The Tides of Change

[Sir Johnny English]

Another bright Idea striketh poor Sir Johnny English.

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Treasure Hunting!
I want to introduce this idea to you people. The current system of treasure hunting is fine and great, but lacks the thrill of discovering something new. I mean, you know what you're going to get (actually, ye aim fer it) before you even get it. You get something like this:
You found 1 shiny gold Coins. Other pirates would kill for this treasure!
OR
You found XXXXX gold coins. Yoohoo!....

But I suggest another way of treasure hunting,m completely classical with a map, a route, a mystery and an unkown treassure(maybe another map). This would employ riddle solving skills and such. When you do find something, you can really enjoy it.
I think the treasure hunting maps should be found in NPC treasures as per the current system, but it should be a little uncommon. The map should probably have a riddle/route in it (or a combination thereof), which gives you a clue as to the mystery. Like, the first riddle might say, Among the non player fleets of Rum ports will you find a crate of rum that is not rum but the clue to the clue of the goal you seek. But buying rum is not enough, you must raise a party so that the map might join you bound to speak. (Meaning you have to cast a rum party and buy some crates of rum to get a clue. Hey, this is just an idea, not a proposal. Thinking up better things would be nice, but I can't now. Maybe I'll think of them later).

If you do get the clue in some rum crate (for say, I will continue with this rum crate clue threadings. But I think the clue-finding should be really diverse, from the daughter's rooms to the court and from the voodoo sheds to port battle arenas), you should be directed to the next clue. Following such clues will lead you closer to the treasure, which will bestow real wealth and power upon the right treasure hunter. (A few hundred thousand of Infulence, Millions of GCs, hundreds of voodoo cards, etc)

So, What does the majority think? Anything similar in yer minds?

The Majority: You are a XXXXXX who can't tke up normal ways. Why not settle for something like Fishing, SJE?

SJE: I'll not. Full stop. (period, in some parts of the world, I think).

[Sir Johnny English]

Sir Johnny English has been crowned the King of China.
China has set the current policices, for reasons of security and accessibility:
1)The Noble class has been closed off, temporarily. Will be opened again, in a few months.
2)HAIL CHINA! Or atleast its people.
3)China is open till Noble class. Anyone wishing to join China is free to do so. Noble class will become available some time from now, so no worry about halted avancements.
4)The Three T's are our current occupations: Treasure Hunting, Trading, Turning around and running.
5)The peasants' tax has been reduced. Anyone who wishes to be a trader can be a citizen of China, for you'll save half the amount you normally pay, against most nations. This might save some tens of thosands of gold coins, for those who have a Large number of ships.
6)Recognizing the Military need of a ntaion, all China could do to honor its military class was give them some skirmish insurance. It's pitifully small right now, but will increase with time, but for the military class alone, unless that it is requested to be changed by a Chinese Noble (it will take some time to remove that, yes.)
7)When the Noble class is released, it will have specialzed Loan benefits which will be greater in comparision to other classes.
8) You need not be a council memebr to discuss a law. Being Chinese is enough. Every article of China is open to anyone, unless its of grave secrecy (I can hardly viusalize that). Fell free to criticize any law.
9)I will propose the creation of new laws relentlessly, to whatever my creativity expands me to. Hopefully, more interseting laws will be passed with co-operation between Nations.

And, If anyone wishes to raid a Chinese citizen, the government will not be giving aid to protect them. But it will provide a fund to support them. Fer dis King believes dat Experience is da best teacher. Hence, you are on your own when you are raiding, unless you are the part of a guild. But f help is requested, we will not be far from helping.

[Sir Johnny English]

On account of Being named King of China, this is my tribute to the Lord Dragon.

[Sir Johnny English]

I log in like, once a week. I see what's going on. Then, I fall back dead. Do you think your chances of going unnoticed are much?

[Lana]

Pity...