Before Luke finished speaking, Mrs. Tasia's momentum was gone.

As a sea tribe, the Nagas consider the ocean as their pasture. Sailboats made by land creatures have been the prey of the Naga tribe for a very, very long time.

At that time... they were easily chasing sailboats sailing on the wind in the sea.

They can avoid artillery and crossbow fire underwater and attack the fragile bottom of the ship. If the people on the ship do not want the ship to sink, they can only pay tribute to the Naga tribe.

During those long years, the Naga tribe controlled the shipping routes and lived a very comfortable life.

But in the past hundred years, mainland China has entered a cultural renaissance and industrial revolution.

The volume of maritime trade every year continues to refresh the historical record of the previous year. The wealth has made all the countries on the mainland realize the importance of sea power.

Ocean competition has been particularly fierce in these decades.

The launch of new ships set off a new wave of great navigation.

The Naga tribe, who consider themselves the masters of the ocean, discovered at this time...

Chasing ships powered by steam turbines is no longer as easy as it used to be.

If you catch up, you can't just dig into the bottom of the boat, as the water will wash into the propeller and cut into pieces.

Even if a highly skilled person bravely crawls into the bottom of the ship, he will still be powerless against the metal hull.

Instead, terrestrial creatures drove new ships into the waters where Nagas lived. They used fishing nets and crossbows to capture Nagas arbitrarily, and slaughtered or sold them.

Fishbone Island is where Mrs. Tasia rules the Naga community. The harsh living environment makes their lives increasingly difficult.

In the past, they were able to obtain supplies from the land only by cooperating with the Crazy Ax Party. This is why Mrs. Tasia immediately brought people to support her when she heard that the giant tree was dead.

Now that the Crazy Ax Party has been annexed by the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, cooperating with the Secret Intelligence Bureau is the only way out for Fishbone Island.

However, Mrs. Tasia did not expect that Inspector Meteor knew so much about the situation of the Naga tribe.

This cost her her negotiating power.

Facing Luke, Mrs. Tasia had to lower her stance again: "Dear Inspector Meteor. There are not only my people on Fishbone Island, but also many desperate people. We lack medicine, food, wooden utensils,

Iron...even clean water.

Nothing is missing.

If you can provide us with these things, Fishbone Island will surely become your most reliable friend at sea."

Luke said meaningfully: "I can provide you with all these things, and I can also let the dock I control provide you with a certain degree of safety and shelter.

But I don’t think those things are what you need most.”

Mrs. Tasia asked: "What do you think we need most."

"Boats and identities!"

"Detective, please forgive me for not understanding your meaning."

Luke picked up the wine glass and took a big sip of ale before continuing to cut the steak.

"Ships should be easy to understand. I know you have four sailboats, but they are all old sailboats from decades ago.

You are so behind! Soon you will find that your current ship cannot catch up with even the slowest merchant ship.

I now have four cargo ships, both powered by steam engines and sails. The condition is very new, and the structure is the mainstream design in the past ten years. It is not difficult to change the power of steam engines. With ten more guns, they can be used as armed merchant ships.

Are you interested?"

"have!"

When she heard that Luke had a boat for sale, Mrs. Tasia's eyes shone.

Of course she knew that her ship was lagging behind and could not catch up with steam engines and sailboats. As there were fewer and fewer pure sailing merchant ships on the sea, it became increasingly difficult to do "business" at sea.

She also wanted to buy a new steam engine ship, but there was no way.

The shipbuilding schedules of major shipyards are very full and they will not accept orders from unknown sources.

Not even the Crazy Ax Party can do anything about it.

Now the Secret Service wants to sell four steam engines and sailing ships, they must buy them!

Luke looked at the eager Mrs. Tasia and asked with a smile: "Selling it to you...will you use a steam engine wheel?"

The boat is broken, will it be repaired?"

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Seeing the question mark on Mrs. Tasia's face, Luke smiled and hurriedly took a sip of wine to flush the food in his mouth into his stomach.

"Ahem...cough. Steam turbines and sails are two completely different power systems for ships. Even if I sell these four steam and sail merchant ships to you, you will not be able to leave the port.

Even if you can sail out of the port, if the ship breaks down, your Fishbone Island cannot be repaired.

If you want to solve this problem, your identity will be involved."

Mrs. Tasia said sincerely: "Please give me some advice, Inspector."

"This era is changing very fast, and with the blockade of land on you, you have become seriously disconnected from this era.

An island cannot provide the maintenance parts needed for a steam engine ship, and you cannot even find a stable supply of fuel.

The old-style pirates will perish on their own in the near future, even if they are not wiped out.

If Fishbone Island wants to survive, it can't just buy some supplies from me. If it wants to survive, it must keep up with the times..."

"How to keep up with the times?"

"Leave the island and come to the open land!"

Tasia immediately became a little excited: "No, it's impossible, Naga belongs to the ocean, and I will never give up my territory!"

Luke tapped the dinner plate with a knife and reminded Tasia to stabilize her emotions: "You are uneducated and cannot understand my metaphor. I am comparing your living environment to an isolated island, not asking you to give up fish bones.

The island moves towards the land.

You should be able to see the changes on the land. About twenty years ago, Cape District was still considered an important urban area in Raging Waves City, but since it was isolated, it has seen its decline like this.

Haijiao District is an isolated island to Raging Waves City. The situation on Fishbone Island is the same as Haijiao District, and the situation is more serious than here.

I have a plan to change the current situation of Haijiao District and restore it to its former prosperity and wealth. You should also think about changing the plight of Fishbone Island. You can consider giving up your identity as a pirate and letting Fishbone Island 'connect' Haijiao District.

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You own the land and can keep up with the development of the new era; we own the ocean and get safe and convenient routes."

Luke's words were very attractive and convincing to Mrs. Tasia.

As pirates, they are most aware of the rapid changes on land.

And with the development of ships, all countries have stepped up their crackdowns on pirates. Ships in the hands of pirates are updated slowly, and it is often heard that pirates rob and are robbed.

There are fewer and fewer colleagues on the sea, and the demise of traditional pirates is actually close at hand.

"Sir Inspector, you are right. Fishbone Island does not have the ability to maintain a steam sailboat, and it cannot even guarantee fuel. We need a safe land stop to connect to the civilized world, but we are wanted pirates

, even if we are willing to give up our identity as pirates, the laws of the empire may not let us go."
Chapter completed!