Chapter 217 The Almost Forgotten Box

"Two hundred and seventy yards!"

The sailors shouted loudly and then pulled the measuring rope back from the sea.

This is the sea area where Castel was originally located. Several ships are parked not far away. The sailors on the ships tied stones with ropes and threw them off the ships to measure the depth of the sea where they are.

This method was proposed by Ken. The "Prince" went to the Rhine to receive the Queen's enthronement, and the investigation of Castel was handed over to the butler Euan, who came to this sea area under the leadership of Jeremiah and others.

Two hundred and seventy yards. This is approximately two hundred and forty meters. Ken converted it briefly in his mind and wrote it down in his notebook.

The measurement units used by Castel were somewhat different from those outside. Hughes seemed to be particularly fond of units such as meters, kilograms, and liters, and all industrial things were measured in them.

Naturally, everyone has no objection. Although this measurement system is a bit old, it does not affect its use.

But once you leave the island, you will often encounter situations where you need to convert money.

"How about it?"

Ken heard the voice and looked back. Jeremiah was striding towards him. Without waiting for his answer, he looked directly at the notebook in his hand.

After this period of study, Jeremiah has already learned to read and even learned a lot of mechanical knowledge. Ken estimates that he is almost ready to graduate from the advanced class.

Advanced class. I don’t know where the people on Castel are now, and whether they are okay.

"Two hundred and seventy. Two hundred and sixty-five. Two hundred and eighty-one. Is this a flat surface underneath?"

"Yes!" Ken nodded. "The surrounding area is all deep sea. Only here are there rock protrusions. The range is about the same as Castel. This should be where the island was originally located. The entire island of Castel seems to have been dug away, leaving only the empty foundation underneath."

It's like a tall tower whose top has been dug away, but the tower body below is still there. It's incredibly weird.

"Can you dive down there and take a look?"

Ken said hesitantly.

"Impossible," Jeremiah shook his head, "No one can dive to this depth."

If it was a Banshee, it should be possible, but they have been hanging around here for so long, if there was a Banshee here, she should have discovered their fleet long ago.

Others don't know about the existence of banshees, but this group of engineers who graduated from the advanced class are all aware of it. However, no banshees have appeared until now. Ken shuddered for no apparent reason and felt a chill on his back.

"Yuan brought a trawl net to salvage things. Let's wait and see if there is any catch." Jeremiah turned and looked at the other boat.

"Will it work?"

"It's difficult, the water is too deep, but it's better than nothing."

“.”

The two fell silent again.

The investigation into Castel came to a deadlock right from the start. No matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary sea surface, with a sunny day and nothing unusual. It was just that the island that was originally here had disappeared.

Later, the results of the salvage came out. Yuan's ship salvaged more than ten times in total, and the location was different each time, but there was basically nothing valuable.

No strange objects were fished out, and no one was attacked. It was so normal that it was a little weird.

As the sky gradually darkened, Euan led the fleet back. This place was not far from Blood Harbor, and Jeremiah decided to keep watch here with the Black Pearl.

The refugees on the ship were settled in Blood Harbor by the "Prince". They carried a lot of food and fresh water, and the ship became quiet after dropping anchor.

There were not many sailors left on the ship. Most of the engineers stayed in the port. Josh did not stay on the ship, but took them to deal with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce.

So many people need to eat and sleep every day. The hope of finding Castel is slim. They can't starve to death. After all, they have to leave a way out for themselves. Ken doesn't blame him.

"Mr. Jeremiah, do you think we can find Castel?"

Lying in the hammock, Ken looked at the stars outside the window in confusion.

It was a calm night and the boat was swaying gently with the waves. Ken had been on the boat for a long time and had become accustomed to the slight rocking feeling.

Jeremiah glanced at him and said nothing.

After a while, Ken asked in a low voice, "What do you think of the 'Prince'?"

Without waiting for Jeremiah to answer, Ken continued to talk to himself: "I think he is a very kind person. You may laugh at me for being too naive, but he does give me that feeling. He helped us investigate Castel and lent a hand to Nora. I can feel that it is kindness from the bottom of his heart, not for profit. He is very kind, unlike other nobles."

"Do you know how many people were killed because of his kindness?"

"Yes, he, he betrayed his followers and the Tis people." Ken's voice trailed off. "Perhaps because he didn't want to see the war spread?"

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He himself doesn't believe this reason.

If the "Prince" really loved peace, he could have disbanded his subordinates, but he chose to side with the Queen and sent his loyal followers to the guillotine with his own hands.

Ken stopped talking, this man was too contradictory for him to understand.

"I think he's a smart man." Jeremiah sneered, "He has now become a role model for the empire, from a prince of a fallen country to the lord of Tis Territory. Not only does no one dare to touch him, the royal family even protects him in return."

There was a trace of confusion in Ken's eyes. Could the "Prince" be such a person?

"You'd better stop thinking about it and find out what happened to Castel as soon as possible. It will be good for all of us."

Jeremiah's tone was very irritated, and his eyes were now bloodshot.

He had slept very little in recent days, and every time he slept a little deeper, he would dream of himself slowly falling into the sea.

He didn't know what was under the sea, but he subconsciously felt depressed and scared, and he would wake himself up every night.

He had a vague feeling that falling asleep in the dream of the deep sea was not a good thing. Perhaps he would never wake up again, just like the tattooed man.

Ken also became depressed. Thinking of his sister and father, his heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles. He no longer had the mood to think about anything else.

Castel disappeared inexplicably. They searched for him so many times, but there was no clue at all. They found nothing. Hmm? Ken suddenly felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, something very important.

He frowned and thought carefully. He came to Castel and found that the island was gone. He went to the Martha Islands and found that it was gone there too.

Then they prepared to go to Blood Harbor, but Jeremiah was unconvinced and went to Castel for another trip, but found nothing except a wooden box.

Ken suddenly sat up from the hammock! Wooden box!

(End of this chapter)