Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 236 Commission: Faustian Contract
“So, you are actually the first mate of the great pirate Flint.

Now you want to entrust us with a mission that concerns the life and death of all treasure hunters on the island, and even countless people in the outside world?"

In the night, the two men and the bird sat together by the campfire, and the parrot first mate Thomas explained his purpose to the two "elegant artists".

At this moment, it did not realize that the two people had actually known of its existence for a long time.

I also made up my mind that when the bird came to my door, I would do everything I could to keep it.

It's a perfect two-way run!

Of course, it would be great if Mr. Byron could put down the deck cleaning machine in his hand.

'Quack, is there not even this much trust between humans and birds?
God, I swear on that burning pile of clowns that I have absolutely no intention of looking for another artist now.

Okay?
Take it away, take that thick hard stick of yours away, you're sticking it in my face, bastard!'

Mr. Parrot is undoubtedly a "hero" who is very flexible in principles and very aware of the times.

After all, it has not yet been able to leave the island and end its hundreds of years of being a lonely bird.

I have no desire to die as "yakitori", "sauerkraut", or in any other extremely elegant way.

Now it can only hope that the thing will recognize that the art of killing by chopping the enemy into small pieces and then burning them to death can also be considered art.

Closer to home.

Seeing that Byron and Violet had understood his intention, Thomas nodded helplessly:
"That's the way it is.

My Creator, that bastard Flint still commands birds even after he dies.

In order to complete his mission, First Mate Thomas has been waiting for hundreds of years on this island without a single parrot and no artistic beauty.

Especially when Treasure Island sank into another dark world, can you imagine that? That was not a life for a bird.

I swear nothing could ever get worse than that, it was so bad.

Fortunately, you two 'artists' are here.

If you two can inherit the treasure [Faust Contract] left by Flint in the treasure cave, perhaps we can all leave here safely.

The contract contains Flint's final commission and the island's greatest secret. If you get it, you will definitely not suffer any loss."

Hearing this, Byron and Violet looked at each other:
"Faustian Contract?"

After entering the six-meter range of the [Navigation Log], this guy has been certified by the log as a standard sparrow.

The echo of history easily read the history on it, and Byron knew that it was not lying.

The solution rate of [The Mystery of Treasure Island’s Wealth Growth] also increased from 58% to 69%.

Although they had not heard of the "Faust Contract" which was suspected to be a holy relic.

But everyone has heard of the name "Faust". In fact, this name is well-known to any artist.

Among Byron's series of tutors was an artist from the Hall of Fame sequence, who was responsible for teaching art cultivation courses.

He knew that Faust was a large poetic drama, 12111 lines long.

The artists in the Hall of Fame shouted the motto of the sequence: "Humanity can accomplish great things", and launched the Renaissance movement that broke the ideological shackles of the church.

"Faust" is an artistic treasure born in the torrent of that era and has a profound influence.

It is no exaggeration to say that it symbolizes the liberation of human thought.

Violet, who once minored in classical dance at the Vinaya Academy of the Arts, was even more familiar with the name.

She even starred in a stage play adapted from the poem.

The girl stood up, changed into a dance skirt with a snap of her fingers, lifted the hem of her skirt, moved her steps, and danced for a while beside the campfire.

He sang the lines of the heroine Helen affectionately:
"The cruel fate that has taken hold of me has so enchanted the hearts of men everywhere that they have lost sight of themselves and of any great concern.

Always robbing, seducing, fighting, taking me east and west, gods, demigods, heroes, even evil spirits, they all lead me to drift everywhere."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Both the man and the bird could not help but applaud her graceful dance.
After Violet mastered flow, she danced ten times better than she had in her school performances.

When Mr. Parrot saw Violet's expression when she didn't kill anyone, he immediately regained his confidence.

I firmly believe that her artistic aura should be enough to impress "Faust Contract" and successfully bring it out of the treasure cave.

After the dance, Violet sat down beside them again and explained her speculation about Faust to the man and the bird:

“How should I describe this story?

Opening: The devil (animalism) in the Sea of ​​​​Source and the Creator (divinity) in Heaven are arguing.

The devil looked down on the human beings on earth, saying that they were worthless and that everyone had already fallen or was on the road to falling;
But the Creator believes that although humans have weaknesses, their integrity and morality are trustworthy enough, so humans will never deviate from the divine path.

So the devil secretly came to the world and signed a contract with Faust, a poet who was well-educated and well-read but confused about his future and life.

While he is alive, the devil will be at his service, and after his death, Faust's soul will belong to the devil.

Especially when he can't help but say "Life, you are so beautiful, please stop", his life will end prematurely and his soul will be taken away by the devil.

Finally, after a series of events, Faust realized the true meaning of life: people must fight for life and freedom every day to be worthy of the enjoyment of freedom and life.

The general meaning is: People should never be satisfied with the status quo and constantly pursue knowledge, truth, freedom and the right to choose.

My understanding of the explanation is that people have to fight for their "self" and "freedom" from the two tyrants, the "id" and the "superego", who are in collusion with each other.

It also fits the theme of the Renaissance and Enlightenment.”

The girl paused for a moment to allow Byron and the parrot to digest the story, then continued:

"If we understand it literally, the so-called Faust Contract should be the contract document signed between Faust and the devil.

In addition, although each relic has its own prerequisites for the user, the conditions for candidates also vary.

Perhaps there was nothing wrong with Mr. Thomas's previous search for poets or artists who were as artistic as Faust.

But another hidden condition was overlooked.

The person who best fits the spiritual core and destiny of "Faust's Contract" should actually be a great explorer who has an independent "self", never stops seeking knowledge, and pursues "freedom" and "truth" throughout his life! "

Violet's beautiful, star-studded eyes naturally fell on Byron.

Although she was unaware of the existence of the [Logbook], she had accompanied Byron throughout the journey, and this was exactly what he outwardly behaved like.

Compared to the elegant temperament of an artist, this should be the candidate who best suits the destiny of "Faust Contract".

Thomas accidentally married the wrong man.

"Gah?"

After hearing Violet’s explanation, the macaw could not help but slowly open his mouth. “Is that really the case?”

Indeed, if you don’t have education, you can’t be a good pirate.

A top student with sufficient cultural background like Violet was able to unravel the mystery just by looking at a name, and figured out the key points that a fourth-level pirate and a parrot first mate had been unable to understand for hundreds of years.

And it was so well-reasoned that the bird couldn't refute it.

This wave she stood in the atmosphere.

Byron noticed that the feathers on the macaw's head had drooped, so he quickly interrupted and changed the subject:

"Mr. Thomas, you said that the secrets of the island are all in that volume of the Faustian Contract.

This means that Captain Flint must have made some agreement with the beings on the island.

Don’t even you, my confidant, know the specific contents?

For example, why did Captain Flint put the treasure here, and how to use the Midas Touch?"

As soon as they landed on the island, they realized that this place was probably far more than just a natural safe used by big pirates.

Treasure Island obviously benefited much more from the treasure hunt than the big pirate did.

If there really is a contract between the two.

Flint, the famous fourth-level pirate who even dared to rob the Castile Treasure Fleet, was probably just a humble Party B who needed to please Party A everywhere.

On the contrary, this secret realm of Party A can, with the help of its fame, continuously attract outsiders and produce "touchstones" of inestimable value.

No matter how you look at it, it's a huge profit.

The macaw spread his wings:

"Yes, I swear on Mr. Andrew's captain's hat that First Officer Thomas really didn't know.

Flint was the previous owner of The Faustian Contract.

He just asked me to find an extraordinary person with artistic spirit, preferably a poet, to inherit the thing in the treasure cave after his death.

I really don't know the rest.

The only reason I was able to live on the island for so long was because the owners here were not interested in any creatures other than humans.

The only thing I can rely on is the secondary contract with Flint, which can use the Faustian Contract to make the rules of the island regard me as part of Treasure Island."

When Byron heard a familiar name from its mouth, a gleam in his eyes flashed, but he did not show it immediately.

But continue to ask the original question:

“What about the cicadas?
You should know what danger the cicada chirping represents, right? "

Andrew Lancaster added this emphasis in his journal.

Every prime number years, when cicadas chirp outside, Treasure Island will appear; when cicadas chirp inside the island, an irresistible crisis will come.

Byron wondered if it was possible that this was the object of the contract in "Faustian Contract".

But the parrot still knew nothing about this question.

Instead, he refuted confidently:
"Don't you know that the more you know, the faster you die?
How clever I am.

Every time the Treasure Island appears, after finding a suitable candidate, it will immediately use a [Cursed Gold Coin of Azik] to turn into a living dead and then enter a deep hibernation state.

Otherwise, why do you think I can live for hundreds of years? Do you really think that in addition to the philosopher's stone, there is also an immortality drug that can make people immortal?
Even a stupid groundhog wouldn't run into a gun when it knew there was danger, let alone someone as smart as me. "

Byron was speechless.

"That makes so much sense, I'm speechless."

There is no need to think too much, Thomas must have the same idea this time.

If they fail, they will wait another 130 years and let the next wave of people try again. Only it will never die.

After finding that there was no more valuable information on the parrot, the two men looked at each other and nodded to accept the commission.

Eat the meal one bite at a time.

The conditions for discovering the New World are not yet ripe, so let's put it aside for now.

Anyway, they were going to the treasure cave to fight for the treasures, so even if the load capacity was limited, they still had the ability to take one more piece of parchment.

When the time comes, just pay more attention to that thing.

"Now, Mr. Thomas, I have one last question."

Byron asked casually:
“Is the Mr. Andrew you mentioned the adventurer who came here last time?

That Mr. Andrew has been here for so long, and he hasn't been eaten up by the gold and silver on the island?"

To be honest, Byron didn't quite believe that his uncle could have spent hundreds of years in such a weird place and still be alive.

But after all, this was the first time in more than half a year that Lancaster seemed to be alive, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

Violet looked over with empathy.

The fat macaw was completely unaware of their unusual attitude and said carelessly:

“After the mission failed, of course it was eaten.

Even though I had never seen the owner of the island in person, I knew that Treasure Island was the dining table of some terrifying entity.

The creature that is eaten by gold and silver will be left with only a skeleton that looks no different from stone.

If I hadn't secretly hidden an extra [Cursed Gold Coin of Azik] and hung it around Mr. Andrew's neck before his soul dissipated, even his ashes would be nowhere to be found now.

There are actually only 880 gold coins in the treasure cave now. The remaining two are in the hands of First Mate Thomas and on Andrew's neck.

Of course, the hairless ape had no bones, and after it became a skeleton, it also had no birds, and even no goats to play with when it was bored.

Tsk tsk, my Creator, I hope my old friend has other brothers out there, otherwise this family will be extinct, hehehe."

"."

The expectant smile on Mr. Byron Lancaster's face gradually disappeared.

'Do you think this joke is funny?

I think you, a thief bird, have met your doom!'

(End of this chapter)