Seeing that the crew of the Golden Dream " were focusing their fire on Anderson, Klein took a step forward and turned to Danitz, saying:
"Take me to the captain's cabin."
"... Okay, okay." Danitz withdrew his gaze from Anderson Hood.
Saving the captain is the most important thing, saving the captain is the most important thing... He kept telling himself this.
A small boat was first lowered from the Golden Dream," followed by a gangway, allowing Klein to easily step onto the deck without needing to use the power of the talisman.
Anderson followed behind him, completely ignoring the predatory gazes of all the crew members of the Golden Dream," strolling around with a smile on his lips, looking around as if he were at home.
His mental fortitude is absolutely top-notch... Well, even if he offends Demigod and is forced to apologize in public and accept the commission, he can still turn around and laugh it off, enjoying his meal... Klein sighed to himself as he walked towards "Third Mate" Jodeson and the others.
"Hello, Mr. Sparrow, I am the first mate of this ship, Blou Walls." A man wearing a monocle and nearly 1.8 meters tall gave a polite bow.
The " Gourmand " with a bounty of £6,200... The " Vice Admiral Iceberg " pirate crew's bounty levels are clearly lower than those of the " Admiral of Stars," truly befitting a treasure Hunter who also works as a pirate... Klein used Gehrman Sparrow's characteristic politeness and wording:
Hello, I've heard of you.
"... Haha, it's my honor. I'm just a treasure Hunter dreamed of becoming Artisan but was forced to take the path of Gourmand." Blou Walls joked, pointing to a man beside him, "Our second mate, ' The Singer ' Orpheus."
A bounty of 5,500 pounds... The Beyonder aboard the Golden Dream " have such strange nicknames. If I didn't know beforehand that they were subordinates of the pirate general, I would definitely have thought they were a sea Travel, singing songs, eating delicious food, having bonfire parties, and searching for legendary treasures—it couldn't be more wonderful... Klein turned his gaze to Orpheus and nodded casually.
This " Singer," with his sculpted features and brilliant blond hair, spoke with a melancholy smile:
"In fact, I was merely praising the Sun, and now, my the Sun is gone."
... Klein almost got goosebumps all over.
"Tsk, no wonder they're Intis, their speech is like singing. It's a pity I grew up in Segar and Lenburg, and never learned that ability," Anderson chuckled from the side, whether in praise or criticism, after all, he was half Intis.
Born in Segar, he later went to study in Lenburg, probably a church school, where he was classmates with " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina... Mr. Orpheus is definitely a " The Sun " pathway person, but most likely not from the " Eternal Blazing Sun " church. Judging from his bounty, he should be Sequence 6 " Notary "... I almost forgot, I should tell Little " The Sun " that he already has the recipe, and I wonder what he can offer in exchange this time... Before " Gourmand " Blou Walls could introduce him, Klein turned to " Flower Bow Tie " Jodeson, " Bucket " Danitz, and others and said:
We've met.
"Don't waste any more time."
"Okay." Blou Walls breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his short beard, and walked into the cabin first.
If it weren't for Gehrman Sparrow's notorious reputation for madness on the ship, he wouldn't have bothered with such politeness.
At this moment, Anderson deliberately lagged behind a few steps, walking alongside Danitz, Orpheus, and others.
He glanced left and right, completely ignoring the look in Danitz and his companions' eyes that seemed to want to tear him apart and devour him, and chuckled:
"You shouldn't be wary of me."
"Yes, we weren't wary of you. We just wanted to stuff you in, see? In that cannon barrel!" Danitz wasn't afraid at all that the other party was the Strongest Hunter. After all, this was the " Golden Dream," which had quite a few pirates, including many Sequence 7 and Sequence 6 Beyonder.
Anderson's lips curled into a smile:
"Someone like me is no threat. Think about it, your captain must hate me, despise me, and wouldn't even say a word to me. Isn't that the ideal situation?"
"..." Danitz opened his mouth, but said nothing, because he suddenly felt that what that piece of dog shit said actually made a lot of sense.
Orpheus, Jodeson, and the others unconsciously softened their gazes as they looked at Anderson.
Anderson chuckled, looked straight ahead, and said in a slightly unfocused tone:
"What you should be wary of is Gehrman Sparrow."
"Why?" Danitz blurted out.
Although he's a Lunatic and we do need to be wary of him, he's not an enemy right now... Danitz silently added to himself.
Anderson smiled and said:
"I'm just hypothesizing, hypothesizing. If Gehrman successfully finds your captain and rescues her, wouldn't your captain develop a bit of a liking for him? Besides, he's good-looking, has a kind of cold beauty, is very strong, reaching the level of a pirate general, and has a particularly mysterious background—he's a perfect match..."
How... is that possible... Danitz wanted to refute, but he couldn't utter a word. The more he thought about it, the more wrong it seemed.
Orpheus and the others' expressions gradually crumbled, and their gazes toward Gehrman Sparrow's retreating figure held an inexplicable wariness and suspicion.
Solved! The problem of the provocation is solved... Anderson smiled and followed them into the cabin.
Upon entering the captain's cabin, the first thing Klein saw was a bookshelf that stretched almost around the entire ship, filled with all sorts of books.
The captain's cabin usually has a wine cabinet... He muttered to himself silently, and walked straight to the desk in front of the window.
According to Danitz's description, " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina disappeared while conducting research. Therefore, Klein's goal is to find traces of the research. Once he has gathered enough information, he can go to the Gray Fog again to Divination.
At this moment, the desk was cluttered with many things: white papers, a round-bellied fountain pen, a bulging ink bottle, a small brass knife, and some books that were not neatly stacked.
In the center of the desk was a parchment book with words such as " The Groselle's Travels " written in Ancient Feysac on its dark brown surface.
Isn't this the " Vice Admiral Iceberg's" collection? Its origins are mysterious, and it's suspected to be related to the Dragon race and the " City of Miracles " Liveseyd... Was Edwina researching this before she disappeared? Klein stared at the book and instinctively made a guess.
Seeing Gehrman Sparrow examining the ancient book, Danitz forced a smile and said:
"There's nothing wrong with it; we've already checked it."
Really? I have my doubts about your level of attention to detail... Since someone has already checked it and there's clearly nothing unusual, after Klein used his Spirituality intuition to initially confirm that Danitz wasn't lying, he reached out his hand and casually asked:
Have you read Groselle's Travels?
Danitz shook his head, Blou Walls, Orpheus, Jodeson, and the others followed suit.
Their expressions seemed to say that they were already tired enough from studying every day and didn't want to read any books during their breaks!
Klein carefully and attentively turned the pages of the brown parchment, his fingertips gliding over the paper.
He quickly flipped to the part that was stuck and couldn't be opened, glancing at the contents out of the corner of his eye.
"Wait... something's not right!" Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he quickly flipped back two pages.
He remembered clearly that last time he only saw the Giant Groselle and his party about to face the " King of the North," the frost Dragon, and that was it. Now, there were two more pages!
In other words, the glued part has become thinner, allowing the book to open two more pages!
A thousand-year hiatus, and now she's rewriting? Is this the research result of " Vice Admiral Iceberg "? And this also led to her disappearance? Klein frowned slightly as he read the additional content compared to the last time, while making sarcastic remarks.
Those two pages mainly tell the story of a lost pirate lady who encounters the " King of the North " in a blizzard, is nearly killed, and manages to escape with all her might, only to meet the protagonist's party who have come to challenge the Frost Dragon.
There's a new pirate lady... pirate lady... Klein chewed on the title, and suddenly an Spirit Intuition flashed through his mind:
Could this be " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina?
She entered the book and became a character in the story?
Following this line of thought, Klein quickly identified some problems:
According to Arrodes, the " Magic Mirror," many of the previous owners of Groselle's Travels have disappeared...
Groselle's Travels features Giant and Elf active in the Dark Ages, also known as the Second Age, as well as Ascetic and nobles of the Solomon Empire in the Third and Fourth Ages, and even Loen soldiers in the Fifth Age, creating a very chaotic sense of time!
If they were the missing owners of Groselle's Travels, then the problem could be explained... They didn't belong to the same era, but they were all swallowed up by the book and became part of the story! The more Klein thought about it, the more he felt that his guess, though seemingly absurd, actually contained a great deal of possibility.
In the world of occultism, this is not impossible!
I need to confirm this... And what exactly did Edwina and those former owners do to be "swallowed" by the books... And what should I do to release them...? Klein looked away and pondered for a few seconds.
He quickly looked up and glanced at Danitz and the others:
"Prepare candles and other items for me; I want to seek answers from Concealment being."
That Concealment existence is myself... Klein immediately mocked himself in his heart.
Indeed professional, indeed insane... " Gourmand " Blou Walls and the others didn't dare say much, hurriedly provided the items, and then they all left the captain's cabin.
They dared not stand by and witness such a dangerous ceremony unless Gehrman Sparrow requested it.
Inside the captain's cabin, Klein locked the door, closed the windows, and quickly set up the ceremony, bringing " The Groselle's Travels " above the Gray Fog.
After placing the ancient book at the head of the long bronze table, he sat down, conjured paper and pen, and quickly wrote down a Divination statement:
" Edwina is in the story of this book."