When Han opened his eyes with difficulty, he found himself lying in a familiar cabin. Although he felt weak all over, Han still managed to get up. " This isn't the time to rest," Han thought to himself as he pushed open the hatch. The clear sky, the blue sea, the fresh air, and the salty sea breeze. Han took a deep breath and felt the taste of being alive. It was so wonderful. At this moment, there was only a lone pirate ship floating on the sea.
Turning around the corner, Han saw the pirates standing in a circle. It seemed that the battle had not ended for too long. Han stepped forward, pushed aside a few people, and forced his way in. The people who were pushed aside wanted to get angry, but when they saw Han, a respectful expression immediately appeared on their faces. Although he was surprised, Han did not think too much about it. He squeezed to the innermost circle and saw the corpses on the ground. These corpses were the pirates who had died in the battle.
"Excuse me, what's the situation now?”Han walked over to the corpse and pulled a pirate over.
The pirate turned around impatiently and was about to speak, but when he saw Han, he immediately put on a fawning expression and said in a solicitous tone,"You're awake, that's great!"
Although Han was curious about his tone, he still asked,""Can you tell me the current situation?”
"Of course, of course," the pirate quickly said."After the battle ended, the captain asked us to clean up the battlefield, rescue the wounded, collect the war supplies, and collect the bodies of our dead brothers. The captain brought the two leaders into the captain's cabin, and finally…"
"What happened in the end?" Han's curiosity prompted him to interrupt the pirate's memories. He ignored the doubt and dissatisfaction on the pirate's face and asked.
"In the end, the captain and the two leaders came out. The captain didn't say anything and only asked us to take away all their weapons. Then, he led us to retreat. As soon as we boarded the ship, the captain and the vice-captain entered the captain's cabin and never came out.”
After listening to the pirate's explanation, Han did not say anything else. Instead, he turned his attention to the corpse on the ground. More than half of the pirates had died in this battle, and the remaining pirates were all injured. It seemed that this battle had caused the noble young master's pirate group to suffer a great loss.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar corpse. Han walked forward and looked at it silently. Although the one-eyed man, who had boarded the ship at the same time as Han, was always looking for trouble with Han, Han did not have much ill will towards him. On the other hand, the pirates on the ship had a good impression of this guy who liked to joke around, was very friendly to people, and was quite powerful. But now, he was lying here. A scimitar had pierced through his back and pierced his heart, instantly reaping his life. From the shocked expression on his face, it could be seen that he did not know who killed him.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground and the wounds on his body that kept throbbing, Han learned the second point since he joined the pirate group: Don't let your guard down, ever! Although the tuition fee was a little high.
At this moment, Captain Mobil and the walk-on armor, who seemed to never leave his side, walked out of the captain's cabin. Captain Mobil looked haggard and determined. He slowly walked to the corpses through the passage that the pirates had made way for him. He stared at the corpses on the ground, and a hint of pain appeared in his eyes. It disappeared in an instant. When he turned around to face the pirates, he had a confident smile on his face that everyone was familiar with. He glanced at everyone as usual and said,""First of all, this battle was my mistake. I misjudged the strength of my opponent. Therefore, I want to pay my respects to my fallen brothers.”After saying that, he turned around and bowed to the corpses. Then, he continued," Our efforts this time have also paid off. Ivory, spices, and a large number of new weapons. These will allow us to live a comfortable life.”After a pause, he looked into the distance and said," I've obtained valuable information from the enemy. I'm going to make plans for the future of the pirates.”
Captain Mobil turned his head and stared at the pirates with an imposing manner. Han could even see the burning flames and deep unwillingness in his eyes. He said," In front of us is the navy's fleet. They are led by three lieutenant generals and have built a solid line of defense. "With our current strength, charging over will only lead to death. "This is the Great Sea Route. Our strength is still not enough, so I've decided to turn around tomorrow. We'll go to the four seas first and accumulate our strength. The next time we set foot on the Great Sea Route, our goal will only be one…"
The pirates were infected by the captain's aura. Everyone instantly raised their hands and could not help but shout,“one-piece!”
“one-piece!”After shouting, Captain Mobil waved his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet and continued,""Our goal will not change. The next time you reach the shore, you can think about it. If you want to disembark, I can give you a large sum of money so that you can live a rich life wherever you go. And those who decide to follow me, we will stand at the top!”
"And now, I announce," Captain Mobil glanced at Han,"Han, come up!" He shouted at Han,"I'm going to kill you!""From today onwards, Han will be our new second mate!”
"Oh oh!" All the pirates immediately looked at Han and cheered as they pushed Han, who had no idea what had happened, to the captain's side.
Han did not come back to his senses even after the bodies were buried at sea and the men who were born and died at sea were buried.
It was night, Han dragged his tired body and wandered on the deck. It wasn't that he didn't want to sleep, but what happened this afternoon made him confused. Being appointed as the second mate was not quite the same as his plan. Han leaned on the edge of the deck and sighed at the sea.
The sea at night was very beautiful. The stars shone through the clouds on the surface of the sea. The salty sea breeze blew past, bringing with it the cordial greetings of the sea. The sound of the waves hitting the ship was heard. The ship moved up and down rhythmically. Everything was so quiet and deep.
"Who is it?" Han vigilantly looked to his side. Not long ago, footsteps could be heard from there. They were very light, but in this night, they sounded like war drums to Han's ears.
"Don't be agitated. Cough, it's me." A guy who looked like a down-and-out man appeared from the shadows. He raised the wine bottle in his hand and shook it at Han."Han, do you want some?"
It was the first mate. Han relaxed his vigilance when he saw the person. He frowned at the bottle in his hand and asked,"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping?"
"Haha, I can't sleep!" The first mate came forward and sat on the deck beside Han. He leaned against the side of the ship and burped. He said drunkenly,"Bring some wine up to sympathize with those dead brothers.”
Han was a little touched when he heard him say that. He was about to lean down and say something when he heard the first mate say,"You must be very touched to hear this, right? Haha!" The first mate gulped down a mouthful of wine and said in a low voice,""The men on the sea never cared about life and death. If he was alive, he would enjoy it to his heart's content. If he died, he would be done with it. You must abandon this pointless sorrow, Han. Helping their dead brothers to eat and drink was also a sacrifice to them!”
'I wasn't sad at first,' I thought to myself.'But I definitely can't say this out loud. I'll let him misunderstand.' Han thought about it and decided to get the question that really worried him from the first mate. Before he could speak, the first mate took the initiative to say,"Han, you're really amazing! He was young, but he was so good at fighting. Do you know who you killed? "Haha!" The first mate laughed hysterically and hugged Han's arm with the smell of alcohol."Elite sailors, do you know? Those guys were not easy to deal with. They were good at cooperating, and each of them had ten or twenty lives on their hands. There were actually ten or so elite sailors on the other party's ship. It was a huge investment. But I didn't expect you to kill five of them. That captain has lost a lot of money.”As she spoke, she opened her sleepy eyes and stared at Han.
Han smelled the stench of alcohol, so he reached out and pushed the first mate's foul mouth away from his face. The first mate didn't mind and continued,""You became the second mate because the captain considered that you were too young and difficult to convince. To be honest, with your strength, only the captain and the vice-captain can beat you. I can't. If it were me today, my body would have been cold by now.”
After releasing Han, the first mate struggled to stand up and muttered,""The future is boundless, the future is boundless.”He staggered into the shadows where he came from.
Watching the first mate leave, Han finally understood the reason for his promotion. So they were such powerful guys…Han suddenly felt that it was amazing that he could stand here now. It was indeed not easy to be a pirate.
Han looked at the sun that was gradually appearing on the horizon and involuntarily clenched his fists. Four Seas, here I come.
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