The Traveler Chapter 200: Foraging for Food
”The Hidden One,” Gadelia said in a deep, slow voice, controlling herself from looking at Germaine “The World”:
”To the northeast of the Galgath Islands, there is a safe passage into the dangerous waters of …….”
She began with the rift in the abyss that separated the waters, describing the unseeable chariot of the sun, the night when one must sleep to avoid it, the terrible murmurings that filled the ocean, and the projection of the “Court of the Giants” across the mountain peaks in the dream world.
During this process, she did not mention a word about Germaine Sparrow, deliberately avoiding to mention him. As for other anomalies along the way, she only spoke briefly about them, such as the sea area with remnants of Mother Earth’s scent that could make hair grow wild.
Toward the end, she focused on the remains of the sea where corpses were sleeping and the adventurer’s sailboat with the words “Fountain of Youth” written in blood.
”This may mean that the ‘Fountain’ is within that ruin, and the corpse that can emit a loud gasp is the caretaker.” “The Hidden One” Gadelia said of the general speculation aboard the Futurama, but that was not the same as her judgment.
”The Fountain” in the legend of the Six Treasures of the Sea …… Alger “The Inverted Man” was so impressed that he couldn’t help but consider the feasibility of exploring the ruins after Sequence 5.
”Justice” Audrey listened attentively and shook her head by a very small margin:
”I don’t think the word blood ultimately means that the ‘Fountain’ is in that ruin.”
After a second’s pause, she tried to do a psychoanalysis of the dead:
”A man who has been attacked by a monster and is about to die wouldn’t have done the thing of naming the treasure, if he wanted to warn his subsequent companions or his loved ones who came to look for him, he would have been more likely to have written that there was danger here or what the source of that danger was, and if he was intending to tell passing ships that there was an ‘Fountain of Agelessness’ here, then he lacked sufficient endogenous motivation to write something like that while near death, unless, of course, there was a plot hidden in it for him, a plot to lure people to that ruin in search of the ‘Fountain,’ and a plot that would lead to his salvation.”
”Yes. In my place, I wouldn’t have died trying desperately to tell someone that there was treasure here; what would it have meant to me?” “Moon,” Emlyn echoed, “only hatred, only hatred etched into the marrow of my bones, can make me write such things on my deathbed, otherwise I’d rather tell people how I’m going to be buried, and what burial goods I’ll need!”
At the end of his sentence, he tsked and shook his head.
Klein nodded his head imperceptibly, maneuvered the “world” and spoke darkly:
”‘The Fountain’ is a hoax.”
He used absolute certainty, not adding words like maybe could have, should have.
”The Fountain of Youth” is a scam …… Gadelia looked at the “world” and withdrew her gaze thoughtfully.
This seems to confirm some of her inner guesses and ideas.
”Inverted man” Alger listened to the frown, he is not disapproved of the “world” judgment, or that “justice” Miss and “moon” Mr. said a little bit. “It was not that he did not approve of the judgment of the World, or that the words of Miss Justice and Mr. Moon did not make any sense at all, but he realized that he had not considered this aspect of the possibility at all!
For him, this is a mistake that should not be made!
…… So many years have passed, and I am still briefly blinded by great interests …… He was silent for a few seconds and suddenly sighed.
After exchanging their own experience, the people began to teach the little “sun” ancient Hermes language, and from each other to learn some knowledge in the field of the occult.
Time flew by, and Krynn the Fool looked around the room after the group had silently stopped:
”This is as far as it goes.”
”By your will.” Audrey “Justice” rose instantly and saluted with a false lift of her skirt, with the rest of the members following her in almost no particular order.
Watching a blur of figures disappear from sight, Klein was in no hurry to leave, materializing parchment and a round-bellied fountain pen, he wrote down a divination statement:
”My hope for promotion to Sequence 4.”
Putting the fountain pen away, Klein took the parchment and leaned back against the back of the chair, closing his eyes and entering a meditative state while silently reciting the divination statement.
Seven times later, he flew into a deep sleep and came to the dream world.
The gray sky and earth cracked open, and he saw a lofty mountain peak that towered over the clouds.
At the top of the peak, there was a collapsed and decaying palace, with weeds and moss growing on the walls and obvious holes appearing.
Inside the hall of the palace, there was a huge seat carved from stone at the top, it was inlaid with dull gold and gems, much mottled and damaged.
The seat, which did not look like it was meant for a human, was embraced by countless transparent maggots, which were densely intertwined, slowly wriggling and growing.
Around the seat, on the other hand, ravings came through long periods of time and history, illusory, ethereal, and echoing endlessly:
”Hornachis …… Fregla …… Hornachis …… Fregla… …Hornachis …… Fregla ……”
Murmurs entered his ears, and Klein awoke with a start, his face slightly scrunched up:
”It really is on the main peak of the Honchs, and it’s clearer to see and hear than ever before ……”
It reminded him of the prophetic words of Bernadette, the “Queen of Mystery”:
”Your destiny lies in the main peak of the Hornachis.”
Is this my destiny? Simply want to make people rebel, just do not go …… Hey, can not be absolute, depending on the situation …… Klein sighed, will Emlyn White guy provided five “wanted” materialized He combined the existing information with the method of divination to search for the whereabouts of the five followers of the “primitive moon”.
In the end, due to the lack of information, he could only determine two points:
”Garris Kevin, Windsor Behring, and Argos are all in Birkeland.
”Dandy and Laura are located in Enmart Harbor and Pritz Harbor.”
This is the same as no harvest well …… Klein shook his head and returned to the real world.
Thinking that he had already promised the little “sun” to provide the “notary” with the magic potion formula within three days, he put on his coat, put on his bowler hat, and prepared to go out to look for the target.
Opened the door to the stairway, Klein saw Anderson Hood turning his deerstalker hat with his hand, humming a country song and walking up step by step.
This guy s mental recovery ability is very strong ah …… Only in the morning, he was taught a lesson by the demigod, forced to apologize and agree to the request, and now he can t see the shadow at all …… No wonder he can become a strong person in the sequence of 5, just based on this psychological quality, it is not too easy to get out of control …… Klein looked at the other party and nodded gently as a greeting.
”Good afternoon, Gelman.” Anderson grinned and waved his hand, “I’ve got both the bounty and the feature money, so I’ll get you the final payment right away.”
He said as he pulled out bills of varying thicknesses from different coat pockets.
”That went well.” Klein commented without emotion.
Anderson burst out laughing:
”Yeah, it went a lot smoother than I expected! The guys whose brains are supposed to be full of granite were surprisingly kind, efficient, and polite, and I wondered if I had been favored by Lady Luck!”
”There is no such god.” Klein poked at the other man’s fantasies without mercy.
”Don’t take it so seriously, life is all about relaxing and taking it easy.” Anderson handed over the 1200 pounds of the final payment, “Actually, I know exactly what’s going on, it must be that gentleman who didn’t want me to waste my time and secretly ‘dinged’ those people.”
Klein glanced at the bill, squeezed it in his hand and asked casually:
”Any confirmation on which pirates are causing the problem?”
He asked which prey had attracted the Manipulator last night.
”Can’t confirm.” Anderson let out a bitter laugh, “Do you think I didn’t confirm it beforehand? Although I act in front of you full of concern, but in fact, I have investigated the background and situation of the prey in advance, to avoid getting into the wrong people, who knows …… hey, can only be attributed to bad luck.”
……这家伙比我想象得谨慎很多啊 ……也是，他前一个序列叫 “阴谋家”…… Klein thought somewhat indistinctly for two seconds, then turned and asked indifferently:
”Who is the most deserving of death here?”
Anderson froze at first, then gave a heave:
”Is our craziest adventurer planning to embark on a hunt as well?
”However, you have to think about it, I don’t really want to find out that you’re a companion while completing that demigod’s quest.”
Don’t worry, we’re different, I’m a diviner, I have all kinds of ways to cover up the situation, I won’t be found out, moreover, that’s the demigod of the “audience” pathway, and isn’t good at divination and prophecy …… Klein maintained the Gelman’s characteristic cold stance and said:
”You don’t have to care.”
Anderson gave an instant thumbs up:
”Your madness is marvelous!”
He thoughtfully added:
”The one who deserves to be killed the most is Mosona of the ‘New Ruin Party’, he’s one of the pirates’ best friends, is in possession of a highly addictive drug based on marijuana or some other plant, which has helped him control a lot of people in the Tuscott government and police department, and is the most powerful gang leader here ……
”He’s done a lot of cases and killed a lot of people, but basically accomplished it with the help of pirates, with no problems on the surface.
”Oh, this guy is not an extraordinary person per se, the difficulty of killing him lies in the trouble, yes, trouble!
”He has three to five extraordinary persons originating from different pirate groups providing protection at all times, the roof, the outside of the room, the bottom of the window, all of his people, in order to take him out, you can only force your way through and get most of them killed.
”I have the ability to do it, but it’s too much trouble and a certain amount of danger, and I’ll be a wanted man afterward, so I didn’t go against him, and dealt with the safe in his house.”
The safe …… puts the theft so refreshingly unassuming …… Well, I had heard before that Tuscany was dominated by the plantation economy and the pirate black market trade, which incidentally thrived in the bar, brothel and casino industries, and I didn’t realize that there was a new type of drug here …… But Mosona is an ordinary man, not an extraordinary one. …… It just so happens that the “writhing hunger” lacks food… …Klein nodded, signaling Anderson to go into more detail.
……
It’s late afternoon at the Oak Tree Bar.
A boxing match was about to start in the ring, and many drunks took their glasses and gathered around.
They were like sharks who smelled blood, placing bets and shouting “kill him” and “kill him”!
This was the property of the boss of the “New Ruane Party”, Mo Sona, and the boxing matches held here had a characteristic different from other places, that is, dead people were allowed!
Mosona was very fond of this almost ancient gladiatorial contest, and often came to watch a few matches, and now, he was sitting on the second floor, looking down at the ring.
Scattered around him were a number of bodyguards, guarding every place in front, back, left, right, up and down, filled with extraordinary men sent by his pirate partners and veteran adventurers he had hired at great expense.
These men, with their sides or backs to Mosona, surrounded him and let no one get near, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns all on display to shock the room.
Crane, who had ascertained the situation, pressed his bowler hat and entered the bar, where he caught sight of Mosona, who was smoking a cigar.
The gangster had a very recognizable face, whether it was a rosy nose or sparse eyebrows.
Crane withdrew his eyes and went to the bar for a fourpence glass of local ale before squeezing under the second-floor railing.
Although he wasn’t directly below Mosona – which was heavily guarded – he wasn’t far from the other side.
”Within five meters now ……,” Klein muttered silently to himself, tipped his glass and looked into the ring.