Pirate System

Just at night, the sky was a bottomless dark blue, with a few wisps of dark clouds dotted on it, and a waning moon was hidden behind the dark clouds, revealing its fang-like corner. There were two gunshots not far away. I don't know if it was an empty gun fired by a drunk or if there was a real fight.

Tang Ke returned to the hotel exhausted. He had sweated a lot in the Hao Zhan Sword Dojo this afternoon, and he just wanted to take a good soak in the warm bath water. He walked through the noisy front hall, greeted his subordinates, and ordered the people in the store to prepare hot water, and then went straight upstairs to the most comfortable upper room.

He pushed open the door, the room was filled with a faint moonlight, the clock on the wall was ticking, and there was a smell of perfume in the room, which made him feel that the service of the hotel was quite attentive. He closed the door expressionlessly, and when he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of a figure, which startled him a lot.

"Who are you?" Tang Ke raised his eyebrows and asked, the scimitar on his waist had also been unsheathed, piercing the silence in the room. There was about ten steps between him and the figure in front of the window.

"I am the person you are looking for, Ivy the fortune teller." The figure in front of the window made a magnetic female voice, and the moonlight shone on her thin shoulders, "I don't like noisy people, so I choose to visit at night, Hope you don't mind."

Tang Ke was both surprised and delighted. He had been struggling to find someone who could understand Devil's language, and he never thought that this woman would come to his door by herself. Although this is a good thing, this woman came so strangely that he had to be vigilant and began to look at Ivy.

Ivy is wearing a long black robe with a hood. She is thin, but her chest is quite material, with two round bulges. Her face was buried in the shadow under the hood, no matter how hard Tang Ke tried, he couldn't see her clearly. On her shoulder lay a very unlucky black crow. She is also like a black crow, full of mystery and an ominous feeling. She blocked the moonlight from the window, and cast an elongated shadow on the ground, like a dark hand reaching out to Tang Ke.

Out of curiosity, Tang Ke used the investigative technique on the woman who claimed to be Ivy. In fact, the investigative technique is part of the system's own power and does not belong to this world at all. As soon as he thought about it, the investigation technique was used naturally. He felt the power of the investigation technique stretched out, but he was blocked as if he had hit a wall.

Ai Wei on the opposite side trembled all over, and let out a light snort, as if she had sensed something.

"Ding! The system has been seriously disturbed, the skill release failed, and this person's information cannot be obtained!"

Tang Ke was terrified, his eyes widened more than two times, and even his jaw almost fell off! He has always trusted the power of the system, and the system has never made mistakes, but this time, the investigation technique failed! He vaguely felt that Ivy seemed to have a defense that could resist the power of the system!

A light flashed in the shadows under Ivy's hood,

She looked back at Tang Ke.

Tang Ke's setback this time was subversive. He always thought that the power of the system was infinite, even almost divine power, and he never considered that something would go wrong one day. This subversion made him feel scared, and a chill emerged from the bottom of his heart. He tried his best to stay calm, and used the investigation technique again, but this time, just like before, he only got a failure prompt, and even the prompt box in his mind showed unstable ripples.

"Who the hell are you!?" Tang Ke completely pulled out the scimitar from its sheath and stood in front of him as if facing a formidable enemy. No wonder, when he faced the enemy before, he could know the details of the enemy, but this time, the opponent was like a fog, which made him unable to understand the depth. He is no longer used to facing unknown people. What frightened him even more was that even a ninth-level powerhouse like Jinbeard couldn't counteract the investigation technique. Could it be that the thin woman in front of him was stronger than Jinbeard?

"Poor person, I feel scared because of confusion." Ivy faced the shining scimitar, calm as ever, "I am Ivy, that's all. What else do you want to know from me?"

Tang Ke's chest heaved up and down, he really couldn't calm down, but it would be too reckless to list the other party as an enemy because he didn't know the details of the other party. He and Ivy looked at each other for a while, but he didn't see any hostility, so he took the scimitar back.

"I apologize for my actions just now." Tang Ke asked sullenly, "Your identity must be unusual, right?"

Ivy was silent.

"Are you a powerhouse of the tenth rank? Or... a higher existence?" Tang Ke swallowed a mouthful of saliva to moisten his burning throat. The other party must be a god, right? But it doesn't look like it.

"For you, it's not time to know the answer. It's like three-year-olds don't have to learn how to make a fire and cook, aristocratic etiquette, or horseback archery. These things are too early for three-year-olds. The same is true for you, some It's not good to know the answer you're longing for too early." Ivy expressed her desire to conceal her identity in a tactful and calm manner.

Being compared to a three-year-old made Tang Ke very angry. He saw that the other party didn't want to answer, so he asked instead, "Are you an enemy or a friend?"

"Poor man, the answer in the world is not only yes or no, why do we divide friend and foe when we first meet? You need me, so I am here to solve your immediate troubles. Destiny is like a chessboard , The intersection between the two of us at this point in time, that’s all.” Ai Wei let out a bitter dry laugh, and laughed at herself, “Besides, knowing everything is not a pleasure, if you know everything, you will lose the joy of life .”

Tang Ke felt that Ivy was an unfathomable woman. Since he couldn't ask any answer, he could only shrug his shoulders and said helplessly: "Okay, Miss Mystery, let me treat you as an ordinary fortune-teller. Now, I I need you to interpret this text for me. If you do me a favor, do you need any reward?"

"Poor man," Ivy said this mantra for the third time, "you don't have what I'm looking for yet. You've heard about me from Kylo, ​​I'm like a hermit crab, I like to live around people with good luck. Unfortunately, your current luck is mediocre and you make enemies everywhere, which is far from meeting my requirements. If you want to repay me, you can promise me that when you are lucky, Allow me to stay with you."

"Deal." Tang Ke readily agreed. He didn't think it was a big deal, and God knows when his luck will come.

"Okay. Take me to see that demon's treasure chest."

"You don't have to look at that thing, I have a copy here." Tang Ke reached into his arms, intending to take out a parchment scroll that had been copied before. It was completely copied according to the text of the devil's treasure chest, absolutely word for word.

"Don't take that replica out, it's useless, I have to see the real thing."

Tang Ke hesitated for a moment. He only told Kylo that he owns the devil's treasure chest, but he kept it secret. Ivy called out the name of the devil's treasure chest, maybe it was revealed by Kylo, ​​maybe she eavesdropped on it, or divination it?

He felt that this woman, Ivy, was like a mystery. If she was brought to the devil's treasure chest, would Ivy take it away? He just had this idea, and then he denied it. If a terrifying existence like Ivy wants to harm himself, there is no need to beat around the bush like this.

"Okay. Then shall we walk?" Tang Ke asked tentatively.

"Otherwise, where are you going to go?"

"I thought you were going to take me flying."

"Hehe, it's a pity that the sky doesn't belong to me." Ivy shook her head, walked to the door, passed by Tang Ke, and went straight out.

Tang Ke followed out with a question mark on his face. While walking, he looked at Ivy's back at a close distance. The woman's black robe was close to her skin, and the shoulder blades on her back showed two smooth curves. She didn't look like anything. special place.

"Poor man, don't look at me with that disrespectful look." Ivy said suddenly.

Tang Ke found that he began to admire Ivy. Could it be that this extraterrestrial expert even has eyes on his back?

"You didn't look at me, how did you know I was looking at you?" Tang Ke retorted mercilessly.

"Make trouble for no reason." Ivy snorted.

When Tang Ke walked to the middle of the stairs, he had a trick in his mind. In order to test Ivy's skills, he deliberately pretended to fall down, yelled, leaned forward, and grabbed Ivy's back. . With his current strength, his eyes are very fast, and he can even catch the movement of birds flapping their wings. He was about to touch Ivy's back, and he was overjoyed, but at this moment, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when he took a closer look, Ivy had disappeared. He thought to himself very quickly, trying to stop his footsteps, but suddenly he tripped under his feet, and a huge force came from his back to fuel the flames. His flop turned into a real fall, and he rolled down the stairs all of a sudden, ding Dang Dang bumped into a seven meat and eight vegetarian.

Ivy appeared at the position where Tang Ke was standing just now, chuckled a few times, shook her head and said, "Poor man."

"Oh, it hurts me to death." Tang Ke suffered a dark loss this time, rubbing his head and standing up.

There were a lot of pirates sitting in the hall. Some people saw Tang Ke's embarrassment, laughed and pointed at the people around him.

Seeing this scene, Tang Ke shouted angrily: "What are you laughing at! Whoever laughs again, I will chop him up!" He is now the boss of more than a thousand people, how can he bear the ridicule of others. The person who laughed just shrank his neck in fright and fell silent.

"Okay, it's your own fault." Ai Wei didn't know when she came to Tang Ke's back, and pressed Tang Ke's shoulder lightly, "Let's go. Remember to be quiet when you are on the road, and don't No more antics."

Tang Ke glared at the man just now, and then walked out of the hotel angrily. After the temptation just now, he understood that the skill of this woman, Ivy, was also extraordinary, and it was better to keep friendly with this fortune-teller. He changed his previous style and followed Ivy's wishes along the way, quietly. Ivy seemed to be very satisfied with this, her steps were brisk, with feminine elegance step by step.

After about ten minutes, the two arrived at the beach and boarded the Cangtian. Tang Ke greeted the people on board and went straight to the storage room.

When the other pirates saw that the captain came back with a woman, they were a little bit secretive, guessing nastily that the captain was going to mess around on the ship. A few of them muttered behind their backs.

"Why did the leader go back to the boat if he wants to play with women?"

"You have no taste at first glance. The terrain is different, and the feeling is different! Maybe the captain has a special liking for the environment on the ship."

"Go away! This kind of thing requires a fart taste!"

"Hush! Keep your voice down, don't let the leader hear you, I'll throw you into the sea and feed the sharks."

Although the murmurs of several people were small, they could not escape Tang Ke's ears. He liked this little misunderstanding very much and smiled, but held back his silence. Ivy may have been angry, she waved her large black sleeves, and the crow on her shoulder flew out. Not long after, the pirates on the deck outside screamed, and someone fired a shot. When the crow flew again When he came back, there were some bright red blood stains on his pointed mouth.

"You dare to attack my men!" Tang Ke was furious and stopped Ivy.

"It's just a small punishment, don't worry, they were only injured, not fatal." Ivy said lightly.

Tang Ke listened intently, those people were still yelling and cursing, it was indeed not a serious problem. Only then did he restrain his temper and continue walking forward. The two came to the storage room, Tang Ke pretended to be a gentleman, opened the door and made a gesture of invitation, Ivy walked in with her head held high, with a proud posture.

As the glass lamp was lit, the devil's treasure chest on the table took on an eerie look. Without Tang Ke's introduction, Ivy walked over by herself.

Ivy stood in front of the devil's treasure chest, silently looking at the words on the treasure chest, and the crow on her shoulder also stretched its neck, staring at the treasure chest. Tang Ke stood by the side without urging him.

"Congratulations, my partner told me that there is no sign of mischief on this treasure chest, that is to say, it is indeed a treasure inside." Ivy asked to see the real thing before to verify whether the treasure chest is real or not. The crow turned his head spiritually and looked at Tang Ke.

Tang Ke could only believe what Ivy said, and asked eagerly: "What is written on the treasure chest?"

Ivy began to recite poetry solemnly: "I am the king of the night, I leave this secret treasure to future generations, and sing the glory of sin and evil. This treasure is called the heart of the magic ship, which can turn the ship into a birth The hotbed of monsters. If you want to get this treasure, you need to offer sacrifices to demons in the dark night of the end of the year, at the moment of two years. You need to offer a ship, and there must be 666 bloody corpses on the ship At that time, you need to hold the heart and press it into the hull of the ship to activate the heart of the devil ship. After that, you will get a ship of killing with the power to make the world tremble. And your hand, also It will then fall and transform into the claws of the devil, otherwise it will not be enough to make the monster surrender."

Ivy's ups and downs of voice added a layer of mystery to this passage, the lights in the room were jumping, and the shadows on the wall seemed to be dancing wildly, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching every move of the two people in the room move.

Tang Ke chewed on the meaning of this passage, this matter is not trivial, he just listened to it once, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and beg Ivy to say it a few more times, and then copied it down word for word. He gradually understood the meaning, just opening this treasure chest was not enough, to activate the Heart of the Demon Ship, a whole 666 people were needed as sacrifices!

"666, this is the mark of the devil, implying evil and destruction. In the past, this number was a taboo. Even if the devil is extinct, this number will also attract unknown people." Ivy explained that the offering of 666 corpses , is not casually requested by the devil, but contains a special intention.

"What do you think of this treasure chest?" Tang Ke felt a big stone on his heart, making him unable to relax.

"I said, this is not a prank, the record above is true. To me, this treasure chest is just someone else's property. The important thing is how you treat this treasure chest."

"To be honest, it is not difficult to get 666 corpses, but what I care about is that it says 'and your hands will also degenerate and transform into the claws of the devil'. In this way, I used After this thing, the hands become claws? There is another point, this treasure chest has passed for so long, the heart of the magic ship inside will not be invalid, right? Is there a shelf life for this thing?" Tang Ke looked eagerly.

Ivy raised her hand, but her hand was still hidden in the sleeve. Judging from the raised point, she should have stretched out her index finger. She shook her index finger and said word by word: "I, also, do not know."

"Aren't you a fortune teller who knows everything?" Tang Ke showed a suspicious expression.

"But I'm not interested in fortune-telling a box."

"Then you can do the math for me! How much does it cost?"

"Your money is as useless as a rock in my eyes, and it doesn't interest me at all."

Tang Ke patted his chest with both hands, and said, "Then you can see if there is anything I can interest you, just say it." His implication seems to be that even his own body is included in the optional rewards. one.

Ivy chuckled, shook her head and said, "I've said it all, you don't have anything that attracts me. Those things are of great use to you, but they are meaningless to me. Well, take Show your courage as a pirate, don't be timid. My appearance is not to change you, but to do you a little favor."

"That is to say, you won't help me with divination?" Tang Ke said regretfully.

"Poor man, this is all I can say about this treasure chest. Any act of a fortune-teller to guide fate will incur punishment from the heavens. Some small things are not worth my sacrifice. This treasure chest is just a small thing." Ai Wei turned around, like a spinning black rose, she walked towards the door, "My task is done, it's time to leave."

"Hey! Don't leave yet! Let's talk again!" Tang Ke chased after him.

"Poor people, we will meet again. The tsunami is coming, and you are one of the important waves." Ivy's voice came lightly.

Tang Ke chased out the door, but there was no one in the corridor.