An ancient fortress stands on the hills and watches the bay of Algiers. This castle originally established by the Spanish Empire has been occupied by the Ottoman Empire for more than a hundred years.

Muratpasha of Algiers ordered the overhaul of the fortress to strengthen control over Algiers and nearby islands. The workers who overhauled the fortress were the large number of slaves they captured in the Mediterranean.

Some of these slaves were sold to Arabia, Egypt, Central Asia, and some were left in Algiers to serve as coolies for pirates.

Pirate overseers were supervising hundreds of slaves to overhaul the fortress. They held whips with thorns. Once they found that there were unscrupulous slaves, they would wave them.

Li Jinde, who was searching for by the Intelligence Department, was among this group of coolies. He had to engage in heavy work such as carrying stones in order to survive.

Li Jinde was caught in this pirate nest by the Barbary pirates. He was not well-educated and had ubiquitous supervisors and defenders and pirates. He was even more unfamiliar with the terrain near Algiers. He was penniless and it was difficult to escape from Algiers.

When the sun is hottest every day, even these slaves have a chance to rest, and the supervisors are afraid that these people will die in large numbers, which will affect the construction of the fortress.

This fortress, known as Pernion, is the most important fortification in Algiers besides the coastal defense fortress, and it already has a bit of the prototype of a modern bastion. Pasha of Algiers wants to make this place stronger and build a real bastion like his Western enemies to consolidate his authority and status here, and show his strength to the many pirates, the Knights of Malta, and the Spanish Empire.

"Damn it, I don't know where this place is. I can't understand what this place is. If this continues, will I, Li Jinde, be trapped here and become a slave for the rest of my life?" Li Jinde and other slaves were speechless and could only crouch in the corner alone.

He took out a wrinkled photo from his long-standing ragged clothes, which contained a photo of his wife Salina, daughter Li Yinger, Aunt Li and him. If it weren't for such a black and white photo, Li Jinde would have no way to imagine how he could survive the whipping of the supervisor.

Since he was tied to Algiers, he was thrown here to repair the castle, and his daily food was even half of the other slaves, almost worse than death.

"If I, Li Jinde, can escape from here one day, I will definitely come back to take revenge. I, Li Jinde, swear to heaven!" Li Jinde was inexplicably kidnapped by pirates in Algiers, and was full of hatred for them at this time.

The two supervisors stuffed meat into their mouths in the shade, and touched the oil in their hands, causing a group of pale and thin slaves to sneak at them from time to time and swallowed their saliva secretly.

There are also soldiers stationed around the Fortress of Pernion, all of whom are elite selected from the Barbary pirates. They serve Lord Pasha in Algiers and have a higher status than ordinary pirates.

Just as everyone was resting, several pirate children broke into the place, causing a riot.

"Hey, boys, this is not a place for you to play. The fortress is being built. Lord Pasha said that no one can get close to you, so leave here quickly!" The two supervisors were eating and drinking, but when they saw a child who was only eight or nine years old appearing here, they quickly got up to drive them away.

Several little pirates ran around in the fortress construction site, and they passed by the place where Li Jinde and other slaves settled. Several of them suddenly stopped in front of Li Jinde and stared at Li Jinde.

Li Jinde was shocked by the riots and saw several little pirates breaking into the fortress, showing a puzzled expression. The eyes of these children seemed to reveal excitement.

"Your name?" One of the little pirates blinked and suddenly asked in extremely unskilled Chinese.

Although the other party's Chinese was very poor, Li Jinde was sure that the little pirate was asking his name.

"Li Jinde, Li Jinde!" Li Jinde whispered twice.

A team of guards came over and lifted the little pirates like chickens.

"Take them out, look forward to the castle gate, and don't let the little pirates run in anymore. These people are as greedy and cunning as their father!" said the supervisor to the guards.

"Get out!" The guards drove several little pirates out of the fortress and threw them heavily on the mud in front of the fortress.

"Bah!" Several little pirates stood up and patted their dirty clothes, spitting at the fortress.

But not only did they not cry out for pain, they left here excitedly.

Behind a stone house below the fortress, the Dutch merchant crossed his hands on his chest, leaning against the wall of the stone house, looking at the castle above the hill, showing a proud expression.

After a while, three little pirates appeared in front of him.

"We saw that person, exactly the same as the person in the painting you saw for us!" said the three little pirates excitedly.

"Are you sure you're not reading it wrong?" asked the Dutch businessman Reuter.

"Absolutely," the three little pirates nodded together.

"So what is the code?" Reit asked again.

"Li…Jin…"

"plum……"

Because Li Jinde was in a hurry, the three little pirates could not remember the complete Chinese pronunciation, and only remembered part of it. The three people desperately tried to say the complete life, and their cheeks were flushed.

However, for Reuters, it is already confirmed that Li Jinde is in the Fortress of Penion. The three little pirates could not happen to make some correct Chinese pronunciations.

"Okay, you have completed the task smoothly, but you cannot reveal this to anyone. This is a reward for you, one silver dollar per person. If you can keep this secret for a year, I will give you an extra silver dollar in a year." Reut took out three Spanish silver dollars.

For the three little pirates, a piece of Spanish silver dollar is an astronomical figure, enough for them to buy a lot of food!

After the three little pirates got the silver dollar, they left excitedly.

"I may have the opportunity to cooperate with the Chinese people successfully." Reit's lips rose slightly.

He had the courage to come to Algiers, and he was definitely not a timid person in the eyes of a one-eyed pirate.

Reiter found out where Li Jinde was, so he went back to gather Yang Song and others.

Yansong was deeply surprised that Reit soon found Li Jinde's place, but he made even greater contributions. If it weren't for the local snake, Reit wouldn't have entered Algiers.

Yansong again found a way to bribe those who went to the Fortress of Pernion to provide food for the slaves, and reaffirmed that Li Jinde was in Algiers, so they thought of leaving Algiers.

Their purpose has been achieved, and they now only need to notify the client behind them to complete the commission.
Chapter completed!