It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

Dolores introduced the Margaret while taking Ella and others aboard.

Ella watched Dolores enter the captain's cabin and began to command the sailors on the deck, and asked in some astonishment:

"Dolores, will you go too?"

"My father asked me to do this wine business, which is a kind of exercise for me."

The Marguerite turned its hinges to retract the anchor and began to move slowly.

With the steam driving the turbines, the speed of the Margaret began to gradually increase, the sails were raised, and it began to leave the port of Liverpool.

The crew cast nets on the sides of the boat and dragged it along.

Dolores stood on the watchtower of the captain's cabin and threw a gold coin towards the sea. The value of a gold coin was about the same as a pound. This is the tradition of sailors. Good luck and blessings of the sea.

The head chef of the Margarita prepared dinner with the freshly caught seafood, and several guests on the same ship had already played poker in the dining room. They were two adventurers who were going to San Francisco to find opportunities to make a fortune and a young couple couple.Adventurers brag about their adventures in Scotland, including catching bounty criminals or hunting in the mountains and forests.

"If you have been to Carmarthen in Wales, you must have heard of my name, Louis. I once hunted man-eating brown bears in the mountains alone, and helped a large farmer protect his cattle. A couple 6."

This is a young adventurer with black hair and green eyes, wearing a long black trench coat. He played cards while talking.

"It's nothing, no matter how big a brown bear is, it's just a wild beast. I once killed the gangster who was active in Graggs. His marksmanship is really good, but unfortunately he is a little slower than me, a pair of Q!" (1 )

The other adventurer, Horace, was middle-aged, with prominent cheekbones and a short stiff beard, and he dismissed the youth's tales of adventure.

The couple marveled at the scene described by the adventurers from time to time, and Ling would deliberately interject a sentence from time to time, asking for more detailed information, and the adventurers were also willing to answer, emphasizing it to show off.

Ella just sat aside quietly, listening with a smile. Compared with the story of the two adventurers, she was more interested in what dinner the head chef would prepare.

The waiter on the ship brought a few trays, and the ingredients were basically harvested by the sailors after they collected the nets.

Dishes include grilled cod meat sprinkled with cumin, butter-fried British blue lobster, amaranth oyster salad, main courses include steaming white bread and seafood noodles, and drinks are sweet lemon tea with a little liqueur.

"It smells so good." Ling twitched his nose.

Ella took a piece of buttered lobster. She had never touched this kind of food before. She carefully inserted a piece into her mouth. The fresh lobster itself had a pleasant sweetness, and the butter made it easier to eat. It has a more layered taste.

The couple were Andre and Alice. They were natives of Liverpool. This voyage was a honeymoon for newlyweds.

Alice asked the middle-aged adventurer with some concern,

"Mr. Horace, are there any pirates on the way from Liverpool port to America?"

"It's very common, ma'am."

Horace formed his words, but with confidence on his face,

"But pirates generally don't attack such a large merchant ship. There are five cannons and more than 60 sailors on the Margaret. Besides, we are not idle people. If we really encounter a guy with no eyes, we will Protect the ladies and children on board, this is our small reward for the generosity of the captain lady."

He looked at Ella who had been silent all this time, and smiled,

"Don't worry about this lady, we will be responsible for the safety of everyone on board."

Ella smiled politely as a response.

The sky is getting late, the sound of the waves is quiet and soft, and the moon is broken into large phosphorescence on the sea.

(1) Note: I am playing American poker, the big second rule, similar to running fast

Chapter 4 San Francisco Bay

The performance opportunity that adventurers expected did not come. The Margaret did not encounter pirates or hurricanes. It only took ten days to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean and enter the waters of the United States.

San Francisco Bay, unlike the Port of Liverpool, is still a crowded bay wharf.But in recent months, more and more merchant ships, tourists, or adventurers who came to seek opportunities gathered here, and this natural harbor has a tendency to become a bustling port city.

Dolores paid 120 gold coins to the soldiers at the port as a tariff, which was equivalent to [-]% of the value of the goods. The pound could not be handed over directly, and had to be exchanged at a local bank, but gold was in circulation no matter where it was.

"Next, I need to visit our partners. I wish you a pleasant trip. In the next few months, the Margaret will be moored in St. Francis Bay. Ella, you can come here to find us when you return. "

Dolores lifted the corner of her skirt lightly and saluted the passengers.

Ella and the others left the Margaret. Outside the pier, there are stone houses with coastal characteristics.The streets are lined with tall palm trees and ivy and purple impatiens everywhere.

"Let's go to the bar and have a rest."

Horace suggested, and based on his own experience, they don't need to go to the bank to exchange Morgan silver coins. The purchasing power of one pound is about the same as five Morgan silver coins, and the shop owners along the coast should be happy to accept it.

For Ella and Adolf, the journey is only halfway through, and then they still need to go to Baltimore and follow the railway to their destination in the northwest, Oceo.There is no point in being too anxious, and accepting Horace's proposal to take a break is not bad, and you can also experience the local customs.

In the end, they settled in a bar hotel called "Coconut Tree".It is opened on the corner of Haizao Street not far from the pier. It is a small three-story building. The first floor is used as a bar, while the second and third floors are provided for guests to rest. There are awnings and tables on the roof. Chairs, guests can enjoy the sea breeze and sunshine on the roof.

Several men ordered Mexican beer at the bar, while Ella and Ling ordered coconut water with ice cubes and fresh milk.

"There are two Morgan silver coins in total."

said the bartender in a light turban, lining up exotic black stone glasses on the bar.

Horace generously paid for the drinks of all the staff and threw five shilling notes on the bar counter, which made the bartender's attitude obviously a little more enthusiastic.

Alice first tried the black beer, but immediately frowned and expressed that she could not accept this drink, and replaced it with a glass of coconut water, so that her husband Andre had to deal with two large glasses alone. Liter Of Mexican Beer.

After a while, Andri pressed his lower abdomen, stood up, and said that he was going to the bathroom to solve his physical problems.

Alice found it difficult to get into the topic of adventurers and Adolf, and she started talking to two younger girls.

"Is that Monsieur Adolf your father?"

"No, we are students of Professor Adolf."

"Uh, he's a professor?"

Alice glanced at Adolf, who was drinking and playing cards with the adventurers. That muscular, bearded man was nearly seven feet tall.

"My God! This professor is so tall, I thought he was a sheriff or a boxer! Or is he actually a professor of outdoor sports?"

Ling laughed so much that he almost spat out the coconut juice in his mouth, and Ella couldn't help laughing too.

"So you probably didn't come here to pan for gold. I haven't heard of any school professor in the UK who would be so depraved that he took two young female students to go abroad to pan for gold."

"Gold panning? What's that?"

Ella thought of a better way to say it:

"We're here to collect samples, to study a certain endemic plant."

In a sense, this is indeed the complete truth, only concealing part of the truth, for example, they are professors and students of the magic school, and for example, the plants have human faces on them.

"Don't you know? A few months ago, a group of adventurers discovered a gold mine in Oceo and became well-known overseas rich people. Since then, people from all over the world have come here to pan for gold. It is said that the riverbed of the Mississippi River is full of It's all gold sand. Some adventurers said that they found ancient ruins or terrible demons there, so we came here for our honeymoon. It would be even better if we could find gold sand on the river bed. The golden Mississippi River in the sunset must be very beautiful. romantic."

"Relic, demon? Doesn't that sound dangerous?"

Ella frowned, words like this made her feel uncomfortable.

"Isn't that very exciting? We all like strange stories and legends. It is said that during the London plague four years ago, someone saw a female knight riding a bone horse in the Whitechapel area. God, that is really cool, I believe There must be something unknown in this world.”

Ella brushed her hair behind her ears. She felt weird. On the one hand, Alice reminded her of bad memories. On the other hand, the female knight riding a bone horse that the young woman mentioned was probably riding a carcass. Ella herself.

Ling also thought of this incident, and smiled teasingly while looking at Ella.

"Yeah, that sounds really cool."

At this time, Andre had already returned from the bathroom. It seemed that this young new husband did not drink very well. Seeing that there was still half a glass of dark beer left, his expression twitched, but he soon recovered his smile .

"You guys seem to be having a good time talking, would you mind sharing some of the young ladies' topics with me?"

"Come here, Andre, we are discussing ghost stories and legends."

Alice waved her hand.

"That's what I'm good at. Four years ago, I happened to be in the Islington area of ​​London. On that day, a snowstorm and a scorching sun appeared one after another, and the weather changed drastically several times within two hours..."

"Sorry, I'm not feeling well."

Ella got up and left the wooden table. Although she knew that Alice and Andre had no malicious intentions, she really couldn't calmly bring up this topic as a strange talk or a story.That kind of despair and tragedy, except for the survivors in the Whitechapel area, other people will never be able to understand.

"Did I say something bad?"

Andre stopped talking innocently,

“… Ella and I are survivors from Whitechapel and it reminds us of not so good things and she has been in a bad shape.”

Ling explained,

"That's really sorry, it's our fault."

Alice bowed her head nervously to apologize,

"It's okay, I'll leave first, I don't worry about her body."

Ling also left the wooden table. She found Ella in the bathroom. The silver-haired girl was squatting on the ground, her body trembling slightly and unable to move. It seemed that the symptoms had recurred due to emotional fluctuations.

"It seems that I can't move for at least half an hour, please take me to the bedroom."

Ella smiled weakly, and let Ling carry her to the second floor.

This is just a blip in the journey.

Chapter 5 Average level

Alice was a little restless. She picked up the cup and put it back on the table. Looking at the coastal-style food, she felt that she had no appetite at all.

Since Ella and Ling left half an hour ago, she hasn't shown up, and hasn't gone downstairs for lunch.

"Andre, I think we should still sincerely apologize to Miss Williams and the others, what do you think?"

The young man took a bite of the minced coconut pie, chewed it a few times, then nodded and said:

"I agree, Miss Ling is only fourteen or fifteen years old at most, and Miss Williams looks even younger than her, such a young child can survive that incident... According to statistics, the number of dead is more than [-] !Maybe their family members died that day too, God knows how much we hurt those two girls by bringing this up.”

"God, let's go now, don't waste a moment, well, maybe we should take two lunches with us."

Alice pulled her husband up, wrapped a few pieces of coconut pie in a handkerchief, and hurried to the second floor of the "Coconut Tree" bar.

When Alice walked to the door of the guest room, she became a little overwhelmed, and she knocked lightly on the door.

"Miss Williams, are you all right?"