Chapter 299 Nafas Family
"By the way, do you need this?" The strange fishman selling newspapers took out a small badge that was about the size of a thumb and said.
Jason, who was reading a newspaper, turned his head when he heard this.
Looking at the badge in his hand, it was a flying fish badge that was exactly the same as the flying fish on the plaque above his head.
"What's the use of this thing? The gift that comes with it?"
The fishman opened his dark blue eyes and looked at Jason, who looked ignorant.
"Flying fish badge. If you want to buy a newspaper while sailing on the vast ocean, wear this badge and the flying fish around will come and deliver the newspaper to you."
"So magical?" Jason asked in surprise after taking the badge.
"Yes, yes, it's magical."
Seeing Jason take it, the fishman said nothing more. He sat back in his seat and flipped through the book in front of him.
Jason walked towards the port with his badge and newspaper.
I passed a hotel and looked up.
They lived on the boat when they were sailing on the sea. Even when they were at the shore, they still lived on the boat.
It's not about saving money.
But the rooms on the ship were much nicer, more comfortable, and more familiar than most of the rooms in these hotels.
After all, the Sound of Dawn was a ship that they had spent a lot of money to have built by the private shipyard of the Church of Our Lady.
And also made rooms that meet the needs of each of them.
There were only a few of them and the puppet girls on the huge ship.
The space wasn't crowded at all.
Compared to ordinary hotels or other ships, their ship can be said to be equivalent to a more luxurious hotel.
Unless the place they stayed was far from the port and it was difficult to go back and forth, they would always live on the boat if they could.
With this in mind, it didn't take long to reach the port.
Passing through the workers who were carrying goods, we boarded the Sound of Dawn again.
"How come you two are here earlier than me?" Jason asked in surprise as he looked at Alka and Xiadaiti who were already chatting on the deck.
Hearing Jason's voice, Alka turned around and glanced at him.
"You are too slow. What are you holding in your hand?"
"It's called a newspaper, and it's all about the big events in the vast ocean."
Hearing this.
Arka took the newspaper and looked at it. There was a picture of a flying fish on the top of the newspaper. It seemed that this newspaper must be the so-called flying fish newspaper.
Xiadaiti and Lucilia were also standing nearby, peeking with their heads tilted.
The entire newspaper is not very big and there are no page numbers when it is unfolded.
Printed on both sides, 4 pages in total.
"Don't just look at it yourself, read it for a while." Porro said as he came over. He was too big, and even if he tilted his head, he might not be able to see it.
"OK."
"The headline on the front page reads..."
“What’s the headline?”
Hearing this, Alka was suddenly stuck.
"Um... this is the event information that needs the most attention."
"Oh, go on."
"The pirate fleet - the Evil Spirit raided around Sokklo Road Sign Island and was annihilated. All 12 ships and tens of thousands of pirates were wiped out.
The whereabouts of the annihilator are unknown, and there are no witnesses."
“It has been 150 days and nights since the goddess of flowers, Tertesi, disappeared. The great laurel priest Polytria has once again issued a reward. Anyone who can provide accurate information will receive a treasure.
The last person who provided information has been confirmed to have received the reward."
When Alka read out the news.
Several people who were listening to the information nearby immediately interrupted.
Alka seemed to have expected this and stopped talking.
"Wait wait, wait, the Flower God? What is that?"
Simon asked in surprise.
The remaining few people were a little shocked.
Jason leaned against the mast and said, "You may not believe this, but there seem to be many gods in the Infinite Ocean."
"The four gods..."
At this time, Alka waved his hand and said, "It's different. The level of the Four Gods seems to be one stage stronger than these new gods. They are not on the same level."
He did not gain nothing in the church today. Some information in the church was laid out directly on the surface, at least for him.
This is not surprising in some places in the Expanse where information is more circulated.
“These new gods are the ones who have risen to the top again after being shattered, or in other words, the gods who once died have not yet completely died and are about to be resurrected.
In addition to these gods, there are also some evil gods who are disturbing this place."
“Is this place… so messy?”
"Come to think of it, we didn't actually stay in the Infinite Ocean for very long, did we?"
All in all, they have been in the Boundless Ocean for only three or four years, which seems like a long time, but in this chaotic sea, one-third of the time has been spent sailing aimlessly on the sea.
There were really only a few places they had stayed in, except for the Twin Islands where they had just arrived.
I just wandered around the Broken Sea.
"It seems that we are really a little ignorant."
Everyone listened for a while longer, and Alka finished reading some information from the newspaper.
Apart from the first two pieces of information, the rest are about incomprehensible people doing incomprehensible things in unknown places.
They still know too little about some of the forces and famous figures in the Boundless Sea.
After a while, the sky suddenly turned dark.
Everyone came to the restaurant and started eating dinner.
"Have you found any books related to the world in the church library?" Julia suddenly asked.
This is their main purpose of coming here.
Alka and the others shook their heads.
Although there are many books in the library, they have all been specifically searched for in certain categories.
“There are almost no books about the period before the War of Gods, and there is no historical record before that.
All we can see are a lot of archaeological discoveries and some people’s speculations.”
After saying this, Alka looked at Simon.
Simon also went to the Holy Machine Church on Zuo Island today. Judging from the style of the Holy Machine Church, their library will definitely be even bigger.
They also care less about some knowledge that may be considered taboo.
"I also didn't find any information, but I did find some intelligence that might be related."
Hearing this, the people who were eating quietly raised their heads.
Simon said: "I noticed several rebellious sects in the internal file management. Among them, there was only one pagan sect, and the others were all classified as cultists."
"Their ideas and deeds are more or less related to the destruction of the world. They say they have received inspiration from the world or something like that."
After hearing this, everyone instantly understood what it meant.
It was obvious that he was just like them, connected to the core of the world through some special means and felt the painful onslaught.
At the same time, I must have also understood the world and its strong desire to self-destruct.
If some of these people have done things related to maintaining the world environment in the past, they will fall into extremes like Julia.
It's normal to make such a choice.
"Correspondingly, there are also many religious groups whose philosophy is to save the world, most of which are pagan groups."
Also a reasonable choice.
The chosen path is also more difficult.
Perhaps only in an extremely open and inclusive church like the Holy Machine Church would such a situation occur.
“This shows that there are quite a few people in the Boundless Ocean who know the true nature of the world,” Julia said.
Everyone nodded and agreed with this view.
"Oh, it's such a mess." Jason leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"Have you heard any information about treasures, such as famous treasure legends? After all, we are a treasure hunting group."
Alka asked while eating food and looking at everyone.
They can't forget their main job, and they really don't have much money.
Especially for Jason.
At this time, Jason became interested. He quickly ate the food in his mouth and said, "I have information about a treasure. It has been circulating on this island for a long time and has a certain degree of credibility."
"Oh, tell me about it."
Jason told everyone the news he learned in the tavern today.
After Alka listened, he thought for a moment and said, "You can ask again tomorrow. We will check the church archives to see if there is any relevant information."
Jason and Simon both nodded.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day, before dawn, everyone left the Sound of Dawn.
After all, the night in this world lasts more than ten or twenty hours.
"Xia Daiti, please help me get a map of the Twin Islands. If possible, look for maps of the surrounding island chains and see if you can buy them.
Anyway, buy a copy of any map you can buy on this island, as long as it looks authentic and meets my standards."
Xia Daiti nodded and said goodbye to Alka.
Everyone on the ship knew about Alka's desire for something like a map.
If I have time and opportunity, I will help collect it, no matter where the map is.
Alka came to the church alone and found an elderly priest at the counter in a room on the side of the library.
"What's up, kid?"
"I want to ask, is there any information about the Nafas family here?"
Hearing this, the old priest raised his head and glanced at Alka with his slightly dim and cloudy eyes.
Looking at Alka's young appearance, he shook his head helplessly.
"Another young man eager to get rich. It happens every year. Alas, how easy is it to find treasure?
This is very dangerous. It requires countless efforts, but may not necessarily yield equal wealth.
And maybe someone has already gotten there first, you are just daydreaming."
He kept talking, but he still walked out of his counter, leaning on a cane.
Alka hurried forward a few steps to support him.
The priest was obviously very satisfied with Alka's behavior.
"Polite kid, that's good."
With Alka's help, he came to a deeper bookcase inside.
"On the third floor from the bottom, there is a file numbered 1616. The decoded code is 6161, in Common Language."
Hearing the old priest's words, Alka nodded.
He reached out and opened the bookcase, standing on tiptoe slightly before he could reach the file that was almost at the top.
Magic power is transmitted, and he says 6161.
The resistance disappeared, and Alka took the document.
This is a document made with some strange structure.
The symbol of the Virgin Mary is painted on it, as well as various information records.
Looking at the spells above, they are all used for protection and destruction.
If you use violence to destroy it, you may get nothing.
"Yes, that's right. You can't take it out. According to the confidentiality level, you can only copy 20% of the information. After you finish copying, you have to check it for me."
The old man raised his head and looked at Alka and asked, "Do you want to copy it?"
"need."
"It's right next to my counter. You can copy and read there. There's paper and pen next to it."
Alka nodded, and helped the old man back to his counter. After he sat down, he brought a small stool and sat beside him to open the file.
Look at the information inside and pick out some key points and copy them down.
Look at Arcana's seriousness.
The old pastor said: "I saw the Nafas family 50 years ago when I was young."
"Oh? What are they like?" Alka asked, looking up curiously.
The old priest leaned against the wall and stared at the ceiling.
It seems like recalling the past, and also like sighing.
Said: “At that time, their family could be regarded as the most powerful family on this island, and they were also believers of the Virgin Mary.
I helped the church with many things and worked with some of their family members. I have to say that their family education is pretty good.
What a pity…”
"What's wrong?" Alka responded at the right time.
"I remember... it was a night. There was a violent storm around the Twin Islands.
You know, it’s rare to see storms around the Twin Islands. The storm at that time was very big, the biggest storm I have ever seen in my life.
I was still resting at the time, and then something happened. The wails and screams of the soul rang in our ears, which ordinary people cannot hear.
But at that time, all those who touched the island with strength above the second stage could hear it clearly, and the scream pierced their souls. "
As the old pastor spoke, he still looked frightened.
Alka listened carefully at the side, acting as a quiet listener and responding from time to time.
"Then I went to check with the knights of the church. The entire family... the entire family was not spared. There were no external injuries on their bodies. It was as if their souls had been extracted and they all died.
Later I learned that even those family members who were away from home did not survive either.”
Hearing this, Alka asked curiously, "I heard that it wasn't their competitor who did this?"
"Haha, those people wouldn't dare to do such a thing. We also checked the family that had the biggest conflict with them at the time, and they simply didn't have the ability to do such a thing.
This is just external rhetoric.”
Hearing this, Alka nodded.
"Was their family very powerful at that time?"
"Of course. Their family has three Crown Wearers and fourteen Staff Bearers. They are very powerful in the Twin Islands and their surrounding areas."
Alka already knew that the so-called crown-wearers were members at stage six and above. It was said that only at this stage could one be able to control a [Crown]-level treasure.
This means that this family has three members at stage 6 and 14 members above stage 4-5.
It's so scary.
In his current worldview, he could indeed be described as powerful.
While chatting, Alka selected the more important information in the file and copied it down.
After copying, checking and packing, Alka said goodbye to the old man.
Returned to the ship.
The rest of the people also returned quickly.
Several people stayed in the captain's room and began to learn the information.
"I have learned very little information. The Nafas family mainly believes in the Virgin Mary, and only a few family members are heretics."
Hearing Simon's words, Alka nodded.
He shared the information he had learned.
"According to the records of the Holy Mother Church, the cause of death of this family was an unknown loss of soul. The loss of soul overnight caused the death of all members of the family."
"Family members? What counts as a family member?" Jason asked sternly from the side.
"Yes, that's what's interesting. All nominal family members, regardless of whether they are related by blood or not.
All hired servants and servants were just unconscious.
Even those who have blood ties with the main lineage but have been separated from the family have not suffered any loss of soul."
Hearing this, Jason nodded.
In other words, all members nominally called the Nafas family will find it difficult to escape.
If you think about it carefully, there should be some kind of joining ceremony.
"From this point, the church inferred that the curse was caused by the family name."
"Moreover, there is a questionable speculation in the archives, which is that the leader of this family may have deliberately made a deal with some existence in exchange for souls.
Of course this is just a guess, there is no concrete information.”
But no matter what, he finally had a comprehensive understanding of this family.
At least more than the average person.
After all, the connection between this family and the Church of Our Lady is quite close.
"Then you inferred from the archives whether this treasure exists?"
“It should exist, because the death was too sudden, and after the subsequent search, we did not find the location of their family’s treasure house.
Obviously it is not on the Gemini Islands, but it is probably on other islands in the Gemini Island chain.”
After saying that, Alka looked at Jason.
"What about you? Have you gained any information?"
"I don't know much about the specific information of this family, but I do have a certain understanding of its reputation among the people."
“I don’t know if it’s because of their faith in the Virgin Mary, but they have a pretty good reputation among the common people on the island, and there aren’t too many scandals.
Even if there are, most of the scandals are about women, you know. But I haven't found any cases of rape."
Hearing this, Alka nodded.
Families that believe in the Virgin Mary tend to have higher moral standards.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the Virgin Mary did not respond to their prayers.
After everyone finished telling the information they knew.
Xia Daiti then brought up the maps she had collected.
This is the key point.
