It's clearly a crossover game, but the system insists it's a pirate game.

Zhou Ye wasn't trying to trick Di Yun; he genuinely believed it.

But he also knew that there were too few people on the ship, and it was really not appropriate to keep them so busy. So after fishing by the lake for only two days, he sent Di Yun back to help, while he himself embarked on the road to find new crew members.

The leader said there would be a reward if there were ten people, but there are more than ten people on my ship!

As soon as this idea came to mind, the system's notification arrived:

"Congratulations, host, you have finally developed a captain's mindset. Reward: Shop unlocked."

Mall?

Zhou Ye was stunned for a moment, then cursed as he checked the items in the shop: "You little bastard, you've finally shown your true colors, haven't you? You really are a pay-to-win bastard! You..."

He couldn't continue cursing because the things in the mall dazzled him, but what made him dizzy was that the currency used to exchange these things was not gold or silver, but historical texts.

That's right, it's the cube in the One Piece world that's covered with unknown characters!

Zhou Ye wanted to curse, but he really didn't know how to curse!

This is a large-scale crossover world. Where is he going to find the Poneglyphs of the One Piece world?

Reissue?

Based on the anime series he's watched, he couldn't even replicate one of them. Back then, he watched them solely for the funny and exciting plots. Who the hell watches something with text he doesn't even know?

Forget it, let's just take it slow and finish the main quest first, then recruit ten crew members.

As for who to recruit, just go find whoever has a reputation in the martial arts world, as long as it makes the leader make a move...

Along the way, Zhou Ye was neither high-profile nor too low-profile, and he did not deliberately suffer. Unless he really couldn't find a place to stay, he would not deliberately live in the wild.

Even without a Simmons mattress, having a bed is still better than sleeping on the grass or in a tree.

"Hey, have you heard? The Beggars' Sect is holding a big meeting in Xingzilin. Should we go check it out?"

"What's so interesting about that? It's just a bunch of beggars having a meeting. Are you interested?"

"The Beggars' Sect members aren't anything special, but I heard that the great hero Qiao Feng is here this time. Shouldn't we go check it out?"

Hearing the conversation around him, Zhou Ye paused in his tea-drinking. If he remembered correctly, after Xingzilin, Qiao Feng had to change his name and identity, and then be pushed step by step towards his death by his father, who was a traitor to his son, until he had nowhere left to go, at which point his father became a monk...

Zhou Ye quite liked the character Qiao Feng, no, Xiao Feng.

Although he also suffered greatly, his misery was not entirely self-inflicted like Li Xunhuan's, but rather a consequence of the oppression of the times.

Since Di Yun, the two Jiang Xiaobaos, Huang Rong, Yao Yue Lian Xing, and even Wan Wan could have their fates changed by him, could Xiao Feng do the same?

After putting down his teacup, Zhou Ye slapped a few copper coins on the table and turned to inquire about Xingzilin's destination.

Perhaps it was because the Beggars' Sect had a good reputation, but the inquiries along the way went quite smoothly. For the last leg of the journey, he even asked a Beggars' Sect disciple to lead the way, so that he could reach Xingzilin the day before the conference.

"Young Master Zhou, although outsiders are not prohibited from watching our Beggars' Sect assembly, you should still make sure to be at the front tomorrow. After all, this assembly is an important meeting for our Beggars' Sect..."

After patiently listening to the instructions of the unnamed Beggar Clan disciple, Zhou Ye smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. I came here because of Chief Qiao's reputation, and I just want to meet him."

"Alright, then Young Hero Zhou, please stay here for now. I'll come back tomorrow to take you into the forest."

Actually... it's not that easy to observe the Beggars' Sect gathering. Without a certain reputation in the martial arts world, you can't even get on the periphery.

Zhou Ye has a way, but it's unnecessary. He's not going to cause trouble... It's best to enter in the normal way, which is also the least conspicuous.

The Beggars' Sect... how should I put it?

People are begging for food, what kind of manners can you expect from them?

So Zhou Ye didn't sleep well that night; it was incredibly noisy outside.

After waiting for dawn, the beggar gang disciple who had accepted two hundred taels of silver as a guide found him again, and the two of them entered the Apricot Grove together.

Upon arriving at this point, Zhou Ye consciously moved to the side, and the Beggar Clan disciple ignored him. The money and goods were exchanged, and their transaction was complete.

He took out the roast chicken and snacks he had bought earlier, and while enjoying a pot of sake, he ate and drank in small sips, looking around. Finally, when the time was almost up, the people who were supposed to come finally arrived.

Zhou Ye patted the crumbs off his hands and clothes, then wiped his hands and mouth. He sat up straight, looking at the righteous-looking man with the thick beard...

It's just that the world is different; otherwise, I might not be able to take this Beggar Clan leader seriously!

"Everyone..."

As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Qiao Feng naturally had to speak first. However, as he spoke, the emotions of the Beggars' Sect members became unstable because Qiao Feng was actually trying to exonerate Murong Fu, claiming that the murders were not committed by Murong Fu, but by someone else.

After listening for a while, Zhou Ye lost interest in continuing.

To die from one's own signature move is indeed a great injustice, yes, it is a great injustice!

But this also shows that their own strength is insufficient!

What's the point of arguing about this? Just because it was someone from the Beggars' Sect who died? What about the people killed by the Beggars' Sect? Who can they turn to for their grievances?

People in the underworld are all hypocrites!

Of course, he felt the same way. If anyone made things difficult for his crew, he, as the captain, would probably go crazy more than anyone else.

Unlike the natives of this world, he was a transmigrator, rootless and adrift. Zhou Ye treated every crew member as his own family, someone he cared about, and also an anchor for his heart from another world, preventing him from overthinking and calming his inner turmoil...

It might seem pathetic at first glance, but this is the "weakness" that Zhou Ye set for himself, which can hardly be called a "weakness," because only in this way can Zhou Ye feel that he is still a person, a normal person.

Just as he was lost in thought, the atmosphere of the meeting changed as evidence that Qiao Feng was not Qiao Feng was brought out.

When Zhou Ye turned his gaze back to the arena, he saw Qiao Feng pull open his shirt, revealing the wolf head tattoo...

At this point, Zhou Ye had something to say!

This tattoo was done when the person was very young, perhaps even before they were a month old. So here's the question: why didn't the tattoo change as the person grew up?

Look at the shape of that wolf's head, it's so neat!

Wasn't this supposed to be a martial arts world? Why are they adding technology?

Also, if it's something that happened since childhood, why hasn't it been known to anyone for so many years? Did he not take baths when he was little? Or has he always been alone, secretly hiding away to take baths since he was a child?

There are bathhouses in the martial arts world too, and Zhou Ye has even been there. The skill of the masseuses far surpasses that of the No. 18 and No. 88 masseuses in later generations. They are incredibly professional!

From haircuts and facials to the soles of your feet, it costs very little to get you a complete makeover. So, unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Ye goes to a public bathhouse instead of boiling water and soaking in a wooden tub by himself...