Chapter 33 Rewarding Merits

Fang Senyan played with the ring he had just received.

"Hmm, this thing seems alright."

He then walked up to Arandel, and was considering whether to kill him and loot his belongings, when he saw a faint black light flashing from a pile of clothes beside him!!

"What's going on?" Fang Senyan's heart stirred, and he immediately walked over. The pile of clothes was none other than Arandel's clothes and trousers that had been stripped off by Black Sail, and thrown together in a mess. Fang Senyan looked carefully, and immediately noticed that the black light was coming from a pair of shoes.

When his fingers touched the shoes, the space sent a prompt again:

"You have discovered an enchanted item with great witchcraft power."

"Querying: You already have absolute control over the owner of this item."

"You have met the conditions for plundering. Do you want to use the Pirate Captain's privilege to plunder?"

"You have discovered the enchanted item: Lesser Boots of Swiftness"

Lesser Boots of Swiftness: (One pair)

Origin: Aishilaiya (Haha, deliberately written like this, friends who understand can smile)

Equipment properties: Special plot equipment

Equipment rarity: Black

Material: Griffin feathers, unicorn fur.

Attachable device: Steel sole

Effect: Greatly increases the wearer's maximum movement speed. However, hit rate will be reduced to a certain extent, so it is not recommended for archers or musketeers to wear this equipment.

Wearing position: Feet

Description: No one knows where these boots came from. All that is known is that the bottom of the left boot reads "Aishi" and the bottom of the right boot reads "laiya". After Arandel fought with Scarface Henry, his injuries never fully healed. One day, feeling depressed, he went fishing by the sea and returned with a full load, but he found these boots in the belly of a strange fish. After putting them on, he immediately discovered their magical qualities.

Needless to say, Cable, who was dead, wouldn't have any reaction. However, after witnessing this despairing scene, Arandel, who was hanging upside down, felt his vision go black. He originally had a strong will to survive, but now he immediately wanted to die.

He knew that hanging naked on the mast like this, he would lose all face. He wouldn't even think about raising his head among the pirates in the future, but that was just a matter of losing face.

But if Fang Senyan took away these boots, it would be equivalent to not only shaving off Arandel's face, but also plundering a large part of his strength, completely making him wish he were dead! An Arandel without speed was no match even for Cable. If Fang Senyan let him live then, it would be ten times more painful than killing him.

The Sam's Town was pursuing speed at the time, so it only carried about sixty people. The remaining hundred or so people were slowly catching up on the ships behind. Fang Senyan ignored the naked man hanging upside down on the mast, returned to the captain's cabin, and when he came back again, he ordered all the men to be called to the deck. Then he found a box, sat down with a golden knife, and instructed the old sea dog:

"Go and carry that red box in the captain's cabin up here for me."

Although the old sea dog was a little suspicious, he still obeyed respectfully. Before long, four pirates grunted and carried a large box up, and placed it in front of Fang Senyan. These four guys were already panting for breath, and collapsed directly on the deck, gasping for air in an undignified manner.

Fang Senyan waved them down, then tore open the lid of the box, and kicked the box over with one foot. In the dazzling light, all the pirates, even those on the shore, exclaimed "Wow!" in unison! It turned out that the huge box was full of gold louis! These lovely and beautiful things poured down like a waterfall.

Fang Senyan grabbed a handful of the golden coins, and then let them fall back into the box with a clatter, then shouted loudly:

"I promised you that you would get better treatment! Now, I'm here to fulfill my promise! Old sea dog, give every uninjured bastard fifty pounds!"

As soon as Fang Senyan's words came out, the pirates watching on the pier exploded. And Fang Senyan's men were all smiling from ear to ear, weighing their heavy money bags.

You must know that during the Caribbean pirate era, the purchasing power of gold pounds was still quite amazing. In the novel *Jane Eyre*, Jane Eyre earned 20 pounds a year (including food and accommodation) as a governess at Thornfield Manor. When Charles Darwin moved to the countryside, he bought a large house for more than two thousand pounds. Wembley Stadium cost 70,000 pounds to build. From this, it can be basically inferred that one hundred pounds was already a considerable fortune.

In fact, unless they were pirates on the three legendary warships, the vast majority of pirates did not earn this amount in a year. The pirates who got the money were all smiles, and those who didn't get it were even more full of anticipation.

Then Fang Senyan announced that the guys who were slightly injured could get one hundred pounds, those lying in bed with serious injuries (unable to move) could get one hundred and fifty pounds, and those with physical disabilities or who could no longer go to sea could get five hundred pounds.

As soon as this policy was announced, not to mention Fang Senyan's men, even the pirates watching from the sidelines were eager to try. They were calculating in their hearts the movements in the next few days: either take the initiative to jump to the Sam's Town, or ask their boss to apply for a raise.

These were two paths, and they would choose whichever was more suitable for them. In any case, the dividends should be changed, because even the rookie's dividends were higher than their own.

But this was not the most amazing part. After everyone had received their money, Fang Senyan suddenly looked around, and looked towards Black Sail, who was covering his wound, his face looking quite pale. Seeing Fang Senyan's gaze, he hurriedly lowered his head respectfully.

Fang Senyan walked up to him, and pressed the seemingly indestructible and sharp long knife on his shoulder. Black Sail immediately knelt down knowingly:

"Today I saw your loyalty, this virtue is worthy of praise and should be rewarded. So I, the eastern sailor Rock, will strip away the power of the sinners who harmed you, and then transfer it to you, hoping that you can use this power to serve me better! But this power also has great risks. Once it exceeds the limits of your body, it will in turn cause you harm. Are you sure you want to accept it?"

Black Sail trembled violently all over his body, and gasped loudly, unable to restrain himself because of ecstasy. After witnessing Canby's miracle with his own eyes, none of Fang Senyan's men questioned this matter. In short, this was a world where witchcraft, curses, and technological gunpowder coexisted, and any supernatural phenomenon could find a convincing explanation.

Black Sail directly knelt down on the ground, touched the deck with his forehead, and tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart and trembled:

"My lord! I will be loyal to you forever."

Up until this moment, the pirates watching from afar still believed that this final act was a clumsy show. They commented that the actor was too excited, but the facts that appeared before their eyes in the next second could not help but make them dumbfounded.

After putting on the boots, the extremely excited Black Sail couldn't wait to experience this new power, so he began to scurry around on the deck. At this moment, even a blind person could see that the speed and figure he showed were extremely similar to Arandel!

"He actually stripped away Arandel's power!!!"

"Look, that half-baked alchemist apprentice actually stepped out of Arandel's signature Shadow Step."

"This captain is called Sailor Rock?? He actually has such strange abilities? Wait, I seem to have heard his name. The turmoil in Tortuga Port before seems to be related to him. That's right, Armand seems to have been looking for him. This person also has a very close relationship with the Flying Dutchman."

"No wonder this guy is so arrogant. Not many people dare to provoke Davy Jones's first mate."

"This guy seems to want to start his own business. His ability is indeed very enviable. Doesn't that mean that following him will gain greater power?"

"..."

Fang Senyan listened to these discussions on the pier. Although there was no special expression on his face, he knew that the expected goal had been achieved. He then looked at Philip, and said lightly:

"Philip, come here."

Philip was stunned, even a little surprised, but he still stood up. Fang Senyan looked into his eyes, and said word by word:

"If you want to obtain powerful power from me, then you not only need loyalty, but also enough reverence!"

Philip hesitated for a moment, but finally knelt down and humbly pressed his head to the floor.

"Then, to reward your loyalty, I will grant you excellent precision and coordination, so that you can more accurately kill enemies in melee combat, and also so that you can easily destroy enemy ships in naval battles."

Philip took a deep breath, accepted the ring that Fang Senyan handed over, and put it on in a very sacred and solemn manner, and then closed his eyes. Philip, who had always been a gentleman, could not help but reveal a drug-like expression at this moment, to the point that his whole body was trembling slightly.

After all, hearing others say it ten thousand times is not as good as feeling it yourself once!

A very cool aura came from the ring, and hovered on Philip's wrists and eyes.