The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse-Chapter 487 - : 402

Chapter 487: 402

Wu Heng knitted his brows, and his expression suddenly turned rather unsightly.

500 Gold Coins had already made the pirates somewhat reckless, and now it had doubled, which meant he was likely to have even more trouble.

“I’m just joking, you’re on Gold and Silver Island, nothing will happen, don’t worry,” Philippa said immediately upon seeing no response from him, worried that he might be angry.

Wu Heng asked in return, “When did you receive this?”

“Discovered it yesterday.”

“Besides the bounty, is there any other news?”

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“There’s another one about a raid on a ship, but there wasn’t time to go,” Philippa continued, “What exactly did you do to make the person who sends blank envelopes double your bounty?”

“Beforeyou received the envelope’s news, had we in the association taken out a few pirate leaders?” Wu Heng analyzed.

“Who?”

“The Hand of the Demon organized five pirate leaders, planning to surround and kill us, but there were some problems with their plan, and they ended up being counter-killed by us. It must be that event,” Wu Heng explained.

A few seconds of silence passed on the other end before Philippa’s exaggerated exclamationcame through.

“Wow…you killed the Hand of the Demon and five pirate leaders, are you really that powerful?”

“They were average too, and besides, it was a fight on land.”

“On land? Did you seize their pirate ships?”

“No, the situation was quite dangerous at the time, and after killing them, we retreated back to Gold and Silver Island,” Wu Heng stated.

“Where did they die then? I want to see if I can take over their ships. The Hand of the Demon, well, that’s a formidable pirate group,” Philippa said, her tone somewhat excited.

Wu Heng thought for a moment, not wanting to stop her, he said, “Near Lopaz City. The association will also send someone to investigate there during this time. Be careful not to be ambushed.”

“Understood, I won’t talk much now, I have to go to sea. Visit my mother when you have time.”

After speaking, she immediately hung up the radio.

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Wu Heng replaced the handset and walked downstairs.

Mini was changing into her practice clothes and upon seeing him come down, she asked, “Master, are you going to the courtyard to train?”

“Not now, I need to go to the association.”

“Oh, then I’ll wait for you to come back for dinner.”

“Alright.”

After a brief preparation.

He left with his skeleton attendant, hurrying toward the association.

…

The association.

Upon entering the hall, one could hear the chatter about the Hand of the Demon being wiped out.

A top pirate group that had dominated for decades, along with several large pirate groups, disappearing from the wanted list at the same time, certainly sparked a lot of conversation.

Various mercenary teams guessed who was responsible for taking down these pirate groups.

Or maybe the association headquarters had arranged for someone to come and launch an encirclement campaign.

Listening to the chatter, Wu Heng proceeded to the Steward’s Office.

After knocking on the door, he walked in directly.

The impeccably dressed Imilo was standing inside the office, gazing at a brightly colored oil painting on the wall.

Glancing sidelong at Wu Heng, he asked, “What is it?”

“Steward, my bounty has increased to 1,000 Gold Coins,” Wu Heng said bluntly.

Imilo’s brows shot up, “Did that pirate mistress tell you?”

“Yes, the information should be accurate. My bounty has gone up every time I’ve killed pirates,” Wu Heng confirmed.

Imilo sat back down in his seat and pondered for a moment before saying, “I will have someone strengthen the island’s scrutiny. You should not leave the island for now. As long as you stay on the island, there’ll be no danger.”

Wu Heng nodded to show he understood.

He had brought this up with the Steward not because he wanted personal protection.

With so many secrets of his own, it would not be very convenient to have someone following him around.

However, it was indeed essential to enhance the scrutiny of those coming to the island.

The pirates would not be likely to swim here to attack.

“Should you feel any danger, let me know in time. There should be no problem protecting you on Gold and Silver Island,” Imilo confidently assured.

“Thank you, Steward. I will be going back now,” Wu Heng said.

Imilo spoke again, “Moya, bring the application files for Team Eleven to him.”

Moya walked out with a stack of documents in hand.

Imilo said, “These are the application files for those wishing to join Team Eleven. Wasn’t she introduced into the team by you? You can choose the members for her.”

“This many?”

Moya chuckled, “After killing so many pirates, you’ve become quite notorious in the association. It’s only natural for many to want to join Team Eleven.”

“Oh, alright then!” Wu Heng took the documents, “I should head back now.”

Imilo nodded.

Wu Heng then exited the Steward’s Office.

…

He returned to his own office.

Wu Heng sat at his desk and waited for a while.

Andre Willow came in with Cavina.

Wu Heng looked at her and asked, “What’s going on?”

Cavina said with a wry smile, “The team’s rest room is packed with people from other teams, all asking about the killing of the pirates.”

Wu Heng laughed, “That’s nothing. If you feel like it, just chat with them; if not, give them a perfunctory response.”

Cavina gave him an annoyed look, “Do you think I’m a Vice-executive? I’ve just arrived here; I can’t afford to offend people at will.”

“It’s fine; you’ll get used to it. How are your injuries?” Wu Heng continued to inquire.

“Almost fully healed. There were no severe injuries to begin with,” Cavina replied with a smile.

Wu Heng nodded and handed her the stack of files he had brought back.

“These are the prospective members who wish to join your Team Eleven, as per the Steward. Pick out who you think you need based on required professions,” he suggested.

“What? I can pick for myself?” Cavina exclaimed, her eyes widening as she instinctively took the files.

This was truly behind-the-scenes maneuvering.

Even team members could be personally selected.

“It’s best to choose those recommended by internal association members, it will be problematic to deal with outsiders later,” Wu Heng advised.

“Understood!” Cavina began to flip through the files.

After looking over them two or three times, she finally chose a Ranger and a water element Magician.

From the structure of the team, this added surveillance and ranged offense.

She handed the files back to Wu Heng.

He took a pen and signed his name directly on the paper, giving his approval for these two to be hired.

He then had Andre Willow take it to the front desk for registration.

Cavina looked up and said, “Thanks!”

“What’s there to thank? We’re all one team here,” Wu Heng responded.

“Right, of course,” she agreed.

After sitting in the office for a while, Cavina returned to her own team’s rest room.

The new member will likely come to report in the afternoon.

We still need to wait in advance.

After Wu Heng had nothing else to do, he told Andre Willow,

then left the guild, hailed a carriage, and headed to Lighthouse Street.

…

Conch Tavern.

Wu Heng transformed into the likeness of a woman and walked directly into the tavern.

At this time, the tavern was crowded with people.

The Pirate Mistress’ mother, ‘Millicent,’ was smiling and greeting the guests.

The business of the tavern had improved significantly compared to before.

There were more customers, and several new staff members had been added.

At the entrance, there were two burly men with large builds who looked to be in charge of maintaining order.

The entire tavern seemed to be managed properly.

As soon as Wu Heng entered the tavern, Millicent’s gaze turned in his direction, she glanced up at the second floor, and Wu Heng headed straight up.

Entering a room.

It wasn’t long before Millicent also came in.

She bowed respectfully, “Sir.”

“Hmm, the tavern is running quite well.”

Pleased with the praise, Millicent’s expression showed a hint of smugness, “Thank you, sir.”

“Any new intelligence recently?”

“Just a moment, sir,” Millicent immediately went to the bed and started rummaging through something.

Her exaggerated waist-to-hip ratio, her rounded buttocks turned outwards.

It made one unconsciously take several glances.

Shortly after, Millicent pulled out a small notebook and began, “Five days ago, the port workers had a group fight, and the people from Old Barrel Tavern came out and were even assassinated.

The pirates, the frequency of receiving blank letters from the Sea God has increased, linking one plundering mission to another….

…Also, guests mentioned that in the Yeko Kingdom, the comatose old king somehow got hold of a miraculous elixir, showing signs of awakening, easing the situation within the kingdom.

Yesterday a few people stayed at the inn, discussing pirates, their appearances not found on wanted posters, we can’t confirm if they’re pirates or not.”

Wu Heng sat listening on the side.

He was somewhat surprised by the intelligence recorded by the other party.

The content was mixed, but it contained many useful things.

Taverns like this are indeed important places for gathering miscellaneous intelligence.

The increase in the number of blank letters received by the pirates certainly must have led to more frequent pirate activity.

This is not a good thing for the shipping routes.

There was also the intelligence about the Yeko Kingdom.

The last time he heard about the old king, they said he was in a coma, and there was talk of princes fighting for power and internal chaos.

In the end, the old king isn’t dead yet, huh?

How much time has passed?

Having money and power, even in a coma, one can survive.

Wu Heng nodded, “The intelligence gathering is not bad, some of the information is quite important to me.”

“It’s what I should do.”

Wu Heng continued by taking out two first-level elixirs and a space ring.

He said, “This is a 5-cubic space ring, use it to store things. Don’t show it outside on a daily basis to avoid drawing others’ attention.”

“Yes, sir,” Millicent seemed to be aware of what a space ring was, a bit excited, she didn’t ask how to use it.

Wu Heng introduced the elixir further, “This is a constitution-enhancing elixir, drink it now, and I’ll guide you through it.”

Millicent glanced at him cautiously.

Still, she came over, picked up the elixir, and drank it.

Then she was holding her abdomen, moaning in pain.

Wu Heng supported her and whispered, “It’ll be over soon, hang in there.”

After a minute or two had passed.

The pain disappeared, and Millicent straightened her back again.

“How do you feel?”

“I feel like… I’ve become stronger,” Millicent said after feeling the effects.

“That’s the effect of the elixir, you mustn’t speak of this to anyone else.”

“Understood, sir.”

Following that, Millicent proceeded to drink the second elixir.

As she felt her body strengthening, a flush of joy appeared on her face.

Wu Heng looked at her and said, “Continue collecting intelligence. If something important comes up, come find me at the guild. If there’s nothing, I’ll come to see you when I’m free.”

“Yes, sir,” Millicent bowed again.

Then the two of them left together.

Millicent saw him out of the tavern.

…

Leaving the Conch.

Wu Heng was about to hail a carriage to leave,

when he saw the crowd on the street gathering towards the harbor.

It wasn’t a riot but more like there was something exciting to see.

Wu Heng also followed the crowd towards the harbor.

As he approached,

he saw a fleet of ships with blue and gold stripes anchored at the harbor.

The masts of the ships bore the flag of blue piratical sails.

A man wearing a white, plain robe with a thick beard on his chin stood at the harbor, his piercing gaze surveying the crowd below.

He spoke loudly, “These sinful pirates will receive their due punishment. I will continue to lead the fleet out to sea to drive away the pirates harassing our shipping lanes.”

As he spoke, he looked expectantly below, as if observing the reaction of the people.

The man up top spoke again near the end, “Let us work together to restore the order that the Emerald Sea deserves.”

As he finished, a large number of silver-armored warriors came down from the ships behind him, escorting prisoners who looked like pirates.

“Occam has spoken so well.”

“Drive away the pirates!”

“It seems that ‘Occam,’ has killed quite a few pirate groups.”

“If the pirates can really be driven away, our merchant fleets can sail normally again.”

In the midst of warm applause and cheers, Wu Heng also heard some whispering.

Occam?

The pardoned pirate leader?