As a 【noble baron】, the Baron of Lancaster is far more powerful than other first-order Transcendents in his area.

Coupled with the extraordinary [Guardian Knights] who can cooperate with the Baron in fighting, Richard still has to find some way to get the gold and silver rings back from them.

If Richard wants to get the gold and silver rings back from them, he still needs to do a lot of detailed thinking to achieve this goal.

Richard's plan is to first go to Black Sails Harbour to gain a foothold and then plot to get the rings back.

Black Sails Harbour is located on a small island in the Kingdom of the White Rose. Due to its unique geographical location and support from other powers, it has become a small but notoriously lawless place.

It is a haven for wanted criminals, pirates, thieves and bounty hunters. Every year, many people who can't make it in their home territories take a boat to Black Sails Harbour.

But not everyone can survive there.

The reason it is called 'Black Sails Harbour' is because the town is mainly ruled by pirates.

Seven groups of pirates, along with a few large merchants and bounty hunters, keep the city in order.

Although it is officially forbidden to fight each other in Black Sails Harbour, there are countless bodies of people in the outer sea in every corner of Black Sails Harbour.

For the rulers of this city, the last thing they need is for anyone to dare challenge their authority in public.

As for what happens behind closed doors,60% of the people who come to Black Sails every year disappear for no reason. That statistic will tell you why this place is a lawless land.

The reason Richard wants to go to Black Sails is because the chaotic atmosphere makes it easier for him to do his job, and also because Black Sails will be one of the birthplaces of Seafaring players in the future.

And if Richard remembers correctly, some of the closed beta players were also born in Black Sails Port.

If he can get in touch with the Closed Beta players in advance, it will be very helpful for Richard's plan.

As for what he will do when he gets to Black Sails Port, Richard has already thought about it: opening a shop that recycles stolen goods and sells unusual jewellery.

As everyone knows, the life of a pirate is not as full of romance and adventure as in past films or anime.

Especially for the pirates of Black Sails Harbour, their usual life consists of plundering at sea, getting their share of the money, spending it all in Black Sails Harbour, plundering again, and so on.

The shop Richard wants to open focuses on this aspect of the pirates' handling of stolen goods.

Because they are stolen goods, and there are not many pirates who can accurately judge the value of an item, and they are in a hurry to exchange it for money, there is a lot of profit to be made.

For example, a fine one-handed sword inlaid with precious stones - do the pirates know whether it is inlaid with aquamarine, blue sapphire or indigo sapphire? And do they know which family this sword comes from, which nobleman used it and to whom they can sell it for a high price? Of course they don't!

And this is where Richard can come in.

As a former Age of Sail player, Richard has a background and knowledge of the various treasures and antiques in the game. He can estimate the approximate value of most valuable treasures.

Combined with the knowledge he gained after becoming a [Jeweler], Richard is more than capable of doing this job of recovering stolen goods.

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As for what to do with the recovered stolen goods, of course he has a way to do it.

However, he needs to go to Black Sails Harbour before making any calculations.

After two days at sea, Richard finally saw a vague dark shadow in the distance on the endless sea. It was the island where Black Sails Port was located.

Now that they had finally seen the destination of this voyage, many people on the ship were overjoyed. After all, compared to the sea, which always held unknown risks, land was where they belonged.

So, without Richard or Even to remind them, the sailors themselves stepped up their efforts, hoping to reach their destination as soon as possible.

As they approached Black Sails Harbour, Richard briefed Even on what lay ahead.

Once they entered the harbour, he would need Even to stay on board with some of the men to guard the ship, while he would go off with the rest to take care of some business.

Even, of course, agreed to follow orders. Although he was puzzled by Richard's sudden transformation into a supernatural being, it was a good thing.

If they were worried about the future, after seeing Richard's power, he felt much less pressure.

After Richard, who was a supernatural being, even if he became a pirate, he could do well.

The Black Pearl was sailing very fast. After a while Richard saw a buoy. Beyond the buoy was a prosperous harbour.

In his field of vision, Richard saw many ships entering and leaving the harbour: three-masted, two-masted, one-masted, merchant ships, fishing boats and even warships. Apart from a few ships, most of them had black sails, which meant they were pirate ships.

Next to the harbour is a city with a rather chaotic layout, with taverns, warehouses, inns, brothels, gladiatorial arenas, shops and all sorts of buildings, giving a sense of chaos and order at the same time.

Under Richard's command, the Black Pearl towed the Night Owl into the harbour.

They attracted a lot of attention along the way. After all, they were a merchant ship towing a pirate ship, which was somewhat subversive.

But despite the stares, no one took the initiative to cause trouble. After all, everyone was used to mingling in Black Sails Harbour, and no one would take the initiative to violate the order here.

Since this was the first time they had come to a place like Black Sails Port, the escorts led by Even were a little curious and couldn't help but look around.

Richard, on the other hand, looked very familiar with the place. After handing over the twenty silver coins for the mooring fee, Richard ordered the crew to lower the gangplank and prepare to enter Black Sails Port.

While they were busy, a stranger with a similar temperament to Richard walked over, and beside him were several people who looked like escorts.

You must be here in Black Sails Port for the first time! I am a merchant from the Golden Balance Trading Guild, Sutter.

If you have any items you want to get rid of, such as antiques, jewellery, gold bars, or even prisoners, including the ship behind you, you can exchange them with me for gold coins.

I guarantee that the price I offer is one of the highest among all merchants!

Hearing the words of the smiling merchant in front of them, Even and the others were a little overwhelmed and unconsciously turned to Richard.

Richard's face was already smiling when he heard those familiar words from the merchant who called himself Sutter.

Unexpectedly, they had just arrived in Black Sails Harbour and already met his target, a member of the Golden Balance Merchant Guild.