Pero

Kendi found Big Beard's corpse and pulled the warehouse key from his neck. In the basement of the room, he found the warehouse door. Kendi was shocked by what was inside after opening the door. The reason was simple: poverty! They were too poor! The entire warehouse had only one chest of gold coins, and only a few Mauser Guns were displayed inside. The most precious item in the entire warehouse was a box containing a tattered scroll. Kendi knew the box was made from the dried trunk of the Ionian Magic Tree. Kendi covered the box and cursed, "Is this Iron Anchor Gang really this poor? Just this little stuff? What a disappointment. Tally the gold coins, we'll take thirty percent, and the rest will be exchanged for food to be distributed to the people in the slums."

Malzi asked in confusion, "Captain, no matter how little it is, it's still money. Isn't it bad to just give it away to those people?"

Kendi shrugged, "These are the President's orders. I'm also very curious, but we are responsible for obeying orders."

Malzi wondered, "Is the President trying to recruit people? Those slum dwellers don't even have the strength of a fish. What can they do?"

Bruno tallied the spoils of war and said, "Who knows? If we could figure out what the President does, he wouldn't be the President."

Kendi hugged the box containing the tattered scroll and said, "Stop guessing and get back to your work. I'll return to the island first to show this to the President."

Kendi, holding the box, returned to the island with the Heaven's Punishment Squad. Kendi and Kate went to Jiang Chuan's office. Kendi placed the box on Jiang Chuan's desk and said, "President, the mission to the Iron Anchor Gang was completed smoothly. However, the Iron Anchor Gang is too poor. We only found one chest of gold coins and a few guns in the warehouse, along with this box."

Jiang Chuan took the box and said, "Good. Do as I said with the money."

Kendi asked in confusion, "President, we took thirty percent of the money as you said, and exchanged the rest for food to distribute to the poor. Won't this be too much of a loss? Those poor people have no value at all."

Jiang Chuan smiled, "The food distribution I mentioned is divided into two types: one is given free to the children, and the second is given for a fee to the poor. When distributing food, tell the poor that this food is not free, but a gift from the Dark Sea Throne. If they obey the arrangements of the Dark Sea Throne, they will be able to eat their fill every day, and even drink alcohol."

Kendi asked, "What about the children?"

Jiang Chuan said to Kendi, "Arrange living quarters for the children at Caro's house. Give them food every day. Try to win over children under sixteen to come to Bloodfang Island to study. Children over sixteen can be invited to Bloodfang Island to work. When distributing food, if anyone tries to snatch food from children or others, in short, anyone who is insatiably greedy will be rewarded with a bullet. We cannot tolerate such things even once."

Kendi smiled, "I understand, President. I'll handle this matter."

Jiang Chuan nodded, "Yes, I can rest assured leaving it to you. Kate, how was the mission execution by the Heaven's Punishment Squad this time?"

Kate thought for a moment and said, "President, the Heaven's Punishment Squad's performance was not ideal this time. Due to Red Hat, the Heaven's Punishment Squad didn't have a chance to act. However, Jenny, York, and Joe's awareness has greatly increased compared to before. They performed admirably under pressure during this mission, which is worth mentioning."

Jiang Chuan smiled, "Consider this mission a practice run. There will be many more missions awaiting you in the future. Find your shortcomings and improve them. What's going on with this tattered scroll?"

Kendi said, "We found this in the Iron Anchor Gang's warehouse. I can't understand what's drawn on it either."

Jiang Chuan unrolled the tattered scroll. It was a map of Bilgewater and the surrounding waters. Although the scroll was tattered, it was not difficult to see that it was Bilgewater. On the map, to the east, Jiang Chuan saw a symbol that excited him: the mark of a Precision rune from the game!

The address marked on the scroll was east of Bilgewater. East of Bilgewater were the Serpent Islands, inhabited by the indigenous people of Bilgewater. They worshipped Naga Kaboros, and they were the masters there. They had a systematic and effective way of life. It would not be easy to snatch the World Rune in the Serpent Islands...

Jiang Chuan placed the scroll on the table and said, "Did Red Hat's people also choose to attack the Iron Anchor Gang tonight?"

Kendi laughed, "Yes, they wanted to infiltrate the Iron Anchor Gang, but there was a problem within them. Caro found out about their mission in advance. These few unfortunate souls who were betrayed were chopped into mincemeat."

Jiang Chuan frowned, "Keep a close eye on Red Hat at all times. Their mission is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface."

At Red Hat's headquarters, Pero slammed his wine glass to the ground and roared at the subordinate in front of him, "What did you say!"

The unfortunate subordinate in front of Pero trembled and said, "Boss, the mission failed. Everyone who went to steal the map is dead, and even the Iron Anchor Gang was taken down by a mysterious organization. I managed to escape in the chaos."

Pero forced himself to calm down and said, "Mysterious gang? You'd better tell me everything you saw, or you know the consequences!"

The pitiful man knelt on the ground and said, "Boss, Big Beard already knew about this plan. They were killed by Big Beard's men, but the Iron Anchor Gang's warehouse was ransacked by that mysterious gang. There were only a little over a hundred of them, all wearing terrifying Sea Monster Masks. Each of them was holding a Mauser Gun, and some of them even had strange-looking firearms. Those firearms spewed out bullets from the muzzle endlessly, like an angry Sea Serpent. They could throw out a small, round object that would explode when thrown into a crowd, just like a cannonball. And they didn't speak a single word from beginning to end, like an Undead Army!"

Pero kicked the man to the ground. "Bullshit! Do you think this is Soul Night! What Undead Army?"

The man's face was pale as he clutched Pero's leg. "Boss, everything I said is true, not a single lie. The strange weapons in their hands are real!"

Pero cursed, "Drag this rumor-monger out and throw him into the sea!"

His subordinates dragged the pitiful man away. The man struggled and shouted, "Boss! Everything I said is true! Boss! They are an army from the deep sea! They are emotionless Evil Spirits!"

Pero got a new cup and poured himself some mellow wine. However, his trembling hands and the cold sweat on his forehead showed that he believed everything the man had said.

While that squad was in action, Pero stood on the balcony looking in the direction of the slums. But as he saw the torchlight, he knew the operation had failed. Just as he was about to go inside, he heard explosions and dense gunfire. Judging by the gunfire, at least eight hundred people were shooting, and some were even using cannons! Pero scoffed, "Do you need so many people to take down a small Iron Anchor Gang?"

But after his subordinate's explanation, he realized the source of the dense gunfire and explosions. Red Hat, as a major gang in Bilgewater, was a gang under Gangplank. If they had used cannons, Pero would have heard some commotion. These explosions and gunfire made Pero panic. He didn't know if the opponent's equipment was on the same level as his!

The unknown is often the most terrifying enemy, isn't it...