Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 140: Sartre Trail
The Black Pearl docked at Steamsand Harbor and was immediately warmly welcomed by the goblins.

The fierce battle record with the venture capital company was still reported to Steamwheedle Port. There are no secrets in goblin society. Spies are planted between various forces, and any slight movement will spread throughout the world. Moreover, this time the movement was too big, and the venture capital company could not cover it up.

However, the enthusiastic goblins kept smiling, fearing that they would anger Jack, who would then bombard Hot Sands Port.

Nadro took the joyful crew to sell the goods, the treasures from the two shipwrecks, and each crew member received 230 gold coins.

With so much wealth, they could buy their own ships and hire sailors.

The crew members left in twos and threes. It was obvious that they thought they could also salvage the shipwreck and no longer needed to follow Jack.

Jack did not stop these crew members. He just looked at Nedlo beside him and asked, "Haven't they seen the sea giants?"

"Of course I have!" Nedlo shrugged. "When Frog and the others hid in the deep sea, they passed by us. Maybe they thought these sea giants were docile and would not attack them?"

Jack grinned and couldn't help laughing, "Then I wish them good luck."

Since they want to challenge the sea giant's security capabilities, they must bear the consequences. I hope they won't regret it then.

Jack was short of some crew members, so he immediately recruited new ones. Steamwheedle Port lacked everything except people who dared to take risks.

In the naval battle with the Venture Company, 13 crew members were killed. In the attack on the excavation pit in Azshara, another 9 were killed. This time, 34 crew members left, a total of 56 people were lost.

After capturing the excavation site, a total of 16 slaves chose to join the Black Pearl. After arriving at Steamwheedle Port, they did not choose to leave.

In their adventures, they had never seen a man like Jack: strong and wise, upright and cunning, he could treat all races equally, even the sloppy ogres and boars, and he would not discriminate against them.

In addition, Jack gave them ten gold coins each.

Under the influence of his personal charm and money, they almost worshipped Jack.

In this way, we only need to recruit 40 more crew members.

This time, Jack's requirements for recruiting crew members were much higher. Minotaur were no longer recruited for the time being. Heavy Punch, Keen, and 12 Minotaur slaves made a total of 14 Minotaur.

Although the minotaurs were powerful, they were too big. The Black Pearl had limited space, and one minotaur was as powerful as seven or eight goblins.

You can't recruit too many goblins, this race is too cunning and has too many hidden dangers. So he asked Nadlo to only recruit some engineers. In the future, as Jack's power continues to grow, the logistics work will also become more and more, and engineers are indispensable.

Jack focused on recruiting humans and trolls as the main group of crew members. These two races are of moderate size and not too weak in combat capabilities. They can both charge at the front and serve as auxiliary soldiers.

Trolls have a good shooting talent and can be trained into musketeers. Coupled with their close combat ability, they are a very good type of soldier.

Humans are relatively smart and can be trained to be artillerymen, freeing up the goblins' work and giving them more time to learn and improve their engineering skills and ensure logistics.

Of course, it would be even better if there were dwarves, gnomes or harpies.

Jack went to the tavern himself, hoping to gather some information.

He had just had a glass of rum when he suddenly felt a vibration in his pocket, just like... a cell phone. Jack opened his pocket and saw Issel's communication stone flashing green.

He did not answer the call immediately. Instead, he stood up, put the money on the table, and hurriedly left the pub.

After finding a secluded corner, Jack took out the communication stone and injected mana into it.

Issel's voice came from the communication stone, "Jack, is that you?"

"Of course it's me!" Jack said a little confused, "Why, could it be someone else?"

Iser chuckled, "You didn't connect to the communication stone for such a long time just now. I thought you were fighting with others and the communication stone was taken away!"

Jack was speechless, "You want to take the communication stone from me, unless I die."

Iser was silent for a while, and then his tone became cheerful, even a little shy, "Jack, you are really..."

"What's wrong?" Jack frowned slightly, feeling a little strange. How did he hear a coquettish tone?

"Ahem!" Iser coughed fakely, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, do you have time recently?"

Jack said, "There should be time. I am now recruiting crew members in Steamwheedle Port, and will train them for a while. What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Isel hesitated, "Yes, something happened. Since we left Eldaras, I have been tracking some Satyrs. Do you know Satyrs? They are a kind of demons who are good at using shadow magic and corrosive natural spells."

"I know. Go on!"

"According to records, Satyrs appeared during the War of the Ancients. They were once night elves, but they chose to work for the demons, who transformed them into demons. After the War of the Ancients, the Satyrs attacked Mount Hyjal, and then they gathered in small groups near Mount Hyjal, intending to overthrow us."

"After being pulled back by Shandris, I wandered around Ashenvale and found some traces of Satyrs. I wanted to report it to Shandris, but the Satyrs suddenly left Ashenvale and entered Stonetalon Mountains. Out of curiosity, I tracked them down and followed them all the way to the vicinity of Eldre'Thalas."

"Eldre'Thalas is also an elven city, but it is inhabited by the Highborne, who still use arcane magic. You may have heard about our relationship with the Highborne. We have always been opposed to the use of arcane magic, so we have not had any contact with the elves of Eldre'Thalas for so many years."

"But the Satyrs' suspicious behavior forced me to investigate. Finally, I found out that they wanted to attack Eldre'Thalas."

Jack raised his eyebrows. Iser had encountered the Satyrs from Direhammer.

Dire Maul, also known as Eldre'Thalas, is the knowledge center of the Night Elf Empire. There are copies of all the books of the Ancient Elf Empire here. As long as you can get those books, you will get all the knowledge about magic of the Ancient Elf Empire.

Jack's heart was pounding, and he decided to take the plunge.

"So, what do you need me to do?"

Isel didn't expect Jack to agree before she even said her request. She suppressed her uneasiness and said, "Shandris has taken people to Feralas for reconnaissance, but she left me in Ashenvale. I think you should come to Azshara to pick me up, and then we can go to Feralas together and take back the fruits of victory from Shandris."

(End of this chapter)