Chapter 136 The strange customs of the sea monster, the place where the ancient dragon fell (please subscribe for this big chapter!)
At sea, the captain’s order is greater than the sky.
Following Xia En’s order, the [Black Swan] began sailing in the misty sea under the guidance of [Siren Scale].
I have to say.
After the negative status of [Blood Sacrifice Curse] was lifted, it has undergone an all-round strengthening, and [Black Swan] feels different when driving.
It's like switching from a second-hand car to a supercar, it's exceptionally smooth.
But even so, Xia En did not dare to race at full speed in the fog.
After all, God knows there are other terrifying entities in this fog that he can't afford to offend. If he hits a reef hidden in the fog, it's no joke.
In this way, three days passed by in a hurry.
During this period, An was successfully promoted to a second-level Mystic Pathfinder, with a profession of - [Guardian Knight]!
[Status "Knight's Guard" changed! 】
[Quality: Rare]
[Description: When your knight is nearby, your mental resistance and toughness will increase moderately, and the probability of falling into a negative state will be greatly reduced. 】
【Your knight can consume his own secret power and vitality to provide you with a shield, restore your status, and heal your injuries! 】
【——Selflessness, sacrifice, dedication. 】
Having said that, this state is quite powerful and can be called a minor auxiliary skill.
The only problem is that Xia En is worried that his physique is too different from An's, and the healing will drain him of his secret power!
Another thing that makes Xia En quite speechless is...
Since the crystal coffin was put into the cabin, the ghost Vivian has not woken up once!
On the panel, her status also changed to [Vivian (unbound) (sleeping)].
Xia En suspected that this ghost's concept of time seemed different from that of ordinary humans?
……
……
This afternoon.
Xia En stood on the bow deck of the ship, looking at the sea. The [Siren Scale] in his hand gave off a faint light.
These days, [Siren Scale]’s reaction has become obviously more intense.
This means that the distance between [Black Swan] and [Siren Islands] is constantly shortening.
In fact, Xia En doesn’t know much about the [Siren Islands].
In addition to knowing that this place is suspected to be Joey's hometown and the hometown of all sirens, the only other things left are the legends about creatures like sirens in previous lives.
But there has always been a big gap between legend and reality.
What exactly you will encounter can only be known after you get to the island.
Thinking of this, Xia En glanced at the silver-haired girl not far away.
Joy seems to be practicing magic.
But judging from the chaotic flow of magic power around her, the ice crystals spreading on the deck, and the inaccurate spell trajectory.
I am afraid her thoughts have already flown to nowhere.
In order to prevent the girl from causing greater damage to the [Black Swan], Shane walked to Joey and spoke.
"Joy, let's put aside the practice of magic for a while. How about chatting with me for a few words?"
"Ship, Mr. Captain!"
Hearing this , Joey suddenly came back to his senses, and put away his magic power in a panic: "Yes...I'm sorry..."
Looking at her appearance at this time, Xia En inexplicably remembered the first time he met Qiao The situation in Iraq.
At that time, she was also timid, afraid of strangers, and had a very poor disguise.
Who would have thought that Joey would not only take off his disguise and guard, but also become a real secret traveler?
"In a blink of an eye, it turns out that so much time has passed."
Xia En sighed with emotion, waved his hand, and said lightly: "We are about to arrive at the Siren Islands, how do you feel? ?”
Joy was stunned, and then said frankly: “To be honest, I feel quite complicated.”
"A little nervous, a little uneasy, and a little expectant..."
"This is normal."
Xia En comforted: "In my hometown, there is such a saying - close nostalgia Cowardly."
"The farther away from home people are, the closer they are to their hometown, the less peaceful they will feel."
Joy was confused and curious: "Mr. Captain's hometown... …Isn’t it Duke Island?”
Xia En shook his head, looked at the vast sea with complicated eyes, and said.
"Joy, you are actually lucky. After all, you still have a chance to return to your hometown."
"But I...maybe I will never go back."
Joy was a little confused, but from the tone of these words, she could also tell that Mr. Captain was not calm.
By some strange coincidence, a sentence blurted out from the girl's mouth.
"Mr. Captain, you still have me!"
"...Huh?"
"Uh...ah...I mean, you still have me and the other crew members. Well, everyone is your trustworthy companion.”
“Oh, and the [Black Swan]! Isn’t the [Black Swan] our home?”
Joey's face turned slightly red and he explained very quickly.
In fact, she didn't know why she had to explain in a panic, let alone why her heart was beating so fast.
——Thumping, thumping, as if it was about to jump out of the chest.
Xia En heard what Joey meant to comfort him and chuckled: "That's right."
Suddenly, at this moment.
The [Siren Scale] in Xia En's hand bloomed with a brighter blue light and began to vibrate slightly.
Joey also felt something. He looked in a direction in the fog, listened carefully and said.
“Listen, it’s singing!”
Xia En’s heart moved, and he carefully distinguished the sounds in the mist, and sure enough he heard a melodious singing.
This singing was different from any singing he had ever heard.
Melodious, melodious and mysterious.
With intoxicating magic.
But the moment he heard the song, Xia En's expression became solemn, and his eyes became wary.
【You heard the siren's song! 】
【After judging your mental toughness and resistance, you successfully resisted the "charm" and "mind control" states! 】
You know, in the legend that Xia En knows, the sea monster can lure ships to hit the rocks and sink!
Perhaps the aborigines of the Kraken Islands are not friendly towards outsiders?
In fact, it is precisely because of this concern that Xia En will wait until the [Black Swan] is strengthened and his own strength is improved again before going to the [Siren Islands] to explore.
"The influence of singing is not just for me..."
Thinking of this, Xia En immediately looked at the other crew members on the ship.
“Captain, what happened?”
Xian Ge took the lead and flew over, and asked curiously: "What is this sound? It sounds nice."
As a bronze dragon, it has good mental resistance, but it is also very good. normal.
Xia En had no time to pay attention to it and turned to look at Fei Ya and An.
The former looked as usual and just murmured: "Is this the song of the siren?"
The latter silently came behind Xia En, seemingly ready to fight. .
Think about it too.
Fei Ya can even overcome the blood-sucking desire engraved deep in her blood. Resist the temptation of the siren's song, don't be too relaxed.
And An is both a knight and an elf, so it is normal for him to be immune to abnormal mental states!
“…”
Xia En’s mouth twitched.
The person closest to ordinary people on this ship is me, the captain?
From a certain perspective, this is probably the benefit of having a crew of alien species. In the event of such a special event, you don't have to worry about their safety.
Finally, Shane looked at Joey beside him.
After hearing the singing, the girl had a complicated look on her face.
Soon, Joey took a breath, and then spit out an ethereal, crystal-like song.
We were clearly in the white mist, and the sky looked a little bleak.
But her singing immediately reminded Xia En of the scene of the evening wind blowing through the window on a summer night and the wind chimes swaying gently.
There is an indescribable sense of clarity and transparency.
It makes people who hear the singing feel calm unconsciously.
Although Xia En has long seen Joey's [beautiful singing voice] talent from the panel.
But it was also the first time for him to hear a girl singing loudly, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
And as if hearing the songs of the same race, the siren's voice paused slightly in the mist.
When it sounded again, the strange feeling in the singing subsided.
Instead, there is a kind of closeness and gentle kindness.
If the previous singing was "bewitching" and "seduce", then the current siren's singing has become an "invitation."
Upon noticing this change, Xia En breathed a sigh of relief and slowly drove the [Black Swan] in the direction where the singing came from.
However, Joey did not stop singing.
Two similar but different songs, one after another in the mist, seem like a special way of communication.
After a while, as if attracted by the singing, several different voices sounded one after another in the mist.
Gradually, it gathered into a chorus of sirens.
This is not an ordinary chant, but a ritual with mysterious qualities.
【You listened to the welcome chorus of the sirens! 】
【In a short period of time, your endurance and mysterious attributes have been slightly improved! 】
Seeing these lines of prompts, Xia En lowered his guard a little.
He was quite worried at first, and the encounter with the sirens turned into a situation where the fight started within three seconds of meeting.
Now it seems that the worst case scenario should not evolve.
It didn’t take long.
Under the guidance of the song, a strange archipelago slowly came into Xia En's eyes.
On the sea surface and reefs near the [Black Swan], mermaids began to appear one after another.
They have beautiful faces and figures, and their lower bodies are strong and powerful fish tails.
Black hair is spread behind the mermaid, and a large area of white skin is exposed to the air, with only the most limited shielding using shells.
“Giggle~”
Noticing Xia En’s gaze, the sirens laughed like silver bells and waved to him without shyness.
Among them, there was also a siren who let out a low exclamation.
"It's a man..."
Amidst the harmless laughter of the other sisters, the siren who exclaimed shyly dived into the sea and hid.
Xia En's eyes swept over them and looked at the nearby rocks, but he didn't see any dry corpses or white bones.
As of now, the attitude of the Krakens is quite friendly.
A moment later, the [Black Swan] docked at the shore of this island. Unlike normal islands, which are built in the central area of the island, the Kraken's residence is located not far from the coast.
They used wood to build houses on the rocks and on the sea, somewhat similar to the floating houses in previous lives.
Several wooden houses are connected together to form a coastal village.
[Black Swan] had just dropped anchor when two very similar-looking sirens swam over and spoke in a voice as clear as spring water.
"Captain from afar, welcome to the Kraken Islands!"
"The clan leader has already heard of your arrival and invites you to visit the island."
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Xia En was not surprised by this, nodded and said: "Okay, please wait."
Although the sea monsters seemed to be harmless, Xia En had always believed that guarding against others was indispensable.
There must be a few crew members left on board the [Black Swan].
After thinking for a moment, Xia En decided to take Joey and Feiya, and the three of them went together.
The identity of the bronze dragon is very special. It would be bad if it attracts the attention of the sea monster.
It is quite inconvenient to move on this kind of floating building, and the floating wood may collapse with just one step.
……
……
It didn’t take long.
Led by the twin mermaids Lulu and Lily.
The three of them arrived at the largest and most eye-catching floating house on the sea.
What surprised Xia En was that the scenes on these floating houses and corridors were not as primitive and ancient as he expected.
The wood is cut extremely smooth.
At the junction of some wooden blocks, you can see the connection method of rivets.
The interior of the house is even more beautiful with bright windows and exquisite decoration. There are also several exquisite flintlock guns hanging on the walls.
If it weren't for the mermaid form of the residents here, it would be almost indistinguishable from ordinary island buildings.
It seems a bit too modern!
“What’s going on?”
With a doubtful attitude, Xia En looked up at the Siren Clan Leader not far away.
This patriarch is a young woman who still retains her charm.
Her lower body was still the tail of a fish, lying on the soft cushion on the floor.
But the upper body is wearing a purple dress with exquisite workmanship, which outlines mature curves.
"I am the leader of this Kraken clan, Natasha."
Xia En also said: "I am the captain of the [Black Swan], Xia En, they are My crew."
After introducing herself, Natasha chuckled: "You must be curious now why we are different from the legendary sea monsters."
"The reason is simple... Times have changed!"
"In the past, we were very closed-minded and rarely communicated with the outside world."
"And just when we were completely unaware, Human technology has undergone tremendous changes.”
“Whether it is artillery, steam engines, or the technology of building houses and making clothes, they have all evolved to a level that is difficult for us to understand.”
Natasha's tone was complicated, but soon she said it proudly.
"Why can't Siren have these technologies that improve the quality of life?"
"So, my ancestor made a bold decision."
"She began to take the initiative to contact us ships and lure them to the Kraken Islands to absorb the outstanding talents on board.
Xia En was slightly stunned and asked with a strange expression: "Absorb." ...means?”
"As the name suggests, it is to absorb them into the Kraken clan."
Natasha looked at the dress on her body and then at the flintlock gun hanging on the wall, and said slightly sadly.
"This dress was made for me by my husband himself, and those pistols are also his collection."
Xia En asked carefully: "May I ask your husband... ”
“Yes, he is a human captain”
Natasha said frankly: "He passed away three years ago."
"..."
Xia En was in a weird mood.
Because he suddenly thought of the legend of the Seven Seas.
The Kraken will lure sailors to the Kraken Islands with songs and let them stay on the islands forever.
At first glance, it sounds like a sea monster took the lives of the crew.
But from another perspective, if the crew died of old age on the islands, wouldn’t they also stay forever?
After satisfying his curiosity, Shane looked at Joey aside and gave him an encouraging look.
After hesitating for a moment, Joey plucked up the courage, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, and spoke.
"Ms. Natasha, actually... I also have the blood of the Siren flowing in my body."
"Yes, I know."
Natasha nodded without surprise: "Besides, your bloodline is very special."
"So, what do you want to do when you come to Siren Islands? ?”
After the words were said, Joey felt much more relaxed and said directly: “I came to see my hometown, but I am not sure whether the Kraken Islands is the hometown in my memory. "
"That's it..."
Natasha's words were a little gentle: "So, kid, do you still have any impressions of your former hometown?"
Joy thought hard, bit his lip and said: "I remember... When I was a child, I lived in a very bright and empty white room.”
“There seemed to be transparent glass on the walls, and several black towers could be seen through the glass.”
"White room...glass...high tower..."
Natasha frowned, shook her head and said: "In my impression, there should be no such place on the Siren Islands."
"Do you still remember your parents' names?"
"If they were sirens who lived on the Siren Islands, I probably still remember their names."
Joy fell into more The long memories were difficult to explain after a long time.
"My mother seems to be called Diana..."
"Diana!?"
Natasha's tone suddenly rose, and a flash of disbelief flashed in her eyes.
Hope appeared on Joey's face and he asked: "Ma'am, have you heard of this name?"
"Of course."
Natasha stared at Joe Yi, her eyes are extremely complicated.
“Diana was my best playmate and the most talented girl in the Siren clan in thousands of years.”
"Even I can only look up at her back."
"However, she disappeared mysteriously when she was sixteen years old. I searched the entire Siren Islands but could not find her. "
Joy was confused: "Sixteen years old, missing?"
"In other words, I was born after my mother left the Siren Islands?"
“It should be like this.”
Natasha sighed: "It's a pity, but the Kraken Islands is probably not your real hometown."
Xia En silently chewed the information in the two people's words and digested the information.
He thought that by taking Joey to the Siren Islands, things would come to an end naturally, but he didn't expect that there were so many hidden secrets behind it.
On the contrary, more doubts emerged.
Why did Diana disappear mysteriously?
Did she leave voluntarily, or was she kidnapped?
White, glassed room, sounds like some kind of laboratory.
And who is Joey’s father?
While thinking about these problems, Xia En looked at Joey worriedly, a little worried that she would not recover from this.
But to his surprise, Joey cheered up quickly. She respectfully thanked Natasha: "Ms. Natasha, thank you."
"It's just a little effort."
Natasha looked at Joey and murmured: "It seems that you and Diana are indeed a bit similar..."
At this time, Joe Yi asked again: "I heard someone said that there is a place on the Siren Islands that can stimulate the potential of the Siren bloodline. Can I give it a try?"
Her idea is very simple, come and come. .
Although I failed to find my true hometown, I could at least improve my strength and become a help to Mr. Captain.
"Of course, child, it's just..."
Natasha apologized: "The ancestral land with the power of transformation has been occupied by a group of monsters contaminated by the blood of the ancient dragon in recent years."
"If you want to go to the ancestral land, you will encounter many dangers."
Xia En said in surprise: "Ancient dragon bloodline?"
"Yes, in fact, in the center of the Siren Islands , once slept a real ancient dragon.”
"However, it failed to wake up from its long sleep and eventually died here, which also caused many living beings to be contaminated."
Natasha said with shame: "The combat power of our Kraken family on land is It is extremely limited, so it is no match for those monsters, and the ancestral land has been occupied for many years."
"If Captain Shane is willing to help us eliminate the monsters, I would be really grateful."
Hearing this, Xia En's eyes lit up.
A dragon is a creature whose whole body is full of treasures!
Materials such as keel bones and dragon teeth are even more natural and extraordinary materials.
It just so happened that he was worrying about what materials would be used to fill the next upgrade of the hull. Isn't this a perfect opportunity?
Not to mention, it can also help Joey complete the transformation of his bloodline.
If you bring the bronze dragon with you, you might get something unexpected!
Thinking of this, Xia En said: "Since Patriarch Natasha has said so, we will accept this commission."
"Thank you very much."
Natasha smiled: "However, since you have come all the way, why not rest in the village for a day, and then go to fight against the dragon-blooded monster tomorrow."
" We can also host a banquet.”
Xia En couldn’t refuse Natasha’s warm invitation.
However, I don’t know if it was his misunderstanding. During the dinner, the sirens all showed a little disappointment when they saw the combination of "two women and one man".
After finishing the meal, Fei Ya walked to Xia En and spoke earnestly.
"Mr. Captain, I think...these sea monsters don't look at you right. You have to be careful tonight."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Feiya just smiled and said nothing.
Not long after, Xia En walked into the guest room arranged by the sirens.
Not long after he lay down, the door was quietly pushed open and two figures walked in.
(End of this chapter)