The two navy officers looked at each other, straightened their backs, and the soldier on the left said loudly: "Report, Captain James."

The Marine on the right added: "That is our captain."

James, Navy Captain Zhang Yuanqing silently memorized the name James, narrowed his eyes, and examined the two navy officers: "Are you afraid?"

As an illusionist, he can clearly see the emotions of the people around him.

Hearing this, the two navy men's expressions became more tense and they shook their heads.

In the military, it is normal for subordinates to be afraid of their superiors. Zhang Yuanqing did not dwell on this matter and asked about the situation on the cruise ship in a friendly manner.

After a conversation, Zhang Yuanqing had a preliminary understanding of the situation on the cruise ship.

Captain and Captain James is the highest-ranking military officer on the ship. In addition, there is a cardinal whose status is equal to James in the Holy See.

The United Bishops of Ireland hold a high position, being the official organization of this age of steam and guns.

Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand and asked the two navy officers to continue patrolling, while he walked along the deck towards the captain's office.

Along the way, he didn't see any tourists. It was clearly a cruise ship, but there were only navy, sailors and logistics personnel on the deck and in the cabins.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed a detail: both the navy and the logistics personnel seemed to be afraid to help the sailors.

"It's too conspicuous to send out a warship to carry out a secret mission. The cardinal of the Holy See is also on board. The secret mission should be related to the Spiritual Realm Walker."

Tsk, I have a vest in the dungeon, but no memory infusion, not even basic information, are you letting me explore on my own?"

"There is no intelligence. You need to figure out all the information yourself, including the identities, skills, occupations, etc. of the NPCs on the cruise ship."

Considering that it is an S-level copy, this difficulty is reasonable.

"For now, the cruise ship is still safe. The danger should not break out so soon. Once you figure out what the mission is, you will probably understand the crisis. The goal is very clear."

"According to the introduction of Lingjing, the cruise ship disappeared on its way back. If the cruise ship returns, it means the mission has been completed." He thought as he walked.

He came to the bow and entered the cabin, then went up the stairs to the captain's room on the second floor.

The captain's room is on the second floor, and you can directly look out to sea.

“Boom boom!”

Zhang Yuanqing knocked on the door of the captain's room.

"Come in." A steady male voice came from the captain's room.

Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the one-meter-wide iron door and saw a classic European-style office. From the furniture to the desk lamps, as well as the porcelain cups and plates on the table, everything was very retro and in line with the style of more than a hundred years ago.

It made him feel like he was in a movie.

Behind the brown desk sat a burly middle-aged man wearing a pure black long coat with gold double-breasted buttons, a white shirt and a black tie underneath.

Captain James had a face like a Greek sculpture, his beard was neatly trimmed and beautiful, and his blue eyes were as deep as the ocean. When he saw that it was Zhang Yuanqing who came in, the deep "sea surface" began to ripple, and then quickly calmed down.

"Lieutenant Haas, what's the matter?" Captain James nodded.

Zhang Yuanqing entered the captain's room, straightened his back like the two sailors, and said loudly: "Captain, when can we reach the port? I miss my grandma's apple pie."

Captain James had a serious expression and said unsmilingly, "It's been fifteen days on the sea. Also, if I remember correctly, I think what you miss is not apple pie, but the pie in the Pink Bar. Your grandmother has been dead for many years."

There are still fifteen days left. Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to joke: Oh my God, Captain, you guessed it right. Yes, that little bitch is tight and moist.

But looking at James' serious expression, as if he was about to be executed, he rationally chose not to joke.

As for the fact that his grandmother has been dead for many years, it should be Lieutenant Erhas's character setting. Zhang Yuanqing is not afraid of being "exposed". Except for some special copies that require hiding his identity, he does not need to worry about the collapse of his character in other spiritual realm copies.

The NPCs in the spirit realm will fill in the blanks on their own and accept the spirit realm travelers.

"Captain, I would like to discuss the mission with you." Zhang Yuanqing got to the point.

"Mission?" The captain took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer, opened it and handed it over.

Cigarettes of this era do not have filters.

"Captain, I don't smoke." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand to refuse.

The captain looked at him oddly and said, "Besides women, your favorite things are cigarettes and alcohol."

Smoking, drinking and playing with women? What kind of personality is this? Zhang Yuanqing took the cigarette and lit it with the match struck by the captain.

Captain James exhaled a puff of white smoke: "What do you want to discuss?"

Zhang Yuanqing said: "I would like to hear your opinion on this mission."

James frowned upon hearing this, took a deep puff of his cigarette, and said, "I know what you're thinking, but please don't worry. The incident has passed, and there haven't been any abnormalities in the past few days, right? With the cardinals, bishops, and priests of the Vatican here, there won't be any problems."

Is it over? What happened on the cruise ship? Zhang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his instinct told him that this was probably the reason why the cruise ship disappeared.

Just as he was about to test her further, James spoke first: "Lieutenant Haas, please go out first. I have to work."

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat, "Captain, I want to see the mission file."

James didn't say anything, but his deep blue eyes looked at him with dignity.

Zhang Yuanqing hesitated for a few seconds between using force, hypnosis, and emotional guidance, and finally chose to obey the captain's order.

"It's the Captain!"

This is an S-level copy, so caution is necessary. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if it is exposed.

A luxurious first-class bedroom.

The dormitory for ordinary tourists is on the deck. He was stopped at the entrance on the negative third floor.

He was stopped by two Vatican knights wearing silver armor, holding cross swords, with cold facial lines and sharp eyes.

"The bishop has ordered that no one is allowed to approach the third level below the deck." The middle-aged knight with blond hair and a scar on his left cheek said coldly.

The other knight did not speak, but he exerted a little force on the hilt of the sword with his right hand and stared at Lieutenant Haas with sharp eyes.

If this was an A-level copy, they would have just started fighting. Zhang Yuanqing looked at the two knights, sensing their murderous intent and hostility. He did not act rashly, but took a step back and said, "I hate the tone of your voice. Be careful or I'll torpedo you two."

After he turned and left, the two knights breathed a sigh of relief.

Returning to the deck, Zhang Yuanqing deliberately chatted with sailors and navy officers to inquire about the details of the mission. However, he was disappointed that no one knew what the mission was.

When Zhang Yuanqing asked what happened on the cruise ship, the navy and sailors' faces changed drastically and they shook their heads, indicating that they knew nothing.

But Zhang Yuanqing sensed fear, dread and panic from them.

Something is strange! Zhang Yuanqing thought about it and decided to stop doing it first, wait until night, and sneak into the captain's room to check the information.

At dusk, the setting sun sinks into the horizon.

Zhang Yuanqing entered the cabin and had dinner in the cafeteria. The dinner consisted of beer, bread, vegetable soup, canned beef, and a yellow croaker for each person.

After eating and drinking, he returned to his dormitory. As an officer, Haas had his own independent dormitory, a small room of 20 square meters with simple furnishings.

Zhang Yuanqing lay on the bed, feeling the slight bumps and waiting patiently.

After making inquiries during the day, he learned that the cruise ship was called "Haiyan", a medium-sized cruise ship with a passenger capacity of more than one thousand and less than two thousand.

There were no tourists on the ship, only two hundred navy men, sailors and staff totaling more than one hundred.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yuanqing, who was lying on the bed, turned into starlight and disappeared. The next second, bright starlight rose in the captain's room forty meters away.

The captain's room was dark and silent, with flashlights flashing outside the window from time to time; those were patrolling sailors walking nearby.

The darkness could not affect the night-wandering god's vision. Zhang Yuanqing walked to the file rack behind the desk and quietly searched through the file folders, quickly scanning them.

Zhang Yuanqing paused, his eyes fixed on a folder: "1899. Comet crashed into the sea." Last year's incident was related to the ocean, so it should be this. Zhang Yuanqing opened the folder and read the information on it.

--In 1899, a comet crashed into the sea in the southern waters of Ireland. Since then, fishing boats going out to sea to fish have often salvaged deformed and ugly marine creatures in that area. Those marine creatures are extremely aggressive, and their flesh and blood contain toxins and cannot be eaten.

Those monsters did not belong to any known species, and their cells contained some kind of unstable DNA that was constantly mutating. The Irish UN-branded biologist's three views collapsed, and he claimed that the underwater volcanic eruption awakened ancient species.

The Irish and United Nations governments blocked the area and prohibited fishing boats from approaching, but the incident did not end there. The mutations of the species became more and more exaggerated and gradually spread to the entire southern waters. A cargo ship was attacked by a giant octopus on the route, and the ship sank, with no survivors.

A fishing boat encountered the legendary mermaid. The crew was attracted by the singing and jumped into the sea, becoming the mermaid's delicacy. The empty boat drifted for several days before being found by the search and rescue team.

As an official organization, the Holy See joined forces with the navy to eliminate the mutated marine life. Under the organization of the government, the Holy See dispatched a special team of spirit realm travelers and the navy dispatched a special fishing team to explore the sea area where the comet originally crashed.

"Did the comet from outer space cause the mutation of species on Earth? Or is it possible that the so-called comet from outer space is the master of the Breaking Bad profession and accidentally dropped a certain prop?"

"That shouldn't be the case. If it was a tool, it would have been taken back long ago. Did he do it on purpose? That doesn't seem likely. There's no point in doing this. So many civilians were accidentally injured, and a large amount of merit points were lost for nothing."

"Besides, if that's all, it wouldn't be enough to ask the Spirit Realm to create a special copy. There must be a deeper story behind this."

"I've read the background of the story. Now let's check the subsequent developments."

After knowing the background of the story, Zhang Yuanqing felt more at ease, and the feeling of confusion when he first entered the dungeon was greatly reduced.

He closed the folder and put it back where it belonged. His eyes fell on the drawer of the desk, where a brass lock was hanging.

At this moment, the light of a flashlight shone through the crack of the door, and footsteps approached. With a click, the door of the captain's room was opened.