Treasure hunter, sailing on the blue sea

"By the way, do you need this?" The weird fish man selling newspapers. He took out a small badge about the size of his thumb and said.

Jason, who was reading the newspaper, turned his head when he heard this.

Looking at the badge on his hand, it was a flying fish badge exactly like the flying fish on the plaque above his head.

"What's the use of this thing? Is it a gift?"

The fish man opened his dark blue eyes and looked at Jason, looking at him as if he didn't know anything.

"Flying fish badge, if you want to buy newspapers while sailing in the boundless sea, just wear this badge, and the flying fish around will come to deliver newspapers to you."

"So magical?" Jason asked in surprise as he took the badge.

"Yes, yes, it's that magical."

Seeing Jason take it, the fish man said nothing more. He sat back down in his seat and flipped through the books in front of him.

Jason walked toward the port with his badge and newspaper.

Passing by a hotel, I looked up.

It is said that they sailed on the sea and lived on the boat. Even after docking, he still lives on the boat.

Not that it's about saving money.

But the rooms on the ship are much nicer, more comfortable, and more familiar than most of the rooms in these hotels.

After all, the Dawn Voice was a ship that they spent a lot of money to build at the Notre Dame Church's private shipyard.

And rooms were made to fit each of their needs.

There were only a few of them and the doll girls on the huge ship.

The space is not crowded at all.

Compared with ordinary hotels or other ships, their ship can be said to be equivalent to a relatively luxurious hotel.

Unless the place where they stay is far from the port and it is difficult to return back and forth. The rest of the time they can always live on the boat, so live on the boat.

Thinking like this, it actually didn't take much time to arrive at the port.

Passing through the laborers carrying goods, we boarded the Dawn Sound again.

"Why are you two here earlier than me?" Jason asked with some surprise, looking at Alka and Xia Detti who were already chatting on the deck.

Hearing Jason's voice, Alka turned her head and looked at him.

"You are too slow. What are you holding in your hand?"

"It's a newspaper, and it writes about major events in the Boundless Sea."

Hear this.

Alka took the newspaper and looked at it. There was a picture of flying fish painted on the top strip of the newspaper. It seems that this newspaper should be the so-called Feiyu Newspaper.

Xia Detti and Lucilia were also standing nearby, tilting their heads to peek.

The size of the entire newspaper is not large, and there are no pages when unfolded.

Printed on both sides, 4 pages in total.

"Don't just look at it for yourself, think about it." Pororo said as he came over. He is so big that even if he raises his head, he may not be visible.

"OK."

"The headline on the front page says..."

“What is a front page headline?”

Hearing this, Alka suddenly got stuck.

"Well...it's the event information that needs the most attention."

"Oh, keep going."

"The pirate fleet-Evil Spirit raided around the Sokoklo Road Sign Island and was annihilated. 12 ships and tens of thousands of pirates were not spared.

Annihilator's whereabouts are unknown and there are no witnesses. "

"It has been 150 days and nights since the disappearance of Tertesi, the God of Flowers, and Politria, the great laurel priest, has once again issued a reward. Anyone who can give accurate information will receive a treasure.

The last person who provided information has been confirmed to have received a reward. "

When Alka read this news.

Several people who were listening to the information immediately interrupted.

Alka also seemed to have stopped speaking in anticipation.

"Wait a minute, God of Flowers? What is that?"

Simon asked from the side with some surprise.

The remaining people were a little shocked.

Jason leaned on the mast and said, "You may not believe it, but there seem to be many gods in the boundless sea."

"The four gods..."

At this time, Alka waved his hand: "It's different. The level of the four gods seems to be one level higher than these new gods, not the same level."

It was not that he gained nothing from being in the church today. Some of the information in the church was clearly stated, at least to him.

It’s not surprising in some places in the Infinite Sea where information is relatively popular.

“These new gods have all risen to the top after being shattered, or in other words, the gods who once died have not yet died completely and want to be resurrected.

In addition to these gods, there are also some evil gods and evil gods who are disturbing this place. "

"Is this place... so messy?"

"If you think about it carefully, we didn't actually stay in the Infinite Sea for long, did we?"

It had only been three or four years since they arrived in the boundless sea. It seemed like a long time, but in this chaotic sea, 1/3 was spent aimlessly sailing on the sea.

There are really only a handful of places they have stayed, except for the Twin Islands they just arrived.

Just wandering around the Broken Sea.

"It seems we are really a little ignorant."

Everyone listened for a while, and Alka finished reading some of the information in the newspaper.

Except for the first two pieces of information, the other pieces of information are people who don't understand who are doing incomprehensible things in unknown places.

They still know too little about some of the forces and famous figures in the Infinite Sea.

After a while it suddenly became dark.

Everyone came to the restaurant and started eating dinner.

"Did you find any books related to the world in the church library?" Julia suddenly asked.

This is their main purpose here.

The Arkas shook their heads.

Although there are many books in the library, they have specifically searched for them in certain categories.

“There are almost no books about the period before the God War, and there are no historical records before that.

We can only see many archaeological and historical discoveries, as well as some people's speculations. "

After finishing speaking, Alka looked at Simon.

Simon also went to the Holy Machine Church on the left island today. With the Holy Machine Church's style of conduct, their library will definitely be bigger.

He also pays less attention to some knowledge that may be classified as taboo.

"I also didn't find any information, but I did find some information that may be related to it."

After hearing this, the few people who were busy working on their meals raised their heads.

Simon said: "In the internal file management, I noticed several renegade cults. There is only one heretic cult, and the others are all classified as cultists."

"Their ideas and deeds are more or less related to the destruction of the world. They say that they have been inspired by the world."

After hearing this, everyone immediately understood what it meant.

It was obvious that just like them, he had connected to the core of the world through some special means and felt the pain.

At the same time, he must have learned about the world and his strong desire to self-destruct.

If any of these people have ever done something related to protecting the world's environment, they will fall to the extreme like Julia.

Making such a choice is perfectly normal.

"Correspondingly, there are many religious groups with the idea of ​​saving the world, and most of them are pagan groups."

An equally reasonable choice.

The path chosen is also more difficult.

Perhaps it is only for an unusually open and tolerant church like the Holy Mechanic Church that such a situation occurs.

"This shows that there are not a few people who know the nature of the world in the boundless sea." Julia said.

Everyone nodded and agreed with this view.

"Oh, it's such a mess." Jason leaned back in his chair and sighed.

"Then have you heard any information about treasures, such as well-known treasure legends? After all, we are still a treasure hunting group."

Alka asked while eating food and looking at everyone.

You can't forget your job, and they really don't have much money.

Especially for Jason.

At this time, Jason became interested. He quickly ate the food in his mouth and said, "I have a piece of treasure information here. It has been circulated on this island for a long time. It has a certain degree of credibility."

"Oh, tell me."

Jason told everyone the news he learned in the tavern today.

After hearing this, Alka thought for a while and said, "You can ask again tomorrow. We will go to the church's archives to check if there is any relevant information."

Jason and Simon both nodded.

A night of silence.

Everyone left Dawn Sound before dawn the next day.

After all, there are ten or twenty hours of night in this world.

"Xia Daiti, help me get a map of the Twin Islands. If possible, look for maps on the surrounding island chains to see if you can buy one.

Anyway, buy every map you can buy on this island, as long as it looks genuine and meets my standards. "

Xia Detti nodded and said goodbye to Alka.

Everyone on the ship knew that Alka was eager for things like maps.

If I have time and opportunity, I will help collect them, no matter where the map is.

Alka came to the church alone and found an elderly priest at the counter in a room on the side of the library.

"What's the matter, kid?"

"I would like to ask, is there any information about the Nafas family here?"

After hearing this, the elderly priest raised his head and glanced at Alka with his slightly hazy eyes.

Looking at Alka's young appearance, he shook his head helplessly.

"Another young man eager to get rich. Every year, hey, how can treasure hunting be so easy?

This is very dangerous, and requires a lot of effort, but may not result in equal wealth.

And maybe someone has already taken advantage of it, which is a wonderful idea. "

He was talking nonchalantly, but he still walked out of his counter, holding a cane.

Alka quickly stepped forward to help him.

The priest was obviously very satisfied with Alka's behavior.

"Well mannered boy, that's good."

With Alka's help, he came to a deep bookcase inside.

"On the third floor from bottom to top, there is a file numbered 1616. The decoding code is 6161, speaking in common language."

Hearing the elder priest's words, Alka nodded.

He reached out to open the bookcase and stood on tiptoe slightly before reaching the file almost at the top.

Magic power is transported, saying 6161.

The resistance disappeared and Alka took the file down.

This is a document made with a strange structure.

The Virgin's symbol is painted on it, as well as various information records.

Looking at the incantations on it, they are all used for protection and destruction.

If you use violence to destroy it, you may not get anything.

"Yes, that's right, that's it. You can't take it out. According to the confidentiality level, you can only copy 20% of the information. You have to check it with me after you finish copying."

As he spoke, the old man raised his head and looked at Alka and asked, "Do you want to copy it?"

"need."

"It's right next to my counter. You can read it while copying it. There's a pen and paper next to it."

Alka nodded. He helped the old man back to his counter. After he sat down, he took a small bench and sat next to it to open the file.

Look at the information inside and pick out some key points to copy.

Look at Alka's seriousness.

The old priest said: "The Nafas family 50 years ago, when I was young, I witnessed their grace with my own eyes."

"Oh? What are they like?" Alka looked up curiously and asked.

The old priest leaned against the wall and stared up at the ceiling.

It's like recalling the past, and also like sighing.

Said: "At that time, their family could be called the most powerful family on this island, and they were also believers of the Holy Mother.

Helped the church with a lot of things, and I also worked with some of their family members at the time. I have to say that their tutors are quite good.

Pity……"

"What's wrong?" Alka responded at the right time.

"I remember...it was a night. There was a violent storm around the Twin Islands.

You must know that it is difficult to see storms around the Twin Islands. The storm at that time was very big. It was the biggest storm I have ever seen in my life until now.

I was still resting at that time, and then something happened. The wails and screams of my soul resounded in our ears, making it inaudible to ordinary people.

But at that time, all those who were touching the second stage or above on the island could clearly hear the screams that pierced their souls. "

As he spoke, the old pastor looked frightened.

Alka listened carefully and quietly acted as a listener, giving responses from time to time.

"Then I went to check with the knights of the church. The entire family...the entire family was not spared. There was no external injury on the body. They all died as if their souls had been extracted.

Later I learned that even those family members who were away from home also did not survive. "

Hearing this, Alka asked curiously from the side: "I heard that their competitors didn't do good things?"

"Haha, those people don't dare to do these things. We also checked the family that had the biggest conflict with them at that time, and they didn't have the ability to do this at all.

This is just external rhetoric. "

Hearing this, Alka nodded.

"Was their family very strong at that time?"

"Of course, their family has 3 'Crown Bearers' and 14 'Staff Bearers'. They are quite powerful in and around the Twin Islands."

Alka already knows that the so-called crown-wearers refer to members of the sixth stage and above. It is said that it is because only at this stage can one have the ability to control a [Crown]-level treasure.

In other words, this family has three members at stage 6 and 14 members at stage 4-5 and above.

How scary.

In his current world view, it can indeed be called powerful.

While chatting, Alka picked out the more important information in the file and copied it.

After copying, checking and tidying up. Alka bid farewell to the old man.

Returned to the ship.

The rest of the people also returned quickly.

Several people stayed in the captain's cabin and began to learn the information.

"I know very little information here. The Nafas family mainly believes in the Holy Mother, and only a few family members will deviate from the tradition."

Hearing Simon's words, Alka nodded.

Tell him the information he learned.

"According to the archives of the Holy Mother Church, the cause of death of this family was an unknown loss of souls. The loss of souls overnight resulted in the death of all members of the family."

"Family members? How do you count them as family members?" Jason asked strictly from the side.

"Yes, this is the interesting part. It is all the nominal family members, regardless of whether they are related by blood or not.

All hired servants and servants are merely unconscious.

And even those who are related by blood to the main line family have not suffered any damage to their souls despite being separated from the family. "

Hearing this, Jason nodded.

In other words, all members of the Nafas family who are nominally called are unable to escape.

If you think about it carefully, there should be some kind of joining ceremony.

"From this point, the church concluded that it was the effect of a curse in the name of the family."

"Furthermore, there is a questionable speculation in the file. It may be that the leader of this family deliberately made a deal with some existence in exchange for souls.

Of course this is just a guess and there is no specific information. "

But no matter what, he finally gained some comprehensive understanding of this family.

At least more than the average person knows.

After all, the connection between this family and the Holy Mother Church is quite close.

"Then you can infer from the archives whether this treasure exists?"

"It should exist, because the death was too sudden, and after subsequent searches, the location of their family's treasure trove was indeed not found.

Obviously not on Twin Islands, it is speculated to be on other islands in the Twin Islands chain. "

After finishing speaking, Alka looked at Jason.

"What about your side? Have you gained any information?"

"I don't know much about the specific information about this family, but I do have a certain understanding of the reputation among the people."

“I don’t know if it’s because of their belief in Our Lady, but their reputation among the island’s civilians is pretty good, and there aren’t too many scandals.

Even if there are, most of the scandals involve women, you know. However, no evidence of usefulness in this regard has been found. "

Hearing this, Alka nodded.

Families that believe in the Holy Mother still have a relatively high moral bottom line.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if Our Lady did not answer their prayers.

After everyone finished telling the information they knew.

Xia Daiti brought up the maps she had collected.

That's the point.