The sky is clear and clear in the devil's sea area.
Angel held his head and looked lazily at the clear blue sky outside the window: "It's a sunny day again. Is this really the Devil's Sea?"
"I remember it was said in Lucas's diary that after he prayed sincerely, the God of the Ocean took pity on him and told him that there was a sea area where it was always sunny. Could it be this place?" Angel thought wildly.
Originally this was just a mental race, but the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. It had been almost a week since the Yunluo left the foggy area. It was actually sunny this week, with no storms or huge waves. It was like the Baleen Sea in the Breathing Moon, calm and peaceful.
But will there be peace and tranquility in the Devil's Sea? Angel was a little unconvinced.
You know, this route was so peaceful that we didn't even see a few sea monsters.
There was no sea beast to kill, and Toby was lolling outside the window, basking lazily in the sun.
Angel stretched out and pushed open the balcony door. The golden sunshine immediately shone on his body, giving him a warm feeling.
Leaning on the iron railing, Angel was enjoying the sea breeze and the soothing comfort of the sun.
"Whether it's the clear sea recorded in Lucas's logbook or not, it's pretty good to be able to capture this patch of warm sunshine in winter." Angel thought to himself.
After a while, Angel finished his rest and decided to go back indoors to continue his research. But when I glanced at the deck below from the corner of my eye, I found that the place where sailors used to be noisy was now quiet.
There was only one sailor standing guard, leaning against a pillar sickly, his face pale.
"Huh? Considering how lively those sailors are, why didn't they react when they saw the sunshine?" Angel stood there and recalled the memories of these days.
He had been discussing shoe pattern making with Nami for nearly half a month, and he didn't go out much. However, he did not seem to hear any movement outside.
These sailors can't be like cats, right?
Angel looked at the obviously sick sentry sailor in the distance and felt a little thoughtful. Or are other people as sick as this sailor?
Angel thought for a while and decided to use his spiritual tentacles to reach down to see the situation. If a large number of sailors really fell, this would not be a trivial matter. If there was no one to sail the ship, it would be even more difficult for him to go to the Felan continent.
Just when Angel was about to investigate, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside.
After a while, the footsteps stopped outside the door, and at the same time there was a knock on his door.
The visitor is Helen, whom I haven’t seen for nearly a week. Helen's face was also a little pale, and she seemed to be sick. Not only did her lips have chapped lips, but her originally fat body had also lost a lot of weight in a short period of time.
"Vice Captain Helen, do you have anything to do with me?" Angel returned to the table and sat down, folding his hands and looking at Helen who was standing in front of him.
After Helen took a few deep breaths, she said to Angel: "Mr. Pat, we need your help."
After a while, Angel filled nearly two hundred buckets of fresh water with the water delivery technique, and then looked at the sailors who left his room happily with a subtle expression.
He originally thought that there was an infectious disease on the ship, so he decided to deal with the source of the disease himself. As a result, Helen told him that no one was sick, but they had not drank water for several days and were all shriveled up.
Helen had not touched water for almost two days, so her lips were chapped.
Angel never expected that the final answer would be like this.
But thinking about it carefully, it seems right. For more than half a month, Silver Palm Island has not been able to land on the island and cannot replenish its fresh water resources; it has not rained since entering the foggy area. Now it is sunny every day on this section of the route, and fresh water cannot be obtained. Water shortage is normal.
It’s just that Angel is a little confused. According to Helen, he has been short of water since entering the foggy area, and it has been more than half a month. Why did he wait until now to come to him?
"We are afraid of disturbing the adults." Helen lowered her head and said sheepishly.
"I once said that if you want to thank me, you can safely sail the Yunluo to the Felan continent. This is also our common goal now. Before achieving this goal, you can come to me to discuss any obstacles on the way." An Gal paused: "I don't want the crew on the ship to be reduced due to the lack of resources, causing the time to go to Felan to be postponed."
Helen nodded: "I understand."
"Now that the water shortage problem has been solved, are you short of food resources now?"
Helen shook her head: "The food storage is sufficient, and there are still a lot of dehydrated vegetables, dried meat, and canned food. We also have people who specially arrange fishing, so there is no shortage of food."
Angel's expression was slightly disappointed. He originally wanted to practice magic bread. Since there is no shortage of food, they have no chance of enjoying life.
After talking about the resource issue, Helen said again: "Sir, in addition to the water resource issue, there is another issue here, which is the issue of choosing the next regional route."
Upon hearing this question, Angel's head was pounding. He doesn't have any outside consultation now, so he can't give Helen and the others advice. He lets Helen and Alvin make their own decisions every time, but they always come to ask.
According to them, this is a process arranged by Baibei Shipping Company, and extraordinary people must participate in the decision-making of the route.
So there was nothing he could do. Angel sighed and said, "Just tell me."
Anyway, after Helen finished talking, she would take the initiative to tell the pros and cons of each route and give Angel suggestions. He just had to follow Helen's advice.
Helen took out the chart and pointed to a red cross on the way: "Sir, according to the current speed, we will arrive here in the early morning tomorrow - the death circle."
Helen continued to talk for a long time, and Angel got a general idea: Death Circle is an extremely important transfer station. There are only three safer routes to choose from. Compared with the dozens of routes before, there are only a few of them here. A lot.
Helen: "Although there are many dangerous routes on the dead ring, these three routes are relatively safe, and the accident rate is basically below 5%. These three routes are: Windless Sea, Xialu Ridge and Winter Channel."
"The Windless Sea is also known as the Lonely Road. There is very little wind here, and the speed is much slower than other routes. If you want to speed up, you can only turn on the reserve kinetic energy on the ship, but this is very likely to cause windlessness. The attention of the giant sea beasts of the wind and sea. Therefore, we take this road, we rely on human power, and we move forward."
When Angel heard that this road would be slower, he immediately made a cross in his heart.
"The Winter Passage is an extremely cold route with fewer sea animals. Although there is drifting ice, the Yunluo has the ability to break ice quickly, so it is possible to take this route."
When it came to the last route, Helen hesitated: "Xialu Hailing, this route is the route we usually take. However, we don't want to take this route this time."
"Why?" Angel looked at the chart. There were actually many islands in the middle of the Xialu Ridge. For ships drifting on the sea for a long time, there should be islands worth anchoring, right?
"The reason why it is called Xialu Hailing is because there is a witch living in this sea area. According to Lord Roman's words in the past, that witch is called Xialu. Every time our ships in Sky Mechanical City go to Xialu Hailing, they must Send a message to her requesting navigation. If you trespass, you will be regarded as an enemy and the foreign ships will be shot down and sunk."
"In the past, Mr. Roman controlled the contact method, but now Mr. Roman has..." Helen paused: "Without contact information, we'd better not take this path. I heard that Witch Xialu's temper is not good. Well, the reason why she has been willing to give up the route to us is because the person behind Baibei Shipping Company personally visited her and made some promises before she agreed."
Summer Dew Witch? Angel searched for memories in his mind for most of the day, but there was no specific image. But from what Helen said, she dared to live in the Devil's Sea forever, so she must be a powerful transcendent. Even people from Sky Mechanical City have visited her, so there is a high probability that she is an official wizard.
Officially a wizard's subordinate, it is better not to step in casually, otherwise if you are killed for offending, you are asking for it.
"Then what is your suggestion? Which channel is better for us to take?" Angel asked.
Helen thought for a moment: "If you want to be safe without any trouble, go to the Windless Sea. There are many islands in the Windless Sea where you can replenish resources, but the speed may be slower. You need to waste a month in this area."
"If you want to go faster, you can take the Winter Channel. However, the environment on this channel may be harsh. Every time, sailors freeze or even die on the Winter Channel." Helen said.
Listening to Helen's tone, she is obviously more inclined towards Wufenghai. However, Angel wanted to seize the time, so he preferred to take the winter passage.
"Let's take the winter passage. I'll solve the cold problem..." Angel thought: At worst, he could spend a whole day carving a constant temperature magic pattern on the ship.
Helen nodded. As she got to know the wizard during this period, she also knew that he was a man of his word. Since he said he wanted to solve the cold problem, she would definitely come up with a solution. .
"I'm going to discuss with Captain Alwin and give the order." Helen said, preparing to put away the chart and leave.
Angel's eyes were still on the chart at this time, and he noticed that there was a nearly straight channel at the other end of the "dead loop". However, this area was marked with a skull. Angel asked curiously: "What is this route?"
Helen looked over with a trace of fear on her face: "Sir, this sea area is extremely dangerous. Even the big shots at Baibei Shipping Headquarters would not dare to get involved easily."
"According to Lord Roman, this sea area is also called the Sea of Ghosts, where countless terrifying ghosts float and sink. Any ship that enters will turn into a ghost ship and will never be able to leave."
"Sea of ghosts? No wonder skulls are marked here." Angel folded the chart and handed it to Helen without going into it.
After Helen put away the chart, Angel suddenly remembered a doubt he had just now.
"Helen, when you come to this sea area in the past, is it always sunny?"
