Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 266 Chat and Discovery at Sea

The poor first mate did not survive in the end.

Under Katerina's signal, the first mate who took the witch's potion was thrown into the black sea, and then turned into gray dust in the radiation of the bright sea.

Wagner was also treated the same as him, but as a lucky control group, he was thrown directly into the Sea of ​​Light and managed to survive under the sun on the other side.

There were five masterminds of the rebellion, one of them died in the artillery battle planned by the "Priest of Misfortune", and the remaining four were only survived by Wagner and another sailor, who were also directly thrown away as ordinary people. A control group that entered the Bright Sea.

After confirming that the sunlight is only aimed at the polluters and not at the Extraordinary outside the Witch Way, the "Empress Honeysuckle" immediately sailed into the bright sea.

The sailors dropped ropes with slipknots, and the lucky survivors grabbed the loops on the ropes and pulled them up.

Well, at least not dying in bed...

Adele tapped her chest four times in her heart for the two fascinated sailors who were captivated by Katerina until their death.Although there is a high probability that they are not believers of the goddess, Adele herself is not considered a complete believer of the goddess now, she just did so subconsciously in her heart.

The people who were still driving in the dark came to the bright sea all of a sudden, and they still felt a little uncomfortable for a while.Fortunately, the creatures in this sea area are relatively gentle, and have no hostility towards the behemoth that suddenly broke in.

"What we are looking for should be in this sea area."

Katerina said with confidence, "I can feel that wonderful convergence, the distance between us will never exceed two hundred nautical miles."

"That is to say, at the speed of Queen Honeysuckle, you can reach the destination in up to eight hours?"

Adele made a simple calculation, "It seems that we are lucky."

"Keep driving in that direction, and let me know if you find anything."

Katerina stretched her waist, "It's really hard work to protect this ship all the time, I'm a little tired."

Of course Adele has no objection.If it weren't for Katerina's ability, the ship would have been destroyed when it crashed into the ground.

"By the way, is your first mate's room vacant now?"

Katerina winked at Adele, "Let someone clean it up."

……

"... Maybe you are a little surprised, but mother is like this."

In the cab, Tracy was sitting on the sofa next to Adele, studying with her how to drive the ironclad ship.

Although Adele has been learning how to operate the iron-clad ship after buying the ship, this is not a four-wheeled carriage after all, and there is a distance of thousands of miles between memorizing the operation manual and being able to drive it.

If it weren't for the little improvement in learning ability brought by the Extraordinary, and Wendy's all-in-one teaching, I'm afraid Adele would just stare blankly now.However, there is a lot of knowledge about navigating at sea that cannot be studied in a short period of time. In this regard, we must rely on Tracy's guidance.

"Yeah, I've only had this boat for less than a month, and she didn't even ask if I would sail, and she threw my mate into the ocean."

Adele walked around the cabin twice in a little irritability, trying to understand the function of a bell rope in the cockpit.

"Actually, you can try to explain it to her." Tracy suggested half-truthfully, "What if she agrees?"

"Do you think I dare, or dare not?"

Adele said angrily, and began to deal with the disobedient steering wheel.

"You don't have to hold that thing all the time..." Tracy walked to Adele's side and patted her on the shoulder reassuringly, "Driving a boat is different from driving a four-wheeled carriage, there are not so many unexpected situations on the sea , you don’t need to hold the steering wheel all the time.”

"As long as there is no major problem with the direction, you don't have to be so nervous. Even if there are reefs and other things, the observers will tell you in advance. I'm afraid it's too late to hide from the ironclad ship, so you don't need to hide by yourself."

Tracy walked to the window of the cockpit, where the glass had been destroyed when entering the ground, and the warm and humid sea breeze was blowing in, making people almost forget that it was still winter in the surface world.

"To be honest, people like you who are sailing on the sea for the first time should be more curious. Otherwise, when your curiosity passes, the boring sailing will torture you to death."

Tracy pointed to the sea outside, "Look at the scenery outside. Now this kind of sea can only be seen in the southern continent. Neither the Wild Sea nor the Sunya Sea are so beautiful."

"The properties of one of my magical items prevents me from swimming, so the sea of ​​any kind just scares me right now."

Adele sighed, then suddenly remembered something, and asked Tracy:
"Then when you first ran a boat on the sea, were you very curious?"

"...If you insist, there must be something."

Tracy recalled, the expression on her face gradually softened. "The crew that followed me at that time are now only Annie and my nautical captain. Some of the others are dead, some old can't wield weapons, and some have washed their hands..."

"Well, do you remember what you were doing on your first voyage?"

Adele asked curiously, "I feel like you've been floating at sea for nearly seven or eight years."

"Of course I remember. At that time, I accepted the entrustment of the sect to trade with the chiefs of the tribes in the southern continent with the local products of Fenepot. I bought slaves from the hostile tribes at a low price from them, and then sold them to the northern continent."

Tracy said frankly, "Ever since I started my pirate career, I have been working for the sect, so even if I forget what I did on my first voyage, I can make a rough guess—anyway, it was either robbery or selling slaves."

"...I thought you would speak more cryptically."

Adele froze for a moment, Tracy's outspokenness made her a little uncomfortable.

"I'm a witch." Tracy smiled, "Even if I say I haven't done anything bad before, you won't believe me. You haven't forgotten the rules of playing a witch, right? Just do it if you want to, there's nothing to hide. "

"Yes, we are all witches."

Adele opened her mouth, trying to say some beautiful words to deal with it, but in the end she only uttered this sentence.

"How many slaves I bought and how much money I made at that time, I almost forgot about these, unless I was asked to go back to the 'Black Death' to check the books."

Tracy continued, "At the end of the day, the only thing I remember is that the sea there is very blue, bluer than every sea near the northern continent. I like it very much."

"At least there are good memories left."

Adele commented.For some reason, she didn't see anything unusual about what Tracy was doing.

Even the influence of the Orthodox Church has not penetrated into the Southern Continent, so what ability does a pirate like Tracy have to capture slaves in the interior?Therefore, Tracy mostly used some cheap hard currency in exchange for slaves from the natives of the southern continent.

Would it be better for those slaves to be slaves under the chiefs of the Southern Continent than to be sold to the Northern Continent?Think about it and know that it is unrealistic.

If a person's situation is so bad that it can't be worse, then no matter what is done to him, it doesn't really matter, right?Adele thought so in her heart.

Of course, things like the slave trade were immoral in orthodoxy.However, since she gained a certain understanding of Extraordinary and Extraordinary pathways, Adele's moral concepts have undergone certain changes.

For example, Beyonders of the "devil" and "witch" pathways...

Adele sighed.The Witch Path starts from Sequence 2, and the ritual requirements have always been linked to disasters; while the Devil Path starts from Sequence 7, and there is a great possibility of losing control if you don't kill people.

The existence of these channels is inconsistent with moral concepts, but in order to integrate into society, one must work hard to conform to moral standards.Even if you escaped from a similar acting process by tricks in certain sequences, it is impossible to escape forever.

According to the Witch Sect, during times of war, there are especially many Beyonders of the Witch Path, which is probably the reason why it is relatively easy to accept the way of killing the enemy to play...

Adele was thinking wildly while talking with Tracy.

It would be great if I could get in touch with Gagaran... She became an "undead" in Sequence 4 and didn't collect desperate promotions through conventional means. She may have a similar experience.

……

After a long voyage, Adele discovers that Tracy's prophecy has come true.

Because of the side effects of the Hidden Blade, Adele, who had an instinctive fear of the ocean, soon became bored.

Although she hadn't used the Hidden Blade for a while, the fear hadn't gone away, even though she knew she wasn't now unable to swim.

The sunshine here is different from the outside world. The sun seems to hang in the same position in the sky all the time, and there is no difference between day and night, which makes people feel tired easily.

After officially taking the helm for three hours, Adele finally couldn't hold back.Under Tracy's surprised eyes, she jerked the bell rope on the wall.

Soon, the sailors in the next cabin knocked on the door.

Adele went to open the door, endured Tracy's playful gaze behind her, and said to the sailor who rushed over:

"Please go to the engine room and replace Ms. Wendy... Yes, I don't need her to overhaul the engine, and someone else can do it."

Watching the sailor leave, Adele turned to Tracy, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Fortunately, after 5 minutes, Wendy ran up the stairs and pushed open the door of the driver's cab.

"What can I do for you, Adele?"

Wendy's face was still stained with soot, and her expression was full of doubts.

"Please come and help me take the helm first... I'll go to the restaurant to have something to eat."

Adele skillfully showed a pitiful expression.

"Oh...then remember to come back early."

Wendy didn't suspect him, she washed the soot on her face in the basin beside her, then wiped it casually, and took over the steering wheel from Adele.

"When are you going to go back?"

After walking out of the hatch with Adele, Tracy asked with a suppressed smile.

"Who knows...maybe, when we're back on the surface?"

Adele replied solemnly, "Now, it's time for us to go to the restaurant and have something to eat."

……

Putting the matter of the squeezed Wendy aside, Adele quickly came to the restaurant.

There are still some traces of flames burning here, leaving a scorched black mark on the floor.

The sailors caught many fish in the sea. Their bodies were long and thin and their teeth were sharp. The witches made a fortune telling and confirmed that their meat was edible. Now the kitchen is roasting them on the fire.

Most of the white porcelain tableware in the cabinet did not survive the fall, and only a few metal trays and iron skewers for barbecues remained, so the chefs had to adapt to local conditions.

This chef was hired by Adele in the restaurant in Port Indo, and the dishes he cooks are quite Feysac-style, using a lot of spices including pepper, cumin, and basil. Sailors drifting at sea can provide enough stimulation to their taste buds.

Smelling the smell of grilled fish coming from the kitchen, Adele collapsed in the enclosed cubicle without poise.The makeshift ice glass had melted, so she deliberately found a leeward spot.

However, as soon as she got the grilled fish in her hand, before she had time to put it in her mouth, she heard the excited shouts of the sailors.

The shouts came from far to near, and soon, a sailor in charge of observation ran in from outside the restaurant and opened the curtain.

"Captain, there is an island ahead...Captain?"

The sailor glanced at his captain suspiciously, but the moment before he opened the curtain, Adele jumped up from the seat and kept sitting upright.

"Ahem, what did you say just now?"

Adele tried her best not to hear the previous lazy feeling in her tone, and asked the sailor.

"There is a small island in front of it, the vegetation on it is very lush. I can see seabirds flying to that island. It doesn't seem to be in any danger."

The sailor reported truthfully, "Captain, should we lean over?"

It seems that there is probably the destination this time... However, the small island that may preserve the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 2 is not dangerous, I can only think about it.

Adele's eyes flickered slightly, she thought for a while, and nodded to the sailor. "Go to the cab to find Miss Wendy and ask her to pull the boat over."

"It looks like she won't be in the cab until we return to the surface."

After the sailor left, Tracy teased Adele, smoothing out the wrinkles on Adele's clothes when she slumped just now.

"That's just right, I don't have to give her double salary, right?"

Adele winked playfully at Tracy, and they laughed together, like two foxes.

On the distant horizon, the outline of the island is clearly visible even with the naked eye.Flocks of birds flapped their wings in the air, and they headed towards the island together with the "Queen Honeysuckle".

(End of this chapter)