Chapter 4790 — A Solemn Apology
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Yet this seasoned elder of the seafaring world had failed to spot the sea beast horde in time, while Wei Zhao had seen it early and first. Had they acted on his warning then, none of this would have happened, and they would never have been reduced to this desperate, life-and-death strait.
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And that was not all. Wei Zhao's performance in taking charge of the Starfall Formation amid the crisis had left every crewman aboard, Oda Ba included, staring open-mouthed—stunned as though at a being from beyond this world.
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While they were still agonizing over those three Mountain-Opening sea beasts, he had gone straight for the hand behind the scenes. They had not caught so much as a shadow of the sea dragon, yet Wei Zhao was already laying plans to deal with it.
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Whenever he recalled the words with which he had scolded Wei Zhao for making a nuisance of himself, Oda Ba's old face burned with shame even now. A warship captain in full standing, and he could not even make sense of another man's strategy—what a humiliation.
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Looking back now, the Starfall Formation in his own hands, in the hands of its rightful captain, was nothing short of an enormous disgrace. He could not even handle a few paltry Mountain-Opening sea beasts, while Wei Zhao dealt with something like a sea dragon as easily as turning his hand. The gap between them was not a jot or a tittle—it was a hundred thousand miles.
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Meanwhile the Eastern Island disciples present, ignorant of the true state of things, were still enjoying the show. Ren Zhongyuan and his lot in particular wore gloating looks. This brat Wei Zhao dared speak to Oda Ba in such a tone—did he really think this was the Western Island, where everyone would indulge him?
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And to say he would no longer serve as danger lookout—was that something a brat like him could simply choose not to do? A fool who did not know death when he saw it!
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Even now Ren Zhongyuan had not caught the shift in Oda Ba's tone. He was still happily mired in his dream of pushing Wei Zhao into the fire pit, still supposing that Oda Ba had deliberately raised the matter before the crowd to stress the importance of the danger lookout—so that Wei Zhao could later be called to account!
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But Oda Ba's next words made Ren Zhongyuan and the rest gape: "Young Hero Lin, what happened before was indeed my oversight. For that I offer you my solemn apology!"
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Now it was not only the crowd that was dumbstruck; Liu Ziqi and the others looked at one another in bewilderment, and even Wei Zhao could not help but be taken aback. He had truly never imagined that this lofty captain would, before so many people, set aside his pride and apologize to him of his own accord.
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"To speak plainly, I regret it deeply now. Had I heeded your warning from the first, Young Hero Lin, none of what followed would have happened. But at the time I believed there was no danger, and I took you for an inexperienced newcomer, so I dismissed it out of hand—never thinking it would come to this. It leaves me thoroughly ashamed," Oda Ba said, his tone earnest.
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Wei Zhao could not help but regard the man more highly. Able to take up a thing and let it go—no wonder he had it in him to be a ship's captain. Vile as he had seemed when standing up for Ren Zhongyuan, he was plainly not wholly without merit. He was, in his way, a somebody.
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