The Conspiracy of the Elites
Chapter 459: pirate city

The previous night, when Clark heard Arthur’s declaration, he was stunned speechless. He already imagined a lot of things, including the fact that Sonia may currently be a pirate but the truth still stunned him.

Not just a pirate, Sonia was a freaking pirate Queen which was even of a higher rank than a pirate Lord.

He just couldn’t imagine the things that she went through during this period, he had a faint idea of the challenges and what it took to get to the level of a pirate Queen in the Badlands of the Dry Snake.

In the end, he tried to forget the horrifying scenarios in his head and cheer himself up to remain optimistic. “Damn! My girl is really talented”.

“I may be wrong, and she may be dead already”. Arthur suddenly said coldly.

“…You’re still so f*cking annoying”. Clark feigned kicking him which he reacted to immediately. In the end, they grappled, rolling on the sand like kids for about a minute before stopping.

With awkward expressions on their faces, they continued their journey. According to Arthur, the nearest pirate city was only 20 minutes away.

But for the city where the pirate Queen Cobra was based on, it was still far away, probably a journey of 3 days.

Awkwardly, the 2 friends continued their journey into the distance.

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Though Clark behaved around Arthur like he was completely calm and carefree, inwardly, he felt even more anxious after hearing of the news that Sonia was now probably the Queen Cobra.

Unlike other power systems around the world, those of the pirates in the Drylands of the Dry Snake were the weirdest.

There were 3 self-proclaimed Pirate Gods who were the strongest pirates in the whole territory. Though all 3 of them were still 3rd rank high-grade soldiers, they were monsters here in the desert.

Not only have their long stay here made them veterans in navigating the desert, fighting and setting traps in the desert, they had special gadget collections through the years that made them countless times stronger in the desert.

The fiercest ever recorded battle in the Sahara was between one of the 3 Pirate Gods, the Red Goddess who was the only female among them, and a 4th rank high-grade soldier.

Against all odds and beliefs that the high-grade system already brought to humanity, the Red Goddess emerged as the winner, trashing the 4th rank high-grade soldier who intruded into her territory.

Though she was not able to kill the intruder, the fact alone that she defeated a higher-ranked soldier was enough to be placed in the history books.

These 3 Pirate Gods were the absolute rulers of the Badlands of the Dry Snake territory. And according to rumors, though it may not be obvious, the 3 Gods had control over every pirate in the Badlands territory.

If any pirate ever made the foolish mistake of deciding to become a normal civilian after becoming rich enough, rumors said that the 3 Pirate Gods had ways to end the lives of these deserters.

Yes, they called them deserters because pirating was their life. Without it, they were like lions that have been starved of meat.

This was the main reason why Clark was anxious. There was no record of any pirate surviving after deciding to leave, even when the target was other 3rd rank high-grade pirates.

Another fact was that surveillance was placed on the pirate leaders more.

Below the Pirate Gods were the Pirate Sages, and these were also mostly comprised of 3rd rank high-grade pirates. Only the lower rank of Pirate King and Queens welcomed more low-ranked pirates.

The more Clark thought about it, the more he felt that his mission was becoming harder. In the end, he simply decided to forget about it for the moment.

Right now, the priority was to get to the nearest pirate city and get recent information before deciding on how to move forward.

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Another 10 minutes later, they finally arrived at the pirate city. Compared to conventional cities, it looked deserted like a haunted land. Only the dry breeze blowing, and the sand swirling slightly could be felt.

As this was the first time that Clark was coming to a pirate city, he let his curiosity roam though he tried to prevent others from detecting it.

As they went deeper inside the city, they finally started seeing pirates. Unlike in conventional cities, pirates dressed anyway they liked.

Most of them lived with the knowledge that they would probably die that day, so they lived an extremely carefree life. A few meters away, Clark saw an almost naked female pirate speaking with some male pirates.

As she spoke, the male pirates groped her on inappropriate parts and her face hardly had a reaction to it. On other parts of the city, even more extreme things could be seen, Clark had to try hard not to reveal an over the top reaction.

“News projection from Queen Anamel City”.

Turning his head, Clark saw a pirate who was dressed in dirty rag clothes holding a huge device. Before he could react, Arthur already went close.

“How much for every information?”

The pirate grinned. “10,000 Desert credits”.

“Deal”. Arthur expertly threw the amount of money needed at the pirate who equally caught it expertly with a wide smile.

“Here’s your thing”.

Taking a thump-sized object from the pirate, Arthur walked farther ahead, leading Clark to a remote corner before he played the holographic projection.

It was a long video, and it was from the pirate city of Pirate Queen Anamel. This pirate queen was the direct rival of pirate Queen Cobra, their rivalry started 4 years ago when the Cobra just rose into power.

Seeing this woman’s venomous face, Clark’s face warped involuntarily. Feeling the dead stare from his back, Arthur coughed to make the atmosphere normal and less awkward again.

It was rare to see Pirate Queens personally releasing intel from their cities. But this time, this pirate queen suspiciously released a lot of information with one catching both men’s attention.

They didn’t know why, but this Pirate Queen released information about their target. According to her, a rival Pirate Queen’s subordinate stole a treasure outside the desert which she wanted.

She gave a mission that other pirates should help look for this pirate, and the one who retrieves the treasure from him would receive a reward from her.

This may seem like a mission for pirates, but Clark and Arthur knew that it was not like this.

No normal pirate had the guts to face the subordinate of a Pirate Queen, so this woman was definitely addressing the mercenaries that were going after the pirate in an indirect manner.

Though they didn’t know which of her rival this pirate was the subordinate of, Clark and Arthur were glad to take advantage of it to fulfill their goal.

Not only did she leave detailed information about this pirate, his current location was also revealed and it was the next pirate city to their current one.

It may be a trap, but Clark and Arthur were ready to go into it. Even if trouble struck, they were confident of extricating themselves out with their strength.

Without hesitation, they left the city and continued their journey.

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