[010] The mystery of the disappearance of Lighthouse Island
Lighthouse Island, its name comes from the huge lighthouse on the island, rather than the shape of the island like a lighthouse.
The white giant tower that Zhang Sen saw at this time was actually the source of the name of Lighthouse Island, and it was also a magnificent wonder. The Kakuzhuyin Lighthouse, which was called the white ivory by the Kingdom of Dangklu.
Kakuzhu is a dialect that existed before the birth of the Kingdom of Dangklu, meaning the Eye of the Sea God, so this lighthouse can actually be called the Eye of the Sea God, meaning that it is the Eye of the Sea God and can guide the navigator.
There is no way to find out who built this lighthouse. At least the Kingdom of Dangklu cannot and does not have the ability to build such a magnificent tower on such an island that is still far away from the mainland.
Of course, Zhang Sen would not be shocked by this small lighthouse, but seeing the lighthouse means that the lighthouse island is close to him, so his mood will be better because of this.
He picked up the oars and rowed vigorously. The boat rode the wind and waves and quickly approached the Lighthouse Island.
Half an hour later, the boat approached the harbor.
Lighthouse Island is a relatively important maritime transit station in the Dangklu Kingdom. There are many ships parked at the port, but Zhang Sen felt something was wrong when he saw these ships.
He equipped the Western sword and the powerful crossbow on his body, allowing the boat to slowly approach the port, while he himself hid in the darkness.
Dong!
The boat collided on a sailboat, and after the sound came, it immediately returned to quiet, very quiet, too quiet.
Zhang Sen finally realized why he felt something was wrong. The port was too quiet. Under normal circumstances, even at night, it was impossible to be so quiet. Moreover, as a transit station, there was no one guarding or looking at these sailboats.
"Will you encounter any trouble again?"
Zhang Sen muttered in his heart, holding the boat's hull, slowly approaching the shore with the paddle, and finally he jumped ashore.
The entire island was very quiet, as if he was the only one, and the only thing moving was the lights on the white lighthouse.
Suddenly, the lights on the lighthouse fell and the entire port became lit. Zhang Sen, who was originally hidden in the darkness, was completely exposed to the light. He blocked his forehead with one hand and looked towards the top of the lighthouse. He saw a man in a tuxedo waved to him at the top of the lighthouse, as if he was asking him to go over.
He couldn't see the man's face clearly and could not guess the other party's attitude. However, now he had no other choice but to go there, so he thought of walking towards the lighthouse.
After a fifteen-minute journey, he came to the huge lighthouse and immediately heard someone shouting from above, as if he was asking him to go up.
The door of the lighthouse was not locked. He pushed open the door and then slowly climbed the stairs along the spiral stairs of the lighthouse.
Ten minutes later, he arrived at the top of the lighthouse. The man in a tuxedo had been waiting for a long time.
The man was very handsome, wearing a tall hat on his head and a black crutch in his hand. The overall impression was like a gentleman from the West in the Middle Ages.
"Hello, my name is Einstein, an investigator of the Kingdom Weird Society." The man stretched out his hand and smiled.
Zhang Sen thought for a while and said, "Heimerway, the sailor in trouble."
"No wonder, most people dare not approach Lighthouse Island now." Einstein said relievedly.
Zhang Sen said curiously: "What happened to Lighthouse Island?"
"A week ago, all the people on Lighthouse Island disappeared overnight. This incident caused a lot of sensation and the entire kingdom had spread all over the world." Einstein replied.
Zhang Sen finally knew why the entire Lighthouse Island was so quiet.
He felt that this was probably caused by some special creature. After all, the biggest feature of this world is various mysterious creatures, such as the water mist corpse demon.
"Although it's very presumptuous, can you stay and help me investigate the cause of the missing population in Lighthouse Island?" Einstein paused and then spoke.
A light screen appeared in front of Zhang Sen's eyes, which read: [Hidden Mission] Einstein, an investigator of the Weird Association, sent a request to you. Do you accept it? Yes/No
Do you still need to choose?
Zhang Sen chose 'Yes' with his mind, and then smiled at Einstein and said, "There is so much happiness!"
In fact, Einstein was ready to be rejected because no one was willing to take over this mission itself.
The aid he applied to the association was in the end, and due to insufficient manpower, he came to the island for three days and still found no valuable clues.
In fact, let alone investigators in the association, even ordinary people cannot be recruited now. After all, all the people on the entire island disappeared overnight, which is already a very terrifying incident.
If it weren't for the superiors' strong demands that he investigate the case, he wouldn't have been willing to come.
"Thank you, I will pay you a satisfactory reward. Now I will tell you in detail about the situation of this case." Einstein's smile seemed to be brighter, as if he was afraid that Zhang Sen would regret it, and he immediately said.
Zhang Sen nodded and signaled him to continue.
"I came to Lighthouse Island three days ago. I found that the people on Lighthouse Island basically disappeared in an instant. This can be determined through the residences of some residents. Many of the houses still have just prepared dinners, so I inferred that the time for disappearance should be between 8:00 and 9:00 pm, and there was no trace of fighting, so the matter happened very suddenly and ended in an instant." Einstein made his debut by telling the information he investigated.
Zhang Sen frowned slightly and said, "No survivor?"
"No one is there. The situation on Lighthouse Island was discovered only when a merchant ship docked the next day." Einstein replied.
Zhang Sen thought about it, but unfortunately there is too little useful information now, so he had to speak: "Then let's just do it for the time being. Let's see if we can find useful information tomorrow."
"Well, thank you again for staying for help." Einstein never expected Zhang Sen to make any useful inferences through this information. He smiled appropriately and said slowly.
Only then did Zhang Sen realize that Einstein was resting on the lighthouse because he felt that this place could see the entire island. If there were any clues, he could see it at a glance on the lighthouse. The reason why he discovered Zhang Sen was actually the boat that had been shot into the sea water before, and this happened to be seen by him.
Because Einstein himself had to lay floors, it was naturally impossible to have extra floors for Zhang Sen, so Zhang Sen had to solve this problem by himself.
Zhang Sen was not in a hurry to rest. When 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. When he entered the lighthouse, he found that the lighthouse was generated by wind power. The lightbulb is a lightbulb made of unknown materials, and the light emitted is much stronger than the incandescent lamp.
This light will rotate with the wind and shoot towards the surroundings, and can also artificially adjust the position of the light beam.
Zhang Sen looked for a while, then tried to control the light to sweep the surrounding residences.
He was not 100% sure that this was a missing case created by a mysterious creature. In fact, it might have been done by a tripper, or even some pirates visited here and finally plundered everyone.
From the number of houses, he can confirm that the island's permanent population has at least 500 people.
It is unlikely that pirates will plunder so many people, especially many of them are old people, which is of no use to pirates.
Generally, when pirates plunder people, they will choose young and middle-aged men and young women. If the sales channels are wide enough, they may also plunder children, but the elderly and disabled will definitely be excluded.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Sen felt that the possibility of being patronized by pirates is very low, and if pirates are patronized, the residents on the island cannot completely refuse.
Therefore, he believes that the first two are more likely.
But now he can't determine which one it is, so... take a break.
In fact, he didn't expect that he would encounter a hidden mission on Lighthouse Island. Completed the mission is equivalent to killing five contestants.
The temptation is indeed great.
After all, none of the players who can participate in the competition is simple. It is already considered a great fortune to be able to cheat two players. The later the players will definitely be more difficult. It is not that easy to get points.
However, this task is probably not simple either. It is equivalent to the task of killing five contestants. How can it be simple? Even the dangers hidden in the task may be even more terrifying than the five contestants combined.
Zhang Sen sat against the wall and rested, thinking a lot in his head, and finally entered a light sleep state.
The next day, the sun was shining and the weather was very good.
After breakfast with Einstein, Zhang Sen and Einstein left the lighthouse together and began to investigate.
The two discussed it when they got off the tower and finally reached an agreement to investigate the sailing boats first to see if there are any clues.
The reason why Einstein agreed was very simple. Zhang Sen was a sailor, so he must be more familiar with the situation inside the sailboat, and perhaps he could detect the information he missed before.
When the two arrived at the port, Zhang Sen walked directly onto a sailboat.
"This is the merchant ship run by Madame Curie." Einstein glanced at the sign on the merchant ship, and then spoke.
This is a small merchant ship with only two small caliber artillery guns, and it seems that they are not well maintained. They are now placed in many debris in a mess and probably have never been used at all.
Zhang Sen glanced at the deck, then walked between several wooden boxes, and bent down to pick up a bottle of wine.
"Snow cherry wine means lovers from afar. Many sailors like it. Mr. Heimerway also likes this kind of wine?" Einstein walked over and saw Zhang Sen holding a bottle and smiled.
Chapter completed!