Codex Pirates

Chapter 50 The Usurper

Because Barbarossa's captain's cabin is below the poop deck, the lighting in the room is not very good. There are only a few narrow windows that let in sunlight, so it is very dark even in broad daylight. It is already countless times more spacious and comfortable than the living quarters of ordinary crew members, and the decoration is quite luxurious.

After William entered the room, he stepped on soft blankets. He also found a wine cabinet full of famous wines, and a wooden bed covered with velvet quilts. The most outrageous thing was that there was a luxurious bathtub in the room.

The owner of the room, Barbarossa, was sitting behind a large desk, and on the wall behind him was a ferocious brown bear's head.

This strange-looking man almost made people feel that he was deliberately cosplaying the captain of the pirate. At this time, his beard was still a little wet, and he had obviously just taken a shower.

Judging from Barbarossa's extravagant room layout and the fact that Reis only brought one person on board, and still had to take the initiative to report, the pirate captain's dominance on the ship seemed very strong.

Reis led William to come to Barbarossa, and told what happened in the tavern. Barbarossa was not very enthusiastic about the skills William showed in the tavern. Obviously, he had some confidence in his own strength. Confident enough, but when Lace said that William knew how to sail, his expression finally became serious.

William sighed in his heart, it really is too much art, and it is uncertain when it will be used.

"Know how to sail? That's not bad," Barbarossa smiled generously, "In this way Hayreddin won't have to work so hard in the future."

He turned his head to Hai Leiding with a shady face and said, "You take him to lead the navigation tonight. If there is no problem, you will be assigned to lead the ship in the future."

Hayreddin looked William up and down, and briefly asked a few questions about sailing. After William answered them one by one, he nodded and agreed.

Barbarossa then asked, like Leiss, why William chose the pirate ship. William showed his acting skills familiarly, repeating the nonsense he had told Leis at the beginning, and Barbarossa did not Suspecting him, he then called an old pirate named Hutchison, and led Leisi to familiarize himself with the environment on the ship, while he stayed in the captain's room with Leisi and Hayreddin to discuss matters.

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At night, William followed Hayreddin to lead the ship sailing at night, which was not difficult for William. Hayreddin saw that he had real talents, so he went to sleep alone, leaving only William irresponsible. Playing with an astrolabe alone.

Sailing at night was quite boring, and William stayed up all night, waiting for the sky to brighten, and then waited for Hayreddin to replace him.

As soon as William, who had no energy, returned to the cabin where he was arranged to live, he lay down on the hammock and fell into a deep sleep.

I came to Destiny Square again during my sleep. This space has not changed much recently, but there is one more road, and the stone tablet in front of the road finally has more corresponding content.

William came to the stele familiarly and looked at the contents on the stele:

[Avenger], the taste of revenge is like fragrant wine. The fire of hatred in your heart must be extinguished by blood. Conceal your identity, find the mastermind who is your enemy, and kill them.

Mastermind: "Redbeard" Barbarossa. (survive)

Other Masterminds: Unknown.

Reward: Special Feat "High Vigilance".

William found that the road of destiny seems to be getting more and more difficult, and it takes more and more time and energy.

The first few roads of destiny he faced, the rarest one was becoming the captain of a small pirate group. Up to now, killing a well-known pirate in the East China Sea is only a part of the road mission.

And I'm afraid it's not just becoming difficult to walk. In the past, the road that only needed a thought to appear, now not only needs the thread of fate to form the stele, but also needs William to trigger an opportunity in reality to appear, the road, and the stele. task content.

The "opportunity" for this road to appear now should be that William lurked beside one of the masterminds.

The "need" that was protective in the first place is gone, but combined with all of this, it is now even more difficult to walk on a path that suits your heart.

But William looked at the road in front of him, and it looked wider than before. Maybe this was a metaphor for his future?

After William strode into the road, the square behind was shrouded in darkness again. I don't know how long it will take for a new Destiny Square to appear next time, and what novel changes will occur.

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When William woke up again, he was woken up by his roommate Chloe who lived in the same cabin.

After getting up, Crowe took care of his personal hygiene in the small cabin, making a lot of ping-pong-pong movements. When William woke up, he knew that this person was doing it on purpose.

Crowe originally had a room all to himself, which was a rare treat on a ship with limited space, but now it was destroyed, plus he hated pirates, so naturally he wouldn't have a good look at William.

It's a pity that the "Stolt" that William is pretending to be now is not a good roommate who is obedient.

Snapped!

William picked up a heavy wooden cup, and threw it at Crowe's back. Crowe reacted quickly and dodged it hastily, but the wooden cup still fell to the edge of the basin, throwing it to the edge of the basin. It was smashed over, and the water in the basin spilled all over Crowe.

"you!"

Crowe turned around angrily, only to see William jumping out of the hammock grabbing the scimitar that he had never left while sleeping, staring at him equally angrily, as if he would fight if he didn't agree with each other .

According to William's true character, he would definitely not choose to do this in the face of this situation. Even if he felt upset and wanted to be ambitious, he would make trouble without anyone noticing afterwards, but at this time his role is "Stolt" ", a rookie who just got off the pirate ship with little experience, not a scheming person.

Whether it is from Ward's description or observations on the ship, "Redbeard" Barbarossa obviously doesn't like it, and he doesn't want other crew members to have too much contact with the forces behind Crowe.

Chatting with some old pirates on the boat last night, William also knew that Crowe didn't say that people hated ghosts on the boat, but he was also quite stared at. Such a very unpopular character, William was able to swallow his anger and deliberately befriended him. Anyone can see that there is a problem.

Judging from the contacts and information collected, the three red bearded brothers, apart from the disfigured yin and yang face Hai Lei Ding, no matter whether it is Barbarossa who colludes with many forces and thus lives quite well in the East China Sea, or is usually in charge of the affairs of the ship. The housekeeper, Reis, is not a fool who can only work hard without brains. William is in the enemy camp and must be cautious.

"You love cleanliness so much, how about I just throw you into the sea to take a bath?" William kicked the washbasin away, rushed to Crowe and cursed unhappily.

Crowe took two steps back, staring at William with an ugly expression, and William looked at him with a rebellious expression.

After staring at him for a while, Crowe finally gritted his teeth, left the room quickly without saying anything.

Of course he was not afraid of William, and William also knew that he was not afraid of himself, but Barbarossa.

Barbarossa is the well-deserved king of this extrajudicial place, and Crowe also has to obey Barbarossa's management. He is just an outsider. When his own crew clashed, Barbarossa did not favor him much.

William looked stunned, but Crowe was not, unwilling to be punished innocently by Barbarossa.

When Crowe left, the anger on William's face disappeared immediately. With a smirk, he lay back on the hammock to sleep, and muttered: "You're cruel, you deserve it."

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(Thanks to Mr. Mosquito, the author of "One Piece: Sword Hero's Heart" for his assistance.)