“We will quietly act tomorrow night. No one will care about the change in captain of the Southie… Everyone has to keep it a secret. Plotting a rebellion is a huge accusation after all.”
“If we fail, everyone will lose their heads.”
Marvin opened his eyes wide from shock.
Chapter 187: Rebellion
Chapter 187: Rebellion
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In the cold and smelly ship hold, a young girl wearing a cotton dress was standing beside a makeshift table made of small planks put together, carefully explaining some details.
Her expression was serious and her words convincing. Gradually, those around her started to have some hope in their eyes.
Two tall guards were standing behind her and cautiously looking around, with their hands on their sword hilts.
If anyone dared to disrespect Miss Lola, they would immediately get rid of him.
In fact, only three fourths of the people in this hold were slaves. The last fourth were this boat’s sailors!
They were secretly scheming something big, a plan to overthrow Captain George.
And Miss Lola was the key to its success.
…
Little Tucker was expressionlessly standing to the side. He actually had many way to escape the boat ever since he got there.
After all, as a Halfling Thief, his flexibility far exceeded ordinary human imagination. His Stealth was also extremely powerful.
He could have already left if he wanted to.
But he didn’t leave this time.
Last time, he said he wanted to protect Lola, but ended up slipping away, abandoning her. This made him feel that he had no honor. The young Halfling then began to realize something.
Even if he was a Thief, sometimes he had to stand up in front in order to protect his friend.
Thus he simply followed Lola and got caught on the slave ship, so that he could secretly protect her.
The shackles which were used for ordinary slaves were very funny to the young Halfling.
Old Tucker already taught him how to deal with these silly toys the humans invented. After all, Old Tucker was used to stealing when he was young, and also ended up in dark prisons quite a few times. There were partially submerged prisons, the frightening sky cages, and other similar places.
He was able to stay alive because he could rely on his perfect jailbreaking ability.
Little Tucker inherited his abilities. Getting rid of the Southie’s shackles was very easy.
But he hadn’t expected that when he freed himself from his jail and stealthily arrived to the place where women were locked up, Lola would already have two sailors following at her side!
At that time, he thought they wanted to harm her… Later, it turned out that the young Hafling had overthought.
Lola once again relied on her overleveled conning abilities to incite the two sailors who were already very discontented with Captain George.
As for the qualifications to rebel, it was naturally all fake. She just needed to convince them.
In Feinan, a ship’s captain was the law. Sailors could sometimes vote to elect their own captain, but in many places, they couldn’t do anything to change it. A powerful Captain would be feared by most people, thus obtaining even more votes.
And something like overthrowing their captain, it could generally only be done on a pirate ship. Even if the Southie was a slave ship and didn’t mind doing some occasional robbery, it wasn’t openly a pirate ship.
Once these people overthrew Captain George who was officially approved by both the White Elephant chamber of commerce and the South Wizard Alliance, then they would have nowhere to hide. They would drift about on the sea, and no port would accept them. What would welcome them would only be a hanging post and guards.
But it wasn’t a problem in Lola’s mouth.
…
“Are you still worried about the future? You clearly are, but Captain George isn’t treating you as humans!”
Under the dusky light, Lola kept talking. “I am the trusted aide of Baron Marvin of the White River Valley, and I am in charge of supervising all business activities. I can guarantee you that the freed Southie will become a member of White River Valley.”
“You also heard of the rumors concerning the new harbor. If it develops well, it will be the South’s [Sword Harbor]!”
“You’ll join White River Valley and become Lord Marvin’s 1st fleet! Become a regular trade ship and you won’t have to work in the slave trade business which goes against your own conscience.”
“You can get higher wages, which is naturally what you deserve. White River Valley is a flourishing place, a territory which is constantly developing.”
“Hey, have you heard about the wilderness clearing order? With the wilderness clearing order, Lord Marvin has immunity from prosecution.”
“I dare say, he is now looking everywhere for me. And my guarantee is absolutely very effective.”
“What? Still hesitating? Convince your friends, we’ll act tomorrow evening.”
She was currently hoodwinking the few sailors on duty.
Despite their heartbeats accelerating due to Lola’s words, they were still hesitant.
“I also somewhat heard about Baron Marvin’s name. He is now a legendary person in Jewel Bay. If we can completely seize the boat, then he should be able to pardon our crimes,” a slightly small sailor on duty cautiously said.
The others were silent.
In the end there were a few people who were clear-headed. They wouldn’t be pulled in by Lola words and risk their lives against their captain.
Even though they were carefree unmarried men, there were still many factors to consider.
For example, one of the strong fellows, wearing nothing above the waist, stood up and coldly looked at Lola. “First, we are at the dock, not on the seas. A mutiny would very easily be found out.”
“Next, even if we can persuade some brothers, there would be a lot more people on the captain’s side, we are too few. A rebellion? A rebellion needs killing! Who would we rely on? Could it be that you want to rely on these unarmed and defenseless slaves? The Boatswain isn’t fond of trouble, but he is a 3rd rank expert! And there is still the First Mate and the Captain!”
“Third, regarding your words, how reliable are they in the end? I still have my doubts. Would Sir Marvin care about a young girl like you? To tell the truth, you do look good, or else you wouldn’t be locked up with the more expensive slaves. But saying you are the person in charge of White River Valley’s business activities, this is a bit too much.”
“Don’t tell me that this Halfling can guarantee it. I’ll never trust what a Halfling says.”
These words cleared the confusion of many sailors.
This sturdy man was this ship’s Second Mate. Although he was already scheming on the side, he had only been secretly gathering manpower in the dark, not taking any action yet.
Lola’s words were very alluring, but he had already considered many factors and wouldn’t be fooled because of a few words.
Many people had stood up due to Lola’s words, their faces red from desire and their minds filled with greed, but they were now slowly calming down.
Lola saw that the situation wasn’t going too well and was about to saying something.
But suddenly, the hold’s door slammed open!
A few sailors not on shift rigidly walked in.
Everyone’s expression changed greatly!
“Fuck! Weren’t you in the Boatswain’s room?”
The Second Mate’s expression worsened. He suddenly took out his thin rapier and aimed at the man in front. “Damn, I originally didn’t want to rebel, but now I can’t do anything about it…”
The situation in the ship’s hold immediately became tense.
Lola was started and retreated to the back. She dragged Little Tucker and said, “This time you must protect me properly!”
Those two sailors Lola had completely brainwashed also took out their longswords and dragged her behind them to protect her.
Most of the slaves were hiding in a corner out of fear, afraid of being implicated.
But at that time, one of the sailors suddenly opened his mouth and said, “It doesn’t matter.”
“We are part of the same group.”
The Second Mate sneered, “Yeah? I secretly lobbied you for three months, and you still follow the Boatswain.”
“Now you say that we are part of the same group, and you want me to believe it?”
He then thrust his rapier out like a snake.
Since he had already been found out, he had no room to retreat!
He was someone vicious and merciless. If he said something, he would do it!
But at that time, a dark shadow sudden flew into the ship’s hold.
It startled everyone, drawing their eyes.
That shadow rolled a few times on the ground, before the dusky light finally shone upon it.
It was a head!
“Boatswain!” one of the sailor let out in surprise.
They all looked at each other.
The Boatswain who was normally showing off his might, was now a bald head rolling on the dirty planks of the hold.
This caught them unprepared.
Even the usually shrewd Second Mate also froze.
At that time, an indifferent voice echoed from above, “I am White River Valley’s Baron Marvin.”
“The Boatswain wasn’t as troublesome as you said he was.”
The next second, Marvin jumped down from the spot he was in, gently landing in the hold.
“Lola?” Marvin asked.
Using his Darksight, Marvin clearly noticed the young girl hiding in a poorly lit corner behind two big guys.
The latter noticed Marvin and froze, before becoming extremely happy. She pushed the two men aside. “Don’t block the way, my Boss is here!”
…
Baron Marvin of the White River Valley!
Everyone looked at Marvin with awe!
Marvin was now someone with quite a bit of fame in the East Coast. His Myth Rating kept soaring. In addition to the wilderness clearing order, apparently even the wood elves spread the news that he had fought alongside the Elven Prince.
This was the benefits of the Myth Rating.
His deeds would clearly be noticed.
“In the Boatswain’s room, I saw these guys playing cards. I asked who the Boatswain was and then carried him over.”
Marvin pointed at the head and said while smiling, “Do you have any doubts?”
They all shook their head.
The Second Mate asked, “You are really Sir Marvin? If you can really pardon our crimes, we will settle the matter today!”
Marvin sneered, “Do you have another way out?”
The Second Mate was speechless. He originally thought of trying to bargain for a better position, but Marvin stopped him in one sentence.
“There are another two experts on the boat.”
“You take the First mate, and I’ll take the Captain. No problem, right?” Marvin asked while watching the Second Mate attentively.
After finding out that the Southie had taken Lola, he had decided that he wouldn’t just take her away. He would kill and definitely not be merciful.
This ship, he would deal with it!
Chapter 188: Night Devil King!
Chapter 188: Night Devil King!
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A salty breeze blew by the window as a suppressed voice kept echoing from the captain’s room filled with warm candles.
A silhouette with a rope tied at its waist slowly descended and arrived outside the window.
This was the captain’s room.
Marvin sneered, ‘This Captain George is indeed in the mood.’
Through the transparent glass he could clearly see everything.
A man with thick chest hair could be seen pressing a fair-skinned woman under him!
The captain angrily scolded, while not forgetting to move at the same time, “Quiet! Little whore!”
“If my father learns that I brought a woman on board, he would kill me.”
The crew couldn’t bring women on board. This was an established custom. Rumors claimed that they would bring bad luck to ships on a long trip. But in fact, the reason Marvin saw so few women on board was very simple. In this kind of place with a high concentration of men, a woman might become the reason for a riot.
On very long trips, whether it was the captain or the sailors, everyone would have to suppress themselves.
They could only hold it in. Once there was an unequal situation, it would be very easy for a riot to start.
Thus, when Marvin went to Captain George of the Southie, he hadn’t expected to find this scene.
This captain was a bit intriguing.
Marvin looked at the small set of men’s clothes on the side and came to a realization.
He actually brought his woman on board by having her dress as a man. Moreover, the soundproofing of the captain’s room was relatively good, so no one had found them yet.
Despite this, the woman couldn’t help but let out a moan.
The captain was angry. He immediately slapped her fair skin, leaving a red palm imprint.
“Are you fucking stupid! If those lively young men were lured over, based on the rules, I would have no other choice but to hand you over!”
“Do you want to be handled by a group of depraved men?!” George angrily said.
But rather than meekly acknowledge his words, she retorted, “This lady would be fine with taking turns, so how about letting me shout?”
“You are a coward, not able to protect your own woman. Are you still a captain?”
George was angry, and wanted to properly punish this disobedient woman.
But he suddenly noticed a strange shadow gathering together near the foot of the bed.
‘Hold on…’
As a 3rd rank expert, George wasn’t a fool. He immediately felt something wrong.
“What’s up? You should be moving!” The woman turned her head and surprise filled her eyes!
“Crash!”
A figure suddenly broke through the window, going straight for George!
At the same time, that shadow also condensed.
Marvin and the Shadow Doppelganger simultaneously attacked!
Marvin’s daggers were swift and his face was expressionless.
This assault would certainly kill George!
Because he simply couldn’t block both sneak attacks at the same time!
Sure enough, George instantly rolled away, falling on one side of the captain’s room.
He took out a dagger in a hurry and barely managed to block Marvin’s daggers, but he had a cut to the bone on his waist!
“Goodbye, Captain George,” Marvin grimly said.
The Shadow Doppelganger attacked from the other side, and George had no time to resist.
…
But at that time, something happened that shocked Marvin.
The Shadow Doppelganger’s sneak attack didn’t go smoothly. It was split in two by a sharp blade attacking from behind!
That woman!
Her face was flushed, and she looked very angry while holding her sharp blade!
‘Fuck! That one is also a 3rd rank expert!’
Marvin racked his brain. He actually made such a low level mistake!
When he used Inspect, he only checked Captain George’s strength, but as for the woman under him, he had subconsciously neglected her!
He had assumed this woman was only Captain George way to vent. He hadn’t expected her to also be a bodyguard!
Miscalculated!
George painfully backed up a few steps.
And that extremely fierce woman unhappily looked at Marvin, her killing intent nearl
y overflowing. “You want to experience the anger of a woman who was interrupted in the middle?”
Marvin shrugged. “My bad…”
He moved before he even finished his words!
Kill the woman first!
Burst! Shadow Step! Demon Hunter Steps!
In the small room, Marvin’s silhouette seemed as fast as lightning, his daggers slashing over as if they were about to split a mountain.
The woman was caught by surprise. She might have looked overbearing, but in reality, her mind and body were still sluggish due to what she was previously doing.
Marvin’s attack directly signed her demise. Her sharp blade fell to the ground with a “Clang!”
With another slash, Marvin easily beheaded her. She died with her eyes wide open.
From their earlier exchange, she found out that Marvin was a 3rd rank, but she hadn’t expected that Marvin’s attack speed would be so frightening!
Of course, it was because she didn’t know there was a class called Night Walker in this world.
…
After Marvin went through the tempering of the Scarlet Monastery, his hidden specialty, Night Kill had already emerged.
If this hidden specialty was activated, Night Walkers’ strength could be infinitely increased!
Even though it was only level 1 right now, it still had a superior attribute.
[Night Kill (Hidden Specialty – Activated)]
Type: Passive Specialty – Grow Type.
Level: 1
Effect: Attack Power +3%, Attack Speed +3%, Movement Speed +3%, Burst Power +3%, Reaction Speed +3% during battle in the night.
Five stats were increased by 3%!
This was already a very ridiculous number in Feinan. Moreover, it was a Grow Type Passive Specialty.
The more people died under Marvin’s daggers, the stronger he would become during the night!
This was the reason a powerful Night Walker would be called a Night Devil King in the game.
…
In the narrow cabin, even though Marvin killed that woman quickly, it still gave Captain George some time to react.
When Marvin turned back to deal with him, that 3rd rank Swordsman was already holding a longsword in his hands. He also found the time to pull on some pants in passing.
“Who are you?!” George didn’t brood over the death of the woman.
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