āFountain of Unaging? Will you really gain eternal youth if you drink it?ā Donna widened her eyes and asked curiously.
She didnāt have any feelings of anticipation, because she was still young enough.
Elland didnāt answer at once, and instead, he forked a piece of fried murloc rib meat, tore into it in two bites, and took a sip of Sonia wine.
The sweet and smooth taste has completely nullified the cloyed taste of fried oilā¦ His eyes were half-closed, and he looked like a gourmet.
After pondering for a few seconds, he slowly answered Donnaās question, āI donāt know if thereās a Fountain of Unaging, nor am I certain if the King of Immortality, Agalito, drank its waters. I only know one thing, and that is, that when I was very young, I heard the legend of this pirate king. Itās just like how King of the Five Seas, Nast, seems to live forever.ā
āTheir beards must be very long, extending beyond than their chests!ā Denton gave his opinion.
āIn fact, the King of the Five Seas, Nast, has a beard that only reaches below his neck. He sits on the deck, draped in a black splendid robe with silver ends. He wears a crown thatās two times taller than his head and overlooks everything like a deityā¦ā Ellandās tone gradually lowered as though his memories had entered a quagmire, and he was unable to extricate himself.
āUncle Captain, have you ever met the King of the Five Seas?ā Donna asked excitedly.
This was the most legendary pirate. His name traveled through the sea, and even the children of the port cities knew his name.
Whole generations of people grew up listening to stories about him!
In a sense, many people view Nast as the true pirate kingā¦ I remember one of the conditions for advancement for Dark Emperor is to equate oneās name with āemperor,ā entrenching it deep in the hearts of the peopleā¦ Is this an early or simplified version of an attempt? I wonder what Sequence the King of the Five Seas is at nowā¦ Although Klein was focused on sampling the murloc meat, his mind whirled as a result of the groupās discussion.
Faced with Donnaās question, Elland said with a sigh, āAt that time, I was still very young and serving on the William V. Once, our fleet tried to cross the Strait of Calamity in the Berserk Sea and encountered the Dark Emperorās ship there.
āIn those few minutes, everyone, including the fleet Captain, lost the will to fight. Fortunately, Nast didnāt give the order to attack us.ā
āVery cool!ā the boy Denton cheered, his eyes shining.
Elland didnāt continue the topic. He smiled and said, āAs for King of Immortality, Agalito, Iāve never met him in real life. I only know that his bounty notice depicts a pale middle-aged man. How pale? Let me give an example you can understand. Itās like heās been dead for some time, a corpse which is just beginning to rot.ā
When Donna and Denton heard this analogy, they subconsciously looked at the badly mutilated murlocās corpse and involuntarily quivered their throats.
āOf course, the most important thing in a bounty notice isnāt the looks. Itās the bounty reward. In Loen alone, Agalito is worth 100,000 pounds. And his bounty is the lowest among the four kings.ā Elland diverted the topic and said, āLetās continue the stories about treasure. Ranked third is the inheritance of the Solomon Empire. In the Fourth Epoch, when that massive empire was dissolved and destroyed, the royalty brought treasures that even the gods would be jealous of onto a ship. They steered it deep into the Fog Sea, awaiting the opportunity to rebuild their dynasty. However, five hundred years passed, a thousand years passed, and fifteen hundred years passed, but it ultimately didnāt appear.ā
āRumor has it that the King of the Five Seas, Nast, inherited parts of the Solomon Empireās inheritance. No one knows if heās a descendant of the real Dark Emperor,ā Cecile added with interest.
āFog Sea? Western shore of the Northern Continent?ā Donna thought back to her geography.
āRight,ā Cleves responded simply.
West of the Northern Continent was the Fog Sea; to its east was the Sonia Sea, south was the Berserk Sea, and north was the North Sea. The east and west sides of the Southern Continent were similar to the Northern Continent, while south of it was the Polar Sea. Together, they formed the Five Seas.
The Loen Kingdom was backed by the Hornacis mountain range and the inland Midseashire. Its eastern face was the Sonia Sea, and it stretched south to Desi Bay. It occupied several of the excellent entrances to the Berserk Sea, but it didnāt involve the Fog Sea.
āIs that soā¦ā Donna didnāt have much interest in the faraway treasure, so she switched focus and asked, āWhat about the fourth treasure?ā
āIt belongs to the last empire of the Fourth Epoch, Trunsoest. Rumor has it that they built a huge ship the size of a city, and they transferred all their treasures onto it. Funny enough, their escape was of no use. Although the predetermined passengers and crew didnāt fail to arrive at the port in time, none of them survived.
āHowever, that ship vanished by itself. Up to this day, people often claim to see a gigantic ship sail by them silently in a foggy night. Itās been called the Specter Empire, and it appears across the Sonia Sea. Heh, this is the conclusion from all those stories.ā Elland looked up at the red moon hanging high in the sky as he said with a tone of mockery, without any disguise of his longing.
Perhaps we will see it pass us by tomorrow night, noātonight! Donna thought with anticipation and excitement.
Klein finished up the rest of his food, drank his black tea, and listened with interest to what Elland had to say about the rest of the treasures.
āThe fifth is the Lost City of Newins. Rumor has it that at the bottom of the Fog Sea, thereās a civilization with intelligent creatures. Around that patch of sea, seafarers and adventurers often find special items which all point to the Newins of ancient times. However, the members of this civilization have yet to appear. Itās like it has been lost to this world.ā Elland drank the remaining of his Sonia blood wine and said, āThat is an inheritance left behind by a civilization. The magnitude of its wealth is absolutely unimaginable.ā
After pausing for two seconds, Elland put down his glass and laughed.
āIn fact, the treasure I look forward to the most is one which has more accounts than legends, the Sunken Laurel. More than a century ago, it carried gold, jewelry, and various valuable items that the kingdom obtained from East Balam. As it steered away from the sea route, it sunk in an unknown area somewhere between the Berserk Sea and Sonia Sea. It hasnāt been found to this day.
āItās said that the items onboard are worth millions of pounds!ā
āMillions of pounds?ā The number caused Donna to blurt out in astonishment.
As a merchantās daughter who had been educated for many years, she had a vague understanding as to what this number represented.
In Loen, a millionaire was a genuinely rich person, second only to the top noble families and tycoons!
Millions of pounds? As a member of the National Atmospheric Pollution Council, a major shareholder in the Coim Company, Mrs. Mary, who allowed me to join the Quelaag Club for free, is only worth a few hundred thousand pounds, and even so, sheās rich enough even in the circle of aristocrats and merchants. Sheās a popular divorced lady, and there are even aristocratic children who proposed to herā¦ Klein quickly found a target for comparison.
Elland sighed with a smile.
āIf I can find the Sunken Laurel, then I donāt have to be a captain anymore. Iāll head to Backlund and become a philanthropist. Iāll purchase land and donate to political parties and get a hereditary aristocratic title!ā
Iāve heard Talim mention before that a baronet costs about 300,000 pounds and about 800,000 pounds for a baronā¦ If you manage to get your hands on the treasure, the titles of viscount and even earl is something within the limits of imaginationā¦ Millions of pounds! Klein helped Elland perfect his plan.
āIf it were me, I wouldnāt do that. Iāll buy a huge manor.ā Cecile also began to imagine her life after finding the treasure. āI want to hire many servants and helpers, plant large tracts of wheat, build vineyards, make wine for myselfā¦ Also, I want to have a room where I can sunbathe; have leisurely moving cows, sheep, and horses; and have bread from my own mill, just like a beautiful picturesque sceneā¦ā
Elland laughed when he heard that.
āMaāam, do you know how much a manor like this is worth?ā
āNo, I donāt.ā Cecile shook her head.
āItās only a few thousand pounds. If you find the Sunken Laurel, you can buy a thousand of those manors!ā Elland used exact numbers to illustrate the value of the treasure.
A thousand manors? Cecile couldnāt help but raise her cup and drink a mouthful of black tea.
Before this, she had known that several million pounds was a lot of money, but she hadnāt expected it to be this much!
In order to alleviate the shock in her heart, she looked at Cleves and said, āBoss, if you find the Sunken Laurel, what do you plan on buying. No, what sort of life do you wish to have?ā
Cleves fell silent for a moment before saying, āReturn home. Iāll hug my wife and children, telling them that I no longer need to go on an adventure out at sea again.ā
Not a bad guyā¦ Klein nodded slightly.
Donna looked at him curiously.
āUncle Adventurer, what about you?ā
Klein replied expressionlessly, āTell myself not to sleep anymore. Hurry up and wake up.ā
Pfftā¦ Donna spat out the sweet iced tea sheād just drunk, but fortunately, the fried fish on the table had already been eaten.
At this moment, Klein sighed inwardly.
Even though I know itās basically impossible to find the treasure; otherwise, the various churches wouldāve already done it with all the powerhouses they have. But when discussing such topics, I couldnāt help but get excited. This is the charm of treasure! Even if it was just a legend, it can attract many adventurers!
Donna wiped her mouth and sat down like a lady, as though she wasnāt the one who had lost her composure.
The little boy, Denton, asked, still eager for more, āAre there any other legends of treasure?ā
Elland looked at Cleves, indicating that he should answer.
Cleves calmly drank a mouthful of black tea and said in a deep voice, āThere are countless treasures at sea. The hidden lands of the elves, the missing pirate ships in the depths of the fog, the underwater city sealed with powerful monsters, the last secret trove of Emperor Roselle, and so on.ā
Ah? The Emperor had already reached the level of leaving treasures and legends for othersā¦ If itās true, would there be Cards of Blasphemy in it? How many would there be? The legend of the Key of Death might help Mr. Azik regain more of his memoriesā¦ Klein thought with curiosity and anticipation.