Fear of death is normal, let alone a child.
But Lu Gui could see that Mark's fear was not just about death itself, so he didn't answer and continued to wait for the other party to tell him.
"My mother died after giving birth to my sister, and my father went to sea two years later and never came back.
When they left, they all told me to take good care of my sister, but I didn't do it. "
Mark's hoarse voice sounded in the cabin, and one hand gently rubbed the box in his arms.
"I want to find them, I'm the only one left in this world, what's the point of living.
But I am afraid to see them again. Sir, you said, after meeting, will my parents hate me and not take good care of my sister.
Or, I went to something else after I died
place, you can't see them at all! "
"You never thought about it, they don't want you to go to them so early, they want you to live well!"
"But I'm lonely and tired all by myself."
Hearing this, Lu Gui knew that the departure of his sister made Mark lose the pillar of survival. Only by establishing a new pillar for him can he recover.
"Mark, do you think there are many pirates like Bill in the ocean?"
Hearing Bill's name, a fierce light flashed in Mark's eyes, he struggled to sit up from the bed, and his weak body made him sweat.
"I don't know, Bill said before he died that there were a lot of people like him, I can't believe it!"
"Then do you believe me?" Lu Gui asked, looking into the other's eyes.
"I naturally believe in adults." Mark said immediately.
"Well, then I tell you, Bill is right, there are many people like him, even worse than him, in the sea.
The tragedies on your island are staged in different places every day, and there are many people with similar backgrounds as you.
Think about them, don't you think you can do something about it? "
"What can I do?" Buck was agitated, thinking that there might be a child like his sister, somewhere at the moment, crying helplessly.
"Mark, if there is one less bad person in this world, there will be many good people who will benefit.
People can't come back from the dead, you should come out of the pain of losing your sister, exercise yourself, become a navy or a bounty hunter, or just be an ordinary person.
To live out the life your sister lost, I can only say here, it is up to you to decide how to do it. "
After Lu Gui finished speaking, he looked at Mark, who was much better than before, and got up to leave.
"Sir, what are you doing then?" Mark asked hurriedly when he saw Lu Gui who was about to go out.
"Me? You hate the most, a pirate." After ignoring the surprised Mark, Lu Gui walked out.
...
For the next two days, the fleet continued to sail and was about to arrive at the island where the villagers were going, a large island very far from the naval branch.
The villagers on the boat looked at the increasingly clear outline of the island, and the mood of the downturn was finally slightly lifted.
Mark also walked out of the cabin. Although his personality became a lot indifferent, he should have cheered up. He also looked forward, but his eyes were always on Lu Gui's ship.
The old village chief was pushed over by the villagers. Looking at Mark, whose temperament had changed drastically, he sighed quietly, and then asked with a smile:
"Little Mark, come to the island and live with the village chief grandpa. Grandpa will take good care of you, okay?"
"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief!" Mark shook his head.
"Can you live by yourself?"
"I can do it, don't worry, I will go to you if I have any difficulties."
"That's fine." The village chief nodded helplessly.
The boat docked, and the group disembarked one after another, but Lu Gui and the two did not follow, and they were going to their original destination.
The villagers said their goodbyes with great gratitude and prepared to go to the town on the island.
"Two adults, wait a minute, I want to go with you!" Mark stayed at the end and shouted to Lu Gui who was about to leave.
"Mark, what did you say?" said the village chief in surprise, and the surrounding villagers also looked at him unexpectedly.
"You? No, you're too weak, we don't have the energy to take care of you." Lu Gui shook his head in denial.
His conditions for recruiting crew members are not to see who is pitiful and who is on board. Without a skill, even if you are on board now, it will not last long.
"I can take care of myself, and I can also help you." Taken said seriously.
"Captain, this kid doesn't seem to be telling a lie, why don't you let him come up and try?" Buck said aside.
"You've already spoken, then let him try."
Buck was allowed to board the boat. The village chief and the others did not leave for the time being. They were waiting for the result below, with mixed feelings.
Facing the inquiring eyes of Lu Gui and Buck, Buck was a little nervous, and then took out a sealed glass bottle from his body, inside which lay two pale green beads, like jelly beans.
"What's this?"
Lu Gui took it in his hand and looked at it, opened the bottle, and there was a faint fragrance from the inside.
"This is a jelly bean I made to replenish my body's energy, and it can also treat a simple cold," Mark explained.
"You can do it? You actually know medicine!"
This is really unexpected. Lu Gui is willing to care about Buck, mainly because he thinks this child is very brave, and he is much stronger than himself before.
He really didn't realize that the other party actually had this ability.
"I'm not good at medicine, and I don't know why I can do this. As long as I think about it, I can turn green energy from food or medicinal materials, and then when they fuse and solidify, they become jelly beans in a bottle. .
I have tried it myself, and it can shock and heal. "
Mark didn't know how to explain it. He used to be a little afraid of this inexplicable energy and didn't dare to show it in front of others. He only experimented secretly on his own.
"Fruit ability!" Lu Gui and Buck looked at each other and said with certainty.
"What is a fruit capable person, the two adults know my situation?" Mark couldn't help asking.
"Anyone who eats devil fruits will get the power of the fruit. Different devil fruits have different powers.
Devil fruit is divided into three categories, you should belong to the superhuman devil fruit. Other information about the fruit, you can keep an eye out for yourself later.
Have you ever eaten any strange looking fruit before? "
"Yes, I accidentally ate a fruit on the original island a year ago, but I didn't expect it to be a devil fruit.
So can I join you now? ' Mark asked immediately.
"It still doesn't work!" Lu Gui took a jelly bean, and the effect was exactly as Mark said. The body was warm and the spirit improved a lot.
"Why? Didn't you tell me to come out of grief and do something for the weak who were bullied by the wicked?
I'm 11 now and can take care of myself and clean the boat and give you energy jelly beans, just let me stay. "
"You do have the potential to get on the ship, but it's hard to say whether your potential can be realized, because you're just a lucky guy who ate a Devil Fruit and don't know anything else.
I can give you a chance to stay on the island for a year with your villagers.
During this year, you can learn to enrich yourself, and we also need a ship doctor.
A year later, I promise to bring my companions back to this island. If you still plan to join my team and learn something, I will take you away and explore a wider world.
how? "
Lu Gui finally let go. Mark's fruit ability has a lot of room for development, and it can play an important auxiliary role for the companions on board in the future.
It is really inappropriate to follow them now, because in addition to teaching him fighting skills, Lu Gui and Buck cannot make him a qualified ship doctor. He also needs a process of knowledge accumulation.
"Okay, then I will wait for you on the island for a year, and I will study medicine.
Today, a year later, I am still where I am, waiting for you to come back. "
"Very good, go with the village chief. In addition, you should pay attention that although the Devil Fruit brings you magical abilities, it also turns you into a landlubber. Don't lose your life for this reason." Lu After the regulations finished, he waved his hand for Mark to leave.
"Two adults, then I'm leaving, please take care of your health."
"I'll give you this book and notes. It contains a brief introduction to Devil Fruits and training methods for physical art. Take it out and take a look at it more often."
Buck found two books from the room and handed them over as a gift to the reserve crew.
Mark bowed to the two of them, and then, without dragging, grabbed the book and got off the boat to join the village chiefs.
"Let's go, Buck, to meet our chef."
"Mark is a good-natured child, and he is still a fruitful person. Captain, we have earned it."
"It's that kid who made the money, how much he can learn in a year, and it's not that I, the captain, will worry about him after he gets on the ship.
Before we grow up, our investment will not be less, hehe! "
Lu Gui laughed as he spoke. He also knew that he earned it. The ability to extract the energy essence from plants and feed it back to humans is very abnormal.
Maybe he can achieve the level of life and death in the future, so what worries does he have to worry about, just thinking about it makes him feel beautiful.
It seems that people still have to do more good deeds, otherwise they don't even know what they will miss.
"Just leave Mark here, Captain, are you relieved?"
Buck is also optimistic about this child. He has no opinion on his ability to join the Clover Pirates, but subconsciously, he still feels that the other party is too small.
"This island has a large area, and the Curry Naval Base is not far away. Pirates will be discovered immediately when they come, so there is no need to worry about external crises.
As for whether life on the island will be difficult, that is not our concern, nor is he himself. The old village chief and the villagers will take care of him.
I can't do anything about it if something unexpected happens! "
"The captain is right. Even if we get on the boat, we can't always take care of him. He has to walk on his own before he can follow the church."
"Stop talking about this, let's go quickly, why is this Y Long Island so far away, and how long will it take to get there."
"About a month to go..."
In the sound of the conversation between the two, the boat finally started.