Chapter Forty-Eight: Turn on the Sunshine
"You know that thing is like a bullet, it doesn't work once you use it, right?"
"I only need one, can you get it here?" said Charles, with some urgency.
The Skeleton Woman thought with her hands on her chest. "Hmm...... Just one, let me think about ......"
After a few seconds, she slapped her hands, "By the way, I heard that the shark intercepted a batch of goods some time ago, and there is a mirror box in it, if you are in a hurry now, I can buy you one at a higher price of 40,000 echoes, but don't say that I make you money, this thing is not cheap in the first place." β
"No problem, please give me one right away. β
Seeing that Charles agreed so quickly, the skeleton girl suddenly felt a little annoyed in her heart, and the price was a little cheaper.
"Luna, help me entertain this friend, I'll go back as soon as I go. As soon as the skullgirl turned to leave, a girl in tulle at the bar crawled over in the shape of a kitten.
The seductive flesh in front of him was not at all comparable to the anxiety in Charles's heart, and he was very nervous at this time.
Generally speaking, the only thing that can turn a vampire into ashes is sunlight, but sunlight shouldn't be packed, this illogical sea of earth has already surprised Charles too much, he is not sure.
"Man~, why are your legs shaking so much?, are you enduring something?" said the tulle girl and was about to lie down in Charles's arms.
The irritated Charles raised his palm with the tentacle ring and pushed her out directly.
The snickering Odrik pounced and covered her with a cloak, covered her mouth with his hand, and showed two blood-sucking fangs and bit down on her white neck, and the bare feet outside the cloak trembled.
In the following period of time, Charles experienced what it means to live a real life.
The Skeleton Girl returned half an hour later, holding a mirror case identical to the one on the paper.
Charles was desperate to open it.
"Wait!Captain!!Wait for me to get out first!!" Odrick, whose mouth was covered in blood, rushed towards the door in embarrassment.
Charles's trembling hands pressed the lid and his breathing was a little rapid.
"You're opening it now?? 40,000 echoes are you really a toy?" the Skeleton Girl's eyes widened.
!!As soon as the box opened, the dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire bar.
The light in the box is not like the scorching sun in summer, but like the sun in winter, shining on the body is warm and comfortable, and people can't help but feel a little sleepy in their hearts.
Charles's previous anxiety turned into tranquility in this moment, feeling the sun on his skin. He had never felt so close to home.
The blinding light came and went quickly, and in just three seconds, the brightness in the bar returned to before.
The men and women in the bar were silent for a second or two, and then returned to their previous noisy environment.
Smelling the mites on his clothes being killed, Charles smiled faintly, tears slipping from the corners of his eyes.
Inside the box is really the real sunshine, the sunlight from the sun, and it is also a signpost on Charles's way home.
"Fur Seal's friend is really rich, he plays with the mirror case as a toy, hey, do you lack women? How am I?" the Skeleton Girl ran back to the bar and continued to adjust her cocktail.
Charles, who was holding the case, sniffed and asked the skeleton girl, "Where did this thing come from?"
"Didn't I tell you? The king will ship a batch of goods every half a month. β
"No, I mean, where did you get it?"
Skeleton Girl's shaking flask stopped, a hint of solemnity on her face. "What are you going to do? The guy who tried to steal business from the king before was skewered with a harpoon and fed to the sharks. β
"I don't want to rob him of his business, I just want to know where this sunshine comes from. β
"Isn't that still the same? If it were you, you would tell somebody else? Do you know how much money this business has made for the king? For the sake of the sea dogs, I advise you not to look for death. β
But Charles didn't give up and asked again, "When does he usually appear?"
The Skeleton Girl sighed, "The auction king in half a month will usually appear. β
Charles's fingers tapped sharply on the bar. "He is the king of Sodom, and the whole of Sodom is his."
"That's right, it's not just Sodom, his power is very strong, he has more than a dozen ships of hundreds of meters, and the pirates of the North Sea must obey him, even the governors of those islands are taboo. β
Charles sat there thoughtfully.
"Don't be stunned, hurry up and give the money. The skullgirl said with her hands on her hips.
Charles was helped back to bed by Odrick, but the pain of the wound could not hide his doubts.
If this so-called king had a way to the surface, why didn't he go up and stay in the darkness of the earth?
Is it by virtue of the various resources on the surface that it is easy to become a superior person underground?
Or is this sunlight not coming from the sun at all?
Whatever the reason, Charles decided to reach out, and this is the only clue he has found so far.
Just as he was thinking about various things, the second mate, Knona, rushed in. "Captain, I've got information about the old man from the Snake of the Land!"
"How?" said Charles, propping himself up from the bed.
After hesitating for a while, Knona said, "Captain, I spent a lot of money to find out about this news, can you reimburse me?" β
"No problem, you hurry up. β
"Well, people in the neighborhood say that this old man has been here for a long time, and no one can tell when he came here, and when most of the pirates came, he was here to heal and save people. No matter how severe, the wound can be healed in his hands. This man is so detailed, he is a doctor, and there are no other pirates to make trouble, after all, no one can guarantee that he will not be injured in the future. β
"That's ......," Charles thought.
"Captain, why do you want to find out about his background? isn't he just a doctor?" asked Knona, curious.
"Don't you think there's a doctor missing from the Narwhal on board?"
Knona's mouth was slightly open, and his expression was a little surprised. "You're thinkingβ"
Just as he was saying this, the door of the door was pushed open, and the doctor limped in from outside. "Take off your clothes, change your dressing. β
Seeing Charles wink at him, Knona quickly left.
The doctor pinched the bandage on Charles's chest with his iron hand, exposing Charles's wounded chest, and the wound that should have healed was oozing blood again.
"If you're so badly injured and you're still running around, is it too slow?"
After the doctor evenly smeared a layer of black powder on the wound, he picked it up with his iron hand, and a stapler-like machine appeared on it, and he put this thing against Charles's wound "pop" and directly ordered.
Charles didn't feel any pain, and it was a strange feeling to watch his flesh and skin joined together by metal rivets.