The Immortal Player

Chapter 98: Docking at the port of BHO HQ!

"Expert Brother! What are we going to do here?" Mathew asked as he and Talia felt relieved after seeing the port and the brick buildings.

"To recruit!"

"Recruit?" Mathew glanced at Pedro with a confused look.

"Yes. Recruit. We lack crew members."

"Players? If you needed manpower, you could have told me so earlier. I can ask my fellow~" Before Mathew could finish, Pedro interjected.

"Not players... NPCs." He smiled.

"NPCs?" Mathew frowned. He and Talia looked confused as they were not able to process what Pedro was thinking.

"Expert Brother... If I may..."

"Yes?"

"Uh... Won't it be better to hire Players than NPCs? I mean~"

"I know what you are thinking. But... I would say that I don't trust players. This was the reason why I chose NPCs over players. Don't worry, these NPCs are more capable than players. You'll see!"

Pedro stood from his seat. He closes his interface and approached an NPC. As for Mathew and Talia, they were still confused by Pedro's logic. They can only follow him and see what happens.

"After docking, tell all the crew to head to the deck. I will announce something important. Make sure that everyone is complete."

"Ye~Yes, Captain!"

Five minutes later, the ship docked successfully. People on the port started crowding around the majestic looking ship. Many of them were gossiping left and right.

"Did you know that this crew had a new Captain?"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Yeah! And according to my source, He is still young. On top of that, rumors said that the new captain is not yet a member of the BHO!"

"What? That is not possible!"

"I know! I know!"

"No wonder that there were rumors about the 'Spoiled Royalty' taking actions against Paul Solares, the captain of Felippe Ship, the moment they arrived here."

"Stop calling Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof like that! The guards and the 'Loyalist' might hear you! You might get arrested like~ you know!"

"..." The two ladies went silent after glancing left and right, looking if there were people who were able to hear their conversation. The two ladies sighed of relief after seeing the people around them busy in their gossips, while the others were focused on the ship.

'So that's the situation in this place.' A girl behind them stared at the ship just like the others. She was wearing neat clothes and looked like a 'participant' in the BHO recruitment event.

'Human, Do you hear me?'

'Yeah, You got something? Go on, I'm listening.'

'There seems to be a conflict between humans, as usual. I heard a seemingly popular name. He was referred to as Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof.'

'Noted. Keep on gathering information. I'll join you soon.'

'Got it!'

'Oh! And Faunia!'

'What?'

'Killer Smi~ Ehem! Shin Wetham, A.K.A. Killer Smile, would be my proxy as the captain of Karakoa. Remember that.' Pedro smirked as he stared back at the girl.

'Um!' Faunia nodded and in a blink of an eye, her figure vanished into thin air.

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Earlier, Faunia, Pedro, Mathew, and Talia arrived first at the Deck while the ship was docking to the port.

"Guys, I have an important task for the three of you."

"Important task you say, human."

"Yes, Faunia. Each task plays a very important and strategic role in our 'trip' to this area. Faunia, you and I will gather information about the recruitment event and the organization. While on it, we will disguise ourselves as aspiring members of the organization and we would try to join the said recruitment event."

"As if I have a choice, not to follow." Faunia pouted like a cute little girl. Pedro ignored her and glanced at Mathew and Talia.

"For you guys, you'll act in my place, as the 'captains' of these ships."

"Eh? Us? Captains?" Talia asked in astonishment.

"Yes. I'll leave things up to the both of you. Do not worry. I will contact you from time to time, through Faunia." Pedro placed his hand to Mathew's shoulder.

"Expert Brother, can you tell us what you are planning?" Mathew asked.

"Plan? I don't have one. It's just for safety purposes."

"Safety purposes?" Mathew seemed to get the idea of Pedro. Despite that, he wore a frown and asked back to Pedro.

"Yes. At any cost, My safety is the most important. It might seem like I am placing you in a dangerous position... Hence, I can only ask for you to understand and follow along."

"It seems like everything was set." Mathew surrendered.

"Do not worry. I know that I am asking too much with these tasks. Hence, In return, I'll make sure to give you great souvenirs once we're done." Pedro explained. Then, he moved his fingers in the air. He was typing on his interface and sent a message to Talia and Mathew.

He said to them that each of them would have a name to avoid suspicion or conflict from the NPCs. The two agreed and Mathew decided for a name Shin Wetham, while Talia used the name Ila Wetham. Talia burst into laughter after hearing Mathew's 'proxy' name and decided to go with the Wetham as her last name since she is technically Mathew's younger sister.

On the other hand, Faunia disappeared into thin air and started her information gathering. At this moment, the NPC crew arrived. When everyone was complete, he announced that 'Shin Wetham' would be their temporary captain and that he would need to attend to an emergency matter.

He kept reminding the NPC crew to kept it a secret as much as possible. He allowed the NPCs to go to the port, but he didn't allow anyone who left the ship to go back without his approval. In the same case for other NPCs from the BHO HQ, no one, without approval from him, would be allowed to board the ship.

"That's all! Dismissed!" Pedro shouted.

'Human, Do you hear me?' Faunia asked telepathically.

...

After they telepathically talked, Pedro went to Mathew one last time before heading to the port first. He blended along with the NPC crew that decided to check that BHO HQ and leave the ship. Their group was greeted by the crowd.

'You're from that ship right?'

'Where's your Captain?'

"I heard that your Captain is a young man. Is your Captain looking for a woman? I am young and still fresh!" A lady shamelessly said that almost made Pedro puke.

"Where's your manners lady?"

"Yeah!"

"Yeah!"

The crowd erupted and cursed the shameless lady.

"All of you! Quiet!"

"Trashes! Move aside! Give way to Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof"

Two young men pushed the crowd away with force. They exerted magical energy as if threatening the crowd. They both had golden and silver-coated swords and armor, signifying that they were part of a royal army.

"So this is the famed Ship Karakoa! Not Bad! Not Bad!" A young man covered in Golden armor with silver linings, with a black-golden sword by his side, praised as he stared at the ship with malicious intent.

Then, the young man, Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof, waved to his men. The two men nodded in response as their face was filled with mischievous smiles. They approached the NPCs from the ship as their magical energy became stronger.

"You! All of you, the crew of that ship! Come with us!"

"You Trashes! Scram! Go mind your businesses!"

The crowd was afraid of offending Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof, hence they all departed from that area. Thus, leaving the NPC crew from Karakoa and the three young men.

As for Pedro, He took advantage of the scene the lady made and he blended among the crowd. He moved to a distant whilst watching the events unfold between his NPC crew and the so-called Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof and his men.

"This so-called Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof acts faster than I thought." Pedro frowned as he saw the NPC crew who chose to go to BHO HQ and leave the ship, to have no choice but to follow Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof and his men.

"Should I dispose of those insects?" A cute girl arrived by his side. She stared at Teniente Comandante Silos Kartof full of killing intent.

"No. Giving them an easy death is too much of a blessing. After having evil thoughts against us..." Pedro smirked with his eyes filled with evil intents. "They must pay with everything they have, other than their lives!"