A dwarf's corpse was dragged over.
He was dressed like a sailor, with several chisel-like tools hanging at his side.
The middle-aged steward frowned slightly. "Where was he found?"
After entering the depths of the mist, the sea had been littered with wreckage from shattered ships, yet not a single corpse had been seen.
The only information they had obtained came from writing left on the Mercenary Group's flags.
Yet after boarding the ship, they had actually found a corpse.
"In a gap beneath the outer deck. It looked like he fell in, then was killed by the puppets," an Association Member answered.
The steward continued, "Is everything he had on him here?"
"It's all here. We also brought back everything we could find nearby," the member replied directly.
The steward turned back to Wu Heng. "Everyone follows the rules when it comes to matters like this."
He was explaining that his subordinates would not hide anything for themselves.
Wu Heng nodded and carefully examined the dwarf's corpse.
The wounds on his body had badly decayed from soaking in seawater. He appeared to have been dead for some time.
After giving him a brief look, Wu Heng directly cast Talk with Dead.
The dwarf corpse abruptly sat up, startling the others into drawing their swords and retreating with wary expressions.
Wu Heng asked directly, "Why were you here?"
The corpse vomited up a mouthful of seawater, then answered, "We came to explore this ancient tomb."
Wu Heng raised his brows and looked at the steward. The latter said, "He doesn't seem to be from the Mercenary Group."
Wu Heng continued, "Tell me everything about how you learned of this ship."
The corpse paused for two or three seconds before answering, "Ron received information saying there was an ancient tomb beneath