Did the lord get rid of poverty and become rich today?

After resting in Baishuiling for a few days, Qiao Yi and Carl picked a calm day and set off for the voyage back.

Lorraine promised Qiao Yi that he would help keep an eye on those refugees and lead them to the storm.

The current Stormland Territory is short of people. Once the endless shining plains are thawed, it is obviously unrealistic to rely on more than [-] adult leaders to cultivate them.

In this era, the prosperity of a country must be achieved by population, without population, everything is empty talk.

The children in the choir would follow Carl back to Crow Island, except Robert's sister Mia.

Little Robert decided to take his younger sister and his parents who made a living fishing in Whitewater to live in Stormland.

Although the taxation of Whitewater collar is not high, it can even be said to be generous, but it is still not as good as Stormwind collar's upcoming land reward decision-allowing people from other places to go to the Shining Plain to cultivate fields, grain seeds can be borrowed from the lord's mansion at low interest rates, Pay off in three years.

In addition, if you have cultivated in the Shining Plain for five years, you can pay the tax on time every year, and if you have not violated the law of the Stormland within five years, you can own a piece of land of your own and obtain the official status of a citizen.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

But for some reason, Qiao Yi, who was sitting on the deck looking at the endless sea, always felt a little uneasy.

However, the life at sea was uneventful, and occasionally children on the next ship could be seen lying on the deck basking in the sun.

After the two ships sailed on the sea for a week, Robert Jr. began to climb the mast frequently, frowning and looking at the sky.

Even the face of the experienced old sailor began to look less relaxed than when he set off.

Sailing on the sea with uncertain temper, some words are taboo and cannot be said casually.

All they said was that there might be some change in the weather.

But now it is too late to return, and instead it may collide head-on with the upcoming bad weather.

So they can only speed up the sailing speed as much as possible, hoping to avoid it.

Two days later, when Joe woke up one by one, he found that the sky had darkened at some point.

Gray-white seabirds hovered lowly, and the ship was bumping up and down in the almost black waves. The huge wave was broken by the bow, and then fell to the deck with a "crash", splashing white droplets.

There was a wind blowing at sea, and there were already fine raindrops floating down from the sky where the clouds were piled up, and then they were torn apart by the increasingly violent sea wind and flew around.

Qiao Yi and Lando braved the strong wind and came to the deck, almost being doused by a wave that came over them.

The old sailor Neo was communicating with the sailors on the Carl ship next door. His voice was shattered by the wind, and he could barely hear some key messages.

"Neo—what's the situation now?" Qiao Yi couldn't get out of the door because of the wind, so he could only stand at the door and shout at Neo.

"My lord—" Old Neo tugged at the railing, his clothes rattling as the wind pulled him.

He brushed the gray hair off his face and shouted: "The storm is coming—we are now 18 seas away from the nearest Antique Island—"

slam

A wave came over and drowned Old Neo.

Qiao Yi's heart suddenly rose to his throat, but he found that after the waves passed, Old Neo was still standing there firmly, but his body was completely drenched.

Wiping the water off his face, Neo continued to shout: "We are still 18 nautical miles away from Antique Island, and it will take about three hours - as long as we can reach the bay over there, we will be safe - don't worry , we will definitely bring you safely to the Stormland—”

Looking up at the dark sky, Qiao Yi could only nod his head, telling Neo and the others to pay attention to safety, and then returned to the cabin.

The cabin was a bit dark, and the bumping and undulating hull in the waves made Qiao Yi dizzy in the cabin.

The wooden hull creaked as if it was overwhelmed, and the men all went to help the sailors. The air was quiet with only the sound of the waves, and occasionally the conversations of the women next door could be faintly heard.

Lando hugged Qiao Yi, who was obviously getting more and more uneasy, and gently patted him on the back to comfort him: "Don't panic, it will be fine."

Qiao Yi just shook his head, and clasped his hands together until his knuckles turned slightly white, in order to relieve the uncontrollable panic in his heart.

It's not that they haven't encountered bad weather before, but Qiao Yi has never felt such strong heart palpitations like today.

As if he was about to lose something important.

But he can't do anything.

The gray-blue clouds are getting lower and lower, almost making people breathless. I don't know how long it has passed, as if they have reached a certain critical point

There was a crash, as if a balloon filled with water suddenly shattered, and densely packed, huge raindrops fell down on the head and face.

The turbulence of the hull is getting bigger and bigger, making people feel as if they will be swallowed by huge waves in the next second.

The increasingly strong wind pulled the hull wantonly, and the wooden mast swayed in the strong wind.

Until a "click".

The Briarrose's mizzenmast snapped off and she fell straight down.

And below, old Neo was standing, unable to dodge in time, seeing that the huge mast was about to hit Old Neo on his head.

"be careful

Neo felt a force pushing him away, and the heavy mast almost fell down against his shoulders.

Then there was a scream of pain.

"Ah ah ah ah ah----"

The broken half of the mast hit the deck, making a loud noise, and the railing near the stern was shattered by the huge impact, and was instantly swept away and swallowed by the surging waves.

The terrified Neo got up, only to find that little Robert had been crushed under the mast.

Robert Jr. opened his mouth with difficulty, held Neo's hand that was rushing towards him, and said intermittently: "You, you're fine—that's great."

Old Neo's eyes were red, he only felt his throat was blocked badly, he moved his mouth but couldn't speak.

"It doesn't matter if I, I'm dead, I'm worthless...you are the backbone of the sailors, without you, the lord may... have no way to go back...cough, I...cough...I only have one Require……"

Old Neo looked at little Robert's pale face, tears welled up, and nodded: "Say it."

"Don't...don't tell Mia."

Little Robert thought of his younger sister Mia, so he rolled his eyes: "She's still so young... You tell her that my brother went to drink with the Sea God... When she grows up, go back and find her..."

There was a moment of confusion on the deck because of this change, until Qiao Yi yelled: "Don't panic!! Do what you have to do! I'm here!!"

Little Robert was lying on the ground, looking at Qiao Yi who hurried over despite the wind and rain, showing a weak smile: "My lord, it's great to see you for the last time..."

"Snapped--"

Joe slapped Robert on the forehead angrily:

"You fucked up your feet, pretending to be a showman!

Robert Jr. got a big neck, and pouted his lips aggrievedly: "But my foot hurts...it hurts so badly..."

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes: "My lord... Will I become disabled? Will my feet be cut off? How can I marry a wife without my feet..."

Joe One: "..."

Unlucky boy.

Moving away the pressed mast, Joe leaned over to take a look, and took the opportunity to throw a probe at his dark purple ankle.

The results given by the system showed that Robert's foot did not need to be amputated because the railing and other things hit by the mast had lost some of the force.

But the fracture will definitely not run away.

Looking at Robert's teary eyes full of expectation, Joe smiled, showing a row of fine white teeth: "Yes, your foot will be cut off. You will lose your left foot in the future..."

Robert's eyes widened suddenly, and he cried "Wow".

It wasn't until Joe told him the truth that he hiccupped pitifully and stopped crying.

The episode only made people panic for a moment, and then they threw themselves into the fight with the waves again.

From a distance, they could already see the outline of Antique Island.

Although the wind, waves and torrential rain continued, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

But at some point, the storm suddenly stopped.

There was no wind on the eerily calm sea, and even the roaring waves just now became quiet.

The dense clouds above the head rolled, and a purple lightning flashed across the sky suddenly.

"call--"

Suddenly, a breeze blew from nowhere.

Neo looked up at a pitch-black cloud that was getting closer, his face that had been calm all the way finally changed.

"Right full rudder - run!

Two ships, one large and one small, began to flee to Antioch Island with all their strength under the pursuit of the storm.

As long as you can enter the bay there, the high cliffs on both sides of the bay are strong enough to withstand most storms.

Seeing the storm getting closer and closer, the sea that had not been calm for a long time soon roared again.

The heavy rain and strong wind came back, and the raindrops swept by the strong wind raged on the deck like small stones, hurting people's skin.

near, near...

About to enter the bay!

Relying on its small size and relatively fast speed, the Thorn Rose finally broke out of the storm circle with difficulty and entered the bay.

But the Poseidon to which Crow Island was left behind was too late.

The black storm overtook them.

The terrifying waves rolled up and crashed on the deck.

The violent wind tore the hull to this side, and it was about to capsize in almost a second.

Everyone looked at this scene that seemed to be the end of the world, and their eyes began to reveal a look of despair.

The children gathered around Belika, their big eyes filled with tears and panic.

Carl rushed into the cabin door, his eyes were red, and he whispered to Belika:

"If... I mean, if, if the boat... capsizes, here are some wooden barrels, and we have already drained the red wine in them... Qiao Yi and they will rescue you."

Turn around and leave.

"where are you going?"

Carl didn't look back: "The bottom tank is flooded, and I'll help drain it. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we won't give up."

The rudder had already lost its function at this time, the big ship could only be torn by the storm and bumped in the huge black waves, and the hull turned sideways at some point.

boom

A wave hit, and the hull tipped to the side.

The children in the cabin were instantly pushed to the other side, crying and bumping into a ball.

Belika knew she couldn't wait.

She moved the empty barrels to the door one by one, looking at the wind-ravaged sky.

A shadow fell over her.

She looked up and her face turned pale.

It was a huge wave with a height of more than ten meters, which was pressing down on them.

Boom

A loud bang.

The whole boat was photographed.

After the waves passed, the left half of the hull was almost submerged in the water, half lying on the surface of the water and struggling for death.

But the matter is not over yet.

Soon, another wave hit them.

Belika and the children hugged the barrel tightly and closed their eyes in despair.

boom

A loud bang.

But the expected impact did not come.

There seemed to be a dazzling light flickering in front of him.

Belika slowly opened her eyes, and then exclaimed.

On the steeply sloping deck, a young man with a thin body was half-kneeling on the ground, his palms pressed against the ground. From the gap between his palms and the deck, dazzling golden light was emitting, and then flowed in all directions, weaving a pattern in the air. A spherical barrier covering the entire hull.

The waves hit one after another, but when they hit the barrier, they seemed to have encountered an obstacle, and scattered in all directions in an instant.

The raging waves are raging outside, but the inside of the shield is calm.

The sailors seized the rare opportunity and began to slowly straighten the hull.

[You have consumed the Spirit of Faith X5000, and you have turned on the spiritual shield, which lasts for 10 minutes] A row of subtitles flickered in front of you, and Qiao Yi felt the passing of the Spirit of Faith in his body, which represented longevity, and the familiar feeling of weakness struck .

Five and ten minutes passed quickly.

The translucent light curtain flickered and quietly shattered in midair.

Joe collapsed on the deck, exhausted.

The wind and waves raged again, and although the ship was temporarily out of the danger of sinking, the broken ship crashed towards the cliff in the bay of Antioch Island.

bang

The wooden hull dragged a long ditch in the shallows and hit the cliff.

The gravel and gravel on the top of the cliff fell down.

A huge loose rock wobbled in the hurricane and fell straight down.

Qiaoyi lay on his back on the deck, unable to even move his fingers, and could only watch the black shadow getting closer and closer in despair.

A sparkling emerald green firefly drifted over from nowhere, and floated past Qiao Yi's nose.

At the moment when the black shadow was about to cover it, the light suddenly shone brightly.

Countless emerald green vines bloomed in front of the eyes in an instant, weaving into a huge green net, spreading layer upon layer.

"boom--"

Huge rocks crashed into the web of vines and rolled down the other side.

In a daze, Qiao Yi felt that he was hugged into a warm embrace with the fragrance of grass and trees, and then fell into a coma in the still raging storm.

……

When I woke up, the sky had cleared up.

Seabirds are circling and singing on the cliff, and the sun is shining warmly on the body.

As soon as Qiao got up, clutching his swollen head, he was filled with the system's ding ding dong dong sound.

【Ding--】

[Received the grace of life-saving - I am sincerely grateful to X72, transformed into a 7200 spirit of faith] [Ding——]

[Cumulatively use system functions to voluntarily save innocent lives X2 times, get the title of [Benevolent Heart], and get a [-]% discount on all items in the mall] [Ding——]

[Mall function is being upgraded, and the upgrade lasts for 24 hours. Note: Items cannot be exchanged or rented during the upgrade process] Qiao shook his head and threw away a bunch of prompt boxes in front of him, only to find himself lying on the deck of the Poseidon.

Beside him was Lando who was lying on his side, soundless.

Lando was holding his wrist, his face was pale, and there was a bright red blood on the corner of his lips.

Panic, fear, suffocation...

A great panic enveloped Qiao Yi.

He froze in place, his heart was beating loudly, his whole body seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, he didn't even dare to touch Lando's pale face.

Until he felt a trace of warmth wrapped around his wrist.

Lando's hands are still hot! !

He hugged Lando, tremblingly put his fingers under Lando's nose.

The faint breath sprayed on his fingers.

As if his soul was suddenly pulled back into his body, Qiao Yi almost cried out.

"Why are you crying?" Lando woke up and gently wiped away the tears on Qiao Yi's face.

"I thought—" Joe shook his head, stopped talking, and just hugged Lando tightly.

I thought I was going to lose you.

Ran Duo stroked Qiao Yi's hair, and looked at the looming snow mountain in the sky.

He forcibly used the power of his soul to move the vines.

Now his body is like a jar with cracks, the strength of his body is escaping from the cracks little by little, and then he seems to be attracted by something and floats in the direction of Daxue Mountain.

When all the power in the jar is gone, he will become a completely ordinary person, including the long lifespan originally possessed by elves.

The storm passed and the sky was clear.

People climbed up from the ruins one after another and began to clean up the mess.

The Poseidon was completely scrapped.

Karl and the others can only take the Thorn Rose, which is still in good condition.

Even though Qiao Yi's fall from the sky helped them avoid too many injuries, the final number of casualties is still silent.

The Poseidon was swept away by the sea and six sailors were taken away, and two girls were also missing.

The Rose of Briar had lost two sailors and a lord.

Disasters never show mercy to human beings, and the sea swallows countless lives every year.

But when this kind of thing falls on my side, it still makes people feel extremely sad.

The atmosphere on the Briar Rose, which had restarted, became much more silent.

The sailors, who used to sing and dance with torches every night to enliven the atmosphere, now just sat silently on the deck, watching the roaring sea and drinking.

Little Robert, leaning on a funny cane, peeled candy for his sister Mia.

The sugar came from Joe alone.

This guy kept yelling that he was in pain and that he needed candy to get better. As soon as Joe got annoyed, he gave him a handful of fruit candies and asked him to play.

Under the starry night, there was only one ship that was battered by the storm sailing alone on the sea.

Lando, who was extremely weak, slept deeply, and Joe, who couldn't sleep, got up in the middle of the night and went to the deck to look at the stars.

Old Neo was squatting on the bow, smoking a hookah, and then coughing loudly with a mouth full of old phlegm.

Floating in the sea for many years caused his joints to have problems, and he was always prone to soreness, which could only be relieved by smoking.

"I really want to have another sip of dwarven spirits." Old Neo sighed.

Many years ago, when he was still young, he was lucky enough to have a taste.

That smell, tsk, I will never forget it in my life.

"There will be." Joe smiled.

Next year at the latest.

A white seabird flew from the north and landed on the mast, tilting its head curiously, looking at the deck below.

A gust of wind blew by, the bird's black eyes froze for a moment, and slowly became golden.

"dumb--"

The seabird uttered a cry, flapped its wings and landed, bouncing into Lando's cabin.

The golden light flowed through, and the soul energy on Lando finally stopped leaking out, but he fell into a deeper sleep, as if he would never wake up again.

The seabird tilted its head and rubbed against Lando's palm, spread its wings and flew back to the mast, sat down and closed its eyes, as if falling asleep.

Under the mast, Qiao Yi, who was chatting with old Neo, suddenly stopped looking into the depths of the sea.

Then he turned around and asked faintly, "Is the red skull flag from the Crow Island pirates?"

"pat-"

Old Neo's bong fell to the ground.

……

What is misfortune never comes singly?

What is a house leak and it rains overnight?

For the first time, Qiao Yi faced the deep malice brought by these two sentences at close range.

The people who narrowly escaped from the storm were already exhausted, and almost all of them were injured.

The mall is still cooling down the CD, and there are about four or ten minutes left, and it is temporarily impossible to rush through it.

The Thorn Rose was almost shaken apart in the storm, and any warship that came along could smash it to pieces.

In this dire situation, they came face to face with the Red Skull pirates, the most notorious of Raven Island and his uncle's sworn enemy.

Death starts.

When the pirate ship, which was more than twice the size of the Thorn Rose, approached, people were already holding weapons on the deck and waiting.

Qiao Yi forced himself to calm down after failing to wake Lando up, and was slightly relieved after receiving the affirmative answer from the system.

He kissed Lando lightly on the forehead.

This time, let me protect you.

After the Red Skull pirates saw the Thorn Rose clearly, they became excited.

Many years ago, Qiao Yi's mother used this mini warship to kill them all.

Captain Doug stood on the deck, showing a happy smile, thinking that now that Feng Shui was turning, it seemed that the Thorn Rose was going to sink this time in his own hands.

The pirates behind were already holding torches, waving their weapons and starting to howl.

They killed the Thorn Rose, which once dominated the ocean! !

What an honor it would be, enough for them to blow the center island for a year! !

Trumpets sounded in the night sky.

The sharp ram of the Red Skull rushed towards the Thorn Rose.

Old Neo was biting his pipe, cursing and directing U-turn, but his eyes were calm.

哗

The ram edged dangerously past the hull of the Briar Rose.

Bypass it!

One hit failed, and it was difficult for the big ship to turn around. Instead, the leader of Stormland used a crossbow/bow/ to shoot through the chests of several pirates.

Frustrated, Doug ordered the pirates to jump on board.

Long shackles fastened to the deck of the Rose of Briars.

As soon as Qiao watched the pirates swarming up, the palm of the hand holding the handle of the knife was covered with sweat.

The mall cd has 17 minutes left!

The clanging of swords and swords spread along with the screams.

Some pirates were beheaded by sailors, and some sailors were chopped to the ground.

The pungent smell of blood mixed with the salty sea breeze turned into an unbearable smell.

Joyce Stuart has been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child, but this is the first time that Joey has faced a fight in person.

Barton was by his side to protect him, slashing cleanly with left and right slashes.

Qiao Yi used his sword to block all kinds of attacks, or after flying the opponent's weapon, Barton would step forward to make up the knife.

Qiao Yi has never been used to killing people.

So when he cut the blade into a pirate's neck for the first time, he was stunned by the sensation of the blade piercing the flesh.

His sword severed the pirate's neck artery.

The scarlet blood almost splashed out, splashing on his body and face.

There was blood red in his vision.

As soon as Joe held the hilt, blood dripped down the tip of the sword.

...I killed people.

I kill.

I killed, I killed, I killed...

The blood-red eyes that protruded from the pirate's eyes seemed to be in his mind all the time, staring at him resentfully.

Joe gasped for breath, staring stiffly at the pirates who attacked him again.

"Lord, be careful—" Barton yelled, and was about to turn around to support.

But I saw Qiao Yi suddenly raised his eyes, the dark eyes were dead silent, he raised his hand and waved vigorously.

The pirate screamed, and the arm holding the mist was cut off shoulder-to-shoulder, and blood gushed out.

Another cold light flashed across, and the screams stopped abruptly, leaving only the grunting sound like a broken bellows bubbling with blood foam.

The pirate held his bleeding throat, stared at Qiao Yi, and fell down in despair.

"There are still twelve minutes." Qiao Yi whispered, and then he raised his sword and slashed at a pirate who was entangled with the sailor again.

But even if it is not very difficult for the sailors and leaders to kill those little guys, they still can't stand the pirates in numbers.

Soon, they were forced back a little bit, and they retreated near the hatch.

"boom--"

A pirate broke through the line of defense and kicked open the closed hatch.

Joe's pupils shrank.

"Go away—!

歨啦

The long sword pierced the pirate from behind.

Joe stood guard at the door with bloodshot eyes, and Lando fell asleep inside.

cd 5 minutes remaining.

More and more pirates are coming.

Qiao Yi gradually felt powerless, and gradually had scars on his body.

He was cut on his right arm, and the blood gushed out and stained his clothes red, but Qiao Yi seemed to feel no pain, and still swung his sword mechanically to block the pirates from the cabin door.

Behind him is his lover, so he won't let anyone come near here alive.

Even stepping on his corpse.

cd 3 minutes remaining.

Qiao Yi accidentally scratched his leg again, couldn't stand still, and knelt on the ground on one knee.

Little Robert hugged the pirate's leg at the door, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen: "My lord—I'm holding him back, you run—"

The pirate stabbed Robert in the back with a knife, kicked the little Robert away, and stepped into the cabin with a grinning grin.

cd 1 minutes remaining.

The pirate's bloodied blade turned on Lando.

Qiao Yi's eyes turned blood red.

歨

The tip of the knife pierced Qiao Yi's shoulder from behind.

Joe threw himself on Lando, blocking the blade with his back.

[Ding—the mall has been upgraded! 】

Qiao wiped away the blood foam overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and "huh" took out an AK out of thin air.

"Give—grandfather—death—!

"Thumbs up—"

Kicking away the pirate who had been beaten into rotten persimmons, Joe stepped out with a gun in his hand as if climbing up from hell.

Accompanied by the flames and loud noises, the pirates screamed, and the blood mist from their bodies stained Qiao Yi's eyes red.

After wiping out a large number of pirates in a devastating manner, Joe dropped the AK in his hand. Under the watchful eyes of the dumbfounded pirates, he fished out another RPG and pointed it at the Red Skulls on the bow. long doug.

"I heard that your nickname is... Er Gou?"

Doug didn't have time to open his mouth, only heard a "boom"

The bow of the Red Skull exploded in an instant, and the splashed deck fragments exploded. The pirate who was burnt to death screamed and fell into the raging waves.

Once the gun went down, everyone was as quiet as a chicken.

Joe unhurriedly reloaded again.

"You guys are fucking crazy, aren't you?"

Another shuttle passed by.

boom

"You dare to provoke me with long eyes and buttocks—"

boom

"I have cheats—"

boom

"do you have?"

boom

"Red Skull?"

boom

"Whoever you are, the red skull, the white skull, the pink skull, the flower skull—"

boom

"All! All! Here! Lord! Die—"

boom

boom

boom

Under the continuous bombing, everyone became dumbfounded, watching Joe Yi use that strange black pipe to smash the huge Red Skull into pieces one after another.

The Red Skull, whose hull was blown out with several holes, quickly entered the water and sank.

Under Qiao Yi's new round of indiscriminate bombing, it sank even faster.

Until the sea bubbling and bubbling slowly returned to calm, only floating plank fragments and dying pirates remained on the sea.

So far, Doug, the leader of the Red Skull, the largest pirate group on Crow Island, nicknamed Ergou, died aggrieved under the indiscriminate bombardment of truth.

He was 43 years old.

Joe calmly put down the cannon tube that had been hot for a long time.

"Dang--"

The gun barrel hit the deck with a thud.

The legs of several young sailors went limp, and they sat on the ground with a common sound.

Lando's face was stable while he was sleeping, and his breath was long.

The seabird perched on the mast opened its eyes, flew down and circled over Joe's head.

As soon as Qiao stretched out his hand, the sea bird landed on Qiao Yi's arm.

"dumb--"

It let out a cry, its golden eyes gleamed with light, and it flapped its wings and flew in the direction of Daxue Mountain.

Qiao Yi suddenly heard a low whisper in his ear, like some ancient language, guiding him to the Daxue Mountain.

The sound of the waves remained the same, except for the crackling sound of burning torches, there was only silence on the deck.

No one dared to speak in front of Joe, even Karl was sitting on the deck, staring absently at the wreckage of the Red Skull on the sea.

until

"Ahem--I...I think, I can...Can I save it again--?"

In the darkness, Little Robert struggled to raise his hands face down on the deck.