The reservoir in Port Layton is not the huge freshwater lake that Luca remembers to sit on the ground. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

To be exact, it would be more appropriate to call it a water cellar. The water on the surface evaporated so much that a huge underground cavern was dug into the ground north of the town. After generations of continuous expansion, this water cellar is now a behemoth with a side length of more than 200 meters and a depth of several tens of meters.

The size of the number of people that each town in the Sunset Islands can carry is largely determined by the size of the reservoir. Icebergs on the surface of the sea are almost inexhaustible, and how much water can hold in a reservoir is the key to feeding the population.

Now, Black Sail is about to do something about it.

What's even more frightening about this plan is that the water from the reservoir is piped to each household, and then it settles in their own storage tank for a few days before it can be used. Therefore, once the poisoning was successful, by the time people found out, the pirates of the Black Sails had already fled to the sea and did not know where, and the government of the June Alliance could not figure out who had done it.

When Crete explained these things to Luca, he shut up and suddenly interjected:

"You won't find the suspect, Black Sail intends to blame us. I saw them make a dark red pirate flag, almost identical to our one, and plan to throw it next to the reservoir when the time comes. ”

"Ahh?......h Forget it, no need to answer. "Lukka only thought about it for a moment, and Black Sails clearly sees himself as his most hated enemy right now.

"It's even more wrong. Crete shook his head, "If it is said that Black Sail made such a big move in order to provoke a conflict between the alliance and the empire, and then profit from it, I can understand it." ”

He turned his head to look at Luca: "But now, poisoning so many people, just to make us take the blame, it doesn't make sense! Although we have been famous recently, we can't reach this level." ”

Lukka nodded, what Crete said did make sense, the price of those barrels of "pansies" may far exceed the value of his bounty, even if the price has soared several times compared to before.

"When are they going to do it?" he asked.

"Tomorrow night. "Shut up and realize the seriousness of the matter, and stop talking nonsense.

"Let's get this done first. Lukka said as he looked back at the town in the midst of the laughter.

"I don't think so. Crete objected, "There is still more than a day until tomorrow night, and there are not many of them, so calling the port officer here can solve the problem." But if that magic source doesn't do it now, it might be transported back to the Navy Headquarters tomorrow. ”

Lukka thought about it, thirty sailors were not difficult to deal with, especially the one with garlic around his neck. But what if the other party poisons in advance? He doesn't care too much about reputation, anyway, it can't be worse, but poisoning tens of thousands of people at a time is still a deadly toxin, which is really a bit too sensational.

"They're not going to do it early. In response to his question, Crete replied, "The gates of the reservoir will not be opened until this afternoon when the ceremony is held, and then there will be a vigil tonight for blessings, at least until tomorrow night when they may find an opportunity to act." ”

Despite what he said, Lukka was not reassured.

After careful consideration, he made a decision:

"Daniel and I continued to find the source of mana. Crete, you take a chance to go to the harbor officer and call the police, be careful not to get caught. Shut up and join you, you'll be in town watching Black Sails and them today, waiting for Ollie and Nora to come back. As long as they don't do it, you don't have to act rashly, and I'll talk about it when I get back. If they do anything, shut up and come to me to deliver a message. ”

Kerry agreed, and neither did Daniel.

"Then I'm leaving. Be careful, it's best not to come into direct conflict with the Sea Knights. Crete said and jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the harbor with his mouth shut.

As they departed, Lukka suddenly noticed an unexpected trouble.

"Daniel, do you know how to drive?" he asked.

"No!" replied the ghost firmly, "I've been on a ship all my life, and I can't run a carriage on deck. ”

There was no way, Lukka had to pick up the reins himself.

This should not be much different from being at the helm, right?

However, the two horses pulling the cart did not agree, and refused to follow Luca's instructions anyway. In the end, Daniel took the reins, and even though he had zero experience with driving, it was far better than the captain who always quarreled with two horses.

The carriage stumbled all the way, and it took twice as long as normal to finally reach the vicinity of the Knights' Temple.

Daniel parked the carriage, or rather, crashed into a bush, and the two got out of the carriage.

Looking through the cracks in the bushes, Lukka had to admit that the tavern hostess was right.

The entire temple is built on a hill and looks like a castle of considerable size.

Unlike the materials used in castles, the Temple of the Sea Knights is made of expensive marble, and it is not the usual pure white or gray marble, but the rarest sea blue.

Bright white patterns are wrapped in pure blue, like waves flying in the sea. Lukka began to think that it was a hand-painted pattern, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the patterns were natural patterns on the stone. The afternoon sun shines on it, making it impossible to tell whether it is a stone or a sparkling real sea.

At the front of the temple, six stone pillars of this material are quietly arranged on both sides of the gate, behind which are luxurious buildings of the same material. In the northwest corner of the temple, a minaret rises into the sky.

Lukka bent down behind the bushes and opened the map.

According to the location on the map, the location of the source of mana is the same spire.

"Why do you have to climb the stairs every time you look for a source of mana......" he whispered.

"Maybe it didn't move upstairs. Daniel was completely out of the spot.

Lukka looked at the closed doors of the temple and said, "Anyway, let's go in first, there should be guards here, right? Aren't you the first knight of the sea? ”

Daniel shook his head: "At that time, the sea knights were all on the sea, because once we leave the sea, our strength will be greatly weakened, so it is impossible to build any temple on the shore. ”

"Is this a fake?" Lukka was a little confused.

Daniel shook his head: "That's not true. Probably because the ability of the first generation of knights like me was too limited, and although the knights trained by the slut later were much weaker than me in terms of ability, as long as the sea breeze could blow anywhere, they could exert their full strength. ”

Daniel looked up at the temple for a while, and finally smiled: "This building is actually exactly the same layout as that bitch's temple, which is convenient." ”

He pointed to the towering minaret, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a secret door in the wall below that minaret." ”