"Do you have a grudge against that Great Slave Merchant?"
Fang Yuan glanced at the Dark Elf before him.
He had to admit, even with her features concealed, some marks on her body were impossible to erase, such as... the scars from whippings and branding irons.
"It seems... you've had a past that's difficult to talk about. May I ask your name?"
Fang Yuan asked calmly.
"Nightwalker—Lolita!"
The Moon Elf lady spoke her name in an almost operatic tone.
"Very well. As long as you work for me, I promise... you'll have the chance to take revenge on Sith Frey!"
Fang Yuan made his promise, then glanced at the three senior sailors and the ordinary sailors below. His gaze carried an inscrutable meaning.
"Boss, it's started!"
In the moonlight, Fang Yuan received a message from Bill.
"Formosa secretly weighed anchor and set sail under cover of night... After hearing the news, Great Merchant Sith Frey and the Octopus Pirate Group both made their moves..."
"Good. Pass down the order. We're setting sail too!"
Fang Yuan gulped down a bottle of rum and shouted.
Under cover of night, the Crimson Lotus slipped away from the harbor like a ghost cutting through the waves.
"Squawk!"
A Sea Eagle circled in the sky, then suddenly landed on a pirate's arm.
"Boss... my darling tells me that ships are fighting ten miles to the east!"
The pirate immediately reported this to Fang Yuan.
He was one of the special talents Fang Yuan had recruited. He wasn't much good at fighting or sailing, but he kept an unusual Sea Eagle and possessed the strange ability to communicate with it, making him a rare scout at sea.
"Good. East, full speed ahead!"
Fang Yuan wasn't about to take someone's word for it, but his supernatural