Chapter 50: The Usurper

Barbarossa's captain's quarters are not very well lit because they are located below the aft deck, with only a few narrow windows letting in sunlight, so it is very dim even in broad daylight, but as a room for the pirate leader's rest, it is already countless times more spacious and comfortable than the ordinary crew live, and the decoration is quite extravagant. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When William entered the room, he was stepping on a soft blanket, and he also found a wine cabinet full of famous wines, a wooden bed covered with velvet quilts, and most outrageously, a luxurious bathtub in the room.

Barbarossa, the owner of the room, was sitting behind a large desk, and on the wall behind him, a hideous brown bear head hung from it.

This is a brawny man with a strange appearance, almost making people think that he is deliberately cosplaying the pirate captain, and his beard is still a little wet at this time, apparently he has just taken a shower.

Judging from Barbarossa's extravagant room layout, and the fact that Lacey still had to take the initiative to come and report only one person on board, the pirate captain's dominance on the ship seemed very solid.

Lacey led William to Barbarossa and told him what was happening in the tavern, Barbarossa was not very enthusiastic about William's skills in the tavern, obviously, he was confident enough in his own strength, but when Lacey said that William knew navigation, his expression finally became serious.

William sighed in his heart, sure enough, Yiduo is not pressing, and he can't tell when he can use it.

"Navigatorship, that's good," Barbarossa smiled haughtily, "and then Hyreddin won't have to work so hard in the future." ”

He turned his head to the yin-yang-faced Haireddin and said, "You take him to lead the ship tonight, if there is no problem, you will be responsible for leading the ship in different shifts in the future." ”

Hayreddin looked William up and down, and briefly asked a few questions about navigation, and William answered them one by one before he nodded and answered.

Barbarossa then asked why William chose the pirate ship like Lacey, and William played his acting skills well, repeating the nonsense he had said to Lacey again, Barbarossa did not doubt him, and then called an old pirate named Hutcherson, led Lacey to familiarize himself with the environment on the ship, and he stayed in the captain's room with Lacey and Hayreddin to discuss things.

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At night, William led the ship to sail at night with Hyreddin, which was not difficult for William, and when Hyreddin saw that he had real talents, he ran to sleep alone, leaving William alone to fiddle with the astrolabe.

The night voyage was rather boring, and William stayed up all night waiting for the sky to brighten before he waited for Highreddin to replace him.

As soon as William, who was not energetic, returned to the cabin where he had been arranged, he went straight to the hammock and fell into a deep sleep.

Coming to Destiny Square again in my sleep, this space has not changed much recently, but there is another road.

William came to the new road and looked at the stele with a look at the contents:

[Avenger], 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: "Redbeard" Barbarossa. (Survival)

Other masterminds: Unknown.

Reward: Special Specialty "High Vigilance".

Although the statue didn't say anything, William could already see from the fact that every time he redeemed a specialty reward, the special fate thread required increased multiplierly, and the path of fate became more and more difficult to walk, and as the number of enhancements increased, the energy required would probably increase.

The most rare of the fateful paths he faced at the beginning was to become the captain of a small pirate group, and now, killing a well-known pirate in the East China Sea is only part of the road mission.

And the road of fate has not only become difficult to walk, the path that used to appear with only one thought can now be triggered by William himself in reality, and although the original "need" for protection has disappeared, it is actually more difficult to embark on a path that suits his heart.

The "opportunity" that has appeared on this road now is obviously that William lurked beside one of the masterminds.

According to the statue, all this is because every time William takes a path, his own development grows, and every move involves more people and things, and the greater the impact on the established destiny.

In addition to the road in front of him, there was another road [self-made] road before, and William never took it.

The road that seems wider than in the past may be a metaphor for William's future.

As he strode into the road, the rear square was once again covered in darkness, waiting for another promotion, but this time it was unknown how long.

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When William woke up again, he was woken up by his roommate Chloe, who lived in the same cabin.

Chloe got up and took care of his personal hygiene in the small cabin, and the ping-pong movements were quite large, and when William woke up, he knew that this person was deliberate.

Chloe originally had a room to himself, which was a rare treatment on a ship with limited space, but now that it was destroyed, coupled with his disgust with pirates, he naturally wouldn't have a good face for William.

It's a pity that the "Stolter" that William is pretending to be now is not a good roommate who is obedient.

Syllable!

William picked up a heavy wooden cup and threw it at Chloe's back, who reacted quickly and dodged in a hurry, but the cup fell to the edge of the basin and smashed it over, spilling the water on Chloe's body.

"You!"

Chloe turned around angrily, only to see William directly grab the scimitar that had never left his sleep, jump out of the hammock, and glared at him with the same annoyance, as if he would fight if he didn't agree with him.

If according to William's true character, he would definitely not choose to do this in the face of this situation, even if he was unhappy and ambitious, he would unknowingly look for trouble afterwards, but at this time he played the role of "Stolter", a rookie who had just pirate ship and had little experience, rather than a scheming person.

Judging from Ward's description and the observation of the ship for a day, Barbarossa "Redbeard" obviously did not like it, nor did he want the rest of the crew to have too much contact with the forces behind Chloe.

Chatting with some old pirates on the ship last night, William also knew that Chloe was not disgusted on the ship, but he was also quite blinded, such a very unpopular character, but William could swallow his anger and deliberately befriend him, anyone can see that there is a problem.

Judging from the contact and information collected, the three brothers of the Red Beard, in addition to the disfigured yin-yang-faced Hairedding, whether it is Barbarossa, who colluded with many forces to live quite nourished in the East China Sea, or Lacey, the butler who is usually in charge of the ship's affairs, are not brainless fools who will only sell their lives, William is in the enemy camp and must be cautious.

"You love cleanliness so much, how about I just throw you into the sea and take a bath?" William kicked the basin open and rushed to Chloe with an unhappy face.

Chloe took two steps back and stared at William with an ugly expression, who stared at him with a scowling expression.

After staring at him like this for a while, Chloe finally gritted his teeth, didn't say anything, and walked out of the room angrily.

Of course, he was not afraid of William, and William also knew that he was not afraid of himself, but of Barbarossa.

Barbarossa is the well-deserved king of this outlawless land, Chloe also has to obey Barbarossa's management, he is just an outsider, although because of his sensitive identity, Barbarossa may give him some preferential treatment in daily life, but when he really conflicts with his own crew, Barbarossa will not help him much.

William looked stunned, but Chloe was not, unwilling to be innocently punished by Barbarossa.

When Chloe left, the anger on William's face suddenly disappeared, he laughed, and went back to sleep in the hammock, muttering in his mouth: "It's very good, you deserve to be like this." ”

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(Thanks to the author of "One Piece: Sword Hero's Heart" for his assistance.) ）