Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 444 Secret Realm: The Little Mermaid's Bubble Dream
"We have entered the intertidal zone? Does this mean that the entire material world has entered the intertidal zone of the Sea of ​​Element?"

A crooked word on the note immediately caught Byron's attention.

No one in the world truly understands the nature of the Sea of ​​Element.

Its existence is unknowable, indescribable, and unpredictable. It may be a natural phenomenon that has existed since time immemorial, a living creature, or just a concept.

In short, any exploration of the Sea of ​​​​Source will only lead to extremely tragic accidents.

Even if the explorer did not die on the spot, he would surely be burned to ashes in the subsequent siege by the Inquisition and the Tribunal.

But at least all the extraordinary people know one thing, that all the extraordinary powers in the material world originate from this sea of ​​source, which is also called the "deep sea".

The other side also has all the characteristics of the sea, and is roughly divided into land, coast, intertidal zone, near sea and open sea.

The so-called "intertidal zone" refers to a specific coast located between the average highest tide level and the lowest tide level.

When the tide is high, this area will be submerged by sea water, and when the tide is low, this area will be exposed to the water.

The coast above the intertidal zone, where waves can reach, is called the supratidal zone; the area below the intertidal zone, extending to the sea to a depth of about thirty meters, is called the subtidal zone.

“'We have entered the intertidal zone' means that the power of the source tide has begun to truly affect this world, and the material world has gradually slipped into the intertidal zone.

It might be fine when the tide is low, but when the tide is high it might be enough to swallow up part of the material world.

For example, the full moon nights of the past two days flooded the glacier islands!"

As a fourth-level [Craftsman] in the Tower Sequence, Violet, the most knowledgeable among the crew, immediately understood the meaning of this sentence and murmured:
"Not only a mystical drowning, but also a practical drowning?
Since even the glacial islands that serve as the starting point of the second circulation belt have been submerged, what does the lowest-lying East Continent look like now?
Could it be that it has turned into an underwater world?
What happened to my father now? He probably set sail from here many years ago and crossed the second circulation belt to the Eastern Continent.

Also, since Anchor Bay and the Glacier Islands, which face the gyre, are both canaries, will the present of the Glacier Islands be the future of Anchor Bay?"

Violet's heart beat faster as she realized that all the people and things she cared about most in the world were in danger.

When Byron felt the little hand suddenly tightening around his in his pocket, he knew that he obviously could not escape from this whirlpool.

Besides, behind Violet's Anchor Bay is the North Sea, the Kingdom of Hastings in the Channel Islands, which is also an island country and his base camp.

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

He quickly comforted the girl:

“The last time an era changed, from the appearance of the omen to the war of the gods, and then to the actual arrival of the flood, the time span was at least dozens or hundreds of years.

This is just the beginning, there is no need to panic.

Although the ultimate source of the information is still unclear, who is using the drifting bottle to warn other humans on land.

But since the other party was still scattering drifting bottles, it means that the main body is still in the submerged glacial islands and failed to escape in time.

As long as we find each other, we should be able to solve many problems.

Judging from the writing on the drifting bottle, they were submerged not long ago, probably on the full moon night a few days ago."

While speaking, he activated [Divine Vision], and combined with [Weather Intuition], he could clearly see the details of the sea in front of him.

It was discovered that the space in this sea area had actually been distorted.

It is obvious that the overall sea level has not risen in either the Ocean of Storms on the west or the Sea of ​​Monsters on the east, but only this place is completely submerged.

It is obvious that the sea water is not rising, but the island is sinking passively and sliding silently to the bottom of the sea.

Just as the message in the bottle said, "Welcome to the eternal fall", starting from this glacial archipelago, perhaps the whole world will be swept into the sea in the future.

Deep underwater, a wide world crack is looming, enveloping an archipelago and forming a huge secret realm like colorful foam.

Byron had been in and out of the Sea of ​​​​Source many times and knew that this dangerous area existed in the spiritual world. Every time a soul or alien creature was captured, there was a digestion process.

Some will be eaten by the endless stream of indigenous monsters and evil spirits, while others will become new monsters and evil spirits after being quickly contaminated.

The same is true when swallowing an island. It first evolves into a secret place based on the memories and origins of the residents, and then is digested bit by bit into becoming a part of itself.

Falling towards the animal side all the way into the boundless deep sea.

Order is the exception, chaos is the only eternal thing!
It is impossible to see what is inside the foam secret realm from the outside, and if you don't go in, it is difficult to read the details of the killing rules from the [Ship's Log].

But this did not bother Byron.

Instead of recalling Fujin and Wuni who had fled to the frozen continent, he spread out his palm, and the flesh and blood squirmed, spitting out a ball of crystal clear "panacea".

As a scarlet alchemical array flashed by, the elixir suddenly turned into a thumb-sized spherical ruby ​​and fell into his palm.

But he transformed it into a "Philosopher's Stone".

Byron nodded with satisfaction:

“As expected of me, I succeeded on my first try using [Life Alchemy].

The Night Demon Prince really has a bonus for this kind of taboo knowledge on a similar path. After being promoted to the fourth level and eliminating the side effects of other taboo knowledge, it can be compatible immediately. "

When Byron held the third-level "Pirate Treasure Chest" promotion ceremony, he inherited the forbidden book "Alchemy of Life" from the great pirate Flint.

The other treasure hunters in the group only got inferior versions with huge side effects, and only by turning into grotesque cicada people could they reap a little bit of the by-product of the Philosopher's Stone.

Flint's "Alchemy of Life" is the version of black witchcraft that can be learned by people.

Similar to the knowledge in the "Blood Holy Grail" series, the root cause is the "change" of human beings.

Using people who symbolize "change" or [Transmutation Blood] as raw materials, you can brew the Elixir of Eternal Blood, or you can synthesize the Philosopher's Stone.

The Philosopher's Stone of [Mammon, the Worm of Greed] focuses on material changes, while the Panacea of ​​[Lilith, the Mother of Creation] focuses on physical changes.

The famous "human transmutation" combines both paths.

Now Byron has no burden in using this black magic as a mythical creature.

No longer have to worry about becoming the raw material of the Philosopher's Stone by accident like before. Byron threw the Philosopher's Stone casually and activated the black magic version of cloning [Blood Altar and Flesh Urn].

Om-!
In a flash of light, four identical burly figures landed on the deck.

He is two meters tall, with bronze skin, and possesses the strength of a second-level transcendent as soon as he is born.

Byron did not use the [Blood River] which was closely connected to himself, and he also randomly shuffled the genetic sequence in their bodies, so that even if something went wrong, it would not affect him at all, thus ensuring absolute safety.

Since we know that this could be the precursor to a great flood that will drown the gods, of course we can never be too careful.

Byron sent four undead servants from the Wild Hunt to possess them, and a suicide squad was immediately formed.

They look exactly like normal living people, but can be mass-produced, so we won’t feel sorry for them even if they die.

Byron waved his hand and ordered:
"Clone Army, charge!"

"Yes, Master!"

The clone at the front obeyed the order and jumped into the freezing cold sea without hesitation, swimming gracefully towards the colorful bubble barrier.

Then, the body suddenly stiffened.

It just sank with a "gurgle".

His limbs were scattered all over his body, his face was purple and blue, and he was actually drowned to death.

Officers:
It was a rare occasion when they saw their captain miscalculate, and they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh out loud, which made them feel extremely uncomfortable.

Byron raised his hand and retrieved the undead spirit that had left his body, but his expression gradually became serious:

"My body is strong and my soul is like an old sea lion that has been dealing with the sea all his life. It should be no problem for me to hold my breath for ten minutes.

It's only been five seconds since you entered the water and you're already drowned?

This kind of drowning seems to come from the rules and has nothing to do with one's swimming ability.

Although it was only a precursor, it already had a hint of the gods being drowned."

Fortunately, this clone suicide squad member’s death was not in vain.

As Byron was promoted to the fourth level, the observation distance of the [Logbook] was further enhanced, and he could read secrets as long as his senses could reach it.

Just now, a key piece of information in the secret realm was read through the medium of this suicide squad member.

“Secret: The Bubble Dreams of the Little Mermaid.

Now you are a little mermaid. How can you not pay a little 'insignificant' price if you want to see the handsome prince you have been dreaming of day and night?
First rule: Mermaids and sea creatures are the only ones who don’t drown in this water.”

The secret place that descended here seemed to be a fairy tale widely circulated in the North Sea.

It was created a few years ago by a Hall of Fame writer from the Kingdom of Aalborg in the Kalmar Union, a Gulf nation.

It is said that he got the inspiration accidentally when he was relying on the extraordinary spirituality of the writer to travel in the collective subconscious sea of ​​the people of Taiwan, and then adapted it into a fairy tale based on a real event, which was widely acclaimed.

"Can we see a little mermaid here?"

Snapped!
Byron snapped his fingers, and when the second suicide squad member jumped into the sea, he not only changed his race, but also changed his gender.

The upper body is that of a dark-skinned woman, and the lower body is a blue fish tail.

The reason for this design is purely because Byron couldn't bear to let the orthodox mermaid die, but if this one was more conscientious, it would be much better.

This "mermaid", which looked exceptionally strong, finally managed to approach the colorful foam and jumped into it.

Through her eyes, Byron finally saw the interior of this secret place.

The Glacier Islands are still a frozen land with a very vast area, at least 5 square kilometers, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the territory of the Kingdom of Hastings.

After being affected by the rules of the secret realm, a prosperous country appeared here, with magnificent castles built on the seashore, villages of all sizes, and snow-capped mountains.

It is very similar to the Bay People country in the northern part of the Old World, but the prototype cannot be identified.

However, before Byron could see clearly whether there was anyone there, the "Black Mermaid" fell to the ground with a plop. Its tail bounced twice and quickly dried into a pitch-black salted fish.

The ink on the logbook is updated in due course:

“Every step forward for the Little Mermaid comes at a cost.

By sacrificing one's beautiful singing voice (tongue), one can gain the ability to walk freely on land."

So, the third black mermaid stuck out her tongue in advance when she approached the colorful bubbles.

As her tongue disappeared in a puff of green smoke, she also regained her legs to walk on land with the help of the rules of the secret realm.

Landing lightly on the ground, I was finally able to take a closer look at this mysterious country with a strong Taiwanese style.

I don’t know why, but at first sight Byron felt that the fairy-tale castle built on the seashore looked very much like his own castle, Thorenberg.

The people living here include both bronze-skinned natives of the Southern Continent and white-skinned immigrants from the Old Continent, but the total number is far smaller than imagined.

There were probably only forty or fifty people.

Each of them wore a silver holy emblem.

——Amidst the raging waves, the brave warriors on the boat, holding sharp harpoons, pierced a giant whale that jumped out of the waves.

Just looking at this image, you can tell that this is obviously the emblem representing the fifth-level pseudo-god [Whale Hunter].

And these people are most likely his devout believers and priests.

"Found it, but the situation is not good."

(End of this chapter)