Chapter 305 Nagakapoulos Temple
Seeing Suoke's excitement, Huo Jixing laughed softly and did not pay attention to the silver snake coins in his wallet.
His current identity is Sok's slave.
Even if you perform well on the Huntertooth Pirate Ship, part of the Silver Snake Coins earned will be given to Thork first.
Maybe I thought of this.
Suoke glanced at Huo Jixing, and when he nodded, he immediately handed the money bag to his mother.
Although Suoke usually seems to still retain the innocence and enthusiasm of a child.
But he has already begun to support the burden of the family, and he also understands the contribution of his parents to the family.
This kind of maturity and responsibility is very rare in Bilgewater Bay, where pirates are rampant.
Barnes' eyes wandered between Sock and Huo Jixing.
Then he stood up, said hello to Aretha, and went to the inner room of the stone house.
He and Fedel are old friends. To be precise, it was Fedel who brought him into the harpooner line.
In the simple room, Barnes saw Feder lying on the hospital bed.
Compared with last time, Feder looks much better now.
Although his face still bore traces of pain, his eyes were full of energy.
As soon as the two met, they started talking very familiarly and whispered about their respective affairs.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about the same, Feder's expression condensed and he asked.
“Barnes, do you know who Xing is?”
During this period, Feder saw that Huo Jixing’s temperament had changed significantly, and his body was also somewhat different. The worry intensified.
Barnes was surprised when he heard this, and directly told the origin of Huo Jixing and his relationship with Sock.
At the same time, he also told what Huo Jixing was doing on the Hunter Tooth pirate ship.
"Slave? Anatomical skills?"
When Fedel heard this information, his eyes flashed, and he realized that there was definitely something wrong with Huo Jixing's identity.
Then he thought of Suoke's attitude towards Huo Jixing, and he breathed a sigh of relief towards his child.
"Sock is no longer a child, he can handle his own affairs."
Barnes spoke at the right time and spoke highly of Sock's performance on the Corsair.
“As for Star, the captain and I saw that he concealed his identity information, which is normal.”
“In Bilgewater, there are a large number of people who escaped like this. People."
Fedel sighed softly. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he also understood that excessive worry would not solve the problem.
He must believe in his children and believe that Sock can make the right choice.
However, he was still wary of Huo Jixing.
After talking to Feder for a while, Barnes stood up to leave and refused Aretha's offer to stay.
His purpose of coming here this time has been achieved.
Feder’s situation is getting better and better.
Captain Moreira also gave enough silver snake coins for treatment.
Maybe it won't be long.
Feder was able to get out of bed, walk, and regain his health.
Wait until Barnes leaves.
Aretha returned to the room and told Sok about the use of these silver snake coins.
“I plan to go to the Naga Kapoulos Temple tomorrow morning to pray for your father and buy some healing herbs.”
Aretha looked back at Huo Jixing and asked softly.
"Xing, do you want to go together?"
Huo Jixing's eyes flashed and he showed an apologetic smile to Aretha and Sok.
"I won't go. Let's go shopping nearby tomorrow. You can go by yourselves."
Sock turned to look at Huo Jixing, opened his mouth, and finally said with a smile .
"Okay, then be careful and don't offend the Iron Hook Gang."
"If you are in danger, you can report Captain Moreira's name."
Ai Raisa saw Suoke and Huo Jixing chatting, brought out the prepared dinner, and everyone began to enjoy the food.
In the warm and harmonious atmosphere, Huo Jixing put away his inner thoughts and enjoyed dinner time.
Night falls.
The stone house fell into silence again.
Huo Jixing stood up slowly, recalling Aretha's words at dinner, and some information about Bilgewater emerged in his mind.
Temple of Nagakapoulos.
It is a temple built by the Baru people and has a very special status in Bilgewater.
It also has another name, called Baru Temple.
What people on Valoran call the Blue Flame Islands are always called the Serpent Islands in the eyes of the aquatic Baru people.
They have their own culture, and the core of the culture is Nagakapoulos.
The god representing life, growth and eternal movement.
People also call her the Snake Mother, the Great Sea Beast, or the Bearded Lady.
Her usual symbol is a huge sea monster head with tentacles coiled around it.
Even after Bilgewater was built, the ancient culture of the Baru people was greatly respected.
It is often reflected in their daily life, and even some cultures are completely copied.
Including traditional medicine and sea hunting techniques.
“It’s a god again!”
Thoughts arose in Huo Jixing’s heart.
Although he has set foot in the realm of legend, he has a seemingly lofty status in the continent of Valoran.
But when facing those ancient and powerful gods, he felt as weak as a child.
Recalling Morgana met in the capital of Demacia, and Janna who protected Piltover. Huo Jixing deeply felt the power and mystery of gods.
The power beyond legend made him feel shocked and helpless.
Facing these ancient gods, Huo Jixing is nothing more than an insignificant existence.
For this reason, when Aretha invited him to the Nagakapoulos Temple, Huo Jixing refused without hesitation.
He knew that he could not compete with the gods for the time being, and he did not want to take the risk.
Looking at the night outside the window, Huo Jixing understood that it was almost time and stepped out of the stone house.
He escaped into the shadows and walked forward in the dark and narrow alley.
These winding roads were already familiar to him.
After a while, Huo Jixing came to the Butcher's Bridge again.
This ancient stone bridge spans the cliff and connects different areas of Bilgewater.
Before stepping onto the stone bridge, he looked towards the center of Bilgewater.
It is where the Temple of Nagakapoulos is located, and it is also a holy place in the hearts of countless Bilgewater people.
The temple at night looks particularly solemn and solemn under the moonlight, and many Bilgewater people can be vaguely seen, slowly climbing forward like ants.
Huo Jixing looked deeply at the Naga Kapoulos Temple, stepped lightly, and entered the slaughter dock.
He planned to continue executing his plan, sneaking into the nearby slaughterhouse and stealing pieces of sea animal meat.
As the night gets darker, the fishy smell on the dock becomes stronger and stronger.
In every narrow alley and street in the Slaughter Wharf, the gangsters of the Iron Hook Gang were patrolling with weapons in hand and very vigilantly.
With Huo Jixing's current strength, he simply ignored these ordinary people, sneaked into the slaughterhouse, and quickly harvested the pieces of sea beast meat.
Even affected by rumors of thieves, the hunting boats that come and go in Bilgewater Bay every day will bring huge amounts of sea beast carcasses.
Huo Jixing looks like a ghost, haunting many slaughterhouses.
He used the fire of Nanli to turn countless pieces of sea beast flesh into flesh and blood energy, and integrated them into his body.
“Huh?”
While Huo Jixing was searching for pieces of sea beast meat, he suddenly noticed an extraordinary fluctuation.
It's very obscure, but with the strength he has now recovered, he can still notice it.
"This is somewhat similar to the power of Feder."
Huo Jixing's heart moved, he looked around at the nearby dark environment, and escaped into the shadows.
Slaughter Pier.
Reef areas with swollen undertows.
A four-masted ship with ragged sails was moored quietly on the reef beach.
It looks like it is abandoned, with waves rising nearby from time to time, lapping at the broken hull.
For Bilgewater, every night seems extremely long.
At least since the previous "Bandit King" was deposed, the night has been relatively peaceful.
Occasionally, you can see groups of dock rats baring their blood-red fangs, running across the beach and underground rivers, looking for rotting flesh.
“Help.”
Makiye was sprawled out on the rotten wooden board, with the waves crashing against the rocks below.
Her heartbeat gradually slowed down, and the two words squeezed out of her throat filled with pus and blood flowed wetly into the sea.
She stared unblinkingly, looking at the shack high up and the distant stars.
In the hazy mist, a dark green figure was observing the person in front of him.
He approached Macie and looked at her face again.
Makiye’s godless eyes pierced through his mind.
[Long hair in the strong wind on the open sea]
[A dozen people on the deck, watching him fall into the sea]
[Then there are the teeth. Not Macie's pearly white teeth. ]
[Yes. Sticky, sword-blade-sized teeth staggered across the hull. ]
[My tongue is too slippery, my eyes are stinging with sweat, my fingers can’t catch anything. I have to go back to the sea]
[The giant beast’s teeth are stuck, then pain. Then darkness]
[The boat is gone. So are the eyes]
[Makiye's eyes are that of a boatman. Yes, she was there. She cut my rope. ]
The dark green figure walked out of the fog, holding the serrated harpoon tightly in his hand, and gestured around Macie's body, as if trying to find a perfect insertion point.
Macie, who was on the verge of death, heard the voice in front of her and turned her blue eyes.
Immediately, a look of disbelief appeared in her pupils.
“No, it’s impossible. You.”
She wanted to speak out, but no words came out of her blood-filled throat.
Click!
The serrated harpoon sliced Macie's neck open, taking away the last breath of life.
Pike kicked the body with his feet and kept staring at his feet.
He kicked Macie's body all the way to the edge of the dock.
With another kick, the broken body fell into the water.
The sharks smelled the smell of blood and rushed over immediately, circling and biting. The ocean never wastes time.
Until everything stopped, the sea breeze brought the coldness of the night.
Pike took out his list and found Macie's name.
Bright red ink scratched out her name from the parchment.
Also the last crew member of the Terror.
[It’s done, there’s not a single name left on the list, only a bunch of red crosses are left. Where did I get all this ink?]
Parker's heart gradually surged with mania, impulsiveness, and dissatisfaction.
At the same time, a torrent of malice arose deep in his soul.
He couldn't stop. There were many, many more people on the deck
He might have gotten the wrong list or it might not matter at all.
It's just that these guys want him to die in the Sea of Watchers.
With so many people and so much time, why can’t we wait?
Pike stopped in his tracks, the serrated harpoon in his hand cutting through the air and making ripples.
Another sound sounded in his mind, not a bird or a wave.
It wasn't the gnawing of teeth, nor the "You can't stop!" that screamed over and over in his mind
It wasn't the music he heard in Wandering City many years ago.
It’s the sound of footsteps!
(End of this chapter)