825 Ocean (2/2)

Donald could still remember the witch's words.

Nevertheless, out of his respect for the witch, he had paid three silver coins for it.

Actually, Donald really suspected that it was only the witch's marketing technique.

He had no idea why he had bought the pendant. It was as if he was enchanted by it at that time.

The experienced captain had seen it and thought it might be the sect symbol of a faith in the East or something related to the Evil Gods. Therefore, he had advised him to discard it immediately or give it to a priest. However, it was impossible for Donald to discard this thing worth three silver coins unless he went mad.

Furthermore, anything related to faith, gods, and spirits had to be regarded with caution.

A god or some unknown being might be watching you covertly, and abandoning the pendant might cause a disaster!

”From the East… Perhaps it's the sect symbol of an armament master?”

With that thought, Donald gripped the pendant and prayed, ”The grand unknown being in the invisible world… I praise you sincerely and worship you piously… Please lead me and let me complete this voyage successfully!”

Any experienced sailor would rather believe in luck and destiny.

Although many countries on the continent still banned religions, Ettoman—the country with the highest level of civilization and freedom—had a very liberal attitude toward religions.

Basically, as long as the religion was not from an evil sect and did not advocate the doomsday or anything aggressive, it could receive fair treatment and equal opportunity to be preached.

While Donald had already believed in the Luck Goddess, he would still turn to another being when he felt uncertain.

After all, although those preachers guaranteed the existence of the goddess, Donald had never felt that she replied to his prayers.

Well, Donald could at most be considered as one who did not truly believe in anything, or one who believed in everything.

But the prayer was apparently different this time.

Feeling the heat in his palm, he was astonished and stared at his pendant.

The strange armament was neither a saber nor a sword but similar to both, with a smooth outline and a peculiar shape. Traces of all sorts of armaments could be found in it.

Right now, the black pendant felt cold again, as if everything that had happened was only an illusion.

But for some unknown reason, he continuously felt intense anxiety, which informed him that an extreme danger was imminent!

”Damn… Could this really be a hint from the god?”

He pulled his collars and climbed up onto the lookout of the mast like a monkey.

The weather could not be better. There were neither any clouds in the sky nor any fog on the ocean, allowing him to see things at a long distance.

Donald looked in a certain direction.

In that direction, a black dot approached them slowly before finally turning into a galleon.

After seeing Flame and Beauty, the galleon raised its speed and sailed toward them aggressively. Their ship showed no signs of their identity.

”Defense!” Donald shouted immediately to alert the rest of the crew.

”What happened?”

With a commotion on the deck, a white captain pushed the sailors aside and walked out.

”Unidentified ship discovered five nautical miles to the left!” said Donald, gritting his teeth.

”Hmm?”

The captain looked through a copper, hand-held telescope, and his expression became solemn as well. ”Assault leader, prepare to fight! Other sailors, return to your respective cabins and prepare to row!”

The sailors on Flame and Beauty took action immediately, while Donald watched the approaching galleon with a nervous expression.

The closer it came, the clearer they could see the artillery on the giant ship and the large number of people on the deck. An unsettling atmosphere immediately spread among them.

Finally, the sound of cheers was heard on the other ship and a black flag rose.

On the flag, there was a white skull with two intersecting bones below it.

”It's a pirate ship!”

The least favorable situation became a reality. The captain took a deep breath. ”Turn around now!”

Shualala!

Dozens of oars immediately extended from both sides of Flame and Beauty, pushing the water together in an orderly manner to make the ship turn around and flee.

However, with the sound of a bugle, the other ship also sped up like a ferocious beast pouncing at its prey.

As soon as he compared their speeds, Donald closed his eyes, knowing that their own ship could by no means escape the other.

The captain knew it as well. Taking a deep breath, he gave the command. ”Everybody… prepare to fight!”