Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 53 The Good as a Teacher
Unable to stand this scene, Danez decided to do something about it.
He coughed twice and addressed “Iceberg Lieutenant General” Edwina Edwards:
”Captain, Mr. Germaine Sparrow has some questions for you?”
Phew…… Klein breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Any more confrontation and he was going to collapse his persona.
Edwina nodded her head with a very slight movement and looked at Klein:
”Mr. Sparrow, are you educated?”
What kind of question is that? Klein’s expression remained unchanged and he responded indifferently:
”Graduated from college.”
Huh? Daniz looked at Germaine Sparrow in shock, unable to believe that this crazy adventurer and bounty hunter actually went to college and graduated!
There was absolutely no way he could associate university, the hall of knowledge, with Germaine Sparrow!
Unless it was a “Hunter’s University”, a “Slayer’s Academy”…… or a university that only existed in the imagination of madmen and psychopaths… …Danitz couldn’t help but make a few comments.
Not seeing anything unusual, Edwina continued to ask:
”What languages have been mastered?”
…… Klein resisted the urge to frown and said:
”Giant, Elvish, Gargoyle, Ancient Hermetic, Hermetic, Ancient Forsak, Rune ……”
Edwina “hmmm”:
”Any knowledge of other areas of the occult?”
In a trance, Klein seemed to go back to his last life when he entered elementary school and was quizzed by the teacher on a series of questions because of his near age, what about how many Chinese characters he had mastered, what about whether he had learned the four operations, what about whether he knew the English alphabet, and what about how many Tang poems he could memorize ……
Calm down …… You are now Germaine Sparrow …… Klein once again said with a blank face:
”Proficient.”
Edwina thought for a couple seconds and explained in a not-so-slow tone:
”I have to consider how to answer the question in relation to your level of knowledge to facilitate easier understanding.”
This …… Klein was simply stunned, only to realize that the beautiful lady in front of him was not at all like an adventurer who moonlights as a pirate, but was simply a teacher with an icy expression but a kind and gentle attitude.
Thinking about the vampire who runs the church of Mother Earth Goddess every day, he calmed down again.
This is the first pirate general I officially know, it really has character …… Klein secretly sighed and opened his mouth:
”First question, the location of the extraordinary creatures on the great sea? Very see those.”
He did not directly ask about the mermaids, lest the “Iceberg Lieutenant General” see his true purpose, thus bringing unnecessary accidents.
After thinking about it, Edwina casually erased the “Séance” on the blackboard and wrote with a drawing:
”Sailing 1200 nautical miles from the island of Sunia, you will penetrate into waters that have never been officially explored by mankind.
”There is a tribe of Naga active there who have been dedicated to finding the undersea city rumored to seal the powerful demons that are the object of their faith …….”
Edwina spoke one line at a time, partly from what she herself had discovered on her quest for treasure, partly from knowledge and rumors that had been exchanged.
It took a while for her to roughly finish, but to Klein’s dismay, there was no mermaid lore anywhere but the eastern waters of the Galgath Islands.
He quickly adjusted his mood and turned to him:
”Second question, do you know of a way to remove the mental pollution within the Extraordinary Characteristics?”
He didn’t hide the fact that he knew about the Extraordinary Characteristics.
For the first time, Edwina appeared to have a flicker in her eyes, as if she had reacquainted herself with Germaine Sparrow.
She shook her head:
”I don’t know.
”But I once had a vision that, with the help of an external powerful force, the contaminated extraordinary characteristics would be completely crushed and reduced to the tiniest point of light, so that both the contamination, and the curse, would either quickly or slowly disappear due to the loss of a carrier to send out, while the crushed extraordinary characteristics would be based on a certain quality of their own, and would little by little coalesce and take shape again.
”Unfortunately, the only ones who can do such a thing are the gods, so if you have been favored by any of them, you can try to please k by offering enough sacrifices and praying for a response.”
Extraordinary Characteristics Law of Aggregation …… Klein mentally finished filling in what Edwina had deliberately left out.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel that this “Iceberg Admiral”, the captain of the “Golden Dream” ship, had extremely profound knowledge of the occult, no worse than himself who had read many of Russell’s journals, experienced many things, and knew a lot of secret stories.
Rumor has it that the “Iceberg Lieutenant General” can replicate or simulate the extraordinary abilities that her opponents have used in front of her. …… This is very similar to Mr. Eisinger Stanton’s “2-081” ring! …… As soon as Klein’s thoughts wandered, he forced himself back and nodded as if considering something:
”I agree with that hypothesis.”
”Unfortunately, without having practiced it, it can only be hypothesized.” Rarely did Edwina use words that expressed emotion.
Daniz, who had been listening on the sidelines, was by now stupefied, completely unable to keep up.
What were they saying? What are they discussing? Why is it that I recognize every word and when I combine them, I don’t understand what they mean?…… What is the Extraordinary Characteristic? What is the case with pulverization? And what does polymerization stand for? Daniz looked left and right, his two eyes written with bewilderment.
At this point, Klein threw out the third question that he had pondered:
”Where are the Ancient Spiteful Spirits?”
He only mentioned this monster because the corresponding material could obviously be used in the Necromantic realm as well, without revealing its own serial secrets.
Edwina glanced at Daniz and said:
”I’ll keep an eye out for you.
”If you want to attend a gathering of extraordinary people in Byam, he knows some and can take you there.”
Not bad at all, it’s just easier to talk to smart people …… Klein added asking:
”Do you know where there are people who can make magical items using extraordinary materials or properties?”
”I met him at the party, but he hasn’t shown up since.” Edwina replied matter-of-factly, “I have the appropriate knowledge to simulate the attempt, but there is no guarantee of success.”
Oh …… then I’d better wait for a while …… Klein stopped dwelling on this topic and asked instead:
”How much do you know about the ‘Key of Death’?”
”No knowledge.” Edwina suddenly materialized an iron-black key in her hand, which was as big as a seven-stringed lyre, with an ancient shape and a dark luster.
The pirate general half-hugged and half-supported this relic of the shipwreck and said:
”If you mean this key, I can tell you with certainty that it belonged to the giants.”
Klein glanced at Danez:
”Your Bosun tells me it could also belong to a gargoyle or a magic wolf.”
”That was the earliest guess, I recently found some historical documents and combined them with other items on the ship, and I have a tentative and definite answer.” Edwina wasn’t annoyed at all, full of patience, but her expression remained cold.
Daniz finally found his way back to the presence of the dream master and asked curiously:
”Captain, is it really a giant?”
”Uh-huh.” Edwina gave an affirmative answer, “That batch of documents showed that there were still many giants active during the Fourth Age, some converted to the God of War, and some scattered throughout the land, becoming targets for humans to hunt.
”One of those tribes, built ships and attempted to sail in search of the lost royal court of the giants, and never returned, and the shipwreck we found and some of its contents were remarkably similar to the antiquities they had left behind in their original settlement, so there is good reason to believe that the key belonged to the giants, and likely points to the royal court of their clan, which had been lost before the Cataclysm. ”
The Court of the Giants? The little “sun” said that it is not far from their Silver City place …… Klein did not say anything, quietly listened to the “Iceberg Lieutenant General’s” description.
I have to say, “Silver City” and “God’s Abandoned Land” are the things in my field of knowledge that surpasses all other extraordinary people …… Well, even the seven positive gods can’t find the place at the moment, and it’s hard to figure out the exact situation. Specifically, at this point, I’m better than the Ks …… Klein thought half smugly and half self-deprecatingly, and spoke in a deep voice:
”Are you willing to sell this key if I pay enough?”
”Of course, unless I additionally get a clue to the Giant’s Royal Court.” Edwina continued to speak at an unhurried pace.
Very well, if one day the Tarot Society organizes a Giant King’s Court exploration group, I will purchase this key……. Klein was about to say the last question when he suddenly remembered the four adventurers he met earlier.
With the power of the Dream Charm, he manifested a lady with greenish-gray eyes and a male shirt, as well as three of her companions:
”Do you recognize them?”
Edwina said with a glance, barely recalling the process:
”Laetitia Dorella, an archaeologist and adventurer.
”Rumor has it that she is a member of the ‘Moss Ascetic Order’ or ‘Elemental Dawn’.”
”The ‘Moss Ascetic Order’ …… that ancient organization that believes in the ‘Hidden Sage’ …… really isn’t about money , the purpose must be something within the abandoned temple …… Klein asked casually:
”What do you know about ‘Elemental Dawn’?”
This mysterious organization is similar to the “Psychological Alchemy Society”, born only a couple of hundred years, a combination of elements of various schools of occultism, has its own set of theories, members are good at casting spells, mastering many ancient sorcery.
Edwina pursed her lips and said:
”They have been fighting against the ‘Moss Ascetic Order’.
”Rumor has it that it was, founded by Bernadette Gustav, the eldest daughter of Roselle the Great.”
”The leader of the Elemental Dawn is Bernadette? Charatu’s prophecy is quite accurate, this is really considered a big name in the transcendental world……. Klein’s heart was a little dazed and a little saddened.
He resisted the urge to sigh, looked at the “Iceberg Lieutenant General” Edwina, and spoke plainly:
”One last question.”
Waiting for the beautiful lady and “Flame” Danez to turn their attention to him, he grinned a little:
”Is there any interest in cooperation?”
”What cooperation?” Edwina asked rhetorically.
The grin on Klein’s face grew, smacking of madness for a few moments:
”Hunting, ‘General on Blood’.”