book of old days

Chapter 106 News from Brighton
"Is this really okay?" Ragnar asked Sean, looking at the hunters who had changed into crew uniforms in front of them.

"You have to understand that the best hunters often appear in the form of prey. Of course, unless you have a better idea, you can tell me." Sean said while taking off his bearskin coat After he got down, the loss of this layer of protection immediately made him shiver with cold. He handed the bearskin coat to the first officer, and put on the first officer's navy coat. The thermal effect was not good, but it was still acceptable.

But the first mate put on the bearskin coat with a happy face.

Sean's plan was simple. Captain Edward and his crew continued to tow the skiff slowly in order to attract the bear's attention.

The sled team maneuvered in the distance. Once the bear appeared, it immediately outflanked the rear and eliminated it with internal and external cooperation.

But this is only a superficial plan. These exhausted crew members have almost no fighting power. Letting them ambush the bear is like delivering food. In this case, a Trojan horse is used. At this time, there are a total of eight hunters hiding in the team of these crew members. Once the bear appeared, everyone could immediately attack and surprise the beast.

From the perspective of a trap, such an 'ambush' is really not very clever, but there is no way, if everyone gathers together, the bear may not show up.

But the frozen ice is vast, and there is no place to hide at all. Unless you run to a place where you can't see it, you can only do so.

Sean climbed into the boat and lowered the canvas. The boat was full of cans, kerosene, blankets, ammunition, and warm clothing. He pulled a blanket under his body and felt comfortable.

Sean gestured to Ragnar that everything was OK. Ragnar shook his head helplessly, and drove away with a dozen crew members on a sled.

Sean was thinking about where to aim first, and Captain Edward also got in, holding a pull-bar rifle in his hand.

"Aren't you going to stay with your crew?"

"No, if the bear does show up, I hope to face it with my own eyes. I have to say, it would be nice to rest on this boat for a while, thank you young man, you brought us good news , the most important thing is hope - there is nothing more important than hope, and I know this especially as a captain."

Sean smiled, "It's nothing, it just coincides with the meeting, by the way, is there any news from Brighton recently?"

Captain Edward couldn't help laughing, "You are asking the wrong person, I have been away from Brighton for more than two months."

Sean shrugged, "So what, I've been away from Brighton for more than three months, there are still some news that I don't know about, it's within that month."

In fact, what Sean wants to know the most is about Little Lanster. Has the case been traced to him? Has he already been wanted?If so, whether the doubts he set up have taken effect, all this makes him eager to know the answer.

When he thought that the person next to him was a Brighton soldier, and he knew nothing about the real identity of the person in front of him, Xiao En felt slightly complacent.

Captain Edward thought for a while, "There is indeed such a thing, maybe it's worth mentioning, do you know about the case of Little Lanster's disappearance?"

Sean shook his head, "I haven't heard of it, oh yes, I seem to have read it in the newspaper when I was in Norem. Is it the youngest son of the Duke of Lancet? Why was he found?"

"No, but the person who murdered him has been found out."

Sean's heart suddenly rose. Although he was no longer in Sword Castle and left Brighton, if possible, he certainly didn't want to be a fugitive living in another country.

"who is it?"

"A professor from the University of Sword Castle, alas, I didn't expect such a person to appear in a place like University of Sword Castle."

"Professor? Really or not." Sean pretended to be surprised.

"That's right, it seems to be called Alhaz, or Alhaz or something. In short, he is a foreigner. These foreigners are really untrustworthy. He kidnapped little Lancet for some reason, but the French Open is back. This guy accidentally Left his professor's badge at the crime scene, and later the police searched his home and guess what they found."

Xiao En raised it again in his mind, maybe he found a clue about yourself.

"What did you find?"

"A painting, the painting is a horrible monster that cannot be described in words, an evil god, it is said that all the people who saw that painting went crazy, of course it is just a rumor, the official did not do too much detail on this case Explain, and even deliberately cover up some things.

Some people deduced that this Alhaz was probably a cult member, and he was also a high-ranking person, so he was taken seriously.

Rational, to be honest, I didn’t take these gossips very seriously at the time. Those stories were just nonsense written by unscrupulous writers and crazy imaginations of tabloid reporters, or distorted visions seen by artists in midnight nightmares. It was recorded with a paintbrush, that's all.

But to this day, after going through the crazy experience before, I don't know what to believe. Maybe what happened at that time was really as terrible as the legends say, maybe it is true in this world. There are mysterious phenomena that cannot be explained by science. "

When the captain said this, he suddenly lowered his voice: "You know, our ship is not called the Lucky, but the Misfortune."

Sean heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, luckily he wasn't involved, and then he was a little surprised that someone actually named his ship 'Misfortune'?This person is sick.

"I know what you're thinking, but in Brighton, people will do anything to show their reason and courage. Traditionally, whether it's a warship or a merchant ship, a 'nice' name is given. A ship's name can affect its fate, but the Society of Rationalism dismisses this as an illusion and superstition.

So when the first captain named the new ship—he was, by the way, an honorary member of the Society of Reason—named it the Doom, he thought it would demonstrate reason and also deter the enemy.

Despite the opposition of the crew, he insisted on doing so.

As a result, the ship was really bad luck. There were several accidents in the past three years. Even the captain died of fever and illness after only two years in office. The crew discussed this a lot. After I took over the ship , I renamed it Lucky, hoping to change the ominous atmosphere.

Rationally, of course I know that these are all nonsense, but there is no harm in having a nicer name. Perhaps it was the unlucky name before that brought us to where we are today. "

Sean nodded, "That's right, but let's talk about that case, what happened next?"

"Where are we talking, oh yes, Alhaz that guy.

They failed to find Alhaz himself in the end. Some tabloids claimed that this cultist might have some kind of mysterious power to hide his existence, but the Rational Society denied it, thinking that he just got wind of it in advance and absconded in advance.

They finally found "suspicious clues" in a lake at the University of Sword Castle - it is said that no one knows what happened, and the Society of Rationalism strictly blocked the news, and dispatched troops and artillery to investigate the area. But what kind of investigation requires the dispatch of the army, which will inevitably lead to people's daydreams. "

"So the case is closed?"

"Yes, the Duke of Lancaster was furious about this, and announced that he would avenge the Suled people, and demanded to start a war against the Suled people, but the parliament rejected his proposal, and went to war with other countries for a playboy. Not a rational approach.

In the end, the Duke of Lancet could only offer a reward of [-] gold pounds for the arrest of Alhaz, but there was no news. Many people speculated that he had probably fled back to his own country. Anyway, that was the case. "

Sean heaved a sigh of relief, this is really good news, it seems that he was doing the right thing by disposing of Alhaz, in this way he will be safe, and there is still a chance to go back to Sword Castle in the future.

Trying not to show the joy in his heart, he lifted the canvas and looked out through the gap, pretending to look out to cover up his inner emotions: "Why hasn't that bear come yet?" He complained.

Suddenly, there was a burst of shouting from outside, and gunshots could be heard vaguely.

The canvas was lifted, and Wilson looked at him anxiously.

"what happened?"

"It's Ragnar, they're under attack, we have to help them."

(End of this chapter)