Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 416 Treasure
"Roselle's remains?"

Vinata almost laughed out of anger, "It seems that you prefer me to directly raise the bounty."

Not to mention that Roselle's ruins have already become a hot topic in the northern continent. Like every treasure legend on the sea, the only thing these legends have in common is that they are basically false.

What's more, even if Vinata wanted to divine, it would be impossible for her to determine the truth of such news when it came to matters involving high-level beings. Otherwise, it would not be her turn to take the treasure, as the church's quasi-high-level officials would have already taken all the things.

"No, no, no, this is different from the rumors spread by those pirates before!"

John waved his hands and said, "The source of this news is a team of explorers captured by our fleet. Among them was a scholar from Intis. After studying the historical facts of Roselle's time, he found that there was a period of time when Roselle had asked the secret police he founded to pay attention to a batch of treasures with elven cultural characteristics in the trading market. Unfortunately, nothing happened in the end."

Seeing that Vinata's hand holding the gun was slightly lowered, John knew that this was almost his last chance, so he quickly spoke in one breath:

"That scholar has done extensive research on the history of the Roselle period. He believes that given Roselle's personality, this is probably just a fishing expedition. Retrieving these artifacts must be a thankless task for him, so he is trying to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor, waiting for any adventurers to find these artifacts. Then he can just follow the clues to determine their location."

"To prove his point, the scholar also showed us his notes, which detailed a series of evidence he found, including records of ships that sank in various parts of the ocean when Emperor Roselle opened the Age of Exploration. He eventually locked on the possible location, which is near the abyss whirlpool!"

At this point, even John was a little excited. After all, the topic of the sea and treasure can always arouse a man's interest. He said excitedly: "After we met with the Undead King's fleet, in order to prove the truth of his words, we jointly conducted a simple exploration with the Undead King's fleet and found some objects related to elves in the sea area he drew. This is the proof!"

After saying this, he fumbled in his arms for a while, pulled out a necklace made of tin, and threw it carefully to Venata.

Vinata took the necklace and found ancient elvish words on it, engraved with "Elven King Sonya Solem". The pattern of the pendant on it was an elf holding lightning. When it was held up to the light, one could vaguely see water waves flowing inside.

"The old gentleman said that this item was one of the ghost ships captured by Emperor Roselle, the 'Royal Oak' from the ancient Solomon Empire's ghost fleet. Its performance is still an excellent sailing warship even today."

John said firmly, "If you don't believe me, I can take you to see the scholar after the battle. He is now imprisoned in the cabin where I am."

"..."

For a moment, Venata was a little unsure whether she should believe John. Based on her knowledge of ancient artifacts, this pendant should not be fake. The name of the Elf King Sonia Solem could not deceive people. Not all objects could be engraved with the name of the ancient god. Moreover, the metal corresponding to the storm is tin, which can also correspond. If it is really fake, it will be more valuable if it is made of gold.

However, the idea that the legends of treasures on the sea were fake had almost been deeply rooted in her mind. Now someone suddenly told her that these treasures did exist and were within the range of exploration. This made her a little unbelievable for a moment.

"Since you have found the location of the sunken ship, why don't you continue to salvage it yourself?"

Venata asked suspiciously, "You guys came here to attack, aren't you just trying to steal enough money so you can retire after the ironclad ship is officially commissioned?"

If they could really salvage the ship carrying the treasures from the elven ruins, let alone retiring from the underworld, even if these pirates wanted to retire with a diamond-studded basin, this treasure would be able to fill in the gaps for the most part. There would be no point in going far away and attacking Indo Port again.

"We didn't want to come, but the Undead King and Vice Admiral Shadow were very determined."

John said frustratedly, "Besides, you also know the conditions of the Abyss Whirlpool. Our ships alone, without any magical effects, cannot stay in the Abyss Whirlpool for a long time, let alone use it as a floating platform for salvage."

"The Immortal King saw this and told us directly that after the battle was over and we captured Indo Port, he would bring the Death Announcement with us to salvage the sunken ship."

John answered honestly, "It's just that it looks like it can't be done now."

Because there is no ship that can survive in the whirlpool of the abyss for too long, there is no way to salvage it...

I have to say, Vinata was really moved for a moment.

Perhaps for other captains, or even pirate generals, the restrictions on ships are absolute. After all, a mysterious sailing ship requires an extremely strong and extraordinary background, while an ironclad ship requires an official background and must be strong enough.

However, for the Queen Island Company, these are not a problem at all. As long as the "Honeysuckle Queen" can be transferred from the front line, the environment of the abyss vortex will only require one more run, and there is no need to go too deep.

"I have to meet the scholar first to determine whether what you say has any value."

Vinata finally made a decision. "Before that, you have to accept the company's detention. If I find out that you are lying, I don't mind making up for it from your bounty. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

John nodded quickly, and Vinata stretched out her hand and threw a fireball into the sky. The fireball flew about fifty meters into the air and exploded, leaving a trail of scattered tails. Soon, mounted police would come to take over the injured.

John had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Vinata walking towards him with a dangerous smile on her face, which frightened him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"You didn't mean—"

Before John could finish his words, Vinata swung the butt of her gun and hit him hard on the head. John, who was already seriously injured, fainted immediately after the heavy blow.

"I have something urgent to do later. I've already wasted enough time with you."

Vinata glanced at John and said, "Someone will come to pick you up. Now I have to go."

(End of this chapter)