"who I am?"
"You are the captain."
"Who are you then?"
"I'm your boatswain, Dipper. Captain, what's wrong with you? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"Stop talking nonsense and answer my question. What is that thing hanging around your neck?"
"Uh... the statue of the Holy Lord."
"Why are you wearing it around your neck?"
"Because as long as I hang it, I can feel extremely peaceful in my heart."
"You never believed in gods before, why do you believe in them now? Dipper, get rid of it, this feeling is fake!"
"Captain, I can't get rid of it. This feeling of faith is really great. Just think about it, in this hopeless world, there is a great god protecting you in the dark. What a wonderful thing it is."
"Bullshit! I've seen that thing. It won't protect anyone! Would you protect the mites on your body? Maybe it's not even aware of the existence of humans!"
"No, Captain, I can feel Him, the great God of Futan, He is really protecting us, as long as we keep believing in Him..."
Charles waved his hand, interrupting Dipper who was sitting in front of him and talking nonsense.
He stood up and turned to look at Anna next to him, "You try it."
Anna raised her chin slightly and sat down in front of Dipper, "Look into my eyes, little guy."
Dipper's face was full of resistance, "Don't try to control my mind, you monster!"
"Oh? Logically speaking, we Diva tribe are also believers of Futan. Shouldn't you talk to me?"
Charles leaned against the wall, frowning as he looked at Anna who was treating Dipper.
This is a fatal thing. He doesn't want to go completely crazy or become a crazy cultist. He just wants his crew back. Why is it so difficult
After a while, Anna stood up after talking to Dipper. "Charles, I can't do anything about this. There is no special memory added to his brain. It won't have any effect if you mess with his memory. This fanatical belief in Futan is more like a mark stuck on the soul."
"Even if I take away all his memories and turn him into a fool, he will still become a fool who believes in Futan."
Dipper next to him came over and interrupted, "Captain, how long has it been now? Can I see my wife?"
"Just stay quiet for now. I'll arrange for her to come and meet you."
After Charles finished speaking, he took Anna out of the cell.
As soon as he walked out of the room, James, who had been waiting for a long time, came up to him immediately, leaned next to Charles and whispered to him: "Captain, they are all locked up, they are very cooperative and did not resist."
"Keep a close eye on them. Those guys might have some special way to escape."
"Well, don't worry. We've imprisoned some guys with special abilities. They can't escape. By the way, how's Dipper?"
Charles looked at Dipper in front of him and shook his head helplessly. "Not ideal, take me to see them first."
In the cold and damp dungeon for serious criminals, Charles saw the followers of Futan tied up in the water.
When Charles saw them through the iron bars, the octopus heads also saw Charles.
"Governor Charles, we are also very sorry about what happened to your crew, but this situation was not what we intended to see."
"And think about it from another perspective. It's an honor to be a believer of a powerful person. It's better than being a madman who needs to be fed, right?"
"Don't talk to me about this. This is not the deal we talked about before. If my crew can't recover, don't even think about getting any news about Futan from me."
"Governor Charles, you are taking it too far. We have already taken a step back."
"I don't care how many steps you take. This matter won't be over until my people recover! If you don't have a solution, then our cooperation ends here. I'll find another way!"
Hearing this, the octopus head in the water prison suddenly became excited. "You bastard! You selfish, dirty, despicable villain! God Futan will curse you!!"
Charles' expression turned grim, and he gently touched the iron railing in front of him with one hand. "You are kidding me, you cult lunatics! Futan doesn't care about anyone at all!!"
The white electric arc was quickly transmitted along the iron bars into the dungeon. All the prisoners suddenly began to twitch violently, their mouths were crooked, their eyes were squinting, and they were foaming at the mouth.
The cold sea water began to boil, but Charles still showed no sign of stopping.
When Charles let go of his hand again, the whole cell was filled with a disgusting smell of meat. The meat in the "soup" was completely rotten.
"Charles! Are you provoking me?!" The eye in the boiling water looked like some kind of projection, without any effect, but now it was full of anger.
"Oh, don't talk to me about this. Can we still love each other? How bad can our relationship be?" Charles turned around and prepared to leave.
Just as he and Anna were about to walk out of the dungeon, the Eye in the Water Prison said again: "Wait! As long as your crew members are completely cured, you will tell us the location of the powerful one!!"
Charles paused. "Do you have any other ideas?"
"Yes! There is another way. Send them to the Land of God's Descendants. There is a holy object here that can help your crew solve this problem."
"If you have this idea, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Using this holy object requires a huge price. Don't worry, we will pay the price. However, we have once again shown great sincerity so far. Now it's your turn to give us something. Where is the God Futan?" His voice was full of urgency.
Charles thought for a moment and then said, "North, north of Hope Island, about 28 degrees."
The pair of eyes slowly disappeared in the broth, and there was no surprise in them. It seemed that he had known the direction of the god Futan for a long time. This inquiry seemed to be just a test to see if Charles really knew the specific location of the god Futan.
"Very good, at least you didn't lie to us about this. I'll be waiting for you at the God's Land."
Charles and Anna walked out of the cold and damp dungeon. They came to the beach and looked at the bright "sky" in the distance.
"Should we let the navy from Ancha Island come back?" asked Anna, who was holding Charles in her arms.
"Well, we can only ask them to temporarily slow down the development of the island over there. It is more important to go to the God's Land first."
"That's their territory. I think it's safer to wait."
"It's okay. No matter how much they hate me, they dare not touch me at this time. The continuous attacks have made the Futan Church unable to support a large-scale battle. I don't want to start a war at this time, and they don't want to either."
"Of course, we still have to prepare for war. It would be best if we have a chance to kill these cultists. Our relationship with them is completely irreconcilable. Keeping them around is always a hidden danger."
Anna stretched lazily and leaned lightly on Charles. "The island is going to be busy again. It's so annoying. I came here to work for you for nothing."
Charles reached out and stroked her long hair gently, "Thank you, thank you for your hard work."
At this moment, Charles looked at the bright coastline in the distance and frowned slightly, "Anna, do you feel that the sunlight outside is a little dim?"
Anna also looked in the same direction as him and asked doubtfully, "Really? It's the same sunlight, are you dazzled?"
Charles rubbed his eyes and looked for a while before saying, "Forget it, let's go back. We are about to head to the East China Sea. There are so many things to do next."
Anna's feet in red high heels lightly kicked on the sand and sat directly on Charles' neck. "Let's go home."
(End of this chapter)