Chapter 759 - Wells
Angor was heading to Pompei Alley while still thinking about the Tree of Blessing he just saw.
From what he found so far, all of Lucas’ stories and claims seemed similar to prophecies. Prophecies that came true in a very weird way.
It wasn’t surprising if Lucas was actually a talented Prophet or someone with a similar ability. There were many groups of people in this world born with special traits such as the Phantom Servants. The “Void Shift” used by Hobbiton, which could be seen as a temporary invincibility effect, was quite handy.
Ordinary humans could receive such gifts as well. One example was “Dripping River the Sleeper”, who knew how to manipulate the properties of water before becoming an apprentice.
As there were countless creatures in this world with supernatural abilities, wizards usually didn’t pay much attention to them.
So why would so many powerful wizards, including truth-finders, go after Lucas? Prophets weren’t exactly rare in the wizarding world.
Unless Lucas foretold something that concerned Song of the Deep and Summerdew Ridge, or…
“Or maybe his ability came from an item or even a Mystery treasure rather than himself?”
“Question?” Ohm frowned. “Sorry to disappoint ya, but I know nothing about the business of the king and his doormats. But I can blabber about the filthy hanky-panky in the gambling house all day, if you want to hear it, ha!”
“Not like that. Do you know a lot about old ships used in history, Mister Ohm?”
“Dat depends on the ship. I know one or two things about popular ones.”
“The Feather Fan. Have you heard of this name before?”
“Feather Fan? Feather Fan… Wait wait wait. I KNOW I saw it somewhere before.”
Angor intentionally poked at the coin bag to use the alluring sound of money to help Ohm search his memory. Gradually, Ohm managed to remember some of the old stories his teacher used to tell him.
“You mean the ship used by Lucas some thousands of years ago, Mister Padt? The Feather Fan, aye that’s the name.”
Angor simply proceeded with more questions while he kept pushing the money bag to Ohm just at the right speed.
“Can you tell me what you know about it, Mister Ohm?”
“It’s an expedition ship, a three-masted brig used everywhere in the Age of Gold…”
Which meant the “ghost ship” that showed up at Devil’s Water was Lucas’ ship.
A moment later, by reading Angor’s “bag pushing”, Ohm noticed that Angor was more interested in the ship itself and its passengers, so he decided to talk more about these matters instead of introducing the specifications of the ship as a shipbuilder.
As soon as Ohm finished talking about Lucas’ “great treachery to the king”, Angor gave the money bag a final push so that it landed on Ohm’s spreading hands.
“It’s yours. Have a good night.”