Pirate Forest

Haiyuan calendar year 1517

West Sea——Unnamed Island

The blue sea is calm, and a few small wooden boats are rocking gently. The hot weather makes the small villages on the island quiet and peaceful. Only the endless humming of cicadas on the treetops can be heard, which brings relief to the people who already endure the scorching heat. A fire burned in my heart. net

There are not many young people in the village, only thin children and women who are stronger than men. They bear most of the farm work and housework.

I want to ask where all the men have gone

"I asked, Dad, when will they come back?" A few boys sitting on tree trunks in the jungle looked at the sea boredly. Children in this sea world with underdeveloped transportation always lack interesting games.

"I don't know~" Another boy with yellow hair rested his chin on his hand, lowered his eyelids, and threw a small branch down impatiently.

"Hey, Andy, look, it's that guy Shijin." A bald man on the side patted Huang Mao and pointed at a figure under the big tree.

The man was tall and thin and looked about the same age as them, but his clothes were obviously not as wrinkled as theirs. He was holding on to a pair of broken straw sandals. He gritted his teeth and carried a pile of unusually neat firewood behind his back. There were things everywhere on his body. abrasions.

"Yeah! Why don't you hurry up and have some fun!" The boy named Andy excitedly took the lead and hugged the thick trunk and slid down. The others smiled and looked at each other and followed closely.

"Hey! See what Shi Jin is doing!" Andy kicked off the big tree and jumped up high, hitting Shi Jin in the face with a blow, still laughing wildly on his face.

"Yeah"

Shijin slowly turned his head and moved his body to the side. He raised the wooden knife at his waist and hit Andy's neck cleanly. He fell to the ground in pain and screamed.

"Damn it, it's not that simple. Just wait and see." The two people who came late were a little panicked when they saw Andy being easily knocked down, but they still gritted their teeth and slashed hard at Shijin.

He turned around and met the two people who were still in mid-air. He raised his head high, held the wooden sword high in front of his chest, and walked straight forward with firm eyes. The two were obviously frightened by each other's exaggerated momentum. Their figures stagnated for a moment. Shijin seized the opportunity. A half-moon slash shattered the wooden sticks in front of the two men.

"Damn it!" He couldn't help but cry out as he held his neck in burning pain. Seeing Shijin easily defeating the three of them again, Andy roared unwillingly and was about to rush over.

"Enough is enough." The wooden sword full of small cracks stopped straight in front of his eyes, and Shi Jin's cold voice made him feel as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on him.

He felt that his throat was being strangled, not by the enemy but by his own fear and cowardice. He could not make a sound at all, his limbs were trembling slightly, and his eyes were huge.

Shijin glanced at Andy coldly, retracted the knife, and continued to move forward on the original road. The three people behind him struggled to stand up while holding their wounds in pain, and shouted loudly toward the front:

"I will definitely make you look good next time!"

They didn't know how many times they said this sentence...

There is a wooden house on the high ground at the end of the forest, where Shijin's home is. Put down the firewood and prepare to light a fire. The stove is circled in front of the wooden house to burn. There is no grass and no open space. The heat is baked by the stove in the scorching heat. It seems even more torturous.

From a distance, there is a long shadow, and the heat surges directly above and distorts the air. Even if you step on the open ground, you will feel a ball of heat steaming away your moisture.

Sticky sweat continued to flow out from under Shijin's skin and stuck to his clothes. Some small scars pulled by branches were baked and turned red. The fire was right in front of him. In order to survive, he had to face it head-on without any fear.

Boil water, add sun-dried wild vegetables and fruits, then add a large pot of rice, flour and flour mixed with various grains, and stir continuously with a wooden stick.

"Hey——!" He turned a deaf ear to the sound coming down the hillside behind him. After waiting for a while, he closed the lid and took a few prepared sea fish from behind.

Use sticks to drive out the red charcoal under the stove, pile them together to form a small bonfire, penetrate the body of the fish with washed pointed slender branches, and grill it with the temperature of the charcoal fire before eating it. .

He filled two bowls of thick multi-grain porridge and carefully handed it to the two people behind him. He then turned around and filled another bowl himself and ate it slowly.

The taste that contains most of the nutrients needed by the human body cannot be called good, or should be said to be extremely average, but it can indeed make people's bodies very healthy, so the three of them are very happy to enjoy it. meal. 35xs

Compared with the porridge cooked into rice, the sizzling and oily grilled fish is the real overlord on the dining table. Although they do not have a dining table, the natural deliciousness given to the sea fish by the sea is indeed irresistible.

For a world where most of the meat ingredients can only be extracted from the ocean, seafood is indeed indispensable, but it can also make people tired. I hope to have some game to improve the food. Unfortunately, on this island All the native beasts were brutally killed.

This island, shrouded in the scorching heat of summer all day long, is the common hometown of the three of them at this time. As for their origins

That doesn't matter, it's enough to know that they relied on each other since they were captured by pirates on this island five years ago.

This is a pirate island, a base camp inherited by countless pirate groups.

They were captured by different pirate groups within a year.

The reason for surviving is that knowing some maritime knowledge can provide some help to pirates, including drawing some simple sea charts.

The second person was good at disguising himself so that he could help the pirates go to inconvenient places to collect information and implement their plans.

The third reason is that he can help pirates repair and maintain their ships. Some common mechanical facilities on ships also need his maintenance and repair.

It is said to be ordinary sea fish, but it is also about to centimeters in size. With a large pot of multi-grain porridge, everyone is very satisfied. When the porridge in the iron pot gradually disappears and only some rice milk and rice grains are left, they will cook it. Fill it with boiling water and simmer it over high heat, and a pot of rice soup is born.

Sitting on their own handmade wooden chairs, the three of them enjoyed a brief afternoon.

"Is it okay? Don't you have to worry about the Iron Bull Pirates?" Shijin put down the clean dishes and chopsticks and asked in a deep voice to a long-haired young man in a white shirt and well-dressed in front of him on the left.

He has long hair, handsome eyebrows, a tall and slender figure, and his white shirt and trousers, which are completely different from his peers in the same grade, make him stand out from the crowd.

This outfit was stolen by the pirates from nowhere and was used as a disguise for him. The others could only wear some rough linen clothes.

His skin is very fair and completely different from Shi Jin who lives under the same roof. His eyes are like a lone white wolf in the snowy mountains without any emotion, which makes people feel frightened.

"Don't worry at all, we will leave here soon anyway." The man raised his flawless white neck and grinned with an upward curve.

The boy with dreamy blond hair on the other side asked worriedly, "Don't you need to take another look at the situation?" His temperament was completely different from the other two. It was a very gentlemanly and elegant feeling, even though he was only wearing a thin shirt. Mai couldn't hide the noble temperament that showed up anytime and anywhere.

The long-haired boy with the gaze of a wolf has a ferocious feeling of a beast that is contrary to his image. "What are you thinking? Mikel, we don't have much time to play with those pirates who are on the verge of death."

He turned to Shijin, who had remained silent, and said, "Don't you think you want to stay in this ungrateful place for the rest of your life in obscurity?"

"We have been kidnapped here since we were children and were beaten and scolded. How miserable our lives have been. If you hadn't learned some rough repair techniques from your blacksmith father who was killed by pirates, we would have been thrown into the sea long ago." He Without hesitation, he untied Shi Jin's scar and stabbed his heart with his hand.

Then he quickly walked up to Mikiel and put his hand on his shoulder, "And you, you were originally a high-ranking noble child, but your idiot parents threw you away because you didn't do your job properly. ."

"But fortunately, you can survive only by doing your job. We must also rely on your navigation knowledge to survive. This world cannot be separated from the sea."

He was like a mad beast, killing each other around him, piercing his sharp claws into their chests, bringing out bright red intestines.

"And me. I was supposed to receive a good education and find a stable job in the future, but that idiot principal insisted on taking us to visit the naval base that day." He tried his best to lower his voice, and his hands were twisted and tied in front of his chest. .

"Those pirates took us as hostages and asked for money from our parents, but these bastards have no sincerity at all. They want to rip off the money after they get it. How could I be willing to die like this!" Suddenly he returned to normal and steadily He sat back down and continued his story.

"Amidst the piercing screams of my classmates, I took advantage of the chaos to untie the rope, knocked down an idiot with my head, snatched his knife, and slit his neck. The disgusting smell made me want to vomit. I thought those The bastard will definitely kill me, and I am determined to fight to the death."

"But, those scum actually welcomed the death of their companions with insults and cheers, and even became interested in me. The idiots like beasts began to be willing to listen to me." He smiled mockingly.

"I said a lot. I didn't want to die. They thought I was very interesting. In fact, they didn't realize how important what I said was but appreciated my courage."

"I was severely beaten. I could only huddle in a ball in the dark and smelly prison, and I didn't even have food to eat. All my classmates who were kidnapped were killed."

Mikel interrupted the long-haired boy's recollection, "Morgan, I know this. Just like you, we know each other and understand each other completely, but I still think it is dangerous to sail on the sea."

Morgan looked at him and then at Shijin, chuckled and said, "Don't be so pessimistic. I knew they were dead when I followed the bison out to sea last time. This time it's not a pirate but a navy. There may be no one else for a while." group occupied the island."

"I know the coordinates of several islands. When we get to those small towns or even big islands with countries, we can achieve our revenge. You can go to the sword hall to learn swordsmanship. You will learn more sea knowledge, and I will learn how to do it one step at a time. Step onto the world stage, you will take us there, right? Mr. Navigator."

Morgan excitedly introduced his plan. Both Shijin and Mikiel longed for that kind of life, but is it really that easy?

Knowing that convincing these two stubborn guys would require a little bit of proof that he wasn't lying, he pulled out a tattered compass.

"Although this guy is a bit shabby, I took it from the corpse of a group of pirate captains at the risk of death. With this, do you still doubt that you can't cross this ocean?" Mikel said with a face. With a happy smile on his face like a child, Morgan knew what he was thinking and threw the compass in his hand to the other person.

"How could this be possible? What if it breaks?" Mikel blamed Morgan for his carelessness, but his eyes were fixed on the compass wrapped in glass, and the smile on his lips could not be restrained at all.

Shijin next to him did not fall into the beautiful blueprint planned by Morgan. He asked very calmly, "For those who have been captured by pirates for five years and worked for them for five years, can we really integrate into the lives of those people?" ?"

Morgan thought he was worried about whether ordinary people would look at them through colored glasses, so he waved his hand easily, "Don't worry, those guys won't know our past. As long as they have money, they will take you to heaven." ”

There was something else Shijin wanted to say but he didn't say it in the end. Several people spent the hot afternoon in their own thoughts, and the night slowly fell.

There are no extra decorations in the cabin, not even decent furniture. Although they have done work for many pirate groups, those stingy guys are not willing to give them a Bailey.

Three teenagers lay on the bare floor, shirtless and wearing only a pair of baggy shorts. They looked up at the sky idly. This was the only thing they could do at this time.

"Will tomorrow go well?" Mikel asked, and Morgan decided to leave early in the morning to prevent a long night.

"I don't know." Shi Jin rarely said a word.

Morgan turned over and said, "Don't think so much. Go to bed quickly. There are still a lot of things to do tomorrow."

"Hmm." Mikel made a faint and uncertain sound.

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Night falls on the island, the waves are very steady, the breeze blows the green leaves leisurely, and a small and medium-sized pirate ship sails dilapidated into the small dock on the island.

The ship was full of broken holes, with dark red blood stains and pieces of meat scattered everywhere. The original cow's head on the bow of the ship was completely broken off, leaving only sawdust. Poor breathing and fear filled the small deck.

"My child, I want to find him..." A man with messy hair like a bird's nest stumbled forward, covering his left eye that was bleeding continuously.

The people behind him watched the man's actions indifferently. For them, being able to touch the land before death was considered as a matter of burial.

"Captain, give up, we can't reach the village, it will harm Andy and the others." The thin man, who was pressed by a corpse, tried hard to persuade the man's behavior.

The captain, who was dragging his broken body, stopped. His face covered with mud and blood was full of pain and unwillingness. He opened his right hand and stretched it out straight as if to grab something.

"Even if I don't go, they will starve to death on this island." He finally gritted his teeth and moved on.

"Alas~" The crew behind him let out a long sigh. Since the ending has already been determined, there is nothing left to say.

Boom!

A cannonball broke all the tranquility, and red flames instantly shot up from the sky. The big trees in the forest spread the flames in their hands like torches until they ran towards the small village.

The captain saw this scene as soon as he stepped off the boat. He ignored his severed right foot and ran like crazy along the road. The fine sand and gravel wore away the bones and flesh of his right foot, and the empty eyeball of his left eye burst out and was violently thrown out.

"Don't let him run away, catch him quickly!" A larger navy warship parked next to the pirate ship behind the captain. Soldiers in navy uniforms pointed guns at their companions who were already on the verge of death.

Boom!

A sharp bullet accurately passed through the captain's left arm, but he turned a deaf ear and ran without hesitation, as if he were an attacking beast with only that smiling face in his eyes.

"Let me look at you no matter what, Andy." This was his last belief.

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"Damn Navy." Morgan lowered his head and hid in a tall tree in the mountains. The moment he heard the cannon, he hurriedly climbed up the tree and observed secretly with a telescope.

On the cliff beach behind them, Shijin and Mikiel struggled to push a small boat out of the cave. This was their last retreat for five years.

Morgan gritted his teeth, jumped down, and slid down the thick vines on the cliff in two or three steps, pushing the wooden boat out with all his strength.

"Shijin and I will push it, you go take out the things." Morgan struggled to push the oversized wooden boat that he had built because of his greed.

"Yes." Mikel nodded, and quickly ran back to the cave to pack up the food, fresh water and other necessities that had been prepared long ago. He also took several polished logs and lined them up one by one on the path that Morgan and the two must pass. on the road.

"Okay! Work harder!" Feeling that the wood on the wooden boat started to roll, the three people became more confident and quickly pushed the boat to the seaside. The cold sea water soaking the trouser legs made people calmer.

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"Hurry, hurry up, hurry up, dad must hold on!" The panic-stricken Andy lost his usual air, and his small body carried a tall figure covered in blood, breathing heavily. Running exhaustedly in the dense forest.

"Andy, put me down, and run." The captain spat out these words with all his strength, but it seemed that his little strength had been drained, and his whole face looked bad.

"I don't want to. I have grown up in this forest since I was a child. Those useless navy can't find me!" Andy forced a smile, sweat dripping down.

"It's useless, those people are much stronger than you think." The captain whispered.

"You can still run if you leave me, Andy, leave me quickly." He persuaded.

The silver light of the moonlit night was scattered and blocked by the lush leaves that covered the sky. Every time he ran, his weak body seemed to be squeezed. Andy grinned and said impatiently:

"I'm so annoyed, shut up! Why would you lure the navy here if you know you won't cause us any trouble? Why would you do this if you know the pirates will end badly?"

"Now that I know the navy is chasing you, why did you enter the village? Mom, it's because of you that you can..." As he spoke, he couldn't help but choke and cry.

"So you listen to me and leave it to me. I will definitely not hand over your bastard father to the navy. I will exchange your worthless head for money!" He slapped his arm hard. He wiped his face on the ground.

Tears also poured out of the captain's bloody cheeks from his empty left eye, filling the empty space of the original eyeball.

In front of you is the wooden house of Shijin's three boys. Having the three of them there will make you feel more confident.

For some reason, when he looked at the wooden house on the high ground in the distance, he thought of one thing inexplicably: "Why should the house be built so high?"

It's like, as if you knew it was too low to be safe from the beginning.

Panting, I ran to the wooden house. Before I could rest, I heard the sound of the navy again and a few barks of dogs. The birds in the woods not far away were frightened away.

"These clingy dogs." He cursed secretly and continued to carry the captain on his back towards the cliff. After only a few steps, he fell to the ground from exhaustion.

"Huh...huh...huhuhu..." The rapid breathing made his heart beat up and down as if it was about to jump out. His vision was so blurry that he couldn't help but close his eyes. The captain could not move at his feet. I could only cover my face with my hands and cry softly.

Walking towards the cliff with shaky steps, he heard some familiar voices somewhere.

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Under the cliff, Morgan polished a shiny revolver. This was a gun he had secretly found an opportunity to hide for five years, and he had always hidden it well.

Mikiel put two buckets of fresh water and a bag of food into the mezzanine, arranged the sails and ropes, and Shijin touched the wooden sword on his waist and the dagger Morgan had just given him.

"Get ready..." The three Morgans looked at each other and nodded. When they were about to leave, a voice came out that made their nerves tense instantly.

"Hey!" Andy, who was kneeling on the cliff, waved to the three Morgans at his feet with tears of joy. He turned his head and smiled happily at the captain as if he saw hope.

But the three people under the cliff did not meet the kindness of acquaintances. Some were just shocked and slowly turned to silence, while Morgan smiled.

"I said come on down and run together." He shouted to Andy loudly, waving his hands at the same time.

Andy was very happy with Morgan's performance and said excitedly, "Okay, I'll go down right away. My dad is here too."

After saying this, Mikil and Shikin's faces became darker, while Morgan's smile became more exaggerated, like a considerate friend and companion. "You tie the captain with vines and we will catch him below. We must be quick." Click, those navy guys are right behind."

Andy nodded obediently, and the barking of dogs behind him made his hands and feet speed up. He also comforted the captain, "Don't worry, it will be fine. Morgan and the others are down there."

The captain was not as optimistic as Andy, "Those three little guys are not easy to deal with. They have been prepared for a long time..."

Andy interrupted before he finished speaking, "That's enough, we have no choice. Even if he is a wild wolf, we have to jump into their mouth."

After tying them tightly, he carefully lowered the captain's immobile body down. Morgan made a gesture to welcome him, while Shijin climbed up the cliff from the side, but Andy had no time to care.

The sounds behind him became clearer and clearer, and the sound of an iron pot being kicked over to the ground was clearly audible. His shoulders shook involuntarily, and he gritted his teeth and tried to control his little hands full of wounds.

"That pirate is nearby, search quickly."

"Yes, sir." More than ten people heard the voice.

Andy became more and more nervous, so much so that Shijin didn't even notice when he walked behind him. Only Morgan's smiling face and his father's silent expression were in his sight.

Suddenly there was a stabbing pain in his chest. A sword that glowed silver under the moon penetrated straight into his heart. A drop of bright red blood fell vertically into his father's empty left eye.

"Andy!" The captain screamed desperately but was overwhelmed by the heavy force. He hit the cliff hard and his slightly yellowed brains sprayed wantonly under the beautiful beach.

Shijin jumped down steadily from Andy's body and looked back at Andy, who was still struggling, and the captain who was already bursting under him.

Morgan hurriedly snatched the bleeding dagger from Shijin's hand, walked straight forward, and held the dagger vertically downward. Andy's eyes were fixed on this moment forever, and he repeatedly confirmed whether the two of them were alive before turning around and leaving.

As he watched his ninth captain freeze forever at this moment, the figures of the previous eight captains before his death suddenly appeared in front of his eyes: "I'm really grateful for your care over the years!"

"Let's go quickly. We don't have time. We can't let those navy see our faces." He returned the dagger to Shijin and dragged him towards the wooden boat that had been launched into the sea.

Boom boom boom! ! ! ! !

The marines lined up in a row on the cliff raised their flintlock muskets and fired a volley at the three people at their feet. Morgan bent over and ran irregularly in embarrassment, covering his face with the corner of his clothes while shooting at the three people with his pistol. The navy strikes back.

"Go quickly!!!"

The wide sails were hung high, and the night wind brought the power of life and carried people's hope of moving forward. Mikel controlled the rudder, turning his head from time to time to look at the two Morgans who had entered the sea and swam towards the boat.