Sixus finally understood why Pusiangs was willing to send the materials. It turned out that it was not because of her reputation, but because the other party simply wanted to train a student.
"I've always been curious about something, ma'am."
When the atmosphere was silent, Hitzfeld suddenly tilted his head and asked a question.
“You say.” Feti raised his eyebrows.
"You have introduced us to a lot of situations in the deep sea before."
"Yes."
"The environment and creatures on the seabed...their structures and habits."
"I did."
"How do you know this?" the girl asked her. "I mean... who discovered and summarized this knowledge?"
...This is indeed strange.
Xia Yibing, Xixus...including the female knight leader all reacted - with the current diving technology mastered by humans, it is already amazing to be able to reach 200 meters, the deep water area...the deep sea plain?
Those who can see the deep sea plains may never come back, so how do they report what they saw?
"There is a legend, but I'm not sure."
When talking about this, Feiti was rarely hesitant.
"There is indeed debate in the academic community about this. Just like what you said... it is very difficult for those who have experienced it to come back alive. Everything they saw would be buried by the abyss, and all their efforts would be worthless."
"But there is a rumor - it is farther away from the Gray Fog Sea, probably in the southwest, there is an archipelago in the center of the ocean. There is a unique kind of algae growing on the reefs there. As long as you put it in your mouth, you can breathe underwater."
"So magical?"
"It's just a legend... There is a dried specimen of it in a museum in Wayne, but it's too precious and no one dares to verify whether it's true."
"Even if you dare to verify it, what can you do?"
Sixus sneered at the specimen.
"It's been dead for so many years, how could it still be effective!"
"So it's a debate," Feti emphasized.
"So which side do you support?" the female knight asked curiously.
"Knight Blue..."
"Ah, you can all just call me 'Jindu', why not just call me Dailin~"
"Okay, Dalin." Feti narrowed his eyes, "I thought you could already tell that I believe it."
This is natural.
Those who do not believe cannot regard that knowledge as truth.
"It would be best if we could find this kind of seaweed nearby."
Lu Xier said with a smile.
"If Aisuen's dream comes true, or if we capsize and fall into the sea, this thing can... uh... can..."
She paused mid-sentence as the others began to stare at her fearfully.
This is on the sea.
This is no joke...
"There's a light ahead!"
Just then, Jindu's voice was heard outside.
"There's a boat!"
"It's probably one of your people!"
"Gather them all for me today~"
Chapter 25: Corpse Retrievers Two in One
The movement of the fleet was very obvious - when more than a dozen ships were rumbling towards this side, even the most insensitive person would be able to hear something.
Hitzfeld was the first to walk out of the cabin. She approached the bow and saw several lights from the opposite side shining towards her.
"Who is over there!?" A question came from the sea.
"Aisun Hitzfeld came to me with her discovery and asked me to go on an adventure with her!" Jindu answered with a grin.
Hitzfeld couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. She also wanted to throw Jindu into the sea.
"Esun Hitzfeld?"
Apparently, the name had some effect. The other side did not question anything, and after a pause, several boats began to approach.
A long board was built on both sides of the ship, and a thin man in a top hat and windbreaker nimbly stepped over. Hitzfeld noticed that he was holding a wooden cane, and judging from the reflection of his feet, he was wearing leather shoes...
None of his gear was suitable for going into the water, yet he still dared to jump over. He must be very brave.
"Are you Aisuen Hitzfeld?" The white clothes were still very obvious at night. The man saw Hitzfeld at a glance, approached and asked loudly.
At first Hitzfeld thought he must be used to giving orders, so he shouted so loudly, but when her casual response was drowned out by the rumbling sound, she had to speak louder too.
"Yes! It's me!"
"Bill Ponko!" The man stretched out his hand. Hitzfeld shook it and could feel that he was wearing gloves. "I heard from Conte that you two knew each other, so she should have mentioned me to you!"
"Yes! But I didn't know it until about half an hour ago."
"Oh, that's exactly what she would do!" Bill Ponko understood it tacitly, grinned and laughed, then he gestured forward and came to the cabin with Hitzfeld.
Once inside and the door was closed, the hum of the motors faded. Bill noticed that almost all the people in the room were ladies, so he took off his hat and greeted them formally.
The crowd's reaction was not very enthusiastic. Only Xia Yibing and Lu Xi'er came over to shake hands. The others were almost indifferent.
Sixus knew Bill, so it was understandable that he didn't react. But it was strange that Feti, Blue Knight and others didn't react. The former even just arrived in the past few days, so there shouldn't be any conflict between them.
"I don't really like these superficial formalities." Feti said lightly, and just nodded to Bill as a greeting.
Daelin Blue was amazing. When Hitzfeld looked at her, he heard a snoring sound - this incredibly talented golden knight actually fell asleep with his eyes half closed.
"No - no!" Seeing that they wanted to wake her up, Bill quickly waved his hands to refuse.
"We are actually very familiar with each other. Etiquette really doesn't matter. This is just my personal habit."
"So you are from Wayne?" Xia Yibing asked him.
Except for those who are frequent visitors to the royal capital, it is difficult to explain why a person would develop such complicated etiquette into a habit.
"I was on duty there for about 16 years." Bill nodded. "Of course, not continuously... Sometimes I was transferred out for other missions, and then came back... There I was mainly responsible for dealing with those noble lords. If you don't understand these, you won't be able to get by~"
After saying this, he raised his eyebrows and smiled at himself. There were three or four wrinkles on his forehead, showing his very distinctive broad forehead and half-bald front.
Based on his appearance alone, Hitzfeld would have guessed he was between 55 and 60, but given the demanding nature of his job, she suspected he was in his early 45s at most.
Sixus said he was good at rapier fencing.
She glanced sharply toward the dark wooden cane.
"It's for self-defense." Bill noticed her gaze and picked up the cane and handed it to her: "Noble lords are very particular about this. The four-piece suit of nobility - dress hat, leather shoes and cane... Do you want to play with it?"
"No." Hitzfeld politely declined.
At the same time, she began to suspect that the reason why Bill Ponco had not been able to get a prominent position after so many years of ups and downs was not because someone was deliberately making things difficult for him, but because he was not cut out to be an official.
Who would ask a young woman they met for the first time if she wanted to play with his thick black cane... This was the first time she had met such a heartless yet polite agent.
Darent doesn't count, I would have killed him if I had just been polite.
She had a rough idea of Bill's character. It was obvious that he didn't mean it, but those etiquettes were indeed superficial.
They then started a detailed discussion, introduced by Sixus, who knew Bill best. After they got to know each other, Bill also learned about what happened during the day.
"Soul-guiding incense...you need the guidance of soul-guiding incense to enter the ocean dream..." Bill was stunned. "And you can't determine who attacked Hitzfeld in the dream. Are you planning to leave for the southeast cape immediately?"
"Yes." It was Xia Yibing who spoke, "I suspect that all the people who jumped into the sea may be over there. If you can find them, you don't have to run during the day."
"This is bad news." Bill was not happy.
Although they claimed internally that they were a corpse recovery team, they actually did not dare to say so to the outside world.
The families of the missing still hope for their return, and unless there is some deep hatred, who would really want to bring the dead back?
Not being able to find the body and not having any news about the body is, in a way, a good thing.
…The opposite is different.
"You didn't gain anything today?" asked Sixus.
"No." Bill shook his head. "We caught a lot of fish. They're all piled in the boat. We plan to take them back and sell them to the townspeople."
No one asked him why he didn't give them away for free but had to sell them. The reason was obvious: Bartlett Beach couldn't stand any more chaos.
Even if it's economic - if you give the fish to the fishermen, what will they sell? So even if they use the money as subsidies after receiving it, they must eliminate any unstable factors.
"So I should treat you?" Bill looked at Cecil. "I haven't started eating yet. Andy made a whole fish feast... do you want to join us?"
Sixus's face looked visibly ugly.
"Oh sorry! I forgot you get seasick..."
Hitzfeld believed that he did not mean to say this, but perhaps because he was too familiar with Sixus, his tone sounded a little playful.
"The doctor saved my life three times." Bill glanced at the girl. "The first two times, he took out bullets from my chest. The third time, he blocked a bullet for me when we were on a mission together... To be honest, if I didn't know a little about her background, I would have proposed to her."
"Shut the hell up!"
"sounds good!"
Sixus's scream and Luxil's cheer rang out almost at the same time.
Hitzfeld looked at the wrinkles on Bill's face when he smiled, then looked at the still "immature" mixed-haired loli opposite him, turned his head, and met the eyes of the woman with the ponytail.
"She lived a long time after all..." Xia Yibing said in a low voice.
"Perhaps this Agent Bill was still very young at that time..."
In the midst of chaos, the hatch opened and Jindu walked in with a large pot, shouting, "Let us go! Let us go!"
Everyone quickly made way and watched him put the big pot on the table. A young man who followed behind quickly took an iron rack and set it up underneath. The two of them worked together to secure the pot.
"This is Andy, Andy Boom, you can be my assistant." Bill introduced.
The young man was very fair, with medium-length curly hair, and wore a short dress that was easy to move in. Hitzfeld seemed "flattered" by his observation. He opened his mouth, paused, and stretched out his right hand as if to shake hands, but the next moment his left hand pushed it down.
"Andy just started following me this year, so he doesn't have much experience." Bill laughed and pressed his head, "Eat first! Fill your stomach first!"
What’s in this pot must be the “whole fish feast”.
Hitzfeld was indeed a little hungry - you have to know that she only ate two fish cakes from morning to night, and she also experienced two times of incense making and dream wandering, which were extremely energy-consuming tasks, and it was really uncomfortable to have an empty stomach.
The dish is just a common fish stew, with various fish thrown in and cooked with other ingredients. But I don't know if it's because of the special ingredients or the processed soup, the fish doesn't taste fishy at all, but has a strong aroma of sauce.
Hitzfeld ate two bowls, and even Sixus, who emphasized that he had no appetite, ate one bowl, which shows that the food was indeed well cooked.
Kim Do Baek had a big meal, and after finishing it, he arrogantly wanted to clean up the table by himself.
Bill couldn't stop him, so he asked Andy to accompany him and take the pot back after rinsing it.
These are not their own property, including the boats. The equipment on the boats were all borrowed from fishermen, and they have to return to where they came from.
"This place is very close to the southeast cape."
After eating and drinking, Bill began to study the nautical charts with them.
The fleet did not stop while eating, so it was just a good time to rest before starting the activity again.
"Mr. Ponko," Hitzfeld said.
"Just call me Bill."
"So Bill...you guys haven't explored the Southeast Cape before?"
"Of course we explored it!" Bill glared, "That's a good place to jump off the cliff (Dalin Blue looked at him)... Ahem! I mean, if those people wanted to jump into the sea, that place is indeed very suspicious."
"not found?"
"No!" Bill shook his head.
