Among the nine people, Joey has the least motivation. Wealth and money are actually not that important to him. The curse of the dreamland is a bit troublesome, but it is only a trouble.
The purpose of attending this rally is to find clues about Barbara.
Analyze some of the information currently available.
Barbara's disappearance was closely related to him.
Participating in the occult magic summoning ceremony provoked certain beings and was involved in the dream curse.
This was a premeditated ritual magic with an unknown purpose and an unknown mastermind behind it.
It could also be a coincidence, a group of people yearning for the supernatural and mysterious, an accidental event.
Judging from the information revealed in Barbara's words in the dreamland last time.
They were locked up in a castle as guinea pigs, and the guinea pigs could only be women.
This point can separate the curse of the dreamland and the experimental subject.
Two unrelated things are involved in the same place. What Joey has to do is to find the common ground between them.
In fact, when Annie said that the purpose was to land on the island, he was hesitant. Another point was that he felt that being with this group of people would be tied up. To put it bluntly, it would be a drag.
Without Anne's letter, he would have gone out to sea alone to look for clues.
And he still can't figure it out. The person in question is obviously him. Why did Harvey Jeffrey kidnap Barbara in the first place?
Forced by the Holy Church to pursue you, you want to threaten Barbara? Lure him out alone in exchange for his life? This is obviously not true, and it can be judged from what Harvey said later that he did not know what happened next.
It seemed like he was just a peripheral character whose mission was to take Barbara away. He even thought that Barbara was dead.
And what Nomu said, the way the bookstore owner died seems to have nothing to do with the so-called Poseidon, but instead involves another god, the Supreme Mother Goddess.
Things became more and more confusing, and for a moment his head felt swollen, and he rubbed his temples tiredly.
At this time, the ship was ready to land on the island.
It was countless times bigger than imagined. Looking up, there was a sky full of yellow sand. Joey stood on the deck of the sailboat. Because of seasickness, his face was pale and he seemed to be in poor condition.
Who would have thought that there would be a desert on the vast sea.
A team of 3 women and 6 men set foot on this land.
Anne was the first to jump out of the boat and turned around and said: "Drag the boat ashore."
"Aren't you kidding me?" Mi Pang had a big belly and was panting while walking.
After getting acquainted with him, no one bothered to call him by his name. Most of the time, they just called him Fatty. Mi Pang was still the nickname given by Joey.
Olivia stood quietly at the front of the sailboat, leaning on her feet and looking at the sea level in the distance. Her eyes revealed a kind of worry and confusion. She frowned slightly and said: "The airflow in the air is very strange."
After pausing for a few seconds, he turned to look at Mi Pang and continued: "The tide is going to rise. If the boat stops here, it will be swept away."
"This boat looks small, and it can't be dragged by just a few of us."
Chris looked proud and grinned: "This ship is the most perfect one I have ever seen."
As he spoke, he began to operate. After a mechanical noise, a row of wheels appeared under the sailboat, and people began to push the boat ashore from behind.
This surprised Joey.
In his usual impression, the technological level of this world was not very high, probably in the early days of the steam engine.
The structure of ships is roughly still powered by sails, and only warships can match steam engines as their power source.
This complex amphibious conversion ship has a cutting-edge design.
It seems that if I have a chance, I really need to go out and take a look. Leah was so small that he felt like a frog sitting in a well looking at the sky.
"Your experience is not like that of a small mechanic in a shipyard."
Joey has a basis for what he said. Shipbuilding and warship building are, in a sense, connected, but small workshops and factories are different.
There was no reason for Chris to have access to all this high-end mechanical knowledge.
"Is this difficult? Not to mention this small sailboat, if you can get a warship, I can dismantle it and put it back together for you."
Although I don’t like to pry into other people’s secrets, I can’t resist my curiosity.
"Really or not, if you have this ability, why are you waiting for Leah?"
Chris seemed dissatisfied with Joey's contempt and snorted: "Don't bother me anymore."
Naturally, it is impossible for old women to do such dirty work as pushing boats, and the labor force is only five people.
Gur wanted to control the direction of the boat. The two people in front were pulling, while Chris and Joey were pushing behind.
"Don't be like this. Look, you and I are the most ordinary people in this group. We need to stick together."
"Now you know how to find me, what did you do before?" As he spoke, Chris suddenly turned his head and looked directly at Joey: "No matter what you are planning, don't come to me."
"Oh?" Joey didn't expect that Chris would become so defensive. "Are you too neurotic? What can I do?"
"Who knows?" He chuckled, looked away, and lowered his voice and whispered: "Your disguise can't fool me. Don't forget, I am one of those people who are struggling to survive at the bottom. When necessary, Showing weakness is the survival rule for people like us."
The conversation between the two ended here. Joey did not continue to ask any more questions. He lowered his head and pushed the boat hard.
Everyone worked together to push the boat farther away from the coast.
This island is very large. Near the coast is a sky full of yellow sand. A little further away you can see vegetation and sparse weird trees.
Under Anne's arrangement, the camping location for the first day and the itinerary for the second day were determined.
"Have a good rest today. In the days to come, you won't get this kind of treatment again. Don't worry about the dreamland. You won't be dragged into the dreamland here."
She didn't explain anything for this. After saying that, she went back to her room to rest. After running around for days and pushing the boat for a long time, everyone was already exhausted physically and mentally, and they were ready to have a good rest.
At the same time, on the other side of the island, a small sailboat filled with women and children docked slowly.
There are dozens of such ships, large and small.
The girls on the boat were driven off the boat with whips like animals. Their eyes were full of fear and fear.
The treatment of the girls varied greatly. Some had scars on their faces, and the clothes on their bodies were so thin that they could barely cover their bodies, while some were clean, with neat clothes and plump and rosy complexions.
Barbara stood out among the group. Not only was she wearing a beautiful dress, but there were two men clearing the way for her.
She lowered her head in an envious look, feeling very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, she seemed to hear someone calling her name.
She turned around and looked over and saw a girl with a sallow face.
"You know me?" Barbara looked at the other person suspiciously.
The girl had a pair of big, smart eyes, looking at Barbara's face with watery eyes.
"I'm friends with Adela, and she told me about you."
Barbara was overjoyed. Since the last time she met her brother Joey in the dreamland, she returned to reality. She, Adela and Jennifer had been separated and had never seen each other again.
She subconsciously looked behind the girl, trying to find Adela in the swarming crowd.
"Where's Adela?"? Barbara muttered to herself: Strange, where are the people?
In her impression, Adela's height of 1.8 meters should be obvious.
The girl's eyes dimmed for a moment, her mood was low, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Adela... She fell asleep, but she's fine. It's only been 7 days. I heard that some people slept for 10 days and woke up later."
Barbara's originally bright eyes froze and became hollow, and tears slowly blurred her vision.
'Sleep' has another name in this extraordinary experiment they conducted - 'slow death'
Only a very small number of people can wake up from their slumber, and the chance is very small. Generally, those who fall into a deep sleep are directly sentenced to death.
"Adela asked me to tell you something. You have a brother who loves you and he will come to save you."
After saying that, the girl turned around and merged into the crowd.
Barbara stood there blankly, Joey's face could not help but appear in her mind. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and strode forward with firm eyes.
There was a priest in white robes, smiling kindly at her.
His name is Benny Hoyland, and he is the person in charge of this extraordinary experiment.
"Ms. Beni, nice to meet you"
Barbara interrupted him and asked seriously:
"Where's Jennifer?"
"That friend of yours?" Benny had a warm smile on his face from beginning to end: "Don't worry, she is fine now."
These were the only two friends she had and she didn't want anything to go wrong with either of them.
She bit her lip and asked in a low voice with a trembling voice: "Adela, will she die? I mean, can she wake up?"
Suddenly, Barbara shook her head like a rattle, forced a smile on her face and said:
"It's okay, she will wake up."
She seemed to be cheering herself up in this way.
"Can I see her?"
"Of course, I can also arrange Jennifer to be in the same room with you."
Benny Hoyland looked very old in appearance, and his hair on his temples had turned white. He seemed to be looking at his granddaughter, comforting Barbara as much as possible.
Soon, he ordered people to take Barbara away.
Beside him, there were several people in white robes. One of them said, "Mr. Hoyland, is this the most suitable female doll?"
"Yes, among these women, her spiritual strength is the most suitable. We will definitely be rewarded by that master this time."
"Of course, after planning for so long, we will definitely succeed this time."
“When will the next batch of goods arrive?”
"It's almost time. It seems that we are being targeted by the navy fleet this time. We will have to wait a few days to arrive."
"Thanks to your lord's wise decision, we took precautions early, otherwise we would have been caught by the navy this time."
Amid the compliments of a group of people, he had already begun to imagine his future.
The evacuation of the crowd lasted for nearly half an hour. They erased all traces and took the girls deeper into the island.
. . . .
Joey was in his room, staring blankly at the chandelier above his head, not sleepy at all.
"Barbara, where are you now? Have you had a good meal? Did you miss Wilson and me?" Thinking of the sister who would pretend to be a little adult and scold him, I felt sour for no reason.
Although he is anxious, Joey knows that there are no clues at all now, and it will be very difficult to find Barbara.
There are countless thoughts in my mind, and my thoughts are chaotic.
Unconsciously, the time came to 12 o'clock in the morning, and he found that the call of the dreamland had indeed disappeared.
"This island is very strange, it can actually isolate summons!"
His brown eyes narrowed into a slit, and he gently raised his right hand. Suddenly, a gray mist appeared and enveloped him in an instant.
His spirit body appeared in the Round Table Hall and sat in the seat belonging to the 'hermit' with a silent expression.
Azrael's yellowed title page floated in front of him.
After a page of paper was folded back and forth several times, it turned into a paper crane, fluttering its wings around Joey, as if to please him.
Joey frowned, his voice showing exhaustion:
"Azrael, tell me where Barbara is"
Qianzhihe paused for a moment and turned back into blank rice paper. With the sound of the pen, a line of words slowly emerged.
"She's on the island"
Joey, who was originally listless, was overjoyed. He unexpectedly found the right direction by accident.
He looked at Azrael with great interest and said silently: Sure enough, going to sea was the right decision.
Here, Azrael's precognitive ability can be greatly improved. Of course, the strength of his ability mostly depends on the owner, that is, Joey.
If He were in the hands of the archangel, Aya Ebon, he might be able to pinpoint Barbara's exact location.
This seems to be related to the strength of his spiritual body.
Joey leaned against the bench, was silent for a while, and said:
"Azrael..." He was about to say something.
At this moment, the gray fog in the Round Table Hall surged, and Joey suddenly came back to his senses.
The weekly heavenly gathering on Thursday has begun.
On the surface of the Endless Sea, on top of the giant pillar, two red threads wrapped around the pillar, winding up, returning to dimness after a burst of dazzling light.
In the Round Table Hall, two figures slowly condensed, it was Helena and Clyde.
The two immediately bowed deeply to the bench in the gray mist.
Joey waved his hand and tried to say hello.
As for the previous red tape, he didn't like it very much and directly told Helena to cancel.
It always feels weird if I don't say "Good evening, Mr. Hermit" every time.
As a trumpet, Canglong worked hard to play his role.
He coughed lightly, attracting the attention of Clyde and Helena.
Said softly:
"Something happened around me recently. A group of guys who seemed to be Poseidon believers were secretly abducting women. Do you have any relevant information?"
"Poseidon believers? Are you sure?"
Clyde himself was a pirate. Although he was not a loyal believer in Poseidon, he could not help praying to the King of the Sea for smooth sailing.
He turned to look at Joey and thought to himself: "It turns out that Canglong is from Las Vegas, I just don't know which city it is in."
"Poseidon believers! Abducting and trafficking women, what a disgusting bunch of guys." While speaking, Helena silently added in her heart: Fortunately, I believe in the goddess of light.
