Although Jodson had lowered his voice, quite a few pirates in the dining hall still heard him. They looked thoughtful, and some even nodded directly.
Danitz frowned, his scorched-yellow brows knitting as he prepared to step forward and say something. Then he saw the captain turn around. Edwina's gaze was calm as she swept it over the surrounding pirates and slowly said,
"Rayleigh helped us sabotage the Admiral of Blood's plans in Bayam."
"He rescued Danitz."
"He took part in the breakout that morning and helped Danitz hunt Margo."
"He provided the compass that could help us find Death's Treasure."
"He retrieved Travels of the Sea."
"So he is my crewman. I will not throw a crewman off my ship just because he is in trouble."
Iceberg Admiral looked at Jodson. "I can understand your thoughts, but do not bring this up again."
"Yes, Captain." Jodson lowered his head and smiled helplessly.
Only then did Danitz let out a breath. Looking at his captain, at Edwina, the Fourth Mate's eyes were full of smiles.
This was the captain I knew!
A moment later, Sifa arrived with the second half of Travels of the Sea. Sensing that the atmosphere was strange, he could not help asking, "What happened?"
"Nothing."
"This is the second half of Travels of the Sea?"
Taking the booklet, Edwina nodded. "You did well, Rayleigh. Go rest. You must be tired too."
Sifa had no objections to the captain's arrangement and chose to obey.
Bayam, capital of the Rorsted Archipelago.
Inside the Church of Waves, the white-haired but energetic diocesan bishop was flipping through some case files when a priest walked in, bowed, and said, "Your Excellency Jorgi, there is a telegram for you."
The old man raised his head, his gaze falling on the telegram in the