Chapter 1 Walking into the Cabin

The moment he entered the cabin, Fang Senyan yanked Cree, who was hiding behind him, out and said, word by word:

"Who started the gambling with you?"

Cree pointed with his finger:

"Him, him, and that one-eyed dragon."

Fang Senyan said indifferently, his eyelids drooping:

"You guys really did a good job. Hand over the things you used to set up this scam, and I'll pretend this never happened."

But the three of them exchanged glances. The one-eyed dragon was the first to say lazily:

"Christ is my witness! Losing a bet fair and square has been the rule for centuries. We didn't just take Mr. Cree's things for nothing, we also put down real money as stakes. If we had lost, we would have handed over the goods as well, not gone back on our word and tried to get revenge. This principle holds up anywhere. Or we can find the first mate and the navigator to judge. If either of them nods, we'll offer up the winnings with both hands!"

As the saying goes, wealth moves people's hearts. These three knew Fang Senyan's identity, yet they dared to move against his "cousin." They were definitely not mindless people. Among the three, the tall and thin one was called Rat Shant. He wasn't good at much else, but he had a unique talent for identifying weather and calculating, and was the navigator Shar's right-hand man. Even Armand spoke to him with respect, because if Shar was unavailable, he would fill in. The one-eyed dragon usually engaged in swindling and all sorts of evil deeds, yet he managed to thrive among these vicious characters because his eye was lost saving Scarface Henry.

Behind these two lazy fellows were Shar and Scarface Henry, two major figures. In addition, Armand was quite suspicious of Fang Senyan. Therefore, if Fang Senyan continued to act willfully, he would find it difficult to move an inch on the Bell and Goblet, and his interests would be greatly damaged. For Fang Senyan, he had worked hard and relied on a certain amount of luck to climb to this position. How could he act rashly and allow such a situation to arise? Therefore, after learning the identities of the three from Ben Morgan, a fence-sitter who had rushed over, the glimmer of hope that had appeared in Cree's heart sank deeply again.

But life is always full of surprises. Facing this situation, Fang Senyan walked up to the three of them, his eyes staring at them, and said with a chilling tone, word by word:

"Do you dare to say loudly in front of me: you didn't use any tricks when gambling with Cree?"

These three had obviously set up a trap for Cree to fall into. How could they not have used tricks? Fang Senyan's eyes glared coldly at the three of them. Rat Shant and his companion naturally felt somewhat guilty and didn't dare to retort. But the one-eyed dragon was quite rogue and tyrannical. Relying on his drunkenness, he slammed the table and stood up, pointing his right finger at Fang Senyan's nose and shouting:

"You damned yellow-skinned monkey, I just didn't use any tricks, what are you going to do?"

A cold light flashed in Fang Senyan's eyes. He suddenly grabbed the unrestrained right hand that was pointing at his nose, and then used force upwards. His strength had already reached 14 points. The one-eyed dragon immediately screamed, involuntarily raising his feet and trembling violently all over. At this moment, a loud voice suddenly shouted from afar:

"Stop!"

The voice was clearly Scarface Henry's, and his strides were extremely fast and large, inexplicably reminiscent of a giant predatory brown bear that had lived in Alaska for thirty years. But Fang Senyan had already exerted his strength cruelly! With a soft "crack," the one-eyed dragon let out an extremely shrill scream. His fingers had a clear upward bend, and it was obvious that Fang Senyan had cruelly broken his hand alive!

Scarface Henry roared. He was already extremely burly, and at this time he widened his eyes like copper bells, looking ferocious and undisguised. A faint silver light flashed on his body, and he clenched his fist and punched straight over, giving people the feeling that a wall was pressing straight over. At this time, they would be shocked to realize that this burly and generous man was actually a cruel and merciless giant bandit who killed without blinking an eye. But at this moment, Fang Senyan noticed the dense red veins in Scarface Henry's eyes.

Fang Senyan reached out and grabbed Scarface Henry's fist with a "slap." He took half a step back, and the two fell into a stalemate, glaring sharply at each other, their eyes seeming to collide in mid-air and create a series of sparks! Fang Senyan's eyes seemed to burn as well, and he said coldly, word by word:

"No one can insult my skin color in front of me! No, one!"

He suddenly expanded this matter to racial insults, and Scarface Henry was speechless for a moment. Shar also rushed over after hearing the news. He couldn't wait for Scarface Henry to fight Fang Senyan immediately, so he stood by and watched. However, Scarface Henry was also very experienced. He snorted coldly and retracted his fist, disappointing Shar greatly. However, Rat Shant saw his backer arrive and couldn't help but fan the flames:

"Even if he said the wrong thing, it shouldn't be enough to break someone's hand, right?"

Fang Senyan turned his head and looked at him coldly:

"Would you be happy if I called you a black bastard?"

Rat Shant's face immediately became extremely ugly. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to want to pull out his knife and pounce on him immediately, but in the end, he didn't have the courage. But at this time, Shar absolutely couldn't sit idly by. He stood up and said with a fake smile:

"Sailor Rock, your mouth is really ten times more stinky than Old Burke's toilet."

Fang Senyan glanced sideways, but he didn't give in at all:

"One shouldn't show gentlemanly demeanor to those scammers and instigators who deserve to be hanged."

Shar's face flushed red, and with a "铮" sound, he drew half of the rapier from his waist, but at this moment, a silver rapier flew in from outside like a celestial being, and with a "哚" sound, it was inserted in front of the two, shaking tremulously. The sword was still surrounded by a layer of water-like brilliance, which was Armand's personal rapier that had killed countless people!

Immediately afterwards, Armand walked in. He scanned the audience with his hawk-like eyes, and suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"Who can tell me what happened?"

No one answered.

Armand suddenly became furious and slapped the table in front of him. The table exploded and scattered with a "噼啪" sound. He roared loudly:

"What's going on!! What exactly is going on! There's only half an hour left before we reach Hope Island, and the boatswain, first mate, and navigator of the Bell and Goblet are going to have infighting on the ship first! Are you going to make me lose face in front of all the pirates?"

At this time, Scarface Henry stood up, but without asking about the one-eyed dragon who was in so much pain that he was half-dead, he grabbed a spectator pirate and asked a few questions, and then figured out the ins and outs of the matter. He leaned close to Armand and whispered a few words. Armand listened with an uncertain expression, and suddenly looked at Fang Senyan coldly and said:

"Do you really want to stand up for him?"

When Cree heard this, his whole body, including his chrysanthemum, tightened. Even a blind man knew that Armand was quite suspicious of Fang Senyan. At this time, he was clearly asking Fang Senyan to pay a great price, but Fang Senyan said without hesitation:

"The same blood flows in our bodies, and I owe him a life! Captain!"

Armand snorted coldly, and then said slowly:

"This matter is very obvious. You think they set up a scam, but you can't produce any evidence, right?"

Fang Senyan said very simply:

"Yes."

Armand swept his cold eyes over Rat Shant and the other two, as if he was looking at some garbage:

"However, I also know what kind of people these three usually are. How about this, according to the custom among our pirates, there is no rule to return the lost things, but I will give you a chance to win the things back. You bet with these three once. If you lose, this matter ends here. If you win, the things will be returned to their original owner. Regardless of whether you win or lose, this matter ends here! What do you think?"

This disposal is very much in line with the pirates' principles of dealing with things: winning back the lost things. For Rat Shant and these three scumbags, they are very confident in gambling, and they naturally dare not disrespect Armand, so they agreed without hesitation. But for Fang Senyan, who has a full 13 points of perception, winning in a gambling game is not a big problem. Frankly speaking, Armand is even somewhat biased towards Fang Senyan, because Fang Senyan does not need to take out any stakes at all, and he does not need to lose anything even if he loses.

Armand's disposal was indeed beyond the expectations of most people. But only Scarface Henry, who had followed him for many years, vaguely understood his intentions. Fang Senyan seemed to have offended everyone on the ship, but in fact, it also showed that he had no ambition to form cliques. Armand, as the captain, was most afraid of having a talented and ambitious person under his command, which would greatly threaten the position under his butt. Then, no matter how broad-minded Armand's surname was, he would never tolerate him.

But now, for Armand: He actually saw Shar almost being forced to the point of anger and almost drawing his sword by Fang Senyan, and he felt relieved. There is a saying that the ass decides the brain. For Armand, who is ambitious and aims for the seven seas, it doesn't matter if his subordinates have a rebellious surname, act ruthlessly, or even be greedy and mean—it can even be said to be an advantage. A captain who aspires to become a pirate king doesn't even have this kind of tolerance. If he doesn't have the mind, he might as well wash his hands ashore and buy a title to enjoy himself early. As long as this guy doesn't form cliques everywhere and buy people's hearts, then no matter how high his talent is and how rebellious his surname is, he is just a knife in his hand!