In the most spacious house in the building, the fire had been reignited. While drying the clothes for the crew, it also provided the best … torture equipment.
Zzzzz — —
"I'll talk, I'll talk! It's the captain, the captain asked us to guard here, to prepare for further exploration.
Behind the house is an ancient ruin, there is something in the ruin that we have never entered. Because, the people who followed the captain to explore never came out.
And, and, the captain hasn't come back for half a year, we all thought that we were abandoned by the captain along with this dangerous ruin! "
The pirate, who was tied up and hung up by the rope, let out a mournful shriek as he spilled out everything he knew.
The loyalty and morality of pirates had always been worrying. Even these trusted subordinates who were specially selected to guard the secret, after a long period of fruitless waiting and torture, they lost their previous persistence.
"Oh, captain? 'White Shark Skook'? "
On the shoulders of these people, there was a shark head tattoo used to identify themselves. Tattoos were very common among pirates, to identify themselves and pray for blessings. Of course, it was also a relatively dark management method used by pirate captains.
And Elvin had seen this shark head tattoo many times before, so he recognized it at a glance.
"That's right, our captain is the great pirate 'White Shark Skook'. If you have heard of this name, you should know how cruel and terrifying he is! Even the navies of various countries don't dare to provoke our captain.
You better let us go quickly, if the captain knows that you have seized this ruin, he will not let you go! "
Hearing Elvin say the name "White Shark Skook", as if regaining some courage, the pirates became spirited and their attitude became arrogant again.
"Forget it, they are just small fries who don't know anything, get rid of them!"
Ignoring the clamor of the pirates who didn't understand their situation, Elvin clapped his hands, stood up, and ordered casually. Elvin who participated in the interrogation was very sure that these guys didn't know much, they were just "White Shark's" staff for the next exploration, just tools.
"You …"
Some of the pirates begged for mercy, while others clamored. But without exception, they were quickly dragged out and sent by the soldiers to reunite with Great White Shark and the other pirates.
He walked to the corner of the room and took out the key again.
Under the light of the fire, the slightly rusty bronze key had already returned to its original ordinary appearance. Even if it was thrown on the road, no one would pick it up.
However, the value of a key did not depend on itself, but on the lock it could unlock. This key was the spoils of war after killing Skook and Adept Telu. It was said that this key could unlock the treasures that the Shark Tooth Pirates had accumulated over the years!
But now, it seemed that the pirates who stayed behind were closer to the truth. This wasn't Skook's treasure trove, but a relic, a relic that he couldn't forget to explore again after suffering a great loss.
In fact, after returning to Gabred, Elvin had not been idle. If it wasn't for him encountering this strange island and the remnants of the Shark Tooth Pirates, he wouldn't have thought of this spoil of war.
"Not a pirate's treasure? Then what's in this relic? "
The pirates from before weren't of high status, and they didn't know much. Even Adept Telu, who had once been a navigator, didn't know where the treasure trove was. One could only imagine how cautious Skook was.
Unfortunately, all of this had vanished along with the annihilation of the Shark Tooth Pirates. The secret of the treasure trove might never see the light of day again, right?
However, Elvin still had one more trick up his sleeve, and that was to ask Milan if he didn't have a solution!
Even though there were times when this' prophet's' answers weren't too reliable, especially when he wanted to obtain clear guidance, it could still be used as a reference.
Not long later, Milan, who had gone to rest in another room, rushed over.
"A key that might be related to the relic? Why did you take so long to bring out something so interesting? " The exhausted Milan immediately perked up when she heard Elvin's words. She snatched the key from Elvin's hand and couldn't wait to study it.
Elvin gestured for her to begin.
Even though this guy's combat prowess wasn't up to par, he had all sorts of support methods.
[Witchcraft: Spiritual Detection!]
Milan quickly made a preliminary judgment.
"The shape of this key is clearly an antique. It's probably around 380-420 years old, so it can't be used to open modern locks. Let me try divining it! "
Elvin watched from the side and didn't interrupt, waiting for Milan to go all out.
"Hmm? There's actually an extremely well-hidden anti-divination spell on it?! Does this mean that it doesn't want others to find it through divination? Then why is there a notification when we approach the island? "
After learning the origins of the key from Elvin, she didn't expect this seemingly ordinary key to have an anti-divination spell that was specially used to protect valuable items. This unexpected discovery made Milan even more interested.
She took out a set of tools that were mostly made of crystal and started fiddling with them.
Obviously, it wasn't easy to deal with this' anti-divination 'spell. After a full half an hour, she heard the crisp sound of a lock breaking.
"Alright! Even though it's a spell that's released by an official Magus very close to rank 3, it's been too long. It's not a problem for me. "Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Milan pretended to be relaxed as she spoke.
Elvin didn't expose her. It was fine as long as a professional could solve the problem. The process wasn't important. He directly asked, "Is the location that the key points to here?"
"Hmm, how should I put it? The location is indeed on this island. However, the specific location is very strange. It should be very deep underground, and there may be unknown dangers if we want to reach it. "Milan spoke of the results of her divination, allowing Elvin to weigh the pros and cons.
Afterwards, he didn't immediately make a decision.
Instead, he sent all the scouting seabirds under his command to conduct a thorough inspection of the entire island, and personally arranged the night watch plan.
It couldn't be helped. Having just experienced the 'Sea Monster Scare' incident, Elvin had some lingering fears and couldn't help but be more cautious in his actions.
After doing all this, without any worries, Elvin, after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, finally made up his mind!
First of all, there was a 'relic or treasure' close at hand, a 'treasure' that even the great pirate 'Skook the White Shark' had specially sent people to guard here to prepare for further exploration.
How was it possible for Elvin to give up and not even take a look at it?
What had this group of pirates experienced here before? Why were they almost completely wiped out? What was there that Skook still couldn't forget?
Maybe it was the adventurer's blood in the bones of the Garriott family causing trouble. After confirming that there was indeed no danger on the island (after all, these pirates had lived here for at least half a year, and even if there was danger, it was impossible for him to see them).
Elvin decided to bring Milan and Gary, two official Extraordinaries, into the relic today!
Since the result of the bronze key's divination was underground, there wasn't much difference between day and night. Not to mention the storm outside was still ongoing, so day and night were the same.
In addition, Elvin was also very assured of the crew. They had all been personally checked by him using witchcraft, so their loyalty was guaranteed. He didn't have to worry about the internal turmoil of the marines when he left.
As for the reason why he didn't bring any sailors along, they didn't think that ordinary sailors would be of any use to this relic that even Skook the White Shark had only roughly explored and gave up halfway. It would only increase the casualties.
Most importantly, with the continuous growth of the sorcerer's ability, his spirit and spirituality would become stronger and sharper. The sixth sense of a normal human's five senses would slowly become a unique 'sense' that could be completely relied on.
The illusion of the giant that flashed before he landed on the island didn't give him any bad premonition, but now his spirituality was constantly giving him a strong guidance. Go and take a look!
This kind of spiritual signal was so strong that it even reached a level of throbbing as time passed. It made Elvin feel that hesitating for even a minute was a crime.
Thus, after having dinner with the sailors.
The three of them tidied up their equipment and wore raincoats made of leaves and bark left behind by the pirates. Braving the pouring rain, they climbed up the sharp corner of a 'pyramid' and arrived at the entrance that had been cleared by Skook the White Shark.
Looking down at the island from this position, they could almost see the whole picture of the island.
The most eye-catching one was a straight gap that ran through half of the island, as if a giant's sword had formed a canyon. It made people marvel at the uncanny workmanship of 'nature' and couldn't help but let their imagination run wild.
However, they didn't forget their purpose. Pushing open an ordinary stone door, the three of them officially entered the relic.
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