Chapter 349 Yorick Takes the Throne
Shadow Island. The eyes of all the members in the conference hall were red, and they had not slept all night. Although Shadow Island had enough strength because of their return, they were not afraid of possible attacks from the sea clan. But they were worried that other fleets wandering outside would be defeated one by one by the sea clan, causing the strength of the Shadow Island organization to be eroded by the sea clan.
The members who could become the leaders of a large pirate group were all strong, and staying up all night was nothing. Before the two speakers Hekarim and Evelynn came back to preside over the situation, no one could rest in peace.
Of course, many members looked at Yorick, the only one sitting in the speaker's seat, from time to time, so as to calm down a little. The power hierarchy of the Shadow Island organization is very clear. Each speaker is a pirate king elected once every ten years, and has a reputation and strength far beyond that of ordinary pirate groups.
The members of the Shadow Island Parliament are considered nobles among pirates. Each member controls a large pirate group, which is much stronger than ordinary pirates. Pirate groups at this level have almost gotten rid of the means of robbery, and each has a well-divided sea area to collect protection fees. Even some members of the Shadow Island Organization are actually pirates in secret, but they have the identity of a certain chamber of commerce in public.
Going down further, there are large and medium-sized pirate groups that are not qualified to enter the parliament. This part of the pirate group is the backbone of the Shadow Island Organization. Although the strength of each pirate group may not be too strong, the number can make up for this. Generally speaking, the pirates in the coastal residents' cognition are this part.
The lowest level is naturally those small pirate groups or even pirate rangers with only one ship. This part of pirates can only bully small caravans and some coastal fishing villages. Some of them are actually just adventurers who are mixed in the sea and are assigned to the Shadow Island Organization.
Every speaker can be regarded as a monument in the Shadow Island Organization. Even Yorick, who has been in office for a short time, is actually one of the highest powers in the entire Shadow Island Organization in name, and his status is the same as the previous three speakers.
In fact, Yu Fei's plan is very simple, that is, to use the hands of the sea tribe to eliminate the three major pirate groups above the Anchor Pirates, so that Yorick can become the only pirate king of the Shadow Island Organization, and legitimately become the supreme ruler of the Shadow Island Organization - no one else.
Some smart pirates may question why only Yorick, the speaker, survived, but Yorick had already made an open reason before.
"Because I just came to power, I felt that my strength and prestige were insufficient, so I chose to assign a patrol route on the Shadow Island instead of fighting with the sea tribe to make achievements. I didn't want to escape the focus of the sea tribe. It's a blessing."
These words are Yorick's explanation to the middle-level pirates who occupy most of the power of the Shadow Island Organization. As for the lower-level pirates, they are generally ignored; the key to controlling the Shadow Island Organization is actually with a group of parliamentarians.
In Yorick's plan, the 60% of parliamentarians who are now in the Shadow Island Conference Hall can all be won over. Those pirates who tend to be the three speakers and the parliamentarians with strong independence were arranged to a farther place by him by taking advantage of his position.
As long as the councillors in the conference hall support him, then it is a sure thing that he will control the Shadow Island Organization. Looking around the hall, Yorick thought silently in his heart that he was just waiting for the news of the destruction of the War Pirates and the Widow Pirates.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall. Everyone in the hall was refreshed. Although they knew that the two speakers could not come back so quickly, it would be great to have some news to break the dull atmosphere of the meeting.
"Squeak--" The door of the conference hall was pushed open vigorously, and the early morning sun poured in, making everyone in the hall squint their eyes.
"Huff, huff" The person who came in was obviously very tired, and there was a violent panting sound as soon as he entered the door. A pirate councillor near the door recognized that this was an apprentice of a communication magician on Shadow Island, and immediately stepped forward to help up the magic apprentice who was bent over and panting.
"Hahn, what's the hurry? You're so tired. What message did Mr. Battier receive? Tell us quickly." The congressman asked after helping the apprentice Hahn sit on a small stool. The pirate leaders in the hall immediately focused their attention on this magic apprentice.
Being watched by the big men in the organization, Hahn was obviously a little nervous, and coupled with the fatigue of running, he couldn't speak. But fortunately, he barely calmed down in a few seconds and announced the news brought by his teacher, the communication magician on the island.
"Teacher Battier said, wheezing, wheezing. He said that the fleet of the two speakers, wheezing. There has been no routine communication for six hours." The young Hahn knew what kind of shock this news would bring to the big men present, and after the announcement, he dragged his tired body and left the conference hall.
"Bang--" The sound of the door closing was so loud that the congressmen in the hall trembled. Everyone knew what the news brought by the apprentice Hahn meant.
Although magic transmission consumes some magic materials, in order to ensure the smooth flow and safety of information for each fleet, the fleet wandering outside will contact Shadow Island once every two hours. No news for six hours means that the fleets of the two speakers have not contacted Shadow Island at least three times.
With the previous experience of the Warden Pirates, everyone can think that the War Pirates and the Widow Pirates are in danger. The Warden Pirates' communication magicians can still use the temporary safety brought by the minefield to ask for help and pass on messages. The two pirate groups should have been attacked at night, so the communication magicians had no chance to communicate in a stable situation.
There was no news for six hours, and it was almost certain that they had been destroyed by the sea clan. After a brief commotion, the members in the conference hall rushed out of the room and ran to the special communication magician tower on Shadow Island.
Before the news was confirmed, everyone still held a glimmer of luck. If the three major pirate groups were all destroyed by the sea clan, it can be said that three-quarters of the monument of the Shadow Island organization would have fallen.
Another half day passed, and the bad news was finally confirmed. After the communication deployment, two fleets consisting of thousands of warships arrived at the sea area where the two major pirate groups last sent information. After a simple search, they quickly found the wreckage of the warships left after the battle.
Perhaps because the battle took place at night, the two battlefields were different from the battlefields left after the Warden Pirates were attacked, and many broken remains of ships could be seen. This undoubtedly confirmed to the pirates that the two major pirate groups had been destroyed by the night attack of the Sea Clan.
The news could not be blocked. The two large pirate fleets that rushed to the battlefield to investigate the situation were composed of many pirate groups. Relying on magic communication methods, almost all pirate groups with magicians in the Shadow Island Organization learned the bad news within one day.
The first pirate king of the Shadow Island Organization, Hekalim, the second pirate king, Evelynn, and the third pirate king, Thresh, along with their pirate groups, were completely destroyed by the concentrated strength of the Sea Clan within two days.
The parliament also responded quickly and confirmed the unfortunate news. For a time, the hearts of the Shadow Island Organization were in turmoil. The three pirate kings were killed by the Sea Clan. How could ordinary pirates feel safe?
In this case, Yorick stood up as a matter of course. As the last remaining speaker in the organization and the only pirate king in the pirate world, Yorick began to sort out the chaotic situation in the organization.
His first order was to withdraw all the pirate fleets cruising in the seas where the sea tribe appeared and declare a temporary ceasefire. This immediately calmed the middle and lower-level pirates and even some upper-level pirates who were worried and agreed to Yorick's instructions.
In addition, Yorick had been secretly bribing parliamentarians and promoting anti-war sentiment among the middle and lower-level pirates for some time, gaining a lot of support. For a time, the pirates of the Shadow Island Organization, both at the top and bottom, began to support Yorick.