Chapter 9: Ghost Ship (II) (2/2)

Apart from the journal, there were still a few items left: the quill pen, the cross pendant, and the box of matches The quill pen couldn’t be used without ink, so Luo Jian unhesitatingly tossed it to the side The cross pendant, however, appeared soht, Luo Jian picked it up and put it in his pocket

The matches seemed to be the most useful They were still dry and could be lit, and Luo Jian just happened to be in need of some fire But he couldn’t find any material that he could burn The wooden box was damp; in fact, most of the wooden items on the shi+p’s deck were damp

After much deliberation, Luo Jian finally eyed the corpse

Hu corpse would secrete oils, a reasy residues, that made the body easily flammable The flaardless, a hu time

Luo Jian wavered for a moment, but he finally shook his head and chided himself, “What are you so afraid of, Luo Jian?! If you don’t make up your mind, then you’ll end up dead like hirit his teeth, took ahold of one of the corpse’s leg, and briskly snapped the fe Carrying his newly made torch, he made his way towards the door to the lower levels Under the light of the flahter Luo Jian entered the hold of the shi+p with the torch in his hand Unlike the shi+p’s deck, which was freezing because of the sea breeze, the hold of the shi+p arilantly surveyed the area ide eyes

The hold of the shi+p referred to a space beneath the deck, which included the aft cabin, the forepeak coine or boiler roohost vessel was relatively large The first room Luo Jian entered was chaotic mess, as if a violent brawl had occurred; tables and chairs were scattered across the floor and a thick layer of dust covered the entire place

There wasn’t anything valuable in this rooain, and he eventually found a navigational chart that he couldn’tbook that was, unfortunately, written in English An oil painting, which was also covered in dust, hung on the wall Luo Jian gathered the painting and carefully brushed the dust away It was a painting of a vessel being engulfed by the raging seas

“What kind of person would actually hang a picture like this on the wall? Were they that eager to die at sea?” Luo Jian was at a loss He shook his head in baffleh another But before leaving, he h he didn’t knoho his partner was, he still intended to find this partner of his, hoping that he or she lish

The shi+p’s hold was quite large, but Luo Jian ed visit soo compartment, but most of the food was inedible In one place, there were sounpowder, and a few explosives, but they were all drenched in water and thus useless Luo Jian also found a heap of gold and silver treasures in another roos couldn’t cory

He went to the shi+p’s boiler rooine room, the forward cabins, the bow cabins, the aft cabins, the port-side cabins, the starboard-side cabins, practically every cabin and compartment had been overturned by hi, not even a corpse like the one he found on the deck

“What the hell’s up with this place?! Why’s everything so empty?” Luo Jian went around in circles There were just too many rooms to cover He was somewhat lost, and he wasn’t sure if there were any cabins he’d accidentally overlooked The fire on the torch was slowly dying out, and he soon entered a lively-looking area, seee He found so that one wasn’t quite enough, he decided to wear another Though the coats were covered in dust, at least he wasn’t cold anymore

Soon after, he found an oil lamp that actually contained fuel Luo Jian lit the lamp, and threay that human bone torch

The inner cabin of the vessel was stifling and dark, the floor swayed under his feet, and he could hear the sound of the roaring waves slapping beneath the hull To say he was scared would be an understateet over it and find his partner He glanced at his pocket watch; it was 12:48 Without knowing, an hour had already passed If he didn’t find his partner any sooner, that person would probably die

After walking through the dark corridor for a long ti from the roo was fiercely banging against the door

Luo Jian’s heart rate increased and his heart violently pounded against his ribs, tuning in sync with the strange knocking noises He raised his lamp as he boldly approached the door of the roo striking at the door; the door rattled non-stop and the noise echoed all around

“Is anyone inside?” Luo Jian yelled at the door Surrounded by darkness, he didn’t dare raise his voice He felt that if he shouted any louder, his voicebad, which could only result in unpleasant consequences

When Luo Jian called out, the i knocked stopped Time seemed to come to a standstill There weren’t any sounds ortime; it was as tranquil as the eye of a hurricane

After a while, the poor door began to shake froain Luo Jian sed hard, drew his tactical knife, put it in hisit steady While one of his hands held the laripped the door knob, twisting it slowly…