Chapter 187: Crane who behaves strangely
Early Saturday morning, the Golden Dream arrived on the Blue Mountains Island, where Byam is located, and docked near the rebel harbor on the edge of a dense forest and cliff.
This was a few hours earlier than Angel had expected.
After a night's rest, she had regained her spirit and the fatigue of concentrating on making bullets, and after packing her luggage, she went to the deck with Klein to meet with Anderson, who was also leaving.
To her surprise, Daniz "Blaze" was among the departures.
"Are they ready to banish you? Because you saved the 'Iceberg Lieutenant General' and outpaced all of them? ”
Anderson looked around and saw that the "Gourmet", "Flower Bow Tie" and other high-ranking pirate leaders were enthusiastically saying goodbye to Angel and Crane under the leadership of Edwina, and then secretly said to Daniz.
"No, I'm just ......" Daniz shook his head, his eyes always on Lieutenant General Iceberg's braided hair at the back of his head, "Captain needs someone to be stationed in Byam to liaise with the Resistance and help them deal with the Storm Church and the garrison. ”
"You volunteered?"
"I just feel like I can't go on like this......"
Seeing the two hunters whispering at the back of the group, Angel withdrew her gaze, looked at Adevina with a cold expression and a smile in the corner of her eyes, said goodbye, and followed Klein down the gangway.
She had received 1,000 pounds in cash early in the morning, and although it felt familiar that the money had belonged to Klein not long ago, she was relieved to think of her £4,000 "Giant Key" deal with Crane.
On this trip, Angel obtained an extraordinary characteristic of the "Sea Singer", plus 1,000 pounds in cash, and received from Adewena an extraordinary material worth nearly 100 pounds to make bullets, in addition to the sadness of the ending of "Grossell's Travels", it can be described as a great harvest.
Crane also obtains the travelogue that hides many secrets, is indestructible, and can be used as a shield, plus a key related to the "Giant Court".
"Converted into cash, more than £15,000 ......"
When she came to the pier, she took one last look at the "Golden Dream", which was very conspicuous in the morning sun, and always felt that this ship name was very auspicious.
"Not only is the color very rich, but the name is also good, both gold and dreams......," she muttered, looking away from the golden hull and suddenly spotting another three-masted sailing ship a few sizes smaller docked at the dock next door.
It was painted a striking red, the sails were folded, the mainmast was wobbly, and the patches were evident.
Hey, it's my redhead...... Angel's eyes lit up, and he came to his side and knocked on the side of the ship, attracting the attention of the sailors on deck.
The sailors did not immediately recognize Angel by dressing up to avoid being identified as a £23,000 wanted man, but Elaine, who was also on board, quickly poked her head out and spotted her employer.
Climbing up the rope ladder to the deck of the "Redhead", Angel watched with satisfaction as the sailors busily carried the cargo, which was all her money.
"What's that? Military Materiel ...... You've started smuggling this dangerous goods? ”
With sharp eyes, she found that there was a thick and long high-pressure steam rifle and a matching steam backpack neatly stacked in the box carried by the sailor, and hurriedly asked in a low voice.
Elaine, who was wearing the "Ring of Madness" and had brown hair and a round face, replied with a smile of indifference:
"This is a commission from the Colonial Governor's Palace of Byam, and it seems that the fighting has been a little tense lately, and the rebels have changed their previous strategy, not confronting the colonial government head-on, but turning into small forces, sabotaging railways and blowing up roads.
"They had to send a large number of troops to protect the traffic, and even wanted to go deep into the jungle to do another sweep, but Admiral Emilius Livitt, who was originally stationed in Bayam, was transferred back to Beckland, and he was replaced by Admiral Robert Davis, who had a good relationship with the Storm Church, and on the contrary, he couldn't get along with the people from the Governor's Palace, let alone send the navy to help them encircle and suppress the rebels.
"Therefore, the governor of Byam can only arm the garrison troops at his own expense, preparing for a major operation in the near future, and I have connected with them through the channels of the Sauron family, and have become a semi-official 'transport force'."
In this way, I actually inadvertently added another official identity...... Angel watched as a handful of high-pressure steam rifles were carried out of the hold, transported to the docks, loaded onto trucks and taken away, and a sense of absurdity arose in her heart.
The Governor's Office of Byam smuggled military equipment from the rebel-controlled private port, armed its own army, and then turned around to encircle the rebels......
"This won't be known to the rebels at the port, will it?"
She asked cautiously.
"We don't take these commissions, there will be other ships, and besides, there are all the sailors on board, the Storm Church, the navy, the colonial government...... There must have been people from the Resistance, like my boatswain William, who was probably connected to the Resistance. ”
Elaine looked at the sailors on the deck and dock and whispered.
"And you still hire him?" Angel was a little surprised.
"This can achieve a balance, not to mention that after a few months with them, I found that they have no malicious intentions, at best, they are an eyeliner, and being able to receive two salaries also makes them more stable, otherwise I will not be able to make up the money at the end of the year to pay you back."
I didn't expect this guy to be quite scheming, should I say that it is worthy of the Sauron family...... Or, she has the potential to be a "conspirator" before she is promoted?
Angel thought about it, and suddenly remembered that she hadn't prepared the recipe for the next sequence for her, and opened the topic with some humility:
"And what about your boatswain? The captain is directing the handling of cargo, and the boatswain is gone? ”
"When he saw the Golden Dream docked, he hid in the cabin, saying that he wanted to write about his long-abandoned newspaper for Byam...... But I think it's just an excuse, maybe I don't want to see my old club. ”
Elaine chuckled and replied.
William said that he was retired from the "Golden Dream", it seems that there is something else hidden in it? I hope he doesn't run away because he had a conflict with Edwina, otherwise it will be difficult for me to deal with being caught in the middle...... Angel was silent for a moment, no longer asking about the matter, and decided to leave it to Elaine, whose management methods were becoming more and more mature, to deal with it herself.
Just as she was about to leave the "redhead" and leave with Klein and the others, Elaine suddenly stopped her, lowered her voice with a little red cheeks and said:
"Miss Angelica, I have a question......"
Angel looked back and saw the huntress with a strange expression, and raised her eyebrows curiously.
“…… When you wore the Ring of Madness before, what was the need for that, how did you solve it? ”
Elaine asked hesitantly, and finally covered her face with her hand.
"I ......"
Angel glanced at the quaint silver-white ring on her finger and suddenly felt a little dry.
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Leaving the private port and returning to the outskirts of Byam, Angel parted ways with Klein and Anderson.
The two of them go to the estate of a friend Anderson knows in Byam to buy a magical item that is said to be very lethal and therefore sells for a lot of money.
Angel, on the other hand, was ready to go back to the city first, rent a room at the old "Blue Wind" hotel, and put away her luggage.
As for Daniz, he has stayed in the rebels' private harbor to buy supplies for the Golden Dream and find out the news, which is a necessary task for him as a liaison.
In the encirclement and suppression that will inevitably come to the colonial governor's palace in the future, I hope he can successfully survive and grow...... Angel thought about it, took a hired carriage to the "Blue Wind" near the docks, and was surprised to find that the original room was not occupied, so he moved in directly.
After packing everything up, she immediately prayed to Mr. Fool, who was also the "god of the sea", and reported the movements of the Governor of Baiam to prevent the other believers of the Fool from being fatally attacked.
In the face of high-pressure steam rifles, I am afraid that the lives of those who are extraordinary in the middle sequence are in danger, not to mention those ordinary people.
After doing all this, Angel let go of the burden in her heart, put away her luggage, changed into a light indoor dress, lavishly ordered room service, and asked the hotel to deliver a sumptuous lunch including Tilisian tender steak, creamy mushroom soup, and strawberry ice cream, and ate a beautiful meal in the sunny living room, enjoying the long-lost sense of relaxation.
She and Crane have been in a tense state for the past two weeks since they traveled to Nath and boarded the Future, entering the "Ruins of the Divine War", encountering strange dreams and people in the mirror, battling bone giants and "Admirals of Hell", witnessing Crane's promotion to the "Master of the Secret Puppet", returning to the "Queen Anne's Revenge", and then traveling to Sona Island to travel to the "Godforsaken Lands" through rituals......
Only now can she lie comfortably on the single sofa, leaving everything behind and thinking about nothing......
Squinting at the sun for a while, she touched a copy of the Sunia Morning Post that came with her meal and flipped through it casually.
"The commander of the Rune Navy in the Rorsted Islands has changed, this Elaine told me...... The transportation route is blocked, the price of materials produced on the Blue Mountain Island has risen, no wonder there are many ships transporting spices in the rebels' private port...... the flagship of the 'Admiral of Hell' ran aground near the Sunia Sea and was abandoned, hehe, there is only half a ship left, and it can't be driven away anyway......"
Skimming through the news, Angel was quickly caught up in a headline in bold font.
"Shocked, the famous adventurer has had an affair with a number of pirate generals! Is this a distortion of human nature, or is it a moral degradation? ”
Well?
Angel frowned, looking closely at the news, which was more like entertainment news than current events.
……
In the evening, Crane lowered the edge of his top hat and avoided the dense crowd and sneaked back to the Blue Wind Hotel.
When passing through the bustling first floor, he simply used the flame jump to go directly to the corridor on the third floor, and secretly pushed open the door of the living room, wanting to return to the bedroom while Angel was not paying attention.
"What's wrong?"
The sound of his entry through the door did not escape the keen hearing of Angel, who got up from the single sofa, looked this way, and asked.
Rarely, Klein did not answer immediately, but stiffened his body to the side, walked towards the bedroom, and whispered when he was almost at the door:
"I'm a little tired, so I'll take a break...... Call me again about dinner time. ”
Angel's curiosity was further aroused by this evasion, and she approached Klein from her position on the balcony, and was surprised to find that the latter's body was trembling, as if he was afraid of something.
How...... Somewhat similar to my fear of fire after using the "Magic Pocket Watch"?
Angel suddenly had a mischievous thought in her heart, and she quickly reached out and took off the top hat of Klein before he could react through the ability of "Joker", and successfully saw the somewhat pale face below.
"You, are you afraid of me?"
She leaned her face forward and asked curiously.
(End of chapter)