After the duel between the two ships came to an end, the dragon pirate group had no reason to stay, and only stayed for five days, and after a brief repair of the Sky, they sailed away from Duel Island and returned the silence to the land.

The pirate regiment was divided into two routes, and Tang Ke took the Black Pearl, two additional ordinary ships, and the dilapidated Cangtian, and rushed to the small pirate city, one to take over Turtle Island, and the other to repair the Cangtian. And One-Eye led the other ships, led by the Purgatory, to Dragon's Nest Island.

Dragon's Nest Island is no longer what it used to be, with a cluster of houses built on the shore that can accommodate thousands of people, a series of mighty cannons on the periphery of the complex, intimidating all kinds of monsters on the island, and the docks are even more busy, with ships coming in and out every day.

Based on Dragon's Nest Island, the Dragon Pirate Gang often travels to the nearest two shipping routes to raid and make a lot of money. Iona also used several resources on the island to make some serious petty trades, black and white. In addition, the tobacco that Donk has always valued very much is also about to mature, and the output of tobacco from several large plantations is not small, and this novel consumable may bring new opportunities to the pirate group.

After listening to the description of Dragon's Nest Island, Donk really wanted to go there and have a look, but the idea could only be postponed. Only after killing Zela can he be in the mood to wander around Dragon's Lair Island. He has been cursed for a long time, and although it is still more than a year before he becomes a sea monster, his body has been eroded by the curse, and there are already signs of turning into a sea monster. He found that his body occasionally burst into puddles of water, wet and salty.

The Curse of the Fish is a talisman, and he doesn't want to become a sea monster, so he must eradicate Zela as soon as possible and lift the curse. Now that he has the Thunder Scroll, he has great confidence that he can do this. However, it is not easy to find a fish-man in the vast sea.

The waves are long, the warmth is roasting, and the small fleet of four boats sails unhurriedly in this sunny day.

A table is set up on the deck of the Black Pearl, and Donk is going to entertain a few new members of the pirate group to nurture feelings and deepen understanding. Among the important crew members who accompanied him were Lookout Flower Dew, Doctor Sebastian, Toad Crossscar, Goblin Norman, Repairman Luban, Druid Carroll, and Priest Zack.

As for Daddarian, he has already traveled to Dragon's Lair Island with One-Eye, where looting operations are often carried out and wars are frequent, and Dardarian can kill him when he arrives. Dadarian is too murderous and has a perverse temper. Before leaving, Donk had a long talk with him and told him not to mess around. Dadarian finally agreed, according to his surname, when he got to a place where he could show his strength, his temper could settle down, and the more he held it, the more violent he became.

Donk had almost finished preparing the dishes and sent an invitation to the important crew members, but Norman, the goblin, dared to refuse to participate. He was slightly angry and went to the door himself.

"You think Zack's broken mouth will come too? Captain, you can spare me. The goblin shook his head into a rattle, "I'm not going to sit down with him to eat." ”

"Why?" Tang Ke was slightly stunned, "Zach looks very good." ”

Donk hasn't spoken a few words to Zack, but in his impression, Zack is just a good gentleman, why is he so disgusting?

That's when Norman revealed that Zach was a priest who, within a few days of his arrival, had been preaching and preaching to people to persuade pirates to follow the Holy Cross. You must know that pirates are bloodthirsty masters, and how many people can like the bullshit Holy Cross. Zach ran into walls in his sermons, but he was patient, and anyone who didn't believe in the Holy Cross would go on and on.

There was a tireless pirate who, because he couldn't stand Zack's verbosity, jumped into the sea, and would rather jump into the sea than listen to Zack's ramblings. Zack's long-winded magic skills can be seen.

"Zach still has this eloquence? Looks like I'm going to have to talk to him alone, if I get my pirates to believe in the Lord. Donk couldn't stop laughing. Although he believed in the existence of ghosts and gods, he did not like to believe, and his surname was uninhibited, which naturally did not fit in with the stereotyped religion.

Norman lifted his ugly green head and looked at Donk with a look of pity. "I wish you a safe return, and if you have any ear problems that Zack chanted, you can go to Sebastifen for treatment."

"Is that an exaggeration?" Shaking his head disapprehantly, Donk said goodbye to the goblins and ordered the Black Pearl to stop and move side by side with another normal ship, and he walked through the porthole.

Donk crossed the deck, entered the gangway, and found Zach's room, with a wooden sign hanging on the door, on which was carved with a knife: Holy Lord bless. He knocked on the door, and it was quickly opened.

When Zack saw that it was Donk, his spirits lifted, and he took a step back and respectfully invited Donk into the house.

Donk walked in and looked around, the light in this room was not bad, the furnishings were simple, on the table in the corner of the wall, the statue of the Holy Lord was enshrined, and the bottom of the white stone statue had some red candle tears, because of the adhesion of the candle tears, the statue of the Holy Lord would not fall when the hull of the ship tilted.

"Captain, may the Lord be with you." Zach held the "Book of Sacred Words" and said. He was dressed in a white vestment, with a holy cross on his chest, and his expression was kind, with kind eyebrows, and a face that was perfect for a priest.

Donk glanced at the priest and said lightly, "Only the pistol and sword are with me." ”

Zach closed the door and smiled like a spring breeze: "Everyone is under the gaze of the Holy Lord, and the gaze of the Holy Lord is as gentle as a mother's caressing, and it does not leave our body for a moment. Therefore, the Lord is closer to us than the sword. ”

Donk smiled contemptuously and teased, "Did he stare at me when I went to the bathroom?" It's disgusting. ”

"Our filthiness is not hidden in the eyes of the Holy Lord, but we need not be ashamed of it, for the Holy Lord will tolerate you. After we die, faith will guide us to the warm embrace of the Lord, and then we will forsake this filthy flesh and attain true holiness. "Zach's words are picturesque.

Tang Ke nodded in praise: "The eloquence is indeed good. ”

"Respected leader, if you speak to persuade people to be kind, even a stutterer can become eloquent."

"Just a few words, and you're confusing me." Donk walked to the window and leaned against the wall casually, "I'll tell you straight." I don't like my minions having faith for a number of reasons. First, I was afraid that pirates would become soft-hearted when they had faith, and secondly, I personally hated faith. Do you know how faith makes me feel? I think I think my beliefs are rigid, contrived, and stubborn, and I really hate it. ”

Still mild-mannered and unmoved, Zach asked, "How much do you hate faith?" ”

Tonk scratched his chin and figuratively said, "It's like elves hate orcs as much as they hate orcs." ”

The elves are beautiful and noble, and they are well-read, a race that has always hated the stinky, simple-minded, warm-blooded and warlike orcs. This kind of hate is the hate of standing on the opposite side, and the tip of the needle is against Maimang.

"Commander, it turns out that you hate faith so much, in fact, I dislike religion no less than you." Zach spoke amazingly.

"My ears are right, right?"

Zack's smile suddenly changed, and the gentleness was gone, replaced by a wicked grin, like a hungry wolf unskinned. He walked over to the offering table, grabbed the statue of the Holy Lord, and threw it to the ground, causing the stone statue to shatter into countless pieces. The head of the shattered icon, with an unchanging smile, looked at Zach with empty eyes. Later, Zach stepped on the head of the statue of the Holy Lord with his foot, committing all the blasphemous deeds.

Tang Ke was puzzled, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you playing here?" That's the statue of the Holy Lord. ”

Zach spread out his hands and laughed impudently, "Holy Lord Statue? Don't be funny, it's just a stone, carved by human beings with a knife, since it was shaped by humans, what is sacred? ”

Donk became interested in Zach and played with taste: "I really didn't expect this kind of words to come out of the priest's mouth." ”

"The so-called pastor is nothing more than a weaver of lies. The illusion is like a big net that wraps sentient beings in it and deceives them all over the place. Heaven? Heaven? That's all nonsense. Zack's eyes sank, as pure and dark as obsidian, "Because I'm a priest, I'm closer to the truth of faith." ”

"What does the truth mean?"

Zach whispered the "Sacred Words", and a soft and holy white light appeared on his hands, his expression was evil, but his posture was shrouded in holy light, which seemed extremely incongruous.

"I have divine power within me, and this power is borrowed from the Holy Lord. The more devout my faith became, the faster the divine power grew. Although I have just committed an act of blasphemy against the Holy Lord, as long as my heart does not change, this power will not dissipate. This power is great, but I know that there is a limit to this power. ”

Donk has been exposed to many classes, and the sources of power of each class are different, such as the sword energy of a swordsman, the fighting spirit of a fighter, the shadow power of a warlock, and the power of nature of a druid, all of which have nothing to do with each other. And the source of the priest's strength, he has not yet explored.

"What are the limits of a priest?"

"The power of the Holy Spirit lent to us by the Holy Lord can only be used to repair the physical body and cure diseases." Zach shook his head darkly, "There is no heaven, there is no heaven, there is no paradise after death. Whether you are an emperor or a commoner, after death, you will return to dust and dust to earth. That's the truth. ”

Although Zach looked disappointed, Donk didn't care, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Isn't that great?" Whatever you label, as long as you label it 'timeless 'it will lose its color. Even if God gives me a peerless beauty, let me live forever and never stop, I will categorically refuse. ”

Donk's example is vulgar, but it directly punctures the soap bubble promised by the Holy Cross to believers, according to the Holy Cross, believers can live in heaven after death, without sorrow, only happiness. But eternal happiness is no longer happiness.

"Commander, it's really a very person. That's right, what does it matter if there is a kingdom of heaven or not? It's ridiculous that people who are not even having a good time now should put their hopes in the afterlife. Zach sneered at the believers in the world.

"Since you have seen it so thoroughly and don't have a good impression of the Holy Cross Sect, then why are you pretending?"

Zach waved his hand again and again and corrected: "No, no, no, I have great respect for the Holy Lord, otherwise, my divine power will be dissipated." Although it is false to be able to go to heaven, it is a real power to heal wounds, and this power alone is enough to convince me. The reason why I am holy and solemn to the outside is just to make the work go a little more smoothly, so that the pirates will believe in the Holy Cross. ”

"As I said, I don't like faith."

"Chief, although faith cannot send people to heaven, it has a very important meaning. As far as I can observe, the pirate regiment needs faith. ”

"Why?" Donk, however, felt that faith and pirates could not fight each other.

Zach put it bluntly: "Faith is indispensable to an intelligent race. It is of great significance both for those in power and for civilians. For those in power, faith is a tool that can be used to consolidate rule, promote justice, and reassure the people. Because of this usefulness, the regime tolerates the existence of faith and vigorously promotes it, because it is beneficial to the rule. It is much easier to rule a flock of sheep than a pack of hungry wolves. ”

"As for the common people, there is also a need for faith. Civilians are ignorant and empty in heart, standing at both ends of the scale between good and evil, hovering back and forth. After the common people have faith, they are positive and good, willing to suffer and suffer, and even take all kinds of suffering for granted. Commoners become poor and happy, at the mercy of those in power, and even if they suffer, they pin their hopes on death. Commoners believed that no matter how much they suffered in life, they could be happy when they died. This is the meaning of faith, and it is helpful to all people in the world. ”

"It's a fallacy, but I like it. To put it bluntly, faith is nothing more than a tool and a sponge to fill the hollow in the heart. But what does this have to do with the pirates? ”

Zach's emotions were high, he bent down slightly, stared at Donk with fiery eyes, and opened his hands as if to play with others in applause.

"Faith is a tool, and if used wisely, it can be a grinder that changes people's thinking. Don't worry, Captain, I'm not going to turn your minions into little sheep, on the contrary, I'm going to turn them all into unscrupulous hungry wolves! I will distort the teachings of the Holy Cross and lead them to the abyss of mercilessness! ”

"I'm a little interested, you go on."

Encouraged to do so, Zach became even more agitated, and quickly said, "Pirates inevitably cower when they kill people, and they put psychological shackles on their backs after killing." I would tell them that no matter how many people they killed or how many sins they bought, as long as they had faith in their hearts, they would be redeemed after death, and all kinds of sins would be swept away with death! In this way, there will be no psychological burden for everyone to kill people. I will brainwash them into making killing people a trivial matter. In addition to this, the pirates on the ship had nothing to do in their leisure time, and there were often frictional brawls. If I organize these idlers and spend their free time praying, it will give them something to do, which is another advantage. Captain, this is how faith helps pirates! ”

This pastor is going to encourage pirates to be ruthless, to preach the innocence of murder, and that even murderers can be redeemed!

Donk's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Zack with new eyes, he thought he had recruited an ordinary priest, but now he realized that this priest was unusual, a hypocrite, a real evil person.

"You're a dark priest, but that's fine, how could an ordinary priest be in league with pirates? It is a hypocritical priest who can get along with pirates. The two pieces of advice you mentioned are not bad, and if you are willing to distort the doctrine, I will allow you to spread the faith among pirates. But this scale must be mastered, no matter what, I don't have a good impression of the Holy Cross, and you are not allowed to force pirates to believe in the Holy Lord. ”

"Dark Priest? Hehe, I love that title. Thank you for your permission, I will not disappoint your expectations and will surely make the pirate group even more ruthless. Zack's smile grew stronger, and the malice intensified, "I started thinking about how to help you the day I was summoned by you, but I have little power other than to heal others. But after two days of observing the pirate group, it dawned on me what I could do. I'm very happy to be able to help you. ”

"You're bothered."

Zack's body sank down, and he bowed his head and said, "I swear to serve you to the death, even if I have to choose between you and the Holy Lord, I will never betray you." ”

Donk knew that what Zach said was true, because Zack was very loyal, he helped Zack up and said, "You are loyal to me, and I will not treat you badly." If I recruit pastors in the future, I will let you lead them. In addition, if churches are built in my land, they will be under your control. ”

Dragon's Nest Island sent people everywhere to recruit people, coupled with Tang Ke's recruitment through the system, the personnel of the Evil Dragon Pirate Group continued to surge, and the number of captains, doctors, swordsmen, gunners and other talents has been increasing. For new talents, they will be allocated to senior people for management. For example, Sebastifan has a group of doctors under his staff, and he often lectures to his subordinates. One-Eyed has a group of gunslingers, Iona has a group of merchants and stewards, and so on.

Zach shook Donk's hand and said excitedly, "Just like you said to me when we first met. Let me be a part of this dragon and help it take off! ”

Donk smiled, "That's it, the Dragon Pirate Regiment needs your strength." ”

The priest's ability is indeed very simple, and it can only heal, but this ability is strong enough! This saved the lives of many pirates, and in the middle of the war, wounded pirates could recover quickly and rejoin the battle, improving the combat effectiveness of the entire regiment.

After this conversation, Donk and Zach have a better understanding and a lot of harmony. The two continued to make small talk for a while, and Donk said so dry that he took his leave.

Zach stopped Donk and said, "Captain Donke, before you leave, I still have something to ask for." ”

"What's the matter?"

Zach regained his previous amiable smile and reminded, "Don't tell me who I am as a dark priest, I still have to use this mask of hypocrisy to fool people." ”

Donk smiled and said, "That's natural, and I'm not that big-mouthed." ”