Chapter 194: The Death of the Apostle, the Treasure House of the Pirate Principality (please reques
Chapter 194 The Death of the Apostle, the Treasure House of the Pirate Principality (please vote for me at the end of the month!)
The hall is brightly lit.
Glass-like lamps hang down from high places.
There is a long dining table covered with red cloth in the center, and many exquisite paintings are hung on the surrounding walls.
This scene does not look like a pirate party, but rather like being in the palace of a kingdom.
Looking at this scene, Xia En was inexplicably reminded of a very famous painting on Earth in his previous life -
"The Last Supper"
Same twelve apostles, same ulterior motives.
This moment is exactly like that time.
“John, Nana, you are here.”
Before Xia En and the other two arrived, there were already three people sitting at the long table. The first person to speak was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.
This man was called Moss, and he was the eldest of the twelve apostles.
When Augustine was away, he was usually in charge of the affairs of the [Pirate Principality].
If [Pirate Principality] is really regarded as a country, then Moss is the prime minister of this country.
“Hello, big brother.”
After Xia En said hello, he couldn't help but look at Moss a few more times.
He came to this dinner party just to find out the traitors among the apostles, and it would also be nice to find a few testers by the way.
However, this old Moss's expression was as still as a mountain and his aura was unfathomable, and Xia En couldn't see the slightest clue.
Just as Xia En was observing secretly, he suddenly noticed a cold gaze from the side.
He turned around and saw a thin man leaning on a chair, staring at him silently.
His cheeks also have scales, but they are different from Nana’s dragon scales, more like the characteristics of the sea tribe.
Xia En's heart skipped a beat. He felt that this man's eyes looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Could it be that he is one of the testers?
Leaving aside the hidden identity of this thin man, on the surface, he is the fifth of the twelve apostles, named Ansel. He has the blood of the sea tribe and is extremely good at water fighting.
Similarly, Ansel was also a victim of this attack.
Shaan had doubts about Ansel's identity, but the other party just glanced at him and then looked away.
Xia En had no choice but to suppress his suspicion and sit down with Nana.
Xia En originally wanted to sit separately from Nana, but the half-dragon sat down next to him and even moved the chair towards him.
The ancient dragon aura on his body is very attractive to half-dragons with dragon blood.
Nana became very close to him now.
Seeing this, the last blonde woman among the three asked in surprise.
“Nana, when did your relationship with John get so good?”
Nana said carelessly: "Little John is different from before!"
“On his way back this time, he killed two pirate ships!”
"I like him, so of course our relationship will be good."
Xia En felt a cold sweat break out from behind him. You just opened your own box, why do you want to open mine?
But on second thought, his change of temperament must not be hidden from the eyes of those who are interested.
Instead of hiding it, it is better to find a reasonable explanation as soon as possible.
So, in the eyes of other apostles, Xia En said generously.
“Going to sea this time can be regarded as an early escape from a life-and-death crisis. I feel that it is time to correct some of my previous shortcomings.”
"I see."
The blond woman pushed up her glasses, a strange color flashed in her beautiful eyes, and sighed.
“It seems that little John has really grown up.”
This blond beauty with glasses and a proud figure is named Tiffany and ranks third among the apostles.
Her temperament is far from that of ordinary pirates, more like a doctor or doctor, with an intellectual beauty.
It is said that Tiffany was once the dean of a college on the mainland. He was extremely knowledgeable and was responsible for the scientific research work of the [Pirate Principality].
Moreover, in some rumors, Tiffany is also Augustine's confidante.
At that time, this blond woman left her college just to follow Augustine.
This scandal is widely circulated in the [Pirate Principality].
Judging from the remaining memories in Xia En’s mind, this statement is most likely true!
From a certain perspective, John might even have to call Tiffany “Mom?”
After Xia En and the other two took their seats, other apostles rushed to the palace one after another.
Xia En sat there silently, secretly observing each arriving apostle and comparing them one by one with the information in his mind.
However, except for the exposed Nana and the familiar Ansel, the other apostles behaved normally and played their roles perfectly.
Think about it, most of the secret pathers who can get through the fourth-level promotion ritual are cautious and cunning old foxes.
The exception is a heartless half-dragon girl like Nana!
boom!
Suddenly at this moment, the door of the hall was knocked open.
An extremely bloated fat man came in. His weight was estimated to be over 400 kilograms, which was even more exaggerated than the former Duke of Nova.
As he moved, the ground of the entire palace seemed to be shaking.
This meat mountain has a broken arm, and his right arm wrapped in gauze is still bleeding. He is the tenth old man who suffered the most in this attack, Tucker.
Tucker had a rough face and a bad temper. He shouted at Moss as soon as he entered the door.
“Brother, you must avenge me!”
“Those guys actually set their sights on us, how can we bear it?!”
His appearance and character are the most pirate-like among the apostles.
“Tucker, calm down.”
Moss said calmly: "Revenge is definitely necessary, but before that, there are more important issues to solve."
His tone and expression were very calm, but when Tucker, who had a fierce appearance, heard this, he immediately calmed down and sat down at the long table glumly.
Hand waited for a moment longer.
The long table is already filled with dishes, but there are still two empty places.
One of them is the seat of Augustine, and the other belongs to the eleventh apostle.
Moss frowned and asked: "Where is Old Eleven?"
One of the little men among the apostles replied: "When I came here, I saw Shi Shi. He said he was in a hurry and couldn't come."
Moss's brows furrowed even deeper, but they had been delayed for a long time, and they couldn't wait forever.
So he waved his hand and signaled the maids and male servants in the hall to go out.
——
As the door closed, only the eleven apostles were left in the hall.
Although the lights above were still bright, everyone felt a chill in their hearts for no apparent reason.
Morse stood up and looked around.
This man, who was usually taciturn, actually showed a thunderous majesty at this moment.
The apostles who were timid or had evil intentions did not dare to look at him for a moment.
Xia En was not afraid and met Moss's gaze head on.
I don’t know if it was Xia En’s misunderstanding, but Moss seemed to nodded approvingly to him.
Perhaps it was because John’s behavior in the past did not please this eldest brother among the apostles?
After looking around, Moss said: "Everyone should have heard about this attack on the apostles."
“Some people’s hands are stretched a little too long.”
“But that’s not the main reason why I’m hosting this dinner.”
“What I really want to say is…”
Moss paused and said coldly: "Some of us betrayed Mr. Augustine!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
The apostles were either shocked, angry, excited, or nervous.
However, only they themselves know how many of them are real and how many of them are pretending.
Xia En was also a little surprised.
He was surprised that Moss actually knew about the existence of the traitor and pointed it out directly during this dinner. According to Xia En’s original idea, the person who said this should be himself.
The distracting thoughts flashed through his mind, and Xia En also took this opportunity to observe the people around him.
Nana opened her mouth wide and her eyes widened, trying to pretend to be shocked.
But her acting skills were so bad that even Shane could see through it at a glance.
Ansel still looked cold and cold before, and it was hard to tell whether it was a disguise or just his personality.
The grumpy Tucker roared directly.
"How can it be!"
He stood up and glanced at the other apostles with a look of disbelief on his face.
“Sir Augustine is so kind to us, why would anyone betray him?”
“Who knows?”
Another apostle said angrily: "Perhaps he was bribed by the four kings or the Royal Navy?"
As for Augustine’s possible enemies, apart from the four pirate kings, they were the Royal Navy from the mainland.
During this era, kingdoms on the continent established ocean shipping companies for trade with all parts of the world.
The Royal Navy is an army that opens the doors of various countries and protects caravans from invasion. It is naturally on the opposite side of the pirates who make a living by plundering.
After Augustine established the [Pirate Principality], he signed a series of treaties with the Royal Navy.
Now, with the news that Augustine was seriously injured, the Royal Navy seems to be ready to take action.
“Brother, who betrayed Mr. Augustine? Let me punch him to death!”
Tucker's eyes were fierce and he looked at Ansel, who he usually disliked the most.
“Ansel, tell me, is it you?”
Ansel, who suffered this unreasonable disaster, frowned and shouted coldly: "Tucker, what are you talking about?"
“There is no evidence at all and you just frame someone out of thin air?”
Tucker also has his own set of fallacies: "You have a sly look on your face, and you usually don't know what you are planning."
“In my opinion, the person most likely to be a traitor is you!”
At this time, the blonde woman Tiffany shook her head: "Ansel was also attacked by an unknown pirate ship this time, and it couldn't be him."
Tucker muttered in a low voice: "Who knows if this is a trick of his?"
Ansel sneered: "You fat pig, if you can, let's fight!"
Tucker scratched his neck and said angrily: "Just hit him!"
Seeing that this dinner was about to turn into a farce, Moss snorted coldly.
"enough!"
After all, he was the eldest among the twelve apostles and had unparalleled prestige. He immediately calmed down the chaotic situation.
“I am telling you this news not to cause you to fight among yourself.”
“I already have a way to find the traitor.”
Speaking, Moss handed each apostle a piece of paper one by one and said.
“Tonight, you must follow the instructions on this note and do not reveal the information to others.”
Shaan took the note and looked at it. There were several people's names written on it, as well as a simple "X".
It seems that he was asked to kill these people.
When Xia En thought about it carefully, he realized that these people were all subordinates of the four kings of the sea.
Could it be that... they were the masterminds behind planning this attack?
However, this is obviously part of the main mission released by Moss. If you cannot complete it, you will not be able to enter the next stage.
After writing down the name on the note, Xia En suddenly remembered something, pointed to the empty seat next to him, and asked.
“What about him?”
Moss replied: "I will go to see Old Eleven myself later."
After this episode, although the dinner was still a dinner, the atmosphere was completely different from the beginning.
The apostles were a little more wary and suspicious of each other.
The only exception is the half-dragon Nana.
Her expression was pure and natural, and she even had the appetite to devour the dishes on the table.
Xia En looked at the way she was eating and suddenly remembered that he had not eaten for almost a day, so he simply started to enjoy the big meal in front of him.
Anyway, it is obviously unrealistic to find the traitor just by relying on this dinner.
It’s better to eat two more bites to fill your stomach.
Looking at Xia En and Nana who were enjoying their meal, the other apostles all had strange expressions.
Moss's deep eyes flashed with a gentle emotion, and he said to everyone.
“Since you’re all here, let’s all take a bite.”
The apostles took a few bites one after another, and it felt a bit like a dinner party.
Some of the apostles were quite moved.
They had had dinner together in this hall several times, but this time, their mood was indescribably complicated.
But at this moment, the door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open.
The one-eyed butler Basil rushed in hurriedly and said a few words in Moss's ear.
With a "clang" sound, the fork in Moss' hand fell on the dinner plate, and his face suddenly became very gloomy.
Everyone was shocked.
In their impression, it was rare to see this eldest brother acting so out of sorts.
Moss stood up and said in a hoarse voice: "Old Eleven, he is dead."
…
…
Not long.
Many apostles came to the bodies of the eleven apostles.
It is said to be a "corpse", but in fact there is only a ball of rotten flesh, with a pool of dark green pus flowing under the body, and the smell of decay is diffused.
The apostles were all people who had experienced strong winds and waves. Although this kind of death was miserable, it would not frighten them.
After observing the corpse for a while, Tiffany frowned and said.
"This method of death... seems to be the method of an alchemist?"
“Moreover, even the soul has been wiped out, and there is no way to use the spirit summoning technique to ask who the murderer is.”
After looking at the body, Xia En walked out of the room with a solemn mood.
The death of an apostle will definitely cause an earthquake in the [Pirate Principality].
What's more, there are traitors, the Four Kings, and the Royal Navy peeping in the dark.
It can be said that this island has become the center of the storm.
Just one fuse can detonate all conflicts.
At some point, Huiyun came to Xia En and said, "The death of the eleven apostles may have been done by the tester."
Xia En raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say that?"
Huiyun replied seriously: "One of my optional tasks is to kill the apostles. The more you kill, the higher the final evaluation will be."
“Moreover, in addition to the optional tasks shown in the information, there are actually hidden tasks.”
“Although it is not marked, completing it will also increase the evaluation. High-value targets such as the Twelve Apostles may be part of the hidden mission.”
Xia En glanced at him: "Then why didn't you do something to me then?"
Huiyun said honestly: "Hai, I can't beat you!"
He raised his eyebrows and continued: "I happen to know a goal that can greatly improve the evaluation."
“Captain John, do you want to bet with me?”
Shane: “What goal?”
Huiyun grinned: "The treasure trove of [Pirate Principality]!"
(End of this chapter)