Under Jue Ge’s suggestion, the three players picked up mops and brushes and went to help the sailors clean the deck, putting on an act.

During this cleaning process, they each collected some "fragments" of the Parasite.

This… Feng Bujue definitely had a plan; the moment he saw the "Parasite," he felt that the creature was related to the Deranged, so he planned to take some "samples" back and give them to his Deranged allies for identification when he had the chance.

As for Honghu and Snow, although they didn't have Jue Ge’s clear purpose, after a brief consideration, they also chose to "take." Because they were both clear… that corpse fragments from this kind of rare monster, like dragon scales, phoenix eyes, and Qilin teeth, were bound to have some kind of special use or value; in the later stages of the game, those higher-level summoning, spiritual arts, and mechanical specialization skills would often use such items.

…

The story is long if there are books, short if there are none.

Twenty minutes later, the Queen Anne's Revenge set sail again.

At that moment, the sea wind picked up.

The wind was just right, pushing the Queen Anne's Revenge towards its destination, as if there was a force in the dark helping this group of pirates.

So, someone said, "It's Mr. Edini's spirit protecting us, sending us on our way."

No one objected to this statement.

People who stay at sea for a long time often become very superstitious, and pirates… are probably the most superstitious group.

Their superstition is also different from that of ordinary people…

The things the pirates believe in have little to do with most orthodox religions.

Of course, this is also normal—whether it's Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism… in short, as long as the doctrine is still guiding people to be good, it's not very suitable for pirates.

Imagine, you believe in a certain religion, and you find that, according to the doctrine… nine out of ten things you do on weekdays will lead to hell, would you still find it interesting to believe in that thing?

If every religion in this world had its own exclusive hell, then people engaged in the "pirate" profession should be visa-free to any of them.

Therefore, the pirates' "superstition" is mostly based on those more bizarre myths and legends, Voodoo heresies, and some nautical tales passed down among sailors.

Among them… there is such a legend…

"The death of every respected old sailor will bring half a day of good luck to the people on this ship."

No one knows when or from whom this saying originated, but the pirates believe in this nonsense…

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this baseless and unprovable rubbish is nothing, but in the eyes of pirates, these words are more credible than the stories in religious beliefs.

Because… religion originates from lies, and strange tales originate from truth.

…

The wind is still blowing, and the ship is sailing fast and smoothly.

The atmosphere on the deck returned to normal, as if the previous naval battle and the death of the first mate had never happened.

This is the pirate life; they will never mourn for one person for too long, no matter who he is…

"Lads—the boxing match is about to begin! Those who want to bet, come over here!"

As dusk approached, a broken gong of a voice suddenly shouted.

Instantly, the surrounding pirates erupted.

Earlier, in the conflict with the Mad Eye Pirates, the players had naturally completed the task of [Boarding an enemy ship and killing at least three enemy sailors in a naval battle] (this task only required one of the three players to board the enemy ship, and the total number of kills of all people added up to more than three to complete), and now, the second side task to be completed on the ship—[Participate in the deck boxing match and defeat the "Viking"], was finally placed in front of them…

After hearing the announcement, Feng Bujue and the others followed the crowd and gathered in an open space in the middle of the deck.

At some point, someone had used wooden barrels, sacks, and boxes to enclose a space similar to a "boxing ring."

"Come on, come on, those who want to bet, hurry up, if you're a man, don't dawdle."

At this moment, the person standing on a box and shouting was also someone that Jue Ge and the others recognized, it was the "Body Hair Bro," who was built like a small cannonball.

Behind him, responsible for collecting money, keeping accounts, and counting money were Godfrey wearing a blue turban, and the boss of this trio, "Garlic Head."

During the battle with the Mad Eye Pirates, and when surrounding and killing the Parasite, Feng Bujue had taken the time to pay attention to the movements of those three… He was surprised to find that these three were still very desperate in "external" battles, and their strength was also very good.

Perhaps it was for this reason that the ship's officers… and Blackbeard, turned a blind eye to the three's behavior of carrying out "gambling" on the ship.

"Is there anyone else who wants to bet? If not, it's about to start."

The efficiency of the trio was very high, obviously quite skilled in the business, and in just about five minutes, they had collected all the bets.

Then, Body Hair Bro shouted twice, and after confirming that there were no more bettors, he turned his head and winked at a man standing in the middle of the boxing ring.

That man was the one who had shouted that first voice and gathered everyone together.

At the same time, he was also the lead singer who led everyone to sing the sea shanty in the opening CG…

This person looked to be in his forties, wearing a dirty and wrinkled white shirt on his upper body, with a red and yellow vest on the outside, and loose, light black trousers on his lower body. Perhaps because his trousers used to be very expensive, or perhaps because he only had this one pair of trousers… In short, his trousers had an extremely large number of patches, and, judging from the rough stitches… they were probably sewn by himself.

"Greedy villains! Twice a week, your most anticipated moment has arrived…" After receiving the signal from Body Hair Bro, the broken gong of a voice immediately began his extremely inflammatory opening remarks.

It must be admitted that… this brother's voice and speaking ability are both first-class; there would absolutely be no problem with him becoming a professional host.

"Today's first match, as previously announced, will be presented by two rookies who have only joined the pirate crew for a month…"

Before he finished speaking, the two participating sailors had already "entered the ring" from both sides of the "boxing ring" by "flipping over boxes."

These two didn't say much; after entering the ring, they each took off their shirts, and then provoked each other with facial expressions; it could be said that they instantly entered the "match state."

"Let us welcome…" the broken gong of a voice introduced in a timely manner, "'Bottle Opener'! And… 'Triceratops'!"