Chapter 385
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Chapter 385: A Legend Reborn
My name is Peter, Peter Stark, born into an ordinary family.
I do not have a strong body, and I am not handsome enough; girls…
Well, when I was a child, I never paid attention to whether girls liked me, because my mind was full of the noble figure of a knight.
Seeing that knight riding on his horse, followed by his attendants, doing everything without lifting a finger, I dreamed of becoming a knight.
When I see a straight stick, I pick it up and play with it like a sword in the rice field, then my mother chases me and scolds me.
I want to go to school, but my father says there are many younger brothers and sisters at home, and we should all work hard for our family.
I can’t even read, let alone go to a professional school.
I secretly watch other children practice martial arts. Sometimes I even trip and fall, and it seems I have no talent for it.
Maybe I am not meant to be a knight?
So, I worked in the fields with my father.
While farming, I met Gwen, a gentle and kind girl who can also endure hardships; I fell deeply in love with her.
I often secretly went to see her while working in the fields. She picked fruit while I worked the land, and we seemed so right for each other.
One time, we couldn’t hold back and… well, it happened in the fields.
Well, I cannot say this.
Hmm, that day, even though both of us were in pain, it was the most beautiful day of my life.
Until I turned sixteen, our family had to serve in the military; my brother married and was not suitable for military service, so this heavy burden fell on me.
At that time, a fire ignited in my heart, a fire named knight.
As long as I earn enough merits, I can still become a knight, and then my younger siblings can go to school, and Gwen can become the knight’s lady!
The night before I joined the army, Gwen and I fought until dawn.
She said she would wait for me to return.
The military life is quite different from what I imagined; in the first two years, we were always training, but is this really training? Every day we just practiced a little, then went on patrol.
At first, I thought it was to maintain order, but this was completely different from my idea of maintaining order.
The captain often collects strange money from those common people and gives us a share.
Looking at those who are asked for money, my heart feels heavy because their families are similar to ours.
At first, I did not want to take the money and returned it to the captain.
But when my teammates received money, sent it home, and got letters back from their families, the happy smiles on their faces were real.
Thinking of my father, who carries all the burdens at home, and my younger siblings, I also started to take money and send my part back home.
I received my father’s praise because I earned money, and my service as a soldier could help my family.
It is truly something to make one happy!
Besides patrolling, we also hunt bandits; those bandits seem to know the captain. We just need to put on a show, they pay part of the money, and if they behave for a while, it’s as if nothing happened.
The happy part is, I received more money again.
When I get home, can I buy a house in the town and have a decent job? For example, a police officer or a sheriff, that would be nice… Then, I would be someone important too.
I heard that many great soldiers can become officials when they return.
Unfortunately, I haven’t saved much money because my friend took me to a, um… very pleasant place.
I feel sorry for her; I shouldn’t have gone.
My friend is a veteran; he says a good man shouldn’t hang from the same tree.
That night, I gave in, and later, I slowly got used to it.
I even wondered when I could have money to experience being with a girl student.
I have never been to school in my life; I really long to go to school.
Not being able to go to school is the same as not being able to be with a girl student!
If one day I became very rich, I could experience being a female student at a professional academy.
Unfortunately, the money I earn is only enough for a small hotel.
And so, another year passed, and when I turned nineteen, I participated in war for the first time.
Oh, great sea god, that was my first time facing war!
Looking at the charging enemies, my legs felt weak, and my mind went blank; I just knew to rush forward and then kill, and that was also my first time killing.
The smell on the battlefield was sickening.
The captain died, and the old soldier who took me to the small hotel also died; luckily, I survived.
During roll call, I was dazed, and it wasn’t just me; many others felt the same.
The officer told us that this is war; starting today, we are veterans, and we will be treated better.
When I took a leave, I spent all the money I had saved for three months. First, I got very drunk, then I found a girl student who was about the same age as my sister.
She studied literature, and she said she did this because she wanted to buy a pretty dress, just like her classmates had, and she wanted one too.
I didn’t think too much about it, and I didn’t even talk to her for long; I just needed to confirm that she was a girl student.
I just wanted to let out my feelings. That night, I was very rough. My marks were all over her body, and there were kiss marks all over her neck. She cried, but I didn’t feel sorry for her.
Because, on the battlefield, when I cried, there was no one who felt sorry for me; they didn’t even hear my voice. They only wanted to kill me.
Afterwards, I was assigned to the sea and became a sailor.
At first, I was not used to it, but it was like when my fellow soldiers left; after some time, I would get used to it.
After becoming a veteran, I started to experience real war.
In my life, I went through three wars and survived all of them. Isn’t that impressive?
This year is my sixth year in the army. If I get through this year, I can retire.
Of course, if I stay, I could become a captain.
I’ve thought hard about my choice because I can never forget the scene of the captain dying in front of me.
I don’t want to die; I want to live. I want to go back and marry her.
Even though I am not clean anymore, isn’t that normal for a man?
Phew, this battle should be the last one I have to face.
I don’t know who the enemy is this time, and I don’t need to know.
They say it’s a strong empire sending someone to test us, and we might not even fight.
Even if we do fight, it will be professional bombing; we just need to handle the superb weapon well.
Of course, as an old soldier, I still have patrol duties.
Some new recruits can only do odd jobs and help with raising and lowering the sails.
The patrol was quite relaxing; my two friends and I were chatting.
Speaking of which, today’s weather is really terrible; it was nice not long ago, but now there are flashes of lightning and thunder, and it started pouring rain.
Luckily, our ship is very strong, and the rain can’t get in.
Just when I thought everything was fine, something happened.
A ship, a pirate ship, emerged from the sea!
When I saw the pirate ship, I was completely stunned.
Why didn’t the magic circle give a warning? That was a magic circle set up by the first wizard of Pande!
Moreover, why did the ship come up from the bottom of the sea?
I can only say that the captain truly deserves to be the captain; before I could think through these questions, he gave the order and started to steer the ship.
Unfortunately, before I realized what was happening, the pirate ship fired its cannons.
The Magic Cannon tore through our ship’s magic barrier like ripping a piece of paper; without the protection of the barrier, heavy rain poured down, and we all became drenched.
Being soaked by the rain, the ship lost balance, but these things didn’t matter.
The blue flames from the exploding shells would turn anyone they touched into a skeleton; some of my friends couldn’t put out the flames even when they jumped into the sea.
Seeing this scene, I decisively jumped into the sea; it seemed like I survived, for now…
When I surfaced, I finally remembered this ship.
This is a ship that started becoming active six months ago, called the Black Pearl.
The captain of this pirate ship is named Elizabeth, but I do not know her last name.
She is an eighth-tier warrior, just as strong as the captain!
The moment I jumped into the sea, her image was deeply engraved in my mind.
She held the steering wheel with one hand and the front of her captain’s hat with the other, her red hair flowing in the wind.
When she shouted, "Scoundrels, today we will raid a decaying empire," I knew she was our enemy! The enemy that blocks my return!
A pirate, has she gone mad? Does she not realize she is challenging the empire’s fleet?
No matter how strong she is, how powerful her crew is, or how great her ship is, how could she possibly defeat us?
Unfortunately, even if we can’t be defeated, there will still be some sacrifices, like… the ship I am on!
……
"Fire the cannon!"
Elizabeth let out a loud shout, and the Black Pearl fired round after round of cannonballs.
The cannonballs arced through the air, aiming at the two ships behind.
Boom, boom!
Two more ships were hit by cannonballs.
It was clear that this ship would sink easily.
"Captain!" the first mate shouted. "Are we being too reckless?"
Without the moonlight, the crew of the Black Pearl no longer looked like skeletons; they wore old-fashioned pirate clothes, and their skin looked rough and dirty.
One was the first mate, and the other was a loyal second mate, both having fallen to the eighth tier from the ninth.
Their power is not the same as Karoso’s. Karoso has received the legacy of the BOSS card. The BOSS card is also top-notch among the ninth tier, on the same level as Tige, while they have just entered the ninth tier and have fallen down.
Of course, their strength is sufficient in the eighth tier.
The other nine crew members are all at the seventh tier.
Originally, there were only seven, but later they added two more, and both of these two are also captain-level.
This team is definitely the most elite squad at sea.
"Yo-ho! Can you call yourself a pirate if you’re not impulsive?" Elizabeth laughed heartily, drawing her broken sword. "To rob an empire, you must think carefully about how to bring you all to slay the gods!"
After a year and a half of being a pirate, Elizabeth has also greatly changed in character.
From hiding behind Karoso and relying on a fourth-tier protector as a sixth-tier thief, she grew to become the Pirate King.
Countless times she has been besieged, battling many pirates with sharp blades and facing deceit; the hardships she has endured are known only to her.
She only knew that she no longer needed to be protected; she could stand on her own.
In fact, she could work alongside Karoso to shape the kingdom.
When they heard about killing a god, the first mate and the seven original crew members ignited with excitement.
Years ago, Captain Tige took them to sail across the Forbidden Sea.
Even if they ended up sleeping forever, they had no regrets.
Now, the new captain was willing to carry on this legacy, and that was quite good!
"Come on, everyone! Let them see our strength!" the first mate raised his sword and shouted, "We are the pirates of the Black Pearl!"
"Oh ho!"
One by one, the crew pulled on the ropes, controlling all the cannons.
Boom, boom…
Small and medium-sized ships were sunk, and the whole fleet’s formation was completely disrupted.
Two first mates threw out two cards at the same time, and the cards transformed into firearms.
[Name: Black Pearlstaff Captain’s Exclusive Firearm]
[Category: Equipment]
[Star Level: 8]
[Grade: Purple Epic]
[Restriction: Usable by Black Pearlstaff Captain level]
[Description: The terrors of the past can be passed to the future, so let the sea remember you!]
They picked up their rifles, and the second card turned into a bullet.
[Name: Explosive Bullet]
[Category: Equipment]
[Star Level: 8]
[Grade: Blue Rare]
[Limit: Usable by Black Pearl Staff Captain level]
[Description: Do you want to know if my gun has bullets?]
The two aimed their guns at one warship after another.
Bang! Bang!
The gun’s barrel spat fire, but it was just two ordinary bullets, which seemed to leave only a small hole.
However, when they reached the ship’s surroundings, they caused violent explosions, just like firing two missiles!
Moreover, after the explosions pierced through the magic circle, they did not stop at all, continuing to penetrate until they broke through the magic circles of three ships.
This is the power of eighth-tier pirates.
They are a type of eighth-tier warrior, and in the current system, there are only pirate-related cards left; their original system no longer exists.
These crew members originally had no cards because they relied on Magic Potions for enhancement.
But, when the Black Pearl first sailed out of the Endless Sea, the magical powers in these crew members disappeared, leaving only the magic they had trained.
The magical powers automatically transformed into their card deck.
The pirate marks on them did not change into other Professional Marks, as if they were unique.
I can only say this is a miracle of the Card God Domain.
"Who!"
At that moment, a figure appeared in the sky.
Rudy Aiden looked at the pirate ship, filled with anger.
He never expected that the magical barrier would actually be broken!
A pirate ship, carrying three eighth-tier pirates, silently broke through the magical barrier!
Damn it, this is the magical barrier made by Master Kasim. How could these filthy pirates break through?
Clearly, the Black Pearl is the freest ship; its strength is not just in speed but also in its stealth.
Master Kasim is a ninth-tier wizard, and the Black Pearl is also a ninth-tier peak extraordinary item, one that has gained intelligence!
It is not embarrassing to be beaten by a legendary pirate ship; the embarrassing thing is Rudy, who did not look more closely.
"Oh, a big fellow has arrived," Elizabeth smiled slightly. "I declare you have been kidnapped. Are you going to pay your ransom, blue-skin seal?"
