Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 458 Edwina’s Collection Room

After "punishing" Daniz behind her with a few words, Edwina led the two of them through the dim corridor and along the stairs to the second floor.

Compared with ordinary sail battleships, this "Golden Dream" is more like the ironclad ships that Angel has seen in history books. There is a superstructure in the middle and rear of the hull that is higher than the main gun. Although it will cause the ship in Daniz to The extremely powerful main gun cannot fire backwards, but it can have a better field of vision...

and quality of life.

The second floor was wider and tidier, and each room had a large porthole. When passing by a room with a half-open door, Angel accidentally glanced inside and was immediately attracted by the room, which was decorated like an exhibition hall. .

"This is our collection room. It displays the harvest of this ship's previous adventures and treasure hunts. Some of them are of unknown significance and need to be studied, but most of them are just souvenirs."

Edwina took the initiative to introduce, opening the door to allow a clearer view.

"Research?"

Klein asked, looking inward with cold eyes, his expression unchanged, but Angel noticed that his eyes lingered on each "exhibit" for a long time.

"Can we go in and have a look?"

She asked the owner here, "Vice Admiral Iceberg".

After receiving permission, Angel stepped into this spacious and bright room first, followed closely by Klein.

Placed on the wooden table in the middle is a huge black iron key, as big as a ship's rudder.

Death's key?

Remembering what Daniz had said before about the real reason why the "Blood Admiral" came to him, Angel guessed.

"That's why Senior frequently troubles my crew," Edwina's voice came from behind, confirming her guess. "After he found out that the second mate died in your hands, he asked someone to spread the news and said he was willing to Pay 5000 pounds to buy this key that belongs to the giant, and compensate my dead crew members with 1000 pounds."

"You agreed?"

Klein raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

"This amount of money is not enough to compensate my crew and calm their anger," Edwina looked gloomy and shook her head, "Moreover, this is very likely to be a trap. 'Blood Admiral' is not someone who likes to talk with money. people."

"I thought you would say you were prepared to agree and then sell it to us at a higher price."

Angel said, reaching out to touch the black iron key, with a small hope in his heart. Maybe this "Death's Key" would undergo some changes due to his touch, and even lead him to find the treasure left by Death in the Raging Sea... …

Nothing happened except a cold touch.

She put her hands down awkwardly.

"This is a small kindness. If you want to buy it, you can come to me at any time. I only charge 5000 pounds. My only condition is that after you study it, you should tell me the results."

Edwina replied with a smile on her lips, her light blue eyes shining brightly when she mentioned "research".

But I always felt like she was laughing at me... Angel put the hand that was touching the key behind his back and looked at Klein, who also tried touching the key, but also had no reaction.

He turned around and asked:

"Do you know where I can find literature on Death?"

Death documents...why would he be interested in this? Are you asking for Mr. Azik?

Angel also looked at Edwina.

"I have some in my bookshelf, but they are scattered. I can ask Daniz to copy them to you later. I heard that there was a batch on the ship captured by 'Vice Admiral Hurricane', but... he died mysteriously in Baekeland. After Germany, the fleet was taken over by Tracy, and the whereabouts of the documents are unknown.”

It seemed that she had some unique views on Qilingos, who had joined the ranks of pirate generals with only Sequence 6. Edwina had a hint of emotion in her tone, but she quickly recovered and looked at the other exhibits.

"This is a horn that is said to be able to summon ghost ships. An Intis businessman hired us to find it. It was almost blown to pieces without even seeing the ghost ship. It was a gold coin minted by the Solomon Empire in the Fourth Age. Now every coin is It’s worth a lot of money; it was a wine glass found in the sea area where the ‘Ghost Empire’ once roamed. It’s a pity that if I hadn’t taken a vacation at that time, I might have been able to find traces of it…”

She introduced her collection piece by piece, with a smile on her lips and sparkling eyes, which reminded Angel of an old gentleman who also liked to show off his collection, "Eye of Wisdom" Isengard Stanton.

Do people with a collecting habit like to talk so much and want everyone to know about their collections?

She was thinking as she followed the hospitable host step by step, browsing collections that were large or small, priceless, or worthless but commemorative. Next to her, Klein's eyes were clearly straight, and he wanted to ask more questions. The history and mystery behind them, but still maintaining the style of a "crazy adventurer", the corners of his eyes almost twitched, and Angel could hardly help laughing.

"What is this? A certain captain's diary?"

When he came to a thick book with a dark brown cover and bound with parchment paper, Angel saw Klein's eyes turning to him again and asked him thoughtfully.

"Grossell's Travels, we found it on an underwater shipwreck. It had been soaked in seawater for 165 years and was not damaged at all."

Edwina replied, reaching out to take out the book from the display table and placing it on the glass table. Only then did Angel notice the title written in ancient Fusac script.

"It tells the story of a giant named 'Groselle' who traveled around the country in order to hunt down the 'King of the North' of the Frost Kingdom, a powerful frost dragon, and met various companions, including Loen soldiers. , devout monks, Solomon nobles, and even female elves." "What about the ending? Did they kill the 'King of the North'?"

"I don't know. The story stopped when Grossel's team encountered the frost dragon. I don't mean that the bottom part is gone, but that the following pages cannot be opened. Look..."

As she spoke, Edwina opened "Grossell's Travels" and showed the two of them page by page. It was also written in thick ancient Fussac script. The content was consistent with what she described, but the plot jumped and was full of divisions. It feels as if different people wrote it in supplementary ways at different times.

When she reached the last few pages, she let go. Angel tried to turn back, but found that the parchments seemed to be fixed together, forming a hard block about a quarter of the book's thickness, which could not be unfolded at all.

"I have tried burning, cutting, and all kinds of occult methods, but the pages at the back cannot be opened, and the entire book is not damaged at all..." Edwina continued to introduce, and then changed the subject, " If you are interested, you can buy it, but again, my only condition is that you tell me any research results so that I will no longer have doubts."

Angel was wondering whether the "disaster" spell could destroy it. When he heard the other party's words, he subconsciously asked:

"how much is it?"

"Only 8000 pounds."

Only...8000 pounds? The extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 5 are only at this price!

Angel looked at Klein and found that the curiosity in his eyes quickly disappeared under the heavy blow of gold pounds, so he smiled and replied:

"I will think about it."

Think about how you got on this ship and were dragged into the collection room to sell expensive but useless items!

She thought bitterly.

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Passing through the corridor outside the "Collection Room", the three of them came to the crew restaurant, which was also on the second floor. It was already past lunch time. There were only a few sailors resting in the corner. When the captain came in, they all stood up to say hello. .

"The food prepared for you is here. There are dried fish made from freshly caught deep-sea fish, homemade yogurt, which can be added with honey or various jams. The bread and butter are over there..."

Edwina introduced, took the dinner plate, and took several kinds of food. The strong aroma came out, making Angel's somewhat shriveled stomach twitch.

She picked up a can of yogurt and smelled it, and found that it tasted good, so she added her favorite strawberry jam, and picked out a few normal-looking dried fish, a few pieces of butter bread, and some fried bacon.

Although the food here is not as good as Bayam's luxurious suite or the first-class cabin of the White Onyx, it is extremely rich compared to ordinary ships. Moreover, when she was picking up the meal, she found that there were ordinary sailors coming to dine, which meant that This is not a menu exclusive to the captain or bosun.

"You seem different from other pirates?"

After arriving at the captain's dining room and finishing the delicious lunch, Angel asked curiously.

"You mean the food, or our collection room?"

Edwina didn't eat much. She was the first to finish her meal, reading with a palm-sized notebook. When she heard Angel's question, she raised her head curiously.

"Everything, as well as annual leave, your philosophy, and this strange ship."

"Every pirate general has his own philosophy. This is not surprising, even the bloodthirsty 'Blood Admiral'... But you are right, we are indeed different from ordinary pirates. This is not only My own will, but everyone’s common choice.”

After answering vaguely, the "Lieutenant General Iceberg" put down the notes in his hand.

She was referring to the opinions of other crew members, or the arrangements of the forces behind her... Angel thought, glanced at the notebook, and was immediately dizzy by the detailed words and complex formulas written all over it.

"What about your own will?"

Klein put down his fork and asked suddenly.

"Collecting collections, collecting ancient documents, and exploring the vast seas. Don't you think these things are more interesting than fighting and killing?" Edwina smiled, which made her oval face more vivid, rather than real " Iceberg", "I can see that the same is true for you, which is one of the reasons why I am willing to sell part of my collection to you."

What she means is that she is not forced to do so, but is equally obsessed with her current job?

Angel suddenly remembered the "Eye of Wisdom" Essinger who was far away in Backlund and had a similar personality to Edwina. The latter was a well-known detective and an informant of the "Machine Heart", a Sequence 7 "Keepers of knowledge" are also full of desire to explore unknown things.

He had spent a long time in Lemberg...and "Vice Admiral Iceberg" seemed to be from Lemberg as well. Could they both be believers in the Church of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" there?

Could it be that the church is supporting "Lieutenant General Iceberg"... Perhaps what she just said was hinting at this to us to promote possible cooperation in the future?

It's so tiring to talk to this kind of person...

She curled her lips and thought about going to the food shelf outside to get some more yogurt.

(End of this chapter)