"Captain Shane? Captain Shane?"

"The process of signing the loan contract has ended, you can leave now."

Shane sat on the hard wooden chair, looking at the medieval-style room in front of him, along with the old butler's appearance, his eyes were full of confusion.

What loan contract?

How does it end?

Also, where is this place?

He clearly remembered that a second ago he was in the house waiting for the fried chicken to be delivered by express delivery, when he heard "Open the door, please..."

When he opened the door, he immediately came to this strange place.

He didn't have time to think too much, the scattered memory fragments were roughly inserted into his brain, countless images were forcefully filled in.

Shane quickly understood that he had been transmigrated.

This is a mysterious world that appears to be look like earth.

There are pathways, witches, taboo relics, and all kinds of supernatural existences.

However, one day hundreds of years ago, the sea surface suddenly began to rise violently, and the sea water continuously covered the continent and cities, and the space for human survival was constantly reduced.

In the previous era, the Beyonders used all possible means to keep the fire of civilization.

Great migration, "Noah's Ark", seabed shelter, racial reform... Everyone is struggling to find a way to survive.

Until today, a new order has been established, the entire world has also entered the Great Maritime era.

This captain, who shares the same name as Shane, inherited his father's legacy - a twin-masted sailing ship called the "Black Swan"!

He originally thought that he would make a career out of being at sea, but as a result, he encountered a shipwreck on only his second voyage.

Not only were the sailors on the ship seriously injured, but all the cargo transported was also soaked.

Such a large loss naturally made the supplier very angry and asked him to pay compensation.

Compensation, of course he can't afford to pay.

Just renovating a small cabin on the ship and giving him a pension to the dead sailor's family was enough to empty him out.

In fact, at this step, Captain Shane still has one final path to take, which is to sell this ship and go on the island to make a living.

But perhaps because of his deep feelings for this ship, or because of his youthful enthusiasm, it was normal for him to be unwilling, so he made a bold decision.

Borrow money from Duke Nova on the island!

As we all know, once borrowed, some money is irreversible.

This contract in front of me is said to be a loan contract, but it is more like a betting agreement.

The next time Shane returns to the starting point, if he cannot clearly repay the debt, he will have to pay the duke in ship and person.

"Such a lame!"

Shane glanced at the parchment not far away with his last hope.

His name is explicitly written on it in another language.

Pursuant to the "Seven Seas Convention", this contract has become effective, if he does not fulfill it, All city-state ports will be closed to him, and will also put him on the wanted list.

Everything has come to a conclusion.

Shane looked at the old butler in front of him, his lips twitched, and in the end he said nothing.

Even if he says this isn't what he signed, no one will believe it!

"Captain Shane, I sincerely request you..."

The old butler stood up and said meaningfully: "Don't go to the sea, it's a better choice."

"After everything, the Duke is very fond of handsome men like you."

That is right, this Duke Nova is a woman.

Honestly speaking, if she were a beautiful white-skinned woman with long legs, Shane wouldn't mind.

But the problem is, in his memory, Duke Nova's size is 300X300X300.

Furthermore, her male slaves had to be changed almost every 3 months, the death rate was still high compared to sailors on ships.

Just thinking about the scene of that mountain of meat placed on his body, Shane's hair stood straight, he shuddered, and said.

"I still want to try again."

"Okay, then, good luck to you."

Seeing that, the old butler did not give much advice and watched Shane leave.

The corner of his mouth carried a smile, but his eyes were filled with laughter.

He has met too many people like this.

These captains are like gamblers forced into desperate situations. They always have luck in their hearts, thinking that the next time they go to sea, they will be able to turn around.

The result is just one step at a time sliding down the abyss, eventually falling into a situation that is irreversible.

This time, it will be no exception.

At the same time.

Shane walked out the door, the smell of the sea breeze blowing towards him.

As far as the eye can see, not far away are blue waves, on the surface of the sea the foam is undulating up and down, under the sunlight it looks like small pieces of gold.

It wasn't until this moment that Shane finally had the feeling of truly moving to another world.

He couldn't help but think with some anticipation: "Oh, I still have a ship and a crew on board. Maybe I can rise up?"

"Captain! So you are here!"

At this moment, Shane heard someone calling him.

Looking back, several sailors were walking towards him.

Shane realized that they were his crew, but their expressions made his heart skip a beat.

"Captain..."

The main ship pilot Rennert, who has a beard and a round waist, wanted to speak but stopped, his face seemed a bit embarrassed.

But another dark sailor was not so polite, saying directly: "Hey, Shane, I heard that you are going to be kept by the Duke?"

"It's just the right time. We don't want to do it anymore. Everyone wants to disperse!"

"Hey, Jason!"

Rennert glared at him, then looked at Shane again: "Captain, I'm old, I want to settle down on the island, so..."

Shane glanced at Rennert's face and the faces of the other sailors, trying to maintain a calm tone.

"You guys, do you mean this too?"

"That's right."

"Sorry Captain, I have to feed my family."

The sailors responded in quick succession, most of their tone carried a bit of shame, but there were also some who spoke frankly and without reservation.

"Captain, I'll say it frankly, I feel that following you has no future. If the old captain was still alive, I definitely wouldn't go, but now..."

"I don't want to risk offending the Duke and continuing to play your innocent maritime game."

Saying this, it was a thin-nosed man named Freed.

His twin brother died in an accident at sea not long ago. Apparently, he placed part of the blame on Shane.

After listening to these words, Shane quickly understood everything.

Although these sailors are old men on Black Swan, the captain they obey is not Shane, but the old man who died.

In their eyes, Shane was just a little white face that had not grown up, without enough prestige.

His two failures at sea, along with his performance when he faced an accident at sea, clearly showed that he was not capable enough.

Not enough prestige, not enough capacity.

No one would be willing to follow a leader like this and take risks, let alone a dangerous profession like a sailor.

Shane was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth to say: "Okay, I understand."

"Is there anything else?"

Jason and Freed were a little surprised at his calm reaction.

If in the past, Captain Shane encountered this kind of situation, of course he would have been frightened and confused, and maybe even cried and begged them to stay.

But now, he seems to be very calmly accepting the current situation?

It seems that encountering difficulties is truly the best way to train people.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Rennert sighed from the bottom of his heart, turned around and left with the other sailors.

In the blink of an eye, Shane was the only one left standing alone in that spot.

"Sigh... This time I'm truly a lonely person."

Shane took a deep breath.

It's very sad to say, but actually it's not.

After all, he and these old crew members were not familiar at all, but only had an understanding through the original owner's memories.

Compared to the pain of being betrayed, it is even more painful and helpless.

Suddenly coming to this strange world, lacking a large amount of money to begin with, everyone was alienated and had no place to turn to.

This taste really doesn't feel very good.

More importantly, what should I do next?

"I still have thirty silver snake coins on me. Even though I borrowed them, it should be okay to use them to recruit a few sailors."

Shane comforted himself: "If the old doesn't go away, the new won't come! Let's just say it's starting again!"

......

Half an hour later.

Taking a walk around the harbor, Shane frowned and felt very serious.

Can't recruit people, can't recruit people at all!

On normal days, those people only needed a few silver snake coins to recruit sailors. When they heard his name, they all chose to refuse.

There were even people who were afraid they wouldn't have time to avoid him.

"More than half of it is related to Duke Nova."

Shane thought about it carefully, quickly coming to a conclusion.

Duke Nova is the Consul of this island, with a highly revered status.

There's no need to do anything. Just reveal the betting agreement that Shane and the Duke signed, and no one on the island will dare to board his ship.

"They really don't give me a way to live..."

Shane couldn't help but think of the old butler's meaningful smile. He only felt that the road ahead was a long way off.

Without a sailor, he couldn't even go to sea, so what would he use to turn the table?

"If not, then... Definitely follow her?"

Shane had a bitter smile on his face.

Suddenly, he had a feeling in his heart, looked up, and found that he had unintentionally arrived at the "Black Swan" ship's parking space.

When he saw this ship belonging to him, Shane's mind roared, it's like a red-hot iron stick is inserted into his temple.

Hot!

Intense pain!

Instantly, deep in his consciousness, an eye made of faint blue lines opened!"

The name is ——

[ Eye of the Secret Sea !]