Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 314: Great Harvest: Figurehead South Wind Girl

Due to the influence of high temperature and rising air currents, the interior of the "World Snake - Celestial Circulation Belt" is shrouded in fog all year round.

In a calm area where only the ocean current flows slowly from east to west but there is no sea breeze at all, a black crack like a scar spans the sky and sea.

It is hundreds of meters long and ten meters wide, half of it is submerged in the sea water and the other half extends high into the sky.

Through this crack, you can clearly see the turbulent sea of ​​source opposite, as well as a group of strange-looking big fish swimming in and out of the crack.

The overall look is that of a group of red and white clownfish, but each of them actually has a pale clown face.

This is a group of [weird clownfish].

This monstrosity, which feeds on the fear of intelligent creatures, is clearly not very interested in the uninhabited waters of the material world on this side of the rift.

After swimming around, they did not detect any scent of "food", and they did not like the low-magic environment of the material world, so they were about to swim back to the Sea of ​​​​Source.

But there seemed to be a flash of golden light on the other side of the crack, and then a slender warship covered with golden light was pushed by a strong wind and rushed into the material world at a high speed through the crack.

The two sides collided head-on, and a blood mist suddenly exploded in the clownfish school.

Some even flew into the air, flipped backwards two and a half times, turned three times, and fell back into the water, becoming a pile of bloody rubble.

The people on the [Golden Deer] did not take this small accident seriously at all. It was not until they ran hundreds of meters that they had time to look back at the group of pursuers who had stopped in front of the crack.

They all breathed a sigh of relief:

"Damn that weird [Lantern Fish], damn its phototaxis, we finally escaped from the Sea of ​​Element alive.

God bless you. "

"Long live the captain! We have defeated the god of death again."

"The fact that we managed to escape from the Sea of ​​Element alive is a miracle that we can brag about to our children and grandchildren for the rest of our lives.

This is a miracle that is even more impossible than challenging the Sea of ​​Monsters."

"I will compile my logbook into a biography and let the bards sing the captain's achievements."

There was jubilation on the Golden Deer.

The excitement of the pirate officers and crew members for returning safely from the Source Sea was no less than that of becoming the ultimate winners in the "Octagonal Iron Cage".

Even if Byron possessed [Weather Intuition], it would be very difficult to find a secondary world rift that would allow mid-sequence transcendents and large ships to pass through.

The journey was only a few hours, but it was full of dangers.

They did not die at the hands of the octopus battleship May Wind and the ghost ship Black Coffin, but were almost torn to pieces by the various monsters that emerged in the Sea of ​​​​Source.

For example, the weird lantern fish that is now parked opposite the crack, still yelling "Brother, lend me a light, lend me a light", and no one knows what it has experienced in its life. It has a strong tendency to move toward light.

In the pitch-black sea of ​​source, the golden bottom of the Golden Deer naturally appears particularly eye-catching.

Naturally, they were also closely chased by giant lantern fish that were as huge as sea monsters.

Fortunately, Violet painted the bottom of the boat with black paint, which helped to shake off most of the pursuers and prevent them from being surrounded.

"With the captain here, we will have the opportunity to venture into the Sea of ​​Monsters sooner or later. Maybe we can become the first pirate ship to cross the Sea of ​​Monsters."

The crew members' self-confidence was unprecedentedly high, but Byron was filled with fear.

The Sea of ​​Monsters, which makes people shudder with fear, is actually similar to the Sea of ​​Essence.

Not only are these two places filled with all kinds of monsters, but no matter how experienced you are or how many little-known taboo rules you have summed up, there are always new rules waiting for you in the unknown seas.

If they hadn't been able to use the Witch of Disaster's underwater senses to detect the enemy in advance, the range of the [Ship's Log] ability would have been expanded to sixty meters, allowing them to take the initiative and understand those bizarre rules in advance.

[Golden Deer] may never come out.

"Sea of ​​Monsters? You guys really think highly of me."

All I can say is, next time for sure!'

Soon, a group of sea monsters that were obviously phototactic but, like their deep-sea counterparts, were afraid of natural sunlight, roared unwillingly in front of a crack that was only ten meters wide, and finally retreated.

Byron and his party finally had time to observe where they were.

【Weather Intuition】Naturally communicate with celestial phenomena.

Through the flow angle of the atmospheric circulation, it was roughly determined that the place where the Golden Deer came out was far away from the Windward Strait and came to the doldrums within five degrees north and south latitude.

This is because this place is far away from the Old Continent and the Bantaan Islands, and even though it is a second-level world rift, there is no [Lantern Man] guarding it.

Anyway, it's impossible to keep an eye on it in such an uninhabited place.

As the captain, Byron finally put his heart at ease after confirming that it was safe, and explained to his crew:
"We are about 4 degrees north latitude, not too deep in the doldrums.

If it was the previous [Golden Deer], without those man-eating sharks and fiddler crabs, it might be a bit tricky to encounter this situation.

But confiscating the spoils from the two fourth-level adventurers was no longer a problem.

Missy, check out our new figurehead.

I just happened to come to the doldrums to see how long it takes to recharge after an outburst."

"it is good."

Violet responded crisply and leaped lightly onto the bowsprit with three hoisting sails.

He bent down and gently stroked a pure white ivory-carved figurehead placed under the bowsprit - the South Wind Girl.

The entire figurehead is carved from the horn of a large sea monster, the narwhal. It is called a horn, but in fact it is a long tooth in the narwhal's mouth.

The main subject is a slender and graceful half-naked girl dancing in the wind, wearing only a thin layer of gauze.

It is a one-to-one replica of a beautiful dancer dancing the "Dance of the South Wind".

And although it is clearly a hard sculpture, it perfectly outlines the shape and rhythmic vitality of the wind through the girl's body movements and the layer of tulle.

With just a glance, one can immediately notice that there is a warm spring breeze blowing around her. Violet majored in sculpture and painting art design at the Vinaya Academy of Arts, and she couldn't help but love this masterpiece that can be called a work of art.

I have to admit that even her professional ability is inferior to his.

The third-level master craftsman's identification technique swept over the figurehead, read its information, and responded to Byron:
“There are also updrafts in the calm zone, and it will take about thirty minutes for me to fully recover my supernatural powers.

The equipment that can be used by a fourth-level adventurer is indeed of high quality."

The ghost ship [Black Coffin] and the octopus battleship [May Wind] were all killed, and everything on the ship naturally became the spoils of the [Golden Deer].

This figurehead [Maiden of the South Wind] comes from the May Wind and is also one of the most practical treasures.

effect:

"1. Wind conductor. Twist and change the wind direction within a certain range, so that the sea breeze blowing over the warship tends to be the side wind that is most conducive to sailing.

The angle can be changed to plus or minus thirty degrees. If it exceeds this limit, the boat can only do the same as other sailboats, crawling when necessary and sailing against the wind when necessary.

Even updrafts can be easily borrowed.

2. Waves without wind. Even if there is no wind, the wind power stored in normal times can be extracted to continuously provide a force 5 wind that is most suitable for sailing within five hours.

If the wind is released all at once within thirty minutes, the warship can be temporarily increased to 30 knots (55 km/h), which is convenient for accelerated escape.

However, after the skill is unleashed, the extraordinary ability disappears and needs to be recharged with the help of wind power before it can be used again.

For the Golden Deer, a half-hour charge will give it a range of 126 kilometers.

Third, it has a layer of "South Wind Veil" that can not only clean itself automatically, ensuring that the figurehead is always spotless in any bad weather, but also prevents any unauthorized touching. "

The third article seems a bit redundant, and it seems to be only for the protection of works of art and has no practical value.

But Mr. Byron, as an experienced old captain, knew.

If it weren't for the third function, this lifelike large figure would probably be polished by the sailors in just a few days.

"Very good. From now on, our Golden Deer can move freely in the doldrums without any external help."

Since the Maywind no longer relied on wind and sails for propulsion after being polluted, the figurehead naturally became a decoration for it.

By the way, it also brought a bargain to the Golden Deer, and made up for the last shortcoming of this relic battleship that it could not sail in the calm zone.

The figurehead angel of revenge that was originally transformed by Violet was also eliminated and could be used to equip another rare warship.

Of course, the spoils they reaped were more than that.

Although the quantity is not large, each piece is a fine product.

[Second-level cursed item: Compass of Desire] Needless to say, although there is a flaw that there must be risks associated with gains, it is still the treasure that every captain dreams of.

It is much more powerful than the gold digging rat that has been transferred to the trainer Octopus Man Xiaoba.

It is also the second relic related to the Age of Discovery that Byron snatched from the Kingdom of Castile after the First Overseas Development Order.

He is far from having fully fleeced the wool of this maritime hegemon.

The loot on the Black Coffin is not bad either. The bodies of the Smith brothers are good stuff in themselves.

The unprecedented fourth-order transmutation blood can make Byron's next blood sublimation ceremony [Blood Feast Holy Grail] reach the most perfect state.

An undead servant whose soul is twisted like a double helix also gives him another trump card that allows him to transform at any time.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the whale oil lamp burning with a ghost light in the hand of the coffin bearer Smith is actually a pass to the edge of the world of the kingdom of the dead.

An ordinary ghost ship is just a ghost ship. Only with such a pass can it travel between reality and the edge of the world as a "soul ferryman" and transport the souls of the dead who died on the sea.

Byron couldn't use it himself, but he planned to give it to his father when he came to visit for the first time.

After obtaining the pass, the father finally took the first step on the road to becoming the "Undead King" and had the opportunity to build a great empire for his son.

In addition, Jacqueline also contacted her mother Meganilla, and learned that there were other spoils left by four other strange warships in the Windward Strait.

The [Sea Spider] of the Grand Duchy of Courland, the [Resolution] of the Grand Duchy of Andorra, the [Sword and Shield] of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and the [Smurf] of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg.

They agreed to split the bill in half.

In addition, Byron also touched the boundary of [Divine Vision], so the series of gains can undoubtedly be called a great harvest.

At least after using [Do Not Disturb Sleeping Dragon] once, you won't lose money.

"Unfortunately, the unlocking density has never reached the top, and my God-given holy relics and new entries are temporarily nowhere to be found."

Byron looked at the last page of the logbook:
[Secret: The Origin of the Blood Plague, Historical Influence 38] The unlocking density increased from 68% to 88%, and then remained unchanged.

“This shows that even though I witnessed the birth ceremony of the son of the Sleeping God, I still haven’t dug deep enough into this secret.

The influence of 38 points is at least the scope of an entire continent. Perhaps I should go and take a look at the new continent south of the celestial circulation belt.

The bloodbath is only the tip of the iceberg of this influence, and the current situation in the New World may give me an answer. "

Byron was not in a hurry either. This was just like the reason why the decryption density of [The Shadow Behind the Red and White Rose War, Influence 31] had remained at 68%.

Behind the Red and White Rose War, in addition to the White Rose York Family, there are also the shadows of the traditional church and the Bloodthirsty Cult.

Byron has not yet found the bond that will allow the three parties to achieve in-depth cooperation, so the solution is stuck here.

“We will all go to the New World sooner or later, but now is not the time.

Although my emotions urged me to set off immediately, my reason told me that impulse was meaningless before a series of arrangements were completed.

Moreover, the [Blue Hair] Barbarossa Helding, who has been eating and drinking for free at my disposal for a long time, can finally be put to use.

If we work hard, we might even get help from the pirate king of the west coast, Barbarossa Hayreddin. "

At this moment, Violet, who was still admiring the figurehead at the bow, suddenly looked stern and shouted a warning:
"Be careful, there's something coming from underwater."

(End of this chapter)