Just when Delmar was struggling with his brother Joey's unexplained disappearance, but he was in deep crisis, Joey unknowingly had been sailing with the Goldbeard for nearly a month. In the past month, Joey has learned a lot of sailing skills with Silly Tu, such as discerning directions, determining speed, raising sails and anchors, and loading guns. It seems that Joey has an innate talent, and HNA is like something flowing in his blood, and he can naturally comprehend it by simple learning, which makes Silly Tu, who has many years of sailing experience, admire it.

For a month, the Goldbeard had been silently sailing on the seas, never seeing land, no islands, no pirates, and even fewer birds in the sky. Of course, food and fresh water on board gradually began to run short, and sometimes even a meal was served with a bottle of rum. If this voyage continues, sooner or later three meals a day will have to be reduced to two meals a day, but the golden-bearded David doesn't seem to care whether the supplies are sufficient or not, and every day he still orders everyone to keep moving at full speed in the direction that has remained the same for a month. Because of the aimlessness and the beginning of a shortage of supplies, the sailors gradually began to feel a little suspicious and complaining.

One morning, a sailor seemed to be getting impatient, and came to the door of David the Goldenbeard with a handful of sailors and shouted: "Captain, we have been going aimlessly for a month, and the supplies on board are gradually becoming insufficient. ”

"yes, yes, we want to know why."

"Captain, you should give us an explanation!" The sailors chimed in.

For a while, there was a commotion on the deck. Seeing this, David's guard of the golden-bearded man hurried to the command platform and shouted to the sailors below, "Do you want to rebel? What are you questioning the captain's orders? Are they all impatient?! ”

"We just want to know the purpose of our voyage, we can die on the battlefield, but we don't want to die in vain! Or starved to death, or died of disease! The leading sailor replied.

Joey and Silly Tu also stood on the side of the deck silently watching the show. Joey whispered to Silly Tu, "Hey, what is the name of this sailor, it's really courageous." ”

"You say he's called Avril, and he's the ship's medical officer, and he's actually a more honest man, always thinking about other sailors. He healed me last time I was injured, so I think he's a good guy anyway. I don't know why he couldn't sit still this time," Silly Tu replied.

"Huh?" Joey seemed a little surprised, "How dare a mere medical officer call the golden-bearded Davy in public?" ”

"Who knows, or he saw that the ship was running low on supplies, and he was afraid that the sailors would have some kind of epidemic on the next voyage, and he would cause trouble for himself."

As Joey and Silly Tu whispered, the door to the command room slowly opened. A dark shadow stood inside the door, and there was an uproar on the deck. Then, the black shadow poked its head out in the sunlight, followed by a tall and mighty body that slowly came out, looking so powerful and domineering in the sunlight.

"Captain..."

"The captain is out". The sailors were talking.

I saw the golden-bearded David slowly stride forward, clattering his polished military boots on the deck. I saw him holding his iconic golden beard in one hand and saying in a deep voice, "Who is it?" ”

Avril seemed a little timid when she saw the golden-bearded David, and began to stutter a little when she spoke: "Uh... Forehead... Boat... Captain. I... I... We..."

"You don't need to say any more," I saw the golden-bearded David glaring at Avril viciously, and with a "whoosh" he pulled out the saber at his waist, and the blade flashed a sharp light, and the knife fell on Avril's hand.

"Ah......h

Joey and Silly Tu were also so frightened that they closed their eyes and didn't dare to look more.

When the people slowly came to their senses, they saw Avril still curled up in front of the golden-bearded David, intact. The Golden-bearded David's saber slashed impartially at the railing next to Avril.

"You and I were born and died, and we traveled the world together countless times to exterminate pirates, and you touched the wounds on your body, which time was not nine deaths? Today, you are on my expedition again, why do you have so many questions? Maybe this time is different, so what? Are you afraid? Are you cowardly? You are the best sailors! As he spoke, he saw the golden-bearded David glancing at the sailors on the deck, "If anyone else has any doubts, it won't be this damn railing that will be stabbed next time!" With that, the golden-bearded David drew his sword from the railing and inserted it into its scabbard, flicked his cloak in a dashing manner, and plunged into his command room without looking back.

"Hey, listen to me, let's take place, don't worry about anything. Give me all the work. The guards on one side hurriedly yelled at everyone.

The sailors did not seem to dare to say more, and went back to their posts one after another. A small storm on the boat was quietly and silently extinguished because of a few words from the golden-bearded David.

It's night again, and Joey still has a lingering heart for what happened on deck during the day. "The golden-bearded David really has his own set of tricks. I don't know where that Avril came from. Joey thought to herself and decided to go and talk to Avril.

Joey crept over to Avril's bed while the sailors were asleep, "Hey. Buddy. ”

Who knew that Avril was not asleep, and she looked a little panicked when she found someone coming to the bed: "Huh? What's wrong? Who are you? ”

"My name is Joey, and I'm a blacksmith."

"Blacksmith? What's the matter with you, you don't sleep so late? Avril seemed to have some doubts about the late night visit of the hairy boy who claimed to be a blacksmith in front of her.

"During the day, you faced the captain on deck, and I admired you very much." Joey smiled at Avril as she spoke.

Seeing that he had come to talk about the day's events, Avril sat up: "Hehe, it really scared me a lot, I thought my life was in danger." ”

"Why do you confront the captain, don't you know the truth of shooting a bird in the head? Wouldn't it be worth it if you lost your life because of this? ”

"Hehe, I've been out to sea with Dave the Goldenbeard a few times before. He sailed with his crew every time, and he did every battle himself. And this time it really seems different. From the time he set sail to the present, he has stayed in his cabin, regardless of the situation outside. The course was also controlled by the guards around him. Of course, it seems that we have not changed course since we set sail. I think our rudders are going to rust any further. ”

"I also find it strange. In fact, I still don't know how I got to this ship. Joey was still thinking about why she had come to this ship for no apparent reason.

"Your first time aboard the Goldbeard?"

"Yes."

"No wonder you look so raw."

"I heard you're a medical officer?" Joey began to consciously inquire about Avril's details.

"Yes, I am a medical officer in my hometown. One day, the golden-bearded David brought people to recruit men. I was attracted by his rhetoric, and I came to the sea in a daze. Avril paused and continued, "We have a lot of wounded in every battle with pirates, and I'm a medical officer on this ship, so he's usually kind to me. Maybe that's why he didn't kill me today. ”

"Hehe, at that time, I thought that you were more than lucky, who knew that you were in danger. But don't challenge his authority like that in the future, I don't think he's a character to mess with. Joey became concerned about Avril.

"No, you don't know, he is notoriously ruthless in killing pirates, even if the other party has surrendered, he will kill it correctly, and he will never leave a single mouth alive. But perhaps because of this, he can be quite prestigious. ”

"Then what do you think we went to sea for?" Joey took the opportunity to ask.

Avril wanted to speak and stopped: "Well... I can't say it well. ”

"It's okay, I just wanted to talk to you about it. After all, you've been under him for so many years. Joey pressed on.

"I don't think I'm going to sea to exterminate pirates. Because before I went to sea, I did not see any reports of pirates in the Guards' ultimatum. ”

"Have you seen the papers?" Joey was confused.

"Yes, that day, I went to the Guards Headquarters to do daily medical treatment for the commanders, and I had the opportunity to secretly look through the documents, "You have to keep this secret for me, it is a capital offense to peek at the documents without permission." ”

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-mouthed."

"Okay, it's not too early, I still have to work tomorrow morning. Sleep on. ”

"I'm not sleepy yet, do you want to go for a walk on deck with me?" Joey invites Avril to come with her.

"Forget it, there you go. If I run around and get caught again, I'm going to die here. ”

"Okay. Good night. I'm going to get some air myself. With that, Joey said hello to Avril and prepared to go to the deck alone.

When they came to the deck, it was deserted outside, the sea breeze was whistling in my ears, and it was pitch black in the distance, and the Goldbeard was speeding against the wind on the night sea. The weather is very good today, the sky is cloudless, and the stars in the sky against the moonlight look particularly beautiful.

"Hey, Silly Tu taught me how to find my way on the sea. Why don't you let me see where we're headed? Joey thought to herself.

"Big Dipper, Big Dipper, oh, here." Joey looked up at the starry sky and muttered, "North... South... That's the West... Here's this... East? ”

"Oriental? Are we heading east? Joey seemed to have figured out the direction of the Goldbeard.

Just as Joey was staring at the sky. He heard some strange noises coming from the command room, followed by what appeared to be some arguments, accompanied by the sound of things falling.

Joey wanted to look at the command room: "Huh? Golden-bearded Dave? What happened? ”

Confused, Joey decided to go and find out. He cautiously paced to the command room, crouched down, and listened, wondering what was going on inside.