Salute To The General

Calmly, Nathan revealed, "I'm here to meet Blackbeard on behalf of the five families. Can you bring me to him?"

The man wearing an eyepatch said, "Sir, you might not know this, but Blackbeard is the leader of the biggest pirate crew on the island. He's known for being hot-tempered. If I bring you to him without reason and invoke his wrath, I'll be in deep trouble! I'm afraid of angering him!"

"Money works miracles. Perhaps you can be more courageous this way," came Nathan's calm reply.

With that said, he fished out ten gold coins and tossed them at the man's feet.

The man wearing an eyepatch and his lackeys immediately went on their knees to snatch the gold coins like a pack of hungry dogs.

"They are mine!"

"Don't take this. It's mine!"

"Stay away from the coins! Do you want to rebel against me?" The man with the eyepatch gathered all the coins and pocketed them happily.

Nathan asked him plainly, "Are you

bolder now?"

"Of course. I'm much more courageous now, Sir. Let

brought Nathan and Ava to

equipped with an observation tower. Armed men patrolled the area with AK47 rifles slung around their

residence; it was a

man brought Nathan and Ava to

with his torso bare stopped them with at least a dozen armed men behind him. His arm had a tattoo

scarred man gazed at Ava sharply before turning to look

man wearing an eyepatch offered a

right there, and stay away!" Sketch

nearest lackey and slammed

Thud'.

wearing an eyepatch fell to the ground

We'll leave right away!" They lifted the man with an

and his men were facing off

off the AK47 rifle Sketch held. He glared at Nathan viciously. "Young man, I shall ask you