Charles stood in the cockpit of the Narwhal anxiously, with the sea chart next to him.
On the densely marked nautical chart, the location of the Narwhal overlapped with the location of the door, but the sea in front of them was still pitch black, with nothing in sight.
"That shouldn't be the case. This is exactly the location shown on the nautical chart. Could it be that the chart is fake?"
Charles was just about to call the Pope to discuss countermeasures, but he didn't expect that the other party had already flown onto his ship.
"What's going on? Didn't you say that the sea chart was this place? Why is there nothing here?" The Pope's tone was a little unfriendly.
"Maybe there is an error in the direction of the nautical chart. We can search with this place as the center. If there really is an island, it should be not far from here." Charles said as he looked at the dark sea in front of him.
"Don't bother, I have a better way."
Soon, Charles saw something hovering above the huge white warship in the distance. It was bats. A group of white bats.
The bats in the air quickly dispersed in all directions, gathering information around them.
"You have such a good thing, why don't you prepare it for me?"
The Pope glanced at the blind vampire Audric next to him, "Don't you already have it?"
At this time, the crew members of the Narwhal had all come to the deck. They looked towards the sea around them with excitement but a hint of trepidation.
It depends now whether you can go back alive to get your salary or die in this sea of despair.
Soon the bats came back, circling in some way above the giant ship.
After watching the bats' actions, the Pope's wrinkled face lit up with joy. "Quick! We found the location on the nautical chart! It's fifty miles ahead, hurry up!!"
Sparks came out of the chimneys of the Narwhal and the giant white ship at the same time, and the two ships rushed forward at high speed as if they were competing.
Standing at the bow, Charles gradually saw something. A touch of color appeared in the black skyline in the distance.
As the distance got closer, the color became bigger and bigger. When the thing appeared completely in front of Charles, he was completely shocked.
It was a colorful bubble that kept changing colors. The bubble was so big that it almost connected the earth and the sea with the dome.
"What is this? It's so big, Pope. Do you know anything about this thing?"
Who knew that Charles' inquiry would arouse suspicion from everyone, including the Pope.
Bandage hesitantly stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "That is... an island..."
"Island? How can it be an island? You didn't see such a big bubble?"
But looking at the strange expressions of the crew members, Charles immediately realized that he was the one who was abnormal.
"Could it be..." Charles immediately thought of something. He covered his good eye and looked forward with his spider eye.
The scene in front of him was suddenly different. There was only a dark island in front of him, a small part of which was illuminated by the ship's searchlight. The huge bubble just now did not exist at all.
"What exactly is this thing that transcends the human realm of color?" Charles quickly covered his left and right eyes alternately, observing two different worlds, as if testing his eyesight.
Even when the Pope heard about the abnormality discovered by Charles, he did not hesitate at all, and he seemed a little impatient.
"The door to the map is here. We must explore."
"Well, anyway, let's go up and take a look. I'll send the mouse up."
The Pope stopped him and shook his head. "No, there is still a big difference between rats and humans. Some of the hazards on the strange island are useless to rats but useful to humans. We need living people to explore the way."
Soon, two landing ships filled with believers of the Church of Light headed towards the island covered by colorful bubbles.
They were gone for half an hour and came back with a startling piece of news.
"People? Really? What kind of clothes is he wearing?" Charles asked after taking a step forward nervously.
"I don't know, it was too dark up there. I really saw some footprints and blurry figures in the woods." The young man answered respectfully.
"Natives? Or remnants of the Foundation? Or living relics like Tuba?"
Various speculations popped up in Charles' mind, but he quickly suppressed the thoughts in his mind. What he needed now was not to think but to do.
Since there are people up there and the people from the Church of Light have explored it, this at least shows that there is oxygen in the bubble.
Soon, the crew of the Narwhal prepared all kinds of weapons, relics, and supplies needed to go to the island.
The Pope also led a twelve-man exploration team. He glanced at West's sailors who were carrying cargo and smiled.
"Even the sailors? I think it's better to forget it."
Charles looked at the twelve bald men behind the Pope, who were all dressed in black windbreakers in unison. Each of them was carrying a backpack, and their clothes were bulging.
Whether from their aura or the various equipment they carry, it can be seen that these are the best of the best in the Church of Light.
"Compared to yours, I still trust mine more, even if he is just a sailor carrying cargo."
The Pope said nothing more. As the two landing ships were lowered, the exploration teams led by the Pope and the exploration teams led by Charles slowly passed through the colorful bubble.
The soft sandy beach was their first impression of the island, followed by various green trees outside. The plants on this island were a little strange, and they were different from the trees on other islands in the sea.
There were what they called footprints and human figures in the sand.
At this moment, Dipper nudged the bandage with his elbow. "How about it, are you familiar with this place? Have you been here before?"
Bandage didn't say anything. He looked at the lush islands around him with confusion in his eyes. He seemed to be trying to recall something.
Standing on the beach, Charles talked with the Pope about the next plan.
"Since you asked me to come explore with you, we have to make it clear here whether I will follow your command or mine. I don't want to waste precious time on the island because of a difference of opinion."
"I'm going to ask you to listen to me, will you listen?"
"certainly."
"Really? If I asked your crew to die without hesitation, would you be willing?"
Seeing the expression on Charles' face, the Pope laughed. "Forget it, even if you are the commander-in-chief of this exploration mission, I can send my people to their deaths without blinking an eye."
Just when Charles was about to say something, he suddenly turned his head and looked at a black figure behind the low slope next to him. "There's someone there!!"
The moment Charles pointed at the other party, the black shadow disappeared.
"Whoosh~" The Pope's white robe fluttered up, and he rushed towards the black shadow in an instant.
The twelve bald men did not hesitate, they immediately got on all fours and followed like cheetahs.
"This old guy!" Charles was suddenly filled with anger. He just said that he would follow his command, but he made the decision on his own the next second.
48-1=47
(End of this chapter)