Still wet and looking a little scruffy, Barnabas turned to Kassandra and Rann on the deck, stared at them, and then fell to his knees like a cloak that had fallen to the ground.

He stared at Kassandra and Rann with awe in his eyes.

"During my travels, I have met people who claim to have the blood of the gods in their bodies. But talking big is a simple and cheap thing to do, and I think to really judge a person you need to look at their behavior. But you two are the ones who convinced me for the first time that this was the case. ”

Lann ducked to the side, leaning against the ship's wooden railing.

Icarus fell from the sky on Kassandra's shoulder, and she waved her hand to signal Barnabas to stand up.

"Before we are so polite, should we introduce ourselves?"

"Ahh That's how it should be! The old man woke up from a dream, and he barely straightened his soaked hair and neck.

"I'm Barnabas, captain of the Adrestia."

"Thank you very much! I've spent my whole life at sea, and it would be a shame to die in a cauldron on land just now. ”

"You're welcome, Barnabas. I'm Kassandra, a mercenary. ”

Kassandra smiled cheerfully, and shook her forearm with Barnabas. Then he tilted his head to look at Lan En who was standing to the side.

The witcher acknowledged the gesture and waved his hand at Barnabas as well.

"Hello, I'm Lanen, and I'm a mercenary."

He wasn't used to being bowed down, but he didn't resist meeting new people.

And Barnabas's self-acquaintance seemed to be easy to deal with Lane's character, and the old man walked up to Lann very enthusiastically, laughed and hugged him hard.

It's like an old friend you haven't seen in years.

This made Lan En a little at a loss.

"Oh roar! My friends, you are certainly more than just two mercenaries! ”

He slapped Rann the back.

"The one-eyed man pressed me into the water, I prayed to the gods, and then he pulled me out again, and guess what? You've appeared! ”

"It's just a coincidence." Lane said.

"You prayed, and I answered you." This is Kassandra's answer.

Rann looked at Kassandra in some surprise, and he saw Kassandra's confident and proud eyes.

She doesn't necessarily think of herself as God, but she thinks she has the power to respond to the prayers of others.

A woman who is so confident that she is somewhat dazzling.

Lan thought to himself.

"Haha! It seems that the myths are true, and even you will have disagreements. ”

Barnabas laughed merrily, feeling like he was in the middle of a wonderful play.

"Don't make fun of us, Barnabas. Tell me how you got into trouble with the One-Eyed? Lan patted the old man on the shoulder, pointing to his soaked hair and neck, "He's brutal, but he's not going to put every captain who comes to Kepharonia like that, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Barnabas sighed deeply.

"Actually, the matter with the one-eyed man was a misunderstanding. I recently enjoyed a meal at a bistro by the Sami marina. It's better to eat than to drink. I was so drunk that I decided to tell the locals a story about a past voyage about something I saw on the island. ”

"The story was wonderful, everyone was comfortable listening to it, and I was happy to tell it. But a second after I mentioned the word 'cyclops,' my head was pressed into the cauldron filled with water. ”

"yes, one-eyed people are more ...... I care about that. Kassandra's lips twitched into a smile.

Ranne's interest was more in the tales of the voyage in Barnabas's mouth.

"You mentioned 'Cyclops'? On which island, is it a beast that is blind in one eye? ”

"Beasts? No, no, no, Lan. Although I was old-eyed, I was a shrewd and capable man at that time, and I knew what a beast was and what a 'monster' was. ”

"You want to hear the story, Lann? Ah, of course. Everybody wants to hear a story, and I wouldn't be tired of telling it a thousand more times. ”

A look of remembrance flashed in Barnabas's only eye, and his tone was cautious and fearful.

"My brother and I were captains of the Athenian fleet, but then we were involved in a siege. Poseidon's fury destroyed our entire fleet, and it was on that night that I saw it."

In an era when information dissemination was still underdeveloped, storytelling was very appealing. Kassandra, for example, is now drawn to the story.

"It? What do you see? ”

"Ah, when the god unleashes his wrath, he doesn't just stir up the wind and the rain."

Barnabas said in a low voice.

"I see his beast, his brutal pet!"

As he spoke, his remaining eyes surged the sea around him, as if he were wary of something.

"Few people will believe my words, but this blind eye is evidence of eternity. As a punishment for me to see Poseidon's pet and live to spread the story. ”

After saying all this, both Rann and Kassandra fell silent. Obviously, neither of them expected that the story of Barnabas would actually be of this type.

They thought that the other party would tell a story of an Athenian army or a desert island adventure at most. Unexpectedly, this well-informed old captain was Poseidon's pet as soon as he opened his mouth. Is this a mythical creature?

Fortunately, Barnabas himself does not seem ready to talk about it further. He let out a sigh.

"I owe you my life, and there is no doubt that all the crew members survived because of you. But I can't think of any other way to repay you for saving your life than to offer my loyalty to you both. ”

"All you have to do is lend me the boat for a while." Kassandra thought of her mission.

"A journey?" The old captain asked, "I'll take you anywhere, falconer." If you want, it doesn't hurt to go to the edge of the world! ”

The Falconer, that's what Adrestia's crew called Kassandra.

The eagle is the bird of the gods, and in the battle just now, Icarus once helped Kassandra directly capture and kill a bandit. Hence the name "falconer".

"And what about you, Lane? What are your plans? ”

Barnabas turned his head and looked at the witcher.

"Do you have a place you want to go too? We'd better coordinate and I want to repay you, but if the two of you don't have the same schedule. I only have one boat. ”

"No, don't think about me yet, Barnabas. My itinerary is still undecided. ”

Lan smiled and waved his hand.

"Can you leave me alone with Kassandra for a while? I have something to talk to her about. ”

The old captain looked at the man and then at the woman, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and walked to the other side of the deck.

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