There are too many beggars and homeless children here, and An Ningning, who did not answer where she came from, did not arouse Noah's suspicions, but instead took her strange appearance as the discomfort after starvation.

"Give."

The boy pulled out a small package from his bosom and opened it with a small piece of crumpled bread.

The burning sensation in her stomach made her take the food almost immediately, gratefully, and took small bites of the bread, which was as hard as a stone, and held it in her mouth for a long time, softening it with saliva a little before she could swallow it.

And it was at this time that she noticed that the boy had almost nothing left except for his gentle and handsome appearance, and even his clothes were worn in tattered and tattered clothes that did not fit properly.

So, is this actually what he has been saving for a long time?

She looked down at the bread in her hand and hesitantly handed it over.

"You can eat some too."

"No, I'm not hungry."

Noah smiled again, his eyes bent with the gentleness and tolerance of the sea.

"Ann needs it more than I do."

"Noah!"

"Noah, where are you!"

The honest and clear voice came, and Noah heard it, and hurriedly got up and waved his hand.

"Frank! Over here! ”

The big chubby boy, with his eyes lit up, scurried over from the side of a steamer that was about to leave the port.

"Noah, I've been looking for you for a long time."

Frank complained unhappily, but his chubby face didn't make him feel angry. He glanced at An Ningning, who was sitting on the ground munching on bread, and said strangely.

"Isn't this the little beggar who just laid the ambush, Noah, didn't you ask you to help find out who he was, I can report it to the chief, and why did you bring him here?"

"She's just an innocent passerby."

Noah briefly explained, "By the way, Frank, what's going on over there?" Is it over? ”

Frank sat down dejectedly and said sullenly.

"It's over, it's long over, and I was going to fight for a while, but the boss seemed to hear something, and suddenly said to withdraw."

"If he had said it earlier, I wouldn't have had to be carried there to fight, I'm so hungry, and I don't have anything to eat, I don't have the strength to do it, it's really annoying."

Frank muttered and pouted.

He secretly glanced at the bread in An Ningning's hand, and looked at Noah quite aggrievedly, but only got an apologetic smile from the other party.

"I don't have anything here, Frank, can you bear with me?"

Not eating enough food was a common thing for them, and the little fat man swallowed his saliva, didn't say anything more, and lay quietly on the beach.

"Anyway, you have to wash your face, Noah said that you are a girl, listen to me, even if you are a beggar, the girl has to clean up this by herself!"

As soon as he finished eating the bread, Frank came to his senses again, and solemnly pulled her dirty and dazed face to reason, and walked to the beach.

The clear water rolled up the fine white sand, and she picked up the water and poured it on her face, slowly washing away the dirt from her face.

At this time, she realized from the reflection in the water that her current appearance, except that her eyebrows were somewhat similar to before, her age, hair color, and eyes had changed, and she was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old foreign girl.

"Isn't it okay yet?" Frank asked.

An Ning Ning just wanted to turn her head, but unexpectedly she suddenly became dumb.

At this time, there seemed to be an illusion in front of her eyes, and all kinds of pictures appeared in front of her-

The boundless sea, the era of artillery strife, the prosperous port, the rivals of equal strength.

Unprecedented courage and pride stirred in her heart, and at this moment, she looked at the sea in front of her, and trembled in her bones.

She wants to conquer this sea!

……

"What's wrong with you?"

Before the familiar vertigo hits, she sees Noah and Frank's panicked expressions.

"I'm going to ...... Sea. She turned her head and whispered softly, demonic.

- Become a sea overlord.

Before she could say the rest of the words, she collapsed completely.

……

The bustle of the harbor has slowly calmed down, the setting sun has dyed the sea red, the almost transparent moon has quietly risen, the sea breeze blows, and the burning wood rattles.

Two teenagers sat around the fire, the chubby one squinting and rubbing his hands together on the fire, while the other had thoughtfully added another piece of discarded wood from the ship.

"It's so cold." Frank shuddered, "I don't know how to get through this winter." ”

He cautiously glanced at the girl who had been placed aside with her eyes closed, and said softly, "Noah, did you hear her just now?" ”

Noah shook his hand and hummed in a low voice.

"So weak, but still wanting to go to sea and go home, it seems that Ann may be one of those people we saw in the slave market the other day, sold from somewhere else."

"Hmm."

"When I heard that there had been another war in a few neighboring countries, and that many people had died and had nothing to eat, the smuggling boats got started selling people. Although the war did not reach us, we were not very good here, and people were dying every day in the slums. ”

"Actually, Ann shouldn't have run away, she is very beautiful, if she is chosen by the rich, at least she can have food and live. And now, even if she passes out, we don't have the money to send her to the doctor. ”

Noah was silent for a long time before he said, "That's her hometown." ”

“……”

"Well, there's nothing wrong with going home." Frank looked at the approaching sea and muttered, "Everyone wants to go home, and I-"

I want to go back.

His honest eyes were full of a slight sadness, he was too young back then, and now he can't remember where his hometown is.

The two of them were silent again, and only the crackling of sparks could be heard, and the rude scolding of men and cries of women faintly heard in the distance near the slums.

"What if she wakes up?" For a long time, Frank asked.

"She probably has nowhere to go now, unless she goes back to the slave market."

"I take care of her." Blue eyes stared at the burning flames and said calmly.

"Noah!" Frank was a little angry, and the reason he asked was because he was afraid that this would be the result, "You don't have the money to feed one person anymore!" ”

"It's okay, I'll try." Noah smiled, as thoughtful and gentle as ever.

"I knew it, I knew it! You've always been like this, and Ives has said you're not worth it! Frank's bun face bulged, and he glared hatefully at the sleeping girl, and then spoke softly with sadness.

"Obviously, obviously there is no money, and obviously has a hard time, but she always helps those people, just like she is now."

"Just like I was at the beginning......"