The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 541 - 400: Impersonating the Pirate King, Baron Bapeng Goes on Hunger Strike

Metatron arrived at the Bronze Flower Mansion.

The butler came out to greet him: "Mr. Sage, the lady has already gone to rest. What can I do for you?"

Metatron asked, "Has the lady been resting this early these past two days?"

"Yes, usually at this time, she would be developing and researching in the basement."

Metatron, of course, knew the reason; it was likely because Michael had released her soul from the Heroic Spirit Hall to operate robots, causing her to be abnormal.

He might as well get straight to the point: "Did the Baron of Modern come by tonight?"

The butler sighed: "Yes, the Baron of Modern is always trying to please the lady, but the lady doesn’t appreciate his hairstyle designs, yet she cannot bear to say so."

At this moment, Tifa’s voice came from upstairs: "Butler, let Mr. Sage come to the upstairs tearoom."

The butler was taken aback, then said, "It seems the lady didn’t rest well either. Mr. Sage, please."

Thus, Metatron went to the tearoom, where Tifa was waiting with her legs crossed, wearing pajamas. Under her chair sat a black cat.

Tifa asked directly: "Are there any updates on the Empire Guard Ship and the Pirate King?"

Metatron said, "No trace of the Empire Guard Ship has been found, but there is a lot of mixed information about the Pirate King. Some say he’s preparing to attack my Bronze City, and others say there are two versions, real and fake."

Tifa was stunned: "There’s a fake Pirate King?"

Metatron said, "Apparently, it’s also due to the tavern’s need to sell information..."

I have to say, Sela’s information came in very timely.

Tifa frowned: "If there’s a fake Pirate King, then could the one who attacked Silver City, raided Remia’s mansion, and stole the Empire Guard Ship also be fake?"

"That... right. It depends on who it benefits. For the pirates, having a fake one is advantageous to avoid large-scale retaliation by the Golden Empire. For Silver City, having a real one is advantageous, as they can shirk responsibility."

At this point, Metatron hurriedly shifted the topic to the black cat: "Did the lady get a new pet?"

Tifa said blandly: "Actually, no, the Baron of Modern brought it over, but the little thing decided to stay."

After saying this, she picked up the cat and tossed it into Metatron’s arms.

Metatron took out the Eye of All-Seeing and scanned the black cat thoroughly, finding nothing unusual.

Tifa continued: "I had the butler look into this cat’s background. It appears to be the old cat of a wizard who died unexpectedly, and this wizard’s death might be related to the leader of the Bikers."

Metatron was stunned: "Who was the wizard?"

Tifa said solemnly: "I don’t know! It might have been something from more than a decade ago, but one thing’s for sure, this wizard was very powerful, otherwise, such a smart cat couldn’t have been raised."

Metatron felt something was amiss: "So, does the lady want me to investigate the wizard and the Bikers?"

Tifa shook her head: "What I want to talk about is more important. Our shipbuilding project requires a lot of money, where will it come from?"

This was something Metatron had mentioned earlier: "Of course, we’ll borrow from several cities, and we, the Sages, will facilitate it."

Tifa frowned: "Do you think that’s enough? Can the project remain confidential after borrowing?"

Metatron froze for a moment, then immediately linked it to what she said about the Pirate King and the Bikers leader, suddenly realizing: "Let the Pirate King rob money from the Bikers?"

Tifa had a mysterious smile on her face: "Mr. Sage, do you think it is feasible?"

Metatron’s eyelids twitched violently: "The Bikers leader’s collusion with the nobility in smuggling and destroying justice in the city has caused great public discontent, of course, it’s feasible! As for this Pirate King, he can certainly be real or fake!"

Tifa was pleased: "How about you secretly handle this matter?"

Metatron said solemnly: "Leave it to me."

"Then, hurry up and start preparing the investigation."

After leaving the mansion, Metatron immediately called out to the group: "Everyone, we have a source for our shipbuilding funds, check out the Bronze Flower’s intelligence..."

Michael was amazed: "She means we’ll play the Pirate King and rob this Bikers gang?"

Sariel laughed: "If we really follow this idea, why stop at robbing one Bikers gang? We could rob all the guilds, gangs, and even the Golden Empire!"

Metatron was anxious: "Don’t be too radical! Start with this Bikers gang first."

Sela laughed: "Hard to imagine this as the plan of a wild, unscheming biker girl, huh? If you said this plan came from Black Iron Flower or Silver Flower, I’d believe it."

Metatron sighed: "Black Iron Flower, huh? I always felt this incident was too strange when it came, my first reaction was it had to do with Chun, but compared to our shipbuilding plan, it seems unimportant?"

Sariel laughed: "Why bother with someone locked up in jail? Let’s discuss how to play pirates! If anything happens, just blame it on Chun’s collusion with the pirates, pin the blame on him."

Gabriel also laughed: "Chun has such benefits, then why not extradite him to our Oak City, your fake Pirate King could take the opportunity to help me rob a few gangs..."

...

Divine Team headquarters.

Peeping Immortal was monitoring the late-night disturbances in Southern Canyon Village, the sight of thousands of Chinese players scattered across the canyon digging with their torches lit, leaving Peeping confused. On the other hand, he was investigating the Black Dragon God’s anomaly in the West City Fortress, but had no leads.

Not entirely without leads, the second-in-command Sariel had provided some information: Tata War God was utilizing an advantage with insiders in Curry, having clues about the Black Dragon God, so it was highly likely related to Tata War God. Yet, Tata War God was looking for dogs in the slums?

And of course, the troubling matter of the Chun Gang’s Great God disappearing from the back of the Night Rose Tavern and still not showing up.