741: Chapter 741 I Prefer Freebies!

One-Eyed Dragon's pupils contracted sharply.

Dragon Group of the Dragon Kingdom.

He had, of course, heard of this name.

It was an entity that no underground force in the world dared to provoke.

And that young man from earlier was actually the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group?

A chill ran down his spine.

No wonder.

No wonder that person could control sharks, remain calm amidst a hail of bullets, and dare to head towards Thor Island alone in a small yacht.

The problem was...

Why would he be wandering on the sea with a few people?

Scarface suddenly looked at the passenger: "Wait... why didn't he save you all?"

The passenger's expression darkened, and he said in a breakdown:

"It's like this..."

"Our ferry had a disagreement."

"At first, he said he wanted to sail towards Thor Island, saying he had business there."

"But the people on the ship didn't agree, so we united and made him leave in the small yacht on his own!"

One-Eyed Dragon was stunned for a moment.

Then.

He threw his head back and laughed.

"Hahaha..."

He laughed until he was doubled over, tears streaming down his face, leaning so hard against the ship's railing that he nearly fell into the sea.

Er Gou and the other pirates looked at each other, confused about why their boss was acting crazy.

After laughing enough, One-Eyed Dragon straightened up, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked at the passenger kneeling on the ground.

"You all... drove that monster away?"

The passenger nodded.

One-Eyed Dragon laughed again.

"And then you fell into our hands yourselves?"

The passenger's face turned even uglier, but he still nodded.

One-Eyed Dragon's smile turned completely into mockery.

"You bunch of idiots!"

He turned around, looked at Er Gou and the other pirates, and said with schadenfreude:

"Did you hear that? This bunch of idiots drove away their guardian!"

"I thought he was here to save people, but it turns out these idiots drove their savior away themselves!"

The pirates were stunned for a moment, then erupted into deafening laughter.

"Hahaha! They really are idiots!"

"No wonder that monster didn't even look at them earlier; it turns out they were driven away!"

"They deserve it! They brought this on themselves! They can't blame anyone else!"

...

The laughter echoed on the deck, piercingly harsh.

The passengers kneeling on the ground looked deathly pale, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

After laughing his fill, One-Eyed Dragon turned to the passengers.

"Since your guardian doesn't want you anymore, you'll just have to obediently be hostages."

"Once your families send the money, I'll consider whether to let you go back."

"As for now..."

He paused, a cruel smile curling the corners of his mouth, "Get back into the cabin, all of you!"

The pirates pounced like wolves and tigers, shoving the passengers back into the cabin.

Inside the cabin, listening to the pirates' mocking laughter outside, the passengers regretted their actions so much their guts turned green.

If they had known it would turn out like this, they shouldn't have driven Ye Chen away.

If they had known it would turn out like this, they would have followed him even if they had to beg on their knees.

If they had known...

But in this world, there are no "if onlys."

Young Master Mu Qingshan crouched in the corner, listening to the laughter outside, his face turning even more livid.

He remembered what Qian Duofu said before leaving.

"A bunch of fools."

It turned out they really were fools.

...

As the night faded, a fish-belly white appeared on the eastern horizon.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy scent, blew against their faces. A grayish-black outline loomed in the morning mist.

It was an island.

An isolated island surrounded by cliffs and reefs, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression in the morning light.

Thor Island.

The pirates' lair.

Here, the reason it was called Pirate Island wasn't because there was only one nest of pirates.

On the contrary.

This was a gathering place for pirates.

There were over a dozen pirate gangs, equivalent to forces within the Dragon Kingdom.

Night Owl stood in front of the helm and said in a low voice: "We've arrived."

Ye Chen walked out of the cabin, squinting at the island.

"This is Thor Island? It doesn't look like much."

Qian Duofu poked his head out of the cabin and swallowed hard: "Mr. Ye, are we really just going to sail right over? Shouldn't we come up with a plan? Like sneaking on? Or finding a place with no one to land?"

Ye Chen turned his head to look at him and smiled.

"Boss Qian, have you been watching too many movies?"

Qian Duofu was stunned: "Huh?"

Ye Chen continued, speechless.

"The island is surrounded by cliffs and reefs; the only landing point is the pier at the front."

"You want to sneak on? Unless you can fly."

Qian Duofu's face turned even paler: "Then... are we just going to sail over so brazenly?"

"What else?" Ye Chen said matter-of-factly, "We aren't here to be thieves; we're just passing through."

Qian Duofu smiled bitterly.

Fine.

There was indeed only one road, but the problem was...

Sailing over so brazenly, wasn't that a provocation?

The yacht continued forward.

It was getting closer and closer to Thor Island.

Jagged black reefs, steep cliffs, and a dozen boats of various sizes were docked at the pier.

There were speedboats, fishing boats, and even cargo ships and ferries.

Clearly...

Some of the more modern ships here were most likely stolen by the pirates.

Above the pier was a cluster of simple buildings built against the mountain. A tall flagpole stood on the roof, flying a black skull flag.

This... was the only way to land on Pirate Island, and also the pirates' defensive position.

Just then.

The lights on the island suddenly lit up.

Night Owl's brows furrowed slightly.

"Signal lights."

"It's the pirates' warning signal."

"Our movements have been exposed!"

Qian Duofu shuddered in fear: "Ah? Are they going to attack us?"

Night Owl took a deep breath.

"No."

"But it will be very troublesome if we want to leave."

"However..."

Night Owl glanced at Ye Chen with a strange expression, "Someone doesn't look like they want to leave."

Ye Chen met her gaze and smiled.

"We're landing directly."

Night Owl looked as if she had expected this, so she accelerated towards the pier.

Yi Yue stood beside Ye Chen, watching the island getting closer, feeling unprecedented tension.

She was an ordinary person.

Yet now.

She was experiencing something an ordinary person would never experience in their lifetime.

There was no fear, only excitement, nervousness, and curiosity...

Soon.

The yacht entered the pier waters, and the pier was teeming with figures.

At least a hundred pirates were gathered on the pier, holding various weapons, their gun barrels aimed directly at the yacht.

That sense of oppression was enough to make any normal person collapse on the spot.

But Ye Chen did not.

He even smiled.

"Yo, this is quite a grand welcome."

The yacht docked.

Ye Chen was the first to jump onto the pier, turned around, and reached out to help Yi Yue.

Night Owl followed closely behind.

Qian Duofu climbed up last.

He was terrified.

But he had to follow.

After all...

This master had taken him through an unprecedented experience.

Damn it!

This trip was really worth it!

Once they were on the island, the pirates didn't open fire, but they didn't move aside either; instead, they aimed over a hundred guns at the four of them.

The crowd automatically parted to form a path.

A burly man walked out from among the pirates.

He was in his forties, with a face full of flab and messy brown hair tied behind his head.

He was shirtless and walked up to Ye Chen.

"I am Yerqi, one of the eighteen pirate leaders."

"You lot, daring to come to Pirate Island alone, what are you here for?"

One of the leaders!

Simply put, he was the head of a pirate group!

And this island had a total of eighteen pirate groups!

Ye Chen said indifferently: "We're passing through here; we want to enter Black Prison."

Yerqi was stunned for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed.

"Hahaha..."

"So you're here for safe passage?"

"But do you know, safe passage is very expensive."

He held up five short, thick fingers and shook them in front of Ye Chen.

"Five million US dollars per head."

"For the four of you, that's twenty million."

"If you can pay, I'll have someone take you through Thor Island, straight to the territory of Black Prison."

"If you can't pay..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Yi Yue and Night Owl, a lewd smile curling his lips.

"If you can't pay, you'll have to pay with something else."

The pirates behind him erupted into laughter, the sound crude and harsh.

Some whistled, some tapped the ground with their gun butts, and some pointed at Yi Yue and Night Owl, spouting filthy, unbearable language.

Qian Duofu's face turned pale with fear.

Twenty million US dollars?

Although he, Qian Duofu, had some family assets, he couldn't cough up twenty million US dollars on the spot!

He subconsciously looked at Ye Chen, hoping this master could produce some kind of identification or report some title to scare these pirates away.

However.

Ye Chen looked at Yerqi and smiled.

"I'm not a person who likes to pay."

"I prefer getting things for free."

"Will you let me get things for free?"

As his voice fell.

The pier was deathly silent.

Over a hundred pirates stared blankly at Ye Chen, their eyes wide.

Get things for free?

This young man, standing on the territory of Pirate Island, pointed at by over a hundred guns, said he wanted to get things for free from the pirates?

Was he crazy?