Chapter 48: The Clouds of Nahuat

Aaron didn't expect Esther to read the notes so quickly, and even brought them back to him.

Aaron was having dinner alone in the captain's room, so that he could have a drink calmly and not care about other people's feelings. So when he was disturbed, he was a little unpleasant:

"You're quick to see, as I said before, don't practice on the boat."

Esther didn't ask for more details about "divination", but mentioned the team that went to explore the island: "Alexander, they're not in trouble, are they?" ”

"No, they met some natives in the area and traded some of the harvest from our boat. Alexander seems to have noticed some kind of mineral that he had not seen in the outside world, so he became interested in researching, his old problem. ”

Aaron explained in great detail, shaking the amber brandy in his glass at Esther: "Because I never allowed him to bring anything of unknown composition on board, he came back with someone and went back to the village with the experimental equipment." What are you looking for him? ”

Esther shook her head: "I didn't particularly want to talk to him about anything, but I was a little worried subconsciously." ”

"There's nothing to worry about, unless the volcano erupts...... However, there is very little information about this island, so it is not a bad thing to be cautious. Aaron looked at Esther's frowning brow and said.

"Would you like to try divination?"

Aaron was stunned for a second, because the "mysterious queen" was going to meet Hamel, he really didn't do divination before landing on the island under his nervousness!

This is absolutely not what it should be.

"The teacher didn't tell me of any danger here, but she seems eager for you to follow us......" Aaron's eyes narrowed, "If that's the case, maybe she's already given me the answer." ”

Esther's brow furrowed even tighter, "Are you thinking about making me a thug?" Will you trust me too much? ”

Aaron smiled and tapped his temples: "I trust my instincts, and that's my little rule, if things are hard to figure out, go with the flow and get the best results." ”

Before Esther could question him further, Aaron continued, "But I should really do a divination and wait a moment. ”

He finally showed a little sense of responsibility as the head of the regiment. This made Esther sigh in her heart, and she couldn't help but start to reflect on herself, could it be that when she usually relied on "intuition" to act, she would feel so unreliable to Klein?

Aaron put the old notebook away, pressed down a dark compartment on the wall, and the plank bounced up, revealing three or four crystal balls of different sizes, all of which were also mixed with silver huddle filaments, similar to mercury that constantly emitted a shimmering light.

Aaron held the smallest one in his hand, and the crystal ball was larger than his fist, and it looked like it was not light.

"Like it? If you like to make it yourself or even customize, add different extraordinary materials according to the use, and use your gold louis enough. Aaron quipped as he walked up to Esther and showed her.

Esther laughed dryly: "Haha, I still like cheaper auxiliary props, so as not to break them and feel distressed." ”

Aaron immediately took a few steps back and took the crystal ball away from Esther.

Next, he held the crystal ball in both hands, the expression on his face focused and peaceful, and although Aaron's eyes were staring at the filaments in the crystal ball, the focus of his eyes gradually fell farther away.

His lips twitched, but he didn't make a clear sound, and the ancient Hermetian language came out like a dream, and Esther could barely make out the words "fate," "guidance," and the names of Alexander's men.

As Aaron's voice fell, the crystal ball reflected in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and the silver fluid inside gradually stretched, forming a scene of spinning and reciprocating.

Esther followed Aaron into the crystal ball, and soon, several images quickly passed her eyes: mottled rusty craters and dark bottomless caverns, and among the dark clouds were Alexander, Mary, and Aaron with a few sailors in disarray, the huge blood basin mouth opened, and many trees and spilled blood stains were smashed in two by the bone monster......

Everything darkened, and at last Esther's eyes returned to clarity, only to meet Aaron's more strange eyes.

She laughed a little weakly: "What's wrong? ”

"Nothing...... It turned out that there was a crisis, and although it was not life-threatening and could be dealt with, it was also difficult for them. ”

Aaron didn't answer his strange extra experience just now, and the whole time of his divination was under the intervention of some more distant force, until he glanced up at the faint glimmer of Hamel's eyes, and realized that she had forcibly intervened to observe his "divination" process.

It felt pretty bad, almost like being "watched" by some kind of evil spirit.

Esther thought for two seconds, "Do you have a way to contact them?" ”

"You can tell their bearings, and this is a good opportunity for you to practice divination, Hamel."

Esther looked at Aaron stunned: "Are you serious?" ”

Aaron's smile was bright: "Of course not. ”

With that, he opened another compartment and pulled out a bronze charm from it.

Esther began to wonder if there was something hidden behind every board in his captain's room.

Aaron poured spiritual power into the spell and said in the ancient Hermetic language: "Communicate." ”

The spell began to glow cyan, and then Aaron changed to Intis: "Come back quickly, there is an anomaly on the island, and the divination is not going well." ”

The spell crumbled into the air, and Aaron patted the little powder left on his hand and raised an eyebrow at Esther, "That's all." ”

Esther pointed to herself, "Don't you need to pick them up?" ”

"If you want, I won't stop you, can you make sure you're safe?"

Estmo tapped the pattern on his hand: "No problem, the bone sword is in my hand." ”

"Ha, it's indeed in your 'hands'. If you're trying to experiment with it, feel free. Aaron sat back in the captain's chair, raised his glass indifferently, and gestured to Esther in the direction of the door.

Esther was a little puzzled: "You're not worried about them?" ”

"I wasn't the most powerful fighter on this ship, and I would have been able to help less without the Clover." Aaron sighed, "Well, in fact, the most powerful is not Toma, but the old gentleman who seems to be erudite and intelligent. ”

"But Mr. Alexander doesn't look any younger."

"The way he lived and learned was that the longer he lived, the more he learned, he took several boxes with him, didn't he? If Alexander had used all his 'research results' recklessly and at all costs, half of the Nahuat Island would have been blown away. ”

Esther knew that this was the way to fight, and she told Aaron her decision: "I'll go to them." ”

"I won't send someone to you, you think about it."

Esther still nodded: "My language lessons with Mr. Alexander are not over yet, and I would like to try a simple 'search for people' divination." ”

"I won't lend you a crystal ball either."

Esther suddenly smiled, "I know you're not worried about me getting off the boat alone, Captain Aaron, but I want to take a look." ”

Aaron stared at her for two seconds and pointed to the lantern hanging by the door: "At least bring a lamp, it's already dark." ”

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A few minutes later, Esther climbed down the rope ladder hanging from the outside of the Clover, with a lantern on her arm, and two night patrol sailors taught her how to use the foam and step directly on the water if she stepped down enough foam from the hull of the Clover.

To be on the safe side, they usually wrap their feet and arms in foam so that they don't lose their balance and fall headlong and can't climb up, so that when they fall into the water, they will at most slip and swim forward.

This function eliminates the need for trivial tasks such as raft rowing, and can be regarded as a ship culture unique to the "Clover", and other pirate ships must use a gangplank or bridge to land on the island, and cannot stop anywhere they want.

Before Esther could reach out to the foam around the Clover, a large puff of foam floated up automatically, as if spitting out a series of bubbles on Esther's body, almost wrapping her whole body into a ball, as if she were wearing a spacesuit made of foam.

Esther looked at the hull of the Clover amusementively and whispered, "Thank you so much for your enthusiasm......"

It's a bit too much though.

As soon as Esther reached the surface, she fell on all fours like an ice skate, because she was covered in bubbles, and she slid straight out with such momentum, and the speed was completely uncontrollable.

Esther's whole body seemed to be rolled on the water, leaving a long string of scattered fine foam in the air, the horse lantern played in the crimson moonlight, and the laughter of the two sailors in the bow of the ship was particularly harsh in the night with only the sound of the waves.

Shame on you!

After sliding onto the beach, Esther continued to rush forward for several meters, but when she touched the sand, the foam burst quickly. She struggled to shake off the large clumps of foam that had stuck to her body, rubbing a small amount of fine sand with her palms to destroy them, otherwise the "diehards" would have lasted half an hour.

Patting off the little sand on her body, Esther could still hear unceremonious laughter in the distance in the crimson moonlight.

Those two people laughed endlessly! Bah!

Esther stood firm on the beach, folded her hands and pulled them apart, and the bone sword appeared in her hand, which she held in her right hand.

She grabbed the lantern that had been clipped to her elbow in the palm of her left hand and lifted it upwards to illuminate a path that had been carved out of the woods, as there were still traces of footprints on the ground as someone walked by.

Esther felt a faint touch from the "Pale Bone Spike": "It seems that I am right, there is something on this island that attracts you." ”

In those foreseen scenes, there was a huge monster made of white bones, and it was because she foresaw its existence that Esther made up her mind to go to the island to take a look.

She held the bone sword in front of her and silently said in her mind: "Alexander, their directions." ”

The "Pale Bone Spike" suddenly lit up with a ring pattern and a shimmer of light, and with a slight humming sound, it fell to the left front, pointing her in the right direction.