The pirate master watched Ize jump on the mast, picked up the telescope with interest and looked at Izawa's figure, "Yo hehehe, what is that person doing, trying to defend my pet head-on?" Bite off more than one can chew. ”

"yes, yes, I'm afraid that just one photo will be torn to shreds." The pirate master's men chimed in.

And on the merchant ship, Nilan looked at Ize, who was jumping high on the mast, with a shocked face, and was about to rush up to save him, Captain Raghu stretched out his hand to stop Nilan, looking at Ize, who was high on the mast, facing the rolling waves with a calm face, "Let him try." ”

"But... But that's offshore fear! Nilan looked anxious.

"I knew it was offshore fear. But, that kid, it's from our Ionian Nanwu Academy! Captain Raghu's tone was firm and unmistakable.

Standing on the mast, Izawa didn't know what everyone was thinking, and his goggled-eyed eyes tried to find the terror figure in the huge waves, but sometimes he could only see a long tail, or a half-cut body that suddenly flashed on the water.

"Well, you still don't see what it is, whale? Not like that. Forget it, let's call you a big-headed fish. Izawa tapped his head and muttered to himself.

The moisture on his face had already wet Izawa's hair, and Izawa's right hand was also a flash of light. "You must not be allowed to approach merchant ships.

”

"It's coming!" A black shadow was finally exposed to the air in the white waves, and it was a huge mouth with an open basin, crashing into the merchant ship with a monstrous wave.

"Found it!" Izawa finally saw the crux of the terror in the offshore sea, the lantern-sized eyes staring at the giant mouth. Izawa stomped on the mast hard, trying to get close to the offshore fear, and flew towards the giant mouth.

"Arcane Shooting!"

Izawa raised his right hand in mid-air, sending out a wave of energy into the lantern's big eyes.

"Snort." Izawa's attack hit the monster in the eye. "Bang." It was as if a balloon filled with water had burst, and one of the eyes of the terror in the offshore sea burst open, bursting with blood. On the pirate ship not far away, the pirate master stood up "Teng", "I can actually hurt my pet." ”

The offshore terror let out a wail and trembled slightly, but its body still bit at the merchant ship with its huge mouth open. Izawa had even felt the fishy wind in the mouth of the offshore dread. Izawa turned his head and held back his glance at the merchant ship, because the pirate ship was blocked in front, so it couldn't rush to the shore, and under the wind and waves set off by the fear of the near sea, it was like a helpless boat. As he got closer, Izawa could already see the innumerable, disorganized, dense teeth in the giant mouth.

"Stop!" Izawa's left hand pressed on his right wrist, and a burst of blazing light flashed.

"Accurate barrage, change!" Since using this trick at Nanbu Academy, Izawa felt that the preparation time was too long, so he researched an improved version of the accurate barrage. The time of the prefix has been reduced, and the corresponding power is much less, but it is enough to deal with it.

At the moment when Offshore Fear had already bitten Ize, a giant yellow arc of energy light struck at Offshore Fear. Silently, it passed through the body of the terror of the inshore sea. And the frightened figure of the offshore sea also stopped, and Izawa's left hand in mid-air was still pressed on his right wrist, and time seemed to suddenly freeze.

"Uh... Belch. The pirate ship's pirate master's men watched with their mouths wide open.

"Bang!"

Maybe a second passed, maybe not a second. Offshore Fear suddenly let out a terrifying roar, and fell straight down with its huge mouth open, churning on the surface of the sea, and letting out a howl of pain.

Captain Raghu and Nilan on the merchant ship stared blankly at Ize in mid-air, as if choked and unable to say a word. No one could figure out what kind of force Izewa used to repel the huge offshore dread.

On the pirate ship, the pirate young master had a gloomy face and pointed in the direction of the merchant ship. "Drive over!"

In mid-air, Izawa dodged and jumped back onto the mast, looking down at the painful churning offshore fear on the water's surface, a giant unknown fish covered in yellow-brown with sharp protrusions on its scales and a long tail. A hideous face, and above the flat nose is an eye that has been crippled by Izawa.

"Roar!" Offshore Fear seems to have discovered the initiator of his injury, a small human being. He began to roar at Izawa on the mast, and at the same time his long tail slapped the water hard, provoking a stream of water arrows to shoot at Izawa on the mast.

"Hmph," Izawa on the mast chuckled, and the next moment it appeared on the face of the offshore fear. Izawa half-crouched, the light on his outstretched right hand flickered, facing the eye that remained of fear in the near sea, "You, unconvinced?" ”

The offshore horror looked at Ize, who was standing on his nose with a smile and a harmless face, but in his eyes he was more terrible than a demon. The roar of "Whoa, whoa" also turned into a mournful scream.

"Oh, you can understand me." Ize looked at the huge eyes in front of him staring at his right hand, as if there were tears flowing out, so he slowly withdrew his right hand.

"So, what's your name?" Izawa crouched on the head of the fish.

"Whew."

"Oh, big head." Izawa pretended to nod, "From now on, you will be called a big-headed fish." Also, in the future, it is not allowed to make waves, it is not allowed to eat the ships that come and go, and it is not allowed to come out to frighten people again. ”

Saying that, Izawa touched his head, "Well... Anyway, let's start with these few articles. It doesn't matter if you understand it or not. If I hear the news that you are the party to the trouble in the future, hum... As he spoke, a white light flashed on his right hand.

"Whoa." The big-headed fish screamed mournfully.

Izawa nodded in satisfaction and stood up to get ready to return to the merchant ship. At this time, there was a sudden burst of applause, "Papapa." ”

Izawa turned to look, only to see a man of the same age as himself on the pirate ship, obviously the appearance of a leader, stepping on the hull of the ship, leaning to look at him, while still clapping his hands.

"You're the pirate leader who sent his men to their deaths, not taking human lives seriously?" Izawa asked, staring at the young pirate master.

"Yohehehehe." The young pirate master tilted his head to look at Ize, "First of all, that's my subordinate, you are not qualified to speak. Secondly, looting and killing people is what ordinary pirates do. And I, as the leader of the pirates, of course, had to behave differently, and what a thrill it was to watch a boatload of people struggle helplessly under its mouth, and the desperate expressions on its faces. Anyway, my pet is fine. ”

"Oh, since just now, the bighead fish has been my pet." Izawa nodded the big-headed fish under his feet with his toes, and looked at the pirate young master, "You can say such a unconscionable thing lightly, either a madman or a pervert, right?" ”

"Crazy? Thank you for the compliment. The pirate master laughed, "Let's see if you can clean up the fear of the near sea, and have some ability, if you are interested in joining us." ”

"Huh, join you?" Izawa scoffed, "Not interested. ”

"So what?" With a wave of the pirate master's hand, the minions on the ship immediately aimed their weapons at the merchant ship, and Captain Raghu and Nilan tightly held the weapons in their hands against the pirates who were several times their size.

"I know you have some strength. It's not easy to keep you. YET, THEY ... As he spoke, the pirate master pulled out the revolver on his waist and pointed at Captain Raghu and his party on the merchant ship, "How sure are you, and how many people can you save?" ”

Izawa frowned and thought: How sure am I that I can defeat the enemy and capture that pirate leader with one move, but I am not sure! And when I move, the pirates will do it, and Captain Raghu will be the first to be attacked. There are so many pirates on the other side that I can't save a few people at the same time...

"How's it going, have you figured it out?" The pirate young master looked at Ize with a slight smile, "You escaped alone, and let this boatload of people bury you with you?" "As he spoke, the young pirate master waved his hand to signal the minions to prepare to attack, and said;" Actually, you don't have to join us, as long as you can promise me something, I can let them go. ”

"What's the matter?" Izawa looked up.

"I haven't thought about it yet." The pirate master smiled slyly. "Do you have a choice, though?"

"Ize, don't promise him." Nilan held the harpoon in his hand and shouted anxiously, "It's a big deal, let's fight him." ”

"Brush, brush, brush." Several black holes pointed their guns at Nilan.

Ize raised his arm to stop Nilan's words, "Nilan, please go to the cabin and bring me my rucksack." As he spoke, he jumped onto the pirate ship and shouted to Captain Raghu and the others, "Everyone, Bill Gewater Harbor, goodbye." ”

"Hahaha, good!" The young pirate master motioned for the minions to drop their weapons. "Set sail!" Then the pirate ship towed the big-headed fish, turned around and ignored the merchant ship and left.

Captain Raghu and Nilan watched the pirate ship carry Ize farther and farther, and could only pray silently in their hearts: Ize, you must be safe. We are waiting for you in the port of Birgewater!

On board the pirate ship.

The pirate master sat in his chair and looked at Ize with a laugh, "My name is Planck. What is this brother called? ”

There was a pirate chatter around Ize, and he looked at Ize with great interest, if he could defeat the fear of the near sea, he would be a strong man who was not weaker than the young master.

Izawa looked at the inexplicably excited pirates around him a little helplessly, and sighed: "Ezreal." ”

"Oh. Looking at Brother Izawa's skills, he doesn't look like an unknown person, how could he end up on a merchant ship. Prak continued to look at Ize.

Izawa was a little impatient, and shouted at the pirates through gritted teeth, "Haven't you seen anyone!" If you look at it again, you will all be thrown into the sea and fed to the big heads. After speaking, he cleared his throat, "Hey, it's a long story as to why this ended up on a merchant ship." I have been lonely since I was a child, and I can only wander the world and rely on the four seas. Bumpy along the way, begging for a living, I don't know where I am#@&¥*%¥" A serious nonsense.

The pirates wiped tears in their hearts when they heard this, they couldn't imagine that such a powerful person had such a tragic life, and they looked at Ize with a trace of sympathy.

"Hahaha, speaking of which, Brother Izawa, you are also a person with a story, I want to accept you as a friend, and I will make this place my home in the future." Planck said boldly, pulling Ize.

"Uh, no more nonsense. What the hell do you want me to help with? Izawa had already made up his mind that no matter what these pirates wanted to do for themselves, they would find a reason to excuse themselves and then find an opportunity to escape.

"Actually, the main purpose of me pulling you on the boat... Before Planck could finish speaking, his men suddenly stepped forward and whispered to Planck. Izawa pricked up his ears and vaguely heard the words "Vincent the Great Pirate" and "the spoils of war this time". Then Planck cursed a few low words, and then a small leader-like pirate led a group of men out.

Izawa looked at Planck, who had a slightly worse face, and patted him on the shoulder: "You go on, uh... The main purpose of pulling me on the boat? ”

"Against a man." Planck said mysteriously.

"Against a person?" Ize looked at the captain's full pile of pirates, "You have so many little brothers, do you still need me to help you deal with someone?" ”

Planck waved his hand, "That man is my father." Known as 'Pirate Captain Vincent the Phantom'. ”

"Who?"

"My father."

"Maniac." Maybe before letting his subordinates die, Ize only felt that this person was unreasonable. Now he has to deal with his own father, Izawa looked at Planck, this person is really crazy.

Planck watched Ize's expression change, and a bitter smile appeared on his face, "You know what, I'm a person with a shadow in my childhood. When I was a child, although I was the son of a great pirate, I was as humble as a snake and a mouse. Even when I slept every night, I kept my eyes open, afraid of the catastrophe that would fall from the sky at some point. As a young child, I struggled every day to avoid the ubiquitous killers, enemies. As a young child, I didn't know which dark sewer I would die in tomorrow. And all this is thanks to Him! And these men of mine, and this pirate ship, I have exchanged my life again and again," Planck still had a thick shadow in his eyes, which showed that the childhood experience had been imprinted in his heart with indelible memories.

Izawa listened silently, but thought: I haven't seen my parents since I was a child, although they don't know why they abandoned me. But I know that they must be people who love me very much. Kindness... What kind of people are they?

After a long time, Planck stared at Ize, who was still in a daze, "Hey, are you listening to me?" ”

"Yes, I sympathize with your experience." Izawa looked heartbroken.

"And you're going to help me deal with my father?" Planck looked at Ize expectantly, "And, I told you everything about my past, I just hope you can help me wholeheartedly." ”

Izawa glanced at Planck, who was looking at him expectantly, "Well, this has to be considered in the long run." ”

"Well, you listen to me first." Planck rolled his eyes and was planning something, "You first pretend to be a small pirate by my side, then win a few battles, rob a few large merchant ships, and slowly accumulate your fame." Then wait until you are famous, and then publicly declare war on my father, and I will secretly help you. Then wait until you have captured my father's ship, and then you will give it to me. It's going to take about two years to implement, what do you think? ”

"Eh, what you said makes so much sense, I can't refute it." Ize said on his lips, but scolded in his heart: "What's the matter, how many battles have you won, how many ships have you robbed, and how many years have you left?" Lao Tzu didn't want to stay even two more days.

While talking, Planck's pirate ship had sailed into the shores of Blue Flame Island.

"Hahaha, don't talk about it in advance, I'll show you our base camp first." With that, Planck got up and pulled Ize out of the boat and walked towards the shore. The coast of Blue Flame Island is different from Ionia, there is not so beautiful scenery, there are no golden sand beaches and lush vegetation on the coastline, only the "whoosh" sound of jagged rocks and waves crashing against the reef. It's a bit desolate, which probably has something to do with the frequent pirates in the neighborhood.

Izawa followed Planck on his way, through the shoreline and a stretch of low bush until the road beneath his feet became more and more uneven.

"Hahaha, we're here." Planck finally stopped.

Izawa looked up at a half-low hill in front of him, and glanced at Planck suspiciously, "This is a large extinct volcano?" ”

"Hahaha, it's secret enough, when I first chose the site, I valued the unique terrain here," said Planck, who took the lead and walked towards the foot of the mountain.

Izawa looked like a pirate stronghold built in the midst of ruins, overgrown with weeds and shrubs, and broken walls blocking the way. Turning over a large rock, my eyes suddenly opened up, and I saw a large open space that was not too flat, and there were many large and small buildings, large and small, and the one at the entrance was prominently carved in bright red wood: Planck Sea Fortress. Izawa thought to himself: It would be an unexpected place to find such a large extinct volcano, the rugged road at the foot of the mountain to hide people's eyes, and the relatively flat mountain to build fortifications.

"Young master, you're back."

"The young master is back."

Planck took off his hat and threw it to his subordinates at any time. Ize could see that the pirates looked at Planck with horror in their eyes, yes, not awe, but horror. Just as a weak creature sees its own powerful natural enemy, life is no longer in its own hands, but depends on Planck's preferences, when to give his humble life. Ize finally understood what Planck had said earlier that growing up in Bilgewater would not be easy, and that pirates had no sympathy at all. And the gaze that looked at Izawa was that kind of unfriendly and ferocious gaze, staring at Ize with cold eyes, from head to toe. A few pirates, who thought Izawa was a captive, had put their right hand on the knife at their waist and walked up with bad intentions. Just like the biological chain in nature, the big fish eat the small fish, and the small fish eat the shrimp, just like Planck treats his own men, and his men treat the lives of others except Planck, with indifference. But apparently, Izawa is not a shrimp.

Ize looked at the pirates around him with fierce and numb eyes, and the pirates who were walking towards him staring at him who couldn't bear to pull out their knives, as if they had already found a place to put their knives down. Izawa glanced at Planck again, still walking on his own in front of him. Obviously, Planck knew all this, but he didn't stop it. Ize already had a calculation in his heart: Planck said before that he wanted me to stay in the pirate group to help him, and the rule of pirates is to convince people with force. Now it seems like he wants to give me a chance to convince his men. I'm not going to stay here, though. But I'd love to teach these inhuman pirates a lesson.

Izawa stood quietly, looking around and pretending to be looking at the scenery and doing nothing. And the pirates raised their knives, and without saying a word, they slashed down according to Izawa, in the experience they thought that killing a person did not require words and too many movements, just a knife, and it was commonplace.

"Bang!"

Not the dull sound of a knife cutting into meat. Ize still stood quietly in place, several pirates had already flown out and fell to the ground moaning in pain, Ize did not spare his hand, those pirates were afraid that they would not be able to move vigorously in a few years.

"Oops! What are you going to do? Planck turned around as if he had just known what had happened, "This is my friend." Looking at the few pirates who fell to the ground, he waved his hand viciously, but an intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Throw a few of them into the sea to feed my pets." At the same time, he turned his head and looked at Izawa with a smile on his face: "Brother Izawa, my subordinates don't understand the rules. Don't take it personally. ”

Izawa calmly looked at Planck and the pirates who were carried away with a smile on his face, without the slightest expression on his face, but there was a chill in his heart: As an explorer, I have seen the steep terrain and harsh environment, but the highest mountain is in the hearts of people. Izawa sighed silently, not wanting to stay here for a moment, turned to Planck and said, "I won't stay on Blue Flame Island for too long. So you said to help you with those ... Izawa paused, "There's no way around it." ”

Planck seemed to have expected Ize to say this, and his expression didn't change much, "I know. Don't think that everyone is a fool, everyone will believe what you say on the boat when you have been lonely since you were a child, and you have wandered the world for your home. Of course, what I said about my childhood was a real pain. ”

Izawa smiled, "It's true that I've been lonely since I was a child. ”

Planck ignored Ize, "You seem to be in a hurry with something important, and that package that never leaves you. Can you tell me what's inside? ”

"It's nothing, it's not gold and silver treasures, it's just daily necessities and a notebook." Afraid that Planck wouldn't believe it, Izawa added, "But those are very important things to me." ”

"Oh." Planck let out a faint sigh, and couldn't tell whether he believed or didn't believe it, "Can you tell me who you really are?" ”

"Real identity?" Izawa smiled faintly, "No identity, Izawa, that's my name." ”

"Really? Looks like we can be friends. Planck said as he walked toward a room in the middle, "I know no one can stop you if you're leaving." However, I exchanged the lives of a boatload of people for a promise to you. I'll tell you tomorrow when I think about it tonight. Then he pointed to a nearby room, "Tonight, you're staying there." ”

"Okay." Izawa tightened his wrap and walked towards the room.

When Izawa walked into the room, Planck looked at the room, his eyes gloomy and uncertain, not knowing what he was thinking. Izawa returned to the room and sat quietly in his chair, already having a decision in his mind. Then he took out a note from his backpack and wrote: Blue Flame Island has been reached, and it is expected that there will be three days left to explore the port of Bilgewater. On the afternoon of August 16, 12th year of the Euran calendar, Ezreal was marked at the Sea Fortress of Planck on the island of Blue Flame.

It was getting late in the evening, and no one bothered Izawa except for one time when a pirate delivering food came to Izawa's house. It is worth mentioning that the pirate who came to deliver the meal looked at Ize with the same awe as he did when he faced Planck.

From evening to night, the pirates kept partying in the clearing, as if they were the protagonists only at night. There were a few tall fires in the clearing, illuminating the surroundings, and the pirates were holding up their wines and talking about things like "I robbed a great merchant ship today," or "Which tavern in Bilgewater is the prettier?" "There was surprisingly no one to invite Izawa as a guest, and there was no Planck in the crowd.

Listening to the noise outside the window, Izawa also knew that these pirates were also a group of flesh and blood people. No one came to disturb him, and Ize enjoyed a moment of tranquility, taking out the map of Blue Flame Island that Dean Diru had given him when he was leaving, and studying it carefully.

"Oh, the area of Blue Flame Island is much smaller than Ionia."

"The currents below the deep sea are constantly surging, and the original seabed is squeezed out of the surface, creating a headland on the surface of the sea, which is now the natural harbour of Bilgewater. Well, it's a rare geographical landscape. Izawa sighed as he circled the map. As an explorer, a wealth of geographical knowledge is essential.

Time passed little by little, and the noise of the pirates outside the window slowly calmed down. Izawa rubbed his sour eyes, got up and pushed the door open. There were no more drunken pirates in the clearing, only wisps of white smoke emitting red glow from unburned firewood. The stars shone brightly in the night sky, and the moon, which was already gradually turning west, looked very open on the mountains. Izawa turned his head to look at Planck's room: the door was closed, and there was no light in the room.

Izawa turned around and went back to the room, took out a pen and paper and wrote on the table. After finishing writing, I threw it on the table, sorted out the package, turned around and walked out. When he arrived at the door when he first entered, Izawa looked up at the large letters "Planck Sea Fortress", and without the slightest nostalgia, turned around and walked down the mountain.

Just like that, Izen walked to the foot of the mountain with the moonlight, and Ize didn't care about the situation that there was no obstruction, as the so-called "art master is bold", he didn't know that Planck was thinking so, and he didn't want to know. On the piece of paper he left on the table, everything had already been explained.

And in the clearing on the mountain, Planck's figure slowly turned out of a corner and walked into the clearing, as if he had stood there a long time ago and seen what Izen was doing. A dark cloud obscured the bright moonlight, and Planck could not see his expression at night. He looked in the direction of Izawa's descent for a moment, then turned and walked into Izawa's house, where he saw the note that Izawa had left behind.

: Planck, as you can tell, I don't intend to stay. The one condition that I owe you will be offset by my pet big-headed fish, who was your pet before, but was later subdued by me, and now I will return it to you. Also, don't be too bad with your men in the future, you will have to rely on them to deal with your father in the future. Also, be friends, forget it, I don't really like your style of doing things. The huge Valoran continent, we will always meet again. Explorer, Ezreal.

Planck held the note in his hand, his eyes were fierce, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Explorer, no one has ever owed me anything without exchange." It doesn't have to be in Valoran, it's in Bilgewater, we'll meet. ”

At this time, Ize had already rushed along the coastline on the map from north to south towards the port of Bilgewater.

The sky is gradually brighter, the morning tide rises, the surging tide, the back wave pushes the front wave, and the tide of rows of white flowers rushes over. Crash into the reef that crashed into the shore and splash the waves. Izawa looked at the rolling tide, swept away the previous gloom, took a deep breath, and shouted at the rising waves: Bilgewater, I'm coming.