A soldier in navy uniform came in, holding a gas lamp in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The dark captain's cabin was filled with a warm firelight.
He moved the gas lamp and scanned the captain's cabin with his eyes. He found nothing unusual and retreated.
The warm light gradually faded away along with the footsteps. Zhang Yuanqing ended his night tour and looked at the desk drawer again. The desk had two drawers, one of which had a copper lock, and the other drawer had no padlock.
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while and opened the drawer without a padlock. Inside was the telegram exchange between the Haiyan and the United Nations Naval Headquarters in Ireland.
But what is troubling is that the telegrams are in code, which Zhang Yuanqing cannot understand.
Although Lingjing has an automatic translation function, the language and text will be automatically translated into the native language you are familiar with, but the encoding is part of the decryption of the copy and is not within the scope of automatic translation.
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a long time, then used the Star Escape Technique, which turned into starlight and dissipated.
A few minutes later, the stars rose again in the dark captain's cabin, and he came back with a coding manual in his hand.
He got it from the telegraph room.
In this era, telegraph communication used coding, which was divided into "universal code" and "special code". The former used the familiar Morse code.
The latter is mostly used in wars, is temporary and self-created, and is difficult to crack without a codebook.
Although the Haiyan was performing a secret mission, this was not a war period and no one would specifically intercept the telegram. Therefore, Zhang Yuanqing guessed that the code on the telegram should belong to the regular Morse code.
If the code is a "special code", the difficulty of decryption will increase dramatically.
He sat at the desk, flipping through the manual and deciphering the contents of the telegram in the dark captain's cabin.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yuanqing completed the deciphering work and understood the contents of the telegram.
The first telegram is dated August 12, 1900:
"The Haiyan sets sail, everything goes well, it's over!"
August 14th:
"Everything went well on the Haiyan, it's over!"
August 16th:
"The Haiyan was attacked by mermaids, and two crew members died. Over!"
August 18th:
"Everything went well on the Haiyan, it's over!"
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August 25th:
"Successfully recovered the extraterrestrial object, the Cardinal sealed it, and the Petrel is preparing to return. Over!"
August 26:
"The Haiyan is on its way back, everything went well, it's over!"
The telegram was sent every two days, and the content was very brief. The reply from the naval headquarters was also very brief, usually with words of condolences such as "Received", "Understood", and "God bless".
On the 25th, the day the pollution source was successfully recovered, the Haiyan sent an extra telegram.
The last telegram was sent on August 30, which was the fourth day after the extraterrestrial object was recovered.
The telegram was interrupted on August 30. Zhang Yuanqing frowned:
"Were the subsequent telegrams hidden, or did James not send any more telegrams to the headquarters after the 30th?"
The telegram was sent so diligently before the task was completed, but after the task was completed, the telegram was no longer sent?
It was mentioned in the introduction to the spiritual realm that the Haiyan lost contact on its way back and disappeared mysteriously. James unilaterally stopped communicating with the naval headquarters.
It mysteriously disappeared and first appeared.
But why did James do this? Zhang Yuanqing didn't understand. In addition, the more he read the stack of telegrams, the more strange he became. He always felt that something was wrong.
After thinking for a moment, he understood what the problem was.
The Haiyan set sail on August 12 and successfully salvaged the extraterrestrial object on August 26. The whole process took 14 days. However, during the day, Zhang Yuanqing asked Captain James when he would arrive at the port, and James replied: 15 days.
Today is September 4th. If we calculate it as 14 days one way, we will arrive at the port in five days.
So the main mission is to survive for five days.
The details are correct.
Closer to home, Captain James terminated the telegram communication and deceived him about the return time. There must be something wrong with this person.
Zhang Yuanqing sorted out the telegram, put it back in the drawer, and looked at another drawer with a copper lock.
There is no doubt that there must be something more important here.
Now that we have figured out the background of the dungeon and the problem of Captain James, the next step is actually very clear - find out the reason for Captain James' strange change.
And this information is probably hidden in the desk drawer.
Zhang Yuanqing stared at the copper lock, but he hesitated. It was easy to destroy the copper lock, just a gentle tug, but he was worried that such behavior would cause a bad chain reaction.
It can now be determined that Thriller Cruise is an exploration-type S-class dungeon, and all information needs to be explored by oneself. Dungeons in this mode often mean that crises are hidden in the exploration process.
Once the exploration goes wrong, crisis will strike instantly.
Zhang Yuanqing opened the inventory and took a look. The purple gold suit was covered with a black curtain, indicating that it was unavailable.
It's better to be more cautious. He murmured in his heart and chose to follow his heart's will.
——The S-level dungeon at the peak of level 6, if he cannot use the domination props, even if he is a dual-professional level 6, his life may be in danger.
Moreover, this is a copy of Breaking Bad in the first area. Zhang Yuanqing's props and skills cannot restrain the abnormal power.
There is a saying in the book: When you drift away, you are not far from death.
"If you destroy the copper lock, James will definitely find someone sneaking into the captain's room at night tomorrow, which may stimulate him and cause the crisis to come early. I haven't figured out what happened after salvaging the extraterrestrial object. Now I should mainly investigate secretly.
Instead of doing something that would expose the traces."
"Anyway, the main mission is to survive for five days, so there is plenty of time."
As his thoughts turned, Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers and used the Star Escape Technique to return to the bedroom in the bilge.
There is a small oval window in the bedroom, and outside the window is a dark, vaguely rippling sea.
Thinking of the extraterrestrial objects sealed in the bilge possessing the ability of deformed creatures, Zhang Yuanqing always felt that there was a terrible crisis and gaze hidden under the dark sea outside the window.
"There is something wrong with Captain James, but what is his purpose? We still need to investigate"
"There are two forces on the ship, namely the Navy and the Holy See. Are the people from the Holy See and James the same team? If not, as long as the two parties are not partners, I have a lot of room for maneuver, and one of them can be roped in to become a teammate.
"
Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment, used Night Travel again, quietly left the bedroom, walked through the cramped dormitory corridor, and reached the steps at the end.
Follow the steps to the second floor.
He was going to go below deck to inquire and give the Holy See team a definition.
During the day, the place was blocked by the knights of the Holy See. At that time, the background of the dungeon was not clear yet, so I did not choose to fight hard.
Now, Zhang Yuanqing can roughly deduce what is under the bilge based on the known information.
The extraterrestrial object recovered from the deep sea is in the bilge, sealed by the cardinal of the Holy See.
Zhang Yuanqing decided to secretly observe the Holy See and see what the strange thing was.
He strode down the steps, the sound of footsteps muffled by the night tour, and soon he came to the entrance to the bilge. Two knights in silver armor, holding cross swords, were still stationed there.
Zhang Yuanqing passed between the two knights, and the meticulous knight turned a blind eye to the infiltrator.
The bilge is not a dormitory, but a place where goods are piled. Dim gas lamps are hung on the wall, illuminating the items in the bilge. There are piles of food, fishing tools, damaged lifeboats that need to be repaired, and
The parts on the ship are like a messy storage room.
As soon as he stepped into the bilge, Zhang Yuanqing felt an inexplicable throbbing, as if he was being stared at by something.
This breath, this feeling, the evil force. Zhang Yuanqing frowned, the breath escaping from the alien object?
He carefully explored forward through the mountains of debris. After walking for more than ten seconds, he suddenly heard a "bang bang" sound like a heartbeat coming from a distance.
At the same time, a dozen meters ahead, behind a hill where bags of flour were piled up, flickering candlelight came from behind.
The beating sound of the heart came from behind the candlelight.
"What's the heartbeat of something so exaggerated?" Zhang Yuanqing moved forward cautiously, approaching the flour hill.
At this moment, he heard the "Woo" sound of the wind, and soon, a sharp scream came from the left.
Without thinking, Zhang Yuanqing pounced forward and missed the wind blade coming from the left.
"Who is there?" a clear female voice yelled.
Master Feng noticed me? Zhang Yuanqing turned around and ran away. At the same time, he turned to look to the right. Ten meters away, there stood a young woman wearing a white nun's uniform.
The chest, collar and cuffs are embroidered with golden patterns.
She has beautiful blond hair, green eyes, an oval face, a high nose bridge, delicate and beautiful.
The wind mage in the white nun uniform waved his hands continuously, creating wind blades to pursue the fleeing enemies.
Although she can't see the intruder, she can sense the enemy's position and speed through the feedback of the air flow, and every blow of the wind blade is very precise.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing made a quick decision, avoided the second wave of wind blades, hid behind a damaged and cracked lifeboat, and without hesitation used the Star Escape Technique to leave the bilge.
In the current situation, if you continue to stay, you will only be besieged. To be on the safe side, it is better to leave first and talk about it tomorrow.
He immediately used the Star Escape Technique, and the bright stars lit up and then dissipated.
Mage Feng, who was wearing a white nun uniform, frowned, looked around and sensed carefully, and found that the intruder had disappeared out of thin air.
"Isabella, what happened?"
An old voice came from behind the flour hill.
"There are intruders!" a nun named Isabella responded, with a voice as sweet as an oriole.
"But it suddenly disappeared." She frowned.
"Undead?" The old voice said: "But I didn't sense the breath of the undead, but if it is the undead, you can't sense it."
The only ones who can hide from the knights and break into this place silently are the undead.
"It's not an undead, it's a human being. It can become invisible and knows some kind of teleportation technique. It teleports away when the starlight lights up." Isabella explained.
"Starlight? Invisibility?" The cardinal, who has extremely rich experience and experience, thought for a long time, "I have never heard of this skill. Tell Captain James about this and let him solve it."