Chapter 189 Special Promotion Copy [Pirate Principality! ]

Chapter 189 Special promotion copy——[Pirate Principality! 】

When Xia En woke up, the oncoming sunlight suddenly blinded him.

The terrifying sandstorm that had darkened the sky just now disappeared, replaced by the gentle sea breeze and the blue sea.

Um?

Blue?

Upon realizing this, Xia En was suddenly shocked.

Shouldn’t the sea water in the promotion ritual be black?

"Captain John! John!"

The call from beside him brought Xia En back to his senses. The person calling him was a strange pirate with a scar on his face.

The pirate looked at Xia En with a strange look on his face, and said with a smile: "Hey, John, why are you hanging out here alone?"

"We are about to arrive at our destination. You must be prepared to apologize to Lord Augustine."

Xia En looked around calmly, but his heart gradually stirred up huge waves.

Because at this time, the ship under his feet was not the Black Swan that he was familiar with, but another ship that he had never seen before.

Not only that, Xia En didn't know any of the crew members on the ship.

And looking at their clothes and behavior, they all look like senior pirates who have been at sea for a long time!

Xia En looked down again and found that his dress and the thickness of his arms were different from before entering the ritual. It was not difficult to guess that his appearance might also be different from before.

"He called me...Captain John?"

Xia En's thoughts flashed and he guessed in his heart: "Have I traveled through time again?"

"No, it's unlikely. My power is still there and can be called upon at any time."

"In other words, this space is actually part of the promotion ritual?"

Just when Xia En was thinking secretly.

A few lines of text appeared before his eyes.

[You are John Smith, twenty-eight years old, and one of the twelve disciples of the "Pirate King" Augustine Norwich. 】

[A month ago, Augustine led his fleet to explore an unknown sea area, but failed. 】

[Most of the crew members he carried were killed or injured, and Augustine himself was seriously injured. He hid in the pirate principality and never showed up again. 】

[This situation has made the pirates in the Pirate Principality and various countries in the Southern Continent ready to take action. 】

[Just a week ago, you received a letter from Augustine. 】

[He summoned all the twelve disciples to prepare for a pirate conference. 】

[But what Augustine didn’t know was that some of his twelve disciples had betrayed him and were preparing to take away his throne at this pirate conference...]

After reading this passage, Xia En's heart skipped a beat.

Judging from this information, he is indeed on the promotion track.

It's just that the form of the promotion ritual this time is hugely different from the past.

Before Xia En could continue to think deeply, a few more lines of text jumped out in front of his eyes.

[Trial mission:]

[Necessary tasks——]

[Find the traitor among the Twelve Apostles and keep Augustine safe in the ritual. 】

[Optional mission——]

[Perfect performance: continue to play John Smith without being discovered and exposed by other trial participants. 】

[The Last Supper: Killing the Traitors among the Twelve Apostles. 】

[The treasure is mine: Obtain "Twilight Black Pearl". 】

[Famous everywhere: Gain the reputation of the Pirate Principality as much as possible. 】

[On the throne: Get Augustine's approval and become the pirate king! 】

[Note: If the tester dies, the mission will be deemed a failure! 】

[Everything you experience in the "Secret Sea" is related to but different from the real history of reality. 】

[Perhaps, the real history has been changed long ago, but no one can remember the original history. 】

[Most of the characters appearing here are virtual projections, and their strength will be adjusted according to the level of the promotion ritual. 】

[The flow of time in this sea area is 10,000 times faster than reality. 】

After seeing all this clearly, Xia En's pupils suddenly shrank.

This promotion ritual was completely different from what he had imagined before.

First of all, judging from the time point, the era when the Pirate King was still alive was obviously in the past.

However, this "going back to the past" is obviously not like an encounter in the Elf Temple, but more like entering an afterimage of history.

In other words, a copy made from past history?

Nothing done here will change the established history.

Secondly, here, Shane no longer acts as his own identity, but needs to play the role of "John Smith".

Moreover, it is not difficult to guess from the description of this information...

Xia En is definitely not the only one who will be promoted to the Ritual Trial this time.

Whether it is the complexity of the ritual or the difficulty of the task, this promotion trial is several times deeper than the previous three levels of trials.

"The gap between the third-level and fourth-level rituals is actually so big?"

"No wonder some people say that the fourth level is the first dividing line for those on the secret path."

Xia En sighed secretly in his heart: "But, necessary tasks and optional tasks?"

The necessary tasks are well understood.

This is the main line of this promotion ritual. If it is not completed, it may be directly judged as a promotion failure.

But the optional missions are interesting.

The panel does not explain what rewards will be obtained for completing the optional tasks, nor does it say whether there will be any penalties for not completing them.

According to Xia En's speculation, this optional task is likely to determine the final trial evaluation.

or……

Is there a limit on the number of people who can be promoted in this ritual?

Completing the optional tasks can improve the ranking among the trialists, and the trialists with lower rankings will be eliminated?

However, no matter which speculation it is, it is always right to complete as many tasks as possible.

Since we are here, we can't return empty-handed, right?

Thinking of this, Shane's eyes first swept across the pirate ship.

He had to figure out his current situation before considering the next step.

While observing the surroundings, some related memories emerged in Shane's mind.

Obviously, this is a little convenience provided by the [Secret Sea] for the trialists to play.

From this, Shane learned that the three-masted sailing ship under his feet was called [Serpentis].

And the scarred pirate just now was the first mate of [Serpentis], named Philip.

Looking at the strength of the pirates on the ship, they are generally only at the second level, and only a few are at the third level.

This kind of combat power may be king in the near sea, but no matter how you think about it, it should not appear on the ship of one of the twelve disciples.

At this time, Shane finally understood the meaning of the sentence [The strength of the projected character will be adjusted according to the rank of this trial].

This is equivalent to lowering the strength of everyone.

There will be no imbalance in combat power.

Realizing this, Shane breathed a sigh of relief.

If he were to face those seventh-level strongmen in history, he would probably only be able to utter a question "Ah? I'm fighting a legend?" and be completely crushed.

And Shane's looking around also attracted the attention of other people on the ship.

Soon, Philip asked with a smile: "Captain John, why are you so weird today?"

"Is it because you are about to meet Lord Augustine and are afraid of being held accountable, so you feel guilty?"

His tone sounded a little weird, not like the attitude that the first mate should have towards the captain.

With the help of the remaining memories in his mind, Shane quickly understood Philip's weird attitude.

It turned out that among the twelve disciples, this "John Smith" had a special status.

He was the youngest and the weakest, but he was deeply loved by Augustine, and he was even the adopted son of the pirate king.

This special favor has been easily envied by others since ancient times.

John was no exception.

Just two months ago, John received an order from Augustine to carry out an important mission.

But in the end, under many obstacles, John failed.

This was naturally regarded as a symbol of incompetence by the pirates.

As for the conflict between Philip and John, it was not a one-day or two-day thing.

The reason is very simple.

This [Serpentis] did not originally belong to John.

It was only after the old captain of the [Serpentis] died unexpectedly that Augustine took the initiative and directly awarded it to John.

Philip, who could have become the captain naturally, resented John because of this.

Although he was obedient on the surface, he had been plotting something bad on the ground, connecting with other crew members to try to pull John down from the position of captain.

If it were an ordinary pirate, he might have been purged long ago.

But John's temper was soft, and he had a bit of youthful innocence, which made Philip's attitude more and more arrogant.

Now that I think about it carefully, the failure of the mission may also be inseparable from this first mate.

After thinking about the ins and outs behind this, Shane's thoughts became clear instantly.

——No matter which ship, there can only be one voice on his ship.

That is... the captain's will!

Shane narrowed his eyes and slowly swept his eyes over the pirates around him.

As he scanned, the pirates' hearts jumped for no reason, and they felt like they were being stared at by a deep-sea beast.

Some weaker pirates couldn't help but feel their hearts beating wildly and their hair stood up.

They only discovered today that Captain John, who was usually gentle and a little weak, could be so powerful once he got serious!

Seeing this, Philip's face turned cold, and he shouted: "John, what do you want to do?!"

"Humph, what do I want to do?"

Xia En sneered: "I should be the one asking you this question, right?"

"You framed me with other apostles in private, hindered my actions, and dared to openly ignore my orders. Are you trying to rebel?"

Philip was shocked and angry.

He never expected that John would suddenly attack today.

But as a pirate who lives on the edge of a knife, Philip certainly has a temper. He said angrily with a gloomy face.

"Rebellion, so what?"

"You just got Augustine's favor and became the captain of the [Serpentis].

"In terms of strength, talent, and means, how am I not better than you?"

At this point, Philip roared as if he wanted to vent all the grievances of the past.

"Without Augustine, you are nothing!"

And at this moment, a cold and calm voice sounded from behind him.

"So, you really want to disobey Lord Augustine's orders?"

"You should know the consequences of betraying the Pirate King, right?"

Hearing this, Philip felt a chill on his back and his hair stood up.

Augustine's title of "Pirate King" was not spoken out, but earned through fighting.

Anyone who opposed him becoming the king is dead!

Even though Augustine was said to be seriously injured, few people dared to openly disobey his orders.

Philip was horrified, and a realization came to his mind: "He is waiting for me to say this..."

The next moment.

A sharp scimitar chopped straight at his throat.

Philip was a third-level secret pather after all. At the critical moment, he shouted loudly, his body suddenly increased, and he drew the dagger at his waist to block the scimitar.

But the strength and sturdy dagger that he was proud of did not last even a second in front of the scimitar.

The power on the opponent's blade was incredibly great!

It was like a ship crashed into his weapon, causing the dagger to shatter directly.

At the moment when the scimitar cut the flesh.

Philip groaned, and suddenly used a unique secret method, appearing behind Shane like a flash.

"Go to hell!"

Philip's face was ferocious, his eyes were red, and a poisonous hidden sword popped out of his sleeve, about to pierce Shane's back.

But when the sword was thrust out, the touch from the sword was very wrong.

"You can be proud of yourself for blocking one of my moves."

"But how are you going to take the second move?"

Philip turned his head stiffly, and Shane's figure had come to his side without him knowing when.

What he had pierced before was just a shadow left by this man.

"Is his speed so fast?"

Under Philip's desperate eyes, Shane chopped down with a knife, and a big head fell on the deck. After rolling twice, it stopped moving.

Everything happened too fast.

From Philip's opening mockery to his head falling to the ground, it took less than three minutes in total.

And the powerful strength and means Shane showed in the battle shocked everyone on the ship.

That was one of the strongest third-level secret pathers on the ship, and he was killed like a chicken?

In fact, this is the performance that Shane's comprehensive quality of 3.4 should have.

Don't look at him looking embarrassed under the hands of the blood clan Twilight, as if he didn't even have the strength to fight back.

That's not because he is weak, but because the enemy is too strong!

Facing the third-level secret pathers, especially those who are good at physical strength like Philip, Shane can achieve the effect of killing instantly.

And this is also the confidence of Shane to use thunderous means.

At this time, facing the stunned pirates on the ship, Shane said loudly.

"You all heard that Philip intends to rebel against Lord Augustine. As the captain, I have the obligation to clean up the mess for the Lord."

"Does anyone... have any objections?"

Looking at Shane's cold face and the headless corpse still bleeding at his feet.

The pirates were silent, and no one dared to say a word.

This is the world of pirates!

The law of the jungle is vividly reflected.

They all knew that from today on, the man in front of them would become the real owner of this ship!