The pirates on the Sky all breathed a sigh of relief, looking back at the strange scene behind them, one by one sighing, and some of them collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. The Sky left behind the black whirlpool that was still roaring, and the palpitating roar gradually became smaller. The pirates quickly forgot their fears and let out bursts of cheers.

Donk smiled lightly, laughed and talked to the pirates, and then looked ahead, and the Force Angel was sailing straight ahead. After experiencing this crisis, Donk deeply remembered the magic essential oil, and decided that he must keep it on the ship in the future. He hadn't heard of magic oil before, which proved that magic oil was relatively scarce, but fortunately, the system had also activated the exchange for magic oil, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to get his hands on it.

The hostage exchange came to a successful conclusion, and the navy and pirates went their separate ways, heading in different directions.

"That's it! Little ones! The Navy is already rolling off with their little tails between their legs, and the Black Vortex has become a wild dog that only barks, tell me, what other reason do you have to be lazy here? Why don't you get me some work yet! I'll give you ten minutes, and in ten minutes, I'm going to see a well-ordered deck! Standing on the bridge, Donk yelled at a group of giggling pirates, whose expressions changed from giggles to daze, and he had to pick up a scattered pistol from the ground and shoot it unceremoniously into the sky, "Now, get to work!" ”

The sound of gunfire was a wake-up call, and the pirates woke up, left the clutter behind, and began to clean up the deck.

Tonk looked at the busy appearance of the pirates, felt very satisfied, tucked the pistol to his waist, remembered something, and shouted: "You don't have to clean up the deck of the fellows who read the Sacred Word there just now, go and read the condolences to the brothers who lost just now!" They went first, but don't feel lonely and sad, one day, we will still meet! ”

A few people stood at the stern of the boat and began to recite solemn eulogy.

A crumpled wide-brimmed hat was thrown onto the sea to pay homage and remembrance to the deceased, and the hat floated in the direction of the whirlpool.

In this way, the Sky sailed through the wind and waves to the previously agreed assembly point, which was on the route to the Little Pirate City, where the rest of the pirate ships were parked except for the Purgatory and the Lucky Star. The Purgatory has not yet returned and is docking at Suk Harbor, where it has to exchange some of the remaining hostages with the local political axe, and on the other hand, it has to wait for the two brothers sent by Donk to board the ship. Since the Purgatory will not be able to complete these things in a short period of time, the Sky and the fleet will be the first to go to the Little Pirate City.

On the night he got the Mermaid Key, Donk seemed to be enchanted, and unconsciously pinched the key to the storeroom. He carried a glass lamp, and the soft light filled the room, except for the inky black demon chest on the table. Tang Ke felt that the pattern on the demon chest was like a pair of eyes, and he couldn't help but speed up his heart as he looked at them, and then he felt the urge to twist the box open.

The Heart of the Magic Ship.

It was as if he felt the beating of the heart of the magic ship, a beating full of power.

He walked up to the Demon Chest and handed the key in his hand, and behind the pitch-black keyhole seemed to be connected to another world. His throat was dry, his heart was filled with anticipation, and the ends of the mermaid's keys were warmed by his hands. The key in his hand was about to be inserted, but at that moment, a voice sounded in his head, a piece of advice that had been separated for a long time.

"Don't overly idealize things, demonic things are full of dangers."

This sentence was said by an elven appraiser.

Donk's willpower triumphed over impulse, and he took the key away violently, and he regained his senses and pondered the deeper consequences. There are still a lot of words on the Demon Chest that have not been solved, and there may be a hidden killing machine inside, so it is very dangerous to open the Demon Treasure Chest rashly. He dismissed the superfluous thoughts and turned to leave the storeroom, reassuring himself that the new Black Pearl hadn't been made yet, and it would be useless to open the demon chest in advance.

In the following days, the Sky sailed to the agreed latitude and longitude, and when it reached the sea, the lookout saw a few wisps of signal smoke, which smoothly merged with several other ships. When the other people on the ship saw the figure of the Sky, they let out a heaven-shattering cheer, and the pirates boarded the deck of the Sky one after another, asking this and that, and were very concerned about the actions of Tang Ke and the others. Tang Ke saw that his brothers were so concerned about him, his heart was warm, and he patiently recounted the story in detail, and when it came to the black whirlpool, the audience was surprisingly quiet.

"But in the end, we escaped, and don't forget, we're a bunch of harder guys." Donk finished the story triumphantly.

The crowd around them burst into hearty laughter, and some immediately proposed a feast to celebrate, while others expressed their desire to see the Mermaid's Key. The sea is vast and boundless, and several ships are parked at the sea and seem lonely, but fortunately, there are many people on board, and everyone will never be lonely together.

Not only is it not lonely, but Tang Ke can't even if he wants to have his ears clean for a while.

There was still no banquet to celebrate that day, because the Purgatory had not yet returned, and Donk said that he could not leave the heroes of this ship, and that he would have to wait until everyone was ready. As for the mermaid key, Tang Ke just held it in his hand and showed it to the big guy, and no one wanted to touch it. Donk didn't feel comfortable with these rough pirates, and if someone broke the Mermaid's Key, he wouldn't be able to cry at that time.

In order to reassure the one-eyed man in the distance, Tang Ke deliberately released a signal eagle to announce the good news. What made him depressed was that the Eagle in his photo still didn't listen to orders, and the Eagle he released was someone else's.

In the evening, Iona came to the captain's room alone and gave a brief report on the situation of the fleet in the past few days. A small problem is mentioned, and although she claims to be the Lady of the Ship, there are still many people who disagree with her. First, because she has little qualifications, and secondly, because she is a woman, how can such a group of five big and three rough men be willing to let a woman manage. These problems can only be solved by time, and Iona said that she will try to be a good steward and win everyone's trust.

Donk gave Iona a few words of encouragement, then chatted for a while about the extortion of the treasure, and together they discussed going to the Little Pirate City to find a linguist who knew the demonic language. Iona rubbed Donk's shoulder for a while, citing Donk's hard work. Of course, Donk was willing to take it, sniffing the fragrance of Iona's body while feeling the tenderness of those delicate hands.

That's all that happened that night.

The fleet then headed straight for the Little Pirate City, although the future plan has not yet been finalized, whether it is to build a base on Dragon's Nest Island or to carry out sea raids, it is necessary to go to the Pirate City first. During the voyage, the pirate group was attacked twice by sea monsters, both of which were easily killed. When the fleet was about to arrive at the small pirate city, it encountered another relatively large pirate group, with more than seventy ships. After receiving the report, Donk put down his half-rubbed saber and went to the deck to check, he picked up his binoculars and saw the other party's pirate flag.

A smiling skull with a skeletal hand holding a playing card in the palm of his hand - the Ghost Pirates.

The two sides are heading the same way, and Donk guesses that the Ghost Pirate Group is also heading to the Little Pirate City. He remembered Christine, who had been chatting for three days in one breath, this guy was very deceitful in the rumors, but he didn't feel this deceit at all when he came into contact.

The two fleets gradually approached during the voyage, and before the dragon pirate group could react, the ghost pirate group was the first to fire a cannon to show friendship.

Tang Ke's side also immediately fired in response, and everyone focused on the huge fleet, not noticing that there was a vague shadow of a ship approaching behind them.

"Haha! Brother Donk, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon! Christine's voice sounded abruptly, hearty, but like an echo of a dream, making it difficult to figure out the details.

Tang Ke was surprised, because judging from the source of the sound, it was not far behind him! He turned his head suddenly, and at first glance, there was nothing on the sea in the port side of the Sky, but if he looked closely, he would see that there was a ship-shaped phantom.

The ship-shaped phantom instantly turned into a reality, as if by magic, and a whole sailboat appeared on the surface of the sea out of thin air, this ship was also a medium-sized ship like the Cangtian, the whole body was pitch black, but it was full of strange colored patterns, and the huge sails were painted with the logo of the ghost pirate group. Christine was standing on the deck of the ship, he raised his wine glass and smiled: "Captain of the Ghost Pirate Regiment, Christine is here!" Brother Donk, let's have another drink! ”

The Bloody Magic has the ability to create color illusions, similar to a chameleon, and when cast, the entire ship blends in with the colors around it. If it was during the day, the Bloody Magic would only leave a shadow, but at night, it would be completely hidden.

Just like the name suggests, the ship uses magical abilities to carry out bloody plunder on the sea.

Christine made the Bloody Magic suddenly appear on the side of the Sky, which was a bit of a surprise and a little deterrent. If the Bloody Magic is going to be unfavorable to the Sky, it only needs to take advantage of the cover of night to suddenly attack the Sky without activating the magic furnace. In this way, it is completely possible to capture the Cangtian in one fell swoop.

Donk has some awareness of the Bloody Magic's abilities, but problems arise when he first meets Christine, who claims that someone in the pirate group has defected and that a captain has taken the Bloody Magic with him. But now, Christine is clearly stepping on the Bloody Magic, and there must be something wrong with it.

"Christine, your appearance is so surprising, I toast you to this wonderful performance." Donk took the glass from his man and pointed it at Christine.

The two ships were on board, and during this period, Tang Ke used the investigation technique on the Bloody Magic, and learned that this ship was a second-order magic ship, although the firepower was only average, but the special ability was too good, and it could completely match the third-order magic boat, which made his little eyes red.

Christine entertains Donk at a banquet aboard the Bloody Magic, and the two sit down facing each other, drinking and chatting. When Tang Ke came over, he only brought a few of his subordinates such as Red Rock to fill the scene, while Christine's subordinates were much stronger, and there were even fifth-order swordsmen.

Although not as rebellious as the Goldbeard Pirates, the Ghost Pirates are also impeccable, with superior personnel and ships, and a ghostly Christine in charge of the overall situation.

"Christine, I remember you said last time that this ship had been taken away by your captain, and now why did it appear again?" Donk asked after taking a sip of his wine. As soon as he said this, several people around Christine burst into laughter.

"Brother Donk, that's actually a game I set up." Christine didn't mean to hide it.

"I think this story would be a good accompaniment."

"Have you heard of the Hook Brothers Pirates?"

Donk thought for a moment and replied, "A little impression." ”

Christine nodded, meaning that this would be easy, and he continued, "Just like the name of this pirate group, their boss is a pair of brothers with curved hooks, and the two of them are good at melee combat and are good at cooperating attacks. The Hook Brothers once sabotaged a deal and cost me a fortune, causing the brothers in the pirate group to get angry and want to clean them up. Although our strength is stronger than theirs, if we are tough, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Tang Ke immediately understood the general situation and said with a smile: "So you came up with the bitter meat plan?" ”

"Hehe, that's right, my captain did suffer a little, and it would be appropriate to call this ploy a bitter ploy. I played a play with the captain, pretending to fight in front of the other pirate groups, and then creating the illusion that they were parting ways. I pretended to be a poor worm and spread the news everywhere, and even when I met you, I deliberately told you about it. When everyone believed this, my captain defected to the Crook Brothers Pirates with the Bloody Magic. Their pirate group has a lot of capable people, but they lack a magic ship, so they are naturally happy to take over the ship Bloody Magic. The rest of the matter, even if I don't say, you should have guessed pretty much. As long as my people get into their interior, I can frame them however I want. In the end, as you can see, my captain is back, my Bloody Magic is back, and I've brought with me more than a dozen ships of the Hook Brothers Pirates. By the way, the Hook Brothers pirates no longer exist. As if by magic, they disappeared from the sea with a whizz. ”

Donk understands that Christin's game is not very esoteric, but in fact, even if it is thirty-six strategies, it is actually not that complicated. However, if you want to complete a simple layout, the effort to do so is not simple. And many people lack the eyes to see through the illusion. Donk felt like he had been taught a lesson that he had to outwit his enemies in the future, and that a good idea could often avoid a lot of bloodshed.

"The sea loach is really worthy of its name, I will toast you again." Donk raised his glass.

The two clinked glasses and drank, and Christine moved on to some other inconsequential topics, and then he changed his conversation and suddenly asked solemnly, "Brother Donk, are you interested in cooperating with me and doing a big business?" ”

Tang Ke shook the yellow wine in the wine glass and said, "With all due respect, do you think I dare to have in-depth cooperation with you after listening to your story just now?" "The last time Donk approached Christine was to complete the task assigned by the system, but this time, he was talking with real thoughts.

"Why not? Afraid I'll hurt you? Christine changed her image and said in a sincere tone, "You only see my deceitful side, but not my honest side, you can go and inquire about what I have done, or let me tell you about it myself." That's right, I've framed a lot of people by design. But I have never betrayed my friends, nor have I betrayed the promises I made. Donk, if I were really the kind of person who sees who harms whom, it is impossible to have so many brothers. As a pirate, you can be cruel, but you need to know who to point your blade at. ”

Donk and Christine looked at each other, the other party's eyes were surprisingly clear, and after holding on for a while, he was touched and changed his words: "You can tell me what this business is first." ”

Christine regained her smile, revealing her large gold teeth. "As you must know, a year ago, the Clover Merchant Alliance sent a huge fleet of about one hundred and sixty ships, the largest fleet in five years. I received reliable information that the fleet had made a fortune in the East, and every ship was loaded with gold. It won't be long before the fleet returns home. ”

The trip of the Clover Business Alliance is a big event, and everyone who eats at sea knows about it. Speaking of which, Donk still has a little to do with this matter. He had a friendship with Elizabeth, and this friendship was a bit inexplicable. Elizabeth took part in the voyage and is currently in the caravan.

Donk's face was impassive, but he was a little worried about Elizabeth, this caravan was a big fat sheep, and it had already been remembered by the hungry wolf.

"That's a big deal." Donk nodded.

"If you want to make it bigger, this deal will be the biggest in five years, even if Goldbeard has not touched such a large fleet in recent years!" Christine excitedly said that it was clear that robbing a huge fleet of ships would make any pirate excited.

"Your appetite is not small, but can you eat it?"

"I'm sure I can't do it myself," Christine confessed, "but I'm not the only one who wants to fight this fleet, and there are many pirate leaders who are ready to move, but you also know that no other pirate group on this sea, except for the Goldenbeard Pirates, has the ability to monopolize this caravan." So we have to join forces, and I want to be that initiator. What do you think? Interested? ”

According to Donk's original intention, he was reluctant to cooperate with a dangerous guy like Christine, because how could he judge whether he was deeply trapped in the "game" set up by Christine? But he was worried about Elizabeth, and at least he had to know what Christine was thinking.

"Tell me more about it."