Spirit Realm Walker

The two navy men looked at each other, straightened their backs, and the soldier on the left said loudly:

"Reporting, it's Captain James."

The navy man on the right added: "He is also our captain."

James, Navy Captain Zhang Yuanqing silently wrote down the name James, squinted his eyes, and looked at the two sailors:

"Are you afraid of me?"

As an illusionist, you can clearly see the emotions of those around you.

Hearing this, the two navy's expressions became more tense and they shook their heads together.

In the army, it is normal for subordinates to be afraid of their superiors. Zhang Yuanqing did not dwell on the matter and asked about the situation on the cruise ship in a pleasant manner.

After a conversation, Zhang Yuanqing initially understood the situation on the cruise ship.

Captain and captain James is the highest-ranking person on the cruise ship. In addition, there is a cardinal with the same status as James.

In the United Nations of Ireland, the Holy See is the state religion and has a lofty status. It is the official organization in this age of steam and guns.

Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand and asked the two marines to continue patrolling, while he walked along the deck towards the captain's office.

Along the way, he saw no tourists. It was obviously a cruise ship, but there were only navy, sailors and support staff on the deck and cabins.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed a detail. Whether it was sailors, navy or logistics personnel, they all seemed to be afraid of him.

"It would be too ostentatious to dispatch a warship to perform a secret mission. The Cardinal of the Holy See is also on board. The secret mission should be related to the spiritual realm walker."

"Tsk, I have a vest in the dungeon, but there is no memory infusion, and I am not even given basic information. Are you asking me to explore on my own?"

There is no intelligence, and all information needs to be explored by oneself, including the identities, skills, occupations, etc. of the NPCs on the cruise ship.

Considering that it is an S-level dungeon, this level of difficulty is reasonable.

"At present, the cruise ship is still safe. The danger should not break out so quickly. If you figure out what the mission is, you can probably understand the crisis. The goal is very clear."

"According to the information introduced by the spirit realm, the cruise ship disappeared on its way back. If the cruise ship returns, it means that the mission has been completed."

While walking and thinking, he came to the bow of the ship, entered the cabin, went up the stairs, and reached the captain's cabin on the second floor.

The captain's cabin is on the second floor and can directly overlook the sea.

"Boom!"

Zhang Yuanqing knocked on the door of the captain's cabin.

"Come in." A calm male voice came from the captain's cabin.

Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the one-meter-wide iron door, and what he saw was a classical European-style office. From the furniture to the lamps, as well as the porcelain cups and plates on the table, they were all retro and in line with the style of more than a hundred years ago.

It made him feel like he was in a movie.

Behind the brown desk, sat a burly middle-aged man, wearing a long black coat with gold double-row buttons, a white shirt and a black tie.

Captain James has a face like a Greek sculpture, his beard is trimmed beautifully and neatly, and his blue eyes are as deep as the ocean. When he saw Zhang Yuanqing coming in, the deep "sea" caused a wave, and then quickly calmed down.

"Lieutenant Haas, what's the matter?" Captain James nodded.

Zhang Yuanqing entered the captain's room, straightened his back like the two sailors, and said loudly: "Captain, when can we reach the port? I miss the apple pie made by my grandma."

Captain James looked serious and unsmiling:

"We still have to sail on the ship for fifteen days. Besides, if I remember correctly, Haas, your grandmother has been dead for many years. I think what you miss is not the apple pie, but the mistress at the Pink Bar."

There are still fifteen days left. Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to joke: Oh my God, you have guessed it all, Captain. Yes, yes, that little bitch is so tight and moist.

But looking at James's serious expression, as if he was about to go to the battlefield, he rationally chose not to joke.

As for the fact that his grandmother has been dead for many years, it is probably the character of Lieutenant Haas. Zhang Yuanqing is not afraid of "revealing the secret". Except for some special dungeons that need to hide their identity, there is no need to worry about the collapse of the character of the other dungeons in the spiritual realm.

The NPCs in the spiritual realm will make up their minds and accept the spiritual realm walkers on their own.

"Captain, I want to discuss the mission with you." Zhang Yuanqing got to the point.

"Mission?" The captain took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer, opened it, and handed one over.

Cigarettes of this era did not have filters.

"Captain, I don't smoke." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand and refused.

The captain looked at him strangely: "Apart from women, what you love most is tobacco and wine."

Smoking, drinking and playing with women? What kind of character am I? Zhang Yuanqing took the cigarette and lit the cigarette in the match struck by the captain.

Captain James exhaled a puff of white smoke: "What do you want to discuss?"

I don’t know either. Zhang Yuanqing said: “I want to hear your opinion on this mission.”

When James heard this, he frowned, took a long drag on his cigarette, and said:

"I know what you are thinking, but please don't worry. The matter has passed, and there have been no abnormalities in the past few days, right? With the cardinals and priests of the Holy See here, there will be no problem."

Is it over? What happened on the cruise? Zhang Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and his instinct told him that this was probably the reason why the cruise ship disappeared.

Just as he was about to test further, James spoke first: "Lieutenant Haas, please go out first, I have to go to work."

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Captain, I want to see the mission file."

James said nothing, and looked at him with majesty in his dark blue eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing hesitated for a few seconds between force coercion, hypnosis, emotional guidance and other methods, and finally chose to obey the captain's order:

"Yes, Captain!"

This is an S-level copy, so caution is necessary.

After exiting the captain's cabin, Zhang Yuanqing continued to wander around the 50-meter-long cruise ship. The first and second floors were restaurants, bars, dance halls, chess and card rooms, cigar rooms and other social and entertainment venues.

Then there are the luxurious bedrooms in the first class cabin.

Guest quarters are below deck. Zhang Yuanqing walked down the steps and passed the dormitory areas on the first and second floors. He was stopped at the entrance to the third floor.

Those who stopped him were two Holy See knights wearing silver armor, holding cross swords, with cold facial lines and sharp eyes.

"The bishop has ordered that no one is allowed to approach the third floor below the deck." The middle-aged knight with blond hair and a scar on his left cheek said coldly.

The other knight did not speak, but his right palm holding the hilt of the sword was slightly stronger, and he stared at Lieutenant Haas with sharp eyes.

If it was an A-level dungeon, I would take action directly. Zhang Yuanqing looked at the two knights and sensed their murderous intent and hostility. He was not reckless, took a step back and said:

"I hate the tone of your words, be careful if I invite you two to eat torpedoes."

He turned and left, and behind him, the two knights breathed a sigh of relief.

Returning to the deck, Zhang Yuanqing deliberately chatted with the sailors and navy to inquire about the details of the mission. To his disappointment, no one knew what the mission was.

When Zhang Yuanqing asked what happened on the cruise ship, the faces of the navy and sailors changed drastically, and they shook their heads, saying that they knew nothing.

But Zhang Yuanqing sensed emotions of fear, fear, and panic from them.

It's weird. Zhang Yuanqing thought about it for a while, and planned to stop all activities first, and then sneak into the captain's room to check the information at night.

At dusk, the sun sinks into the horizon.

Zhang Yuanqing entered the cabin and had dinner in the cafeteria. The dinner was beer, bread, vegetable soup and canned beef, as well as a yellow croaker per person.

After drinking and eating, he returned to his dormitory.

As an officer, Lieutenant Haas has his own independent dormitory, a small room of 20 square meters, with simple furnishings, a single bed, a small desk, and no wardrobe, but there is a storage box for clothes under the bed.

Zhang Yuanqing lay on the bed, feeling the slight bumps and waiting patiently.

After inquiring during the day, he learned that the cruise ship was called "Petrel" and it was a medium-sized cruise ship with a passenger capacity of more than 1,000 and less than 2,000 people.

There were no tourists on board, only two hundred sailors, and more than a hundred sailors and staff in total.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yuanqing, who was lying on the bed, turned into starlight and dissipated. The next second, bright starlight rose in the captain's cabin forty meters away.

The captain's cabin was dark and silent, with flashlights flashing outside the window from time to time, as patrolling marines were walking around.

The darkness could not affect Ye Youshen's vision. Zhang Yuanqing walked to the file rack behind the desk and rummaged through it quietly, scanning the file folders quickly.

Zhang Yuanqing gestured for a moment and fixed his gaze on a folder:

"1899·Comet Falling into the Sea"

Last year's incident was related to the ocean, so this should be it. Zhang Yuanqing opened the folder and read the information on it.

——In 1899, a comet crashed into the sea in the southern waters of Ireland. Since then, fishing boats often caught deformed and ugly sea creatures in that sea area. Those sea creatures have extremely powerful attacks. Sex, flesh and blood contain toxins and cannot be eaten.

Those monsters did not belong to any known species, and the cells contained some kind of unstable, constantly mutating DNA. Biologists from the United Nations in Ireland had their views collapsed, claiming that an undersea volcanic eruption had awakened species from ancient times.

The United Nations government in Ireland blocked that area of ​​​​the sea and prohibited fishing boats from approaching. However, the incident did not calm down. The changes in species became more and more exaggerated and gradually radiated to the entire southern sea. A cargo ship was attacked by a giant octopus on the route, and the ship sank. No one survived. A fishing boat encountered the legendary mermaid. The entire crew of the boat was attracted by the song and jumped into the sea, becoming the delicacies of the mermaid. The empty boat floated for several days before being found by the search and rescue team.

The Holy See, as an official organization, teamed up with the navy to eradicate the mutated marine life. Under the organization of the government, the Holy See dispatched a special team of spiritual walkers, and the navy dispatched a professional fishing team to explore the sea area where the comet first fell.

"Did an extraterrestrial comet cause a mutation in Earth's species? It's also possible that the so-called extraterrestrial comet was the master of the Breaking Bad profession and accidentally dropped a certain prop?"

"Probably not. If it was a prop, it would have been taken back long ago. Did you do it on purpose? It doesn't seem like it. It's meaningless. It accidentally injured so many civilians and lost a lot of merit points."

"Moreover, just because of this, it is not enough for the spirit realm to create a special copy. There must be a deeper inside story behind this matter."

"Now that I've read the background of the story, let's check out the subsequent development."

After knowing the background of the story, Zhang Yuanqing felt much more at ease, and the feeling of confusion when entering the dungeon for the first time was much reduced.

He closed the folder and returned it to its original place. He glanced around and landed on the desk drawer, where a copper lock hung.

At this time, the light of the flashlight came through the crack in the door, and the sound of footsteps approached.

"Crack!"

The door to the captain's cabin opened.

PS: typos should be corrected first and then corrected.