At night, Austin sat in front of the window, rubbing the badge that Lysa gave him during the day in his hand, with thousands of thoughts entangled in his heart.
After a long time, he sighed and asked: "Mariannu, your title is Marianu the Faithless. Which god did you 'believe' in before?"
"Alas -" Mariano sighed longly after being silent for a long time, "Aren't you going to sleep in the middle of the night? Are you confused after hearing a few words from Lesa during the day?"
[Isn’t that right? Fascinating for fans. ]
During the day, after hesitating, Austin chose to tell Mariano about the conversation with Lesa.
"That's right." Austin nodded with a wry smile, "The Poseidon she is talking about should be Poseidon Miles, right? Is it Him you betrayed?"
"What if?" Mariano was a little impatient.
"Then who's on the bow of your boat?"
"The bow?"
Austin was a little confused: "It's the statue on the bow of the ship."
Mariano was silent.
After a long time, she finally spoke leisurely: "Isn't it the Poseidon Miles you saw?"
"Poseidon Miles?" The half-naked, blond and majestic man with blue eyes appeared in Austin's mind.
Mariano's tone became serious: "It seems that your fate is more complicated than I imagined. Let's talk about it after departure."
"Yeah." Austin breathed out. Today's events had a big impact on him. He needed some time to change his mind.
[How about it? Take a break? Change me out for a walk? ]
"Climb quickly. Stay where it's cool."
Originally, he thought that Mariano and the Five-Eyed Evil God were together, but now it seems that if she was not lying, even though she betrayed the Poseidon Miles, she was not a believer of the Five-Eyed Evil God.
In addition, there is another question about Lysa's position. Judging from her words and deeds, she is definitely a loyal follower of Poseidon Miles. From this point of view, as the contractor of the renegade Mariano, she is obviously the opposite of Lysa.
"It's so complicated." Austin knocked on his head, left the desk, and lay on the bed looking at the ceiling.
[Isn’t that right? Otherwise, don't think about it. You're not tired, but I am. ]
A night of silence.
Thanks to Tolesa, Austin didn't sleep well all night. He boarded the August Lion with two dark circles under his eyes, and walked into the captain's cabin without saying a word amidst the suspicious eyes of the crew.
"What's going on?" Martin nudged Oliver's shoulder with his elbow.
"How do I know? Just ask him." Oliver shrugged.
"It's time to set sail! First mate!" Ma Fei stood on the observation deck and shouted down.
Oliver nodded, walked to the copper pipe in the cab, and loudly conveyed the order: "The sea area is clear, target Gargoyle Atoll, August Lion, full speed ahead!"
After saying that, he glanced in the direction of the captain's cabin and frowned.
Unlike the warm tide inland sea, Telemansu, where the Gargoyle Atoll is located, is a real "ocean", which is a real challenge for novice captains like Austin.
When he learned that he was going to Gargoyle Atoll, the first mate almost rushed into Brigadier General Ted's office to fight for his life.
"Let a person who has just learned to stand go swimming, wouldn't it cost his life?" he said at the door of his office.
It took a lot of effort from Austin and Martin to persuade him to come back. Austin assured him on the spot that he would study unexpectedly and be tight at all times to ensure that he would not hold back. Therefore, although he was in a state of confusion, he still hid in the captain's cabin seriously and performed a Buddha-foot hug, learning a little bit about it, so as to prevent him from being in a hurry when encountering an unexpected situation.
But the enjoyable self-study was interrupted within a few hours.
Austin was sitting at the table at this time, staring at the brown notebook on the table with a serious expression. Just now, the back pages of the diary were unlocked.
[I visited the money worshiper Gary on Baie Island, handed over the commissioned items to him, and made my request to him, but he admitted that he could not provide any support. In fact, I was mentally prepared before I came. Gary the Money Worshiper is one of the longest surviving ghost ships. He is too old. I can feel that his life is like a candle in the wind. It only takes a little more time. A strong wind could blow it out, and what I brought was just a paper cover for the remaining candle. Now he really does not have the ability to intervene in this dispute. 】
[However, he also pointed out a clear path for me. I need to go to the Gargoyle Atoll to verify my idea. The danger perception has become increasingly out of control recently, and it seems that I don’t have much time left. 】
The diary ends abruptly here, and it seems that it cannot be unlocked until Austin arrives at Gargoyle Atoll.
"Why didn't we unlock it after we came out of Baie Island, and only now..." Austin was a little confused.
[It’s time to download a new copy. ]
Austin gritted his teeth, feeling that this Doug was really enjoying the fun and not taking it too seriously, as if he was looking forward to dying as soon as possible.
"I don't know either." Mariano's voice was a little uncertain, and she didn't know what she was doing. "I'm not the one who wrote the diary, and I can't see what's written in it."
"Didn't you and him go together at that time? Don't you know what happened?"
"Of course I know, but are the things written in this diary really the real experiences at that time?" Mariano was a little impatient, "You can trigger it using the method of triggering an artifact. It may not be the navigation diary from that year at all. , it’s just a strange thing wearing the same shell.”
"Then can't you tell me what happened that year? So that I can have a reference."
"Do you think you didn't die slowly enough?" Mariano seemed a little angry, "You've just gotten into a lot of trouble with a few gods now, do you want to cause more trouble?"
"That's better than a black eye! Even if you die, you have to die clearly."
"Then I tell you now very seriously, on the sea, the more you know, the faster you will die, especially if you get involved with 'those people'." Mariano said word by word, her voice as cold as eternity. The extremely frozen ice, "You are just an algae in the sea now. A passing small fish can swallow you. I will tell you more when you are strong enough to withstand everything."
Austin sighed, leaned on the back of the chair with his hands behind his head, and stared at the ceiling blankly.
"To put it bluntly, it's still too weak." He glanced at the voyage diary on the table, "This thing can't bring me any actual improvement. I don't know what unlocking them all will give me."
"Just think of it as the treasure your father left you. It won't hurt you anyway."
"I'm going to be killed by him right now."
"Captain! Come and see this!"
Austin was about to continue saying something, but was interrupted by Ma Fei's shout.
Immediately afterwards came the scolding voice of Second Officer Martin: "Why are you shouting! The captain has his own affairs to be busy with, and he has no eyesight at all!"
Austin rubbed the bridge of his nose, stood up, opened the door and walked out of the captain's cabin. But he didn't notice that the navigation diary on the table behind him turned to the next page.
[I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but the location of the Gargoyle Atoll seems to have changed. It seems to have suddenly appeared in front of us, in a place it shouldn’t have appeared. If it weren’t for Prince Ansha’s ability, maybe we would have lost it this time. Really lost. 】
[The environment around the atoll has changed a lot, and some monsters that have never been seen before have appeared. Maybe they can be called "gargoyles". Maybe the name of the gargoyle atoll comes from this. 】
"What's wrong?" Austin looked up at Ma Fei on the observation deck.
"Captain, there is a small island on our route. It shouldn't be here."
The second mate scratched his bald head and said doubtfully: "This island is indeed not on the chart, and no one has seen it before, but I just tested it and we are heading in the right direction."
Austin took the telescope from Martin. There was indeed a small black spot in the distance. If he looked carefully, it seemed that there were several smaller black spots scattered around it.
[I feel like a troublesome guy. ]
"I can tell without you having to say anything." Austin responded angrily.
"Martin, go to the helm and call the first mate over. Keep the course unchanged, slow down, but don't stop the ship."
Martin said "Hey" and ran quickly to the stern. A moment later, Oliver held on to his hat and trotted over.
"Captain, call me."
Austin handed him the telescope: "There are several small islands on our route. They are not on the charts, and I have not heard from others recently. Martin has just calculated that our route is fine."
Oliver did not reply immediately, but looked with the binoculars for a while before speaking: "If there is no problem with the route, we should have encountered the 'Ghost Island'."
"Ghost Island? What is that?" Austin frowned slightly, he had not learned this yet.
"As the name suggests, they are ghost-like islands with elusive whereabouts. One is related to submarine volcanic activity, which is easier to deal with, and the other is related to mythical species, which is weirder." Oliver explained slowly, "Even if it is the latter, as long as you stay away from it Clicking it won’t do anything to you.”
Austin nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Oliver's brows frowning again.
"This shape and arrangement feel a bit familiar."
Austin took the telescope, and the black spots in his field of vision were larger than before. It could be barely seen that these fragmented islands formed a crescent-shaped island chain.
"Gargoyle Atoll?" Oliver suddenly realized, "The shape and arrangement are exactly the same as Gargoyle Atoll, but we should be still a day and a half away from it, so we can't see it yet."
"He's right, it's the Gargoyle Atoll, be careful." Mariano's voice sounded, her tone a little solemn.
While several people were thinking, Ma Fei suddenly shouted: "Captain, look, there is something on the island!"
In the telescope, there are some small moving objects above the island. If you don't look carefully, they may be mistaken for dust.
"They're moving towards us!"
"Everyone is ready for battle. Take out your rifles and move forward at full speed on the left front to see if you can get around it!" Austin gave the order immediately.
The unknown flying object was extremely fast and appeared within the range visible to the naked eye within a few seconds. Only then did everyone see what they were.
"Looks like a flying man!" shouted a crew member.
"Is this... a gargoyle?" Oliver frowned and muttered, then looked at Austin: "Hurry up and let the crew put on light armor, and those who don't have it can enter the cabin!"
