13 Plan
Grinning, he only said one sentence: « Garlic Town Marine Outpost »
« Did you go nuts from all the training you do? Come on! The outpost has over two hundred marine soldiers, not to mention some lieutenants and secret agents from the world government! », Jackson said in a scolding voice.
« Oh, I know about that, but who said we would fight them head on ? », I answered, « Garlic Town has many strong powerhouses, and because of their patrols, the activity of pirates in the area has decreased to abysmal levels. I say we strike them where they least expect it: their own outpost! »
« Granted, we have the surprise element here, but they have numbers », Harry sais, obviously the most reasonable one in the bunch
The dwarf George who recently joined the crew squinted: « Boy, I don't know why they listen to such nonsense. I joined the crew because Jackson told me Lara was worth following. He told me she was the one capable of fulfilling my culinary dreams. I didn't join to die because of some kid! »
I smirked: « listen to my plan, at the very least. They may have hundreds of soldiers on paper, but only a handful of truly strong powerhouses are in there, the rest being weak canon fodders. I paid a few informants, and currently, there are only two truly strong individuals in their base: Lieutenant Hermès and Lieutenant Arthur, two swordsmen with quite a few perks. The rest of them are purging the sea or taking vacations. »
« I am out. Do you even know who Lieutenant Hermès is? He is The Boulder! He destroyed a ship with are hands! », George exclaimed, moved and quite taken aback by this information.
« Meh. I didn't know dwarves were cowards! More seriously, we now have canons! Why fight them head on when we can just shoot them down? They have numbers, but I am a really strong marksman. War of attrition will go in our way! Plus...The inhabitants aren't happy with their protection fees and abuse of power. They starve their own people, and steal sons from grieving parents and turn women into widows by conscripting boys from families! Let's incite a revolt, and I know they won't mindlessly shoot the population.
If our crew is mixed with the crowd, they will feel outnumbered despite only having only a handful of us within the crowd. »
[You have learnt a new skill!]
[Eloquence: Your speeches are fluent and more likely to earn the admiration of those who listen]
[Recent actions has caused your reputation to increase greatly along the Red Ghosts]
[Your charisma has risen by one point!]
[+400 Reputation with Jackson]
[+320 Reputation with Lara and Harry]
...
« Fool! What about those who die by listening to your words? Haven't they suffered enough? », George asked
« Are you a pirate or a marine? »
[Bloodlust skill activated]
[Intimidation...successful!]
He shut up and had sweat on his forehead. It felt so fucking good to have this kind of skills...
« We loot their warehouse, ammunition and rifles, and sell the stuff to the rebels in Balor or to their enemies: the crown. Either way, we make one hell of a profit. I am not talking about a few hundred thousand Berry. I am talking about millions, perhaps even tens of millions! », I said, my eloquence skill activating once again.
Greed was pirates' greatest sin. And I had struck their most vulnerable spot.
« I will admit that you are a bit of a genius, Will! », Lara said while rubbing her hand in my hair, shuffling it.
[New Quest Alert]
[Rare Quest - Taking Down Garlic Town Marine Outpost, symbol of Justice
Viewed by many as an impregnable fortress and the source of many townsmen suffering, you saw an opportunity. Take this fortress down, and finally make a name out of yourself worthy of your ambitions of strength, fame and wealth
Task - Loot Garlic Town Marine Outpost
Rewards - One million Berry (+whatever you find and loot), 15 000 EXP, 10 attribute points, a perk of your choice among ten selected based on the way you complete the quest, -1000 Reputation with the North Blue Dwellers, -5000 Réputation with the Marine, +2000 Reputation with Garlic Townsmen
Optional - Kill 20 marine soldiers
Rewards - 2000 EXP
Optional - Kill 50 marine soldiers
Rewards - 5000 EXP, 3 skill points]
