Chapter 1037 - The Attack of the Drones (1/2)
The first thing that appeared to Xia Lei once he exited the cabin was Sa’im with an odd expression on his face Despite that, the Iraqi did not look nervous Xia Lei was perplexed “What happened?”
“Boss, take a look at this,” Sa’iestured him over
Xia Lei trailed behind the man onto the deck There, the Iraqi captain and a few of his sailors were huddled together deep in discussion The captain looked into the distance while another sailor traced his finger along a map laid on the floor The scene was reminiscent of an ancient shi+p on an expedition where the lost creere in search of an island to dock
Xia Lei was iht no one “Did the crystal skull wreck havoc on the shi+p’s navigation syste techniques to pinpoint their path?”
And as expected, the captain pointed to the span of ocean ahead of theypt’s Port Said but… For so towards Cyprus instead!”
Cyprus was a Mediterranean island nation It was ninety degrees off their original route
Xia Lei was certain of its cause, yet there was no way he could tell the to Sa’im “Tell your captain friend to continue the journey to Cyprus I’ll shoulder all of his losses and pay hiht then, I’ll talk to him about it” Sa’im left to discuss with the captain
Xia Lei’s offer to waiver their losses and pay them extra was so attractive that the captain had found it difficult to say no Even if he were fired toh to cover the rest of his life coe between Sa’im and the captain was short The captain swiftly laid down instructions to his crew to maintain their current course towards Cyprus He even strode over and gave Xia Lei a tight hug, praising his generosity
But to be honest, this had nothing to do with generosity It was just that Xia Lei had the ypt was their initial plan but Cyprus wasn’t a bad choice either The only difference was they extended time at sea
Xia Lei left the deck after the issue was solved
Sa’im followed him into the corridor and utilized the privacy to whisper, “Boss, what the hell is going on?”
Xia Lei cleared his throat “The crystal skull is behind this But we must not let the captain find out”
Sa’im was taken aback but nodded anyway “Got it”
Xia Lei supplied, “By the way, keep a lookout of the sky too If you find an Israeli plane, inform me immediately”
“I’ll watch the sky on the deck”
“Go” With that Xia Lei excused himself into his cabin
Tsukino Kyoko was still inside, loyally watching over his bag Noticing his return, she immediately blossomed with a sot deviated away fro in is not towards Port Said but Cyprus,” answered Xia Lei
“Huh?” Tsukino Kyoko gasped “Isn’t that quite a big deviation? Even if the navigation syste towards Cyprus instead, no?”
She had a point For a ninety-degree error, the helmsman must have at least hit a full rudder But it was near iht course Thisbefore the captain had even noticed it The disruption provided by the crystal skull certainly begun ever since he boarded the cargo shi+p
Xia Lei pointed a finger at his bag “It’s causing this”
“The crystal skull?”
Xia Lei nodded affirmatively “Yeah, it could even erase memories Qian Jun had experienced it earlier We talked for quite soot whatever happened within that one hour span”
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah, I’m fine” Xia Lei drawled the silence as he pondered briefly “Hey, can you try to look around for some lead material? I’ll make a box and place it inside Otherwise, who knohere this o look around” Tsukino Kyoko hastily went out of the door
Now, Xia Lei was the only one left in the cabin He brought out the crystal skull again and placed it on top of the sheets
The crystalline skull tranquilly radiated its pristine reflections of light It was translucent and pure
Xia Lei watched it carefully “You’re nothing but a skull How are you able to interrupt modern equipment? You’re even able to ta path Do you have a soul?”