"No! Captain, please let me go! I'm really scared!"
"Don't scream! Shut up! If the others misunderstand, I'll beat you to death!" Although the bearded captain's words were harsh, he still loosened his grip a little.
He pulled the sobbing skinny man and pushed the door open.
It was dark outside and they couldn't see what was going on. However, the bearded captain didn't react at all. It was obvious that he was used to such an environment.
Stepping on the crumbling wooden corridor, the bearded captain ordered the skinny man to shut his blabbering mouth as he walked.
"If you scream again, you'll attract Lunke's attention and there'll be nothing left."
Perhaps the bearded captain's words were effective as the skinny man's voice became softer.
However, the skinny man was screaming too loudly in the room and it still aroused some suspicions. The bearded captain didn't walk for long. He hadn't even finished walking through the wooden corridor when he saw a tall silhouette in the gray mist in front of him.
Seeing the figure in front of him, the bearded captain cursed in his heart. He pinched the skinny man's neck and pushed him aside. Then he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
When the bearded captain opened his eyes again, his gaze had changed from a ruthless wolf's gaze to a normal smooth one. His temperament had changed from a boorish man to a simple and honest man.
"Captain Barrow?" A pleasant and elegant voice came from the front.
"Yes, Mr. Lunke. Haven't you gone to rest yet?" The bearded captain Barrow said with a smile.
"I just came back from the experimental field. I'm going to record the growth of the red radish before going to rest." The figure in the darkness walked out. It was a tall young man wearing the same linen clothes as Captain Barrow. However, unlike Captain Barrow's slovenly appearance, this young man looked clean and gentle with a straight back. Even on this gloomy island, the young man's hair was combed neatly.
It was worth mentioning that there was a slender knight's sword at his waist.
Lunke walked closer to Barrow. His eyes unconsciously looked at the skinny man beside him. His eyes were filled with curiosity and contemplation.
At this moment, the skinny man did not speak at all. His gaze drifted, not daring to meet Lun Ke's gaze.
"When I was outside, I heard little Birch say something like 'don't be scared'. Did something happen?" Seeing that the skinny man didn't dare to look at him, Lun Ke asked directly. However, he couldn't help but look at the skinny man's body, especially at his waist and back.
On this dark and gloomy island that was basically filled with men, there would always be some people whose bottom line began to deviate. The skinny Birch was an easy target. Therefore, when Lunke heard Birch's cries, he hurried over.
Captain Barrow naturally understood the meaning behind Lunke's words. He couldn't help but glare at Burch from the corner of his eyes. 'You bastard! Who would fancy this guy?
Besides, with Lunke, a powerful and self-righteous person, maintaining order, no one would dare to force anyone to do anything in Dock No. 4.
"Nothing, nothing. I just wanted to bring Birch to the beach to catch some fish and crabs. But this guy heard from others that there are some fluorescent ghosts at the beach that will devour people. That's why he's been making a fuss. "After Barrow finished speaking, he kicked Birch.
At first, Burch didn't realize what Barrow meant. When Barrow winked at him, Burch said, "Yes, the captain is right. We're just going to the beach to catch some food. Yes, that's it. "
Barrow looked at Birch's wandering eyes and couldn't help but curse in his mind. 'This guy is as dumb as a manatee. He doesn't even know how to lie.'
Lunke looked at Barrow and then at Birch. In the end, he whispered, "I don't care where you're going. Little Birch, tell me, are you doing this willingly?"
Burge rolled his eyes. He really wanted to say "no", but he understood what Lunke was trying to say. Lunke had obviously misunderstood his relationship with Barrow … Lunke did not think that if Barrow really wanted to do something to him, there would be plenty of opportunities for him to do so. Why would he let Burge yell at him?
He couldn't tarnish the captain's reputation at this moment.
Besides, that woman … When Birch thought of the way little flea described that woman, he felt hot all over. He did want to go and have a look. Provided that Master Man and the others didn't find him.
"Mr. Lunke, I think you've misunderstood. Captain Barrow really only wants to bring me to catch some fish and crabs. I'm doing this willingly." Birch nodded.
Lunke looked at Birch. He knew that this guy was full of lies, but when he said "willingly", he sounded sincere.
"Since you're doing this willingly, then you'll have to bear the consequences." Lunke didn't say anything more. He walked to the side and leaned against the wooden wall to make way.
His meaning was obvious. At least they had passed Lunke's test.
Barrow stopped grabbing Birch's collar. He nodded at Lunke and signaled Birch to follow him. Then he walked into the fog.
For the next part of the journey, Barrow didn't talk to Birch anymore. He walked very fast.
After walking for another ten meters, a sudden gust of wind blew. The wooden planks under their feet started to sway, and they could hear the sound of water splashing.
Barrow stood very steadily, but Birch was a little shaky. He leaned against the wooden railing and looked down.
Below them was a pitch-black water.
They were on the same boat.
The wind made the boat sway. After the wind stopped, everything returned to silence. Barrow then said to Birch, "You can't even stand this little wind. You don't look like a man on the sea at all."
Burch mumbled, "I wasn't a sea man before. I only went out to sea once and ended up in this godforsaken place."
Barrow slapped Birch's head. "You're going to talk back to me? Shut up. "
Birch pursed his lips and didn't say anything else.
Barrow was satisfied. "Hurry up. Before Lunke realizes what's going on, we'll leave the dock first."
After passing through the long wooden corridor, they went up to the deck and threw down the rope ladder. After five minutes, Barrow and Birch finally got off the boat.
Standing at the dock's entrance, Barrow looked up at the huge but damaged cargo ship. He sighed. "Moonlight Bird … Sigh, do we still have a chance to sail?"
Barrow shook his head and sighed.
What he didn't know was that on the deck, Lunke was leaning against the shadow of the mast, his ears twitching slightly.
"Sail? I hope so. "Lunke lowered his head and muttered," I don't want to stay on this damn island forever. "
After muttering a few words, Lunko suddenly raised his head and looked into the dark mist.
"Captain Barrow said he's taking Birch to the beach? Huh, they're going north along the lake. This isn't the way to the beach. "Lunke frowned." Is Birch really following Barrow? It doesn't seem like it. Besides, if there's something fishy going on, why are they going outside? "
Not only were there wild beasts and poisonous snakes outside, they might also run into people from other docks. Those people had completely fallen into the darkness and couldn't even be called humans.
Lunke thought for a moment and hesitated. Then, he picked up his weapon and jumped down from the deck, disappearing into the darkness.
…
This island didn't have a publicly recognized scientific name. It was located in a foggy area and was covered by fog all year round. Sunlight couldn't shine in either. The difference between day and night was not big. It was always gloomy and foggy.
However, despite the fog, it was still relatively safe on the island.
There was a huge lake on the island. There were some ancient ship remains in the lake and a lot of broken or sunken ships were piled up. It was like a ship graveyard.
Therefore, some people called this place Ghost Dock Island.
The reason it wasn't called Ghost Dock Island was because there were several large docks in the lake. Most of the ship remains were piled up in the docks.
Moonlight Bird was docked at Dock Number Four in the lake.
The other docks were also occupied by other people. Among them, Sir Man's Blood Breaker was docked at Dock Number One. It was also the largest and most well-equipped dock in the lake.
From this, it could be seen that Sir Man, who could occupy Dock Number One, was not to be underestimated.
At this time, Captain Barrow was leading Burch around the lake to the famous Dock Number One.
"Lunke, you know him. Although he doesn't talk nonsense, the fact that he let us go will make some connections in the other people's minds." As Barrow walked, he said to the gloomy Burch, "When we get back, we'll find a chance to explain. Don't let them misunderstand us."
"Why don't you think about it? How could I be interested in …" Barrow stopped halfway through his sentence.
Burch naturally understood what Barrow meant. He didn't dare to talk back, but he said the same thing in his heart.
"Sigh, Lunke really has too much sense of justice. If it wasn't for him, we could've discussed with the others and just robbed them … Why would we sneak over to see?" Burch couldn't help but mutter.
Barrow stopped and turned around. He pressed his finger hard on Burch's head. "Are you complaining about Lunke now? Think about it. If it wasn't for Lunke, would our Moonlight Picture Bird have been able to maintain such good order in the past six months? "
From Barrow's standpoint, although he also disliked Lunke, he had to admit that with the deterrence of a powerful person like Lunke, not only did the Moonlight Picture Bird not have too much internal strife, but they had also killed many enemies who coveted the resources on the ship in the past six months, showing their strength.
Currently, on Ghost Dock Island, Dock Number Four and Dock Number One were almost parallel forces. This was only possible because of Lunke's power behind them.
However, although Lunke brought a lot of benefits, he also brought some unnecessary restrictions in Barrow's opinion.
For example, Lunke still cared about rules and morals.
The reason why they didn't challenge Boss Man despite having the strength was that Lunke's morals made him unwilling to take the initiative to offend others. Of course, if someone did, Lunke wouldn't be polite.
Sir Man also knew some of Lunke's habits, so when he knew that he might not be able to defeat Lunke, he didn't take the initiative to offend Dock Number Four.
This made Barrow, who was ambitious and wanted to take over Dock Number One, a little disappointed. After all, without Lunke, they might not be able to take over Dock Number One on their own.
On this ghost island where one couldn't leave and where the deepest darkness of human nature had been completely dug out, it was really stupid to care about morals. At least, that was what Barrow thought.
This time, Barrow was worried that someone might disagree and secretly took Burch to see the situation because if he said it directly, Lunke would definitely not agree. After all, Lunke would never do anything to a woman.
This was also the difference between Lunke and Barrow's positions.
Ten years ago, Barlow was still a pirate who roamed the sea. Although he later washed his hands of it, joined the shipping company, and became the captain of the merchant ship Moonlight Bird, he still had the ruthlessness of a pirate in his heart. Therefore, he didn't care about rules that much.
Lunke was different. He was a knight who boarded the Moonlight Picture Bird by chance and was preparing to go to the Fey Continent.
Yes, a knight. He said that he was a current knight, and his actions followed the rules of chivalry: humility, integrity, compassion, bravery, and justice. Although Barrow often felt that Lunc was a little pedantic, because of his pedantry, everyone on the ship trusted Lunc, including Barrow himself.
Therefore, although Barrow didn't like Lunke, he would still protect him when Burch scolded him.
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the shore near Dock Number One.
At this point, Barrow became noticeably more cautious.
Even if the fog and darkness made it difficult for them to see too far, they were still too close to Dock No. 1. Any movement they made here could attract attention.
Barrow secretly went to the "pigsty" to see the beautiful woman. He didn't want to start a fight with Sir Man, so he had to be careful and not be too reckless.
"Let's sneak around the dock and go to their pigsty."
Barrow pulled Burch away from the shore and into the forest. They planned to go around the lake and directly go through the back door of the dock.
As the leader of Dock Number Four, Barrow had once come to Dock Number One with Lunke to meet Sir Man and talk about the so-called "balance theory".
The conversation and game back then were basically nonsense, and Barrow had almost forgotten about it. However, he remembered the layout of Dock Number One clearly.
With Little Flea's help, Barrow knew the movements of Dock Number One like the back of his hand.
Although they were walking in the dark forest, Burch wasn't as scared as before. He often came here to meet Little Flea and was familiar with the forest. He even knew where there were snakes and where there were birds.
"Should I send a signal to Little Flea to come out?" Burch asked.
Barrow shook his head. "No need. Little Flea already came out to see you today. If he comes out again in a day, it might arouse suspicion. After all, his job doesn't require him to get off the ship every day. "
Little Flea was the ship's doctor on the Blood Breaker. However, he didn't join the Blood Breaker of his own accord. He was captured by Sir Man many years ago.
Last time, when Barrow came to Dock Number One to negotiate, Burch saw Little Flea. Only then did he know that his long-lost friend had been captured by pirates and was now trapped on Ghost Dock Island.
Speaking of which, part of the reason Burch boarded the Moonlight Bird from his hometown Sidrow Island was to find Little Flea.
He didn't expect to find him in the end. However, they were all trapped here, and he didn't know if it was lucky or unlucky.
After meeting Little Flea, Burch often used the signal they used when they were young to call Little Flea out. At first, they just talked to each other, but after Barrow learned about it, he slowly developed Little Flea into a hidden sentry they left on Dock Number One.
Therefore, they could know what happened in Dock Number One through Little Flea.
"I know where the pigsty is. Just follow me."
Barrow led Burch deeper into the darkness. As soon as Barrow left, Lunke appeared in the same place.
"They actually came to Dock Number One … Also, what did they say? Pigsty?"
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