Reconnaissance

Walk along Brown Street until you reach Castleton Harbour Wharf. Cross the wharf to the west side, near a rock close to the small square.

Roy pointed to the Black Pearl ship hidden in the darkness ahead and said a few words to Night Blade Leopard.

Roy then watched as the Night Blade Leopard leaped toward the beach several times before disappearing into the darkness.

Night Blade Leopard's body can blend into the darkness, and he wants Night Blade Leopard to sneak into the Black Pearl.

Roy felt that he and Night Blade Leopard could explain some simple things, such as having it check whether there were any people on the Black Pearl.

Neither he nor Jasper dared to venture onto the Black Pearl.

So they had no choice but to ask Mrs. Mrs. Winnie's Night Blade Leopard to investigate. The Night Blade Leopard had eaten Roy's fried fish, so it naturally wouldn't refuse Roy's request.

The Night Blade Leopard, lurking in the darkness, left an incredibly clear claw mark on the beach. The claw marks, appearing out of nowhere, looked extremely eerie in the night.

Normally, it wouldn't walk on such soft sand because it's too easy to leave traces.

As a Night Blade Leopard accustomed to lurking in the shadows, this is not its territory.

Fortunately, the tide had receded. If we walked a little further ahead, there were some sea rocks. If we jumped on the sea rocks, we could hide our whereabouts.

The only problem is that there are some sharp shells growing on the sea reefs. If you're not careful, you can get cut by the sharp edges of the shells.

Fortunately, the journey wasn't long, and soon it spotted a huge shadow. The Black Pearl in the darkness was a bit too big for the Night Blade Leopard. It crouched on a rock beneath the ship, looked up at the Great Sea Ship in front of it, and couldn't help but lick its lips.

It leaped and used its claws to grip the seams between the wooden planks on the outside of the hull. The sharp claws hooked into the gaps, and it walked silently on the side wall of the ship, which was almost perpendicular to the ground.

It kept peeking out from the edge of the ship's gunwale, glancing at the empty deck, before darting to the ram at the bow, where it could hide more easily.

Hidden behind the arms of the bronze figure in a flying pose, it carefully observes the deck.

With a light leap, he landed on the deck.

The Night Blade Leopard began to sniff lightly on the deck. It could clearly smell the scent of two strangers, so it slowly followed the scent toward the Ship Building.

Having climbed onto the roof of the Ship Building, it lay down on the roof and peered inside through a glass window...

It saw a dwarf lying shirtless on the sofa in the dark captain's cabin, wearing only shorts.

Beside the dwarf was a Square-Headed One-Handed Hammer and a square shield.

You could even smell the blood on the Square Hammer through the glass window.

Not daring to get too close, the Night Blade Leopard quickly closed its eyes the moment the dwarf moved slightly.

A snow-white arm propped up on Captain Relf's stomach, Madam Yidula, who was lying on the inside of the sofa, sat up and looked at Captain Relf, who had suddenly woken up.

At this moment, Captain Relf's muscles were as hard as iron, and he showed no signs of being sound asleep.

He grabbed the Square Hammer with his right hand, sat up abruptly, and looked out the window at the deck.

The deck was empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

Madam Yidula, wrapped in a thin blanket, came up from behind and stood beside Captain Relf by the window of the captain's cabin. Looking at the dark night, she asked softly:

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Captain Relf opened a window, and the sea breeze immediately brought the salty smell of the sea into the cabin. Captain Relf rubbed his red nose vigorously, then peered around cautiously, but still didn't notice anything unusual.

Meanwhile, their security measures remained untouched, but Captain Relf did frown and say, "I smell a foul odor, it's like..."

He suddenly stopped talking at this point.

I closed my eyes again and took a deep breath.

"What does it look like?" Madam Yidula asked curiously.

Captain Relf opened his eyes again, snorted, and said, "What it looks like doesn't matter anymore. It's gone. It was probably a wild beast that came out to hunt at night, or maybe even a cunning magical beast."

Madam Yidula, who was still half asleep, immediately opened her eyes wide upon hearing Captain Relf's words, and exclaimed in horror, "Monsters? How could there be monsters in Castleton Harbour!"

She approached Captain Relf, a short wand in her hand, glanced around, and then asked:

"Could it be a druid?"

Captain Relf replied, "Probably not..."

He had already returned to the sofa, picked up the chainmail pieces scattered on the ground, carefully put them on one by one, then put the square shield on his arm before leaving the captain's cabin, groping his way onto the deck in the dark, and checking everything.

There was still no trace of anything, and apart from the sound of the waves, there was no other sound at all.

The more this happened, the more unsafe Captain Relf felt.

He even stood on the edge of the ship's gunwale and glanced at the dark, silent sea a few times.

Madam Yidula chased after them, having changed into a long dress and casually tied her long red hair up. She asked Captain Relf, "Should we hide?"

Captain Relf also felt somewhat unsafe sleeping on the ship, even though it was incredibly comfortable...

"Um!"

Captain Relf agreed and immediately jumped from the deck onto the beach with his Square Hammer in hand. The moment he landed, he even crushed a rock.

Madam Yidula also rode her Magic Broom and soared into the night sky.

Captain Relf ran westward along the rocky beach...

Roy was crouching by a rock at the edge of the small square when he suddenly heard a rustling sound. Night Blade Leopard emerged from the bushes and lay down in front of Roy.

Roy breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Night Blade Leopard had returned safely.

Then Roy took out the portrait of the Golden Tangerine sailors that Sabrina had drawn for him. After thinking for a moment, Giant used a twig to draw Captain Relf's outline on the ground, which could only be described as barely resembling a dwarf...

Are the people hiding on the boat the ones in the portrait?

Roy asked the Night Blade Leopard a question, and emphasized that it should also look at the portrait of the Benjamin the Mage...

Night Blade Leopard glanced at the portrait and then looked away.

It shouldn't be.

However, he hesitated somewhat when he looked at the silhouette of Captain Relf on the ground.

Roy quickly seized the opportunity to ask:

"Are the bearded Gray Dwarf and the Blood Elf lady hiding on the ship?"

The Night Blade Leopard looked at Roy, then stood up, wagged its long tail at Roy, turned and leaped lightly toward Brown Street, instantly disappearing into the darkness.

Roy was a little dumbfounded when he received this answer.

If it really is Captain Relf and Madam Yidula who have found them, then he really has no way to deal with them.