"The liaison personnel indicated that the Pirate Alliance has always wanted to negotiate with us!"
"They don't want to completely blockade the bay and make it stagnant!"
"As long as we are willing to pay a certain amount of toll, we won't be harassed by pirate forces!"
Liu Kai Xuan said solemnly, "Xiao Yu, I completely understand your point of view!"
"But you should also understand another situation!"
"What is the nature of pirates?"
"These people will not provide us with any actual services!"
"The toll they collect from us is pure extortion!"
"If we compromise this time, they will become even more rampant in the future!"
Ouyang Yu hurriedly explained, "Boss, I know you, there's no such word as compromise in your dictionary!"
"But this situation is truly very different now!"
"Our ships are oil tankers, and they are for hazardous materials transport!"
"If our oil tankers are attacked by pirate forces at sea, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Unless we have the ability to completely clear the bay area of all pirate forces!"
"Otherwise, any pirate fleet's attack on us will cause irreparable losses!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded in agreement, "Therefore, we can't compromise even more!"
"Today, the Alliance came to ask us for toll, and we paid them in full!"
"Tomorrow, if other pirate forces come to charge us, and we don't pay, we will still be attacked!"
Ouyang Yu shook her head and replied, "That shouldn't be the case!"
"The Pirate Alliance is basically the strongest force in the bay area!"
"As long as the Pirate Alliance is willing to let us pass, I don't think those small pirate forces would dare to provoke us, right?"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and sighed, "What you said earlier is at most your personal subjective inference!"
"The Pirate Alliance can indeed represent the interests of most pirate gangs!"
"But it cannot represent all pirates, and even if the Pirate Alliance takes the money, internal disputes will arise if the distribution is unequal!"
"At that time, if other pirate forces intercept us, will we still have to beg the Pirate Alliance to protect us?"
"I..."
Liu Kai Xuan's question rendered Ouyang Yu speechless.
The Pirate Alliance was a group of murderous bandits, and cooperating with them was like seeking skin from a tiger.
Perhaps, the Pirate Alliance would honor its promise and let them pass for the sake of long-term profit!
But not all pirates had this awareness!
The vast majority of pirates were the kind who killed and plundered, doing one-off deals.
In fact, due to the chaotic security situation in the Mannia Sea.
Quite a few pirate forces were temporarily formed by fishermen.
These people, who usually fished in the sea, appeared to be law-abiding fishermen.
However, on their boats, they carried a large amount of weapons and equipment.
Once they encountered "prey," these fishermen transformed into pirates.
Therefore, in this special place like the Mannia Sea, the Pirate Alliance truly represented nothing.
"Boss, then what do you think we should do?"
Ouyang Yu sighed with a troubled expression, "If we directly drive the cruise ships to confront the pirates, we will definitely suffer!"
"If the oil tankers are hit by artillery fire, they will likely be destroyed and sunk!"
"These three cruise ships are the hope for the future development of our oil field, and there absolutely cannot be any problems!"
Liu Kai Xuan said with a faint smile, "There is a way, of course!"
"Since the pirate forces want to negotiate with us, let's negotiate with them!"
"However, the initiative in this negotiation must be in our hands!"
"No matter when, we absolutely cannot let others lead us by the nose!"
Ouyang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Boss, you mean?"
Liu Kai Xuan then leaned closer to Ouyang Yu's ear and whispered a few words.
"Can this work?" Ouyang Yu couldn't help but raise her voice.
The plan Liu Kai Xuan had just told her was too radical.
"Alright, you arrange the negotiation matters, and I'll take care of everything else!"
That afternoon, Ouyang Yu arranged for a speedboat to take Liu Kai Xuan's negotiation team to Hero Island!
Hero Island was where the Pirate Alliance's power was located.
On Hero Island, there was a small town called Hero Town.
Hero Town was built along the dock, and several strong pirate forces were entrenched here.
In fact, Hero Island belonged to the Thunder Empire.
However, this territory did not belong to the royal family, but was the fiefdom of Duke Mockay of the Thunder Empire.
Duke Mockay himself did not live on the island, but leased the island to a company for development.
Now, Hero Island had become the stronghold of pirate forces.
The negotiation team sent by Liu Kai Xuan consisted of only Rem.
Rem drove a small speedboat, traveling at sea for over two hours before finally entering the territory of Hero Island.
Upon entering the dock and mooring the yacht, Rem leaped onto the pier.
Rem intended to go directly to the Pirate Alliance, but unexpectedly, as soon as she landed, she was stopped by several fierce-looking men.
"Little sister, you've got quite some guts to dare to come to Hero Island?"
"Do you know what kind of place this is?"
"Do you want big brother to protect your safety?"
"Hahaha!"
Several menacing pirates quickly surrounded Rem, teasing her wantonly.
Rem, however, replied with a smile, "Get lost, all of you, and tell your Pirate Alliance leader to come see me!"
"Stinky brat, you're not old, but you've got a big mouth!"
"Our Pirate Alliance leader isn't someone you can just meet whenever you want!"
"If it weren't for the leader's order prohibiting violence on Hero Island, I would have killed you right now!"
As he spoke, one of the bald men directly placed his hand on Rem's shoulder.
Rem suddenly made a move, grabbed the bald man's wrist, and twisted it forcefully.
"Ouch!"
The bald man let out a pig-like scream, his strong body stumbled, and he fell to his knees with a thud.
"Stinky brat, I think you're looking for death!"
Having suffered such a great humiliation, the bald man was instantly enraged. He drew a pistol from his waist and was about to take revenge.
At this moment, Rem decisively lifted her leg and kicked his wrist fiercely!