"It's glaring! Where is it? ”

Marion Rod, the pirate captain [Silver Arm] who was still on the second floor and was leading his pirates to fight a group of "misers", found himself suddenly in a strange place in the blink of an eye.

From the dim and lightless underground labyrinth, he entered a golden space, and it was difficult to open his eyes for a moment.

Thanks to the [Pirate]'s blind fighting instinct, you can be sure that there is no danger around you with your eyes closed.

He didn't panic.

When his sight regained, Marion was shocked to find that what was glowing in front of him was countless gold and silver treasures!

Gold and silver coins were piled up like stones in a haphazard way; Red, blue, purple gems and crystals of various colors are discarded at will;

A knight's armor worthy of a small manor house hung messily on a shelf; There are countless swords and swords that glitter with cold light;

A dazzling array of handicrafts and antiques were packed into boxes and buried in mountains of gold and silver

There are so many treasures that the roads in the middle for people to walk on are squeezed into crooked paths.

Marion couldn't help but take two steps forward, just thinking that a fierce man would pounce forward, but he was stunned to find that his second-order power had been completely sealed.

When he saw the denser white lead cicada lines on the floor, he finally realized that he had unintentionally reached the third floor of the labyrinth.

And those ordinary-level [Grotesque Scrooge] are also suppressed here, and they can no longer be resuscitated to attack him.

Reaching out and grabbing a handful of gold coins from a silvery gleaming arm crafted by a craftsman, he watched them slip through his fingers.

Marion Rod's eyes were full of surprise:

"I've already made it to the third floor ahead of schedule?

So, the [Gold Curse of Azik] I want to get is hidden in these piles.

Just waiting for me to find them? ”

The back of the Silver Arm's hand cracked, revealing a compass with a spinning needle [Guidance of the Golden Eye].

Soon the hands were fixed pointing in a direction that represented the most precious of these treasures.

[Silver Arm] Marion immediately rushed out.

While patrolling around the treasures, I couldn't help but worry about my companions.

"My crew members who are still fighting on the second floor don't know what is going on.

I must get what I want as quickly as possible, promote the third-order pirate to recover my extraordinary strength, and rush back to save them immediately. ”

The promotion ceremony of pirates is essentially a pirate professional skill competition that examines a series of abilities:

the personal combat power of the gang jumper; raiding tactics against fat sheep; The comprehensive quality of exploration and treasure hunting.

Although the "Pirate Chest" requirement is to find the treasure of a pirate of the third rank and above.

But in practice, it doesn't have to be from a big pirate, as long as it is a treasure of the same level, it can meet the requirements.

When you get the treasure map, the Silver Law, which acts as a "referee", will determine whether it can be used as a promotion ceremony.

Otherwise, if the treasure hunt can only be for this sequence, then the number of pirates in the lighthouse sequence will never grow.

The biggest limitation is actually the sequence proverb: "Strength is better than hard work".

Since they live by forcible taking, if the transcendents of other sequences do not produce, there is no object for them to forcibly take.

He ran and ran, and suddenly came to a slow stop.

For he found that instead of cursed gold coins, a set of ornate tables and chairs made of gold and inlaid with countless precious stones.

On the table was a piece of parchment that looked old, a quill with a sapphire tip, a bottle of ink, and a silver lighter.

Click!

Just as Marion looked at it in confusion, the lighter box automatically opened and a blue flame appeared.

A line of six stunning beautiful girls dressed in black and white maid costumes lined up and walked out of it, each as beautiful and dignified as a princess in a fairy tale.

Gracefully lifting her skirt to Marion Qiqi, she invited him with the most perfect smile:

"Distinguished guests, please be seated."

"Who are you?"

The pirate captain was puzzled, but under the guidance of several maid ladies, he sat down on the golden chair by surprise.

Without waiting for the maid to answer, her eyes were already attracted by the parchment on the table, and she subconsciously read out the name on it.

"Faust's Pact."

And when his gaze continued to move downward, and when he saw the terms of the contract below, his pupils immediately dilated, and then he breathed heavily, and a fine sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.

"Mr. Marion, as the captain of the ship, you have the right to dispose of the crew under your command.

As long as you choose to sacrifice them to the owner of Treasure Island, you can designate any of the island's treasures to be obtained.

And it is no longer subject to the rules of 'equivalent exchange':

The substances that a person can take from Treasure Island, including water, food, treasures, etc., must not be higher than his own weight.

You can take as much treasure as you have on the island.

Of course, 'Turning Stones into Alchemy' is also in the scope of your choice.

You just need to sign a name and you can easily get it all. ”

This Faustian contract and the devil-like text seem to contain a strange magic.

As long as people see it, they can't help but believe that the above clause has been just by the world itself, and it is 100% true.

As long as the name is signed, the contract will be executed.

Marion suddenly fought in his heart.

A voice sternly stopped him in the bottom of his heart:

"There are comrades-in-arms who fought side by side with me, brothers who grew up together, and like-minded friends.

I lost a hand, and they pooled the money to build this Mithril arm for me.

This time, they were with me to complete the promotion of the Pirate Chest.

They are all my dear relatives and friends.

How can it be measured in terms of mere money? ”

Another voice retorted loudly:

"How can relatives and friends be rich?!

Wake up, people's hearts are unreliable, only money will not betray you, as long as you sign your name, treasures, beauties, strange things, and supreme power are all mine.

What else to hesitate about?

As long as I become a great pirate, that piece of waste will no longer be worthy of me.

How many good crews do you want when the time comes? ”

Marion could hear that both were his own voices.

One from morality, one from desire.

And the latter's voice was obviously much louder than the former, and it was also the truest thought in his heart!

Grabbing the quill from the table, he scribbled his name on the bottom of the Faust contract.

At the same time, he roared:

"Beloved relatives and friends, all beloved relatives and friends, I have paid such a heavy price, add money, you must add money!

I'll choose some stone into alchemy! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar chuckle sounded in his ears.

Immediately, a piece of paper with a forbidden knowledge written on it fell from the sky and fell into the palm of his hand.

Can't wait to keep the bloody words above in mind, Marion's excited face gradually turned red:

"The 'Pirate Chest' ritual doesn't pass once, and there will be a next one.

But if I miss the 'Turning Stone into Alchemy', I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life." ”

And at the moment he made his decision.

The set of golden tables and chairs, contracts, lighters, and maids around him all disappeared in an instant.

And the light of the entire third layer was visibly weakened by the naked eye.

It seems that his choice has something to do with something deep.

At the same time, the treasure hunters who were forcibly pulled into the third layer also made their own choices.

The price they pay may not all be "loved ones", but it must be something precious and significant.

Family, love, friendship, freedom, knowledge, reason

There may be very few people who still stick to their hearts in the face of this temptation.

The light on the third layer also became more and more dim.

In the deepest part of the labyrinth, at the top of the lighthouse that stands on the edge of the essentia sea and the real world.

On a golden table was also a brilliant contract, on which the names of one person after another were rapidly emerging.

Obviously, this is the essence of Faust's Pact.

Facing treasure hunters are just projections.

And just like the legendary Yin and Yang contract, half of this contract is gold on a white background, and the other half is red on a black background.

As more and more people succumb to their desires, the black part begins to expand rapidly.

The faint chirping of cicadas sounded between the lines.

Immediately, an illusory figure wearing a triangular captain's hat appeared in the contract.

Half of them were still human, their eyes glittering with golden divinity, and the other half had turned into ugly bugs, their eyes full of blood-colored malice.

"Don't think! Greed doesn't dominate humans, you don't want to get out. ”

The only thing that responded to him was the same mouth, emotionless:

"Know~Got it~"

"Faust" tells the story of the devil and the creator who each induced Faust.

But there has never been a devil or a creator from heaven.

Some are only the "animal side" of spirituality, which represents chaos and depour, and the "divine side", which represents order and sublimation, competing with each other for the "human self" that represents freedom and the right to choose.

It was Faust who was fighting for back then, but this time it was the great pirate Flint!

Apparently he died, but not completely.

And all the unsolved mysteries on the island are all in this Faustian contract.

At this moment, Byron arrived on the third floor with Violet and Thomas the Macaw.

I saw the golden table and chairs that appeared in front of me and the beautiful maid who was saluting them gracefully.

"Distinguished guests, please be seated."