At night, the sky over the sea was filled with dark clouds. The strong wind rolled up the sea water and raised high waves. A small boat was rising and falling in the storm.
Joey was holding his stomach and lying on the cabin window, his face as pale as a sheet of paper. There were several others who were doing the same thing as him, all suffering from seasickness caused by the rocking of the sailboat.
After all, even if this ship has been specially modified to cope with most accidents, it is still small in size and cannot withstand larger waves hitting it. It will not capsize and the ship will keep shaking. Even a normal person cannot bear it.
Judging from the overall structure of this ship, Anne Bullock is definitely a wealthy owner. To say that it is small is just compared to a large passenger ship.
It is more than enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people. It has three floors, upper, middle and lower, and all supporting facilities are available.
Despite the violent storm outside, it was only slightly affected.
After a while, Joey felt that the feeling of wanting to vomit was relieved a lot, or maybe it was because his stomach had been completely vomited.
He said, "Annie, you never thought of preparing some seasickness medicine."
Anne's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of cunning, she looked around with a smile, and spread her hands helplessly: "I didn't expect that people living in coastal cities would still get seasick."
"Uh" He looked embarrassed, unable to refute this.
Olivia raised her hand silently: "I was born in Leah, and I haven't been able to ride a boat since I was a child."
Joey gave him a look that looked like a man of the same kind.
Then I thought something was wrong and asked, "Aren't you a navigator?"
Seasick navigator, show off! He silently gave Olivia a thumbs up in his mind.
Olivia's pale face flashed with a trace of embarrassment: "Actually, this is my first time observing the weather. Because I can't take a boat, I learned a lot of navigation knowledge."
Joey took a breath and moved his gaze towards the middle-aged man lying at the other window. His skin was a healthy wheat color and he was not tall. To describe him in one word, he was fat.
"Fat man, what's the matter with you? If I remember correctly, you said you served on a warship."
The fat man’s name is Gami Henriquez. In his previous self-introduction, he proudly introduced himself as a retired Navy man.
Jami Henriquez turned his head, slumped down on the ground and said feebly:
"I didn't know I would go to sea today, so I ate the wrong thing for breakfast."
"This is the first time I've heard that eating the wrong food can cause seasickness." Joey didn't believe it.
"Hey, what are you looking at? Wait, the fat man will show you his hand tomorrow and let you see what the navy's nutritious meal is."
Looking at Jami Henriquez's body shape, I thought he was just a simple foodie, but I didn't expect him to be a chef.
The fat man's words made Joey even more convinced that Annie was not simple.
Hiding and tucking was not his style. He raised his voice a little higher and spoke directly:
“Gami Enriquez..Chef,
olivia. . navigator,
Gul Friedman. . helmsman"
As he spoke, he stared at the remaining people with burning eyes: "What are your identities?"
Margot Little: "I'm a doctor"
Chris Toll: "I can fix boats"
Anderson Mack: "Don't look at me, I don't know anything, I'm just a fish seller"
Remo Lewis is the oldest among the nine people. Half of his temples are gray. Time has left ravines on his face. His voice is muddy: "I taught at Hawkins University before I retired."
Teaching?
The name Remo Lewis seemed familiar before, but now that he heard that the other person was a teacher at Hawkins University, Joey suddenly thought of a person.
Before Mr. Freya came to Hawkins University, this was the person in charge of the Extraordinary Research Laboratory.
This is an old professor who has studied occult events for most of his life. His knowledge is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The lineup of this team is really not that strong.
Finally, Joey's eyes fell on Annie.
Annie tilted her chin slightly, and just said three words lightly: "I have money."
"Um?" Well, this can be regarded as an identity. If nothing else, this ship alone is expensive to build.
Everyone has identified themselves except Joey.
He laughed dryly and said: "I don't seem to know anything!" While speaking, he looked at Anne suspiciously.
Annie coughed lightly and looked at Joey with a strange expression:
"Actually, the number of people I planned to organize at the beginning was only 8, and he was added temporarily."
Joey's expression was astonished, thinking that he was the special one. His domineering spirit was shaken, and the beauty threw himself into his arms.
Result, that's it?
He expressed that he was very hurt and asked weakly: "Is it so casual?"
"Otherwise, among the people here, who do you want to compare yourself with, it's just that stupid big guy?" She pointed at Chris next to her: "Don't look at him with a sly look, he grew up in a shipyard since he was a child."
Chris: Just talk, why are you mentioning me?
Just as he opened his mouth to reply, he saw Annie's glare and shrank her neck, pretending not to hear.
Annie tilted her head, thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter, you are still a little special."
"Tell me~" Joey couldn't wait to hear praises about himself.
All she got in exchange was a blank stare, and Annie said speechlessly: "You are lucky. There were more than 20 people who went to sea, and you were the only one who survived. I thought it would be good to be a mascot, so I added you."
Joey: Me. . you. . mom! Lao Tzu. . Mascot, Ang?
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, because the oppressive atmosphere of the storm was relieved a lot.
Olivia's voice interrupted suddenly:
“The rain stopped”
Everyone came out of the cabin together. The sky that was still stormy before was now filled with stars, and a bright full moon hung high in the sky.
On the sea, the weather is changeable and unpredictable. This is the first time for Joey to experience it personally, and he can't help but sigh at the magic of nature.
The boat no longer rocked and moved smoothly, just like flat ground. The moonlight reflected the sparkling waves on the sea. From time to time, unknown small fish jumped out of the water, flipped around in the air and fell back into the water.
Jami Henriquez complained: "This rain has finally passed. I'm going to prepare dinner. Do you have any taboos?"
Joey looked at him strangely, expressing confusion: "Do you still have an appetite?"
Just now, he almost vomited out the stomach acid. He didn't know about others, but he himself couldn't work up his appetite at all.
"What about you?" Jamie Henriquez looked around at the others.
Maybe it was the first day we boarded the ship, and we just experienced a storm, so we were not used to it, and no one had much appetite.
As a chef, his desire for expression was not satisfied and he lost interest. He said with a frustrated look: "I won't eat any, so forget it. I'll get some stomach-warming tea."
About half an hour later, Jami Henriquez held a tray and invited everyone to drink tea.
The tea is fragrant, the tea is good, but it feels a little weird.
"Fat man, if you don't go to sea, it's all beautiful women and red wine. What's the matter with us drinking tea?"
It was Chris who spoke. He held the cup carelessly and drank it all in one gulp. The mechanic didn't seem to care about the boiling water of the tea.
Annie looked sideways at him and sneered: "Your hand doesn't hurt anymore?"
"Hehe" he could only laugh dryly. After all, this person's methods have been taught before, and he is definitely a Lianjiazi.
"Okay, now let's get to the point." While speaking, Annie brought up a box.
Everyone looked at it curiously.
She slowly opened the box, and inside was a ball of red yarn.
"This is called red spider silk. It allows us to meet in the dreamland."
Before Annie could continue her introduction, Remo Lewis interrupted her.
As a professor who studies occult knowledge, it is difficult to control yourself when seeing novel extraordinary objects.
He stood up excitedly, gently stroking the wool ball with his wrinkled palms, as if he were stroking a diluted treasure, for fear that if he moved too much, he would damage the item.
"Good baby, good baby, I was thinking before that if I could find a companion in that dream, I might be able to increase my chance of survival, but I never found a way."
"Red spider silk, I have heard its name, but I didn't expect it to be in your hands."
"It turns out that you were the one who bought it at that auction." Margot Ritter once participated in an underground secret auction.
This type of auction is called the Golden Cave. Many items whose origins are unknown, or are not recognized by the Holy Church, or are expressly prohibited, will appear in the auction.
Joey has been secretly observing everyone's expressions.
A lot of unexpected information can be revealed from some facial changes.
Margot Little’s words speak volumes. Although Joey doesn't know what an auction is.
However, just being able to auction extraordinary items revealed a lot of information, and there was a huge chain of interests involved behind the auction.
If there is a chain of interests, there will be class barriers. From the changes in other people's facial expressions, 9 people can be divided into several echelons.
There are probably two people with a certain status or money, Margaret Ritter and Anne Bullock. This is easy to judge from the way he talks and the clothes he wears.
Remo Lewis should also know some information. After all, as an old professor who studies occult knowledge, he has many opportunities to come into contact with extraordinary items.
Chris Toll, judging by his expression, must be at the bottom of society. How should I put it? There was a sense of poverty and sourness all over his body.
Olivia wears big black-rimmed glasses. From the appearance, she looks like a naive literary girl. From the first meeting, she held a book in her hand and was immersed in her own world. No matter what was outside, she would lower her head while reading, and occasionally raise her head to respond.
The one who was most hidden among them was Anderson Mack. When everyone was participating in the conversation, he squinted his eyes and looked drowsy.
Jami Henriquez can be ignored, Joey labeled him with only two words 'foodie'.
It seems that from the moment we board the ship, the most talked about thing is about eating and drinking. You can never wake up a chef who is pretending to be asleep.
In the words of Jami Henriquez, you can say that others are not good, but you cannot say that the food they cook is not good.
Of course, Joey had no illusions about seeing through people based on these alone. He could only make a small analysis.
This helps him get along with others.
Joey said: "May I ask, what is the auction?"
This statement seemed very ignorant on his part, but it was very consistent with his current status.
After all, he is an age who has just graduated from college and is full of curiosity about magical things.
Do not act inappropriately.
The last time Nomu was exposed, if it weren't for Freya's relationship, Nomu might have done something wrong with him.
In his early 23s, he is not yet an extraordinary person. Facing extraordinary events, not only is he not afraid, but he is also able to analyze the case, which is the biggest flaw.
Learning from past mistakes, he must be more careful.
Chris's eyes glowed with gold and he said excitedly: "What kind of auction can you buy extraordinary items? Is there a magic potion formula?"
The world of extraordinary people is full of attractions for ordinary people, and it is also the best option for transcending classes.
Many people dream of becoming extraordinary and escaping from the lower class.
There is only one way for ordinary people to become extraordinary, which is to join the Church of the Seven Gods. This way seems simple, anyone can try it, but it is difficult to select. Thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, and even the lowest sequence 9, there are few people. Pass.
Under Joey's earnest gaze, Annie's face suddenly turned serious: "These things are irrelevant, the time is coming."
As Anne spoke, her eyes occasionally glanced at the clock on the wall.
It's 11pm now.
Following her gaze, Joey also saw the time on the wall.
I muttered in my heart: So fast? Is it because of seasickness?
According to his previous experience in dreamland, at 12 o'clock in the morning, red energy would appear and suck his spirit body into it.
But there was one thing he didn't understand. Looking at Anne, she was very sure that she would enter the dreamland. If he remembered correctly, except for him, entering the dreamland was random.
Pretending to be nonchalant, he said in a joking tone: "It's so late, should we go to bed...?"
As he spoke, he made a show of getting up. When he stood up, he realized that the other eight people were looking at him with strange eyes.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Remo Lewis, the eldest, coughed slightly and said:
"Since we can't guarantee whether we will be pulled into a dreamland tonight, I think everyone should listen to Miss Anne's arrangements first."
From the humility revealed intentionally or unintentionally in the old professor's words, Joey guessed that maybe Remo Lewis knew Annie's true identity, which was probably too high to be scary.
"Huh" Annie took a deep breath and said in a very serious voice: "First of all, let me introduce to you the ability of red spider silk."
"He can connect the spiritual bodies between two individuals. If one of them dies or has an accident, it can affect the other person within a certain range."
Does this mean forced binding? Joey thought.
At this time, Annie glanced at everyone with a sinister look before saying: "I don't believe you. To be blunt, if any of you have bad thoughts when I or someone enters the dreamland, , I don’t think it’s too much to destroy or kill the body without a spirit body, and tie everyone together for unnecessary trouble.”
