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With the in-depth search of the sailors, some new discoveries have been made one after another. For example, several barrels of wine and rum were found in the bilge. , especially for a gourmet like Chen Si who likes to drink top-quality wine, that is a great joy.

But Gu Fengchun was not very interested in these, because there was no news about the logbook he wanted most.Maybe it was too old and rotten, or maybe the crew took the logbook away when the ship had an accident.

After a while, Zeng Yuanhang found a book made of sheepskin from a cabin that looked like the owner lived. It was filled with words in scrawled handwriting. I mean, but I also know that this should be the most urgent information for Gu Fengchun, so I took it up immediately.

When Gu Fengchun saw the ancient Latin script scrawled on the thick parchment, he frowned immediately. He had never studied this kind of writing. Zhou Miwen and other texts are even more profound.

But this didn't bother Gu Fengchun.He knew that Luo Xiaodan had studied abroad, and that she might know a little about this kind of Latin, so he walked out of the cabin carefully holding the parchment.Luo Xiaodan thought there was a stench in the cabin, so he waited for them on the deck all the time.Seeing Gu Fengchun coming out, she hurriedly went up to meet her, and said, "Why, did you find anything?" Seeing the scroll in Gu Fengchun's hand, she was surprised, this parchment scroll was no stranger to her, In the Middle Ages, some ancient books in the West looked like this.When she was studying in Europe and America, there were many such rare edition books in the large library of the school.

"This is probably a nautical diary, see if you can understand the words on it." Gu Fengchun shrugged his shoulders and said: "But be careful, this nautical diary has been damaged a lot, if you are not careful, it will turn into It's a possibility."

Luo Xiaodan nodded. She has a lot of attainments in antiques and knows how to protect this type of antiques. She immediately put on her gloves, took them carefully, and looked through them slowly.After opening the title page, she frowned slightly and said, "This is the purest ancient Latin. Only the Holy See personnel can use this ancient script. It's really strange to appear on such a ship."

"Look at what's written on it." Gu Fengchun nodded and said.It can be seen that Luo Xiaodan is no stranger to this kind of writing.

Luo Xiaodan nodded, looked at the words on the title page, and said without thinking: "This is a diary, it is the diary of a Dutch priest named Davy Jones." After saying this, she immediately flipped through the Opened the records in the diary, and then continued: "The earliest record in this diary is April 1651, 4, and the last page is November 8, 1651. The first page says, David .Jones will follow the fleet to the mysterious east to spread the gospel of the Lord on an island closest to ancient China. This island, I guess, is Taiwan." Luo Xiaodan said.

Gu Fengchun nodded. The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644. At that time, Taiwan was in the hands of the Dutch colonists, who were driven out by Zheng Chenggong later.In terms of time, it makes sense.But Gu Fengchun didn't intend to know the personal privacy of Father David, he just wanted to know what happened to the ship.So he said: "Just a quick glance, I want to know the missing information of the people on this ship, and see if I can find it."

Luo Xiaodan also nodded, and quickly turned to the back.After a while, she stopped, and then turned a few pages forward, with a joyful smile on her face, she read: "November 11st. Today we encountered thick fog at sea, and the ship we were on I fell off the fleet, and the compass also lost its function, the captain was very worried, but I am not worried, God is always with us, Amen!" Gu Fengchun nodded, and Luo Xiaodan quickly turned another page , and continued: "November 1, after a night of drifting, the dense fog on the sea had dissipated, but we appeared in an unfamiliar sea area. They went to the mainland, but their faces were full of sorrow, because if the water source is not replenished, we will run out of clean water on board in three days. The captain has issued an order that the drinking water in the boat must be strictly limited in case of emergency. Fortunately, Before it got dark in the afternoon, we saw the horizon, it was not a mainland, it was a small island, but there was a small island, didn’t it just mean that it was very close to the mainland? Thank the Almighty God for showing us the way, the captain decided, tomorrow morning Send sailors down to look for water and food, this small island does not seem to be inhabited, the captain has appointed himself the governor of this island, and will plant the Dutch flag on the highest point of the island early tomorrow morning."

When he heard this, Gu Fengchun could already vaguely guess what happened next.But he still didn't speak, motioning Luo Xiaodan to continue reading.Luo Xiaodan then turned to another page and continued to read: "On November 11rd, I felt a little uneasy. This island gave me a really weird feeling. I remember that before I fell asleep last night, our ship was Moored on the sandy side facing the island, but when I woke up, we were facing the cliffs of the island. The sailors laughed at me for drinking too much rum last night, but God, I am your faithful Believers, how could you do such a thing? The captain has led five sailors to the island and has not returned for a whole day. The first mate is worried and is about to send the sailors to look for them. God, you must protect your people Let them be safe and sound, Amen!" When Luo Xiaodan read this, he always felt a little chill down his back.Gu Fengchun, on the other hand, became more serious as he listened.

"...November 11th, it's been a few days and the mate and several other sailors are gone and put on and now it's just me and the crew old Peter. God, can you tell me what happened Is something wrong? Every night on the island there is a shrill call. The good thing is the voice of the captain and the first mate. I have decided that I will disembark with Old Peter tomorrow to find the captain and the others..." Luo Xiaodan suddenly Then he stopped translating, and Gu Fengchun wondered, "Why didn't you say it? Is it just gone?"

Luo Xiaodan shook his head and said, "No, the following paragraphs are very scribbled. I have to read them carefully to be sure what they are." Gu Fengchun nodded to express his understanding.He believed that something inconceivable must have happened to David that affected his emotions, making him even more flustered when he wrote. "Oh, God! Poor old Peter couldn't bear the torment of this strange sound, and committed suicide. Now I am the only one left in this boat! Almighty God, please save your poor believer."

Luo Xiaodan got goose bumps all over his body when he read it to the end.When Davy Jones wrote these words, he wrote down his truest feelings, and Luo Xiaodan could naturally feel his fear.And this fear is infecting her.Seeing Luo Xiaodan's panicked face, Gu Fengchun walked up, held her cold little hand tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Luo Xiaodan nodded again and again, "Yes", and leaned tightly on Gu Fengchun's body.The two have been busy with their respective affairs for more than a year, and they haven't communicated well in private. It seems that the affection generated in the forbidden area has gradually faded away. It was the same as those situations in the narrow escape, which made Luo Xiaodan regain the feeling he hadn't seen for a long time.If it weren't for the many people around, she would have cried heartily on Gu Fengchun's body.

Gu Fengchun patted Luo Xiaodan's shoulder lightly, but he was thinking about the things recorded in Davy Jones' diary.He knew very well that the disappearance of the people on the three-masted ship must be related to this mysterious island.So I couldn't help being vigilant in my heart.

After a while, Luo Xiaodan left Gu Fengchun's chest. She said to Gu Fengchun: "It is mentioned in the diary that the crew members disappeared on the island, and there are strange noises. It seems that this small island is very strange. If there is a problem, we have to be careful." Luo Xiaodan knew that Gu Fengchun had become as adventurous as Chen Si, so he tactfully put forward his hope: that is, he hoped that Gu Fengchun would not go to this island.

Gu Fengchun nodded and said: "Don't worry, we will pay attention to it. We will only send a small boat to approach the island later. If it is not necessary, we will not go to the island." After hearing Gu Fengchun's words, Luo Xiaodan immediately said: "This is the best." Chen Si also turned out of the cabin at this time, seeing that Gu Fengchun and Luo Xiaodan's expressions were not very good-looking, he quickly asked what happened.After Gu Fengchun relayed all the information in Davy Jones' diary to him, Chen Si also nodded and said: "We did find a corpse in the bilge of the ship. It seems that it is what the priest said. Old Peter, and this priest, it seems, finally left the ship and went to this island, and finally, finally..." He didn't say the words of the last gone forever, but everyone understood what he meant .He pondered for a while, hesitant in his heart, and said after a while: "This island is too strange, for the sake of safety, then we will not go to the island." He turned his head and said to Zeng Yuanhang next to him, "Take The next few barrels of wine are shipped to our ship, good things, don’t waste them, this is not something that ordinary sailors can drink, it should be the good wine that the fleet shipped to Taiwan for the then governor.” Speaking of here When he did, he swallowed loudly.

And at this moment, a scream of "Ah..." suddenly sounded from the bottom of the bilge.