After circling the island for a while, Karl never found a good stopping place.
So in order to prevent the "Black Pearl" from running aground, they lowered the anchor some distance from the island.
Later, through the small boat on the "Black Pearl", Karl selected six people as the vanguard to set off with him to search for one of the seven swords on the island.
Counting Carl himself, the other six people are Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, Alice, Robin Hood, Little Red Riding Hood and the old servant in "Paper".
Today's weather was pretty good, and the waves on the shore didn't cause them much trouble, so they decided to let the little old man control the oars alone and paddle the boat forward.
As a result, Karl saw the power of this legendary servant. Just relying on two ordinary hands, this guy made the paddle spin at a terrifying speed like a submarine propeller, which clearly showed that he was not
This is a human thing!
Under this exaggerated thrust, almost in the blink of an eye, they rushed to the shore and stepped onto the island's ground.
After landing, the little old man dragged the boat to a tree on the island and tied it up to ensure that no matter how big the tide was, it could not be swept away before walking back to the group.
Seeing everyone standing still, Karl also took out the compass again.
At this time, the pointer pointed straight to the woods ahead, and it seemed that the first sword was there.
"Everyone, let's go!"
After greeting his companions, Karl put away his compass and immediately planned to enter this lush forest.
"Wait." At this moment, Naia on the side reached out and held Karl's wrist, stopping his next movement.
"Karl, don't put away the compass. Keep your attention at all times."
As soon as Naiya reminded Karl like this, he immediately knew what she meant.
After all, there are definitely "traps" here, and they might just be things that can mislead people. Before setting off, Holly reminded her to be careful of these things at all times during this journey.
So Karl nodded, opened the compass cover that he had just closed, and stared at the pointer above.
At the same time, Robin Hood took out a bundle of rope from somewhere and asked everyone in the team to grab it. This would prevent anyone from falling behind to a certain extent.
So their formation turned into a long snake formation, with Karl leading the way with a compass, and behind him was Naia who was responsible for guarding him... The last person in the team was Yug, who was responsible for the rear of the team.
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After entering this forest, the environment is very quiet except for the occasional chirping of insects. Apart from tropical trees that are generally 5 or 6 meters high, there is basically nothing else to attract attention.
And the light here is also good. Even if the sun shines through the canopy of trees overhead, it can still illuminate the world below. On the way forward, Karl and his team have been safe and sound, no one has any problems, and the compass in his hand is extremely stable.
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There is no danger at all in this situation, and moving forward can even be said to be as simple as an outing, without any of the traps that Holly reminded her of before.
They marched cautiously like this for about a quarter of an hour, and when the team was honestly following the compass's guidance, the compass in Karl's hand suddenly changed.
After taking a certain step, almost without warning, the compass in his hand turned upside down and pointed to the path they came from.
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Seeing this change in the compass, Karl immediately turned around and looked in the direction they came from.
After the other six people saw Karl's actions, they realized something was wrong and immediately started to be alert.
Robin Hood's bow and arrow were instantly placed on the bowstring. The little old man also held the oar he brought along with both hands tightly, and Little Red Riding Hood's hand was also placed in the basket. But among these people, the most eye-catching one
The best one is Alice.
This cute girl silently took out a weapon from her skirt. It was a machete that was almost as big as her body. She looked like she was going to chop whoever came. This kind of exaggerated weapon combination
The cute girl with a smaller body gives people an indescribable contrast.
It is worth mentioning that the blade of this machete also has the pattern of the [Decapitation Blade] that Karl is familiar with. At a glance, you can tell that it is in the same series as his beloved weapon. This shows that he has always used the [Decapitation Blade].
Blade] indeed has a lot to do with Alice.
"Carl, what happened?"
Almost at the same time that everyone was on alert, Naiya, who was behind Karl, also looked over nervously. In this sea area, she and Yug could only serve as advisers. If they really wanted to fight, they would be sealed away by force.
The two of them are not even as good as the big bad wolf in the team.
"There's something wrong with the compass changes."
Answering Naiya's question, Karl also began to move his position.
Under the vigilance of six people, he moved little by little while staring at the compass needle without blinking.
After he slowly moved back about half a meter, the compass needle turned upside down again and pointed back to its original direction.
"As expected."
Seeing the compass like this, Karl also had some concerns in his mind.
So he put the compass in the position where it deflected, and then swung it clockwise in a full circle.
Following his movements, the compass pointer began to deflect simultaneously.
"That's right, this is it!"
After confirming what he was thinking, Karl pointed at this location with his finger.
"The first sword we are looking for is right here!"
There is no doubt that the compass points to this place, and the sword is definitely buried at your feet.
"Yug and I are on alert, you start digging."
Little Naiya, who was staring at the compass with Karl, obviously knew what this meant, and she immediately pulled Yug to hold the position alone.
"Let's get started!"
After giving the order, the remaining five people started working together with the help of surrounding tools and immediately started the excavation work.
Around the location indicated by the compass, they dug out nearly ten cubic meters of soil in less than five minutes. As a result, not to mention the sword, not even its shadow was found.
Just when Karl was a little confused, the little old man walked up to him and handed him a note.
"Mr. Carl, read it out."
After taking the piece of paper from the little old man, Karl immediately knew what he wanted to do.
So he read out the six words according to the instructions of this "Fairy Paper":
"Come, my servant."
As soon as the words were spoken, the little old man in front of him disappeared together with the paddle he was holding, and then his voice came from the air: