Chapter 1279: Chapter 866, Taking Over the Island

Skeleton Island is quite famous at sea.

It is an island established by pirates.

Essentially, it’s a den of bandits.

Everyone there is a pirate, or a child of a pirate, who grows up to continue as a pirate.

There’s no such thing as ‘residents’ there.

“What kind of people are they?” Fang Hao continued to ask.

Demitrija replied, “The slaves were captured by the pirates and not yet sold, and those residents are people who live on the island, mainly those working in brothels and shipyards; they didn’t participate in combat, so they survived.”

It’s easy to understand the slaves; people are also a kind of commodity.

The pirates must have their own channels to sell these people for money.

These slaves were recently captured and haven’t been sold yet.

The residents, however, were not what Fang Hao had imagined.

According to Demitrija, they are special occupations on the island.

The ones in brothels are undoubtedly people engaged in stress-relief work, and those in shipyards are craftsmen.

Craftsmen are special talents among pirates, especially necessary at sea.

So it makes sense they didn’t go into combat.

At the same time, it also shows that ‘Silk Thread’s’ ability has some limitations.

It cannot control dungeons, secret rooms, or other heavily fortified buildings.

But this is also easy to manage.

Sound should be able to propagate inside; the technology to completely isolate sound does not exist yet in this era.

Even if special targets are hiding, as long as you know who they are, you can curse them to death by name.

“How many people are there?” Fang Hao continued to ask.

“There are over five hundred,” Demitrija replied.

Fang Hao nodded, thought for a moment, and said, “First get them under control, and we’ll see how to deal with them later.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Demitrija replied and turned to leave.

Within five minutes, Beata came back, followed by skeletal soldiers dragging three heroes’ corpses.

A Dark Elf dressed in blue noble attire, a tall cyclopean Orc, and an average-statured human.

“The captives on the ship identified them; these three are the Island Master, the Sheriff, and the Goods Supervisor, all heroes…” Beata pointed out one by one.

The skeleton warriors then threw the bodies in the middle of the hall and turned to leave.

Fang Hao looked at the three corpses, becoming even more curious.

“The Island Master here is a Dark Elf?”

“Yes, if his skin isn’t dyed, then he is a Dark Elf.”

Dark Elves are quite distinctive, with their pointed ears and purple skin.

They possess an elegant beauty like elves but with a more exotic and eerie feel.

Male Dark Elves are handsome, and females exude an exotic charm.

But this race is still quite rare; the man currently in front of him is only the second Dark Elf Fang Hao has seen.

Originally, Fang Hao thought this Dark Gold Hero wouldn’t die immediately and had cautioned others to be careful.

It seems he underestimated the power of the spoken curse.

It’s clear that he’s totally dead.

“Where are the other heroes? I remember naming several others!” Fang Hao continued to ask.

Beata outright said, “Uh, I don’t know, maybe they resurrected? The city’s Hero Altar has stored these three’s souls, do you want to talk to them?”

Fang Hao shook his head; what good conversation can one have with pirates.

The pirates of this world aren’t filled with fervor or beliefs like those in One Piece.

In various cities, they are top-tier villains.

Murder and plundering are very common occurrences.

He remembered when he recruited ‘Beiyehu’ through a scroll.

Her first glimpse of him wasn’t to understand the situation but to try and kill him directly.

“No need to resurrect them; just hand them over to Nelson to be made into undead heroes,” Fang Hao looked at the bodies.

“Oh!!” Beata responded and tossed the bodies into a corner, stacking them together.

Then he continued to ask, “What should I do next?”

“You take people and search around here; pirates likely have a treasure room or something, if not, just move all the valuable items and we’ll bring them back later.”

Actually, Anjia is good at searching for things, even better than a sniffer dog.

But since she wasn’t brought along this time, Beata had to do it.

Upon hearing they were going to search for items, Beata clearly perked up.

“Alright,” he agreed and immediately went into the hall.

…

The former pirate sanctuary has turned into a city of death.

Pirate ships, just returned from plundering, could see from afar, countless skeletons lined up in a straight line, lifting corpses and goods onto a huge ship.

And the city walls were all replaced by the undead.

Seeing this scene, the pirate ship immediately turned around and sped away into the distance.

Thud!

A dull sound rang out as a platinum treasure chest was thrown onto the ground.

The city’s population isn’t large, and the City Level is not high either.

Being able to reach platinum is quite decent.

Without any hesitation, they chose to open the treasure chest.

[Received: Sorcery Black Tower Blueprint (purple), Perilous Hunting Grounds Blueprint (purple), Pirate Captain Hat Blueprint (blue), Pirate Cuirass Blueprint (blue), Pirate Armguard Blueprint (blue), Pirate Boots Blueprint (blue), White Steel Carved Iron Hook Blueprint (blue), Rogue Helm (purple), Amethyst +201, Warfire Coin +572.]

The contents of the treasure chest are quite good.

Though there’s no orange rewards, there are two purple construction blueprints.

The first Blueprint is the [Sorcery Black Tower]. Judging from the name, it seems to be a place for studying sorcery.

Upon reviewing its attributes, it is a magic-based troop barracks building.

From this building, ninth-tier female spellcasters can be recruited, a magical elven troop type.

Mage-type troops have always been difficult to obtain.

Even though the Blueprint is only of purple-tier rating, its value is even higher than that of orange-tier infantry buildings.

This is a great gain this time.

The second Blueprint remains purple-tier [Perilous Hunting Grounds].

This is also a barracks building, capable of recruiting the eighth-tier troops ‘Dark Riders’.

Similar to the above, they are also from the Dark Elf faction.

From the rewards provided by the Island Master here, this Skeleton Island was established by Dark Elves.

Otherwise, such rewards related to Dark Elves wouldn’t appear.

Unfortunately, all the Dark Elves were killed by oneself.

Otherwise, there could have been a chance to expand the variety of races within one’s territory.

After reviewing the two building Blueprints, what follows are some blue-tier equipment Blueprints.

Not particularly interested, but I glanced through them anyway.

[Pirate Captain’s Leather Armor Set], a leather armor set.

[Effect: Physical Resistance +8%, Water Affinity +5%, Firearm Precision +5%.]

The equipment is average, primarily adding some attributes related to sea combat.

For transmigrators involved in naval combat, it might still be of some use.

However, for Fang Hao, it’s mainly for expanding the collection of Blueprints and enriching the variety of items in the shop.

It really won’t be used otherwise.

After viewing the set, next comes the [White Steel Carved Iron Hook Blueprint].

A special type of weapon.

It can be seen as a prosthetic limb for a severed arm, which means it can be attached to the arm if one loses an arm.

Not sure why this reward was given, perhaps, pirates often suffer limb injuries.

Having glanced at it and finding no special attributes, it was directly archived.

After reviewing the Blueprints, the last item is the [Rogue’s Helm].

Ship equipment.

[Effect: Ship Handling +15%, Crew Attributes +5%, Anti-corrosion.]

[Anti-corrosion]: The helm will not decay from soaking in seawater.

Well, it is considered decent equipment.

Purple-tier ship equipment is already quite rare.

The last two items are [Amethyst] and [Warfire Coin].

The Warfire Coin needs no explanation; ‘Amethyst’ is a recruitment material for Dark Elves.

All rewards have been reviewed.

Blueprints archived, and equipment stored.

Beata commands the Skeleton soldiers to form a long queue, carrying treasure chests found from who knows where, and they are moving out.

Fang Hao rubs his chin, pondering what can be done with this small island with only one city?

Should he take possession of it? Turn it into a naval supply port.

Or should he abandon it, let pirates reclaim it, and then farm materials from them again?

After pondering for a while.

He decided to keep it.

Opening the Book of Lords, he finds Bai Xuan’s portrait.

Directly sends a private message, “Bai Xuan, are you free now?”

Soon, a message came from the other side, “I’m here. What do you need, boss Fang Hao?”

“Not exactly a command, if you are free, I’ll start the teleportation, and you’ll come over.”

“Okay.”

After agreeing, Fang Hao directly opens the holographic screen, and the figure of Bai Xuan, dressed in leather armor and hanging a Longsword revolver, appears.

Stepping out of the hologram, she curiously surveyed her surroundings.

Her gaze rests momentarily on three corpses in the corner.

“Boss!” Bai Xuan greets him again.

Fang Hao nods, saying, “What level is your city now?”

“Thirteen!”

The same level as this Fortress.

Fang Hao thinks a bit, then continues, “This is a small island, previously called Skeleton Island, a pirate area, now it has been conquered. See if you are interested in taking over?”

Hearing it’s Skeleton Island, Bai Xuan’s eyes widen a bit.

Unlike Fang Hao who mostly operates on land, she is from a coastal area and has developed her own fleet.

She has naturally heard of Skeleton Island, the pirate city.

That a fortress presided over by a Dark Gold Hero–a pirate haven–was just conquered by Fang Hao.

And through the corridor, she could see Skeletons moving various materials out.

Clearly, it wasn’t a false claim.

Her mind quickly processes the information, and she immediately agrees, “I’m interested, I’ll take over this small island.”

It’s also a level thirteen city, but this one’s an island.

Moreover, managing this city doesn’t necessarily mean she has to abandon her previous city.

She can manage both.

Her fleet has already reached a certain scale, and cannot always rely on the Federation’s ‘Rimat Port’.

Owning this city not only expands new sea areas but also greatly helps her development.

Seeing Bai Xuan agree, Fang Hao nods, “Alright, I’ll leave this place to you.”

“Thank you for your trust, boss.” Bai Xuan salutes earnestly.