I don't know how long it took, but Joey slowly woke up, and the sun outside was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes. In a daze, he seemed to feel someone calling him: "Hey, hey, wake up." ”

Joey struggled to open his eyes, and a big dark-skinned man came into view: "Uh, I... Where am I? ”

"Haha, you're on the Goldbeard, and I don't know why you want such a little hairy kid to come to our ship. I really don't know what the captain thinks. The guy in front of him muttered to himself: "Boy, hurry up, we're about to set sail, hurry up and get in place." ”

Joey rubbed his eyes, and finally saw the person in front of him clearly, a tall man with thick limbs, who looked like a master wrestler. The face is quite handsome, but the skin is a little pitted, maybe because of the long-term sea breeze. He had a checkered multicolored turban on his head and some ding-dong ornaments on his hands, which looked like they were made of silver or maybe iron. In short, it seemed strange to him that swarthy fellow was going to feel weird.

"What, what did you just say? I'm on the Goldbeard? Joey suddenly reacted to what this person had just said to him, and was amazed.

"Don't scream, what? What happened to the Goldbeard? Being able to get on this boat is considered a good blessing for your kid in his last life. Hurry up and get ready, and set off immediately. With that, the guy swaggered away.

Joey got up and looked around, and all sorts of sailor-like people were hurrying about their work, as if they had no time to pay attention to anything else going on around them. He took a general look at the ship, and it was really powerful, the mainmast was towering into the sky, so thick that even three or four big men might not be able to hold it, and the auxiliary mast on the side also made people feel extraordinary, and the sails supported by these masts must have made the Goldbeard fly on the sea. The deck was wide and flat, and it looked like it had been covered with a layer of oil wax and shiny. Each deck of wood is as wide as a wooden door in a home, and at the same time it is scattered, as if they are joined together in an orderly manner by a special twisting method, and it is almost impossible to find the place of the rivets. The command tower is divided into two floors and is tall and mighty. The driving platform is surrounded by a row of brightly painted wooden balustrades with beautifully carved and majestic motifs of exotic beasts. In short, everything in front of him really shocked Joey. I used to look at the Golden Beard at the docks, and I felt that this ship was not ordinary, but today I boarded him and found that it really lived up to its name.

"Hey, boy, why are you still stunned, hurry up and help me move these two boxes of things to the cabin." When the swarthy sailor saw Joey standing in a daze, he yelled at him.

"Oh, okay, okay, right away." Joey, who hadn't figured out the situation yet, ran over silently, picked up the box and prepared to leave.

"Hurry up, move to the cargo hold and find a place to put it."

"Oh, good."

"After release, hurry up, don't want to lie down and be lazy."

Joey was silent and walked towards the cargo hold. Walking into the hatch, it was gray inside, and there were a few oil lamps in the far corner, flickering on and off. The air was filled with the smell of decay, the smell of over-fermented alcohol, the smell of dead animals, the strong smell of sweat, and some unknown smells. Joey carefully walked down the stairs, the slabs creaking and making him nervous. He slowly passed through the sailor's cabin and came to the cargo hold. It seemed that everyone was busy on the deck, and there was no one in the cabin, and it was terrible to be quiet in a huge cargo hold. There were all kinds of goods piled up all around, and there was no place to put another box. Greeted by the faint light of an oil lamp in the distance, Joey had no choice but to go straight to the depths of the cargo hold to take a look.

In a few moments, he was at the end of the cargo hold. He was about to find a place to put the box in his hand, when suddenly, something appeared in front of him: "Huh!? Joey yelled, "This... This box. He actually saw the box in the armory.

The box was placed in the corner, as if someone had deliberately placed it in such an inconspicuous place. Although the ship is full of sailors, most of them will never come to this corner for the rest of their lives. Joey was shocked by the box in front of him, but the curiosity in his heart pulled him towards it, after all, it was because of it that Joey came to the Goldbeard by accident. He really wanted to see what was in there, and if the elven helmet was still in it. He casually tossed the box in his hand aside, slowly squatted down, and slowly reached out to open it. It was discovered that it had been locked by someone. No matter how hard he pulled, it seemed to be to no avail, the lock was engraved with strange words, and the lock cylinder seemed to be different from the ordinary one, but he couldn't say what was different. By this time, the inner drive filled Joey with curiosity. He turned around and searched the pod for something that could open it, even if it was smashed at him. Just as Joey was looking around, an impatient shout came from the other end of the cargo hold: "Boy, what are you rubbing?" Hurry up and get to work. ”

It turned out that the swarthy sailor was calling him just now, and Joey could only helplessly look back at the box in front of him and silently left the cargo hold, but he was sure that he would come back to find out if he had the chance.

Back on deck, Joey found all the sailors standing in a neat line, looking as if something big was coming. I saw that the swarthy sailor waved desperately at him, wanting to shout loudly but did not dare to shout, and shook his hands vigorously and called him over. Joey knew at a glance that something was going to happen, and the cat got up and quickly ran to him.

"Stand up, boy, the captain is coming out. When you see the captain, don't act on your own unless you want to feed the fish. ”

Joey was silent, just nodded, but was looking forward to seeing Goldbeard himself appear in front of him.

After a while, the top hatch slowly opened, and out came a guy with a red turban, standing in front of the fence and glancing at everyone.

"Is he Goldenbeard?" Joey asked the swarthy sailor standing beside him curiously.

The sailor looked nervous, "Don't talk. Are you really dying? ”

"Everybody's standing up for me! Bring out your spirit! It's all neatly sorted out for me! Let people see what our golden-bearded sailors look like! The guy in the red turban shouted.

"Goldbeard! Goldenbeard! Goldbeard ...... "All the sailors suddenly shouted excitedly.

It seemed as if a ray of sunlight was shining down on the door of the top cabin. The door slowly opened, and there was a "pop... Syllable... Smack...". This should be the sound of a military boot stomping on the ground with a strong foot. I saw a tall figure appear in the sun. Before Joey could see it, the crew of the ship let out a sea of cheers. Joey squinted his eyes and tried to see the guy in the heights. The guy on the side tugged at his clothes and whispered, "This... This is our captain! ”

"Goldbeard... David...? Joey exclaimed.

I saw that he was wearing a navy blue Zhan military hat, which was embroidered with a golden pattern, and a special symbol hung in front of him, but it was too far away, and what was depicted on it was not so clear. A floor-to-ceiling sea blue coat, with a thick belt, and a bright silver sideburns sword, it is not magnificent. The sun shone on his face, and he couldn't see his face clearly, except for the two iconic mustaches, which seemed to announce his majesty to the sailors.

"Men, look at the sea in the distance, look at the sun overhead, think of the stars at night, think of this infinite heaven and earth. What are we? What are we here for? Are we going to go where we are going to be in our hearts? Today, let's start our new journey, let those damned pirates tremble, let those ignorant pirates submit, and let those lowly pirates never ~ sleep ~ big ~ sea !! ”

"Huh~~Huh~~Huh~~" After listening to the words of the golden-bearded David, the deck cheered, and the sailors seemed to be in high spirits.

"Are you all ready?"

"Ready!" "Captain, let's go." "Goldbeard is finally going to sea again!" ......

I saw Goldbeard pull out the saber at his waist and point it to the sky: "Anchor!! ”

After saying that, the sailors began to move. The swarthy sailor hurriedly pulled Joey: "Boy, come here, let's pull the anchor rope together." ”

"You'd better tell me what your name is first, or I won't know how to talk to you."

The swarthy sailor hesitated for a moment: "Come, pull the anchor rope first, and talk while pulling." ”

With that, he pulled Joey into the line of the anchor rope. Joey looked back at the top pod and saw that Goldbeard was gone.

"My name—" The swarthy sailor hesitated again, "Forget it, they all call me Silly." ”

"Silly slaughter? Ha ha. Joey burst out laughing.

"Before I became a sailor, I was a butcher, and when the captain saw that I used my butcher's knife well, he summoned me into the team. I'm a more honest person, so everyone calls me this."

"Butcher? I'm a blacksmith, and I'll help you with knives in the future. ”

The two of them chatted as they pulled the anchor rope. From the chat, Joey learned that Silly Tu was slightly older than him, and the town where Silly Tu originally lived was quite far from here, and it would take at least half a month to get there by boat. Their town was robbed by a gang of pirates, and in the chaos his sister disappeared and was not found for a long time. The whole town had been ransacked by the time Goldbeard arrived, but he was lucky enough to be knocked unconscious by a door panel that fell from the sky, and he was not found. In this way, when Goldbeard came, he was taken under his command, and through his own efforts, he was now promoted to a second-class sailor.

"Hey, do you know where we're going this time?" Joey asked him curiously.

"Normally the captain doesn't tell you where to go, but—" Silly Tu beckoned Joey closer to him and whispered into Joey's ear, "but this time I heard that we weren't here to exterminate pirates. ”

"Huh?" Joey was shocked.

Silly Tu hurriedly grabbed him: "You be quiet, don't be heard." It is said that this time it was to find the captain's lover. ”

"Lover?"

"Yes, my former lover." Silly Tu smoothed his breath and continued: "It is said that his former sweetheart is from a magical country in the east, and he is the queen over there. Their country worships a kind of dragon, so rumors call her - Dragon Lady! ”

"Dragon Girl?" Just as Joey was surprised, the red-turbaned sailor at the door of the command cabin shouted, "Attention everyone!! Full sails, full rudder right, go! ”

I saw a sailor turn the rudder quickly, and almost all the sailors on the deck pulled up the sails in an orderly manner. Several huge golden sails were immediately raised, painted with the Goldbeard's logo, and a special golden beard pattern shone in the sun. There was cheering on the deck, and the great Goldbeard sailed out into the depths of the sea without hesitation.