Chapter 70: The Human Heart

Eric shrunk his neck and lay back in the hammock, quietly waiting to fall asleep.

The cabin became quiet again, and after a while, a slight sound of footsteps was heard in the aisle outside, and then a deliberately muffled sound could be faintly heard, and the sea breeze blew the voice away, and the few people who were still awake in the cabin could only faintly hear the words "be careful" and "don't catch a cold".

After a few more moments, the footsteps resounded and approached, and then the wooden door of the cabin was gently opened.

Eric pretended to be asleep, squinted and peeked over, and saw Becker carrying a wind lamp, and checked whether the candles in the cabin that were used as light sources were extinguished with the help of a not-so-bright light, and checked several flammable areas, and then looked at several people sleeping in hammocks in the cabin, and after a slight pause, he walked towards Eric, who was so frightened that Eric immediately closed his eyes.

Eric only felt Becker lift the half-fallen quilt on his body, put it back on him, and thoughtfully tuck the corners of the quilt, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw that Becker had left the cabin with gentle steps and went to inspect the rest of the ship.

When Becker's footsteps gradually faded away, Eric sighed "very righteously": "If I find the treasure of One Piece, I will definitely share half of Becker's big brother." ”

Hutcherson struck, "Then you need to find it." ”

"If you can't find it, I'll repair the ship for Big Brother Becker." Eric snorted unhappily.

The rookie pirate also saw Becker's movements, and he blinked his eyes and said, "If only Brother Becker were the captain." ”

When Hutcherson heard this, he reprimanded him with some seriousness: "You don't say this outside." ”

Hutcherson is an old pirate, and he knows that Barbarossa's heart is not very broad-minded, although the entire pirate group now needs Becker's ability as a navigator, but it is not a good thing for this word to spread and arouse Barbarossa's jealousy, not to mention that there is also a second mate Felton on the ship who has had a gap with Becker.

Although Hutcherson was an old pirate, he was not a fan of Felton, but he was somewhat close to Becker, who had been mentored by him for a short time.

Most importantly, the experienced Hutcherson knew that at this difficult time, the captain and the navigator had a conflict, which was not good news for the whole ship.

"I beg you!" The other pirate said with a pleading voice, "Don't say it, let me sleep well, okay?" Soon it will be my turn to be on duty ...... night. ”

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A somewhat damaged ship slowly sailed slowly on the surface.

The ramming angles of the giant ship had been broken, the broken holes in the hull had been filled with planks, and the different colors of wood had turned into patches, making the supposed mighty ship look comical from afar.

Because there was no wind, the sails had been put away by the people on board, and below deck, two rows of oars stretched out from both sides of the hull, and with the faint sound of slogans, two white lines were drawn in unison on the sea.

Behind the giant ship, the blue sea was stained red with blood, and the corpse of a mountain-like sea king monster sank and floated in the sea. The ship's owner, the pirate Ragnar, stood on the bow deck with a giant double-edged axe of exaggerated size, trying to calm his breathing.

As the domineering power of the armed color was lifted, the black energy covering his upper body gradually dissipated, and from the outside, it was difficult to imagine that Ragnar was nearly seventy years old, his naked upper body was distributed with well-lined, hard and strong muscles like iron blocks, and the scars all over made people feel numb at a glance, and his tall body was like a bell, only the gray hair exposed under the horn helmet and the same white goatee could make people perceive the ruthlessness of the years from him.

No matter how strong a person is, it is difficult to resist the erosion of time.

Ragnar's face remained as usual, ignoring the cheers and excitement of the crew on deck, after he showed his great strength to cut off the sea kings with a single axe, only the navigator and the second mate next to him could detect the slightly rapid breathing of Ragnar under his usual disguise.

The navigator quietly placed a spray on the palm of Ragnar's hand, and Ragnar's wide palm easily covered the small spray, and after the other crew members on the deck had used the spray, Ragnar's slightly rapid breathing was really soothed.

"Captain......." The navigator stopped talking.

Ragnar said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to break down that easily. ”

Ragnar was once a pirate in the same era as Roger, Edward, Skey and other sea legends, although he was once disheartened and depressed because of the dazzling light of those peers back then, but many years of pirate experience still gave him great help when he decided to make a comeback, so that he would not make the mistakes that only rookie captains would make.

The captain is the backbone of the ship, especially for the precarious pirates, and the more adversity there is, the more Ragnar knows that he can't show his weakness.

Although Ragnar has a wealth of experience, knows when it is safer to cross the windless belt, and knows how to survive the windless belt more safely without angering the sea kings, but the lack of supplies, and the continuous consumption of huge physical strength to paddle day and night, is a double torture for the crew's physical strength and spirit.

What's more, the death of the ship's doctor and co-captain after a vicious battle, resulting in being forced to leave the great voyage, all of this is enough for the crew of the pirates, and Ragnar must hold on even if he is in physical condition.

The years have brought him a wealth of experience, but it has also taken away his once strong physique, and although he still looks strong on the outside, Ragnar himself knows that his heart and lungs are about to strike.

Ragnar touched the heart of his left chest and instructed the second officer, "Let the children work harder, stay away from this neighborhood, it won't be long before the blood will attract the other sea kings." ”

After the second mate nodded and left, Ragnar whispered to the navigator again: "Be optimistic about the Devil Fruit, now is a difficult time, although everyone is a family, it is inevitable that some people will have bad intentions and want to swallow it alone, don't let it be alone with the rest of the crew." ”

Ragnar has no family, the other pirates on the ship are equivalent to his children, he also has a long-term style of treating his crew, after he noticed that there was a physical problem, and the ship's doctor, who was a famous doctor in the North Sea, was helpless, he thought about arranging a way back for his crew, and a vicious battle with heavy casualties not long ago made him determined.

The Great Voyage is too dangerous, without the protection of Ragnar's experience and strength, his gang of children will only be destroyed, compared to the East China Sea, which is known for its "weakness", it is a good place to go, with the pirates and naval strength of the East China Sea, Ragnar's men are enough to protect themselves, and the Devil Fruit and some of the trophies on the ship are also enough to protect their wealth.

"Roger's hometown, ......." Ragnar muttered to himself.

When the navigator on the side heard this, he said casually: "It's a pity that there haven't been many pirates in the East China Sea since then. ”

(The collection has only broken thousands, and it really went to grandma's house, and today's three watches are counted as celebrating the collection has finally arrived.) ）