Chapter 82: The New Captain (Part II)

"This man," William slashed his knife and cut off Barbarossa's hair tied to the cable, rolling his head twice on the ground before he stepped on it, his voice growing louder and louder, and he turned into a low roar, suppressing the crowd that had once again stirred up a little because of his previous speech, "I have not been able to give you the reward for my efforts!

"But from now on, you will never die for a greedy and stupid captain, but for a great goal," William declared in a loud voice, "because from this day forward, I, your new captain, will not only make you rich and strong, but I will also make you a new legend in the East China Sea!"

Hutcherson swallowed, even as an old fritter, he could not deny that at this moment, William used the momentum of killing Barbarossa, as well as his previous prestige, coupled with this remark, to a certain degree of incitement to himself.

"From now on, this ship has a new pirate group and a new captain, so I give you a chance to choose freely, a chance to challenge fairly," William's nose moved slightly, pointing the tip of his knife at the crowd, he still had a smile on his face, but unlike the easy-going people who felt close to him before, the smile at this time was full of murderous intent, "It's here, it's now!" Anyone who has a problem with me being the captain of the ship, stand up, and I'll give you a chance to challenge me, and if you can kill me, everything I just said will be nullified. ”

The deck was as quiet as deathly, only the sound of the sea breeze echoing over the area, and no one spoke, or rather, no one dared to speak, for fear that William would misunderstand that he had the intention of challenging him.

William smiled even more, he slowly glanced around, and repeated again: "My words have been finished, from today onwards, I am your new captain, is there anyone who is not convinced?"

Although not everyone present was convinced by William, there was no doubt that no one in the audience had the courage to show their disbelief at this moment in the face of this man who had killed Barbarossa, the Devil Fruit power, who had outstanding swordsmanship and was quite popular.

The young Nadal was excited by William's speech, his slightly childish young face was full of excitement, and when he saw that no one showed the intention of challenge, he couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Captain!"

William's influence on the young and rookie pirates on the ship was stronger, and his prestige was higher, with Nadal at the head, and those old pirates who were convinced of him, and the pirates who were young or young or had little seniority, couldn't help but shout.

All of a sudden, the cries of the "captain" on the deck rang out.

In the cabin, several of the captives and the pirates guarding them also heard the shouts, and the two groups looked at each other in the same way, not knowing what was happening above.

On deck, William let the crowd shout for a moment, enjoying a burst of cheers, and when the shouts subsided, he raised his hand to signal them to stop.

William said loudly: "I have received your call, I have given you a chance, but no one dares to jump out! Then I will regard all this as if no one has any objection to me being the captain, so if anyone dares to disobey my orders in the future, don't blame me for being unsympathetic." ”

William's tone became cold, and his gaze vaguely swept over Felton and the group, and the other party lowered his head a little unwillingly in the face of William's gaze.

William said coldly: "I will not be like Barbarossa, you will be brutally hung alive in the bow of the ship, I will mercifully personally cut off the head of the disobedient, and then throw his body into the sea to feed the fish, we are 'men of the sea', and we should also be buried in the sea after death." ”

Hearing this, Wood touched the top of his balding head uncomfortably, and shrunk his neck in fear.

William then dispersed the crowd of people in different moods, leaving Chloe alone.

Felton glanced at William with jealousy and hatred as he left, and when he saw that William had returned with nothing but one of Barbarossa's heads, he knew that he had eaten the Devil Fruit on the Swordfish Pirates ship.

In all fairness, if Felton took on the role of William, he would not hesitate to eat the Devil Fruit, the fierceness and majesty of Barbarossa, the Devil Fruit Ability, was envied and extravagant by any pirate on the ship, but this made Felton feel even more uncomfortable like a poisonous snake, as if the fruit should have been his.

However, Felton didn't have the courage to provoke William for the time being, he might not have been William's opponent in the first place, and now he didn't have any extravagant hopes for challenging William, who might have eaten the Devil Fruit.

He felt that it was time for him to leave, he could become the co-captain purely because he hugged Barbarossa's thighs, and Barbarossa also hoped to use his feud with William to add water to the ship's management, and now that Barbarossa was dead, he and William had a gap again, and now William was the captain, and he didn't know if he could continue to be the co-captain.

Felton decided to take advantage of William's unstable foothold on the ship and the captaincy of the ship was not yet deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, to recruit some men, and when he came ashore, he would leave the pirates and find another way.

As long as he has the strength and manpower, if he can win over some skilled cadres, he should be able to mix with other pirate groups, and his status will not be too low when he first gets on the ship, and even pull up the flag himself and set up a new pirate group to sail to the sea.

William withdrew his gaze from the departing backs of Felton and his group, calming his slightly undulating mood, and only now did he have time and opportunity to savor the joy of victory.

Although William was also a senior white-collar worker in his previous life, and the people under his command were not much less than now, there was no comparison between then and now.

This ship is a small independent kingdom, the future of the people on this ship, and even the lives of the people on this ship are in William's hands from today, using the ship as a metaphor, the captain of the pirates is not only the keel that supports the hull, but also the sail that leads the ship forward, the rudder that sets the direction, and the anchor that stabilizes the hull.

This is his ship, his crew.

Nearly 100 vicious bandits on the ship are all controlled by him, and this power is very important in the entire East China Sea.

A husband cannot be without power for a day.

William squinted slightly, rubbing against the ship's guard, for a power junkie, no enjoyment could be more powerful.

Chloe was a clever man, and he remained silent, allowing William to enjoy the joy that belonged to him in peace.

After a moment, William slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Chloe beside him: "Keep Barbarossa's head, that's what I'm going to give to Roy and Alcatio." ”

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