"Who are they?" the group leaned over to look at the hapless ghosts who had been swept up by the waves.

Compared to the sailors on the Danlington, these people were obviously much more unlucky, many of them were already a corpse when they washed ashore, and the few who were alive were also unconscious, and some of the sailors became nervous when they noticed some details.

Their weapons were thick with blood, and their clothes were very different from those of serious sailors, at least not everyone on an ordinary merchant ship wore combat leather armor, let alone an ordinary ship.

The experienced first mate almost immediately recognized, "This is a bunch of pirates, Miss." ”

"Pirates?" Fina frowned and took two steps back, as the few survivors who had survived rubbed their heads and scrambled to their feet, shaking their heads under the vigilant gaze of the sailors, and then suddenly became vigilant.

"Who are you?" shouted a fierce-looking middle-aged man, "what is this place?"

The survivors stood behind him, apparently headed by this man.

Penny saw the young man and pulled Lanny behind a few sailors on the side.

"What for?" Lannie didn't know what the mage was doing.

"See who he is?" Penny gestured to the young man who was speaking.

"Huh?" The samurai looked at the man twice, and his eyes narrowed: "It's indeed a little familiar...... But where have we seen him?"

"His name is Jabbar, you don't remember, he is the pirate leader on the island of Nimkul. Penny whispered.

"Nimkul Island?hmm......" Lannie thought to herself, "He's the pirate leader who knelt down to you and begged for mercy, how could he be here?"

Nimkul Island is at the easternmost end of the Sea of Falling Stars, which is a certain distance from here.

"How do I know?" Penny shrugged his shoulders and whispered, "But I think it's better for us to disguise ourselves first, at least when we contact them, we can't let this beautiful captain know, if we reveal our identities, it will be a big trouble." ”

Lannie nodded, and didn't deliberately disguise, she hadn't shown her face in the battle against Nimkul Island.

The mage didn't deliberately hide it, and his current image was very different from that time.

"Sorry, uh, we were washed ashore by the water, too. Danlington's old servant over there had already started a conversation with the fierce-looking fellows: "Well, gentlemen, I hope we will not invade each other anyway. ”

On the beach, a dozen more people woke up and gathered behind Abdul-Jabbar, and Robben looked more and more nervous, and declared the boundaries in his words.

"Non-aggression? Okay. The fierce robber glanced at the sailors of the Danlington as if he were facing a great enemy, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he nodded, beckoned to his subordinates, and walked away, not forgetting to whistle at the female captain of the Danlington: "This is your captain? ”

“...... I hate this guy. Fina had a look of disgust: "Robben, his beard is as disgusting as an octopus." ”

"Miss, more is better than less, just tell the sailors to be on their guard. Robben lowered his head: "If there is a conflict, no one will benefit." ”

"Okay, then ......" Fina looked at the sky before dawn and exhaled, "We need someone to keep vigil, and it's a shame to be woken up just after sleeping." ”

Her gaze flickered to the glittering solidified lava, "Well, is that good news? If we can get a few more of these metals, even if it's just a few hundred pounds, it's enough to cover the loss of trade, ha, that's a good idea." ”

She stretched and went to the side to oversee the construction of the tent.

And the pirates who were washed ashore on the other side probably knew the fact that they were not welcome, and avoided the sailors far away, and automatically went to the beach, and when they encountered such an accident, the pirates were naturally not in a good mood, and their captains were no different.

"What a misfortune, brethren, for we seem to have been running out of bad luck since we left the East China Sea. He wiped the rust from his long knife in his humble tent: "Well, now such a flock of lambs can speak to us in that way." ”

"Boss, that girl is so beautiful. One of the pirates licked his lips, "It's been a long time since we've seen such a beautiful girl." ”

"We should find out if she's really in those people's minds, and if that's true, we'll be able to use her to coerce those people into doing things for us. Abdul-Jabbar licked his lips, which made the beard on his chin water: "We can't always be unlucky like this. ”

"Boss, you're right. A pirate tossed over and over with a piece of lava stained with volcanic steel: "My lord, there is volcanic steel here, we didn't even know before, such a desert island actually produces this kind of thing, we sent it back this time." ”

"Of course. Abdul-Jabbar laughed: "So you can't let these fish and shrimp take advantage, you shoot a few clever people to keep an eye on them, figure out where they came from, and see if you can find a chance." ”

"Without putting too much thought into this, I can tell you that she is indeed the captain of that ship. An unfamiliar voice reached the ears of Abdul-Jabbar and the pirates, "But Captain Abdul-Jabbar, I'm more curious about why you've come to this point?"

"Who?!" Abdul-Jabbar looked up alertly, staring sharply at the big tree from which the voice came from.

A young man in a black robe spun out from there.

Seeing this pirate leader, he felt familiar for a while, but where it was familiar, he couldn't say it for a while, and the surrounding pirates became vigilant at the same time, but the excessive physical strength consumed in the wind and waves and a depressing aura made their hands and feet begin to numb, I don't know if it was an illusion or the pressure exuded by this black-robed young man.

All in all, the young man gave the pirates a very oppressive feeling.

"You're ......," Abdul-Jabbar furrowed his eyebrows suspiciously.

The man was a little familiar, but he really couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Forget who I am? It's okay, I'm sure you remember the ten-hour time potion. The mage sighed, "Of course, I wasn't dressed like I am now. ”

"It's you......" Hearing the words of 'Ten Hours' that were so fresh in his memory, Abdul-Jabbar's forehead immediately began to jump.

Of course, he remembered the tragic defeat in the eastern seas, which nearly cost him his life, and the feeling of his heart wrapped in despair when the mage who forced him to drink a bottle of poison said lightly, 'You only have ten hours to prove your loyalty,' and the feeling of a heart wrapped in despair still makes Jabbar look back.

When he learned that the potion was just a magic reagent without any poisonous surname, he was even more reluctant to think about this past.

It was a painful and humiliating emotion.

So when the person in front of him mentioned the word, Jabbar quickly matched the memory with the face in front of him.

With the contrast of memory, different colors of robes and hair certainly cannot cause more interference with cognition.

Jabbar's throat rolled, his eyes rolled, and he felt a little dry mouth, and he smiled dryly: "It turned out to be the West ......"

"My name is now Pan Diesel. The mage frowned and held out a hand, "It's been a long time, Captain Jabbar." ”

"Of course it's been a long time. A flattery was added to the smile on Abdul-Jabbar's face: "Your Excellency, you don't know how eagerly I am looking forward to your arrival......"

Syllable!

Before he could finish speaking, the mage's outstretched fingers made the captain tremble like an electric shock, and he fell to the ground like a stiff piece of wood, and a dagger fell from his sleeve, and the mage glanced at him and shook his head slightly: "Alas, it seems you don't know how hesitant I was before making this decision, Captain Jabbar." ”

He leaned down to pick up the knife and slashed the captain's throat.

Blood spurted out of the cut like a fountain, and the stiffness on the captain's face was rapidly drained along with the life force, and he clutched his throat with difficulty, hissing in his throat as he rolled on the ground, and his legs twitched like grasshoppers, and finally collapsed into a ball, leaving only an unwilling expression.

Both glory and hatred are gone forever with death.

The surrounding pirates watched all this happen, probably frightened by the sudden strangeness, and it took a long time for someone to draw their weapons and point at the mage tremblingly.

"What, you want to avenge your captain?"

The mage glanced at a few of the pirates with weapons in hand.

"Put it down, let it go. A middle-aged man waved his hands and shouted to the pirates, ran to Penny and knelt down on one knee: "West...... Oh no, Master Diesel, I think we're willing to accept your assignment. ”

He turned to a group of pirates who were still confused and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze, are you going to defy the mighty Lord Diesel?"

The pirates shook their heads, quickly put away their long knives, and took two steps back.

It would be unwise to defy a powerful sorcerer, especially since their captain is dead, and the master-slave relationship has come to an end.

If the price is right, it is certainly not unacceptable to play for a wizard.

"You know me?" the mage frowned at the man who had come out.

Most of Jabbar's subordinates are local pirates on Nimkul Island, and among these people, there are probably no ones who can actually recognize Penny's face.

"Lord Diesel. The middle-aged man was very well-behaved: "My name is Longchet, and I am a crew member of the Spear Squid, and I used to be a subordinate of Captain Dibino, so I saw you once." ”

"Squid?" Penny remembered, "I don't know what brought you to this place? ”

"My lord, a few days ago. The middle-aged man glanced at Penny cautiously: "We have suffered a large-scale attack by the Serre Navy, except for this ...... Well, with the exception of Captain Jabbar, most of the original people of Nimkul were killed by the Serles, in fact, we don't know what happened now, and as for the Squid, it also escaped well, but after a fight on the way......"

"Rush?" the mage gave the middle-aged man a strange look, "As a member of the Gun Squid, you are now safe and sound under Abdul-Jabbar's men?"

"That's the rule of the sea, my lord, and in fact, I can say with certainty that I didn't take part in the war between the two ships. Longchet glanced at Penny, "My lord, do you have any plans?"

"Are these people willing to work for me?" the mage frowned at the dozen or so pirates next to him.

"I think they do. Longchet glanced at the pirates and nodded at Penny.

He turned back to the group of pirates and finally returned to Penny, "My lord, if you can guarantee the property and income of these people. ”

"Okay, call them and me. Penny nodded, and suddenly smiled: "From now on, you can call me Captain Diesel, by the way, as for my previous surname, for your safety, I suggest that you rot in your stomach, otherwise I don't know if anyone else will come to you for trouble." ”

He finally whispered to the astute cook.

"Yes, sir. The cook bowed his head in agreement.

The mage turned around and dragged his black robes out of the camp.

He needed people, his men, whether they were pirates or something, whatever could give him strength, he had to hold on to them.

Only with sufficient strength will he be able to hold back the Searles' relentless pursuit, he will be able to counter the insidious and vicious plans of the Chief, and he will be able to return to Searle and capture the enemy's fortress in the open.

That's what he needs to do for quite some time.

As for whether the means are dirty or not, in many cases, it probably won't appear in his consideration.

When Miss Fina woke up in the morning, she was in a very good mood - the most important factor was of course because of her temper that changed as quickly as the weather in June, and the volcanic steel that erupted with the lava was also the trigger, and with these things, she would have enough confidence to deal with her family's reproaches when she returned to Starlight City.

When you think about it, the ordeal along the way isn't much of an ordeal – isn't it much more memorable than a memorable trade trip to a powerful and mysterious young wizard with stories and exciting adventures from the sinister wizard realm to the volcanic island?

Thinking about the good side of everything always makes people happy.

This seems to be the preserve of optimists.

Miss Fina is such an optimistic person.

But when she saw Penny directing the tall pirates to busy in the forest, she was not optimistic.

"Mr. Diesel, can you explain to me, a collaborator, what these pirates are all about?" she asked Penny with a bruise on her forehead, her hands clenched into fists.

"I killed their heads, and now they listen to me. ”

"What?" the mage's understated explanation did not quell Fina's anger, "They are pirates, and they are very dangerous. ”

"Oh, it's not a big deal, I'm much more dangerous than a pirate, Miss Fina. Penny looked at the angry lady lightly, "You don't have to be suspicious. ”

"Of course, it's useless for me to have doubts, Lord Wizard. Fina rolled her eyes, suddenly starting to feel a little weak, and she nodded, "Well, you are indeed much more dangerous than these pirates. ”

"Hopefully this won't affect our cooperation. Penny nodded, "Also, Miss Fina, I hope your crew can also participate in the logging work, as long as there is enough wood, I can use spells to build a large ship in five days." ”

"Really, great wizard, well, hopefully we'll part ways soon. She squinted at the wizard and suddenly noticed his strange behavior, "Wait, what are you doing?"

She saw that Penny assigned a few people to pile a large group of scattered solidified lava in the center of a magic circle, until the volume was more than a yard of cubes, the mage whispered a spell, and the light shone out of the magic circle, shining on the pile of lava, and after a dazzling light, the pile of lava turned into scattered sand.

Fina's eyelids jumped, and she couldn't figure out what the mage was trying to do by turning a pile of lava into shards, until she saw the mage pull an irregular spherical chunk of crimson metal out of the pile of gravel.

She was dumbfounded.

This piece of volcanic steel alone weighed more than fifty pounds, and it was obvious that the mage had a hard time holding it, so he quickly put it in his pocket.

Such a large piece of volcanic steel is enough to make many things.

Fina was jealous when she saw that Penny had so easily extracted large chunks of volcanic steel from the lava blocks.

The sailors she sent to do the work were still laboriously holding chisels to knock the sandy volcanic steel out of the solidified lava, and it took a lot of effort, often only a little, and if you didn't pay attention to it, you would lose it.

This also brought a new question to the female captain: "Wait, Mr. Diesel, we haven't decided the ownership of these volcanic steels yet......"

"Of course, the seekers have a share. The mage didn't mind too much: "Okay, Miss Danlington, I think your collection this trip is enough to cover your loss, as for other ideas, I advise you not to think too much, you probably won't come to this place again in the future, it is enough to take advantage of this opportunity to catch some more." ”

Of course, this answer did not satisfy the female captain completely, but when she saw the wizard and the new pirates under the wizard, her eyelids jumped, and she felt that the topic was indeed not suitable for discussion.

"And after that? I mean after the ship is built. The female captain changed the subject: "Where are you going?"

"Dragon Coast. The mage did not hesitate: "Simon, if you don't go by the way, the star curtain can do too." ”

"Excuse me. Fina wrinkled her nose, "I'll send someone to take you to Simon at the transshipment port in the open sea, and we'll never see each other again, Mr. Diesel." ”

"Of course I wouldn't mind if I could. The mage smiled.

"My lord, are you going to Simon?" Lonchet approached, and he seemed to hear the conversation between the mage and the female captain.

Penny nodded, "Yes, what is your opinion?"

"Of course not, but I haven't been to the West Coast yet. Lonchet shook his head.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what happened to the Gun Squid?" Penny suddenly remembered.

If those people can be brought under his command, it will be a force that is not big or small.

Just a dozen pirates are too thin.

However, as soon as he asked, Longchet's expression froze.

Penny felt a strange sensation.

(To be continued)