Chapter 82: Challenge

Becker hung Barbarossa's head unhurriedly, and then watched the crowd without saying a word, until the somewhat tumultuous crowd gradually quieted down. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The pirates looked at Becker, this man was the only navigator on the ship, he had a good wrist and excellent swordsmanship, and now he had killed the "Red Beard" who made all the crew members fearful, if in the past this man was able to convince these pirates more because of his sophistication in dealing with people, then now, this man's gaze has an unprecedented intimidating power at this moment.

"Barbarossa was killed by me." In a calm voice, Becker told a truth that shocked everyone.

"No matter how high-sounding it is, freedom, adventure, pursuit, dream, ......in the eyes of the vast majority of the world, we are just a group of thieves waiting to be caught," Becker said here, his calm voice flooded with a hint of waves, and he raised his tone, "We do not tolerate the world, everything must be fought for by ourselves with sweat and blood, we either actively or passively abandon a stable life, intending to use swords, guns and even lives to earn a wealth of our own on the sea." ”

"But what have I seen in all this time?" Becker pointed to Barbarossa's head, "Under the rule of this dead man, we have to lead the barren booty, but we have to bear the labor of slaves, and we have to risk our lives to come to this sea for one of his unrealistic delusions, and we have to worry not only about the enemy's swords and guns, but also about his unwarranted anger!" ”

"This captain," Becker 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, suppressing the crowd that had once again stirred up a little commotion because of his previous speech, "for not giving you the reward you deserve!" ”

"But henceforth you will never die for a greedy and stupid captain, but for a great purpose," Becker declared in a loud voice, "for from this day forward, I, Morgan. Becker, your new captain, I will not only make you rich, I will not only make you strong, I will also make you a new legend in the East China Sea with me! ”

Harrison, the ship doctor, swallowed his saliva, even as an old fritter, he couldn't deny that at this moment, Becker used the momentum of killing Barbarossa, as well as his previous prestige, plus this remark, to be a certain incitement to himself.

"From now on, I give you a chance to choose freely," Becker's nose moved slightly, and then raised the knife in his hand, pointing the tip of the 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, "Right here, if anyone has an opinion about me as captain, stand up, I will give you a chance to challenge me, as long as you can kill me, everything I just said will be nullified." ”

The deck was dead silent, except for the sound of the sea breeze echoing over the area, and no one spoke, or rather, no one dared to speak, for fear that Becker would misunderstand that he had the intention of challenging him.

Becker 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 Becker, there was no doubt that no one in the audience had the courage to show their disbelief at this moment to this man who had killed Barbarossa, the Devil Fruit Capable Person, and who had outstanding swordsmanship and was quite popular.

Eric's blood was boiled by Becker's speech, his slightly childish young face was full of excitement, and seeing that no one showed the intention of challenge, he couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Captain Morgan! ”

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

All of a sudden, the cries of "Captain Morgan" 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, Becker let the crowd shout for a moment, and when the shouting subsided, he raised his hand to signal them to stop.

Becker 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 of the ship, so if anyone dares to disobey my orders in the future, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

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

Becker said coldly: "I will not be like Barbarossa, who will cruelly hang you 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, so that the soul of the 'sea boy' will return to the sea after death." ”

Neil shrunk his neck in fear when he heard this, he had never heard of such a way to return to the sea.

Becker then dispersed the crowd of people in different moods, leaving only Ah Jin with him.

Felton glanced at Becker with jealousy and hatred as he left, and when Becker came back with nothing but Barbarossa's head, he knew that he must have eaten the Devil Fruit on the Viking Pirates' ship.

In all fairness, if Felton had brought in Becker, he would have eaten the Devil Fruit without hesitation, and the fierceness and majesty of Barbarossa, the Devil Fruit Ability, was something that any pirate on the ship had envied and hoped to have, but this was what 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 Becker for the time being, he was not Becker's opponent in the first place, and now he didn't have any extravagant hopes for challenging Becker who ate the Devil Fruit.

He felt that it was time for him to leave, now that there was no threat from Barbarossa, there was no need for the ship's cadres to be together, he and Becker had a gap again, and now Becker was the captain, and his second mate didn't know if he could still be a captain.

Felton decided to take advantage of Becker's unstable foothold and captain's identity to recruit some people on the ship, and wait until he went ashore to break away from the pirates and find another way out.

Becker withdrew his gaze from the departing backs of Felton's group, calming his slightly undulating mood.

Although he 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 Becker's hands from today onwards, 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.

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

Akin's silence allowed Becker to fully enjoy the victor's joy.

After a moment, Becker slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the empty side, and sighed, "It's a pity that Harden is not there." ”

Ah Jin was also a little depressed, he looked at the sea in the distance, and asked softly under the sea breeze: "Becker, you say, is the East China Sea really the weakest sea area?" ”

"Before, perhaps," said Becker, also looking at the sea in the distance, in a deep voice, "not anymore!" ”

Volume 2: The First Knife in the East China Sea, End

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