Chapter 50 The Usurper
Because Barbarossa's captain's room is under the stern deck, the lighting in the house is not very good. There are only a few narrow windows shining into the sun, so it is very dark even in broad daylight. However, as the pirate leader's room, it is already countless times more spacious and comfortable than the place where ordinary crew members live, and the decoration is quite luxurious.
When William entered the room, he was wearing a soft blanket. He also found a wine cabinet filled with famous wines and a wooden bed covered with velvet quilts. The most outrageous thing was that there was a luxurious bathtub in the room.
Barbarossa, the owner of the room, was sitting behind a large desk, and on the wall behind him, there was a hideous brown bear's head.
This strange appearance almost made people feel that it was a strong man who was deliberately cosplaying the captain of the Pirates. His beard was still a little wet at this time, and he had obviously just taken a shower.
Judging from Barbarossa's luxurious room layout and the fact that Reis had to take the initiative to report these two points, the pirate captain's dominance on the ship seemed very solid.
Reis led William to Barbarossa and told him what happened in the tavern. Barbarossa was not very enthusiastic about William's skills in the tavern. Obviously, he was confident enough about his own strength, but when Reis said that William could do navigate, his expression finally became serious.
William sighed in his heart. It turns out that he is so skillful that he can't help but use it at any time.
"Can sailing? That's good," Barbarossa smiled generously, "This way, Hereading won't need to work so hard in the future."
He turned his head to Heileding, who was in a yin-yang face, and said, "You will take him to sail tonight. If there is no problem, you will be responsible for leading the ship in the future."
Heiding looked up and down William and asked a few simple questions about navigation. William answered one by one before he nodded and responded.
Barbarossa then asked why William chose the pirate ship like Reis. William was familiar with his acting skills and repeated the nonsense he had said to Reis. Barbarossa did not doubt that he was there, and then called an old pirate named Hutcherson and led Reis to familiarize himself with the environment on the ship. He stayed with Reis and Heiding in the captain's room to discuss things.
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At night, William led the sailing of the sea boat with Heiding at night, which was not difficult for William. Seeing that he had real talents and knowledge, Heiding ran to sleep alone, leaving William alone to fiddling with the astrologer.
The night sailing was quite boring. William stayed up all night and waited until the sky was dawn before Heiding replaced him.
As soon as William, who was inactive, returned to the cabin where he was arranged to live, he lay directly on the hammock and fell asleep.
I came to the Plaza of Destiny again during my sleep. This space has not changed much recently. There is only one more road, and the corresponding content has finally appeared on the stone tablet in front of the road.
William came to the stone tablet with a familiarity and looked at the contents on the stone tablet:
[Avengers] The taste of revenge is like fragrant wine. The fire of hatred in your heart must be extinguished by blood. Conceal your identity, find the mastermind who is your enemy, and kill them.
Mastermind: "Red Beard" Barbarossa. (Survival)
Other masterminds: unknown.
Reward: Special expertise is "highly alert".
William found that the road to fate seemed to be becoming more and more difficult to walk, and it took more and more time and energy.
The most rare thing he faced was to become the captain of a small pirate group. Until now, killing a well-known pirate in the East China Sea is only part of the road mission.
And it may not only become difficult to walk. In the past, the road that only needed one thought could appear. Now, not only does the line of destiny need to form a stone tablet, but it also seems that William needs to trigger an opportunity in reality to appear, the road, and the tasks on the stone tablet.
The "opportunity" that appears on this road now should be that William lurks to one of the masterminds.
The "need" that initially played a protective role disappeared, but combined with all this, it is even more difficult to take a path that suits your heart.
But William looked at the road in front of him, and it looked wider than before. Perhaps this was a metaphor for his future?
After William strode into the road, the square behind was once again shrouded in darkness. I wonder how long it will take for a new square of Destiny to appear next time, and what new changes will be.
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When William woke up again, he was awakened by his roommate Clow, who lived in the same cabin.
After getting up, Clowe took care of his personal hygiene in the small cabin. Pingping-pong was quite a big move. When William woke up, he knew that the man did it on purpose.
Clow originally occupied a room, but this was a rare treatment on a ship with limited space, but now it has been destroyed. With the disgust of pirates, he naturally would not have any good face to William.
It’s a pity that William pretends to be “Stort” is not a good roommate who is submissive.
Bang!
William picked up a heavy wooden cup and threw it hard at Clow's back. Clow reacted quickly and hurriedly avoided it, but the wooden cup still fell to the edge of the basin and smashed it over, and the water in the basin sprinkled Clow all over.
"you!"
Clow turned around angrily, but saw William jumping out of the hammock with a scimitar that he had never left when he was sleeping, and glaring at him angrily, as if he was fighting with disagreement.
If William's true personality is based on his true character, he would never choose to do this in the face of such a situation. Even if he is unhappy and has ambition, he will cause trouble without realizing it. But at this time, the role he plays is "Stort", a rookie who has just been pirate ship and has no experience, rather than a scheming person who is very scheming.
Whether it is from Ward's description or the observations on the ship for a day, Barbarossa, the "Red Beard" obviously doesn't like it, nor does he want other crew members to have too much contact with the forces behind Clow.
Last night, William also chatted with some old pirates on the ship. He also learned that Clow did not say that people were disliked by ghosts on the ship, but he was also quite eyed. William could swallow his anger and deliberately make friends with him. No matter who is a person with a very poor reputation, he could see that there was something wrong.
Judging from the information they contacted and collected, the three Redbearded brothers, apart from the disfigured Yin-Yang-faced Haileding, are not brainless, but only fools who are in the enemy camp and must be cautious when they are in the enemy camp.
"You love cleanliness so much, how about I just throw you into the sea to take a shower?" William kicked the basin and rushed to Clow and cursed with an upset look on his face.
Clow took two steps back and stared at William with an ugly expression, while William looked at him with a rebellious look on his face.
After staring at this big eyes for a while, Clow finally gritted his teeth, said nothing, and quickly left the room angrily.
Of course he was not afraid of William, and William also knew that he was not afraid of himself, but Barbarossa.
Barbarossa is the well-deserved king of this unlawful place. Clo also has to obey Barbarossa's management. He is just an outsider. Although Barbarossa may give him some preferential treatment due to his sensitive identity, when he really conflicts with his crew, Barbarossa will not help him much.
William looked like a naughty man, but Crowe was not willing to be punished innocently by Barbarossa.
When Clow left, the anger on William's face disappeared without a trace. He sneered, then fell back to the hammock to sleep, and muttered in his mouth: "I deserve to be so harsh."
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Chapter completed!