Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Chapter 259 Polaris

Yun Xianhe climbed up the rope ladder slowly onto the boat, looking like a clumsy rookie.

When I got closer, I realized how thin the man in front of me was.

Old Tom looked at Yun Xianhe's trembling appearance and couldn't help but say a word of comfort.

"Don't be afraid kid, we are good pirates."

Yun Xianhe paused and looked at them suspiciously:

"Good pirate?"

"That's right! We only look for treasures, rob the rich and give to the poor, and never hurt children!"

Yun Xianhe, who looked young but was very old, was silent for a while, then nodded happily:

"That's fine, but I'm not a kid."

Hearing this, the surrounding pirates all laughed.

However, the hearty smiles of a group of rough men, combined with the dim lights on the boat, did not seem so hearty.

"Where are you going, kids?"

Giving up worrying about age, Yun Xianhe raised his hand and pointed at the brightest star in the sky:

"We are going to the island under the North Star, the North Star."

"Hahahahaha!" xN

Yun Xianhe spoke seriously.

However, this fairy-tale-like declaration caused the pirates to laugh together, and for a moment they just thought that this guy was very naive.

John, a pirate standing nearby, patted Yun Xianhe on the shoulder in a very familiar manner:

"Let my uncle tell you that there is no 'North Star Island' in this world. Moreover, it is impossible to reach the sea below the North Star with your small boat."

"impossible."

Yun Xianhe, who was acting, spoke with certainty. People around him saw him take out an old book from his bag.

The hero holding the "evidence" was full of confidence, his heterochromatic eyes sparkling:

"The book says that there is a thick fog at the junction of the sea and the sky. If you pass through it, you can reach the starry sky. The island of the North Star is there! It is right below the North Star!"

"Who gave you this book?"

"My uncle gave it to me!"

Old Tom on the side laughed and said:

"Did your uncle tell you that this was a fairy tale?"

"This is not a fairy tale. Many things are based on facts. The book also says that the sea is very dangerous and you may encounter pirates. However, pirates can be good or bad."

Yun Xianhe paused when he said this.

He glanced at the pirates around him, his eyes wandering, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or nervous after realizing that reality and the book overlapped:

“Isn’t that what I encountered?”

Yun Xianhe spoke with such confidence that the rough guys around him didn't know what to say for a moment.

It seems a bit too cruel to expose the dream of an innocent boy.

A man walked up from behind the crowd. Judging from his attire, he should be the captain of this group of pirates.

"Kid, your book is fake."

"it is true!"

"Then how do you prove he's real?"

"I,"

When facing strangers, even a "young" child knows that there are some things that cannot be said.

Yun Xianhe stuffed the book back into his small bag and muttered:

"believe it or not."

"Oh, you're quite stubborn. Boy, do you know that if you only rely on your small boat, you will die at sea within a month? Have you brought enough food and water? Do you know how to determine the direction? Your hands are sore from the ropes?"

With every word the captain spoke, Yun Xianhe's face turned paler.

Old Tom, who was standing by, took advantage of Yun Xianhe's unpreparedness and suddenly lifted up the hem of his shirt.

"?! Didn't you say you didn't want these two pieces of rags from me?"

"Why do you have so many scars?"

Yun Xianhe's expression froze for a moment, and then he roared fiercely like a stressed little beast:

"It's none of your business! Let go!"

The brave man who thought he was being robbed held onto his clothes tightly, cursing.

"You're a liar! You said you were a good pirate!"

After saying this, Yun Xianhe supported the side of the boat with one hand, and it seemed that he wanted to jump down directly.

"Whoa whoa, calm down, Old Tom and we just want to make sure of something."

John, who was standing by, looked at Yun Xianhe, half of whose body was almost hanging outside the boat, and quickly spoke to calm him down.

Old Tom thought of something and looked grim. He turned to look at the captain:

"captain."

The captain, who understood what he was thinking, looked at Yun Xianhe in silence for a while, then turned to look at Old Tom:

"You have to take good care of it."

Old Tom grinned at this answer:

"no problem!"

John glanced at Old Tom, who was so happy that he didn't know what to do, and slapped him on the back of the head:

"I tell you, raising a child is not easy. Think about your brother, and then look at him."

As he spoke, John pointed at Yun Xianhe.

Everyone present could see that this child must have been raised in a wealthy family.

John said to Old Tom in a serious tone:

"If you have any problem, tell us. Don't just stand on your own."

Old Tom's face froze when he heard this.

Thinking of his former brother, his tone was a little dull:

"No, it was an accident. I will definitely take good care of him this time."

John didn't say much after hearing this.

Even if this big one is fine, it is still unknown whether the small one below is easy to raise.

But since Old Tom wanted to, he let him go.

This group of pirates could still afford to feed two children, no matter how much they could eat.

"Hey, kid! Do you want to follow me, Old Tom? I promise you'll never have to worry about food and drink!"

"No."

Yun Xianhe refused so bluntly that everyone around him was stunned for a moment.

Old Tom was a little confused:

"Do you dislike pirates?"

"No, we have to go find the North Star and can't follow you."

The boy said this with absolute certainty, his eyes full of longing for future adventures.

Hearing this, Old Tom didn't know whether to laugh or cry, as if he couldn't understand why there would be such a naive guy in the world.

"Your uncle protects you really well."

Yun Xianhe raised his head and said very naturally:

"Of course! Uncle said that I can see him again after I visit all the places in the book!"

I'm afraid he's already dead, this uncle of his...

People around were complaining in their hearts.

The captain, who was sitting in the cargo box nearby, was smoking a cigarette and looking at the young man who was shining even in the night under the dim light of the ship.

"Polaris..."

It does look like that.

Can it give their ship a new direction?

"Hey! Kid!"

"what?"

"Give me a reason, and I'll take you to find the North Star."

"Captain?!"

The old captain put out his cigarette on the cargo box and raised his chin towards Yun Xianhe:

"Give me a good reason. You will never reach the North Star in your lifetime with that broken little boat of yours."

Yun Xianhe seemed a little hesitant when he heard this.

He glanced at the people on the boat, then looked down at Hongshu on the boat below, and pursed his lips:

"There is a treasure under the North Star."

"elder brother?!"

Hongshu on the boat exclaimed, as if he didn't believe that Yun Xianhe told them the news so easily.

When they heard about the treasure, the pirates fell silent.

They stared at Yun Xianhe, as if they wanted to know from him whether the news was true or not.

The brave man's fingers that were resting on the side of the boat curled up slightly, and his hand, which was hanging outside the boat and not visible to others, was holding a dagger.

He looked quietly at the captain sitting on the cargo box.

Their eyes met and he saw the other person smiling, so he also smiled in the same way.

But he had to choose carefully, as he didn't want to row such a big boat by himself.

"Where's the evidence?"

The captain's reaction was somewhat bland.

Yun Xianhe raised his eyebrows and admired the data simulation of Noah's Ark in his heart.

Even when the scenes change, these NPCs perform very well, very similar to the real world.

"My uncle said so. He left me something under the North Star. ... We have maps."

Seeing Yun Xianhe take out a roll of ancient parchment from his bag, a small number of pirates in the crowd exclaimed.

Old Tom was brought back to his senses by these exclamations. He stood in front of Yun Xianhe and frowned at the others:

"What are you doing? Even if it's treasure, it's someone else's! Have you forgotten the ship's rules?"

Someone laughed twice:

"Don't be angry, old Tom. We haven't heard any news about treasure for a long time, and we are so excited all of a sudden."

The pirate beside him nodded in agreement and added:

"We are not those bad pirates who rob children."

This statement was unanimously agreed upon by the people around me, but it seemed unconvincing.

The captain glanced at the calm Yun Xianhe, who seemed to understand the rules of the underworld:

"If you lead me to the North Star, I can share the treasure with you. Of course, I will share it equally with everyone who has contributed to this journey."

Yun Xianhe pursed his lips when he said this.

“Forget it if you don’t agree!”