Knonari took out several books that he had prepared long ago. They were old books, the red covers were worn out and could not be seen clearly, and the paper was yellowed.
Charles took it and opened it, and found that the book was filled with various unfamiliar characters written in a thick scarlet pen. It was a bit like cuneiform, but the strokes were connected to each other. There were also some simple drawings of magic circles and monsters next to the words.
Although I can't understand it, judging from the arrangement structure, these books seem to record something.
"Could it be the magic book that the little man uses to summon the paper people?" Once this thought appeared in Charles' mind, it could not be wiped away.
If this is true, then this thing is much more valuable than gold. Once that special ability is learned, the combat effectiveness of the Narwhal can be greatly improved.
After thinking for a while, Charles returned the books to Knona.
"Keep these books for now and go to Sodom to look for clues. If someone has translated this, you can find someone to learn from."
"good!"
"So be it." Charles sat up from the bed, picked up the coat next to him and put it on himself.
James' eyes widened, and he quickly asked nervously, "Captain, what are you doing?"
"Did I bring you to Sodom just for tourism? I'm here for something very important."
James, who was showing panic, quickly opened his hands to stop Charles. "No, your injury is not healed yet, you can't get off the ground."
Lily, who was standing next to him, even let the mice rush over and try to press Charles down on the bed. Others also tried to dissuade him.
Charles even said that he was fine and not in any pain, but no one listened to him.
Charles was upset by the crew's persuasion. The whispering in his ears sounded again, and the crew in front of him slowly transformed into various monsters.
"Enough!" Charles roared, shocking everyone, and the rats on his body shrank back one after another.
Charles took out a piece of spare gel from his clothes and put it in his mouth, and everything around him began to return to normal.
"First mate, go buy fresh water, food and fuel. Second mate and Audric come out with me, everyone else go back to the ship!"
Charles brought out his identity as the captain, and no one dared to disobey him and immediately did as he said.
Looking at their receding backs, Charles sighed. He knew that the crew members were doing this for his own good, but they could not understand how he felt right now.
The clue to return home was right in front of him. Every second was a torment for him and he really didn't want to wait any longer.
After walking out of the doctor's messy room, I found a busy street outside.
Human creativity is powerful. Although everything around comes from ships, these hulls and decks are pieced together to form a street. Large and small gas and oil lamps make this place feel like a ghost market.
Pirates in various costumes walked back and forth, everyone had a wary look in their eyes, and there was a hint of tension in the air.
Charles walked forward and asked the second mate behind him, "Where did you find the doctor?"
"When we first arrived in Sodom, you were barely breathing, and the guys at the port told us there was a very good doctor here. So we took you there."
Charles thought for a moment, then looked up and said to him, "Go ask around. I want to know his general information and see if his background is clean."
"Okay, don't worry, leave this matter to me." The second mate left quickly.
"Haven't you been here before? Do you know the Anchor Bar? Take me there."
Odric nodded, spread his cloak, turned into a bat and flew into the air.
Seeing the bats in the sky simply identify the direction and fly straight to the east, Charles hurriedly followed.
Outside this street is an abandoned site where various large and small ships are piled up, and there is no place to stand.
Watching Odric gradually disappear in the air, Charles simply covered his face with the mask and jumped quickly between the various rusty ships like a gymnast.
Following Orderic all the way, Charles saw all kinds of life in Sodom. Sodom lived up to its name, the City of Sin. Not to mention all kinds of stolen goods, even ragged men and women were sold on the street.
In the darkness where no light can reach, the worst of human evil happens from time to time. Compared with this, the notorious port area is simply a model community.
After Charles ran across most of Sodom, the bat finally stopped in front of a bar with flashing neon lights.
Charles, who was sweating a little on his head, just stood still, reached into his clothes and touched himself, and found that his wound had indeed begun to bleed.
The clue to return home was right in front of him. Charles didn't care about anything else and walked straight in with Odrick.
As soon as I entered the bar, the dim environment suddenly brightened up. They actually used electric lights which were not even popular in Coral Island.
Several sexy women wearing only transparent tulle stood on the bar and danced to the music. The center of the dance hall was filled with people and the sound was loud. It was called a bar, but Charles felt that it was more like a nightclub.
Charles walked through the lively crowd and came to the edge of the bar. A heavily made-up female bartender with a skull tattoo on her face came over. "What would you like to drink, handsome boy?"
"I was introduced by Sea Dog. I want to ask you some questions." Charles leaned his elbows on the bar.
The skeleton girl didn't stop, her hands were twirling as she adjusted the cocktail. "I have to pay for the introduction by the sea dog. 5,000 for one response."
"No problem. Do you know where there is sunshine in Sodom?" Charles' heart beat a little faster.
"Sunshine? What is that? I've never heard of it."
Charles' heart sank. He thought of something and turned to Audric beside him and said, "Draw the box of sunshine."
Odric nodded quickly and took out a piece of paper and a pen. He drew very quickly, and before long, a lifelike small box with six mirrors appeared on the paper.
Just as Audric was adding some details, the bartender pulled the paper over.
"Ah~ So you want this thing? I know it's a weapon that can restrain dark monsters, but we don't call it sunshine here, we call it mirror box. Why do we call it sunshine? Who gave it such a weird name?"
"Where can I buy this?"
"Mirror boxes are Wang's business. He will send a batch of goods from the island every half a month. You can go and buy them. I remind you, bring enough echoes. Many guys are competing for them. This thing will be sold at a sky-high price on other islands."
"I don't need that many, I just need one."
"One? Are you buying a toy for a child?" The Skeleton Woman looked at Charles with a weird look on her face.
(End of this chapter)