Chapter 70: Mid-Range Island
"Gelman, guess who I am?
"I haven't seen you for two days, how are you doing in Byam?" Did The Witcher's extraordinary traits sell? Did Daniz escape?
"The 'Blue Mountain Rose' on which I am aboard will dock tomorrow evening, and the restaurant here is much worse than that on the White Onyx, and there are no fish-men to bring their tender meat, but fortunately, there is a group of pirates who have contributed their precious and extraordinary characteristics, and have added a touch of gold pounds to my boring travels......
“…… Before dealing with the captain, I learned that the 'City Breaker' belonged to the fleet of the 'Sick Lieutenant Admiral Tracy', who was chasing down an escaped young woman at sea, who was Tracy's captive and seemed to have some not-so-healthy relationships...... During the battle, I gained two extraordinary traits, and after divination, they belonged to the 'Monster' path sequence 7 'Lucky One' and the 'Warrior' path sequence 8 'Fighter', the former caused me a little trouble due to their luck, and you should be very careful when encountering such people in the future.
“…… In addition, there seems to be a 'Witch Sect' behind the 'Sick Lieutenant General', and perhaps Tracy is also involved in human trafficking, which means that she is related to the 'Aurora Society', the hidden forces of the Rune royal family, and even Zangwill......
"Therefore, I will let Elaine go as soon as I am ready to go ashore, and it is not wise to provoke them now, even if I deal with Tracy, it will attract the attention of the forces behind her.
"Eventually, I tried using the 'Calamity' charm...... It's hugely powerful, but it can only be applied to a single target, and it consumes more than half of its spirit, so it's not very useful against opponents of the same level, so if you need it, I'll include one with me next time.
"—I want to, Angelica."
Putting down the pen and reading it carefully, she tucked the letter paper into the envelope, Angel lit the candle on the table, recited the incantation, and summoned her own messenger, Lady Winza.
Although in the contract, Angel agreed that the other party was not allowed to peek at the letters, she still wrote her and Klein's pseudonyms, just in case.
The spell took effect, and the black cat fell directly from the ceiling this time, floating in the air and landing on the ground, and then jumped onto the desk, tilting its head to look at Angel.
"Here, this letter, send it to ...... Hmm, the younger one. ”
Angel whispered, handing over the envelope, wanting to see how the black cat Wensa put away the letter, but saw the other party's blue vertical pupils looking at the door behind her, she turned her head and found Elaine with unkempt red hair and eyes looking straight at the black cat.
"Meow-"
Wenza opened his mouth, baring his sharp teeth menacingly, then clutched the envelope, his form disappearing as if erased by an eraser.
"What is it? Do you have a black cat? ”
Elaine, who was sleeping a little dazed, muttered, her expression confused and a little frightened, although she was extraordinary, she had never seen a black cat more than half a meter long disappear directly under her eyelids.
"It's just a messenger, maybe you'll have a chance to meet it later."
Angel smiled at the corners of her mouth, soothing the red-haired lady who woke up in her dream like a child.
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On Saturday evening, the Blue Mountain Rose, which had been several hours late due to a long headwind, finally arrived at Mid-Range Island, found its own spot at the busy docks, and docked.
After the passengers on the ship were almost gone, Angel packed her luggage and slowly walked down the gangway to the surface, where she felt rusty all over her body after three days and two nights of sea travel, and even missed the brief happy time of diving in the water.
She was followed by a somewhat cowering Elaine, who looked left and right, with a hint of anticipation and worry on her face.
Stepping on land for a long time is one step closer to returning to Intis, which makes her feel happy after being captured by pirates and escaping after a lot of hardships, but she is afraid of encountering pirates who recognize her and being captured back on Tracy's "Black Death" to receive another strange "punishment......
Thinking of the nights that were daunting, but indulged in them, the entanglement of limbs, the heat in her heart, and the ultimate pleasure flashed through her mind again, making her cheeks bloodshot and hot.
Angel, disguised as a black-haired, freckled round-faced woman in front of her, suddenly stopped, causing Elaine, who was caught off guard, to crash straight into her.
"Ouch-"
Elaine's physical coordination from Sequence 7's potion allowed Elaine to avoid the tragic fate of her nose hitting the back of her opponent's head, and she snorted dissatisfiedly, then remembering that she was a powerful Sequence 5 Extraordinary, and swallowed the Indisian words that she was about to blurt out immediately back into her stomach.
"Once you've disembarked, you'll be able to leave on your own."
Looking at Elaine with a red and white face, Angel felt a little funny, the "Pleasure" potion gave her the ability to keenly perceive the other party's careful thoughts at this time, but she kindly did not pick on it, but pretended to be indifferent.
"Leave ......"
Elaine looked surprised, she originally thought that what the witch in front of her said, "Let yourself go when you get off the boat" was just a perfunctory remark, but she didn't expect that as soon as her feet stepped on the ground of Midrange Island, she asked herself to leave, even with a hint of ...... Urgent?
It occurred to her that the other party kept saying that she could only sleep on the sofa in the living room, but he had prepared the bedding and pillow for her, saying that he did not want to clash with the "Sick Lieutenant General", but he quickly sank it before the city breaker approached, and even ...... The clothes on her body are still borrowed from each other.
Taking a deep breath, Elaine slowly lowered her head:
"Thank you...... Thank you for keeping your promises. ”
Compared with the compromise and false flattery on the "Black Death", this is her long-lost sincere gratitude!
But when she raised her neck, she was surprised to find that the witch had gone far away, and was almost overwhelmed by the bustling passengers on the dock.
She......
Elaine's face collapsed instantly.
After a long silence, she turned around and began to think about her next "escape".
Heading north from Midway Island to the mainland was undoubtedly the fastest route, but she could think of it, and Tracy must have thought of it, that at this moment, perhaps her ships were already watching the passing passenger ships near the waterway north to the Spice Bay, and it would be tantamount to throwing herself into a trap if she went this way.
This time, there is no kind witch to help her deal with another pirate ship.
The other way is to return to Byam, which is also her original plan after escaping the Black Death, but she didn't expect to get on the reverse ship......
Tracy, who had just lost a boat on this route, would never have imagined that she would return the same way immediately after, and that Byam had the consulate of Intis and the elders of her own family serving there, so it would be easy to get a ticket back to Intis as long as she identified herself, and even hope to get help from the local garrison or the Church of Storm, and in turn trap Tracy who was tracking her!
Shaking her head and crossing off this dreaded option, Elaine looked at the Blue Mountain Rose, which was being repaired by the docks and waiting for her to return tomorrow, and decided to choose the second option, taking the boat back to Byam and then returning to Intis at the right time.
But I ...... Seems penniless?
Thinking of the purchase of the ferry ticket, she suddenly realized that her feet pacing back and forth froze in place, and her hand subconsciously touched the pocket on her body, but she was surprised to find that the bag was bulging, and there was a stack of banknotes in it at some point, and she took it out and counted it by the last ray of sunset on the sea, and it was 30 pounds!
Looking up suddenly, Elaine looked in the direction the witch had left, a heartfelt smile on her face.
"Thank you......"
She whispered again.
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Seeing Elaine's face change again and again, she turned around the dock several times like a headless fly, and finally felt into her pocket and found the "running money" she had hidden in her pocket, Angel breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew her stealth, and left the dock with the crowd of people who got off the boat.
The main purpose of her trip is to find clues to the "Gazer", and to find opportunities to digest potions along the way, and does not intend to have a direct conflict with the "Sick Lieutenant General", although the other party is also a sequence 5, and may not even be as good as herself with a magical item, but at sea, with many warships and countless pirate generals under his command, he is undoubtedly a little stronger than himself who fights alone.
Therefore, her protection of Elaine ends here, if the other party has a little brain, he should know that going north from here is a dead end, and only by exploiting Tracy's thinking loophole and returning to Byam the same way can he escape, and even have the opportunity to introduce the pirate fleet of the "sick lieutenant general" into the encirclement of the navy, so that the seven pirate generals become six.
But would she really be so ruthless?
Remembering the red-haired lady's reverie just now, her face full of crimson, Angel laughed secretly.
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Leaving the busy docks, Angel quickly found a clean-looking hotel, rented a room, enjoyed a nice dinner of Intis, Fenerport and Rorsted, and then bought some information of interest for a few souls in the bar next to the hotel.
Of course, she didn't directly mention the "Gazer", the transcendent creature required for this Sequence 4 potion is not even known to the average bartender, even a specialized intelligence peddler.
All she wanted to know was the strange things happening on the nearby islands.
"Strange place?"
The bartender collected the bill, handed over a glass of cheap fruit wine, looked left and right, and whispered.
"Storms in the Ragy Sea to the south continue all year round, and even hit the island from time to time, and strangely, since six months ago, this phenomenon has become more frequent, causing many ships to Bailang to make a detour, and even then, many of them have strayed into the storm, causing casualties large and small.
"To the west, far from the safe passages, it is said that several pirate ships laden with a harvest have sunk near an island that has not been marked on the map, and it has become the hope of many adventurers to get rich overnight, but the storm there is even more terrifying, and more ships have sunk in search of treasure than the treasure legend itself.
"Vice Admiral Iceberg is said to be recruiting new sailors, and her Golden Dream is parked near the raspy waters of the south, so you can try it if you're interested.
"There have been some problems on the island of Para in the southeast recently, it seems that a lot of people have died, the strange thing is that everyone is spreading it, but no one has really seen it, and even the Storm Church has not moved, hehe, if I were you, I wouldn't have touched such a strange thing."
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Sipping on the sour fruit wine, Angel jot down this information one by one, and quickly confirmed that most of it was false or exaggerated, especially the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg", who had only appeared in Daniz's dream a few days earlier, preparing to get close to Byam and cooperate in the hunt for the "Blood Admiral", which was unlikely to appear near Midrange Island.
But the surrounding islands with strange legends, she planned to study them carefully.
(End of chapter)