After thinking for a while, he went to the fourth floor, which used to be Roman's place.
After Roman's death, Angor came here to see if there was anything left behind. However, apart from some books about life on the sea, there was nothing else. Most of the books were written by mortals. Obviously, when Roman left, he took all the valuable things with him.
He came here because he remembered reading a book about Devil's Water in the library.
On top of a black wooden cabinet, he found a thick gray book with the title "Devil's Sea" written on it.
"Got it!" Angor's eyes lit up. There was no name of the author of the book, but there was a line of words written on the back right of the cover: "White Clam Shipping General Edition".
Clearly, this was a book produced by White Clam Shipping Company itself, which described Devil's Water.
Angor sat down and began reading the books one by one.
The book had more than 300 pages, and it took him half a day to finish it.
Angor now had a basic understanding of Devil's Water's general sailing route and explored areas. He now had a rough idea of the mysterious sea region that had yet to be explored. For example, Gearwheel Abyss, where ships disappeared without a trace, Long Beach Strait, where giant beasts roamed, Song Sea, where sirens gathered, and so on.
However, Angor still couldn't find anything related to Lucas' diary.
Could it be that Lucas' logbook was really made up by him?
However, it was clearly his ship. It was so strange and out of place. It appeared out of nowhere and disappeared without a trace.
"Lieutenant Helen, you've spent a lot of time at Devil's Water. Have you ever heard of a sea full of flowers?" Helen nodded. "Yes, Miss Helen. You've spent a lot of time at Devil's Water.
Helen was surprised. She didn't expect Angor to ask such a question out of the blue.
"Mister Wizard, do you mean the sea of flowers on an island?"
"No, it's on the surface of the sea."
Helen muttered the words "sea of flowers" as she flipped through her memories. After a long while, she shook her head and said, "I've never heard of a sea of flowers. However, the Devil's Water Domain is vast, and many places are still unexplored. Perhaps I'm too ignorant."
Angor nodded. "I see. You can leave now."
When Helen left, Angor's lips twitched. He had to be crazy to believe that Lucas' journal was real.
Angor quickly ignited a flame on his finger. He wished he could burn the scroll right away.
But after a moment of silence, he extinguished the flame at his fingertips, sighed, and threw the parchment into his bracelet. "Although it is a liar's diary, it came from a strange ship. Maybe it will be useful in the future. Let's keep it."
He put away the parchment and took out the drawing he made not long ago. He planned to make a sample in the next few days.
Helen went to the dining hall of the ship while Angor immersed himself in his research.
When she came in, most of the sailors who were eating inside had already left, leaving only a few people eating.
Helen took the plate from the chef, found a seat at random, and started eating. She ate very quickly. In Devil's Water, accidents could happen every minute and every second, so she didn't dare to taste the food at all. She just stuffed the food into her stomach. Even if the food tasted pretty good.
While Helen was swallowing, two people suddenly sat down in front of her.
They were Erwin and his lieutenant.
"Captain, you haven't eaten yet?" Helen asked curiously. She saw Erwin heading to the dining hall when Mister Padt called her away. She didn't expect him to eat until now.
"I went to check the water supply. There's no rain in the foggy area these days, so we're running low on fresh water. I don't know how long we can last. "Erwin sighed." We were planning to replenish our water supply at Silver Palm Island. Who would've thought that the island would be taken over by a monster? "
Before Erwin could finish his sentence, the young adjutant beside him said, "What's even more unexpected is that Lord Roman, who we trusted so much, would want to destroy our ship and kill all of us. What an ingrate. With that kind of heart, it's no wonder that he died tragically under the claws of that monster. "
"Shut up, Tulu!" Erwin shouted. "Mister Roman's actions were inappropriate, but he saved The Limpet many times in the past. If it weren't for him, The Limpet would've sunk long ago."
Tulu was Erwin's lieutenant. He was only 18 years old and a young boy from a fishing village. Because of his keen sense of weather, he was brought aboard The Limpet and became Erwin's lieutenant.
Tulu pouted. "Captain Erwin, you're too kind. Everyone on the ship thought the same. If it weren't for Mister Padt, we would've all died. We should be thanking Mister Padt. He's our savior. "
Erwin was about to say something else when Helen interrupted. "Captain, Tulu is right. Everything Roman did for The Limpet was arranged by the White Clam Shipping Company. It's his responsibility to protect The Limpet. What he did to lure us to Silver Palm Island was a failure of his duty. There's a video evidence. There's no way he can clear his name. "
Tulu raised his hands in the air. "Long live Vice-Captain Helen!"
Tulu winked at Helen, who cursed him in her mind, "What a brat."
Erwin, on the other hand, chuckled. "Forget it. Let's not argue about this. We'll be in trouble if it doesn't rain soon. "
"How about we ask Mister Padt for help?" Tulu suggested.
"Let's not bother Mister Padt. Mister Padt isn't from the White Clam Shipping Company. He's helping us out of friendship, not obligation. " Erwin suddenly remembered something. "Helen, I remember Mister Padt called you over. What's up?"
Helen said noncommittally, "He asked me a strange question and then asked me to leave."
"Question?" Tulu's eyes lit up. "Is it about the ghost ship? Can you tell me, Vice-Captain Helen? "
"You want to go down there and show off, don't you?" Helen knew Tulu's personality very well. He was a grown man, but he still behaved like a child, unlike Mister Padt who was mature and gentle.
"Haha." Tulu scratched his head. "Captain Nachi just asked me. I'm curious too."
"No, Mister Padt didn't say anything about the ghost ship. He asked me something else." At this point, Helen turned to Erwin and asked, "Captain, have you ever heard of a sea of flowers blooming on the surface of the sea?"
"Is that what Mister Padt asked you?" Erwin got a positive answer from Helen, so he thought for a while. "A sea with a sea of flowers? I don't think I've heard of that before. "
"Me neither, so Mister Padt asked me to leave." Helen shrugged. "Maybe it's something that happened in the supernatural world. It's normal that we mortals don't know about it."
They continued eating and drinking.
When all the dishes were cleared, the three of them left the dining hall and headed to the command center.
"Tulu, you've been thinking about something. What's on your mind?" Helen looked at Tulu who was still lost in his own thoughts.
Tulu rubbed his chin. "I'm thinking about the question you just asked me."
"My question? A sea of flowers? "Helen asked doubtfully, her face full of disbelief." Could it be that you've heard of a sea of flowers? "
Tulu shook his head. "No. But I heard of a legend in my village when I was young."
…
Angor, who was praised by Helen for being mature and gentle, had just finished a glass of milk. While enjoying the aftertaste, he was unconsciously biting the stem of his quill and swinging it up and down.
When someone knocked on the door, Angor quickly put away his glass and feather pen and pretended that he was studying something.
Helen brought Tulu to him.
"What is it?" Angor raised an eyebrow and showed a cold look.
Helen hesitated and said, "Mister Padt, I'm sorry to disturb you. I'm here because Tulu mentioned something about a sea of flowers. But … it's just a legend, and the flowers don't bloom all the time. I'm not sure if it's what you want to know, so I brought him here. "
Angor raised an eyebrow. "You've heard about the sea of flowers?"
Tulu shook his head. "My grandmother told me about it. I don't know if it's the same sea of flowers you mentioned, sir."
Angor put away the blueprints on the table and crossed his arms. "It's fine. I'll tell you."
"My grandmother used to tell me bedtime stories when I was young. She couldn't read, so she didn't know many stories. She kept telling me the same stories, one of which was called 'Nadia the Beauty'.
"It's a simple story. Nadia the Beauty was the wife of a viscount in the Age of Silver. She was kind, beautiful, and had a perfect husband. But her twin sister was jealous of everything about her, so she planned to ruin her appearance, and even drugged her and sent her to a slave ship. She dressed up as her and replaced everything about Naya. "
"From then on, Nadia the Beauty became Nadia the Ugly. She cried day after day on the ship, and one day, she couldn't take it anymore and decided to kill herself by jumping off the ship. She wept on the ship's railing and told her story to the other slaves around her. Her tears fell on the sea, and a bright sea of flowers bloomed. In the end, she jumped into the sea and turned into bubbles. The sea of flowers disappeared with her.
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