After spending two or three days at sea, Li Yuan felt it was about time to return, so he led everyone back to the Morgan Maritime Trading Market.

As soon as he returned, he quickly attracted a lot of attention.

"Hmm? It's that woman. How come they've changed ships?"

"Did they earn enough money so quickly? They were only taking on leftover tasks, right? How could they have earned enough so fast, not even enough to cover the cost of manual labor."

"Even if they changed ships, it wouldn't be this fast."

With so many people watching, Avril and the others tried to appear relaxed.

The vessel sailed to the Mission Board. If they could pick up a task, they could temporarily leave this place.

"Hey, Terry, how did you change ships so quickly?" Aray asked, trying to remain calm.

"Oh, yeah, the previous ship was too small. Captain Avril had already been working on this new vessel, and she went to get it a few days ago. What do you think of our ship now? Are there any suitable tasks?" Aray replied.

Jin Wei didn't seem suspicious and nodded, "It's okay, at least it's presentable now. Your previous ship was practically useless."

"There aren't many tasks these days; the sea route is windy, making transport unsafe. You'll have to wait a couple of days," Jin Wei added.

Terry finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, okay, then we'll come back in a couple of days."

Since there were no tasks, Avril steered the ship to a less crowded area and moored it to a wooden stake, where they rested on the ship.

"Hey, nice new ship," a lazy voice suddenly called out. Avril and the others looked up to see four or five burly sailors standing on the market's wooden walkway.

These men, with their scruffy beards, looked at Avril, Amin, and Ashan with a smirk, their eyes lingering on the women's chests as they licked their lips.

Avril, having spent some time in the Human-Tier sea area, could tell from experience that these men had bad intentions. However, she dared not offend them and could only reply coldly, "Thanks."

"Lame one, you're lucky someone took you in," a greasy, sloppy man shouted, "We're old friends, aren't you going to invite us on board?"

Terry knew them, and his expression was very unnatural. But after hesitating for a moment, he mustered the courage to stand in front of Avril and smiled apologetically at the leading man, "Brother Biao, if it were my ship, I'd invite you on board, but now I'm just a crew member. Maybe next time."

"Lame one, you really have no sincerity at all. It's not your ship, but can't you talk to your captain?"

"Or you could come to our ship. Lame one, look at your ship, one man and three women, then look at our ship, such a big ship, over twenty men, all fucking men!"

"Lame one, your daughter has grown up, look at that chest, that ass, why keep hiding it? Wouldn't it be nice to have a few grandsons to hold?"

"And your captain, tsk tsk tsk, not bad looking. Hey, girl, here's your chance, serve our Brother Biao well, and you'll get two White Pearls!"

Their words became more and more explicit, and Avril glared at them, "If you want to be served, serve yourselves!"

Brother Biao's face darkened, "Girl, you're asking for it, aren't you?" With that, he attempted to board the ship.

Terry quickly grabbed an oar, "If you dare come up, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Oh, the lame one is getting tough!" Brother Biao laughed, his face full of flesh, and said to his brothers, "Oh, I'm so scared."

"Yeah, so scared."

"Girl, if you won't serve the captain, then serve me! We promise to treat you well."

Avril quickly untied the mooring rope, and the ship began to move away from the water's edge, making it more difficult for them to board.

"Trying to run, brothers, let's set sail and chase them!" The men quickly ran back and jumped onto a wooden boat over ten meters long.

It was a Khufu Ship, about 12 meters long, with seven pairs of oars on each side and several hand-crank propellers at the stern. The spacious deck housed a massive catapult, with a lever arm seven or eight meters long. Although it wasn't loaded, a pile of stones, each weighing over ten pounds, lay nearby.

"Avril, hurry, let's go!" Terry urged, "Amin, Ashan, come out quickly!"

Avril frowned, "Aray, they wouldn't dare touch us here, right?"

"They know people in the Navy. I used to be part of the market, so they were a bit apprehensive, but now it's different. We're all here for tasks! It's common for conflicts to arise over task competition here. In cases like this, where it's not about seizing cargo, the Navy doesn't bother. And with their connections, they can turn black into white," Terry explained anxiously.

Avril, having spent time in the Human-Tier sea area, quickly understood the situation.

In short, those people had someone backing them!

"Avril, they're not just after you; they must think you're rich because we changed ships! Let's go quickly, don't let them catch us, maybe they won't dare to open fire."

Avril understood and, along with Amin and Ashan, hurriedly cranked the propellers!

This scene didn't escape Li Yuan's notice, but as a ship, he didn't seem to have a better solution at the moment. He could only follow Terry's advice and avoid being stopped by the other side.

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Li Yuan and the others quickly left the port, but Brother Biao and his group were relentless, pursuing them closely.

On their ship, three people cranked the propellers, and fourteen rowed the oars rapidly, chasing Li Yuan at high speed.

From a distant Navy warship, some Navy personnel looked over, gathering and discussing something, but they took no action. Instead, more and more Navy personnel leaned on the ship's pole, watching the situation with interest.

Watching a show? A surge of anger rose within Li Yuan.

It seemed that the so-called Navy was not like the one in his memory, defending the country. They were just another power in this world!

Behind him, Brother Biao stood at the bow, holding an iron sword, pointing it at Li Yuan, "Brothers, want women? If you don't put in the effort, you won't get any tonight!"

Li Yuan's heart was conflicted.

The challenges he faced before were from nature, but now he encountered a real problem, and the biggest problem, ironically, came from humans themselves!

"Everyone, faster!" Terry shouted anxiously, "Don't let them catch up! Captain, change course, turn!"

Terry was experienced; the small boat couldn't match the speed, but it could be more agile.

On the shore, with no tasks today, many idle people were drawn to the sea chase, watching the scene leisurely.

"Huang Biao is at it again? Oh, it's that ship, huh? To be honest, I've been eyeing that woman for a long time."

"Really cheap for Huang Biao and his gang, tsk tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me want to have a go."

"Fire, Huang Biao! Have a duel, take the people and the ship together!"

Li Yuan was fleeing frantically, but his anger grew with the laughter behind him, reaching its peak!

I've been reborn for this kind of humiliation? I can't even protect my own crew?

If that's the case, what's the point of being reborn!