This pirate only wants to farm.

Despite his reluctance, Wangcai obediently untied the second mate's ropes.

A skeleton fell from the mast and was scattered in pieces, but the skeleton was determined and pieced itself back together in a haphazard way, barely managing to reconstruct a human figure. It first went to the kitchen to wash its hands before hurriedly coming to the edge of the oven.

Under Elizabeth's shocked gaze, the skeleton even nodded slightly as a greeting.

Lin Qi, unfazed, handed the skeleton a piece of fish of the same size and thoughtfully provided a knife and fork.

The skeleton gracefully sliced ​​the fish and put it into its mouth, then raised its skeletal head as if in a sigh.

He gave Lin Qi a thumbs up and continued to elegantly drink the fish soup and eat the grilled fish.

Lin Qi, standing to the side, curled his lip and said, "I wonder where all the food you ate went..."

Elizabeth seemed to be somewhat numb from the shock, and at this moment she was not as afraid as she had been at the beginning. She just stared wide-eyed as she ate the fish and looked at the skeleton.

Wangcai ran back to its seat, looked at the elegant skeleton, and then at Elizabeth, who was also eating raw fish like itself. It barked softly twice and then continued to eat the fish.

Lynch breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Elizabeth wasn't yelling. He took a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, and savored the tempting aroma. He couldn't help but exclaim, "That's so true to me!"

After his initial shock, Lynch looked at Elizabeth, who was still completely bewildered, and said, "Don't be so shocked. After all, this is a ghost ship. It's not unusual to have a skeleton crew member, is it?"

Surprisingly, Elizabeth nodded after hearing this: "That makes sense..."

Although she wasn't sure what made sense, and she vaguely felt that something was off, after thinking about it, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it.

Lin Qi took a sip of fish soup before solemnly introducing himself: "I am the captain, so there's no need for further explanation."

"The one next to you, who looks just like you with a face full of food, is Wangcai. He's the first mate of this ship, in charge of managing everything on board, and he's also my best helper when it comes to farming."

Wangcai raised its head and squeaked at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth then realized that she had been eating the grilled fish rather rudely. Her face flushed red, and she quickly put the fish back on the plate, picked up her knife and fork, and lowered her head, not daring to look Lynch in the eye.

That's so embarrassing!

How could the daughter of the naval governor be so rude?

This grilled fish is just so delicious!

That must be it!

Ignoring Elizabeth's embarrassed appearance, Lynch pointed to the skeleton next to him who was elegantly eating grilled fish and said, "This is the second mate of this ship, in charge of combat matters, and the only skeleton who is willing to listen to me."

"You can call him Second Mate Skeleton. Actually, I've come up with several names for him, but he's not satisfied with any of them."

The second mate, who had been elegantly eating grilled fish, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Lin Qi. For some reason, Elizabeth, who was secretly glancing at him, felt that the second mate seemed to harbor some resentment.

The second mate, Skeleton, ignored Lynch and instead nodded to Elizabeth.

At this point, Elizabeth could no longer pretend not to see, so she quickly put down her knife and fork, bowed slightly, and placed her right fist on her left shoulder in a knightly salute.

"Elizabeth Carter, a salute to you."

The skull head bobbed up and down, as if scrutinizing Elizabeth, before nodding in response after a moment.

The food was delicious, but the scene was bizarre; Elizabeth had never had such a complicated meal.

Finally, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the second mate, Skeleton, helped Lin Qi clean up the mess. By then, it was getting dark.

The thick fog blocked out the light, making night fall earlier.

Lynch stretched and looked at Elizabeth, who seemed uneasy because she didn't feel right at all, and said, "Let's get some rest early today. We have to get up early tomorrow to continue fertilizing the crops."

"Wangcai has prepared a room for you. It's on the first floor of the ship, you can see it as soon as you go down. However, we didn't expect there would be crew members, so the facilities are quite basic. Please make do for now."

"After you go downstairs, you'll see the room with candlelight by the door. Remember, don't go out at night unless something bad happens. Don't blame me for not warning you."

After saying that, Lin Qi yawned, and Wangcai on his shoulder caught it and yawned a big yawn, its little head swaying left and right as if it might fall asleep at any moment.

Without even looking at Elizabeth's expression, Lynch waved his hand and walked directly into the captain's cabin on the deck.

The second mate, seemingly sensing Elizabeth's unease, pointed in a direction from the cabin below.

Elizabeth then realized what was happening and nodded nervously to the second mate, Skull: "Is he... down there? Thank you."

The second mate nodded, glanced at the longsword at Elizabeth's waist, then turned and ran to the mast. He nimbly climbed up, skillfully untied the rope loop on the mast, tightened it around his neck, and then slipped off his feet to hang on the rope.

It swayed back and forth like a hanged pirate...

Elizabeth swallowed hard, feeling like her little brain wasn't quite up to the task.

After a while, they realized that the deck was completely empty. With no one in sight, the ghost ship finally revealed its deathly and eerie atmosphere.

Her hair stood on end, and Elizabeth shuddered before darting into the cabin, as it was the only part of the ship with an orange-yellow firelight.

Following the light of the fire, Elizabeth found the room, which wasn't very deep.

She carefully pushed the door open with the hilt of her sword, and saw a small room with a candle lit.

The room was very simple, with only a bed fixed to the wall, a table, and a chair.

Although it was old, it didn't have any unpleasant smell, nor did it have the lingering dampness of the previous merchant ship.

She tiptoed in and closed the door behind her. Elizabeth looked around and noticed that the bed was new and there was a brand-new men's sailor uniform on it.

Elizabeth sat on the bed and slowly lay down, still somewhat dazed.

Am I really on a ghost ship?

"We should be safe now... right?"

After the ordeal of escaping during the day, coupled with mental exhaustion, Elizabeth filled her stomach and lay down on the dry bed, her eyelids gradually becoming heavy.

Her breathing began to become long and deep.

Call ~

The oil lamp on the table suddenly flickered.

It was blown out.

…………

Call ~

Wangcai let out a breath, then smacked his lips and pressed a hole in his small pillow. He covered himself with the blanket and crawled inside, but still forced his eyelids open to look at Lin Qi.

Lin Qi smiled and said, "You go to sleep first. I'll wash my face, write down today's findings, and then I'll come."

Wangcai nodded and then closed his eyes.

Lin Qi wiped his face with water by the wooden basin before looking at himself in the mirror.

Blonde hair and green eyes, but she looks about 50% like her past self.

He shook his head, trying to stop thinking about all this nonsense.

He unbuttoned his shirt and threw it into the laundry basket, revealing his muscular chest.

What remained were shredded flesh and blood, which looked rather horrifying.

"Tsk."

"I wonder when I'll finally become a real person. It's been three years, and I've only reached level 9 before I finally look somewhat human."

"The last time we had a humanoid form was at level 5, I think. There should be some changes when we reach level 10, right?"

Looking at his clearly visible internal organs, except for the missing heart in the center of his ribs, Lin Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

Although life is pretty good now, it's still not quite the same as being alive. Even today's delicious food tastes bland after eating it.

If it weren't for the fact that he had partially recovered his body and was able to have senses and express himself like a normal person, he would still be a luxury to enjoy delicious food.

However, Lin Qi is a person who takes things as they come. He has already gotten through the three years that were the slowest to get started, and now that everything is finally on the right track, there is no need to rush.

Sitting at my desk, I casually opened the control panel.

The words "[Long-term worker (temporary)]" are clearly written in Elizabeth's column.

Lin Qi curled his lip: "Looks like this was a barely successful recruitment?"

"However, my job training hasn't shown any results yet. It seems I'll have to wait until I'm officially employed..."

"At least we won't have to worry about fertilizer anymore. So, at the latest, we can upgrade in five days."

With Elizabeth's bone meal fertilizer, citrus fruits can be harvested twice in five days without any problem.

After the upgrade, all his attributes will be improved, and even if Elizabeth leaves him, he can probably break bones and make bone meal on his own.

While it certainly won't be as fast as Elizabeth's, at least it can be done.

Thinking of this, Lin Qi nodded in satisfaction.

A quick glance caught Lin Qi's eye on a model pirate ship on the table, and his expression immediately became playful.

"Those guys should catch up by tomorrow, right? The fog will clear by then, I wonder what their expressions will be when they see the Hades."

"It's been a long time since anyone dared to mess with me. Maybe after I take down these pirates, this silly girl will become a full-time employee, and then I can learn from her luck."

"Whether I learn new skills or not doesn't matter. The most important thing is that these guys are coming up here so I can expand my farmland."

Thinking about how another piece of farmland could be expanded tomorrow, he couldn't help but rub his hands together.

"Life is getting better and better. Time to sleep. Tomorrow will be another beautiful day."

Lin Qi turned off the control panel and lay down on the bed.

The oil lamps in the captain's bedroom suddenly went out, and Lynch peacefully drifted off to sleep.