Chapter Eighty-Five: Steam

As last time, William sat on the chair brought by his men, and watched Selkirk with his legs crossed, but this time Selkirk was held in solitary confinement, and there was no one else in the entire cabin except for the two of them.

William was silent for a long time and finally spoke: "The men who betrayed you are all dead. ”

What happened to Selkirk, when he was captured, had already been asked, including being tricked off the ship by his own deputy captain and then abandoned.

The iron-clad man will become weak after enduring such a long period of hunger, and Selkirk is now thin and tired, and William's strategy of not saying a word from beginning to end last time has left a deep impression on the captives, including Selkirk, and the fatigue tactics have greatly reduced the captives' willpower, their hostility and vigilance have been greatly reduced, and it is more difficult to maintain a tough attitude.

Selkirk glanced William up and down, and asked in a hoarse voice, "So, it's up to you to decide on the ship now?"

"Of course!" William smiled, stepped out of his chair, crouched down in front of the cell door, and took out a cigarette and shook it at Selkirk.

Selkirk hesitated for a moment before reaching the cell door and sticking his head out.

William put the cigarette to his mouth and lit a fire for him himself, only to relight another one for himself.

Selkirk let the smoke swim deep in his lungs before he slowly exhaled and asked in a slumber voice, "What are you going to do with us, kill us?" Now that you have the Devil Fruit, we are useless. ”

"That's what you think?" William shook his head, "you're really not fit to be a captain. ”

Selcirk's face was not very good-looking, but thinking of the current situation, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You are right, I am really not suitable to be a captain, I instigated my companions to go to the great voyage without any preparation, and as a result, the companions who went to sea together were almost killed and wounded, and then I was thrown to a desert island by my subordinates, almost starved to death, and now, I am a prisoner again, so it seems that I really have no face to continue to live." ”

"It's true that you've failed to be the captain of the ship, but you've come to work, and if the original captain of this ship is still around, I'm sure I'll be in trouble and kill you directly, along with your poor men, he won't be interested in keeping you locked up for so long, wasting his supplies and precious space on the ship," William flicked his finger at the tightly closed prison door, "but I fancy this ...... of yours." ”

William pointed to his head: "Since being a captain is such a failure, you might as well change positions." ”

"You want me to surrender and be your subordinate?" Do you think these two sentences can easily turn enemies into friends?" Selkirk quickly understood what William meant.

"Friend?" William disdainfully lit Serkirk with a cigarette, "Don't be so naïve, we are pirates, not children, and if we make an awkward fuss, we swear never to talk to each other again, the sea is not a kindergarten, except for the navy, we have no eternal enemies, and making friends cannot be based solely on personal likes and dislikes, only two points are the rules of interpersonal communication for pirates." ”

"What?"

"Great strength, and most importantly – a common goal. ”

Even though Serkirk was in a cage, he still couldn't help but pout: "Strong strength? A pirate from the East China Sea told me this, what is your goal, to dominate the East China Sea?

Influenced by the propaganda of the world government and long-standing prejudice, the regional discrimination against the East China Sea by the maritime tycoons can be said to be deep-rooted.

Selkirk was born in the North Sea, and although the pirates there were not as rampant as the Great Voyages, the chaos and danger there were far greater than those in the East Sea.

Even the execution of One Piece Roger in the East China Sea is regarded by many people as an insult, and the East China Sea is still Roger's hometown, and it is conceivable how much the East China Sea Pirates are looked down upon in the eyes of their counterparts in other seas.

William smiled slightly: "Roger and Karp, pirates and legends in the navy, were all born in this sea. ”

Selkirk looked at William, "Are you so arrogant, you think you're like One Piece?"

William looked at Selkirk, who was dismissive of his words, and instead laughed happily, and Selkirk couldn't figure it out.

Boom!

Selkirk looked at William in bewilderment, and suddenly noticed a flower in front of him, and then there was a bang less than half a meter in front of him, and a heat wave hit violently, Selkirk screamed, but then he was pushed over by the impact of the explosion, and lay on the ground, his bare skin became red.

The cell door was slamming with air, but it was still tightly closed, but William's figure had already appeared in the cell.

In the midst of the heat, the steaming William stepped on Selkirk's chest, and a pale white gas poured out of his body, adding warmth to the cramped cell, and a candle in the room melted into liquid in the blink of an eye.

Selkirk's chest, which was stepped on by William, rattled like an iron.

William looked at Selkirk condescendingly, he opened his mouth, "snorted", a cloud of white steam came out of his mouth, a faint white gas floated around his face, Selkirk was tormented by pain, hunger and exhaustion after the spirit became very fragile, at this moment, he seemed to have hallucinations in a trance, under his gaze, William seemed to be a god in the clouds:

"The weak, there is no choice!"

……

In the afternoon of the same day, Wood, the ship's doctor, Felton, the coward, Diego, the helmsman, and the old pirate Hutcherson were summoned by William to the captain's room to discuss the ship's affairs.

This is the biggest difference between William and Barbarossa, who almost never consults with other members of the ship except for Reis and Highreddin, and most of the time only gives orders, although William is also assertive and has his own plan for big decisions, he is still willing to listen to the opinions and suggestions of others - even if it is just a gesture, and it is up to him to adopt it or not.

This kind of behavior can express the recognition and attention of subordinates, reflect their value in the team, and some decisions that are destined to offend people can also completely make the subordinates who participate in the decision-making take the blame, and lead the hatred and anger of the bottom employees to these middle leaders.

Wood, Hutcherson, and Felton have doctors, drunkards, and reckless people, but there is no black-bellied office director, of course, I don't know that William has so many curves in his stomach, Wood, Hutcherson, and they still admire William's decision, even Felton, who has always been not very good with William, actually feels that compared to Barbarossa, William's leadership is much more enlightened.

Felton approached the captain's room first under the strange gaze of the helmsman Diego, but after entering the house, it was a little strange, because at this time, in addition to the second mate Harden and Quartermaster Crowe, who had recently been very close to William, were present, the captive Selkirk was also present.

William gestured to a few of them, then turned to get his glasses, he liked to pour them himself every time he entertained others in the captain's room, and everyone had become accustomed to it these days.

Felton didn't wait for William to greet him, so he found a chair and sat down by himself, then stretched out his hand and pointed at Selkirk, and asked unceremoniously, "Why didn't this guy stay in the cell?"