Chapter 136 The Lucky One and the Unlucky One

Chapter 136 "The Lucky One and the Unlucky One"

The person in front of him was not tall, because from Qiao Yang's perspective, he only reached his neck, which was probably about 1.7 meters tall.

But no one will underestimate Parker because of his height, because this guy is definitely the top desperado in the sea. His lean body and slender limbs prove that he is an extremely experienced sailor.

His appearance and his reputation are almost two extremes. The former is very ordinary, while the latter is very popular.

"Are you the famous Pike?"

"Replace it if it's fake!"

Pike seemed not to feel the discrimination and distrust in his words, and answered the question very naturally. He had met too many such self-righteous guys. He was originally from a humble background, and he is not much higher now, but he is powerful. His strength is enough to earn respect from those who have seen him.

"You must have made a lot of money with your reputation, why are you still living here?"

Qiao Yang continued to play his role, with a gentle tone and a wandering eyes. His disdain made Marquis behind him couldn't help but look sideways. Does his captain still have such a side?

"If everyone could understand you, how mediocre you would be."

"This is your second question. If you don't explain your purpose, I will let you know what the rules are here. There are many captains who would be willing to sell me this favor."

There was impatience in his eyes, as if he was about to close the door and thank guests in the next second, and his tone was calm but full of threats.

"Okay, now I believe you have some abilities. Do you know the Eryu? I found a big guy, guaranteed to be level three."

These words cheered up the impatient Pike. Of course he knew what it was. Apart from being difficult to find, almost all of it had advantages, especially the astonishingly valuable green bag, which was definitely worth the effort.

"Where's the reward?"

He raised his head and looked at the captain in front of him for the first time, because he was tempted.

Qiao Yang smiled, and then said decisively:

"One-third of the proceeds this time!"

"Wish us good luck working together, Captain."

Pike took the initiative to reach out his hand and also smiled. Although he didn't like this guy's attitude very much, he still appreciated the refreshing energy.

“A pleasure to work with.”

When these words were spoken, Qiao Yang found that time in the entire port had come to a standstill, including Pike in front of him.

However, their group was not affected and returned to the ship, but their appearance did not change, which meant that they were still in this almost dusty past.

The next moment, the surrounding time was accelerated hundreds of times. Just a few seconds later, half a day had passed and it was the second half of the night.

When the time in the port resumed, they had already left the port with the Black Forest at their feet. In addition to the original few people, there was now one more pike.

As for what happened in the middle half of the day, I have no idea.

Qiao Yang probably understood what the owner of Wandering City wanted to do. If the conditions were met, he wanted to see what choices others would make. The betrayal was so unforgettable that even if he It became it, and I wanted to see different endings.

This is actually easier to handle, because Qiao Yang knows what it has been through. If he can give it the right medicine, although he can't guarantee that there will be no danger, he is willing to take a gamble. If he wins, it will be the blood mother's profit. If he loses, he will choose Table, he wins!

At the same time, Pike walked around the deck, patting his left hand and looking right, without any expression, and asked:

"Captain, what is the name of our ship?"

He has a strong sense of contract. When he accepted the mission and boarded the ship, he became a sailor, and his title naturally changed.

"Black Forest."

Qiao Yang, who was standing on the bow of the ship and looking at the chart, replied casually and glanced at Pike from the corner of his eye.

He has now changed his outfit, wearing light clothes, hard leather armor, a bone-breaking knife with a hook lock, and his complexion has improved a lot. At least he looks like a normal person. He may have rested for a while to prepare for the upcoming period. Time at sea.

"What a great name. I wish us a good harvest!"

"Of course, if I were not afraid of alarming others, I would prefer to send my fleet together, but now that I have a good sailor like you, I believe it will be no worse than my fleet."

Qiao Yang said these words naturally, and they were well-founded, because just when time accelerated, the memory of the captain appeared in his mind out of thin air.

According to this memory line description, the captain was indeed born into a wealthy family, but he was far from being as glamorous as he seemed on the surface.

Although he is not weak in strength, he is indeed a complete idiot. Except for the gold and jade, this is the kind of person he is talking about.

He once had a fleet called the Golden Lantern, but it is gone now. Apart from the gold coins on his body, the small boat under his feet and the sailors behind him are all he has.

The main culprit that caused him to become like this was the news about the appearance of giant turtle fish and schools of turtle fish. For people who live at sea all year round, this is also a treasure!

Now he urgently needs this treasure to make a comeback, but he is greedy and selfish by nature, and he is definitely not willing to share this money with others.

In the real story, the third part took a long time to decide, and the atmosphere on the ship was far from harmonious. He was even able to chat with Parker, the legendary sailor.

"You are a generous captain and I will take note of your name."

"Of course, it's an honor."

Qiao Yang noticed that Pike had changed at this moment. As expected, the owner of Wandering City showed up, but it didn't matter, it didn't matter whether you were a human or a ghost, as long as you didn't do anything, everyone could sit down and chat. chat.

After these words fell, time came to a standstill again, and the outside world accelerated again. You can vaguely see the expressions of everyone looking for nothing, anxious, restless, and irritable.

While he was patiently waiting for the next story to begin, a low and hoarse voice appeared in his ears out of thin air, just like the most open whisper.

"You are a good captain. You can choose to leave or continue. This is your freedom."

"You are willing to show up. What, you don't want to stay in this stinking ditch anymore? Why don't you get on my boat? I can take you away."

With a chuckle, Qiao Yang's words were quite rude, and at the same time he issued a solicitation that was not very sincere.

It didn't reply, and time continued to pass. The climax of this story was about to begin, and the protagonists who staged this drama were ready and waiting to begin.

On the other side, the mission sea area.

Nick was a little confused and uneasy as he drove towards the depths of this strange sea. Besides him, there were six people standing on the boat, all of which were his crew.

The ship under his feet was the most ordinary sloop. It was built on the first island after he left the Island of First Birth, and he was lucky enough to recruit an Excellent-level crew member.

He was an experienced navigator. At that time, Nick believed that he was the one favored by the Endless Sea, and he was the chosen one!

It's not surprising that he thinks so. In the early stages, as long as there is a navigator, let alone an outstanding navigator, most of the worries will be solved during the full moon trial, which is extremely important for the subsequent development. significance.

In fact, this was exactly the case. With the help of this navigator, Nick quickly reached the next island.

What happened next was even more magical. He actually found a dead second-level dragon's blood tree in the forest on the island. Although the dragon's blood tree had lost most of its extraordinary factors due to being left there for a long time, it was still there. The so-called skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

After careful disassembly and filling in some ordinary old wood, he spent three days building his own extraordinary ship. Although it was only the first level, it had a milestone significance for him and the family behind him. .

This has to mention Nick's origin. He comes from the continent on the other side of Blue Star. His full name is Nick Hobart, and he was born into a small family.

Compared to the fertile land of the Dragon Kingdom, which was vast and rich in resources and talented people, the free country he was in was extremely chaotic.

The first batch of guys who came back hundreds of years ago with extraordinary powers unscrupulously cracked the earth and became kings, and inflicted extremely cruel methods on ordinary people.

The most direct ones are enslavement and suppression, and even worse, they use their own strength to play a game of massacre. The behavior is so bad and the cruelty they do is outrageous.

Although the better ones don't do such unscrupulous things, they don't sympathize with ordinary people. They live a luxurious life, are aloof, and regard all things as ants.

In the face of extraordinary beings, ordinary guns have lost their effect. Only some specially made large-caliber weapons can threaten some low-level extraordinary beings, and starting from the third level, even the threat of mushroom bombs is much smaller.

These extraordinary beings may not be able to withstand the impact and high temperature brought by the front, but they will have a sense of danger to some extent. Maybe they sense something is wrong as soon as they launch, and then escape thousands of miles away. Don't underestimate it. The life-saving ability of a professional is something gained through countless lives and deaths.

This chaos lasted for more than ten years before a heroic figure appeared in the free country, and under his leadership returned to an imperfect order.

However, the centipede insect never dies, and the impact it had during those ten years lasted for hundreds of years. Even today, hundreds of years later, it has not completely disappeared. This can be seen from the current situation in the free country. One or two.

There are no individuals or civilians in today's free country. They are all large and small forces fighting each other. There are almost good Jedi there. Those who still maintain this idea in their hearts are almost dead by this time.

Interest exchanges and gang conflagrations take place almost every day in this land. It can only be said that order is found in chaos, and one cannot ask for too much from the rest.

Families are also part of the force, and the Hobart family is one of them.

This is a small family that has emerged in recent years. The total number of members of various tribes does not exceed a hundred. There are only ten official captains. The number of adventurers is a bit more, but it is only a few dozen. The strongest in the entire family They have just been promoted to the fourth level, and they barely have a certain ability to protect themselves and the right to speak in their local area.

But this is not enough, because the entire family cannot even produce an extraordinary ship, even the current patriarch, Nick's father, is the same.

Not everyone is like Qiao Yang. They don't like extraordinary ships of the first and second levels at all. Only those of the third level and above can be seen.

In fact, most people may not be able to get an extraordinary ship even after officially entering the Endless Sea for many years, but there are definitely many ordinary sailing warships of the third and fourth levels.

Therefore, Nick believes that he is not bragging when he says he is the chosen one, because if things develop normally, he will definitely be the future leader of the Hobart clan, and he can even lead the family further and enter the coveted upper class circle.

Unfortunately, he accepted this challenge mission triggered by Qiao Yang, and was very "lucky" to trigger the hidden challenge here.

If Qiao Yang were here, he would find that Nick's current situation is exactly the same as the path he took when he first entered. He has entered the deepest part of Wandering City and is about to face the test of the master here.

It is worth mentioning that the newcomer trial areas in each country are not connected, and the same is true for the mission sea area, but the challenge missions received by everyone are the same, which is why Nick can receive the mission.

This involves the problem of settlements in the endless sea, which is very complicated. The situation in Blue Star is far from being as simple as it seems. It is just unified on the surface under the suppression of the three kings. In fact, it is still how it should be. This kind of Everyone is tacitly aware of the matter.

This is what people are like. Because of race, ideas, habits and other factors, everyone dislikes everyone, and there must always be a distinction. When life and death are not at stake, internal fighting is the eternal theme.

Going back to Nick, although he built an extraordinary ship, he just met another family member with a better background. Despite his best efforts, he still lost his main warship, leaving only his feet. This is an ordinary three-gallon ship.

As for the cause of the incident, it was just because he refused to recruit that family member. The guy took action when he disagreed and caught him off guard. Even now, he is still a little angry. Those vampires who have been at the top for a long time are really arrogant. .

Fortunately, his crew members were only slightly injured and there was no attrition, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

In order to avoid subsequent pursuit, Nick chose to accept this sudden mission and was teleported into this dark and void sea.

At this time, he didn't know that he had triggered the challenge mechanism of the floating city, and he only regarded it as an ordinary phased mission. Although he had temporarily lost the extraordinary ship, looking at the crew around him, he suddenly felt that he was not so panicked, and maybe he could still do it. If you can get some treasures here that can greatly improve your strength, you must pay back the humiliation you suffered when the time comes.

Nick was thinking this in his mind. Suddenly, the scene around him changed, and the whole view of Ruby Harbor came into view. He looked at the changed crew members and himself. Instead of panicking, he felt extremely excited.

He knew that he had encountered the legendary great opportunity and entered a secret realm of acting. In theory, as long as he performed well enough and made enough changes, he would be able to reap huge benefits in the end!

This made Nick's original depression disappear. With unprecedented confidence, he directed the crew to dock the ship. Looking at Delin and others who wanted to help him dock, he didn't even think about it and started to curse. road:

"Go away, I don't need a boatman!"

"Oh, dear captain, what are you talking about? I can't hear you clearly!"

How could Delin, a veteran, give up the wealth he was about to acquire just because of a mere insult? This was enough for him to drink dark beer for a month.

Next, Nick on the boat was allowed to jump around and yell, but Delin below pretended not to hear, helped him park the boat, and then performed a familiar trick of extorting money.

Although he and Qiao Yang are both rookie captains, in fact, there are differences between them.

Nick, who was not strong and didn't have much money, reluctantly paid ten silver coins. Although he was not happy, he also knew that it was best not to conflict with the local old people in a place like this. He had just arrived in a different place. If you are familiar with it, you may be tricked.

Delin grabbed the silver coin from Nick's hand with a smile, with a strange look on his face, and then he didn't leave in a hurry and asked:

"What are you doing here?"

"It's none of your business, I don't want to see you again!"

At this time, Nick was still immersed in physical pain, and he didn't want to say anything more to the robber in front of him. However, he quickly changed his mind, glanced at the parchment in his arms, and stopped Delin who wanted to leave. , gritted his teeth and said:

"Wait a minute, did you know there is a sailor here named Pike? I have something to do with him."

Delin, who was asking for trouble, couldn't help laughing when he heard Nick's voice, and mocked triumphantly.

"Haha, don't you still want something from me? Not everyone can see Mr. Pike, but I have a way..."

As he spoke, he twirled his fingers with an obvious intention to ask for money.

"How much are you prepared to ask for?"

Delin showed his disgusting tongue and licked his dry lips. He met a fat sheep today. If he didn't kill him, he would really be sorry for this God-given opportunity to make a fortune.

He said nothing, stretched out five fingers, and then spread his hands.

"Huh, five silver coins, it seems you are not..."

"Are you fucking crazy? What I want is five gold coins, gold coins! Do you think this is information that everyone knows? Buy it or not."

In this short period of time, Delin has figured out Nick's character, so he becomes more and more unscrupulous. He likes this kind of fledgling, well, his brother also likes it.

Nick was shocked by the change of attitude of this old man, but he also knew that he was being ripped off, so he fought back not to be outdone:

"I think you are crazy. I don't believe you are the only one here who knows this news. Let's go!"

"Heh, you can try and see who else besides me will sell you the news. Lubiport is not a place where a guy like you can stay."

"You disgusting old sea dog, go and chew your shit!"

Nick, who felt that he was extremely lucky, decided not to tolerate this old man anymore. Looking at the information recorded on the parchment, he decided to ask other people.

But the following reality greatly damaged his confidence. As Delin said, no one in the entire Ruby Port, not even one, was willing to tell him the news or sell it to him, even if his price was higher. It's no use being high.

"Damn it, you old sea dog!"

Nick, who returned to the dock, glanced viciously at Delin, who was chewing an unknown fibrous plant. He was extremely angry, and then he led his crew into the residential area, preparing to find the sailor named Pike on his own.

He is already on top, and no one can stop him.

Three days passed like this, but Nick, who was immersed in it, seemed not to feel the passage of time, and searched for traces of Parker like crazy.

Finally, perhaps because of God's blessing, or perhaps because the master behind Wandering City couldn't stand it any longer, Nick unknowingly came to a dilapidated door.

Compared with "three days" ago, Nick looked much more energetic, and a faint gray air flow enveloped him and his crew.

But no one noticed this, and even felt that they were full of infinite power.

On the contrary, both Nick and the crew have become a little unlike themselves. A new personality is sprouting and quietly replacing their own will.

"Knock on the door."

Nick raised his chin with a commanding look that was no different from those of the new generation of big families.

Although he lost his fleet, the pride in his bones still made him subconsciously order this.

"Where did I get the fleet? Oh~ I was sunk by that damn sea monster. Several ships were sunk. It doesn't matter. As long as I can do this, I can make a comeback!"

He didn't realize that a strange memory had quietly merged into his mind, and various confusing memories kept impacting his already extremely unstable soul.

In the depths of his soul that he could not see, a shadow that was very similar to his current appearance was replacing his will, and the fire of his soul that should have been burning was almost extinguished.

The conditions of the crew were pretty much the same as him, with only the navigator a little better. As for the rest of the sailors, things were not so wonderful. They had almost completely changed, with a weird smile that appeared and disappeared at the corners of their mouths. .

"Dong dong dong~"

The navigator walked up and knocked on the door a few times, then said:

"Our captain is looking for you to make a big deal."

After he finished all this, he returned to the team. A doubt came to his mind. What was his captain's name? There seemed to be a word for Ni, Niken? Something's not right, what's going on~

Soon, the wooden door opened, and Pike walked out listlessly and asked:

"What big deal? Hunting sea monsters, killing people, or something else? You have to know that the price of hiring me is not cheap."

Looking at Pike in front of him, Nick compared the portraits on the parchment and confirmed that the person in front of him was the person he was looking for.

Although he was a little confused as to why such a prestigious sailor would live here, it was not something he should consider. He just wanted to make a big fortune now.

"Of course I know. Do you know the turtle fish? I found a big guy. He lived for at least a hundred years! As long as we kill him, we will all make a fortune. You should be familiar with this thing. "

Pike became interested and asked bluntly without any nonsense:

"Then how much can I get?"

"At least 10%. After all, you are just famous, but I haven't seen your strength yet, right?"

Nick subconsciously exposed his stingy nature, and an inexplicable influence made him say this.

"Not very good. I want one-third. Even if it doesn't work, you still have to pay me a sum of money. Otherwise, you can hire someone else."

Pike's tone was very firm, which also made Nick hesitate. In his heart, he began to consider whether this guy was worth the price. However, he was in urgent need of a large amount of money and had no good options, so he clicked helplessly after thinking for a moment. He nodded and tried to ask:

"Twenty percent, I still..."

"Please go back, you are not welcome here!"

Before Nick could continue to bargain, Pike, who was already impatient, turned cold and regained his lust.

"Okay, okay, then one-third. I hope you have the rumored strength."

He never imagined that this guy would be so rude, but there was nothing he could do about it. The situation was stronger than the person's, and that's how you ask for help.

Hearing this, Pike, who had closed the door and chased people away a second ago, immediately changed his expression. Although he was still not energetic, his expression looked much more pleasing to the eye.

"It's a pleasure to work with you. I like captains who keep their word. By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet."

Pike stretched out his calloused palms and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"Happy cooperation, my name is..."

Nick staggered suddenly, and endless doubts flooded into his mind. What was his name?

"My name is……"

A burst of pressure from his soul made him squeeze the words that should have been so familiar into his throat, and he couldn't say them anyway.

The unclean gray air flowed back and forth from his seven orifices. The navigator felt the reality for a moment. He saw a moist figure, which quickly disappeared.

When he woke up again, his eyes turned gray, and he stepped forward and patted Nick on the shoulder.

"Our captain is from the Allens family. His full name is Duncan Allens. Please believe me, working with us is definitely a sure-fire business!"

After such a "reminder" from the navigator, Nick, who was a little confused at first, realized that as a qualified gentleman, he actually got distracted on such an occasion, which was extremely rude.

So he leaned forward a few degrees and reintroduced himself:

"My name is Duncan."

"Duncan Allens!"

It's a little late, I wrote a little more, hehe.

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