The walls of the hall are decorated with gold dust and pearls, and they are magnificent and beautiful

But compared to the ornament in the center of the hall, it was heaven and earth.

Without too much aesthetic sensitivity, the otherworldly, and at the same time strange, strange and strange beauty exuded by this noble and strange thing placed on a purple velvet cushion already made Yang Hao breathless with amazement.

It was difficult for Yang Hao to describe what he had seen, but as Jackson had introduced, it was clearly some kind of crown.

The front of the ornament is high, with a wide, but irregular, quirky silhouette, as if it had been specially designed for a head that is almost peculiar oval.

It appears to be made of gold, but it has a strange sheen of a slightly lighter color, suggesting that some equally ornate and almost unidentifiable metals have been blended into the gold, smelting them into some odd alloys.

The crown is in almost perfect condition, and its surface is carved or stamped in high relief with certain striking and perplexing motifs.

Some of the patterns are simple geometric shapes, while others are clearly related to the sea, but all of them reveal incredible skill and elegance that make it tempting to spend hours studying them.

Among these reliefs are a number of legendary monsters—disgustingly menacing, half-fish, half-giant frogs—that evoke a lingering, unpleasant, memory-like feeling that cannot be escaped; It's as if they evoke images from some of the cells and tissues deep within the human body that are still very primitive and very close to their ancestors.

Yang Hao and Dafeng immediately understood old Jackson, anyone who got this treasure would be pleasantly surprised, and they could agree to such a trivial matter as giving shelter without even thinking about it.

Jackson didn't let the two stay longer, signaling that they could get to work.

He had previously told the two that all the guests would be able to visit, and he was clearly lying.

When you own a priceless treasure, the first thing you should do is never to share it (unless you're invincible), but to hide it and let it know as little as possible.

But now the Jackson family is in a bad situation, they have lost their core force, the family's finances have also suffered a major blow, and they even owe foreign debts and urgently need help from outside forces.

But this force must not be a nobleman of the same level as them, otherwise the family will be gnawed to the scum by those greedy guys.

So the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Group has become an excellent choice, they have the force that the family desperately needs, and they have just been established, except for getting closer to Isabella, they have not had too much intersection with other village lords, and they are worthy of trust.

Now that cooperation has become an inevitable trend, Jackson must prepare in advance to gain an advantage for the family in cooperation.

Today, he showed Yang Hao the treasure to tell him that the family was not short of money, and cooperation with the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Group was also dispensable, so cooperation would be a gift, not a pleading.

Jackson didn't care about the villagers' commotion, he thought that these fools were just scaring themselves, and that the Indians had been separated for decades and had no reason to suddenly cause trouble.

After the cooperation with the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Group is finalized, it will be suppressed directly, so there is no need to talk nonsense with them!

As for the task, whether it is completed or not is not a matter of his words.

Jackson looked at the back of Yang Hao and the wind leaving, and showed a sly smile.

…

Outside the estate

Yang Hao didn't know anything about Jackson's calculations, and White Rock Town was under the threat of the Peeling Sect, as long as this crisis was not over, everything would be a thing of the past, so he didn't care about cooperating with Jackson.

On the contrary, he was very interested in the Indians, unlike the contempt of the nobles for the commoners, Yang Hao was able to look at them very objectively.

Perhaps Jackson's father was fascinated by the Treasure Headdress, but he didn't expect that the Indians had lived so well before they came, and there was no reason to beg him for protection!

Therefore, Yang Hao felt that the Indians took the initiative to integrate into the village, and there were their ulterior reasons.

Yang Hao and Dafeng walked around the village, and it was obvious that this village was very different from Albel Village.

Instead of having the rural and idyllic atmosphere of the village, Farya is full of tension and panic.

The villagers all looked at the two of them with wary eyes, even if they revealed their identities, it would be useless.

As for the Inns, neither of them saw any of them.

"Brother Hao, why are these villagers looking at us like thieves, and they are so panicked." Gale was a little overwhelmed by the countless strange eyes, and complained.

"I'm afraid they're not guarding against thieves, they're thieves themselves." Yang Hao reminded Dafeng Dao in a low voice.

"Brother Hao, you said they were all in the same group? So how do we investigate? ”

"Well... Go to the dead pearl diver, maybe his family can tell us something. ”

Yang Hao asked the servant sent by Jackson to lead the way and take them to the pearl diver's house.

Luckily, the dead pearl diver was not alone, and had a wife and daughter at home.

Yang Hao asked Dafeng to stay outside the door to watch the people who led the way, and went in to talk to them himself.

"Hello madam, I am from the mercenary union, and I am here to investigate the cause of your husband's death, and I hope you can cooperate with me."

Yang Hao asked as gently as possible.

The pearl diver's wife was a typical housewife, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was clearly saddened by her husband's death.

Yang Hao thinks that their relationship as husband and wife should be very good, so the possibility of her willingness to cooperate is very high.

However, things were not at all as Yang Hao expected, and the pearl diver's wife did not welcome Yang Hao's arrival, and directly said in her hoarse voice:

"My husband was hanged, there is no murderer, and there is nothing to investigate."

But the truth is certainly not as she says, she is not a person who can lie, and the dodging eyes and flustered tone betray her.

What can make a woman who loves her husband dearly give up revenge? The answer is obvious.

Yang Hao looked behind the pearl diver's wife, grabbing the corner of her mother's clothes, revealing only a small head.

It was a lovely girl with a delicate appearance, unlike other country girls, her skin was very white, and there were no calluses on her hands, it seemed that her parents usually loved her very much, and they were not willing to let her suffer a little.

The girl noticed Yang Hao's eyes, half scared and half shy, and completely hid behind her mother and no longer showed her head.

"Please don't hurt my daughter, we really don't know anything, you go." The pearl diver's wife protected the little girl and cried in despair.

"She's a lovely little girl, and her father must have died for her. Your home is warm, and I can't think of anything that can bring down a man with such a family, unless he dies for love. ”

Only people in despair will commit suicide, and it is easy to defeat a father, but it is almost impossible to defeat a father.

So Yang Hao guessed that the pearl diver committed suicide for his daughter.

"Mom, why hasn't Dad come back yet, Little Luby still has to wash his feet." When the little girl heard Yang Hao mention his father, she seemed to remember something, and shook her mother's arm and asked.

Hearing her daughter's words, the pearl diver's wife was completely out of control.

She wept hysterically, and the little girl, who was less than ten years old, did not understand what was happening, but when she saw her mother's sad appearance, she also burst into tears.

The little girl stood in place, her white and tender hands constantly wiping her red and swollen eyes, and her young heart could not understand the meaning of death, but the pain of losing her loved one was clearly transmitted to the bottom of her heart.

Yang Hao: "Why do I think I'm such a bastard!"

Yang Hao wants to help them, but he must know the root of the problem.

After the pearl diver's wife was slightly stable, Yang Hao said sincerely:

"I will help you, but you have to tell the truth and stay in this village, your daughter will not escape."

Yang Hao hardened his heart and touched the little girl's head with his hand, wanting to comfort her, but she pushed her away.

In her eyes, Yang Hao is the big villain who bullied her mother.

Yang Hao withdrew his hand a little embarrassed, and the little girl puffed out her cute face and looked at Yang Hao angrily, which made Yang Hao feel a little guilty in his heart.

The pearl diver's wife hurriedly stopped her daughter's wayward behavior and said, "Little Ruby should take a nap." ”

"No, little Ruby has to wait for Daddy." The little girl shook her head.

"Dad doesn't like disobedient kids." The pearl diver's wife suppressed the pain in her heart and scolded with a smile.

"Little Ruby woke up and Daddy came back?" The little girl said innocently.

"Yes." The pearl diver's wife nodded.

Then she gave Yang Hao an apologetic look, sent the little girl into the room, and closed the door.

didn't let Yang Hao wait long, little Ruby was soon coaxed to sleep, these two days were not easy for her, Meimei sleep should make her feel better.

The pearl diver's wife motioned for Yang Hao to sit down, while she looked out the window, falling into some kind of painful memory, and said calmly after a moment:

"My name is Arya, and the one outside is Lord Lord's servant, so you must have seen that Lord Lord."

Yang Hao nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"My lord never cares whether we live or die, he only recognizes the pearl in his hand.

As long as there are men in the family who can go to the sea to dive for pearls, they must hand in a certain number of pearls every month.

If anyone fails to pay the full amount for two months in a row, the whole family will be brutally punished.

He will tie the 'sinners' to the pillars on the shore and take off the sinners. Light. Clothing. Coated with a special minced fish meat that attracts seabirds, the seabirds are allowed to peck at them, and the 'sinners' die in endless wails of pain. ”

Arya calmly told Yang Hao that it was the numbness of experiencing long-term pain.

"However, I heard Jackson say that you rarely let him worry about it, and that should be rare."

Jackson was still very proud at the time, and it didn't look like he was lying.