Pregnancy (Part 1)

Pirates were also known in this world as the wolves of the sea.

As the name implied, these people were as vicious and cunning as demon wolves.

They possessed the habit of fighting in packs. Once they captured a place, they carried out beast-like plunder.

The residents, minor nobles, and merchants who were constantly harassed by them lived every day in dire straits, suffering beyond endurance.

The pirates' footholds—their lairs—were often chosen in remote stretches of sea, where reefs abounded. Apart from a handful of skilled sailors who could guide ships safely through, many passing vessels encountered one problem after another. There was no need to mention mobilizing a large navy force to attack their nests.

Even if some nobles wanted to eliminate the pirates, setting aside whether they possessed the strength to fight them, simply entering the pirates' lair territory was by no means easy.

The pirates' methods of plunder also resembled wolves. A great many of them attacked together, charging into battle without fear of death. Once they seized wealth, the pirates adopted a policy of sharing it out together and enjoying it together, greatly increasing their fighting spirit.

When retreating in the face of danger, they could also decisively abandon anything they should not take, leaving with only their weapons. That fatal air of carefree abandon was also what gave the troops responsible for maintaining order such headaches.

Besides fighting, the pirates had another measure that could keep them safe. Not only could it bring them security, it could also point them toward roads ripe for robbery.

That was planting spies throughout the various territories.

People became pirates either because they had committed murder and arson and could no longer live as decent citizens, or because they wanted to get rich. Most of them had not been