Among the unearthed artifacts, a wooden box caught their attention. It was securely locked, rendering it


    particrly more valuable than the rest.


    With gloved hands, Winston gingerly cut through the ancient iron lock. To their astonishment, they


    found that it contained a logbook, a priceless discovery that left everyone ted. “This expedition isn’t


    in vain after all. We’re finally getting somewhere!” he eximed, his excitement palpable.


    Willow was unable to contain her joy either, as the purpose of their journey was solely to uncover the


    secrets of the past and recover lost national treasures. Moreover, this was an achievement that would


    surely make a significant mark in the archaeology world. “Let’s take it back to the ship to take a closer


    look now.”


    When they only discovered a dozen or so skeletal remains after excavating for thirty minutes, Winston


    suggested that these were the crew members who had passed away from malnutrition or disease and


    had been buried next to the official.


    Soon, they discovered the source of the mysterious signal as well. It was a sizable meteorite rich in


    minerals that had been surprisingly buried nearby, causing all electronics within a thirty feet radius to


    lose uracy.


    After three days of digging, they finally managed to clear the ancient tomb. Once done, they returned to


    the ship and started their urgent research, which Morgan participated in as well. Desperate for money,


    he had taken pictures of the logbook and submitted it to an artifact dealer.


    Soon, he received a reply from them. ‘I need you to trante the information ASAP and send the


    details to me. If you do so, I’ll pay you 750 thousand as a deposit.”


    Driven by the allure of money, Morgan became braver. Coincidentally, he happened to be one of the


    members of the trantion team as well.


    As the others gathered in the meeting room to trante the ancient text, he entered the contents of


    every single page into theputer. Since each of them was an excellent member of the literary field,


    it was not a difficult feat for them to trante the logbook. However, it was three volumes long, making


    it impossible for them toplete the trantion right away, and they had no choice but to finish


    reading all three before they could proceed to the next step.


    In the midst of it all, Morgan discreetly. downloaded a copy and sent it to the dealer. When he


    immediately received the money he was promised, he was filled with smug glee, thinking that 1.5


    million would soon be his.


    The team had begun to grow tired before the investigation could fully begin. In the evening. the meeting


    room was still fully lit when a bodyguard suddenly walked in. “Stop the meeting. A pirate ship is


    heading toward us.”


    “What?” Winston shot to his feet in shock. The crowd was dumbstruck by the news. They had thought


    of pirate ships as a mere myth, and none had expected one to appear in the open sea.


    “My goodness! Do you think they’re carrying guns?”


    “They definitely have bombs!” “I heard that pirates are all barbarians. Are we in danger?” a female team


    member yelped, nching from fear.


    On the contrary, Willow calmlyforted her. “Don’t worry. It’s not like we’re unprepared. Even if we


    have to deal with them, we have nothing to be scared of.” “Miss Presgrave, are you not afraid at all?”


    Willow chuckled. “This ship isn’t just any ordinary ferry. It’s equipped with military-issued defense


    systems, so all these windows are bullet-proof.”


    As soon as her words fell, the female team members let out a breath of relief. “Have you all forgotten?


    We still have Commissioner Wyatt with us. As long as he’s here, we’ll be safe,” one of them piped up.


    “That’s right! We also have Miss Presgrave’s strong bodyguards.” Willow shared their sentiments. It


    was true that Jasper’s presence was the reason behind herposure. After all, he was not just any


    other special agent.


    At that moment, the leader of the bodyguard team, Ricky, walked over to report to her, “Miss


    Presgrave, a battle will break outter. We need to escort you to the ind and protect you. You can’t


    stay on the ship.”


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    Willow understood that his n was necessary to make things easier for them to chase the pirate ship


    away, so she nodded. “All right! Our team will disembark the ship, and I’ll leave things over here to


    you.”


    “We will protect you and the unit members’ safety.” As she stepped out to look for Jasper, who was


    looking for her, the two nearly collided at the corner, but he quickly reached out to stop her from running


    into him. The touch of his hand caused her heart to race, but in the next instant, he firmly held her arm


    and said, “Get off the ship with me.”