Ling Zhenfei still needed this ship to enter Moergawa, so he didn't want to damage it.

Because they were getting closer, the gunfire on the ship was very intense, all shooting towards Ling Zhenfei, including some extremely powerful rifles.

Even though Ling Zhenfei had the Northern Spiritual Energy protecting him, he was worried about it being penetrated by bullets, so he hid inside the cabin, which provided an extra layer of protection.

The gunfire was extremely dense, and the cabin walls were filled with bullet holes, but the pirate gunfire gradually stopped.

The pirates weren't very wealthy, so bullets cost money; they had already wasted a lot of ammo.

But just at that moment, someone suddenly appeared in the bullet-riddled cabin, jumped onto the deck, terrifying the pirates.

The pirates hastily tried to shoot at Ling Zhenfei, but it was already too late; once Ling Zhenfei was in close quarters, there was no chance to fight back.

The people among these pirates were varied, with some having black skin, others slightly dark, and some with lighter skin; truly a rabble.

No matter what kind of person they were, the outcome was the same when facing Ling Zhenfei; they were either knocked down or thrown into the sea.

This ship had the most people, and they all rushed towards Ling Zhenfei with machetes, realizing that getting close meant using a gun was less effective than using something as straightforward as a brick.

Ling Zhenfei charged in and put on a performance, knocking down a dozen people to the ground directly.

All the pirates lay moaning painfully on the ground, with only Ling Zhenfei standing among them.

Ling Zhenfei looked around and said, "Come out, don't hide."

As soon as Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, two people walked out from behind the cabin. Their skin was slightly dark, one holding a gun, and the other holding a dark axe, entirely black except where the blade was shining brightly.

Their aura was much stronger than the other pirates, and they said to Ling Zhenfei, "Not bad, not bad, I'm beginning to wonder whether you're the pirate or I am."

Ling Zhenfei laughed; their way of speaking was interesting because it was clear their English wasn't very fluent.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Of course, you're the pirates; I'm the good guy."

They looked at the fallen pirates around Ling Zhenfei and clearly knew they were no match for him. They discussed among themselves, "Second Brother, what should we do? This guy is hard to deal with."

"Even if he's hard to deal with, we can't just back down. Ask him what he's after, scare him off, and be done with it."

As soon as they started talking, Ling Zhenfei was stunned, because he realized they were confident in their plan because they weren't speaking English.

They thought Ling Zhenfei couldn't understand, but he understood clearly; they were speaking Minnan dialect.

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback; he remembered that one of his college roommates spoke Minnan, and they had practiced for a period to sing Cantonese songs, so he was quite decent at it.

Ling Zhenfei understood them and smilingly said in Minnan dialect, "I'd like to know how you two plan to scare me off."

They were shocked, looking at Ling Zhenfei incredulously. One of them braved up and asked, "Are you a Huaxia person?"

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "I am a Huaxia person. Who are you guys?"

The person said, "We are Moerkawa people."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "You are clearly speaking the Minnan dialect and yet won't admit it. I never expected that the descendants of Huaxia would end up becoming pirates in Moerkawa."

The person said, "We indeed are Moerkawa people, but to say we are Huaxia people is talking about hundreds of years ago. Our ancestors were Huaxia people; this we admit."

Ling Zhenfei then remembered what Xiao Yaqing had said, that the founder of Moergawa originally was Han people who fled from Huaxia at the end of the Ming Dynasty. After so many years, they still spoke the native dialect.

Since they were speaking the same language, the atmosphere on the scene became a bit more relaxed, not as tense as before.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Shall we have a match or something?"

The two said, "No need, no need. If you're a Huaxia person, then you're one of us, and we don't fight our own."

Ling Zhenfei knew their reluctance to fight wasn't because he was a Huaxia person but because they knew they weren't his match. Fighting would just bring humiliation.

At this time, some pirates with lighter injuries got up, but they only surrounded Ling Zhenfei, not daring to act, because Ling Zhenfei's previous display was too fierce; everyone knew they were no match.

"Brother, come sit here, let's have a good chat," they said to Ling Zhenfei. Ling Zhenfei didn't stand on ceremony and sat at the table in the cabin.

At this time, they sent their pirates to rescue the pirates who had fallen into the water from the other two ships, which Ling Zhenfei couldn't get involved in.

Now the two introduced themselves; they were named Zhang Bin and Li Wu, all maintaining their ancestral surnames.

Zhang Bin curiously said, "Boss Ling's skills are truly impressive, what you did earlier left us all stunned. To be honest, it was the first time we brothers had failed."

"Yes, when you jumped from that ship earlier, it was truly earth-shattering; the bullets couldn't even hit you."

Ling Zhenfei said, "It's just a small thing, but what I really can't understand is, why be pirates? Can't you do something productive?"

Zhang Bin and Li Wu seemed a bit embarrassed, but Zhang Bin said, "To be honest, Big Brother Ling, we have no choice. Moergawa is too chaotic now, and we originally lived by fishing, but now, who do we sell our catch to?"

"Exactly, fishing means we won't starve, but this society has forced us," Li Wu added.

Ling Zhenfei was very curious and said, "You two were former Huaxia people who came here together, so by all reason, you should have high status, right?"

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "That's right, our ancestors had high status, considered princes, but now princes are meaningless, and Moergawa has gradually severed its ties with Huaxia.

Only a few clans still adhere to our old customs. In this current warfare, only on New Year's Eve did the fighting stop for a day, and now, just a few days into the new year, it's started again."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Can you guys tell me about the current situation in Moergawa? All we've heard outside are legends."

Zhang Bin said, "Of course, of course, we are, after all, witnesses to Moergawa."

Li Wu said, "The situation is actually like this; Moergawa was originally a place our ancestors fled to avoid disaster. After establishing their own country, they upheld a certain principle.

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