Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 9 The boots of destruction finally fall
The changes that took place overnight reached their peak in the early morning of the next day, surprising the pirates in the entire Port of Virginia. Both novice navigators and veteran sailors noticed that the ocean was changing.
Ocean currents and winds have changed.
Large and small ships had appeared on the sea in the distance. After talking with them, I learned that those ships came from other islands in the Caribbean.
They claimed that they had seen the incarnation of the sea goddess Lady Colepso with their own eyes last night, which asked them to come here immediately to seek the final refuge before the end of the world.
The Poseidon fulfilled her agreement with Mason and has controlled the ocean currents as much as possible to open up a "fast lane" for other survivors.
As long as you sail into this unique and magical ocean current, you can reach Virginia City within a few hours even if you are far away in the Atlantic Ocean. You don’t even need to control the course, just follow the sea breeze.
However, the pirate kings in the port were not informed of Colepso's actions, which shocked and angered the members of the Pirate King Council headed by Barbossa.
They, who had put all their energy into expanding their territory at that time, thought that this was a "solo act" by the sea goddess. Now they were shouting angrily and wanted to go to the sea goddess to ask for an explanation with the trident that was enough to counterbalance Colepso.
This was not part of the Pirate King Council's plan.
Obviously, they still don't understand the fundamental reason that prompted the Poseidon to do this?
"Wow"
The door of the conference hall occupying the most luxurious area of Virginia City was pushed open by two pirates, one tall and one short, wearing armor and pretending to be mighty.
Mason, who was wearing an invisibility cloak as a "robe", did not go in immediately.
He stood on this high place and looked down at the entire huge and bustling city in front of him. From here it was not difficult to see that the city still had various traces left over from the previous attack by zombies.
But in just over half a month, the survivors, no longer afraid of the virus and zombies, rebuilt the first city in the post-apocalyptic era from the ruins.
They burst out with unimaginable enthusiasm for architecture.
Even though there were large groups of zombies gathering not far outside the city, it could not stop the civilians from repairing the collapsed houses.
"Give them a little more time, and they might even be able to open up the fields. Looking at the smiles on those people's faces, I really can't harden my heart to tell them that the world only has less than two days left to live.
Maybe even in the next second.”
Barbara, who was beside Mason, said with some regret:
"They worked so hard, but fate was not kind to them."
"It doesn't matter."
Ertong, wearing a red helmet and holding Mr. Hunter's sword, said calmly:
"When we get to Peter's place, there will be plenty of abandoned cities for them to live in. They can repair as many as they want! Right now, surviving is the most important thing. People who have experienced the ravages of the Black Death should understand this very well."
Mason did not express any emotion. Before entering the noisy hall, he took out the hourglass he carried with him and looked at it again. There was very little sand left on the top of the hourglass.
"John, how are things going over there?"
Mason asked in the team communication, and Zha Kang's listless voice soon sounded:
"Jack and I found the largest gate in the city, which is also the city gate. It is not a problem for dozens of people to pass through at the same time. Now we are resetting the components of the transfer gate.
This thing needs some debugging, luckily it's an item on the magic side so I can handle it.
It will take an hour at most.”
"ASAP."
Mason said, then strode into the conference hall in front of him.
This was originally the city hall, but now it was occupied by the pirate kings to discuss some weird and messy things. For example, they had just established the flags and emblems of the various pirate kingdoms three days ago...
Just as Barbara said, even Ertong was moved when he saw these guys' great enthusiasm for their new life in the future.
It's hard to convince them to give this up.
But fortunately, Mason had special "persuasion skills" and he felt that he didn't need to waste time.
"Hey, Master Mason! Your arrival really makes this city shine!"
When Mason walked into the hall, many people he knew or didn't know stood up and greeted him.
Some of them were heroes who had been seen on Turtle Island before, and some were other sea heroes who came here later to "join in the celebration."
But without exception, these guys knew who gave them the power to resist the Black Death, so even though most of them were unruly bastards, they all maintained at least superficial respect for Mason.
This is a good thing.
The lord of Virginia City, the legendary pirate Barbossa dragged his wooden leg up to Mason and gave him a warm hug. The old sea dog dressed himself up like an upper-class aristocrat.
The only problem is that no matter how luxurious the clothes and wigs are, they can't cover up the fishy smell on this guy.
"Did you instigate what happened to Collypso, my friend?"
He pulled Mason up to the podium with a fake smile on his face and asked again in a low voice.
"Let's not talk about this today. I have something more important to tell you."
Mason smiled in response.
He looked at the various strange flags planted around the platform and the representatives of various forces sitting in the seats below and talking to each other. After , he placed the hourglass in his hand on the table in front of him, cleared his throat, and said:
"Everyone, I appear again to warn you. The end of the world is coming, it is on the way, and soon this world will no longer exist."
The big pirates in the first row stopped whispering almost immediately, and the silence quickly spread to the entire hall, and everyone fell silent.
They suspected they had heard wrongly.
But from Mason's serious face they saw that this guy didn't seem to be joking, so even louder noise suddenly filled the hall.
There were also some angry guys who stood up to question, but unfortunately, no matter how loud their voices were, they were quickly drowned out by the chaotic noise.
"Bang"
A gunshot a few seconds later interrupted all the discussion and astonishment. Barbosa, with a gloomy face, was holding a flintlock rifle that was still emitting smoke.
He stood up, stared at Mason, and said in a bad tone:
"My friend, this joke is not funny!"
"I'm sure I'm not kidding, Barbossa."
Mason took out his penguin umbrella.
The handle of the devil's umbrella, which originally held the umbrella sword, was replaced with a golden, delicate solid sphere covered with geometric patterns. It emitted a golden glow as Mason touched it like a special scepter.
It was like a faint halo spreading from his body, and the golden apple's mind field was activated.
At that moment, even in the eyes of the most unruly pirates, Lord Mason who was speaking was filled with a majesty that could not be looked directly at, so the noisy hall immediately became quiet.
They pricked up their ears to listen to what Mason said next, a voice telling them that these words were important and they must obey.
Mason said:
"When the last bit of sand leaked out, the end of the world would come. My companions and I spent a lot of time investigating it all and trying to find a way to resist it.
Unfortunately, the end is unstoppable.
Fortunately, we have the means to avoid disaster.
In two hours at most, a door to another world will open at the gate of Virginia City. Through that door, you can leave this world that is bound to perish and enter a strange place to continue your life.
It's not a perfect paradise.
Like here, that world has also been attacked by the Black Death, and the situation there is even more serious than here, but this is the best solution that can be found so far.
Last night, I had a conversation with Ms. Collipsso.
It was also at my instruction that she sent a warning to other towns of survivors. This is not to shake your dignity, my pirate kings, this is just an emergency strategy to save more people. "
"I don't believe it!"
As soon as Mason finished speaking, a gentleman wearing a golden wig stood up excitedly, waved his hands and shouted. The fact that he was able to resist under the pressure of the golden apple proved that he was a man of strong determination.
He was under great pressure and shouted:
"We obviously have the magic medicine, and we have reached an agreement with the Sea God! We can drive out the ghouls and take back our hometown! Everything is obviously moving in the right direction.
His Majesty the King has also issued a decree to retake the continent...
It shouldn't be like this!
wizard!
How dare you spread rumors and deceive people at this time! You should be tied to the stake and burned alive!"
The old gentleman's scream obviously represented the thoughts of many people in the hall, but the power of the Golden Apple continued to be released, and Mason came to announce the decision rather than discuss the matter with them.
As he watched coldly, the whole hall fell silent again after a few seconds. He said:
"Of course I'm not forcing everyone to leave, if you think I'm joking, you're free to move. But if you want to survive, you know where to go with your family.
I have said all I need to say.”
After saying that, Mason picked up the hourglass and left the hall amid the noisy crying behind him, ignoring the requests of his "old friends" to stay.
He also had to go to the old spider's world to observe how Quint protected the vassal world from the impact disaster, and he didn't have much time to waste arguing here.
However, when Mason, Barbara and the two barrels left, Barbosa, with a gloomy face, limped and followed.
This old pirate doesn't waste his time.
He took out a key from his bosom and put it into Mason's hand, whispering:
"The trident is in the treasure room of my captain's cabin. Go and get it yourself! Don't alert others. And I have a request. There is another thing in my captain's cabin that you must take with you.
Regardless of whether what you just said is true or false, I hope you will complete this transaction."
"Barboza, everything I said is true."
Mason looked at the treasure key in his hand and said:
"The fact that you can give me this shows that you believe this. Hurry and leave. There is no point in staying here."
"But I'm a pirate."
Barbossa grinned, revealing his big gold teeth.
The greasy pirate snorted, held his sword and said:
"Rough guys like us will never compromise with the damn fate. Even if there is a doomsday, I have to see it with my own eyes to convince myself to give up everything I have now.
Maybe you predicted wrong?
Maybe I can really build a kingdom of my own and own all the wealth? I am different from Jack, the coward. I will not give up and leave before the game is over.
Mason, you may not think so, but I do consider you a friend.
Please protect the most precious treasure in my life.
If you lose it, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"
After saying that, the old pirate snorted, turned around and walked towards his group of friends surrounded by a group of guards.
Mason wasted no time. He immediately rushed to the dock with Barbara and Er Tong, boarded the Queen Anne's Revenge, and opened the captain's room with Barbossa's key.
While seeing the treasury where the Trident of Poseidon is stored, I also saw the young girl standing on a chair observing the sky through a complex huge telescope.
She was so focused that she didn't even notice three people walking into the cabin behind her.
"She is..."
Barbara asked quietly, Mason nodded, gestured to the second barrel and said:
"No time to explain, knock him out and take him away!"
Ertong walked forward without mercy, slapped the girl on the neck, picked her up and put her in Barbara's arms, and picked up the notebook she dropped and put it next to her.
Mason had already used the key to open the pirate's treasure chest, and in the long box was a strange thing that was quite strange in every way.
It is said to be the trident of Poseidon.
But it was more like some kind of "artwork" formed by the twisted growth of some strange coral, without any characteristics that a weapon should have, like a dead tree in the sea.
The three forks on the top are not even symmetrical, and the overall look is very shabby.
Ertong, who was quite knowledgeable about cold weapons, came over to take a look and shook his head, saying:
"It's not a weapon for combat at all. You don't even need to try it to know that the center of gravity and balance are terrible. Its sturdiness is also questionable. I strongly suspect that the pirates may have got a fake."
"No, it's true."
Mason held out his hand and whispered:
“Although many people have rumored that this trident originated from the era of the gods, in fact, the power level of this world is not enough to give birth to a powerful sea god like Poseidon.
Collipsso represents the pinnacle of power in this world. You can also see that she is actually just a top-tier super villain. In terms of appearance, she is probably not even as good as Zhou K'er.
Besides, this thing is not meant to be used in combat.
This is clearly a 'staff'."
He touched the unremarkable "Trident" in front of him, and an information tag quickly popped up:
Poseidon's Trident/Heart of the Sea/Staff of Moses
Quality: Legendary Jewelcrafting Items, Perfect Craftsmanship
Traits: Wave Riding, Divine Purification, Ocean Mastery, Divine Container
Item Effects:
1. Heart of the Sea:
The trident was born from the depths of the sea and has the power to purify all curses and darkness related to the sea. When holding this item, one will be immune to the effects of all curses under the divinity, and can heal injuries caused by being contaminated by darkness or purify any curse.
2. Divine things:
The legendary trident possesses the most original divinity in this world. It can be used to store divine power or release divine power to fight against equal power. It is rumored that this trident has the power to change destiny.
3. Rapid flow control:
When holding the trident, one gains control over the sea, the strength of which depends on how well the user harnesses the energy.
Producer: None
Item Description: Lift it up and part the sea in front of everyone. See who dares to call you a charlatan in the future. But remember to hold it gently, it is really fragile...
"It seems I guessed right."
Mason picked up the ugly trident from the box. He motioned for Ertong to raise his left hand and touch the trident to the ghost claw tattoo on his arm.
Ertong frowned and said:
"I don't feel anything."
"Nonsense, I haven't even started yet."
Mason took a deep breath and used the technique of manipulating magic fire to mobilize the weak magic power and inject it into the trident.
The next moment, as the sound of rolling waves echoed, the ghost claw tattoo on Ertong's left arm quickly lit up, and then "degenerated" back to its original state little by little under the astonished gaze of him and Barbara.
"It is effective, but it is not enough to remove this soul curse. It seems that the divine power is too weak."
Mason regretfully placed his trident on the ground, rubbing his chin and saying:
"I think I know why Star Castle is so concerned about Kolypso's divinity. It has nothing to do with how much, but they cannot let any trace of divine power flow to the opponent.
The hunters might also be secretly trying to use this power that does not belong to mortals to escape the control of the devil. Sure enough, Zha Kang's previous conjecture was correct.
The curse bestowed by the godhead can only be countered by divine power on a symbolic level."
As he spoke, Mason threw the trident to Ertong with little interest and said:
"Give it to John and say it's his salary for the next six months. If he dares to call me stingy again, you can kick his balls for me."
The three men walked out of the cabin with Barbossa's unconscious daughter. They were going to go their separate ways to take the time to prepare for the upcoming battle.
But the moment they got off the boat, Mason and the other two looked up at the same time as if they sensed something.
They felt a powerful force suddenly appear in this world as if it had torn apart some barriers.
Following the gazes of the three people, what came into view was another reflection in the sky, like a glimmer of light between interlaced curtains, and one could glimpse another world slowly emerging from the abyss of stars.
The rising planets between reality and illusion have occupied the sky, just like the reflection in a mirror, or like a cruel curtain finally being drawn.
They are attracting each other and approaching each other little by little.
Just like the love between lovers, they are inseparable until the last moment of passion, and the two worlds will fall apart in an instant.
“Oh my god!”
Barbara exclaimed, and Mason clenched his fists. He subconsciously looked at the hourglass in his hand, and the last drop of sand was falling into the sand below.
The end of impact is coming!
It finally appeared before Mason's eyes, as unstoppable as all his imaginations had imagined.
