Chapter Seventy-Four: The Alliance Breaks Down

Captain indoors. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Barbarossa sat behind his desk, with a newly purchased chart laid out on the table in front of him, and across from him were almost all the officers of the ship.

In addition to the stout co-captain Felton, the bald and chubby ship doctor Wood, and the navigator William and others, there was also the new second mate Harden, a tall and strong, twenty-five or six-year-old young man, with a terrible scar on his throat, as if it had been cut by someone, fortunately rescued, so he spoke in a hoarse voice, this man fought very bravely, he was not afraid of death, at that time in the Danbier restaurant with the chef pirates and Jepp, he was brazen twice, the second mate of the pirate ship often needs to take the lead in battle, he is the perfect candidate for this position。

“…… We don't know how long we'll be wandering around the windless zone, so we have to find a good place to stay," William said calmly, "food, a solid ground and, of course, water." ”

Barbarossa rested one hand on the table, his chin propped up, and his one-eyed eyes narrowed slightly, looking at William who was talking eloquently.

Barbarossa has been a pirate for nearly ten years, from the little man who was hunted down at the beginning, to the sea pirate who is now hunting newcomers, he has seen countless kinds of pirates, whether it is reckless, or deep, ignorant or cunning, he has come into contact with them one by one.

Barbarossa knew very well that Stolt, that is, William, had become unusually active during this time since he went to sea again, and knew that William had suddenly gone from being stunned to being quite skillful, and he was very good on the ship, and he was friendly with people everywhere.

If Lacey and Hayreddin were still alive before the Kalmar attack, not only would he not be angry about it, but he would even feel very appreciative of it, and he would try his best to convince William, because he knew that only mediocre people would stay on other people's ships honestly, especially a person like William who had seafaring skills and swordsmanship, William was now gradually revealed, and it was not unexpected.

It's just that now that the two good brothers have been killed one after another, William's performance is difficult for Barbarossa to tolerate, if it weren't for the fact that the most important thing for him now is to find the Devil Fruit, whether it is patrolling nearby or on the return journey, he needs a navigator to command the voyage, even if Barbarossa doesn't immediately kill William with a knife, he has to give him an unforgettable lesson, but now he has to be wary of him in personnel arrangements.

The windless environment was extremely treacherous, and Barbarossa couldn't leave William for the time being, so he withdrew his malicious gaze from William and looked at Vice Captain Felton.

"The morale of the crew is high, don't worry, captain!" Felton assured, patting his chest.

Harden, who was not far away, pouted imperceptibly, of course Felton was lying, now they were heading for the windless belt, which was a place that made ordinary people talk about it more than the Great Voyage, if it wasn't for the cornered, and Barbarossa insisted on going his own way, no one would want to go there, how could the ship's pirates be demoralized?

……

In Kalmar City, the Chancellor's Office of the Exchequer, Colonel Roy ignored Eaton, the butler who bent down to salute him, and directly pushed open the door of the reception room, and entered the house with the rats behind him.

Alcatio hurriedly got up to greet him, and Colonel Roy didn't bother to greet him at all, and asked directly, "Have you thought about it?"

Arcatio frowned: "Is this really Barbarossa's doing?"

"It's not him, who else would it be!" Colonel Roy gestured to the rat and asked him to close the door before he said hatefully, "I've already checked, someone saw the Redbeard Pirates land on the nearby islands before and after the incident, and they also re-recruited some people in the local area, didn't your people on his ship tell you that his treasures were probably looted by someone, and he had no choice, so he chose to take risks." ”

Chloe had told Alcatio about the sacking of the Redbeard Pirates' ships and the loss of Barbarossa's voyage diary and treasure map during their last meeting, so both he and Roy knew that their allies would likely become paupers overnight.

This gave them reason to believe that their ally, Barbarossa, the sea thief nicknamed "Redbeard", could not impress them with the benefits of bribery, so he simply thought of a way to pull them onto the thief ship.

News of the Chef Pirates' feud with Barbarossa, Chloe's situation, reports from Akin, testimonies from nearby residents...... Almost all of this points to this possibility.

Roy snorted his cigar vigorously, the bright spark seemed to be his growing rage: "This bastard is a mad dog, he's crazy, he thinks that simply blaming the Chef Pirates can force us to help him avenge him?"

Alcatio closed his eyes slightly, stroked the gemstone ring in his hand, and asked after a long time, "Can't you hold it down?"

"'Tekira Wolf' was built by the order of the Draconians themselves, it was attacked, it received direct attention from the headquarters and the world government, it is a matter of the face of the world's nobles, not a businessman who is not in the place, how can I suppress it?" Colonel Roy asked rhetorically.

Alcatio wanted to speak and stopped, but he sighed at the thought of the trouble Barbarossa had caused him recently, and still did not speak for the reckless man whom he was also gradually getting tired of.

Alcatio asked directly, "What do you want to do?"

Roy sneered: "I need an explanation above, and I also need an explanation, those little pirates who don't enter the stream, can't fill the big hole caused by this incident, I need a head of sufficient weight to wash away my stain." ”

Roy may be able to take some risks and put the blame on the heads of the other pirates, but the question is, why should he take such a big risk for Barbarossa's mad dog? Not to mention, it can't undo his dereliction of duty in this incident, and only by taking the head of a pirate can Roy be spared punishment, and maybe even be rewarded for it.

Alcatio hadn't sighed like he did today for many years: "Barbarossa is not that easy to deal with, he is a monster. ”

Colonel Roy pressed the cigar into the ashtray and extinguished it, and smiled disdainfully: "It's just a Devil Fruit ability, I've seen a lot of the Great Voyage, and the pirates rampant there, and the elites of the Navy Headquarters are the real 'monsters', what is he?"

Alcatio saw that Colonel Roy was full of confidence, so he didn't remind him anymore, he knew that Roy was an officer trained in the Navy Headquarters, although he may not be a member of the "monster" in his mouth, but it was much stronger than the navy born and raised in the East China Sea, not to mention that the ability was the most restrained, and this important material would never be lacking in the navy.

Alcatio sighed: "It seems that a new partner is going to be chosen again. ”

"I've said it before, pirates, a lot. Roy said nonchalantly.

Alcatio nodded, but his mind inexplicably thought of William, who had been very honest when they first met.