"Come on, come on, try this..."
Selu took a peeled twig and dipped it in her bottle, chasing Schliemann's darting hand with her other hand to grab it.
The five fingers of the black hand were spread out, like a shadow. At this moment, even Schliemann believed that this guy was a witch.
"What are you doing? You have something to say!"
"Hey, don't run away, try! What are you afraid of, a great man?"
"Which of the executioners, princesses, and bishops is not a great gentleman? Can I not be afraid?"
Sai showed a straight face and threw the small branch over.
Schliemann was not Hill Peter, nor was he a guy like Apton or Walter who had practiced martial arts since childhood. He was unable to dodge this sudden attack, and the branch was thrown in his face.
Schliemann, who was about to get angry, felt a fragrance penetrate his nose. He picked up the twig and smelled it carefully.
"Huh? This thing... does it have any side effects?"
"No, I also have many formulas here, with various flavors, such as rosin, strawberry, lavender, passion fruit, etc..."
Sherman knew that there was no perfume in this world. He knew this because he once tried to get some perfume to cover up the overwhelming smell of smelly feet and sweat in the crew compartment.
"This thing is a good thing! Hey, you should get some first and try the effect."
"What flavor do you want?"
"Anything is fine, whichever is more convenient for you. I mainly want to test its covering power and durability."
Selu had ready-made ingredients, and within a few minutes she had whipped up a small pot of purple, bubbly, sticky paste. Schliemann didn't think it was fragrant at all.
Selu told him not to worry. She took out a small bowl full of holes from her messenger bag, got some water, picked up the peeled twig just now, picked a little paste from the pot, and diluted it in the water. .
The aroma is overwhelming.
This kind of fragrance is the kind of fragrance of flowers blooming in the forest. It is very complex and difficult to describe, but it is fragrant enough.
"Na!"
Schliemann took the small bowl, and the smell went straight to Tianling Gai from his nose. He exhaled and gave a thumbs up.
They got on the ship and came to the sailor's compartment, which smelled sour. Schliemann poured the bowl of perfume on the ground and asked a crew member to find a mop and start mopping the floor.
The bad smell was covered up by the fragrance of flowers and could not be smelled at all.
"I'll give you a bottle, you give me a hundred bottles...Oh no, you fill all my bottles!"
Schliemann didn't want to take Selu's perfume back and sell it. His exploration would continue. What he wanted was to use the perfume to exchange for some supplies when he got to the next strange island.
After all, most of the time, exchanging items for items is more convenient and safer than buying them with money.
Selu hugged her shoulders and stopped talking.
Schliemann was stunned and suddenly realized.
"You two are really brother and sister...tell me, what do you want?"
"I want to go with you."
Schliemann didn't understand Selu's words, he frowned, and Selu repeated it again.
"Do you know why we are going?"
"I know, I heard Ram say that you are an exploration ship."
"Then you want to get on my ship?"
"I just want to be an explorer of this world. This is Weber's dream, and it is also my dream."
Schliemann shook his head. He was not a philanthropist who helped others realize their dreams.
"No, there's already a woman on board."
"Why can she get on the boat and I can't?"
"Because what you provided is not necessary, and she is the sponsor of my exploration."
Selu pouted and muttered something, but Schliemann didn't hear it.
"If you really want to be an explorer, go find your brother. Hillpeter is teaching him about navigation.
If development goes well, Antler County will build many flying ships in the future, and Ram will become a captain. "
"He's only sixteen. How long has it been since he became a captain?"
"You're not old, are you? What can't you wait for?"
"But I'm a witch... How long do I have to stay in the mountains until I can be free?
Is the freedom we are waiting for still called freedom? Isn’t freedom earned by oneself? "
Schlieman looked at the girl in front of him and sighed. Schlieman had seen how fierce she was, but this fierceness also hurt her. Now Lujiao County and even the Kingdom of Xisuo could no longer tolerate her.
Regardless of whether he is a witch or not, as long as everyone recognizes her, even if she does not harm innocent people, she will not be able to get rid of the witch hat.
People will pin all kinds of natural and man-made disasters on this poor girl's head. Those rumors will become more and more evil as they spread, and people will become more and more afraid.
Eventually, people would take up arms and drive her away.
Schliemann wanted to touch this girl's head and say: "It's okay, time will fade everything."
But he knew that time would only amplify this matter.
Witch Selu will become a topic of conversation for people after dinner, and even a ghost story to scare those children who refuse to sleep at night. Eventually, the story of Witch Selu will spread to the capital of the Kingdom of Hisoka and get into the ears of the Archbishop.
This thing will be like a balloon, getting blown bigger and bigger over time. People will not stop until it bursts.
To make it explode, I'm afraid the only ending is that Selu is sent to the stake.
As for Selu, she knew the outcome she was facing. She ran to a stranger like a peddler, desperately showing her insignificant but all-important importance, hoping that this stranger would lend a helping hand.
"Ugh...how old are you?"
Schliemann asked with a sigh.
"eighteen."
"to be honest."
"Seventeen."
"Hiss! Say it again!"
"It's really seventeen. I'm one year older than Ram."
"Why are you so short?"
"I didn't eat well when I was a kid..."
The conversation had nothing to do with her own purpose, which made Selu sluggish and uninterested.
"I'll give you another way to go, okay?"
"Tell me."
"After we leave, your own flying ship will go directly to Valance Continental Island after a short trial training. At that time, Ampton's caravan will come. His caravan does not care whether you are a witch or not.
Let them take you to Valance and you can start a new life. "
"Even if that life is not the life I want?"
"You can create the life you want!"
"So how long will it take before I can have my own ship and crew like you?"
Schlieman was stunned for a moment. He thought about it carefully. The flying ship academy in Valance continent did not accept female students at all, and he did not remember any captain who had ever taken a female apprentice.
"Hmm...I don't know."
"Look, you don't even know what path you are referring to..."
Schliemann laughed twice, shook his head, and turned away.
"Then I can't help you. Now, please ask Ms. Selu to leave my ship."
Selu stared at Schliemann's back, and she put away her helpless expression, even though it was an expression of her true feelings.
She narrowed her eyes and followed behind Schliemann, looking around.
Different from the curiosity when she first got on the ship, her eyes now were full of strong purpose.
