Chapter 381 Ghost Ship Siren Materials
"Colonel Fred, look, there are two ships over there."
"It's really Captain Barrett! Great, they are still alive!"
"Hey, that ship seems to be a pirate ship? Why is the leader on someone else's ship?"
"Those are the people from the 'Dawn Group'! Oh my God, it's really them!"
"Who is the Dawn Group?"
"That is the friend and savior of our adjudication team!"
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Half a day later, Su Lun and the others found a ship of members of the "Holy Judgment Group" drifting at sea.
As soon as the two groups of people met, the Liming Group immediately became lively.
This time, Barrett and the others ventured to the Moros city-state to rescue people, and rescued more than 300 people from slave traders. Including the previous team members, there were a total of 500 or 600 people.
This is also the last direct descendant of the "Holy Judgment Legion", the ace army of the Luying Empire that has had outstanding military exploits for hundreds of years.
These are the real elite knights of the Luying Royal Family, with extraordinary combat power.
However, there is no Judgment Team now, only the "Dawn Pirates".
The current Dawn Group has instantly become a large group of nearly a thousand people.
Three battleships, almost full of three divisions.
Leader Senjo's first team, Dr. Banks' second team, and now Barrett's third team.
This fighting strength is among the top few among all the pirate groups in Beihai.
It doesn't matter even if you have just been rescued and have no equipment. There is a lot of equipment and supplies in the Dawn Regiment's warehouse. Those were the trophies from the annihilation of several divisions of the North Sea Fleet, and it was more than enough to equip these hundreds of people.
Su Lun and the crew held a grand welcome banquet for the new partners. They presented the best wine and meat and the most sincere enthusiasm.
This also moved the former royal knights of the Judgment Team to tears.
They have lost their loved ones, their honor, and everything.
The whole world once abandoned them, but now, the Dawn Group gives them new hope.
Su Lun and the others want to catch up with the "Bald Eagle".
I had received information before that the ship carried a national gift exchanged by the King of the North Sea for the Marfa Empire.
Now that we know that the "Alcatraz Treasure" incident is probably a conspiracy, the existence of that ship is even more special.
Dr. Banks accurately determined the location of the ship and found that the ship did not go back to the Marfa Empire, but actually went to Alcatraz Island.
This is obviously abnormal.
The three ships of the Dawn Regiment also pursued them all the way, hoping to intercept the other party before approaching Alcatraz Island.
On the three battleships, everyone is preparing for battle.
Repair ships, maintain artillery, familiarize yourself with equipment, and run in with new team members
Barrett is worthy of being a professional senior general. He has very rich experience in commanding large-scale wars and military training. He completed the personnel reorganization of three warships in a short period of time. Everyone has determined a unified code word, command authority, emergency plan, and reward and punishment system.
Su Lun looked at it and thought it was pretty good.
The addition of professional soldiers like Barrett can be regarded as making up for one of the shortcomings of the Dawn Regiment.
Although it may not necessarily copy the routine of the Royal Knights of Luying, it can save the trial and error detours of the future development of the Dawn Regiment.
But in large teams, scientific management will make the team more cohesive and have a sharp knife-like combat effectiveness.
Although the Dawn Group is a pirate group that advocates freedom, it will become bigger and bigger in the future, and these are the paths it must take.
The three warships rode the wind and waves on the sea at extremely high speeds.
"Mr. Henk, is there anything you need my help with?"
"Oh, no, Miss Kama, leave the hard work of collecting the cable to us giants."
"Mr. Tam, is there anything I can do? I can do all the work on the boat"
"No, Miss Karma. Washing the deck is a dirty job, just let us rough guys do it."
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Karma's first day on board.
She felt as if she had stayed in the cabin on the first day, which was not very polite.
On the deck, she recognized faces and helped everywhere, hoping to integrate into and become familiar with this new team as soon as possible.
After getting along with each other, she also discovered that everyone on the boat looked fierce, but in fact they were all easy to get along with.
Karma tried hard to get involved in some of the ship's work, but everyone seemed to have their own things to do and there was nothing she could do to help.
We all know them quite well, including the domineering Senjo-chan, the mysterious Miss Pandora, the almost faceless Dr. Banks, the three giant brothers, Captain Haguro, and Captain Somezaki.
After saying hello, she found that everyone on the boat was very warm and kind to her, and their attitude was as gentle as family members.
Karma naturally knew that this was because he was a disciple of Su Lun.
She also cherishes this kindness.
Turning around, Karma saw Lolotta practicing his sword on the bow of the boat.
She remembered that this was Sister Qiantiao's direct disciple.
Probably because they were about the same age, Karma felt that she was easier to get along with.
They are all orphans, they were once minor nobles, and they have many similar experiences.
The two chatted for a few words and quickly became familiar with each other.
They sat on the edge of the boat, swaying their legs, with bright smiles unique to girls on their faces.
While chatting, the conversation came to Su Lun.
Karma felt that meeting Suellen was the luckiest thing in her life.
But since last night, her shock has not stopped. In today's battle, she also saw how terrifying her teacher's strength was.
This is the puppet master in her mind.
But after boarding the boat, Su Lun could no longer see anyone, which made Kama feel a little uncomfortable.
She asked Lolotta: "Miss Lolotta, is the teacher usually like this?"
Lolotta smiled and said: "Yes. Mr. Su Lun works very hard. As long as you are on the ship, you will rarely see anyone. But if you go to the laboratory to find him, you will definitely see him studying those weird things. , machinery, puppets, and biotechnology."
Speaking of this, she pouted and said: "Mr. Su Lun is the kind of person who is already super powerful and works very hard. He is a role model for all of us in the Dawn Group to learn from. I always get knocked on the head by the teacher and say that I Stupid, don’t work hard”
Hearing this, Karma couldn't help but chuckle, suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "Are the teacher and Sister Senjo lovers?"
Lolotta rolled her eyes, "Well, it's hard to say."
Karma was surprised: "It's hard to tell?"
Lolotta didn't know how to explain it, and a weird smile appeared on her face: "The relationship between the teacher and Mr. Su Lun is quite special, and I can't explain it in a few words. Well, you will know it later."
Karma: "Oh"
At this time, Tani suddenly slipped down from the cable while hanging upside down on the mast observation tower, "Hey, Miss Kama, my name is Tani, nice to meet you!"
Kama was startled, "Ah, my name is Kama. The teacher introduced you just now, and I remember your name."
Lolotta was obviously very familiar with it. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "This is the sniveling Mr. Navigator of our Dawn Group!"
Hearing this, a hint of shame appeared on Tani's face, "Lolota, can you stop mentioning the past?"
Lolotta covered her mouth and chuckled, "No."
Karma also smiled and said nothing.
Three teenagers of similar age started laughing and communicating on the deck.
The crew looked at them with kind smiles on their faces.
The "Dawn" of their Dawn Group will grow up quickly and shine with brilliance.
After the welcome banquet, Su Lun stayed in the laboratory transformed from the captain's cabin.
Previously, he intercepted and killed the 7th Division, peeled off the soul of Vasily Tirmidor, the "Thousand Plane Puppet Hand", and gained a lot of puppet knowledge.
Although this guy was vicious and vicious, he murdered his master's family. But it has to be said that his talent in puppetry is indeed quite impressive.
Otherwise, he would not have secretly learned the Boyle family's secret technique as a registered disciple. Later, he developed many of his own unique puppet skills and became a "Puppet Master".
Su Lun also had to admit that harvesting this wave of experience saved him from decades of hard work in skill training.
It also made up for his many deficiencies in puppet making, manipulation, and techniques.
It even opened up some new ideas.
Although the line of mechanism puppet techniques also comes from the line of puppet masters, its research on the precision and functionality of puppets is obviously more in-depth and has many amazing achievements.
For example, the stripped [Mysterious Thousand Hands] skill, this technique allows people to control puppets to a "subtle" level, more refined and precise!
Su Lun directly stripped off Vasily's decades of proficiency skills and directly brought his puppet control to a big level.
Coupled with [Puppet Theater], the two arcane techniques complement each other, and the combat power of the puppet army will skyrocket.
It’s not just these gains.
A large number of inherited classics of the "lineage of Mechanical Puppet Masters" were found in Sulen Vasily's storage ring, including Mechanical Science, Puppetry, and Secret Techniques.
In addition to the classics, there are also some inherited treasures of the Boyle family, and even two precious "surrogate dolls".
Su Lun had to digest those classics by himself, which would probably take many years.
But Vasily had been studying these classics hard before, and his memory was very rich in knowledge, which was also convenient for Su Lun. [Reaper]'s talent was directly stripped away, and the knowledge was directly digested in his mind.
This also directly made the progress of another matter greatly advance.
That is to repair the [Mechanism Puppet Heart].
Originally, Su Lun didn't know much about mechanisms, and he wasn't sure at all if he wanted to repair such top-notch alchemy items.
Now I think it's very possible.
Su Lun gained so much that he needed a lot of time to digest and integrate the new knowledge into his own "knowledge tree".
So I stayed in the cabin the whole time and didn't go out.
The speed of the "Pulsatilla" was a bit ridiculous. The three ships of the Dawn Regiment used the alchemy array to sail at full speed, and then they managed to close the distance to dozens of nautical miles.
However, that was already two days later.
Su Lun was studying his puppet in the captain's cabin, when suddenly the observer's warning came from the deck: "Attention, everyone, there is a suspicious ship ahead!"
As soon as these words came out, the command from the commander on duty came from the communicator: "Everyone, prepare for battle!"
Su Lun glanced at the thick fog outside the window, and instead of staying in the cabin, he quickly came to the deck.
At this moment, the deck was full of people.
Su Lun walked to the bow of the ship and asked Qianjiao: "What's going on?"
Senjo pointed forward and said: "There is a drifting ship in the direction of eleven o'clock. We have raised the flag, but they did not respond. It seems... It is a ghost ship with no living people."
"Ghost ship?"
Su Lun also had a look of confusion on his face when he heard this.
He took out a monocular and looked in that direction.
At this moment, there is thick fog floating on the sea.
His eyesight was better than others, so he could clearly see the ship on the opposite side floating like a ghost.
The pirate flag was hung on the mast of the ship, which was a pattern of silver muskets and skulls. The relevant information was immediately reflected in Su Lun's mind.
This seems to be a large pirate group called the "Silver Spear Pirates", which is not weak in strength.
The leader is a fifth-level professional who has a reward of 110 million "Shark Sniper" Friedrich, and has hundreds of people under his command.
Su Lun seemed to have discovered something and jumped onto the mast. When he looked again, he immediately saw that there was no one on the plywood of the ship. But if you look closely, you can find a little blood stains and some fragments of biological limbs on the side of the ship.
But the strange thing is that except for the traces of dragging corpses, there are no traces of fighting on the ship.
Su Lun's pupils shrank slightly and immediately said: "Tani, pay attention to the movement in the sea!"
"Yes, Mr. Suellen!"
Tali did not dare to be careless and listened to the movement in the sea.
"Mr. Sullen, what should we do now?"
"The 'Steam Ship' and the 'Judgment Ship' stay where they are, let's move closer!"
"Okay!"
Now that we have encountered it, it is obviously inevitable to avoid it.
Su Lun and the others approached cautiously.
With Tani's ability and the mechanical octopus swimming quickly under the boat, even if there is any sea monster approaching, they can detect it immediately.
Su Lun's ship approached the ghost ship.
After more than ten meters, the stormtroopers jumped over first.
"Captain, no living people were found! No monsters either"
"There are no signs of fighting in the cabin."
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Perception professionals quickly confirmed that there was no sign of life on the ship. Just like what they had seen before, it was an empty ship.
Su Lun and Qian Jiao also jumped over.
They observed on the deck and then walked into the cabin.
The supply equipment in the cabin is still there, and there is no ammunition in the artillery
There is every indication that there was no fighting going on here.
But the cabin where the crew rested was in a mess, with quilts lifted everywhere and personal belongings scattered. It was as if something had dragged the sleeping crew members out of their beds. They were very peaceful and did not resist at all.
Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone felt a chill running down their spines, as if they were being secretly targeted by some devil.
No one spoke in the cabin, and there was a strange atmosphere in the air.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted at the bottom of the cabin: "Boss, a body was found in the bottom cabin!"
Su Lun and Qian Jiao looked at each other and walked away immediately.
The bottom warehouse is the storage room, where a lot of tobacco, bacon and smoked fish are stored, and the air is mixed with a strong strange smell.
Probably because of these strong smells, the monster ignored the body.
Su Lun glanced at the pirate "sleeping" in the cargo pile. He was obviously a sentinel.
The deceased was about twenty years old, dressed in pirate attire, and had no external injuries
Su Lun looked at it and then stretched out his hand to press on the abdomen of the corpse. There was no obvious damage to the internal organs.
He himself was proficient in forensic anatomy, but this strange way of death made him frown and show his confusion.
Seeing this, Senjo put one hand on the hilt of the sword and asked, "What do you think?"
Su Lun thought for a while and said: "The deceased did not have any external injuries. He should have been killed directly by means similar to spiritual attacks, and then the body was transported away. Obviously, the person who did it was not a human being, but a kind of monster. They only attack The corpse is interested, and no money or material has been touched. This is the "Musket Pirates". They are not weak. They can kill them quietly. The monster may be very strong."
As he said this, he added: "Tell everyone to be careful."
"Yeah."
Senjo nodded as she listened, this was similar to her guess.
The captains behind him also passed on the order, and everyone looked for other clues in the cabin.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps sounded again on the cabin.
"I heard a body was found?"
When he turned around, he saw Dr. Banks walking over.
Su Lun said: "The doctor came just in time. Can you tell the specific cause of this man's death?"
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Dr. Banks nodded and said nothing.
He walked straight to the body, observed it first, and then put his hand on the body.
At this moment, everyone watched as his dark arms seemed to melt and turned into streams of asphalt-like liquid, which penetrated through the mouth and nose of the corpse.
Although Su Lun knew that Dr. Banks' method was a bit special, his eyelids twitched when he saw this.
However, the effect was excellent. Dr. Banks felt for a while, as if he had discovered something, and said: "The time of death was seventeen hours ago, probably late last night. The internal organs of the corpse and There was rupture of blood vessels, especially damage to the intracranial tissue. This was the cause of his death."
Hearing this, Su Lun was surprised and said: "It wasn't a mental attack that caused death?"
"No."
Dr. Banks said in a very sure tone: "It is definitely not an ordinary physical attack that can cause such large-scale visceral resonance damage through the body. It is most likely sound waves of certain special frequencies."
Hearing this, Su Lun immediately understood something, "You mean, the murderer is the 'Siren Siren'?!"
This is a kind of sea monster that usually only appears in legends and is rarely seen by people.
Because everyone I saw was dead.
Legend has it that it is a sea monster with a human face and a bird body. It has a singing voice like nature. It likes to eat people and usually appears at night.
The "Song of the Siren" that is passed down from word to mouth usually refers to this.
Human beings will die in that beautiful song if they listen to it.
In fact, the legend is very magical, but the ancient alchemists have cracked the principle.
In essence, that kind of singing is actually an "infrasound wave" that humans cannot hear.
This kind of infrasound wave has extremely strong penetrating power and can penetrate the atmosphere, sea water, soil, and obstacles.
Wooden ships, even steel ships, cannot completely block the propagation of sound waves. It is not easy to attenuate, is not easily absorbed by water and air, and spreads very far.
Infrasound waves of certain frequencies are close to or even the same as the vibration frequency of human organs, and can easily resonate with the human brain and organs. In mild cases, they may be frightened, crazy and restless; in severe cases, blood vessels may rupture and cause death on the spot.
Just like how the corpse in front of me died.
The most troublesome thing is that this kind of infrasound wave cannot be heard by the ordinary human auditory system!
Dr. Banks nodded: "Yeah. Probably that kind of siren."
Su Lun's expression was still solemn when he heard it, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
At least if the cause of death is clarified, it will be much easier to handle.
Ordinary humans cannot hear this secondary sound wave, so they are killed silently.
But some people who have awakened their auditory talent can hear it.
It just so happened that there was someone on their ship who had awakened the talent of [D-032-Hearing Enhancement].
Moreover, even if the awakened person's abilities are not developed enough and cannot hear the songs of some high-level sirens, animals can hear them!
Tani can communicate with animals in the sea, and common whales and jellyfish can hear various infrasound waves.
In other words, the "Siren Siren" is not a big threat to the Dawn Regiment!
Since there was no threat, Su Lun had an idea in his mind: puppet material!
No matter how skilled the puppets are, things made artificially are far less perfect than natural ones.
Although the "Siren Siren" has a terrifying singing voice, its actual combat power is very weak.
This [Siren Siren's Singing Voice] is one of the most ideal materials for making [Wailing Puppet] recorded in the classics of the Puppet Master lineage!
Dr. Banks analyzed the cause of death of the corpse, and suddenly the "ghost ship" changed from a terrorist incident to a normal sea monster attack.
Everyone in the Dawn Group breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone is prepared to beware of the sea monster attack.
Users with [enhanced hearing] abilities are always on alert, and Tani is also concentrating on listening to the sounds in the sea.
As a precaution, all the sentries were replaced with double sentries, one with the ears sealed with red wax, and the other standing guard normally.
This is the legendary only way to prevent the "Song of the Sirens" from reaching your ears.
Suellen returned to their own ship, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Senjo looked at his expression and asked: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Su Lun pondered for a moment, and expressed the thoughts that he had not fully understood, and said: "We are following the Bald Eagle. But in fact, this is no longer the closest route to Alcatraz Island. So. The question is, why did the 'Silver Robbery Pirates' die here?"
Senjo doesn't like to use his brain to speculate, but his intuition is very keen. Upon hearing this, she immediately noticed something and said, "Are you trying to say that this 'Silver Spear Group' is also here for the 'Bald Eagle'?"
"Hmm. That's the problem."
Suellen nodded.
His information came from Van Gogh, and it was very likely that he got it from the Luying royal family, or from an espionage officer of a certain powerful force.
Those who are well-informed probably know that there are treasures on board the Bald Eagle that Oleg gave back to the Marfa Empire.
There will definitely be a group of people who will pay attention to this batch of goods.
He expressed his doubts: "If our guess is correct, this 'Silver Spear Group' is really coming for Marfa's shipment, then why did they die while the 'Bald Eagle' continued sailing?" ?”
Qian Jiao also thought about it and said: "If it is not a coincidence, then the people in Mafa may have mastered a method to avoid the sea monster, or prevent the sea monster from attacking them? Or even... Control the Kraken? ”
People in the Marfa Empire are not fools.
It is impossible not to consider the leakage of intelligence.
Moreover, their intelligence system is not weaker than that of the Luying Empire, and there are spies interspersed with each other.
Besides, this is the territory of the King of the North Sea.
Su Lun's eyes gradually deepened, and he had roughly connected all the logic in his mind.
He murmured: "Now that I think about it, it's possible that those guys spread the news deliberately, and then used the Kraken in this sea area to wipe out all the hostile forces."
After saying this, Qian Jiao also thought about it and said with emotion: "Tsk, tsk. What a good trick."
At this time, Su Lun said: "But it's not entirely bad news for us."
Qian Jiao looked over with doubtful eyes, "Oh?"
Su Lun stared at the sea in the distance and said meaningfully: "After all, you need to use real bait for fishing."
After a pause, his pupils shrank slightly: "There must be a valuable treasure on board the Pulsatilla!" (End of Chapter)