41. Arms on the shelf
There is almost no explanation for such things, and only the souls of great resentment will continue to linger in the place of death.
The ship was a big ship full of human seamen, and the elf girl had died in the captain's room, and she couldn't close her eyes and say that there was a love story in this room.
Jasper quickly put the magic book in his satchel, and the ritual of purifying the ghosts was over.
The second mate sitting on the soft leather sofa didn't expect it to end so soon, and thought it would take half the night......
With some reluctance, he got up from the soft sofa, looked down and pulled out a stack of gold coins, exactly ten, from the pocket hanging under his belt.
He swept the gold coin in his hand, and it made a crisp and textured crashing sound.
"Do you want gold?" He asked Jasper.
Jasper hurriedly shook his head, stiffly squeezed out a smile, and said:
"According to the previously agreed deal, gold coins can only be melted into gold ingots and sold as materials, and this thing is not in circulation in the elven country......"
The corners of the second pair's mouth twitched slightly, the horizontal flesh on his face was a little hideous, and he showed a look that you were very ignorant, and said:
"Ten gold coins are on our side, and we can buy a polished complete magic crystal, not such a magic core that I don't know if there is a magic crystal in it."
With that, he reached into his pocket again and pulled out a black stone the size of a duck's egg and handed it to Jasper.
Jasper took the stone into his hand, sniffed it under his nose, then took out a small hammer and struck it on it, then listened intently, squinting his eyes with satisfaction.
The second mate looked at Jasper with a gentle smile on his face.
It's just that the smile on his face looks particularly hideous.
"Actually, we can add an additional commission, do you want to do it? The reward is still the core of a saber-toothed sea beast. ”
Jasper put the core in his satchel and turned to look at Roy, who tasted the sweetness of Roy's help and felt that the job could actually be taken on.
But at this moment, Roy was in a cold sweat behind his back.
Because he suddenly thought that the Naga killer on the beach was chasing humans everywhere, and it was very likely that it had something to do with this sea ship.
Especially when he saw the gloomy face of the second officer, he became more and more sure of his guess.
"Grand Priest Reed is still waiting for news from us at the temple......"
Roy glanced at the second mate and whispered to Jasper.
Jaspar pulled Roy's sleeve and responded in a lower voice, "I can ask him to add an honorarium." ”
When Roy saw Jasper get the black stone, he was a little dizzy, and hurriedly put his hand on his shoulder, pulled him to the corner of the wall of the captain's cabin, and whispered:
"Jasper, let's not take any chances, I'm afraid our Holy Light won't be enough!"
Jasper didn't notice Roy's eyes and said confidently:
"My light can perform four more purifications, and it's more than a mistake to deal with a ghost, Roy, not every time you meet an employer who is so generous, but I can guarantee that every time I purify a ghost, it's almost like this...... If you want to go home, I'll let them take you first. ”
"Jasper, didn't you say you were going to pray with Abt tonight?"
Roy said as he elbowed Jasper in the ribs.
The impact was not light, Jasper suddenly retracted his stomach, although he hadn't reacted for the time being, but he knew that something must be wrong with Roy, so he said:
"Oh! I seem to remember what I said......"
There was a basin of water in the corner, just embedded in an iron shelf jutting out of the wall.
And the bronze mirror is inlaid on the wall opposite the basin, just on the side of the wooden wall, and the position is a bit hidden.
Only by standing in front of the basin can you find the existence of this intricately designed bronze mirror.
Roy had just walked around the captain's room eight times, and because he had to pay attention to all corners of the captain's room, he knew that there was a bronze mirror on the opposite side of the basin.
At this moment, Roy and Jasper looked through the bronze mirror opposite each other and just happened to see the ordinary seafarer standing in the doorway, and the door behind him was already with a deadbolt.
The tall second mate standing on the other side of the captain's room, smiling, stood there with his hands behind his back, holding a black dagger in his hand......
At this moment, Jasper was completely awake.
It's just that the other party didn't seem to think about letting the two of them go at all......
"Since I can't cooperate, then I'll send you two away." The second mate had a kind smile on his face and leaned over step by step.
The seafarer guarding the door had no intention of opening the door, and he blocked the deadbolt with his body.
If it weren't for the bronze mirror, these would have been blocked by the bodies of the second officer and the seafarer......
"We're not...... Don't want to cooperate...... If you want us to purify the spirits again, you'll have to pay more! Jasper hesitated at first, but shouted at the end.
The second mate stopped, narrowed his eyes that showed a cold light, and the dagger he was holding in his hand was also tucked into his sleeve, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly:
"The reward is negotiable, as long as it can help me get rid of the spirits in the cabin below."
Jasper stiffened his head and said, "Purify one wraith and two demon cores." ”
"Yes!"
The second mate agreed without even thinking about it.
Jasper and Roy secretly exchanged glances, and Jasper continued to bite the bullet and say:
"Then you can take us over there to see how it goes......"
The second mate waved to the seaman at the door, and the two of them heard the door open......
……
Roy and Jasper followed the second mate out of the captain's cabin, caught in the middle, and at the back of the line was the seaman with his right hand on the hilt.
Exit the captain's quarters, descend the stairs and turn right into the cabin on the ground floor of the captain's quarters, which is above deck.
Only then did Jasper notice that the seafarers sitting on the deck had smiles in their eyes, but there was obvious banter in those smiles.
The second mate walked down the narrow hallway, where the smell of pan-fried fish wafted from the air, and the wooden shelves next to it were filled with hard, dry whole-wheat bread and stacks of baked wheat cakes, each more than a man tall.
It turns out that the ship's galley is located in this location, and it is one of the few high-quality rooms above deck.
The second mate paused at the kitchen door, casually said a few words to a fat chef in the kitchen, and then got a bunch of copper keys from the fat chef.
He took Roy and Jasper a few meters ahead, and here he had reached the end of the corridor, at the stern of the ship, and through the arched windows he could see the outside of the ship, but it was not against the dock, it was dark outside.
The second mate used a brass key to open the rearmost hatch, and the shelves in the room were filled with boxes of vegetables and fruits, including pumpkins, onions, carrots and tomatoes, and fruits of oranges, pineapples and watermelons, which were almost impossible to find in Castletown, but the fruits were the seasonal fruits of the place.
Roy didn't see the breadfruit that the elves usually ate, not a single one......
Roy heard the magician Benjamin say that there must be a plant cultivation room on a large sea ship like this.
This is not supposed to be a cultivation room, but a warehouse for storing vegetables, and the warehouse is very shady and not stuffy.
"There's also a wraith in this warehouse, always running out in the dead of night to scare our head chef, I need you to purify it......"
The second mate said to Jasper.
He didn't even bother to hide it, and in a commanding tone, that look in his eyes also showed that he was going to eat you.
Roy and Jasper looked at each other again, and walked into the storage warehouse.
The second officer and another crew member stood guard at the door of the warehouse, and the hatch was also open, but the two of them did not squeeze in.
The warehouse wasn't too big, it was full of vegetables and vegetables, and there was only one door, and it was even pitch black inside......
Roy cast the 'Shimmer Illumination Technique' again, and waited until the glimmer of light floated above the two of them, and there was a glimmer of light in the warehouse.
There are a lot of shelves for vegetables and fruits, and rows of sloping wooden boxes are placed on the shelves.
Roy suddenly realized a problem, they loaded so many seasonal vegetables and fruits on the ship, this is not cold storage, these fruits and vegetables can't be stored for too long, unless they are about to go to sea, they don't need to be stored in the warehouse at all......
The two of them walked to the deepest part of the warehouse, and the indifference on Jasper's face was gone.
He was a little flustered, but he said to Roy in the lowest voice possible:
"Roy, we can't leave, it's all my fault! I was supposed to have come here to take the adventure, but I didn't expect you to be involved. ”
Roy stood beside a shelf, put his arm around Jasper's shoulder, and said:
"Jasper, don't be so pessimistic, as long as we calm down, there should still be a chance!"
"This is the port of the elven city, and as an alien sea vessel, all their actions will be restrained."
And Roy knew that tonight's tide would not come until about three o'clock in the morning in the second half of the night, and that the ship would not have been able to leave the port without relying on the high tide.
"Jasper, you know how to swim, right?" Roy asked Jasper.
Jasper nodded hurriedly.
"Later, when we find an opportunity to paddle in the paddle room, we will say that the evil spirit has fled over there, and as soon as we get there, there is a row of windows in the room over there, and usually when the big sea ship needs to paddle, the oars stick out of the window, and then we will rush directly to the window and jump into the sea."
"As long as we can get to the dock safely, we are safe, and I guess they won't dare to chase them out!" Roy continued.
As Roy said this, he felt something on the left shelf that seemed to be reflecting.
He subconsciously adjusted the shimmering illumination technique, and several scales shone brightly under the shimmering light, at first he thought it was a sea fish, but then he immediately realized that something was wrong, it seemed to be an arm!