Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

"Buy and leave!"

"big big big!"

Stepping on the chair with his left leg and standing on the ground with his right leg, Joyce rolled up his sleeves and greeted loudly... It seemed that he was already in tune with the rough sailors in front of him.

Seeing that the bet was almost over, he opened the dice cup and took a look:

"One, three, four, little!"

"Hahaha, sorry, I won again!"

Joyce smiled heartily and swept away the bets on the table.

While the sailors were clamoring for the next round, the chief mate said:

"Let's be here today. It's lunch time. Let's play next time."

Joyce made a twisted gesture, seemingly reluctant, and finally compromised:

"Well then, it will take three days to reach the destination anyway, so there are still more opportunities!"

Three days... The first mate's eyes flashed, and he became more enthusiastic about Joyce, and was surrounded by many sailors to the restaurant.

It is natural that Joyce did it deliberately to reveal the sailing time. In addition, he has basically figured out that the number of sailors loyal to the first mate is less than half of all the crew members... Compared with the combination of the captain and the second mate, the strength of the first mate is really weaker...

However, the weak are more likely to accept "instigation".

……

The ship has just left Bayam, so the material reserves are relatively rich.

Lunch is richer than expected, in addition to the most common grilled fish, grilled lobster... There are also different types of grilled meat, vegetable salad, and must-have fruits.

Pirates don't have so many rules. If they don't have special habits, everyone will dine in the same restaurant.

Captain Roy finally appeared and noticed that Joyce and the first mate had a good conversation.

...But when Roy found out that Joyce and the first mate were always mixed up for most of the voyage, as if they had seen each other late, he couldn't sit still.

The night before he arrived at the secret island, he called his most trusted second officer.

"Have you noticed that the young adventurer and the first mate are getting a little closer!"

"You mean Bruce..." The second mate explained, "He likes to gamble. He has been playing dice with the first mate's men for the past two days. You know, the feelings between pirates can easily heat up quickly in this kind of thing."

"But I always have an ominous premonition..." Roy murmured, then responded and asked again:

"You seem to be familiar with him?"

The second mate replied briefly, "We've talked a few times, and Bruce is a descendant of a poor nobleman who dreams of becoming an adventurer, finding huge treasures, and restoring the glory of his family."

Then, he retorted: "Your hunch is not accurate. When we escaped from Intis, you had a hunch that we would fail, but we succeeded, and..."

"Okay, I understand, don't say any more!" Roy interrupted loudly, stating his decision:

"You stay on the boat and don't have to participate in tomorrow's hunt."

The second mate immediately understood the meaning of the order and asked in surprise:

"Do you need to be so nervous? With my divination, hunting will be easier."

"If you're worried, why don't you want to let the first mate join the hunt?"

Roy sullenly expressed his doubts:

"The more people there are, the higher the risk. I'm worried that he will fight back and cause the hunt to fail."

Alas, what I should have guessed... From the time I knew him, until now, his suspicious personality has never changed... Thinking of the impending loss of a peaceful life and falling into a state of flight again, the second deputy was very emotional, and he suggested:

"In my opinion, it would be better to just kill him to avoid future troubles."

Roy glanced at him with stern eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"When the hunt is successful, after I successfully advance to Sequence Six, I will naturally do it. Before that, keeping his life is to leave a way out for myself."

"I'll listen to you." The second pair said with no change in his expression.

……

On the other side, the first mate was lying in his single room and couldn't sleep for a long time. He thought of what Joyce said to him, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became.

Can't sit still and wait for death... The first strike is stronger, and the later strike suffers... He rolled over and sat up, with a vicious smile on his face, quietly walked into the big pass where the sailors lived, and plotted in the dark for a long time.

……

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

The rising sun dispels the sea fog, and the outline of the island comes into view.

The whole island hangs in isolation overseas, and from a distance, a lush landscape looks full of vitality.

Near noon, the boat docked.

The first officer finally asked tentatively, "Captain, do you want to bring some more brothers, or have someone to take care of them."

Roy turned around and smiled: "No need, you stay and watch the boat."

Afterwards, he looked at Joyce and Hunter, as well as Rosario the Kraken who had been showing up a lot since boarding the ship and always hid in the room to sleep.

"Set off."

Passing through the soft and wet sandy beach, a group of four broke into this dense forest that is inaccessible.

It can be seen that Roy the "flaming lion" is very familiar with this place.

There wasn't even a single trail in the forest, but he was confident, leading the way at the front, rushing left and right, without encountering any beasts.

After Mr. Hunter's prompt, Joyce discovered a mark hidden deep in the forest, which was almost the same as the mark they encountered when they were looking for the agreed port.

Sure enough, it was not the first time that Roy visited this island, which means that his promise should not be wrong. There really is a "Black Abyss Demon Fish" on this island!

Rosario the Kraken obviously thought of this, so he urged:

"How long will we go?"

"Be patient."

Roy replied, continuing to follow the map with the mark he left, and soon, he reached the final destination.

It was a shimmering lake, clearly divided into two halves.

A thin layer of ice forms on the lake on the left, and a cold mist floats above it, like an ethereal fairyland.

On the other side of the lake, the water is blue and looks clear, but the visibility is quite low. It seems that there is no life under the water.

In the center of the lake, there is an island within an island, with a strange shape and jagged rocks.

The closer you get to the lake, the quieter it becomes, even the sound of leaves being blown by the wind is barely audible.

Roy suppressed the throbbing in his heart, turned his head and said:

"The extraordinary material you want is in this lake, you should believe my promise now!"

Rosario the Kraken looked impatient, staring straight at the lake:

"I feel it, what I need is in this lake."

Joyce naturally felt the attraction between Beyonder characteristics, but he kept his personality in mind and let Mr. Hunter ask according to the original plan:

"What shall we do next?"