This was bad news, but the following situation was even worse. Due to the expulsion, half of the remaining crew decided to leave the Explorer.
According to the rules, the expulsion would only expel the captain and the important crew members on the ship, such as the first mate and second mate boatswain. Ordinary sailors would generally not be expelled. Most of the sailors were unwilling to leave the familiar Pearl Island and chose to leave the Explorer.
By the time the remaining crew members left, there were less than twenty of the fifty to sixty who were willing to follow the Explorer. These were the old men who had always followed his father.
It was not easy to operate a ship over fifty meters long with less than twenty people. Coupled with the dangers of the sea, they needed to replenish the crew, or they would not have enough combat personnel.
They could only recruit from the sailors' bar. Although most sailors would not be willing to follow a ship that had been expelled, there were still many who would be willing to do so if they were offered great benefits.
The old captain's gaze swept across the crowd before he looked at Lin Xiao and said, "I'll leave this to you.
"I'll leave this mission to you. You can recruit twenty sailors at twice the market rate."
The first mate, Mar, who was the one-eyed man, said, "Father, this old captain is better than Karl.
"Dad, I'm more suitable for this mission than Karl. I know a lot of people in the Sailor Bar, so I can find a better and more experienced sailor."
Unmoved, Dad said to him, "Don't worry.
"I need you to buy more supplies."
Mar's expression was somewhat ugly as he stood there without moving. Everyone else looked at them. Those who were familiar with the captain knew that this was not just a task, but a decision by the old captain to appoint a successor.
Normally, the captain would be the one to recruit sailors, or the captain's son or successor. This was because it concerned the captain's control over the ship. If the people on the ship were not recruited by the captain, but by his subordinates, who would they listen to in the future when there was a conflict?
In the past, the captain had always been the one to recruit. This time, he had handed the job over to Lin Xiao. This was clearly letting him recruit his own crew, and the message was clear.
The old captain had no descendants. When he went ashore and retired, the ship would definitely be passed down. Normally, the first mate, Mar, would have the greatest chance. He had always considered himself the successor of the captain. He had previously had a problem with the second mate, Karl. Lin Xiao remembered that when he woke up, Mar had wanted to kill him.
Mar didn't move. The old captain wasn't too surprised. After a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed.
"If that's the case, I'll make an announcement right now. From now on, Carl will be the new captain of the Explorer. I'll go on another trip with you. If he's qualified, I'll rest on the shore next time."
"I refuse to accept this!"
Mar flew into a rage.
"He doesn't know anything and isn't as strong as me. Why did you choose him?"
The old captain replied unhurriedly.
"You can learn what you don't know, and you can slowly master your strength. However, you can't learn to be careful, cautious, patient, and kind. Your personality isn't suitable to be a captain."
"I refuse to accept this! I want to challenge you! "
Mar pointed angrily at Lin Xiao.
The old captain shook his head and was about to stop him when Lin Xiao took the initiative to speak.
"If you think that I don't have enough strength, then I will accept your challenge."
The old captain and the other crew members looked at him in surprise. He smiled and said,
"I agree to challenge him and let him be convinced."
The old captain gave him a deep look and nodded slowly.
The two quickly came out of the house. Mar pulled out two steel scimitars from the weapons rack at the side of the yard. Lin Xiao was bare-handed.
Both sides stood still. He cupped his fists and gestured. Mar's body quickly expanded, his clothes bulging from his muscles. He pounced forward, leaving deep footprints.
Most blood-type warriors would fuse with the flesh of monsters for the first time. It was the type that strengthened their physique and strength. This type was the easiest to increase their survivability and combat strength. In the small terrain of the ship, speed wasn't good.
Lin Xiao's lips curled into a grin as he watched Mar charge towards him. His body rapidly expanded, and he quickly turned into a five-meter-tall muscular giant under Mar's astonishment. He swung his fist, which had also expanded to the size of a round table, and smashed it down.
"Boom!"
Gravel flew, the ground shook, and the small yard shook violently.
He didn't use any weapons. His fist, which was as large as a round table, smashed down with ferocity like a battering ram. His fist left a half-meter deep imprint on the hard ground. Mar didn't even dare to block the terrifying might of his fist.
He threw ten punches in one breath. Mar was forced to the door before stopping.
Standing at the door, his face was red with anger. After a while, he threw his scimitars to the ground and turned to leave.
There was a commotion in the house. Five or six of Mar's loyal subordinates followed him.
Once they left, they wouldn't be able to come back. They wouldn't have the face to come back.
Before they could recruit more people, they had lost a few more. Including Lin Xiao and the old captain, there were only fourteen people left. The Explorer was almost crippled.
But it was good that they left. They were all unstable people. If they didn't leave now, it would be troublesome in the future.
He didn't need to worry about the matters here. The old captain told him to continue recruiting sailors.
The Sailor's Bar didn't refer to a bar in the water, but to a bar street. Sailors weren't the only ones there. There were other crew members, such as navigators, cooks, doctors, gunners, engineers, and so on.
The shops on the street weren't all bars. There were all kinds of shops, including weapons and armor shops.
He brought two veteran sailors, one called David and the other called Bobby, to Sailors' Street. The street was full of sailors or people related to shipping. Many drunkards passed out on the side of the road.
The two veteran sailors often roamed Sailor Street, and they brought him to a bar called Gun and Cannon. The door was small, but it was a whole different world inside. The space was very big, and as soon as Lin Xiao entered, he saw a man with a cold aura walking toward him with a group of subordinates. The two of them stopped at the door at the same time. A few seconds later, the man revealed a strange expression and slowly retreated to make way.
[Notice: Nightmare Spawn has been discovered!]
Lin Xiao expressionlessly entered the bar. Ten seconds later, he turned around and saw two large men standing at the door. They were the subordinates of the man from before.
He lowered his voice and asked David and Bobby:
"Is there a back door here?"
The two were stunned and subconsciously turned around.
"Don't look back. Is there a back door? Leave immediately."
The two quickly nodded. David took the first step.
"Follow me."
The two pretended to enter the bar and soon realized that the two men were following them. They were obviously following them, so they didn't hide it and sped up. A sharp whistle came from behind. They had notified someone.
David was very familiar with this place. He quickly arrived at the back door of the bar. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw a few people coming from the other side. They raised their guns and shot at them. Lin Xiao grabbed a scrap brick and crushed it, throwing it at the three men.
However, the gunshots attracted the other party's attention. Lin Xiao's ears twitched as he heard rapid footsteps approaching. He thought for a second and said to David and Bobby,
"You two go back. I'll lure them away."
Without waiting for them to reply, he rushed to the other side of the alley. David and Bobby were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other and ran in the other direction.
Soon, the pursuers arrived. The leader was the man with the cold aura. He glanced around and chased after Lin Xiao.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao had lived on Pearl Island for five years and was quite familiar with the place. He didn't run into a dead end along the way, but he didn't lose the cold aura behind him. This meant that the other party was also quite familiar with Pearl Island.
Both parties were very familiar with Pearl Island, which meant that they had been active on the island in the past. However, they had never met before. Lin Xiao guessed that it was because he hadn't awakened before. Even if they met face to face, they would have seen him as a native. Now that he had awakened and awakened the system, they would naturally recognize him.
According to his notification, the man was a Nightmare Descender. He didn't know why the Nightmare Child was chasing him so relentlessly.
He ran a few streets in one breath, but not only did he not shake them off, the distance between them was getting closer. This Nightmare Child was faster than him, but the other party's subordinates couldn't catch up.
Lin Xiao ran for a while more before his heart stirred. He ran to the edge of the island.
Since he couldn't shake them off, he might as well kill them.
The man sneered and followed after him. This made Lin Xiao's heart skip a beat. He felt that he had made a stupid decision.
However, what was done couldn't be undone. He could only brace himself and run to the end.
Soon, they arrived at the edge of the island. There were no houses around the edge of the island. There was only a tall wall surrounding the entire island. There were patrolling guards on the wall. The two of them jumped over the wall one after another. The patrolling guards didn't care. To them, as long as it wasn't a sea monster, they wouldn't care.
After landing on a flat beach, Lin Xiao turned around and looked at the newcomer. He slowly pulled out a steel scimitar from his waist. His body quickly expanded into a five-meter-tall giant with exaggerated muscles.
At this time, it was unknown what time it was. The surroundings were pitch black. The black seawater flowed up the beach and retreated with the sea breeze. The seawater was bone-chilling.
The Nightmare Child slowly walked over. His body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, he became a four-meter-tall giant. Sharp bone spikes slowly protruded from his body and pierced through his clothes. His face slowly turned green, and his muscles began to harden into bones.
Several long bone spikes protruded from the back of his head, forming a fan-like semicircular bone ring. Black flames burned in the air, forming a black ring of fire.
"What a strange power!"
The Nightmare Child who had revealed his true form didn't waste any time. He raised his arms and put his palms together. A ball of light lit up in his palms. As his hands pulled, the ball of light quickly expanded into a ring. Soon, it turned into a ring of black flames and rushed towards Lin Xiao.
This black flame ring was rippling with a black transparent light. A strong suction force came. The suction force was so strong that Lin Xiao almost lost his footing. He only stabilized his footing after sinking into the sand.
The Son of Nightmare pulled out a bone spur from the fan-shaped bone ring on his back and threw it. Lin Xiao waved the scimitar in his hand, and sparks flashed as he slashed the bone spur away. However, his hand that was holding the scimitar turned numb.
"Such power!"
The Nightmare Child pulled out a few more bones.
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