The two pirates stepped forward and searched Zhang Heng and Marven's bodies, and they rummaged through every pocket, not even the boots on their feet, to make sure that nothing of value was missed.

After that, Zhang Heng and Marven were also pushed into the crowd, the latter looked terrified, especially when he saw the corpses of the captain and the sailors killed on the other side, his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, which also caused the pirates around him to laugh.

Zhang Heng's wallet and a snuffbox were all searched, but the [Key of Shadows] and [Moment of Shadows] were still on him, the latter was his hole card to save his life, in order not to be searched by those pirates, he had to use the [Key of Shadows] twice, and transformed both of these things into shadow forms.

However, unlike the previous times, now he is in the vast sea, even if he has the [Shadow Moment] in his hand, he doesn't know where he can escape, in the shadow state, he can certainly imprint himself on the sea, but once the time of three minutes is up, he will become a drowning person.

If he was lucky, he might be able to be rescued by a passing ship, but more likely he would have died in the belly of a fish, or he would have been dehydrated by the scorching sun above his head and then buried in the belly of a fish.

One moment ago, they were passengers on the ship, yearning for a new life in the colony, and now they have been reduced to prisoners of the pirates, and their fate is uncertain, although the vast majority of them are not as unbearable as Malvern appears, but the pessimism has begun to spread.

After another quarter of an hour or so, there was a sudden thumping sound from the cabin below deck, mixed with a few gunshots, and when all was calm again, a figure appeared in front of everyone.

"I'm sorry, but there are some idiots on every boat, and I had to take some time to convince them, but now that the problem is solved, let me introduce myself, I'm the helmsman of the Sea Lion, and you can call me Mr. Orff." The man looked to be about forty or fifty years old, a little bald, but he looked good in spirit, and he was more like a reasonable person than the vicious pirates around him.

In fact, the position of helmsman does require extraordinary communication skills, it is the second most important position on a pirate ship, the helmsman and the sailor have a close relationship, represent the interests of the sailors, and act as a bridge between the sailor and the captain, and have the right to challenge the captain's orders when the sailor's interests are violated.

His appearance gave many people hope, and some passengers begged, "Please, sir, let us go, we are just ordinary people, and I still have my wife and children waiting for me at home." ”

Orff nodded, but then he drew the short musket from his waist and pulled the trigger on one of the sailors on the ground who had surrendered his weapon, who was hit in the head by the flying buckshot and fell to the ground, blood splattering onto the helmsman's linen shirt.

Witnessing this cruel and bloody scene, the captives immediately panicked, they remembered the story they had heard about pirates before, this is a group of lawless and cruel people who love to kill, no one knows if they will kill the whole ship on a whim, this shot is undoubtedly a bad omen, Marvin was directly frightened and peed his pants.

But then Orff put the short musket back, "I'm sorry, but this is what I had to do, this guy killed two of my brothers when he boarded the ship, don't think I'll ignore what happened before when I keep my head down, I may be old, but I am not so forgetful, blood must be paid in blood, this is our usual way of doing things." ”

His words drew a cheer from the pirates around him, and everyone patted the railing in agreement, and at the same time made the captured passengers feel a little reassured, although what had just happened seemed to be cruel, but from the perspective of revenge, it didn't seem too much, these passengers had long forgotten who was protecting them not long ago, and everyone chose to remain silent at this time in order to survive.

The remaining six sailors all surrendered relatively early, and their expressions were a little complicated.

On the one hand, he was ashamed of his pus-filled performance, and on the other hand, he was secretly glad that he didn't participate in the battle much.

"Now that the old accounts have been settled, now we can also talk about the issues that you are most concerned about." Orff continued, "As you can see, the ship you are on is now owned by us, not only the cargo, your wallets, everything that is worthless, but of course the ship itself, but we are not unreasonable......

"For the sake of humanity, we'll have a small boat for you, two buckets of fresh water, and maybe some biscuits and bacon or something, not enough for you to row from here to Boston, but luckily you're on the trade route right now, and the weather seems to be good these two days, and if you're lucky, there will be passing ships that can only find you, and you'll be saved." ”

His words did not reassure everyone, but instead caused a new round of riots.

A small boat, two buckets of fresh water, and thirty passengers on board, this combination is unreliable, any little wind and waves may make the people above doomed, not to mention the passing ships that will appear at some point, the hope of being rescued is far lower than the risk of death that will be faced.

Someone pleaded again, hoping to gain the pirates' sympathy, but this time Orff seemed determined not to change the condition.

"I know the risks of this, but we are pirates, not philanthropists, and I'm afraid you'll have to figure out how to solve the problems yourself."

Orff turned to leave, and the pirates on the side prepared to lower the boat into the water, but the ship was so small that even if it was full, it would only fit twenty people, not to mention fresh water and food.

At that moment a burly pirate came up and said, "Do any of you have a cook or a carpenter here, and we have two carpenters and a cook on our ship, so if you want to join, you can come with me." ”

Compared to waiting for death at sea in a small boat, this road undoubtedly has more hope of survival, and as soon as his words fell, one of the captured sailors raised his hand and said, "I, I am the carpenter on this ship, and I am willing to join you." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the passengers on the other side also spoke, "Although I haven't been to the sea much, I have made some furniture in the town before, and I have built shelves for people, do you think I can do it?" ”

The burly pirate thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, you can be his assistant first." ”

The passengers looked at the two with envy, professionals were welcome wherever they were, and even murderous pirates would treat them with courtesy.

"Now there is only one empty seat left on my side," said the burly pirate, "but this opportunity is overdue, is anyone willing to come with me?" ”

"I, I do." A voice spoke.

No one expected that the person who spoke would be Malvin.