Chapter 8: Francis Drake

【Are you sure you want to consume the influence card “Cartography” to summon a specific great person or hero from a certain field? This action is irreversible.】

Indeed, a prompt like one from a game system appeared, as if wary of accidental selections.

But Adam had thought it through carefully.

With only three turns left until the asteroid that would destroy everything arrived, he didn’t plan to waste valuable influence on something he could solve by spending time leading personally unless absolutely necessary.

“Come on, give me a new companion.”

As the points and card disappeared, a colorful ring of light appeared and spun into existence, just like when Jeanne d’Arc Alter was summoned. The members of the Pterosaur Clan, especially Zephyr, were not scared but rather curiously tried to touch it.

Unfortunately, before they could, the ceremony reminiscent of a card-drawing scene ended.

“What an annoying feeling, ugh, seems like an Englishman.”

The one Jeanne d’Arc Alter looked at with much disdain was a mature woman with wine-red long hair, a scar across her face, wearing a red captain’s coat.

She paid no mind to the former’s words but instead sized up Adam with a bold and carefree demeanor.

“Yo, I’m Francis Drake. I’ll consider you my employer, so remember to give me satisfactory pay or provide interesting work, or else I might just go on strike.”

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Francis Drake.

An adventurer, pirate, and naval officer from the 16th century.

She had completed the dangerous journey around the world twice and played a key role in defeating the famed Spanish Armada.

In Type-Moon’s setting, she is granted the skill “Pioneer of the Stars,” symbolizing the development of human history and brilliance.

And as expected, she did not keep her original gender, undergoing gender-bending to become a woman—although in “Moon Cell history,” it’s said historians somehow got her gender wrong.

“Captain Drake, if I now invent using shells or leaves as currency, would you accept them for payment?”

“Ha ha ha. I like you, lad.”

Drake, very unconcerned with personal space, moved closer to Adam and slapped his back as if truly amused by his jest.

“Of course, I accept. Why wouldn’t I? You know, I’ve come across many tribes still bartering goods, so there’s always a way to turn it into wealth. That said, you seem to have summoned me for a specific task, so what’s the job?”

“It’s right up your alley. We’re going to cross mountains, forests, and seas, venture into uncharted lands, and seek a dragon as old as the planet itself.”

“……”

Drake stared at Adam for a good while.

After confirming he was serious, her face lit up with admiration and excitement.

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“This is even more thrilling than searching for the Seven Cities of Gold. I’ll say it again, I really like you, lad. An employer to my taste is rare to find.”

“Hmph. Those who are always sweet-talking are the ones to watch out for. The swine who betrayed me also spared no effort in praising me as a saint.”

Though mostly appearing displeased, Jeanne d’Arc Alter showed a subtle difference in her attitude at this moment.

She quietly moved closer, separating Adam and Drake, almost clearly warning Adam.

“I’m not worried about you getting betrayed or anything… I just don’t want you to end up blaming me later.”

After Drake glanced between her and Adam with a meaningful look, as if just realizing something, Jeanne d’Arc Alter hastily added.

In a sense, her words could be interpreted as not needing to guard against backstabbing, thus suggesting Adam could trust Jeanne d’Arc Alter.

“I understand, thank you for the warning.”

Facing a smiling Adam, Jeanne d’Arc Alter turned her head away.

“I said it’s not because I’m worried about you…”

She muttered a feeble rebuttal.

Then Adam clapped his hands, signaling a return to the matter at hand.

He looked at Zephyr, who had a peculiar expression.

“This Captain Drake is… well, a great member of the Pterosaur Clan. She’s been to places even farther than you have, even to the ends of the world.”

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“Amazing. I. Respect. Please. Teach.”

The young Eden boy’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t doubt Adam’s words, so he approached Drake with excitement, looking around as if searching for something that should be nearby.

“Companion. Where?”

Naturally, he couldn’t understand what “captain” meant.

Especially since Adam used a culturally appropriate introduction for easier understanding, the boy assumed Drake had a Pterosaur or some other dinosaur he had never seen before as her companion.

In his view, without dinosaur assistance, humans couldn’t freely venture into exploration.

“So, he’s asking what your mount is. Can you summon it? Like your Golden Hind in the form of a Noble Phantasm?”

Jeanne d’Arc Alter indeed possessed the ability to unleash intense flames fueled by her negative emotions.

But Adam couldn’t confirm her existence was exactly the same as a “Servant,” since after questioning, he learned the summoned great persons and heroes had physical bodies—just like his own body’s nature now.

Drake, quickly recovering from the bizarre scene, stood tall, looking very proud.

“Of course, no problem. Ha, and I’m quite eager too. I now deeply understand how… novel this era is. I want to see if my ship and crew can conquer the ancient seas too!”

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