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Chapter 410 - 252 Five Special Law Decrees!! Elven Wind Sail!_1

Chapter 410: Chapter 252 Five Special Law Decrees!! Elven Wind Sail!_1

Ivita took the Parchment Scroll Edict from the Hearthstone Witch.

He tried to burn the parchment with Fire Magic, but it surprisingly could not destroy the parchment. The parchment remained unscorched in the fire.

Similarly, neither Thunder Magic nor Water Magic could destroy the edict.

Ivita didn’t use the Fire of Law to burn it because he didn’t know what kind of unforeseen consequences might be triggered by the clash of two laws.

He was at sea now, there was no room for reckless actions.

Captain Sam wiped beads of sweat from his forehead, looking terrified, as if staring at a demon as he gazed at the edict in Ivita’s hands.

Ivita noticed that the seasoned sailors were also looking fearfully at the edict in his hand.

On the contrary, the professionals, who had been living on land for a long time and weren’t familiar with the sea, could only look curiously at the edict in his hand.

Captain Sam told Ivita, "Sir, what I am about to say is only hearsay. It’s what the sailors on the coast like to gossip about. I cannot guarantee its accuracy."

Ivita nodded at him, "Go on."

Captain Sam told Ivita, "Legend has it that Marco Anson, the great pirate, collaborated with the present Nine Pirate Earls to create the Seven Seas Law Code. At that time, almost all pirates raised their black flags and gathered at Cross Island."

"They built a harbor—Central Harbour—where the physical entity of the Seven Seas Law Code was located."

"Subsequently, the pirates built a smuggling city around Central Harbour, known as Upper City."

Captain Sam said to Ivita, "Boss, if the Black Sea is a crucible of trials, then Central Harbour is a mortal hell."

"Central Harbour is the titular capital of Pirate World. But actually, whoever controls Central Harbour can become the titular master of Pirate World and acquire some rights defined by the Seven Seas Law Code. The Special Order of Donation I mentioned earlier is one of them."

"Legend has it that there are five types of Special Orders. Pirates must enforce each one upon receipt. As for the general edicts issued by Central Harbour, it is up to the pirates whether they want to enforce them or not. Those are non-mandatory."

Ivita got it, nodded and asked, "What are the five Special Orders?"

Captain Sam explained, "I’ve heard that each Special Order is delivered by a different animal. This is my first time confirming that the animal delivering the Donation Order is the sea turtle."

"Here are the orders—"

"1. Donation Order, enforces a certain pirate to surrender a specific amount of wealth."

"2. Ship Hunting Order, obligates designated pirates to attack a specified ship."

"3. Compulsory Hanging Order, compels the captain of a pirate ship to hang himself, and leaves him to choose his own successor."

"4. Black market Expulsion Order, expels a black market merchant from the island, and prohibits them from acceptance under the Seven Seas Law Code and accessing the island."

"5. Doomsday Return to Port Order, summons all pirate ships back to the harbor to protect Upper City and Central Harbour."

"I’ve heard that the Great Governor of Central Harbour—the nominal ruler of Pirate World, must sacrifice a lot to enact these orders. But as for the specific details, I don’t know. After all, these are things I’ve heard from various pubs along the shoreline."

Captain Sam added, proudly stating, "But that’s also because I have met many people at sea, so I got to know these things."

Ivita nodded, so that’s how it works. Central Harbour cannot levy taxes on pirates, otherwise, it’d be a miracle if they could collect anything.

However, through the Seven Seas Law Code, they can compel certain pirate ships to give a certain amount of money at specific times.

And it seems like they have the ability to order partial attacks on certain ships, against some pirate ships and black market merchants within a small range.

However, it seems that every time they issue an edict, they need to pay a hefty price.

Therefore, after Marco Anson’s death, Central Harbour probably lost control over the pirate groups and smugglers.

Captain Sam mentioned to Ivita, "Oh, by the way, there’s one more thing. I had heard this from a friend, there’s a special behavior among pirates, it’s called ’Station Up’ or ’On the Middle.’"

"Because whoever controls Central Harbour is the Great Governor of the Pirate World and has the tremendous power to issue the five Special Orders, many pirates covet Central Harbour. They believe that seizing Central Harbour equals gaining ’Pirate World.’"

"This is a unique world view exclusive to pirates."

Ivita nodded, I see.

That being said, Central Harbour on Cross Island is the most important and the most contentious area in Pirate World.

Only after listening to this the Hearthstone Witch realized what she’s done. She grumbled, "Pirate World is a region that was only established fifty years ago. Of course, I’m not familiar with it. Damn, that stupid pirate edict; why can’t it be destroyed?"

While the Hearthstone Witch was regretting her action, Ivita took out the compass from his pocket again to find that the direction pointed by the compass had changed, with the needle now pointing to 123 degrees south.

Ivita quickly informed Captain Sam, "The pointer on my compass has changed. Immediately change the route and head towards 123 degrees south."