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After catching Hao Shuai's signal, Barbossa exchanged a few loud pleasantries before getting down to business. He spoke of Lord Beckett of the East India Company, whose ambition knew no bounds, and how he had been hunting down the pirates, posing a deadly threat to them all.
This time, he had even assembled every warship in the East India Company and allied with Davy Jones, preparing to wipe out all the Pirate Kings at Shipwreck Cove.
It was fair to say that, for the first time since piracy had become a promising profession, it had reached a moment of life or death. (Historically, this was also when the navies of various nations began cracking down on pirates, sending piracy into a steep decline.)
Barbossa's words plunged the entire meeting hall into silence. How could they, as Pirate Kings, fail to understand? Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to the meeting.
"Everyone, this is no longer a time when we can count on luck to get us through. None of you stands alone—you each command your own fleet of pirate ships. We must unite. Our only choice is to fight!" Barbossa declared passionately, serving as the meeting's host.
The moment Barbossa finished speaking, the meeting hall erupted into arguments.
"Everyone, Shipwreck Cove is well fortified, and we have plenty of food and fresh water. As long as we stand together, they'll never break through!" Madame Ching looked around at the others and spoke loudly.
"Exactly! Heh, Shipwreck Cove is only so big. No matter how many men they bring, they'll have to attack in waves!" Armand loudly agreed.
"Heh heh~~ Have you forgotten Davy Jones and his ghost ship? Do you think Shipwreck Island can hold him back?" the Indian Ocean Pirate King Hindu Priest warned them loudly.
"At worst, we