Chapter Seventy-Five: Checks and Balances in the Team
In the cramped cabin, Joyce lay alone on the bed, staring at the ceiling that was "close at hand", and he was a little unaccustomed to it.
However, in my previous life, I always slept on a hard bed...... It must have been the aristocratic life after the crossing that corrupted me......
His funny self-justification kills time.
Today is the 22nd, and it takes three days to reach the secret island in Roy's mouth, so you must not be able to return to Baiam on the 28th...... Thankfully, I had these "little hopes" with me, and he patted the suitcase beside him and praised his wit.
After a while, Mr. Hunter pushed the door open and entered the cabin.
Joyce immediately sat up and asked, "Is there a catch?" ”
In order not to make people suspicious, the two chose to go out separately to find out the news, so that it would not be so abrupt.
Mr. Hunter nodded, "Yes, that 'eye' is very useful. ”
"Time was limited, so I didn't dare to make much of a move, so I only asked two sailors, but I also got a lot of information."
Then, he began to tell the story: "Captain Roy likes to manipulate fire the most when fighting, and is good at setting traps and angering enemies, and is basically the 'arsonist' of Hunter's Route Sequence 7. ”
"The first mate doesn't have any special magical abilities, but his body is very strong, and he is good at using a variety of weapons.
"The second officer's combat effectiveness is not strong, at least compared to the first officer, but he has an intuition that can simply avoid risks, and will mysteriously hide and do some strange rituals, most likely he is extraordinary."
"The first mate and the second mate looked down on each other, and Captain Roy stood by and watched it, so that the sailors at the bottom were divided into two camps......"
Sure enough, the "hunter" is a good hand at intelligence...... Listening to Mr. Hunter's methodical narration, Joyce couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"A small pirate ship, not to make it so complicated, but also to have checks and balances!"
"The captain and the second mate obviously have a deeper friendship, but Roy doesn't want to help and deliberately remains neutral, there is probably only one reason: he doesn't dare to kill, or he has scruples, and he doesn't want to target the first mate on the surface, so he can only secretly poke and proke the second mate to ...... hostile to him."
"Pirates can do as they please, but a captain will never allow his first mate to have a bad ......"
A lot of speculation was made, but they were quickly overturned one by one...... Before Joyce could figure out why, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
The two looked at each other, and Mr. Hunter asked in a deep voice:
"Who?"
The man outside the door replied, "First mate on board." ”
Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived...... Joyce stepped forward and opened the door and ushered the burly man into the cabin.
"Are you used to living? If you get seasick, I have a special medicine here, which is very effective. ”
In the face of the warm greetings of the first mate, Mr. Hunter did not respond coldly, and asked directly:
"Looking for us?"
The smile on the first mate's face stiffened for a second, and was slowly retracted by him, and he said in his heart: How can these two groups of people get along more difficult than the other!
He asked frankly, "I wonder where Captain Roy invited you on board and what you are going to do?" ”
"Aren't you the first mate! How could Captain Roy not tell you? ”
Joyce asked in a surprised tone, and then was swept away by Mr. Hunter's stern gaze, and he consciously closed his mouth.
The first mate took the performance of the two into his eyes and said with a smile: "This little brother asked a good question. ”
"It's just that our captain is more suspicious and always likes to tell us the details at the last minute of the operation, but this time I have a premonition that I am not very comfortable, so let's find out in advance......"
This first mate is the "warrior" of the ninth sequence of the God of War path, and the reason why he was able to become the first mate on this ship is because he is a loyal subordinate brought out by the "Lieutenant General of Dusk" from Fusak.
"Vice Admiral Dusk" has always distrusted the members of the pirate group who joined the pirate group after becoming famous, so he sent the extraordinary people on his main ship to various auxiliary ships, which not only strengthened his combat effectiveness, but also ensured that he would not dare to betray easily.
However, the first mate clearly sensed the strange atmosphere on the ship recently.
Captain Roy applied to Byam to buy new ships and recruit sailors, which seemed normal, but he had stayed here a little too long...... During this time, the second mate's attitude towards him softened somewhat, but without warning...... What's more, instead of sailing towards the intended location, the ship chose an unfamiliar course......
Together, these factors led him to a startling conclusion: Roy wanted to break away from, and even betray "Lieutenant General Twilight".
The reason why I am not sure is simple, because he is still alive......
Mr. Hunter was silent for a long time, and did not answer directly, but did not refuse, but asked rhetorically:
"You didn't get an answer from the 'Kraken'?"
The first mate honestly replied, "He's sleeping." ”
Go to bed...... What a big heart, don't you have any defenses on a strange pirate ship...... Joyce couldn't help but admire his mentality.
Mr. Hunter was also stunned for a second, and then noticing Joyce's hint, replied earnestly:
"Roy invited us to explore a secret island, which, according to him, contains no small treasure."
Secret Islands, Treasures...... The first mate's mind was racing quickly, and then a smile appeared: "Thank you for informing, then I won't disturb the two of you to rest." ”
He straightened up, almost reaching the planks of the cabin, and turned to leave.
But I heard Joyce's abrupt question: "Is there a 'way of entertainment' on the ship, you know, I haven't played for a few days, and my hands are a little itchy......"
The first mate paused, restrained the surprise in his heart, and said with a smile:
"Of course there is, little brother to play two together?"
"Okay." Joyce happily got up.
The two hit it off, but they had their own thoughts, and they chatted happily and walked into the gathering area of the sailors.
The ships had begun to sail normally, and the sailors had mostly been idle and gathered to talk about how much money they had won at the Gold Coin Casino, and the other began to boast that they had found good goods in the Red Theater......
The first mate led Joyce and introduced to everyone:
"This is Bruce, he wants to find a few brothers to bet on, do you want to have a fight?"
"Come on! Who's afraid of whom! ”
"Let me do it, see if I don't win all his panties!"
…………
The sailors were eager to try, and the first mate turned to explain that "pirates are like that, they stay at sea for a long time, they don't have any means of entertainment, they always develop this character." ”
Joyce wondered, "I think you're very polite." ”
"That's because I just left land, and I can still restrain my ......," the first mate smiled, and then asked, "Play dice, or play cards?" ”
"Dice it's easy and convenient."
Joyce was "excited" to join the "battlefield".