The birds were chirping and enjoying the cool breeze. The sky started to bright.

" Thief , Thief ", an oldman cries on the street of the city.

Warning bells started to ring.

Soldiers were searching all over the kingdom. But they can't find them.

" Is that the same pirates ? ", a soldier asked the oldman.

" Yes ", the oldman replied.

" This was the third time in this same month ", another man worried to the soldier.

The soldiers marched back to the castle.

The issue was taken to the knowledge of the king during the senate meeting.

The king was upset.

" This was a complete failure for our security and our army " , said by the senate members.

All fingers were pointed towards the chief of the kingdom.

" This was a huge shame for a kingdom with the largest army in this region ", the king worried.

" What is your explanation ? Anirudha ", the king asked.

" This pirates knows each and every nook and corners of our city some of those were not even known by our mem. This shows their preparation and homework ", the chief said.

" This meeting was not arranged to honour the greatness of our enemies ", a senator raised his voice.

" Before approaching our enemies, it is necessary to know their positives and negatives. Because we are the one who are going to fight on the field, not you my honourable catchpole ", said the chief.

"Enough..!", The king said.

" Wiseman, let us discuss how to protect our nation and capture those pirates ", the king said.

" Our ancestors showcased their architectural marvel through status , temples , buildings, etc. This is our time to make our children and grandchildren proud of us. I think this is the time to build your dream project my majesty ", the chief replied.

The city wall was built by the great grandfather of the king Atharvana, 300 years ago.

The king's dream was to build a new city wall around Mayuria with a height of 40 feet and 5 feet thickness.

Yes, a huge giant wall which is larger than the walls of the Constantinople.

The senate members agreed to build a huge giant wall.

But the economist had some hesitation in this plan.

" To build this huge wall we have to invest 15 to 20% of our whole economy. And it will take almost 6 to 8 years to complete the construction.

Investing such a huge capital for a long time without any returns will not be a wise idea in this situation ", the Economist said.

" Then rising the taxes will be the only choice for us to start our construction ", the senators said.

"Noo..", the chief raised his voice.

" This will increase the burden of our people ", he said.

" Then, you suggest a good way to gain the capital for the construction our guardian angel ", the senator said with a dominance smile.

" Majesty, give us sometime we will raid the nearby kingdoms and gather the needed gold for the construction ", the chief said.

" Anirudha, raiding a kingdom without any threat is injustice. Increasing the taxes will be the only option for us my brother ", the king said.

The senate house came to a conclusion to increase the taxes of the civilians as well as the kingdoms under the control of Mayuria.

The chief was not happy with this decision.

The house was dismissed.

The senator smiled at the chief when he leave.

When nightfalls and birds were returning back to their nest, chief marched towards the castle.

" Your majesty, the chief is here to meet you ", guard said.

" Ask him to come", the king replied.

" Your grace", the chief greeted the king.

" Are you here for the same reason, Anirudha ? ", the king asked.

The Chief hesitated and said " yes ".

" It's over Anirudha, there is nothing to discuss about the decision ", the king said with worried voice.

" No your majesty, there must be something but only if you are willing to discuss ", the chief said.

" I have a suggestion and it may work too ", the chief said.

" What is it ?", the king asked.

" Let us try to catch those pirates bastards and cease all their golds and silvers ", the chief proposed.

" Commander-in-chief , do you think that it is as easy as you tell ?", the king asked with a smile.

" Definitely no will be my answer. But this was the last option we have ", the chief said.

" Trust me, my lord ", the chief pleased the king.

" I can hold the senate house decision only for two weeks, according to the law ", the king said.

" Thank you, your grace ", the chief's face bloomed with a smile.

The next morning, the chief rushed to the war chamber.

The place where the military operations will be planned by the commanders.

" No more pirate invasion should happen in our nation ", the chief said with his commanding voice.

" We have just a few days to catch them. Since the execution period is less we need to focus more on the preparation ", the chief said.

" Padmanabha (the Navy commander), have you gathered the information related to them ", the chief asked.

The commander replied " Yes ".

" They are a group of four pirates and their names are George Booth, Nathaniel North, Thomas Howard and John Bowen. George Booth is the head of this crew. He was an English pirate who was active in Indian Ocean and Red sea.

    There were some theories that he used to bury all the golds and silvers which they were stole in an island called Zanzibar. But there is no genuine information.

    Also before entering into a city, they used to study complete structure of that, city with help of the information which they got from the insiders ", the commander said.

" Betrayers are everywhere ", the chief said with a laugh.

" For this operation we are going to involve two groups  of navy soldiers with 100 each and border guards security must be there for 24 hours on shift bases. All ports must be under high surveillance
 
   Lets caugh those bastards ", the chief said.

-------------------End of Chapter 7---------------------

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