Chapter 97 Trust
When the sun once again illuminated the masts of the Valkyrie and the Honest Man within the ring-shaped fog, the people who were hungover from last night's partying woke up from all over the place.

"Head count," Captain Kerwick said, yawning.

"Assemble!" White Bread, who had slept in a roll of canvas for the whole night, shouted while struggling to get out.

Soon, sleepy and drunken sailors were standing in rows on the deck, swaying.

"It seems like two are missing," White Bread said, suddenly waking up. "Where's the compass? And where's the anchor hook?"

After these words were spoken, the sailors on the deck immediately began whispering.

"I am here"

At this moment, a mixed-race sailor on the watchtower above responded drunkenly.

However, just as everyone subconsciously looked up, the sailor, who was suspected to be called Anchor Hook, vomited out all the delicious food and wine he had eaten last night with a "vomit" sound, and poured it all on the head of Captain Belvik, who had just sat up and was still yawning.

Seeing this, everyone quickly looked away. White Bread cleared his throat and said, "Um, the compass, yes! Who knows where the compass went?!"

After this question was asked, many sailors began to whisper to each other again.

"Captain, it seems we are missing one of our transport boats." At this moment, a sailor keenly discovered the key problem.

However, this issue inevitably made the whispers and cursing louder and more numerous.

"Don't worry"

At that moment, the magic mirror's voice came from a mirror hanging on the Valkyrie's mast. "The transport boat fell into the sea last night when some idiot accidentally cut the rope while performing the scimitar dance on it. It has been fished out by the vine goblins."

"Master Magic Mirror," White Bread asked nervously, "Compass..."

"He was in the cargo hold of the Candide, and seemed to have fainted from the stench of ambergris."

The magic mirror said helplessly, "He wanted to go to the cabin last night to get the stolen liquor."

"Quick! Go and carry him up!"

White Bread glanced at the two snoring captains and the equally snoring sailor above him, and said with particular exhaustion, "Tie up the captain and that bastard Anchor Hook with ropes and throw them into the sea to sober up! And the other drunks should sober up themselves too! And the compass! Throw that idiot in there too!"

Before he finished speaking, White Bread was the first to jump into the sea. Following closely behind him, the rest of the sailors also jumped into the sea with a crackling sound. They also used the vines of the Valkyrie to tie up the two captains and the bastard on the mast, and even threw the compass in the cabin, which had fainted from the stench, into the sea.

After washing away this absolutely powerful hangover soup, everyone on the Honest Man managed to regain consciousness.

With the order of white bread one by one, the drunken sailors busily began to clean the entire ship.

In the past, it was actually the people of the fiddletail fish who urged them to do this.

But at this time, they were also drunk and were sleeping on the second-floor open deck of the Valkyrie next door, one after another, with oak barrels on their tails, and they were bubbling non-stop.

Compared to these girls who were spread out all over the place, the captain's bedroom, which could be described as luxurious enough, had a new owner.

At this time, Princess Yafuso and Princess Bakla were sleeping soundly with their arms around each other.

Unfortunately and fortunately, the person whose arms were held and squeezed between the two little girls was not the captain of the ship, but the first mate who was also drunk.

As for the captain of this ship, he also drank a lot last night. Perhaps because of this, he was unable to sleep in his luxurious bedroom. Instead, he ran to the lower cabin and squeezed together with a group of vine mandrills and gorillas.

Of course, also crowded here was Shenba, who was also drunk.

If you ask whether there are other people who remain sober on this ship besides Fog Shadow who is not allowed to drink, Silver Queen who cannot drink, and Magic Mirror, of course there are.

At this time, Gerta, the only one who remained awake, was humming the song he learned from the fiddle-tail fish people, and was cooking bacon, oatmeal and vegetable porridge for breakfast in several large soup buckets in the kitchen.

"Grandpa Gerta, is there anything delicious? I'm hungry."

Just as he was about to finish his song, the sleepy-eyed Misty Shadow staggered in, dragging her pet snake's hissing tail along with hers - this same snake had also stolen a lot of alcohol last night.

"Good boy, I've prepared it for you a long time ago."

Gerta touched the top of Wuying's head lovingly, then helped pick up the undead pet snake that was too lazy to resist and put it on Wuying's neck. Then he brought over a bowl of breakfast porridge that had been cooled in advance, sprinkled a handful of poisonous mushrooms that he had picked earlier into it, and handed it to Wuying.

"Thank you, Grandpa Gerta!"

Wuying also bowed politely with her little arms raised, then happily took the wooden bowl that was bigger than her face, picked up the spoon inside and started to put the food into her mouth.

Before the little guy finished his meal, three screams of different tones came from the captain's bedroom.

"How did we get here?" Yafuso asked in panic.

Looking down at her clothes, Yun Ji struggled to pull her numb hands free and asked, "Mr. Magic Mirror, why are we here?"

"Good morning, Miss Yunji, good morning, Miss Yafuso, and good morning, Her Royal Highness Princess Bakla."

Sunglasses greeted him calmly, replaying everything that happened last night in the nearby dressing mirror as he explained, "Last night, Princess Bakla insisted on sleeping in a soft, large bed where she could turn over, with silk pillows and a duvet."

"So." Yafuso asked in surprise after looking at everything in the mirror.

"That's right"

The magic mirror said, "It was your suggestion, Miss Yunji led the way, and Princess Bakra persuaded you to stay, so you all slept in the captain's bedroom."

"Where is the captain of the ship?" Yafuso asked stutteringly.

"Bottom Cabin"

Before the magic mirror finished speaking, Cheng Lang, who was sitting on the floor among the gorillas and sleeping soundly with his arms around an oak barrel, and Shenba, who was sleeping in the arms of a gorilla not far away, appeared in the dressing mirror.

The magic mirror obviously knew what the three ladies wanted to ask, and took the initiative to speak, "Last night, when the captain returned to his room, he found that it was occupied by you, so he was going to the cabin."

"Then what?" Yun Ji looked at Shenba in the mirror again, and she realized that something was wrong.

"Then the respected captain encountered Shenba"

The magic mirror said, "The captain said it was too noisy up there, so Shenba decided to take him to a quiet place to sleep."

"The lower cabin?" Yun Ji asked, covering her forehead.

"Yes," the magic mirror answered truthfully, "the bottom cabin."

"I don't know anything. I'm going back to my room." Before Yun Ji finished speaking, she had already fled from the captain's bedroom in a hurry.

"I, I, I, I'm going to prepare breakfast!" Before Yafusuo finished speaking, she staggered out.

“This bedroom barely meets my requirements.”

Bakla looked at the soft big bed with envy, and then walked out of the bedroom with a swaying step - she also drank a lot last night.

Regardless of whether there is a saying in this strange world that drinking can cause trouble, by the time everyone has completely sobered up from their hangover, the sun has already reached its highest point.

"Let's talk about the plan next."

Cheng Lang, who had changed into clean clothes, gathered everyone in the conference room again.

"The Honest Man is also entering the fog"

Kervik spoke first, "And we hope to re-sign the ship's heart contract." "Why is that?" Cheng Lang, who was about to say something, had to ask.

“The bottom line of trust”

Kervik explained, "We are willing to establish a ship's heart contract as a baseline of trust. This is a guarantee for both of us. Young captain, you should listen to the advice of this old captain on this matter."

"Alright"

Cheng Lang sighed, "Perhaps I was impulsive. If you feel that the Ship Heart Contract can serve as the cornerstone of trust, let's sign a new contract."

"This will make our mutual trust stronger," Kervik said respectfully.

"Let's get back to the topic," Cheng Lang cleared his throat and said, "The Honest Man should stay."

Seeing Kervik about to say something, Cheng Lang waved his hand and said, "Not only the Honest Man, but also the people I called yesterday still have to stay."

"Is it because of distrust?" Princess Bakara asked dissatisfiedly.

“Quite the opposite”

As Cheng Lang spoke, he pushed the belt that Yun Ji had returned yesterday back over.

"Magic Mirror, Silver Queen, and Mist Shadow have no way to leave the Valkyrie for the time being, so they can only enter the mist with me."

Cheng Lang said, "If something unexpected happens, I will jump into the coffin with Wuying. Magic Mirror and Silver Queen will find a way to leave the fog again with the cooperation of the vine goblins.

This is the only safe way. If there is still no way to escape the fog, Yun Ji and Yun Lan, I can only hope that you can rescue us one day in the future."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the conference room fell silent. By this point, most of them had already understood the purpose of Cheng Lang's arrangement.

After a long time, Yun Ji finally reached out and picked up the belt with several small bags and tied it around her waist, "In two months, I will kill anyone who dares to suggest leaving this sea area early.

"Two months later, if the Valkyrie doesn't return, I will assist Yun Lan until she can regain her former identity and then organize a fleet to rescue you. If she doesn't come to rescue you, I will kill her."

"I swear by my father, my parents, and the honor of my family, and by the heart of the ship and the Valkyrie."

Princess Bakla said with equal seriousness, "If you don't come back in two months, I will make retrieving you one of my goals for the rest of my life."

"Cheers." Cheng Lang picked up a glass of fruit wine that had been prepared on the table in advance.

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all.

"We'll sign the ship's heart contract after the Valkyrie returns," Cheng Lang said. "Now, let's all go to the other ship. Kervik, I'll leave them in your and Belvik's care."

"Please rest assured"

Kerwick respectfully took off his hat and held his chest. "I swear by the captain's honor, by the pirate's scimitar, by the heart of the ship, the Valkyrie, and Lord Panini, I will abide by the agreement and do my best to take care of them."

"Does it have to be like this?" Yun Ji finally asked.

“This is the safest way.”

"We still have many treasure maps," Yun Ji asked. "Is it always like this?"

"This time is different," Cheng Lang replied with a smile, "This is the first time, and perhaps the only time, but it is definitely the most suitable for the current situation."

"You'd better keep your word," Yun Ji reminded seriously.

"certainly"

Cheng Lang nodded, and pointedly tapped a small bag on Yun Ji's belt with his finger. As he withdrew his hand, he said, "Let's take everyone to the Honest Man."

"Come back alive"

After Yun Ji finished speaking, she simply turned around and walked out of the meeting room, leading everyone away from the Valkyrie.

At the same time, the gorillas also moved most of the supplies on the Valkyrie, except for the fruit wine, to the Honest Man, leaving only enough for Cheng Lang and Wuying to consume for three months.

"Trade Wind Song"

On the second deck at the bow of the Honest Man, Tinisa shouted orders. She and her crew members either plucked the strings on the stern or played instruments made of branches of lush sacred trees, while singing hymns of blessing for the Valkyrie that was sailing away.

Amidst the increasingly blurred singing, the Valkyrie sped up faster and faster under the control of Vine Mandrill and Silver Queen.

Finally, the ring-shaped fog completely left the Honest Man and headed straight towards the boundless sea of ​​fog in the distance.

On the mast of the Honest Man, Yun Ji opened the pocket that Cheng Lang had specifically hinted at before leaving. Inside was Princess Bakla's bracelet.

Looking at the other pockets, in addition to the two ship bottles, there were 10 cups of Poseidon's blood and 10 pieces of armor, even five golden healing potions and all the treasure maps they currently had.

"Deputy Captain, what should we do next?" Kervik asked respectfully with his head raised.

"Rising Mist"

Yun Ji suppressed her anxiety and issued an order, "Until the Valkyrie returns, all sailors are prohibited from drinking and gambling.

Shenba, arrange training plans and fishing tasks for everyone except Mr. Gerta.

Gerta, take inventory of all supplies and strictly control consumption."

"Yes!" All the sailors on the deck of the Honest Man responded loudly.

"Dear Captain, are you testing them?" In the captain's bedroom of the Valkyrie, the magic mirror asked Cheng Lang who was lying on the bed.

"It's a test, but it's not a test for our crew members." Cheng Lang said, looking at the ceiling.

"The one who makes us chess pieces?" The magic mirror obviously followed the captain's train of thought.

"Maybe"

Cheng Lang said in a daze, "Maybe we can find the answer on the other side of the fog.

"I just hope there won't be any enemies in this fog," the magic mirror said worriedly.

"When we left the Sea of ​​Despair and headed for the Sea of ​​Stars, we didn't even have a decent cannon."

Cheng Lang sat up and walked towards the stairwell while saying, "Back then, it was just you, me, and the vine goblins."

"We are much stronger now," the magic mirror said respectfully.

"I believe my fellow villager will not harm me."

Cheng Lang muttered to himself, this time using a language that the magic mirror could not understand.

Before he finished speaking, he had already opened the small door in the stairwell, and then opened a box. There wasn't much inside, just a bunch of homemade incense sticks.

"Dear Captain"

The magic mirror's voice came at this time, "I don't want to disturb you at this time, but a very shocking scene has appeared in the thick fog outside. You'd better come up and take a look."

(End of this chapter)

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