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 me

the man wearing an eyepatch brought Nathan and Ava to

high walls and was equipped with an observation tower.

residence; it was

Nathan and Ava to

a dozen armed men behind him. His arm had a tattoo of skulls and venomous snakes, and there was a

Ava sharply before turning to look at Nathan.

speak, the man wearing an eyepatch offered a smile and stepped forward to make the

stay away!" Sketch

nearest lackey and

Thud'.

wearing an eyepatch fell to the ground with

and apologized profusely, "Sketch, calm down. We'll leave right away!" They lifted the

were facing

viciously. "Young man, I shall ask you again. Why