"Go forth, Comrade Jack."
Roger stood at the bow, patting Jack Sparrow's thin shoulder with the solemnity of someone seeing off an astronaut.
"The organization trusts your abilities. This reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines is crucial for our corporation to successfully open the East Asian market and achieve strategic transformation."
"The burden on your shoulders is heavy."
Jack Sparrow's face, painted with kohl, was completely numb.
He wanted to say, I'm just a damn pirate.
But he looked at Billy and Buck next to him, who were cracking their knuckles with loud 'crunching' sounds, and wisely swallowed his words.
"Captain, I have one small, insignificant request."
Jack rubbed his hands, flashing a fawning smile.
"You see, this mission goes deep behind enemy lines and is fraught with danger. To better complete the task assigned by the organization, might I apply for some... operational funds?"
As he spoke, he made a drinking gesture with his hand.
"Oh? Funds?"
Roger put on an expression of sudden realization.
He fumbled in his pocket for a while, pulled out a rusty copper coin, and solemnly placed it in Jack's hand.
"Here, this is the company's travel allowance for you."
"Spend it wisely, and remember to get a receipt to claim reimbursement from Gibbs when you return."
Jack Sparrow looked at the copper coin in his palm, which probably couldn't even buy half a bottle of rum, and felt his soul take a critical hit.
Capitalist!
You're a damn capitalist who eats people without spitting out the bones!
"Alright, set off."
Roger waved his hand, looking exactly like a heartless old father sending his son to school.
"Remember our slogan: Though the customer abuses me a thousand times, I treat them like my first love!"
"Go and return quickly, the organization needs you!"
Finally, the great Captain Jack Sparrow, under the'sympathetic' gaze of all the explorer crew, tragically paddled a small wooden boat, not much bigger than a bathtub, alone towards the Japanese coastline.
His figure, in the afterglow of the setting sun, appeared particularly desolate and bleak.
"Done."
Roger snapped his fingers, turned, and returned to his luxurious Captain's Cabin, feeling incredibly pleased.
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Although Jack, this 'professional,' didn't seem very bright.
The days of waiting are always long and boring.
Day one.
Roger was still lying on the deck with great enthusiasm, enjoying Yumi's meticulous feeding service while listening to Elizabeth recite Shakespeare in her melodious aristocratic accent.
Shakespeare?
He felt this was the kind of retirement life a successful entrepreneur should have.
Day two.
Roger began to find Shakespeare's sonnets a bit hypnotic.
He had Hector organize the "First explorer Fancy Diving Competition."
As for the judge, it was him, and the prize was dinner with Hector's monkey.
The pirates, to win this "honor," threw themselves off the mast in increasingly outrageous ways.
Day three.
Roger couldn't lie still anymore.
He felt that if he remained idle any longer, his bones would develop a patina.
And the crew on the deck, lacking new KPIs to chase, once again fell into severe internal mental exhaustion.
A new round of "Body Parts Melee" gambling began.
"Damn it! You're cheating! That rib of yours was clearly won from Hanson yesterday!"
"Bullshit! This is my own original! Look, it even has my signature!"
Buck and Billy almost twisted off each other's skulls to use as dice over the ownership of half a finger bone.
Roger watched the energetic troublemakers with irritation.
He walked to the ship's rail, looking at the two Giant Octopuses competing to see who could make a prettier splash with their tentacles, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
What was the greatest advantage of his pirate army?
It was immortality.
As long as they were on the ship, they were invincible.
Even if they were shattered into a pile of bone fragments, they could stand up again in a few seconds and then give the enemy a big "surprise."
But this time, the target was the silver mine on land.
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