"A virtue?" Roger chuckled.
He finally understood.
With a loyalty of 20, this guy was a typical workplace veteran.
Putting in minimal effort, always ready to jump ship.
"That's true."
Roger nodded thoughtfully, casually tossing the gnawed chicken bone into the sea.
"After all, this kind of core employee benefit isn't something everyone is qualified to enjoy."
"On the explorer, we value a sense of belonging."
"Only those who treat the ship as their home can receive the home's protection, right?"
Roger's words made Jack's cheek twitch.
He naturally understood Roger's hidden meaning.
He also envied this ability, but he yearned for freedom even more.
Roger ignored him and turned to walk towards Hector Barbossa, who was tied to the deck.
"Big Fool Chun Captain, how do you feel?"
Roger squatted down and poked his face with his greasy finger.
"You spent ten years trying to break the curse, and what happened?"
"My crew got a ProMax upgraded version without side effects in one day."
"Aren't you mad?"
"What rotten meat, what nonsense, I spit!"
Hector Barbossa spat a fishy-smelling glob of saliva at him.
Roger deftly dodged it.
"Tsk tsk tsk, loyalty negative twenty, not good."
Roger shook his head, acting as if he was disappointed.
"As my enemy, you're not even dedicated enough."
"Look at Miss Swann, a direct negative one hundred and one, completely off the charts—now that's attitude!"
Hector Barbossa was utterly dumbfounded.
What nonsense was this madman spouting?
Finally, Roger came before Elizabeth.
"My excellent student, are you satisfied with today's party?"
He swirled the wine glass in his hand.
"See, to accommodate your feelings, I specifically didn't let them go too wild in front of you."
"You are a devil."
Elizabeth looked at him, each word squeezed through her teeth.
"Thank you for the compliment." Roger bowed with a hand over his chest.
"By the way, congratulations, Miss Swann."
"Because of your outstanding 'loyalty' to me, you have successfully retained your mortal status."
"Starting tomorrow, besides learning navigation, you will also be responsible for cleaning everyone's cabins."
"After all, you are the only precious talent on board who can die from injury."
"It's safer for you to do such chores."
Elizabeth's eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted on the spot from anger.
After "consoling" all the "failed candidates," Roger's mood was extremely pleasant.
He stood in the center of the deck and clapped his hands.
"Alright! Party time is over!"
"Now, let's get down to business!"
He pointed at the riddled black pearl next to them, a greedy smile, unique to a capitalist seeing quality assets, spreading across his face.
"I'm going to attach this thing to our ship!"
The pirates were stunned.
[Warning! Host, are you attempting "Ship Fusion"? This is a high-difficulty operation!]
The System's voice rang in his mind.
[But... who made you the chosen one! Using the cortez's heart as energy, and then the black pearl's own legendary blueprint as a template... it seems... it really might work!]
The System seemed to have been led astray by these pirates as well.
"Then let's begin!"
Roger commanded.
He no longer bothered with Jack; since this ship was fused with a sacred object, it definitely couldn't be given to him.
Anyway, he couldn't die, so helping him seize the dauntless would be a good deal for him, and everyone would be happy.
The golden heart at the mainmast on his chest lit up again.
Golden energy threads shot out from the explorer, coiling around the black pearl.
Under everyone's horrified gaze, the legendary ghost ship began to disintegrate!
It transformed into countless pitch-black planks, tattered sails, and black mist.
Like a flock of returning crows, it surged frantically towards the explorer!
the explorer's hull was changing at a visible speed!
Its body became more slender, its lines more fluid.
It turned a pure black, like obsidian.
The sails were also replaced with brand new black canvas.
On them, a soaring albatross was embroidered with golden threads!
[Ding! Ship Fusion complete!]
[Congratulations, Host! Your 'the explorer' has successfully fused with 'black pearl'!]
[New abilities unlocked!]
[Ability One: Ghost Speed! Under full sail, your ship will become the fastest legend on the high seas, so fast it leaves only an afterimage!]
[Ability Two: Night's Kiss! No matter how severely damaged your ship is, after a night of repairs, it will be as good as new by dawn the next day!]
Roger felt the reborn warship beneath his feet, sensing the powerful force connected to his bloodline.
He spread his arms and let out a long howl to the sky.
Immortal crew! Unsinkable warship!
What kind of pirate was he going to be?
From today onwards, he was a walking natural disaster!
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