Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 267 The Lost Island of Bimini

Adele and his party landed on the small island when the clock on the ship showed four o'clock in the afternoon in Saint-Milon time.

Here are two completely different atmospheres from the Twilight Kingdom that Adele has explored before:

Everything in the Kingdom of Twilight is frozen in the deep twilight, dead tree trunks have been pointing straight at the sky for thousands of years, and the whole world seems to be firmly frozen at the moment before death;
But the scene of the island before them was thriving, with plants growing savagely in eternal day, to a level twice the size of their terrestrial counterparts.

After discussion, the witches of the bar stayed behind on the ironclad ship, and Adele, Tracy, Wendy, and Katerina entered the island first for preliminary exploration.

Although Katerina didn't say it clearly, Adele knew that she didn't trust the witches under Gagaran very much, so she took the two people who could sail the boat with her, so that even if the witches under Gagaran really had Whoever wants to do something can't escape Katerina's pursuit.

Adele and his party walked on the sand mixed with stones. This is one of the few places on the small island that is not covered by vegetation. The ground is rough and some places are potholed, making it difficult for ordinary people to walk.

From time to time, big birds with huge wings would fly out of the surrounding potholes, making piercing chirping sounds.Wendy took out her revolver and shot one down, carefully observing it.

"They don't look much different from seagulls on the surface, except that their eyelids have evolved to be thicker, probably because there is no night here."

Wendy raised the bird in front of everyone, and explained to them in detail, "There is no trace of pollution on their bodies. It seems that the sunlight here can indeed completely kill the pollution."

Tracy and Adele looked around with interest and found that what Wendy said was true.

"Well, we now know they have thicker eyelids than our gulls."

Katerina was not very interested, and said sarcastically, "What a great discovery."

"That's right, but more important discoveries are yet to come."

Wendy, who was suffering from an occupational disease, didn't hear Katerina's ridicule, but excitedly lifted the bird in front of Katerina and shook it, and the bird's blood spilled everywhere. "Look at its wound."

Katerina's expression was not good, and when she was about to get angry, Tracy suddenly said: "Its wounds have begun to heal..."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, and hurriedly observed the wounded part of the bird carefully.

The bullet from the large-caliber revolver pierced directly through its abdomen, forming a rather hideous wound, and took the life of the bird at the moment of impact.

However, even though its vital activities had stopped, the wound never stopped repairing. The pink and tender granulation wriggled around the wound, and the bird's body was completely repaired in less than 5 minutes.

Although the parts of the wound grew together indiscriminately, forming large folds, and there was still a small gap between the overlapping parts of the curled skin, half of the broken intestines were exposed from inside, like a rough doll, but after all, it was still Fix it.

"If you kill a bird of this kind and then eat a little at a time, I'm afraid it will keep growing new body parts until the influence of this island is completely gone..."

Wendy said quietly, her tone was indescribably complicated.

Adele swallowed uneasily, and at the same time she was sure that Tracy did the same, only more subtle.

"It's good news that we're not in the wrong place."

Katerina collected herself, waved her hand and said, "Don't waste any more time here, let's take a look into the depths of the island. There may be other dangers here. If it is not necessary, don't do it here."

"If there are any extraordinary creatures along the way, let's go around as much as possible, and I will kill those who can't get around, and the items will belong to the sect."

Katerina took the lead and walked in front, unilaterally announcing the rules with the few people behind.

"But don't worry, the sect will not let you work for nothing. If I get something this time, I can even directly apply to the sect for a reward equivalent to the value of the Sequence 5 potion; if I can't get it, I can at least I'll give you £5000."

It seemed that she felt a little embarrassed about making Adele's boat tattered, but Katerina was quite generous in terms of rewards.Anyway, although the witch sect is not a rich and powerful master, it is also working under the hands of the true god, with a strong foundation.

Moreover, with the Witch's ability, even if there are Extraordinary people around the big nobles to protect them, those emerging entrepreneurs who buy titles with money and have no status in the circle of established aristocrats are mobile coffers in the eyes of the Witch.

Ge Gelan once revealed to Adele consciously or unconsciously that every June, before the social season of the nobles begins, the witch sect will arrange a group of "instigators" to promote witches, and then find ways to enter the social scene and earn funds for the sect.

(The Backlund social season that Squid wrote in the book is every June. I seem to have written it according to the British social season in a place before. Please ignore it yourself)

It is also because of this that the Witch Sect has hardly developed any power in Feysac, but just put a half-dead branch of the Gnostic Society there-the aesthetic concepts of the Feysac people are very different from those of other countries, and the economic level is even higher. It's a world of difference.Investing in a witch here is completely thankless. Not only is it difficult to seduce the big ones, but even if you do, you don't have much money.

Adele nodded, indicating that she was satisfied with the arrangement.

"As for this lady..." Katerina looked at Wendy, shook her head, nodded again, and finally compromised: "I originally wanted your captain to find a way to reward you, but I feel a little uncomfortable. That's right. Let's do this, Adele, just watch it, and come to me for reimbursement when the time comes."

You are a demigod, you can do whatever you say... Adele quickly replied:
"Yes, Ms. Pellet."

……

Soon, Adele and his party crossed the beach and made a turn south.

They walked into the thick grass and walked along the steep bank.From the bend the river flowed southwestward with less and less flow, forming a sheltered bed on both banks, completely concealed by a canopy of trees.

The terrain here is relatively flat, and the terrain gets higher as you go inward, but it is not obvious.Some ground is quite wet, like a swamp.Even without the intuition of an archaeologist like Wendy, Adele can still feel the network extending in all directions under the water.Through the underground fault, the groundwater is poured into the river.

"Do you think this is the branch of the Fountain of Youth you are looking for?"

Wendy jumped around in the jungle like a dexterous monkey, and the magic potion of Sequence 8 "Archaeologist" made her feel like returning to her own home in similar ruins.She was the first to come to the creek, trying to get some water from the canteen she carried with her.

"Maybe their source is the extraordinary property we are looking for, so these rivers should also have certain special characteristics..."

While Adele was still guessing, Wendy curiously wiped some stream water on the back of her hand.Afterwards, Adele heard her surprised voice.

"I feel like my skin has gotten smoother!"

Adele looked up after hearing the reputation, and saw Wendy showing the back of her hand to everyone with a look of surprise. The skin on the part of the surface touched by the spring water peeled off, revealing the smooth and tender new skin inside.

"Adele guessed right." Tracy also walked to the side of the river, "There should be a small amount of extraordinary effects in this water, which can improve the skin condition. But it can't be used in large quantities, otherwise it may be like that seabird Same."

"The river water here can be bottled casually, and it can be sold at sky-high prices in Luen's luxury stores..."

Adele, who used to be a salon beautician, commented objectively, "Those middle-aged aristocratic ladies will probably go crazy because of this thing."

"Okay, okay, when we find the source of the Fountain of Youth, there will be as many of these things...so don't wash your face there!"

Katerina ordered loudly, and Wendy reluctantly left the river.

"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal." Adele comforted, "It's just that the skin is better, and you are not worse than that."

"It's easy to say, you are witches..." Wendy and Adele complained softly, "Before I was exposed to the wind and sun on the boat for research, my skin was damaged by the scourge. Your skin won't get worse The people of Versailles will not understand!"

"Where is Versailles?" Adele asked in confusion, "It sounds like the place name of Intis, but I'm a native of Backlund."

"Forget it, pretend I didn't say it..." Wendy, who knew she had made a slip of the tongue, no longer cared about these things, but continued on her way.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, St. Millon's time, they came out of the forest, where there were two conical peaks.

The top of the peak is slightly rounded and slightly inclined, like a top hat; the ground is bare, and reddish rocks can be seen everywhere.

"It looks like a volcanic landform."

Wendy picked up a basalt fragment on the ground, so she judged.

There are thousands of such fragments, mixed with pumice and obsidian, scattered in every corner as far as the eye can see.Layers of solitary coniferous trees grew densely at the end of the narrow valley hundreds of feet below, blocking the sun.

"Should we still climb up on two legs?"

Looking at the towering mountain peaks, Adele pointed to the dress on Katerina's body, the meaning was very obvious.

"We can move close to the mountain, so that if there is any accident, as long as we can reach the rock wall, we can deal with it."

Tracy tactfully agreed.Although Katerina seemed to be quite apprehensive about using her abilities here, she finally agreed with several people.

Katerina released several bundles of fine white silk threads, wrapping the three of them around their waists, and then more invisible threads were quickly produced, hooking the rocks on the cliff, and pulling them up quickly.

If Katerina used the illusory thread to hook the corresponding object in the spirit world and then pulled it, Adele and the others could reach the top of the mountain in just a split second.However, rashly connecting to the spirit world in an unfamiliar environment with pollution is quite dangerous, and Katerina absolutely does not want to try it unless it is a last resort.

As Katerina pulled the thread, the scenery around Adele began to move down quickly, and after a while, several people landed on the top of the mountain.

This place seems to be an extinct volcano. There is no smoke coming from the sides, and there is no vibration from the inside of the crater. No one knows where this deep underground well will lead.

The height of this shield-shaped volcano is not high, and there is a deep gap on the side. The hardened lava and crusted volcanic cinders form a natural canal, which goes straight to the sea at a not-so-high angle.

Adele climbed to the top of the mountain and looked far into the distance, but all she could see was the sea.The azure sea filled everyone's field of vision, turning into a thin black line at the farthest distance.

There is no land within ten nautical miles of this island. This island is the center of the ocean, and the dazzling sun is right above the crater.

Adele looked down again, but she also found nothing, no sign that there was a spring here.

"But if you follow the creek, you end up with this volcano."

Wendy said what Adele wanted to say, "Everyone from the Witch Sect, do you have any ideas?"

"Honestly, I'm not very good at things like that."

Adele spread her hands.Her knowledge of occultism is seriously partial, and she has a certain understanding of some high-level knowledge, but she doesn't know much about some ancient history. Even the language is protected by Lilith.

"If someone like Edwina is here, there might be a solution."

Tracy also expressed regret.She is different from Admiral Iceberg's team of adventurers who wear the name of the pirate group. Compared with hunting for treasure, she does more robbery and trading slaves.

"It seems that I still have to trouble you, a professional, to study it carefully."

Adele didn't look at Katerina at all, and she was quite clear about whether she could order this big boss to move.

"Okay..." Wendy nodded and began to investigate around.

During this period, Adele was not idle, pacing back and forth in the crater, observing the surrounding rocks, trying to find some traces.

Perhaps the luck accumulated by the Hidden Blade played a role, and she actually found it.

On the top of the mountain covered with gravel, Adele found a stone that looked quite flat and was incompatible with this natural world.It was buried in the mound, with only a small horn showing.

Adele quickly called Wendy over, and quickly dug out the stone with the folding shovel she carried in her bag.

It was a one-meter-high marble tablet, engraved with characters that Adele couldn't understand even with the protection of language.Lilith's protection can only make her understand most of the commonly used languages, and it can't help some unpopular languages.

However, Adele saw a dazed expression on Wendy's face. She should have seen this expression before, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"This is a... lost ancient language." Wendy calmed down and said to Adele, "The words engraved on it are the name of this island——Bimini Island."

(End of this chapter)