Pirate Kingship

"So, you are actually the first mate of the great pirate Flint.

Now there is a mission that concerns the life and death of all treasure hunters on the island, and even countless people in the outside world, and you want to entrust us with it?"

In the night, by the campfire, two people and a bird sat together, and the parrot first mate Thomas explained his purpose to the two "elegant artists".

At this time, it did not realize that the two people had already known about its existence.

It was also determined that when the bird took the initiative to deliver itself to the door, it must find a way to keep it.

It was a perfect two-way run!

Of course, it would be even better if Mr. Byron could put down the deck cleaning machine in his hand.

'Quack, don't people and birds even have this little trust?

Creator, I dare to swear by the pile of clowns that are still burning, I absolutely have no intention of looking for other artists now.

Okay?

Take it away, take your thick and hard stick away, you are hitting me in the face, bastard! ’

Mr. Parrot is undoubtedly a "hero" with flexible principles and a good sense of the times.

After all, it has not been able to leave the island and end its hundreds of years of being alone.

It does not want to die in a "roasted bird", "sauerkraut", or any other extremely elegant way.

Now it can only hope that the thing will recognize that the art of killing by chopping the enemy into sauerkraut and then burning it all in a fire is also an art.

Let's get back to the topic.

Seeing that Byron and Violet had understood his purpose, Thomas nodded helplessly:

"That's the way it is.

My creator, that bastard Flint didn't forget to command birds even after his death.

In order to complete his mission, First Mate Thomas has been waiting for hundreds of years on this island without a single parrot and without any artistic beauty.

Especially when Treasure Island sank into another dark world, can you imagine? That's simply not a life for birds.

I swear there will never be a worse thing than that, it's too bad.

Luckily, you two "artists" are here.

If you can inherit a treasure left by Flint in the treasure cave, the [Faust Contract], perhaps we can all leave here safely.

The contract contains Flint's last commission and the biggest secret on the island. You will never suffer a loss if you get it."

Hearing this, Byron and Violet looked at each other:

"Faust Contract?"

After entering the six-meter range of the [Logbook], this guy has been certified as a standard parrot by the logbook.

The echo of history easily read the history on it, and Byron knew it was not lying.

The solution density of [The Mystery of the Growth of Wealth on Treasure Island] also increased from 58% to 69%.

Although they had not heard of the "Faust Contract" that was suspected to be a holy relic.

But they had heard of the name "Faust". In fact, this name is well-known to any artist.

Among Byron's series of tutors, there were artists of the Hall Sequence who were responsible for teaching art cultivation courses.

He knew that "Faust" was a large-scale poetic drama with 12,111 lines.

At the beginning, the artists of the Hall Sequence shouted the sequence motto: "Humanity can accomplish great things", and set off the Renaissance movement that broke the ideological shackles of the church.

"Faust" is an artistic treasure born in that era, and its influence is extremely far-reaching.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it symbolizes the liberation of human thought.

Violet, who once minored in classical dance at the Vinaya Academy of Arts, is even more familiar with this name.

She even participated in the stage play adapted from this long poem.

The girl stood up, changed her dance skirt with a snap of her fingers, lifted the hem of her skirt, danced, and danced for a while beside the campfire.

She sang a line of the heroine Helen affectionately:

"The harsh fate entangled me, and bewitched the hearts of men everywhere, so that they could not care about themselves or any major things.

Always robbing, seducing, fighting, taking me east and west, gods, demigods, heroes, and even evil spirits, they all led me to drift everywhere"

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Both the man and the bird couldn't help but applaud her graceful dance.

After mastering the "flow", Violet danced ten times better than when she performed in school.

When Mr. Parrot saw Violet's appearance when she was not killing people, he immediately regained his confidence.

He firmly believed that her artistic aura should be enough to impress "Faust Contract" and successfully bring it out of the treasure cave.

After the dance, Violet sat down next to them again and explained her guess about "Faust" to the man and the bird:

"How should this story be described?

Opening: The devil (animalism) in the Sea of ​​​​Source and the Creator (divinity) in the Kingdom of Heaven are arguing.

The devil looked down on the human beings on earth, saying that human beings are worthless and everyone has fallen or is on the road to falling;

But the Creator believes that although human beings have weaknesses, their integrity and morality are trustworthy, so human beings will never deviate from the right path of divinity.

So the devil secretly came to the world and signed a contract with Faust, a palace sequence [midnight poet] who was full of knowledge and poetry, but was confused about his future and life.

During his lifetime, the devil will be driven by him, and after death, Faust's soul will belong to the devil.

Especially when he can't help but say the words "Life, you are so beautiful, please stop", his life will end prematurely and his soul will be taken away by the devil.

In the end, after a series of events, Faust realized the true meaning of life: Only by fighting for life and freedom every day can one be worthy of freedom and the enjoyment of life.

The general idea is that people should never be content with the status quo and constantly pursue knowledge, truth, freedom and choice.

The explanation from my understanding is: people must fight for "self" and "freedom" from the two collusive tyrants of "id" and "superego".

It is also in line with the purpose of the Renaissance and ideological enlightenment. "

When the girl said this, she paused briefly so that Byron and the parrot could digest the story carefully, and then continued:

"If we understand it literally, the so-called "Faustian Contract" should be the contract document signed by Faust and the devil.

In addition, although each holy relic has its own prerequisites for its users, the conditions for candidates also vary.

Mr. Thomas used to specifically look for poets or artists who were as artistic as Faust, and perhaps there was nothing wrong in it.

But another hidden condition was ignored.

The person who is most in line with the spiritual core and destiny of "Faustian Pact" should actually be the kind of great explorer who has an independent 'self', never stops seeking knowledge, and pursues 'freedom' and 'truth' throughout his life! "

Violet's beautiful, starry eyes naturally fell on Byron.

Although she didn't know the existence of [Logbook], she accompanied Byron all the way, and his outward behavior was exactly like this.

Compared with the elegance of any artist, this should be the candidate who best fits the destiny of "Faust Contract".

Thomas accidentally got into the wrong sedan chair and married the right man.

"Gah?"

Hearing Violet's explanation, the macaw couldn't help but slowly opened its mouth.

"Is that actually what happened?"

Sure enough, if you are uneducated, you will not be able to do well even as a pirate.

A top student like Violet, who has sufficient cultural background, could use just one name to figure out the key points that a fourth-level pirate and a parrot first mate had not been able to understand for hundreds of years.

And it's so well-founded that Bird can't refute it.

This wave she stood in the atmosphere.

When Byron saw that the hair on the macaw's head was hanging down, he quickly interrupted and changed the topic:

"Mr. Thomas, you said that the secrets of the island are in that volume of the Faustian Pact.

This means that Captain Flint must have made an agreement with the existence on the island.

Doesn’t even your confidant know the specific content?

For example, why did Captain Flint put the treasure here, and how to use the Midas touch? "

As soon as they landed on the island, they realized that this place was probably far more than a natural safe used by big pirates.

Treasure Island has obviously benefited more from treasure hunting activities than the big pirate.

If there really is a contract between the two.

Flint, the fourth-level pirate with such a reputation that he even dared to rob the Castile Treasure Fleet, is probably just a humble Party B who needs to please Party A's father at every turn.

On the contrary, this secret realm of Party A can use his fame to continuously attract outsiders and continue to produce "Philosopher's Stone" of inestimable value.

No matter how you look at it, you’ve made a lot of money.

The macaw spread its wings:

"Yes, I swear on Mr. Andrew's captain's hat, Mate Thomas really didn't know.

Flint was the previous owner of the Faustian Pact.

He just asked me to find a way to find an artistic transcendent, preferably a poet, to inherit that thing in the treasure cave after his death.

I really don't know the rest.

I have been able to live on the island for so long except because the owner here is not interested in living things other than humans.

The only thing I can rely on is the secondary contract with Flint. I can use the "Faustian Contract" to make the island's rules treat me as part of Treasure Island. "

Hearing a familiar name from its mouth, Byron's eyes flashed, but he didn't show it immediately.

But continue to ask the original question:

“What about the cicadas chirping?

You should know what danger the chirping of cicadas represents, right? "

Andrew Lancaster emphasized this in his journal.

Every few years, when the outside world cicadas chirp, Treasure Island will appear; when the island cicadas chirp, an irresistible crisis will come.

Byron wondered whether this might be the object of the Faustian Pact.

But the parrot still has no idea about this question.

Instead, he retorted confidently:

"Don't you know that the more you know, the faster you die?

How fine I am.

Every time Treasure Island appears, after finding a suitable candidate, he immediately uses an [Azik's Curse Gold Coin] to become a living dead, and then enters a deep sleep state.

Otherwise, why do you think I can live for hundreds of years? Do you really think that besides the philosopher's stone, there is an elixir that makes people unable to die?

Even a stupid prairie dog wouldn't hit the muzzle of a gun knowing it was dangerous, let alone one as smart as me? "

Byron was speechless.

"This makes so much sense, I'm speechless."

No need to think too much, Thomas must have the same idea this time.

If they fail, they will wait another 130 years and let the next group of people try again. Only it will never die.

Finding that there is no more valuable information on the parrot, the two looked at each other and nodded to accept the commission.

Eat one bite at a time.

The conditions for discovering the new continent are not yet ripe, so put it aside for the time being.

Anyway, they are going to the treasure cave to compete for treasures. Even if the load is limited, they still have the ability to take one more piece of parchment.

At that time, just pay more attention to that thing.

"Mr. Thomas, now I have one last question."

Byron asked casually:

"Is the Mr. Andrew you mentioned the adventurer who came here last time?

Mr. Andrew has been here for so long, and he has not been eaten by the gold and silver on the island?"

To be honest, Byron doesn't quite believe that his uncle can live well after spending hundreds of years in such a weird place.

But after all, this was the first time in more than half a year that Lancaster seemed to be alive, and I couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Violet also looked over with empathy.

The fat macaw was totally unaware of their unusual attitude and said carelessly:

"After the mission failed, of course it was eaten.

Even though I have never seen the owner of the island in person, I know that Treasure Island is a dining table of some terrifying existence.

The guy eaten by gold and silver will only be left with a skeleton that is no different from stone.

If I hadn't secretly hidden an extra [Azik's Cursed Gold Coin] and hung it around Mr. Andrew's neck before his soul dissipated, even his ashes would not be found at this time.

There are actually only 880 gold coins in the treasure cave now. The remaining two are in the hands of First Mate Thomas and on Andrew's neck.

Of course, the hairless upright ape has no bones. After turning into a skeleton, the bird is gone, and there is no goat to play with when bored.

Tsk tsk, my creator, I hope my old friend can still have other brothers outside, otherwise this family will be extinct, hehe"

"."

The expectant smile on Mr. Byron Lancaster's face gradually disappeared.

‘Do you think this joke is funny?

I think you, a thief bird, have already met your doom! ’