Vivian naturally understood the seabirds chirping.
When he first encountered Aili on Albaek Island, the "Beast Language" skill he obtained from the system covered almost all non-human animal species. Therefore, not only could he understand birds, but he could also communicate with cicadas clinging to trees.
"The ship in distress is less than a nautical mile away from us?"
After getting the information from the seabirds, knowing that these little creatures wanted to go and rescue people themselves, he immediately nodded and released the swallows. He then shouted to the helmsman on the ship, "Change course! Head straight to the southeast!"
"Yes, Captain Vivian!"
...
Meanwhile.
"Here we go again."
"Rumors say that Captain Vivian can understand the language of birds and beasts, and even communicate with all living things. Is it all true?"
"I can vouch for that. It's true!" An old marine couldn't help but stand up and say, "I've been on many voyages with Captain Vivian. This isn't the first time he's talked to seabirds. Every time we follow his instructions, we almost always find civilian ships in distress. Oh, and last week, we captured a pirate ship based on information he got from some flying fish."
"That's right, and the time before that, we captured the Steel Helmet Pirates based on information from a cowfish..."
"Is that true?"
Seeing many people agreeing, some of the new marines assigned to Vivian's team were now staring at Vivian with admiration.
"Is it another new type of Devil Fruit ability?"
A marine recruit couldn't help but say, "I've heard before that Thunder Sword Vivian-sama's fruit ability is special, possibly having multiple abilities at the same time. Many experts on Devil Fruits can't figure out what fruit Captain Vivian ate..."
"Is it that terrifying?"
"It's precisely because of this mysteriousness that many pirates are terrified of him."
The other marines continued to agree.
And as they were discussing in hushed tones, one of the marines had already taken out a miniature camera from his pocket and, from a very hidden angle, started snapping photos of Vivian, who had changed his pose and was resting.
...
"According to the bird's description, the ship in distress should be around here..."
Sitting up from Aili's lap, Vivian held a pair of binoculars, eating the fruit fed to him by Domino, and gazed out at the sea ahead.
Soon, a cargo ship with only half of its hull still floating on the water came into view. Seeing many survivors clinging to the mast or the edge of the ship, about to sink with the ship, Vivian immediately pushed away the hand Domino was using to feed him an orange. He gave her a hard slap on the butt, and amidst Domino's very satisfied moan and the bewildered expressions of the marines, he used Moonwalk to quickly approach the ship in distress.
"Help!"
"Someone, save us!"
The civilians hanging onto the ship cried out for help. Just as they were about to fall, a figure swooped in and instantly lifted dozens of people into the air.
Seeing this, Jinbe, who was on the military ship, couldn't help but sigh, "He's already mastered the use of Armament Haki to such an extent. I truly admire him..."
"Haha, that kid's progress is indeed astonishing."
Fujitora said, handing a cup of tea to Jinbe. The two middle-aged men raised their teacups in unison, clinked them together, and then began to savor the tea.
"Hurry, help save the people!"
The warship quickly docked near the distressed ship. Except for a few Devil Fruit users, almost all the navy personnel were excellent swimmers.
In no time, many of the drowning victims were rescued and brought back to the deck of the warship. Seeing the respected navy uniforms and the familiar face of Vivian, the people felt a sense of relief, and their earlier fear began to fade.
"What happened? How did you get into trouble?" a navy soldier asked.
"We… we were attacked by a pirate ship during our journey…"
"Pirate ship?"
The marine officer exchanged glances, puzzled. "Where is the pirate ship you mentioned? Has it already sailed away?"
"No…"
The speaker pointed to the seabed below. "The pirate ship sank before our merchant ship. It's probably almost at the bottom by now…"
Navy marine officer: ???
"The pirate ship sank faster than your ship?"
"Why?"
The marine officer looked at the refugee in confusion, thinking that maybe the two ships collided, and because your ship was of better quality, it sank slower?
Then they heard the person reply, "Because… when the pirates were firing at our ship, a stranger suddenly rushed out and punched the pirate ship, sinking it with one blow…"
"Sank the pirate ship with one punch?" Except for Jinbe and Fujitora, everyone else showed a look of surprise again.
"And that person?"
"It seems he sank to the bottom of the sea along with the pirate ship…"
As the words fell, Vivian, stepping on Moonwalk, also brought the twenty or thirty victims back to the warship.
"Report, Captain Vivian, we rescued a total of fifty-two victims. Also… it seems an unidentified strong person sank the pirate ship attacking with one punch."
"An unidentified strong person?"
Vivian touched his chin, thinking about sending a few marine officer to dive and check. The next second, options immediately appeared in his mind.
[Option 1: Send a few marine officer to dive and investigate. (Reward: Random special item x1)]
[Option 2: Dive and investigate yourself. (Reward: Random skill experience +20)]
[Option 3: Let Jinbe dive and investigate. (Reward: Random basic attribute +5)]
[Option 4: Quickly set sail and escape. (Reward: Random basic attribute +1)]
"Uh…"
The rewards this time seem a bit weak.
So, as long as I don't send marine officer down, the last three options won't bring much danger, right?
After pondering for a while.
Random skill experience… recently, it's mostly been music skills like piano or violin, which are probably not as useful as 5 basic attribute points, right? {!! Just like in the previous translation, do I have to announce change of genre???}
So Vivian walked back to Aili and Domino, hugged them, and looked at Jinbe, saying, "Go, dive and see what's going on."
"Yes, Captain Vivian!"