A ship!
"That thing" was a ship!
And when Arthur reached that conclusion, the possibilities immediately narrowed down-after all, there were very few ships in this world for which even something resembling reliable information was worth two-thirds of Malinda's fortune.
Arthur searched all his memories and came up with only four.
The first, naturally, was the Herke Airship, built by Herke, who was revered as the God of Alchemy and the God of Potions.
An airship capable of lifting an entire duchy had a value that was utterly beyond measure.
But that airship was absolutely out of the question.
Because as long as Herke was alive, no one else could possibly obtain it.
And once that airship was ruled out, three ships remained-
The Empire's emperor's flagship, the Golden Great Dragon!
The Sacred Empire's Pope's flagship, the Thorn!
And then there was...
The Silver Age pirate king's White Crow!
Of these, the Golden Great Dragon had sunk during the Mist War, so it could also be ruled out.
And the Thorn?
When the Sacred Empire fell, rumor had it that the Thorn had vanished into the vast ocean, carrying the Church's legacy, wealth, and secrets.
Many professional adventurers had put to sea specifically to search for that immensely wealthy ship, but to this day, there had been no word of it.
As for the White Crow?
It was another flying ship!
Moreover, it was a flying ship with exceptional combat capabilities. It was precisely because of this ship that Edward, who repeatedly worked miracles under the combined assaults of numerous nobles, became the universally acknowledged pirate king of that age.
So "that thing" had to be either the Thorn or the White Crow!
As for which one it was?
Arthur would not press her.
He was already lucky enough to