The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"There is no boat to go to Big Nose Island?" Facing Leo's inquiry, the person from the sailboat rental company on the pier said helplessly.

Leo turned his head and looked out the window, at the row of small sailing boats made according to the standard on the pier, and then looked at the people from the leasing company.

This person naturally knew what Leo was thinking, and quickly explained: "Big Nose Island is in the outer waters, even if you use a steam ship, it will take a long time, and you need to go through a submerged reef to get there. People who are not familiar with this sea area , using a small sailboat will run the risk of running aground..."

"It's okay, the reef is not a threat to me." Leo interrupted the man's explanation and said.

"In this case, sir, you need to sign a disclaimer, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes due to any accidents." Seeing that Leo did not give up on renting the sailboat, the man added another sentence, and thought that Leo would He should have left, after all, no one with a little sense would do such a thing.

However, Leo gave him an unexpected answer, nodded and said: "Yes."

Hearing Leo's painting, the other party couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and without any further persuasion, he took out a leasing contract and exemption document from the document, went through the relevant procedures skillfully, and handed over the number plate of the leased ship to Leo.

Leo quickly found the sailboat according to the number plate instructions, and went through the handover procedures, but after getting the sailboat, Leo was a little embarrassed, because he realized that he didn't know how to operate the sailboat at all.

Just as he was standing next to the sailboat, considering whether he should go to the tavern to hire someone who could sail the boat, the voice of Old Beren suddenly sounded from the side, saying, "Do you need help?"

Leo was stunned for a moment, because before Old Beren spoke, he didn't feel Old Beren's approach at all, not only the spirit net couldn't feel Old Beren, he couldn't even hear the old Beren's footsteps .

This abnormal situation made Leo couldn't help turning his head to look at the old Beren again, and just like before, the old Beren was still an ordinary person in his mental network.

"Is there something wrong with me?" Old Beren could easily see Leo's emotions and understand why, so he still asked knowingly.

"How did you do it?" Leo couldn't help asking even though he knew he couldn't find out the result.

"It's just a little ability!" Old Beren smiled proudly and said, "Although we are not as good as you extraordinary people, we ordinary people also have our own ability to survive, don't we?"

Leo didn't pay attention to the other party's complacency, but repeated the old Belen's question just now, and said, "Is there anything you need to help with?"

Old Beren was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Leo would ask such a question, but soon he realized what Leo meant, he was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "How did you find out?"

"The method is somewhat obvious." Leo said straightforwardly.

"Hey! I thought of it on the spur of the moment, and it's a bit rough." Old Beren said with a smile.

Leo asked in a deep voice: "What is the purpose of you coming to Skull Bay?"

"As I said, my destination is the Guga Desert, and Skull Bay is just a temporary mission." Old Beren said in a deep voice: "As for the treasure of Skull Bay, you don't need to look for it, because there is no. "

"No." Leo was stunned.

"Let's go! Let's talk on the way when we get on the boat." Old Beren jumped onto the sailboat Leo rented, and untied the reins skillfully. Seeing that Leo was still on the shore, he said, "I know you If you want something, don’t worry, I’ll give it to you once the matter is done.”

Hearing what Old Beren said, Leo didn't say anything more. He jumped onto the sailboat, and according to Old Beren's instructions, he quickly took off the reins of the sail, raised the sail, and adjusted the jib. Then he skillfully steered the sailboat to pass among the sailboats of the same kind, quickly sailed out of the harbor, entered the outer sea area, and drove in the direction of Big Nose Island.

"What's the matter with the treasure of the Pirate King?" On the way, after Leo tied the reins of the sail, he turned to Old Beren and asked.

"From the very beginning, there was no treasure of the Pirate King." Old Beren said with a smile.

"How is this possible?" Leo frowned and questioned.

Old Belen didn't answer Leo's question directly, but put it off and said, "Because everyone thinks it's impossible as you think, that's why you've been cheated for so many years. In fact, you just need to think about it carefully. It's easy to know where their treasure has gone."

Leo frowned slightly, and then carefully recalled all the things about the Pirate Kingdom and the five Pirate Kings in his mind, because he thought about the problem with skeptical thoughts, and soon all the things that he hadn't thought of before popped up, And condensed into an answer, and this answer made Leo feel a little surprised, and felt that he had guessed wrong, so he tried it again, and then confirmed that he had not guessed wrong.

"They used up all the treasures?" Leo was still a little uncertain about the result of the speculation, so he confirmed it to Old Beren.

"It was analyzed so quickly?" Old Belen looked at Leo in surprise, then nodded and said, "Indeed, they did spend all the treasures, who would have thought that so many treasures would be so short? It was all spent in ten years."

After getting the confirmation from Old Belen, Leo couldn't help but feel that this answer was a bit absurd, but it was the truth.

After the establishment of the Pirate Kingdom, the pirate ships under the Pirate Kingdom began to systematically rob ships in various places. Coupled with the struggle between the two major maritime powers and the establishment of various privateer fleets, the foreign trade of the Mosang Continent plummeted. The merchant ships traveling to and from Mozambique are either protected by a large military fleet, or several chambers of commerce unite to form an armed merchant fleet comparable to the military of various countries.

All in all, two or three years after the establishment of the Pirate Kingdom, although the pirate fleet of the Pirate Kingdom has mastered the Pearl Island Chain and the surrounding waters, there are no ships to rob, and the pirates are used to enjoying themselves. possible.

In order to maintain the pirate kingdom, the five pirate kings had to pay out of their own pockets to compensate the daily expenses of the pirate fleets under their command, because they knew very well who their subordinates were.

Although they have now been promoted to the position of Pirate King by their subordinates, they can only attack anyone with any fleet, and they can find any reason to kill the pirates under their hands, but once these pirates know that their Pirate King can no longer give them If they bring wealth and can no longer enjoy it, then these pirates who are loyal enough to die for the pirate king will instantly become reins around the pirate king's neck, strangling their respected king to death.

At this time, the five pirate kings should also be considering the possibility of ocean robbery, and even considered looting cities on the coastline of the Mozambique mainland.

But the problem is that the Kingdom of Engel and the Kingdom of Sigmar have already sensed the threat of the Pirate Kingdom. Even though the battle between them is inextricable, they still separate a part of the fleet and wander around the Pirate Kingdom. As for the cities along the coast of the Mozambique mainland, they have already been equipped with more powerful sea-facing weapons, and it is difficult for pirates to rob cities as easily as before.

At this moment, the entire Pearl Island chain is like a huge cage, imprisoning all the pirates inside and unable to leave.

Almost all the expenses of the Pirate Kingdom in the following years came from the treasures obtained by the five pirate kings from plundering the sea. No matter how many treasures there were after so many years and the consumption of so many people, they would probably be completely exhausted.

Old Beren suddenly smiled disdainfully at this time, and said, "Did you know? The reason why the pirate kingdom was destroyed so quickly was that those pirate kings joined forces and sold their subordinates."

Leo was not surprised by what Old Beren said. In his opinion, the five pirate kings, who were no longer able to make up the huge kingdom's expenses, would definitely betray their subordinates in order to protect themselves. I am afraid that the subordinates hate it extremely, after all, the wealth they have accumulated in their lives has been spent by these subordinates.

"The five pirate kings are not dead?" Leo asked in a deep voice.

"No." Old Beren shook his head and said, "The only one who died was their first mate. All of them hid their names in the countryside arranged for them by the Kingdom of England and became gentlemen."

Leo turned his head to look at the gradually blurred Skull Island behind him, and said: "There must be some treasures with obvious characteristics left in their hands. The Kingdom of England used these treasures to forge the hidden treasure of the Pirate King. In this way, the entire Skeleton Bay has been transformed into a tourist attraction."

Old Belen couldn't help admiring: "The guy who planned all this back then was really powerful. He forcibly built a sea paradise from scratch."

Leo asked with some doubts: "Since you didn't come for the treasure, then what did you come for?"

"Have you ever heard of the Life Society?" Old Beren asked in a solemn voice.

"No." Leo shook his head.

"This society is a secret organization established by the extremist society of the former medical society and some troublemakers in the dark world. Although it has not been established for a long time, it is very powerful. Even the top leaders of various countries have their members." Old Bei Lun suddenly said with value: "It is speculated that they poached the thing on the outskirts of Miria."

Leo frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "What does the Healing Church have to do with them?"

"It doesn't seem to be related on the surface," Old Belen said with a more serious expression, "But after our investigation, these two organizations are likely to be one and two sides, but so far there is no conclusive evidence to prove this."

"Do you know what they want to do when they set up this society?" Leo asked again.

"Everyone becomes a god, this is their slogan." Old Belen said while steering the sailboat to avoid a floating object on the sea.

"Everyone becomes a god?" Hearing such a slogan, Leo didn't need to think too much about it to feel that it was ridiculous. Let's talk about whether it can be completed, even if it can be completed, everyone has become a god, so what is the value of a god?

However, such a slogan is inexplicably attractive to some people. From the fact that the opponent can poach such a large stone ball silently, it can be seen that this organization must have extraordinary people with extraordinary abilities under its hands.

"Is the Life Society planning to do something in Skull Bay?" Leo asked Old Beren again.

"I don't know," Old Belen shook his head, and added: "But according to our understanding, the Three Kingdoms Exploration Organization here should be related to the Church of Healing. Several high-level members of the Church of Healing are now on Little Nose Island. There is a man named Lawrence in the Healing Church..."

"Lawrence the blood wizard?" Leo interrupted.

"No, but that guy is an admirer of the blood wizard, and even changed his original name to Lawrence." Old Belen shook his head, and then said: "He has gone further than the blood wizard Lawrence. It is said that he has They have developed a source blood that is very similar to the effect of the god's seed. According to some information collected, the Life Society may use the source blood to do some ulterior things in Little Nose Island."

"What about you? What is your identity to investigate this matter?" Leo asked abruptly, "Or which side do you belong to?"

"Which side do you think I belong to?" Old Beren smiled, but instead of answering, he asked in anticipation.

Leo thought for a moment and said, "The United Kingdom of France."

For Leo to be able to guess his origin, the old Belem did not show any surprise, but smiled admiringly, and said: "Do you know? After knowing that I will definitely pass through the port of Sett in the Kingdom of England." At that time, three people recommended you to me, one was the blood wizard Lawrence, the other was the Earl of Maupassant, and the other was the Prime Minister."

"Prime Minister? Rupert Fitz?" Leo had expected the names of Blood Wizard and Sylvia, but he was a little surprised that Rupert Fitz would recommend him, because he It seems that the relationship with Rupert Fitz was not good in the past, and it almost killed him once, and he had almost no contact with Rupert Fitz, such a person actually recommended him to Old Belen, It's really puzzling.

"Why did he recommend me?" Leo questioned.

"I don't know." Old Beren said with a shrug.

Leo thought for a while, then spread his hand towards Old Beren, and said, "In this case, give me the reward I want, although I may not be able to help you investigate what you want, but I can guarantee you Get out safely."

Old Beren smiled after hearing this, and then took out a notebook slightly larger than a palm from the pocket hanging on his waist, and handed it to Leo.

"What is this?" Leo frowned and said in a deep voice.

"The tower wizard's magic book you want?" Old Beren said, raising his hand.

Leo said displeasedly: "What I want is a magic book, not a notebook."

"This is the magic book," Old Beren said with a smile, "Please rest assured that the contents inside are exactly the same, there is no difference."