Chapter 496 Meeting on Oravi Island
"Next time I'm so impulsive, remember to stop me."
With one-third of the main mast broken and the sails swaying in the wind, the "Redhead" finally arrived at the port of Oravi Island before nightfall on Wednesday and docked at the pier equipped with a repair dock.
Looking at the deck that was covered with sawdust and half of the side was bare, Angel whispered to Elaine beside him.
"I'll try my best."
The brown-haired lady murmured in reply.
She also looked exhausted, partly due to the various accidents and battles along the way, and partly due to the negative effects of her "Ring of Madness".
As soon as it left Bayam's private port, the "Redhead" encountered a storm of moderate size that came and went quickly, blowing the sailboat off its planned route. This also reminded Angel that she was also wearing a magical item that could bring bad luck to people.
Fortunately, after herding the "Wind-loving One", Angel had a certain ability to control the strong wind. Through a method that was not scientific at all but very mystical, she stood on the deck and blew hard at the sails. She made the ship, which was almost off course and crashed into the reef, barely return to the deep water area, avoiding the tragic end of sinking as soon as it set sail.
This display of extraordinary abilities not only did not scare the hired sailors, but instead quickly brought their morale, which had already begun to decline, back to its best level. After all, the enemy's extraordinary people were scary, but the extraordinary people on their side were the most reliable teammates.
Under the command of Elaine, who had considerable sailing experience, the deviated "Redhead" quickly returned to its normal course and headed for Oravi Island. However, the original plan to arrive before Klein quickly failed because they encountered a pirate ship. Angel, who had been depressed for a long time and was full of anger, finally found an opportunity to vent.
Fearing that the Loen military's ironclad warships would enter the Five Seas and that pirates would be swept out of this area in large numbers, the pirates near the Rorsted Islands have been very active in recent months. They are eager to rob all the supplies they see day and night, and make a final profit before "retiring", and the same is true for Angel's pirate ship.
After firing a few shots in a demonstrative manner and breaking the mast of the new red-painted ship, the pirates on the pirate ship found themselves beginning to experience symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, and fever, and soon they were lying on the deck in a mess. The captain, the only one who could barely hold on despite the "disease", had no time to order a retreat before he was beheaded by the bone blade extending from behind.
The pirate ship was still out of control until Angel swam back to the "Redhead" with the captain's head in his arms and ordered the sailors to continue heading towards the Island of Oravi in the fearful eyes of the sailors.
Although no deadly germs were spread, the various minor illnesses were enough to make the raiders uncomfortable for a while. By the time they were discovered by the patrolling navy, perhaps no one on the ship would be able to stand up.
After many twists and turns, the "Red-haired Lady" finally brought a ship full of sailors to the port of Olaví. Angel could see that the two-day thrilling voyage had made all the sailors physically and mentally exhausted. She whispered a few words with Elaine and gave the sailors three days off. Anyway, the ship also needed major repairs and it might take at least a week for it to leave the port again.
The two of them carried the pirate captain's head wrapped in black cloth, left the dock and went to the Port Authority. There, Elaine, who was familiar with various procedures, would follow the formal procedures to report the encounter, collect any possible bounty, and arrange repairs for the "Red-haired Girl".
"Hopefully the bounty on this pirate will cover the cost of this repair."
Angel muttered, stepping into the busy Port Authority. He quickly glanced around, finding nothing special, and then let Elaine in.
While the latter went to handle the formalities, Angel stood in front of the bulletin board, habitually looking for her wanted poster. Under the watchful eyes of the public, she didn't dare to tear up the wanted poster, but it was still necessary to understand it in advance.
Olav Island is a transit point between Blue Mountain Island where Bayam is located and the many colonial islands in the Sonia Sea. Originally a deserted island, it has gradually become a busy port city during its continuous development. It has long been connected to the wired telegraph, so the speed of updating various wanted notices is much faster than in small places with little information.
Angel soon found his wanted poster in a less conspicuous corner of the notice board. It also only had a simple description of his appearance, making it almost impossible to identify him, but the huge bounty of 18,000 pounds was still very eye-catching, making people want to grab the paper away.
"Oh, I'm almost confused about the Church of Storms' intentions. Among the wanted posters with a bounty of over 2,000 pounds, I'm the only one without a portrait, and the description is also very vague, almost like a perfunctory one.
"Vice Admiral Disease Tracy lost her flagship, but the bounty on her head has risen to 30,000 pounds, surpassing Vice Admiral Dusk. Is it because the sinking of the Black Death was so bizarre that her worth has increased? Then she has me to thank...
"'Flame' is still the same. He stopped working hard after leaving us..."
Looking at the wanted posters of familiar people one by one, Angel felt a long-lost sense of comparison. She was happy that her worth was still three times that of Danitz, but she also felt that her defeated opponent Tracy was so much more expensive than her and it was undeserved. Until her eyes stopped at a newspaper clipping.
Telegraphs cannot transmit newspapers, so this must be an old newspaper brought by the nearest ship, which tells the story of an adventurer's crazy deeds: he fired indiscriminately in a crowded bar, fought with pirates on the wanted poster, and after killing them, he threatened to come to collect the bounty, and then left. Dozens of people, including the pirate's friends, watched the whole process, but no one dared to join the fight.
In the corner of the newspaper clipping was a portrait of a man with a thin, angular face, and below it was his name written in cursive:
German Sparrow!
This guy Klein...
...You didn’t call me for such an interesting thing?
Angel felt his blood flow quicken as he recalled the moment he and Klein beat up the bartender in Damir Port and escaped from the scene, breaking free from his inner moral constraints.
But she was not even on the wanted list after doing such a thing. It seemed that the colonial officials quite encouraged this violent act of killing pirates in the street... As she was thinking, she caught a glimpse of Elaine in disguise walking out of the inner room with a faint smile on her face.
"Did you get the reward?" she asked in a low voice after getting closer. There were many people around and although they were not worried about retaliation, they still knew that it was better not to show off their wealth.
"Not yet. They need to verify the information. It could be down as early as tomorrow. It's 800 pounds in total. You killed a pirate of some note."
Elaine also answered in a low voice, her face flushed with excitement, and she was delighted by this unexpected income.
"It sounds like something on the level of the 'Red Skull Pirates'..."
Angel didn't take it seriously. He thought a pirate who was at most Sequence 9 was a good kill. His only regret was that he was in a hurry and didn't have time to wait for the other party's extraordinary characteristics to be analyzed, resulting in a small loss.
After leaving the Port Authority, Elaine prepared to stay in a nearby hotel to prepare for collecting the bounty and repairing the ship tomorrow. Angel said goodbye to her and went to the port city next to the dock to look for Klein's traces.
According to the speed of the passenger ship, he should have arrived at Oravi Island a few hours earlier than himself who had deviated from the course and encountered pirates.
Hiding in an alley, Angel used the magic mirror to perform a divination. She thought she had become a master of divination, but she was surprised to find that the divination failed. After a difficult fight between black and gray, the mirror surface was covered again.
"Why does it feel like it's sometimes effective and sometimes not? Is it because he and I have been apart for too long, so the divination's 'clues' are insufficient, and his counter-divination is interfering with it?"
Angel muttered to herself as she quickly thought of another method. She set her divination target on Darkwill, who was traveling with Klein. This time, the divination quickly revealed a scene: the fat pharmacist was lavishly gambling in a casino, completely unlike the miser she knew.
Furthermore, in less than a minute, Darkwill had already won over ten pounds, leaving Klein, who was carrying his luggage nearby, stunned.
Oh, it's so cruel to let Klein, who always loses at gambling, see this scene... Angel laughed secretly in the alley for a while before he divined the location of the two people and found the casino that was doing good business.
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"595 pounds... 600 pounds."
Watching Darkwill gather his chips and prepare to cash them out, Klein once again doubted his luck.
"That 'Councilor of Fate''s lucky charm was completely useless to me. It even caused me to lose 30 pounds in ten minutes at the casino. How come it was so effective when used on Darkwill? In less than two hours, he's already won 600 pounds across three casinos... If I hadn't been so worried about being discovered and had to change locations so frequently, I could have taken the money and left by now."
He escorted Darkwill of the "Dice of Probability" to Oravi Island, bringing the uniqueness of the "Monster" path. He wanted to ask for his reward and then rush back to Bayam to prevent Angel from being upset because of his sudden departure. However, he didn't expect that this stingy pharmacist only had 300 pounds on him. The remaining 700 pounds of reward would be paid to the contact person, the "Life School" councilor Richoed, who would let him earn it through "luck".
"Obviously, his luck is indeed effective, but it has no effect on me. Could it be that after my promotion, the gray-white mist surrounding me can block the influence of my 'fate'? This includes not only malicious ones, but also benign ones... Angel said that after being with me, the effectiveness of her 'luck' revolver has become less effective. Is this also due to my influence?"
As he watched Darkwill, beaming with joy, exchange the cash and prepare to leave, Klein analyzed the situation in his mind.
"If I were you, I would hide the money right away, so I don't die in a deserted alley in the middle of the night."
Still remembering his role, he casually reminded the fat pharmacist.
"After I give you all the money, it will be you who will be worried."
Darkwill, who was judged by his owl to be more suitable for a "Hunter" potion, replied, but still listened to the advice and carefully hid the bill in the inner pocket of his robe.
Why would I worry? I'm only worried about the thieves and bandits coming in without a bounty, so I can't make any extra money...
Klein, whose mind had completely switched to Gehrman mode, chuckled and turned back to take Darkwill out of the casino and win the remaining money somewhere else.
Behind him, Angel was standing with his arms crossed, a sneer on his face.
Bang--
The fat pharmacist, who was hiding the money, bumped into Klein's not-so-broad but now very stiff back. The owl on his shoulder, which was pretending to understand nothing, made a "puff" sound and flew away from the three people.
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