In the ancient palace towering above the
"Are you still in
Derrick nodded honestly: "Yes, we took a long time to set up the camp, and then in small groups, we cleared the remaining monsters street by street, searching for various ancient traces that might exist. Although it is slow, it is safe enough."
He answered very thoroughly, showing no issue if Mr. Hanged Man wanted to know more.
"Justice" Audrey listened with interest and slightly raised her hand: "You've been in Afternoon Town for so long, what do you rely on for food? Are there Black-faced Grasses nearby?"
She had heard Little Sun mention long ago that the
"We brought some flour ground from Black-faced Grass, but the main food source is the monsters we hunt. Most of them, after the Beyonder characteristics are extracted and the skin is removed, can be cooked by fire and eaten. However, they all have a certain level of contamination that can lead to mental problems if consumed continuously, so there needs to be a sufficient interval," "The Sun" Derrick seriously answered Miss Justice's question.
"Justice" Audrey recalled the various monsters of the deep darkness that Little Sun had mentioned, thought about the gloomy and terrifying style of the area where the City of Silver was located, and couldn't help asking further:
"Doesn't that feel disgusting?"
Inspired by this question, "The Magician" Fors, who had been focused on listening to the other members' conversation, deliberately avoided looking at "The Moon" Emlyn and curiously asked "The Sun" Derrick:
"I remember you saying that the monsters in the deep darkness include vampires, who are full of pus and extremely ugly. So, after killing such a vampire, do you use it as food?"
Hearing this question, Emlyn completely forgot to correct her that they were blood kin, not vampires. His face turned green, and he inexplicably felt a sense of indescribable horror.
Derrick was silent for two seconds before saying: "Some monsters are indeed disgusting, very disgusting, like the vampires Miss Magician mentioned. But we have no choice; if it is edible, we will eat it."
His voice gradually lowered, as if he once again deeply felt the tragic curse that enveloped the entire City of Silver.
The palace that resembled a giant's dwelling fell silent again. Even "The Moon" Emlyn, who wanted to refute some of "The Sun" Derrick's statements, did not speak. He just pursed his lips and shrank his arms.
A few seconds later, "The World" broke the silence with a low laugh: "Let's get back to the sea. There's something worth paying attention to recently. 'Mad Captain' Connors Viktor's 'One-Eyed Skull' drifted to the vicinity of the dock after a storm. The mast was snapped, the ship was covered with scorch marks, and all the crew, including Connors Viktor himself, were dead, no survivors."
"Justice" Audrey and the others did not know who "Mad Captain" was and were not very interested in the news. They were just a bit curious about how such a shipwreck could have happened.
"The Hanged Man" Alger's feelings were completely different.
"The World" has actually taken notice of the "Mad Captain" incident! There must be a big secret hidden behind this! No wonder Lord Kottman solemnly issued the order, directing the "Punishers" and the sailors to investigate the relevant situation! Alger's eyes flickered slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"In Bayam, the
Hah, I don't need to make a separate request... Klein laughed to himself and had "The World" directly ask:
"What clues does the Church of the Lord of Storms have?"
"I don't know. I'll try to find out," "The Hanged Man" Alger shook his head frankly.
He believed "The World" would understand his implied meaning: that he currently didn't know, but he would inquire internally.
"Justice" Audrey, who was curious and eavesdropping, increasingly felt that the "Mad Captain" incident was not simple. She tentatively asked:
"Mr. World, isn't this just a common pirate infighting?"
Klein was about to brush off Miss Justice's question without revealing too much when he suddenly considered a problem.
"Behind the
"So now I need to gradually implant the impression that the royal family and the military contain many bad people, subtly changing her stance and emotional bias. For this purpose, I can risk exposing some of 'The World''s information..." After pondering for a moment, Klein had "The World" say with a relaxed but slightly sarcastic tone:
" 'Mad Captain' is connected to the colony missing persons case that Mr. Hanged Man previously investigated.
"The Witch Sect handed over the deceived or looted people to external forces like 'Disease Admiral'
"In January, I told Mr. Hanged Man a piece of news: someone witnessed Baron, who is related to the missing persons case, meeting with personnel from Military Intelligence Department 9, which is loyal to the royal family.
"Also, Backlund's biggest human trafficker, Kapin, is protected by an 'Arbiter' pathway protector.
"With all this combined, do you still think the death of 'Mad Captain' was a simple case of pirate infighting?"