Under the sunlight, the Golden Dream radiated a golden luster, like a moving treasure.
Danitz paced back and forth in the captain's cabin, trying to recall every single thing that had happened during this period to find clues for an investigation.
Three days ago, his captain, Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina, announced she was going to do some research that might take ten to twenty hours, so the corresponding classes were all canceled. Danitz and the others were not surprised by this, as it was a frequent occurrence.
They were delighted not to have class. On the ship, they drank, sang, and held a bonfire party. It was almost as if they were going to set the Golden Dream on fire. They had a very good time.
But as time passed, even the dull-witted Danitz gradually sensed something was wrong. The captain, who was supposed to finish her research within 24 hours, had not appeared the next day. She hadn't even sent for food or light beer to serve as clean water!
After waiting patiently for half a day and still not seeing Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina, the crew mustered their courage and knocked on the captain's cabin door, only to discover in horror that no one answered.
Led by the first mate, Bru Walers, the pirates opened the captain's cabin and saw that it was completely empty!
They then went to the collection room and other places, but still could not find Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina.
Based on past experience, they initially suspected that the captain might have suddenly thought of something, used one of her many secret techniques or an extraordinary skill to mimic another's ability, and hurriedly left the Golden Dream without leaving a message.
Afterward, Danitz and the others tried to contact her using a "spirit summoning ritual" and other methods but received no response. They could only search the captain's cabin and other places for clues while trying to convince themselves to wait patiently.
The third day passed, and Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina still hadn't appeared or responded. The crew began to panic.
"Dogshit, did your divination turn up any results? Aren't you supposed to be an expert in this area?" Danitz asked irritably, turning to "Bowtie" Yodeson.
The black-haired, gold-dyed Yodeson rubbed his temples and said in a rather mellow voice, "Failed. All my divination attempts to locate her failed."
"But for now, I can be sure of one thing: the captain is still alive. We just don't know where she went."
The first mate, Bru Walers, with his short gray curly hair, pushed up his monocle and said, "We need to seek help. None of the captain's collections are missing. She didn't even take any necessary mystical items. This means the situation was abrupt and unexpected."
"Who should we ask for help?" the other boatswain, "Bucket" Daniels, with a stout waist, asked urgently.
Bru Walers raised the silver carving knife in his hand to his eagle-beak nose and said, "Return to the West Coast."
He meant going to the
"No, returning from the Pirate Paradise to the West Coast means crossing the Sonia Sea, passing through the
Danitz wanted to curse "Dogshit" again, but suddenly an inspiration struck him.
There was only one person he could contact quickly, and that was Gehrman Sparrow. This crazy adventurer never hesitated to show Danitz that he was skilled in divination and had a mysterious background!
Maybe that lunatic could find the captain. He always managed to do the impossible... Danitz pulled at his collar, feeling his worry and irritation ease a little.
He straightened his back, looked around, cleared his throat, and said, "I have someone in mind. I can contact him immediately, and he's very good at divination..."
Before he could finish, "Gourmet" Bru Walers, "Bowtie" Yodeson, "Tincan", "Bucket", and the others all turned to look at him at once, their eyes red, and roared, "Well, what are you waiting for?!"
"..." Danitz silently backed out of the captain's cabin and returned to his own room.
He spread out a piece of letter paper, picked up his pen, and habitually, following the captain's teachings, began with a greeting and some pleasantries.
Suddenly, he stopped his pen, feeling it was too polite and verbose for a request for help.
"Dogshit!" Danitz cursed himself and tore up the paper with a sharp sound.
Immediately after, he wrote on a new sheet:
"Help!
"The captain is missing!"
"Hmm... Although Gehrman Sparrow is a lunatic who can't be predicted by normal logic, he probably wouldn't understand a letter like this... Dogshit!" Danitz cursed himself again and tore up the second letter.
He calmed down, thought for a few seconds, and picked up his pen for the third time.
This time, he succinctly wrote down the events surrounding the captain's disappearance and the current position of the Golden Dream. Then he politely inquired if Mr. Gehrman Sparrow could provide some assistance to his collaborator.
"Divination seems to require a specific item..." Just as Danitz folded the letter, he suddenly realized he had forgotten something. He hurried back to the captain's cabin and found a pair of pearl earrings that Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina often wore.
Having done this, he took out his notebook recording various mystical knowledge, flipped to the corresponding page, and, based on past experience, clumsily began to set up the ritual for summoning a messenger.
After placing a gold coin on the altar, he took two steps back and recited in Ancient
"I!"
"I summon in my name:"