"This is a bit bad. My cards are terrible this round…" Luo En looked at the cards in his hand with a headache.
Although he had good luck at the card table, relying purely on luck clearly wouldn't be enough to survive this game.
If it was truly as the Schemer said, and the Narcissist and the old woman had that kind of relationship, then their cooperation would clearly upset the balance at the card table.
Should he cooperate with the Schemer? That way, it would be two against two again, restoring balance.
But, could the Schemer truly be trusted? His reputation…
When the game was halfway through…
"I say, let's just call it quits this round," the old woman suddenly said out of the blue.
"Someone is starting to get restless…"
"Ha~" The Schemer pushed his monocle. "An interesting development. I have no objections."
The Narcissist still maintained his arrogant posture but also nodded slightly:
"Same."
Then, all three simultaneously turned their gazes to Luo En.
"I…"
…
"Strange, where did this island come from?" Tracy, who was at the helm, frowned slightly.
The weather in this sea area seemed particularly gloomy.
Damn it! Where in the world have we drifted to…
"Meow."
"Ah, Lachi…" Luo En stretched, then rubbed his aching head.
Damn it, he was getting a bit lazy. He fell asleep as soon as he relaxed…
He felt as if he had dreamt something extraordinary…
He stood up, got some food, and returned to the cockpit.
"You've been steering for so long, take a break."
Tracy didn't speak, merely operating the ship's wheel.
What was wrong with her? After seizing this ship, she had become inexplicably strange. Had her psychological problems worsened?
Looking at the silent Tracy, Luo En was a bit bewildered.
"Eat something first." He took out a piece of bread and placed it beside Tracy.
Tracy glanced at it, then suddenly asked, "What do you think of Edwina Edwards?"
Luo En was stunned by the question, but seeing Tracy's extremely serious expression, he asked:
"Is this question very important?"
"Not important! I just asked casually." Tracy turned her face away.
"Alright then." Luo En was noncommittal. "The Captain, well…"
"Tsk." Hearing the word "Captain," Tracy instinctively frowned.
"The Captain… is very powerful, very beautiful, and very academic." Luo En briefly summarized Edwina's strengths.
"Academic…" Tracy gritted her teeth. She had equal confidence in the first two points—no, she should be stronger. As a Demoness, she had absolute confidence in her appearance.
But… she really couldn't compare to the Iceberg Admiral in terms of academics.
"Damn it…"
The atmosphere in the cockpit once again fell into a low pressure.
"Speaking of which, why do I feel like this area is somewhat familiar? Are we going in circles?" Luo En looked at the scenery outside the porthole, changing the subject.
"How are those Sailors doing?"
Tracy, who had barely calmed down, asked again.
"Hmm…"
"A few died, and the rest are still unconscious." Luo En heard the implied meaning in her words.
"What exactly happened?"
"Sigh…" Tracy picked up a piece of bread nearby and took a bite.
"Actually…"
…
"You mean we're lost?" Luo En asked.
"Yes, there's something wrong with the sea chart, and the weather also…" Tracy sighed. "The wind direction is wrong. If we continue sailing, I'm afraid there might be an accident…"
"I'm afraid we can only stop at that island for a while."
…
When the pirate ship docked, the two discovered that the island seemed to be more valuable than they had imagined.
"Should we explore it?" Tracy suggested.
As a pirate, she was very interested in such a clearly valuable small island.
As a great pirate, her fleet often needed some secret supply points.
Luo En pondered for a moment and then nodded: "Okay."
Subsequently, the two made simple preparations.
"What is that?" Tracy noticed that besides a lantern, Luo En was holding something else in his hand.
"A camera, found on the ship. It's probably stolen goods that hadn't been fenced yet."
"This island should have many things worth recording."
Dense mist floated over the island, and the crimson moonlight could only penetrate slightly. The entire island was enveloped in a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere.
"A strange island…" Tracy muttered.
In the years she had been a pirate, she had explored many islands, but this was the first time she had seen one like this.
"I actually feel that there are a lot of treasures on this island… it's just…" Luo En instinctively looked around. He always felt a faint gaze.
Was it an illusion… He looked around but found nothing.
"That looks like a small path…" Luo En, having come back to his senses, pointed to a gap in the forest nearby.
"Let's go take a look."
The two followed a natural path and entered a strange black forest.
The trees here were unusually tall and lush, with even the smallest ones being thicker than a person's waist.
'If all these trees were cut down and sold, it would definitely make a lot of money,' Luo En muttered to himself.
"Strange…" Tracy suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"There are many spiritual reactions around, which means there are a great number of Beyonder creatures on this island.
But, we haven't encountered anything so far."
"Hmm… perhaps it's just good luck?" Luo En remembered that he was now a Lucky One, so not encountering a Monster seemed reasonable.
The two continued for a while, reaching the outskirts of the black forest, where they found a largely collapsed building overgrown with weeds and vines.
Is this a ruin… Luo En surveyed the ruins before him.
"What do you think?" He looked at Tracy beside him.
"I don't know…" Tracy shook her head. She wasn't the type of person who would do academic research.
"Perhaps you should ask Edwards," she suddenly retorted to Luo En.
"Huh?"
…
"This should be an architectural style from the early Fourth Epoch. These spires and stone columns, based on their style, should be a church…" Luo En had previously studied a lot of material related to the early Fourth Epoch with Edwina, including some architectural data, in order to research Antigonus's notes.
"According to you, anything inside here would be a priceless antique…" Tracy became interested.
"That's true, there must be good stuff inside, but…" Luo En took out a coin and tossed it up.
The coin spun in the air, finally landing tails up.
"But, it also seems to be dangerous."
"How about we go back? Your injury hasn't healed yet. If we explore rashly, I'm afraid…"
"I…"
Although Tracy didn't want to be underestimated by Luo En, she couldn't deny that Luo En was right. Her condition wasn't good, and rash action might lead to an accident.
After a moment of thought, she compromised:
"We've come all this way, so let's just do a simple exploration of the outer perimeter. If we don't go deep, there shouldn't be a big problem."
"Hmm… that works too." Since they had already come, Luo En didn't want to leave empty-handed.
His spiritual intuition didn't react much, which indicated that the danger here should still be within a controllable range.
The two ultimately chose the most intact and grandest building within the ruins to explore.
They followed the grayish-white stone steps and entered before a Doorway.
They saw the remaining classical stone columns and concentric multi-layered arches inside.
As they went deeper, a mural appeared before their eyes.
"This is!" Borrowing the faint light of the lantern, Luo En showed an expression of disbelief.
The background of the mural was towering and majestic mountains, with a huge cross covered in layers of light at the summit.
"A cross…" Luo En swallowed. This was the first time he had seen this symbol in this world.
A word suddenly popped into his mind.
God Almighty!