I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 344 - 344 343. The advantage is with me_1

Chapter 344: 343. The advantage is with me_1 Chapter 344: 343. The advantage is with me_1 Lu Ban was very confident in his hearing, and he could be sure that this was a human voice.

“Could it be because there was no, no burial…”

Amber’s face turned red, somewhat at a loss.

“Shh.”

Lu Ban made a silencing gesture and extinguished the fire.

“Let’s go take a look.”

He didn’t leave Amber where she was, instead taking her with him directly.

Otherwise, it would be quite a joke if Lu Ban went to scout out the situation, only to have someone else steal Amber away in his absence.

Amber’s white socks had long been dirtied, treading on the sandy ground and leaving behind a series of delicate footprints.

Lu Ban thought for a moment, then dragged a leaf-covered branch behind them, disordering their footprints as they moved.

The forest of The Island was damp and savage, with thick spider webs and various oddly-shaped insects visible in the treetops.

The ground covered with wet, decomposing leaves was teeming with countless insects squirming at the slightest footstep, and besides that, the forest echoed continuously with the calls of some wild beasts, and now and then there were flurries of noise from the treetops, from birds or some other creatures, making them increasingly unsettled.

This kind of situation was especially hard for a naive young girl like Amber to endure.

However, she had clearly gotten into the state of mind necessary.

She rolled up her skirt hem and tied a knot, not caring about the dirt on her socks, with her face smeared with a lot of mud and dust stains, looking disheveled.

But Lu Ban thought this looked much better than when she was clean and tidy.

Possibly, everyone hoped to see the downfall of any woman who is as pure white as paper and as cold as ice.

Amber hadn’t become a burden, and Lu Ban was able to move much more easily.

After walking for less than fifteen minutes, he could see some light filtering through the sky ahead, which was the result of ground light reflecting on the clouds.

It was clear that there were people on this island.

Lu Ban remembered a movie he had seen before, where several protagonists crashed on a deserted island and, after surviving the wilderness and suffering heartrending insights into human nature, discovered that on the other side of their island was a small town and a harbor.

It felt much like a satirical novel with a touch of realism.

But here, Lu Ban knew very well that people living on such an isolated island away from the main shipping lanes could not be good people.

Through the forest, with his “True Sight,” Lu Ban saw a few houses, a rudimentary dock, and a ship.

This ship was a classic schooner with sail masts and rotating cannons among other firepower, and a skull and crossbones flag waved on the main mast.

Clearly, this was a pirate ship.

This place might be where the pirates organized supplies and might even hide some legendary Secret Treasure.

Lu Ban quickly counted that there were about twenty people moving around on the ship alone, and a ship like this would need at least forty people to operate. Accounting for those on land handling supplies, those recovering from injuries, and those keeping watch, there had to be at least sixty pirates.

On Lu Ban’s side, there were only two people.

The advantage was mine.

Lu Ban glanced at Amber beside him.

“What Techniques can you use? Hmm, that one is a bit harmful to the body, do you have something like an invisibility technique that can make me invisible?”

“I don’t have such a technique…”

Amber sighed, feeling like Lu Ban might have some misunderstandings about Techniques.

“Techniques require preparatory materials in advance and have to be set up using specific methods. To achieve the best effect, there are strict requirements, so the threshold for Techniques is lower, and many people can use Techniques, but there are few who can use Word Spirits…”

Lu Ban cut off Amber’s tediously long explanation like an old lady.

“Laika.”

Lu Ban called out, and Corgi immediately appeared by his side.

At times like this, it was better to let Laika gather intelligence first.

Laika received the command and immediately charged down the hillside.

Lu Ban saw that this Corgi with its belly hanging with fat was like a war god, charging ahead, while simultaneously extending tentacles and eyeballs. In the blink of an eye, a firelight burst forth, and many pirates met their deaths, becoming Laika’s midnight snack.

However, it didn’t take long for these pirates to choose to surrender.

Just imagine, an indescribable monster, full of tentacles and eyeballs, suddenly charges in and starts a killing spree in the middle of the night—it’s too much for any normal person to handle.

“We have a significant advantage.”

Lu Ban summarized.

“???”

Amber looked at the fearsome Hunter and recalled her experience of sleeping with it at night, and immediately her back broke out in cold sweat.

Accompanied by Amber, Lu Ban walked down and saw the pirates’ eyes filled with fear, awe, and despair.

“Where’s your boss?”

Lu Ban asked.

The pirates looked at each other, and finally, one of them pointed at Amber beside Lu Ban.

“You know how to please, but I don’t want that kind of flattery. Where’s your previous boss?”

Lu Ban asked again.

The person pointed at Amber, glanced at Laika who had turned back into a Corgi, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said.

“Under your feet.”

Amber hurriedly lifted her feet, moving away from what she thought was just mud but in fact was a blur of blood and flesh.

“Oh, then you, tell me about your situation.”

Lu Ban said.

He had been worried about how to find a way to He Dao, but now everything was settled—the ship and the crew were both available.

In fact, as long as there was a ship and sea charts, Lu Ban could use “Testament” to command the ship to move towards the designated direction. The sailors were just for show; the big shots above deck wouldn’t understand.

“We, we operate in the waters around here, generally, we generally charge a protection fee from passing ships, we usually don’t kill people, we don’t!”

The sailor’s voice trembled.

“You go and prepare the ship now.”

Lu Ban didn’t dwell on the topic of killing; instead, he instructed the pirates to supply the ship.

While Laika supervised the crew moving food, water, and other supplies onto the pirate ship, Lu Ban found clean clothes and shoes for Amber. Of course, there were no women among the pirates, so all the clothes were somewhat large for her, and the maritime attire of trousers and leather boots concealed her legs. She didn’t look like a fearsome pirate, but more like a middle schooler playing cosplay.

By the time everything was done, it was nearly the dawn of the next day.

Lu Ban got his hands on the sea charts and found that he was right at the crossroads of two shipping lanes, just a step away from the Ashen Sea.

Their luck wasn’t bad.

As the sun rose again, Lu Ban and Amber came aboard the ship. He looked at the pirates on the beach, their eyes filled with longing.

“My lord, kind-hearted lord, won’t you take us with you? We can sail the ship, we can help you steer.”

The lead sailor shouted and asked.

Just Lu Ban and Amber—this ship couldn’t even set sail without firing a cannon; it required more than twenty people to operate. What would just the two of them do on it?

“No need.”

Lu Ban waved his hand towards the pirates.

Following that, “Testament” hit the ship with a Speech Bullet, causing it to sail forth on its own, heading deep into the sea without wind.

“???”

The pirates watched as their own ship sailed away, utterly puzzled.