Chapter 400: Stay
Conquer the northern coast of the sea, Vanaha.
As the sun gradually set, Vanaha entered the night. Due to the sudden arrival of the church escort fleet, this day was an unusual day for this ordinary coastal town.
Although Navaha is not too far from the mainstream waterway, because there are many other port cities with better locational advantages than Castile on the south coast of Castile, Navaha, with its awkward location and poor conditions, does not attract much attention, and the flow of outsiders here is usually not very high.
Because a bunch of warships docked at the port at once that day, and then a bunch of foreign tourists poured in, the small town immediately became lively. While the merchants were smiling and welcoming the tourists, the residents of the small town were also enthusiastically discussing this strange phenomenon. At dinner time, the topic of most tables in the small town was the bunch of church warships that almost filled the entire port, and the bunch of foreigners who got off the warships. The residents of the small town were discussing and speculating about this sudden event.
In the dark night, on the huge cruiser docked at the port of Navaha, Jod, the commander of the escort fleet, was sitting in his captain's cabin in uniform. In front of him stood a slightly short and fat middle-aged man in a suit with a flattering look. He stood in front of Jod's desk and reported to him in Ivig, which was not very fluent.
"Dear Knight, I am already arranging the supplies you need. All the supplies will be delivered around tomorrow afternoon. In addition, I have also sent people to find suitable accommodation for those passengers who cannot find accommodation, so no one will sleep on the street at night."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Mayor. The fleet's supplies should not be here. I am sorry for the inconvenience of my sudden visit."
After listening to the man's words, Joad responded simply. The man in front of him was none other than the mayor of Navaha City. After learning that a sudden church fleet almost filled the entire port, he brought a group of city officials and ran here without stopping. He actively cooperated with Joad and learned about the situation.
"It's not hard, it's not hard... This is what I should do. It's my honor to help you, the Knight, in your mission of salvation, showing the grace of the Virgin Mary. How can I say it's hard?"
After listening to Joad's words, the mayor quickly spoke, and then Joad chuckled and spoke again.
"Oh, is that so? It seems that the mayor is also a loyal person. It's rare. I will remember your full cooperation today. Mayor, you have been busy all day. Go back and have a rest now."
"Ah... of course... But before that, I have a question for you, sir. When is your fleet planning to set off again?"
The mayor asked Joad this question. After listening to Joad's words, Joad looked at him and then spoke slowly.
"Your Excellency the Mayor is still a little concerned about us being here. Actually, you don't have to worry too much. I have reported the situation here, and Saint Linshan has informed the Castilian government of our temporary stay. Regarding the cost of supplies and the supplementary fees for long-term interference with the normal use of your port, someone will pay for it later, so you don't have to worry too much."
Joad said this. In his opinion, it was normal for his warships to cause other people's anxiety when they were parked in the port of this small town. So after listening to Joad's explanation, the mayor immediately continued to speak.
"No, no, no... Sir Knight, I have no concerns about your coming! I just want to confirm how long you will stay here, sir, so that I can arrange some subsequent matters in the market."
"I see... We originally came here just for a temporary stop this time. We planned to disembark and restock some supplies before leaving. But now something went wrong, so we may be delayed for a day or two, but it won't be long."
Joad responded like this, and after hearing Joad's words, the mayor continued to speak.
"Something? Um... did you encounter anything? I heard some loud noises at the port this afternoon, and when I came over, I saw that many places here were severely damaged. Did something happen?"
"This is not your concern, Mr. Mayor. You just need to know that we will only stay here for a day or two at most."
In a slightly stern tone, Qiao De spoke to the mayor. After hearing this, Mayor 䀴 took two steps back in fear and spoke.
"Oh... If that's the case, I won't ask any more questions, Sir Knight. I'll take my leave now."
After saying the last thing, the mayor saluted Joad, then turned and left the captain's cabin. After watching the mayor leave, Joad began to review the documents on the desk in front of him. Not long after he reviewed them, there was a knock on his cabin door. Joad responded with a "come in". After the cabin door opened, an adjutant entered the cabin. After he entered the cabin, he reported to Joad.
"Sir, we have led people to search the coast around Navaha, but we didn't find anything particularly unusual. I'm sorry, we couldn't find the escaped cultist."
"Can't find him? It's a pity, but it's also expected. Once the Beyonder of the Path of Waves enters the sea, it will be difficult to catch him. I asked you to try to find him because he was seriously injured and might not be able to go too far. Now it seems that I still underestimated him.
"Although we didn't find the person, you don't have to blame yourself. After all, investigation is not our specialty. We just did it as a side job."
After listening to the adjutant's words, Qiao De said this, and the adjutant nodded in response.
"Thank you for your understanding... The main reason is that this incident happened too suddenly. No one could have imagined that the two guys were cultists who worshipped the Abyss Snake, so they were not well prepared. That's why one of them died and the other escaped. If we had noticed it earlier, both of them would have been caught!"
The adjutant spoke with a hint of regret in his tone, and Qiao De put down the pen he was marking the documents with and spoke with a sigh.
"Yeah... Who would have thought that these two guys were well behaved before, but now suddenly showed signs of spirituality and were exposed? The situation that afternoon was not only that we were not prepared, but also those two guys... After all the passengers left, they were suddenly exposed. This was too timely and coincidental... I think the reason why you can't find that guy may not only be that he escaped, but also that he was killed by someone else..."
Listening to the peculiar meaning in Qiao De's tone, the adjutant paused slightly, then continued.
"You mean... these two cultists were deliberately exposed? And the guy who escaped... may have been killed?"
"Why not? Why did the two of them suddenly become unable to hide after hiding? It can't be because the 'shadow' on their bodies was not taken into account before hiding. The design traces of exposure this time are too obvious. Obviously, they are being watched by someone involved in the secrets. This person is hostile to the Haiyuan Sect, and he may be among the passengers of the Flashing White Pearl. Maybe he has something to do with the so-called thief K. In any case... this time we are being used as guns."
Joad said this with obvious displeasure in his tone. After seeing Costa and Massimo exposed, he realized that there might be a very deep secret problem on the White Pearl, and there might be a struggle between two secret forces on the ship. The theft incident on the White Pearl and the inexplicable sinking of the White Pearl might have a very deep connection with the secret. At this moment, Joad was blaming himself for not discovering the problem in time.
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