“The captain got drunk, the second captain made his move. The third captain stole a hat, the fourth captain laughed. The fifth captain lost his nerve, the sixth captain set a trap...”
The seabirds on the docks are all singing this newly composed shanty.
The captain passed out on deck, clutching the green hat he'd stolen, and was swept into the sea by the night wind.
The second captain grinned, clutching his bloodstained new hat, then was smashed into a pulp, splattering the brim.
The third captain drew his blade and put the hat on his head. By the next day, he'd been sold out.
The fourth captain covered his mouth to hide his laughter, then took the offered hat and wound up lying flat with the rest of them.
The fifth captain cowered in a corner, trembling, then was forced into the hat and scared to death.
When it was finally the sixth captain, Mo Chen's turn, the whole ship stared at that dark green hat. No one dared make a move.
Anyone who did was promptly given a dignified send-off by Mo Chen, a kind-hearted man who'd rip out their heart and guts.
Wouldn't it be a shame for such a secret treasure to fall into the hands of an ordinary fool?
“The rain has stopped and the sky has cleared. Such an auspicious sign! This spot as captain is fated for me. It should rightfully be mine.”
Becoming captain is hard, but it can also be easy.
As the saying goes: the more capable you are, the more time you'll spend in jail, and the more jail time you serve, the more you get.
Power? Connections?
The most important thing is to have face.
“Do me a favor and show me some face.”
“You? What can you do, fight? So what if you can fight? If you want to get by out here, you need power and connections. What part of the sea are you from?”
“...”
“So you're just some nobody.”
You have to understand, face is crucial when you're making your way in the world. Losing face hurts more than breaking a fingernail. Since all ten fingers are connected to the heart, that's the same as hurting your heart. The heart is made of flesh, and flesh is bestowed by one's parents.
So refusing to show someone face is like killing their parents, and the vengeance for a parent's murder can never be forgiven.
How could anyone put up with that? You have to take him down!
[Cthulhu Mythos + Middle Ages + Sword and Sorcery + Lords + Multiple Races + Slow-Burn Farming + Recruiting Villains]
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