Seeing Charles staring at the wine glass in his hand, he said, "Captain, Hope Island belongs to you, not your wife! You are too indulgent to her. Especially she is..."
James said this but didn't say anything else, as if he was afraid that this word would irritate Charles.
"A monster? Then how much do you think I look like a human?" Charles said with self-mockery on his face.
James shook his head vigorously and said emotionally, "No! You are different from her! Do you know that she has started using civilians because she doesn't have enough death row prisoners for some bullshit experiment!!"
"These are your people! But now she is treating them like animals! I have said it before! She has never been on our side!!"
Charles still had no reaction after hearing his subordinates' words. He stared blankly at his distorted face reflected in the glass.
"And her strength is getting stronger and stronger. I'm so scared that even the relics in the Western Sea that are immune to mind control probably won't have any effect. I don't even dare to stay around her, for fear that she will control me."
"Captain, she is now like a parasite, lurking on Hope Island and sucking blood. We can't let her get any stronger! Otherwise, it will lead to a big mistake!!"
Charles' eyes slowly moved to the anxious face of his old subordinate, "I see, thank you for telling me this, James, thank you."
James paused for a few seconds, then nodded and drank the wine directly from the glass. "Captain, I have to reiterate again, Hope Island is yours, and it is also our home!!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left with a very determined expression.
It takes 6 hours to go up the passage from the Earth Sea to the surface, but it is much faster to go down. After just 3 hours, everyone smells the familiar fishy smell of the sea.
Who would have thought that they would actually miss this scent that they have smelled for their entire lives.
Compared with the Ancha Island occupied by 010, the current Ancha Island is much more lively. Various factories and buildings are placed in the center of the island, very close to each other, as if they are afraid that they will disappear if they are too far away.
Looking down from above, the dense crowds of people seemed to be moving among the buildings like ants.
However, there is no way around it as the construction is so tight. Compared to before, only half of the area of Ancha Island is left now, and the rest has gone into the sea.
The airship slowly passed through the black smoke coming out of the chimney and landed on the flat platform.
After jumping off the airship, Charles faced the sea and took a breath of the humid air with a fishy smell.
This familiar feeling made him feel very comfortable, and his irritable mood was slightly relieved.
He turned his head and looked at the crew members who came down with him. "Everyone, disband here. Wait for my notice when to go back."
The ecstatic crew members cheered and rushed out of the airport.
But Bandage didn't leave. He walked up to Charles and said, "Why... take us... down. If you leave, we can continue exploring."
Charles reached out and patted him on the shoulder, then pointed to the huge black pillar in the building complex. "It's okay. Haven't seen your family in a while? Go meet them. I'll take care of Lily's affairs. Have a good vacation."
In the very center of the building is a towering black tower, which is the train elevator. Taking it can go directly to the train hanging above the dome. Through it, Ancha Island can reach Hope Island at the fastest speed.
Bandage gave the other person a strange look and turned away. He felt that his captain had been acting a little strange since Lily was captured.
"James, where is the telegraph office on Ancha Island?" Charles asked without turning his head as he watched Bandage leave. He had his own business to deal with, very important matters.
"Um, the telegraph is too slow. The latest technology now is the wireless telephone, which comes from the Foundation. Do you want to try it?"
Soon, Charles was sent to the so-called telephone exchange, which was filled with rotary phones, which seemed very old-fashioned to Charles.
The crowd lined up and slowly moved forward. The technology that allows people to talk to their loved ones thousands of miles away is very popular, especially in the current environment. Some people even started crying while talking.
Of course, Charles didn't have to queue that day. He was sent to the VIP room, where some well-dressed men and women were talking on the phone.
"Governor, who do you need to dial?" the operator asked respectfully.
Charles looked at her and said calmly; "Hope Island Governor's Mansion."
"Beep~beep~beep~" The phone continued to ring. After James waved his hand lightly, the other people who were talking on the phone were immediately cleared out by the navy.
Just as James was walking out, he saw a capable woman walking in. He reached out to stop her, but when he found out that the woman was Margaret, he turned and left.
The woman with a scar on her face leaned against the wall, silently watching the other person talking on the phone.
After beeping for about half a minute, the phone was finally connected. "Hello?"
"Anna, it's me. I'm already down here. The Pope has taken Lily away. We need to have a good chat."
"Hey~, you're talking about business right away? Governor Charles is really a hardworking old ox."
"This is also a private matter. Don't hide it. Let's talk it out face to face."
"Beep~~~" the phone was hung up.
Before Charles put down the phone, he felt a little swollen in his arms. When he lowered his head, he was face to face with a young girl. Looking at her green cross-shaped pupils, Charles knew that it was his daughter, Shanshan.
"Dad, that woman doesn't want to see you. She said if there's anything, you can leave it to me. As long as the Pope reappears in Earthsea, I can deal with him." Shanshan opened her arms and hugged her father whom she hadn't seen for a long time from inside her clothes.
Charles reached into his arms, grabbed Shanshan's armpit and lifted her out, "Then you go back with her, Swan is here with me."
"Shua~!" Shanshan disappeared in an instant, and came back a moment later. "She said why keep him alive if we kill him."
"Tell her that I learned something from him, and I'll ask her in person whether it's true or not."
Twinkle disappears and reappears again.
"She said, believe it or not."
"Tell her! This is a big deal about our daughter! This is not a joke!"
After a few quick rounds of this, Charles, who was already a little impatient, continued, "You tell her—"
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shan Shan in a rage. "Are you crazy?! There's a phone next to you, can't you just use the phone to talk nonsense? Do you think it's fun to pass it back and forth? We haven't seen each other for such a long time, and you're playing with your daughter as soon as you meet?!"
127-1=126
(End of this chapter)