Chapter 9: Ⅸ. Turbulent Times
Inside a theater in Londen City.
Liszt had originally planned to wrap up his business in Londen City, hand over the bribe to the sheriff, and then wash his hands of the whole affair. Unexpectedly, he received another order.
The sheriff returned the bribe and asked Liszt to stay for another month; Lord needed a trustworthy person for a significant job.
He had been instructed that if the Black Sail easily wiped out that gambling den, they should take on this job.
Liszt's first reaction upon hearing this was to outright refuse. If a job was referred to as a "significant one" by the old hacks like Lao Deng, it probably meant that all of his ten or so people would get dragged in.
That is, until the sheriff mentioned the terms.
Black Sail had a notoriously awful reputation by now. It seemed to be on the rise, but it had already hit a ceiling, walking a tightrope.
Apart from a few famous pirates at Heaven Port, feared throughout the Four Seas and even owning fleets, Liszt was among those at the top of the pirate pyramid.
This meant his infamy had spread far, but he was feared merely as a mob of thugs. His wealth and fame were entirely mismatched, marking him as a target. As a pirate floating on the sea without a foundation, he desperately needed to transform.
Murder and looting were only the beginning. To advance further, he needed to start trading on a larger scale, and that required connections. Not to mention, Liszt was currently under scrutiny from the East Coast Governor.
If Liszt could nail this deal, the lord above the sheriff had an old acquaintance. Liszt could get a privateer license from him, and while it might not exactly whitewash the identities of those on his ship, it would offer them a place to hide and a legitimate position.