Volume 3: The Land of Mist Chapter 27 Arrival
After William was teleported back to the beacon placed in the warehouse, he looked around at the crowded crew members in confusion.
At this time, the entire warehouse was bustling with activity. Most of the wooden boxes that he had brought to seal the crude source silver ore had been opened, and there were several people surrounding the safe containing the refined source silver ingots.
The sudden flash of lightning and screaming when [Teleport] was activated made many people subconsciously shrink their necks, and everyone's attention was attracted by the sudden flash of light.
After seeing clearly who the visitor was, the entire cabin fell into a strange silence.
"What is this doing?"
After a long while, William broke the silence and asked.
He quickly found Captain Hobbs in the crowd. At this moment, he was standing next to the safe with "Big Cannon" and "Thunderfire" - it seemed that the two half-baked magic casters were trying to break the seal on the safe.
Seeing that no one answered his question, William used the remaining magic power in the holy emblem to flash directly in front of Hobbes. He looked at the lame old man and asked again:
"What is this doing?"
When Captain Hobbs saw William appear in front of him in an instant, the expression on his face was as terrified as if he had seen a ghost.
"You...you're still alive?"
"Why should I die?"
William asked back.
Hearing the other party's question, Hobbes recalled the expressions of fear that unconsciously appeared on the faces of the high elves when they talked about the legend of the mist ghost.
He swallowed his saliva without leaving a trace and said:
"Because... no one can come back alive after being targeted by the phantom in the mist."
"Then now we have it."
William shrugged his shoulders and asked for the third time:
"So, what are you doing?"
In fact, there was no need to ask this question. Although William was still a little confused when he was first teleported back, he soon realized what was going on here.
But he didn't feel angry about it. On the contrary, he felt like laughing.
This is indeed a very realistic world...
He sighed in his heart.
Hearing William's question, Hobbes forced an extremely awkward smile from his face, and he said hesitantly:
"Here's what happened..."
William smiled and nodded, motioning for the other party to continue.
There was no other intention, he just wanted to hear what excuse the other party was going to use to get it over with.
But on the other hand, looking at the faint smile on William's face and recalling the strength the other party had shown before, some invisible pressure made Hobbs feel a little short of breath.
"I'm sorry, we thought you were dead, so..."
Under this pressure, Hobbs finally bowed his head and admitted it.
William took a step forward, patted the other person on the shoulder and asked jokingly:
"So I wanted to come and see how much more I can earn this time?"
For some reason, cold sweat instantly flowed down Hobbs' forehead.
"Feel sorry……"
William did not ask any more questions about this.
He walked to the safe, and after briefly checking the seal on it, he said:
"It's alright. Since there's no damage, let's stick to the contract and continue driving towards Ava State. Don't waste any more time here."
After saying this, he looked around at the crew members, and the invisible pressure on his body instantly spread throughout the cabin.
"Everyone should go about their business, but remember not to take anything out that you shouldn't take."
In the silent warehouse, William's not-so-loud voice reached everyone's ears clearly.
Upon hearing this, the crew members felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They put down the wooden boxes in their arms and returned them to their original places, then ran out in a hurry.
The people standing next to the safe also wanted to sneak out, but they stopped when William gave them a look.
Looking at Hobbes, William pointed behind him and said:
"How about increasing the reward for this trip by another 30% and vacating a few more guest rooms on the ship?"
Hobbes had already noticed the five people who were teleported back with William. Four of the men were lying on their backs, and it was unclear whether they were dead or alive. The remaining woman was huddled in a corner with her arms folded, shivering, and occasionally looking up at them.
"Go get that lady a dry towel."
Seeing this, Hobbes said to the person beside him, then he turned to look at William and asked with some confusion:
"Who are they?"
"Survivors from the previous Imperial warship."
William answered directly.
"Three sailors, a magic chanter, and a... uh, priest of the Holy Spirit Church."
He pointed at the five people and explained:
"That warship was also attacked by the mist phantom, and only these five people survived on the entire ship."
"Holy Spirit..."
The captain opened his mouth slightly, then immediately looked at William and said:
"So what are you going to do with these people? Let them walk on the plank?"
"If I was going to do that, there would be no need to take the trouble to bring all of them on board this ship."
William replied.
"But these are members of the Imperial Navy... You can't just let them stay on the ship like this, right? Or do you plan to send them back?"
William shook his head repeatedly, then took Hobbs's hand and walked to the men and said:
"This man is a magic caster who is proficient in storm magic. When his injuries heal, you can let him work on your ship. Then you can give him a nickname like 'Fast Wind'."
William first pointed at the man covered in scars, then pointed at the other three people in sailor uniforms and continued:
"And these are just ordinary Imperial sailors. You will lock them up first. As for how to deal with them later, you can see if they are willing to cooperate."
William looked as if he was leaving this matter to you, and finally turned to Diana and said:
"As for the last one... please prepare a good separate bedroom for her and treat her like a distinguished guest. Don't worry, she will go to Ava with me and will not stay on this ship."
"No, please let me stay in the same room with you."
Diana on the side suddenly looked at William and said.
"Why?"
William first glanced at Hobbes next to him, then quickly asked.
Diana looked at the strange expression on William's face and explained seriously:
"As a fellow believer of the Eighth Holy Spirit, I have greater faith in your character in this unfamiliar environment."
William turned his head awkwardly and looked at Captain Hobbs, who was standing beside him. Captain Hobbs looked at William thoughtfully for a while before saying:
"So that's why you brought them on board?"
There was a hint of vigilance in his voice, of course, this was not directed at William, but at those people. After all, a ship sailing on the sea is like an isolated island, and suddenly a few people who were planning to rob you come aboard, which will always make you feel a little uneasy.
"Before, I just wanted to understand some things, and I'm not used to watching people die without helping. Apart from this lady, if you think the others are troublesome, you can wait until you get to Ava Continent and leave them all there. After all, this is your ship."
William said so.
Then he continued:
"Also, let's prepare a separate room for this young lady."
…………
In the end, Captain Hobbs still did not let those people walk on the gangway.
The three sailors were temporarily locked up in an empty storage room. Hobbes planned to "release" them when they were close to the shore. After the mage who was proficient in storm magic recovered from his injuries (it didn't take too long with William's help), he was responsible for summoning wind to speed up the Whalebone under the supervision of the "Big Steel Cannon". This greatly accelerated the time to reach the Misty Port of Yinsu City in Ava Continent.
As for Diana, after William's persuasion, she finally gave up her insistence on living in the same room with him.
It’s not that William has any concerns about gender, but he always feels that it is not very safe, or at least not very convenient, for a divinely inspired person of the Eighth Holy Spirit, and one who is obviously biased towards his other half, to sleep in the same room with him.
Even though he didn't need to sleep and he was just a clone here.
During the last few days of the voyage on the Broken Sea, William obtained a lot of information from these survivors through torture, intimidation, or indirect means.
Previously, this imperial warship came to carry out an escort mission, and the object of the escort was Diana, the divine enlightener from the Eighth Order.
Diana's full name is Diana, or she may be called Saint Diana in formal occasions.
She has no surname, because all divinely inspired ones, after their identities are confirmed by the priest group, must abandon their former surnames to show their eternal devotion to the Holy Spirit - this is a custom that remains the same as in the past, and accounts created for the divinely inspired profession are only allowed to enter a given name, because different names of the Holy Spirit need to be attached to the surname.
Then, this divinely inspired person named Diana was chosen by the so-called Eighth Holy Spirit five years ago.
At that time, a great plague called "Blood and Tears Plague" broke out in Wanren City, Storm Province, and tens of thousands of people were infected. The infected people's eyes kept weeping blood until they became blind. The local church and Star Lighthouse were helpless in the face of the plague. At this time, a little maid employed by an old noble family in the city heard a voice. The voice guided her to dig out an ancient amulet from the noble family's yard and asked her to throw the amulet into the well.
Then someone drank the water from the well and cured himself of the Blood and Tears Plague, and the news that the water from the well could cure the Blood and Tears Plague spread. Soon the Eighth Cult found the little maid, recovered the amulet from the well, and confirmed that what she said was true. She was soon certified as the new God-inspired One by the Priest Group.
Afterwards, after a consecration ceremony presided over by the patriarch of the church, she took the amulet and dispelled the plague in the entire city.
"Wait a minute, that amulet you mentioned is in the shape of an eight-pointed star?"
Hearing this, William couldn't help but interrupt the "little maid", Diana, and asked.
The other party nodded and replied:
"Yes, an eight-pointed star, but all the runes on it have been worn away."
William continued:
"Then the noble family you mentioned earlier couldn't be the Quincy family that does enchanted jewelry business, right?"
Diana shook her head and said:
"Although they do have a business of enchanting jewelry, the owner's last name is not Quincy..."
"Then is his mansion located in the Fengya District of Wanren City, built against a huge piece of obsidian?"
William interrupted the other party again and asked.
Diana nodded and looked at William with a strange expression.
William didn't pay attention to the other person's strange expression, but rubbed his forehead and fell into deep thought.
Yes, it is indeed difficult for a family to have a complete inheritance for more than a thousand years. But since the location is correct, it is probably what I thought.
First of all, regarding the plague of blood and tears , he knew what it was.
The Ironhearted Widow who controls numbness, silence and loneliness in the Void King originally created this thing called the Blood and Tears Plague in the Twilight Kingdom. Its purpose is to make people shed all their tears in this life once and for all, so that they will never need sad emotions again.
By the way, she had also created a corresponding laughing plague, which was intended to make all the infected people laugh out all the happiness in their lives at once. For this reason, the Mad Fool had a lot of friction with her.
And referring to the disaster calendar, five years ago was indeed the year when the other party was determined to take over.
And the amulet William was even more familiar.
It was a side quest, helping the richest family in Wanren City find their lost heirloom - an eight-pointed star amulet. It was said that as long as the amulet was worn around the neck of their head, the family would remain standing. During the exploration of that quest, William discovered that the family had been employing child laborers and exploiting casters and enchanters. Therefore, in the final decision, William chose to make a fake amulet and return it, and kept the real amulet for himself.
This is mainly based on my simple moral concepts and a little bit of obsession with collecting all the achievements.
But in other words, the amulet was made by William himself.
But the problem is that the effect of the amulet in the game is to increase the luck of the wearer. Including the forged one that I made, when enchanted, it also has the effect of increasing the luck of the wearer.
This has nothing to do with the effect of expelling the blood and tears plague.
Even if we assume that because he was enshrined as the Eighth Holy Spirit, all the items he left behind became holy relics, then curing the plague should not be the responsibility of this Eighth Holy Spirit "Hermit".
In this world, except for the philosophical god "Ma" worshipped by the Takma Cult , no other god - whether it is the Holy Spirit or the Void King - is omnipotent, and their power is only effective within the scope of their own domain.
Expelling or curing the plague of blood and tears should be the authority of the Holy Spirit "Mother" or the Holy Spirit "Lady".
The authority of the Holy Spirit "Hermit", judging from William's previous battle with the Terra phantom, should be related to the nature of spells and areas such as mirror resonance.
Before William could ask anything else, the whole cabin suddenly shook. William quickly supported Diana, who was about to fall, and then opened the door.
Captain Hobbs said before that we should be able to see the coastline today, and the noise just now seemed to be caused by the ship dropping anchor in an emergency.
As soon as William opened the door, he almost bumped into the second mate of the Whalebone.
At this moment, the other party was panting and looked like he had rushed all the way here.
The second mate first glanced at Diana in the room, then said to William:
"I'm sorry to interrupt your date, but there's something going on over there that I need you to check out."
Ignoring the first half of the other party's sentence, William immediately asked:
"Can you see the Misty Harbor of Yinsu City now?"
The second mate nodded and said:
"But now something seems to have gone wrong. The flags of the Fengge family in Yinsu City have all been taken down. Now the flags of the Blood Blade family are all hung on the dock."
"And the entire dock is under martial law."
As soon as he finished speaking, another crew member hurried over and said:
"Several elven longships flying the Blood Blade family flag are heading our way."
