"Generally, when I go to sea, I will only take two-thirds of Sailor and leave one-third. Who can follow to earn extra allowances is determined by their usual performance.
"In this way, even if 'Blue Avenger' doesn't need Sailor, they will still work hard to express themselves, such as cleaning up the ship, going to bed on time instead of singing at midnight or playing cards all night. There are even Sailor who approach me when they go ashore and ask me to go to 'Red Theater' or similar places."
Alger leaned on the railing of the bow, looked at the water that was split by the sharp bow and rushed past both sides, and whispered.
"Did you go?"
Klein looked at the empty deck with an expressionless face and asked casually.
The night before yesterday, Angel used "Pleasure" to arouse his lust with inexplicable emotions, and he was learning Ancient Feysac and every day. Fourth Epoch Provocation him in history, and used the excuse of worrying about "Ghost Ship"'s prying eyes to sleep in separate rooms every night, which made him lose interest in everything until now.
"I..." I didn't expect that this was what the other party cared about. Alger could hardly hold back his expression, "... I want to get along with my subordinates. If I'm too aloof, they will think that I am not gregarious and they will secretly report me to the church."
"That's it."
"Yes..."
Alger subconsciously looked away and replied, then he remembered that no matter his identity as a pirate or Storm Believer, there was no need to be ashamed of going to that kind of place, and turned his face again.
"Did you call me here just to confess this?"
With a smile on his face, Klein asked.
What was I thinking, why was I chatting with him on the deck in the sea breeze... Alger almost wanted to turn around and leave, but thinking of the possible expression on the other side, a smile appeared on his face, and he lowered his voice to a minimum and said:
"Of course not, I want to talk to you about the future transaction on Tarot Club, Mr. World."
He successfully saw a hint of movement on Klein's face. Although the latter kept his expression unchanged under the power of "Faceless", the surprise, confusion and even a trace of murderous intent in his eyes could not be hidden. The Black Gloves on his left hand even gave out an aura that made Alger shudder. It looked like a wolf that had been hungry for a week, staring at him with shining eyes.
"The reason?"
The moment he knew he was exposed, Klein did flash through various plans in his mind, including murder and silencing, but he quickly realized that this was a sign of being too deep into the role of "Mad Adventurer" Gehrman. He had been unknowingly affected by the cold and crazy persona he had deliberately created.
"This is somewhat similar to the way I lost control due to being confused about my identity when I first arrived at sea. Fortunately, I found it early, otherwise I would have a tendency to lose control again. Angel may not be able to bring me back... Playing the same identity for a long time can easily lead to confusion. You must pay attention to this in the future!"
He put these experiences into Acting Rule of "Faceless", his expression and eyes returned to calmness, and the dangerous aura exuded by "Creeping Hunger" gradually disappeared.
"Your gloves are 'Creeping Hunger', at the scene where 'Steel' Maviti was ambushed, and after that 'Sea God' believers and rebels attacked Bayam, you have used the above abilities, and the Beyonder Characteristic sold by 'World' on Tarot Club are all derived from this Mystical Item. Finally, your performance in yesterday's battle was too conservative, which was completely different from that on Bayam. Although I don't know how you made 'Creeping Hunger' no longer hungry, but you should have been concerned about its negative effects, so you didn't use it on the isolated island, right?"
Alger explained in one breath, with a determined smile on his face, which made his weathered and rough face become a little rounder.
As expected of Tarot Club's "think tank", "Hanged Man" who often advises "Sun" and "Justice" actually analyzed my identity from these details. Of course, I only focused on concealing Angel and did not pay attention to him, and the fact that I contacted him at Bayam and accidentally exposed the battles I participated in are also important reasons... Klein sighed inwardly and asked expressionlessly:
"So?"
"So, we can try to form an alliance, a loose but binding alliance." Seeing that he did not deny or be angry, Alger breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, this is not meant to be detrimental to Tarot Club and Mr. Fool. But we can share resources privately and help each other. I own this Ghost Ship, information channel in Church of Storms, and you... can even get the 'Creeping Hunger' given by Mr. Fool..."
Having said this, he glanced at Klein's left hand with some envy, indicating that the other party could contact other followers of "Fool".
"... Finally, the combat effectiveness of 'Empress' Miss will become our most powerful guarantee... By the way, you know she is 'Empress' Miss, right."
I really want to say "I know now" and leave you to Angel, but then she will know that I am "the world"... Klein suppressed the urge to act "Gehrman" without thinking and nodded.
"Like on Primitive Island the night before yesterday?"
"Just like that."
Alger responded quickly.
The reason why he invited "The World" alone on the deck to expose the opponent's identity was because the Primitive Island was rich in resources, and all kinds of Beyonder Creature that were difficult to find in the outside world were strangely gathered together, and the location was only known to the three of them. It was simply an inexhaustible treasure house.
Although this is weaker than the power and channels behind "Admiral of Stars" Cattleya, it is much stronger than fighting alone. This can preserve his position on Tarot Club and avoid the fate of being marginalized due to duplicate identities.
In order to protect this property, he must win over other members and form an alliance.
Just like Qilingus and I... He recalled gloomily, suddenly thought of something, and asked:
"'Empress' Miss still doesn't know you are the 'world'?"
The other party's cold eyes quickly made him react:
"I understand, just leave it to you and her to explain."
I don't even know how to explain it. If I had known, she would have taken the initiative to admit it when she exposed my identity as a Fool follower. Now that it has been delayed for too long, it has become increasingly difficult... Klein's mouth twitched and his eyes moved to the distant sea, only to find a row of sails appearing near the horizon.
"That's..." Alger followed his gaze and soon noticed something strange. He squinted his eyes to check, "It shouldn't be a merchant ship. I deliberately stayed away from busy routes."
Before he made any move, the horn hanging at the stern of the ship emitted a low buzzing sound, which instantly spread to all cabins. Soon, Sailor people gathered on the deck. Someone handed over a delicate monocular telescope. Alger took it, opened it, and pointed it at the fleet in the distance, observing carefully.
"What's going on?"
Angel also heard the alarm sound, came up from the cabin below, approached Klein and asked.
Klein, who had just revealed his identity, looked away with some guilt and whispered:
"An unidentified fleet was spotted in the distance..."
"It's 'Vice Admiral Dusk' Bulatov Ivan."
Alger put down the telescope and said, causing the Sailors on the deck to exclaim.
Although this Pirate Admiral's reputation is not as bad as the others, especially "Hell Admiral" and "Admiral of Blood", as one of the seven Pirate Admiral, His name is undoubtedly the nightmare of every Sailor and Adventurer. Once he is selected as a target, he will be chased by the fast battleships in the fleet, and then surrounded by all sides, and will be captured obediently.
Fortunately, he is not bloodthirsty, and mainly robs property, and his target is always a merchant ship flying the Loen flag. Therefore, under the premise that the size of the fleet is no less than that of "Admiral of Blood" Senior, the bounty is only two-thirds of the other party's.
"'Vice Admiral Dusk' with a bounty of 28,000 pounds..."
After Klein discovered that he was almost trapped in the "Mad Adventurer" character, he quickly adjusted his mentality. At this time, he no longer worried about the performance problem, and subconsciously blurted out the other party's bounty, but now he was on the sea, and "Vice Admiral Dusk" even if the bounty was as high as 280,000, there was nothing he could do against the other party.
And after facing "Vice Admiral of Ailment" Tracy, and "Unaging" Demoness Katarina behind her, Klein knows that every Pirate Admiral who can gain a foothold on the sea is not as easy to deal with as it seems on the surface.
Otherwise, High Sequence Beyonder, who is short of money, would have come to the sea to fish for a few high-reward players to fill the gap in his wallet.
"Will he attack us? "Angel also squinted his eyes and looked at the fleet in the distance and asked.
"Bratov generally does not attack pirate ships, but after he and 'Admiral of Blood' each destroyed two ships in the southern waters of Sonia Island a few months ago, this cannot be guaranteed. "Alger replied, "Fortunately, my ship is faster than theirs and I can take the initiative to avoid them."
Following his words, the huge sail of "Blue Avenger" readjusted its angle, and the hull quickly turned, drawing an arc on the sea, avoiding the distant fleet.
The "Vice Admiral Dusk" in the distance also spotted the Ghost Ship flying the skull pirate flag. Two fast warships with slender hulls that were obviously faster than other ships raised their sails and tried to pursue along the interception route. However, it didn't take long before they discovered the speed difference between the two sides and turned around.
"If it were another Pirate Admiral, even venting anger would have caused the forward to chase for two more hours, but Bratov would not. They were highly disciplined and their actions were purposeful. In the battle with 'Admiral of Blood', although both sides suffered similar losses, Senior only lost two main battleships, while he only lost the two oldest ships."
Staring at the fleet in the distance until they disappeared under the sea level, Alger breathed a sigh of relief, waved away Sailor who was watching the show, and said to Angel and Klein.
More like a navy than a pirate group...Angel commented in his mind.
"So, they should have some purpose for appearing here?"
Watching 28,000 pounds wave away from him, Klein suddenly spoke.
"Maybe they were ordered to intercept certain ships. Haha, it is rumored that behind 'Vice Admiral Dusk' are actually Feysac Empire and God of War Church, so they often do things that ordinary pirates cannot understand. They may even pass through the Berserk Sea and run towards the Southern Continent..."
Alger drew the other party's destination in his mind based on the direction of the fleet's departure and the sea chart, and found that it pointed to the depths of the Berserk Sea. He answered casually, but when he looked in the direction he came from, he frowned.
"However, the direction they came from seems to be Bodo Port... which is your destination?"