A Pirate's Bizarre Adventure

"I'm gonna start now."

Following the usual pre-dinner custom, Team Kabul began to eat.

Their meals are simple, bread, wine, cured meats and dried fruits

——These things are almost essential food for adventurers.

Although it was a simple meal, the group ate it with gusto.

They chatted while eating:

"Speaking of which, it's a shame that we didn't bring that treasure back to the surface."

"This jerky is delicious..."

"I made almost no money when I came down here, and the little savings I had left were all given to the corpse collection team."

"Hey, Kabul, let's change careers and start a body recycling business."

"Collecting corpses? I don't want it. It's better to be adventurers. And didn't you find something wrong with that corpse collection team?"

"It's exactly what I thought... I heard that some bad guys will deliberately kill people in the maze, create corpses, and then take them back."

"Isn't it too bad? Didn't the island owner even notice?"

Island owner?

Kabul chuckled lightly and shook his head: "Basically, the reward given by the island owner needs to be reviewed. Since it has not been discovered, it means that the methods of the illegal body collectors are quite superb, otherwise there are more teams cooperating with them than imagined."

His blue eyes revealed the sobriety of the world: "It's really corrupt. It's obviously an act of digging one's own grave."

The halfling sighed: "Adventurers like us should stop thinking about what is there and what is not."

At this time, the dwarf female warrior covering her eyes said: "Having said that...do you want to warn the island owner?"

Kabul closed his eyes and said: "That island owner, to be honest, I don't think he can work out a proper solution. In the end, it will only harm more people."

"That idiot island owner." The halfling smiled.

"You guys, the topic has gone off the rails. Rather than solving the corruption on the island, I care more about the team that cast a prayer spell on us. They must have taken away our treasure."

Kabul didn't answer, and said to himself: "Laos and his friends..."

Then he suddenly remembered something: "Lin, Holm, can you see any clues from this prayer spell?"

Kabul held out his hand.

Under the dim light, his palms emitted a faint light.

"Why do you still have the other person's magic power? It's very dangerous!" The long, straight, black human female mage looked unhappy.

If you look closely, you still feel jealous (?)

She was unhappy, but she still obeyed the leader's order, observed it carefully for a while, rolled her eyes and said, "I can't think of any words other than "model student" for this textbook-like spellcasting. The academic style is very strong, and I will never mistake that type of mage's spellcasting. "

"Academic...magic school?" Kabul said thoughtfully: "I have a little idea. Although it is just a guess, it would be really happy if it is true."

"What on earth are you talking about?"

Kabul: "It's nothing, just to be sure, it protected our bodies."

"And take our treasure," the halfling added.

Kabul laughed dumbly: "Are those really treasures? I always feel that things are not that simple. I think there must be some misunderstanding... In short, based on the testimony of the corpse collection team and the traces of this spell, it is almost certain Those people are dragging down the brother and sister’s team.”

Lin: "Leos Totten and Faline Totten? They don't seem to be the ones who took away the treasures of the victims without authorization. But after you said this, I remembered that in the team of their brothers and sisters, There is indeed an elf mage who looks gentle and might be from a magic academy."

At this time, the kobold barked.

The halfling with droopy eyes immediately explained to everyone: "This guy said that there was only the smell of female elves, not female humans."

"It should be that something happened to my sister, and a dispute broke out in order to save my companions. Look, didn't we just pass by the dwarf female warrior in their team?" Kabul raised a finger: "That female warrior , what’s your name?”

Lin: "In other words, Laos must have recruited new partners. No wonder..."

"The topic has gone too far. It's completely meaningless to talk about it. Let's think about what to do next."

"That's right."

"The treasure I finally found was picked up by others. I can't bear to think about it."

"As I said - those are not necessarily treasures."

You said something to me, it was very lively.

Kabul softly comforted his friends: "It doesn't matter. As long as our people are still here, there will be a solution."

If the money is gone, you can make it again.

If people are gone, then they are really gone.

…

…

"This is the kitchen, right? The room next to it can also connect to water. It feels like it's suitable for spending the night."

"This place is very hidden, the "Crazy Magician" shouldn't be able to find us. "

"It's best-"

"Maluciel, you don't want a crow's mouth."

"What? Jon, what do you have against me?"

While talking, Chilchak saw a box in the corner of the kitchen, and his expression suddenly became a little subtle.

"Uh..." His face remained calm, but Chilchak's heart was moving wildly: "No, isn't that a Mimic Mimic?"

The halfling locksmith was deep in thought and thought to himself: "I have been to this place before, and I clearly remember that there was no box like that in that corner before. It was neither too conspicuous nor too hidden, and it appeared casually in a position that attracted attention. Indeed. The kind of place that assholes would love..."

"Very good, I just checked and there are no monsters nearby. Then we will sleep here today. Is that okay, Kilchak?" Leos asked.

Chirchak said ‘hmm’.

After much thought, he didn't tell anyone about the Mimic.

Because if they did, Leos and Sensi would definitely say they wanted to eat Mimics for extra meals.

In this way, he will have to be responsible for opening the box again...

I really don’t want to bother with this in the middle of the night.

To be honest, Chilchak has a lingering psychological shadow about Mimics.

That was what happened when he was in his rookie stage - adventurers who first entered the underground labyrinth, especially halflings like him who had a different pursuit of money, simply couldn't resist the temptation of treasure chests that appeared throughout the labyrinth.

Locked, unlocked, deeply hidden, or carelessly displayed outside.

Chirchak suffered a lot from all kinds of treasure chests.

Among these treasure chests, the Mimics were the most memorable to him.

Thinking of this, Chilchak couldn't help but hold his right wrist and his body trembled.

Malusil was keenly aware of the strangeness of her companion and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Chirchak turned around.

Malusil: "I see that you have been in a daze. Is there anything on your mind?"

"No, I don't have anything on my mind." Chirchak laughed dryly.

Sensi interjected: "This child must be tired. If you have a good night's rest today, don't arrange for him to stay overnight."

"Child? As I said, I'm not a child, I'm an adult!" Chirchak retorted unhappily.

Malusil didn't mind watching the excitement and said, "How old are you?"

Chirchak: "I don't want to say..."

Malusil's expression collapsed: "It's like this every time. Where are you from? How old are you? No information is revealed. We are obviously companions."

"Even as a companion, there are things that can be said and things that cannot be said. I am the kind of person who can distinguish between public and private matters." Chilchak retorted: "On the other hand, if you expose information too much, you will get into trouble sooner or later."

"How stingy~" Malusiel kept poking Chilchak with her finger.

"You're so annoying." Not to be outdone, Chilchak poked him back with his finger.

Leos came over and stopped the two of them: "Okay, stop making trouble, save your energy and sleep."

After a simple wash, the group quickly got ready to sleep.

The soft calls come and go.

Chirchak was so hungry that he couldn't sleep because he ate too little at night.

Look left, look right.

I hugged my knees and sat there for a while, still not feeling sleepy at all.

"It's all Malusiel's fault." Kilchak thought to himself.

He took out the water bag he kept in his luggage, only to find that there was not a drop of water left.

"Hey, Malusil." With almost no hesitation, Chirchak patted the sleeping Elf.

Malusil with messy hair: "What are you doing?"

Chirchak: "I'll fill it with water. Please pay attention."

——This is a conventional part of adventure. If you have to leave the team for something, at least let one companion know your movements.

Malusil responded in a daze, "Then I'll go with you."

"No, this is the kitchen. The water source is in the next room. I'll be back soon." Chilchak said, then walked out of the house with the kettle.

He came to the next room and filled the basin with water. Chilchak held the water bottle and wanted to return the way he came.

As a result, before taking two steps, he found a 'gold coin' on the ground.

"This thing looks familiar."

Chilchak knelt down and took a look and found that it was exactly the same as the coin bug he had eaten for lunch.

"Is there an insect nest nearby?" he muttered.

Although he is not as obsessed with monsters as Leos, Chilchak quite likes coin bugs.

Although this monster has the same mimicry ability as the Mimic, it also has its own cuteness. It is not as ferocious as other monsters. The most important thing is... it is indistinguishable from real gold coins, which will make those who have a soft spot for shiny things. The halfling loved it to pieces.

Thinking like this, Chilchak wanted to reach out and pick it up.

Unexpectedly, the coin bug seemed to have been prepared for it and ran away quickly.

"Hey, wait a minute." Chilchak shouted subconsciously: "There's danger over there!"

There is a Mimic in the corner.

He takes a step forward.

Suddenly, there was a creaking sound from the bottom of my feet.

The next second, an iron gate fell, blocking the way out to the outside world.

Chilchak's expression froze, and he slapped his forehead in hindsight: "I'm such an idiot, I forgot that the kettle will become heavier when filled with water."

Originally, most mechanisms could not be triggered with the weight of a halfling.

Don't forget, he is now carrying a full water bladder.

So, sadly, he fell into the trap.

"Calm down, there must be a device to open the mechanism nearby."

Chirchak took a deep breath and forced himself not to panic.

He searched around and finally found the release switch device on the wall outside the door.

Unfortunately, with a height of 1.1 meters, although he could stretch his arms out of the iron bars, due to the length, he could not reach important places at all.

"No way, it can't be reached."

"So, do you want to call someone to rescue me?"

"No, no, if we attract other monsters, Laos and the others will be in danger."

"More importantly, the "crazy magician" may not have gone far..."

Instantly, many thoughts flashed through Chirchak's mind.

Now, he can only pin all his hopes on Marusil...

It's so funny, there's no way to pin it.

With Marusil's temperament, that guy should be wrapped up like a caterpillar and sleeping soundly in the quilt.

"In other words, I have to find a way myself. Calm down, unlocking things is my job, it's no big deal."

Chirchak put down the water bag and looked around the room.

"This kind of door can be opened by unlocking the mechanism, it's very simple."

"As long as you don't touch the treasure chest monster in the corner..."

"It seems that there is no time limit, I can find plenty of opportunities to unlock. "

Chirchak thought to himself.

After a careful inspection, he found some traps and mysterious raised bricks on the wall and the ground.

But unfortunately, none of them could open the door lock.

"There is an incomprehensible stone painting engraved on the wall behind the treasure chest monster. What on earth is that? Ancient language or something, ask Malushiel about that kind of thing!"

Chirchak sighed, and because he was too distracted, one hand was on the cabinet in front of him.

Then, the cabinet door quietly opened, and a pair of pincers stretched out and clamped his calf.

"Damn it!" Chirchak cursed inwardly and took off his boots directly. Relying on his rich experience, he finally got rid of the treasure chest monster that looked like a hermit crab.

"It was a close call. It was not a box but a cabinet. I almost got hit. "He patted his chest.

Unexpectedly, the treasure box monster actually chased after him!

This scared Chirchak so much that his hair stood up.

'Did you know? If the treasure box monster is turned over, it will twist and turn, which is very cute.'

'In other words, as long as you turn it over, you will know whether the treasure box monster is male or female.'

While running away in a hurry, Laos' useless little knowledge flashed through Chirchak's mind like a revolving lantern.

"Am I going to die?" He couldn't help thinking.

Then his eyes were stern: "I don't want a mere treasure box monster! "

At the critical moment, he ran to the original trap and stepped hard. Seeing the right moment, he finally poked the treasure chest monster with his spear, even at the cost of being scratched.

The treasure chest monster flew up and fell heavily.

After flapping for a while, there was no movement.

Chirchak breathed a sigh of relief, "The noise just now was quite loud, someone should have heard it..."

Just then, a shiny object attracted his attention.

It was the gold coin worm from before.

After catching the gold coin worm, Chirchak found that the pattern on the gold coin worm was exactly the same as the text recorded on the stone painting.

"I know this, I have read it in a book before..."