Codex Pirates

Chapter 85 Steam Wreaths

Same as last time, William sat on the chair brought by his men, crossed his legs and observed Selkirk. The difference was that this time Selkirk was held alone, and there was no one else in the cabin except the two of them. Others exist.

William finally spoke after a long silence: "The subordinates who betrayed you are all dead."

What happened to Selkirk, when he was captured, has already been asked, including being tricked off the ship by his own deputy captain, and then abandoned.

A man of iron will become weak after enduring such a long period of hunger. Selkirk is now thin and tired. The prisoners were deeply impressed, and the fatigue tactics made the willpower of the prisoners greatly reduced, their hostility and vigilance were greatly reduced, and it was more difficult to maintain a tough attitude.

Selkirk looked William up and down, and asked in a hoarse voice: "So, now you have the final say on the ship?"

"Of course!" William smiled slightly, left the chair, squatted in front of the cell door, took out a cigarette and shook it at Selkirk.

Selkirk hesitated for a moment before leaning over to the prison door and sticking his head out.

William put the cigarette to his mouth, lit it for him himself, and then lit another one for himself.

Selkirk let the smoke swim deeply in his lungs before slowly exhaling, and asked in a harsh voice, "How are you going to deal with us, kill us? Now you have got the devil fruit! We have useless."

"You think so?" William shook his head, "You really are not suitable to be a captain."

Selkirk's face was not very good-looking, but thinking of the current situation, he couldn't help but smiled bitterly: "You are right, I am indeed not suitable to be a captain, and I incited my companions to go to the great voyage without any preparation, and ended up going to sea together My companion was almost killed and injured, and was thrown to a deserted island by my subordinates, almost starved to death, and now I am a prisoner again, so it seems that I really have no face to continue living."

"It's true that you failed as a captain, but your luck has changed. If the original captain of this ship is still there, he will probably find it troublesome and kill you directly, along with your poor subordinates. He won't be interested in taking you He was locked up for so long, wasting his living supplies and the precious space on the ship,” William flicked the closed prison door with his fingers, “but I’ve taken a fancy to this one of yours….”

William pointed to his head: "Since being the captain is such a failure, you might as well change your position."

"You want me to surrender and be your subordinate? Do you think that these two sentences can easily turn an enemy into a friend?" Selkirk quickly figured out what William meant.

"Enemy? Friend?" William lit up Selkirk with a cigarette disdainfully, "Don't be so childish, we are pirates, not children, and we swear we will never talk to each other again if we get awkward, the sea is not a kindergarten , except for the navy, we have no permanent enemies, and we can’t make friends entirely based on personal likes and dislikes, only two points are the rules of interpersonal communication for pirates.”

"What?"

"Strong strength, and most importantly - common purpose."

Even though Selkirk was in a cage, he still couldn't help curling his lips: "Strong strength? A pirate in the East China Sea told me this. What is your goal? To dominate the East China Sea? This is the weakest sea area?"

Affected by the world government's propaganda and long-standing prejudice, the regional discrimination against the East China Sea by the maritime powers can be said to be deeply rooted.

Selkirk was born in the North Sea. Although the pirates there were not as rampant as the Great Sea Route, the level of chaos and danger there still far surpassed that of the East Sea.

Even the execution of Pirate King Roger in the East China Sea was considered an insult by many people, and the East China Sea was still Roger’s hometown. It is conceivable how much the East China Sea Pirates are looked down upon by their peers in other sea areas.

William smiled slightly: "Roger and Garp, legends among pirates and the navy, were both born in this sea area."

Selkirk looked at William: "Are you really arrogant, thinking you are the same as One Piece?"

William looked at Selkirk, who dismissed his words, but smiled happily. The smiling Selkirk couldn't figure it out.

Boom!

Selkirk looked at William inexplicably, and suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes, and then there was a loud explosion less than half a meter in front of him, and a wave of heat hit suddenly, Selkirk screamed, but was caught The impact of the explosion pushed him somersault, lying on the ground, his bare skin turned red.

The cell door was slammed by the air waves, but it was still tightly closed, but William's figure had already appeared in the cell.

In the heat waves, the steam-filled William stepped on Selkirk's chest, and light white gas gushed out from all parts of his body, adding warmth to the narrow cell. A candle melts into liquid in the blink of an eye.

Selkirk's chest, which was stepped on by William, sizzled as if being scalded by an iron.

William looked down at Selkirk, he opened his mouth, and with a "chi", a ball of white steam came out of his mouth, and the faint white steam floated around his face, Selkirk was pained, After being tortured by hunger, thirst and exhaustion, his spirit became very fragile. At this moment, he seemed to have hallucinations in a trance. Under his gaze, William seemed to be a god in the clouds:

"The weak have no right to choose!"

...

In the afternoon, the ship doctor Wood, the vice-captain Felton, the helmsman Diego, and the old pirate Hutcherson were summoned by William to the captain's room to discuss matters on board.

This is the biggest difference between William and Barbarossa. The latter almost never discusses decisions with other members of the ship except Reis and Hayreddin, and most of the time he only gives orders. He already has his own plan, but he is still willing to listen to other people's opinions and suggestions—even if it is just a gesture, and he has the final say on whether to adopt it or not.

This kind of behavior can express the recognition and importance of the opponent's subordinates, and reflect its value in the team, and some decisions that are destined to offend others can completely make the subordinates involved in the decision-making blamed, and lead the hatred and anger of the bottom employees to these middle-level employees on the leader.

Among Wood, Hutcherson, and Felton, there are doctors, alcoholics, and reckless men, but there is no black-bellied office director. Of course, they don’t know that William has so many twists and turns in his stomach. Wood, Hutcherson, and the others are still right William's decision is quite admirable. Even Felton, who has always been difficult to deal with William, actually feels that William's leadership is much more enlightened than Barbarossa's.

Under the strange eyes of helmsman Diego, Felton first approached the captain's room. After entering the room, he felt a little strange, because at this time, in the room, except for the second officer Harden who was very close to William recently, and Quartermaster Crowe were present. However, the captive Selkirk was also present.

William gestured to a few people, and then turned to get the wine glass. Every time he entertained others in the captain's cabin, he liked to pour the wine himself, and everyone had gotten used to it these days.

Felton didn't wait for William to greet him, so he found a chair and sat down by himself, then pointed at Selkirk, and asked impolitely, "Why isn't this guy staying in the cell?"