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Chapter 971 The Legendary Pirate King's Legacy? The Frogolo Airship?
After Da Chun finished dinner, Di Lian had already taken Da Chun back to Paradise Lost.

Just then, the tablet given to me by the CEO sister gave me a notification—System notification: You have obtained permission to open the Countess Aximuse Manor and can teleport from the main city teleportation array.

Da Chun was surprised. So now the CEO sister doesn't need to pick him up and drop him off personally anymore?

Ah, I still miss her personally picking me up and dropping me off. Let's just teleport her then.

The next moment, Da Chun appeared in the CEO's castle.

Several beautiful maids greeted him with smiles: "Lord Wonima, this way please."

Sigh, although I have more prestige now, it's definitely not as good as when I was following the CEO around.

Upon entering the lobby, the CEO greeted me with a radiant smile: "My little darling, you're back! You've made quite a splash this time."

Da Chun began his report: "I did start by challenging the 72nd Demon God's family's businesses, and I burned down more than 20 of their businesses in one morning. However, I was ambushed by the Gem Guardian, so I defeated the Gem Guardian in the North Pole. Then, to cover my merchant guild, I went back to Hell and defeated the Shadow Guardian. After these two battles, my strength was greatly depleted, and I'm not sure if I can continue to challenge the 72nd Demon God, so I came back to report to... to my dear lord."

The CEO laughed: "You're wanted by Gem City and Shadow Stream City, where did you come from?"

Forehead?
Da Chun still reported part of the truth: "From Tieyan Village, my female shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce made friends with the Four City Flowers and then teleported back from the magic tower of the Gem City Flower."

The CEO nodded: "Actually, teleportation through the Magic Tower isn't that simple. It's just that it connects to Hell, so it can be considered roughly the same space, which is why we can teleport back. Also, the Ice Dragon King and Blood Demon Lord, who were imprisoned at the Lost Paradise Treasure Shop, have escaped and launched an attack on Iron Flame Village. What do you think about that?"

Can I not watch it?
Da Chun decided to downplay the seriousness of the situation and explain: "Actually, because I bought the Frost Dragon King's horn from the Treasure Shop, I made contact with the Dragon King through the horn. He believed that Iron Flame Village had many secret treasures that might help him recover, so he launched an attack. My merchant guild then stationed troops in the village to intercept them and attracted a pirate king, who ultimately defeated the Dragon King."

We must truthfully publicize the Pirate King's achievements to enhance his reputation.

The CEO exclaimed in surprise, "The Pirate King is here too? Could there really be a secret treasure in this village?"

Okay, just think of it this way, so as not to keep asking follow-up questions like interrogating a criminal.

Da Chun quickly changed the subject: "What kind of existence does the Pirate King think of you, sir? Is he very powerful?"

The CEO said in a deep voice, "In a sense, this is the human representative of the Sea God. They are extremely powerful in critical moments. A thousand years ago, they could be considered the fifth force outside of the three major races of gods, demons, and dragons."

Holy crap! This great grandpa didn't mention anything about the Poseidon's spokesperson?

Da Chun asked in surprise, "The fifth party? Who is the fourth party?"

The CEO laughed: "They're all kinds of inferior races, like humans, elves, minotaurs, and Medusas."

Da Chun kept asking, "These clans are very powerful, are they all classified as a fourth force?"

The CEO said, "Yes. That was before the apocalyptic war a thousand years ago. After that war, a large number of inferior races became cannon fodder and their strength was greatly reduced. Only humans developed under the management of the Emperor, so the fourth party refers to the human empire."

This……

Da Chun asked in surprise, "I really don't think the Pirate King is a fifth faction that can rival the Human Empire. Does the Pirate King know that he is the spokesperson of the Sea God?"

The CEO smiled and said, "They probably don't know. After all, no one could escape the war a thousand years ago. The Pirate King's lineage may have been interrupted in some places. But it's quite interesting that the current Pirate King can appear in a small village on an inland river."

Is there any inheritance involved? I'll have to ask Grandpa about it later.

Da Chun continued to proclaim: "Actually, it was a one-on-one battle between the Pirate King and the Ice Dragon King underwater, and the other powerful figures were unable to help."

The CEO's brow twitched: "Oh? Although the Frost Dragon King was imprisoned for a thousand years and its strength was greatly diminished, a newly born Pirate King was able to defeat it one-on-one. This generation's Pirate King is no ordinary person."

Da Chun was beaming with pride at the praise: "What if he manages to rediscover the legacy?"

The CEO asked in surprise, "You seem quite interested in the Pirate King?"

Holy crap! I can't keep asking.

Da Chunhan said, "Its divine skills are so unique that they left me speechless."

The CEO said in a deep voice, "That's right, the Pirate King's divine skills are indeed the most special. Even the Beelzebub clan, who are most skilled in spatial magic, might not be able to suppress him reliably. Now that you've witnessed the strength of the surface world, you need to work even harder!"

Honestly, can a pirate king like me, without any lineage, really smuggle himself into the Golden Throne?
Da Chun decided to go all out and took out the token given to him by the Black Dragon Princess: "My next plan is to return to the Void Black Dragon City and use my authority in the Dragon Clan to launch a feint attack on the Golden Throne with several warships, covering my infiltration of the Golden Throne again. During the last trial, I was still weak and felt very wronged in the Golden Throne. I want to fight back."

Well, the frustrating thing is that we can't save Chenghua.

The CEO was stunned: "Fight back? Is that necessary? I think you can continue with your plan to challenge the 72 Demon Gods."

Da Chun was very determined: "It is absolutely necessary! If I don't defeat the formidable enemy of that time, I will have a shadow in my heart, which will probably affect my progress."

This is called having unclear thoughts and an unsatisfactory state of mind.

The CEO frowned: "Since you've made your decision, that's fine. Currently, the situation in the void is that the Golden Throne and Black Dragon City are relatively peaceful, and have even reached a mining agreement. Your Earth Flame Tribe's ten giants have even taken over the Golden Throne's mining operations..."

Those are my ten best sons after my return from a thousand years ago! Speaking of which, Di Lian also planted seeds for the five demon consorts in the elemental realm bath. When will they be born, and what will they be?
The CEO continued, "So the Seven Great Demon Gods are not satisfied. As I said before, the Seven Great Demon Gods tacitly approved Black Dragon City's void operation in order to test the combat strength of the Golden Throne a thousand years from now. Since Black Dragon City can't fight, then you can go and fight there. My Azazel clan, as one of the Seven Great Demon Gods, will reward your merits according to the extent of your destruction."

Da Chunhan asked, "My dear sir, is there any special assistance available?"

The CEO smiled, stood up, and gracefully walked over to Da Chun, putting her arm around him: "Let's go to the bathroom to help..."

Damn, I knew you were like that, I shouldn't have brought it up!
I'm so busy! I need to use this precious break from prison to launch the pirate ship and smuggle people out! Once Ten Elders comes back and I'm back in jail, it'll be hard to launch the pirate ship! Also, I need to talk to Maria…

But we have no choice but to comply! We have no choice but to act quickly?

Helpless, Da Chun could only instruct Di Lian, "Di Lian, when you arrive, give it your all!"

Di Lian asked in surprise, "Going all out?" Da Chun's heart skipped a beat. Di Lian's strength was enough to take down five thousand-year-old concubines. If she concentrated that strength on the CEO sister, it would be simply...

"Correct!"

Di Lian's tone was eager: "Alright, Father has just fused with the Chaos Flame, and I also feel the need to exercise to my fullest."

……

Da Chun let out a long breath and quickly switched to his larger account to find his grandfather and ask him for clarification.

At this moment, half of the tavern was filled with loud snoring, while the other half maintained their composure, quietly playing drinking games and clinking glasses.

Da Chun contacted Ai Lian: "Ask Grandpa about the Pirate King's lineage. It's said that the lineage may have been broken during the apocalyptic war a thousand years ago."

"OK, dear."

Ellen rose to continue offering toasts, their glasses clinking a few times—clearly a coded signal. Da Chun heard this, and a tapping sound echoed across the table. This sound, amplified by the pirate ship's radio in the Divine Realm, sounded remarkably like a telegram!

Holy crap, Morse code?

So this is what Ellen meant when she said her grandfather had a very secretive and special way of speaking. So that's what it was? That seemingly drunkard's careless tapping on the table actually had a hidden meaning.

Soon, a translator on the pirate ship began translating the conversation: "Please speak?"

Da Chun then shared the information he had gathered from the CEO: "The Pirate King's legacy..."

Grandpa was stunned: "A generational gap? Pirates are the fifth force? That's not impossible! I've also heard some rumors about the pirates of the past."

Da Chun asked in surprise, "Wasn't Grandpa the first generation Pirate King? There was a previous generation too?"

Grandpa said, "I am only the so-called first generation to enter the Golden Continent, which is only a hundred-year history of pioneering. Before the discovery of the Golden Continent, there were some pirates in the old empire, and there were also ancient legends of pirate kings, but the empire was too powerful, and no pirate king dared to be born. Only the vast new continent where the empire's power was weak gave me the conditions to become king. Of course, my becoming king did not reach the point of making the empire uneasy; it was just to make it easier to gather pirates."

That's true; piracy is an ancient profession, and it's impossible for it to only last for a hundred years or three generations.

Da Chun then asked, "Is the ancient legend about the legacy of a pirate king?"

Grandpa said, "He didn't say it was a legacy, he only said that after the Doomsday War, the legendary pirate king Barbarossa was destroyed by the Emperor, and his most valuable treasure was discovered by the Emperor."

Holy crap? Should I ask Boss Zhou about the Legendary Pirate King from the old version?
Da Chun asked, "So, the treasure contains the Pirate King's legacy?"

Grandpa sighed, “Perhaps. But I, the Pirate King, learned everything on my own; I didn’t inherit anything. So I’ve always taught my son that being a pirate means learning on your own. Relying on the accumulation of predecessors can indeed lead to rapid progress, but more often than not, each generation is worse than the last.”

Ah, that's right! I talked about this with Aziza back then. She advocated for self-discovery and said that the academic school was getting worse with each generation.

Da Chun asked, "If the Emperor really obtained the legacy of the legendary pirate king, is it hidden in the treasure vault of the Golden Throne?"

Could it be that stealing the four flowers from Valhalla wasn't enough, and now they want to take down the entire treasury too? I could never have that kind of power!

Grandpa said, "Under normal circumstances, it's highly likely! But theft and concealment of treasure have always been a perpetual battleground. If there truly is a legacy in the Golden Throne's treasury, the earlier generations of vault keepers might have kept it strictly secret, but with each generation becoming less capable and the empire gradually corrupting, a vault keeper would inevitably leak the information after hundreds or thousands of years. But this is the first time I've heard of a legacy, which means that the emperor wouldn't hide the treasure in a vault. In fact, a true master of concealment wouldn't hide a priceless treasure in a vault with an obvious location."

Ah this...

Now that we've reached this point, it seems like we can't provide any more information, right? But Da Chun has a vague feeling that there's an obvious logical flaw in the argument.
Never mind, I'll call Mr. Zhou first.

Zhou Qing immediately answered: "Brother Chun, I'm here!"

Da Chun asked, "Was there a legendary pirate king Barbarossa in the old version you guys played back then?"

Zhou Qing laughed: "Oh right, but it's just a legend. The old version ran for several years, and I've never heard of any player encountering it in the game. It can only be regarded as background story. What, Brother Chun, are you starting to research the Pirate King now?"

Da Chun sighed, "Yes, such a big matter as the Pirate King must be studied."

Zhou Qing laughed: "As expected of Brother Chun, he actually went straight to archaeology from a thousand years ago. Although the players have never encountered him, the legendary pirate king must be a master thief, the best of the best. Even the current pirate king is so good that he doesn't dare to call himself legendary."

The sixth among the sixth?

Da Chun had a sudden flash of inspiration: "What level of skill would be needed to eliminate such a legendary pirate?"

Zhou Qing asked in surprise, "Eliminate? We have no information about that. The server crashed during the last version's Doomsday War and was shut down for ten years."

So, is this part of the storyline added in the current version?
Da Chun's thoughts became clearer: "The information I investigated is that he was eliminated by the Emperor after the Doomsday God War."

Zhou Qing exclaimed in surprise, "This information... is a bit unreliable! He's a legendary pirate, after all. Even if he was injured after the God War, he would be even more likely to hide everywhere, the most cunning of all. The Emperor became a god after the God War and is busy expanding his territory and incorporating various gods and demons. How could he have the energy to waste time playing hide-and-seek with some old man?"

Holy shit! !
Da Chun's answer was obvious: "Is it possible that the Emperor first recruited some gods and demons specifically targeting the Pirate King, and sent them to deal with the legendary Pirate King?"

Zhou Qing laughed and said, "That makes sense. It's possible to find a demon god who is familiar with the sea conditions to track Lao Liu every day."

This demon god is none other than Fulgalo, ranked 41st among the pillars! At the time, Lia's assessment was that he was the emperor's most loyal demon servant, skilled in handling storms, and had promoted the empire's maritime trade.

And Falgarro is a sea monster god, so what's the situation if he's not in the sea but in the desert? There's a strong possibility he's hiding treasure!! The fact that the Emperor sent Gabriel, one of the Ten Elders, to investigate shows it's no small matter!
So, perhaps the Pirate King's legacy is on Frogolo's airship? And now, the airship has fallen into the hands of me, the Blood Crystal Lord!
The Blood Crystal Lord is also on Ellen's location chain, so I can launch the pirate ship to go and get it right now!
If that's really the case, then I've really done my job ahead of schedule!! The Pirate King is destined for me, it's just my destiny!

Da Chun forcibly suppressed his excitement and calmed his tone: "Alright, I'll continue the investigation."

"Okay, Chun-ge, take your time with your work. Feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything."

(End of this chapter)