Codex Pirates

Chapter 88: Horus

In Hongye Village, the largest bathhouse in the village, that is, the public bathhouse, has been emptied, and there is no one inside or outside the bathhouse except William.

The chimney of Sento no longer emits smoke, because the staff inside have all been driven out.

Aramis, Edmund, Tony, Sherlock, William's old team who stayed in Hongye Village came from afar.

"Why did William come here?" Aramis asked strangely. After the ship of the Morgan Pirates docked, he was ordered by William to help arrange for the pirates who disembarked and rested. Didn't have time to talk to William more.

Sherlock loosened his tie and said in a rambling voice, "William is too tired and said he wants to relax."

After all, Barbarossa is a long-established great pirate in the East China Sea, and he is also a devil fruit capable user. William does not want to attract the attention of the world government and naval forces represented by Arcadio and Roy, so the days on the ship can be said to be short. Walking on the tightrope, he has been cautious all the time. Although judging from the development of the situation, the plan is going smoothly, but William can be said to be under heavy pressure every day on the boat.

From the day he boarded the ship, William's nerves have been tense, and he has never relaxed for almost a moment. Only now can he let down his guard and relieve the pressure.

He instructed the cadres on the ship and the old team members of Hongye Village to take care of some matters that must be dealt with immediately. The old team came here to look for him after he finished his work.

"Relax..." the old driver Tony elongated his tone after hearing Sherlock's words, and said with a strange smile, "Why didn't you say it earlier, I can call some women."

Sherlock ignored him, and looked at the chimney strangely: "Everyone here has been driven away, no one boils water, how can I take a bath?"

Although a few people were surprised, they still entered the gate. Because there was no staff, they could only get the sundries from the high platform on duty. Edmond wanted to go to the women's bathroom full of curiosity, but was dragged back by Sherlock.

After several people entered the dressing room connected to the bathing area, they could clearly feel the temperature increase. Edmond hurriedly changed his clothes, wrapped his lower body with a towel, and opened the sliding door of the bathing area first.

Following his movements, a wave of heat rushed towards his face. The strong temperature contrast made Edmond suffocate. The bath was full of water vapor. He opened the door to let the water vapor disperse before he could see the situation inside clearly.

William sat in the steaming pool, with his back facing the gate, his hands resting on the edge of the pool, his head slightly tilted back, his face covered with a white towel, as if he was asleep.

He was bare-chested, revealing a tattoo of an eye pattern on his back. The tattoo was done by William alone at the beginning of this year, before Wallon and Edmond were attacked by Redbeard and others.

No one around William knew what the tattoo meant, and only the original provider, William, knew its meaning.

The Eye of Horus comes from Egyptian mythology, implying God's blessing and supreme monarchy.

The ancient Egyptians also believed that the Eye of Horus could play a role in their resurrection and rebirth, and the pattern was also painted on the mummies of some pharaohs in Egypt.

The purpose of this tattoo is to cover the brand of "Dragon's Hoof" on William's back. He uses a larger circular brand to cover the entire brand of the Dragon's Hoof, acting as the circular pupil of the Eye of Horus. So the red brand mark and the black pattern outline such a simple but weird "eye".

William himself only provided an eye pattern, and the tattooed person added some artistic processing on this basis, drawing a water lily with a lighter color behind the eye and eagle wings.

Most of William's back was covered by tattoos, with black patterns and red pupils. In the lingering mist, the Eye of Horus on his back seemed to be alive, staring straight at the person behind him.

The circular imprint on the pupil was branded by A Jin. A Jin didn't know about the "Dragon's Hoof", but he knew that William didn't want others to know this secret, so he didn't know what kind of pattern was covered. never said.

William himself didn't care about his status as a slave, even if he didn't remember "born in sorrow, died in peace", "Shun was born among the farmers, Fu Shuo was held among the boards, rubber was held among the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was promoted to the scholars, Sun Shuao was promoted to the sea, and Baili Xi was promoted to the city." These words, I always remember the famous saying "The princes and generals have kindness".

A person like William with a rebellious mind doesn't care about his background at all, not to mention that the slave is strictly speaking the original owner of this body, not him, the transmigrator.

It's just that William has lived in this world for a long time, and knows that everything cannot be viewed from the perspective of him, a traveler.

The Tianlong people are the face and signboard of the world government. People in this world, even pirates, are unwilling to directly confront the world government. Although a group of men will not underestimate William because of his slave status. They will disappear because of their status as slaves, and they are not impressed by William because of his status, but this imprint represents William's position that there is a gap between the Tianlong people, which may make them worry and worry.

So even Aramis and the dead Wallon, William did not let them know the existence of this mark. Only A Jin, who has confirmed his calm and loyal character after personal contact and observation in this life, knows this mark. The existence of the brand, but Ah Jin himself didn't know it, and he was not interested in understanding the meaning of the brand itself.

Aramis and the others entered the bathing place one after another. When they walked to the pool, they found that the water level inside was not high, and they could only soak up to their waists when they sat on the steps.

The carefree Edmond stretched his legs directly into the pool, but immediately exclaimed, jumped out of it at a faster speed, and grinned, "Why is it so hot!"

Sherlock was even more strange: "I looked outside and found that there was no smoke from the chimney, and the staff were not there. Who boiled the water?"

"I," William pulled off the towel from his face, and finally looked at them, "my devil fruit ability."

Several people know that the Morgan Pirates drove to the calm zone when they were still called the Redbeard Pirates, and they also know that William ate the Devil Fruit, but the specific ability is not clear.

Aramis asked curiously and expectantly, "What kind of fruit are you eating?"

"Natural." Following his words, William's right hand turned into a ball of water vapor, vaguely forming the outline of a palm. "As for the specific name, the fruit can't speak, so you can't tell me. How do I know? Maybe I need to name myself later.”