This pirate only wants to farm.

As the last ray of moonlight faded, the second mate's longsword was already at John's neck.

John knelt in a corner of the upper deck, his face pale and curled up. Tears and snot were mixed together on his face. The two guards who had been by his side were now broken into four pieces, and blood soaked through John's trousers, giving off a foul stench.

"Elizabeth! You can't kill me, I am, I am your brother..."

A sound that could be described as a wail escaped John's throat, his previous arrogance long gone, as he tried to awaken the last shred of humanity in the other person.

Although John couldn't recognize the skeleton in front of him, he recognized the longsword.

Silver Moon!

This is the symbol of the Carter family heir, the very thing he has dreamed of and is willing to hunt down.

But now, this has become something that will take his life.

The second skeleton paused in his longsword, the soul fire in his eye sockets flickered twice, his head scanned up and down, and then he raised his longsword, the silver sword light like a paintbrush about to paint the full moon once again!

John closed his eyes in fear, his facial features contorted in agony.

"etc."

Just as the second mate's sword was about to touch John's neck, a voice suddenly rang out.

The second mate turned around and saw a man leaning against the railing, watching the show with his chin on his hand, on the other side of the fog aboard the Hades.

John opened his eyes in surprise, and upon seeing Lynch as a living person, he disregarded the skeleton beside him and immediately shouted, "Sir! Help me! This evil skeleton is trying to kill me!"

"I am the son of the naval governor, a nobleman about to inherit a title. If only you would save me..."

John's surprise didn't last long before he realized that the other party was actually on a ghost ship.

At this moment, the fog dissipated considerably, allowing him to see the woman standing next to the man.

That is……

Elizabeth?

In an instant, John's face, which had been flushed with excitement, turned pale again.

Even if he were incredibly stupid, he realized that the other person wasn't there to save him at all.

Ghost ship...

Elizabeth...

Gurgle.

John swallowed hard, despair gradually creeping into his eyes.

Lynch waved to stop the second mate, Skeleton, pointed to Elizabeth beside him whose expression was still complicated, and said to the ship opposite, "This is her business, let her handle it herself."

After saying that, he looked at Elizabeth beside him with a warm smile on his face: "I think you also have many questions to ask him."

"Come on, let's go see why he's chasing you."

Elizabeth bit her lip, turned her head and bowed gratefully to Lynch, then kicked off the edge of the boat and leaped over it.

At this point, the distance between the Netherworld and the Blood Shark had closed considerably, to only seven or eight meters. Elizabeth, a level 12 swordsman, could easily jump across without much trouble.

When the second mate saw Elizabeth approaching, he lowered his longsword, glanced at John, and although his expression couldn't be seen through the skull, it seemed as if he also disliked killing such a character, as it would dirty his hands.

The second skeleton sheathed his longsword, tossed it to Elizabeth who had just jumped over, and nodded to her.

Elizabeth accepted the Silver Moon, nodded gratefully to the second mate of the Skull, and then walked step by step toward John.

The second mate, Skeleton, looked around on the deck, then crawled into the Blood Shark's cabin and carried a ten-meter-long plank, which he then placed between the two ships.

Clearly, the skeleton second mate knew his captain's temperament quite well.

Lin Qi, with Wangcai on his shoulder, nodded in satisfaction. He stepped on the wooden plank a couple of times to make sure it was stable before slowly walking over. After jumping onto the Blood Shark, he waved his hand dismissively, clearly disliking the smell of blood on board.

But no matter how much I dislike it, I still have to maintain the facade of this business for my long-term employees.

The little monkey Wangcai seemed to really enjoy the scene, happily bouncing back and forth on Lin Qi's shoulders, as if admiring the treasure that was about to be in his hands.

Bypassing the bloodstains on the deck, Lin Qi carried Wangcai on his shoulder to the upper deck. He looked at Elizabeth staring at the weak young man without saying a word and felt somewhat helpless.

How long do these two plan to drag this out?

Are you trying to stop people from enjoying the gossip?

Seeing that they still had no intention of speaking, Lin Qi broke the silence first: "Why are you hunting down my crew?"

crew?

Is this person dressed in the rags of a commoner the captain of the ghost ship?

John instinctively shuddered, staring at the skeletons behind Lynch who stood like guards. For a moment, he seemed to lose his ability to think, lowering his head and saying in a trembling voice:

"No, it's not my fault, it's all because of my mother..."

"She demanded that I kill my sister to retrieve the Silvermoon, because only in this way could I inherit the Carter name and the title..."

"Sister, you have to believe me, I was forced to come!"

As he spoke, John seemed to find a bit of courage, and he looked at Elizabeth across from him with all his might, pleading.

However, Elizabeth's expression was indescribably complex and bitter, but there was not a trace of pity in her eyes.

"Then why did you chase after me?"

These words froze John's pleading expression, and his lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to stammer, "I...I...I thought you were dead, that's why I was thinking of..."

John's explanations became increasingly weak, and as he spoke, he lowered his head, drenched in sweat.

Elizabeth's eyes were filled with disgust; she didn't want to hear any more explanations: "Enough, stop lying to me."

"Tell me, what happened to my father! Is your involvement in framing him?"

Elizabeth's outburst made John tremble, shrinking into a ball as he cried out, "It wasn't me! It was Mother and Her Majesty! They... they said the Earl started the naval war, plunging Saint Tolos into crisis. Although they won the war, all the profits went to the Carter family..."

Hearing this, Lin Qi curled his lip and gave the second mate, Skull, a look that said, "See, I told you so."

Wangcai also grinned in disgust, his face full of contempt.

The second mate, Skull, also shook his head slightly.

There's really nothing new under the sun.

However, this truth made Elizabeth turn pale. She asked incredulously, "You mean His Majesty?"

"How is this possible!"

"My father didn't return for two years because he was helping the Empire. His fleet was also decimated, and it was clearly the other side that provoked us first."

"His Majesty and Father grew up together, and he even said that if we win this time, he will grant Father a dukedom so he can enjoy his old age in peace..."

Elizabeth tried desperately to refute it; this was simply not the truth she could accept.

If the emperor really wanted to kill her, then even if she could take the evidence to the capital, her father would not be released.

Elizabeth was just a little slow-witted, but not stupid.

But just then, Lin Qi, who had been watching the drama unfold, suddenly interjected, "I think he probably refused the dukedom, right? That's why he was framed, isn't it?"

John looked up at Lynch in surprise: "How did you know?"

Elizabeth was still in shock, her eyes somewhat blank: "Refusing the title...that's why I was framed?"

Lin Qi clicked his tongue: "That's really true."

"Agreeing to become a duke is tantamount to giving up the navy that you have built up, which is just a disguised way of reducing your military power."

Although Lynch didn't know much about Elizabeth's family and had only gleaned some information from their conversation, it didn't stop him from having seen and understood much more in his previous life.

Judging from Elizabeth's words, her father was a man who could win battles and fight tough ones. Such a man had grown up with the emperor, which meant they were about the same age.

Such people either rebel or pose a threat to the emperor; otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have used this method to deal with Elizabeth and her family.

"Is he really the emperor?"

Elizabeth looked helplessly at Lynch. Now she could only place her hopes on him, hoping for a better answer.

Lin Qi shrugged: "That should be right. Your father made the emperor feel threatened, so he wanted military power, but your father refused to give it to him."

"However, your father did win the battle and still controls the navy, so we can't do it openly."

"The only way is to lock up your father first, then support a compliant puppet to take power, and gradually erode the navy."

"It's just a guess based on what you've said; who knows the specifics?"

Lin Qi shrugged indifferently.

This was merely Lin Qi's speculation based on known information; he just made a casual guess.

But in the eyes of these two, it was completely different.

John trembled all over, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Lynch, a fear that even surpassed the fear of death.

This ghost captain can see through souls!

He knows everything!

He really was a ghost in human skin...

Elizabeth bit her lip and finally accepted the truth.

This is the captain of the Hades, the most evil being on the high seas. He must have known all along.

Having accepted reality, Elizabeth looked at Lynch with hopeful eyes, her lips trembling as she asked, "Then... then is my father really beyond saving?"

Lin Qi never expected that the two of them could have such complex inner thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It shouldn't be. As long as your father holds military power, he won't die, and the emperor won't dare to act recklessly."

"On the contrary, it is your confrontation with so-called evidence that might force the emperor to fight to the death."

Elizabeth had no doubts whatsoever. She took a deep breath and nodded to Lynch, "I understand."

Lin Qi blinked. What did this silly girl understand?

At that moment, Yin Yue drew her sword, and a flash of silver light appeared.

John, who was desperately trying to make himself inconspicuous on the ground, suddenly had his head pointing skyward, his eyes filled with disbelief and regret.

Lin Qi was completely bewildered. Why would this silly girl suddenly kill someone out of the blue?

But then, Elizabeth very stylishly flicked the blood off her sword, held up the Silver Moon with both hands, knelt on one knee, and bowed her head:

"Witnessed by the underworld."

"Elizabeth Carter swears allegiance to you."

Lin Qi was even more confused. What was this whole thing all about?

But just then, the panel appeared.

[Temporary employee Elizabeth Carter has been promoted to permanent position.]

[Worker: Elizabeth Carter.]

[Employee training program in progress...]