Mystery: Start with the Reader

On the "Black Throne", after Miss Gwen comforted the surviving crew members, she returned to the captain's cabin and thanked Abner who was waiting here to read a book.

Perhaps feeling that her words lacked sincerity, Miss Gwen walked to the bedside, took out a folded piece of parchment from a secret compartment under the mattress, handed it to Abner, and said solemnly:

"This is the only thing I can get away with now, please don't dislike it."

Abner took the parchment with some surprise, unfolded it, and found that it was a map. He couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"

"This may be the most valuable thing that Emperor Russell left here, besides the Black Throne itself!" Miss Gwen gave up her words at first, then asked: "Do you know about the sunken Laurel? '?"

"I know, that is the most likely to be found among the many rumors of treasures in the sea.

"It is said that this 'Sunken Laurel' was loaded with gold jewelry and various valuables obtained by the Kingdom of Loen from East Balam more than a hundred years ago. It deviated from the waterway and sank in an unknown place between the Raging Sea and the Sonia Sea. The place has not been discovered to this day.

"And the total value of the items on it may be several million pounds!" Abner nodded. He knew this treasure no matter in his previous life or in this life. She paused and asked:

"In other words, this map belongs to the 'Sinking Laurel'?"

Miss Gwen nodded slightly and said: "Put together with this map, there is also a stone with a message from Emperor Russell sealed, briefly explaining the direction of the map... Unfortunately, the stone changed after the message was released. It turned into powder and dissipated.”

I remember that the year when the Laurel sank should be similar to the year when Lao Luo was assassinated... He happened to find it when he was looking for traces of "travelers" all over the world in the last few years of his life, and then he specially drew a map and made it into " "Golden Snake Treasure" as a piece of fun?

But this is normal. At that time, Russell probably didn't care about money for a long time. To him, millions of pounds were no different than waste paper... After all, he owned an industrialized country, so money , just let the banks print it at will. As for the currency depreciation problem caused by this, it is not impossible to force other countries to "pay the bill"...

But Lilith once said that before Miss Gwen and the others found the ship, Ms. Helen should have "cleaned it up", and even the Russell translation of the second half of "Blood Feast" placed here was Take away...

With Ms. Helen's "money-greedy" temperament, she didn't take this map away? There's something wrong with this.

Didn't she notice it at the time? Or does Russell's arrangement have conditions?

Thinking of this, Abner asked: "Where did you find this parchment on the Black Throne?"

"You may not believe it... I am combining the accessory on the ship with my 'Golden Snake Sword', and for the first time using the power of the 'Black Throne', I 'transformed' into Emperor Russell After the described 'ship girl', this piece of paper and stone appeared out of thin air..." Miss Gwen thought for a while and replied with some embarrassment.

After all, the "transformed" armors designed by Roselle were powerful, but very embarrassing.

It turns out that "ship girl" is the real name of the armored warrior... Russell, you are quite good at playing! Abner complained, which also solved the doubts just now.

Ms. Helen cleaned the "Black Throne" in advance just to prevent the "pollution" on it from spreading. She had no intention of driving it away, so she didn't value anything that could be combined with the Golden Snake Sword to transform, and she didn't try it. Then the news of the "Laurel" was lost.

After thinking about this, Abner shook his head and said to Miss Gwen: "It's worth millions of pounds. This is too valuable and I can't accept it."

"Abner, I'm not proud... But in my opinion, the lives of me and my crew members will not be lower than a few million pounds... So, please accept it!" Miss Gwen looked at Ai stubbornly. Buna said with a solemn expression.

Seeing how determined he was, Abner thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll accept it!"

Miss Gwen seemed to be relieved, then her tone became relaxed and she said with a smile: "Actually, you are still at a disadvantage. Although this picture is real, it is more than a hundred years old and may have been found and quietly transferred by others. .”

"The things hidden by Russell are not so easy to find!" Abner smiled and shook his head. Although he only glanced at it a few times, he also found that the place marked on the map was connected to a dangerous area in the Raging Sea. , it is not easy to find it without guidance.

Having said this, Abner took out a card and took out an extraordinary characteristic sealed inside.

Gwen looked at that characteristic and felt that it was inexplicably attracted to her. Combining what she had read in the occult books left behind by the "Black Throne", she blurted out:

Gu Mu

"The aggregation of extraordinary characteristics...this is the extraordinary characteristic of the 'Dawn Knight'!"

This characteristic comes from the fleet commander "Grey Giant" Gravina whom Abner killed when he intercepted the squadron of the "Immortal King".

He originally wanted to sell it to Gwen...

But first of all, Gwen had just been promoted to "Weapon Master" at the time and had neither financial resources nor needs;

Secondly, it would also arouse suspicion if Abner took out a copy of the characteristics of the "Dawn Knight" just after the death of the "Gray Giant".

Therefore, it was not until today that Abner took it out and asked with a smile: "Is your 'Weapon Master' finished digesting it?"

Even though the progress was slow before, after using the "ship girl" suit to fight so many times, the progress is probably astonishing.

"It's digested..." Gwen nodded, and then said helplessly, "But I can't afford it now..."

"It doesn't matter. I lent it to you. Just pay me back when you have the money! Of course, you can also accept a task I entrust you with in exchange... Don't refuse. In my heart, our friendship is better than just a mere One characteristic is worth a lot of money." Abner blocked the other party's refusal in advance with words similar to Gwen's just now.

The reason why he was so generous and gave out the characteristics in advance was because the value of the "Laurel" was indeed huge, and he felt bad if he did not give Gwen some compensation.

After all, others don't know. Doesn't he know what the "rescue" just now was about?

Miss Gwen was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally took the properties and put them into the container, sealing them with spirituality.

The way she looked at Abner also changed slightly. There was something inexplicable mixed with gratitude, and then she asked: "What is the mission?"

"Help me monitor the movements of Ms. D in Corsica... Don't get close, and there is no need to investigate her... Just go to the parties organized by her regularly and confirm that she is still in Corsica," Abner said.

This task is not difficult for Gwen, but it cannot be said to be without danger... But compared to the characteristics of a Sequence 6, this danger is nothing.

"No problem." Gwen agreed, and decided in her heart that she would help Abner complete the task, and she would make up for the money in the future.

Afterwards, the two chatted until Abner sensed inexplicable spiritual changes on the deck, then stopped communicating and left the captain's room door.

As soon as Abner arrived on the deck, he saw a handsome young man walking out of the void led by a powerful spirit.

The man was Viscount Karen, whom he hadn't seen for a long time... and the spirit body was the "bodyguard" Tajik that Mr. Azik gave to Karen, who would be paid for his lifespan.

No, it's time to call him Lord Cullen!

Nearly two months ago, the demigod vampire Abner, Helen, and Crossfia hunted in "Grossell's Travels" has obviously become the main material for Karen's advancement.

"Abner, thank you for saving my sister." Karen first saluted Abner solemnly, then he pulled Lydia and Tran over and said seriously: "We need to talk!"

Then he looked at Tran and added: "Your strength is still too low... No wonder it makes Lydia worried..."

Hearing this, Abner on the side almost laughed out loud.

Because no matter the tone or wording, it is exactly the same as when Mr. Azik said Karen in front of Silica!

I just don’t know if Karen will come up with something to defend Tran.

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