This pirate only wants to farm.

Using only skull-shaped coconuts for a bath was a bit too extravagant, so Lynch used some of his reserve water to satisfy himself and Elizabeth.

Taking a shower isn't a big deal if you're not paying attention, but once you realize you haven't showered in a long time, you start to feel itchy all over.

After a wonderful bath, Lin Qi felt completely refreshed.

Having always sailed the seas, I could only take a proper shower during heavy rain.

However, even after washing with rainwater, they still carried a fishy smell and the scent of the sea.

After all, this rainwater also evaporates from the sea.

But bathing in Skull Coconut Water is a completely different story. Coconut Water, which is full of water elements, has a unique cleansing effect.

No cleaning agents are needed; the dirt on my body is washed away completely, and I even have a faint coconut scent.

After taking a shower, Lin Qi felt refreshed all over, as if all his pores had been opened. He, a living dead man, felt as if he had come back to life, and even had the illusion that blood was flowing through his body.

"That feels so good."

Lin Qi let out a long breath, a towel draped around his neck, the damp sea breeze blowing as he looked at the windless sea and the night sky.

Perhaps it was because taking a hot bath gave him the illusion of being alive, but he now finally felt that he was slowly getting his life back on track.

However, the bright moonlight was soon covered by dark clouds, and the night view of the windless sea was swallowed up by darkness.

Lin Qi looked up disappointedly and shook his head helplessly: "It seems the rainy season is coming soon. I wonder how heavy the rain will be this time."

"Good evening, Captain."

Just as Lynch finished his reflection, he saw Elizabeth, her hair still damp, come onto the deck carrying a green oil lamp in one hand and a longsword in the other.

Lin Qi looked at Elizabeth curiously and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?"

Elizabeth smiled a little embarrassedly: "Actually, it's still quite early. Usually at this time, I would be learning swordsmanship from the second mate of the Skull Clan."

Lin Qi turned his head and saw the second mate, nicknamed "Skull," climbing down from the mast. Although there was no expression on the skull, Lin Qi could tell from his slow movements that the second mate seemed reluctant to climb down.

It's obvious without even looking that the second mate, Skull, has been tormented by Elizabeth lately.

At first, he was somewhat dismissive of Elizabeth's strength, but now the second mate of the Skull Corps doesn't dare to be as nonchalant as before when teaching her.

If he didn't have some real skills, Elizabeth would probably have chopped off his calves and used them as fertilizer.

Lin Qi looked at the second mate with a smile: "Then you guys keep practicing, I'm going down to pick a crew member."

When the second mate, Skeleton, heard that Lin Qi was going to select new crew members, he realized that another old comrade in the cell below was going to be promoted.

Just as he was worried about not wanting to spar with Elizabeth, the second mate, Skeleton, hurriedly dropped his longsword and scurried into the cabin, carrying an oil lamp and looking like he was going to lead the way for the captain.

Elizabeth immediately became interested: "Captain, are you looking for another skeleton to be a crew member?"

Lin Qi nodded: "Yes, we might encounter some danger next, and besides, so many cannons need someone to operate them."

Elizabeth pursed her lips, feeling a mix of fear and curiosity.

Although Elizabeth's fear of undead creatures isn't as extreme as it used to be, she still doesn't really want to go to that dark, gloomy place.

With the captain here, there shouldn't be any major problems, right?

After all, the captain can even extract the souls of the undead, so those skeletons shouldn't bully me, right...?

If the skeletons in the ship's cabin knew Elizabeth's thoughts, they'd probably jump up and yell at her.

Who's bullying whom here?

After a brief internal struggle, Elizabeth approached Lynch from behind and cautiously asked, "Captain, I'd like to see too."

Seeing Elizabeth's cowardly yet eager expression, Lin Qi couldn't help but laugh: "Fine, as long as you're not scared."

I really don't know why Elizabeth, who is usually so carefree, is so afraid of undead creatures.

Lynch now practically uses Elizabeth's screams as his doorbell every morning.

With one person and one skeleton by their side, they quickly reached the bottom of the ship's cabin. After opening the door, green oil lamps illuminated the dark cabin and the flickering flames of souls within the skulls.

However, these skeletons seemed to sense something, and they all frantically smacked their chins, their soul flames fixed on Elizabeth.

One of the skulls had its mouth opening and closing most fiercely.

Lin Qi's ears ached from the noise. He frowned and said softly, "It's so noisy."

Instantly, all the skulls fell silent, and even the restless soul fire calmed down.

The second mate, Skull, obsequiously brought over a wooden crate and placed it behind Lynch.

Lin Qi took the opportunity to sit down, crossed his legs, held up the oil lamp, and looked at the skull placed in the cage.

"I can overlook what happened in the past, but I need a crew member now. Who among you will fill in?"

Lin Qi didn't offer any explanations or waste any words; he went straight to the point.

He was a farmer, but also a pirate captain.

There's no need for the captain to explain what he's going to do to the crew, much less to the prisoners in the cage.

However, the reason he was so direct was because he had no hope for this trip at all.

Because when the skeletons had destroyed his crops before, Lynch had tried to use his talent to make them obey his commands.

However, these seemingly powerful undead creatures appeared to be completely mindless. They merely wandered aimlessly on the Netherworld, neither attacking him nor obeying his commands.

Only the second mate, Skull, possessed a modicum of intelligence and was willing to pledge allegiance to him.

Lynch stared silently at the skulls in the cage, waiting for their reaction, but there was only endless silence in the cabin, with only Elizabeth's trembling voice breaking out in the middle of the cabin.

"Ugh."

Lynch sighed. It seemed that these were ultimately just a bunch of mindless skeletons, and the idea of ​​finding the crew would have to be put on hold for a while.

Just as Lin Qi was about to get up and leave, suddenly all the skulls in the cell started to move. One of them, a very familiar skull, kept opening and closing its mouth and forcibly moved itself to the front of the cell.

The second skeleton, who had been standing behind Lin Qi without making any moves, suddenly stepped forward, turned to face Lin Qi, drew his longsword and planted it in the floor, knelt on one knee, put one hand on his chest and lowered his head.

Lin Qi raised an eyebrow: "You mean you want me to accept it?"

The second mate nodded, but lowered his head even further.

Lin Qi stared silently at the skull staring at him for a long time before slowly speaking: "Since my second mate has pleaded for you, I will give you a chance."

"But all of this is on the condition that you are willing to carry out my orders unconditionally."

Kaba Kaba.

The skull bit down hard twice as an answer.

In the cage behind Lynch where these skeletons were imprisoned, a huge skeleton suddenly broke into pieces and began to frolic on the cabin floor.

They crawled out of the cell and excitedly came to the skull. They pieced together their knuckles to form a hand, took the skull out of the cell, and continued to assemble their bones into their bodies.

A moment later, a tall skeleton appeared in front of Lynch.

The skeletal hand suddenly swung up, and a bone spike slowly grew out of its palm, eventually becoming a long spear made of bone.

The moment the skeleton grasped the spear, the soul fire within the skulls in the prison began to flicker violently, as if some kind of fuel had been added.

Even Elizabeth, who didn't know much about the dead, seemed to hear the cheers of these spirits.

Lin Qi could naturally sense the emotions of these undead. He kept his eyes straight ahead, slightly raised his head, and looked at the tall skeleton.

It seemed they were waiting for his answer.

And the skeleton gave its answer.

The spear slammed onto the floor with a loud thud, and the skeleton knelt on one knee, clutching his chest and bowing his head.

When Lynch saw this guy who had once destroyed his farmland, he finally lowered his proud head.

A radiant smile, as bright as sunshine, bloomed on Lin Qi's face once again. He stood up and gently placed his hand on the skull's head.

"I accept your allegiance; from this day forward, you shall be the boatswain of the Hades."

Boom!Boom!

The second mate and the bosun gently tapped their weapons on the floor, as if in response.

Lin Qi smiled and withdrew his hand. Seeing the big guy's reaction, he knew that he had another skeleton he could communicate with and command.

Moreover, this big guy seems to be quite capable in combat, so it seems we don't need to worry too much about this trip to the center of the Windless Sea.

"Very good, get up. From now on, we are on the same side."

Lynch patted the skeleton boatswain on the shoulder, nodded in satisfaction, and prepared to leave the cabin.

The two skeletons stood up at the same time. The second skeleton placed the oil lamp on the ground into the palm of the skeleton boatswain's hand and slightly raised his chin.

The skeleton boatswain quickly and obediently grabbed the oil lamp, gestured for Lin Qi to proceed, and led the way, completely losing his previous imposing manner.

Lynch was in a good mood at first, but when he saw the way the skeleton boatswain walked, his expression suddenly became extremely strange.

Not only did Lin Qi look like he'd seen a ghost, but even the soul fire within the two skulls of the skeleton twitched violently twice.

Lin Qi turned his head with an unfriendly expression and looked at the second mate, Skull:

"Explain to me why you recommended a cripple?"

The second mate, Skeleton, gaped, wanting to explain, but couldn't utter a single word. In the end, he could only watch as Lynch extended a finger bone and pointed it sharply at Elizabeth beside him several times.

However, Elizabeth blinked, her face clear as if she had just come back to life:

"Huh? Do you need me to help you with your bone setting? I know a little bit about it."

The skeleton boatswain at the door stumbled violently.

The second mate, nicknamed "Skull," looked up at the sky.