Chapter 698
North Sea.
Filsek Island.
Filsek Island is in winter climate all year round. The island is surrounded by villages and has lived a peaceful life for generations.
It was almost dusk, but the wind was still howling on the island and the sun was dim.
Heavy snow fell from the sky, covering the entire island with a white silver dress.
Joyful laughter echoed in the quiet village. Children in cotton jackets played in the snow on the street, stepping deep and shallow in the soft snow, having fun.
As the smoke gradually rose from every household, the shouts of adults soon came from the streets and alleys.
"Go home for dinner!!"
"Stop playing!"
"..."
The adults in each family chased their naughty children, and finally pulled the reluctant children towards their own direction.
Will is a famous blacksmith on Filsek Island. At this time, he was holding his eight-year-old child, greeting the neighbors in the village, and walking towards home.
"Will, my pot is broken. When do you think you can come to fix it?"
"No problem, Aunt Lilith tomorrow."
"Will... the fish harvest has not been very good recently. Can you pay me next month for the money I paid for the kitchenware repair?"
"Hahaha, do you still owe me money? I forgot about it. It's okay... Pay me when you have more money."
"..."
Will, who is kind-hearted, keeps responding to his friends and partners, smiling carefree.
Filsek Island is very barren. The climate on the island is very cold in winter, and there is almost no harvest of crops. Everyone's life is not easy.
But this life, although it is a bit bitter, is at least peaceful enough.
Although everyone was poor, there was no war, no vendetta, no hatred, and no pirates to plunder the food they depended on for survival.
Will vaguely remembered that the former Filsek Island was not like this.
Gangsters were everywhere, bandits were rampant, the mafia extorted, pirates invaded... Just like the nickname of the North Sea, it was extremely chaotic.
When did things change?
Will was a rough man with a bad memory. He even often forgot that other villagers owed him money.
But he remembered that day clearly.
It was a day four years and four months ago.
A warship claiming to be the 321st branch of the North Sea sailed into Filsek Island.
"By order of the new North Sea Admiral Rogers Darren, from today on, the North Sea Navy will collect a fixed military security tax of 10% to ensure that Filsek Island is not illegally invaded and plundered by pirates."
That's what the navy said.
When all the villagers on the island heard the bad news, they were struck by lightning.
The 10% tax may not seem like much, but it is a heavy blow to ordinary civilians who have suffered from the extortion of the mafia and the robbery of pirates.
It is enough to completely destroy their already terrible lives.
But facing the navy with a cold look and armed with live ammunition, what can these weak villagers do?
They can only numbly agree.
Think that they can live one day at a time.
Isn't the life of ordinary people like this?
Everyone lives like this, and they are not the world's noble celestial dragons who are born as gods. Why should they be favored by the goddess of luck?
Face the reality, Will.
He said this to himself while holding the child's hand.
However.
Just when everyone finally collected enough money and handed it over to the North Sea Navy, a miracle... happened.
The gangsters, bandits and mafia forces that had committed many crimes on the island disappeared overnight.
The villagers did not know what happened that night.
They did not dare to go out at all. They just locked the door in fear, hid in the quilt, and listened to the wailing coming from outside the window.
The screams lasted all night.
When the sun melted the snow in the morning of the next day, they walked out of the house trembling.
Corpses, bloody corpses, piled up in the harbor.
The evil people who oppressed, defrauded, extorted and violated them in the past, the hideous, evil, tyrannical and distorted faces on their faces have disappeared.
The expressions on the stiff and blue faces of the corpses were only frozen with fear and despair.
As for the navy...
They still looked so cold and solemn, with blood all over their uniforms, blood dripping from the sabers on their waists, and torches in their hands, burning the piles of corpses to ashes.
Looking at the blood all over the ground and the flames rising into the sky...Will discovered for the first time that the snow-white seagull flag was so sacred and majestic.
Then, heThey saw a young lieutenant colonel covered in blood, striding towards them.
Will clearly remembered that the overly young lieutenant colonel had two mature mustaches.
He seemed a little unaccustomed to smiling, and smiled stiffly:
"From today, peace will come to the North Sea."
"Please believe the new North Sea Admiral Rogers Darren, he will do things after receiving your money."
He will do things after receiving money.
Will wanted to laugh for a while when he heard these inappropriate words that should not be said by the navy.
But it's good.
This new North Sea Admiral is really good.
At least he is not like the previous navies who took money on the surface, but actually joined forces with pirates to continue to exploit civilians.
It doesn't matter if it's poor and backward, as long as they can live in peace, that's enough.
Isn't it?
What they prayed for was actually not much at all.
When the bodies burned and the flames rose;
When the sea breeze was cold and the snow was flying;
When the white seagull flag fluttered over the barren and cold Filsek Island, the illusory and invisible justice seemed to have come true at this moment.
That was the most secure day for the people of Filsek Island.
"Vice Admiral Darren, what a good navy..."
Will, who was lost in memories, shook his eyes and murmured with a smile.
Compared to the pitiful amount of taxes they paid, their hard-earned peace and tranquility were too expensive.
It is rumored that Vice Admiral Rogers Darren, the "King of the North Sea", is the most business-minded and shrewd man on this sea.
But this deal, no matter how you look at it, he lost.
Will's rough eyelids narrowed with laughter, and his hands, which had been forging iron for many years, tightened the child's hand.
Not only him, but all the natives of Filsek Island believed it unanimously.
As long as Vice Admiral Darren is here, no one will dare to break their little happiness.
——Even if they have never seen the legendary navy that has protected them all.
"Well, what is that?"
Just as Will was about to walk to his yard, he suddenly saw something and looked surprised.
His house was not far from the coast, and he could clearly see everything on the offshore sea.
At this time, he saw that a large and imposing warship was slowly approaching and breaking through the waves.
"It's the navy... Could it be the North Sea Navy?"
Will saw the soaring seagull flags, and a touch of excitement appeared on his face.
He immediately rushed into the house, ignoring his wife's shouting, ran into the basement to take out the dusty liquor and the freshly pickled bacon, and rushed out of the house with his children.
There is nothing good on Filsek Island. I hope the navy soldiers of the North Sea Branch will not dislike their wine and meat.
Will thought nervously.
When he ran to the shore, he smiled and waved vigorously at the majestic warships.
"Mr. Navy, this way!"
He cheered with joy.
This time, he was finally able to thank them in person.
Looking at the huge fleet of warships lined up in a row, the majestic and majestic appearance, Will's face flushed with excitement.
This is the navy that has always protected them!
This is the justice they expect and respect!
However, unexpectedly,
The warships seemed not to see him, and the forward trend gradually stopped.
Then,
Will was surprised to see that a tall and burly figure slowly stepped out from the warship leading the fleet.
It was a naval general with a strange hairstyle, who looked about 40 years old, with a black afro and a whip beard.
Will didn't know what military rank he was, and he had no way to identify the identity of this man, but the awe-inspiring aura he exuded made him know that he was definitely a big shot in the navy.
The world became quiet at this moment.
Snowflakes were falling from the sky.
Somehow, Will looked at the silent, indescribable complex expressions on the faces of the navy on the warship, and a feeling of extreme uneasiness surged in his heart.
Then, he heard an order that was even colder than the snow.
It was an order issued by the big man in the navy.
"Block the island and prohibit entry and exit!"
The majestic big man in the navy spoke indifferently.
"Anyone who tries to leave the sea... will be killed without mercy!!"
Bang!
The wine jar fell to the ground, and the long-treasured mellow liquor splashed.
The fat and lean bacon was scattered in the snow.
Will fell to the ground with a look of horror.
The strong and powerful blacksmith's hands trembled uncontrollably.He saw pity, sympathy and grief in the eyes of the big man in the navy.
He knew what that look meant.
It was a look... of a dying person.
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Let me explain the situation.
Some big guys said it was watery, but it was not true.
As an old author, I know how to write so that everyone can enjoy it at the climax, and I will not write watery at such a critical moment.
Foreshadowing, foreshadowing, the public's vision, the navy's vision...
All of these must be written, otherwise the plot will be very thin.
It's just a forced killing all the way, to put it bluntly, it's meaningless.
Please believe Lao Ma, Ron in the last book did not disappoint everyone, and this book will not disappoint you either.
Of course, I understand the anxious mood of the big guys. You can wait for ten days or eight days, or come back to read it at the end of the volume.
Just remember to come back.
It may be difficult to add more chapters. Lao Ma's wedding is in May, and there are too many things to prepare. It is really difficult to add more chapters. I can only ensure the quality of each chapter.
Thank you.
Best wishes.
