Chapter 188: I Am Seven (2/2)
Lu Yin nodded and swept through the messy pile of items on the floor, but found nothing useful. He stood there with his flickering eyes as he considered his situation. He had looted the pirates and had made much more money than he would working. They were pirates, after all, and he had no qualms about robbing them.
The ruffian waited for Lu Yin, not daring to move and only occasionally glancing at him nervously with a pained expression. If the captain woke up now and saw this scene where he was being robbed, the thug did not know how Lu Yin would handle it. The ruffian’s thoughts stopped at that point as he felt like the sky was falling down around him. In the end, nothing mattered until this monster was persuaded to leave.
“You,” Lu Yin said as he turned to the ruffian. “What’s your name?”
The goon smiled accommodatingly. “I’m Little Seven, boss.”
Lu Yin frowned. “No, that name’s no good. From now on, you are Little Eight.”
The ruffian stared at Lu Yin blankly, seemingly at a loss for what to say.
Lu Yin coldly asked, “Why? You’re not willing?”
“No no no, I’m Little Eight. Thank you, boss, for giving me a new name. I’ll be called Little Eight from now on,” he hurriedly said after Lu Yin’s expression gave him a bad premonition.
Lu Yin nodded. “I am Seven. From now on, this ship will be under my command.”
The goon was stunned. “Your command?”
“This pirating profession doesn’t seem to be that bad, and I believe that it has a bright future. I like it. So, take me to meet some other pirates.”
The ruffian opened his mouth to protest, but then he saw Lu Yin’s dazzling smile and he looked back at the floor. He suddenly understood that this brat wasn’t satisfied after robbing them and now wanted to plunder other pirates. No, he couldn’t do this. Pirates had their own principles, and they would not betray their brothers in the same profession. While a pirate could long for the death of their “colleagues,” acting on that longing would mean being excommunicated from the pirate circles. If their actions went too far, they might even incite the wrath of the pirate king.
“Boss, please don’t joke anymore. Us pirates are a bunch of vulgar scoundrels without any culture or manners. We smell bad, and our word is worthless. We can barely even be called people. You shouldn’t seek us pirates out,” he pleaded.
Lu Yin’s eyes turned cold as he stared at the ruffian. “I’ll only repeat myself once. Take me to meet the other pirates. If you don’t comply, I’ll just get someone else to take me. There are several hundred people on this ship, so I’m sure that there are a few who would definitely be more than willing to guide me.”
The ruffian’s face turned bitter as he cried without letting any tears out. There were only two options before him. The first was to choose life, betray his fellow pirates, accept being exiled from the pirate circles, and risk being chased down by any pirate crew he encountered in the future. The other was to choose death and be a valiant pirate who died in the line of duty. Of course, like he had just said, pirates were not really people, and he had no wish to die as a pirate. No one would choose death when life was an option, so the ruffian yielded.
The middle-aged captain was locked up, and from that point on, the thug Little Eight wielded the most power on the pirate ship. At the very least, he had satisfied his dream of becoming a captain. He even abused his authority and imprisoned the pirates who had offended him before this.
Lu Yin had no interest in these petty feuds and was instead staring at his gadget incredulously. Big Pao and Little Pao joined forces to challenge the Dao of Heaven’s Realm Master? That’s outrageous!
Astral-10 had definitely become known throughout the Astral Combat Academy after this news broke. First, everyone had heard of the five new Melder students who had joined forces to defeat Area Master Uro and snatch away a training ground. Then, two Astral-10 students had challenged the Dao of Heaven’s Realm Master and even forced him to expose his three-lined battle force, shocking the entire academy.
Not long ago, Astral-10 had been considered to be a banished academy that no one cared about; it had even been on the verge of collapsing. With the arrival of the new students from the Outerverse, Astral-10’s reputation had started rising once again. Then, Astral-10’s students had gone on to complete the highest difficulty Sentinel mission, defeat members of the other academies, become Lockbreakers, defeat an Area Master, challenge a Realm Master, and more. This shocking series of events forced the other academies to take Astral-10 seriously, especially the final exploit, which had caused Big Pao and Little Pao’s prestige to definitely shoot up through the roof.
The Dao of Heaven’s Realm Master, Kuang Wang, had said that the two possessed the power of a top-notch Area Master, and this appraisal was quoted by Wu Da in the Astral Combat Academy Journal, greatly increasing the sales volume once again. At this critical juncture, right before the Astral Combat Tournament, Astral-10 seemed to be working on catching up to the other academies.
In contrast to Astral-10’s meteoric rise, the Blaze Realm seemed to be sinking into a swamp of embarrassment; someone had leaked that Jared from the Blaze Realm had entered the Dao of Purgatory to help Uro, but had been cast out in a pathetic manner. This news caused his region’s reputation to drop greatly.
Lu Yin raised his head and seemed to have an excited gaze. As expected, those two seniors of his were not simple at all—they were actually as strong as Area Masters! They had even forced a Realm Master to reveal his true strength. Very powerful.
But the two of them had still been defeated despite them joining forces, which made Lu Yin’s heart sink. Is a Realm Master really unconquerable?
Five students had joined forces to defeat Uro, and that team could probably defeat any Area Master. But if they tried to fight against a Realm Master, even with Big Pao and Little Pao helping them, it would probably be impossible for them to emerge victorious. The freakish nature of these Realm Masters was not just idle boasts.
The Astral Combat Tournament was approaching, and even though there was still no concrete date, everybody knew that it was going to take place within half a year. The Realm Masters were also students of the Astral Combat Academy, and they would be opponents just like the other students.