Chapter 49: The Sinking Sea
Soldiers guard the door to the infirmary.
Pelote quickly changed into Joshua's clothes and stuffed all three bodies on the floor into a cabinet in the inner corner.
When he turned around, he saw Yan Jing, who had changed into his apprentice uniform, rummaging through boxes and cabinets all over the room.
Looking for Joshua's legacy?
Ignoring Yan Jing, Pelote bent down to clean up the blood on the ground to cover up the traces left by the battle just now.
The soldier has already left first, he has patrol work, and a long absence from the post will attract attention.
After a few minutes, Pelote saw that Yan Jing began to pull out the classics on the bookshelf one by one, and couldn't help but ask,
"What are you looking for?"
"Of course I'm looking for a potion, this guy's snake bone looks very good, I want to find its formula, it will definitely sell for a lot of money."
Putting down the wooden box in his hand, Yan Jing turned his head and responded as a matter of course.
"Joshua belongs to the Origins School, and the recipe for potions has always been the root of this school, they will only give out the finished potion as a reward, how can they give him the formula?"
Pelote was surprised by Yan Jing's "ignorance", which he thought should be known to everyone, not to mention that the latter was also transcendent.
"There are surprises in everything, what if there is?"
Completely ignoring Pelote's stop, Yan Jing continued his rummaging behavior, and continued without looking back,
"This research ship should be the core ship of the Tracing Sect, according to you, the captain of the Xunguang...... That is, the guy named Rosser will definitely carry potions as a reward, right, they can't be on this voyage for tourism, right? ”
"Indeed, every voyage of the Follower is a major discovery, and this one is no exception, and it is said that the Origins School has found the existence of the Landis ruins, and this trip is to unearth them."
Stuffing all the blood-stained strips of cloth in her hand into the cabinet, Pelote wanted to stop Yan Jing from continuing this meaningless rummaging behavior, so she added,
"The special equipment needed to preserve the potion should be in the source tower, under the personal care of Rosser, if you want to get your hands on it, unless you make a great contribution to Rosser, you can only get all the treasures by killing him."
"Fuck, do you want to be locked up for nothing?"
Yan Jing angrily stuffed the book in his hand back into place, but a thoughtful look appeared on his face with his back to Pelote.
Of course, he knew that potions weren't that easy to come by, otherwise they wouldn't have been the second event mission.
This seemingly superfluous gesture was intended to raise the subject of potions and the Celestial Light.
And it turned out just as he thought.
It was not for nothing that the torch led him aboard the Follower.
The key to the next two missions should be on this ship, and the key is how he should complete it.
After a short silence, Yan Jing turned around, leaned against the operating table and asked,
"I don't have any interest in what you're trying to do, but one thing I need to know is how you're going to leave the Chronograph?"
Since Pelotte dared to board the ship, he must have some kind of intention for the Follower.
There is no doubt about that.
"Why do you want to escape, have you ever thought that as long as you kill the people of the Origin Origin Sect, this ship itself is a huge treasure trove!"
Pelote, who had anticipated Yan Jing's question, glanced at the cabinet where the corpse was stored, returned her gaze to the former, and suddenly spoke.
The person has been killed, the identity has been replaced smoothly, the plan is going well, and only the most critical steps remain.
The problem is that there is an element of surprise in front of us.
"You're alone...... Oh, it looks like you still have accomplices. ”
Yan Jing raised his eyebrows, if he wants to occupy a large ship, it is impossible for two people alone, Pelote must have accomplices!
"According to our information, the Follower will arrive at the rumored Landis ruins tomorrow morning, and the time for the operation is tonight, and the next thing I need to do is to prepare on the ship in advance, so that my friends can make it easier for them to move."
Seeing Yan Jing's sincerity, Pelotte seemed to let down her guard and began to take the initiative to talk about their plan, and her tone was much calmer.
"Why don't you just wait for the people of the Origin Sect to finish exploring the ruins before you start?"
Yan Jing was a little confused, when they finished exploring the ruins, wouldn't it be good to maximize the benefits when the time came?
"No, we don't know what's inside the ruins, and we don't know what will happen when they open the ruins, we spend a lot of time and energy, and we need an absolute victory rather than a big gamble."
Rubbing the blood stains from his boots with extra care, Pelot's caution made him the only person to infiltrate the Celestial Light.
He doesn't allow any surprises.
'This guy and the forces behind him want to do it before the Traceability School enters the ruins, which is a bit unexpected. ’
His mind turned, and Yan Jing still said quietly on the surface,
"When to do it, it sounds good to be able to get a lot of compensation while escaping."
"Reparations?"
"Why, they didn't even say sorry to me for more than half an hour, can't I get compensation myself?"
Leaving the operating table, Yan Jing walked up to Pelote, his excitement undisguised, as if he was looking forward to the next action.
"Looks like you want more than just escape now?"
Hearing Yan Jing's intentions, Pelot's movements paused slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"Of course, I've already shown sincerity, and I can't walk empty-handed."
Yan Jing responded without hesitation, even if he caught a glimpse of Pelote's fleeting expression, he didn't see it.
"I need your help, with you, progress can be much faster, and I can avoid being discovered."
After finishing her clothes, Pelote put the mechanical mask on her face, patted Yan Jing on the shoulder, and motioned for the latter to follow her.
"No problem, for the 'compensation' that Xunguang gave me, I will definitely help you."
The prompt when Lu Wujin's [Warning] effect was triggered swirled in his mind, and Yan Jing echoed with a smile.
The two of them left the medical room one after another and went straight to the deck of the Follower.
As soon as I stepped onto the deck.
The evening breeze with a slight chill was blowing in my face.
A sea of sand at dusk.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflects the undulating sea of sand, the wind and sand rolling up in the sky, and the flocks of birds, embellishing the magnificent scenery.
Yan Jing and Perot walked along the side of the ship to the stern of the Xunguang, taking the opportunity to observe the surrounding situation.
In particular, the five-meter-high mechanical tower in the center immediately attracted Yan Jing's attention.
In addition to the room at the bottom, the small machine factory made of huge transmission shafts and gear sets exposed on the back half of the body, the shimmering energy and the blue-gray mist that spewed from the top of the tower from time to time are enough to prove its speciality.
It was dinner time on the Follower, and there were only half of the guards on deck, and no one was standing guard at the stern.
"That's the unique experimental tower of the Origins School's polymath Rosser, also known as the Source Tower, the essence of the entire Follower."
Noticing Yan Jing's gaze, Pelotte explained, and immediately raised his hand and stretched out the stern of the boat, flicking his five fingers.
Yan Jing leaned against the side of the ship and looked in the direction of Pelot's palm.
In a few moments, two bulging fur backpacks rose along the hull of the Lightsweeper and floated straight towards Pelote's outstretched palm.
It was the package that Pelote and the man he controlled had placed in the lifeboat earlier!
"No wonder I dared to board the ship empty-handed, it turned out that I had been prepared for a long time."
Looking at the rather familiar backpack, Yan Jing grinned.
Apparently Pelotte was captured and did not abandon his backpack at the same time, but somehow hid them under the Follower.
"I'm going to install everything here in various key parts of the ship, you'll have to cover for me, and I'll give you this backpack."
With one on his back, Pelotte naturally handed the other to Yan Jing.
Yan Jing raised his hand and looked at the backpack subconsciously.
Now is the time!
A cold murderous intent flashed in Pelote's eyes, and his hands holding the backpack clenched abruptly.
More than a dozen translucent silk threads burst out of the shadow behind Yan Jing, tied his legs and hands firmly, and threw them directly overboard before he could react!
Watching Yan Jing sink into the sea of sand.
Pelote patted the dust off the side of the ship and turned away indifferently.