Once again, this update was delayed. But I was able to do most of the complicated stuff before I got on with the rest. Still no word on anyone giving me any reviews yet, but at least people are still reading my story. I was able to send a message to ProjectXantos on a couple of ideas for his story and he was able to put those chapters down just yesterday. I still need to know about the name of the contact that would give Mark the Frozen Triangle book on Andros Island. Back to this story, Mark finally gets the book he needed to solve the second riddle along with some important discoveries. But at the same time, there had been some kind of trouble with the captain.
Chapter Notes
Once again, the information for the next riddle can be found on Bioshock Wiki. Feel free to solve it on the teaser site if you want.
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Entry Fifty-Two: The Second Riddle
Meltzer's log dated November 19th 1968.
Made it to the Island of Andros for more supplies and tradeoffs. I waited patiently at the docks and found the contact that talked to me on the ham radio. He hadn't waited long, though he almost got caught by the guards, thinking he might have smuggled something aboard. Good thing they notice it was just a book or they would've taken him to jail. Anyways, he gave the book, The Frozen Triangle, to me and I thanked him for the help. Now that I had the book with me, I can now solve the next part of the riddle layer. Now as I said before, the second riddle of the puzzle box said…
'Look to the sea where the Baldur once sailed and spell the surname of the captain who failed.'
I know that this riddle Lutwidge left behind talks about a captain that has sailed a ship called the Baldur. But I couldn't answer that because I didn't have the book with me. But now that I got it, I could answer it. After much skimming and searching through each chapter, I found the answer on page 72 to 73. From what I'm reading, it said that the ship was in fact the Baldur, an exploration ship that was captained by an explorer named Roald Ragnarsson. He was on a 1949 expedition of some kind with a crew of seventy. Whatever he's searching for, I don't have the slightest of clues. But in the middle of the expedition, the Baldur vanished and it was never heard from again. The destination point of where the ship disappeared is on one of the pages marked 63 degrees 30' North, 27 degrees 4' West. I put the point on my chart so I could figure what the Baldur ship and the German U-Boat had in common. My guess, they could be points to the two triangles Orrin talked about on the reel tape.
As for the answer itself, well, I know it has to be the captain's last name, Ragnarsson. Of course just like last time, to answer this I need to encode it in a 5x5 grid on Cindy' codebook. Took me some time to piece it together, but I got it nonetheless. It was much longer then the last one and it was hard to type without getting mislead. I mean AWNAEWANNAAWNRNRRWAN? That's pretty much a mouthful. But I was able to push it down in the right sequence and heard the clicking sound. Now I have to solve the third riddle of the puzzle box in order to unlock this fifth layer.
Also… 'sigh…' I find this a little shocking to begin with. First of all, I got this radio message from Jadeite days ago and he heard that I talked to Dr. Lyman about the fact that Orrin had any children. To my surprise, this son the letter from Dimitri wrote was in fact Jadeite. He said that he was known as the Jadeite Pawn and is hired by Lutwidge to kill the Red Pawn. Hmm… I wonder if these two pawns have something in common?
Secondly, Roscoe called two days ago and told me that Hadleigh's son is no longer with us no more. Meaning that soon after his father committed suicide, he sort of packed up and left his home, preferably another one that's vanished. So much for that lead… However, he did say that Hadleigh Jr. was carrying an envelope from Ryan to his father, maybe has some information in it. I should contact Inman, about this. If he could find this letter, or a copy of the letter, he needs to send it to me on the next location, Puerto Plata.
Off topic, I'm feeling a little unease on his boat ride to the Triangle. It's not the ship itself though; it's the crew and the cargo they're carrying. The captain is a little jumpy as of late, making sure that their shipment is held on tight under lock and key. I kinda find it strange that they're trying to protect just a bunch of worthless merchandise. Hell, they're more nervous when the authorities come to their ship and ask questions about the cargo they're holding. Hmm… I wonder what's so important about those cheap souvenirs that they want to keep it discrete? I better find a way into the cargo hold and see for myself.
End Entry…
Now that's what I call a busy day. Solving the second riddle, discovered two shocking things, and curious about the cargo on the ship. This investigation continues to get interesting. On the next chapter, Mark starts putting the pieces together on the third riddle and other things that had been bothering him as of yet. Please Review.
