radicalducati Chapter 97 Female Captain? Female Mentor!
Chapter 97 Female Captain? Female Mentor!
"This—" Danitz's Adam's apple bobbed, and his face flushed slightly.
He stubbornly insisted, "We're here to find the treasures of the sea! The captain is just... just the navigator of our dreams!"
As if realizing his words weren't enough, he added gruffly, "Yes, just a navigator!"
"Hehe, is that so?" Looking at the other person's expression, Lorne curled up the corners of his mouth with pleasure.
"Damn it! I feel like he's the one who's the 'provocative one'," Danitz cursed inwardly.
Seeing Danitz's flushed face, Lorne suddenly found it quite enjoyable to tease him. His nerves, which had been tense since his transmigration, were strangely relaxed while he was playing with this famous pirate.
Logically speaking, Danitz's rank is higher than his own, so doing this is tantamount to inviting trouble. Especially since it's on someone else's turf.
The good thing is that I have leverage over him, so I'm not afraid of him turning against me. And on the "Golden Dream," the effect of this leverage is doubled.
"By the way, the food on your ship is pretty good!" Lorne forked a glistening sausage and put it in his mouth, then smoothly changed the subject, "Everything is quite fresh."
"Of course." Danitz followed the topic, "Our captain specifically researched a ritual magic that can preserve food for a long time."
Even fresh vegetables can be stored for several months.
Mystic refrigerator? No, this is even more amazing than a refrigerator. Ritual magic can actually be used like this... Lorne clicked his tongue in amazement, marveling at the Iceberg General's erudition.
……
In the afternoon, Lieutenant General Iceberg went to the storage room and conducted a separate test on Lorne.
"All correct." She tapped her fingertips lightly on the table. "Your memory is impressive, Mr. Brando."
Lorne smiled modestly. The memory provided by the "machine" was proving particularly useful at this moment.
Just when the atmosphere was getting good, Edwina suddenly asked:
"Mr. Brando, what sequence are you?"
Hearing the question, Lorne glanced at the other person with a hint of wariness. Seeing that the other person's expression was normal, he began to ponder:
Based on the events of the past few days, Danitz and I have basically extracted all of each other's secrets. I also asked Danitz to help me gather some materials and formulas; there's no reason for him not to tell Lieutenant General Iceberg about these. So, is he just here to verify something?
After a moment of silence, Lorne spoke: "Sequence 8."
"Sequence 8..." Edwina nodded slightly, then asked:
"Didn't you have a teacher before?"
"No." Lorne shook his head slightly.
"But you know the role-playing method." This is not a question.
"Uh..." Lorne was slightly surprised.
How did she know?
Lorne knew that role-playing was a valuable type of occult knowledge, otherwise it wouldn't have been written down in Roselle's diary.
But since they already know they don't have a teacher, why would they think they know the role-playing method...? Lorne couldn't quite understand.
Realizing he couldn't hide it from the other person, he simply nodded and admitted, "I do know similar concepts, but I'm more curious, Captain, how did you guess it?"
"Simple reasoning." Edwina glanced at Lorne, her red lips slightly parted:
"Despite the lack of sufficient mystical education, your spirituality is unusually stable, showing absolutely no signs of getting out of control."
This was after all the unexpected events she and Danitz had gone through.
"You should know that even among the members of the official Extraordinary Squad, very few can maintain a good mental state for a long time."
"So at least in terms of potion digestion, you have considerable knowledge."
Such amazing reasoning ability! She can think of so much in a short time... Could it be that her path offers this kind of enhancement? Or is it simply due to her extensive knowledge and rich experience?
Lorne was somewhat surprised to hear the other party's reasoning.
"So you really figured out the way to act on your own."
"Hmm." Lorne nodded slightly.
Although he only truly learned about the word "role" from Russell's diary, he had already basically grasped the concept based on his own state of mind before that.
"You are indeed very talented," Edwina affirmed Lorne, but before Lorne could be happy, Edwina said, "In order not to waste your talent, I will arrange more lessons for you."
Lorne's expression froze. This wasn't a pirate! He was clearly the headmaster of a boarding school!
After a brief moment of surprise, Lorne spoke casually:
"Captain, may I ask you a question?"
"Can."
"Do you know which... well, which great beings possess authority over time and space?"
"Space-time?" Edwina rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought. She hadn't expected Lorne to ask such a question. After a moment, she shook her head slightly. "No, apart from those self-proclaimed omnipotent evil gods, I don't recall any being having authority over space-time."
"Moreover, the power that those evil gods preach is basically false, and becoming their follower will not end well." She added, seemingly to warn Lorne.
No... Lorne was somewhat disappointed. To travel between worlds, one would most likely need authority in this area.
Does this mean that God doesn't exist in this world at all, or that there is no true God through the relevant channels?
Seeing Lorne deep in thought, Edwina was a little curious:
Why did you ask that question? Of course, you don't have to force yourself to answer if you don't want to.
"It's nothing really, just missing a place," Lorne said, trying to sound nonchalant.
Edwina glanced at Lorne: "The apprentice path has spatial abilities."
"Apprentice"... Lorne noted down this information, while also inwardly marveling at the captain's wisdom.
The other party should have realized that there was more to his story, but did not ask any further questions.
If it were Danitz, he would probably press the issue relentlessly. Given that he has leverage over the other party, he wouldn't let go of an opportunity to turn the tables.
"Thank you for your answer." Lorne expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the other party.
"Mm." Edwina nodded slightly.
"Tomorrow, I will assign new learning materials. I hope you are prepared."
After Edwina left, Lorne glanced at the door to the storage room and sighed.
"Someone's spying on us..."
……
That night, Lorne, who was alone in the storage room, casually tossed a coin into the air.
The coin flipped in the air and finally fell onto the table with its tails up.
"Nobody's here..." Lorne examined the divination results.
Throughout the day, he noticed many prying eyes, especially after Lieutenant General Iceberg came to the storage room in the afternoon to give him a private test; those subtle gazes became increasingly noticeable.
Lorne could understand this phenomenon; as an outsider, it was perfectly normal for the other people on the ship to be wary of him.
"There shouldn't be any misunderstanding, since it's just simple private tutoring."
"No, not necessarily..." Lorne was also a little unsure, recalling the attitude of the crew members on the ship towards their captain.
"At least no one caused trouble, and the crew members were fairly well-behaved."
Just then, the crimson moonlight shone through the porthole, making Lorne feel slightly uncomfortable. He rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself:
"Perhaps we can ask the captain about Antigonus."