In fact, there were administrative bodies in the local areas. However, under the chaotic situation where warlords were everywhere, the administrative bodies were also useless.
These generals who did not have a proper name were the actual people in power. They were awe-inspiring in their respective territories.
Other than comparing military strength, the generals also liked to compete with each other in drinking capacity. Especially when their strength was about the same, the more alcohol tolerance they had, the more powerful and heroic they appeared to be.
After all, they were all people who came from the pirate family. They were very different from those serious generals, just like civil officials and military officials.
There were many people in Damadan who did not drink alcohol, but the pirates mostly had good alcohol tolerance and liked to spend money on all kinds of fine wine.