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Frowning in doubt, Ian felt quite surprised. In fact, to him, it doesn't matter where he was born. Whether it's the East China Sea or the West Sea, it's just a place. He doesn't have much feeling about it at all. .
After reading on, I saw that the letter read: "At that time, Kuina was just born, and Kuina's mother and I decided to return to live in the East China Sea. When we were on the boat, we suddenly found a dilapidated boat floating on the sea. I didn't pay much attention to it, but when I was about to leave, I suddenly heard the sound of a baby crying from the boat."
"Your teacher's wife gave Kuina to me to hold, and jumped into the sea to save you regardless of her postpartum weakness. I will never forget the smile on her face when she rescued you, she said It must be a miracle."
"Afterwards, we realized that the small boat carrying you had been drifting at sea for a long time. This is indeed a miracle. You survived in the dangerous sea."
When Ian saw this, he felt a burst of cold sweat. Yes, a dilapidated boat was drifting on the sea. Not only did it not capsize due to the storm, nor was it attacked by sea beasts or sea kings, but it also encountered it smoothly in the end. Master Koshiro's boat was finally rescued. This is no longer a miracle that can be described.
However, from the lines in the letter, it can be seen that the death of the teacher's wife may have something to do with me. Not long after giving birth to Kuina, she dared to jump into the cold sea to save people. This is not something ordinary people can do , perhaps it was this act of saving lives that caused the root cause of the disease.
It was also the first time Ian heard about these things, and he could understand why Koshiro didn't mention these things to him face to face, but chose to write a letter because he didn't want to see his apologetic expression.
"The place where you were rescued was more than a hundred nautical miles away from a small island. We inquired about it and learned that the small island is called Banbanluol. It is said that there are people living on the island, so your teacher's wife and I thought, you Could it be that they drifted over from the island and wanted to take you to find your relatives, but when we approached the island, we found that it was blocked!"
"We are not allowed to approach, and not long after, a major incident happened in the West Sea. We can no longer stay in the West Sea, so we can only take you away and come to the East China Sea to settle down."
"Ian, you are an adult now. I think it is necessary to tell you this. When you think you are capable enough and want to find your own relatives, then go to Xihai to have a look."
The letter ended here, but Ian was full of doubts. Some things mentioned by Master Koshiro in the letter seemed rather cryptic, and he seemed unwilling to explain it directly, which made him have some bad feelings. premonition.
When the teacher picked me up, she was a baby. Although I can't determine the age, it is estimated that it should not be more than one year old. Now I am eighteen years old. That is to say, what happened that year should be about 17 to 18 years ago A while ago, at this time, a major event happened in Xihai
Ian thought about it, and suddenly his heart beat suddenly: No way!
Of the major events that happened in Xihai, what impressed Ian the most was the O'Hara incident! Master Koshiro is not referring to this, is it
Counting your fingers, indeed, this period of time happened to be the time when O'Hara, a small island that studies history, was wiped off the map by the World Government with the Demon Slaying Order, although the World Government tried its best to cover it up afterwards. , But for such a big matter, it is unreasonable for Xihai to receive no news at all. Master Koshiro probably heard about this matter, so he suspected that his life experience had something to do with O'Hara.
But what happened to the Bangalore Island mentioned in his letter
Don't worry, don't worry, check it out again.
Ian carefully put the letter in his pocket and packed it, then ran out of his dormitory and came to the reference room of the naval base. After opening the door, he saw several naval soldiers working. [oM]
As soon as they saw Ian coming in, those naval soldiers recognized him, so they immediately saluted: "Hello instructor!"
Ian, the swordsmanship instructor, was hired here, without any military rank, but out of recognition of Ian's strength, the naval soldiers in the base still respected him, and did not underestimate him at all because of his age, but this is a naval base after all. The reference room belongs to the confidential department, so after saluting, these navy soldiers said awkwardly: "Instructor, according to the regulations, this place is not open to you!"
"It's all right!" Ian waved his hand and said, "I just wanted to come over and ask, do you have a map of the West Sea?"
When they heard that what Ian wanted was only a map, the navy soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. The map was not a secret, so they found a copy and handed it to Ian.
Ian also obeyed the rules. After getting the map, he walked out of the reference room and looked outside.
"Banbanluol... Banbanluol..." Ian took the map and began to look for the place name.
"I found it!" Ian looked carefully for a while, and finally found this place on the map. The island is very small, resulting in very small handwriting. It is very difficult to find, but anyway, at least the first place is considered confirmed.
"Banbanroor, a territory of the Kingdom of Ilucia..."
He only got this information on the map, and then he started to check the surrounding islands, trying to find out if O'Hara was near Bangalore.
However, the strange thing is that no matter how hard you look on the map, you can't find the place name O'Hara.
Ian slapped his head, he was really dizzy, isn't O'Hara already dead? Looking at the year of drawing, I found that this map was made two years ago, so Ian hurried back and asked the naval soldiers in the reference room, "Do you have any old maps of the West Sea here?"
The navy soldiers were taken aback for a moment, and asked, "How long ago did you go?"
"18... No, it's better to have a map of the West Sea from 20 years ago!" Ian said.
As a result, the navy soldiers shook their heads and said, "That's not the case. Maps are generally updated and the original ones will be destroyed. The earliest map in the reference room is only one from five years ago."
Ian was a little disappointed at the moment. He was a little lucky at first, thinking that he had agreed to Smoker to be a swordsmanship instructor for a month by accident, and he was able to look up some naval information, but he didn't expect it to be fruitless in the end.
Seeing his expression, the navy soldiers asked a little strangely: "What do you want such a long-standing map of the West Sea?"
Ian thought for a while and asked them, "Have you heard of this place, Banbanlure?"
"From Xihai? I don't know about that!" The navy soldiers shook their heads, but said, "You can ask Sergeant Rona at the base, he seems to be from Xihai!"
right! The soldiers of the navy come from all over the world. It does not necessarily mean that those who are in the East China Sea must be people from the East China Sea.
Sergeant Rona is an uncle in his forties who works as a cook in the cafeteria of the base. Ian naturally knows him, so he found him easily.
But Ian doesn't dare to mention any words about O'Hara now, so he can only use the place name of Bangalore to inquire. At the same time, he has been paying attention to Rona's expression, hoping to see if he finds anything.
However, what surprised Ian was that when Uncle Rona heard Ian mentioned Banbanalore, he suddenly said: "Of course I know this place, and a big event happened there back then!"
Ian asked: "Tell me about it!"
"You asked about 17 years ago, right?" Uncle Rona took a puff of cigarette while sitting on a chair, and said, "I was in my 20s at the time. Bangalore is the territory of the Kingdom of Ilucia, but a plague broke out at that time, it is said to be very serious, the army of the Kingdom of Ilucia blocked the island, and then sent a medical team to the island But what I didn't expect was that the plague spread so fast that all the people on the island died in the end!"
plague? Ian felt dizzy for a while, but there is such a thing
So, did I think I was wrong? His life experience has nothing to do with O'Hara
But Ian felt that there was something wrong with it. If he drifted from Bangalore Island, since a plague broke out on the island, why didn't Master Koshiro mention it in his letter? Did you get sick when you were alone
If the plague is really so fierce, it is impossible for a child who is only a few months old to be fine!
Or is there something strange about the plague
There are too many doubts. First of all, he can’t know the location of O’Hara Island, and he doesn’t know whether it’s close to Bangalore. This is a key point. If O’Hara is in the area near Bangalore, then he has It may be a survivor of O'Hara, but if O'Hara is too far away from Banbanal, then his birthplace may be Banbanal, the place where the plague broke out.
However, after the destruction of O'Hara, under the control of the world government, the island has been erased from the map. There is no such place on the new map, and some old maps are difficult to find unless you ask some The older Xihai people may know it, but whether they want to tell it or not is another matter.
Master Koshiro is not from Xikai, and he is not familiar with the geographical estimation of Xikai, so he is not sure about this matter, and the O'Hara incident is strictly restricted by the government, and the letter is not safe, so the narration in the letter would be so cryptic.
So Ian could only temporarily put this matter aside, he took out the letter, and as soon as the flames in his hand burst out, he burned the letter directly...
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