On the empty deck, Hope waved his fists, continuously hitting Carl's power armor in a manner similar to the Wing Chun sun punch.

"Alright, alright, stop fighting. What if you hurt your hand? I didn't expect that pirate captain was their navigator! With the way he looks, who would have thought that he is the one with the highest education on the ship?"

Holding Hope's hands, Carl knew he was in the wrong, so he had to comfort her softly.

Not long ago, he directly killed the captain of this pirate ship.

As a result, the remaining pirates attacked them like crazy.

After Carl used his psychic powers to read the mind of a pirate, he realized that there were only two people on the entire ship who knew how to sail.

One of them was the pirate captain he had just killed.

The other person who knew a little about navigation was the sturdy man who had been knocked off the boat by him with a hammer, and he was also the first mate of this pirate ship.

The poor first mate of the pirate ship was hit on the head by Carl's hammer, and after falling into the water, he was directly torn into pieces by sharks.

The pirates originally wanted to use the return voyage as a condition to buy their lives, and even planned to kill Carl and Hope during the return voyage.

But who would have thought that Carl, a guy who didn't play by the rules, didn't know how to compromise at all. He didn't even give them a chance to negotiate terms and killed the pirate captain without saying a word.

Seeing that the remaining pirates were useless, Hope simply killed them all to eliminate future trouble.

"Okay, okay, I know you're anxious, but don't worry! Things haven't gotten to the worst yet! Look, the golden crystal ring runs east-west, and the sun is now in the east, so this side is the north."

After taking off his helmet, Carl pointed to the golden crystal ring of Siberys and the sun in the sky, trying to point the direction for Hope.

Hope, whose hands were grabbed by Carl, tilted his head, not understanding what Carl wanted to say.

Following her inner doubts, she asked with a confused look on her face, "So?"

"Isn't it obvious? We are now in the equatorial region. As long as we keep sailing north, we can return to the continent of Khorvaire, right?"

As a father who had never attended public school, how could Hope understand what Carl said? She didn't even know where they were in Eberron, let alone where Khorvaire was in her direction.

But Hope was actually not stupid. After thinking about it carefully, she finally reacted.

"Then you also know the art of navigation, don't you?"

Looking at Carl with sparkling eyes, Hope suddenly found that his companion seemed to be very omnipotent.

Ever since the two men died, it seemed that nothing could stump him.

"No, no, no, that's not it. I can only determine the direction on the sea. There are still many things I need to know about sailing on the sea. Let's go to the cabin and see if there is any food. Be careful of those things that look strange."

No one knows what strange things the pirates will collect, so while preparing to inspect the pirate ship, Carl specifically reminded Hope.

Nodding, Hope and Carl walked into the cabin.

As soon as they entered the cabin, the smell of smelly feet and sour food almost pushed them out.

Carl put the helmet back on his head, and Hope activated the underwater breathing cap, which created a bubble on his head for breathing.

Although this bubble cannot resist magic such as Death Cloud, it is enough to filter the air.

"First, take the pirates' personal belongings to the deck for inspection. Throw away the bedding and other items."

Even now, there are still unknown infectious diseases in the world. For the sake of their health, Carl does not intend to keep the pirates' personal belongings unless they have hidden money in them.

Taking advantage of the good weather, the two of them took the dimensional bags and packed up all the things in the cabin.

During the period, the two also found some suspicious dried meat.

Just seeing the yellow granular fat made Carl feel his stomach churning.

Trying hard to suppress his nausea, Carl threw all the suspicious items he had sorted out into the sea.

Carl then turned the boat around and tried to sail it north.

However, the sail was not as obedient as Carl and Hope thought. It was not until the evening that they finally made the sailboat move in the intended direction.

Sailing on the sea is boring.

Facing the sea, few people can remain enthusiastic all the time.

The environment of the sea is unpredictable. It may be cloudless one second and covered with dark clouds the next.

Carl and Hope had just finished sailing when the starry sky was covered by dark clouds.

The roar of thunder is getting closer and closer, and a storm is about to come.

It was only then that Karl remembered that there was a sea called the Thunder Sea between Khorvaire, Aerenal where the elves lived, and the giants' homeland.

It is said that there are storms every day there, and sunny days are few and far between.

Because of this, the route there is extremely dangerous.

“Hua La La~”

Fist-sized raindrops fell from the sky, washing away the bloodstains on the deck that had not yet been cleaned.

But Carl would not be happy just because God had given him this little help, because their boat was like a candle in the wind after being ravaged by the storm.

"Hope! Lower the sail! Otherwise the boat will capsize!"

Seeing that the rain and wind were getting stronger and stronger, Carl had to prioritize the personal safety of the two.

After lowering the sails, the two men used ropes to secure the canvas to prevent the strong wind from blowing it away.

After doing everything they could think of, the two returned to the captain's room of the pirate ship and left the rest to fate.

"Ha~ It seems that we still underestimated the sea voyage. Fortunately, I killed those pirates before, otherwise, we might have been assassinated by them in the storm."

After taking off his power armor, Carl sat on the sofa and tried to make amends for his previous behavior.

"Yes, yes, your decisions are all far-sighted, and I am short-sighted!"

While changing clothes, Hope agreed perfunctorily as if he was comforting a child.

But deep down, she actually agreed with Karl's approach.

This situation might be better than traveling with a group of people with bad intentions.

Regretting the decision you made is actually bullying yourself at the time because it has already happened.

"What should we do next? Just stay in the captain's cabin and wait for the ship to drift back to Khorvaire?"

Sitting next to Carl, Hope leaned his upper body against Carl, his body swaying with the hull.

"I don't know, but we don't have any other options, or... do you want to find something to do?"

The huge waves caused by the strong wind made the boat sway, and the wooden boards creaked as they shook violently.

(End of this chapter)