At nightfall, the sky was a bottomless dark blue, dotted with a few dark clouds, and a waning moon was hidden behind the dark clouds, revealing a fang-like corner. Two gunshots rang out not far away, and I don't know if it was an empty gun fired by some drunken man, or if there was really a fight.

Donk returned to the hotel exhausted, he had sweated a lot at the Hao Slash Kendo Hall this afternoon, and he just wanted to soak in the warm bath water. He walked through the noisy antechamber, greeted his men, and instructed the shopkeepers to prepare hot water, and then went straight upstairs to the most comfortable upper room.

He pushed open the door, and there was a faint moonlight in the room, the clock on the wall was ticking, and the smell of perfume left in the room, which made him feel that the service of the hotel was quite attentive. He closed the door with a blank face, and when he turned back, he caught a glimpse of a figure that startled him.

"Who are you?" Tang Ke raised an eyebrow, and the Bloody Moon scimitar at his waist was also unsheathed, cutting through the silence in the room. There was a distance of about ten paces between him and the figure in front of the window.

"I'm the man you're looking for, Ivy the soothsayer." The figure in front of the window made a rather magnetic female voice, and the moonlight sprinkled on her thin shoulders, "I don't like to be noisy, so I choose to visit at night, I hope you don't mind." ”

Donk was surprised and delighted, he had been struggling to find someone who knew the devil's language, and he didn't expect this woman to send it to the door by herself. Although this was a good thing, the woman was so strange that he had to raise his guard and start looking at Ivy.

Ivy was wearing a long black robe with a hood, and her figure was on the thin side, but her chest was quite material, and two round bulges were arched. Her face was buried in the shadows under the hood, and no matter how hard Donk tried, he couldn't see clearly. On her shoulder, on her stomach was a very unlucky black crow. Her whole person is also like a black crow, full of mystery and ominous. She blocked the moonlight from the window, casting an elongated shadow on the ground, like a dark hand, reaching out to Donk's side.

Out of curiosity, Donk used the investigation technique on the woman who called herself Ivy, but in fact, the investigation technique is part of the system's own power and does not belong to this world at all. As soon as his thoughts moved, the investigation technique naturally came to him, and he felt the power of the investigation technique stretch out, but it seemed to hit a wall, and it was blocked.

Ivy on the other side trembled and sighed softly, as if she had sensed something.

"Ding! The system is severely disturbed, the skill release fails, and this person's information cannot be obtained! ”

Tang Ke was horrified in his heart, his eyes widened more than twice, and even his jaw was about to fall off! He had always trusted the power of the system, and the system had never made a mistake, but this time, the investigation technique had failed! He felt in a trance that there seemed to be a defense on Ivy's body, able to resist the power of the system!

A gleam flashed in the shadows under Ivy's hood, and she looked at Donk in turn.

Donk's defeat this time was subversive, he had always thought that the power of the system was infinite, even close to divine power, and he never thought that one day he would make a mistake. This subversion frightened him, and a chill surged in his heart. He tried his best to calm down and used the investigation technique again, but this time, as before, he only got a failed hint, and even the hint box in his mind appeared unstable.

"Who the hell are you!?" As if facing a great enemy, Tang Ke completely pulled out the scimitar from its sheath and blocked it in front of him. It's no wonder that when he faced the enemy before, he could know the details of the enemy, but this time, the other party was like a fog, so he couldn't figure out the depths. He is no longer used to facing the unknown. What made him feel even more frightened was that even a ninth-order powerhouse like Goldbeard couldn't counteract the investigation technique, could it be that the thin woman in front of him was stronger than Goldbeard?

"Poor man, frightened because of his confusion." Ivy faced the bright scimitar, calm as before, "I'm Ivy, that's all." What else do you want to know from me? ”

Donk's chest rose and fell, he really couldn't calm down, but it would be too reckless to list the other party as an enemy because he didn't know the details. He looked at Ivy for a moment, but he didn't see the slightest hint of hostility, and then he put the cutlass back.

"I'm sorry for what I did." Donk asked with a stiff face, "Your identity must be extraordinary, right?" ”

Ivy was silent.

"Are you a tenth-order powerhouse? Or is it ...... A Higher Being? Donk swallowed a mouthful of saliva, so as to moisten the burning throat of the fire, the other party should not be a god, right? But it doesn't look like it.

"It's not time for you to know the answer. It's like a three-year-old doesn't have to learn how to make a fire, cook, aristocratic manners, or ride a horse and shoot an archery, which is too early for a three-year-old. The same is true for you, some of the answers you crave are not good to know too soon. Ivy tactfully and calmly expressed her desire to conceal her identity.

was compared to a three-year-old child, which made Donk very angry. He saw that the other party didn't want to answer, so he turned to ask, "Are you friend or foe?" ”

"Poor man, the answer in the world is not only yes or no, why do we have to divide friend and foe when we meet for the first time? You need me, so I'm here to solve your immediate troubles. Fate is like a chessboard, and the two of us have crossed paths at this point in time, and that's it. Ivy let out a bitter dry laugh and laughed at herself, "And it's not a pleasure to know everything, and if you know everything, you lose the joy of life." ”

Tang Ke felt that the woman Ivy was unfathomable, and since he couldn't ask any answer, he had to shrug his shoulders and say helplessly, "Okay." Miss Mystery, I will treat you like an ordinary soothsayer, and now I need you to decipher this text for me. Do I need any compensation for doing me a favor? ”

"Poor man," Ivy said the mantra for the third time, "you don't have anything in you for the time being. You've heard about me from Kilo, I'm like a hermit crab who likes to live around people who are very lucky. It's a pity that your luck is so good that you've made enemies everywhere, and you're far from meeting my requirements. If you want to repay me, promise me to stay with you while your fortune is at your peak. ”

"Deal." Donk happily agreed, he didn't think it was a big deal, and who knows when he would be in the running.

"Alright. Take me to see that demon's treasure chest. ”

"You don't have to look at it, I've got a copy here." Donk reached into his arms, intending to pull out a parchment scroll that had been copied down before, and it was completely copied according to the words of the demon's treasure chest, absolutely word for word.

"Don't take that replica out, it's useless, I have to see the real thing."

Donk hesitated, he only told Kilo about his possession of the Demon Chest, which was kept secret from the outside world. Ivy called out the name of the demon chest, maybe it was revealed by Kilo, maybe it was overheard by herself, or maybe it was divined?

He felt that the woman Ivy was like a mystery, if she was brought to the Demon Chest, would Ivy snatch it? As soon as he had this thought, he immediately denied it, a terrifying existence like Ivy, if he wanted to harm himself, there was no need to beat around the bush like this.

"Okay. So let's go? Donk asked tentatively.

"How are you going to get there?"

"I thought you'd fly with me."

"Hehe, it's a pity that the sky doesn't belong to me." Ivy shook her head, paced to the door, passed by Donk, and went straight out of the door.

Donk followed with a question mark on his face, and as he walked, he looked at Ivy's back up close, the woman's black robe was close to her skin, and the shoulder blades on her back showed two smooth curves, and there seemed to be nothing special about it.

"Poor man, don't look at me with that rude gaze." Ivy said suddenly.

Donk found himself beginning to admire Ivy, could it be that this worldly master even had eyes on his back?

"You didn't look at me, how do you know I'm looking at you?" Donk retorted unforgivingly.

"Vexatious." Ivy snorted.

When Donk walked to the middle of the stairs, he had a plan, in order to test Ivy's skills, he deliberately pretended to fall down, oops, leaned forward, and grabbed Ivy's back. With his strength at this time, his eyes are very fast, and he can even catch the movement of a bird flapping its wings. He was about to touch Ivy's back, and he was happy, but at this moment, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when he looked closely, Ivy was gone. He secretly said so fast, he wanted to stop his steps, but he suddenly tripped under his feet, and a huge force came from his back, and his fake fall turned into a real fall, and he rolled down the stairs at once, and hit him with a clang.

Ivy appeared where Donk was standing, chuckled a few times, shook her head, and said, "Poor man." ”

"Oops, it hurts me." Donk suffered a dark loss this time, rubbing his head and standing up.

There were a lot of pirates sitting in the hall, and some people saw the scene of Donk's embarrassment, let out a sneer, and pointed at the people around him.

Seeing this, Donk shouted angrily: "What a laugh! Whoever laughs again, I'll chop him with a knife! "He is now the boss of more than a thousand people, how can he endure the ridicule of others. The person who laughed just now shrank his neck in fright and stopped squeaking.

"Well, it's up to you to blame." Ivy didn't know when she came behind Donk, and pressed Donk's shoulder lightly, "Let's go." Remember to be quiet when you're on the road, and stop doing funny little tricks. ”

Donk glared at the man before he walked out of the hotel in a huff. After the temptation just now, he realized that this woman Ivy was also extraordinary, and it was better to be friendly with this soothsayer. He changed his previous style, and followed Ivy's wishes along the way, quietly. Ivy seemed very pleased with this, with brisk steps, and every step with a rather feminine elegance.

In about ten minutes, the two came to the beach and boarded the Sky. Donk greeted the people on the boat and headed straight for the storage room.

When the other pirates saw that the regimental commander had returned with a woman, they were a little secretive, and they smirked that the regimental commander was going to make a fool of himself on the ship. A few of them were muttering behind their backs.

"Why did the regiment commander go back to the boat if he wanted to play with women?"

"When I look at you, I have no taste, the terrain is different, and the feeling is different! Maybe the regiment commander has a soft spot for the environment on board. ”

"Let's go! This kind of thing needs a fart taste! ”

"Shhhh Be quiet, don't let the regiment commander hear it, and then throw you into the sea to feed the sharks. ”

Although the muttering voices of a few people were small, they couldn't escape Donk's ears, and he liked this little misunderstanding and smiled, but he couldn't bear it. Ivy was probably enraged, and with a wave of her wide black sleeves, the crow on her shoulder flew out, and it wasn't long before she heard the pirates on the deck outside screaming and shooting, and when the crow flew back again, there was some bright red blood on its pointed mouth.

"You dare to attack my men!" Donk was furious and stopped Ivy.

"It's just a small punishment, rest assured, they are only injured, not fatal." Ivy said lightly.

Tang Ke listened attentively, those people were still there scolding, and it was indeed no big deal. Only then did he rein in his temper and continue to move on. The two came to the storeroom, and Donk pretended to be a gentleman, and after opening the door, he made a gesture of please, and Ivy walked in with her head held high, and her posture was haughty.

As the glass lamp was lit, the demon chest on the table took on an eerie appearance, and without Tonk's introduction, Ivy walked over by herself.

Ivy stood in front of the Demon Chest, silently studying the words on it, and the crow on her shoulder also craned its neck, staring at the chest. Donk stood on the side, not rushing.

"Congratulations, my partner told me that there are no traces of mischief on this treasure chest, which means that it is indeed a treasure inside." Ivy had asked to see the real thing, just to verify whether the treasure chest was real or fake. The crow turned its head to look at Donk.

Donk could only believe what Ivy said, and eagerly asked, "What is written on the treasure chest?" ”

Ivy began to recite poetry solemnly: "I am the Lord of the Night, and I have left this treasure to posterity, singing the glory of sin and evil." This treasure is called the Heart of the Demon Ship, which can turn the ship into a breeding ground for the birth of magical beasts. If you want to obtain this treasure, you must offer the sacrifice of the devil at the turn of two years on the dark night at the end of the year. Thou shalt make offerings to a ship, and thou shalt have 666 corpses sprinkled with blood. At that time, you will need to hold the heart in your hand and press it into the hull of the ship to activate the heart of the magic ship. After that, you will be given a ship of slaughter, with the power to make the world tremble. And your hands will also degenerate and metamorphose, turning into the claws of demons, otherwise it will not be enough to make the monsters surrender. ”

Ivy's subdued tone added a layer of mystery to this passage, the lights in the room were jumping, and the shadows on the walls seemed to be dancing wildly, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching every move of the two people in the room.

Donk chewed on the meaning of this passage, this matter was not trivial, he could not listen to it only once, so he had to bite the bullet and beg Ivy to say it a few more times, and then transcribe it word for word. He gradually understood the meaning, it was not enough to just open this treasure chest, and if he wanted to activate the heart of the magic ship, he would need a full 666 people as victims!

"666, this is the mark of the devil, meaning evil and destruction, in the past, this number was a taboo, even if the demon was extinct, this number would also attract ominous." Ivy explained that the offering of 666 corpses was not a casual request from the demon, but contained a special purpose.

"What do you think of this treasure chest?" Donk felt a big stone pressing down on his heart, making it difficult for him to relax.

"I said, it's not a prank, it's true. For me, this treasure chest is just someone else's. What matters is what you do with this chest. ”

"Truth be told, it's not difficult to get 666 corpses, but what makes me concerned is that it says, 'And your hands will also degenerate and metamorphose, and turn into demonic claws', so that after I use this thing, my hands will become claws? There is another point, after so much time has passed in this treasure chest, the heart of the magic ship inside should not be invalidated, right? Does this thing have an expiration date? Donk looked eagerly.

Ivy raised her hand, but her hand was still hidden in her sleeve, judging from the high bulge, it should be an index finger extended, she shook her index finger, word by word, and said, "I, also, no, know, Tao." ”

"Aren't you a soothsayer who knows everything?" Donk looked suspicious.

"But I'm not interested in telling fortunes for a chest."

"Then you can do the math for me! How much does it cost? ”

"Your money is as useless as a stone in my eyes, and it doesn't interest me in the slightest."

Donk patted his chest with both hands and said, "Then you see if I have anything that interests you, just say it." What he meant by this was that even his own body was counted as one of the rewards to choose from.

Ivy chuckled, shook her head, and said, "As I said, there is nothing in you that attracts me, and those things are of great use to you, but they mean nothing to me. Well, show your courage as a pirate, don't be afraid. I didn't show up to change you, but to do you a small favor. ”

"In other words, you won't help me with divination?" Donk said regretfully.

"Poor man, that's all I can say about this treasure chest. Any act of the soothsayer to guide fate will invite the punishment of the heavens, and some small things are not worth such a big sacrifice for me, this treasure chest is a small matter. Ivy turned, like a spinning black rose, as she walked to the door, "My mission is done, it's time to leave." ”

"Hey! Don't go yet! Let's talk again! Donk chased after him.

"Poor man, we'll meet again. A tsunami is coming, and you are one of the big waves. Ivy's voice fluttered.

Donk chased out the doorway, but the hallway was empty.