At this moment.
Near a not-too-distant island.
The island was tiny.
It would be more accurate to call it a reef; it could only accommodate a few people standing on it.
There was also quite a bit of soil around the reef.
Several rafts watched from afar but did not dare approach.
Because a larger raft was moored before the reef.
Ferocious.
Brutal.
That was the impression the raft gave people.
Because that raft was rather large as well.
It was comparable in size to a barge.
It had catapults, combat crossbows...
And rows of crosses.
Bloody corpses that had been whipped were tied to the crosses.
That was right.
A flag hung from the bow.
It was a pirate flag with blood-red crossed swords!
This was clearly a pirate-style raft.
They survived through the pirate mode.
This raft had mainly enhanced its mobility and offensive attributes.
As well as all kinds of weapons of war.
Their purpose was very simple: defeat their opponents and plunder them.
If their opponents were powerful, they would make a clean escape.
At this moment.
A burly man with a face full of flesh spoke to the two people tied to the deck.
"Well? Look at those people drying in the sun up there. They've already become corpses!"
"What else do you want? Are you going to sign these contracts or not?"
He held two wooden boards in his hands.
Two simple contracts were written on the boards.
"Damn it, you damned Demon! This isn't a contract, it's a Slave Contract!" one of them said with difficulty.
That was right. Ever since Wenren Sheng had established that contracts were valid in this world.
Many people, after learning about it through the Regional Channel, had begun using contract-based employment as well.
But one should never