Mary's Nineteenth Century

On the first night on Heisha Island, no one could fall asleep deeply.

Because of the hypothesis of alien weapons, Mary and Mycroft were on guard against ogre monsters suddenly popping up in the woods in the middle of the night.

The 22 collectors were too excited to dig out the treasure, and it was difficult to sleep peacefully.Even if he was told about the strange undercurrent that the island might hide, no one took it seriously.

No, that is not a comprehensive statement.The crowd expressed that they had to get up early, and since they knew the island was not safe, they had to transport the treasure away as soon as possible.

The motives are different, but the first destination to go the next day is the same.

Unexpectedly, the first night on the island was uneventful.

There is no suspicious trouble, except that it is colder in the wild in winter, and I don't feel any other discomfort.

Collectors will inevitably laugh at the mediocrity of the two.

After dawn, everyone ate their own dry food and returned to the shore through the woods.

Some people who don't have to carry treasure go the fastest.No matter how fast we walked for several hours, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon near the coast.

Oncoming, only lingering sea breeze.

Looking around, the front is empty, and there is no obstruction in the field of vision in the direction of the sea.

Yes, no vertigo.

The three sea-going ships that were originally moored on the shore could not even see a single mast.

"Mr. Minton, congratulations, your words come true."

At this moment, Mycroft actually kept smiling, half jokingly half jokingly said, "Do you have any comments on your reasoning being proved to be correct again?"

Mary laughed too, what else could I do if I didn't laugh?Swearing in exasperation, or panicking, had never been her way of life.

"Mrs. Roman, I'm happy with you. You also have the opportunity to show your extraordinary skills. Are you mentally prepared to learn how to operate the gift from the owner of the freckle shop without a teacher?"

Mycroft: It's time to come, there's no escape, he's getting used to it.

"Psychological preparation is not enough."

Mycroft began to calmly analyze the necessary supplies for the Great Escape, "We still need some "small accessories". The gifts from the shopkeeper cannot be used directly, and now we can start making auxiliary equipment. "

On the coast of Heisha Island, the crisis of survival is imminent.

The two of them spoke to each other in a relaxed and leisurely manner.

It seems that they are not planning how to leave the island safely, but are discussing how to hunt in winter to be interesting.

Not long after, one after another panic shouts burst in my ears.

"God! Damn me!"

"Where is the ship?! Where is the ship we parked on the shore?"

"Why are the three boats gone? Even if the three helmsmen are in a hurry, they shouldn't have taken the three boats away to go fishing!"

The collectors who moved the treasure were long overdue.

Back on the coast, everyone screamed in disbelief almost in unison and rubbed their eyes.

—the ships they depend on for survival, no!See!up!

This discovery made people finally throw away gold, silver and jewels, and ran to the sea to try to find the whereabouts of the ship.

But, it was too late.More than 30 hours have passed since disembarking, and even though fierce conflicts broke out on the ship, the waves have already taken away relevant clues.

The collectors ran back and forth on the beach for a few laps, and finally found only two pieces of residual wood, which seemed to be a part of the deck of a sea ship.

Perhaps, it means that the ship sank to the bottom of the sea after being severely damaged; perhaps, it means that the helmsmen fled in order to avoid the danger of the island.

No matter which guess, the conclusion is the same, the 24 people who landed on the island were abandoned.

"No! I don't believe it!"

"It's really weird. What danger can there be on the island? We haven't even encountered a wolf. Why did the ship disappear?"

The Tsarist beard anxiously pulled a few beards, but didn't feel the pain at all, trying to grab the last life-saving driftwood. "There is no shortage of strong trees on the island. Mr. Minton, can you build a boat for us to return to Salem?"

Mary: The sea boat is gone. Does it take away the IQ of normal people?

She has not learned magic, how can she conjure a sea ship with her bare hands?No matter what you build, you need equipment and time, and what you need right now doesn't matter.

Without waiting for Mary to sneer, the next moment I heard a scream of surprise.

"Ah!", "Ouch!", "My..."

The collectors on the coast held their hearts tightly one by one, and suddenly fell down one after another indirectly.

Less than half a minute before and after. 22 people fell to the ground, and some of them stared wide-eyed and lost their breath before they could even finish calling for help.

'Wow--'

The waves were still hitting the shore, one wave after another, but the originally noisy beach was suddenly dead silent.

The silence was like an impenetrable net, and not even Mary and Mycroft were aware of its arrival.

The two rushed to the shore, but it was too late, and they saw black and red blood flowing from the eyes of the collectors.

When did the god of death approach?Let the collectors widen their eyes one by one, full of horror and confusion, and die with regret.

"Don't touch it yet."

Mycroft stopped those around him who wanted to check further.

"We have no way of determining the cause of death of these people. The symptoms are similar to poisoning, but we have no way of knowing the specific source of the poison."

Therefore, it is not necessarily safe even through gloves.

An even more spine-chilling possibility is that the toxin is airborne.In the absence of any protective measures, it is better to keep a distance from the corpse.

Mary withdrew her outstretched hand graciously.

But because she didn't really feel the pulse, even though she had seen many death scenes, she couldn't be sure at this moment whether the 22 people who were traveling with her died suddenly or not.

Collectors, including the bearded Russians, are they really dead?

How did death happen on this weird black sand island?Why are people's breathing and heartbeat deprived without warning?

These questions are thrown down suddenly, which makes people a little confused.

Even so, Mary quickly calmed down and glanced at her pocket watch.

"24 people landed on the island. As of 12:26 on December 17, there were only two survivors. The deceased and the survivors ate the same food and water. The difference is that the survivors did not dig or touch the treasures on the island. .”

Now it is necessary to calmly analyze the problem in order to find a way out on the weird island.

Mycroft observed a group of corpses on the ground, all of them had the same death symptom - blood in the corner of their eyes.

"Ten minutes ago, these people discovered that the sea boat was missing. They all put down the treasure they were carrying, and then rubbed their eyes suspiciously."

Toxins require a route of transmission.

Infection through the eye is uncommon, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.

This is a chain set.When people encounter major changes, some small actions can turn into fatal behaviors.

What kind of colorless and odorless toxins are in the unearthed treasures? On a small island without detection methods, it is difficult to give a correct answer even if you test the poison yourself.

"I still remember that the bearded man said yesterday that his grandfather knew the rumors about the Crystal Skull and the treasure."

Mary speculated from the perspective of poisonous treasures, "Perhaps, tricking the collectors to the island has something to do with revenge. For example, the ancestors of these people committed crimes together, which is related to the search for Kidd's treasure. The descendants of the victims set up a trick to make them finally Die on treasure."

"Reasonable."

Mycroft nodded, but that was the end of the inference.

The sudden sudden death of a group of people did not clarify the relationship between the ancestors, crystal skulls, and treasure secrets.Without more clues, the truth cannot be fully restored.

At present, finding the truth is no longer the top priority, but how to live smoothly is more urgent.

The deaths of the collectors confirmed previous suspicions that there are many uncertainties in Heisha Island.The wild fruits on the island cannot be eaten indiscriminately, and the fresh water on the island cannot even be used at will.

The two of them had to bring their own food for only three more days.

Since they didn't plan to transport the treasure from the beginning, it seems that the collectors left most of the food and fresh water on board, but they didn't bring enough for ten days.

At the latest, he must leave Heisha Island within three days, so should he continue to go to the other side of the island to find out what happened?

On the shore, Mary and Mycroft looked at each other for a moment, and made the same decision.

Wait until dawn tomorrow, and still go to the other side of the island according to the original plan.

Perhaps, there would be a large boat out there for the two to leave safely, instead of using the imperfect means of transportation presented by the freckled shopkeeper.

Of course, there may be others on the other side of the island as well.

Both of them knew well that the other end might also be the base camp of werewolves, vampires and other aliens.

"Let me be honest."

Mycroft is not blindly optimistic, "Although it is too cruel to make inferences based on the death of 22 people, the probability of unconventional forces on the island due to the sudden death of many people has actually decreased."

If there were werewolves and the like, if you want to use force to deal with collectors, you don't need to do poisoning or the like, but just go straight to the jungle to kill them.

Mary nodded in agreement, finally able to smile again after the sudden mass death on the coast. "Mrs. Roman, this time you have finally mastered the skill of telling the truth. It's really..."

'congratulations'.

The second half of the sentence was not said directly, after all, it was on the beach where a lot of people died.

Mycroft raised his eyebrows, is this a compliment?Sorry, he didn't feel congratulated.Having known each other for two months, has he never shown the art of language before?

At most, he just didn't master the art of telling the truth, but could it be his fault?No, absolutely not.Because honest words are hard to hear, telling the truth is easy to be unpleasant.

Whether the truth is artistic or not, this topic successfully made the atmosphere less dignified.

On the second night of Heisha Island, there was a field of corpses tens of meters away, but luckily no other abnormalities occurred.

The sky is bright again.

The two packed their bags and headed towards the other side of the island.

About seven hours later, he walked out of the map range indicated by the Crystal Skull, and the situation within sight changed from that moment on.

The woods are still dense, but they are no longer exceptionally clean.

Animal footprints were found in the soil, and the traces are vague and not new; I also saw some trees that were felled by sharp tools, judging from the cuts, they were felled at least more than a month ago.

The closer to the other side of the island, the more obvious signs of human activities.

Both Mary and Mycroft were on high alert.Perhaps, the only good news is that no new traces left by the week were found.

When I heard the waves crashing on the shore again, more than a dozen wooden houses appeared in front of me.The rooms are large and small, without the slightest sound of human activities.

Are there still people living in the wooden house community?

The two approached on tiptoe, and found seventeen wooden houses in different conditions.

Some of the eaves were damaged, some of the doors were closed, and only four wooden houses seemed to be inhabited in recent years.

But now people go to the empty house.

"Oh no, you can't use "empty" to describe it. "

Mary pushed away the kitchen of a wooden house, and a bloody smell rushed into her nose.The hearth was covered with dried blood, and there was a pile of bones next to the pile of dry wood.

The bones are attached to the meat, which looks like a big pig bone that has not been sold in the market for a long time.

However, these were not the bones of livestock, but human bones.

In terms of numbers, there were at least ten victims.Among them is a fragment of fabric, the same material as the clothing of the stumped arm on the beach.

Not only did the dismemberment take place in this kitchen, but also a fierce fight took place.

Window frames, wooden doors, chopping boards, etc., have sharp paw prints on them that look like wolves but not wolves, and there are also sharp cutting marks that look like kitchen knives.Judging roughly from the traces, it was a knife-wielding man who fought a tall beast.

The ground is covered with the hair of wild beasts.

It looks familiar, it is part of the residue wrapped in the owl food pill.

"I think it gives a general explanation."

In another cabin, Mycroft found a piece of paper taped to the back of the door.The ink is very new, no more than three days old.

A sheet of English is full, and the handwriting is scrawled but beautiful.As for the content, it has nothing to do with beauty.

It says that Heisha Island has a special geographical location, and there are often undercurrents and eddies around the island.The safest route requires the arrival and passage of the full moon tide.

The first group of people to land on the island was Captain Kidd, who buried a large treasure on the island.Later, the refugees from the witch-hunting era ran into the island by mistake and started a new life here.

The communication between the island and the outside is not completely cut off.Sometimes, travel to Massachusetts to replenish supplies.Having interacted with the locals, there were some special rumors left behind.

For example, on the Christmas Eve of the blood moon, the werewolves killed the men who framed the witches.That's not a rumor, but someone was treated as a monster in the witch hunting era because he was born with thick and long hair, so he could only hide on the black sand island.

Whether it is sympathy or hurting its own kind.

The so-called werewolves hunted down the false accusers to avenge the dead women, except those real events took place not in Witch Town, Salem, but elsewhere in Massachusetts.

The residents on Heisha Island were originally all kinds of human beings who were recognized as monsters, such as long-haired patients and patients who were afraid of the sun.

Half had no offspring, but some found mates.Either they quietly returned to the mainland, or they met outsiders who accidentally landed on the island due to a shipwreck.

The Dracula who left this piece of paper, his grandfather was a sea captain, but almost died in a sea mutiny.

The cause was Captain Kidd's treasure, and the crew wanted to take the lead after learning about the treasure. During the conflict, Dracula's grandfather was seriously injured and fell into the sea.

However, before Dracula's grandfather fell into the sea, he only gave half of the clues, mentioning the black crystal skull of the Mayan civilization, but did not mention the specific location of the skull.

After being seriously injured and falling into the sea, he narrowly escaped death. He was rescued by the tide and washed up on the black sand island, but he became permanently disabled.Coincidences are everywhere.Heisha Island is exactly the buried treasure place that everyone is looking for, but the people who desperately snatch the treasure pass by.

Revenge, this is Dracula's grandfather's last words.

The rescue of the island did not allow him to spend the rest of his life in peace, but he wanted to avenge the crew until he died.

Dracula didn't go into details, but only said that he followed his grandfather's last wish and created the crystal skull theft, hoping to wipe out all the descendants of his grandfather's enemies.

However, things couldn't be smooth sailing.

Dracula is not the only one living on Black Sand Island. In recent years, there is only one neighbor left.

If the sunlight that haunts Dracula makes him look like a vampire, his neighbors are no doubt lucky normal people.

"This kind of luck is not recognized by Rich.Rich has an extraordinary talent in medicine, he will conduct all kinds of strange experiments, and I later learned that he is researching medicine to transform the body into a werewolf that can transform in horror novels. 』

Did Rich succeed?

The answer sounds ridiculous, but Dracula witnessed Richie's successful transformation firsthand.

This discovery came quite suddenly.

More than ten days ago, Dracula returned to Black Sand Island, wanting to confirm that the revenge plan can be carried out smoothly.He must clear all the routes within the range indicated by the crystal skull.

But unexpectedly, Rich was dismembering the body in the kitchen. It should be said that it was a long-haired werewolf who looked like Rich, and was trying to cook the humans who had been hunted.

Although Dracula also planned to commit murder, he insisted that he was justified revenge, not a mad murderer.

Conflict is imminent.

Richie was exposed to the secret, so he no longer concealed it, and asked Dracula to change his way of revenge.

Instead of poisoning the treasure, it is better to let him eat it.Things in the future are also clearly arranged, and the transformation potion will definitely sell for a high price, and ambitious people from all over the world will definitely flock to it.

Or don't have to sell the medicine.

With the treasures on the island as the basis, coupled with the increasingly perfect potions, sooner or later they will be able to create a terrifying team.

Time changes many things.

People cannot be static.

Dracula did not expect Rich, who grew up with him, to be so ambitious.

"Although I will also become a murderer, I feel that I still have a limit.I know the pain of being afraid of the sun, and transforming people into werewolf weapons the day after tomorrow will definitely cause a very terrible scene. 』

Therefore, Dracula acted first, and he decided to contain the danger on the island.

In terms of drugging, Dracula is also top-notch.

After pretending to agree to Rich's proposal, he drugged him.However, there was a deviation in the dosage, which was enough for normal humans, but not enough for transformed werewolves.

The two started a fight in the kitchen.

In the end, Dracula succeeded in beheading Ridge, using the same kitchen knife that Ridge used to dismember others.

Changes later.

Dracula was deeply aware of the correctness of this saying, and he made up his mind to complete his revenge this Christmas.

There is no need to repeat what happened later.

Collectors did not disappoint Dracula, flocking to Salem upon hearing of the Crystal Skull.

Just as Dracula inherited his grandfather's hatred, so those men inherited their ancestors' will to hunt for treasure.It's a bit ironic that this time the group of people actually learned to sign a contract to distribute the treasure, instead of everyone taking a large share.

Time, sure enough, has changed something.

"I don't know if anyone will see this left book of mine.If you are not a greedy person and have never picked up gold, silver and jewelry on the island, you don't have to worry too much about dying like the corpses on the island.

In case you have the misfortune to touch the treasure, unfortunately, the antidote never existed.

In addition, when I didn't know, Rich might have done some strange experiments on the plants on the island. It's better not to eat wild fruits and the like.

If you are unfortunate to float on the island with the sea, unfortunately, I drove the last boat.You're left to figure it out on your own.

Note: Rich's dark laboratory has been smashed by me, but you'd better not step into it. I will not be responsible for any powder that turns into a werewolf. ——1869.12.25』

The so-called dark laboratory is two houses with external locks.

Mary and Mycroft decided to pick the lock and take a walk.

There were broken glass all over the room, and various reagent residues in a mess, but there was no experimental manuscript, nor a complete bottle of medicine.

The transformation medicine, which sounds absurd, is beyond the current medical level, and it only appears in the description of Dracula's message.At most, some abnormal phenomena on the island can be used to disprove its existence.

There is no real evidence.

The inventor is said to have died and was buried hastily in the cemetery beside the wooden house complex.

When the coffin was dug up for inspection, there was a tall male corpse.

He had been stabbed three times on his body, and there were signs of poisoning, and the defense and resistance injuries were also consistent with the kitchen fighting scene described by Dracula.

It's just that Rich in the coffin doesn't look like a werewolf.

His teeth and fingers are of normal human structure, similar to but inconsistent with the tooth marks on the broken arm on the beach before.

Do transformation potions expire?

How on earth can it change a person's form from beginning to end?

There is no answer.

After rational analysis, Mary and Mycroft did not think that what Dracula wrote was the whole truth.

One side of the story, can not listen to one side of the word.Did Dracula really kill Rich for the so-called sticking to the bottom line?Some truths are doomed to sink into the sea.

"For this, I have only one hope, that the transformation potion disappears completely. I don't want to see it again."

Mycroft decided to completely bury the secret of Black Sand Island, attribute the disappearance of the intelligence officer to an ordinary murder case, and did not report the inside information even to His Majesty Matthew.

Is this sentimental?No, just laziness.He is indeed a bit lazy, too lazy to show the traces of dangerous weapons to others, too lazy to prevent large-scale conflicts or wars within his ability.

I think Lord Matthew will understand.Because when choosing him to come to the United States, he should have done a comprehensive investigation on him and knew the shortcomings of his character.

Mary blinked her eyes, but she didn't say that she still had a trace of regret, and she didn't know if she would encounter a transformation potion in this life.But from a rational point of view, seeing him again is the best result.

"Well, our focus seems to be off."

Mary no longer thinks about the future, for what to do in the future, there must be a future first.

"The dream of going by boat is broken, and the ingredients on the island can't be eaten. If you eat it, you might turn into a monster. There are still two days to make the hanging basket and repair the heating device. Let's start now."

Yes, the freckle shop owner sent a small hot air balloon, which can carry the weight of a two-person flight.

However, the owner of the second-hand store gave out a second-hand apology gift.There were no gondolas carrying people, and a note was posted on the heater saying "partially damaged, pending repair".

This deceitful apology is exactly the same as his family's deceitful escaped turkey.

The most deceitful thing is that they didn't ask beforehand, is operating a hot air balloon a skill that ordinary people know?

The two people who were trapped had no other choice, but also thanked that there was still a way to escape from the black sand island.

No time to rant, search for remnants in a dozen wooden houses.Find all the materials and tools for making the hanging basket, and also prepare the fuel to return to Salem City, and act urgently.

Yes, I have to silently pray that the next period of time will be sunny and sunny, and there will be no violent storms.

Time, location, people and harmony.

Only when all the elements are complete can it be possible to return to Salem alive.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

When a complete set of hot air balloon equipment came out, the two only had half a bottle of fresh water and half a piece of oatmeal bread left.

Although it is not yet starving and cold, but it is also to the point of being disheartened, thirsty and hungry, and it is necessary to save a mouthful to eat in the sky.

Assuming all goes well, we'll be back in Salem within six hours.

"The good news is the winds are in the right direction for our return to the mainland."

Mycroft tugged at the cable, checking the safety of the balloon installation one last time.But no matter how he checked, he wasn't [-]% sure about the situation, at most he only had [-]% chance of success.

Until this moment, the sense of absurdity became more and more clear.

One day, he will need to drive a second-hand, self-repaired, hot air balloon to escape from the island, so how did such absurd things happen to him?

Mycroft retraced the first twenty-five years of his life, and his eyes finally fell on the man in front of him.No, Mr. Minton cannot be blamed this time.It was His Excellency Matthew, who was the one who initiated the attack.

If His Majesty Matthew hadn't selected him to take on the task of pretending to be Mrs. Roman, he would have spent Christmas at Holmes' old house at this moment.

Wearing a sweater knitted by my mother, eating Christmas desserts, while listening to my younger brother telling stories about college life, I can give one, two or three suggestions by the way.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

The reality is that there is a lack of water and food, and the escape from Heisha Island is about to begin.

Mycroft took a deep breath, stepped into the gondola, and prepared to start his second hot air balloon flight. "Mr. Minton, you really decided to let me..."

"let's start."

Mary interrupted the redundant question directly. "Don't think too much, I know you are not [-]% sure. But it doesn't matter, assuming you are [-]% sure, I have [-]% confidence in you. Add one plus, very simple addition, we have a [-]% chance of returning to Sailor M."

[-]% certainty + [-]% confidence, why is it equal to [-]% possibility?

Baker Street paperboys know that this is a totally false equation.

Mycroft's focus was a bit off, "Mr. Minton, you are only [-]% sure of me? Aha! You are so brave, how dare you stand in a hanging basket with me."

"Forty percent, not a lot. I based the data on rational analysis."

As Mary spoke, she ignited the heater. "Please think about it from a different angle. With [-]% confidence, I am willing to go with you on a flight with an uncertain future. Isn't this touching enough? Or it should be romantic enough, isn't it?"

Mycroft: By God, this is bloody romantic!