On the ship to Tortuga Island, the captain's room after night fell was quite lively, except for the kite man who was very conscious of patrolling outside, and the other three members of Team K were here.

Mason is in charge of demonstrating his alchemy skills to Zakang.

Zakang is responsible for complaining.

"Who did you learn alchemy from?"

The master of the dark arts, who was forced to board the black ship of Team K, squinted his eyes, and after watching Mason make three doses of healing potions with the small cauldron and magic fire he carried with him, he showed an expression of "You're teaseing me".

Za Kang shook his head again and again, pointed to the crucible that was still cooling with an expert posture, and said in a mean tone:

"This thing is a real wizard's cauldron, crafted from Mithril and worth a fortune in circles, but you use it the way you use it like primitives use a pistol for stone.

It's not a matter of skill anymore, my poor Mason.

I want to advise you to change careers now, but it is estimated that it is too late, and your career is likely to end in tragedy. ”

"I want to hear about it."

Mason wasn't too angry.

This will show Zakang his skills in order to get some expert guidance from this unreliable guy who does have two brushes.

Of course, on the other hand, because there is really not much entertainment at night on this sea, if you don't plan to flirt with the big sister who is also idle and boring, this is the only thing left.

Anyway, being idle is idle.

"I'm not very good at alchemy myself, I prefer to use my wits to solve problems, but Xiaozha is an ancestral white wizard, and their family is quite senior in this area.

I've also seen how Xiaozha makes potions, and you're really too good compared to her.

Even the posture is so rude. ”

While taking out the fine tobacco leaves that the boatswain had privately "honored", he rolled them into a cigarette roll and said to Mason:

"First of all, there is a problem with the handling of materials.

Alchemy is the use of magic, and you should enchant potions and alchemy items before crafting them to bring out the best in the material.

At least that's what Xiaozha told me. ”

"Makes sense."

Mason nodded with a serious expression, took out Mr. Potter's journal from his bosom, wrote Zakon's advice on it, and then looked at the dark magician who lit the cigarette and enjoyed it, and said:

"What else?"

"And..."

Za Kang showed a "fish on the hook" expression, reached out with a smile on his face and patted Mason's shoulder, and said with a kind face:

"The rest is 'paid content', my dear captain."

"Puff"

The catwoman who was bored playing with the cat's tail whip on the side was amused, she felt that in addition to being a scumbag and having no bottom line, this guy actually had a good sense of humor.

And this time she was really on Zakkang's side.

Selena admired her nails and said:

"Indeed, little Mason, if you want Konstantin to say what you are interested in, you have to come up with something we want first. For example, should you explain your true origin or something. ”

"And the background of the Stellar Society and their inside information."

Za Kang squinted his eyes and leaned against the table, playing with a small green fireball in his hand, and said:

"We're a squad now, Mason, and you can't hide too much if you want to be united."

"My origins are a hapless young man in Gotham City."

Mason took out another alchemy material again and said to the two in front of him:

"My experience is just like I told Batman, I was indeed captured by Old K as cannon fodder before I strayed into the Stars Society, I didn't lie, at most I just didn't tell the whole truth.

As for the Stellar Society..."

He took out the captain's manual given by Mr. Hunter and threw it to Zakang, saying:

"It's all I know. You have to understand that I am a newcomer who has just joined the club and tried to kill his own captain and replace him, and I started so quickly that he died before he could explain too much.

But what I can tell you is that the stars are not a good thing.

This is the advice that Old K gave me before he died. ”

"Which of the organizations that manipulate members with soul curses is good?"

Za Kang flipped through the captain's handbook and said in a quiet tone:

"But this organization does have a bit of a doorway, just from the fact that they have mastered the skillful ability of parallel world shuttle, they are already the number one organization in our world.

According to the instructions in this manual, the division of power between the different worlds of the Stars Society should be a dangerous A-class world, or a super-A class.

Why do I still feel a little hell honored? ”

He complained and handed the thin manual to Selena, and Catwoman sat by the window and flipped through the important information in the text.

"As for Team K...

In three weeks' time, there was an internal trade fair of the Stars that we were going to attend, and the forced exploration mission I mentioned earlier, which was our first hurdle after joining the Stars Club. ”

Since he decided to be honest about his current situation, Mason did not hide it, and he also told Zakang and Catwoman about the existence of Mr. Hunter, and said:

"I think we're going to have to survive before we can figure out how to get rid of or kill those bastards. What do you say, both? ”

"I'm more curious about the purpose of the Stars than that."

Catwoman shook the manual in her hand and said:

"What did Mr. 'Destiny' do with all the effort he put into assembling a huge organization that spanned countless parallel worlds, bringing together the chosen people from all worlds?

Mr. Hunter told you that there are other squads in our world besides Team K, and what are they trying to do when they are lurking?

The Stars Society is divided into five levels and has a clear command and logistics system, there are so many world resources for them to discover and use, and they are constantly exploring new parallel worlds.

It's not recruiting explorers at all, Mason.

They're helping some hidden guy form and maintain an 'army'. ”

Selena leaned against the window and asked softly:

"But who are they going to fight against? Or rather, who are they fighting against? ”

"It's a mystery."

Zhakang spat out the smoke ring and said in a gloomy tone:

"Even with a dozen curses on my back, it's been a long time since I've been so upset. The thought that I might be forced to fight Superman and Wonder Woman to the death in the future makes me want to strangle you right now, Mason.

But the good news is that Ms. Selena is on our side!

The pesky batboy might be on the verge of a defection or something.

Reach out!

Let me see your tattoo again. ”

The Dark Mage rolls out the burning cigarette in the healing potion Mason has just made.

He examined the tattoo on Mason's left arm more seriously than he had done several times before, and used a seemingly high-level magic spell in the absence of magic around him.

In an instant, the entire captain's cabin was illuminated by a pulsing arc of light.

"Ahh

Mason gritted his teeth but groaned.

He felt as if his left arm had been slashed by a sharp blade repeatedly, and after nearly a minute of arcs of light fluttering, the slag Kang, who was so weak that his forehead was sweating, trembled and propped up the table.

He emitted a strange white aura as if it had been steamed, and he hurriedly drained the vitality potion that Mason handed over.

After regaining some energy, he rolled up the second tobacco and said:

"The good news is that it's not a curse that is enforced. There are no 'domination', 'domination' or 'demagoguery' in its composition, which means that we don't have to worry about our souls being taken over at some point.

So I guess it's a 'secrecy curse'.

As long as we don't talk about the Stars Society all over the place, there's a good chance that we won't trigger the backlash of this curse. ”

"What's the good news?"

Catwoman pouted and said:

"There is no need to curse to force members to obey, which means that the stars will have other means of dealing with rebels. The bad news? ”

"That's a lot of bad news."

Zha Kang, who finally gave all his strength to a curse check for Mason, shrugged his shoulders, tilted his head with a cigarette roll and asked Mason to light it for him with magic fire, and then said slowly:

"Mason told me before that the curse came from a godhead devil, but in my experience, even true gods can only have divine authority in their own kingdom.

However, the curse on Mason's arm can still be effective even though it is separated from the main body by countless parallel worlds, and every member of the Star Society has such a curse.

Taste the meaning of this, and taste it for yourselves. ”

Za Kang spread his hands and said in a rotten tone:

"Don't think about getting rid of it head-on, it's impossible. Second, the curse will deepen as we rise to the Stars, until we finally become one with the soul.

It is an irreversible process of 'transformation'.

At present, there is no way to get rid of it unless death is added. ”

"Wait!"

Mason abruptly interrupted Zakon's words, he stared at the dark mage, and said:

"Does death make the curse invalid?"

"Are you doubting my vast experience in dealing with curses?"

Zakang squinted at him and said:

"Also, what do you mean by 'death is fine'? Meaning death is a piece of cake for you? Why don't I stab you now and see the results? ”

"Nope! You idiot. ”

Mason seemed to suddenly open his mind.

He stood up and quickly used his brain, and said to the two people in front of him:

"If death is the end of this 'hard labor,' then we are not without a way out. Death is not the end, we can find some way to resurrect ourselves.

For example, the Pool of Seralus, treasured by the League of Assassins, has the ability to 'resurrect the dead'.

We can't get rid of this curse, but we don't have to, we just have to 'trick' it and we can be free. ”

"I wanted to tell you it wasn't that simple, but you crazy babbling isn't a way to do it. When faced with an enemy that cannot be defeated by common sense, it is wise to choose to fake your death. ”

Za Kang, whose life motto is "run away first when you encounter trouble", was also interested, but he quickly shook his head and said:

"I've heard of that thing in the pool of seralus, but I know that the power behind it is no easier than a godhead devil. You're replacing this one with a worse curse.

Pay for one's whistle. ”

"What about this?"

Mason pulls out Hogwarts' potionaries and flips to the last page to show Zackon and Catwoman, whose names kill them.

"The elixir?"

Zakang and Catwoman glanced at each other, and the eldest sister said suspiciously:

"Even a magical creation is outrageous, is there such a thing?"

"There is an alchemist in the world of Hogwarts who lives for more than 900 years on the Philosopher's Stone. What do you say? ”

Mason's eyes lit up and he said:

"Of course, the elixir of life cannot bring people back from the dead, but it represents a feasibility. I happen to know that there are several ways to achieve resurrection after death, but all of them come at a cost.

John's knowledge of Horcruxes is one of those methods.

The rest of the ones require me to raise my alchemy level to the least master level before I can try to make them. ”

"So what are you waiting for?"

Catwoman jumped over, pressed Mason's shoulders with her hands and pressed him back into her chair, pointing to the crucible and materials in front of her and said:

"Hurry up and practice! My sister's freedom for the rest of her life is on you, and if you do well, it's not that you can't be rewarded a little... John! Didn't you say there was something wrong with his alchemy?

Teach him!

Fast! ”

"Truth be told, unlike the innocent Mason, I'm a person who doesn't give myself a reward and is not motivated..."

Zakang looked Selena up and down and let out a weird laugh.

As a result, seeing Catwoman sneering and moving her left leg, she immediately subconsciously covered her lower body and shrugged her shoulders, picked up a peppermint in her hand, and said to Mason:

"Look, I'll only do it once. I remember doing this when I was working with magic materials..."

"Bang"

As soon as he was about to give Mason a demonstration, the door to the captain's cabin was slammed open. The three men looked back at the door at the same time, and the one-eyed boatswain, who would rush in with an arquebus, shouted in terror:

"Three wizards, something has happened! Tortuga Island... Turtle Island is on fire! That island is burning! ”

"Huh?"

Mason immediately got up.

Turtle Island was the destination of their trip, and something happened over there before they landed on the island.

As the three of them walked out of the captain's cabin, the kite man who had taken off to reconnoiter at night also adjusted his big kite and landed on the deck.

He shouted at Mason and the others:

"It's a zombie! Zombies appeared on the island, and they were setting fire to block it, but it was too late, and the zombies had already rushed into the island from the dock.

Boss, can you save it or not? ”

Mason looked at the burning island in the distance, he looked back at the frightened boatswain, and asked in a cold voice:

"How far away is the nearest port other than Turtle Island? Need to sail for a few days? ”

"It's Port-au-Prince recently, but it's already overrun by ghouls."

The one-eyed old sailor wiped his sweat and said tremblingly:

"To find a safe port, we have to turn to sail for 10 days, at least 10 days."

"There's not that much time to waste!"

Mason made his decision at once, and he said to the kite man:

"Charles, take us into the air and put out the fire first. Selena, you're here watching the boat continue to approach Turtle Island. ”

"Why don't I stay here?"

Zakang didn't really want to risk saving a group of 18th-century survivors, and the lack of magic in this world greatly limited his combat effectiveness.

"You don't want to go, John."

Mason reached out and grabbed the rope dropped by the kite man who had risen again, and he glanced at Zakon and said:

"But if you think clearly, once I die there, you're going to live with Selena for the rest of your life in this apocalyptic world."

"Ugh."

The Dark Mage glanced at Catwoman up and down for a few seconds, and then hesitated:

"If it's a woman like Selena, it's not unacceptable."

"Wow"

The sword on the waist of the expressionless catwoman sister is pulled out in half.

Zakang shrank his head, grabbed another rope, made a dashing gesture, and let the kite man take off from the boat with the two guys with great difficulty, and flew towards the burning Turtle Island.

"Here you go!"

In the air, Mason took out his crit shotgun "Old K" and carried it behind his back, and at the same time threw a small bag of gray potion to Zakang, he said:

"This is a petrification potion, I'll throw it down when I tell you to throw it. Do you have a spell that can extinguish the fire quickly? ”

"Yes, yes."

Zakang looked at the increasingly burning island with a painful face, and he said:

"But this ultra-low magic environment is useless after using people once, and I don't have the habit of saving strangers."

"I'll make you a magic potion."

Mason Says:

"You don't have to return what you took from me, except for the Philosopher's Stone. We're all grasshoppers on a rope now, so don't hide them, John.

I know how good you are. ”

"What's that? Isn't that my thing? ”

Za Kang said with a wary face:

"You shameless! How can there be a captain like you who directly manages the team members' needs? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, get ready to cast spells!"

The young man snorted and shouted to the sky:

"Charles, lower the altitude."

"Boss, uh, I think you two better get ready to rappel right away..."

"Huh? Aren't you a self-proclaimed kite master who can't even land smoothly? ”

"No, my technique is totally fine! But the kite couldn't hold the weight of the three of us and the weight was already cracking, and the good news was that I was able to glide to the island.

The bad news is that we might be going to crash! ”

"Tsk, is this the true strength of Team K? What an eye-opener! Why don't we discuss it, Mason, is it too late for me to quit the team and stay safe? ”