Searching for coal mine 2

After several days of searching,

Prince returned to the campfire, frustrated and tired.

"I don't know what else to do,"

he said. "We've searched everywhere, and we still haven't found any coal."

One of the crew members spoke up.

"Maybe we need to think outside the box,"

he said.

"What if we asked the tree pirates for help? They know these waters better than anyone."

Prince nodded, impressed with the suggestion.

"That's a great idea, Why didn't I think of them earlier? and where are they? I haven't seen Alex for a long time. " he said.

"Let's seek them out and see if they can help us find the coal."

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just then, a messenger arrived from a nearby island. He handed Prince a letter and bowed deeply before leaving.

Prince opened the letter and read it quickly. His eyes widened in surprise.

"What is it, Prince?" asked Kann

"It's from one of the groop who hasn't arrived yet," replied Prince.

"They say they Found a place that have similarities as a coal mine."

"But is it a coal mine for sure?" she asked...

"I don't know, but it's worth investigating," said Prince.

"We'll set sail for the search after an hour. "

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They all went to the mentioned place but after some further investigation it was found that it was not a coal mine...

"F*ck....our only hope is tree pirates now. set sail tomorrow morning"

Prince went to his room saying this...

The next day, the Black Pearl sailed towards the tree pirates' island.

As they approached, they saw that the island was covered in dense forests and had no visible signs of civilization.

"How are we going to find them?" asked jack.

"We'll have to ask around," replied Prince.

"Someone must know where they are."

They docked at a nearby port and began to ask the locals if they knew anything about the tree pirates. Most of them shook their heads or looked away nervously.

Finally, they met an old fisherman who claimed to have seen the tree pirates a few days ago....

He pointed them towards a hidden cove on the other side of the island.

Prince and his crew members set off towards the cove, walking cautiously through the thick forest. After a few hours, they saw a clearing up ahead. As they approached, they saw a group of pirates sitting around a campfire.

"Who goes there?" shouted one of the pirates, raising his sword.

"i am your daddy....now tell me where is that damm Alex is...."

The pirates looked at each other frightfully, but eventually, one of them stood up and approached Prince.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"We seek information about a coal mine," replied Prince.

"We have reason to believe that you might know something about it."

The pirate snorted.

"Coal mine? What is it? is it a some type of mine? We're tree pirates, not miners."

"You knew who i am right? and yet you are asking me questions, do you perhaps wish to die?" said Prince....

The pirate looked at Prince for a long moment, then nodded.  "Sorry, just Follow me."

He led them deeper into the forest, along winding paths and over rocky terrain.

After an hour of walking he found Alex...

"Here he is," said the pirate.

"Ahh...who is there. ohh its you captain, let me explain i was packing my treasure and other stuff so that i could move to first island"

Alex said hurriedly....

"Fine...Let me ask you something,

Do you know any place where small black colored stones come out which catch fire easily?"

"Eh? are you talking about this?"

Saying this he points to the pile of coal lying nearby....

Prince and his crew members looked at each other in disbelief...

They had been searching for weeks, and all along, the tree pirates had known about the coal mine.

"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" asked Kann.

The pirate shrugged. "We didn't even know you were looking for something let alone black rocks."

Prince suppressed a sigh.

He knew that he couldn't blame the tree pirates.

"Is there a mine? ," he Asked

"Yes...Actually we set our base here because we found a thing in this place which was used for burning, since we do not like to burn trees, so we burn those things "

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As they made their way to the mine, Prince couldn't help but feel a sense of relief He had been so close to giving up, and all along, the information he had been seeking had been right under his nose...

But he also knew that he had learned an important lesson. In this world, knowledge was power, and it was up to him to seek it out and use it to his advantage...

When they reached the mine, Prince wasted no time in ordering his crew members to empty the mine.

"All of you....Empty this whole mine, employ all the people of the island, bring people from nearby here, but I want all the coal in this mine....we have enough money to give them so don't worry about expenses."

He watched as they worked, feeling a sense of relief and satisfaction....

Some people went to call the people of the island, those who did not want to come were forcibly brought.

Some people went to the nearby island and brought everyone from there.

Some people made a tent where people would stay and eat food.

Prince hung a board...

""You are not forced to work, you will be given treasure in return, and your every need will be taken care of.

If you still do not want to work, I will apologize but I have some methods after which you will come to work yourself...""

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