I, Folyago, am the most devoted lover in Runeterra.

Parker simply snorted and turned his head away, saying nothing more.

He also knew that in Bilgewater, it was perfectly normal for one or two people to die, so he didn't pursue the matter further.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's set sail."

Pete smoothed things over, and the remaining sailors, seeing this, each took their assigned tasks: some raised the sails, others turned the rudder.

The Fear Ship slowly sailed away from the harbor, heading towards the open sea...

......

"Mr. Leon, is it alright for you to replace Mark?"

Pete spoke to Li Ang with great respect in his words and manner.

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

Although Li Ang had seen through Pitt's hypocritical nature, he didn't hit a smiling face and responded calmly.

“Mark used to be the second mate on the ship, which is the first mate, Pike’s second mate.”

"The main duty is... to fight sea monsters."

As he spoke, Pete observed Li Ang's expression. Seeing that Li Ang remained calm when talking about fighting the sea monster, Pete breathed a sigh of relief.

"it is good."

Li Ang readily agreed, which was in line with his expectations.

"So, do you need any other weapons?"

"For example, harpoons, fishhook guns, and things like that..."

Pete glanced at the rusty iron sword at Li Ang's waist and said calmly.

"Need not."

Li Ang simply shook his head slightly, his expression remaining calm.

"Okay, okay..."

Pete outwardly appeared very respectful, but inwardly he was secretly mocking him.

"Another ignorant fool!"

"Thinking he's got some skills, he looks down on everyone else."

In this vast ocean, most sea monsters have hard shells or thick skin, which are enough to protect them from external damage.

The sea monster's thick layer of fat and shell made it difficult for even a sharp broadsword, let alone the rusty sword at Li Ang's waist, to cut through it.

Only specially made harpoons and fishhooks can cause effective damage.

"Fine, let this hothead learn his lesson. He'll know his place."

Pete still wore a kind and respectful smile, but his inner thoughts were completely opposite to his outward appearance.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Hard-won Growth

Unlike Li Ang, who was being gently persuaded by Pete, this time Li Ang was not doing so.

Sarah, on the other hand, didn't receive such good treatment.

Anyone can see that she is just a freebie in a "buy one get one free" deal.

This delicate-skinned girl is a complete burden.

Although there are women among the sea monster hunters.

But most of those women had dark skin and were stout, unlike Sarah, who was fair-skinned, beautiful, and had a delicate body.

With such an appearance, she looks more like a rich young lady than a desperate outlaw who would choose to go to sea and risk her life.

Parker knew perfectly well that, given Pete's personality, he would never do a losing deal.

Since Pete is willing to take this burden out to sea, then that white-haired guy must be an extraordinary expert!

Although it's unclear what the man named Li Ang's mindset was in bringing this burden out to sea.

However, Parker, who had many years of experience at sea, knew that once at sea, no one would have the extra strength to take care of others.

Including that white-haired guy and himself!

So when the time comes, you'll have to rely on yourself for everything!

A girl like that would probably only become food for sea monsters at best.

Every sea monster hunter believes that they are the hunters who go out to sea to hunt, while the sea monsters in the sea are the prey waiting to be caught.

But only Pike always understood that sometimes, what lies beneath the surface is the hunter.

And they—were merely the prey!

So if this girl wants to survive on the sea, she must quickly adapt to everything at sea!

......

"idiot!"

"You can't even tie this rope like this! You're utterly stupid!"

"madness!"

"What use are you if you can't even lift a sea hook?"

"Foolish!!"

"You should..."

"..."

From then on, Pike, as the boatswain, kept his eyes on Sarah, cursing her wherever she went.

As for Sarah, being a complete novice, all she could do was do odd jobs and get chased and yelled at by Pike.

On the other side, Li Ang, standing on the ship's wheelhouse, watching all this with a smile on his face, felt a hint of amusement.

As a strong individual, Li Ang naturally enjoys preferential treatment on this ship, since it is far from the time for him to be of use.

What he hadn't realized before was that, despite his fierce appearance, Parker was actually a decent person.

Li Ang knew that sometimes when others were willing to criticize you, it was actually for your own good.

Although Pike was cursing and swearing, he was constantly teaching Sarah survival skills and techniques at sea.

Sarah was able to survive on the turbulent sea only if someone was willing to teach her and share their experience.

Li Ang was naturally happy to do so, as Parker saved him a lot of effort.

His original idea was to let Sarah figure it out on her own between life and death, but now someone is willing to give Sarah a heads-up in advance.

There's nothing wrong with that.

......

But for Sarah...

She clearly didn't understand Parker's good intentions, and her little face looked rather miserable.

Everything she does now seems a bit off, and she can hear Parker swearing everywhere she goes.

This made Sarah feel very wronged.

However, whenever I think of my mother's body lying in a pool of blood, and the raging fire that had struck just days before, I feel a pang of sadness.

She gritted her teeth and persevered.

To take revenge, one must survive and accumulate strength!

Sarah knew that she had already caused Leon enough trouble and couldn't bother him with these trivial matters.

Sarah was already very grateful to Leon for giving her this opportunity.

If it weren't for Li Ang, which hunting ship would want a delicate and frail girl like her?

Thinking of Li Ang, Sarah mustered her courage again.

That wretched, vicious bald guy! Go ahead and curse me! I'll just ignore him!

Sarah listened to Pike's relentless insults while diligently completing her work.

Even Pike was somewhat surprised later on.

无论他怎么说，眼前的这个小姑娘都十分坚8";?5!;0:,,2".9:;6.:5?;０;１强，丝毫没有因为他的谩骂而动摇。

It's worth noting that even many grown men had been brought to tears by Parker's scolding before.

Although Pike remained outwardly calm, he gradually came to accept this stubborn girl.

......

Meanwhile, Captain Pete's movements caught Li Ang's attention.

Pete looked pained as he walked to the edge of the deck of the Fearful and pulled a money pouch from his pocket.

He pulled out several golden sea monsters from them and then threw them into the sea.