Codex Pirates

Chapter 73 Countdown

At night, William patrolled the ship with a lantern. He first went to the cabin where the crew rested to check whether the candles used as light sources were extinguished. Helped to change the quilt again, and thoughtfully helped to tuck the corners of the quilt.

Naturally, this action of William will always "inevitably" wake up the other party. At this time, he will smile and make gestures to signal the other party to keep quiet. When boarding the boat, the newcomers who are full of anxiety in the face of unfamiliar environment are very moved.

Leaving the cabin, he greeted the pirates who were on duty at night along the way, reminding the newcomers not to light up from time to time, or tossing a cigarette to the old pirate, and joking before leaving.

Since William was on the ship, the biggest expense has been the money to buy cigarettes. It doesn’t know how long it will take for a pirate ship to dock and enter a populated area after a long voyage. The pirates bring their own, some inexperienced rookies, or the pirates who spend a lot of money and fail to store enough tobacco will run out of food after a short voyage. William sometimes sees that the pirates who have run out of food are addicted to cigarettes, and will throw them to the other party. A pack, on the boat, the effect of tobacco and alcohol in buying people's hearts and degrading people's favors sometimes exceeds that of Bailey.

In addition, because he was in the enemy's camp, he was also under a lot of psychological pressure. He didn't dare to drink to vent his pressure, so he could only rely on smoking to relieve the pressure. As time passed, he became addicted to smoking again.

Some newcomers who were close to William's age looked enviously at him chatting and laughing with a group of old pirates. From the stern to the bow, it seemed that his friends were everywhere on the ship.

This is of course an illusion. Although William, who has gradually torn off his camouflage, has regained his slick character, he is not Bailey, and it is impossible for everyone to like him.

At the sheltered bow of the ship, several figures were playing cards around a ball of dim lights. One of them heard footsteps, looked up, and found that it was William, then lowered his head again, and refocused on the cards in his hand .

William frowned. The man who looked up just now was short and strong, with a swollen face and messy black curly hair. He was the new deputy captain on board, Felton.

The other people beside the lights are also close confidantes with Felton. Only one of them is a young crew member with a childish face.

A group of old pirates on the ship have traveled the sea for many years, and they are proficient in eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, cheating, cheating, and other pirates who are new to the ship, except for some sailors with sailing experience. , the young man in front of him, who was still somewhat childish, was obviously being slaughtered by Felton and others as a fat sheep.

Like gambling, especially this kind of deceitful gambling, it will only deepen the conflict between the crew on board and increase the management cost.

In the past, when Leisi and Hayreddin were there, the former was the big steward on the ship and would manage every detail, while the latter had a bad temper. Not many people dared to gamble in front of their eyes, and some would do it in private at most, never As blatant as it is now.

It’s just that now that Barbarossa doesn’t take much care of things, the order on the ship is a little bit chaotic. Today’s deputy captain, Felton, is by no means the same as Lacey before. He was openly betting on the ship by relying on his identity.

However, Felton and his confidants didn't care about William. The young man who had just boarded the ship was no better than them. The famous "red foot" Zhepu.

On the pirate ship, strength is the hard currency. Now William’s status on the ship is second only to Captain Barbarossa. Except for age, the new crew members are not as good as William in terms of strength or status. comparability.

The new pirate named Nadal quickly put away the cards in his hand and stood up, which caused Felton and others' attention to be attracted to William again.

William glanced at a few people, and said lightly to the newcomer Nadal: "Go back to sleep."

"You can't go!" Felton sternly said to Nadal, and then he laughed strangely at William: "He still owes us money."

Nadal looked at William helplessly. William swept across the faces of Felton and others, raised his eyebrows, and said to Nadal, "Go back to sleep."

Felton frowned, and had already strode up to William, but he was short and needed to raise his head to look at the tall William, so he seemed imposing.

"Don't rely on you being a navigator to be so nosy, Stolter!" Felton said angrily.

"Should I say you are smart, or should I say you are stupid, vice-captain?" William glanced at the few old pirates who gradually gathered around, and then looked down at Felton with a condescending look, "The captain is looking for you. It’s just to check and balance my influence on the ship, you and I know it well, but do you need to be so devoted? Can’t you see that you are still an experienced actor?”

Perhaps part of Felton's hostility towards William Market really came from his own feelings, but most of it was for Barbarossa and other crew members to see. Becoming the deputy captain depends entirely on Barbarossa's promotion, and Barbarossa's purpose is also obvious.

Felton couldn't understand unfamiliar words such as experientialism, but he could hear William's faint sarcasm, and he couldn't help it. It's just that, as William said, his hostility may have some acting elements, just a show. How could it be possible to really attack William, but he didn't want to show weakness because several confidantes around him were present.

William saw through his mind at a glance, and took out his wallet from his pocket: "Do you think he is a newcomer, has never been robbed, and has not received any spoils, so he has money to pay you? How much does he owe you? Pay him first."

Felton put his hands on his hips and said a number, but Nadal hesitated to speak. William knew that Felton had overreported some amount, but he still handed over the money to him.

After getting the money, the most important thing is to save face in front of his subordinates. Felton was in a good mood, smiled complacently at William, and walked towards the cabin waddlingly. The old pirates who followed him also looked very He seemed to feel that William had given in, and when the last person in the line passed by William, he bumped William with his shoulder lightly.

William turned sideways and watched the group leave with a strange expression. Nadal stood there awkwardly and asked, "Brother Stolter, what's wrong?"

"I just wonder why idiots are always everywhere in this world?" William looked at the direction Felton left and said with emotion, then turned around and looked at Nadal.

Nadal rubbed his hands, wondering if William was talking about Felton and the others, or himself.

"You are a rookie, you have the guts to gamble with others with all your thoughts written on your face?" William said to Nadal, "I will lend you the money, and you will return it to me when you have the spoils. Now Go to sleep."

Nadal responded gratefully and left quickly.

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On the Bridge Kingdom, on the supply ship where Tequila Wolfe was attacked, Colonel Roy held a cigar in his mouth, raised an undamaged flag of the "Chef Pirates" with a machete in his right hand, and stared at the people standing around. The mouse waited for the officer to show it, and then he laughed and said: "This is really interesting. In order not to leave any witnesses, not even a single person was left alive on the ship, but a complete pirate flag was specially put down, as if we were afraid that we would not know about it." It doesn't matter who the attacker was."

"Barbarossa, this scum, does he think our navy is a fool?" Colonel Roy slammed his cigar on the ground and shouted angrily.