Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 295 The Black Pearl is Found

They chatted for a while, then fell silent, each with their own thoughts.

Xius also cut off the link and chose to return.

The information Beatrice gave him made him feel more and more confused. What on earth was the Holy See doing?
From the assassination of the prince to the Vatican's reaction to Tis's independence, anyone can see that they are playing a big game.

Is there anything worth splitting the empire to deal with, just the conflict with the Queen?

The royal family was indeed in a period of rise, but the Church had been entrenched in the empire for a thousand years. Logically, they had more means to deal with this tough queen, but the Church made such a choice.

As for the Principality of Tis, Zeus always felt that there was something wrong with the prince. His escape after the assassination was too smooth. Even with the secret help of the Holy See, could he escape back to Tis so easily and restore his country at the same time?

I hope Zoe's quest goes smoothly.

Zoe sat up suddenly in bed, her face full of uncontrollable excitement.

She benefited the most from this connection. Thanks to her efforts, several people discussed a lot about the situation in Blood Harbor.

The most important point is that there are cultists in Blood Harbor, and there are probably many extraordinary people - under the propaganda of the church, the cultists are considered to be bad and capable of fighting.

We must hurry and alert the Lord!

Zoe rushed out of the house and trotted all the way to Hughes' office. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she suddenly stopped.

What should she say? Should she just say that she suddenly got the information about Blood Harbor?

The lord had already started building ships to go out and get intelligence, and she got it inexplicably?
Who should she suspect if she doesn't doubt it? Maybe it will be like in the novel, where she is secretly captured and taken to the autopsy room for slices and research. I heard that Mr. Richard likes to dissect corpses.
The hand reaching for the door just stopped.

But Zoe stopped, but Xiusi in the room didn't. Almost the next moment, Xiusi opened the door and showed a surprised expression when he saw Zoe: "Come in, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Huh?"

Xius pointed to the wooden sign hanging at the door and said, "I was a little tired, so I took a nap. You probably didn't want to disturb me, so you stood at the door waiting, right?"

".Yes, that's it!"

"Come in quickly."

Zoe walked into the house a little dazed. She hadn't figured out what to say yet.

"You must have something important to tell me. I'm leaving tomorrow. Is it related to this trip?"

".Yes."

"What's wrong? Although the new ship was put together temporarily, it's still very strong and won't sink even in a storm. You should know that. Do you have any new ideas about the situation at Blood Harbor?"

"Is that so?" Zoe was a little confused, then she shuddered. "Yes, that's right, it's Blood Harbor. I think this trip is dangerous!"

"How could there be danger at Blood Harbor? You clearly have quite a few Skitarii advancing, and they're all armed. Could it be related to supernatural powers?"

Zoe nodded quickly, but suddenly felt something was wrong and froze there.

Zeus, however, acted as if he hadn't noticed and continued stroking his chin. "But why would there be hostile transcendents in Blood Harbor? Oh, right, the sea has been drying up recently. There should be a lot of heretics taking advantage of the situation to cause chaos and spread their twisted beliefs, right?"

Zoe's eyes widened.

"I see, Zoe. You're so attentive, even considering such details. It's really the right decision to send you out this time!" Zeus clapped his hands. "Don't worry, I'll send two teams of banshees to meet you, and there will also be extraordinary people accompanying you."

As he spoke, Xius opened the door and pushed Zoe out. "There's no time to lose. Go get ready. I'll give you the list of new members soon."

boom.

The door closed behind him.

Zoe stood in front of the door, bewildered, her mouth hanging open. Is this the end?

Is it finished?
It seems that all the necessary reminders were given, but he was not discovered and was even praised by the lord.

So, it went pretty smoothly then?

Bang! The door opened again. Hughes turned over the wooden sign that said "Resting" and looked at Zoe, who was still standing there with her mouth open, with some confusion: "Anything else?"

"No, it's okay."

The door closed again, and the wooden sign swung on the door. This time, the words on it read: "Working, knock if you need anything."

Zoe scratched her head and walked away with a confused look on her face.

There is a very subtle, indescribable feeling filling my chest that I can't describe.

If Hughes were to describe it, it's "the feeling of an NPC having nothing to say because their dialogue keeps skipping."

All in all, everything went well.

Zoe just needs to follow the arrangements of fate, but Zeus has a lot to consider.

In fact, there is quite a lot of information revealed in this link. Not to mention Blood Harbor, Beatrice also mentioned that she was "in trouble."

She is in the Rhine and is a member of the Candlelight Society. Her troubles may come from the Holy See.

Is the Candlelight Society making any new moves?

This requires vigilance.

In addition, there is Ken and Jeremiah's Black Pearl.

They completed their repairs and also inquired about the problems in the waters near Blood Harbor.

If Hughes guessed correctly, they should be preparing to visit Castel again.

Zoe knew what was happening in the sea area, but she was careful not to mention anything about Castel, only saying that the sea here had returned to normal.

Okay, now the question is where will the Black Pearl be?
The two links were only one day apart, and Ken had asked about the situation in Blood Harbor during the last link, which meant that he had considered going to Blood Harbor.

At that time, Ken mentioned that they would go north. Considering that they had said that they had gone to explore the Corridor of Despair before, the Black Pearl is most likely to be north of Blood Harbor now.

This also matches the approximate location of the worker's thread.

Later, Ken was persuaded to leave, and today he said that he had found a port to rest, so he must have found one nearby.

To the north, coming from the Corridor of Despair, it is not too far from Blood Harbor and is anchored within a day's sail to the north.

This will give you a rough outline of the range.

Hughes took out a nautical chart from the cabinet, gestured a little, and quickly circled a port.

"Finally found you, Black Pearl." Zeus muttered. Ken and Jeremiah must know a lot of information about the outside world, which is especially important at this point in time.

He then opened the mind link that came with the symbiotic contract.

"Ash, send a banshee somewhere. I found where the Black Pearl is."

"Okay, where to?"

Hughes picked up the map and looked at it carefully. "Go to the harbor in Riften and look for them. They should have just docked there yesterday."

(End of this chapter)