Chapter 63: This One Cry of 'Big Brother'—I'll Keep You Safe All Your Life

Time slipped by in a flash.

Day and night took turns.

In the blink of an eye,

two days had passed.

Early morning.

A blazing sun rose slowly, hanging at the edge of the sky, scattering down a golden halo, its warmth flowing gently, driving away the lingering mist in the air.

At the crack of dawn, the villagers of Windmill Village threw themselves into busy work.

Bustling and noisy,

full of life,

Windmill Village, the harbor.

An enormous warship sat quietly moored at the harbor.

The sea breeze drifted in, stirring up rings of waves that spread outward.

Splash splash!

The seawater slapped against the harbor's rocks, giving off a crisp, pleasant sound, like beautiful musical notes.

A white flag hung high on the warship, shaped like a seagull, yet also like a scale, symbolizing the Navy's absolute fairness, justice, and righteousness.

One could see—

Young marines in Navy uniforms bustled about without pause, each hauling various cargo from the harbor to the warship's hold.

From this one could tell—

Clearly,

this was the prelude to the warship's long voyage!

The supplies being prepared now were the essentials needed for the warship's long voyage.

"Take this thing to the hold."

"This is an item Vice Admiral Kapu personally requested. You lot better handle it gently—don't damage anything inside. Otherwise, if Vice Admiral Kapu gets furious, he'll toss you few straight into the sea to feed the fish on the spot."

"And this one, and that one…"

"Be careful with all of it!"

The harbor was a scene of bustling noise, with over a hundred marines working themselves into a frenzy.

Bokatto was among them as well, acting as commander, directing every marine present to haul cargo, so busy that sweat was already streaming down his forehead.

As the warship's supreme commander, Kapu, on the other hand, lay at his ease on the warship's deck, leaning back against a sun chair, flat on his back, a glass of fruit juice in his right hand, looking thoroughly relaxed and carefree.

Not far away,

Lu En stood at the deck's railing as well, quietly watching the marines below, who were busy beyond measure.

Turning his head,

he looked at the utterly carefree Kapu with a speechless expression.

At this moment,

Kapu suddenly spoke: "Lu En, kid, these past few days you've certainly kicked up quite a storm. This old man never expected that, just before leaving Windmill Village, you still wouldn't let anyone rest easy."

These past few days,

every bandit gang near Windmill Village had already met with the fate of being wiped out by Lu En alone.

Bandit gangs, big and small…

no fewer than seven or eight!

In just three short days, they had been completely eradicated by Lu En single-handedly.

The remaining handful of bandit gangs cowered in the steep mountain ranges, no longer daring to venture out, terrified that Lu En would set his sights on them.

Because he had killed so ferociously,

it led to—

these past few days in Windmill Village, not even the shadow of a single bandit could be seen.

Every bandit was hiding in some mountain hollow, trembling in fear.

They didn't dare step outside at all.

If these bandits hadn't all started hiding, the number Lu En could have killed would only have been greater.

After wiping out seven or eight bandit gangs…

the lives staining Lu En's hands numbered no less than a thousand!

Seven or eight bandit gangs, slaughtered clean by Lu En.

Not one left alive.

These past days, Lu En had practically become a terrifying god of slaughter!

Even Kapu felt a chill of dread.

Afraid that—

this kid Lu En had grown addicted to killing.

That would be real trouble!

As a marine, how could one be so bloodthirsty?

"This kid Lu En…"

"is nothing like this old man in temperament."

"Nor does he really take after his old man, Dragon, either."

"Strange as hell—why is this kid so bloodthirsty!"

Captain Kapu felt puzzled.

However…

The mountain bandits Lu En killed were all viciously evil, which made Captain Kapu breathe a slight sigh of relief.

What he feared was,

Lu En becoming addicted to killing and laying hands on ordinary civilians.

And that, was not something Captain Kapu wanted to see.

"But I have to admit."

"This kid Lu En's strength has grown far too fast!"

"In the blink of an eye, even looking across the entire East Sea, Lu En's strength absolutely places him among the ranks of the strong."

"Worthy of being my grandson!"

"A once-in-a-century peerless genius!"

Captain Kapu was filled with emotion, deeply proud within.

Because seven or eight mountain bandit groups had been wiped out by Lu En alone…

For a time,

a rumor spread around Windmill Village.

There was a top-tier expert who championed justice, who despised mountain bandits to the bone — any bandit would inevitably be unable to escape the fate of being punished!

This rumor,

caused countless people who had originally intended to join the mountain bandits to stop in their tracks one after another, no longer daring to join bandit groups to commit evil.

At this moment,

Lu En looked at the thoroughly pleased Captain Kapu: "Cleaning out the bandits here, isn't that exactly what you wanted? Actually, you've wanted to do this for a long time now, haven't you?"

Hearing this,

Captain Kapu was left speechless: "Seen through by you, kid. Indeed, I've long wanted to wipe out the bandits around here. It's just that these bandits are like flies in a stinking ditch — you can't get rid of them all, no matter how many you kill."

"If you can't solve the problem at its root…"

"These bandits can never be killed off completely."

"So, back when I was young and hot-blooded, I acted on impulse once or twice. After that, I never laid a hand on these bandits again."

Lu En fell into thought.

"Alright, you kid don't need to think so much. Go say goodbye to that rascal Ace."

"For quite a long time to come, you two probably won't be able to meet."

"I have to say, you kid really have your own way of dealing with people. At first, that rascal Ace was full of hostility toward you. Now that you're suddenly leaving, the kid is full of reluctance to part."

Captain Kapu swept a sidelong glance and spotted a little tike standing at the harbor.

It was Ace, who had come to see them off!

Before the warship was about to set sail,

a great many villagers of Windmill Village had gathered at the harbor.

All of them had come specially to see Captain Kapu and Lu En off.

Among them,

was Ace.

And also…

the tavern proprietress Makino, cradling Little Lufei in her arms.

Makino now was very young, her whole being brimming with the breath of youth, her features delicate and beautiful, radiating a unique gentle and charming temperament.

Little Lufei in her arms was waving his arms and legs about, babbling away.

Ace stood beside Makino, his eyes carrying a touch of reluctance as he gazed at the massive warship ahead, his gaze fixed on Lu En at the railing on the warship's deck.

A group of villagers, led by the village chief grandpa, had come specially to see Lu En off.