On the afternoon of the fourth day, Masif received a notice that since the goods were shipped faster than expected, the ship would officially set sail early tomorrow morning. It was an extremely refreshing morning, with a clear sky and thousands of miles of dark clouds. The salty sea breeze blew gently, causing naughty waves to hit the beach. Looking from a distance, the calm sea was like a mirror, blue and flawless. , experienced sailors assert that this kind of cheerful weather is an excellent time to go to sea. If you are lucky, you can sail with the wind and enjoy the gentleness of the sea for a week. As for what will happen a week later, only God knows, the sea is always It is changeable. When it is gentle, it is like a mother, but when it is cruel, it is more ferocious than a devil.
"Hey yo hey, hey yo hey..."
Over at the pier, shirtless, sturdy sailors were shouting and carrying wooden boxes one by one on the deck. They had smiles on their faces and their mood was as cheerful as the weather at the moment. For a person For sailors who have been wandering on the sea for many years, nothing is more important than encountering good weather.
The entire pier was in full swing. Everyone wanted to take advantage of the good weather these days to go sailing, so they worked very hard. The noisy, chaotic, sweaty scene could be seen from a few kilometers away. Feel it.
However, on the beach not far away, there was someone whose mood was completely opposite to the weather at this time.
"Hurricane, storm, whatever, come on, it can last for ten days and a half for a whole year. Isn't this normal for you?" I squatted on the beach weakly, staring at the calm sea from a distance. and clear sky. I wish that dark clouds would immediately cover the sky, and huge waves would roar on the coast.
"Stop talking nonsense."
The little ghost pressed her plump breasts against my back and kept touching my face with her fingers in an interesting way. I've been mad for a long time, but I'm really not in the mood now.
"Hey, I really envy jellyfish. They can float in the water without any worries." I squinted my eyes.
"You still envy Baiyun, right?"
"Huh? How do you know?" Damn, you can guess it like this. Could it be that this little guy specializes in prophecy?
"Because your mind is simpler than a jellyfish, and your personality is more undisciplined than Baiyun..." The little ghost brought his head up, bit my ear, and said a conclusion that I couldn't refute.
"Lord Fan, the cargo has been loaded and can be set off at any time." Far away. Masif waved to me enthusiastically, but in my eyes he looked like the God of Death waving his sickle with a ferocious smile.
"If we choose the land route now, it's still too late to circumnavigate the entire Twin Seas and reach Kurast." I said to myself.
"But let's not talk about the distance. The forest is not much safer for you than the sea, isn't it?" The little ghost instantly broke the trace of luck I had just raised. Yes, I am a road idiot and I am really sorry for everyone. "My lord, will you take the boat first?"
He asked with a smile as he followed Masif onto the deck.
"Hmm...well, it's the ground."
I focused all my attention on my feet, moving cautiously as if the deck below was a maze of traps. One wrong step and the whole thing explodes.
"For those who are taking a boat for the first time, it may be a little uneasy, but don't worry. As long as you treat it calmly, the sea will never be as scary as you think, and soon you will see its beauty. , whether it is the gentle sea or the roaring sea, they are all so fascinating..."
Masif said with an intoxicated expression that a person who does not like the sea cannot truly defeat the sea.
Yeah? It turns out I'm not the only one, everyone who gets on the boat for the first time will be like this, haha, so that's it. I breathed a sigh of relief, and my two stiff thighs could finally show their true self at this moment - and started to tremble. coming.
"However, an adventurer like you who has experienced hundreds of battles is naturally not as courageous as those civilians. How can he be afraid of just a long voyage?"
After a pause, Masif, who was leading the way, gave the horse a small pat, but he had no idea that he had hit the muzzle of the gun.
"Then...of course, we have seen too many mountains of corpses and seas of blood, haha, ahaha..."
Your feet suddenly stiffened, and you started walking like a robot again. You old bastard, why don't you speak clearly for once? I almost made a fool of myself, or I'll burn your ship.
"Okay, sir, this is your room. Are you satisfied?" Entering the first floor of the ship from an independent entrance, Masif opened the door of the first room and made an exaggerated invitation gesture.
"Yes, please excuse me."
I looked inside and saw that it was quite refreshing. There was even a wooden window that could be opened.
"Is this your pet, sir?" Masif said, pointing to the dead dog that followed.
"Uh..., yes, pets are not allowed to be uploaded?"
I covered my forehead and said with a headache. It's not that I wanted to take it with me, but for some reason, as soon as I got far away from the dead dog, it would automatically teleport to me. Damn it, will I be like this for the rest of my life? To be stuck with this dead dog? Maybe we should just make it into dog meat soup and eat it.
"No, it doesn't matter. It's just that adults should be careful. You know, the sailors on the ship are rough people. If they get caught, then..." Masif hesitated, but his meaning was clear. But if you get caught by them, just wait to recover the dog bones.
"Okay, I understand. I won't let it escape outside. Oh, by the way, there are several rooms next to me. Are there any people living in them?"
"No, sir, these rooms are specially prepared for adventurers like you, but this time there is only one adventurer, so the others are empty."
I nodded. It turned out that this was the so-called VIP room. When I just passed by, I saw another entrance. From time to time, sailors came in and out of it. That was probably where they lived. It is said that the environment in the sailors' rooms was extremely poor, damp, dark and stuffy.
Masif still had something to do, and after briefly talking about the layout of the entire ship. I said goodbye quickly and walked around the room a few times, feeling somewhat acclimated. I couldn't help but walked out and came to the boat. At this time, the sailors were reeling in the anchor and raising the sails, preparing to set sail. I stood on the bow of the ship, opened my arms, and faced the sea breeze. Facing the vast sea surface, I just want to shout loudly.
ha. In fact, the sea is not as scary as imagined, especially for a strong adventurer like me.
A few hours later…
"vomit……"
Lying on the bed without any image, I was like a dehydrated sea fish, constantly flapping the fish's gills. I felt that my internal organs were churning with the gentle shaking of the room, and something seemed to flow out of my stomach, making me choke. It was in my throat but I couldn't spit it out, so I could only retching.
"Love...Alice, I...I'm about to die. You...have to take good care of yourself in the future..."
I weakly stretched out my hand to the little ghost next to me. It's like a dying person lying in a critical ward uttering his last words.
"Didn't you say you've adapted? It's not such an exaggeration, right?" He put a cold wet cloth on my forehead. The little ghost's silver eyes were full of trouble.
"How can a guy like you, who floats in the air all day long, understand the horror of land?" I sat up from the bed. \\\\\
"That's right. Just like those who have never been on the battlefield can only play **** in the end, and those who have not experienced interstellar war can only fly airplanes for the rest of their lives."
"Although I don't know what **** and interstellar war are, you seem to be in good spirits, so I feel at ease." The little ghost yawned and slipped into the necklace with a squeaking sound.
Wait...wait, I'm really going to die, it's true, it was just a flashback, don't leave me alone! ! With a painful groan, I fell back on the bed, moved my eyes, and landed on the dead dog.
This guy was even more exaggerated. He spread his four furry short legs, put his belly on the ground, and kept breathing out. He looked like he was dying, as if he was going to die a few seconds before I did in the morning.
Shame, what a shame. Leona was also depressed at this time. Her majestic dragon princess was actually seasick. If she told the truth, how could the entire dragon family lose face? No, that's not the case. As the most noble princess of the dragon family, , how could such a thing happen? According to the classics of the blue dragon (a dragon species that dominates by virtue of its unparalleled air speed advantage), land is the natural enemy of the dragon. It is indeed true, and it is not because of this princess. Xun, this is definitely possible...
"Haha, damn dog, look at how you look now, weren't you very impressive before?"
Seeing the dead dog's posture, I suddenly felt a lot more balanced. Even my strength seemed to have recovered a bit. I couldn't help but grab its rabbit-like ears and shake them in the air. Look at how good I am to you, master. You know You are seasick, I brought you up specially, thank me quickly, and say please stew me into a dog meat pot and ask the master for you.
"Ga...ga oh----"
Leona felt like the earth was shaking, and her internal organs that had been struggling seemed to be turned upside down. Her stomach was churning violently. Anger arose in her heart, her eyes flashed with golden light, and her front paws covered her with lightning speed. The speed of the ear was inserted into someone's throat, and he dug hard.
"vomit----"
One person and one dog fell down again, and they felt that after just a period of tossing, the churning and nauseating feeling seemed to have increased ten times.
"Today..., vomit----, temporarily... a temporary truce..., vomit----"
"Gah... ga oh
So humans and dogs reached an agreement, and peace finally returned to the Dark Continent...
After a few days, I finally got used to it and was able to jump around on the deck of the ship. The dead dog seemed not to be outdone and came to life. He ran to the bow of the ship and barked at the sea as if to demonstrate. A wave hit and almost swept it into the sea. This dead dog was so stubborn that it became a regular course to bark at the sea more than twenty times a day. *****
As those experienced sailors said, the weather was still sunny and windy after more than a week since leaving Lugaoyin. It was rare to see even a white cloud. Estimating this situation, they once again speculated that the cloudless weather would continue for at least five days, which was like being thrown to a leopard continuously. It's rare to see it once a year.
And after five days, even if there is a violent storm, it doesn't matter. Because by then we had arrived at the first stop on the route, Cordovis Island.
Speaking of this Cordovis Island. The sailors seemed very excited. Many of them were born there. Not only them, but also a large part of the sailors on the ships traveling between Lugoin and Kurast came from Cordovis Island. . Therefore, Cordovis Island is also called the home of sailors by many people.
The ale there is the best in the world, and the seafood there is the most delicious in the world. The people there are the most enthusiastic in the world. The sailors introduced me to me with saliva, as if Cordovis Island is the only real paradise in the world. However, objective analysis shows that there are relatively few monsters there, and it is indeed a pretty good place. place of settlement.
However, what really makes Cordovis Island famous is not its reputation as a sailor’s home, nor is it a paradise, but the legend of the local mermaid that is widely spread on Cordovis Island. More than a thousand people have claimed to have witnessed the appearance of mermaids on Cordovis Island. Many of them are outsiders, which puts an end to rumors that they are spread by the residents of the island to increase the popularity of Cordovis Island. There are indeed mermaids there.
As for why people pay so much attention to mermaids, on the one hand, of course, they are beautiful women. This is an undoubted fact, otherwise they would not be called mermaids. However, anyone who wants to get mermaids, I don’t think anyone is aiming at their beauty. This is somewhat different from fairy tales, and the purpose is more towards cruel reality - according to legend, one can live forever by drinking the blood of a mermaid.
Immortality is a lie. Even angels and demons have life spans. How can the blood of a mere mermaid make people immortal? However, although it cannot make people immortal, it is true that it can cure all diseases and prolong life. This is enough to make people crazy, and even some adventurers cannot resist its temptation--of course, they are just some A hopeless adventurer.
"So, has anyone ever obtained the blood of a mermaid?"
"I don't know.^^^^" Masif shook his head.
"If you haven't obtained it, you won't be able to tell the truth, and if you obtained the mermaid's blood, you will definitely not make it known to the world."
"Oh." I nodded. After all, Huai Bi was guilty.
Four days later, we finally saw the outline of Cordovis Island from a distance, a small island of dozens of square kilometers, with about 30,000 islanders living on it, as well as a large number of outsiders. Of course, most of them They went for the legend of the mermaid. As long as they got a drop of mermaid blood, they could live on piles of gold coins for the rest of their lives. The huge profits attracted gold diggers one after another, making the entire Cordovis Island People and snakes are mixed together, and the peace of the past is no longer the same.
The boat will stay here for about three or four days, which gives me enough time to explore the entire island, and even try my luck to see what the legendary mermaid looks like.
Masif smiled and told me: If you are my lord, you might be able to meet the legendary king of the mermaid tribe, the golden mermaid. That is the noblest and most beautiful existence. Of course, the most important thing is that her blood is The most precious of all mermaids.
Looking at the crowds of gold diggers, I shook my head and immediately lost interest - even if there were really mermaids, they would have been scared away by these people long ago.
I didn't stay in a hotel in the market. It was too messy here. The whole bar was filled with the smell of sweat and fish. Coupled with the lack of ventilation, it felt like a pickled fish can.
Under the guidance of a sailor named Jak, I came to a relatively remote forest and stayed in the home of an old woodcutter. The old woodcutter thought I was a gold digger and refused to let me live. It wasn't until Jake heard the news and rushed over to explain that the old woodcutter showed fear. In the eyes of the civilians in these small places, adventurers could be crushed to death with one finger, and killing people was easy. No one dares to care.
"My lord, please go inside, please come inside."
This old woodcutter seemed to be afraid that he would kill his whole family if I was unhappy. He quickly packed up the best room and prepared the best meals for me. When he looked back, he saw, ha, it turned out that his family had already I left quietly, leaving him alone to serve me. Do I really look like that kind of cruel and violent person? But whatever. No matter what he thinks, I don't have time to care about the feelings of a stranger. I just want to leave some money before leaving.
While eating, I asked the old woodcutter curiously. Why are there so many objections to gold diggers? Isn’t Cordovis Island striving for development? Although the gold diggers brought a lot of trouble, they also created more benefits for Cordovis Island.
"Those people are just crazy. They have been confused by money." The old woodcutter stomped on the ground and replied angrily.
Before. Cordovis Island is a peaceful little place. Although it is poor, the people are extremely wealthy. At that time, in the quiet night. You can even hear the singing of mermaids in the distance, but all this changed with the appearance of the gold diggers. The mermaid disappeared, and the islanders became greedy. Today, Cordovis Island is like a giant garbage dump.
Oh, it turns out that the old woodcutter is a conservative. I neither object to his statement nor deliberately agree with it. Those islanders who gained a lot of wealth after the arrival of the gold diggers may also have their own opinions. In the final analysis, it is just The concepts are just different. There is no clear right or wrong. But if I had to choose, I would still prefer the Old Woodcutter. Ordinariness is happiness.
Seeing me showing a slight look of approval, the old woodcutter suddenly became excited. This is incredible. Even the adventurer-sama thinks his idea is right. People have such thoughts. For example, if you aspire to become a place selling salted fish, a If a beggar comes and says you have a future, you will most likely drive him away. If the leader of the country comes in person and says you have a future, the effect will be different.
The old woodcutter seemed to immediately regard me as a half-confidant. The respect and fear he felt at the beginning were much lighter, and he talked about a lot of his own opinions. Anyway, I was bored, so I just listened. As you continue, let’s pretend you have a deep understanding of the world view of an old civilian, but you are fighting with a dead dog under the table, ah, bite my thigh again, watch me twist your ears into twists.
After spraying for more than two hours, the woodcutter felt so refreshed. How long had no one been willing to listen to his nagging like this? If he hadn't been able to think of the other person's identity, he would probably have opened an altar to offer sacrifices immediately. The wine is gone.
I pressed my chapped lips with lingering thoughts. Before I left, the woodcutter gave me a friendly message. After walking through the forest of the mountain in front of me for more than an hour, I arrived at the edge of the island. The beach was unusual. It is desolate, and monsters will appear in the forest. Few gold diggers dare to go there, so there may be mermaids.
The old woodcutter told me that when he was young, when Cordovis Island was still peaceful and peaceful, he could occasionally hear the mermaid singing there at home, but he has not heard it for more than ten years now.
Originally, I didn’t take the woodcutter’s words to heart, but after wandering around the island for two days, Masif told me that I could only sail the day after tomorrow. I was disgusted with the greedy atmosphere of gold diggers that filled Cordovis Island, and I suddenly It created such an elegant style, it would be good to find a quiet place to take a nap at noon. Soon, I thought of what the old woodcutter said, the desolate beach he mentioned.
I just did what I thought of, and followed the direction pointed by the woodcutter, and I walked all the way in the forest. Some people may say that I am going to get lost again, but you are wrong. Now I have learned a lesson, and I have learned some experience. When walking in the forest, never walk around the trees. Go in a straight line. No matter what is in front of you, destroy it.
So, after a burst of crackling movement, the dense forest appeared on a trail. This trail seemed to be stepped by some huge creature. Along the way, even the giant tree hugged by the three people was abruptly broken. For a period of time, this mysterious and terrifying trail became a topic of discussion among the islanders. There were even rumors that a giant dragon appeared on the island. People were panicked for a while. Even the most unafraid of death gold diggers did not dare to step into this path. A scary path.
The old woodcutter was right when he said there were monsters in the forest, because I saw a lot of corpses along the way, many of them human. They must be those gold diggers who are not afraid of death. If they make such a big noise, these monsters will naturally not Suddenly, dozens of dwarves holding various kitchen knives and spears emerged from the jungle. If they were ordinary adventurers, they might be caught off guard in this environment, but ah……
I'm no ordinary adventurer.
After clearing out the dwarf tribe along the way, I finally came to the desolate beach the old woodcutter mentioned. Pieces of strange-shaped boulders stood on the beach, and were gently pushed by the waves. They really looked like What about the environment where the mermaid appears?
I randomly found a boulder that was almost flat, stretched out lazily on it, kicked the dead dog that was trying to climb up again, and squinted my eyes in the afternoon sun.
In the dream, a beautiful girl with beautiful long purple hair, a pretty face, and an extremely noble temperament rushed towards me fiercely and bit my thigh. Naturally, I was not to be outdone, but this purple-haired girl was strong. It was so horrifying that I was beaten so hard that I ran away with my head in my arms.
"Wow……"
When I woke up from my dream, the sun had already sunk half way down. I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead - dreaming about a beautiful woman was indeed good, but dreaming about being beaten by a beautiful woman was unpleasant.
When I turned around, I found the dead dog lying next to me in a large shape. It seemed that it had had a sweet dream. The dog's mouth was hooked up. It looked cute but also a little weird...
Just when I was about to kick it down, the subtle and moving singing voice not far away, which seemed to sublimate the soul, came to my ears.
