Chapter 281: The Sea God Who Stole Fish

The pirates of 'Night Skeleton' had never seen such a gentle sea. They sailed for more than ten days without encountering a single storm. Since the day they escaped from the pursuit of the 'Sea Wolf' pirate group, it had been this kind of drizzle weather.

Pirates sometimes don't encounter drizzle for half a year, but this time it actually followed them for more than ten days. That thin layer of overcast clouds overhead seemed as if it would never be blown away by the sea breeze.

Boatswain Yorkshire branded the burning iron anchor toward the ship deck that had been soaked with mildew by the overcast rain, and the steaming rotten wood smell mixed with his rough laughter rolled on the deck: "The Sea God must have stolen fish, which made the Ocean Goddess angry and turned into a crying resentful woman!"

The pirates around laughed loudly, giving an affirmative attitude to the boatswain's joke.

"Oh, guys, look what I found! Haha! Ghost Ear!" 'Rusty Nail' walked out of the bottom cabin with a pair of chopstick-like long legs, running and laughing while holding a cluster of translucent wood ears in his hand. "Night Skeleton has finally gotten us something good this time."

In a long-term overcast and rainy environment, wooden ships will breed various fungal organisms. This phenomenon is common in the history of navigation.

And 'Night Skeleton' as a ghost ship cannot avoid this natural law, and such fungal organisms will make 'Night Skeleton' very uncomfortable—Captain Hendrik can testify to this. After all, the pirate captain's scalp would itch whenever he put on his captain's hat these days, so the captain had to order the pirates to launch a sterilization operation.

"Thump!"

'Rusty Nail's' belt was pulled from behind, and his thin pelvis clearly couldn't hold his fat pants, which caused his pants to slide down to his feet and trip him directly.

'Iron Bucket's' short and fat figure stepped on 'Rusty Nail's' butt and walked out, grabbing the ghost ears that fell to the ground while not forgetting to kick his companion.

"Shut up, you seaweed brain! I found the ghost ears!"

The translucent wood ears growing on the damp cabin wall will emit a faint blue fluorescent light at night, and old sailors grind them into powder after drying them, and smoking them mixed with tobacco can produce hallucinations, accompanied by the feeling of floating like a fairy.

Roaming on the vast sea all year round, the space for sailors to move is only a ship, which is no different from being in prison. Under such circumstances, the pirates who were originally bad-tempered often have certain problems with their spirit, and this kind of tobacco that can make people relax their spirit can be said to be more precious than gold, and even a little flaw makes people unable to refuse.

It was just that not only the fat and thin duo, but all the other pirates also couldn't refuse this gift from 'Night Skeleton'.

"Hey, 'Iron Bucket'! This is 'Rusty Nail's' discovery, you can't just occupy your companion's harvest like this!"

"No, I swear I saw 'Iron Bucket' find this cluster of ghost ears first, so it should naturally belong to 'Iron Bucket'!"

"Damn it, 'Iron Bucket' robbed 'Rusty Nail's' trophy in front of everyone, this is a shameful act!"

"No no no, taking back items that originally belonged to oneself cannot be called robbery! 'Iron Bucket', don't be afraid, I will stand on your side, as long as you share a little... just a little bit!"

The pirates turned into righteous knights and stood up to preside over justice!

Of course, knights don't need rewards, but pirates need them!

"Stop it, you damn bastards! You, Yorkshire, watch your anchor, you hurt 'Night Skeleton'!" The pirate captain's loud reprimand stopped everyone's eagerness to move in time.

Yorkshire, who was still very unconvinced, suddenly remembered his work, turned his head and saw the anchor-shaped charred mark left by his burning iron anchor on the deck of 'Night Skeleton', and hurriedly ran back in a panic to pull away the canopy covering the rain overhead to let the fine rain cool the burning iron anchor.

Seeing that he had drunk back the boatswain, Hendrik glanced at Nie Yingying, who was watching the fun beside him, and then continued: "Ghost ears belong to... Vice-Captain 'Skinny' to distribute, alright, that's it!"

More than ten days of sea voyage had long ago worn away the shock of the travelers at the magnificent sea. Nie Yingying didn't want to stay in the captain's cabin to watch Duanmu Xing draw with Xie Yaoyao. It happened that there was fun to watch on the deck, so she took the opportunity to walk out of the captain's cabin.

Looking at 'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng, who jumped off the mast happily and began to perform the majesty of the vice-captain, Nie Yingying couldn't help but shake her head secretly—sure enough, the IQ of all travelers is not necessarily higher than that of the natives.

Ignoring 'Skinny' who was pretending to be powerful on the deck, Hendrik bent down and pressed his captain's hat to his chest.

"Excellency, not far ahead is 'Heihudao'. After resting there, we can turn around and head straight to Pales Port."

With Nie Yingying's keen senses, she naturally saw the black dot that appeared on the distant sea level.

"I didn't expect your courage to be quite big, daring to bury your treasure in such a place so close to the northern route."

Hendrik's eyes flickered, and finally he smiled awkwardly: "There is a saying in the distant East that 'the most dangerous place is often the safest', and although Heihudao is very close to the route, because it is a desolate isolated island, almost no ships will dock."

After reporting the itinerary, Hendrik put on his hat and walked to the helm to perform his duties. Like medium and small ships like 'Night Skeleton', they generally won't be equipped with a dedicated helmsman, and the captain often controls the direction of the ship's voyage.

With Nie Yingying's keen senses, she naturally saw that this pirate captain must be hiding some thoughts, but she didn't care much.

Anyone who has someone suddenly come to the door to plot their property will have thoughts, but absolute strength can solve all problems, just like the pirates' own code of conduct.

Soon, 'Skinny' Mei Pengcheng, who had made a fair distribution of the harvest for the fat and thin duo, also discovered the island that appeared on the distant sea.

"Guys, I think we are about to witness the captain's collection! Hahaha!"

Skinny's words, besides making the pirates laugh loudly, also made the pirate captain's face even darker. He didn't hesitate to press his captain's hat down, trying to hide his gloomy face.

Staring at the island that was gradually enlarging in the distance, Nie Yingying's mouth curled up slightly.

'Skinny' this guy's IQ might not be as good as Hendrik's, but his achievement in the way of 'cheapness' is definitely higher than the other party's. ===== CHAPTER 282 =====

Staring at the island that was gradually enlarging in the distance, Nie Yingying's lips curled slightly upward.

That guy Shouhou might not have the IQ of Hendrik, but his achievements on the path of being "despicable" were definitely higher than the other's.