Chapter 302 [Psychic Quest: Mysterious Sea Shadow]

Endurance, 1:12 p.m.

The ship was sailing at a constant speed on the inland commercial shipping lanes of the United States. The sea was much hotter than the land, and after leaving the shallow waters, the ocean was no longer calm. If you stood on the deck without grabbing something, you would really fall.

Conrad took Chen Ke into the cabin. This kind of modern fishing boat does not need many sailors. If it is judged by the standards of a smuggling ship, there are a little few people.

Scanning the hull with his spiritual vision, he counted carefully. There were a total of 26 members on the ship. Only four people were needed to maintain the normal navigation of the entire ship. The remaining sailors were actually gunmen. Chen Ke knew very well that they were all armed.

"This is the kitchen, this is the crew lounge... these are the two places you need to remember. By the way... this is the bathroom, regardless of gender, and the lock is broken... so knock on the door before entering." Conrad said.

He took Chen Ke slowly forward in the aisle. Although he was a connection with Heinard, Chen Ke felt that Conrad did not want to help this favor, and his tone was full of impatience and disgust.

"Are there any women on this ship?" Chen Ke couldn't help asking.

"Yes." Conrad answered simply.

Chen Ke didn't ask any more questions. After all, no one stipulated that women couldn't be smugglers. Besides, Lucina was a sea smuggler before she joined the postman.

Conrad took Chen Ke to a small cabin with a wall-mounted folding bed. You can barely curl up on it when you pull it down, and you can also look at the sea view through the porthole when you sit on it.

"You can rest here. Although it's not very spacious, it should be enough unless you want to sleep." Conrad said.

"Then... is there anything else I need to know?" Chen Ke asked, standing at the door of the cabin.

"Mr. Chen, your journey will not be particularly long, at most seven or eight hours, so there is no need for us to make friends and say polite words. In short, I don't want to take you, but I owe Heinard a favor." Conrad said coldly.

Chen Ke looked unhappy, but he couldn't get angry on the other side's ship. After all, he still had to rely on Conrad to take him to Norton City. It was not wise to turn against him now.

"I'll try to make you not notice me, if that makes you feel better." Chen Ke said lightly.

"That's even better." Conrad said, turned around and left.

Chen Ke sighed, pulled the folding bed down from the bulkhead, and then sat on it carefully. In fact, even if he didn't want to sleep, sitting on it seemed a bit cramped. His knees were pressed against the opposite bulkhead, and his calves had nowhere to rest, so he could only cross them. Coupled with the inexplicable high temperature in the ship, this small room was like a steamer.

"It's fucking amazing... Heinard... He must not have a good relationship with you." Chen Ke said to himself.

It was really uncomfortable here. Chen Ke couldn't hold it in, so he had to come out of the small cabin and straightened his pants by the door.

He turned on his spiritual vision and saw that Conrad and the sailors were busy. Most of them stayed on the third floor below the cabin. If I guessed correctly, this should be where they transported goods.

Smuggling ships are usually modified to a certain extent according to needs. The bridge of the Endurance has only two floors. Behind the deck is a large crane for casting nets, and fishing nets and other equipment are also piled on it.

The main structure of the entire ship is concentrated under the deck. The first floor is the crew rest area. A U-shaped corridor contains more than a dozen cabins. Chen Ke is located at the stern.

Below the crew rest area are three fish tanks for storing fish. These fish tanks will not be used by Conrad and others to smuggle goods, because if you want to dock smoothly for security inspection, this is a place that will definitely be inspected. It is unwise to hide the holy relics here.

The real hiding place of the holy relics is the space under the fish tank, close to the ballast tank and fresh water tank. Those spaces are hollow and can be stuffed with anything.

The ballast tanks are distributed at the stern and bow, and the middle part is the engine room, which is also the power of the entire ship. Generally, only a few maintenance personnel will stay there.

Chen Ke didn't know why Conrad was so rude to him. He guessed that he must have delayed Conrad's work. Looking at the sailors busy in the fish hold, he guessed so.

Instead of staying in the cabin, it is better to go to the deck to see the sea view and blow the wind. Chen Ke made up his mind and went forward along the corridor and climbed up the stairs to the deck.

The sea breeze was blowing on his face, the sun was in the sky, and the scorching sun burned his face. He could still vaguely see the coast, but at the same time, the deep blue sea and the blue sky on the other side were connected at the far end of Chen Ke's sight. From time to time, a few large white birds flew by, making "Ou~Ou~Ou~" sounds.

Chen Ke didn't study birds, but he guessed that this might be the seagulls he had seen in the animal world, with white feathers and yellow beaks, and from time to time he dived into the water to pick up the fish close to the water and feasted on them.

He lay on the side of the ship, looking at the coastline, enjoying a moment of tranquility. At this time, the sound of quarreling came from the bow.

Chen Ke looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man in a blue short-sleeved shirt and brown overalls arguing with a woman in a ponytail wearing a black vest and jeans.

"You are wrong, they can't be there, impossible!" The woman shook her head and said.

"Impossible? Then explain the instructions of this ancient emblem? You put it in the southeast corner of the map according to the angle of the mural, turn it 45 degrees, and it points to that place!" The man spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.

"This may just be a misleading. The ancient prophecy mentioned that the holy seal was split into six pieces and held by six guardians... Their descendants established six sects and scattered around the world." The woman retorted.

"So what?" The man spread his hands.

"This means that either this is just a myth, or these sects are all in the civilized world, and definitely not in a forest in South America." The woman laughed.

"You are too superstitious about those historical stories and prophecies. I only believe in the clues of the puzzles that have been solved." The man hugged his chest.

"This is why you always return empty-handed." The woman said with her hands on her waist.

Although Chen Ke didn't understand their dispute, he couldn't help but step forward and say hello, because from the clothes and the conversation just now, it was obvious that they should not be Conrad's men, but hitchhikers like himself.

"Hey... The weather is really nice." Chen Ke approached presumptuously.

When the two saw Chen Ke, they were stunned for a moment, probably because they didn't expect someone to talk to them.

"In fact, I'm dying of heat." The woman lifted the ponytail that was blown to her chest by the north wind and shook her head.

"It seems that you are also a hitchhiker?" the man asked.

Chen Ke stretched out his hand and said, "Chen Ke, I'm just a traveler who is late for the cruise ship. I have to arrive in Norton City tonight anyway."

The man shook hands with Chen Ke and said, "Nathan, a photographer from the Discovery Channel."

The woman followed closely and shook hands with Chen Ke, saying, "Laura, a university history teacher."