Chapter 70 The New Boatswain
He stood up expressionlessly and rubbed his blood-stained hands on his clothes. Fang Yan looked coldly at Hajis, who was lying on the ground with bloody faces, and looked around. Wherever he looked, many pirates subconsciously took a step back, and their eyes were full of disbelief.
"Hagis, was defeated?!"
The same thought came to the minds of the pirates.
Under the gaze of hundreds of pirates, Fang Yan took a few steps like a walk and picked up the Dark Night Star Hammer that had fallen on the ground before and carried it on his shoulders casually, pretending to be questioning: "Now, who wins and who loses?"
silence.
He curled his lips and smiled. Fang Yan carried the giant hammer to Hawley: "Uncle Hawley, my performance is not bad, right?"
Hawley grinned and gave Fang Yan a thumbs up. Before he could speak, a burst of applause suddenly rang out not far away.
"captain."
"The captain is here."
Seeing the visiting people, the pirates greeted him one after another, and even Hawley nodded at him. I don’t know when Captain Xia Mang had already arrived here.
Fang Yan stood quietly beside Holly, nodding at Xia Mang as friendly, but felt a heavy pressure in his heart. Although he had already seen Xia Mang when he got on the boat yesterday, Fang Yan still felt uncomfortable standing in front of him, as if he was pressed on one end at some level. What's more, Hajis, whom he had just defeated, was Xia Mang's confidant.
He glanced coldly at Hajis who was lying in a pool of blood. Xia Mang turned his head to look at Fang Yan in a blind eye, revealing his iconic noble smile: "Is Fang Yan so good?"
The pirates in the audience were silent and their eyes were gathered on Xia Mang to see what he would do next. Haggis was Xia Mang's hawk. If he took his anger from Fang Yan, even if he could not stand morally, no one on the ship could stop him, even Hawley. Because this was the captain's authority.
Fang Yan naturally knew about this, but he was betting that Xia Mang did not dare to make an unfair judgment in public view, which violated the anger of the public.
Unlike most city-states in the world, Bilgewater pursues the law of the jungle of nakedness and nakedness. Here, the big fist is the hard truth. This concept has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Fang Yan and Hajis's battle was agreed upon one-on-one, and Fang Yan won the right and openness. Therefore, although he was far inferior to Xia Mang in terms of strength, he had sufficient confidence to stand in front of Xia Mang at this moment.
Fang Yan, stand above righteousness!
However, Fang Yan's full of confidence disappeared when Xia Mang drew his sword with his left hand and pointed it at him, and the pirates around him were also in an uproar. Hawley frowned and took a step forward: "Xia Mang!"
"I announce that Fang Yan's successor to the position of sailor chief, anyone who doesn't agree can challenge him." The stabbing sword was placed on Fang Yan's shoulder, and Xia Mang's tone was plain, but what he said surprised everyone on the boat. It was expected that Fang Yan would be hurt by privately and convicted of the crime, but was promoted to the sailor chief?
Even if you look at the entire Sea of Watch, in addition to recruiting famous pirates, it is unprecedented that the newcomer will take important positions the next day after he boarded the ship. But now Fang Yan has set a precedent?
Amid the confusion of many pirates, Xia Mang said lightly: "Brother Fang Yan's strength is obvious to all. Being able to defeat the former sailor leader Hajis naturally proves that he is more qualified to be a sailor leader. The positions on the ship should be able to occupy. Could it be that I am wrong?"
"The captain is right!"
"The captain is wise!"
"The captain is wise!"
“…”
Fang Yan also reacted at this moment. After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but be surprised by Xia Mang's wrists, and even a hint of admiration rose in his heart. He had just gotten on board with the power of defeating the sailor Hajis, and he showed his strength and accumulated his initial prestige among the pirates at the bottom. If Xia Mang wanted to stand up for Hajis to punish him, although the pirates dared not say anything, his prestige would inevitably decline. No one would want to follow a captain who was not only partial to rewarding and punishing. If he had no expression on this matter, the pirates at the bottom would not think too much, but among the top leaders, Hajis at the top, Hajis at the top, it was said that Fang Yan, who represented Hajis at the top, defeated Hajis at the representative of Xia Mang.
But now Xia Mang made such a move, and directly appointed Fang Yan, who defeated Hagis, and borrowed the captain's natural power to the crew to minimize the impact of Fang Yan's battle, and at the same time left many pirates at the bottom of the pirates who knew people and made good use of rewards and punishments. At the same time, Xia Mang was also sending a signal to the senior management of the ship: On this ship, I have the final say!
Although Fang Yan thought a lot, it actually took less than a second to glance at Hawley, who was smiling happily because he became a sailor. Fang Yan shook his head and laughed secretly. This senior of his is indeed a straightforward personality who does not know the right nature of fighting for power and profit.
"Fang Yan, will you accept my appointment?" Xia Mang looked at Fang Yan with a plain look. Fang Yan turned to look at him. The moment when his eyes intersected, both of them seemed to understand each other's thoughts.
"Thank you for your cultivation," Fang Yan bowed, and Xia Mang smiled.
In the end, Fang Yan chose to accept Xia Mang's appointment and became the new sailor leader on the "Stabolical Sword". In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Fang Yan didn't want to be a sailor leader on this ship. After all, he was just a passerby, which made him carry a layer of shackles. But it was precisely because of this that Fang Yan did not refuse. In this case, rejecting Xia Mang's appointment in public was a naked|naked|naked slap in the face. Not to mention whether Xia Mang would retaliate afterwards, Fang Yan still wanted to contact Blackbeard?
As long as you figure out the joints, there is actually only one choice before Fang Yan: accept Xia Mang's appointment.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Xia Mang nodded slightly, encouraged Fang Yan a few words and then turned around and left with his followers, leaving this place to Fang Yan, who was the winner of the duel. Of course, before leaving, Xia Mang did not forget his confidant who was seriously injured and fainted in a pool of blood, and ordered his subordinates to take him to the ship doctor for treatment. However, even if there was a skilled ship doctor, Hajis's injury of this level would not be cured in a short time.
After Xia Mang and a group of senior executives left, the deck returned to its previous excitement. The pirates were talking about the previous battles. Many pirates even ran to Fang Yan to show their goodwill to the new sailor. The attitude was completely different from the previous one. Big fists were the hard truth. The truth of Bilgewater was fully displayed at this moment. No one would care about Haggis's injuries anymore. The pirates only Fang Yan, who is in the limelight now!
The lively scene on the deck was boiling to the peak when Holly laughed and announced that the share of the free banquet to be deducted from himself tonight!
Even Fang Yan, who had no concern for the position of sailor leader, was infected by the emotions of the pirates and joined the carnival.
The carnival lasted until midnight. After this bustling and noisy carnival, a large number of pirates were drunk lying on the deck, holding wine glasses in their hands and reluctant to let go. They pushed and clamored together because of poor wine. Many people were talking in their sleep.
The moon hangs high in the night sky. Fang Yan, the protagonist of the banquet tonight, was not really drunk, but he was a little drunk and awake. He leaned quietly against the boat alone, blew the sea breeze, sipped the rum in a glass of sip, and tasted the pleasure of the sweetness and spicyness. He opened his eyes and made a cheers to the moon. Fang Yan raised his head and drank it all.
After today's banquet, Fang Yan, who had been out of touch with Bilgewater as an outsider, gradually understood the pirate's philosophy of life. The pirates lived a life where they kept their heads on their belts all the time, and maybe they wouldn't see the sun rise the next day. In this way, what reason do they have to not hang out and enjoy it in time? Regardless of whether they have family members on the shore.
"For an ordinary pirate, you make a lot of money. When you get older, you retire and go ashore to reunite with your family. When you are bored, you can tease your son and grandson, and brag about your first years at sea. This is the most ideal life, right?"
After smacking his lips, Fang Yan smiled drunk and said, "It's a pity that it's not suitable for me after all. My goal is not here."
Chapter completed!