Bakerland, Joe Wood District, Rice Police Station.

Leonard Mitchell picked up the folder on the table, buttoned up his police uniform, and said to an inspector beside him who was looking at him warily:

"Please give me ten minutes, thank you."

He had just ended a theft of an extraordinary man in Beckland, and was about to plunge into the Constance serial murder case, so he could only spare this morning to complete his "private affairs", so he did not hesitate to use some of his personal connections to contact the "substitute punisher" in charge of Joewood's district.

The "substitute" in police uniform had reluctance written on his face, but eventually nodded and pointed to the conversation room next door.

"We'll keep an eye on you."

Ignoring his prickly answer, Leonard pushed open the door and entered the conversation room, locked it with his backhand, and paced to a large wooden table and sat down.

Opposite him, a girl about sixteen years old in a black dress, brown hair and black eyes sat expressionlessly, only when Leonard pulled out the chair and made a sound, his expression changed slightly, and his eyes subconsciously looked this way.

"Hello, Emily O'Neel, I'm Senior Inspector Mitchell and I have a few questions for you."

Squeezing out a warm smile, Leonard whispered.

His soft tone, handsome expression, and friendly smile finally touched the girl's heart, and the corners of the latter's mouth moved, slightly bent upward, and finally stopped keeping a straight face.

Knowing that he felt sorry for the girl who had been orphaned in the "Capin kidnapping case" and tried his best to help her make up for the pain in her heart, Leonard did not immediately ask him about the most important questions, but started with the small things in life, trying to avoid the content involving the other party's parents.

“…… Do you remember that villa in Joewood? ”

Leonard exhaled softly when it came to the important question, and the gas lamp in the room quietly dimmed, and the only light left around Emily made her feel like she was in a hazy, illusory dream.

"Remember ......"

Emily muttered in reply, as if she had heard the noise she had heard when she had escaped from the basement that morning, the cries and cries for help of other kidnapped girls, the crackling of flame-scorching buildings, the exclamations of people drawn into the streets by the explosions and smoke.

Leonard also heard these squirming sounds, he leaned forward, pressed his hands on the table, and continued to ask:

"Who was standing on the roof of the building at that time?"

In the darkness around them, there were countless people looking up, and Emily followed their gaze to the half-collapsed villa, and at the top of the attic stood a tall figure with a blurred face and long hair fluttering in the wind.

"Closer, closer, you should remember her appearance, but you don't want to remember that past."

Leonard's voice was like a whisper, low and illusory, seducing the girl in front of him.

……

Moments later, Leonard, who had been forcibly terminated, walked out of the police station and stood on the sunny street.

In April, Beckland had shed his cold coat and the greenery by the roadside had put on a spring-like makeup again, but Leonard had no time to appreciate it, and he frowned, recalling the appearance of the woman he had just seen.

"Long black hair...... The face was still blurred, but it was not disguised by extraordinary means, but Emily forgot what she looked like at a faster rate than usual...... Is it the 'audience'? Old man, you said before that you should be careful of the 'audience', is that why? ”

He muttered with his head tilted sideways, but no response from the voice in his head.

Looking up at the sun overhead with some disgust, Leonard felt a little nostalgic for the coldness and stillness of the night.

If it weren't for the fact that the "substitute" had been staring at Emily as a victim, he might have been able to enter the other party's dreams directly at night to obtain more accurate and detailed information.

It's a pity that I'm going to leave for Constance today, and my investigation can only be completed for the time being...... He glanced at the sun again, chuckled, boarded the carriage belonging to the Night Watchman and left.

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Squinting overhead, Angel tried to find the "sun" in the sky that seemed to be burning.

But it was all in vain, and the sky above the "Future" was like an upside-down lamp on the sea, shining evenly and blazing, making her feel as if she was in the middle of the day.

And it's noon when there's no shade to hide.

If Emlyn "Moon" were here, he would be eager to find a hole in the ground...... She pondered, lowered her gaze, circled around, and was somewhat disappointed to find that her surroundings were the same as when she had entered this mysterious sea an hour earlier, the sea was covered with weak waves, and the sun in the sky was shining equally on every inch of the sea, and there was not even a sampan in sight except for the "Future".

The only change, of course, is a ruin in the direction of the bow, a little closer than before.

"Will we explore the ruins later?"

She looked to the side, the "Star General" Gardelia was dressed in the black robe that seemed to be forever changing, and her eyes looked solemnly at the distance composed of gray stone pillars and domes, as if the ruins at the top of some palace.

"No, we'll get around it, the main purpose of this trip is to find mermaids, and other than that, try not to touch anything else."

Gadelia replied.

"Because of the danger?"

On the other side, Klein picked up the conversation and asked rhetorically.

With a chuckle, the pirate general replied in a sighing tone:

"It's dangerous, it's pointless.

"This sea area is not only home to countless ruins, but also to all kinds of powerful monsters, and even ancient creatures that are difficult to find in the outside world, and out-of-control demigods.

"Sounds like a hunting ground for extraordinary materials and properties? Unfortunately, most of these powerful monsters are not real, they can easily kill us and destroy our ships, but after killing them, they leave no useful material behind. ”

"They're dream monsters?" Angel guessed.

"No, they all have real body shapes, they just disappear after being killed, she says, that's 'utopia'."

She?

Angel grabbed the word and quickly found the corresponding person in his memory.

The "Mysterious Queen", the only woman among the pirate kings, and the powerful pirate who was once followed by the "Star General", it is rumored that the two finally broke up, and then Gadelia herself pulled up a team and quickly squeezed into the ranks of the pirate generals, quite to prove herself to her former boss.

It seems that she has explored the waters with the "Mysterious Queen", so it's no wonder that she knows how to get here safely and knows all about the dangers of this area.

"The mermaids in this sea area can't also be 'utopian', right?"

Crane asked suddenly, the potion in his body was almost digested, and only one deliberate play was required. And the method of eliminating the pollution of the "All Black Eyes" has also been prepared, just waiting to find a living mermaid and advance to the next sequence.

"They're real creatures that came here from the normal seas, not monsters that disappear after death, and besides, I'm guessing you're not looking for mermaids to use them as extraordinary materials, are you?"

Gadelia glanced at Klein, a knowing smile on her lips.

She guessed that I was going to use a mermaid as a promotion ceremony...... Klein's heart sank, and he had another understanding of the knowledge and information channels of the "star general".

Of course, the "Faceling" ability was passed on by Tracy, and he had purchased potion materials from the "Hermit" Gardelia, and he knew very well that his potion sequence could not be hidden from the other party, but fortunately, as long as he completed the role and promotion, the identity of "Gelman Sparrow" did not need to be retained......

As he pondered, the Future rounded the ruins in front of it, and as Gardelia had said, without the slightest thought of approaching it, it changed direction and continued to move forward.

Soon, in the seemingly endless glare of sunlight, a more brilliant point of light appeared, like another, or the only sun, hanging in the sky.

As the ship moved forward, the point of light gradually became larger, and it showed its true appearance in the eyes of everyone, it was a small island supported by four magnificent diamond pillars, floating nearly a thousand meters above the sea, the earth on the island was charred black, as if it had been repeatedly burned by fire, and the depths of the island were emerging brighter than the "Sun Dome" overhead.

Suddenly, an animal roar came from the island.

Monsters are coming?

Angel stroked the revolver on his waist with one hand, drooped with the other, and let the "knight's bracelet" on his wrist slip off, and his eyes looked at Klein, and found that he also had a dignified face and entered the combat state.

Gadelia, between the two, did not prepare to meet the enemy, but walked to the center of the deck with a serious face.

"Dada, Dada-"

There was a dense sound of horses galloping, and two horses appeared on the island in the air that roared, dragging behind them a chariot that seemed to be made of gold, and both the horse and the chariot dragged a long flame and leaped down from the edge of the island, stepping on the invisible passage in the air, and rushing towards this direction.

"Everyone, bow your head and don't look at the sky!"

Gadelia stood in the center of the deck and spoke. Her voice was not loud, but somehow it reached every inch of the Future, into the ears of every pirate.

Angel, who wanted to squint his eyes and carefully study whether the golden chariot was made of pure gold, lowered his head obediently, looked at the surface of his feet, and studied the shape of his leather boots.

In this sea area, the "star general" is the authority.

Almost instantly, the golden chariot was over the Future, its scorching flames casting a more intense light on the deck than the sun, and even casting a faint shadow under everyone's feet.

As the shadow stretched from behind him to in front of him, and then disappeared, and the burning heat in his neck slowly receded, Gadelia's voice came again:

"The danger is lifted."

So, what exactly is the danger?

Angel, who raised his head again, subconsciously looked in the direction of the flames, and found that the priceless golden chariot had disappeared without a trace, and couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Immediately, she noticed that only a few meters beside her, there were two footprints that were charred black as if they were on the surface of the island in the air, and wisps of fly ash seemed to be floating in the air.

There's a pirate standing there!

If I hadn't bowed my head, I'm afraid I would have been burned to ashes like him, and maybe the magic mirror stand-in wouldn't have time to use it...... She glanced at Gadelia, who was also staring at the footprints, sighed softly, and said to Nina, the boatswain beside her, who had also just raised her head:

"Write down his name and ...... Keep moving. ”

(End of chapter)