Please be my partner.

The Golden Rowling went to that place and passed by more than ten islands. Its purpose was obvious.

It's nothing more than selling some daily necessities at high prices and buying back the goods looted by pirates at low prices.

But this is normal. Funding pirates to plunder enemy caravans is a normal operation for any coastal country and is nothing new.

After writing down the necessary information, Mellen quietly left the Navigation Bureau.

Although these provided him with a direction, the scope was still too large and he needed to further narrow the search scope. He didn't want to spend a year or two searching in the vast ocean.

The street was still quiet and deserted, and Mellen quickly found his second target for the night.

It was the residence of an ordinary member of the Special Affairs Bureau that he had already chosen during the day.

Although the strength of this Special Affairs Bureau member is only at the first level, it should be enough to inquire about some public information. If it is not enough, it doesn’t matter. When the time comes, we can just use him as a springboard to find his superiors and ask them.

As the power of dream passed by, the member of the Special Affairs Bureau slept more soundly.

After putting the other person into a sleepwalking state as usual, Mellen asked, "What's your name?"

"Ferreira..."

Melen nodded and asked, "Very good, Ferreira, from now on you must answer all my questions."

Ferreira said, "Yes... sir..."

Mellen asked, "How much do you know about the Golden Rowling?"

Ferreira paused in confusion, as if he didn't know how to answer the question.

Mellen frowned. After all, it had been almost a year since the Golden Rowling incident. It was only natural that his memory was fuzzy or he had forgotten something.

Moreover, if you are not an eyewitness to the investigation, the specific details of the ghost ship will most likely be kept secret from others.

Mellen changed the question: "Who was responsible for investigating the Golden Rowling at the time?"

This time, Ferreira answered immediately: "It's Andrea...Captain..."

"Andrea?" Mellen asked immediately, "Is he still in the Special Affairs Bureau? Do you know where he lives?"

Ferreira paused and gave an answer that Melen didn't expect: "Andrea...Captain...is crazy..."

"crazy?!"

Melen was a little surprised and immediately asked more questions about Captain Andrea.

At that time, it was Captain Andea who led the team to investigate the ghost ship of Golden Rowling, but it seemed that not long after, the captain ran off the ship like a madman, and the team members who followed him stayed on the ghost ship forever.

It was precisely because of their loss that the Special Affairs Bureau realized the difficulty of the ghost ship, and subsequently used various indirect means to conduct investigations.

For example...Little Red Lotus.

Then, because they could not get any useful information, in order to stop the loss in time, the Special Affairs Bureau of Yuanfan Port put Xiao Honglian up for auction at Ganuo Farm.

It is worth mentioning that when Andrea ran down from the ghost ship like a madman, two equally crazy crew members of the Golden Rowling also ran down.

The Special Affairs Bureau originally thought that they could get some clues from them, but their level of madness had completely made it impossible for them to communicate normally. After the treatment failed, they could only let it go.

Now Andrea and the two crew members are placed in the same place and are being taken care of by special people.

Let Ferreira, who is in a sleepwalking state, go back to sleep, and Melen return to the hotel to rest. Tonight's operation ends here, and the rest will continue tomorrow.

Nothing happened that night, and it was September 9th, the morning after Mellen arrived at Yuanfan Port.

After washing up, Mellen walked towards the address he had inquired about yesterday.

As he walked, Mellen's expression gradually became strange. He didn't feel anything when he got the address yesterday, but as he approached his destination, he found that he was already in the slums.

This place doesn't seem like the place where the Special Affairs Bureau would arrange for its injured members to recuperate.

Looking at the door in front of him, which was so dilapidated that it seemed to have little protective function, Mellen still knocked on it.

Soon, a series of footsteps approached from afar, and then a slightly childish little girl's voice sounded from behind the door: "Who are you? What do you want?!"

Sensing the warning in the voice, Melen said as gently as possible: "Hello, I'm Andrea's friend. I'm here to see him for something."

"You bullshit!"

After the little girl behind the door said this, she seemed to feel something was wrong and immediately changed her words: "You've come to the wrong place. Uncle Andrea is not here. Go away quickly, or Brother Karl will come and beat you up!"

Listening to these words full of loopholes, Melen felt helpless and said with a wry smile: "Little girl, please believe me, I am not a bad person. I really came to Andea for something important."

The little girl behind the door seemed to hesitate for a moment, then said firmly: "Brother Karl said that only bad people would say that they are not bad people!"

Mellen was at a loss for words regarding this perfect logic. Just as he was about to use his dream power to send the little girl inside to a nap, a tall young man quickly ran over and shouted, "Who are you? What are you doing at my doorstep?!"

Melen looked at the young man who had arrived and saw that he had a strong face and a sturdy body, especially his eyes, which were as blue as the sea.

It's just that his clothes were a bit sloppy, and his golden hair had become dull because it had not been taken care of for a long time, and was tied casually behind his head. He looked a little tired, as if he had not had a good rest. His hands were rough and had thick calluses, which were the marks left by years of work.

When the other party came closer, Mellen took a step back and said, "Hello, I'm here to see Andrea. I want to ask him something."

"Who are you, anyway? If the information I received is correct, this place should be arranged by the Special Affairs Bureau to take care of Andrea and the other two crew members of the Golden Rowling, right?"

"Huh! Special Affairs Bureau?!"

As if she felt that her backer had arrived, the girl inside opened the door and snorted coldly, "The Special Affairs Bureau has never taken care of us!"

Facing the words of the little girl in front of him who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, Melen remained silent.

According to the practice of the Special Affairs Bureau, if the injuries caused by the mission make the members unable to take care of themselves, the Special Affairs Bureau will not only try its best to provide medical treatment, but also take care of their most basic daily life.

However, the Special Affairs Bureau of Yuanfan Port obviously failed to strictly abide by this rule. They probably gave up on it after seeing Andrea go crazy. Maybe even the subsidy went into the pockets of certain people.

Recovering his thoughts, Melen said, "It seems that you have been taking care of Andrea and the others. Can you please tell me your identities?"

Karl looked at the little girl, sighed slightly, and said, “This matter is not a secret, it’s okay to tell you.”

"I'm Carl Haffield, the son of the captain of the Golden Rowling. This girl is called Lulu, and she's the daughter of Uncle Queke, one of the crew members who died."

"The captain's son?"

Mellen looked at Carl with a strange expression.

Chapter 142: Finding the Original Intention and Reflection

The young man in front of him named Carl was actually the son of the captain of the Golden Rowling.

Speaking of which, these days, anyone who can become the captain of a ship, whether in the government, the chamber of commerce, or any other forces, is at least a high-income person.

Not to mention large ships like the Golden Rowling that can connect with the pirates of the Golden Island.

With a father of such status, Carl should have a good background. But looking at his current state, the word "down and out" is simply not enough to describe him.

This was what puzzled Mellen the most. Logically, even if something had happened to Carl's father, Carl shouldn't be in this state. It couldn't be that Carl's father didn't leave him any assets, right?!

Putting this thought aside for the moment, Mellen said straight to the point, "I'm somewhat interested in what happened on the Golden Rowling, so I'd like to ask about it. Please do me a favor."

Carl shook his head.

Mellen frowned slightly at this, thinking that Carl was being tactless. Just when he was about to let the young man and the little girl go back to sleep...

Seeing Mellen's expression, Karl hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, sir, Mr. Andrea and the other two uncles are not in good condition at the moment, and I'm afraid they can't respond to your inquiries."

Carl is not a little girl like Lulu who has never seen the world. In his opinion, the only people who would take the initiative to end the ghost ship are extraordinary people, except for those powerful and idle second-generation people. Neither of these two types of people can he afford to offend now.

Mellen's expression relaxed, and he nodded. "Don't worry, I have special skills. If I'm lucky, I might be able to wake them up from their madness."

The little girl Lulu opened her eyes wide and looked at Mellen with surprise, while Carl looked at Mellen deeply without saying whether he believed it or not.

But now that the words have come to this, Karl can no longer refuse Mellen, and can only say: "Then this gentleman, please come in."

Mellen nodded and said, "Don't mention Mr. or Mr., just call me Mellen."

After entering the room, Lulu hesitated, looked at Karl, and asked, "Do you want me to wake up Uncle Andrea and the others now?"

Seeing the two people's embarrassment, Mellen asked, "What's the problem?"

Lulu explained, "Uncle Andrea and the others are crazy and mad. I'm always woken up by nightmares. I don't get much sleep every day."

Mellen nodded, not minding the wait, and said, "In that case, let's wait until they wake up."

Then he looked at Carl and asked, "I'm actually quite curious about you. You don't look like a captain's son right now."

Carl smiled bitterly.

It was the little girl Lulu who chattered away and explained the reason with a very vivid expression.

Carl's father did leave him a generous inheritance, but he spent it all directly.

It turned out that because the Golden Rowling had become a ghost ship, the existence of the "murderer" of this extraordinary event could not be found, so as the captain of the Golden Rowling, he naturally had to bear the greatest responsibility.

Faced with the compensation demands from the crew members' families, Carl directly spent all his family wealth to compensate them.

After all, even if everyone understands that the Golden Rowling may be behind the scenes, the official will never admit to such a thing. They are equivalent to the official's white gloves, the kind that are thrown away after use.

Carl sighed and said calmly, "My father was once the second mate of the Cape Hope. By some chance, he had the opportunity to become the captain of the Golden Rowling, so he brought a group of brothers out to fight."

"The crew members on the Golden Rowling are all my elders. I have a responsibility to make their relatives' lives better after something happens to them."

Lulu said with a somewhat gloomy expression: “In order to take care of us, Brother Karl has to work hard every day.”

Mellen nodded slightly. Just thinking about it, he could tell how painful and depressing it would be to support a teenage child and three lunatics who couldn't take care of themselves while being penniless.

So it’s not surprising that Carl looks so haggard.

After chatting for a while, there was suddenly a noise in the room.

The little girl immediately jumped up and said, "Uncle Andrea and the others have woken up."

The three of them came to the inner room. The room was not big and there was not even a bed. There were just several layers of thick quilts on the floor.

Three middle-aged men, almost emaciated, were lying on the quilt. Two of them had dull eyes and foolish expressions, and only their mouths were still mumbling something. The last one was in a slightly better condition and seemed to still have some ability to move, but his body was tied up with a flat hemp rope. Although he looked crazy, he could only make some wriggling movements.

Lulu said sadly, "It's my fault for not taking good care of them. Uncle Dick and Uncle Benny weren't like this a few months ago. At least they could still move back then. The same goes for Uncle Andrea. I'm afraid it won't be long before the three uncles..."

Seeing that the little girl looked like she was about to cry, Melen didn't say much. Instead, he came to the three of them and used the power of fantasy to investigate.

In a trance, a scene flashed through Melen's mind: the fairy tale kingdom was submerged in an endless sea of blood. Countless fairy tale characters were dissolved in the sea of blood, and the whole world gradually stepped into the abyss of destruction.

He sat on the throne and wanted to take action, but he seemed to be locked firmly by some force and could not move at all.

Familiar fairy tale characters screamed for help, hoping that he, the king, could save them, but there was no response.

Gradually, these fairy tale characters began to curse him, saying that he was not worthy of being king.

Just as Mellen's thoughts were gradually sinking, the silhouette of the fairy tale kingdom on the back of his hand suddenly spread out with colorful light, and quickly climbed up, enveloping him completely.

The traces of blood were driven out of his mind, and Melen immediately felt clear-headed, and the images of destruction also dissipated.

Mellen took two steps back with an ugly look on his face, his heart filled with turmoil.

Smooth sailing.

This is almost Mellen's actual experience since he came into contact with the extraordinary.

Although he was forced into desperate situations during this period, he basically resolved them one by one with his own trump cards and strength.

Especially after obtaining the Fairy Tale Kingdom, the power of the forbidden object itself is needless to say. The almost omnipotent ability of the power of fantasy even made Melen have the illusion that he was invincible.

He could easily suppress the conflict between the two countries by simply sending out Snow White; the leaders of the five major factions in Florence would obey his orders like obedient dogs; he even believed that if he wanted to, he could immediately push Sir Light onto the throne of the Kingdom of Crow...

All of these, without exception, continued to aggravate his mentality.

Therefore, Melen regarded the process of searching for the origin of the blood sea as a recreational trip. He believed that no one could stop him and that obtaining the origin of the blood sea was simply... easy for him.

But, is this really the case? !

According to the information currently available, the Endless Sea of Blood is an existence known as "Great". Just a tiny amount of power emitted from its origin transformed the Golden Rowling into a ghost ship and Little Red Lotus into a blood demon.

However, as long as the restrictions on the blood demon are released, it can grow into a special life form of the third level or even above by devouring blood on a large scale in a very short period of time.

In such an endless sea of blood, what qualifications did Melen have to be so disrespectful?!

If it was 'Merlen' who had just arrived in this world and would have thought twice before acting even if he saw the light on the dog's head, he would never have made such a low-level mistake.

They say "good swimmers often die by drowning", and that's exactly the truth!

Lulu hid behind Karl, poked her head out to look at Mellen, and asked worriedly: “Brother Mellen, are you okay? You looked so scary just now.”

Mellen opened his eyes, forced a smile, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. No! I should say, I'm better than ever!"

"I just figured out some things and found some things I almost lost. Just these two points make this trip worthwhile."

Lulu nodded as if she understood, but Karl looked thoughtful. Seeing this, Lulu asked in a low voice: “Brother Karl, do you understand?”

Karl’s expression froze, and after a long time he said, “No.”