Codex Pirates

Chapter 74: Alliance Breakdown

Captain's interior.

Barbarossa was sitting behind the desk, with a newly purchased chart on the table in front of him. Opposite him, almost all the cadres on board were present.

In addition to the stocky deputy captain Felton, the bald and fat ship doctor Wood, and the navigator William and others, there is also the newly appointed second officer Harden, a tall and strong young man in his mid-twenties There is a terrible scar on his throat, which seems to have been cut by someone. Fortunately, he was rescued, so his voice is hoarse when he speaks. This man is very brave in battle, and he is not afraid of death. The Chef Pirates clashed with Zapp, and he stood out twice. The second officer on a pirate ship often needs to take the lead in battle, and he is a very suitable candidate for this position.

"...We don't know how long we will linger near the windless zone, so we must find a good foothold," William said calmly. "Food, a piece of solid land, and of course, the most important thing is water."

Barbarossa put one hand on the table, propped his chin up, narrowed his one eye slightly, and looked at the eloquent William.

Barbarossa has been a pirate for nearly ten years. From the little guy who was hunted down at the beginning to the big pirate who hunts down newcomers now, he has seen countless pirates of all kinds, whether they are reckless or deep Whether it is ignorance or cunning, he has come into contact with them one by one.

Since he went to sea again, Stolt—that is, William, has become extremely active during this period, Barbarossa is very clear, and he also knows that William has suddenly changed from a stupefied young man to a man of skill, all-hands on board. , make friends with people everywhere.

If Reis and Hayreddin were still alive before the attack on Kalmar City, not only would he not be angry about it, but he would even feel admiration for it, and would try his best to subdue William, because he knew that only mediocre people would Honestly staying on other people's ships, especially someone like William who has sailing and swordsmanship, William is now becoming more prominent, which is not beyond Barbarossa's expectations.

It's just that now that two good brothers have been killed one after another, William's behavior would be unbearable for Barbarossa. If it weren't for the fact that the most important thing for him now is to find the devil fruit, whether it is patrolling nearby or returning, he needs a navigator to command the navigation, Barbarossa Even if Rosa didn't immediately kill William with a knife, he still had to teach him an unforgettable lesson, but now he had to be wary of him in terms of personnel arrangements.

The environment in the calm zone was extremely dangerous, and Barbarossa still couldn't do without William for the time being, so he withdrew his malicious gaze from William and looked at the vice-captain Felton.

"The morale of the crew is high, captain, don't worry!" Felton assured, patting his chest.

Not far away, Harden curled his lips imperceptibly. Of course Felton was lying. Now they are heading for the windless belt. , and Barbarossa insisted on going his own way, no one would be willing to go there, how could the morale of the pirates on board be high?

...

In Kalmar City, at the Chancellor's House, Colonel Roy ignored the butler Eaton who bent over to salute him, and directly pushed open the door of the reception room, and entered the room with the mice behind him.

Arcadio hurriedly got up to greet him. Colonel Roy didn't bother to greet him, and asked directly, "Have you considered it?"

Arcadio frowned: "Did Barbarossa really do this?"

"If it wasn't him, who else would it be!" Colonel Roy gestured to the mouse and asked him to close the door before he said bitterly, "I have already checked, and there were people who saw the red mouse on the nearby island before and after the incident. The Beard Pirates landed and recruited some people there, didn’t your people on his ship tell you that his treasures were probably all looted, he had no choice but to take the risk.”

When Crowe met last time, he told Arcadio that the battleship of the Redbeard Pirates was ransacked, and Barbarossa's sailing diary and treasure map were lost, so whether it is Both he and Roy knew that their ally would probably become a pauper overnight.

This gave them reason to believe that their ally, the great pirate Barbarossa nicknamed "Redbeard", couldn't impress them with profit, so he simply wanted to kill them first and play later, trying to find a way to lure them into the pirate ship.

The news of the feud between the Chef Pirates and Barbarossa, the situation reported by Crowe, the report provided by Ajin, the testimony of nearby residents...all of these almost all point to this possibility.

Roy sucked on his cigar, and the bright sparks seemed to be his growing anger: "This bastard is a mad dog. He is already crazy. He thought he could force us to avenge him by simply blaming the Chef Pirates? He Think beautifully!"

Arcadio closed his eyes slightly, stroked the gemstone ring on his hand, and asked after a long time: "Can't you hold it down?"

"'Techila Wolf' was built by the Tianlong people themselves. It has been attacked, and it has received direct attention from the headquarters and the world government. It is related to the face of the world's nobles. It is not a local businessman. How can I suppress it?" Colonel Roy asked back.

Arcadio hesitated to speak, but he sighed when he thought of the troubles Frederick Barbarossa had caused him one after another recently, and he still didn't speak for this reckless man whom he was gradually getting bored with.

Arcadio asked directly: "What do you want to do?"

Roy sneered: "The higher-ups need an explanation, and I also need an explanation. Those little pirates who are not popular can't fill the big hole caused by this incident. I need a head with enough weight to wash away my stains."

Roy may be able to take some risks and put the blame on other pirates, but the question is, why should he take such a big risk for Barbarossa, a mad dog? What's more, this can't restore his dereliction of duty in this incident. Only by taking the head of a big pirate can Roy be exempted from punishment, and may even be rewarded for it.

Arcadio has not been like this for many years, he kept sighing: "Barbarossa is not so easy to deal with, he is a monster."

Colonel Roy put the cigar out in the ashtray, and smiled disdainfully: "It's just a devil fruit capable person. I've seen a lot on the great route. The pirates who run rampant there, and the elites of the Navy headquarters are the real ones." Monster, what is he?"

Arcadio saw that Colonel Roy was full of confidence, so he stopped reminding him. He knew that Roy was an officer who had been trained in the Navy Headquarters. Although he might not be one of the "monsters" he called, but he was stronger than the navy born and bred in the East China Sea. It is much stronger, not to mention those with abilities are the most restrained, and the navy will never lack such important supplies.

Arcadio said with emotion: "It seems that we have to choose a new partner."

"I've said it before, it's just pirates, there are many." Roy said indifferently.

Arcadio nodded, but inexplicably thought of William who was very honest when they met back then.