Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Although the possibility is indeed very small, what if it is?

Are you trying to sow discord between us?

Marcus turned around, his innocent face facing Master He directly.

Master He quickly denied it: "That's not true."

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll kill you!" Finding An Ran's words quite forceful, Marcus added, "I'll scatter your ashes!"

"Yes, yes, I'll shut up."

Master He looked at the distant starry sky with a sense of gloom.

He was held captive by the Crimson Lotus King and couldn't do anything, not even utter a word, so he could only empty his mind.

He rehearsed the scene of his death countless times in his mind.

It was utterly powerless to resist and was shattered in no time.

but--

Even if I die and my light spills across the starry sky, I will become starlight, using this faint radiance to demonstrate the dignity of the moment death arrives!

"At that time," the Crimson Lotus King suddenly said.

"Big brother, please forgive me! I even pointed out where the Tianya Haijiao Pirate Gang's warehouse is. Although I made a small mistake before, it didn't cause any damage, did it? My good deeds and bad deeds cancel each other out, big brother, please forgive me this time!"

Master He struggled desperately.

But no matter how much he struggled, he could not shake the Crimson King in the slightest.

Marcus turned around again: "What's wrong with you? Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish."

"stop!"

Master He shouted.

A blue crescent moon flew out from above Marcus's head, circled once, and headed straight for Master He's head.

That's too fast.

Master He only had time to close his eyes before he felt his body become light.

Because the head flew away, whether the sensation comes from the body or the mind, it will feel much lighter.

Ugh--

Master He sighed deeply.

I began to reflect on my life.

What an extraordinary life!

You said if he had just held on a little longer, wouldn't he have made it through? Wouldn't he have died with dignity?

it's a pity.

Master He opened his eyes.

He was shocked to find that the world around him was rapidly receding backward.

Then, Master He found himself standing inside a blue bubble.

The stars were moving, but he was also being dragged forward by this bubble.

"Humans are such a stupid and despicable bunch," Marcus sneered.

"..."

So they were just talking about attacking Tianya Haijiao.

The fleet no longer hid; they emerged from the shadows.

Those long-range strike weapons had already been activated, and beams of energy were falling on the base at the ends of the earth.

The once dark starry sky was transformed into a shimmering, fluorescent place in the blink of an eye. Rainbow-colored rain lashed against the spherical light shield, which shook violently but was not about to break.

"They arrived so quickly!"

The pirate guarding the gate looked horrified.

The companions who went in earlier said they were being chased, but this is too fast, it's only been about half an hour.

"Highest alert!"

"Prepare for battle."

"Immediately notify the higher-ups."

"Hasn't the AI ​​already issued an alarm?"

"AI is AI, and we are us. We've already suffered a loss, and we're already forgetting?"

Amidst the commotion, the entire pirate base became increasingly hot and humid.

Let's rewind five minutes.

At that time, An Ran's spaceship had just passed the base's level two security checkpoint when it was stopped near an artificial sun.

The person who came forward was a high-ranking official from the ends of the earth.

A man with a few feathers stuck in his hair stormed into the spaceship, shouting, "Were you the ones causing trouble near the main gate just now?"

Many people recognized him, but no one responded to him for a while.

Following the pleading look in his eyes, the man found An Ran sitting in the back.

He walked over sullenly, looking down at An Ran: "So you're the one in charge here?"

"Ah."

He sat there calmly and serenely.

If you're going to pretend, then go all the way.

"Is there a problem with you?" She didn't even look up.

The man said coldly, "Did you threaten those new gatekeepers to let you in?"

"threaten?"

"Ok?"

An Ran looked puzzled: "How is this a threat? I'm teaching them the philosophy of survival in a pirate crew. Do you even understand philosophy?"

"Ha... I don't have time to talk to you about your bullshit philosophy!"

“No!” An Ran said seriously, standing up. “If you want to ask me why I did it, then we have to start with philosophy.”

Why don't you start from the creation of the world?

"That's why I'm starting with philosophy, precisely because I don't intend to fool you."

"..."

This completely baffled me.

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

To hold one's own against the higher-ups in the group, one's identity must be extraordinary!

The man laughed angrily: "Fine, I'll see what reasonable explanation you can come up with today!"

"Then you should listen carefully!" An Ran sat back down.

"..."

Although his eyelids twitched a few times, the man didn't say anything.

"Being a pirate isn't a respectable profession, you agree, right?"

"Very well, since you agree, we can continue. Staying in a place where we don't know if we'll even survive tomorrow, it's absolutely impossible to do without some philosophical knowledge!"

"Let's start with you."

"I?"

An Ran said, "Let me ask you, if you were the commander, would you obediently let them finish the inspection before they come in?"

The man hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. But you're not part of the regiment..."

"Listen to me first," An Ran interrupted him. "And what about you?"

Still hesitant.

"will not."

"That solves it, doesn't it?"

Anran shrugged.

"The logic is there, it's just that you're not good at summarizing it."

Even if he said he would, An Ran still had a set of excuses that she could barely justify.

such as--

Look at this, this is the difference between you and the guild leader!

You ask me where the difference lies?

Let me explain slowly.

"Let me put the survival philosophy of a pirate crew in simple terms. Most members are male, and everyone is doing sweaty, backbreaking work every day. Friction is inevitable, and often, people grow and improve through this friction. But occasionally, sparks will fly, and you might end up stabbing someone with a spear, drawing blood. So here's the key point! The so-called philosophy is the art of how to properly deal with such bloodshed!"

What's the use of this knowledge? Just argue back, won't that solve the problem?

The man silently shook his head.

He's tough and resolute; he won't lose.

Just as he was about to give Anran a good scolding, he received another warning signal from the gatekeeper pirate.

[Enemy Attack]

"Oops!"

His expression changed. He was in charge of managing the entire Level 2 security perimeter, and if the outer Level 1 security perimeter was breached, his pressure would be even greater.