Chapter 199 - Confrontation (1/2)

Zhang Heng and Anne finally figured out the reason behind the storm that battered them. As for the tragic incident that happened on the Jackdaw, only Betty, the ancient G.o.ddess, had the answer to that.

After Zhang Heng acquired the seash.e.l.l from Seth, Betty did not attempt to contact him. He figured that it probably had something to do with him being on land. However, he did not underestimate her. The first thing that he did was to return to the Jackdaw and sc.r.a.pe away her name that was engraved on top of the mast with his dagger. After that, he looked for Carina, instructing her to get someone to look for a Tule tree among other colonies.

According to the bartender, a box made from the wood of a Tule tree could be used to ward off all kinds of supernatural forces. Tule trees were typically found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. If memory served him right, Zhang Heng remembered that Oaxaca was a colony of Spain.

If everything went smoothly on his next voyage, he would be ever closer to acquiring a box made out of Tulewood. Unfortunately, this thing wasn’t a game item. Otherwise, Zhang Heng would have loved to bring a box like that to the real world, where he wouldn’t have to worry about where to store his game items.

To prevent others from being tempted by Betty, Zhang Heng decided that he would keep the sh.e.l.l close to him before he got his hands on the box. At the same time, Carina’s investigation of pinpointing the mole had come to an end as well. The person she a.s.signed to watch Malcolm told her that he had just quietly left his mansion with the intention of visiting Captain Baal.

Now, Captain Baal was part of a disinformation campagin coined up by Carina. That said, Malcolm remained cautious, leaving Baal’s house ten minutes later. Instead of looking for the next person on his list, he went to visit an irrelevant person, an attempt to misdirect and confuse whoever that was targeting him.

However, Carina had locked on her target. Surprisingly, Malone wasn’t lazing at the brothel when Carina found him, and this time, he was all prepared. He took out a military sword and a gun that he kept inside a box for a long time. Carina took a deep breath as she took the gun from Malone.

“Are you sure the two of us are enough? Should we get a couple of sailors to come with us?” asked Carina as she loaded the pistol with gunpowder and bullets.

“If you are right about him doing all these for his sister, I don’t want others on the s.h.i.+p to know. We will let him walk free after I’ve asked him whatever I want to ask. Jim is simply a records keeper, and he doesn’t know how to fight. The two of us are more than enough to handle him.”

“That would be the best-case scenario. Don’t you worry, I’m not that old yet. I’m confident that I wouldn’t lose a one-to-one fight.”

“You would sound more convincing if you could make that belly smaller.”

Once Carine was done loading the weapon, she tucked it in a concealed holster on her back. No one could see that she was carrying a gun from the front.

“How do I look now, eh?” asked Carina.

“You look like you are going for a walk in the park.”

“Let’s go. Malcolm might send someone to warn him if we are slow.”

Carina took the lead and proceeded down the stairs, not wasting a single second once they received the news. Jim was tasked with checking their new storage location. Ever since Carina’s business bloomed, her old warehouse had run out of s.p.a.ce. It was filled to the brim with all the items she bought. As a result, she had been scouting around for potential new storage s.p.a.ces to keep her business going. When she asked for Jim’s a.s.sistance, he did not suspect a single thing.