"Is this map real or fake?"
At Crimson Dawn's headquarters, a group gathered around the hand-drawn map displayed on the big screen, all with the same question in mind.
"The drawing is so detailed that it doesn't look made up. Judging by the style of the buildings and routes, it also matches the maps we have. So at the very least, we can be sure the person who drew it has seen a real Sky City map!" The bald Black man at the head of the table said, "There are fewer than three hundred such people among all the players, so that narrows it down considerably. Of course, it's also possible that the Ghost Ship Captain deliberately released a fake map to confuse us."
The others frowned, wondering whether the top player would really resort to such pointless tricks.
"Do you think Fragment Five might not be in the Ghost Ship Captain's hands at all?" Leng Ye frowned. "At the Blood Clan assembly, that Vampire Earl claimed he'd produced Fragment Five, but nobody else could verify it. Who knows whether the one he had was actually Five?"
"But if Fragment Five belongs to a third party, why would they publish the map?" someone else asked.
This was the point they couldn't figure out, no matter how hard they thought. Whoever held the map, making it public would instantly slash its value, leaving only its basic function of opening the entrance. It was equivalent to unconditionally sharing their own benefits with others, without asking for anything in return.
"Or maybe there's a mole on the Ghost Ship Captain's side?!" another person suggested.
"That doesn't seem likely, does it?" Leng Ye frowned. "The same problem remains: there's nothing to gain. Even if there were a mole, after getting the map, they should