Extraordinary Sailing

Even if it is so difficult that life feels like years, there will always be times when you grit your teeth and carry it through.

In this season, the sunset is around 6:30 in the evening and the sunrise time is around 5:50 in the morning.

tick tock

The second hand is beating.

Seeing the long-awaited time arrive little by little.

The three of Aiwen and the crew members who had almost metabolized the effect of the medicine all night stretched their necks and waited for the first ray of sunshine in the sky.

However, the outside world composed of countless black, white, and gray lines and color blocks has not changed at all.

"what happened?"

Moreover, the characteristic of the "ghost cloak" is that it can only be effective in the dark. If they return to the sun, they will be kicked out of this illusory "ghost" state in an instant.

So it's not that there's something wrong with my vision, but that the sun really hasn't risen yet!

Until it was six o'clock in the morning, a full ten minutes beyond the normal sunrise time, the expected sunshine still hadn't arrived.

"It's not right!"

Human eyes can't tell what's going on in the pure gray sky shrouded in the "ghost cloak".

Even Aiwen's detection network has failed.

Because the moment the "ghost cloak" was opened, the inexplicable connection maintained by the seabirds through the "extraordinary sense of direction" was blocked by the absolute extraordinary power of the "ocean secret treasure".

At this time, he couldn't use the vision of these scouts outside.

So, he jumped up directly.

Whoosh—

Leaping up the yard of the mainmast like an ape, with the help of rigging layer by layer, jumping deftly from the yard of the topsail to the top of the mainmast.

Taking off again and jumping five meters high, he has reached an altitude of fifty meters above sea level!

Boo——

The upper body has already broken through the barrier made by the "ghost cloak", and has seen the outside world return to normal.

I also saw the truth that I have guessed but I have been unwilling to believe. Today is cloudy!

The clouds that covered the entire sky were joined together to form a smooth cloud base, without even a tiny bit of light from the sky, and looking at it like this, it is not ruled out that the clouds will thicken further and slowly catalyze the possibility of a downpour.

call--

The body fell again under the action of gravity.

Through the barrier formed by the "ghost cloak", even if the mind is not in control, relying on the powerful instinct of the body, it can borrow strength from the sail yard and rigging by itself, and return to the deck safely.

tread!

The first mate Borg, who was lying on the deck, moved his body. He didn't know whether it was because of an illusion or because he had been tied up for too long. He felt that his hands and feet were a little numb.

Looking forward to Ivan with everyone.

But noticing the look on his face, everyone has already realized what happened outside.

The expectant eyes turned into disappointment again, the current situation is really not good.

outer.

Except for some of the lizards that escaped into the sea when the situation was bad, few of the lizards that stayed on the island and got involved in the "fight" survived.

Facing the tragic death of the same kind, a dozen giant beasts, who had no way to do anything, roared furiously all night.

The crew had no doubt that the moment the "ghost cloak" was lifted, the "Storm Horn" would be torn into pieces mercilessly.

inside.

While the "ghost cloak" perfectly protected everyone, the unknown side effects were also like a sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's heads, making them feel terrified every second.

At this time, the bad news brought back by Ivan made them realize that this state will continue, but the deadline is unknown.

Their current situation is like being hung above a snake cave full of poisonous snakes by a rope smeared with slow poison. Letting go means death!

Aiwen turned suspicious eyes on Milan, this guy won't secretly use "Deceitful Fate" again, right? Otherwise, how could these people be so unlucky today? !

But when the words came to his mouth, Ivan changed the question. Even if Milan was plagued by bad luck, he should be the one who was unlucky.

"Has the prophecy interpreted the result?"

During the waiting time, they did nothing.

At least, Milan finally completed the prophecy that he was going to make from the beginning.

But based on the current predicament, there are 284 crew members, a group of large lizards headed by two Tier 3 behemoths, the "Black Dike" rooted in another world, and Milan, a party who even himself is in deep trouble.

Therefore, although the extremely vague result came out, it was almost nothing.

"The hope of solving the siege, the stranded messenger, and the dilemma of the distant star is not in this world!"

With such a result of divination, even Milan himself felt a little annoyed and scratched his messy hair.

"How about we just use the 'Frigate Bird' and the 'Great Albatross' to drop the alchemy bombs and focus on that lizard king?"

However, Milan who said these words also knew that he was just angry.

Even if they still have a bunch of alchemy bombs in their hands, enough to deal with sea monsters of the same size, it is based on the assumption that lizards will not hide in the shadows.

It's still pitch black outside now, if you throw the alchemy bomb down without thinking, it won't have any effect except to hear the sound.

The anxiety continued to spread. If the crew were not tied up, Aiwen would have wondered whether the camp would be bombed under such pressure.

Sudden.

"Listen!"

Under Aiwen's reminder, they heard the roar outside suddenly quiet down.

Then, the black-gray lines and color blocks that make up the lizard's body in the "ghost"'s field of vision quickly collapsed to form a thin piece of paper like graffiti.

In the end, little by little, it disappeared completely.

"The lizard used shadowification!"

"Are they hiding again? What the hell are they trying to do?"

At this time, the crew members were already frightened, and any slight disturbance made their nerves tense.

in a short time.

All the lizards that stayed on the surface of the island, whether they were giant beasts or surviving ordinary lizards, all disappeared in front of them.

clatter

Immediately afterwards, the sound of huge water flowing like a waterfall rang in their ears.

The hull of the "Storm Horn" began to heave up and down with the sea water in the lagoon.

Accompanied by a strong sense of weightlessness.

ah--!

The crew screamed.

It seems that it has returned to the surface of the "storm" raging sea, and the sea under the boat will vibrate and collapse at any time.

The crew members who didn't fix themselves had already started to roll on the deck, even if they were knocked black and swollen, they couldn't care about it at all, and raised their heads to see what happened.

Even if you die, you can't die without knowing it!

But Ai Wen had a look of surprise on his face.

"Is this the end of 'Black Causeway'?"

With Aiwen's eyesight, he has keenly noticed that this ring-shaped island reef has begun to slowly blur from the outermost periphery.

It's like two overlapping sheets of paper slowly drifting apart on a spatial scale, but people on this sheet of paper can still observe this change through their final connection with the world.

It has to be said that this kind of strange scene is rare for many people in their lifetime.

It was only because of another large-scale change in the environment that the lizards hid in the shadows again, which finally allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

"However, Aiwen! By the way, we are now in the middle of this island reef, will we be taken away from the material world together?"

"Well"

Thinking of the terrible ending, even the two most knowledgeable wizards on board couldn't help but froze.

Fortunately.

After all, the situation did not become the most sinister.

Compared with the brutishness that seemed to crash into this world when "Black Embankment" appeared, it disappeared silently like ice and snow melting when it left.

Except for the violent shock caused by the disappearance of the island and the influx of sea water, the "Storm Horn" encountered no other accidents.

When the first raindrops in the sky fell on the battleship, the ring-shaped volcanic island reef that surrounded them all day and night had completely disappeared without a trace.

The Horn of the Storm, trapped in the lagoon, is finally free!

The crew members, who were exhausted to the point of being a little nervous, didn't even have the strength to cheer after the last narrow escape.

Sa——

Aiwen had already revoked the "ghost cloak" immediately.

Then he punched and bounced, and cooperated with the "digital vision" to monitor his body in all directions, and found nothing wrong with his body.

Was it because the "Insanity Potion" was working as it should, or was one night not long enough for the side effects to manifest? He doesn't know.

It's just that in the next moment, because the effect of this "ocean secret treasure" is released, the pain, exhaustion and all kinds of negative feelings accumulated before immediately surged.

It seems that after staying up all night for a week, and then doing 20 roller coasters immediately, it makes people so sad that they feel dizzy and almost fall over.

Even Ivan feels this way, so one can imagine what the crew will be like.

Coupled with the terrible side effects, although the "ghost cloak" is the hero who saved his entire ship this time, Aiwen is already thinking about finding an opportunity to exchange with the supernatural beings of the Necromancy School or related paths.

Even if the ability is not so abnormal, it is better than this indeterminate time bomb that will explode at any time.

And the user experience is extremely poor! vomit

As for before that, if you encounter an irresistible danger, if you ask Ivan whether to use it or not?

Uh, it smells so good!

Sudden.

Sip! Sip!

"Um?"

The gradually stronger wind and rain rolled the cloak on his body, making a loud noise, and Aiwen, who had barely recovered with the physical fitness of an extraordinary person, stood at the bow and looked out.

I saw a dozen big jet-black lizards floating on the sea, staring at their red eyes and barking helplessly like abandoned puppies.

Ai Wen felt a moment of joy in his heart:

"Tsk tsk tsk, these poor little ones have been abandoned, come to your Uncle Aiwen!"

no doubt.

These guys should be the survivors who escaped into the sea when the "Frenzy Potion" was in full swing, but they failed to return to the island in time at the end of "Black Causeway", and unfortunately were left in the material world.

Obviously, the intersection and separation of the two worlds cannot accurately locate every visitor, and it is still possible to leave something or take something away occasionally.

Moreover, these lizards can adapt to life on the island, but it does not mean that they are amphibious creatures and can live in seawater all the time.

Especially in this deep sea area where the average depth is close to 1,200 meters, not a single island will sink to the bottom of the sea sooner or later.

Therefore, in order not to let them die so painfully, Aiwen decided to turn them all into raw materials for his "Wild Talisman"!

Since accepting the inheritance, the "Wild Talisman", which has not been able to open, now finally has an object to practice, and it also allows Aiwen to make up for the last shortcoming of the three official wizards.

Ai Wen, who was still under the despotic power of the giant beasts just now, did not dare to breathe, and instantly regained his spirits.

"If you can't offend the big ones, can't you cure the little ones?"

Jumped off the ship, and personally grabbed these "lucky ones" who had escaped unharmed, onto the "Storm Horn" and lined up on the deck.

These motionless shadow lizards that have been fed the "sleeping potion" look somewhat similar to marine iguanas.

It has sharp claws and a long tail, but there are fine scales on the wrinkled skin, which is as smooth as a pure black non-reflective mirror, which is much better than the appearance of the marine iguana.

But now these "equipment" used to protect them are no longer useful.

Through the witchcraft inherited in the school, it is identified that the spiritual concentration of these shadow lizards is a vertical scale on the top of the head.

Generally, the function of these scales is to stand up high when they are angry, as a means of intimidation.

The rest of the work is easy.

"Father's debt is paid by son, very fair!"

What kind of debt are you asking? Mental damage fee!

Draw runes on their scales to ensure that when their lives dissipate, their spirituality and extraordinary qualities can be retained to the maximum extent, and all of them are concentrated on the vertical scale.

Means skipped.

In the end, Aiwen obtained a total of fifteen talisman materials with complete spirituality.

The remaining part was carried to the kitchen by the crew members whose limbs were still a little weak, and used the remaining heat to cook a sumptuous feast for the big guys.

In any case, these are demonized creatures from other worlds, which are great supplements for ordinary people!

"Mr. First Officer, you take command, we will continue to return."

Instruct the first mate to command "The Horn of the Storm" to return to Nisk.

Aiwen himself returned to his laboratory with his loot, preparing to study the production of "Wild Talisman".

I have been suffering from the lack of suitable raw materials for hand training before, and the research project of the wild amulet has not been started for a long time. Now that the problem of raw materials has been solved, Ivan's hands are already itchy while the crew is preparing meals.

This unexpected encounter with the "Black Causeway" was more tormenting than being attacked by Sirius' "Commander of the Guards", even more tiring than fighting a brutal naval battle.

But for Ai Wen himself, it can be said that he has gained a lot.

At least, after today.

After Aiwen's mental power index has reached the standard and he has completed the three original inscriptions of "Kingdom", "Foundation" and "Glory", the research progress, which was already striding forward towards the official wizard, has accelerated a lot again.

"Activated plants" have basically reached the pre-position;

"Potion Science" removed the last two mountains before "Spiritual Potion";

Now that I have obtained the spiritual materials of demonized creatures, the independently produced "Wild Talisman" is already in sight.

Although the process of thinking in this way is thrilling, the rewards are also quite a lot.

As for whether the risk to be taken is directly proportional to the return obtained, it is a matter of the beholder's opinion.

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