People are forbidden by magic, just become mercenaries

Chapter 510: Cargo Cult

Uphill Island.

Sigurd, Kanzaki and others finally arrived there.

For now, though, perhaps it would be better to call it an island where magicians continue their secret operations.

"Mr. Sigurd, what did you do before?"

Looking at Sigurd eating ice cream, Kanzaki Kaori couldn't think of a line to remind him to be serious when this monster didn't feel nervous.

After all, if Sigurd gets serious, Kanzaki Kaori probably needs to worry about his own safety.

"It's just a few known 'pirates'. They have also noticed that there is a problem here recently, so they have investigated it. If we don't come, they plan to do it."

"Pirates? Are they planning to eat black people?"

Kanzaki Kaori also didn't quite understand the jeans shop owner's question.

Sigurd, who looked at the two with puzzled faces, just waved his hands.

"Although they are pirates, they only do black and black things. And they should be regarded as 'mercenaries' in essence, and they usually accept some commissions."

Sigurd stood on the beach, looked around and looked at the girl guide behind him.

The girl tour guide also understood what Sigurd meant, so she immediately flipped through the small notepad she brought.

"The size of the island is about 50 kilometers in circumference and only about [-] kilometers in length. It turns out that there is only a three-meter-long 'rock' here. Due to the crustal changes caused by the volcanic eruption on the seabed offshore [-] years ago, it has drastically changed. Upwelling has become what it is now.”

"The name of the island does not come from the native language, but it is marked in English, right?"

"Yes, because this relatively young island was discovered by European geologists. By the way, the surrounding islands don't like it very much."

"That's because this island was formed in a short period of time due to sudden changes in the earth's crust. Since it is an abnormally formed island, it feels like there is a sense of disbelief and conflict somewhere."

The jeans shop owner looks at the environment and buildings around him that are somewhat out of touch with the modern world.

"The reason why this island also has an airport is because the people on the surrounding islands don't want to destroy the natural environment on their own islands, but they also want to enjoy the benefits brought by the planes, so they impose it on this island, right?"

"For outsiders, the environment here can be regarded as harsh. But the residents of the nearby islands probably won't move to live here."

Sigurd showed a sneering smile, and chose to ignore the unkind eyes cast on him and his party.

"Tourists are welcome here with a smile. But if you get involved too much, you may be in danger...Is that the feeling?"

"Don't want and disgust are the main reasons for the disharmony between this place and the surrounding islands, right? So what about the religious situation on this island? For example, is it non-religious, or is it ambiguous and terrifying like in the ghost photos? sect?"

"In the past, this area seemed to have a common native religion. Because of the proximity to the coast, their beliefs belonged to the polytheistic type. Also, perhaps influenced by the Age of Discovery, some Christianity was also somewhat mixed in the religion. Culture. It can be seen in the Poseidon holding the oars and the cross."

Having said that, the tour guide girl sighed.

"However, the culture on Uphill Island seems to have had a 'sudden mutation'. Unlike the surrounding islands, they seem to think that the inhabitants of the island are good, and the people outside the island are evil. "

"The island was formed by floating 50 years ago. This may be because the village on the island has been discriminated against by the outside world since it was established. Is there any other influence?"

Kanzaki asked.The tour guide girl nodded slightly and looked around.

She didn't want her words to be heard by the people on the island.

"Everyone who lives here hates being discriminated against. They will be more vigilant because of this. However, there are basically no outsiders who come here to investigate. But if you want the other party to open up, you have to live here for more than ten years. By the way , it is possible that the 'pirates' whom Mr. Sigurd knew were hired by others."

Kanzaki Kaori and the owner of the jeans shop just nodded at the tour guide girl's words.

Although it sounds that it is quite difficult to obtain information, if you don't try it, you can only conduct a carpet search like a headless chicken.

And with the footsteps of four people, when they finished searching the island, it would take a long time for the spiritual equipment of mass destruction to be activated there.

In order to prevent the worst from happening, Kanzaki Kaori decided to act immediately, but at this moment...

"Is there anything special on this island? Such as ancient ruins, or special stone monuments?"

Sigurd, who randomly caught an old man and started asking, made the other three look confused, but before they could react, Sigurd had already finished asking and came back.

"He said that there is a fast place in the west that they have never been to. It is very deserted, and tourists will not go there."

"This is a hypnotic type of surgery, right? But..."

"Actually, as long as those guys are not stupid, they can guess that a magician has landed on the island, right?"

It’s true to say that, but Sigurd’s unscrupulous rampage still makes Kanzaki Kaori a little confused. After all... this is the same as Kanzaki Kaori in the "Amakusa Style Cross Sad Cult" The education I received when I was growing up was completely contradictory.

The four walked towards the barren open space under the hostile eyes of the locals. During this period, the guide girl and Kanzaki Kaori observed the words and deeds of the locals around them.

"Judging from the speech and behavior of the people here, it seems to be a bit of a 'cargocult' flavor..."

The so-called "cargo worship" is a cultural revival movement that arose in many aboriginal societies in Oceania from the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

But although we think so now, it seems that there was a rudiment, or prototype, of such worship earlier.

"Created by the people of the Pacific Islands who were persecuted by the European countries in the sixteenth century. 'White men hold strange and exquisite props. Those must be God's gift to everyone, and they stole those props ’ That’s what they teach.”

Sigurd, who answered the conversation, undoubtedly noticed the magical characteristics of the natives on this southern island before the tour guide girl and Kanzaki Kaori.

(Worthy of being "the strongest gold", if this keen observation ability is not supported by a large amount of magical knowledge, it is simply impossible to make such an accurate and fast judgment...)

Although the jeans shop owner has always admitted that Sigurd is very strong, his cognition has always been the feeling of "overwhelming firepower and superior knowledge".

But from what he saw today, he has redefined Zigurd.

"Yes, just like what Mr. Sigurd said, in the end this doctrine was developed by them as 'gifts belong to everyone, and they must be taken back from the white people who monopolize the gifts' so that later we The so-called 'cargo cult'."

But at this point, the girl tour guide who was flipping through the pamphlet shook her head vigorously.

"But it shouldn't be. This island was raised by the rapid movement of the earth's crust 50 years ago, right? It's not likely to be related to such an ancient cultural heritage, right?"

"The real 'cargo cult' continued to spread after the war. However, the religions on this island are basically variants. So this probably becomes the only reason why only 'outer islands' refers to All but this Uphill Island."

Kanzaki Kaori nodded, she also had some judgments about the situation here.

"I am afraid that for them, the 'outside islands' also include Antarctica and Eurasia. The 50-year history of discrimination has created a good environment for this self-righteous value to take root and thrive. Now such thoughts and concepts may have been deeply ingrained in their brains..."

Chapter 510: "Magic" is not such a rigid thing

A group of four people is moving forward in a very delicate atmosphere.

Probably something like this:

[Obviously knowing that we should be vigilant, but because Sigurd is there, I feel so at ease that I don't feel a sense of crisis at all]

It's almost that subtle feeling.

"Although most of the topics about 'cargocult' are relatively abstract...But on the contrary, in order to turn this abstract topic into concrete action, we must have weapons and strength."

This is of course, after all, the initial prototype of the so-called "magic" is generally like this.

"Judging from the 'unanimous external' atmosphere on the island, maybe they share the same hatred and hatred, and avoid causing small wars to ensure that the plan that is being prepared will not be ruined because of a certain problem?"

Kanzaki Kaori and the tour guide girl's nerves tensed when the jeans shop owner answered casually.

How likely is this possibility to exist?

With such thoughts in mind, Kanzaki Kaori turned around.

"Someone is watching us..."

In the village in the distance, there was a subtle flicker of the reflection of the lens, which was still keenly captured by Kanzaki Kaori under the summer sun.

The tour guide girl's breath was taken aback by Kanzaki's words.

"The plan in preparation refers to..."

She paused, then chose her words carefully.

"...Does it mean that all the islanders know about magic?"

"There are only a small number of people who can understand the 'specific cause of this mysterious phenomenon'. But the sense of expectation they have for this is real."

The problem does exist, and it's not a small problem.

A group of people who hate the outside world know the existence of "magic".

If one day their thoughts are influenced by "magic", then it is very likely that a "magic association" with anti-social behavior will be created on this small island in the southern ocean.

"But they probably don't have the opportunity to really get in touch with 'magic', right? You see, there are quite a few people like us in the world-recognized 'magic metropolis' like London, England, who don't know how to use magic at all. remote......"

"'Magic' is not such a rigid thing. It is 'magic' to write your name and stuff it into a straw man and beat it; it is 'magic' to nail the coffin to death with several iron nails; it is 'magic' to use a special mortise and tenon structure. It is also 'magic' that results in furniture that cannot be disassembled easily, or even at all."

"..."

The tour guide girl also understands these things.

But this possibility of developing into a more troublesome situation was repeated from the mouth of this "strongest gold", and the sense of crisis instantly doubled several times.

"Yes, but even if they know, then..."

"Even if they don't understand 'magic', they are still possible and capable of preparing 'weapons' with great power. The magnitude of the destructiveness is not necessarily related to whether the implementer is proficient in 'magic', I say this... ...You should understand, right?"

Regarding the words of Sigurd who was walking at the forefront, the other three remained silent.

The meaning in Sigurd's words is already self-evident, especially the decisive taste of killing is already obvious.

If it cannot be resolved through negotiation, then as long as these "dead brains" participate, then death penalty is inevitable.

This is the reason for the special order of the Puritans in England that everything in this operation is based on Sigurd's on-the-spot judgment.

This mercenary is rarely affected by personal emotions and emotions when performing tasks. As long as it is an enemy, even a baby, he can mercilessly erase it.

The mercenaries who adhere to the principle of "the dead are the safest people" are undoubtedly the most attractive existences to the British Puritanism.

Even before Kanzaki Kaori's actions, Laura specifically said:

【Even if Sigurd-kun's on-the-spot judgment contradicts the request from the British side, please let his judgment prevail.I will negotiate with the "royal faction" about the aftermath.]

That is to say, if Sigurd made such an outrageous decision to "destroy the country", they would not be able to stop them, and it is not known whether Lola can personally bear Kanzaki Kaori's subsequent problems.

But then again, there is probably only one magician in the world who can make the supreme bishop speak to this level.

"In other words, the mage we are targeting came here specially to carry out the work, right? Then he is a mage related to the special 'cargo cult' that has been circulating on this island, right? "

Jeans' tone remained unchanged, and he was still calmly analyzing the existing information.

Although he doesn't seem to be in a good mood on weekdays, but only at this time, as an adult man, he is easier to adjust his emotions than the two girls Kanzaki Kaori and the tour guide girl.

Anyone who saw Sigurd's approach would think it was a bit "cruel", but the jeans shop owner heard there was room for maneuver.