Chapter 307 Swamp Fishermen
The sound of dawn circled around the edge of the emerald swamp, moving at an abnormally slow speed.
Everyone on the deck looked at the swamp not far away.
"How is it? Where do we land?" Jason asked.
Landing on this swamp is completely different from landing on an ordinary island.
They have to think before they act carefully.
Alka raised his hand and a map appeared in his hand. He opened the map and looked at the area of the Land of Spirits.
Although the map was huge, it was still similar to a world map, and the tiny islands in the area were not marked in detail.
Fortunately, the Church of Our Lady participated in the production of this map.
Therefore, in the area of the Land of Spirits, the map information is quite detailed, and the existence of islands in the safe area in this area is clearly marked with paintings.
Where are they respectively and how much space are there between them?
The most ambiguous place is the boundary between life and death.
There was nothing there, only a few locations were marked.
The Emerald Land is better than the boundary between life and death, but not much better.
Now, the only people who still maintain the enthusiasm for exploring this sea are the explorers and scholars of the Holy Machine Church.
The high death rate in this area still scares away too many people.
Looking at the island in the Land of Spirits.
Since they came from the boundary between life and death, they could accurately identify the area where they were currently located.
At the junction, this is unquestionable.
After looking at it, Alka pointed to a place on the area where an island was clearly marked.
"Let's go here first."
According to speculation, this island should be the closest island to their current location.
Xiadaiti was watching nearby and nodded when he heard Alka's words.
Then Alka looked at everyone and said, "We are ready to land, everyone get ready, no one will be left on the ship this time."
The scope of Zehai is too large. Once they go deep inside, it will be difficult for the Sound of Dawn to provide support.
The entangled vines restricted her movements, and Sound of Dawn only needed to stay outside the sea and maintain a certain speed to move around Zehai.
In the direction closest to them.
At least it's safe to go around the periphery, and there's no need to worry about the Sound of Dawn suffering any irreversible damage.
It is a ghost ship after all, with its own intelligence.
After Alka finished speaking everyone started to get ready.
Zehai is not bigger than other islands. No matter how big other islands are, they are not much bigger.
The area of Zehai is comparable to that of the mainland, so they must bring enough supplies to avoid running out of food due to unfamiliar terrain.
Pocket rings are limited in size.
Didn't take long to prepare.
About two hours later, the Sound of Dawn slowly stopped at the edge of the swamp.
After docking, you can clearly feel that Zehai is moving.
The hatch at the bow opened and the Feiyan sailed out.
Although a large ship cannot be sailed, a long boat like this is no problem at all.
Since the ship was originally built for speed, the spell above can make the entire ship not take up too much water even if it has a certain load.
However, the range of the ship is limited, and the Puppet Knights occupy a large part of it.
There are some supplies piled on top, but not much, more of a disguise.
Xia Daiti sat at the bow, faint silver ripples extending from her position deep into the water, exploring the surrounding environment through the bottom of the boat.
Porro, Mathilda and Julia walked directly on the swamp.
Under the emerald green vines, the dark green sea water was reflected, probably covering their thighs.
Some areas have low tolerance for the damage, which sometimes causes them to sink deeper and even spread to the chest and abdomen.
In some shallower areas, ships have to take detours.
Because it only reaches above the calf at most.
Julia simply transformed her legs into a fish tail again.
This makes the three marine races travel in the sea not slow, or more freely.
It would be easy to catch up with the Feiyan.
After all, this place is not a wide sea area, and the Feiyan cannot be allowed to sail at full speed at will.
You can only maintain a low speed, slightly faster than running under control.
Apart from Xia Daiti, only Jason, Juanlu and Alka were still on the boat.
Simon was riding in a construct he had just built, a large patrol aircraft.
There was just enough space for him to sit, allowing him to float about seven or eight meters above the sea.
He built a flying platform specifically for himself, but the design and some parts were not well thought out, so the flight altitude was not very high.
However, if he has control over the treasure, he will achieve a breakthrough to his limit, so it is still very practical for him personally.
There were six sentinel patrol planes floating above everyone's heads, alert to the surrounding situation and patrolling continuously.
A brilliant streak of light flashed across the sky, and a crystal dragon flew down, circling over everyone's heads.
From time to time it flies down like a sharp arrow, then slides across the water and climbs quickly.
At this time, the crystal dragon's body size has completely surpassed Jason, and that's without counting the tail.
The body length has exceeded two meters.
With the addition of a tail and large, sparkling crystal wings, it already looks like the beginnings of a giant dragon.
Now Xia Daiti is at the helm, guiding everyone in the direction of progress.
"This place is just as others have said. If we really rely solely on our legs to walk, we will easily fall into a bottomless abyss."
Xia Daiti can roughly and accurately judge the surrounding terrain through the silver ripples.
These vines look tough, but in many places they have very fragile holes.
If you walk over, you might accidentally step on it.
It was like walking on land and suddenly stepped into a hole and fell straight down.
Because of its special structure, a suction force will be generated, and you will be dragged down by the vines and the suction force in an instant.
Listening to Xia Daiti's words, Julia next to him swung her fish tail in the water.
Because the water is clear, you can clearly see the fine scales on the fish's tail under the sunlight, and the glimmer of light shines through the water.
Julia used her hands to push the surrounding water.
He said: "These holes can be detected through some changes in the water flow. The seawater above the holes is different from the seawater above these vines with stronger carrying capacity."
It is better to take a boat. A small boat can easily solve the inevitable life-threatening dangers.
It can also make their driving in this area more comfortable.
Jason leaned on the edge of the boat, constantly observing the situation under the sea.
The clarity of the sea water and the underwater clusters composed of vines and various aquatic plants not far from the sea are clearly visible under the sunlight.
"Are there too many sea fish in this place?" Jason turned and asked a few people.
Moreover, in the spaces between them and among the various aquatic plants, Alka saw many sea fish swimming leisurely.
It's a scene full of vitality.
Especially around Julia, there are a lot of sea fish surrounding her, protecting her like guards.
She simply stretched out her hand and touched the scales of the sea fish surrounding her.
“These vines do make for a nice marine nursery, don’t they?” Julia said with a smile.
They were driving on it.
But the speed was not that fast after all, even the Feiyan, which was known for its speed, could not do it.
Because they cannot draft too deep into the water, they also have to control some spells to prevent the bottom of the boat from completely coming into contact with the water plants and vines below.
This will result in slower speed.
"At the current speed, it will take us about 10 days and nights to reach the island."
Hearing this, it was still within the acceptable range for everyone.
It's just that this way of moving forward is a bit novel.
…
"Something's going on. Be careful."
Simon, who spent most of his time in the air in a flying vehicle, suddenly spoke out.
The sentinel patrol planes in the sky above him and around him detected the movement coming from afar.
Hearing this reminder, the people below immediately became alert.
"Captain, do you need us to investigate?"
Jiu, flapping his wings like a dragonfly, stood next to Lucilia and asked.
Pedals that can fly quickly are very useful for reconnaissance in such situations.
Hearing this, Alka next to him shook his head.
"No, Simon's construct detection efficiency is sufficient in this environment."
The doll girls have small bodies, initiative and are extremely flexible, even when their vision is blocked.
The best scout player.
For the boundless sea surface, a patrol aircraft that can fly quickly at high altitude is obviously the best choice.
The main thing is that the few that were released were purely reconnaissance types... well, cheap.
I don't feel bad even if I lose something.
"It's a humanoid creature, about 5 kilometers away from us at 2:00. It's quite far away, so it looks a bit blurry.
He was riding a small boat, heading slowly towards us."
Simon reported the situation to everyone through the construct remote scout.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, she did not move closer to the construct and just observed it from a safer range.
Alka raised his right hand slightly and snapped his fingers softly.
Pink mist emerged and spread, and after being diluted, it merged into the air.
However, the people at the original location did not notice any other changes.
Xia Daiti looked at it as he lifted himself up, and finally thought of something, and asked, "You made us invisible?"
Alka nodded.
Although at this stage Xia Daiti can also make people invisible by controlling light.
But this approach still has too many flaws.
Invisibility through the pink mist of dreams is more deceptive and can deceive the senses to a certain extent.
As they stayed where they were.
Simon also raised the reconnaissance structure in the sky higher and hid it.
After a while.
The person riding on the small island was slowly moving towards them.
This should be a humanoid creature, wearing clothes that look of good quality.
Under the sunlight, the clothes sparkle and seem to be able to reflect light.
The clothes were tight fitting, and judging by the wrinkles and scars on the exposed arms, this person seemed to be an old man.
The skin color looks a bit strange, giving a gray-green feeling.
The boat he was riding was also very small, and could probably only accommodate two people.
He sat at the bow of the boat, holding a long object that looked like a fishing rod in his hand, and waving it gently.
He could see the water surface rippling around him.
"It's fish... There are a lot of fish around him, and they are all the same species."
Julia said, having already realized something.
Hearing this, everyone looked over to observe.
This man gives people the feeling that he seems to be...herding fish.
If he was fishing or catching fish, his boat would not be clean and would not have any equipment to catch fish.
Alka silently put on a pair of glasses and looked around.
Look at the magic power beside the old man.
"Not very strong, probably in the second stage."
"Do you want to contact me?" Xia Daiti asked softly.
Hearing this, Alka nodded and said, "Go and make contact."
After saying that, he waved his hand gently, and the pink weapon floating in the air slowly gathered and returned to Alka's palm.
Everyone also revealed their figures.
When the crowd suddenly appeared, the old man not far in front of them was obviously startled.
“Eh…ah!”
The already narrow canoe began to tilt due to his sudden and violent shaking.
He was so frightened that he fell directly into the water. The sudden movement scared the densely packed fish swimming around.
The entire sea surface began to fluctuate violently.
You can see countless fish jumping out of the sea.
He stood up quickly. Due to his height, only his upper body was exposed. He picked up the long pole in his hand and swung it quickly.
The fish below immediately calmed down under his wave.
The strange clothes on his body reflected a more obvious luster after being stained by water droplets.
Water dripped down his clothes.
This is some kind of waterproof clothing material.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when the fish completely calmed down.
He moved slightly, revealing part of his body behind the boat, and looked at Alka and the others.
"Who are you? Why do you suddenly appear here?"
The tone of his voice was a little strange, but Alka could understand what he said.
Because this is what Lucelia spoke at the beginning, and it can be regarded as Lucelia's mother tongue.
A common language derived from the sea of living beings.
The people on the ship may not know other languages, but the common language of the four seas plus the language of white crocodile used to express secret information are the languages that everyone on the ship must learn.
So when this person spoke, everyone could understand.
"Julia, go and have some communication."
Julia nodded after hearing Alka's words.
The language this person uses is the common language of the sea of all living beings, so he must have a certain connection with that sea.
This place is so full of vitality. If you say that this place has nothing to do with life, no one will believe it.
Shaking her tail, Julia swam slowly over.
At the same time, he opened his hands slightly and shook them to show that he was not carrying any weapons and had no ill intentions.
He said softly: "We have no ill intentions, we just came across this area while sailing on the sea.
I came to see it out of curiosity.”
This situation is not uncommon.
Hearing this, the old man in front obviously believed it a little. He gradually relaxed his vigilance and stood up slightly.
The moment he stood up completely, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he saw something extremely terrifying.
Pointing at Julia, trembling all over, with a look of horror on his face.
"You...you are a human, a merman."
As they spoke, their fear gradually turned into anger. Amid such mixed emotions, he tightly grasped the fishing rod-like object in his hand.
To Julia.
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he rushed towards Julia.
Seeing this obviously aggressive action, the people behind were ready to take action.
Alka raised his hand slightly to stop everyone's actions.
"I'll do it, don't worry."
He jumped off the boat and landed next to Julia. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed at the person rushing towards him.
Pink mist emerged from the five fingers and quickly surrounded his ears and head.
The anger and fear in his heart immediately eased, and he stood there slightly confused.
Alka quickly turned to Julia and said, "Put the fish tail away quickly."
Julia nodded, and the fish tail turned into a pair of tender, white and slender legs standing in the water.
Alka controlled the clouds and mist to linger around and kept muttering in the old man's ear.
"It's all a dream... It's all a dream. Everything just now was fake. It was just a nightmare..."
The pink mist wrapped around it and dragged it back to the back of the ship, returning it to the same posture and movement as before.
Finally, Alka immediately returned to the original place.
He raised his hand gently, and the pink mist that was originally wrapped around the enemy's head disappeared immediately.
The old man, who was originally a little confused, quickly regained his clarity and looked at the surrounding situation with a little doubt.
He rubbed his head without leaving a trace and looked at everyone.
Then he stood up slightly.
Before Julia could say anything, Alka came out of the water.
"Don't worry, I'm from the Holy Mother Church."
After saying this, he slightly raised his right hand, and a faint ball of holy light appeared in his palm, emitting white light.
This is a relatively signature simple spell of the Church of Our Lady. In addition to being able to dispel evil around, its only remaining attribute is lighting.
As this scene appeared, everyone could clearly see that the old man went from being alert to being relaxed.
He turned over and entered his own boat.
"So you are from the Holy Mother Church. Were you swept into the sea?"
"Yes, but this time I happened to be curious about this area, so I decided to come up and take a look to broaden my horizons."
Hearing this, the old man nodded, smiled and waved the fishing rod in his hand.
The boat moved slowly.
"It's not very safe here. Come with me and I will take you to the village."
Everyone stood apart from each other, and at Alka's signal, followed.
