Chapter 230: Outsider's Dream
Jason and the others didn't expect this.
They only found out a few days ago that people from outside might come here in a while.
I didn't expect to meet you today.
And this was the first time they encountered such a large ship. This ship could basically be said to be the largest ship they had ever seen.
The entire hull of the ship is black and gray, the center of the white sail is painted light gray, and a pattern of a hand holding a gold coin is painted on it.
I just don’t know whether this pattern represents the fleet of this merchant ship or a symbol of a larger force.
Jason looked and saw that there was only a row of gun muzzles on both sides of the ship, which meant that the ship only had one gun deck, which was obviously inconsistent with the size of the ship.
But when you think about the fact that this ship is a merchant ship, such firepower seems a bit excessive.
After all, for such a large ship, even if there is only one row, the number is astonishing enough.
The combat effectiveness on the ship must be quite high.
However, the muzzles of these guns are now closed, so Ajason cannot use this method to determine the exact condition of the cannons inside.
He was very curious about what the ship-borne guns of the Infinite Sea were like, but no matter how he thought about it, it seemed that they would be much stronger than those of the Home Sea.
With Jason watching.
A tall, thin man who seemed somewhat frail walked down from the boat.
Judging from his attire, he should be the captain of this ship, and the members of that ship are following behind him.
The mayor of the town walked up to him and hugged him with a smile.
It seems like the two of them are very familiar with each other.
But it was too far away for Jason to hear.
The tall and thin captain suddenly pointed at the Sound of Dawn next to him, as if asking something.
The mayor also explained with a smile.
Then people on both sides began to carry supplies.
The captain and the mayor also entered the town surrounded by their guards.
"Lucilia, what do you think of the captain's strength?" Jason asked as he watched the two people go away.
Lucilia stood on the wooden barrel next to her and shook her head. "I'm just a puppet now, I can't tell. You should ask Xia Deti or Julia. If that doesn't work, Alka will do."
Finally, Zero and One nodded in agreement.
Jason sighed as he watched the three characters move.
So although they were gathering intelligence together, it was clear that only one person was gathering intelligence.
Lucelia, just translating.
Just zero and one pendants.
Forget it, let’s continue collecting intelligence.
He immediately looked around the crowd nearby and found an old hunter who was drinking in the tavern last night.
The kind that can speak the common language of the home sea.
He walked over and said with a smile: "Hey, Gangyan, my good friend, I didn't expect to see you here. Do you want to have a drink tonight?"
The old hunter's nose was slightly red and he seemed a little confused. He was obviously an old drunkard.
Hearing someone calling him, he turned around to look.
The person in front of me seemed very familiar, but I suddenly couldn't remember him for a moment.
Seeing Jason's enthusiasm, he smiled and replied, "You treat?"
"Haha, of course I invited you!"
“My friend, although I am glad you said that, it may not work tonight.” The old hunter seemed to have remembered Jason and shook his head regretfully.
Jason nodded in understanding, but did not ask further questions. Instead, he looked at the current weather and said, "So... now?"
"…Now, it's not so good." There was hesitation in his tone.
"Haha, come on, good wine should not be wasted."
Just like that, Jason smiled and walked into the town's tavern with the old hunter whom he had just met last night.
Looking at Jason, who looked like he was going out for a drink with a good friend, Lucelia watched in silence.
"To be honest, I already admire him a little bit."
How on earth could he become so familiar with such a stranger in just one night, in just a few hours of one night.
Even their communication was somewhat awkward.
I can't figure it out.
As expected, everyone has their own strengths.
Lucelia sighed, and then the three puppets disappeared into the shadows under the wine barrel.
As Lucilia can understand the language of these people, she doesn't necessarily have to communicate in order to gather information.
Eavesdropping is also a very good method.
The main reason is that the opportunity now is rare. Lucilia, who is on the path of becoming an assassin and a thief , will certainly not miss such a rare opportunity.
When the white birds on the island fly up and return to their nests again.
Alka's men also began their return journey.
However, they did not return empty-handed this time, but carried various prey with them.
Of course, these were not the ones they specifically hunted, but they just happened to bump into them because they were so blind.
It would be a shame to lose it.
Since we are going to attack them, we naturally have to leave something behind.
When Alka's men dragged a large pile of prey into the town, they attracted the attention of the surrounding islanders.
But that's all, it seems they have already gotten used to it.
After outsiders have stayed on this island for a while, they always bring back a bunch of prey like this.
This is inevitable given the environment on this island.
At this time, Jason, who was drinking saw this scene and took the opportunity to ask the person drinking next to him.
Don't miss any opportunity.
Until night falls again.
Alka and his companions then dismembered the bodies next to the cabin they rented, piling the various materials and cloth together, and then transported them to the cabin at daybreak.
"By the way, Alka, some outsiders came to this island today. They were driving a very large cargo ship." Lucilia suddenly said, thinking of something.
"Outsider?" Alka showed interest.
"Is it the group of people that we learned earlier who would regularly come to this island to trade?"
Lucelia nodded.
"Then tell me what you saw today."
Following Alka's questions, Lucilia began to tell him what they had seen and heard at the port today.
After listening to this, Alka rubbed his chin and thought for a moment.
At this time, Jason also came back drunk.
"How is it? Did you get any information?" Alka looked at him and asked suddenly.
Clear water flowed out of Jason's hands. After washing his face, he shook his head.
“Many old hunters don’t know much about these relics, even though they often deal with the problems they cause.
But there are some clues. I will go and learn more about them tomorrow. But don't hold out too much hope. They rarely study these ruins. Even if they know some information, it is not something that ordinary hunters like them can know."
Hearing this, Alka nodded and did not force it, nor did he ask any more questions.
Anyway, when it comes to intelligence gathering, there is definitely no one on the ship who is more professional than Jason.
If Jason couldn't collect it, he could only spend more time asking in his dreams.
"But I'm a little curious about those outsiders. I'm very curious about the situation in the entire Infinite Ocean. I have to find a chance to talk to those people." Jason said, leaning against the fire, looking at the sparks floating in the fire.
Since most of the islanders on these islands have never left, they know very little about the specific conditions of the entire vast ocean.
Hearing this, Alka also nodded.
Then he said: "I plan to stay in my dream all night tonight to see if I can find the dream bubbles of those outsiders."
Obviously, this is the best way to collect intelligence from strangers.
Hearing this, Jason also nodded.
"If you get any intelligence, remember to tell me tomorrow morning so I can write it down and see if I can find some opportunities to get more."
Alka nodded that it was okay.
After eating the barbecue dinner made from the prey he got today, Alka couldn't wait to return to his room and fell into a dream.
Wake up from your own dream bubble.
You can see that there are many golden energy balls flying around in the huge crystal floating in the middle of Alka's dream bubble.
At the same time, you can also see a lot of silver energy, which is definitely a lot more than before.
Alka already knew how these silver energies were obtained.
About once a day and night, when Alka first entered the dream bubble, he would bring some silver energy.
Alka tried the refresh time and it should be refreshed every night.
Apart from this, he found no other way to obtain it.
Moreover, the amount obtained each time is not necessarily exactly the same, and I don’t know what factors determine whether it is more or less.
But no matter what, having a stable channel for obtaining information is definitely a good thing.
In addition, there are various dream materials around this floating crystal. Alka thought they were useful, so he did not transform them into dream energy, but piled them around it. Who knows, they might be useful someday.
The main reason is that after coming to the Boundless Sea, although I have obtained a lot of materials on the island, I don’t have much free time to care about them now.
After flying out of his dream bubble, the first thing he did was naturally to clear out the dream creatures around his teammates.
In this gathering place in town, the number of dream creatures around is simply outrageous.
No matter how hard you try, it's not cleared up.
Alka basically cleans the house when he comes in every night and cleans it again when he comes back.
Sometimes I clean it up again in the middle.
However, it was of no use. After cleaning it up, when he came back again, he saw a large number of various dream creatures trying to destroy the dream bubbles to obtain the energy inside.
The larger the gathering place, the more creatures it attracts.
Alka had no good solution for this and could only clean it over and over again.
Even in the end, only those that looked powerful and might break the bubbles and disturb the dream were cleared.
As for the weak ones, just let them scratch you. You may not even break their skin even if you scratch them until they wake up.
Looking at the dream bubbles around him that began to increase gradually as night approached, Alka scratched his hair in annoyance.
For Alka, dream bubbles made basically no difference to him as long as they came from strangers, except for size and glossiness.
But fortunately, he no longer needs to look for bubbles one by one today.
When Jason just came back, he told Alka where the arriving merchant ship crew were accommodated in the real town.
Although the exact location as long as the specific direction is known, Alka can reduce a lot of repetitive work.
Thinking of this, Alka began to search in the opposite direction of the direction provided by Jason.
I would peek into every bubble to see if the dreamer had gray skin and orange-red eyes.
Fortunately, the two races look quite different.
The islanders were obviously a branch of a special race, while the members of the caravan were more like ordinary humans.
At least that's how it looks.
After exploring all the way, I finally found a normal human dream near the end.
Although I didn’t see the owner of the dream, the environment of the dream was very different.
The dream took place in a relatively busy city. Alka looked at the surrounding architectural styles and had never seen them before.
The main bodies of these buildings are mostly made of gray, brass and black, making the whole city look very gloomy.
But in some key places, they use bright colors as embellishments, making the seemingly depressing streets seem to have a different kind of vitality.
The buildings are relatively symmetrical, but almost every one of them is topped with a spire.
On this street, Alka saw that the road under his feet was paved with almost exactly equal rectangular stone bricks.
There was a carriage parked in the middle of the road.
"This is difficult." Alka couldn't help but say as he stood in the middle of the street.
Although this dream is not big, it is made up of various buildings stacked together, with only one main road and some alleys connecting them.
Some of these buildings have seven or eight floors. Who knows which room the owner of the dream is in?
Most people who have this kind of dream will only do one or two things in their room, repeating the same thing over and over again, or even just staring blankly.
I didn't expect that after searching for a long time outside, I would have to continue searching inside.
It’s such a hassle.
But what can I do? After all, it is someone else's dream, so I can only look for it one by one.
Finally, a young man dressed as a newsboy and wearing brown fur was seen in the window of the third floor of an alley.
He supported his head with his hands, leaned against the window, and stared at the sky with dull eyes.
Alka looked at the young male.
His hair is gray-brown and his face is slightly angular, judging by his facial features and overall bone structure.
Although they are all normal human beings.
But obviously there are some differences between them and the people in the Home Sea.
Skin appears slightly dull.
After Alka entered the room, he looked at him and thought for a moment before saying, "What is the name of this city?"
He didn't even turn his head.
It actually has nothing to do with the city.
Alka thought for a moment and asked the simplest question.
"May I have your name?"
This time he responded, and said without turning his head: "Jack, if you don't have a last name, just call me Jack."
Good job.
There are so many good names to call you. When Alka heard the name, he thought of bad memories and shook his head helplessly.
However, the fact that this person is willing to answer with his name shows that he has a strong desire to communicate, and he will answer as long as the question is not too far off the mark.
Alka looked at the structure of the room he was in, trying to find out what the dream this man was having at this moment was related to.
After all, they are already in the city, but they don’t even mention the name of the city, so it obviously has little to do with the city.
After looking for a long time, Alka finally saw a photo in the man's other hand, which was placed on his chest.
etc……
photo?
Alka squatted down and took a closer look. It was indeed not a painting but a photo.
It seems that the technology in this vast ocean is quite advanced.
The photo is in black and white.
Above is a family photo.
There was an adult man and woman, who seemed to be his parents, and a younger version of him, who looked about four or five years younger than he is now.
And a little girl.
"What a wonderful family, what happened to them?"
Aka asked.
"They...can't come back."
Seeing that the man in front of him was finally willing to answer, Alka began to follow this line of thought and began to ask more extended questions.
After asking until he stopped talking, Alka left the bubble of the dream, summarized the gains of this bubble, and entered the next one.
But obviously not everyone's dream is just right for Alka to gain intelligence.
Almost half of these people's dreams are related to this island, or to various enjoyments.
Dreams always reflect what you think during the day.
This is inevitable.
However, there was still a small part of the dream that was different, and even from this small part, Alka gained enough information.
This would at least allow him to prevent others from noticing at first glance that he had just arrived in the Endless Ocean when he met people in the outside world.
He gained a lot of information that was common sense to the Boundless Ocean.
But for those of them who came from the Four Gods Sea, these common senses were incomprehensible to them.
I don’t know how much time passed, but as the night lasted longer, more dream bubbles appeared around me.
One of them is basically as big as the mayor of this small town.
Obviously, this is the captain of that ship and the leader of this merchant ship.
Alka was thinking whether he should pick a dream bubble with stronger strength and go in to take a look.
It should be an officer on this ship.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't be so conflicted. After all, the captain's dream bubble was very large and he didn't really want to go in.
The dream bubbles around here are about the same level of strength as him, and basically not as big as his dream bubbles, so there is no need to worry too much about them.
Moreover, he was afraid of bigger bubbles, but he was just afraid that people who had reached the third stage of strength might discover some situations in the dream, which would be a loss.
The reason why he was confused was that as time went by, the surrounding environment made Alka a little confused.
Very abnormal.
Compared to the environment outside, the contrast of the entire town is very obvious.
