Chapter 62: Expert Level

Chapter 62: Expert Level

Klein had only just straightened out his thoughts when Elland caught up with the two of them and said with a smile, “The target has been found. The search is over. I will first send you back to the inn, then bring the reward over in two days. Also, it would be best not to go out today.”

Klein maintained Gehrman Sparrow’s proper attitude. He merely nodded lightly and did not respond aloud.

On the way back to the Azure Wind Inn, Danitz clearly had questions or comments he wanted to express, but because Elland, a military man, was beside them, he could only change topics and discuss with great interest which pirates might be caught in today’s city-wide search.

To him, as long as those fellows were not part of the Golden Dream, they were not friends and were utterly unworthy of sympathy.

After entering the inn room and watching Elland leave, he closed the door and clicked his tongue.

“Book of Calamity… Ancient elven ruins… This really is interesting. But how did elves become like demons? Just taking their book and flipping through it casually drove that woman mad and made her lose control!”

What image do elves have in your mind? Creatures active in mountains, forests, and seas, skilled at cooking and fond of nature? Heh. According to Little Sun, the eight ancient gods before the Cataclysm were all exceedingly tyrannical, cruel, and evil. That included the Elven King Soniathrym. The elves who believed in Him and took Him as their king most likely could not have been much better. For a concrete reference, one may look at the members of the Aurora Order… The supernatural races that survived from the Dark Epoch are basically impossible to connect with the normal concept of “good”… Klein answered inwardly.

Of course, he did not exclude the possibility that, after the ancient gods fell, dragons, giants, elves, vampires, and other creatures gradually cast off those negative influences and eventually became relatively normal. But that would only apply to the middle and lower levels, not to demigod-level powerhouses. The high-ranking elf who left behind the Book of Calamity was clearly the latter.

As his thoughts turned, Klein suddenly noticed something:

Danitz understood Elvish!

He had recognized the parchment book’s title as Book of Calamity!

Vice Admiral Iceberg’s education of her crew has reached that level? It does not only popularize ancient Feysac, but also teaches Elvish, which can pry open the forces of nature… Perhaps Giant and ancient Hermes are also part of the Golden Dream’s curriculum… What a pirate crew with knowledge and dreams. But Captain lady, are you perhaps a little too biased in your teaching? Danitz does not seem to pass in many areas… Then again, for pirates whose primary job is treasure hunting, mastering ancient languages is indeed most important… Klein ignored Danitz’s sighs and turned his gaze out the window.

At that moment, the sky remained somewhat gloomy, as though a storm might fall at any time, making one instinctively feel oppressed.

Klein nodded almost imperceptibly, thinking with slight relaxation:

“They found Leticia and learned of the ancient elven ruins on Simim Island. The Church of Storms and the kingdom’s military should soon be able to use the connection between those ruins and Kalvetua’s hiding place to locate the increasingly insane Sea God—or use the ruins to accelerate his collapse.

“In that case, aside from the most fanatical and devout Sea God believers dying, everyone else basically should not suffer much harm…”

Klein had originally thought of using a spirit-world location method to enter Kalvetua’s hiding place after he fell and before the official Beyonders found it, conveniently taking the treasures there. But the appearance of the Book of Calamity seemed to have pushed that plan to the brink of failure before it had even begun.

Whew… It is nothing. Something that existed only in imagination and never belonged to me is no loss if I do not have…