"We went down to the warehouse again later, but we didn't see you until everyone assembled on the deck. What were you doing during that time?" Annie asked.
"I went to the stern and this woman named Betty told me she had something to show me."
"What is that?" Zhang Heng asked.
"A Gift."
"Gift?"
"She said that she is the ancient god of the Carthus, who controls the storms on the ocean. If I choose to worship her, I can get part of her divine power." Seth hesitated for a moment, and took it out of his pocket with some reluctance. took a shell.
Zhang Heng took the thumb-sized shell. From its appearance, there was nothing special about it. It was exactly the same as other white shells that could be seen everywhere on the beach.
However, the system prompt that sounded in his ears made him immediately confirm that this was indeed a game item with supernatural power.
Betty's Shell (unidentified)
Its purpose cannot be judged from the name, and Zhang Heng also noticed the ancient Celtic god mentioned by Seth.
Celtic mythology is one of the three major European mythology systems alongside Greek mythology and Norse mythology, and it was originally spread among the Celts.
Strictly speaking, the Celts are not a race. They are a group of ethnic groups mixed together in ancient times and condensed by a common culture and language. They are the first group of people in Europe to use iron tools. level of construction.
The Seine River in eastern France, the upper reaches of the Royal River, the Rhine River in southwest Germany, and the upper reaches of the Danube River are the birthplaces of the Celts. They infiltrated and expanded the entire European continent as a tribe, and crossed the Alps. They used to be everywhere , they are not only warriors but also merchants, blacksmiths, bards, artists, and today's France, Spain, Portugal and other places are their activity areas.
Until the rise of the Roman Empire, Caesar occupied Gaul, the cultural center of the Celts, killed more than one million Celts, and gradually lost Celtic civilization on the European continent. Many Celtic legends were lost. , which is why later Celtic mythology is not as famous as Greek mythology and Nordic mythology.
Up to now, the Celtic myths that are still well-known are probably only the stories of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone.
Zhang Heng is not familiar with Celtic mythology. His father majored in Greek and Norse mythology in college, and his mother studied Christian mythology. When he was a child, he listened to these three kinds of mythology a lot.
That's why he didn't think much about the name Betty when he saw the name Betty in the book of love poems.
"You said she wanted you to worship her, what should you do?" Zhang Heng continued to ask.
Seth's eyes flickered when he heard this question, "I... I don't know, I need to complete the test first and find those three notebooks before she can tell me what to do next."
"Heh, do you still want to lie at this time?" Annie looked unfriendly, and the saber was closer to Seth's throat, "Didn't the storm before have something to do with you?"
Zhang Heng also said at this time, "I can promise not to pursue your previous actions in the name of the captain, but you must tell me what you have done. You have seen the scene on the Clark ship, and you will not I hope everyone disappears for no reason because of me."
Feeling the chill on his neck, Seth didn't dare to play any more tricks, "I engraved her name in Celtic language on the top of the Jackdaw's mast according to her request, which means that from now on this ship will The boats are under her protection, and I asked her, and she said what happened on the Clark was an accident."
"Accident?"
"The people on that ship are too greedy. For so many years, they have been using her power to summon storms to sail in that sea at twice the speed of other merchant ships, earning huge profits, but there is a price for doing so. , Manipulating the storm requires anger from the bottom of their hearts. They lost themselves in the anger, and in the end they could never escape from the storm. The crew nailed up the doors and windows, but they could still hear the thunder and wind outside. In the end, they could only despair Jump into the sea."
Zhang Heng was noncommittal, "The last question, how did you contact her, and did you see her?"
"I can't contact her, I can only pray to her, but it's up to her to decide whether to respond. After getting off the Clark ship, she only responded to me once. It's just the same voice as before. I've never seen it before. her look."
After Seth finished speaking, Sean and Trish also rushed over. They didn't know what happened. Seth suddenly left from the second floor before. Zhang Heng and Annie were chasing after him. Both of them were at a loss. , but seeing Seth forced into a corner, a worried expression appeared on his face.
Zhang Heng glanced at Annie, who withdrew the saber in his hand, Zhang Heng said to Seth, "Don't gamble secretly on the boat again, since you are a first-time offender, you won't be held accountable this time. Halved."
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In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic among the crew, Zhang Heng did not intend to tell other people about this matter.
He wasn't worried that Seth would talk nonsense. The latter kept Betty's shells privately and carved Celtic words on the mast, which brought danger to the crew of the Jackdaw. If he was smart enough, he should continue to keep silent.
Sure enough, Seth didn't say anything when he heard the words, and just acquiesced to the gambling theory.
After the three left, the red-haired girl spoke again, "You don't seem to fully believe what he said, do you think he's lying?"
Zhang Heng shook his head, "In this case, the possibility of him lying is very small, but not necessarily the other person."
"That Betty?"
"She obviously lied to Seth about the Clark ship, those who disappeared didn't throw themselves into the sea, at least not all of them, because that doesn't explain the locked captain's cabin, and the bottom cargo Scratch marks on the bin."
"Can God lie to people?"
"It depends on the god in which mythology system." Zhang Heng said, he is not familiar with the Celtic mythology system, but he is no stranger to the Nordic and Greek gods. The guys in it are not so much gods. It is said that they are relatively powerful mortals, and represented by Zeus who thinks by himself, one can live as one wants than the other.
However, this Celtic ancient god named Betty should not be among them. Her acting style seems to be very cautious. At that time, there were seven people boarding the Clark ship, but she only chose Seth Whisper, who was alone. Heng didn't know if it was because of her original character, or if she was avoiding something.