The ship is rising steadily, as if it is traveling between clouds. The clouds below are thousands of kilometers wide. It is like a mirror is spread under the clouds, showing a smooth blue color.
The sky above our heads keeps changing colors, from deep to light blue, and a majestic aurora wanders between the sea of clouds above and below, like a giant snake, winding across.
That is just an anomaly caused by the ether wind passing through the elemental layer——
The sailor was climbing on the rope ladder of the side brace, looking at the colorful light, and said to Xia Yue with some excitement: "Sir, we should be about to float to the shallow current layer."
Xiayue had not recovered from the previous thrilling situation. The stormy scene under the Sea of Elements made him feel sour in his stomach and made him feel dizzy.
When the rocking of the ship became more stable, he suppressed the nausea in his heart and asked, "What does that mean?"
"It means we are about to leave the elemental layer soon," the sailor's eyes flashed with incredible light: "We should have passed through the Masar Passage. Legend has it that it is the most dangerous and unpredictable of the three passages to the Abyssal Sea. One. I’ve heard legends about it since I was a kid, but I didn’t expect that someone could actually lead us through it without any danger.”
"Any near miss?"
Xia Yue's stomach couldn't help churning. He still remembered the scene when the fleet passed by the edge of the turbulence zone that was several kilometers wide. The overwhelming clouds and waves were pressing down on them, making him almost think that they were going to be doomed soon. .
He held on to something tightly the whole time to prevent himself from being thrown away, but the sailboat under his feet was in danger of capsizing at all times. This fragile man-made object seems to be completely submerged under the sea of clouds in the next moment, but it often passes through the clouds in a violent turbulence and reappears above the empty sea.
In the face of the power of nature, mortal creations have no power to compete, as if they give people the feeling that they are nothing more than dust.
The thrills during that period should not be known to outsiders. Although he put down his big words, he had to retreat below the deck to avoid danger. He also quietly prayed to the Lord of Storms, the god who controlled disasters and sea monsters.
Although no one told him that the only icon on the ship was the one belonging to Ms. Mirella in the Resurrection Room, he didn't know if the Goddess of Life was willing to send a message to him.
But no matter what, this can't be considered a near miss, right?
After listening to Xia Yue's description, the sailor couldn't help laughing, "His life hanging by a thread? Haha, you really know how to joke, sir, it was just a small storm. I once encountered Having been in a storm is a real challenge, but compared to the storms on the ocean, it is nothing. I heard that in such a storm, it can even roll up dozens of meters. High cloud waves come and throw the sailboat into the air, and then it falls back to the sea... Even a really experienced captain may not be able to survive such a storm."
Xia Yue's face turned a little blue when she heard this. She couldn't imagine how they should protect themselves in such a situation. They could only pray for the blessings of the saints. No wonder it is said that sailors are the group that most believes in the Saints of Orin, because walking on Kukai may mean leaving one's destiny in the hands of the gods.
"However, the dangers of the Marsal Passage are not necessarily less than those of sailing in those places. I don't know how many sailboats have disappeared on this channel in the past ten years." The sailor said with a bit of admiration: "But also No one can escape from this channel unscathed. Ten years ago, the legendary captain went from here to the bottom of the abyss. That time, when everyone thought he had been killed, he was intact again. The earth appeared before everyone.”
"Now it's just the reincarnation of history. We are crossing this channel again under the leadership of his daughter. It is said that there are people who can tame the dangerous sea. Those who control the unpredictable changes of the sky and the sea - that The gentleman is, and so is his daughter. Perhaps they know this sea area well and can lead us to avoid every danger without risk."
"But was she on her father's boat ten years ago? She was just under ten years old at that time. How could she be familiar with this sea area?" Xia Yue asked curiously.
"There are rumors that she has been traveling with the legendary captain since she was a child, and learned a lot of knowledge on the ship. People on Sir Mawei's ship all call her 'Miss' or 'Little Captain'. Of course, there are also rumors that she grew up in a manor in Alvin Quinn and accepted the inheritance of the elves. She does seem to have a good relationship with the heroic princess of the Battle of Byrne."
The sailor replied: "But I prefer to believe it is the former, otherwise everything today cannot be explained. Some people are born to be ship commanders, just like this lady. In the past, people said that she would inherit her father's mantle. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. I’m afraid it won’t be long before there will be another great explorer in Kaolin-Ithurian.”
"What a pity," the other party sighed: "If Sir Ma Wei were still here, we would have two living legends."
"This legendary lady is wanted by your king." Xia Yue thought to herself.
Of course, he wouldn't say such disgusting words to his face. He just felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about the frivolous actions of the descendants of Flor, and his opinion of the Prime Minister's party also became bad.
The Super Competitive Alliance colludes with the Crow's Claw Temple. God knows how much the Prime Minister's Party knows about this. Are they also involved?
Xia Yue became unable to trust these people in her heart. He couldn't help but wonder why the descendants of Flor were not so lucky. If they could also meet this young lady, they might be the ones leading the situation in the North right now.
However, he also understood that this was just his wishful thinking. It was impossible for a descendant of Flor to support the daughter of a political prisoner despite the prime minister's lack of cooperation. What kind of strength did this young lady have? Even her father could not tell the truth. Just a somewhat legendary captain.
But what puzzled him was how the little-known adventurous group that had been employed by Jefflett's Redcoats, and the penniless newcomer who came from it, got involved with the daughter of the legendary captain. Relationship?
Where did he get the approval of the three goddesses?
It is rumored that the royal family of Istania seems to be secretly supporting them.
In this short period of one year, what exactly has the other party experienced? What happened to him seems to be difficult for ordinary people to achieve re-election, but how come they are all concentrated on one person?
Xia Yue found it hard to understand such a thing for a while.
"Lu Ji!" The sailor suddenly shouted, interrupting his thoughts.
Xiayue raised her head and looked at the ridges that plunged straight down from the clouds, like the reflection of the undulating mountains, a faint outline emerging in the sky.
That is the underground edge of the floating continent - the Upside Down Mountain.
He looked around and saw other sailboats protruding from the clouds. The fleet was leaving the elemental layer - the other party was not exaggerating at all, and really took them out of trouble.
But when Xia Yue looked at the light blue changing outline of the continent, her feelings were somewhat indescribable.
Everything he saw in Gula Port could not help but reappear in front of his eyes again, the burning port, and the city guards swallowed by the purple tide.
Even if someone could stop all this, it would have nothing to do with them.
The descendants of Flor are destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
He didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if the entire Northern Territory would become like this. Can the descendants of Flor really afford the loss of countless human lives?
What did they bring to this world?
Xia Yue never thought that one day she would become an executioner, or at least an accomplice. Those people who died, and the broken families behind them, weren't he involved in everything that happened?
The target they captured was trying their best to save everything, and they stood on the label of villain in front of everyone.
Still feeling complacent——
Xia Yue couldn't help but think bitterly about how all this happened. They were just trying to restore the glory of the third division.
But can they really regard those things that have disappeared as cold numbers? Can they really attribute the destruction they have caused to an unreal world?
But it was all so real.
So that they cannot find a proper and reasonable excuse for everything they do.
When he saw all this happening with his own eyes, when he saw with his own eyes the supporters of the descendants of Flor wavering and disintegrating, just like the silent barrage in the live broadcast room - everyone asked their own conscience, but they could not escape. .
The scenes that carry the meaning of demonstration are now bloodyly displaying good and bad, right and wrong. Right and wrong, black and white, return to their original definitions in full view of the public.
So some lies naturally collapsed.
Just like the broken voice that Xia Yue heard in his heart at this moment, he sighed deeply. Some things could no longer be changed. He didn't even know whether what he did was right or wrong.
But the only hope is that at least some of it can be redeemed, more or less, even a little bit, and some of the crimes can be eliminated for the descendants of Flor and for everything they believe in.
Maybe the other party can really succeed, at least partially. Even if it's not the best result, he is willing to give everything and try his best.
If that would be his last battle in this world, then he at least hoped to give himself an explanation and an explanation for everything that happened in Gula Port.
Xia Yue looked at the edge of the continent that was gradually becoming more real. She pressed her hands tightly on the side of the ship and breathed a sigh of relief.
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"We have entered the shallow level of the elemental layer."
Sylvide looked at the wind element concentration reading in the meter, her beautiful eyes lit up slightly, she turned around and said to Fang Plover beside her.
Fang Plover was focusing all his attention on a map of the North. The lamp hanging on the horizontal plane was swaying with the hull of the ship. The light passed through the grid and cast a staggered shadow on the map.
He then raised his head and asked softly: "How are the other ships doing?"
Miss Ship Officer nodded, smiled and said: "Fortunately, Miss Tata contacted all the ships before, and only three ships fell behind, and the other two ships lost contact."
Fang Plover's eyes showed surprise. He was well aware of the risks under the elemental layer. For this improvised fleet, this loss could almost be regarded as no loss.
In fact, everyone had expected this before entering the Yunxia Passage. Those experienced old captains were even more like Ming Jing. It was impossible to pass through the Yunxia Passage without loss. Their psychological bottom line was actually 100%. About twenty/twenty.
Anyone here may be a decimal point among the 20%, but the outcome of staying in Gula is certain death, so everyone has to accept this gamble.
But the current result obviously exceeded everyone's best expectations. After informing each other, noisy voices came from the communication crystal.
Those were almost all lines of congratulations and thanks from the presidents of various guilds, the leaders of adventure groups, and the captains of various ships. There was a lot of respect for Sylvester in his words - of course, the other party also paid attention to her.
Above Kukai, those who can tame the sea will naturally gain the respect of others.
As for those fleet commanders who can lead the fleet through storms and overcome obstacles, they are natural leaders in people's minds.
No one knows how far such a person will eventually grow. Maybe one day the other party will be the next legendary captain, captain of a large ship, or great explorer. Maybe his own ship may cooperate with the other party in the future. Therefore everyone is willing to show favor to such a person.
Not to mention, Sylvide was the daughter of the legendary captain, and the fleet led by the other party was once the strength of the entire Kaolin-Ithurian. As for how far his daughter will grow in the future, maybe we can find out something about it from the other party.
With the standard of reference, even though the ship officer lady is far from showing the outstanding abilities of her father, the presidents and captains present are willing to give face to this future possibility.
What's more, the other party did lead them out of the predicament.
But speaking of it, what everyone was actually more curious about was Tata, Fang Plover's Miss Dragon Soul, the little girl who issued orders to them in a stormy sea with a tone that was as plain as boiled water.
The so-called ability to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai is just a description. Even the most experienced captains will inevitably feel nervous when facing the dangerous environment below the elemental layer. They may be able to remain calm, but it is absolutely impossible to behave. It feels like having afternoon tea at your own home.
But Miss Tata obviously behaved like this, so they were very curious about how the other party could be so calm, as if the stormy waves were just small splashes and she had long been used to it.
Moreover, the other party's theoretical knowledge is quite solid and she knows everything about sailboats. Sometimes the instructions she gives are more concise and precise than those of the most experienced captains.
Although they were only commanding from a distance, it was as if they were actually on their ship, watching the sailors' operations in person.
This brought everyone a shock rather than a surprise.
But Fang Yu couldn't explain to these people that she was actually his Dragon Soul Miss, and his Dragon Soul Miss had always been like this. Not to mention the storm in the sky, even facing a dark god couldn't let her down. The tone fluctuated slightly.
What's more, the Fairy Dragon Soul was originally born for sailboats. After Miss Tata practiced it on the Seven Seas Traveler, even Mr. Baggins was resigned to her.
Think about it, how can a human be better than a computer? Miss Tata is like a supercomputer specially designed to control sailboats.
However, Fang Yu's vague words only aggravated the doubts of others. They even wondered if Sir Ma Wei had more than one daughter?
When everyone congratulated Fang Plover, their tone was almost envious. How virtuous and capable is this little guy to be favored by Sir Ma Wei's two daughters at the same time?
So the way they looked at Fang Pliong seemed to be not just the leader of an adventure group, but maybe the future leader of the fleet, or even the next Ma Wei-Albert. Under him was the future Corrin, the most outstanding navigator of Ithulian, the daughter of the legendary captain, and the other daughter was the commander of one of the best squadrons. With such talents at hand, how could he Worried about not having a day to show off your ambitions?
So much so that the guild presidents' congratulations to him became a little subtle.
However, Fang Yu himself didn't realize this. He was very worried - escaping from Gula was just the beginning of his plan. There were still things to do right now.
The clockwork goblins that were thrown out had been eroded by the too high concentration of wind elements, so he had to take them back. They were collected from all the alchemists in the fleet. He wanted to send another batch. Out of stock.
Fortunately, after entering the shallow layer of the elemental layer, this thing is no longer needed, and communication between semaphore and fleet can be restored between ships.
Another thing is to quickly determine their location and how far they are from Elpaxin. Escaping from Gula does not mean safety. At this moment, the Crow's Claw Temple has opened the passage between the two worlds, and they may be able to do so at any time. Colliding into the Shadow Man's fleet over the northern border.
The other thing is to get in touch with the Seven Seas Traveler——
However, the last item cannot be realized until they leave the elemental layer. The elemental layer naturally interferes with external communication methods.
If we say that the fleet was still dominated by Silver Veslan at the beginning, but now, relying on the identity and performance of the ship officer, Fang Pliover's words have become quite weighty.
Of course, generally speaking, he is not a fleet commander, and he can keep his word. However, at Guangran's suggestion, they formed a temporary discussion group and brought in the captains and guild leaders of each ship so that everyone could discuss and assign the next tasks.
Fang Yu remembered that he happened to have such a communication channel, so he simply pulled the others in. There were a lot of gray names in the communication channel, which he had pulled last time under the heart of the giant tree. The person who came in was unable to be contacted at this moment because they were too far away.
After entering the communication channel, everyone didn't talk too much. They just listened to Fang Pliong assigning tasks one by one, and then each took their orders.
Half of Fang Yu's arrangements came from Sylvide. Due to their previous experiences, most people were convinced of the ship officer, so they didn't have many objections.
What's more, these arrangements are all meaningful, and the tasks are often specific to business matters, and they only need to be carried out. In normal times, they might still weigh the pros and cons, but in the current situation, they obviously have no time to argue about this.
In the end, even Guangran was a little surprised. He couldn't help but ask in the communication channel: "Mr. Ed, it seems that you are quite talented in leading the team. Do you want to consider joining our Silver Vislan?" Come, we will give you a place in the brigade."
Before he finished speaking, a deep woman's voice came from over there: "Mr. Ed, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. How can he, a branch president, be qualified to make such a promise? Besides, the internal competition in Silver Wisland is fierce, and the brigade The qualifications of the team are nothing at all. How many talents and resources can you get? But we are different. We can truly train your team as the core."
"Skylark," Guang Ran gritted his teeth: "You are also the president of the branch, and don't forget what good things you did in the Dawn Star incident. Qin Zhi doesn't need me to tell you..."
"Guangran, you——"
Fang Yu heard the two people arguing in the channel and couldn't help but one was the bigger one than the other. He was not here to listen to these people robbing people. He even rejected the weird woman from Elite without hesitation, so how could he change his mind so easily.
He hurriedly advised: "You two, stop arguing now. I think we should resolve the current crisis first and then discuss other matters."
"The most important thing for us now is to determine the location. If you want to help... why not explore the nearby situation first. Other guilds and teams are not as good as you. Your fleet should be the first to reach the Sea of Clouds. above."
"Of course," the deep female voice replied without hesitation: "Mr. Ed, just leave this matter to us."
Fang Plover then responded with a headache.
He raised his head and looked at the ship officer next to him, but saw that the other party looked at him and smiled slightly, but there was a tired look in her eyes. Fang Yu couldn't help but asked with some heartache: "Do you and Miss Tata want to take a rest?"
In fact, Miss Longhun is fine. As long as he can bear it, Miss Tata can maintain this state. But crossing the channel under the elemental layer is by no means an easy task, especially with an entire fleet. Even if Sylvide has been here once, and his father left her another note, but Concentrating on commanding without any accidents is still a very draining thing.
Sylvide smiled softly and shook her head: "It's nothing. I just stay here with you for a while. Then I can relax by the captain's side."
Fang Yu blushed when he heard this and couldn't help scratching his head.
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