The vast and boundless sea was restored to its former blue color. The Charming Beauty braved the wind and waves, moving forward against the clear and crystalline waves. The hull rose and fell with the waves, issuing rhythmic creaking sounds.
"Pull up the sails! Boys, get moving! "One-eyed Jack roared," We can reach the shoal today! "
The sailors on the mast shouted, pulling the three-finger-thick hemp ropes and unfurling the sails little by little. On the sea, where the climate was constantly changing, this kind of operation of raising and lowering the sails happened several times a day. Lotus looked at the people who were crawling on top of her head. They looked just like monkeys.
"It's really troublesome," the old captain went to the side of the witches, "If I could also have a ship like the one in Crescent Moon Bay that doesn't need to sail, it would be much easier. What's that thing called?"
"Paddle steamer," Lotus said, raising her eyebrows, "It's made by His Highness Roland."
"Why don't you ask His Highness to build one for you?" Honey said while teasing the seabird on her shoulder, "Other people can't speak in front of him, but you're different."
"Kid, why do you say it as if I'm very familiar with him?"
"You're familiar with Lady Tilly," she stuck out her tongue, "His Highness Roland is very good to Lady Tilly."
Jack took a deep breath of his pipe, looking distressed, "... Forget it, I heard from that group of merchants that a paddle steamer costs more than a thousand Golden Dragons. Even if I sold all of you, I still wouldn't be able to get that much."
"That's not necessarily true," Breeze joked, "In the" Sleeping Spell ", Lotus's bounty is calculated by a hundred Golden Dragons. Last time, that merchant called Durat Goldbeard also planned to use more than a thousand Golden Dragons to keep her for a long time. Lotus alone is already so expensive, not to mention the four of us. "
"Breeze!" Lotus angrily punched him, "You clearly know what he's planning, I don't want to hear his name again!"
"I'm just kidding," Breeze took her into his arms and laughed softly, "How could I be willing to sell you? After Lady Tilly heard about this, she specially negotiated with the Crescent Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce. In the future, no one will mention this again. "
"You guys are so close," Jack puffed out a smoke ring. "But... those two don't seem to talk to you very much, do they?"
At the mention of the other two witches, the three of them fell into a brief silence. After a while, Breeze said, "They were witches from the Kingdom of Wolfheart."
The old captain was puzzled. "Aren't they all witches?"
Compared to Lady Tilly, they support Heidi Morgan more.
"Morgan …" Roland rubbed his chin and thought for a while. "Is she a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Wolfheart?"
"It's just a branch." Breeze waved his hand. "It's nothing. We've only known each other for a short time, so we can't open our hearts to each other yet."
The old man seemed to have realized something and did not continue to ask.
Lotus did not know much about the affairs of the kingdom's nobility. She only knew that the witches on Sleeping Island were not like sisters like those in Border Town. Most of them were from Graycastle, but some were from the Kingdom of Dawn and the Kingdom of Wolfheart. Since Tilly was the organizer of the migration and had the noblest status, everyone regarded her as their leader, and so did the foreign witches. However, after the church in the Fjord Islands was eradicated, the situation gradually changed.
This was especially obvious to Lotus, who had just returned to Sleeping Island during the Months of Demons. After only a few months, the witches from the Kingdom of Wolfheart had gradually lived together and seldom talked to others during meals. According to Molly, they used to be members of the Bloodfang Association, which was similar to the Witch Cooperation Association of Graycastle, and the leader of the Bloodfang Association was Heidi Morgan.
When they first joined Sleeping Island, there were only about 20 witches in the Bloodfang Association, which was regarded as a minority on the island. If that was all, it would not have been a big deal. However, among the 20 witches, there were 18 combat witches. In other words, when they accepted members, they had selected in advance that only powerful witches could join, which was completely different from the Witch Cooperation Association and Sleeping Island. Because of this, they were extremely powerful in fighting. When Tilly carried out the cleaning plan, the witches from the Kingdom of Wolfheart took charge of the Twin Dragon Island Cathedral, which had the largest number of believers.
Because of this, Heidi Morgan believed that the Bloodfang Association was the core of Sleeping Island. Lotus could feel it even if Heidi did not openly declare it. She did not like the idea that the status of combat witches was higher than that of non-combat witches. She also agreed with Lady Tilly's idea of "equality for witches", but unfortunately, not everyone thought so. During the days when Lady Tilly was not here, Heidi had several conflicts with Camilla Dary, the "Chief Butler of Sleeping Island". Fortunately, Camilla was also a noble in King's City and was not weaker than Heidi in terms of momentum. In the end, Heidi had calmly defended herself.
Thinking of this, Lotus sighed helplessly. She was not worried about what would happen to Lady Tilly. After all, Ashes, the strongest witch of Sleeping Island, was a strong supporter of Lady Tilly. As the only Extraordinary who could fight with a God's Stone of Retaliation, as long as she was here, the entire Bloodfang Association would not be a match for Ashes. She was worried about her own trip. To be honest, she did not want to stay with the witches from the Kingdom of Wolfheart at all.
Moreover, the selection of witches was very strange. Apart from herself and Honey, there were two combat witches among the other three people on the Charming Beauty. Lady Tilly should have known that His Highness Roland preferred auxiliary witches. His strange weapons were enough to enable ordinary people to fight against the Judgement Army of the church. In this case, why did he bring the witches from the Bloodfang Association?
Lotus could not find an answer after thinking for a long time, so she had to put these distracting thoughts aside.
Perhaps, Lady Tilly had her own considerations that she could not understand.
…
When the sun was about to set in the west, the light golden shoal appeared in front of everyone.
At the same time, a hot-air balloon and a huge strange bird appeared in the air.
"My God... what is that!?" The sailors on the deck cried out in alarm. The strange bird folded its wings and swooped down toward the Charming Beauty. As the distance between them rapidly shortened, its sharp claws and bloody mouth could be clearly seen.
"Is there an enemy?" The witches of the Bloodfang Association rushed out of the cabin upon hearing the noise and were also startled by the giant beast. "What kind of monster is this?"
"No matter what it is, we just need to catch it!" The other witch quickly calmed down. "My cage doesn't distinguish the size of the target."
"Wait... that's not an enemy," Lotus quickly stopped him. "It's flying from the side of the hot-air balloon."
The other party glanced at her. "A hot-air balloon?"
"It's a tool used by His Highness Roland to transport witches." Breeze stood in front of them and said, "Don't worry, just trust Lotus's judgment."
The terrifying giant beast was getting closer and closer and gave a high-pitched roar, but... Lotus felt that it was not a threat.
"Ow — Ow — Coo —!"
Just as the monster was about to hit the sail, the huge figure suddenly disappeared, and then a white pigeon steadily landed on top of Lotus's head.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
