Nina was a pirate who had worked her way up from the lower ranks. Although she was often impatient and irritable, she was definitely experienced and a relatively reliable person. After a brief recollection, she described it seriously:

“That well was at a relatively deep bottom of the sea, and I had to have enough buffer time to adjust to the pressure and temperature there, so it took a long time to get there.

“It’s not easy to spot in itself, but the remaining steel buildings are really obvious, and I found them once I got used to the environment there.

"They have completely collapsed and decayed. It is impossible to imagine what they looked like originally. However, it can be seen that they must have been quite large in the past, but now they have shrunk a lot."

Nina chuckled twice when she said this, and glanced at the men present.

Real female pirates are indeed different... Klein immediately sighed in his heart.

In his opinion, whether it is "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya, "Vice Admiral of the Iceberg" Edwina, or "Vice Admiral of the Disease" Tracy, they are not pure female pirates, because they all come from big forces or secret organizations. When they are at a lower level, they are either not at sea, or follow big men and do relatively safe things, or are lone adventurers, and are hardly influenced by the style and atmosphere of the middle and low-level pirates.

After Nina finished laughing, Cattleya pointed at the rusty thing in her hand that was hard to tell was a metal bar:

"Is this part of those steel buildings?"

"Yes, Captain, you know I don't know much about history and mysticism, so I can only bring some back for you to study. You are an expert in this field." Nina smiled and handed over the "metal bar".

Then, she pointed to the remaining piece of black soil covered with honeycombs and said:

"Not far from the Iron Ruins, I found the well. It's really not big. If this can be described as 'huge', then I must have seen a lot of giant cannons.

“Those drunken adventurers are better braggarts than us pirates!

"This is the soil inside the deep well. I can't imagine how these marks were formed!"

Nina's fingers hammered repeatedly on the honeycomb-like spots of black dirt.

Klein originally thought that it was the traces left by intensive shooting of very small objects, but after careful observation, he suspected that it was the "pattern" left after being corroded by something: each spot was very light, and the edges spread slightly and irregularly in all directions.

Nina handed the black mud to "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya and continued to describe:

“The well was so small that even a child from Nass couldn’t get into it.

"It was very deep, I even felt it had no bottom. In the environment there, it was dark inside, as if something was slowly calling me, yes, slowly.

"I found a few rocks nearby and threw them in, but there was no response at all. Anyway, it was full of water."

Cattleya held up the "metal bar" and the black soil, and examined them carefully through the thick glass lens.

“Since the wellhead is so small that humans cannot enter directly, there is no need for us to start exploring now, as it would be very dangerous.

"After I figure out the secrets hidden in these two items and whether the ancient well is valuable enough to make us take the risk, we will come back here and try again."

"Okay, Captain!" The wet Nina shivered in the cold wind, making the pirates around her stare in amazement.

Cattleya pushed down her glasses and said to Nina:

"You can drink one bottle of Sonia Blood Wine today, and there is no limit on the rest."

"...Long live the captain!" Nina cheered with extreme joy.

An ancient underwater well that humans cannot enter... Klein, who had no desire to explore, summarized Nina's description in his mind.

Suddenly, he had a wonderful idea:

Just because humans can’t enter that ancient underwater well doesn’t mean non-humans can’t!

Many deep-sea fish are not necessarily that huge, so there is a high probability that they can pass through the wellhead.

And as the "God of the Sea", when he holds the scepter, he has enough ways to drive marine creatures!

Don't be in a hurry. Let's see what Ms. Hermit can research from these two items. Then decide whether to explore on the way back. Otherwise, you might encounter some exaggerated danger... There is not enough information for this kind of thing, and it is impossible to predict... Klein remained calm while his thoughts were running through his mind.

At this time, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya glanced at him strangely, then withdrew her gaze without leaving a trace.

"Why did she suddenly look at me? What was she looking at me for? She couldn't possibly know that I have the 'Sea God's Scepter' that can control marine life. No, she knows, but what she knows is that Mr. 'The Fool' holds the divine scepter left by the sea serpent Kalvetuwa, not the 'World'... Unless she sees through that the 'World' is the 'Fool'... But this is even more impossible. Even Mr. 'The Hanged Man' is still at the level of the 'World' being a Favored One. She hasn't even discovered this...

"Change your thinking and think about it from the perspective of the 'Admiral of the Stars'... She is a person who is pursued by knowledge. She has followed the 'Queen of Mystery' and is loyal to the 'Moss Ascetic Order'. She has traveled the sea for many years and has seen and experienced many things. It is not surprising that she knows that the 'Sea God' domain has the extraordinary ability to drive marine life...

“So, after discovering that humans couldn’t pass through the ancient well, she naturally thought of the scepter in Mr. Fool’s hand and planned to ask for help in the future? I am observing whether the World has also obtained relevant information and whether it has similar ideas.”

Klein thought of a lot of things at once, and with the help of the Joker's ability, he forced himself to remain indifferent without any abnormal reaction.

When Nina went to get Sonia's blood wine, Klein lowered his hat and returned to the cabin entrance.

As he approached the door, a picture suddenly appeared in his mind:

In a room on the upper deck of the ship, the windows were tightly closed and covered with curtains. A pair of unclear eyes were hiding behind the windows, quietly watching the people on the deck, watching Gehrman Sparrow.

Who? Klein did not pause, nor did his body stiffen. He entered the cabin normally, just like before.

…………

At three o'clock in the afternoon, bright but not scorching sunshine shone on a garden near Stoen University.

Michel Deit, who was only forty years old and already a senior associate professor, was wearing a long tuxedo for banquets and a beautiful bow tie, and was waiting patiently at the door.

Yesterday evening, he received a letter. The sender was a waiter from the Earl of Hall, the largest noble family in East Chester County. The writer was the daughter of the influential senator, Miss Audrey Hall, who was known as Backlund's most dazzling gem.

This distinguished lady mentioned in her letter that she had heard from the party that Mr. Michel Deit was an outstanding collector, and as an enthusiast in this field, she very much hoped to come for a visit.

Michel Deit had no reason to refuse.

Soon, an elegant carriage with the family crest arrived at the gate.

The two servants who had been instructed opened the outer gate made of steel fences and led the carriage around the garden to the front of the house.

A housekeeper came down first, followed by the guards and maids.

Then, a hand wearing a long white gauze glove stretched out.

With the help of her maids, Audrey gracefully stepped onto the carpet that Michelle had laid in advance.

Michelle was stunned at first, then her eyes lit up, and she felt that the flowers in the garden on the side had lost their color at this moment.

He took two steps forward, took off his hat and saluted:

"Welcome, my lady.

“Your visit is an honor to me and my family.”

Audrey took off the veil on her head and handed it to the maid. She said a few polite words and then followed Michel Deit through the living room and into the collection room on the first floor.

Coming here, Michelle seemed to have finally regained his confidence as a master. Starting from the left edge, he pointed at the collection and introduced it:

"This is a helmet that appeared in the White Rose War. After a long period of research, I can confirm that its owner was a member of the Soran family. At that time, they were still the royal family."

The golden helmet was intricately designed, with flying bird-like decorations on top and a visor made up of pieces of metal scales.

"My ancestor obtained his first title in this war." Audrey responded with interest.

She adjusted her mental state in advance and made herself feel like she was really here for the visit.

"The failure of the Twenty Years' War caused the kingdom to suffer years of humiliation, but it also produced many heroes." Michel flattered indirectly.

The White Rose War took place after the Twenty Years' War and before the Oath Breaking War, when Loen defeated Intis and became strong again.

Michelle continued to introduce her collection, and Audrey listened very carefully, asking questions from time to time and communicating with him.

Finally, Michelle pointed to a notebook with a black cover:

“It belonged to a knight stationed on the island of Sonia during the Twenty Years’ War.

“The name of this knight has disappeared in the long history. Only this notebook proves that he once existed and that he once held on to Sonia Island until the last moment.

"This notebook is not only a first-hand source for studying that period of history, but it also contains certain questions. The knight has many unusual grammatical habits, which may be clues to help us figure out his exact identity."

Audrey intuitively believed that this notebook was her target, so she moved a little closer and found some faint line marks on the black cover, which together outlined a rather abstract dragon.

Judging from the tone and subtle expression of Associate Professor Michelle when he introduced the notebook, his interest in it mainly focused on the content, not the notebook itself, and he didn't cherish it very much... I have great hope of buying it... Audrey made a calm judgment, tilted her head, smiled at Michelle Deit and said:

"What is the unusual habit?"

"I like to use short sentences, very short sentences..." Michelle said boastfully.

Audrey was always a good listener. She looked at Michelle with a smile and listened attentively, which made Michelle say more.

As she listened, she suddenly felt that the knight's grammatical habits were somewhat familiar.

"That's..." Audrey's eyes turned slightly, and she quickly remembered the source of the familiar feeling.

Those were some grammatical habits of the dragon language that she had studied carefully and basically mastered!

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