Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 836 Rising Sea, Great Wall of the Sea

This is the diary of an attacking soldier.

The above records the recent anomalies concerning my squad and its leader.

The captain, who was originally a nice person, suddenly became cold and unapproachable, and so did his teammates.

The bewildered soldiers of Gulad thought they had done something wrong and were deeply puzzled and confused.

All of this happened after a routine patrol.

It was clear that from that time onward, someone with malicious intent had infiltrated the garrison and remained hidden until the garrison encountered this army, thus instigating a conflict.

"Mind control abilities?"

The little frog stroked its chin and guessed.

While this is very likely, it is clear that without direct evidence, nothing can be concluded, and the reason why the culprit did this cannot be found.

After discussing it, the four of them withdrew from the naval battle and headed to the garrison in the Fragrant Sea, hoping to find some important intelligence there.

The Fragrant Sea is not large, consisting of a small island with high mountains and several archipelagos.

The central mountain island has been transformed into a strategically important castle by the Gulad Empire.

After dealing with the sea monsters of the Gulad Empire blocking their way and stepping onto the Gulad garrison grounds, the four finally understood why this sea area was named.

The mountains and fields are covered with bright and beautiful flowers, exuding a refreshing fragrance that immerses the soul.

Yuanfang bent down and carefully examined one of the flowers, recalling some information about plants in the Spirit Candle World from other instances.

"Flowers on the tombstone."

"It draws nourishment and vitality from the remains; the more corpses buried here, the more flowers will grow from them."

"But if those who were virtuous in life are buried, the flowers that bloom will be ugly and full of stench; the opposite will be true for those who are virtuous."

The distant view slowly rises, the soil here is fertile, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating; the reasons are self-evident.

"Isn't this just a nice-looking mass grave?" Shang An's lips twitched, feeling that the concept of the Spirit Candle was truly absurd.

"That's not the point, okay?" Frog Boy frowned slightly. "Why are so many virtuous people buried here?"

"Hmm... Was it done by the Gulad army?" Bu Long guessed.

"Go inside and you'll find out."

The gaze from afar fell upon the castle high in the mountain.

Regardless, they were determined to go inside and find the truth.

However, it seems that because most of the troops stationed in the Fragrant Sea were in the previous war zone, the garrison at Fragrant Fortress was unexpectedly small, and the soldiers among them were not very strong.

Even the strongest guardian is nothing more than a Law Knight of the Scorching level.

In this situation, any one of the four people could easily solo the game.

The only troublesome thing was probably the treacherous terrain and the crossbows and various military facilities on the fortress walls, but they still couldn't stop their advance.

Therefore, the four of them naturally had no obstacles.

"Tsk, I'm even starting to get a little bored."

"Spirit Candle is really something, why can't they put in a Spirit Burning boss or something to increase the challenge?"

Once ashore, he began to shake his head in a pretentious manner.

The frog next to him twitched his lips and sneered, "If we really put a Fire Saint boss here, you wouldn't be happy."

Of course, the jinx that came from the shore did not come true, and the defensive forces in Fragrant Fortress were indeed limited to this.

Before long, the four of them arrived inside the castle.

Aside from armories and storage depots, the most numerous buildings were the soldiers' dormitories.

The soldiers of Gulad also seemed to be quite clean, and most of their rooms were very tidy.

The four searched separately and soon arrived at the highest room in the castle, which should be the resting room of the silver-masked sorcerer and the Knight Commander of Law who had appeared before.

After glancing around the room, a letter quickly came into view on the table in the distance.

It wasn't finished, and the handwriting looked quite fresh, so the Silver Masked Sorcerer must have left after suddenly receiving the message.

However, there was nothing special about the content; it was a letter from the silver-masked sorcerer to his family.

There was a bookshelf in the back, and the contents of some of the books were what Yuanfang wanted to see this time.

【Rising Great Wall】

This is undoubtedly the significance of the military presence in the entire Fragrant Sea area.

As its name suggests, this towering and sturdy Great Wall stretches across an extremely hot sea, blocking the terrifying region known as the "Rising Sea".

The name "Rising Sea" has a long history.

This is a very mysterious and dangerous sea area.

The boiling sea maintains a high temperature at all times, like a boiling pot, with steam and heat waves that are impossible to see clearly, and some lava flows in it.

But that's not the reason for its mystery and danger.

The real danger lies in the fact that powerful and difficult-to-kill "Rusty Armor Ghosts" and "Erosion Ghosts" will be born in this sea area.

They come in all shapes and sizes; some seem to grow out of humanoid armor, while others seem to emerge from weapons. But without exception, they are all extremely brutal and bloodthirsty, and they loathe all life.

However, they also have a fatal weakness.

That means they can only operate near the Rising Sea; once they leave the Rising Sea, they will return to their useless rusted armor and corroded artifacts.

For this reason, they instinctively want to expand the Rising Sea, spreading it throughout the world to slaughter all living beings...

The Rising Sea ravaged this sea for a long time.

But amidst blood and fire, an ancient kingdom rose up, repelled the Rising Sea, and later built the Great Wall on its edge to resist the Rising Sea's continuous expansion.

But after the threat from the Rising Sea temporarily diminished.

This ancient kingdom then experienced internal strife and subsequently split into five countries on the periphery.

However, due to the threat of the Rising Sea, no large-scale war broke out between the five countries, and they still followed the ancestral law, regularly sending troops to the Rising Sea to guard it.

However, selfishness is human nature, and so is the nature of nations.

Having not been threatened by the Rising Sea for so long, the five nations had forgotten the pain of past wounds and soon had disagreements and disputes over the Rising Sea army.

One of the countries on the outermost edge even felt that there was no need to send soldiers and troops, since the Rising Sea was not on its border.

As a result, various countries began to have their own agendas, leading to numerous wars.

And it seems that it was precisely because of the outbreak of war.

The Rusty Armor Demons and Corroded Weapon Demons became increasingly rampant, and powerful individuals emerged one after another. As a result, the Great Wall of the Rising Sea was also affected, and its defenses were neglected. With the balance of power shifting, the Great Wall of the Rising Sea was in danger several times and suffered heavy damage.

However, it was at this time.

The Gulad Empire has arrived.

Empire arrives, empire conquers.

Gulad had no interest in, nor any need to, play games with, the five nations; it was either submission or destruction.

Ironically, faced with the powerful invasion of the Gulad Empire, the five nations, who were originally distrustful and harboring their own ulterior motives, suddenly united against a common enemy. One of the kings even recounted their past struggles against the Rising Sea.

They were reborn from the ashes, and they must be reborn today. They must fight to the death against the enemy. No one can enslave them or destroy their country!
then.

The Gulad Empire swept through the five kingdoms like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, pronounced judgment and executed the kings, and took complete control.

The common people of the five countries were initially filled with righteous indignation at the arrival of the Gulad Empire.

But they soon discovered something strange... After the Gulad Empire destroyed the five kingdoms, the wars that used to happen frequently no longer occurred.

It's unclear who the problem lies with.

However, even though the five kingdoms came under the control of the Gulad Empire.

The threat from the Rising Sea remains.

Furthermore, due to the invasion by the Gulad Empire at the time, a mad king near the Rising Sea even ordered the Rising Sea Wall to be blown up, creating a breach in the Rising Sea Wall.

In an instant, the Rusty Armor Demon and the Corroded Weapon Demon arrived with the rising seawater, and slaughter and war spread.

Perhaps because of the previous wars of conquest, these Rusty Armored Demons and Corroded Weapon Demons that came with the breach are exceptionally powerful.

Fortunately, the Great Wall built by the ancient kingdom was exceptionally sturdy, and the entire Great Wall did not completely collapse.

The Gruard Empire mobilized its forces to suppress the savages, quickly expelling the Rust Armored Demons and Corrosion Demons from the breach, and then repaired the Great Wall of the Sea with the help of the Empire's craftsmen.

This is why, in the hearts of the common people of the five countries, the Gulad Empire also possessed the legitimacy to rule.

Compared to other regions that frequently experience rebellions, the original five kingdoms, despite being located on the border, were surprisingly stable and even began to prosper.

Although there were occasional remnants of the former king causing trouble, they had long lost the support of the people and could not stir up any waves.

Furthermore, since the threat from the Rising Sea still exists, and Rusty Armored Demons and Corroded Weapon Demons frequently attempt to climb the Great Wall of the Sea, the Gulard Empire has also dispatched a large number of troops to garrison the border.

Although it consumes a lot of money, it is also an excellent place to train troops. Because of this, the strength of the Rising Seaside Army is also very strong.

This might explain why the Gulad army specifically came here to be drawn from...

Of course, neither the ancient kingdom, nor the five kingdoms, nor even Gurad were fools. They all wanted to explore the reasons for the appearance and existence of the Ascending Sea and solve the problem once and for all.

However, the situation in the Rising Sea seems extremely complicated and hides a huge secret.

According to records from the Gulad Empire.

Throughout the history of the five nations, every exploration fleet they dispatched vanished without a trace.

In the history of Gulad, the supreme and great emperor also visited this place and risked his life to venture into the Rising Sea with his close ministers.

Emperor Gulad returned unharmed.

However, after that, the empire never mentioned completely resolving the issue of the Ascending Sea again, and instead maintained the defensive strategy of the ancient kingdom and the five kingdoms.

There is also a view within the empire that the emperor is not without solutions, but rather needs to wait for the right opportunity.

But in any case, what exactly is in the Rising Sea and why it exists are things that the common people at the bottom of society have no way of knowing.

During this period, countless border soldiers sacrificed their lives in the battles against the rising sea.

Among them are many former civilians from the five kingdoms, whose custom is to bury their remains on the islands and then plant flowers on the graves, so that they may return to the islands and the sea.

Close the book.

Those far away may already know why the Fragrant Sea got its name.

Soldiers died one by one, turning into soil and fragrance to protect the land.

Their will in life has transformed into a fragrant aroma, wafting through the air...

This is a fragrant sea.

It was also a battlefield filled with the smoke of gunpowder.

He glanced at the other books by the Silver Masked Sorcerer in the distance.

However, most of what is recorded above are the customs, habits, and history of the five countries.

The Silver-Masked Sorcerer understands these things, presumably to better carry out his work.

After all, it's not hard to tell from the unfinished content of the letter that he was transferred here, and was not a native of the original five countries.

"The rusty armor ghost, the rusty armor ghost..."

Could it be these monsters rising from the sea causing trouble?

Yuanfang frowned slightly as he perused the histories of the original five kingdoms and the records of the Gulad Empire, but found no information about the "wisdom" of these monsters.

If such a thing existed, the Gulard Empire would likely not have ignored it, suggesting that the monsters rising from the sea were probably not intelligent.

Therefore, the only ones causing this trouble could be internal enemies of the Gulad Empire or other external enemies.

It's not impossible that the former kings and their followers from the original five kingdoms were also involved.

After searching the lounge, Yuanfang left the room, met up with the others, and exchanged information.

Apart from him, the others didn't gain much; they mostly obtained fragmented instructions from items and weapons, which weren't very useful.

"There's a town to the northwest of Fragrant Fortress, shall we go check it out?"

"I'm not deaf," he said, referring to the information he had overheard while guarding the underground prison.

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

After all, there is definitely more information in towns.

However, since the dungeon here posed a relatively low threat, the group split into four groups.

However, after a long period of time, they returned.

"I'm disgusted. Why is everything over there a complete mess, but the town behind here is still peaceful, with only a bunch of civilian zombies?"

I couldn't help but complain after getting ashore.

They had hoped that riots or something similar would break out in the town, which would allow them to find out about the culprit.

Unexpectedly, both commoners and nobles in the town seemed to have taken this for granted, continuing with their daily lives as usual, without any signs of rioting.

Of course, because of the moment of extinction, they turned into a group of living corpses.

That's why, after searching extensively, they found absolutely nothing...

Because everywhere else, only the dark border remains.

The Great Wall rising over the sea is naturally also outside the boundary of darkness.

He went ashore and looked at the frog, and the frog looked back at him. Even the deaf man looked at him.

Does this mean their trip is doomed to fail halfway and return empty-handed?

At that moment, someone in the distance suddenly spoke.

He nodded slightly: "Now that the search of the Sea of ​​Smoke is complete, let's set off to illuminate the area."

Then he took out an object and injected it into the flames of war, seemingly sending some kind of signal.

The next moment, spatial fluctuations representing the anchoring point began to appear, and at the same time, the Spiritfire Port also appeared...

(End of this chapter)