Joey set sail with the Goldbeard, and he didn't even have time to say hello to his father and brother, or even how he got to the ship. It was his first time on the sea, and his life in the town was too boring, looking out the window at the endless size and the stars in the night, Joey's inner pleasure kept popping up like hops.

"Hey, Joey." Silly Tu slept next to him.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you have a lot of questions, let me tell you what I know."

As soon as he heard Silly Tu say this, Joey instantly became interested: "Okay, let's talk about this Goldbeard first." ”

"Well, I really know a thing or two about this. It is said that the Goldbeard is the fastest ship on the sea, oh no, the second fastest. ”

"Huh? Is there anything faster than the Goldbeard? "If it was the fastest Goldbeard, Joey believed that if it was the second fastest, he really wanted to know what kind of ship the first fastest ship was.

"First fast, let's start with their pirates."

"I'm listening."

"Legend has it that there were no pirates before, and a long, long time ago, a man was banished to the sea for some unknown reason that angered the gods of heaven and made him never come to land. Therefore, he was full of resentment, but had nowhere to vent, so he led his men to burn and loot everywhere, and he vowed to kill all the people of God. Hence the pirates. Because he opened the era of pirates and was murderous, the pirates called him the Great Demon King of Qitian. He turned his resentment into an evil force and attached it to his ship, also called Qitian. ”

"Qitian?" Although Joey knew that this might be a myth that had been deified, it seemed that this was the only topic that could make people forget about loneliness during the long voyage.

"Yes, Qitian." Silly Tu continued: "Legend has it that wherever the Qitian sails through, it will be shrouded in terrifying black clouds. And his ship, which was full of resentment, looked dilapidated but indestructible and lightning fast. What's even more amazing is that no one has ever seen Qitian's face. It is said that anyone who sees his face will be drained of their souls by him and turned into a wordless exorcism. Eternal life can only be redeemed silently on the Apocalypse. ”

"And every time you go out to sea and meet pirates, do you hear them talk about it?"

"Boy, do you think the pirates will survive meeting our Goldbeard? Hahaha. ”

"Is the Goldbeard really that powerful?" Joey continued to ask curiously.

"I'm not bragging, just look at our fire. Triple turbine guns, twin-shot cannons, yodel cannons, which artillery is not available on the Goldbeard. There is a chance to take a look at our boat boards again. It is said that the planks of this hull are made of thousand-year-old wood from the extremely cold land, and the ordinary artillery fire cannot move even a single hair of our hair. ”

"I've heard of that. By the way, usually the captain doesn't come out of his cabin? Today, I saw that he came out of the meeting when he set sail, and he didn't see anyone else for a day. ”

"It's... Well, this one. You may still not know well. "Silly Tu has some prevarication, and there seems to be something hidden in it.

Joey approached him and whispered to him, "Tell me quietly, and I'll keep it a secret." ”

Silly Tu thought for a while, and nodded violently: "Well, forget it, don't betray me." ”

"Okay, do I look like someone who will betray you?"

"I'm also hearsay, and it's not necessarily true. Before, our captain was quite normal, but since the last time that happened, it has not been right. ”

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Joey hurriedly continued to ask Silly Tu.

"The last time we went to sea to fight pirates was a year ago, and although our Goldbeard ostensibly belonged to the Guards, Captain David acted independently and was not subject to them. Reputedly...... It is said that the captain used to be a pirate before. ”

"Huh?" Joey was shocked by what he said, Goldbeard had always been a role model in the hearts of the Guard.

"Listen to me. It is said that at that time, he had never encountered an opponent in robbing all the way, so he walked while robbing, so he unknowingly went to the magical country of the East, and only then did he meet the dragon girl. It is said that they fell in love at first sight. ”

Joey nodded as he listened, but there was a lot of turmoil in his heart.

"There are all kinds of legends, some say that the dragon girl can control the dragon, some say that the dragon girl can cast spells, in short, our captain fell in love. Later..."Stupid Tu wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's next, can you finish it in one breath?" Joey was getting impatient.

"Later, for some reason, the captain changed his ways and began to fight pirates. Then the dragon girl disappeared as well, as if suddenly the world had evaporated. By the way, did you know that the captain wasn't called Davy the Goldenbeard before? ”

The topic of Silly Tu's remarks once again caught Joey's attention: "What's that called?" ”

"His real name is Jones, David Jones. It is said that during the time he met the Dragon Maiden, he woke up one day and suddenly found that he had two more golden beards in his beard. But the golden beard was dull, but the color was golden. The captain cut it and it grew back the next day, and there was no way to get rid of it anyway. It is then said that he called himself Dave the Golden-bearded from then on, which became one of his symbols. ”

"Where did you get all this information, is it reliable?" Joey asked Silly Tu with some doubts.

"What's this, you will know if you stay here for more than ten years, and I don't know if it's reliable, just listen to half and believe half. I don't think it's out of nowhere. ”

Joey suddenly got up and looked out the window at the sea, where the Goldbeard was crashing and the wind was blowing across the hull. He couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, thinking that his father and brother would be anxious if they knew that he was gone, and that they might be looking for him everywhere now. And he is trapped in the Goldbeard to an unknown destination. The yearning for the sea in the past seems to have become very small after listening to these words of Fool Tu. As the captain said in the morning, "What are we?" What are we here for? Are we going to go where we are going to be in our hearts? "Under the moonlight, the stars are dotted, but the hometown is gradually drifting away. Whether Joey, who is new to the city, can adapt to life on the sea? Thinking about it, his heart was full of sorrow.

Silly Tu seemed to see his sadness, patted him on the shoulder and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing, oh, by the way, do you know how I got to this ship?" Joey suddenly remembered that he might know a thing or two about his journey to this ship.

"Yesterday, the captain and the first mate came to the ship, and the first mate carried a box in one hand and you on the other. When they got to the deck, they threw you away. ”

"Where's the box? Where did it go? Joey asked him anxiously.

Silly Tu scratched his head, feeling unable to say anything: "Uh...... Forehead...... Well, I don't know very well, but after they dropped you down, the captain took the box from the first mate's hand, and went straight to his cabin, where he didn't come out until this morning. ”

Joey always wondered what was wrong: "You just said that Goldbeard rarely leaves his cabin now?" ”

"yes, he used to like to mingle with us, but since the last time he went to sea, he seems to have changed and rarely comes out."

"What's the matter?"

Silly Tu continued: "Last time we received news that a new continent had been discovered in the north, many pirates went all the way north to burn and loot in order to find the new continent. We went north, hoping to exterminate the pirates, and of course to find the New World. ”

"Did you find it?"

"We've been at sea for almost three months, and we're running out of food. The pirate was stunned and didn't meet one. One day, a strange fog suddenly rose over the sea. ”

The more Joey listened, the more curious he became: "Fog? What kind of fog would be weird? ”

"Ah, I can't tell, anyway, the fog is very strange, it feels like the air is not fog, but a very thin cotton wool, with an indescribable smell."

"And then? What happened next? ”

"We drove for a long time in the fog without direction because we couldn't see the sky and we didn't know how many days we had been driving. Suddenly, I noticed a piece of land in front of me. Of course we are happy to see the land. Everyone wants to go up and have a look, so that they can replenish their food. But ......"

"Can you finish it in one breath, it's always secretive." Joey replied to him impatiently.

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly. But the captain wouldn't let us get any closer, saying what might be dangerous. Then he took the first mate and a few sailors to row a small boat, saying that he was going to explore the way first, and told us to stay where we were, and not to act rashly. But something strange happened like this, and I don't know how long it was, the captain and sailors did not return, and the dinghy ...... but floated back empty. ”

"Empty? What about the captain and the others? ”

"yes, we're weird too, so we decided to send a few more people to check on the situation. Who knows...... Who knew that the result would be the same, and the boat came back empty. ”

"So weird? You should drive the Goldbeard over and find out. ”

"yes, that's what we were going to do. But just as we were about to set off, the captain and first mate swam back from the sea. ”

The more Joey listened, the more bizarre it became, could it be that the legends he had heard from the old men in the town were true? He continued, "And then?" ”

"The captain and the first mate seem to have encountered something terrible, and it stands to reason that our captain has never seen any wind and waves, and it is generally impossible to be timid. When the captain got aboard, he beckoned everyone to hurry back to the sails, saying that there was something strange on this shore, and that the other sailors were dead, but the captain could not tell how they died. The captain didn't say anything, and everyone didn't dare to ask. So he drove in the fog, and he didn't know how he came out. ”

"And such a strange thing?"

"Don't believe it, not long after leaving there, the first mate actually ...... He died, and he died on the Goldbeard. ”

"Oh my God, what's the situation, why did you die?" Joey was horrified and thought it was incredible.

"And the death was terrible, the limbs were contracted, the skin was ulcerated, and what was even more horrible was ......"

"What is it?"

"He even grew two handfuls of golden beards!!"