Chapter 288： See also less gambling addiction? D

"King of the North Sea" Oleg suddenly became king. Su Lun was a little surprised when he heard the news.

But when you think about it, it's not surprising at all.

The two great empires are at war, and they are fighting from afar.

Marfa's move will bring endless trouble to Lu Ying's rear.

This method is like the U.S. country of Su Lun's previous life, providing some military equipment and economy to support some local military organizations, and without a single soldier, it can cause continuous turmoil in the local area. This will not only cause trouble for competitors, but also gain a steady stream of war benefits and resources from it.

Moreover, the sea and land conditions are completely different.

Those pirates are qualified to fight head-to-head with a big empire.

But can't beat them, they will run.

It can be expected that this newly promoted "King of the North Sea" will become the stubborn disease behind the giant Lu Ying for many years to come.

If you cut it, you can't cut it, and you can't cure it.

Even Su Lun guessed the origin behind this paper seal.

He also finally wanted to understand, what conditions did those guys in Marfa use to buy the [Super Mechanical Warrior Blueprint] when they were in the Port of Kadurant.

Thinking of the blueprint again, it is not surprising that Archduke Raphael's regiment destroyed the Ninth Fleet under the King of the North Sea.

There is a high probability of revenge for the incident in which the old Lington was looted.

The dignified duke, who was robbed by pirates, naturally had to return it.

Compared with the pirate king, Su Lun cared more about the strength of Archduke Raphael.

The fleets under the King of the North Sea are very powerful. The captain of the fleet is usually a sixth- or seventh-order pirate, a real top powerhouse. Just like the Fourth Fleet that once went to the Black Barrier Reef to rob the Old Lingdon, two sixth-order, dozens of fifth-order squad leaders, and tens of thousands of pirates did have the combat power to capture some large territories.

It's a pity not to give it, they misestimated the strength of Archduke Raphael. .

Su Lun thought of the exaggerated steel battleship he had seen before. It was not any pirate fleet, a super battleship that could sink.

The deformed industrial society of Old Lington allowed Archduke Raphael to master many advanced technologies beyond the times. The level of technology is much higher than the average level of the Luying Empire. Even fields such as "neuro-mechanical technology" are inferior to the Marfa Empire, which is known as the Holy Land of Mechanics.

But he is such a lord with a great background. From the memories that Su Lun stripped away, Archduke Raphael was a marginal figure in Lu Ying's top-level power center.

Su Lun used to be puzzled too.

But it wasn't until he saw the eldest young master William of the Rhaegardi family that he was on the giant steel ship, that he realized that these big lords were old foxes with far-reaching plans.

This is a giant crocodile that really lurks under the water, and the alliance has a careerist.

Its purpose is obvious.

However, Su Lun was not interested in caring about the power game between the upper-level lords.

Now that Beihai is in chaos, he also wants to go see if he can go fishing in troubled waters.

........

Two months ago, when Su Lun came to Blizzard City, the city was in good order.

As the only human city near Silent Forest, a large number of merchants and adventurers come here. As a result, business in the city is very prosperous. Although there are also many pirates in the city, because this is a base for the pirates to sell their stolen goods and supplies, everyone acquiesced to the rules of prohibition of weapons in the city.

But now it's different. The king of the North Sea is crowned king, the pirates are in a carnival, and the original order is broken.

All legitimate shops in Blizzard City were looted, and no normal businessmen dared to come back. The once prosperous Blizzard City instantly became depressed and dilapidated.

Today's weather is not very good, the sky is lead-colored, and large flakes of snow are falling from the sky.

There are ten rooms and nine empty shops in the city, broken doors and windows and bullet holes left in the walls, you can still see how intense the looting not long ago was.

There is no city guard in the city, and even the snow has not been cleaned up, and it has accumulated several meters high.

On the main street, there is only one path trodden by pedestrians.

Su Lun, wearing a black trench coat, came out of an intelligence merchant's tavern, holding a black umbrella in his hand and squatting with a crow on his shoulders.

"Sure enough, I was wanted..."

As Su Lun walked, she pondered in her heart.

As soon as I went to the pub to inquire about the news, I learned some of the latest news from the outside world.

Sullen also paid special attention to himself.

Unsurprisingly, he was wanted.

Both the pirates and Lu Ying's slave merchants have placed bounties on the "Golden Cloak Man".

Mr. Mirror's bounty is the highest, directly reaching one billion risos, which has reached the bounty amount of the sixth-order pirate.

He Su was second, with a reward of 188 million riso.

But the good news is that the only description on the wanted list is the golden cloak and the puppet ability, and there are no other details.

Other members of the mirror group are also very low-key, with little news.

"Now once you expose your abilities, you have to kill them all..."

Su Lun thought of something, smacked his lips, but didn't take it to heart.

As far as the arrest warrants were concerned, they were vaguely described, and with a little caution, he felt that it would be very difficult for him to be caught.

He was walking in the snow, following the Dongcheng entertainment district in his memory, intending to go to the agreed "Sailor Tavern".

I contacted Qiantiao yesterday, and counting the time, she should have arrived at Blizzard City by now.

Su Lun wants to see him first.

One is reminiscing.

Instead, Chijo said that she had news about the "Rune Warlock".

There are not many pedestrians on the street, not like rich businessmen and rich wives who used to hang out. Now even if there are pedestrians, they are all in groups of three or five, and there is a high probability that they are either pirates or fully armed adventurers. People looked in a hurry, and no one dared to stop on the street.

As he walked, Su Lun found that the odds were staring at him with malicious intent.

He was not surprised at all.

When he was staying at the hotel last night, he killed two groups of thieves who sneaked in in the middle of the night.

The most outrageous thing is that whether he killed or those guys were killed, it didn't cause anyone's reaction.

After the body was found, the owner with the musket rudely threw the body out of the snow in the back alley of the hotel and froze it into a popsicle.

The current Blizzard City is simply a place of disorder.

Robbery, vendetta, and adultery are all too normal.

Not long after, there were only a few sounds of wild cats beating, and three still warm corpses were buried in the snow in the alley.

Before attracting anyone's attention, Su Lun covered her face with a scarf, walked out again, and walked in the snow.

.......

Just when Suren returned to Blizzard City, a fleet that had left Blizzard City for nearly half a month was about to arrive at the Port of Kadurant.

There was an unremarkable three-masted ship in the fleet.

But no one knew that there was extraordinary luxury inside this ship.

In the captain's room, the room was brightly illuminated by bright crystal lamps, and the pure gold and silver utensils on the sailing table were shining brightly. On the corners of the tablecloth, embroidered aristocratic coats of arms of tulips and eagles. This is the secret ship of the Lance family, the great lords of the six northern provinces.

A girl with beautiful purple hair was standing in front of the wall with the North Navy's chart hanging at the moment, looking lazily at the densely marked coordinates in front of her.

In her arms, she was still holding the long-haired white hair that had always been equally lazy.

At the door of the captain's room, an old butler with low eyebrows was standing, reporting something: "Miss, our arrangement in Blizzard City was basically destroyed by those pirates. Those pirates have great ambitions and seem to be planning to clear the North Sea. Everything does not belong to their forces. Marfa also used submarines to transport a large amount of military equipment. It seems that they are preparing to build a mechanical fleet for those pirates. This will pose a great threat to our territory... "

Hearing this, the purple-haired girl didn't look surprised at all, and continued to look at the chart.

After pondering for a moment, she responded lightly: "The Viking pirates want to taste the taste of power, so let them taste it. Haha, I really thought that being a lord is as easy as being a pirate? The territory is easy, but what happens after robbing it? When pirates have no restraints, that’s all. If you really want to play politics on the stage, those pirates are not worthy to carry shoes for those old foxes in the parliament.”

After a pause, she said again: "Pirates are pirates after all. Apart from force, they are not worth mentioning. It's just a method from the Marfa Empire... After a while, it stopped."

Hearing this, the old housekeeper said again: "Miss, you mean...our people, withdraw first?"

"No."

The purple-haired girl shook her head, and her beautiful purple pupils flashed brightly, "The North Sea is so lively, how can we watch the fun? If we really want to withdraw, Marfa's plan will go too smoothly. The family has invested in the North Sea these years. So many, how can outsiders pick this melon..."

The old butler said, "Then we...?"

"far away"

"There are not many pirates who even know math. They even know how tax rates are set, and they don't understand the economy. Even if they stole wealth, they only know how to stuff mold into their vaults, and even banks don't know there are What's the use... Since they are short of talents in this area, we will send them to them. Aren't those people still alive when the last 'Five Moon Coup' failed, and now it comes in handy and sent them over Bar."

Speaking of this, the purple-haired girl thought of something and paused.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and then said solemnly: "Since those pirates want to be the lord, we will help him be the lord!"

The old butler nodded respectfully: "Yes."

After a pause, he said again: "Miss, there is another news."

Before waiting for the purple-haired girl to ask, he said directly: "Archduke Raphael's cruise fleet encountered Oleg's Ninth Fleet at sea five days ago. A war broke out between the two sides, and the pirate fleet was completely destroyed. It is said that Archduke Raphael has already He has mastered very advanced battleship technology, and already has a steel fleet of unknown strength..."

The purple-haired girl raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this. She didn't seem surprised. She just sighed: "Not only us, but everyone in the empire underestimated that upstart..."

Even though some officials change every year, the aristocratic class at the top of the Luying Empire has long been solidified. The wealth accumulated by the great nobles for hundreds of years is simply beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Parliament seats, banks, social resources, wealth, and population are actually in the hands of those top families.

As long as Lu Ying does not collapse, there will be almost no major changes in the pattern.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, how the new nobles struggle, at most drink soup and forget about meat.

If you really want to eat meat, you can immediately kill those big guys in the cradle.

However, the steam-mechanical system is an exception.

Before this, no one knew that mechanical technology would develop so rapidly, nor that its potential would be so exaggerated.

Archduke Raphael has been in business for three generations and overtakes at a corner.

A completely isolated mine also created such conditions for him.

When the big bosses of the empire really reacted, everything was powerless to turn around.

The old housekeeper: "Miss, are we going to get in touch? I just got the news, now the major lords, the council members, and even the royal family have extended an olive branch to Archduke Raphael..."

The purple-haired girl looked as usual, and said calmly, "It's too late to go now. Since Archduke Raphael dares to reveal his secrets now, he must have everything to rely on. There's nothing to gain from going now."

The old butler looked worried: "If the rumors are true, will we be passive if we don't contact them?"

"My anxious eldest brother and second brother are probably gone, so we don't have to join in the fun..."

The purple-haired girl looked completely disinterested, and said, "What's more, it's not a rumor, I have obtained accurate information, and Archduke Raphael has mastered a lot of top-secret technologies. I have sent someone to the underground called 'Old Lington'. went."

When the old butler heard this, his brows loosened, and he suddenly said: "It turns out that Miss has already made arrangements. The old slave is talking too much."

The purple-haired girl said, "Instead of going directly to the sleek old fox of Raphael, it's better to start with the Rhaegardi family. Now it seems that these two families are already very close."

The housekeeper immediately understood, "You mean, the marriage thing?"

He thought of something, frowned, and seemed to have some words to say, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "There was news from Lei Jiadi that he was willing to marry, but it would not be the eldest son of the direct line. But it seems that something has happened recently. The accident has changed, and the attitude is very ambiguous..."

The purple-haired girl sneered, obviously knowing something: "That's why they think that all the descendants should be killed. After all, my classmate William is very conceited and wants to hold everything in his hands. Hehe. .."

Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of something, and a strange color flashed in her eyes.

But that glimmer of light had completely dissipated before it caused any mood swings.

She said indifferently: "Sometimes, the eldest son may not be the best choice."

The housekeeper seemed to understand something and asked, "Miss, how do we reply to Rhaegardi? Should the marriage be cancelled?"

"No, of course marriage. That's an integral part of the family's interests..."

The purple-haired girl seemed to have lost interest in continuing to listen, and waved her hand, "You don't need to worry about this, I will arrange it freely."

"Yes."

The butler responded and stepped out decisively.

(PS. Don't say why the old housekeeper of the big family seems so stupid and doesn't understand anything. A wise servant will not appear to be wiser than the master in front of the master.)

.......

When Su Lun came to the Sailor Tavern, it was already overcrowded.

It used to be the secret meeting place of pirate captains in Blizzard City, but now it has become public, and the area has expanded several times.

After the riots, almost all the normal shops in the city were closed.

However, taverns, customs management, and gambling stalls, the necessary venues for pirates' daily entertainment, became more and more lively.

"Nine! Nine! Nine!"

"big big big!"

"Oh, here's a good card and busted the dealer!"

"..."

Su Lun was all too familiar with listening to the loud noise.

The mechanical noise of the slot machines, the clamor, the vulgar curses reverberated.

Pirates are almost all gamblers, alcoholics, and taverns are also the most lively places.

I used the communicator to contact me, and Qiantiao has arrived.

Su Lun couldn't find anyone in the restaurant area on the first floor, and intuitively told him that the young woman who was addicted to gambling must be sitting at a certain gambling table downstairs.

Otherwise, as soon as Su Lun walked down, he saw Qianjo's heroic face at the table of the big client in a small hall.

She was sitting at the gambling table with a sword in her arms, followed by a little girl holding a sword with a bitter face.

Su Lun looked at the sword, the sword of Qianjo.

He is also curious, when will this young gambling addict take a little girl with her?

But before he came to say hello, he heard the little girl holding the sword trying to persuade: "Captain, you still have to gamble... If you lose, we won't have enough money to go ashore this time to buy supplies. .."

Although these words were whispered, Su Lun could hear them clearly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The young woman addicted to gambling has not changed at all.

When she used to be a cadre in the Cross Society, she often lost all four pockets as empty. Now that she is a pirate captain, she still has an old problem.

However, there is a problem with this game.

Su Lun glanced at the dealer's dealing technique, and his pupils shrank slightly.

He didn't think Sister Qianjo didn't find anything tricky.

This... seems to be the rhythm of doing things?

Su Lun smiled unconsciously and walked over.

Chijo naturally found him, but didn't say hello.

The little **** the side took out the last stack of banknotes from her pocket, and was still anxiously persuading what to say, "Captain, this is the last bit of money, you..."

Qianjoo raised the corner of her mouth slightly, interrupted her, and said meaningfully: "Your captain, I'm going to be transported soon."

The little girl pursed her lips and muttered, "You always say that, and you always lose..."

Su Lun almost laughed out loud when he heard it, and he pretended not to know him and found a spot on the stage to sit down.

It was only then that he could see clearly that Qianjo was no longer wearing a kimono, but changed into the iconic pirate captain's uniform.

Buckskin triangle hat with a silver skull on the brim; long leather boots, just over the calf; wearing a Gothic leather skirt that is convenient for fighting; upper body wearing a career line A linen shirt; a brown cape with gold fringed epaulettes behind him; a knife hanging from his waist, and three traditional muskets that are standard for pirates in a holster.

But the clothes seem to have not been changed for a long time, and the sloppy style is exactly the same as that of a pirate.

Su Lun also chuckled in his heart, thinking: After this young gambling addict came to the ground, she quickly integrated into the role of a pirate captain.

......

Suren sat down and the game continued.

Play Texas Hold'em.

This kind of gambling can make people rich quickly, and it can also squeeze the last grain out of the gambler's pocket.

Because there was a problem with the game, the last stack of thousand of a kind also lost cleanly.

Su Lun harvested all kinds of gambling techniques, and naturally he saw through the tricks of those people at a glance.

In this round, Qianjoo ran out of money, she casually slapped the knife held by the little girl beside her on the gambling table, and shouted loudly, "I'll beat this!"

The pirate with the blindfold on the opposite side also looked like the captain.

Hearing this, there was obviously a flash of discomfort in his eyes, but he said fiercely: "Hey hey hey... What do you mean? Lost money, do you want to play a fool? This is the boss of Chris. Gambling file, you can think clearly..."

Saying this, a group of pirates also followed suit, with the intention of doing something if they disagreed.

Su Lun also saw that On this table, most of them belonged to the one-eyed dragon.

Qianjo sneered: "Put this knife on, and bet that you still have an 'A' on the croupier's cuff!"

The female croupier's psychological quality is not so good. She was caught thousands of times at the pirate gambling table, and the lightest thing was to break her hands and feet. Hearing this, fear clearly flashed across her face.

The one-eyed dragon twitched the corners of his eyes as he listened, and didn't give anyone a chance to attack him at all. He took the lead and slammed the table, "You're talking nonsense!"

With a "bang", the money and cards on the table were messed up, and the entire casino instantly fell silent.

When the dealer saw the opportunity, he immediately wanted to throw away the hidden cards while shaking his hands.

At this time, a gun was pointed at the dealer's head.

"Dare to move, I'll blow your head off with one shot."

Everyone turned to look, but Su Lun pointed his gun at the dealer with a playful expression on his face, "I also bet, there are cards in the right sleeve."