The night gradually became thicker, and the last arc of red sun sank into the dark sea, and the waning moon on the horizon was obscured by the mountains, and only a few stars were scattered, sprinkled with a bleak white light.

Chasing a ship that has lost its sails is unbelievably easy. Talivik stood at the bow of the ship, Ralph holding a torch, the silhouette of the drifting sea growing.

Except for the howling of the sea breeze, the whole sea carried a heavy silence. Despite his short temper, Talivik was not a reckless man, and he had long seen that something was wrong. There was not a single light on the ship, and it looked dark and hideous in the night, like a monster hunting, lying on its stomach in the dark jungle, patiently waiting for its prey to come to the door.

This made him feel uneasy.

But as the leader of the pirates, the scourge of the Vortex Sea, he can't be timid.

As the distance closes, the pirate minions also notice the strangeness. Cripple Tom leaned in front of Ralph with a hint of nervousness on his face: "Ralph, something seems wrong. It's not a dead ship, is it?"

There is no shortage of dead ships on the whirlpools, most of them are merchant ships that have been plundered by pirates, the crews are thrown into the sea, and the ownerless ships wander along the vast sea with the waves.

A dead ship meant no oil or water, and even Ralph's expression was a little disappointed: "Shut your devil's mouth." ”

"Seaweed...... Seaweed, but also barnacles. "Sharp-eyed pirates saw dark green seaweed wrapping around the ship's hull, and craggy barnacles.

Talivik's heart sank to the bottom at once, and it was not surprising that barnacles and seaweed had grown on the bottom of the ship, and strangely enough that even the bow and hull were covered in it, which made some sense.

Only a shipwreck, and a long time sunk, would allow barnacles and seaweed to spread.

"Ghost ship, it must be a ghost ship. "Many pirates have reacted to the fact that they have been living at sea all year round, and they know very well how abnormal this phenomenon is.

"Lower the sails and slow down!" Talivik commanded decisively, and unexpected dangers could occur at any time on the mysterious seas.

The speed of the ship decreased, and the distance became closer, and the whole view of the ship was almost visible. At Talivic's behest, the Mad Kobo carefully circumnavigated and found nothing but seaweed and barnacles.

"Don't take the board yet. The Mad Kobo stopped on the flank of the ship, and the calm Talivik assigned the always bold Hunn and the thoughtful Vic as pathfinders to drop the boat and approach the ship.

Huon was a strong, bear-like man with a round waist, while Vic was slender and shrewd. They drove the boat, stopped next to the wreck, threw an iron hook to the side of the ship, and skillfully climbed up.

The remaining pirates held their breath as they watched the two of them enter the darkened cabin. Talivik held on to the side of the ship with a little nervousness, ready to find nothing, even lose two crew members.

As the minutes passed, the atmosphere became more and more tense. At that moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Come out, come out! It's Vic!"

Talivik and Ralph immediately looked over, only to see the thin Vic, holding a handful of gold coins in his hand, and excitedly jumping: "Gold coins! It's gold coins!

Soon, the sturdy Hunn held a chest with the lid open and filled with gold coins that were still shiny: "My lord, in the warehouse, there are many gold coins!"

After a short silence, the pirate ship was completely boiling, and all doubts and uneasiness were swept away in front of the gold coins. Ralph's blood was instantly ignited: "My lord, what are we waiting for?"

Talivik was still a little uneasy, and couldn't figure out why there were so many gold coins stored on such a strange ship. But the enthusiasm of the other pirates was ignited, and it was impossible for him to order to stop it.

"Send two more people, and make sure to check every corner of that ship. ”

"I'll go!"

"I'll go!"

One by one, the pirates enthusiastically signed up and crowded around Talivik, for fear that they would be too late to get a single gold coin.

The two lucky ones who were chosen happily rowed the boat, boarded the ship, and then got into the hold without looking back. Soon, they pulled out more gold coins.

"Captain, in addition to the gold coins, there are also the bones of the sailors. Nothing was found. ”

"My lord, what are we waiting for? Ralph scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously: "With enough gold, we don't have to risk it, we can survive the winter safely!"

"Yes, Captain. Blackwater Harbour had everything we needed!"

"Gold! Gold can buy everything!"

The crowd was excited, Talivik was difficult to ride the tiger, and at the same time his heart was a little itchy, he slapped the side of the boat and shouted: "Take the side!"

"Oh~~"

"Cute little gold coins, the dads who love you are here!"

Before the ship's sides were fully connected, pirates with neat hands and feet swarmed up. Still vigilant, Talivik stood on the deck with a cutlass in his hand, observing every detail of the ship.

The clever tongue Mons also landed on his shoulder, and continued to beg for shredded meat, repeating mechanically: "Long live Talivik, long live Talivik." ”

"Look, my lord. Vic, who was excited, filled his pocket with gold coins, took one in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth and bit it gently, leaving two tooth marks, full of happiness: "It's a real gold coin, brand new." ”

"What?brand new gold coins?" Talivic thought to himself, how could the gold coins be brand new if the ship was so old, even the deck was covered with damp and muddy green seaweed?

"Look!"

Talivik took the goldless coin, and it was as Vic had said, smooth and shiny, and the emblem of the lion of the Kingdom of Tia engraved on it left a clear rough touch on the belly of his fingers.

But - that's not right!

An indescribable premonition of horror, like the haze of death, rose in Talivik's heart, "Quick, take me to the place where the gold coin was found!"

Led by Vic, Talivik arrived in the cargo hold, which was already overcrowded, and the pirates howled and cheered for the gold coins, creating an atmosphere of peace and joy.

The one-eyed Ralph was lying on the ground pouting like a dog, stretching out his arms and pulling the gold coin into his arms, his face flushed with overexcitement.

Talivik rubbed the gold coin in his hand, his brows furrowed tightly, snatched the torch from Vic's hand, and carefully surveyed the environment of the warehouse. As a result, his scalp was numb, the floor, stairs, and pillars were almost infested with seaweed, and even the chest containing the gold coins had turned a terrifying dark green.

And at his feet, there were fragments of oak barrels, faintly red as blood. With a flick of his foot, a blood-red skull gurgled out, hollow eye sockets seemed to stare at him, and mutilated teeth seemed to mock his stupidity.

"Damn, what the hell is this?"

Someone in the cargo hold screamed, and in the light of the torches, a reasonably intact oak barrel was stuffed with crimson human skeletons, and the posture was extremely strange.

As the carnival of gold coins faded away, more and more crimson bones were discovered. An inexplicable panic spread through the crowd.

"Everyone, shut up!" Talivik shouted with a gloomy face: "There is danger here, take the gold coins and get out of here immediately!"

The pirates froze in place, the blood-colored skulls were indeed terrifying, but there was no danger in reality. And there are still a lot of gold coins scattered on the ground, and there is no time to collect them.

"If you don't want to die here, listen to me!" Talivik took out the majesty of the leader, and pointed the scimitar in his hand forward: "Whoever does not obey orders, die!"

There was an instant silence in the cargo hold, and a pair of eyes looked at each other. At this moment, a cold voice sounded: "Quack...... Don't even think about leaving!"

The voice was mechanical and clumsy, unmixed with meaning and emotion, as if it did not come from the population.

Talivik froze for a moment, the voice sounded so familiar, repeating 'Long live Talivik, long live Talivik' countless times.

Clever tongue Mons?

"You touch...... Cursed gold! A hundred-year contract will be signed, the betrayer will be imprisoned in a barrel, the bone marrow will grow coral, and the soul will be forever locked in hell. ”