"Why are you paying attention to me?" Charles looked at Kede across the table and the Sun God believers standing in a row behind him.
"We are not paying attention to you. As long as you are looking for the land of light, we are concerned about you. This proves that you have been called by the sun god."
Listening to the words of this abnormal charlatan, Charles tried hard not to laugh at him.
"Mr. Charles, I sincerely invite you to join our religion. You were able to survive the previous adventures because of the care of the God of Light. In this dark sea, there are not many people like you who are blessed by the God of Light."
Charles chuckled and waved his hands. "Put aside this absolutely impossible thing for now. I just have something I want to ask you, the so-called believers of the God of Light."
Ke De stretched out his left hand and said, "Please speak."
"You should know about Sodom's mirror box, right?"
"Of course, some of the captains I taught asked me to buy some."
Charles leaned forward slightly, staring at the old man in front of him, "Then don't you think that the light in the mirror box is a bit like the light of your sun god?"
Ke De clapped his hands on the table and chuckled, his old face full of confidence.
"Captain Charles, you haven't joined the church yet, so you may not understand. In the classics of my church, everything about the God of Light is described in detail. The light of the God of Light is colorful, can heal people's hearts, and is warm at the same time. The light in the mirror box is too single and too dazzling. The two are completely different."
"Are you so sure?" Charles leaned forward and narrowed his eyes.
"Captain Charles, it's good to have the intention of seeking the glory of the God of Light, but if you don't understand it well enough, you will only appear ignorant. I am a saint of the Church of the God of Light. I know much more about the God of Light than you do. It's impossible for me not to know about the divine light of the Sun God appearing before me."
Charles laughed out loud, which was rare. "Thank you for your joke. I haven't laughed like this in a long time."
A trace of annoyance showed on Ke De's face. He stood up as if to leave, but he sat down again.
"Mr. Charles, I know you are a little reluctant. It's okay. We can start with a preliminary cooperation. You have fully demonstrated your talent as an explorer captain. I can give you the coordinates of the islands most likely to have ladders. You can go to those islands to search, and the church can reimburse all the expenses during the process."
If it was the previous Charles, he would of course agree without hesitation. Although this meant being used as a gun by others, the treatment was very favorable. But now he has found the clue to return to the surface, how could he agree
Looking at the guy in front of him, Charles was silently thinking about his own things in his mind.
The road to the surface is controlled by the "King". His current strength is too weak and he needs other help. The guy in front of him might be useful.
"Mr. Charles, what do you think?"
"What if I tell you now that I already have clues to the Land of Light?"
Ke De showed a trace of impatience on his face. "Captain Charles keeps talking about these irrelevant topics, which shows that he is not sincere."
"What is your standard for judging divine light? Seven colors, right?" Charles snapped his fingers, and a group of rats outside the door came in dragging a mirror box.
Charles opened the mirror box a little, took out a prism and placed it on top, and colorful light reflected onto Kede's surprised face.
"Colorful light, now we have it." Charles put the prism in his hand.
Ke De held the prism with a look of astonishment on his face. He put the prism over and tried it himself. Every time he tried, the shock on his face grew more intense, and he did not stop until the sunlight in the mirror box was completely used up.
"Charles, this... what is going on?" Kede's expression was a little excited with a hint of joy. He felt as if he had touched upon some taboo.
Seeing that this guy was intimidated by him, Charles immediately struck while the iron was hot and stood up.
"The light of your God of Light is in the mirror box. The "king" of Sodom knows the location of the Land of Light. As long as we can get him to hand over the sea chart, we can find the Land of Light!"
The two parties discussed for a long time, but in the end Ke De did not give a clear answer. He left in a daze.
The Church of Light is a big church in Earthsea. Charles' goal is to let Kede inform all believers of this news. As long as all the believers are brought over, even the "king" of Sodom will not be able to hold on.
No matter how fierce and powerful the pirates were, could they be compared to these fearless cultists
Three days later, Ke De came to the door again with a bad look on his face, "I'm sorry, Captain Charles, the Archbishop's telegram came, and they think this is nonsense."
Charles leaned back in his chair and sighed slightly. It was indeed impossible to convince such a large organization with just one sentence. He had to find other ways.
After a few seconds of silence, Charles looked at Kede in front of him and said, "What about you? Do you believe it or not?"
"I..." There was a struggle on Kede's face. He could understand the archbishop's feelings. A stranger suddenly told him that the thing he had been looking for for thousands of years was right before his eyes. No one would believe it.
But when he thought of the colorful light, he felt a little shaken. What if it was true
"Even if I believe, what's the point? If the Archbishop of the North Sea doesn't send holy warriors, we can't defeat the king with just a few hundred people."
"We don't need to defeat him." Charles' words stunned Kede.
Charles didn't say anything else and glanced at the people behind Kede.
"Everyone, go out and be on guard. No one is allowed to approach!"
After seeing them all go out, Charles continued, "Our goal is not to occupy Sodom. We just need to know where the sunlight in the mirror box comes from. As long as we have this clue, we can go find the land of light."
"Do you have a plan?" Kede's voice trembled a little.
"The king usually lives in the palace in the center of Sodom. There must be a sea map of the Land of Light in there. You just need to lure the king and his guards out, and I can go in and steal it. I don't even need to steal it. I just need to take a look at the sea map, so I don't have to confront him head-on."
Ke De did not respond to Charles directly. With a very conflicted expression, he said he would think about it again.
Time passed day by day, but De really didn't respond, and Charles felt a little disappointed.
If this plan doesn't work, he can only continue to be the captain of the exploration ship, occupy the island step by step to become the governor and expand his power, and finally use his powerful strength to force the "king" to hand over the location of the Land of Light.
But that time was too long, so long that Charles didn't think he could live to see that time.
"Captain, that evil old man is here again! This time he brought a tall guy with him!!"
(End of this chapter)