Chapter 204 Meeting Nami
On the small sailboat, Nami rowed the boat with a smile on her face, and she was in a very happy mood.

After all, he cheated a few unlucky pirates and got a lot of treasures from them. For this money-loving little cat, he would be in a good mood if he had money.

"Eh!? Is that... a ghost ship in front?"

As the oars were rocking, Nami, who was humming a song, suddenly saw a damaged and empty merchant ship in front of her, and was a little surprised.

This so-called ghost ship does not refer to the evil ships in the Triangle of Terror where Moriah is located, or the underworld things in Pirates of the Caribbean, but refers to unmanned ships drifting on the sea.

Most of these unmanned ships were attacked by pirates and left empty after the pirates killed all the people on board. Some were killed due to infectious diseases or other reasons, leaving only the ships drifting on the sea.

If the underworld-type ghost ship is a horror legend on the sea, then this more common type of ghost ship is a treasure chest on the sea - of course, after opening the box, whether you encounter a virus that can kill everyone on the ship, or get a ship full of gold and silver treasures, it all depends on your luck.

And it just so happened that Nami, the little thief, always felt that she had good luck, otherwise, she would not have been able to tease so many pirates without getting into trouble.

After seeing the ghost ship in the distance, Nami, who was already quite happy, felt as if her body was filled with strength again. She lowered her head and paddled hard again, and soon arrived under the ghost ship.

Nami took out a hook from the small sailboat and threw it directly onto the deck of the ghost ship. She pulled it twice and felt it was quite strong, so she followed the rope and prepared to climb onto the deck.

Ding ding ding, it was just a small merchant ship with a dozen people on board. To put it bluntly, it was not very high. Nami was agile and climbed up in two moves.

But just as she climbed up and looked up, the little thief cat saw a young man in his 20s looking at her with a smile on his face.

Seeing the young man on the boat, Nami gasped and looked around, fearing that seven or eight men with knives would emerge from the deck and put the knives to her neck - there is also a type of ghost ship, which is actually some pirates in disguise, specifically deceiving some greedy passing merchant ships to die.

Some pirate groups don't have a fast enough pirate ship, so they play this kind of wait-and-see game. When Nami saw the people on the deck, she thought she was being tricked!
"Don't look, I'm the only one on the boat!"

As soon as Uchiha Feiyu saw Nami's trembling expression, he knew what she was thinking. He shook his head and began to explain.

"This is a legitimate merchant ship. It was just bad luck that we ran into a group of pirates. Everyone on board was hacked to death by the pirates. I was the only one who managed to survive with great difficulty."

As he spoke, Uchiha Feiyu took off his coat, revealing a scar that ran across his entire abdomen. Judging from the wound alone, the injury was probably no different from seppuku.

Only humans in the pirate world can struggle to survive such injuries. If a normal human were to be sent to the hospital a few minutes later for rescue, he would have died in the crematorium.

After hearing what Uchiha Feiyu said, Nami patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief:

"You scared me to death, don't you know how to shout a few times on the deck?"

"Haha... I see you're just an ordinary girl. If you were afraid to shout on the deck, you'd just run away!"

Uchiha Feiyu smiled and directly expressed his concerns. Nami choked and said in a very loud voice:
"How is it possible? How could I do such a thing as watching someone die without helping him?"

"Yes, yes, I thought too badly of him."

Uchiha Feiyu did not argue with Nami, but just said yes with a look on his face, which made Nami speechless.

In fact, Nami knew very well in her mind: To be honest, if Uchiha Feiyu really shouted for help on the deck, she might not dare to come over.

Although this little thief is not a real villain, she does have sympathy for those who are actually shipwrecked or are pirates, and doesn't mind saving their lives, but at the same time she is quite cautious.

As she had just obtained a lot of treasure, she might actually suspect that the ship was a trap set by other pirates, or at least she would not dare to come over so easily.

The reason why she spoke so loudly was to cover up her guilty conscience.

However, seeing Uchiha Feiyu's face full of "yes, yes, yes", this expression and these words were a bit weird, which made Nami more and more angry. She rolled her eyes and asked:
"By the way, what kind of cargo do you carry on this ship?"

As soon as Uchiha Feiyu saw Nami's expression, he knew what she was thinking. He shrugged his shoulders, chuckled and said:
"No matter what was originally on the ship, it's meaningless now. You don't think those pirates would leave any valuables on the ship, do you?"

"The most expensive thing on the entire ship is the ship itself. If you can operate it, I can give it to you. Anyway, I don't plan to be a sea trader anymore."

Give me this ship? Nami's eyes swung around twice, looking at the merchant ship in front of her. Nowadays, the price of a seagoing ship will not be low no matter how bad it is. Although it suffered a lot of damage in the battle and the mast on the ship was broken, as long as the keel was not damaged, this kind of damage would not be too difficult to repair.

"Well, there are only some knife and musket marks on the ship, and it has not been hit by any cannonballs. Only the mast on the ship is a bit problematic. This ship should be able to be sold for tens of millions of Baileys!"

When Nami thought of the number of tens of millions of Baileys, she immediately became excited and raised her head and said excitedly:
"Really? It's a deal! You're giving me this boat!"

"Really, really, it's more real than gold... But you have to find a way to start it. Originally, it took five or six people to start this boat."

"It doesn't matter. It's just sailing a boat. It's a piece of cake!"

Nami was not bragging when she said this. Although this girl's strength was not that great, she was definitely top-notch in the profession of navigator.

In fact, apart from their combat power, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates are basically close to the maximum level in other side skills when they appear on the stage. Whether it's Nami's navigation, Sanji's cooking, Brook's music, or Robin's archeology, or Franky's mechanical manufacturing, they were already the best in the world before they joined the Straw Hat Pirates.

With Nami's sailing skills, it was obviously more than enough for her to replace the five or six sailors on the ship alone. She first tied her small sailboat next to the big ship and pulled up the two treasure chests. Then she directed Uchiha Feiyu to repair the ship, barely fixed the mast, got a sail, and then directly maneuvered the ship to set sail.

Although the broken ship was barely moving, thanks to Nami's superb navigation skills, it soon caught the ocean current and began to move forward at a completely unscientific speed.

On the boat, Uchiha Feiyu, who was exercising, also started a conversation with Nami.

"By the way, beautiful lady, may I know your name?" "Ah!? Let me make it clear in advance that even if you flatter me, I will not return you a single berry of the money I earned from selling the boat."

As she spoke, Nami slightly moved the two treasure chests she brought with her and hid them behind her, although given the size of the treasure chests, it was completely useless.

Uchiha Feiyu twitched his lips slightly and waved his hand:
"Don't worry, I don't want your money! I just want to ask your name. I can't just tell you to hello!"

"So this is ah……"

Perhaps it was the words "your money" that touched Nami's heart, causing her to smile:
"My name is Nami, and my dream is to become the best navigator in the entire ocean. What about you? Unlucky young master of the Chamber of Commerce, what's your name?"

"Just call me Uchiha Feiyu."

Uchiha Feiyu spoke, then glanced at the surrounding sea and asked:

"So where should we go next? You can drive a small boat around and call yourself a navigator. You should know where the nearby islands are."

Uchiha Feiyu was of course well aware of Nami's sailing skills, but he had no way to explain the source of his information, so he asked this question.

"Of course, there is nothing I don't know about the ocean currents and weather in the entire East China Sea. According to the current wind direction and ocean currents, we will encounter the first island by the afternoon."

"It's just a small island, but there are still some residents. There is a small village on the island. We can use it to repair the mast of your ship, and then you can use the sail."

"Once the sail is repaired, it will only take two days for us to head to the next bustling island country."

"Once we get there, we can sell this boat... By the way, where is your home? You don't have a boat, so I can give you a ride."

"Thank you so much... My home is in Rogue Town, but I'm the only one at home."

Uchiha Feiyu casually said that the young man he inherited was also a man whose parents had both passed away. In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is normal.

After all, pirates did not subside after Roger's death. Instead, a great pirate era began. The East China Sea also went through a period of turmoil. The maritime merchants at that time suffered heavy casualties. The parents of this young man died at that time.

As for the reason why Uchiha Feiyu wanted to go back, it was also to get more funding while maintaining stability.

Although the merchant ships and cargoes had been robbed, as a sea merchant, his family still had quite a bit of savings. Even if only one-tenth or one-twelfth was left, it would be enough for Uchiha Feiyu to use.

When the fist is big enough, money is just a string of meaningless numbers - but Uchiha Feiyu's fist is not big enough now, so for him now, Bailey still has some use.

At least he can buy a good sword. In the ninja world, his physical strength and energy creations alone are enough to surpass any famous swords, so he can display his swordsmanship without any weapons.

But for Uchiha Feiyu's clone in the pirate world, whether or not he has a good weapon has at least a three-fold impact on his strength.

If Uchiha Feiyu were unarmed now and faced those "big pirates" from the East China Sea, he might not be able to defeat them without some special skills.

Nami is indeed the most talented woman as a navigator in the original work. When night falls, the island can already be seen.

However, there were some places on the island in front of him that were emitting thick smoke, which made him frown slightly:

"Are there any enemies on this island?"

Nami's eyesight was slightly worse than Uchiha Feiyu's, but the thick smoke rising from the island was quite conspicuous. After listening to Uchiha Feiyu's reminder, she took a closer look and could see it clearly.

"There is only a small village on this small island. If there are enemies... they must be foreign pirates!"

As she spoke, Nami took out her self-defense stick from behind. Although Nami was classified as one of the cowardly trio in the Straw Hat Pirates, it did not mean that she had no fighting ability.

Even though Nami has not experienced any big scenes, her strength in the East China Sea can be considered a master. At least she is much stronger than her own physical body that could only fight a few naval soldiers at the beginning.

The reason why he appeared very weak in the original work and lost his temper when bullied by the Fish-Man Pirates was because Arlong and his gang were completely attacking him in the East China Sea.

Even though the murlocs are treated as slaves in the Grand Line, in fact, compared to ordinary people, their physical fitness is already terrifying.

Apart from anything else, Uchiha Feiyu's physical fitness has improved several times after a month of training. In addition, he already had a little foundation, so now he has only caught up with ordinary fishmen.

If it were an ordinary person, even if they had no talent and trained for seven or eight years, they would still not be able to match the physical fitness of an ordinary fishman. And the vast majority of civilians did not have the material foundation to support their training.

Nami's strength is at least stronger than that of ordinary fishmen. In the East China Sea, this strength can be considered to be successful.

"Are you going to do something chivalrous?"

Uchiha Feiyu glanced at Nami and said:
"We have no information about the pirates on the other side right now. If we run into powerful pirates, we might end up not being able to rescue anyone and end up getting into trouble ourselves."

"But there is not enough food on the ship. If we miss this island, we can only abandon this merchant ship and use a small boat to go to the next island!"

Nami said with a firm expression:
"Compared to the danger, I think the merchant ship under my feet is more important!"

With a twitch of his lips, Uchiha Feiyu finally realized: Nami is not afraid, but she values ​​money more than her life!
(End of this chapter)