Different Paths, No Common Plans
"Have you heard? The Flame Pirates and the Snow Sea Pirates are fighting!" Ronglin, who had been strolling through the streets, suddenly overheard someone talking.
"Yeah, it's over at Sixth Plaza. I heard they started fighting over a Treasure Map!" A Treasure Map? The instant Ronglin heard those words, his eyes lit up.
"The Flame Pirates have a combined bounty of over three hundred million Beli, while the Snow Sea Pirates have a combined bounty of over four hundred million Beli. They're seriously formidable pirates! The fight must be spectacular!"
"Want to go watch?"
"Let's go! Let's take a look!"
After exchanging a few words, the people nearby turned and ran toward Sixth Plaza. Others who had overheard them hesitated briefly before excitedly following the crowd, eager to join the spectacle.
Ronglin's heart stirred. A Treasure Map—he had never gone treasure hunting before!
Now that he had come to this world of vast seas, how could he not embrace the local customs? Besides, that Treasure Map was in the hands of pirates. If he did not take it from them, it would simply be unforgivable!
With that thought, Ronglin immediately convinced himself and rushed with the crowd toward the battlefield.
Boom!
By the time everyone arrived, the battle between the two sides had already reached its fiercest stage. Within several hundred meters of open ground in the plaza, no one besides the members of the two pirate crews dared risk stepping in.
Quite a few pirates already lay sprawled across the ground, their fate unknown.
"Da Qingshan, surrender! You can't beat us! Hand over the Treasure Map, and I'll spare your life!" A scruffy-bearded man swung his blade in a wild, savage assault against a tall, thin man opposite him.
Da Qingshan, captain of the