novelsmap Chapter 121 The Eve of the Storm
Chapter 121 The Eve of the Storm
The goddess of silence was originally the patron saint of the sea. According to legend, she was born in the belly of the giant sea monster Abija, and subdued this raging sea monster with her own hands, and locked it in a submarine volcano with chains, so that the ancestors of human beings were able to Go out to sea and fish for a living.Legend has it that her body is a soft sea wave, and the stars falling into the sea are her eyes. No matter where she swims, schools of fish will flock to suck her milk. Her appearance means harvest and abundance.The goddess can't speak, hence the name "Goddess of Silence". Whenever she finds that fishermen have unfortunately fallen into the sea in a storm, she will quietly rescue the fishermen and repair the damaged boats with corals and shells.
Thousands of years have passed peacefully in this way, until the advent of the industrial age, fishermen have long since lost their simplicity.They worked together to devise a scheme, pretending to be injured to attract the goddess of silence, and captured her with fishing nets and chains.They imprisoned the goddess on a big boat and attracted thousands of fish. From then on, every net was full of harvest, and the whole village became rich.The goddess of silence gradually developed resentment in the long-term claustrophobia and became an evil god.
In the middle of the sea, there is a place called the Sea of Storms, where there are endless winds and heavy rains. It is said that even the royal ocean-going ship sank here, and countless gold, silver and jewels on board sank into the sea together. There is also a priceless scepter.The fishermen bought a strong boat with the money they earned, and sent twenty of their most experienced men to put the goddess of silence in a cage and set off for the stormy sea.
When they got there, the fishermen discovered what a real storm is. The 30-meter-high waves almost threw them into the sky. The sails are torn.The fishermen had no choice but to kneel down and pray to the goddess of silence, begging her not to let the boat sink and not let them die in the sea.
The goddess of silence answered their prayers, making the ship "never sink" and the fishermen "never die", but the price is: they will stay on the ship forever, drifting at sea forever, neither live nor die , use the time of eternity and eternity to enjoy endless pain.
After all, the story of the goddess of silence is just a legend. Later generations felt that the meaning of "unsinkable" was very good, so they often carved the goddess of silence on the bow of the ship for decoration.Anyone who enters the game knows this story. Often the first thing to do when boarding a boat is to pose in front of the ship's figure and take a group photo.
"I've boarded the ship at least 20 times," Angela said. "On the fifth day, that is, tomorrow, the Goddess of Silence will sail to the Sea of Storms, and the game will trigger an event."
"I've heard the itinerary introduction," Lu Zhiqiong recalled, "It seems that we will meet a 'necromancer ship' in the Sea of Storms, right?"
Angela nodded: "It is said that the ship of the dead spirit is the boat where the fishermen used to be, and there are some unkillable monsters on it. Before being taken over by the Free United, the ship of the dead spirit will quickly approach the cruise ship, twenty or thirty The unkillable undead climbed up and massacred the players, at least hundreds of people died each time... However, since the free association took over, they have rich experience in fighting against the undead ships, and for the players, this has almost become An entertainment."
"Well, it sounds pretty good." Lu Zhiqiong said, "If I were the murderer, I'm afraid I would make good use of the chaos created by the necromancer ship. We must be more careful tomorrow."
Angela nodded: "I'm very interested in the Goddess of Silence, and of course I'm more interested in the jewels in the Sea of Storms. The legends in the game generally point to high-level props. I went to the library to check the information before, but it's a pity There was a fire in the library, and many precious original materials were burned."
fire?Bai Jianxiao raised her eyes in surprise. There was also a fire in Room 809 where they lived. Could it be that the two fires are related?The reason why the word blaze can cause fires is still unknown to them.He wrote down the question in his heart on paper, and Angela said, "I don't know. I only know that the fire point in the library is the cabinet where the captain's log is stored. I'm afraid there are some invisible things recorded in it."
"Anyway, thank you, the information you provided is very important." Bai Jianxiao wrote on the paper, "I want to go to the library next, do you want to go together?"
"Yes." Angela agreed, "But I must tell you first, I have searched almost all the books in that place, and it is impossible to find anything new."
"Different eyes may be able to see different flowers." Lu Zhiqiong took the initiative to go to the bar and brought a glass of martini, "Say you're tired, please."
"You're smart." Angela gave him a sideways glance, and the three of them went to the library together to look for clues.
On the other hand, the investigator ended the interrogation of Duo Yi and returned without success again.He walked back silently and tiredly.
"Did you see where my little bird was locked?" A tall man asked politely. The investigator still remembered that his name was Qianli. He had escaped countless times in the past two days, and he seemed to be made of liquid.
"I don't know." The investigator replied bluntly, "Don't ask me."
"If I can't find my little bird, I won't be able to leave." Qianli scratched his head in trouble.
"You don't even think about leaving, you're almost at the Sea of Storms, you're going to die if you get off the boat now!" The investigator angrily left him behind.
"Well, I heard it's a scary place." Qianli nodded to himself, "Maybe it's good for my bird to hide on the boat."
The investigator was extremely irritable, and returned to his cabin on the first floor of the deck, and found that Captain A had been waiting in the corridor at some point.Even when he was waiting for someone, he seemed to never get tired, with his back straight and energetic, and he greeted loudly: "Xiao Zhao, you have worked hard."
The investigator couldn't help feeling warm, straightened his spine, and replied respectfully: "Captain, this is what I should do."
"Does the murderer have clues?" Captain A asked with concern, and the investigator couldn't help but talk about the discoveries made in the past few days and the depression over the delay in solving the case, and finally said: "I have a suspect."
"Who?"
"He lives in 809, his name is Lu Zhiqiong, and his cohabitant is also very suspicious."
"Oh why?"
"I have no evidence, and I can't be sure, it's just my intuition," the investigator said, "Whenever Lu Zhiqiong looked at me, I could feel the undisguised murderous intent in his eyes, but I don't remember I have provoked him. I think even if he is not a murderer, he is still a potentially dangerous element and must be taken seriously."
"Then what's suspicious about his object?"
"Oh, his name is Xiao Jianbai. I don't know why his throat is injured and he can't speak." The investigator thought for a while, "I thought he was just a common pretty plaything, but I'm not sure now, his thinking is quite sharp , when you look at him, you will find that his aura is quite fierce. The most important thing is that in the relationship with Lu Zhiqiong, he seems to be the one who is more dominant. Lu's master."
Bai Jianxiao and Lu Zhiqiong were observing the investigator, and why did the investigator observe them from time to time, everyone in this couple and the relationship between them made him feel unpredictable, really puzzling.
"You don't understand that," Captain A smiled from someone who has experienced it, "When people fall in love, they don't fight first and then rank them according to their strength."
The investigator didn't say a word, but he didn't listen much after seeing it.
"Xiao Zhao, you are still young and have never been in a relationship, so of course you don't understand this." Captain A cared like a kind elder, "Sometimes don't bother with work, just have fun like a young man .”
"Okay." The investigator agreed perfunctorily, and then turned to the topic again, "Captain, I would like to ask you to approve one thing."
"What's the matter?" The captain patted him on the shoulder, "Just ask if you have any difficulties, I can't do much for you."
"Please allow me to go out alone tonight." The investigator earnestly said, "The murderer is still committing crimes outside. Even if I stay in a safe house, my conscience still cannot be calm. I will write a statement to show the organization that I voluntarily Take all risks."
The captain was moved by the determination in his eyes, and said with emotion: "Whether I agree or not, I'm afraid you will go out, but I still want to persuade you, you don't have to."
"Why?" Days of depression, inexplicably lost hands and memories, all turned into accumulations of fuel, and ignited into a flame in his heart, "Maintaining order on the ship, this is my mission! I can't do it like a coward Same……"
"Because I cherish the value of your life!" Captain A shouted in a deep voice, he was impassioned and eloquent, and immediately suppressed the investigator's voice, "I will be promoted to governor soon, you are my most capable assistant, no You and I can't manage such a big ship well. You are the elite - the people under my command are one in a million elites. Your value is a thousand times more important than that group of stupid and cowardly prisoners. You must value yourself life, follow me to the heights, govern them, guide them... Remember the slogan of free association?"
"Freedom and order." The investigator subconsciously replied.
"Freedom and order," Captain A repeated slowly, "freedom is the goal, and order is the means, because once the foolish people's desires are indulged, they will endlessly pursue flesh, lust, sex, gambling, and killing, so we have to formulate People of order, this is where your value lies. Now, it is true that a few people died on the ship, but this loss is still within our acceptable range. Don't waste your life on such trivial things, and look at it in the long run. "
"But..." The investigator was almost convinced by him, but there was another unwilling voice roaring in his heart, and he lowered his head in pain, "But if I can't even do my job well, how can I bear the burden?" What about the future mission. Sorry, Captain, I'm still trying to figure it out tonight."
"Then just do what you want, I can't stop you." Captain A said regretfully with a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"Thank you, Captain!" The investigator bowed deeply to him, and returned to his room.He must rest for a while to gather energy for the evening.
Captain A silently watched him leave, and suddenly felt itchy on his neck, and strangled an insect to death with a casual touch.The worm was so small that it was almost invisible to the naked eye, and it didn't look like a lice, it was more like... a silverfish that would grow in a book?The captain muttered displeasedly: "There are so many fucking bugs recently..."
The night fell prematurely, the sun was covered by dark clouds early, and the sea was blown by a strong wind, which caused the waves to rise and fall. .
They were already approaching the sea of storms, and the radio reminded everyone not to go out at night. Now, apart from unknown killers, storms could also take their fragile lives.
Bai Jianxiao and Lu Zhiqiong spent the whole afternoon in the library, but they really got nothing.People are panicking recently, and the evening dance party has also been cancelled. People are wandering boredly in the banquet hall, chatting about the latest progress of the murder case, as if they are loyal readers of a detective novel that is being serialized.
At five o'clock they ate and went back to their room for a short nap.At ten o'clock sharp, they put on "building a wall between the boundary" and walked out of the room on time.The emergency lights in the corridor flickered, and all the dark corners were like sleeping monsters, waiting for an opportunity to watch them.
At the same time, Qianli escaped from prison for the nth time, and wandered boredly on the third floor of the cabin. He was worried that the birds would be locked out, and they would all die in a storm.He vaguely remembered that the radio seemed to say no... why don't you?He groped into the kitchen for his second supper of the night, deciding to put the question behind him.
The investigator was ready to go, holding a dice in his hand, opened the hatch, and came to the deck where the wind was raging.A storm was brewing, and the sky was shaking the ocean with infinite power. He raised his head and took a deep breath:
Come on, storm!
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No prize quiz, guess who the murderer is?