At this point, Charles' voice began to pick up a hint of excitement. "But if nothing happens on the surface, we can return to modern society, and then—"
Charles' beautiful fantasy was ruthlessly interrupted by Anna, "We'll talk about it then. Let's get your eyes healed first. It hurts me so much to see you like this."
Charles felt two palm-sized boxes being pressed into his hands. "What's in there?"
"Open it and touch it and you will know."
Charles opened one of the boxes, reached his hand in, and immediately touched a soft thing with many legs, which spun quickly.
The next second, Charles felt a pain in his finger. He was bitten. "Is this a spider?"
"Do you want to forget your old lover's eyes? Since she can be used as eyes, then you can too. I went to Icha Island specially and stole two for you. Icha Island, what a stupid name it is."
Elizabeth's eyes with black background and red pupils immediately flashed through Charles' mind.
“Is this thing useful?”
"It's quite troublesome. Linking the optic nerves requires a very complicated ritual, and these two little creatures need to be fed when they are hungry. But it's better than being blind."
When Charles heard this, he closed the box again and said, "Wait a minute, my eyes are not in a hurry. Someone has already found a solution."
"Oh, my Lord Governor, it seems that you are getting more and more powerful. Even if you are blind, there are so many people surrounding you. If I had known this would happen, I would not have come." Anna came up to him with a teasing tone in her voice.
Charles put his arm around her slender waist. "Thank you, I'm glad you came. My wife still thinks of me."
As he said this, he moved his mouth forward, but ended up kissing a soft palm.
"What are you doing? Shanshan is still watching. This child is very diligent in learning. If she sees us kissing, she might turn back into her original form and go review with some unlucky guy tomorrow."
Charles raised his head and looked around. "Why is our daughter only learning these messed up things? She still only speaks in reduplication."
"Who says it's not true? This girl is very fast at learning characters. Not only has she mastered the Earthsea language, but she has also learned a lot of Chinese by reading my notes."
Hearing this, Charles felt a little emotional. Shanshan is not even one year old, but she is so smart. What will she be like when she grows up
Just as he was thinking about these words, Anna slipped out of Charles's embrace and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. If you really want to hold it in, just find a woman to relieve yourself. I'm still busy over there."
"Are you that busy? What are you busy with all day long?"
But there was no response from all around, and the other party had left without knowing when.
Time passed little by little. Charles quietly waited for the Pope's response, but the Pope seemed to have completely forgotten about him and never came again.
The long-term life in darkness was really unbearable. Just when Charles was about to open the box and use the spider to hold it for a while, an unexpected person found him.
"Captain, Mr. Rasto wants you to come over." That was James' voice, with a hint of deepness in it.
Charles' heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. "What's wrong? Did something happen to the doctor?"
Facing his captain, James lowered his head and held Charles' hand as he walked toward the door. "You'll know when you get there."
Soon Charles arrived at his destination. He heard the hoarse breathing sound like a broken gong in the room, and from time to time there was an old man coughing with all his strength.
There were other people's breathing sounds nearby, as well as Lily, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and the little mouse's voice was choked with sobs.
"Doctor? What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"You... ahem, come closer..."
Charles put his ear close to the sound and listened quietly. An extremely weak voice came into his ears. "Nothing... I'm old and I'm going to die... It's better to die. I guess no one likes a stinky old man with a weird temper... Cough cough cough!"
The expression on Charles' face suddenly couldn't be sustained, and he stood up suddenly, "Where is Odrick? Tell him to come over and give the doctor a First Embrace immediately to turn him into a vampire!"
Audric's voice hummed to Charles' left, and it sounded like he was still wearing a protective suit.
"Captain, I can't do it. My strength is not yet at the level to give someone the First Embrace. Besides, the doctor's current physical condition means he can't survive the transformation ritual."
"James, go find some relics that can extend lifespan, and give it a try!!"
As Charles said this, he felt the hand pulling him tighten, and he immediately put his ear back to the doctor's mouth.
"I'm a doctor... I know my body. It's useless... ahem... I've used drugs to drain every last bit of potential out of my body."
Hearing this, Charles' face showed extreme pain.
The doctor's weak voice carried a hint of calmness. "Charles, you are right. The abilities of the relics transferred to the human body can really come in handy."
Charles' heart was filled with regret at this moment. The doctor had acted as if nothing had happened before, and he hadn't noticed anything abnormal about him.
The doctor seemed to be so tired that he gasped for breath. He let go of Charles' hand, took out a black capsule and put it into his mouth. His face regained its rosy color at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his speech became fluent.
"Charles, there is a little guy who can knead steel like clay. He can easily make all kinds of new alloys that have not even been discovered in the British Isles."
"It was a spark, you know? Various alloy casting ratios were discovered, which meant our ships could be faster and lighter, and our turbines could be more powerful."
"This is just for one person. I have collected hundreds of relics. If these relics are absorbed by people, I can foresee that the industry of Hope Island will undergo earth-shaking changes. You must send the person you trust most to take over my position."
Charles raised his head and said after a few seconds of silence: "What is your last wish for me to do? As long as you ask, I will definitely help you do it."
"I am already 98 years old this year. I am very satisfied with my life. I don't have any last wishes. If I really have to have one, it is that I love this island very much. Please help me protect it well."
At this point, the doctor's voice suddenly contained a hint of gloating.
"By the way, Charles, let me tell you something you don't know. If I tell you, you may blame me, but actually I—"
The doctor stopped talking here, and the hand that was tightly holding Charles softened.
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(End of this chapter)