"Captain, they went down to the sea yesterday and seemed to have caught something."
Odrick, holding the blood bag in his mouth, reported to Charles who was looking at the nautical chart.
"Can you see what they caught?"
"From the feedback from the sound waves, it seems to be a humanoid. These guys are probably just catching things in the water to feed their messengers, right?"
"Oh, if that's the case, that's a good thing." Charles' tone was relaxed, not for any other reason, just because they were about to arrive at the Broken Heart Island.
The imagined attack did not happen, the guy on the turtle shell remained well-behaved, and the giggling sound in his sleep never appeared again.
It would be best if the other party had no intention of causing trouble.
At this moment, there was a sudden noisy sound outside, and Charles' heart tightened immediately. These guys were about to be killed, so they would not cause trouble again, right
When Charles and Orderic walked out of the cabin, they saw an astonishing scene on the sea in front of them. Dozens of skeleton ships and turtle-shell ships surrounded the Narwhal.
Just when all the crew members looked confused, the Haik people standing on the boat suddenly prostrated themselves on the ground and knelt respectfully in the direction of Charles.
Of course Charles knew that these people were not kneeling to him. He turned his head to look at the turtle shell ship behind him. The turtle shell had been opened, and Ajino waved excitedly to his compatriots.
Soon the ships came over, and after excitedly hugging the giants who had escaped death, they quickly walked into the turtle shell.
"Mr. Charles, what are they doing in there?" Blue Lily asked curiously.
"I guess it went to meet their messenger. If I'm not mistaken, that thing has a very high status in the Haik tribe." Charles touched Lily's furry head.
This is not difficult to guess, since he is called a messenger of God, he must be a clergyman. His social status must be higher than others.
Charles suddenly stopped and held Lily in his palm. He pulled her blue hair with his hand and asked in surprise, "Where did you get all these paints? Why do you change them every day?"
"Hehe, I bought it with my own salary. It's a special dye from the far west sea. It's very easy to use and not only won't dehydrate, but it also smells good. I bought a lot of boxes."
Just as Lily was talking proudly, all the Haik people came out of their turtle shells and returned to their boats.
A dozen brown earthworm-like creatures that resembled giant pythons were tied to the front part of the turtle shell, and its power was restored.
Ajino drove the turtle-shell boat to Charles' side. He smiled and patted Charles on the shoulder.
"Mr. Charles, the Lord of God asked me to thank you for not abandoning us. Otherwise, we would have no choice but to take action to protect ourselves."
Hearing this, Charles' heart skipped a beat. Did that thing already know that I was on guard against it? Could it have seen through me when I was invisible
Seeing the other party's surprised look, Ajino did not explain anything and quickly left with the company of other Haik tribe ships.
After a while, the entire sea became deserted again, with only the Narwhal remaining.
Charles was still thinking about what Ajino had just said. The fact that it could hold back without moving showed that it was a very intelligent thing.
If I were injured or killed at that time, my crew would definitely not let it go, and pretending not to see it was undoubtedly an option.
Charles had been skeptical about Elizabeth's words before, but now he believed it a little more. If it was just a simple monster, he would never consider it in such detail.
"Don't just stand there. Now that they've left, it's time for us to leave. Turn the engine room's long vortex furnace to maximum." Charles grabbed Lily and walked towards the captain's room.
Just one day later, the Narwhal returned to the Broken Heart Island dock.
As soon as the sailors on the ship dropped anchor, Charles saw a tattered turtle shell in the distance. It was obvious that the cult had arrived earlier than them.
Seeing the tired look of the crew, Charles knew what they wanted. Exploring in unknown waters put a lot of mental pressure on them, and they needed to relax.
"Three days. We will rest here for three days. After three days, we will set off back to Hope Island. By then, everyone will have a good rest."
The crew members agreed in unison, with an excited smile on everyone's face.
After deciding on a hotel to stay in, Charles looked out the window and saw his crew members walking towards that place arm in arm. From their conversation, it seemed that they were planning to experience the special services of Heartbroken Island.
The two in-depth contacts gave Charles a new understanding of the Haik people. He was less wary and thought that there would be no big problem if the crew members just made simple purchases.
"Mr. Charles, let's go out and play too. When I came here just now, I smelled the delicious smell of barbecue."
Charles thought about it and nodded, "Okay, let's go to the island and see what special snacks this island has."
He had finally recovered to normal, and in order to prevent a relapse, he wanted to relax as much as possible.
Charles took the excited Lily out of the hotel and walked on the streets that looked like a giant country. Guided by Lily's keen nose, he came to a roadside stall.
Charles stepped one foot on the leg of the stool, stood directly on it, and looked at the stall.
There was very little on the stand, with slices of white jelly-like stuff on ice on one side.
On the other side are small slices of meat like ribs, which are grilled on charcoal fire, giving off an enticing aroma.
"Outsider? You haven't seen these before? The white one is the tail fin cartilage of the Levy whale, and the red meat is its lower body meat. Would you like a portion? I can cut it into smaller pieces for you." The Haik boss introduced while frying the meat.
Charles ordered one as well and started tasting it with Lily, but it wasn't as delicious as he had imagined.
The taste of whale cartilage is a bit like crispy white fungus. It has almost no taste, but just a crispy texture.
Although whale meat smells delicious, it tastes hard and dry in the mouth, a bit like overcooked duck.
"These two things cannot be eaten separately." The boss quickly stacked the cartilage and whale meat together, dipped them in the black sauce next to them and stuffed them directly into his mouth.
"Ice and fire..."
Watching the giant in front of him chewing with relish, Charles followed the steps.
When I took a bite of the cold cartilage and the barbecued meat that had just been taken off the fire, I immediately had a different feeling from before. The most special thing was the sauce, which was actually spicy.
Various flavors mixed in the mouth, and just by listening to Lily's constant whimpering of physical and mental satisfaction next to me, I knew how delicious this thing was.
(End of this chapter)