【010】The mystery of the disappearance of Lighthouse Island
Lighthouse Island, the name comes from the huge lighthouse on the island, not the shape of the island like a lighthouse.
The white giant tower that Zhang Sen saw at this time is actually the source of the name of Lighthouse Island, and it is also a magnificent wonder, which is called the Kakuzhuin Lighthouse of White Ivory by the Kingdom of Dangkelu.
Kakuzhu is a dialect that existed before the birth of the kingdom of Zankelu, meaning the eye of the sea god, so this lighthouse can actually be called the sea god's eye lighthouse, meaning that it is the sea god's eye and can guide the direction of the voyager.
It is impossible to determine who built this lighthouse, at least it is impossible and incapable of the Hangluk Kingdom to build such a magnificent giant tower on such an island that is still a little remote from the mainland.
Zhang Sen was naturally not shocked by this small lighthouse, but seeing the lighthouse meant that the lighthouse island was close at hand, and his mood improved because of this.
He picked up the oars and rowed them vigorously, and the boat rode the wind and waves, quickly approaching Lighthouse Island.
Half an hour later, the boat approached the port.
Lighthouse Island is one of the more important maritime transit points in the Kingdom of Rankelu, and there are many ships moored in the harbor, but Zhang Sen feels a little wrong when he sees these ships.
He armed himself with a Western sword and a crossbow, and let the boat slowly approach the harbor, while he himself hid in the night.
Boom!
The boat crashed into a sailboat, and the sound was over and it was quiet again, quiet, too quiet.
Zhang Sen finally realized why he felt that something was wrong, this port was too quiet, it would not be quiet to this extent even at night under normal circumstances, and as a transit station, there was no one on these sailboats to guard or look.
"Won't you get into any more trouble?"
Zhang Sen muttered in his heart, holding the oars to support the hull of the sailboat and slowly approaching the shore, and finally he jumped ashore.
The whole island was very quiet, as if he was alone, and the only thing moving was the light on the white lighthouse.
Suddenly, the lights on the lighthouse fell, and the entire harbor became bright, Zhang Sen, who was originally hidden in the night, was completely exposed to the light, he put one hand on his forehead and looked towards the top of the lighthouse, only to see a man in a tuxedo waving to him at the top of the lighthouse, as if to let him pass.
He couldn't see the man's face clearly, and he couldn't guess the other party's attitude, but now he had no choice but to go to the past, so he thought about the lighthouse and walked away.
After fifteen minutes of walking, he came to the foot of the huge lighthouse, and immediately heard someone shouting from above, as if to let him go up.
The door to the lighthouse was unlocked, so he pushed it open and slowly climbed the spiral staircase of the lighthouse.
Ten minutes later, he reached the top of the lighthouse, where the tuxedo man had been waiting for a long time.
The man is very handsome, with a top hat on his head and a black cane in his hand, giving the overall impression of a gentleman in the Western Middle Ages.
"Hello, my name is Albert Einstein, an investigator for the Kingdom Weird Society." The man held out his hand and smiled.
Zhang Sen thought for a while and said, "Hemerway, the sailor in distress." ”
"No wonder, people don't dare to approach Lighthouse Island now." Albert Einstein was relieved.
Zhang Sen was curious: "What happened to Lighthouse Island?" ”
"A week ago, all the people on Lighthouse Island disappeared overnight, and this incident caused quite a stir, and the whole kingdom has spread the word." Einstein replied.
Zhang Sen finally knew why the whole Lighthouse Island was so quiet.
He felt that this was probably a phenomenon caused by some special creature, after all, the biggest feature of this world was all kinds of mysterious creatures, such as the Water Mist Corpse Demon.
"It's presumptuous, but can you stay and assist me in investigating the cause of the disappearance of the people of Lighthouse Island?" Einstein paused, then spoke.
A light screen appeared in front of Zhang Sen's eyes, which read: [Hidden Mission] Einstein, an investigator of the Strange Society, sent a request to you, do you accept it? Yes/No
Is this still a choice?
Zhang Sen chose 'yes' with his mind, and then smiled at Einstein: "Happy!" ”
In fact, Einstein was ready to be rejected, because no one wanted to take on the task itself.
His request for assistance from the Association was ultimately unheard, and due to lack of manpower, he came to the island for three days and still found no valuable clues.
In fact, not to mention the investigators in the association, even ordinary people, he can't recruit them now, after all, the people of the entire island have disappeared overnight, which is already a very terrifying event.
If it weren't for the strong demand from above for him to investigate this case, he wouldn't have been willing to come.
"Thank you, I will pay you satisfactory, and now I will tell you about the situation of this case in detail." The smile on Einstein's face seemed to be even brighter, as if he was afraid that Zhang Sen would regret it, and immediately said at this time.
Zhang Sen nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"I came to Beacon Island three days ago, and I found that the people on Beacon Island basically disappeared instantly, which can be determined by the houses of some residents, many of which still have freshly prepared dinners, so I deduce that the time of disappearance should be between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, and there is no trace of fighting, so it happened very suddenly, and it ended in an instant." Albert Einstein revealed all the information he had investigated.
Zhang Sen frowned slightly and said, "Not a single survivor?" ”
"Not a single one, the situation on Lighthouse Island was only discovered the next day when a merchant ship docked." Einstein replied.
Zhang Sen thought about it, but unfortunately there was too little useful information now, so he had to speak: "Then let's leave it like this for now, and we'll see if we can find useful information tomorrow." ”
"Well, thank you again for your willingness to stay and help." Einstein didn't expect Zhang Sen to make any useful inferences from this information, so he smiled appropriately and said slowly.
Zhang Sen only then knew that Einstein was resting on the lighthouse, because he felt that this place could overlook the entire island, if there were any clues, it could be seen at a glance on the lighthouse, and the reason why he found Zhang Sen was actually a small boat that the lighthouse had swept into the sea before, and this happened to be seen by him.
Because Einstein himself was a floor shop, it was naturally impossible to have extra floor shop for Zhang Sen, so Zhang Sen had to solve this problem by himself.
Zhang Sen was not in a hurry to rest, and while Einstein was resting, he walked to the edge of the lighthouse and overlooked the entire island.
It is worth mentioning that this lighthouse is very advanced, at least for this era is very advanced, when he entered the lighthouse, he found that this lighthouse is wind power, the bulb is an unknown material of electric bulb, the light emitted is much stronger than the incandescent lamp.
The light will rotate with the wind, sweeping in all directions, and the position of the beam can also be artificially adjusted.
Zhang Sen looked at it for a while, and then tried to manipulate the lamp to sweep towards the surrounding residences.
He wasn't 100% sure that it was a disappearance caused by a mysterious creature, but it could have been the work of the pharmacist, or even some pirates who had visited the place and eventually plundered everyone.
From the number of houses, he could be sure that the permanent population of the island was at least five hundred or more.
It is unlikely that pirates will take away so many people, especially since many of them are elderly, which is of no use to pirates.
Generally, pirates will choose young men and young women to plunder the population, and if the sales channels are wide enough, they may also plunder children, but the elderly and disabled people will definitely be excluded.
It was with this in mind that Zhang Sen felt that the possibility of being patronized by pirates was very low, and if pirates patronized, it was impossible for the inhabitants of the island not to resist at all.
So, he thinks the first two are more likely.
But now he couldn't be sure which one it was, so he ...... Let's rest.
In fact, he didn't expect that he would encounter a hidden mission on Lighthouse Island, and completing the mission is equivalent to killing five players.
The temptation is indeed great.
After all, none of the players who can participate in the competition is simple, and it is already considered lucky that he can kill two players, and the more difficult the players are in the later stage, it is not so easy to get points.
However, this task is probably not simple, it is equivalent to the task of killing five players, how can it be simple, and even the hidden dangers in the task may be more terrifying than the five players combined.
Zhang Sen sat against the wall to rest, his head was full of thoughts, and finally fell into a light sleep.
The next day, the sun was shining and the weather was nice.
After having breakfast with Albert Einstein, Zhang Sen left the lighthouse together and began to investigate.
The two discussed it as they descended the tower, and finally agreed to investigate the sailboats first to see if there were any clues.
Einstein's reason for agreeing was simple, Zhang Sen's identity as a sailor must have been more familiar with the situation inside the sailboat, and he might be able to detect the information he had missed before.
When the two came to the port, Zhang Sen walked directly onto a sailboat.
"This is the merchant ship of the Chamber of Commerce run by Marie Curie." Einstein glanced at the sign on the merchant ship and spoke.
This is a small merchant ship, with only two small-caliber guns, and it doesn't seem to be well maintained, and now it is scattered among many debris, and it is estimated that it has not been used at all.
Zhang Sen glanced at the deck, then walked between the wooden crates, and he bent down to pick up a wine bottle.
"Snow cherry wine, meaning a distant lover, many sailors like it, and Mr. Hemerway also likes this wine?" Einstein walked over, saw Zhang Sen holding the wine bottle, and smiled.
Zhang Sen said lightly: "There was originally a sailor sitting here, he was drinking snow cherry wine by the edge of the boat, thinking of his lover in the distance, when he found something, he was very shocked, so that the wine bottle in his hand fell on the deck, but unfortunately he had no chance to escape, maybe he got up, maybe not, but in the end, for unknown reasons, he disappeared." ”