Before the journey of One Piece

"Gina, follow me." Back on the ship, Hawkins led Qinglin to the finance room again.Riester had already gone out. There was a bookshelf, a set of tables and chairs, a bed and several large boxes in the small room.

Qinglin noticed that in addition to the door they entered, there were also doors on the two walls next to them.

"There are two doors, one leading to the captain's cabin, and the other leading to the treasure room." Suoli, who was following, explained. "Only Riester holds the key to the treasure room, so anyone other than the captain and himself can only enter by destroying the wall or door."

"You mean the captain can enter without a key?" Qinglin just asked, but before she got an answer, Hawkins called her.

"Take a look at this first." Hawkins handed her a book. The wooden cover was engraved with the words "Hawkins Pirates Ship Rules and Contracts" in large words.When you open the cover, you can see two plywood stuck on the back. One side is the ship's regulations and the other side is the contract regulations.

"This is it?" Qinglin looked at Hawkins doubtfully.

"The contract to officially join the regiment, since you and I can no longer be separated, I can only make you my subordinate." Hawkins understood what she was wondering about.

"Indeed, there is no other way." Neither of them was thick. After looking at it for a while, Qinglin found that several names on the contract side had been crossed out with red ink, and she subconsciously pointed at them and asked.

"Those are the names of the dead crew members," Hawkins replied.

'Oh, you shouldn't ask. Qinglin's movements froze.

"When you're done reading, write your name and date of joining the group at the back." Hawkins picked up the quill and handed it to her.

'Suddenly I had the illusion of joining a group. Qing Lin muttered in her heart and wrote down the name and date.

"Now you are the official crew member of the Hawkins Pirates, welcome." Hawkins took the board and patted her shoulder, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.The eyes looking directly at her and the faint smile made Qinglin feel her cheeks heat up, and her eyesight drifted unconsciously.

At this moment, she clearly felt that she was really dealing with someone she had loved for many years, which made her feel uneasy.

"Welcome to the pirate group!" Sori hugged Qinglin happily. "In the future, please think more about the pirate group!"

"Of course!" Qing Lin came back to her senses and nodded.

"Speaking of which, what's the use of that necklace?" I asked about it.

"I'm not sure... it should be something that can give me fighting power?" Qinglin took out the necklace again.

"It looks good!" Suoli's eyes lit up and she praised. "It's as beautiful as the sky when it clears up after a rain!"

"Thank you." Qinglin smiled happily, while Hawkins lowered his head to observe.

It was a blue mineral with a texture completely different from that of gemstones. It was half a sphere in shape and about the same size as a coin. Its surface was smooth and moist, as if it could melt at any time.

'Rister should be able to recognize what kind of ore this is. ' thought Hawkins.

"Can I take a look?"

"sure."

Qinglin handed the necklace to Suoli. Hawkins saw the swaying ore turned over. The flat part was inlaid with a layer of silver metal. The pattern was like ripples in circles, and two characters could be vaguely seen.

"It feels pretty good, huh?" Suoli turned it over to the back and naturally saw the lines.

"this is……"

"My name is printed in the characters of my hometown." Qinglin explained.

"It looks like some words in the second language, square and square." Solly returned the necklace to Gina.

"How are you sure that will give you combat effectiveness?" Hawkins wondered.

"Intuition." Qinglin's eyes twitched unconsciously.

'Definitely not telling the truth. ' thought Hawkins.

"Captain, I want to try it now. Can you help me divine whether there will be any danger?" Qinglin held the necklace and looked at Hawkins expectantly.

"What do you want to use it for?" Hawkins asked her.

"Of course it's used to fight enemies?" Qing Lin raised her eyebrows, as if he had asked a strange question. "If there is a conflict with other pirate groups or the navy in the future, my lack of fighting ability will drag down the captain! I don't want that!"

"Oh! This will increase the pirate group's combat power!" Sori nodded in agreement.

"If you really have this idea, that's good." Hawkins' words were meaningful. He took out the tarot cards and quickly obtained the divination results.

"The probability of encountering danger is 5%."

"That……"

"But not now." Hawkins refused her request. "This island is full of people. If there is any big movement on the ship, it will be reported immediately. It is not suitable for experiments."

When Qinglin showed a disappointed expression, Hawkins changed the topic: "So tomorrow we will go to the nearby island to experiment."

"Next to it? Does it mean the undeveloped island near this island?" Suoli, who is familiar with this place, naturally thought of that place.

"Well, it's also in the direction of our route. You can drop by." Hawkins nodded, and Qinglin's eyes lit up.

"I wonder what it will look like after using it." Qinglin happily played with the necklace.

"There's nothing else to do next, just go do your own thing." Hawkins put the notebook in the drawer and re-locked it with straw.

'It turns out that straw can also be used to open and close locks. Qinglin thought as she left the finance room with Suoli.

"Huh?" Hawkins noticed the newspaper placed on the corner of the table.

"This picture..." He picked up the newspaper and stared at the picture printed on it.

That was a report about the recent rising stars of our navy. In one of the photos of a female marine, a light-colored chain emerged from her chest and extended beyond the scope of the photo.

'Why didn't Riester report it to me? ' Hawkins was lost in thought.

"Could it be..." Hawkins took out the tarot cards.