Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Stone of the Heavenly Realm
A sudden fire in the cabin caused chaos, and many pirates carried buckets of water up and down the corridors. Fortunately, at this moment, no one noticed that a teenager was hiding behind a bunker and kept touching the upper floors.
Soon, Charlotte returned to her room without anyone noticing, and after quickly hiding the handcuff, she sat back down at the table and cluttered the books on the table to make it look like Charlotte had carefully investigated and deciphered them.
After a while, the shouting and running in the hallway grew fainter and weaker, and finally returned to its previous silence.
Charlotte guessed that the fire had been extinguished at this time, and it was estimated that someone would come to the door soon, after all, he was an outsider, and it was easy to be suspicious.
There was a knock on the door.
Sure enough, the speed at which this group of people moved was really fast.
The boy got up from the table and chair, and went to open the wooden door, only to see Vice Captain Wright and several of his men standing outside the room, looking at Charlotte with a blank expression.
"Well, it's so late, what is the vice-captain's business?" Charlotte asked in confusion when she saw that it was Wright.
"It's nothing, there was a sudden fire in the lower cabin just now, I'm just here to make sure you're safe. Wright smiled kindly and said, "Why, did you see any suspicious people?"
"Suspicious person?" After thinking for a moment, Charlotte shook her head, "No." But if you really want to say it..."
"Words?"
"You're the only one who is the most suspicious, I'm afraid. The boy said earnestly.
Wright coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment, "This joke is not funny at all. ”
"No, you're wrong. I've been working in my room just now, so how could I see anyone else? Except for the occasional footsteps in the hallway, there seems to be nothing special. ”
"Besides, didn't Captain Morey send a few strong crew members to live in a few rooms next door, and if there were really any suspicious people approaching here, they should have intercepted them, right?"
Of course, the pirates in charge of the guards had already gone down to watch the play, and they did not return until half an hour after Charlotte returned.
Charlotte would never say that.
"I've never seen anyone but you. If you really want to ask if you have seen a suspicious person, then you can only come to the door suddenly, a little suspicious. Charlotte's expression was extremely serious, as if she was telling something that was perfectly normal.
Wright stared at Charlotte's eyes without saying a word, and after a moment of silence, he didn't see anything in the boy's eyes.
"Well, Charlotte, you misunderstood, the cabin suddenly caught fire just now, but I was afraid that you would encounter some danger as a distinguished guest, so I immediately rushed over to confirm your safety. Wright made an apologetic gesture, "Of course, it's best if you don't see anything." ”
"Let's not talk about that, how is the interpretation going, is there anything we need help with?" said the vice-captain with a smile, deliberately changing the subject.
"Originally, it was going well, but..."Charlotte looked slightly embarrassed, "but your interruption, today's progress is all nullified." ”
"W-what?" Wright's eyes widened, and then she remembered Charlotte's previous offer.
"Yes, 'There must be no distraction at all, or the day's work will be wasted.'" I solemnly declare this condition to you and to the captain. It's just that now your knock on the door has directly knocked out all today's progress. ”
At this moment, the crew behind the deputy captain looked at Wright, and the eyes seemed to be a little different.
Wright immediately hid and covered up, "We still have plenty of time, and we don't need to rush about this." ”
"Then since we have confirmed that Charlotte is safe, then we will not disturb you and retire first. ”
"Okay, Goodnight Vice Captain Wright. Charlotte replied politely.
Before turning to leave, Wright also glanced at the desk in the room, only to see that the table was full of books spread out, as well as messy notes, it seemed that Charlotte was really serious about the interpretation work, and there was a different look in her eyes.
After the co-captain left, Charlotte closed the wooden door and took a deep breath.
It's more exciting than a roller coaster.
To be reasonable, whether or not he could successfully fool the deputy captain just now, Xia Luo's heart was not low at all, and how could he be so easy to deceive if he could be the deputy captain.
Maybe even if he didn't reveal his stuff just now, it made Wright a lot suspicious, and it seems that he will have to act more carefully in the future.
"But then again, I wish there was an Oscar in this world..."
......
As the cabin shook violently, time flew by, and Charlotte, who was imprisoned in the cabin, could barely step out of the cabin during this time, and he couldn't know what the result would be after the last time he made such a big noise.
Maybe Wright gave a death order to keep Charlotte from knowing what was going on outside.
The only thing he could do now was stare intently at the two treasure maps on the table, pondering his escape plan.
During this time, the cabin was frighteningly quiet, and no sound could be heard except for the footsteps of the sailors who regularly brought their meals, and the creaking and shaking, even with their ears pressed against the wooden door.
And in the past few days, Igus has not taken the initiative to come to the door, nor has he any intention of contacting Charlotte, just like a small stone thrown into the sea outside, nothing happened.
Of course, Charlotte knew very well in his heart that the purple money bag he was holding was very important to Eagles, and Barlow snatched the money bag that night, and Eagles even sacrificed his life for him.
But even so, Aguezes delayed coming to Charlotte.
"Could it be that you're in trouble?"
If so, will he be tortured? Will he tell the story of that night?
No. There should be no suspicion, if it does, it is estimated that Captain Morey will be the first to come to the door and execute himself.
Charlotte spent several days in the quiet of the cabin with trepidation.
......
Around noon that day, there was a sound of footsteps in the hallway, breaking the usual silence.
Charlotte, who was sitting in the chair, raised her head and walked towards the wooden door, it was already past the time to enjoy lunch, it was impossible to deliver food, and the footsteps were relatively scattered, not like the footsteps of a strong man like Morey.
(Who is it?)
As he pondered, he quickly tidied up the desktop to make it look like he was 'working' very hard.
Without knocking or Charlotte's consent, the wooden door was pushed open, and under the watchful eyes of several sailors, an emaciated man walked slowly through the door with a rag and a barrel full of water.
It's Eagles.
The sailors behind him, after a few shouts and shouts, closed the door and left.
After a few moments, after confirming that the sailors were gone, Eagles shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Charlotte.
"Didn't they tell you that if I was disturbed, all my work for the day would be nullified?" looked at the thin man in front of him with a slightly surprised and curious look.
"Yes. That's exactly what they did. ”
After hearing this, his heart sank, and sure enough, the two of them were not so easy to fool.
"Then you..."
Suddenly, Eagles raised his finger to his lips and motioned not to speak.
Charlotte was stunned and immediately understood, only to see Igus take out a stone from the dark compartment at the bottom of the barrel that slightly emitted a warm light, and this light was not dazzling or obvious, but it made people feel reassuring and sacred.
Looking at Eagles, he took the palm-sized, snow-white stone, slowly placed it in the center of the room, and gently squeezed it hard. The light seemed to possess spirituality, forming the shape of a hood that enveloped the room.
"Okay, it won't be a problem to talk now. Eagles wiped the tense sweat from his forehead and exhaled.
"So it's ?...," Charlotte was a little surprised, and her instinct told him that this snow-white stone was anything but simple.
"I stole it at the risk of my life in the treasure vault, it has soundproofing abilities comparable to fifth-order magic, and I got my hands on it for the sake of future safety between you and me. ”
"And it has another name, the Celestial Stone. ”