Hearing Sir Harker's words, Captain Crow and Crow also nodded in agreement.
Currently, their three factions were the largest in the entire Bilgewater. And they also knew very clearly that the people below were waiting for the three of them to fight, because only in this way could their subordinates get promoted and get rich, and those second-rate opponents could take this opportunity to grasp more power and expand the scale of their gangs.
These people knew chaos was beneficial to them. Similarly, Captain Crow and Crow also knew very well that the outbreak of conflict would only let other ambitious people reap the spoils without effort—in a hellhole like Bilgewater, there would never be a shortage of guys looting a burning house.
Therefore, dividing Bilgewater, or rather the benefits left by Gangplank, in a more stable way became the consensus reached by Captain Crow, Crow, and others. Originally wondering whether to deal with Sir Harker, this up-and-coming star, but since the other party was a ruthless person who annihilated Crimson Blade personally, and was willing to give face and concede some benefits, being steady wasn't a bad choice.
And under these circumstances, Piltover became the only thing the Pirate Council needed to consider. However, even facing Piltover, the pirates still didn't take it too seriously.
"The reason Gangplank died is because that guy Gangplank was too stupid, stupidly arrogant!" Sneering, Captain Crow said with a face full of disdain: "Although Piltover is a city of trade, the best sailors in this world are all in Bilgewater! Even that group of Noxian navy, in front of Bilgewater sailors, are still just cubs just entering the water! Without facing real storms and sea monsters as huge as islands directly, what kind of sailors are they?"
"It's just that guy Gangplank stupidly entered the land near the Kumungu Jungle—what's the difference between a pirate leaving the sea and a fish leaving water? Entering the field those land guys are good at, no wonder this guy ended up being cut in half on the spot. If you ask me, his nickname of Pirate King is just a joke!"
"Is that so?" Hearing this, Sir Harker raised his eyebrows, then said: "But I heard from those surviving crew members of the Dreadway that actually Piltover only sent two people to defeat the Dreadway..."
"Hahaha! You actually dare to believe pirates' words?" Captain Crow sneered: "If what they said is true, their strength would have already fought into the Immortal Bastion and emptied the Noxian palace! Unlike now? All nonsense, all bullshit. In my opinion, it's just this group of useless pirates who even lost their flagship wanting to find an excuse to make themselves look less shameful—anyway, it's not the first time they did this!"
"Exactly." The bald Crow on the side also nodded, then said coldly: "These pirates don't have a filter on their mouths; they are a group of complete fools. Rather than believing them, better just go for a stroll on the sea surface directly."
Saying this, Crow also raised his chin towards the nautical chart on one wall of the pirate hall and said: "Bilgewater was originally just an obscure small island. The reason it became the current city of pirates and robbers is thanks to those unpredictable and ever-changing ocean currents. Ordinary sailors wanting to come here, just the giant sea monsters along the way and reef areas seen everywhere can make them return in defeat. Even if the army comes... heh."
Sneering, Crow continued: "If the army's strength were strong enough to crush Bilgewater, the Noxians would have hanged all pirates on Bilgewater for trade stability and incorporated them long ago. Would it still be like now? Having to rack their brains to find ways to retake the Guardian's Sea with great effort?"
"Even Noxus cannot conquer Bilgewater, let alone Piltover—a small trade city far inferior to Noxus. The only use is providing necessary supplies when Bilgewater is hungry!"
"Moreover, whether Piltover's so-called Hextech technology or Noxus's rigid demand for armaments, all need rare materials obtained from those deep-sea giant beasts. Scales, fat, bones, these things are priceless treasures. And wanting to hunt sea monsters, only the hunter ships under that guy Captain Crow can do it. Those barbed weapons and traps specially designed to kill sea monsters are not something any rookie cub can master well."
Hearing Crow's words, Captain Crow also nodded with satisfaction. Then engaging in mutual flattery, he said: "The people under your hand shouldn't be underestimated either. If I remember correctly, those spare heavy cannons in Gangplank's vault were all taken by you, right? Cooperating with Bilgewater's reefs and ocean currents, and also able to fight in storms, even if those merchant ships of Piltover row their oars to pieces, their firepower and mobility cannot compare with bounty hunters from Bloodharbor!"
"That's indeed not bad; Gangplank's iron cannons are much more powerful than ordinary cannons. Speaking of which, during this period, there are indeed quite a few old geezers from before Piltover wanting to pay for us to help out." Rolling his eyes, Crow also said:
"Those glib Piltovians have no other skills, but ability to amass wealth remains. If we can take this opportunity to enter Piltover's inner sea, we can completely think of a way to create a new port."
Amidst conversation, the three didn't take Faen to heart at all. Ultimately, from beginning to end, they didn't believe there was really someone in this world who could... wipe out Gangplank's fleet and take away Gangplank's flagship Dreadway with just two people.
"But we still have to find a way to respond." Looking at the two full of confidence, Sir Harker's heart also relaxed a few points involuntarily. Then he said leisurely: "After all, have to let them know, besides Gangplank, there are other smarter people in Bilgewater—"
Just as Sir Harker was still speaking slowly, suddenly, accompanied by a buzzing sound breaking through the air—Boom rumble rumble!!!
An afterimage attacked from the distant sky. Before everyone could come back to their senses, the dome of the Shipwreck Cove hall shattered with a boom the moment it was touched. Rubble flew across; broken wood chips and bricks hit the side faces of Captain Crow and Crow squarely. Accompanied by the flesh deformation caused by the impact on faces, tooth-aching sounds of bone cracking sounded abruptly. In a trance moment, two complete people were shattered by the invisible air wave into broken flesh mixed with bone fragments amidst flying debris.
Jumping down from the shattered wall, Faen looked left and right twice, then looked at Sir Harker and said: "Are Crow and Captain Crow here?"
Hearing this, Harker just widened his eyes, then pointed at Faen's sole dumbfoundedly.
And looking at the bloodstains stuck on his sole, Faen rubbed his sole in the bricks and stones on the side somewhat disgustedly.
"I thought it was a speed bump."