The gourmet among pirates

Chapter 22 A Woman

Maureen: "······"

I don't know why, but at this moment, Mo Lin suddenly had the urge to sew the mouth of Sergeant Buddy, whom he had always been satisfied with.

After saying the words, Sergeant Buddy seemed to realize that something was wrong.

He immediately changed the subject and said, "By the way, Sergeant, I just interrogated the captives of the One-Eyed Pirates and found out the reason for the internal conflict between "One-Eyed" Mithras and the navigator "Sea Dog" Qi Kexiu?"

"What's the reason?" Mo Lin asked smoothly, but his attention was successfully diverted.

To tell the truth.

Morin is still very interested in the reason why the captain and navigator of the One-Eyed Pirates clashed and split the One-Eyed Pirates.

However, the reason why he wanted to form a pirate group could not be separated from the power struggle or interests.

Molin is not interested in the power struggle within the One-Eyed Pirates, but if it comes to interests, Molin is still more interested.

The benefits that can make a pirate group fall apart are obviously not small.

Because of his huge appetite, Mo Lin lived a tight life and was even ridiculed by his subordinates. At this time, Mo Lin desperately hoped to have a sum of funds to support himself.

Mo Lin had a good idea, but the reason given by Sergeant Buddy made him feel like he had been stabbed again.

"Because of a woman."

"A woman?" Molin's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe the answer given by Sergeant Buddy.

Facing Mo Lin's disbelieving expression, Buddy straightened his body and said, "Yes, it is a woman, but according to the pirates' description, that woman is not a simple woman."

Hearing this, Mo Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Simple? Of course it's not simple. How can a woman who can make two pirates with a bounty on their heads fight for her, and even a pirate group fall apart?" Wherever she goes, in my opinion, this woman is a disaster."

"But then again, what does this woman look like?"

Just talk and scold.

To be honest, Molin was still very curious about such a woman.

There's no other meaning, I'm just curious about how tall and beautiful this woman is before a pirate group falls apart because of her.

Buddy looked at the look in Molin's eyes that he was extremely familiar with, and that all men knew. He was silent for a moment, and then continued:

"Chang Cao, to be precise, that woman is a little girl who is less than ten years old."

???

A little girl under ten years old?

Mo Linzhan blinked and looked at Sergeant Buddy silently.

He straightened his clothes as if nothing had happened and said seriously: "A little girl under ten years old? Why did the One-Eyed Pirates fight because of her? Could it be that she is the daughter of a big noble or a big businessman? Because Kidnapping for extortion and uneven distribution of benefits led them to fight?"

Sergeant Buddy shook his head: "No, according to the pirates' description, this little girl's parents are ordinary people, and the One-Eyed Pirates killed them when they snatched the little girl. I want to say What’s more, this little girl has a strange ability. Her palms can turn into branches, and then she can open a peach-like fruit. And this fruit...can quickly heal injuries."

"Huh?" Molin frowned and said, "A devil fruit user?"

"Probably. The reason why Michus and the others fought was because they wanted to fight for the ownership of this little girl. In their eyes, this little girl is a human-shaped tool."

"Where is she? On Michus's ship, or on the ship that can't be repaired?"

"No, she was put on an island in front of her. It was the home of the One-Eyed Pirates, and it was also in the direction where the Sea Dog could not escape."

So that's the case, no wonder why the 'Seal Dog' couldn't escape so easily after Mishus was defeated.

I'm afraid it has something to do with that girl.

"One-Eyed" Michus is dead, and there is no one left to compete with him for the girl.

Thinking of this, Molin asked: "Sergeant Buddy, can you let those pirates show the way and take us to that island?"

"no problem."

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Under the guidance of the remnants of the One-Eyed Pirates, the Wave Chaser rode the wind and waves and soon arrived at the so-called lair of the One-Eyed Pirates.

To Molin's surprise, at the back of the island, at a natural shelter, he actually discovered the ship that "Sea Dog" could not repair that he had escaped before.

However, in less than an hour, the ship's appearance had changed drastically.

The originally intact hull was covered with thick plant roots at some point. Not only did the hull become dilapidated, everything on the ship looked a little weird.

"Reduce your speed, don't get close yet, and keep an eye on the situation with your lookout hand."

The situation of the ship on the opposite side made Mo Lin realize that something was wrong. To be cautious, he did not let the warship approach immediately.

Soon, the lookout made a discovery.

"Captain Cao, there is a situation. The pirate ship opposite is full of dead people, and each one of them is hanging on the mast in a horrifying manner."

Are they all dead?

This discovery made Mo Lin even more cautious.

He frowned and said: "Change the direction, let's find a place to land on the island from the side, go around and see what happened on that ship?"

"Yes!"

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About half an hour later.

Mo Lin and others, who landed from the other direction of the island, climbed several hills and finally reached the cliff next to the pirate ship.

From this angle, they finally saw everything happening on the ship up close.

I saw that this was the mast of a pirate ship, with dozens of horrifying mummies hanging with shriveled bodies, as if they had been sucked dry by some strange existence.

It can be seen that in front of or behind each mummy, there are more or less one or two thick plant roots spreading from the mast of the sailboat, penetrating their bodies and hanging them tightly on the mast. .

The dried corpses swayed in the sea breeze.

When the afterglow of the setting sun hit this dead pirate ship, an indescribable feeling of creepiness suddenly spread.

The inexplicable fear made several soldiers who landed on the island couldn't help but tremble slightly.

In this silent atmosphere, a naval soldier spoke with chattering teeth: "Chang Cao... How about we go back to the ship first. This place is too weird. The sun is going down now. How about we come back to inspect this ship tomorrow!”

Ever since seeing this scene, Mo Lin, who had been silent, turned to look at several of his men.

Then he shook his head and said, "No need, just wait for me here, I'll be right back."

Chapter 23 Dangerous Eyes

With a simple run-up to accelerate, Molin jumped from the hillside to the boat.

After arriving on the ship, Molin didn't pay attention to the pirate corpses hanging on the mast.

Instead, he walked straight towards a corner on the deck.

Chi Chi Chi.

After taking a few steps, sharp wooden thorns suddenly shot out from the gaps in the deck.

The navy on the hillside saw this and shouted: "Captain Cao, be careful."

However, although these wooden spikes were strangely fast, they were still fast in the eyes of ordinary people. In Mo Lin's eyes, they were still too slow. After turning sideways, he easily dodged the attack of the wooden spikes.

Maureen walked up to a little girl entangled in plant roots.

With long pink hair, pink clothes, and a delicate and lovely face, this little girl is as cute as a fairy from a fairy tale.

But the little fairy, who was supposed to be lively and cute, had already lost the smile on her face.

That delicate face exuded a strong aura that could repel people thousands of miles away.

Those light red pupils were even more indifferent, like eternal ice, shooting out a cold light that froze the soul.

Seeing Mo Lin walk in, this little girl who looked to be only in her teens said coldly with an indifference that was seriously inconsistent with her age:

"Navy? Haha, when the pirates massacred my parents and uncles, I couldn't see you coming. Now that these scum have been killed by me, you came very quickly. Do you want to catch me? No need to bother, if You think, you might as well kill me with one shot, since I don’t want to live anyway.”

The little girl looked like she was not joking at all, and even exuded an aura of world-weariness.

Maureen apologized: "Sorry, we're late."

Facing Molin's apology, the little girl showed a disdainful smile:

"Haha, I can't stand your navy's apology. Speaking of which, your navy is no different from pirates. In your eyes, the lives of us civilians are probably nothing at all!"

As he spoke, the little girl suddenly realized: "I know, you, like those pirates, value my abilities, such as this."

As she spoke, the little girl raised her palm, followed by a flash of pink light.

A big pink peach with bright color and attractive fragrance appeared in the little girl's eyes.

The moment she smelled the alluring peach fragrance, Mo Lin's stomach began to squirm quickly.

"Gululu!"

A thunderous gurgling sound suddenly sounded in their ears.

With the roar in his stomach, the strong will of hunger eroded Molin's mind again, as if he wanted to occupy Molin's mind again like last time.

"Get back here!"

But this time, Molin's will was like an unbreakable rock, firmly suppressing his greed and hunger.

After looking away from the tempting peach with difficulty, Mo Lin closed his eyes and said firmly: "Take it back! I am a navy, not a pirate."

Opposite Maureen.

The pink-haired little girl listened to the increasingly loud roaring in Molin's belly.

After being stunned for a while, he sneered: "You obviously want to eat it, why do you want me to take it back? Is this the righteous navy? How hypocritical."

"Let's be hypocritical, but no matter how hypocritical I am, I will not eat with peace of mind the fruit that others have condensed with their vitality."

Molin closed her eyes, but at some point, she opened them again, looked at the little girl, and said seriously.

At the moment when the little girl was making peaches, Mo Lin could clearly sense that the brilliance on the other person's body had dimmed a bit, and even the color of her hair had withered a bit.

Coupled with the rich breath of life emanating from the peach and the rumors that it could cure people's illnesses, Mo Lin quickly guessed a hint of the truth.

"Let's get to know each other again. I am Cao Mo Lin, commander of the 13th branch of the East China Sea Navy."

"I came here this time. Although I am curious about you, it is more to rescue the civilians who were captured and imprisoned by the One-Eyed Pirates."

"You can choose to believe it, or you can choose not to believe it. After rescuing the civilians imprisoned by the One-Eyed Pirates, I will send you back to your hometown with them."

Maureen wasn't lying about this.

If he was originally curious about the little girl's Devil Fruit ability, the moment he saw her in person, everything turned into deep pity.

This feeling of pity even made Mo Lin forcefully suppress her desire for delicious food.

Something that can stimulate the endless "roaring" of the stomach is certainly a well-deserved delicacy.

If he can eat that peach, Maureen can not only increase his nutrition points, but he can even complete the "stamp collector" task and obtain an intermediate treasure box.

[Stamp collectors: Enjoy three different types of "delicious food", reward: an intermediate treasure chest. (Already tasted: Neptune barbecue, lobster that is two to three hundred years old)]

But if all this is to exchange for the vitality of a young girl, no matter how tempting it is, Mo Lin will not be moved at all.

This is Maureen's principle and bottom line in life.

He hasn't changed in his last life, and he won't change in this life either.

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Maybe it's because of Molin's practical actions to resist the temptation of peach, or maybe it's because of the determination in Molin's eyes.

The pink-haired girl looked at Mo Lin, and she seemed to be no longer so wary.

After she was silent for a while, she pointed out to Morin the address where the One-Eyed Pirates held civilians.

"Thank you."

After thanking the pink-haired girl, Molin shouted a few words to a few soldiers on the hillside, asking them to go back alone and bring more people back to the boat to save others.

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After a short while, the navy held flashlights and torches and worked for a long time, finally bringing dozens of civilians with pale faces and dull eyes out of the dark and damp cave cages.