After closing the soul world, Todd fell down on the cabin bed and let out an exhausted roar.
Rachel, who was in charge of guarding, flipped through the book in her hand and asked casually: "This meeting seems to have taken longer than the previous ones."
"Those guys stayed in there and refused to leave..." Todd used his elbows as support, turned over, and looked at the ceiling above his head: "The longer you stay in another world, the greater the burden on your body.
The bigger.”
"How about changing the daily meeting to once every three days?"
Rolling up his sleeves and seeing that the entire forearm had been completely eroded by mutation, Todd shook his head and rejected the proposal: "I don't have much time, you know..."
Rachel lowered her head again, her face turned gloomy, and she never spoke again.
The cries and begging for mercy that reached his ears attracted Todd's attention. He got up and looked in the direction of the deck outside the door, and asked Rachel: "What's going on?"
"Our captain is admonishing his men in a pirate way."
Shaking his dizzy head, Todd climbed up the steps to the deck and saw all the crew members gathered around the ship's side with expressions of awe.
Ayesha sat on an old wooden chair, one foot on the steering wheel, and looked at her men leisurely.
"Next!" With her usual wild look in her eyes, she pointed the musket in her hand at the sea beside her: "Move quickly!"
A sailor who participated in the betrayal was brought up from the cell below deck.
"Captain, your mind is like the sea! Be merciful, show some mercy! Please forgive me for my fault!" As if he knew the terrible fate that would follow, the sinner slumped to the ground, with traces of incontinence between his legs.
The executioner, holding a dagger in his hand, looked at the superior captain, waiting for instructions.
Passing the thumb of her right hand across her throat, Ayesha showed everyone a cruel smile.
"No! Please!"
Amid the screams and wails, the executioner cut dozens of wounds of various sizes on the betrayer, and then severed the opponent's hand tendons and hamstrings.
Then, the pirates tied the bloody victims with cables and threw them into the sea below the side of the ship.
The executioners grabbed one end of the cable and pulled the prisoner so that half of his body was under the water and the other half was above the water.
The armed sailboat continued to sail, and the sharks, attracted by the smell of blood, slowly approached the ship.
The sounds of gnawing, breaking bones, splashing water, and screaming came together to form a symphony of death that only belonged to the pirate world.
Five minutes later, Todd frowned and looked at the pirates, pulling the body up in a hurry.
The victim was bitten by the shark and only a small part of his body was left, like a piece of rag drifting in the sea, thrown on the deck, it was horrible to see.
"This kind of punishment is called 'floating meat', and it is a method commonly used by pirates to execute insiders." Rachel walked to Todd's side and whispered.
Seeing Ayesha throwing more than a dozen silver moons to her cronies in the crowd and loudly praising their loyalty, Todd nodded and said: "There are rewards and punishments. Maybe this female pirate is more powerful than we thought."
intelligent."
Rachel looked at the bustling pirates and said, "It won't be long before a new 'first officer' comes forward to covet her position."
Todd was stunned and asked strangely: "Having witnessed such torture with your own eyes, would anyone want to betray you?"
Smiling, she turned around and returned to the cabin. Before leaving, Rachel left these words: "Either a king or a servant. In the pirate's dictionary, there has never been the word 'second'."
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Black Pearl has been sailing on the sea for nineteen days. Except for the first few encounters with North Island pirates, Todd showing the Muxi Kingdom warrant, and finally smooth passage, the rest of the time was more like a peaceful and peaceful travel time.
Day 20 of the voyage.
At 7:30 in the morning, Todd got up in the bumpy cabin, washed and had breakfast. After taking a short rest, he opened his soul space and invited officials from Muxi Kingdom to hold a meeting.
It used to be over within two hours
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During the daily meeting, something seemed a little strange since Cumberland found the TV series folder.
After finishing the daily topics, no one wants to leave the soul space early. Everyone is searching for something of interest on their own computers.
The old knight Cumberland loves historical dramas the most, such as "Vikings", "King Arthur", "Rome", "Spartacus", etc., but after watching them, he will always discover the history of another world.
It is very different from the plot of the video. Faced with the old man's question, Todd could only vaguely explain it with "Vision of Heaven".
Mary's favorites are painting, sculpture and architecture, the Renaissance, Gothic culture, and new religious speculation... Through the reference and comparison of different styles, she reflects these differences into her own clothing store, which has set off a trend in Duixi City.
A wave of artistic progress.
But Todd also gradually realized that the development of things was somewhat off the established track. He had to perform "extraction control" on his memory, sealing up a large amount of knowledge that was too advanced and taboo to prevent unnecessary incidents.
trouble.
At the end of the daily meeting, Todd took a nap, woke up and climbed onto the deck, where he happened to see Captain Ayesha observing the compass.
"How long until we get there?"
Hearing Todd's question, Ayesha raised her head and glanced at him: "At this rate, we will arrive in five days."
Todd nodded and looked towards the distant mountains, which were covered with white snow; the air exhaled from his mouth already had signs of white mist; the broken ice floating on the sea in the distance gave people the illusion of floating icebergs.
"We have entered the ice sheet sea?"
"That's right, starting from here. The ice will become thicker and thicker, and the water channel will become narrower and narrower. I can guarantee that no captain other than me can safely deliver you to your destination."
Todd subconsciously touched his completely mutated right arm with his left hand.
Ayesha looked at the thick robe on his body and asked with a smile: "Mr. Derek, it is summer now. Although we have entered the ice sheet area, your clothes are too thick."
Todd said nonchalantly: "I have no resistance to cold weather."
Looking at Aisha's suspicious eyes, Todd chose to change the subject: "In the past few days, it seems that you have never asked why you want to go to the Kingdom of Shadows..."
"Not inquiring into the privacy of 'goods' is one of my strengths." Ayesha blinked: "So, unlike other colleagues who act recklessly, my reputation in the circle is pretty good."
"I once heard your Majesty say that you hope to ambush other pirates in exchange for the kingdom's funding and trust. With all due respect, won't doing so affect your survival?"
Aisha narrowed her eyes and her pupils narrowed slightly: "Mr. Derek, I hope you can also learn from my strengths and don't ask about things you shouldn't ask."
Todd shrugged, indicating that he meant no harm.
"Captain! Look! Storm!"
The pirates on the watchtower issued a harsh warning.
Ayesha's eyes widened and she said to herself in disbelief: "This is already an ice sheet, how can there be a storm?!"
Todd followed Aisha's footsteps and rushed to the bow of the ship to look at the horizon. Thick dark clouds were rolling in the sky like splashed ink. Lightning, heavy rain and hurricanes broke the calm on the sea and headed towards the Black Pearl.
Come.
"This is impossible! There have never been any storms in this sea area!"
Feeling the suffocating wind pressure, Todd reminded Aisha who was still in a daze: "Now is not the time to question! Let your crew prepare for the storm!"
Biting her lower lip, Ayesha turned around, looked at the overwhelmed crew, and shouted loudly: "Lower the sails! Prepare to row the oars! Cut the rudder half a turn to the left! Throw all the supplies and cargo in the cargo hold into the sea.
!”
Todd grabbed Ayesha and said, "Throw away the food and water. What will we do with our future journey?"
The latter's face turned pale, he pushed his arm away, shook his head and said: "The journey ahead? Let's find a way to survive first!"