On the deck, a feast centered around the Giant Octopus's tentacles was underway.
The pirates were eating with gusto, oil dripping from their mouths.
Even Jack's monkey was gnawing happily on a small piece of roasted meat.
This left Roger a bit bewildered tonight.
"Do monkeys eat meat?"
This was beyond his knowledge.
Only Jack Sparrow.
He clung to a mast, watching the two Norwegian Sea Monsters bobbing in the water beside the ship, their clear, foolish eyes fixed on them, feeling his worldview being repeatedly reshaped.
These people were actually eating their own pets!
And they were the legendary Norwegian Sea Monsters!
"Alright! Stop eating, everyone!"
Roger kicked away a pirate who was trying to drag the remaining half-tentacle back to his room.
"When you're full, it's time to work!"
No sooner had he spoken than the bay's surface churned violently again.
The two Great Octopuses, which had just submerged, burst out of the water.
This time, they were not empty-handed.
The countless tentacles of one of them had wrapped around the decaying wreckage of a Spanish galleon, dragging it forcefully up from the seabed.
The other was even more exaggerated; it directly coiled its body around three sunken ships of varying sizes, like a string of fried stinky tofu, and presented them to Roger.
Seawater, mud, and countless gold and silver treasures cascaded from the dilapidated hulls, piling up into small mountains on the explorer's deck.
"My... my God, Hector..."
Jack Sparrow's jaw dropped to the floor for the second time.
He recognized one of the ships; it was the legendary "Lost Santiago," laden with gold plundered from the New World, which had mysteriously disappeared decades ago.
Countless explorers and pirates had perished at sea searching for it.
Now, it was simply delivered to Roger like a toy by a Giant Octopus.
"We're rich! Captain! We're rich!"
Gibbs scrambled and tumbled into the pile of jewels, clutching a gold brick larger than his head, so happy he almost fainted.
The pirates also went wild, rushing forward to grab the treasures.
"Everyone, stop right there!"
Roger roared.
"If anyone dares to hide even a single copper coin, I'll tie him to Billy's head and let him experience the thrill of 360-degree rotation!"
The pirates flinched, immediately stopping their actions.
"Gibbs! Hector!"
"Present!"
"Count the loot! Store it! Keep a ledger!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Next, the entire deck transformed into a massive open-air bank.
Gold coins, silver ingots, jewels, antiques... under Gibbs's command, the pirates lined up, continuously moving this wealth, enough to buy a small country, into the explorer's already overflowing cargo hold.
Jack Sparrow watched all this numbly.
He felt that his pirate career in the first half of his life had been a waste.
Ding! Congratulations, Host! This deep-sea salvage operation yielded: 500,000 gold! 1,200,000 silver! Various jewels and antiques are inestimable! Copper coins... uh, there are too many copper coins, the system is urgently expanding capacity, it is recommended that you spend them as soon as possible!
The system's voice was filled with the nouveau riche aura of someone who had suddenly become wealthy.
"Spend! Must spend!"
Roger now felt like the richest man in the world, walking with a swagger.
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