"You know that thing is like a bullet, it's useless after one use, right?"
"I only need one, can you get it here?" Charles' words were a little urgent.
The Skeleton Woman crossed her arms and thought. "Hmm... Just one, let me think..."
After a few seconds, she clapped her hands and said, "By the way, I heard that Shark intercepted a batch of goods some time ago, and there was a mirror box in it. If you need it urgently, I can increase the price by 40,000 Huiyin and buy it from you. Don't say I am making money from you, this thing is not cheap to begin with."
"No problem! Give me one right away, please."
Seeing that Charles agreed so quickly, the Skeleton Woman felt a little annoyed and quoted a price that was a little too low.
"Luna, please help me entertain this friend. I'll be back soon." The skeleton woman had just turned to leave when a girl in gauze at the bar crawled over like a kitten.
The tempting flesh in front of him was nothing compared to the anxiety in Charles' heart. He was very nervous at this moment.
Generally speaking, the only thing that can turn a vampire into ashes is sunlight, but sunlight should not be concealed. This illogical landsea has given Charles too many surprises, and he is not sure.
"Man~, why are your legs shaking so badly? Are you enduring something?" said the girl in gauze as she was about to lie in Charles' arms.
The irritated Charles raised his hand with the tentacle ring and pushed her out.
Odric, secretly delighted, pounced on her and covered her with his cloak. He covered her mouth with his hand, exposed his two blood-sucking fangs and bit into her white neck. His bare feet outside the cloak kept trembling.
The following period of time made Charles experience what it really means to live day by day like a year.
The Skeleton Woman came back half an hour later, holding a mirror box exactly the same as the one on the paper.
Charles was eager to open it.
"Wait! Captain!! Let me go out first!" With blood all over his mouth, Odric rushed towards the door in a panic.
Charles held the lid with trembling hands, his breathing becoming a little rapid.
"You open it now? Do you really think of something with 40,000 echoes as a toy?" The Skeleton Woman's eyes widened.
"Swish!!!" As the box was opened, dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire bar.
The light in the box is not like the scorching sun in summer, but rather like the sunshine in winter. It feels warm and comfortable on the body, making people feel a little sleepy.
Charles's previous anxiety turned into peace at this moment, feeling the sun brushing against his skin. He had never felt so close to home.
The dazzling light came and went quickly, and in just three seconds, the brightness in the bar returned to its previous level.
The men and women in the bar were quiet for a second or two, and then returned to the previous noisy environment.
Smelling the scent of the killed mites on his clothes, Charles smiled faintly, tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes.
There was real sunshine in the box, sunshine from the sun, and also a signpost for Charles on his way home.
"Sea Dog's friends are so rich that they use mirror boxes as toys. Hey, are you in need of women? How about me?" The skeleton woman ran back to the bar and continued to adjust the cocktails.
Charles, who was holding the mirror box, sniffed and asked the skeleton girl, "Where did you get this thing from?"
"Didn't I tell you? Wang will ship out a batch of goods every two weeks."
"No, I mean where did you find the things in here?"
The Skeleton Woman stopped shaking the wine jug, and a serious look appeared on her face. "What are you going to do? All the guys who wanted to steal the business from the king were skewered by him and fed to sharks."
"Isn't it the same? If it were you, would you tell others? Do you know how much money this business has made for the king? For the sake of the sea dogs, I advise you not to seek death."
But Charles did not give up and asked again: "When does he usually show up?"
The Skeleton Woman sighed, "The Auction King will usually appear in half a month."
Charles drummed his fingers on the bar. "He is the king of Sodom? The whole of Sodom belongs to him?"
"That's right. Not only Sodom, his power is very large. He has more than a dozen ships that are hundreds of meters long. Moreover, all pirates in the North Sea must obey him. Even the governors of the islands have to be wary of him."
Charles sat there with a serious expression, thinking.
"Don't be in a daze, give me the money quickly." The skeleton woman said with her hands on her hips.
Charles was helped back to bed by Audrick, but the pain from his wound could not hide his doubts.
If this so-called king had a way to the surface, why didn't he go up, but instead stayed here in the darkness underground
Is it easy to become a superior person underground by relying on various resources on the surface
Or does this sunlight not come from the sun at all
Whatever the reason, Charles decided to make contact. This was the only clue he had found so far.
Just as he was thinking about various things in his mind, the second mate Krona rushed in. "Captain, I got the information about the old man from the local snake!"
"What?" Charles asked, rising from the bed.
After hesitating for a while, Krona said, "Captain, I spent a lot of money to get this information. Can you reimburse me?"
"No problem, just tell me quickly."
"Well, people nearby say that this old man has been here for a long time. No one can tell when he came here. When most pirates come here, he is here to heal people. No matter how serious the injury is, he can heal it. This is the only thing he has. He is a doctor, and no other pirates are bothering him. After all, no one can guarantee that he will not get hurt in the future."
"So..." Charles thought.
"Captain, why do you want to know his background? Isn't he just a doctor?" Krona asked curiously.
"Don't you think the Narwhal is short of a ship's doctor?"
Krona opened his mouth slightly, with a look of surprise. "So you want to—"
Just as he said this, the door at the entrance was pushed open, and the doctor limped in from outside. "Take off your clothes and change the dressing."
Seeing Charles winking at him, Krona left quickly.
The doctor used his iron hand to clip the bandage on Charles' chest, revealing Charles' chest covered with wounds. The wounds that should have healed began to bleed again.
"You're so badly injured yet you're still running around. Do you think dying is too slow?"
After the doctor evenly applied a layer of black powder on the wound, he took off his iron hand and a machine similar to a stapler appeared on it. He pressed the machine against Charles' wound and started stapleing it directly.
Charles felt no pain. It was a strange feeling to see his skin and flesh connected by metal rivets.
(End of this chapter)