After "punishing" Daniz behind her with a few words, Advina led the two through the dimly lit aisle and down the stairs to the second floor.

Compared to ordinary sail ships, the "Golden Dream" is more like the ironclad ship Angel has seen in the history books, with a superstructure in the middle and rear of the hull that is higher than the main gun, although it will cause the main gun that is extremely powerful in Daniz's mouth to not be able to shoot backwards, but it can have a better view......

and quality of life.

The second floor is wider and neater, with large portholes in each room, and while passing by a room with a half-hidden door, Angel inadvertently glances inside, and is immediately attracted by the room that is arranged like an exhibition hall.

"This is our collection room, which houses the harvest of the ship's adventures and treasure hunts, some of which are of unknown significance and yet to be studied, but most of them are mementos."

Adevina took the initiative to introduce and pushed the door open to make the view more transparent.

"Research?"

Crane asked, his indifferent gaze looking in, his expression unchanged, but Angel noticed that his gaze lingered on the "exhibits" for a long time.

"Can we go in and have a look?"

She asked the owner of the place, "Lieutenant General Iceberg".

With permission, Angel was the first to step into the spacious and bright room, followed by Klein.

On the wooden table in the center was a large black iron key, the size of a ship's rudder.

The key to death?

Remembering the real reason why Daniz said that the "blood general" came to him, Angel guessed.

"That's why Señor often troubles my crew," Edwina's voice came from behind her, confirming her suspicions, "and after discovering that the second mate was dead at your hands, he sent a message that he was willing to pay 5,000 pounds for the key belonging to the giant, and another 1,000 pounds for my dead crew." ”

"You promised?"

Klein raised an eyebrow at the other party.

"That's not enough money to compensate my crew and appease their anger," Edwina shook her head with a gloomy face, "and it's most likely a trap, and the 'Blood Admiral' is not a man who likes to talk about money." ”

"I thought you would say yes and sell it to us at a markup."

Angel said, reaching out to touch the black iron key, with a slight expectation in his heart, maybe this "key of death" will change in some way due to his touch, and even guide himself to find the treasure left by the god of death in the berserk sea......

Nothing happened except the icy touch.

She lowered her hand in embarrassment.

"It's a little kindness, if you want to buy it, you can come to me at any time, I will also only charge 5,000 pounds, and my only condition is that after you have researched it, you will tell me the results."

Adevina replied with a grin on her lips, her light blue eyes sparkling as she said "research."

But I always felt like she was laughing at me...... Angel put the hand behind her back and looked at Klein, who tried to touch the key as well, again to no avail.

He turned to his head and asked:

"Do you know where to find literature about the Grim Reaper?"

Grim Reaper Literature ...... How could he be interested in this? Did you ask for Mr. Azik?

Angel looked at Adevina as well.

"I have a few on my shelves, but they're all scattered, and I'll have Daniz copy them to you later. I heard that there was a group of ships captured by the 'Lieutenant General Hurricane', but ...... After his mysterious death in Beckland, the fleet was taken over by Tracy and the whereabouts of the documents are unknown. ”

Edwina's tone was tinged with emotion, but she quickly recovered and looked at the other exhibits.

"This is the horn that is said to summon a ghost ship, and an Intis merchant hired us to find it, and we have almost blown it without seeing the ghost ship; It was a gold coin minted by the Solomonic Empire in the Quaternary period, and each one is now worth a lot of money; It was a wine glass found in the waters where the 'Ghost Empire' once haunted, and unfortunately, if I hadn't taken a vacation at that time, I might have been able to find its trace......"

She introduced her collection one by one, with a smile on her lips and a light in her eyes, which reminded Angel of an old gentleman who also liked to show off his collection, "Wisdom Eye" Issinger Stanton.

Could it be that people with collecting habits like to talk so much that they want everyone to know about their collections?

She pondered, following the hospitable host step by step, browsing through the large and small, priceless, or worthless but monumental collections, beside Klein, who had a straight eye, eager to ask about the history and mystery behind them, but still maintaining the style of a "crazy adventurer", the corners of her eyes almost twitched, and Angel could hardly help laughing.

"What is this? A certain captain's diary? ”

Coming to a heavy book bound from parchment with a dark brown cover, Angel saw Klein look at him again and intimately inquired for him.

"Grossell's Travels, which we found on a shipwreck under the sea, was immersed in seawater for 165 years without any damage."

Advina replied, reaching out and taking the book out of the display and placing it on the glass countertop, where Angel noticed the title in Gufsak script.

"It tells the story of a giant named 'Grossell', who travels through the world in order to hunt the 'King of the North' of the Frost Country, a powerful frost dragon, and meets various companions, including Rune soldiers, pious monks, Solomon nobles, and even female elves."

"The end? Did they kill the 'King of the North'? ”

"I don't know, the story stops when Grossell's team encounters the frost dragon head-on, I don't mean it's gone, but the number of pages behind can't be opened, you see......"

As she spoke, Edwina opened the pages of "Grossell's Travels" and showed them page by page, which was also in bold font in ancient Forsak script, the content was consistent with her description, but the plot was jumpy and full of fragmentation, as if different people had written it in a supplemental way at different times.

On the last few pages, she let go of her hand, and Angel tried to flip back, only to find that the parchment seemed to be fixed together, forming a hard lump about a quarter the thickness of a book, completely unfolding.

"Fire, knife cuts, and all sorts of occult methods have been tried, and the pages that follow have never been opened, and even the entire book has not been damaged at all......," Edwina continued, before turning to it, "If you're interested, you can buy it, but again, my only condition is that I tell me about any research results so that I don't have any doubts." ”

Angel was thinking about whether the "Calamity" spell could destroy it, and when she heard the other party's words, she subconsciously asked:

"How much?"

"Only £8,000."

As long as...... 8000 pounds? The extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 5 are also at this price!

Angel looked at Klein, and saw that the curiosity in his eyes had also quickly disappeared under the heavy blow of the gold pound, so he replied with a smile:

"I'll think about it."

Think about how you got on this ship and were dragged into the collection room to sell expensive but useless items!

She thought hatefully.

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Passing through the corridor outside the "collection room", the three of them came to the crew dining room, which was also on the second floor, and it was already past noon time, and there were only a few sailors resting in the corner.

"The food that prepares for you is here, there are dried fish made from deep-sea fish in the net, homemade yogurt, honey or all kinds of jams, bread and cream over there......"

Adevina introduced that she took the dinner plate and took several kinds of food, and the strong aroma emanated, which made Angel's somewhat shriveled stomach twitch.

She picked up a jar of yogurt and smelled it, and found that it tasted good, so she added her favorite strawberry jam and picked out a few normal-looking dried fish, a few pieces of brioche bread, and a little fried bacon.

The food wasn't as good as Bjarm's luxurious suites and the first class cabins of the White Onyx, but it was pretty much more than a normal ship, and the fact that she found other ordinary sailors coming to eat when she picked up her meal meant that it wasn't just for the captain or boatswain.

"You don't seem to be like any other pirates?"

After arriving at the captain's dining room and finishing a delicious lunch, Angel asked curiously.

"Do you mean the food, or our collection?"

Adevina didn't eat much, and ended her meal first, reading with a palm-sized notebook, and raised her head curiously when she heard Angel's question.

"Yes, and annual leave, your philosophy, and this strange ship."

"It's no surprise that every pirate general has his own philosophy, even the murderous 'Blood General'...... But you're right, we're really different from other pirates, it's not just my own will, it's everyone's choice. ”

Ominously replied, the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" put down the notes in his hand.

She was referring to the opinions of the other crew members, or the forces behind her...... Angel pondered, glancing at her notebook, immediately dizzy by the fine text and complex formulas that were written all over it.

"And what about your own will?"

Crane put down his fork and asked suddenly.

"Collecting collections, collecting ancient documents, and exploring the vast seas, don't you think these things are much more interesting than fighting and killing?" Edwina smiled, which made her oval face more vivid than the actual "iceberg": "I can see that you are too, and that's one of the reasons why I'm willing to sell some of my collection to you." ”

What does she mean is that she is not forced, but equally obsessed with her current job?

Angel suddenly remembered the "Eye of Wisdom" Issinger, who was far away in Beckland and had a similar personality to Edwina, who was a well-known detective and an informant of "Mechanical Heart", a "Keeper of Knowledge" in Sequence 7, who was also full of desire to explore the unknown.

He had been in Lemburg for a long time...... And the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" also seems to be from Lemberg, could both be believers in the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" church there?

Wouldn't it be the church behind the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg"...... Perhaps what she just said was hinting at this to us, to promote possible cooperation in the future?

It's too tiring to talk to this kind of person......

She pursed her lips, wondering if she might go outside to the food shelf to get some yogurt.

(End of chapter)