Jacob was sitting inside his ship while a 2 feet red crab was sitting on the other seat, and he was reading something on his Star Watch in a comfortable position.
Surprisingly the red crab also had a star watch interface in front of it, and it was surfing the Star Net, which was quite a strange scene.
"Rumble…"
Jacob looked up at the transparent shade and saw the inky sky and rain pouring down. He muttered, "It's been raining like this for four straight days."
Then he gazed at the stealth triangle's control interface, and after confirming that they were still on the route and weren't effective by the storm at all so, he went back to his reading.
Half an hour later, Jacob suddenly received a call from someone named 'Barbarian King32452.'
Right now, only someone with either 2-Star Privilege or someone in his friend list can send him a call, and this Barbarian King32452 was the latter. The crab on the other seat also looked toward Jacob.
Jacob grunted when his reading on the spell structures was disrupted, but he still accepted the call, and an extremely urgent voice rang, "My Lord, I-I'm trapped!"
Jacob's eyes narrowed ever so slightly as he asked, "What do you mean you're trapped? Did you not follow the map I've given you?"
"I did! I can swear upon the Barbarian God's honor and name that I strictly followed my Lord's instruction to the very last detail, but somehow, I suddenly entered a hazy zone. I thought it was still part of the map, so I didn't think much of it and let the ship goes in the same direction.
"However, it was nine months ago, and I still haven't escaped this mist, and there is no concept of day or night in here. That's why I dare to disturb my Lord. Please shed some light on this!"
Jacob's lips suddenly cured up in a very cold smile, "Are you sure you installed that map in that ship 'I left' for you in that bunker and didn't change the route?"
Barbarian King32452 replied horridly, "Yes, yes, I do as my Lord commands me to and only stop to restock some food when necessary. But now I ran out of food and water. The ring you left is also empty. Please help this servant out." He was pleading like crazy.
"I'll contact you in a moment." Jacob uttered, and without waiting for a reply, he cut the call and then opened the interface with Barbarian King32452's ID and tapped on 'Block.'
Now that guy won't be able to contact him ever!
Jacob then looked at the crab, which was Autarch still going on with its absorption of magic cores, which was going to be complete after this crab, and his final requirement will also be revealed.
"As I suspected, that ship was a trap, and it was the right thing not to take it despite the initial surprised when that Yahoo found the ship in that bunker and didn't manage to blow himself up." Jacob coldly snickered.
When he was leaving the Rare Plains, Jacob decided not to take the ship arranged by Hallberg after the strangeness surrounding it.
But it didn't mean he wasn't curious about if that was really a trap or just his paranoia. There was only one way to confirm it that was for someone else to go to that place and check it out.
So, Jacob first found a wild barbarian tribe living in the wildness above the waterfall while he was actually searching for an intelligent magic beast or some orc tribe.
But the Barbarian Tribe was also fine, and then he subdued their chief, who was a middle-aged Barbarian and very ambitious. When Jacob offered him a way out of the Rare Plains, he instantly accepted it.
Jacob then gave him a Star Watch, a Common Rank Space Ring, even making him dress like himself and instructing him to follow his commands very carefully, and that barbarian quickly learned.
Then he just sent him the same map and codes that Hallberg sent him about the bunker, and Jacob himself left the Rare Plains while instructing the Barbarian to report him the moment he got the ship, and only then will he give him the map toward the epic plains.
First, Jacob thought that the bunker was some sort of death trap and that the Barbarian who had unknowingly taken Jacob's place would be most likely dead.
But to his surprise, that guy really found a ship there, and it was a Basic Epic Treasure Ship as well!
However, Jacob was still not convinced and thought it was some sort of trap, which was not related to the rare plains but the Star Ocean instead.
When he thought about it more, Jacob was even more sure that it would make perfect sense that Hallberg won't risk attacking him after knowing his prowess, so the easiest way was to drag him into the Star Ocean and then act.
So, he thought that the ship was bugged and trackable, but he didn't tell the Barbarian and even give me the same map that Ellie had given him and have him report to him if any trouble came his way.
Now, after three years and eight months, something finally happened, and Jacob's conjecture turned out to be spot on. There was something wrong with that ship, and it had to be something to do with this strange area the Barbarian had entered.
Furthermore, now he was sure that that ship was findable, and whoever was keeping an eye on it will be now under the impression that Jacob was a goner. This will deceive the deceiver!
"If I ever saw that dwarf again, he'll be your meal. I'm pretty sure he has some very healthy memories for you!" Jacob declared with killing intent in his eyes and then returned to his study.
However, three hours later, Jacob and Autarch suddenly jolted in their positions, and the next thing they knew, the Stealth Triangle suddenly tore apart, and they both fell on a rock-hard surface.
This happened so fast that even someone with Epic Rank relaxed wasn't able to react at all, and when he did react, he found himself in front of an emerald skin giant with a long black spike over his forehead sitting on his massive throne as he had a hideous smile over his giant face.
The Giant spoke at this moment, "Welcome, fellow Wanderer, to my beloved ship. I'm the Captain of this ship. You may call me Captain Free Sword!"