Pirate Codex

Blocking out useless emotions and memories, the three of them began to tidy up the dilapidated house in front of them.

Without materials and no knowledge of how to build a house, naturally it can only be used as a temporary shelter from wind and rain.

The house was roughly cleaned, and three piles of fallen leaves picked from the orchard were laid out in the original living room as a bed for rest.

After finishing all this, he went to wash up in the reservoir behind the orchard. When he returned to the living room, it was already dark.

The three of them lay comfortably on their backs on the bed, staring at the sky in a daze.

A large hole has been opened in the roof, revealing the dark blue sky behind it.

The full moon hangs high, like a bright silver plate, quietly emitting light. The stars are poured around the full moon, shining like pearls, beautiful and fantasy.

The air is much fresher at night, without the sweltering heat and humidity during the day. The breeze carries a whistling chuckle and lingers in the dilapidated house.

"Arthur." Bowness shouted softly, lying on Arthur's left side with his arms resting on his head.

"Yeah" Arthur hummed from his nose, but his eyes were still looking at the sky.

"What are we going to do next?" Bowness continued to ask, looking at a fallen leaf blown by the breeze.

"I'll teach you how to practice swordsmanship." Arthur's eyes returned to focus, he looked at the full moon in the sky, and he laughed inexplicably.

haha~

You recognize me as your big brother, and I will teach you how to stand. No, I will teach you how to practice swordsmanship.

Hearing the word swordsmanship, the red hair on Arthur's left side became excited again, spit out a piece of green leaf he was chewing in his mouth, and said loudly:

"Hey, Bowness, let me tell you, Boss Arthur's swordsmanship is very strong."

In fact, Hongmao has never seen anyone else perform swordsmanship, and he can't tell the difference between good and bad swordsmanship. He just simply thinks that the sword in the cave in the morning and the unstoppable momentum are cool.

"Well, okay." Upon hearing the swordsmanship, Bowness' eyes filled with expectation and yearning, he nodded heavily and stopped talking.

At this time, Arthur was already interested. He sat up from the bed, looked at Bowness and Hongmao, and asked:

"Do you have any dreams?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Hong Mao stood up straight, and said with a longing face: "My dream is to be well fed, warmly clothed, and not bullied by others."

As a beggar who was often bullied without enough food and clothing, Hongmao's dream was very simple.

"This dream is very good." Arthur said with a smile: "As long as you follow me and practice swordsmanship seriously, it will definitely come true."

"Yes, I will." Hong Mao nodded vigorously, his eyes full of expectation.

"Where's your dream, Bowness." Arthur turned to look at Bowness.

"My dream" Bowness's bronze face turned slightly red. "I guess I want to be a hero."

"Hero"

Arthur raised his eyebrows slightly, this answer was a bit unexpected.

"Then what do you think a hero is?"

"Probably, he is a powerful person." Bowness scratched his head and looked at the double knives placed beside the bed.

Arthur shook his head gently, stood up, and looked down at the two of them with a serious expression.

"In my opinion, a hero does need strong strength, but in addition to strength, a hero should also have many aspects."

Seeing the two people showing doubts and curiosity, Arthur chuckled, looked up at the sky, and said loudly:

"A hero should also have the aura to stand out from the crowd, be tolerant of a broad mind, and have lofty insights. He should also shoulder justice, punish evil and promote good, and take it as his own duty to save the people of the world."

Listening to Arthur's interpretation of heroes, Bowness's eyes were full of brilliance. Is this a hero?

Hongmao's eyes were also full of light, and he murmured: "Punish evil and promote good, and save the people?"

"But," Arthur lowered his head and looked at the two people who were full of excitement and longing, with heavy expressions on their faces, as if he was asking Bowness a question, but also as if he was asking himself.

"Now pirates are rampant and people are living in dire straits. The whole world has fallen into a quagmire of darkness, and there are evil people like Captain Jack Sparrow everywhere."

"If you want to be a hero, you have to face countless Captain Jack Sparrows and endless difficulties and obstacles. You have to strengthen your beliefs, solve them, and break them."

"can you do it"

Can I do it?

In this troubled world, can I be a hero?

The images in Arthur's mind flipped, Captain Jack's terrifying ghost-like face, the skull and crossbones flag flying in flames and his wanton laughter, the cigarette butts burned on the rooftop after being wantonly insulted by customers, and the innocent fantasies of his student days.

Finally, there was a warm and kind smile.

I know, I know, our little Ming'er will definitely become a hero in the future.

"I can." After a moment of silence, Bowness raised his head and said firmly: "I can definitely become such a hero."

"Okay." Arthur came back to his senses and looked at the firmness beating in Bowness's eyes. After a moment of daze, he smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"Then may your dreams come true, future hero Bowness."

Bowness stood up suddenly, pursed his thick lips tightly, stretched out his right hand with a solemn expression, and took Arthur's right hand.

Hongmao raised his head and looked at the two of them. After a moment of uncertainty in his eyes, he gritted his teeth, jumped up suddenly, and said with a bang:

"I also want to be a hero"

Arthur raised his eyebrows, turned his head, looked at the red hair and the determination and yearning in his eyes in surprise, and fell silent.

Young people always have a desperate urge for beautiful dreams. I used to be the same, until my passion was tempered by reality and life.

But since even a beggar with red hair has the courage to become a hero, then what are he afraid of?

Traveling into this troubled world, and having that strange golden dream, who says I can't be a hero who saves people from fire and water?

Moreover, only heroes are worthy of belief, right?

Arthur's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"it is good"

Finally, Arthur made up his mind, put down Bowness's hand, stepped forward and hugged the two of them tightly, laughing happily.

"Then let us work hard to become heroes together."

"Okay" The three of them hugged each other and cheered loudly.

After chatting for a while, the three of them finally couldn't hold back their exhaustion and fell asleep after releasing their passion.

Arthur woke up from nothingness and saw this endless golden mist again.

Hazy, fuzzy, boundless.

Here again

Arthur raised his eyes and looked around. The mist was surging, gathering and dispersing. There was no change compared to before. Then he looked in front of him attentively, and no new golden sword appeared again.

Are there any conditions for the appearance of the golden sword?

Arthur touched his nose and couldn't help but think of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Is it because we killed Captain Jack Sparrow?

justice, punishment of evil

Arthur thought of the priesthood, justice and order in the white jade ring again, so he lowered his head to look at the ring in his hand, stretched out his left hand and gently rubbed it again.

Nouns and numbers reappear

Priesthood: Justice, Order

Divine magic: healing

True Believer of the Power of Faith: 0

Fanatic believer in the power of faith: 0

Devotees of the Power of Faith: 4

Power of Faith pan-believers: 2

The power of faith increases. Could it be that one thread can increase a little every day? Arthur silently guessed.

Yes, this is more reasonable. After all, faith is continuous.

And there is an additional list of divine spells. Is this something similar to a spell? Healing spell?

While Arthur was thinking silently, a piece of information about healing techniques emerged in his mind.

Divine magic: healing

Function: Recover injuries and dispel injuries

Cost: 1 Devotee’s Power of Faith or 10 Pan-Believer’s Power of Faith

So, is the ratio between the two faiths 1:10?

So, what is the real effect of the treatment?

ps: In the short story on the title page, "Meet Baroque", the battle title of S Golden Week, Oda mentioned that R1's dream is to become a hero. Looking at R1's performance in the anime, I think R1 must have a wrong understanding of heroes. , will cause his behavior to be inconsistent with his dreams.