Chapter 253 Call Dad
Say goodbye to some friends I met on the island.
After circling the Broken Islands for more than 160 days and nights, the Voice of Dawn finally began to break away from the island and sailed away into the distance.
Alka, who was standing on the boat, had a streamer in his hand. There was a cross mark on the thin streamer.
It was Baraz, his guiding banner.
With the influx of magic power, the ribbons kept floating in one direction.
Even if the breeze changes direction, it still does not waver with the breeze.
After thinking for a while, Alka took the ribbon and tied it to the rudder.
This way the person at the helm can see the direction the ribbon is pointing, even though they almost never steer the boat.
But after all, the place where the rudder is located is a relatively safe position on the ship.
Alka supported himself on the side of the boat with both hands and looked at the waves around him. Finally, they set sail again.
"How long will we be at sea this time?"
Alka suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Xia Deti, who was standing nearby, said, "According to the information we learned the last time Baraz came, it usually takes between 10 and 25 days and nights."
"The fluctuation is so big?" Alka turned his head and said with some surprise.
The fluctuations are a bit exaggerated.
"It's okay. It mainly depends on when you leave the Broken Island. Although it is dragged beside it by the Southern Cross Island Link, it is dragged far and near." Xia Daiti spread his hands and said helplessly.
A signpost island will form a linking effect on the surrounding islands, which is equivalent to the signpost island binding the surrounding islands.
Due to changes in ocean currents, these tied islands will occasionally break away, but they will always come back within a certain period of time.
Then it fluctuates in distance within a certain range around the landmark island until it moves away again.
This is based on some books provided by Balazs.
Throughout the vast ocean, most of the gathering places are spread out around the landmark islands.
Although there are many signpost islands, they are not many compared to the vastness of the entire Infinite Ocean.
Even if we count the islands they connect, it is just the tip of the iceberg for the entire vast ocean.
If the market conditions at sea have no purpose, then it is very likely that all you will encounter for a year or even for many years are random drifting islands.
"Well, hopefully we won't have to sail for too long."
Alka said, rubbing his forehead.
Xia Daiti looked at the sea, then at the guidance flag fluttering on the rudder.
"Are we going straight to the target this time? Do we need to stop along the way?"
Alka shook his head: "Don't stop, go to Southern Cross Island first."
He planned to head straight to Southern Cross Island without any stops along the way.
The ship's supplies were already full.
At this time, the supplies in the ship's supply cabin were enough for them to survive for several years.
Even the supply warehouse they had deliberately compressed.
And who knows if we will be further away from Southern Cross Island after reaching the island. This is a question that must be considered.
At this time, Jason came from behind and said, “According to Balazs, it would be much better to go to Southern Cross Island first and then leave.
There, I can better understand the situation of the entire Infinite Ocean and avoid making some mistakes."
"But we'd better be cautious in using force on Signpost Island. The people in power on Signpost Island hate the existence of people who disrupt order."
Hearing this, Alka suddenly said, "Come to think of it, I still don't know what kind of organization the government in power on Southern Cross Island is?"
"I heard that it was occupied by a certain ethnic group, which later grew and became stronger. Now it's equivalent to a small country, and there is even a royal family." Jason said after thinking for a while.
As for more specific information, there is not much, and our knowledge of this aspect is limited.
As they were talking, the surrounding sea surface began to distort again, but there were no problems with the ship's navigation.
"Here we go again. Come to think of it, I heard from Baraz that such changes only occur in the Broken Sea." Jason said, looking at the ups and downs of the sea.
The chaos in space caused the sea surface to distort randomly, and it seemed that this phenomenon was not unique to the entire vast ocean.
It's just because this space is a bit chaotic.
After a while, the sound of dinner being served could be heard in the restaurant.
Everyone gathered in the restaurant.
Although it is a small restaurant in the stern deck at this time, the area inside the restaurant is obviously much larger than before, and it seemed a little crowded before.
Now it seems unusually spacious.
But if you look at it from the outside, you'll notice that the stern deck has not been expanded at all and remains the same size as before.
If you look closely, you can see strange spells and several round beads made of special materials floating around the room.
Alka had just finished his meal when he heard a ding-dong sound coming from the observation room.
This means something is going on outside.
He wiped his mouth and came onto the deck.
Then I saw a black dot appear in the distance, which was another island.
"So soon? We just left not long ago, right?" Xia Daiti stood nearby and said with some confusion.
It stands to reason that the two islands could not be so close to each other, and they had not heard from Balazs that there were any islands nearby.
It had only been a few hours since their ship had been underway.
But with the appearance of black spots ahead, they had no choice but to believe it.
Alka used his hands and feet to quickly climb into the observation room and looked into the distance through the window.
Looking at that strange island.
Alka always felt that he looked familiar.
The island did not occupy the entire end of the field of vision, but it occupied half of it and extended to the end of the field of vision on the left.
As the island got closer, Alka slid down.
Came to the edge of the deck.
Looking at the island passing by them.
Everyone looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"What's going on? This island is the Broken Island, right? Look over there, there are traces of us staying there." Simon pointed to a shallow beach on the island and said.
"This place always gives you a shock just when you think you've gotten used to it."
Julia complained silently.
As a defender of the natural order, she had already started.
Since life has not changed anything about this sea, what can she do as a believer? Just watch quietly and get used to this sea.
But he still said: "This island is the Broken Island. We are not mistaken. It's just that the movement caused by the special changes in the Infinite Sea has brought it to our front."
She noticed more.
When they had completely left the island, they saw that the island seemed to be moving faster and faster until it disappeared.
For a moment, I couldn't tell whether it was because their ship was moving fast or if the island was really moving.
"That is to say, if we leave the island at this time, we will be closer to the Southern Cross Island... Is that what you mean?" Jason finally understood and asked.
Alka nodded, "Yes, you are very smart."
"Come on, when you talk about cleverness, it never means literally."
"Hahaha." Alka smiled, waved his hand, and walked down to the cabin alone.
The long-awaited sea journey naturally brings idle sailing time.
Just in time to sort out the harvest on the island.
Thinking this way, Alka came to the manufacturing hall.
As soon as you enter the manufacturing hall, you can tell that there is something obviously wrong with this place.
The size of the manufacturing hall at this time is equivalent to the entire space of this level of the cabin combined.
But when you stick your head out, you'll find something obviously wrong; it's still in the same position as before and hasn't expanded or changed at all.
There are also strange spell patterns around the manufacturing hall, as well as round beads floating in the corners above.
At this time, the table in Alka's working area was filled with various materials and drafts.
I organized it and archived some of the techniques.
This includes space expansion technology, which is Lucelia’s favorite technology, although she is not sure how to use it.
This technology is the reason why some spaces on the ship are inexplicably expanded.
As long as this technology exists, there will always be enough space on the ship.
This is also one of the data obtained through excavation. In addition, they also have space segmentation technology.
That is to say, divide a piece of space and stuff some objects into it, such as putting it into a ring.
The actual improvement brought about by this technology is that everyone once again has additional space equipment.
But this technology is not flexible enough compared to pocket rings.
The space inside the pocket ring is not divided, but is inherent in the material above, so after special manufacturing and design, objects inside can be moved in and out very easily.
This is indispensable in combat.
For example, to take or replace an object, you only need to input magic power with a thought.
Put the weapon in, and when you want to take it out, the weapon will appear directly in your hand.
There is no complicated process involved.
But the space divided by magic is not enough. You must have a concept of space and then put your hand in.
The actual usage is somewhat different from what Alka and the others had thought before.
It's more like a space pocket, but the actual size of this pocket is obviously exaggerated.
It looks more like space expansion, but it is actually division. After all, pockets cannot withstand expansion.
Even if it can expand, its material does not allow it to expand much.
So now you can see that Alka and the others all have a small waist bag on their waists, placed where they can reach with both hands.
The space in these waist bags is much larger, which is more than enough for each person to carry some personal items and supplies in daily life.
The internal space is not square because they divide the space and the technology is not mature.
It is a circle, and the sizes of the circles are different, which causes the space to also have certain changes in size.
The largest space waist bag was given to Porro, which was specially made for him, otherwise he couldn't even fit his hands into his pockets.
Pocket rings are used to hold items that are used in battle or frequently, which is more convenient.
These two technologies can be said to be the two most important knowledge and technologies they obtained from the treasure hunt on the entire island.
In addition, there are various kinds of knowledge that are not so special but can bring them different inspiration and technical improvement.
Especially Simon.
As a mechanic, he also holds a treasure that is closely related to mechanics.
A large part of the knowledge unearthed in the city-state of Vastva was related to constructs, which fascinated him for a long time.
After organizing the information, Alka placed it on a bookshelf next to the manufacturing hall, and then went to the place where he made objects.
From the materials around here, it can be seen that all the doll girls were made from here.
Looking at the semi-finished product on the workbench, Alka fell into deep thought.
"What have you been thinking about standing here for so long?"
A sudden sound came from behind. It was Simon who was making a construct.
He didn't know when he came in, and it seemed that he had been there for a long time.
Following Simon's voice's reminder, Alka broke away from his thoughts and looked at a strand of hair in his hand.
“I’m just wondering whether to implement it.”
"Oh? Is that the experiment you mentioned before, about making a doll with your own hair?" Simon asked curiously .
"right."
Alka nodded.
As the several female members on the ship have corresponding puppet girls, the appearance of these puppet girls can clearly see that they have almost improved the personality and wisdom of the entire puppet army.
It's like wisdom and spirituality can be shared.
All the puppet girls behaved more and more like humans and had their own emotions.
These doll girls are almost identical to the childhoods of the people from whom they are based.
At that time, Alka was wondering, what would be the difference if the doll girl was made with men's hair?
Is this why Alka did not make the doll girl out of dream material? He postponed this technology.
Because he wants to experiment with his own hair, this time he will use complete mysterious technology to construct it.
Because it was his own hair, combined with the materials from his dream, he was able to create a real girl who could make use of the properties of those materials.
This has a different meaning.
Exploring the limits of the puppet girls is also a way to enhance the strength of their entire team.
By the way, use totem technology on it to see if it can enable it to better use the power of spells.
"Let's give it a try. The technology is mature anyway, it's just an upgrade." Simon suggested.
It's just an upgrade and security experiment. Just do it if you want to. No need to worry too much.
Alka nodded and said, "I hope Lucelia won't be angry if I really make a male doll."
"Actually, based on my research, it's unlikely that a male puppet will appear."
"Oh? Why?" Alka asked curiously.
"Because Lucilia subconsciously doesn't want male puppets to appear. She thinks that's not cool enough. She wants an all-female puppet knight group to suit her wishes."
At this point, Simon shrugged: "After all, it is she who activates the doll and grants it vitality and magic, isn't it?"
Hearing this, Alka nodded, it was indeed true.
The doll girl will not have any gender characteristics unless she is activated by Lucilia using a treasure.
Because it is just an object during this period of time and does not have any life.
No matter what, let’s make it and see for ourselves first.
After figuring it out, Aka started to take action.
The semi-finished puppet in front of him had already been manufactured, and the materials used were also the dream materials that Alka took out from his dream.
The only thing missing is the final mystical inspiration of hair to give it a mysterious meaning.
The whole process didn't take long.
After the production was completed, it was Alka's turn to be on duty in the lookout room. After the shift, he brought Lucelia to the manufacturing hall.
A final mysterious enlightenment was carried out.
The whole doll is completed, and the next step is Lucelia's work.
"Is this the captain or a team member?" Lucelia asked.
"team leader."
Lucelia nodded, and the flag fluttered out, emitting bursts of red light.
Red energy began to flow into the doll's body, giving it life and stimulating its magic power.
Long black hair grew from her head and quickly fell to her waist. Her figure and face also began to change rapidly.
The changes in her body indicate that this is a doll girl, and she has not become a male because of using Alka's hair.
The clothes that had been prepared long ago were put on him, and his face began to soften.
Finally he opened his eyes.
The first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to look at Lucelia, then he glanced directly at Alka.
He smiled as he looked at Alka, "Father."
"ah?"
Alka was stunned, and Lucelia beside him also stared with eyes wide open in shock.
Simon, who had been observing from a distance, almost laughed out loud, but luckily he held it back.
"No, no, no, don't yell. Call me Captain."
Alka quickly waved his hands and began to correct the wrong way of addressing the puppet girl in front of him.
And she shouldn't have communicated with Lucelia first.
Even when I was making it with hair, I had to communicate with Lucelia first.
They are just closer to their respective female members.
The girl tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion.
"But you are the father."
"Then what am I?" Lucelia, who was standing nearby, came back to her senses and asked curiously.
"You are... you are the mother... no, you are the leader." The girl confirmed and nodded.
"No, I'm the one who gave you life, you should call me mom." Lucelia corrected from the side.
"You wish." said the doll girl, and then jumped onto Alka's shoulder.
Acting very close to Alka.
Alka was lost in thought by this time.
There is something obviously wrong with this puppet girl, there is a big problem.
The previous doll girls who used hair still had spirituality after waking up, but they were not as spiritual as this girl.
And she seemed to have some knowledge. For example, when Lucelia asked her to change her name, she simply refused.
She can clearly understand the relationship and meaning between these titles.
"Dad, what should my name be?"
She asked, staring at Alka with her dark eyes.
"Um...Xuan, let's just call him Xuan."
I originally wanted to call her Shiyi, but this name obviously doesn’t sound very nice, and with the intelligence of this doll girl, she might refuse.
"It sounds nice. From now on I'll call you Xuan."
"Don't move, Xuan. Let me check you ." Alka said.
He wanted to know why Xuan's wisdom was awakened earlier than other puppet girls. Obviously there was some intellectual reason.
The gap in change is too big.
Xuan didn't resist and nodded.
Magical power flowed into Alka like a thread, and she began to carefully examine what the biggest difference between her and the other doll girls was.
After a while he opened his eyes and seemed to understand.
"What's the reason? Have you found out?" Lucelia asked curiously.
She could also clearly see that Xuan was different from the other doll girls when they were born.
Alka nodded and said with a strange expression, "She used my hair, so this happened."
"Is there any difference in your hair?" Lucilia frowned and thought for a moment, then asked in confusion.
What difference could this make?
Just because of gender difference?
It shouldn't be.
"I am very different from you in one thing, that is, my soul is much stronger than yours," said Alka.
"Oh!" Lucelia's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have figured it out. So that's how it was.
She had entered Alka's soul space, and Alka's soul was indeed much stronger than that of a normal person.
This also makes his mental and spiritual strength and resistance far superior to those of his peers.
And hair is a channel connecting to the soul, that’s what mysticism says.
Therefore, the doll girl made with Alka's hair is naturally more spiritual and wiser than other doll girls.
Yes, it seems much more reasonable when you think about it this way.
