Chapter 40 “Du Wei’s First Fleet”

The pirates on the boat could also see the three waiving at them from    afar because quite a few of their comrades had already taken to deck by this point.

They were quite interested in the stranded children.

Like Du Wei, both sorceresses also thought of the ship being in poor status, in fact its downright ragged…. Furthermore, they can tell this was no merchant ship based on those cannons, yet the expected banner of the Imperial Navy was nowhere to be found.

“Hey-hey! Look what we have here, a couple of kids all alone out in sea. Oh! And two of them are quite the good lookers to boot!” The sailors aboard were screaming with glee in their voices after noticing how gorgeously beautiful Vivian and Joanna were in their looks.

Sighing at their antics, Du Wei knew these people are done for. “Hello friends, can you please help us? We’ve been left stranded out at sea after our ship sank.”

Instead of getting a proper response, these snivelling snobs of a pirate scums only laughed harder. Clearly their intentions were nothing less than malicious and evil.

Nevertheless, this didn’t hinder the people aboard from lowering a ladder for the trio.

First sighing at the moronic actions of these people, Du Wei then turns towards the ice beauty to pass on his intent.

Understanding what those eyes wanted, Joanna was the first to climb.

This haughty girl have always been a very strong woman. Although her magic hasn’t fully recovered yet, that doesn’t mean she’s powerless. Joanna still have her martial art that can easily subdue any normal pirate with ease.

Their order went like this: Joanna  first, Du Wei second followed by Vivian last due to how powerless she was without her magic.

“Look at these two ! Such pretty faces!” The pirates were grinning from head to toe as if the two were lambs already within their fingertips.

“Absolutely! Look at the girl on the left, such long legs! The captain must be drooling over her already!”

“Haha, you couldn’t say it any better!”

These people were truly shabby like their vessel: scruffy face, barefoot with dirty faces, truly repulsive in many ways.

While Vivian was definitely frightened by their rough outlook, Joanna on the other hand had other ideas in mind. If the haughty girl would dare openly attack a military barracks in broad daylight then there’s no way she would cowar in front of these pirates.

“Silence!” The hoarse voice originated from the inner parts of the ship.

As the tapping of boots hitting the cold hard planks got louder and louder, the image of a tall standing man with a captain’s hat soon came into view.

Based on that getup; navy uniform without the rankings badge, saber strapped to the waist and a pocket watch in hand, Du Wei didn’t need to guess hard to know this must be the leader of the group.

“All of you scallywags shut your traps! Don’t terrify my guests!” In light of that comment, the malicious grin from the captain said otherwise.

Then as if pleased by the reaction from his crew, the repulsive man then shifts his gaze back over to the kids on deck. Initially those eyes were still exuding the look of desire at the ladies, but upon closer inspection at Joanna’s armour, those eyes quickly changed to startlement.

She is only a young girl so her powers must be weak still. Yes, that must be it. She’s likely from a noble family, that’s how she came into possession of such valuable….

While the captain deliberates on the next course of action he should take, the man had already forgotten there’s still a boy around.

It can’t be helped, Du Wei’s appearance was simply too disappointing: torn clothes, Bare feet, messy hair, and six gourds hanging over his shoulders. If one didn’t know better, they would mistake him as a savage from the wild.

“Welcome aboard my ship… Let me introduce myself, I am the captain of this boat, you can call me Captain Morales. or just call me Captain directly for short.“ He talks proudly as if this would elevate his standing, “How unexpected, to think I would be fortunate enough to meet such fine beauties under these boring weathers….. Oh, where’s my manners. My room is just in the back. If both of you ladies would do me the honor, you can change yourself out of those clothes using the space and have a meal with me?”

Undeniably, the girls are looking quite thin and scrawny after not having a good meal for so many days. For that reason, the captain wanted to thank the goddess for it.

He’s been having a string of bad fortune lately. Firstly was the sudden mobilization of the entire Eastern navel fleet of the empire. Naturally such a thing would worsen the life of pirates like himself, which directly translated into a confrontation of their ship with the navy days earlier.

Knowing victory was impossible, the captain did what any old scallywag would do: flee!

The pursuits were relentless, constantly being bombarded from the back for two days straight. If not for their ship being faster in terms of speed, this moddly pirate crew would’ve been done for by now, let alone finally escaping the navy since yesturday due to a heavy fog.

So, to be suddenly rewarded by the goddess with these two fine beauties after a hard struggle, its not hard to imagine how grateful he was to have their company for tonight….

Oh, look at these two pretty lasses, they are way better than the prostitutes at the Port! If they were  nude, clean and lying on the bed, oh what a scene would that be!

“Come on now ladies!” The captain  became rather forceful after getting that picture in his head. He even attempted to drag Joanna away by the arms. “Pretty girls shouldn’t have to suffer like the rest of us. Come, come, come, let me take you to my quarters so you can get some rest!”

However, Du Wei knew the pirate was done for the second he touched Joanna’s shoulder. Sighing, the boy didn’t have the heart to watch what’s about to come next. So, he closed his eyes and waited.

Aaahhh!!!

Screams were ablaze the second a layer of bright aura wrapped itself around the beastly lady’s armour.

These pirates may be constantly out at sea all year round, but that doesn’t mean they are ignorant to what differentiate a high level warrior from a low level one.

Dou Qi manifestation!!

Before the captain’s scream could even finish, that hat of his was already on the ground and he himself….

Du Wei couldn’t resist a smile after hearing the sound of water splashing. He knows, the poor man has been thrown overboard!

Silence hangs in the air….

Initially the crew here was still too shocked to react. Nevertheless, even the most dumbfounded person would come to after a while. Grabbing their weapons, these pirates rushed the trio to exact revenge for their leader.

Grunting at first over the confrontation, Joanna actually wouldn’t have had it any other way. She’s been pent up for all these days already, now to have a valve to release her anger? There’s no better outcome!

There were no need for weapons here for the woman. Readily catching the man who charged her first, this brutish girl did exactly what her temperamental nature implied and used the poor pirate as the weapon!

There were plenty of cries and screams following their scuffle, but most were hailing from the pirates. In fact, by the time Du Wei counted to ten in his head, more than one-third of the moddly crew had fallen overboard and into the water!

“Good job! Joanna, you may stop now.” The boy advises the brute, believing this much was sufficient.

Sadly for the men here on this ship, this woman had only just begun. Kicking and slamming to her hearts content, she decimates the poor beings until the flees were scurrying away for cover.

“I said stop!” Du Wei frowned as he tugged at the girl’s shoulder.

“Get your hands off me, do you think we are still on the island?! I don’t take orders from you.” She roared, irritated by the interruption.

Fortunately Du Wei was no longer the same as he was back then when they first met, otherwise the boy might really back off in fear like the rest. Meeting her eyes, he starts speaking in a whispering tone like a hypnotic chant: “Look at me~”

This greatly startled Joanna because she suddenly found herself unable to look away!

Is-is this an illusion? Why does he look so handsome all of a sudden….?

Contrary to the charming picture in her head though, reality was very different and much freakier!

Pitch black in those irises, Du Wei’s eyes were like an endless sea of darkness that will devour any who peers into them. Sure enough, Joanna’s arms were starting to loosen like she’s being controlled from within.

“I, said, stop….” Slow and steady in his order, Du Wei’s voice was like a chisel, engraving the words into the ice beauty’s heart.

“I…. understand.” Humble in her reply, this was nothing like Joanna at all.

“Great,” the obedient reply greatly pleased the boy, “Now stand behind me and don’t do anything without my explicit order.”

Initially the ice beauty was still hesitant – it seems her stubbornness was still putting up a fight – nevertheless it doesn’t change the outcome at the end.

Doing as told with an honest mindset, Joanna suddenly found her tensed up body relaxing somewhat once it was out of the boy’s line of sight.

What’s going on? Why would I listen to this guy’s word!

She was angry at herself and wanted to question Du Wei immediately; yet, for some reason, she can’t shirk off the nagging feeling that this was for the better and that she would be happier this way.

This is so weird…..

Knowing the girl would find it strange, Du Wei quickly followed up with a explanation to change her focus. “Joanna, I know you are strong and would likely beat every single one of these idiots up in no time… However, that doesn’t change the fact that this ship is huge. With only the three of us here, there’s no way we can drive it across the sea on our own. We need people, even if they are pirates!”

This is so weird…. Why would I need these pirates when I can fly back after another day of rest?

Despite thinking this way, Joanna nevertheless agreed like she’s unable to control herself: “Okay.”

Pleased by how easily he was getting his way, Du Wei then went ahead to pick up the captain’s hat from the ground. He’s seen it many times already in the movies. With this over his head, it would be the perfect cover for his horn for now.

“Listen carefully now you filthy trash!” Raising his voice, Du Wei scans his surroundings to strike fear into the pirate scums.

Sadly for the boy, what these sailors feared the most wasn’t of him, but rather the dangerous woman standing behind his back.

“You are all nothing but trash! Parasites! Nothing but ordinary flees at the bottom of society.” Popping his eyes out to show how disgusted he was of them, Du Wei continues to put on the act of superiority: “You rob, you murder, and you plunder… For those crimes alone is enough to send you all to the gallows! But rejoice! You are all now my prisoners! That’s right! This ship is now mine! And every one of you are now captured by me and is at my disposal!”

To emphasize his cruelty, Du Wei then went ahead to unceremoniously kick at one of the downed pirates nearby. This naturally caused the poor fella to scream in agony due to the broken leg he has, much thanks to Joanna’s ruthless beating from earlier.

“As prisoners, I have the right to dispose of you lot as I please! I can throw you all into the sea and let you drown! Or, I can find a port and send you all to the local authorities! I’m sure I would find the picture of you scallywags being hanged by the rope quite entertaining don’t any of you agree?!” Showing a nefarious grin, Du Wei was more fiendish than any of these pirates could ever be.

“But I am kind, I will give you all another chance to live! But know this, from now on you filthy pirates are no more! According to Imperial decree, I, as a noble, have the rights to do as I please with my prisoners! You are my slaves, my servants! Understand?!”

All of the pirates were speechless.

”……”

“I will ask again! If no one answers then you can all jump into the sea like your captain and fella comrades!” Du Wei roared, eyeing the scums still taking cover behind whatever they can find, “Understand?”

“Yes!” Their answers were fast this time and without delay.

Satisfied by this, Du Wei nods repeatedly at his own shameless act. “Now clean the deck! Throw any unmoving bodies overboard and clear up this mess!”

They are criminals, the worst of the worst. To toss away a human’s life was nothing special for them, especially when its their own life that’s on the line here.

One by one, the injured individuals that could no longer move were thrown overboard and left to fend for themselves.

“Throw them a lifeboat,” Du Wei orders, not forgetting he’s a sane person still.

There were around twenty pirates’ in total busy swimming for their lives in the ocean. To have a lifeboat suddenly tossed into the water for them, its not hard to imagine how desperate they were to get aboard the small vessel.

“Listen you filthy scums! I ought to kill you all this second! But I am kind.” Standing on deck with one foot stomping on the ship’s rail, Du Wei really do have the making of a ship’s captain right now, “That lifeboat is for you all. Whether or not you can stay alive and not drown will depend entirely on your own fate!”

Naturally there were screams and curses coming his way, but more were prone to pleading for mercy instead.

There are no food or water in the ocean. Even if they do manage to stay afloat in that tiny boat, how will they survive during the treacherous journey to shore?

“Of course, I am a merciful person at heart…” Pointing the other way, Du Wei reveals a nefarious grin, “Over in that direction is an island. As long as you manage to paddle your way over there than perhaps you lot will reach shore by tomorrow noon! Go ahead now, this is my last act of kindness!”

No longer bothered with the moddly bunch in the water, Du Wei turns his attention back to the newfound servants at his disposal: “Food and water… the sooner the better! Do all of you understand my words?”

Not dillydallying at all, the servants were scrambling about to ready the food as instructed. They feared the boy and the ice beauty behind him.

“Du Wei… do-don’t you think…. “ Troubled in her voice, Vivian finally spoke up and looked him in the eyes.

“You think I’m too cruel right? Du Wei mildly replied, “You need to understand. These people are bad guys, pirates of the sea. There’s no need to be kind or charitable to them. My sweet little Vivian, do you know what a pirate is? They sail and attack those at sea. Killing and robbing is what they do. And if they are lucky, these scums will even rape the women’s aboard if they can. If I had to compare them to something, it would be locusts. Yes, they are locusts of the sea, each with blood on their hands for the murders they commit. So, do you still believe I should be kind to such pesty filths?”

“But….” Vivian was still hesitant.

Sighing at how simpleminded the girl was, Du Wei softens his tone to explain his point again. “Did you know that if we were normal people instead today, without power or magic, do you think we would still be fine and okay right now? They would’ve raped you and your sister while dumping me into the ocean again!”

“He is right,” this time it was Joanna who chimed in, supporting the boy’s argument with that comment.

“.…” Vivian didn’t know what to say anymore because she knew they were right. As kindhearted as this girl was, she can still distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil.

It didn’t take long for the food to be prepared since the available ingredients weren’t that great to begin with: smoked meat, dried fish, some pickled vegetables and a barrel of ale.

As unappetizing as the stuff were from the outside, it doesn’t matter in the current situation, the girls didn’t mind it at all by this point. They’ve been starving for several days already so gorging their bellies were the first priority they had in mind.

Of course, there were also the possibility of the pirates poisoning their food with this opportunity. Fortunately, that’s also covered here. Du Wei’s been delving deep into mastering the pharmaceutical and alchemic ingredients of this world. If he can’t distinguish between a poisoned ingredient to a non-tampered one then he would’ve wasted all those years.

About half an hour later, with their bellies filled and thirst satiated, Du Wei immediately called for a gathering on deck. “Now then, as the captain of this ship and master of you lot, I like to make my first announcement and order of business for today. From now on all of you are now part of my personal fleet, understand?! My name is Du Wei Rowling! As the empire’s noble, I am within my rights to conscript a private fleet of my own.” Pausing here, the boy then recalled something important, “Oh right, I also have to appoint a new captain to oversee things in my absence….”

Peering around at the moddly bunch, Du Wei initially didn’t know who to pick. They all look the same to him, all ragged and messy in appearance. But then, he noticed a peculiar individual at the back of the group.

“You there, step forward! Tell me your name.” The designated man was shocked to the point of clacking his teeth. Nervously stepping out, he could barely talk, “I-I am….”

“Wait,” stopping the person with his raised palm, “forget what I said. Let’s go from the beginning again. Since this is a new start, I believe you too should have a new name to match the occasion!” That sniveling grin from Du Wei’s face could not be hidden at all even if he tried, “From now on you will be called Jack Sparrow on this ship, do you understand?! Captain Jack Sparrow!” Giving a snort, he then went ahead with the second phase of his idea, “And this ship, I shall dub thee with the name of ‘Black Pearl’ from now on!”

Jack Sparrow along with the Black Pearl, the famous main character and ship from Pirates of the Caribbean! Hahaha, they just became my first navel fleet!

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