Chapter 396 Decision
Conquer the sea, the Shining Pearl.
In the morning, on the vast and cloudy sea, a huge cruise ship cut through the waves and moved forward firmly. In the spacious restaurant of the cruise ship, gentlemen and ladies from wealthy families were gathered here, having breakfast while happily discussing the events of the previous night.
Last night, it should have been the biggest gimmick of this journey, the Deep Blue Heart's first appearance at the public exhibition. However, no one expected that the existence of a thief named K would completely disrupt this grand event. She stole the Deep Blue Heart in full view of the public, turning the carefully decorated venue last night into her personal show.
Thief K's stunning performances amazed all the audience at the scene. From the party last night to the breakfast restaurant this morning, the passengers were eagerly discussing the topic about the thief K. Everyone showed great interest in this unique thief.
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"Did you see that?! The thief K from last night, she really showed up!"
"Unbelievable... I thought it was a prank, but I didn't expect it to be true. Did she really steal the Deep Blue Heart, right under our noses? Oh, Holy Father, this is really crazy."
"To steal in such a public place, and to steal such a valuable item, is simply lawless! How audacious!"
"Haha! Don't be so angry, old man. It's so interesting to see a thief who sends a notice in advance and then starts stealing! This behavior can be called romantic! To be honest, this is much more exciting than the originally boring gem exhibition! And did you see it? The figure and face of the thief lady are simply top-notch! She is definitely a great beauty. Think about that elegant figure. Oh... No, I feel that not only the Deep Blue Heart was stolen, but my heart was also stolen by her!"
"Put away your hopeless romantic feelings, Farah! We are discussing a crime! That thief is a criminal, and he needs to be punished severely!"
"Oh... come on, old man. We are not the police nor Massimo. We don't need to worry about this kind of thing. I just know that this thief lady is really great. No... I will go back to my room and sketch her appearance last night. Then I think many newspapers will be interested in my work after we get ashore."
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In this way, passengers gathered in the restaurant and enthusiastically discussed the topic of Thief K. They had never seen a thief so arrogant as to send out a notice before stealing. More importantly, the notice was finally fulfilled. The thief fulfilled her promise and stole the Deep Blue Heart under everyone's eyes.
Such unique performances shocked the audience and also triggered heated discussions. Some people thought that this thief K was a criminal who was countless times worse than ordinary thieves, a bold and reckless lunatic who deserved the most severe criticism. In addition, many people thought that this thief K was full of charm in both her behavior and personality. They were attracted by the thief K's boldness, wisdom, romance, etc., and believed that her appearance raised the original exhibition to a high climax, making this journey more exciting and interesting.
Although the audience has different opinions on Thief K, the original holders of the Deep Blue Heart, such as Haiyuan Cult, have only hatred for Thief K. From the moment the Deep Blue Heart was stolen, they were determined to get it back and immediately began to act.
At that evening, under Costa's order, the sailors of the Shining Pearl began to search all the people on the ship that night. The sailors knocked on the doors of the passenger rooms one by one and questioned everyone, mainly checking whether anyone had arm injuries or whether they were carrying any abnormal items. A small number of black earth and water magicians among these sailors occasionally conducted simple spiritual investigations on suspicious search targets.
As of this morning, most of the 2,000 people on board had been searched by the seamen. Now in the restaurant, from time to time, one can still see seamen standing guard in the corners and questioning passengers. Although they have not gained anything so far, the search process is still going on.
"Um... Miss Dorothy, these guys don't seem to be giving up at all. They are still looking for someone here. They have been looking for an entire night..."
In a corner of the restaurant, Nephnis, dressed in casual clothes, was standing there holding a plate with cake. She whispered to Dorothy, who was holding a glass of milk beside her. Dorothy took a sip of the milk slowly and then spoke slowly.
"Yeah... their determination is beyond my expectation. Although the collector is a little bit stupid, the captain is not a fool."
After drinking the milk, Dorothy looked at the sailors who were still following orders, and murmured in a serious tone. She was going to rely on the disappeared lifeboat to make Costa and Massimo on the ship think that the thief K had left the Pearl of the Glittering, but in the end they were not fooled this time, and insisted that the thief K was still on the ship and continued to search here.
"What should we do now, Miss Dorothy, will they find us if they go on like this?" Nephnis asked Dorothy with a hint of uneasiness in her tone, and Dorothy answered in a relaxed manner.
"Don't worry, Senior Neveu. With their patrol strength, they won't be able to find us. What we need to pay attention to now is what actions they will take if they can't find us."
Dorothy said this to comfort Neveu, and she was right. With the current search intensity of the Abyss Cultists, it would be impossible to find them.
This group of Abyss Cultists were mainly looking for women with wounds on their arms and dark skin, but Nephnis's wounds were healed by the healing effect of the smoke at the time, and her makeup concealed her skin color. After the soul beard was removed, her temperament changed drastically. Now the only thing that Nephnis had in common with the thief K was her body shape, which could not be accurately judged.
However, even Neveu has done some disguise in terms of her body shape. When she was dressed as Rogue K, her chest was wrapped to make her look a little smaller, and she wore high heels that made her look taller. She was able to maintain her agility in such an inconvenient outfit, which was undoubtedly thanks to the superhuman agility and sense of balance of Soulsu.
Although the Extraordinary Ones of the Path of Waves have the ability to detect spirits like a shining lamp when they have extraordinary vision because of the auxiliary "lamp", the effect of this ability is not as strong as that of the Extraordinary Ones with real "lamp". Without the help of talismans and props, even Massimo and Costa's spiritual detection range is less than ten meters, and this kind of detection consumes a lot of their own spiritual energy after it is turned on.
There were more than 2,700 passengers on such a huge ship. With Costa and his team's current detection capabilities, even if they conducted a rough spiritual detection on each passenger, it would almost exhaust their "light" spirituality. Not to mention that such a rough detection was completely unable to break Dorothy's "shadow" barrier.
Faced with so many passengers and such a large ship, Costa and his team's best search strategy is actually divination, and they have tried it before, but after trying it only once and finding that it was counter-divination, they immediately gave up. They believed that the other party must be protected by a powerful anti-divination system and must be part of a large group.
"It's impossible for these guys to find me and Neveu using conventional means, but these guys are all cultists. They can do anything when they are pushed into a corner, so we must be careful of them doing something ruthless."
Dorothy thought so in her heart, and then secretly controlled the small corpse puppet, intending to further monitor Massimo and Costa.
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In the afternoon, on the rear deck of the Shining Pearl.
Massimo in a suit and Costa in a captain's uniform were standing by the railing at the stern of the Shining Pearl. Around them was a circle of sailors in uniform. One of the sailors was reporting to Massimo and Costa with a respectful look.
"Gentlemen... We have conducted a preliminary inspection of the entire ship and all passengers, but unfortunately, we did not find any clues about the thief.
"We have checked all the hands on the ship. No one was pierced by the water arrow. We have also conducted some spiritual tests on all the women whose characteristics slightly matched those of the thieves, but we have not found anything. I'm sorry."
The sailor looked at Massimo and Costa apologetically and after hearing what the sailor said, their expressions became more serious. Massimo then spoke.
"Hmph... it seems that's not the case. That thief is a Shadow Beyonder. It seems that the wound I left on her has been healed by her in some way. If she uses her spiritual power to hide herself, facing the 1,200 women on the ship, we may not be able to find her even if we use all the Lanterns."
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