Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

Looking far away, the sky and the sea at the end of the line of sight blend seamlessly and shine brightly.

Ships with white sails sailed with the wind, overcoming thorns and thorns on the sea, breaking waves of ripples, driving shallow water fish away.

Several seabirds are circling not far from the mast, seemingly ready to eat at any time.

At the bow of the ship, a tall and thin figure was leaning on the railing and looking out at the sea. It was the second mate on board.

Joyce strolled over, stood beside him, and slapped the railing a few times, making a dull sound, barely audible under the cover of the waves.

"Looking at the sea." He asked.

The second mate didn't look sideways, and just when Joyce thought he was unwilling to speak, a deep voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Although I have been a pirate for several years, every time I sail, I am used to looking at the sea here."

"Looking at the sea on land is a completely different experience from watching the sea while sailing. In the former, you will only marvel at the vastness of the sea, while in the latter, you will deeply feel your own insignificance."

Joyce was a little surprised. He carefully looked at the second mate beside him. His beard was trimmed cleanly, his hair was also neat, his face was more obvious because of his thinness, and his cheekbones were higher. Besides, it doesn't look like a pirate at all...

He commented: "I think you should be a writer."

The eyes of the second officer seemed to be staring at the depths of the sea forever, as if there was some treasure there:

"If I had a choice, I would prefer to be a gardener, but unfortunately, I can only become a pirate now."

Lost...Joyce smacked the meaning of the words, and saw a seabird swiftly attacking, skimming across the sea, and catching a fish that was constantly thrashing and unable to survive.

After a brief silence, he tentatively asked:

"Listen to your accent, like Captain Roy, are you from Intis?"

Hearing this, the second officer turned his head to look at him, nodded and admitted:

"That's right."

Joyce smiled, turned his back to the sea, pressed his elbows on the railing, and continued to speculate:

"You two went to sea together to become pirates."

The second mate became surprised and interested, and asked:

"Why do you say that?"

Naturally, it was because Roy was obviously closer to you when he introduced the first mate and the second mate, but he was a little wary of the first mate... Naturally, this kind of reason could not be said, so Joyce said perfunctorily: "Guess !"

"The person who can become the second officer must be the captain's confidant, but you look thin and weak, and you can't fight, so the only reason you have a good relationship with the captain..."

He deliberately looked the second officer up and down, and finally asked:

"I'm curious about one thing, why aren't you the first mate?"

The second mate laughed, his laughter was completely different from Roy's, it was more hearty and carefree, and he replied:

"You have already guessed the answer, of course it is because...he is better at fighting than me!"

After the laughter stopped, he said seriously: "Pirates are a group of people who don't care about national boundaries. Only strength and interests are eternal."

Joyce chuckled: "This view doesn't just apply to pirates."

The second officer did not continue the discussion, but chose to skip this topic and asked instead:

"Are you an adventurer?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Joyce spread his hands.

"Adventurers and pirates are essentially the same kind of people." The second officer said with deep meaning: "Plundering treasures, killing people and hunting, in exchange for bounties...killing more people, adventurers will naturally become pirates."

People who are willing to degenerate can always find different reasons to break through their bottom line, and eventually become villains... Joyce thought to himself, but did not refute, because he saw a sailor walking towards the two of them.

The sailor glanced at him, then turned to the second mate:

"Boss, the boss is looking for you."

"I see." The second pair of brows frowned slightly, and said to Joyce: "You do what you want."

Then turn around and leave.

Watching his back shrink into the interior of the hull, Joyce turned and looked towards the sea.

The previous group of seabirds had already left, and there was no living thing in sight.

In the depths of this sea, countless heroes and bears are buried, but there will always be people rushing into its embrace one after another.

This second officer is a person with a story, the vicissitudes of life experience gave him a calm mind, but the depression he just showed just does not know why...

Joyce silently extracted key information from the conversation just now, carefully considering whether there is an opportunity to take advantage of it...

One of the playing rules of the "instigator": Before instigating a person, one must first understand him.

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On the entire ship, the captain's cabin has the most spacious space. There are various golden decorations in the room, including real gold, and of course there are also other golden metals...

As a native of Intis, Roy has a soft spot for gold, but poverty limits his hobby. At this moment, he is sitting on a wooden chair with a gold handle.

The second officer knocked on the door, and before waiting for a response, he pushed the door open and asked bluntly:

"What do you want from me? Could it be that you have changed your mind?"

Roy woke up from his contemplation, looked at the most familiar partner in front of him, and stated, "There is no turning back."

Then he asked back, with a little anger in his words: "Don't you want to be a pirate forever? Don't you want to go back to Intis?"

The second mate shrugged: "It doesn't matter, I'm used to the current life."

"Also, how do you plan to avoid the pursuit of 'Vice Admiral Twilight'?"

Roy had obviously already thought of a countermeasure, and when he thought of the gains after success, he was quite excited for a while, and blurted out:

"As long as things go well, I can be promoted to a Sequence Six 'conspirator'... At that time, with my wisdom and your divination, it is basically impossible for that stupid giant to find us in the vast sea."

"What's more, when we earn enough money, we will immediately leave the ranks of pirates, return to Intis, and return to our hometown."

"At that time, we can buy a manor and live a peaceful life..."

The second officer was silent for a moment, as if imagining that scene, and then said:

"Since it's already planned, why ask me to discuss it? You know, I won't object to your decision."

"I need you to do another divination, one last time." Roy emphasized, with anticipation in his eyes.

Sighing silently, the second officer took out the citrine necklace that he carried with him, and performed a divination.

After getting the divination result, he opened his eyes and said:

"As before, there are considerable risks, but in the end it will pay off."

"That's good, that's good..." Roy repeated, at this time he was not like a "lion", but a "kitten".

He remembered something, and suddenly asked:

"How about the two adventurers, will they bring danger?"

The second officer put away his pity, because he knew that Roy didn't like that look, so he raised his head slightly and recalled:

"The leading middle-aged man is not weak, and I feel quite dangerous. As for the young man who seems to be a follower, he has good observation skills... He is very interesting. If we met earlier, we might become friends..."