Chapter 718 - Flowers and Rumor
After careful consideration, Angor came to the top level of the ship and entered Roman’s room.
He examined the room before when Roman was killed, and he found nothing other than common books used for passing time. It was obvious that Roman had taken away all valuables when escaping.
He came here again because he remembered there was a book about Devil’s Water left behind.
Soon, he found what he was looking for on a black wooden bookshelf, The Sea of Devils.
The book didn’t tell him who wrote it. But the back cover suggested that it was a public edition made by the White Clam Association.
He spent half a day to fully read it, which contained comprehensive intelligence regarding charted areas and routes in Devil’s Water, as well as limited info for the remaining regions such as Gearwheel Grave and Sirensong Sea where ships tended to disappear for no reason.
But the book didn’t mention anything related to what Lucas described.
“Is Lucas an actual liar then? But his ship did end up in Devil’s Water, and it doesn’t look natural…”
“What is it?” Angor feigned a cold look.
“Apologize for the intrusion, Mister Padt. Just now, Tulu told me about a story about flowers. I don’t know if it has something to do with what you asked, but I still brought him here, just in case.”
Angor looked at the young man beside Helen who looked very nervous. “You… knew about this flowerbed?”
Tulu shook his head. “It’s only a rumor told by my grandmother. I’m not sure if it’s what you’re looking for, sir.”
Angor crossed his arms. “Let’s hear it.”
“Um, during my childhood, my granny often told me bedside stories before I slept. But she can’t read well, and she didn’t know many stories. One of them was called ‘Nayah the Charmer’.
“It’s a pretty brief story. That there was this viscountess called Nayah, who came from the Age of Silver. She’s beautiful, she’s kind, and she had a perfect husband who loved her. But her twin sister set up a plot and ruined her face, then sold her to a slave ship. Then that evil sister took on her looks and enjoyed everything she had.
“From that day, Nayah the Charmer became Nayah the Stinky. One day, she couldn’t bear the misfortune anymore and decided to give up her life. Standing on the prow of the ship, she told her sad story to the other slaves. Her tears fell into the ocean and caused flowers to suddenly grow. Then she jumped into the water and disappeared, along with the flowers.”