Ah-Dai scratched his head, the term "pirate" didnt leave a deep impression on him. When he encountered something he didnt understand, he decided to go back to his room and ask Goris for guidance. To him, the world was so novel that whenever he came across something, he wanted to learn about it, even if he couldnt remember it afterwards.

  "Teacher, teacher! A big ship has arrived outside and many people are shouting something about pirates, pirates!" Ah-Dai ran back into the room and asked excitedly before he had even stood still.

  Koris sat up in bed with a start and said: "What did you say? The pirates have come."

  "Ah-Dai said: Its a big black ship, their wind sail has a skull on it. Someone on our boat shouted pirates, I dont know if it is or not."

  Goris furrowed his brow, though he wasnt afraid of pirates, he still didnt want to clash with them when he was feeling unwell all over. Hopefully the sailors on the passenger ship could handle it.

  "Teacher, what does pirate really mean?" Ah Diao asked again.

  "Thieves are pirates who sometimes kill people."

  After listening to Goris explanation, Ah-Dai let out a sigh of relief and laughed: "Then Im not afraid, I dont have anything for them to rob. Oh! Teacher, youd better be careful, the gold coins and purple money on your body, theyll probably rob you, its best to hide them first. Where should we hide them?" As he spoke, Ah-Dai searched around the cabin for a hiding place.

  After listening to Ah-Dais silly words, a strange warmth rose in Goris heart. Is he worried about me? Gori thought secretly. It has been a long time since I had the feeling of being cared for. Gori shook his head somewhat irritably, grabbed Ah-Dai and threw him onto the bed, "You be quiet."

  The silly boy didnt understand why the teacher was angry and sat stupidly on the bed, not daring to make a sound.

  Ding, ding, ding, the sound kept coming, and the big ship shook violently. Goris, who was standing, hurriedly held onto the wall beside him to steady himself. He knew that it was probably pirates who had come to rob them, and the sound earlier was the grappling hook catching onto the hull of the ship. The chaotic noise continued to come from outside, making Goris even more annoyed. The earlier rocking motion had intensified his nausea, and the acidic water in his stomach kept rising up, the feeling of seasickness was really unbearable.

  "People on the ship, listen up! We are pirates, hand over your valuables quickly, otherwise dont blame us for our bloodthirsty weapons!" The rough shouting voice came from outside, indicating that the pirates had already taken action. Goris knew that pirates werent so easy to talk to, even if they handed over their money, the other side might not spare the lives of those on board. After all, which group of pirates would want to be surrounded by the Tianjin Empires fleet and keep secrets? The best way to keep secrets was to turn everyone who had seen them into corpses. Sinking ships was their usual practice, convenient and time-saving. Goris thought to himself: It seems that not taking action is not an option for me, swimming is simply impossible for myself.

  Pushing open the warehouse door, Goris walked out and the sunlight reflected on the sea surface brought an even stronger dizzy feeling. Grabbing onto the railing, Goris couldnt help but dry heave.

  A pair of small hands appeared behind Goris back, gently patting. Gori suddenly felt much more comfortable, and after spitting out the last bit, he turned his head to see Ah Dai anxiously looking at him.

  "Get back to your room. Now." Goris barked loudly.

  ADiao was stunned, although Goris voice was rough, but there was no longer the usual coldness in his tone, instead, it had a hint of concern. ADiao didnt move, and he stared at Gori, an old man and a young boy just looked at each other for a long time. After a while, Gori finally realized his mistake, grabbed ADiao and pushed him into the room, "Dont come out." He said, then headed towards the noisy lower floor.

  This group of pirates were obviously seasoned veterans, each with impressive skills. They had already pulled the passenger ship alongside their own and dozens of pirates had jumped aboard, brandishing their weapons and shouting loudly. The captain of the passenger ship led his crew in gathering at the front hold of the large ship, where more than 20 sailors mostly looked pale with fear.

  A one-eyed pirate was leading a dozen or so men in negotiations with the captain, when Corris released a wind-based amplification spell, and the captains conversation with the pirates became crystal clear.

  "Sir, we are willing to hand over all the profits from this voyage to you, please spare our small boat. I guarantee that we wont report it, how about that?" The captain said humbly, clearly knowing what action the pirates would take.

  The one-eyed pirate burst out laughing, "Profit? How much profit can you have? Dont try to fool me with this nonsense. Be honest and stay here, dont meddle in other peoples business. Maybe the masters will be in a good mood and spare your lives. If you want to play any tricks, dont blame me for being ruthless." As he spoke, he suddenly swung his curved knife towards the ships side. A flash of light, a loud crash, and a gash instantly appeared on the ships side. Goris felt a stir in his heart, this pirate leaders kung fu was not weak! The seemingly simple blow just now contained the aura of a master, the blade did not touch the ships side, but still caused considerable damage.

  The captain and all the sailors were apparently frightened by the majestic and powerful knife, and they didnt dare to make a sound again.

  The pirate captain shouted to his subordinates: "You guys, hurry up! After we finish this task, lets go back and have a drink and eat meat!" The pirates immediately followed his voice and started shouting. The cabins on the first floor of the ship had been basically opened, and the passengers were dragged onto the deck. The pirates were conducting their looting action. If the passengers resisted slightly, they would be beaten up instantly. At this time, peoples hearts were in a state of panic. Some passengers had already taken out their belongings and handed them over to the pirates to ensure temporary safety.

  Goris knew it was time for him to take action, this group of pirates didnt think much of him, what he feared most was that the other side would sink the ship. The wind systems amplification magic carried his voice far and wide, "All of you, stop." The low voice could be clearly heard by everyone on both the pirate ship and the passenger ship.

  The pirate leaders expression changed, and he looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Goris slowly walking down the stairs, and thought to himself, "This cant be happening, could I have actually encountered a magician?" He shouted loudly: "Everyone stop!" The pirates apparently sensed their leaders hesitation, and all gathered around him. For a moment, over a hundred pairs of eyes focused on Goris at the same time.

  Goris coughed twice and barely suppressed his dizziness, saying to the pirate leader: "Leave this ship immediately."

  The pirates all looked at each other, waiting for their leader to speak. The one-eyed pirate sized up Gorys, his heart racing with excitement. It had been a long time since theyd caught such a big fish, and they werent about to let it go easily. But the man in front of them seemed to be a magician of no small rank, and the terror of magicians was still fresh in their minds. "Sir, are you a magician?" he asked cautiously.

  Gorris didnt answer his question, coldly snorting: "Ill say it again, get off this boat immediately."

  Before the one-eyed pirate could speak, a burly pirate couldnt help but step forward, swinging his wolf-toothed club and saying: "You old thing, I think youre tired of living." With both hands gripping the massive wolf-toothed club that weighed at least 50 kilograms, he swung it down towards Golris with a crushing blow.

  Before he came down, Goris had already applied wind magic to himself and would not be intimidated by the rough man in front of him. His body slightly shrunk back, and he floated three feet away. With a loud crash, the rough mans wolf-toothed club deeply struck into the wooden deck.

  Goris stretched out his right hand, and with a slight tremble of his five fingers, a faint blue powder floated out, accurately falling onto the wolf-toothed club of the ruffian.

  A loud "Puff" sound was heard, and the thug jumped in fright. The wolf-toothed club in his hand suddenly heated up, and he subconsciously loosened his grip. To his astonishment, his fine iron-made wolf-toothed club was slowly melting away. It turned into black iron water, emitting a foul smell. The thug retreated several steps in terror, pointing at Goris: "You... what kind of person are you?"

  The cyan powder that Ge Rui Si just sprinkled out was his own refined molten gold powder, which can almost melt all metals.

  The pirate leader took a few steps forward, and with one hand, pulled the ruffian back. He politely said to Khoris: "This gentleman must be an alchemist. I pay my respects."

  Goris stretched out his right hand, and in a low voice, he muttered a few spells. The black flame that had melted the wooden table in front of Uncle Lei reappeared in his palm. Under the sunlight, the black flame looked even more eerie. The pirate leader was startled and stared at Goris in a daze.

  "Must I repeat it for the third time?" Goris said coldly.

  Just as the pirate leader was at a loss, a thick voice rang out, "I wonder who dares to block my way, its actually the famous magic flame technique Goris!"

  Goris was startled, the voice seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible for him to determine the others position. This was a taboo for a magician who was not good at close combat. What surprised him most was that the newcomer actually knew his identity. He hastily recited an incantation, and a layer of black mist emanated from his body, completely enveloping the surrounding three feet.

  "Dont worry, how dare I fight with Master Goris?" A black figure flashed out from the pirate ship and landed lightly in front of Goris.

  Goris gazed at the figure through the dark fog, and this person was similar to his attire, also wearing a large black cloak that covered his entire body. He was very tall, and under the cloak, a sturdy physique was faintly visible. However, Goris clearly felt that there were no magical element fluctuations on this persons body, and he wasnt a magician; his cloak seemed to be only for concealing his identity.

  "Boss." All the pirates simultaneously paid their respects by bowing to the latecomer.

  The man in black raised his hand, and the pirates immediately fell silent. He rushed to Goris and said: "Master Goris, you and I are like well water not offending river water, why do you have to come and touch my sore spot? Alright, after weve looted this place and sunk the ship, you can board our ship. Wherever you want to go, well make sure to take you there. How about that?"

  "Does he think Im a fool? Once on their ship, wouldnt I be at their mercy? Im not that stupid. No need to bother, same words, leave the ship immediately."

  The man in black stepped forward and said, "Since the master is so insistent, we must have a showdown with our brother." As he spoke, his body flashed towards Goris like lightning, his cloak fluttering behind him. Several dark lights shot towards Goris at an incredible speed, leaving onlookers gasping in amazement. The dark guardian that Goris had released earlier seemed to have no effect on slowing down the opponents speed, and the black lights flashed towards Goris body like lightning.

  Goriss magic was strong, but he was a alchemist after all. He didnt expect that the other party would dare to attack when he showed his dark flame. Suddenly frightened, in the midst of danger, he couldnt care about hiding his clumsiness anymore and quickly pulled out something from his bosom and shot it out.

  Wu Mangs blow accurately hit Goris body, but the black-clad man was shocked because he clearly felt that he hadnt grasped anything substantial. Shocked, he exclaimed: "Good mirror shadow technique."