Demon Claw and the Lord of the North Blue

The One-Horned Shark Pirates were a fairly sizable pirate crew in the coastal waters, but once they entered the inner seas, even a crew of their size had to keep their heads down and proceed with caution.

The danger came not only from rival pirates, but also from beneath the sea.

In order to ingratiate himself with Long Ye, One-Eyed Shark talked nonstop along the way, describing many of the sea's dangers:

Sharks larger than trucks could bite through a ship's hull in a single mouthful.

Turtles larger than tanks were even more terrifying than reefs if a ship accidentally rammed into them.

Squid larger than airplanes could sink any vessel they encountered, no matter how large it was, and everyone aboard would become food to fill their bellies.

Of course, things like airplanes and tanks did not exist in this world. Those were images Long Ye had conjured in his mind based on One-Eyed Shark's descriptions.

Knowing nothing about the sea, he only realized after hearing the man out that this journey might not be smooth sailing.

On the third day after setting sail.

Long Ye and the other two women had changed into pirate clothing.

From their clothes alone, it was already difficult to tell where they came from.

The three of them had done this to avoid drawing attention.

According to One-Eyed Shark, the inner seas were the pirates' true stronghold. Pirate crews that roamed the coastal waters, relying on guerrilla raids to plunder the small nations around them, were the lowest rung among pirates.

Truly powerful pirate crews never did such low-level business. Instead, they directly collected enormous protection fees from the pirate crews that did.

The larger the pirate crew, the more powerful experts it tended to possess. Even joining one of them required at