"Buy it and leave!"

"Big big!"

With his left leg on the chair and his right leg on the ground, Joyce rolled up his sleeves and shouted hello...... It seems that he has already mingled with the rough sailors in front of him.

Seeing that the bet was almost over, he opened the dice cup and took a look:

"One, three, four, small!"

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I won again!"

Joyce smiled heartily and swept the bets off the table.

As the sailors clamored to continue the next round, the first mate spoke:

"That's all for today, it's time for lunch, I'll play next time."

Joyce made a writhing gesture, as if reluctant, and finally compromised:

"Well, it will take three days to reach the destination anyway, and there are still many opportunities!"

Three days...... The first mate's eyes twinkled, and he became more enthusiastic about Joyce, and he was surrounded by many sailors to the dining room.

Revealing the sailing time was naturally deliberate on Joyce's part, and he had basically figured out that the number of sailors loyal to the first mate was less than half of all the crew...... Compared to the combination of the captain and the second officer, the strength of the first mate is really weak......

However, the weak are more likely to accept "instigation".

…………

The ships had just left Byam, so they were more stockpiled.

Lunch was more hearty than expected, except for the most indispensable grilled fish on the sea, grilled lobster...... There are also different categories of grilled meats, vegetable salads, and must-have fruits.

Pirates don't have that many rules, and if they don't have special habits, everyone eats in one restaurant.

Captain Roy was the last to appear, and it was strange to notice that Joyce and the first mate were talking happily, but he couldn't blame anything for the sake of the plan going smoothly.

…… However, when Roy found that Joyce and the first mate were always mixed up for most of the voyage, as if they were too late to see each other, he couldn't sit still.

The night before arriving on the secret island, he called his most trusted second mate.

"Have you noticed that the young adventurer and the first mate are getting a little closer?"

"You mean Bruce......" explained the second mate, "he likes to gamble, and he's been playing dice with the first mate's men for the past two days, and you know, the relationship between pirates can easily heat up quickly in this kind of thing." ”

"But I always have a sense of foreboding......," Roy muttered, and then reacting and asking:

"You seem familiar with him?"

The second mate replied briefly, "After a few conversations, Bruce is a descendant of a down-and-out nobleman who dreams of becoming an adventurer, finding great treasures, and restoring the glory of his family. ”

Then, he retorted: "Your hunch is not accurate, when we escaped from Intis, you had a premonition that we would fail, but we succeeded, and there is still ......"

"Okay, I understand, no more talk!" Roy interrupted in a loud voice, stating the decision he had made:

"You stay on the ship, you don't have to take part in tomorrow's hunt."

The second mate immediately understood the meaning of this order, and asked in surprise:

"Do you need to be so nervous? With my divination, hunting will be simpler. ”

"If you're worried, why don't you want the first mate to join the hunt?"

Roy calmed down and expressed his doubts:

"The more people there are, the higher the risk, and I'm afraid he'll fight back and cause the hunt to fail."

Alas, I should have guessed...... From the time I knew him, until now, his suspicious personality has never changed...... Thinking of the imminent loss of a peaceful life and the return to a state of fugitives, the second mate was very emotional in his heart, and he suggested:

"In my opinion, it's better to just kill him to prevent future troubles."

Roy glanced at him with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"When the hunt is successful, after I successfully advance to Sequence 6, I will naturally do it, and before that, keeping his life is leaving a way back for myself."

"I listen to you." The second pair of expressions said without the slightest change.

…………

On the other side, the first mate was lying in his own room, unable to sleep for a long time, and he thought of what Joyce had said to him, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

Can't sit still...... The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers...... He rolled over and sat up, with a vicious smile on his face, and quietly walked into the Chase where the sailors lived, and plotted in the darkness for a long time.

…………

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

The morning sun dispels the sea fog, and the outline of the island comes into view.

The entire island hangs in solitude, and from a distance, it is a lush landscape that looks full of life.

Near noon, the ships docked.

The first mate finally asked tentatively, "Captain, do you want to bring more brothers, so that you can take care of them?" ”

Roy turned around and smiled, "No need, you stay and watch the boat." ”

He then looked at Joyce and Hunter, as well as Rosario the Siren, who had rarely been seen since he got on the ship and always slept in his room.

"Let's go."

Walking through the soft and moist sand, the group of four broke into this dense forest off the beaten track.

It can be seen that Roy "Flame Lion" is very familiar with this place.

There wasn't even a trail in the forest, but he was confident enough to lead the way, rushing left and right, and not encountering a single beast during the process.

After Mr. Hunter's prompting, Joyce discovers a mark hidden deep in the woods, not much different from the one they had encountered when they were searching for the agreed port.

Sure enough, Roy is not the first time to visit this island, which means that his promise should not be wrong, there is really a "Black Abyss Demon Fish" on this island!

"Kraken" Rosario obviously thought of this too, so he urged loudly:

"How long do you have to go?"

"Be patient."

Roy replied, continuing to follow the map with the marks he had left behind, and soon, he reached his final destination.

It was a shimmering lake, distinctly divided in half.

The lake on the left forms a thin layer of ice, and a cold mist floats above it, like an ethereal fairyland.

On the other side, the lake is blue and seems to be clear, but the visibility is quite low, as if there is no life below the surface.

In the middle of the lake, there is an island within an island, which looks strangely shaped and rocky.

The closer you get to the lake, the more secluded it becomes, and even the sound of the leaves being blown by the wind is faint.

Roy suppressed the throbbing in his heart, turned his head and said:

"The extraordinary material you want is in this lake, and now you should trust my promise!"

"Siren" Rosario looked impatient, and his eyes stared directly at the lake:

"I felt it, and what I needed was in this lake."

Joyce naturally felt the attraction between the extraordinary characteristics, but he kept his character in mind and remained silent, allowing Mr. Hunter to ask according to the original plan:

"What do we do next?"