[ I Love My Family Group ]
Qiao Si: So, the captain is missing?
Jennie: What do we do? We can't find the captain. Are we going to be trapped in the Eternal Space forever?
Victor: Cough cough, actually it wasn't the captain who got lost, it was Mark and the others who got lost.
Mark:???
Victor: The captain can return to the Eternal Space at any time, but you...
Qiao Si: Yeah, Mark and the others couldn't find the captain, so they couldn't come back.
Mark:!!!
Arthur:!!!
They then realized that the Eternal Space was bound to Hawkins, so no matter where Hawkins went, at least Qiao Si were definitely in the Eternal Space. So it wasn't Hawkins who was lost, but Mark and the others.
Although it hasn't been long, Mark really likes the Eternal Space Eternal Space and has come to regard it as his home.
Everything in the Eternal Space is far superior to the outside world. Once you've lived in the Eternal Space for a period of time, you'll definitely find it hard to get used to living anywhere else.
At this point, Hawkins responded: Don't worry, it's not lost, it was just a minor accident, it's a good thing.
Mark quickly asked, "Captain, will Arthur and I be able to return to the Eternal Space?"
Hawkins: Yes, after a while, you will have the right to freely return to the Eternal Space.
Currently, the Mother is still analyzing the mysteries of the Eternal Space. Although it is estimated that it will take hundreds of billions of years to fully understand the operating principles of the Eternal Space, at least the Spatial Passage can be opened freely by every resident.
He wasn't afraid of spies or anything like that getting in; in fact, he'd be even better if the enemy wanted to come in.
Mark quickly asked, "Captain, where are you now?"
Hawkins: I have returned to the Eternal Space and will return to the Black Knife after resolving the issue.
In fact, when he was rebuilding the Black Knife, he had already left brain cells similar to a clone in the Black Knife's biological genes, containing a part of his consciousness.
It's like having the same two keys that can open the same door.
Because of this accident, he plans to give everyone a key, but how to do that still needs to be studied.
As he replied to Mark, the Lost Ark disappeared into the Eternal Space once more, this time appearing near an island, and it was already dark.
"Can the Eternal Space trap the Lost Ark?"
Hawkins closed the Chat Group, looked up at the sky, and thought to himself.
Although he had considered this possibility, he never expected that it would actually be impossible to trap him, after all, in the Eternal Space, he was like a god.
This discovery worried him somewhat. If there were uncontainable Lost Ark lost, could there also be thieves who could come and go freely?
Judging from the fact that the Appraisal Eye can also identify Secret Treasure, these so-called Secret Treasure should be higher-level Cursed Relic, or perhaps evolved from Cursed Relic.
Hawkins made his judgment, explained the situation in the Chat Group, then closed the Chat Group and headed straight for the cabin.
The cabin door was ajar, but Hawkins pushed it open easily.
He entered the cabin and saw a completely decomposed skeleton. He slowly walked forward and found skeletons in many other rooms.
"Some looked like suicide, some looked like starvation..."
Hawkins made his decision and then headed towards the captain's cabin.
In this world, the captain holds a Supreme position because only the captain can decide the destination of every ship. He can lead everyone to wealth or lead everyone to death.
He went to the captain's cabin, only to find the door locked from the inside.
He kicked open the door, which was already mostly rotten, and sure enough, there was a skeleton in front of the desk. The remaining clothes on the skeleton were obviously more exquisite than those of the skeletons outside.
Hawkins stepped forward, and sure enough, most captains in this world kept logbooks.
He gently picked up the nautical logbook from the desk and read it carefully.
Through the ship's log, he learned that the captain's Max, and that he was a high-ranking Curse Caster.
Because of Trist, he already knew many secrets of Advanced Curse Master, so he could understand most of the contents mentioned in this nautical logbook.
October 5th, southeast wind, sunny.
Following Damon's advice, I ventured deeper into the Dream Realm for the first time. It was a multi-dimensional space constructed from the fantasies of countless people.
In order to see Maning again, I am not afraid of those strange creatures, but Damon once said to avoid them as much as possible because they represent humanity's ultimate fear.
I believe Damon wouldn't lie to me.
Hawkins finished reading and slowly turned to the next page.
October 7th, wind from the southeast, overcast.
I'm finally back from the Greed Realm. That place is more dangerous than I imagined, always tempting you. If it weren't for Maning, I would never have gone to that hellhole.
Maning, no matter the cost, I will see you again!
We won't dwell on what lies deep within the Dream Realm for now, but what exactly is this Greed Realm?
Is it part of the Dream Realm, or a separate, independent space?
Hawkins continued reading, still wondering.
"December 12th.
The location of the treasure has finally been found; tomorrow is the day to retrieve it.
Although every trip to the Greed Realm is fraught with peril, this time I must succeed in obtaining that treasure no matter what; it might be the key to seeing Maning again!
December 30th.
Maning, Maning, Maning, Maning, Maning, Maning, Maning..."
Hawkins frowned and flipped down, but the next entry was blank; clearly, December 30th was the last entry Max wrote.
To be honest, I'm a little disappointed; Max's log provides too little information.
The nature of the Greed Realm is not explained at all, nor is any specific information about the treasures that are desired.
Hawkins sent the logbook into the Eternal Space, then checked the other items in the captain's cabin. If Max had indeed taken that treasure back to the Lost Ark, could it be in the room?
Perhaps he didn't get it?
Hawkins examined Max's bookshelf but found no clues.
The logbook mentions Damon, who is the first mate of Lost Ark and also a very powerful Curse Caster, even stronger than Max.
Perhaps there was a message left in Damon's room.
He found the first mate's room, gently pushed the door open, and discovered that there was no body inside.
Damon isn't dead?
Hawkins had a guess in his mind, but wasn't sure.
He then rummaged through drawers and cupboards, finally finding a very small diary in a small wooden box.
Congratulations, you've discovered the truth!
The first page contained only one line of text, yet it carried a sarcastic tone.
Hawkins remained expressionless and continued flipping through the diary.
Mr. Damon is indeed a cunning man. His purpose in boarding the ship from beginning to end was Max. He needed a cannon fodder who was willing to risk his life for him, and this cannon fodder could not be too weak.
Max fits these criteria perfectly.
He shared information about the Greed Realm with Max, and Max didn't need him to do anything afterward; he took the initiative to explore the world of greed on his own.
"As expected, my guess was correct. The Dream Realm is not a chaotic place, nor is it without order. It's just that order is hidden deep within countless wondrous substances."
Greed is the most easily induced desire; as long as one can reach the deepest part of the Dream Realm, one can enter the Greed Realm by using greed as bait.
The Greed Realm is a magical space, containing Cursed Relic born from greed as a form of desire. Anyone who enters the Greed Realm may have their curse purified, thus evolving from Cursed Relic into Deep Secret Treasure, free from the curse.
"Wait, if the Greed Realm can purify Cursed Relic, then why is the Lost Ark Secret Treasure?"
This ship certainly wasn't the Secret Treasure Max brought from the Greed Realm. The problem is, the Lost Ark has indeed become Secret Treasure. What exactly happened?
There must be something that caused the Lost Ark, which was originally just an ordinary ship, to evolve into Secret Treasure.
Hawkins continued reading Damon's diary, but still found no answer.
He sent the diary into the Eternal Space, then searched the room again. Finding no valuable information, he decided to search all the rooms.
"Greed is the most easily aroused desire, which suggests that other dimensions may exist in the realm of the Dream Realm."
Hawkins entered a room and searched it carefully, but found nothing. He then searched a second room, and it wasn't until the third room that he made a new discovery.
He found a diary on a sailor's bed.
The beginning was all about daily life, but the latter part started to get strange.
"The captain shouldn't have taken that girl in. She's too strange. The name Maning, for some reason, always scares me."
"As expected, there's something wrong with that woman named Maning. She's disappeared. Unless she jumped into the sea, she has nowhere to go. But she's definitely not on the ship. The captain seems to have gone mad; he's looking for Maning every day."
"The captain disappeared yesterday, but reappeared today, and I can sense an ominous aura about him. We still have five days' voyage to Loban Island, and I've never been so eager to reach the shore."
"Something seems off about the Max. I've worked on it for five years, and I've polished every single plank countless times, but why does it feel increasingly unfamiliar?"
And Damon, the way he looked at us...
" The Max has come back to life! It's trapped us on the vast ocean; we have nowhere to escape!!!"
" Alex has been digested, so I decided to jump into the sea to escape, hoping I can survive."
And to those unfortunate passengers who boarded the ship, if you see the diary I left behind, run away as fast as you can!!!
Snap!
The notebook fell to the ground, Hawkins instantly turned into a skeleton, leaving no trace of flesh or blood.