"I've helped you so much, but you still don't trust me. Your character is really unpleasant."
Charles took the marker back. "I don't need your likes. Just remember to abide by the contract."
Seeing the Pope turn and leave, Lily at the table was very moved and said: "Mr. Charles, thank you for doing so much for me. In fact, this is really not necessary."
"No, it is necessary." Charles murmured, touching its head with his hand.
Seeing that the Pope had just signed the contract, he finally felt a little relieved. He had been listening to the other party's empty talk all the time and felt unsure.
He never forgot Tuba's warning, not only for Lily, but also to test the other party.
Since the Pope dared to sign the contract, his purpose was really to find the surface. In this way, at least the interests of both parties were the same.
"Mr. Charles, do you have nothing to do today?" Lily nudged Charles' hand with her little head.
Charles had something to do. He wanted to go to the prison to see how the work on the transformation of the relic's ability was going. But looking at Lily's expectant eyes, he decided to do nothing. "Nothing, what are you going to do?"
"I... I want to have a kitten!"
"Okay. I'll go with you to find it."
Lily smiled sweetly. She thought to herself, "Since Mr. Charles knew I was going to die, he has been very nice to me. He has never spoiled me like this before. I really hope it will continue like this."
To be honest, it is a bit difficult to find cats on Hope Island because there is a fine for harming rats here.
However, after mobilizing all the sheriffs to search, they finally found a litter of newly weaned kittens on the dock. It seemed that someone had abandoned them directly after arriving on the island.
Lily asked for two, one black and one white. Seeing the furry little cat with trembling ears, Lily's heart melted. She jumped on it excitedly and sucked the hair on its chest.
The kitten was frightened by the white mouse in front of it and struggled to move backwards, but it was quickly pushed forward by Charles.
"Squeak~Squeak~" As Lily called a few times under the table, a large group of mice swarmed in. They quickly climbed onto the table, carrying the two kittens and rushed out the door.
The cats were frightened and meowed, but they could do nothing.
"Mr. Charles, it must be hungry. I'll go to the kitchen to find something to eat for it!" Excited Lily followed the mouse out of the room.
As soon as Lily left, the smile on Charles' face slowly turned serious again.
He has used up all the resources he can mobilize now. If he still can't find a solution, then there is really no other way.
This is not like searching for the surface. In this situation, any strength is of no use at all and you can only wait.
This helpless situation made Charles feel a little irritated. He walked towards his underground training room.
For the next few hours, Charles performed high-intensity physical training in the training room. He seemed to want to vent his frustration through exercise.
It was already late at night when Charles came to his senses. Panting, Charles picked up a glass of water next to the dumbbells to drink, and a strange dark yellow eye appeared in the glass.
"Governor Charles, long time no see."
"Who are you?" Charles looked at it coldly without any panic.
"Four years ago, you bought the exploration ship for 1 million echoes only through cooperation with us. Have you forgotten? I was the hook that connected us in the beginning."
Just as he took a few steps, a tempting voice came from behind, "Don't you want to save your rat crew?"
Charles turned around quickly and saw that the glass of water had spilled onto the ground, forming a mirror.
An ugly, twisted body, a terrifying humanoid figure that looked like a cross between an octopus and a human, appeared in the mirror.
Charles didn't have time to care about why Hook became like this after not seeing him for four years, and asked him directly: "Do you have a solution?"
"Of course there is a way. Our God is omnipotent. Saving a human soul is no problem at all."
"Tell me the conditions." Charles understood that the other party had come all the way here, it was impossible for him to do charity.
"Governor Charles is still so smart. I'm sure you've seen this guy Ledger. He is a megalomaniac. This old prostitute who sells his ass and has a hole in his brain is very vicious and cunning. He never trusts anyone. He is as extremely dangerous as a black sea snake."
Seeing the other party scolding the Pope so harshly, Charles immediately knew what the other party wanted him to do.
"Why should I help you deal with the Pope? I remember not long ago, you sent Deep Ones to attack my island."
"No, no, no, the ones attacking your island are the horrible monsters hiding in the sea, and that huge flesh monster. They have nothing to do with our Futan Church."
Charles sneered in his heart, it was so clean, if Dipper hadn't told him personally, he might have believed it.
"You don't need to do anything. Most of the ships that the Cult of Light sent to help Hope Island are still on Tianshui Island. We hope that the Governor can tow those ships while we attack the Holy Light Cathedral. We don't need to sink them, just tow them away."
"I have an agreement with the Pope. If he dies, who can I go to redeem the agreement?"
"Of course we know. The spy has told me everything. But it doesn't matter. You only said you would help him find the surface. You didn't say whether he was alive or dead. When the time comes, we will give you his body, and you won't be breaking the contract."
Charles thought about it silently, then said to him, "What are you going to do recently?"
"Haha, the Church of Light has been using public opinion to suppress us and occupy our diocese recently. If we don't take action soon, the people of Earthsea will probably forget the true strength of our church."
Charles didn't agree or disagree. "Let me think about it."
"Okay, take your time to think about it. When you want to contact us, just pour a glass of water in front of you. Oh, and there is one more thing. Ledger has been castrated."
Charles was stunned. "Does this matter have anything to do with me?"
"It's okay. Happy things should be shared." The sound of the hook gradually became smaller, and the pool of water became transparent again.
Charles took out his pocket watch and found that it was already one o'clock in the middle of the night. Instead of going to the bedroom, he turned and walked towards the gate of the Governor's Palace.
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