658: Doing something bad

“Don’t worry, Captain, I’m a member of the Ghost Ship and it’s my responsibility to uphold the rules,” he said.

“That’s good. You can rest and recover. I’ll consider your injury as work-related and promote you to Captain of the Ghost Ship Security Team.”

“Captain of the Security Team? What does he do?” The white-clothed man’s eyes lit up.

“Simply put, if an outsider causes trouble, you have the right to execute first and report later. The entire Ghost Ship’s safety depends on you, and your authority is on par with the Second Mate!”

The white-clothed man happily agreed, only knowing the Second Mate’s authority…

However, the Second Mate of the Ghost Ship, Ran Xiaoran, primarily served as the navigator…

Regardless of whether the white-clothed man was sincere or not, Shen Bei was satisfied. Having someone to use was not a waste. For the next period, if he didn’t show his face, he naturally needed a strong Security Team Captain to display his power.

On the ship, only this green-clothed man disguised as a white-clothed man had the strongest power.

“Captain, who was it that made a move that day?” As Shen Bei walked to the door, the white-clothed man still couldn’t help but ask.

“Oh, you mean that? That person thought you were going to harm me, so he moved his pinky. If I hadn’t reminded him at the last moment, you would have already died. You don’t need to thank me; it’s what I should do.”

Shen Bei drifted away, and the white-clothed man lay on the bed, muttering, “Pinky finger?”

He recalled the immense power that descended from the sky that day, the overwhelming fall that destroyed his Sword Cultivator’s momentum and broke his longsword. Afterwards, he indeed felt an illusion of rapidly diminishing power.

So, he held back?

The Captain said that the Youling Pirates didn’t care if there was a School behind them. So, was this person an elder from the Captain’s School?

Such a powerful individual, could he be from the Imperial Dynasty’s royal family?

Thinking of this, the white-clothed man suddenly felt enlightened.

Not only because only the Youling Pirates in the South Sea could cross the Dead Sea and communicate with it.

Fortunately, there was no conflict this time.

Having understood these things, the white-clothed man climbed out of bed, removed his bandages, and after swallowing some Medicinal Pills, went to the deck to begin fulfilling his responsibilities as Captain of the Security Team.

As for his injuries?

For a Sword Cultivator, if the Foundation wasn't damaged, was that even considered an injury?

He unexpectedly got a position equivalent to the Second Mate’s authority as compensation. Why would he pretend to be seriously injured? Showing off was the way to go.

Time flew by, and the Ghost Ship was preparing to return. News of recruiting people, wandering everywhere, also spread within the barrier…

The surviving fat sheep, having experienced natural disasters and man-made calamities, were all those who had gained a lot. Now, everyone looked at others as if they were fat sheep…

Some who were reluctant to be fleeced by the Ghost Ship, confident in their strength, decided to go back on their own.

Unfortunately, within a day, they were killed by those who had been eyeing them, and all their wealth ended up in someone else’s pocket.

And so, gradually, the fat sheep could only endure the pain, cursing Shen Bei’s ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts, but still had to honestly pay money to board the ship.

At least, on the Ghost Ship, no one dared to cause trouble. The person hanged on the bow clearly warned everyone. The new Captain of the Security Team of the Ghost Ship was simply a mad dog…

They all said Sword Cultivators were mad dogs, but he was the maddest of the mad dogs. In three days, besides a fool who tried to rob someone’s wealth and was hanged on the bow, he also beat eight people half to death.

And those who came earlier were now more peaceful.

The earliest only paid six hundred and six-grade Spirit Stones, and those who came later had to pay a thousand. This was after a discount. It was said that when more people arrived, there would be no discount…

Thus, these fat sheep who had paid a high price felt much better in their hearts. At least they could return alive, and after deducting the ticket price, their gains were still considerable, at least much better than those unlucky ones who died.

It’s often said that everything fears comparison. As long as there’s someone worse off than oneself, one’s heart feels much better, even to the point of self-satisfaction…

The Youling Pirates were a group of people who valued and followed rules…

Several days passed in a flash, and finally, Duan Kong was seen.

Scarface’s thoughts moved, and he stood at the bow, shouting loudly.

“Is that Young Master Duan Kong?”

“Indeed. Has your Captain returned?” Duan Kong asked loudly.

“Not yet. Has Young Master Duan Kong seen our Captain?”

“Alas, your friend may have encountered an accident. We found a dangerous barrier, but that barrier was on the verge of collapse. Just as we were escaping, the Little Devil Buddha of the Fu Tu Demon Sect, dragging multiple layers, used a black pagoda to shake the barrier’s gate, possibly leaving your friend behind. Now, I fear he may have… Alas, the Little Devil Buddha has a malicious heart and is utterly hateful. It was just a minor conflict, yet he used underhanded tricks and even lost my lowest-level black pagoda.”

“What did you say?” Scarface exclaimed.

“Let’s go quickly. The collapse of that barrier, being connected to this place, will surely be affected. The barrier’s gate will need at least several months to stabilize, and that barrier will completely collapse within a few days. You all should make plans early. That Little Devil Buddha obtained a great treasure and has probably escaped first…”

Duan Kong sighed, creating animosity for the Little Devil Buddha. Whenever he recalled his greatest gain, lost within the barrier because of the Little Devil Buddha, forced to fall into the Void Realm with the barrier, Duan Kong gnashed his teeth in hatred.

After creating animosity, Duan Kong piloted his dugout canoe and swiftly departed…

As for coincidentally meeting the Ghost Ship? Of course, he came specifically; he couldn’t let the Ghost Ship’s crew remain ignorant of the truth, could he?

And the people on the Ghost Ship, hearing the words “barrier collapse,” were almost scared to pee their pants.

The collapse of a world was something they simply couldn’t resist; it was a true cataclysm that destroyed heaven and earth.

So, before the Ghost Ship’s crew could react, some fearful fat sheep voluntarily jumped out.

“First Mate, the barrier is about to collapse! Before it collapses, the path to the barrier will definitely break first, and we’ll all be trapped here to die…”

“Yes, the Youling Pirates are most trustworthy. We all bought tickets. You can’t just leave us here to die, can you…?”

Everyone spoke one after another, unable to hold back in the face of a life-and-death crisis.

“Everyone, please calm down. Let’s discuss this.”

Leaving the white-clothed man to manage the situation, Scarface pretended to enter the cabin to discuss with other important members…

In reality, he came to Shen Bei.

“Captain, we just encountered Duan Kong. He seemed to deliberately run into us. He told us that the Captain is trapped in a collapsing barrier, and the perpetrator is the Little Devil Buddha. What should we do next?”

“What else can we do? We Youling Pirates are most trustworthy. We took the money, so we naturally have to deliver the people. Even if the Captain dies, we cannot lose our trustworthiness. Go, return at full speed, back to the South Sea as quickly as possible.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Wait…” Shen Bei called out to Scarface, stroking his chin: “What did Duan Kong say? Repeat it verbatim.”

Scarface repeated the words, not missing a single one.

“Hahaha…” Shen Bei burst out laughing after hearing it: “Find someone to print golden pages, print ten thousand or eight thousand of them, mark them with a high price, say fifty thousand six-grade Spirit Stones, to put a bounty on the Little Devil Buddha. Say that the Little Devil Buddha has committed countless evils and murders, and the victims have united to offer a high bounty for him alive, to personally dismember him.”

“Captain, we don’t have that many Spirit Stones…”

“Are you stupid? Who said you really need money to issue a bounty? Have someone quietly spread the bounty golden pages as far as possible, starting from Kong Ming Island and spreading outwards. Then, find a reliable and clever person to spread rumors for me, and ideally, sell some to those intelligence dealers.”

“Ah, spread rumors?”

“What rumors? This is absolutely true news!” Shen Bei was slightly displeased.

“Captain, please tell me.”

“Just say that the Little Devil Buddha and his group found the Burial Sea Secret Lord’s tomb, and that barrier has now collapsed. And he obtained the Burial Sea Secret Canon, which is the tip of a black pagoda. The reason why the Fu Tu Demon Sect has not had a second Burial Sea Secret Lord for so many years is because the Burial Sea Secret Canon was lost.”

Scarface shivered, a treasure book recording a secret canon. That Little Devil Buddha was finished…

No one would try to get their hands on a classic that someone had already mastered, because it was useless; they simply couldn’t teach it to others.

But with the emergence of a treasure book recording a classic, it would inevitably lead to a bloody storm.