Looking into the distance, the sky and sea at the end of the line of sight are blended together and shining.

Boats with white sails sail down the wind, cutting through the thorns and breaking ripples on the surface of the sea, driving away the fish in the shallow waters.

Several seabirds hovered not far from the mast, seemingly ready to feed at any moment.

At the bow of the ship, a tall and thin figure was leaning on the railing and looking out to sea, it was the second officer on the ship.

Joyce strode over and stood beside him, and tapped the railing a few times, making a dull noise, inaudible under the cover of the waves.

"I'm looking at the sea." He asked.

The second mate did not squint, and just when Joyce thought he was reluctant to speak, a deep voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"I've been a pirate for several years, but every time I sail, I'm used to seeing the sea here."

"Watching the sea on land is a completely different experience than seeing the sea while sailing, the former you will only sigh at the vastness of the sea, and the latter will make you feel your own insignificance."

Joyce was a little surprised, he looked carefully at the second mate beside him, the stubble was cleanly trimmed, the hair was also regular, the lines of his face were more pronounced because of his thinness, and his cheekbones were high, except for the roughness of his body, he did not look like a pirate at all......

He commented, "I think you should be a writer. ”

The eyes of the second mate seem to be forever fixed on the depths of the sea, as if there is some treasure there:

"If I had a choice, I would prefer to be a gardener, but unfortunately, I can only be reduced to a pirate now."

Reduced...... Joyce smacked at the meaning of the words, and saw a seabird swoop out and skim across the sea, grabbing a fish that was constantly fluttering but unable to survive.

After a brief silence, he asked tentatively:

"Listen to your accent, like Captain Roy, you're all Intis?"

Hearing this, the second mate really turned his head to look at him, nodded and admitted:

"That's right."

Joyce smiled, turned her back to the sea, pressed her elbows against the railing, and continued to guess:

"You two went to sea together to become pirates."

The second officer began to become surprised, became interested, and asked:

"Why do you say that?"

Naturally, when Roy introduced the first mate and the second mate, he was obviously closer to you, but he was a little wary of the first mate...... Naturally, this reason could not be said, so Joyce said perfunctorily: "Guess! ”

"The person who can become the second mate must be the captain's henchman, but you look thin and weak, and you can't fight, so the only reason left is to have a good relationship with the captain......"

He deliberately looked the second officer up and down, and finally asked:

"One thing I'm curious about, why aren't you the first mate?"

The second mate laughed, and his laughter was completely different from Roy's, and was more hearty and cheerful, and replied:

"You've guessed the answer, because of ...... He's better than I am! ”

After the laughter stopped, he said solemnly: "Pirates are a group of people who care least about national borders, and only strength and profit are eternal. ”

Joyce chuckled, "This isn't just for pirates. ”

The second mate did not continue the discussion, but chose to skip the topic and asked instead:

"You're an adventurer?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Joyce spread his hands.

"Adventurers and pirates are essentially the same kind of people." The second mate said meaningfully: "Plunder treasures, kill people and hunt, in exchange for bounties...... The more people killed, the more adventurers naturally became pirates. ”

People who are willing to fall can always find different reasons to break through their bottom line and eventually become villains...... Joyce thought to himself, but did not say anything to retort, for he saw a sailor approaching the two of them.

The sailor glanced at him, then turned to the second mate:

"Boss, the boss is looking for you."

"I see." The second pair frowned slightly, and said to Joyce, "You can do it yourself." ”

Then he turned and left.

Watching his back retract into the interior of the hull, Joyce turned and looked out to sea.

The previous flock of seabirds had left, and there was no living creature in sight.

In the depths of this sea, countless heroes and bears have been buried, but there will always be people rushing into its arms one after another.

This second mate is a man with a story, and the vicissitudes of life have given him a calm mind, but the depression he just showed doesn't know why......

Joyce silently distilled the key information from the conversation just now, and carefully considered whether there was an opportunity to take advantage of it......

One of the rules of the "instigator" is to know a person before he instigates.

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The captain's quarters were the most spacious of the whole ship, with all kinds of gold decorations, including real gold and of course other golden metals......

A native of Intis, Roy had a penchant for gold, but poverty limited his hobby, and he was sitting on a wooden chair with a gold-encrusted handle.

The second mate knocked on the door, and without waiting for a response, he pushed the door and entered, and asked bluntly:

"What's the matter with me? Could it be that you have changed your mind? ”

Roy woke up from his contemplation, looked at the most familiar partner in front of him, and stated, "There is no turning back. ”

Then he asked rhetorically, with a hint of anger in his words: "Do you want to be a pirate all the time?" Don't you want to go back to Intis? ”

The second mate shrugged: "It doesn't matter, I'm used to life now." ”

"And, how are you going to evade the 'Lieutenant General Dusk'?"

Roy had obviously already thought of a countermeasure, and when he thought of the gains after success, he was quite excited for a while, and blurted out:

"As long as things go well, I can be promoted to the 'conspirator' of Sequence 6...... At that time, with my wisdom and your divination, it will be almost impossible for that stupid giant to find us on the vast sea. ”

"What's more, when we get enough money, we'll immediately leave the pirate ranks and return to Intis and return to our homeland."

"By that time, we can buy a manor and live in peace......"

The second mate was silent for a moment, as if imagining such a scene, and then said:

"If it's already planned, why call me to discuss it? You know, I'm not going to object to your decision. ”

"I need you to do one more divination, one last time." Roy emphasized, his eyes revealing anticipation.

Sighing silently, the second mate took out the citrine necklace he carried with him and performed divination.

After receiving the results of the divination, he opened his eyes and said:

"As before, there is a considerable amount of risk, but in the end it will be successful."

"That's good, that's good......," Roy repeated, not like a "lion" but like a "kitten" at this point.

He remembered something, and suddenly asked:

"What about the two adventurers, will they be dangerous?"

The second mate put away his pity, because he knew that Roy didn't like that kind of look, so he raised his head slightly and recalled:

"The middle-aged man in the lead is not weak, and it feels quite dangerous to me, and as for the young man who seems to be a follower, he is very observant...... He's a lot of fun, and if we had known each other earlier, we might have become friends......"