The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 558 Firebird! Whoever bullies your people, you go and fight him, your enemy is not us! (ask for monthly ticket)
How bright is lightning?

Shen Le couldn't say it. He only knew that when the lightning flashed past him, he couldn't see anything. His vision was all white...

He closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face. Even so, he still held onto the side of the boat, stood on tiptoe and shouted:

"Green Lantern!!!"

Small oil lamp!
The small oil lamp just rushed up!
The direction where the small oil lamp was hovering was exactly where the lightning struck! Before the lightning struck the firebird, it would strike the small oil lamp first!!!

Such a strong lightning, even if the small oil lamp has the ability to store and use lightning, it may not be able to withstand it! Its body has gone up! Will it be damaged? Will it be melted!
"Green Lantern! Green Lantern!!!"

As he shouted, he exerted his mental power and summoned a gust of wind, which blew towards the small oil lamp.

Be sure to hold it!
Bring it back nicely!

As long as you are alive, as long as you are alive! As long as your spirit still exists, if your body is broken, I will repair it for you, if your body is melted, I will make a new one for you!

The wind was howling. Shen Le couldn't see, and his mental power couldn't reach beyond it - in front of him, above him, it was still far away from where the small oil lamp should be hovering, and he felt a tingling in his brain.

If your mental power gets a little closer to the place where lightning has just passed, you will feel great danger and warn yourself not to get close!
If I can’t get close, I can’t determine the location of the small oil lamp, and I can’t bring it back!
Shen Le gritted his teeth and tried to change the shape of the wind whirl. He opened it and flattened it, from a cone shape to a bamboo hat shape, and then to an Indian flying pancake shape.

Maintaining its shape and size, it rises little by little until it touches the small oil lamp.

Just as it rose a little bit, the mental power suddenly shook, and there was another sharp pain in the brain. In front of the tightly closed eyelids, it seemed extremely bright, and also extremely dark, and tears fell:

lightning!

Another flash of lightning!
How powerful must this lightning be? Little oil lamp, little oil lamp, is it okay? !

【I’m fine!!!】

Amidst the severe headache and dizziness, a burst of laughter suddenly came from above. Light, joyful, familiar, and getting closer and closer:

[Shen Le, I'm fine! This lightning is great! I'll keep on shining for a while! I'll keep on shining for a while, and then I'll come down!!!]

Shen Le heaved a long sigh and almost collapsed. Only then did he pay attention to his surroundings and listen attentively to the wailing of the firebirds below, each one becoming more shrill and weaker than the last;
I tried to cast a healing spell on myself, but I felt dizzy and as if a hundred thousand wire saws were working in my head. I couldn't concentrate at all.

Fortunately, he was well prepared this time. Shen Le reached into the side pocket of his backpack and pulled out a small bamboo tube. He uncorked it and poured the liquid into his mouth in one breath.

The cool liquid flowed into my throat, and the pain in my head finally eased a little. I took a breath, took out a pill given by the boss lady, and swallowed it in one gulp...

After eating and drinking a lot of spiritual liquids, spiritual fruits, and pills, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and cast seven or eight healing spells on himself.

The heat flowed everywhere, my head stopped hurting, my ears stopped buzzing, and I could open my eyes.

I couldn't wait to look up, and saw a small oil lamp shining brightly and slowly descending in the deep purple lightning that was thicker than the Yunkun ship.

"call……"

Shen Le stretched out his hands and made a gesture to receive the lamp. The small oil lamp swayed slowly over, fell down, and landed steadily in his hands. It was actually a little hot!
"You're taking too much risk!"

Shen Le rubbed its shell with a painful look. It had been so long, and it was still hot to the touch. He couldn't even imagine how much current would be generated when lightning passed through it!

【Don't worry! I'm fine! 】

The green lamp's voice sounded almost smiling. It emitted a small electric spark, which crackled on Shen Le's hand. It was not strong, just like static electricity in winter:
[This lightning is amazing! You know, it's hard for me to become stronger now, and I can't always go to the test site to consume electricity, and I don't have much lightning supply--

It's rare to see such a big lightning, I must go up to help! After commanding it for a round, it becomes much stronger, now I can beat it! 】

Is this...really enhanced?
Shen Le rubbed its shell again. Looking closely, the small oil lamp was smaller overall, and its height was reduced by one third. Holding it in the hand, it felt almost exquisite and miniature.

The color of its shell became increasingly darker. On top of the deep black, it was coated with a layer of extreme purple, and it was also shining with dots of silver.

The glass lampshade, which originally had a crack, has now been completely repaired, and its refractive index has changed significantly, turning slightly and almost taking on a fiery glow.

"Although it is for the sake of becoming stronger, don't take such risks next time." Shen Le touched it and whispered:
"The most important thing is that our family stays together in peace. There is no need to rush to become stronger. If you really want to become stronger, I will take you to the minefield, earn points and take you to the power plant, and let you eat as much as you want!"

【All right……】

The small oil lamp hummed and twisted in Shen Le's hand. It emitted another thin lightning bolt, silvery white with a hint of lavender, so faint that Shen Le almost thought it was an illusion.

However, the moment the lightning appeared, a huge lightning bolt from the sky followed and struck directly into the water eye. The wailing that had already subsided suddenly rose!

【Hey, am I awesome! 】

The green lantern flickered happily. Shen Le was speechless:
Does this count as learning a new skill?
As long as there are dark clouds or cumulonimbus clouds in the sky, a lightning bolt can be struck by itself and lightning can be artificially induced?

By the way, what happened to the Firebird?

He leaned over the side of the boat and looked out. The small oil lamp was very considerate, throwing out a flash of lightning, splitting the water mist into a continuous rainbow of light, making Shen Le almost think he saw the aurora.

Yun Kun also turned the steering wheel, and the rudder moved, causing waves to surge. No one knew how the two little guys had mixed up, but in any case, a water curtain rose in front of Shen Le:
On the water curtain, the seabed slowly cracked, magma and cold sea water came into contact, and large strings of bubbles rose on the black and red ground.

The firebird lay listlessly in the bubble, its feathers almost all fallen off, its body was charred, and large streams of dark red blood were flowing out.

When tiny purple lightning struck it, it only twitched slightly and hardly moved at all.

"Are you dying?"

Shen Le asked in a low voice. Xiao Youdeng hummed twice and did not answer. Instead, Yun Kun said:

[No! The last time it tried to break through our barrier, it beat us even harder than this time, but it only took a short time to recover! It will just lie on the seafloor and absorb some flames, and it will only take a few days or months to recover!]

Ah this...

This is troublesome. Shen Le frowned, and extended his mental power bit by bit, trying to "see clearly" this firebird.

We beat it last time, and we beat it again this time, so we are completely enemies. What if it holds a grudge against us and attacks our ships crazily when it sees them in the surrounding waters? Wouldn't that bring disaster to our own family?
The small oil lamp can escape, but the ordinary warship cannot!

Even if it cannot identify whose ship it is, and attacks indiscriminately in the surrounding waters, based on the current cargo throughput of international trade, it is highly likely that our country will be unlucky...

[Can we kill it?] Yun Kun raised his head and asked. The small oil lamp was crackling with sparks, and he was a little embarrassed:

[Not very convenient... There aren't many clouds above... A thunder like this can strike three times at most, it can't get rid of it...]

"Well, let's talk?"

Shen Le hesitated. Could this firebird understand human language?

No, are you willing to listen to us?

At least I couldn’t understand what it said, and neither could Yun Kun. However, Huang Yutong seemed to be able to understand it…

【唳——】

There was another sharp sound from the bottom of the sea. Shen Le covered his ears and rubbed them:
"What does it say?"

[It said, why should we beat him?] Huang Yutong floated out at the right time and translated softly:
[It also said, we stole his things, we beat him, we are bad! ]

"He was the first to hit us!" Shen Le frowned in anger. He paused and tried to control his anger:

"Huang Yutong, can you help pass the message? Help translate? I want to talk to it..."

[I can. But it's too far...] Gu Zhai trembled slightly on Shen Le's wrist:
[My strength cannot reach this far... We need to go down and get closer...]

Shen Le hesitated for a moment, looked up at the clouds above, and then felt the water below.

To be honest, with his current mental strength, it seems that he is unable to activate the water eye again to make way for the lightning.

Moreover, even if he could do it, he was not sure whether the dragon flag could be activated again and cooperate with him to produce clouds...

"Yun Kun, get closer, at least we can escape, right?"

He asked softly. Yun Kun splashed with water:
[No problem! I think I can do it! Move the water veins, escape, and go home. It's still very simple! At worst, I can fight it again! ]

As long as Yun Kun is there, it will be fine. Shen Le grasped the flagpole of the dragon flag:
"That's good. Yun Kun, take us down! Huang Yutong, tell me how deep you think we can go!"

The sound of water suddenly became louder. The surrounding water curtain changed from light blue to dark blue, and from dark blue to turquoise. Most of it was wrapped around Yun Kun, and a small part even sank into the hull and disappeared. Yun Kun gently twisted its body, and the bow tilted downward and dived into the deep sea. Shen Le even had a feeling that in the process of attracting the water flow and turning downward, the hull of the ship shrank a circle...

However, without a reference, it is difficult to make this judgment. Shen Le leaned against the side of the ship, holding a small oil lamp in his left hand, holding the flagpole in his right hand, and staring closely at the bottom.

The further down you go, the darker and more depressing the surrounding colors become.

Gradually, the sea water became so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. Only a few balls of silver light flew out from the small oil lamp, illuminating the bubbling magma on the seabed, emitting a dark red light:
【So dark...】

Has it always lived here?

[That's impossible. How can a bird live under the sea? At most, it can survive here. If it can fly, it still has to fly in the sky...]

The little guys were talking about it. After a long time, Shen Le's left wrist suddenly shook, and a colorful light flew out of the ancient house model and projected directly in front of the firebird.

Huang Yutong's clear voice rang out:

[You said we hit you? But, didn't you hit us first?! ]

[You hit me first! You hit me first! And you stole my things!] The firebird flapped its wings angrily, stirring up a large amount of magma, and blood gushed out.

Huang Yutong translated its words in a low voice, and then translated Yun Kun's words back:

[But, Yun Kun - that is the small wooden boat you saw - he said he was patrolling the seabed peacefully and did not provoke you, but you suddenly came to hit him.

Not only did he beat him, he also chased him relentlessly, all the way to the border, and even made him spit things out and beat him! He had already spit it out, and you couldn't control it, so of course he took it away! 】

that is!

that is!

The small oil lamp crackled and emitted sparks, applauding its companion. The firebird continued to cry unconvinced, and Huang Yutong continued to translate:

[He said: He was the one who attacked me first! My people asked me for help and cried to me, saying that they were bullied and could not survive... Who else could it be but him!]

[I have never bullied them!] Yun Kun angrily split the waves and rushed down:
[When I'm patrolling here, I always look at the seabed and draw maps. I've never hit anyone or bullied anyone! Who! Who says I bullied them? Call them out to confront me!]

do not!

Yun Kun, don't get so close!
It’s hard to run away when you’re so close!
Shen Le rushed over and grabbed the steering wheel, not knowing where to turn it. Fortunately, after he repeatedly shouted to stop, Yun Kun finally stopped, splashing water and roaring:

[You say it! Say it! ]

[It’s you! It’s you!] The Firebird’s cry became louder and louder:

[My people said that those who bullied him had called the most powerful ships to patrol nearby to support those who killed and cut them!

You are the most powerful ship nearby! If you are not the one who bullies me, then who else will bully me? Hundreds of years ago, you were the most powerful ship here, and you are still the most powerful ship here hundreds of years later!!!】

"Wait..." Shen Le covered his face. What does "it was like this hundreds of years ago, and it is still like this hundreds of years later" mean?
Firebird, how many hundreds of years have you not come out? !
The firebird was stunned by his question. It moved its featherless tail, lowered its head and drank a mouthful of magma, then another mouthful of magma:
"I can't remember... I don't come here very often... I just remember that I came here three times and drank the sea water here three times..."

Well, this is even less reliable than "I don't remember how many years it was, I only remember going to the back mountain to collect firewood and eating peaches seven times." Shen Le sighed:
"Have you never seen the ships of today? They were all wooden ships back then. A wooden ship like the Yun Kun, which weighed several hundred tons, was considered a large ship.
Now they are iron ships, iron ships that can shoot flames, iron ships of 10,000 tons, 100,000 tons. Yun Kun is so small, it is not powerful at all!"

【What……?】

The firebird froze for a moment, the flames on its wings solidified, and it turned into a stone and rolled down. Shen Le continued to sigh:
"Haven't you ever fought those iron ships that can shoot flames? Haven't you discovered that it is much larger than the Yun Kun? Haven't you ever seen ships that are larger than the iron ship you fought?"

【this……】

The flames on the Firebird's wings dimmed a little. Shen Le raised his voice and said:

"Besides, don't you remember whether Yun Kun bullied your people when his fleet came here?"

Humph, when our royal army goes out on patrol, we either punish the people and punish the criminals, or we treat people with kindness. Bullying wherever we go, burning, killing, looting, and trafficking wherever we go, that won't happen. That's not our style!

[It seems... there really isn't.] After a long while, the Firebird replied in a low voice. Shen Le felt relieved and immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue:

"Now the flags of different countries are different. For example, in our country, our national flag is the five-star red flag."

He thought about it and decided whether to use fireball magic to condense a red flag and show it to the firebird, or to release Lan Zhuang and let her control the light and shadow.

Before I could figure it out, my wrist moved slightly. A navy blue man stood beside me, his face blank, but holding a national flag in both hands. As soon as he stood still, he stretched the flag out over the side of the ship and waved it vigorously:
"Have you seen the flags of those who bullied your people? Are they the same flags we have now?"

Shen Le lowered his head and shouted. I don't know how Huang Yutong translated it, anyway, there were a few noises below, and then it became quieter.

Shen Le took a deep breath and continued to communicate with the other party:
"In this sea area right now, we are not the strongest and the best at fighting! We are not the ones who will bully your people! You can go and ask!
——If you are willing to sign a covenant with us and promise to fight with us in the future, your things can be returned to you!!!"

He lifted the sealed inner elixir, put it in a net bag, and lifted it over the boat and shook it vigorously. From deep under the sea, an unusually clear bird cry rose high, and the sea water rolled, pushing the boat to shake twice:

[He said he would go and ask. If it was confirmed that we didn't do it, he would be willing to sign a covenant with us. Even if it wasn't, as long as we didn't beat him again, he would never beat us again!]

Shen Le heaved a long sigh of relief. Thank God, they finally came to an agreement...

It’s a good thing that we can reach an agreement!
It’s a good thing that both sides can have a talk!
It's really annoying to take the blame for others! Long Jun said before, "Whoever pollutes, cleans it up; whoever commits evil, suffers." That's how it should be!

He commanded Yun Kun to slowly rise up and return to the top of the water eye. The small oil lamp could directly control the height of the lightning. There were thick clouds above his head, and the surrounding water vortex was like a wall, blocking everything from being seen.

Shen Le estimated that even if there was a satellite hanging above, and someone drove a ship nearby and turned on a high-powered radar and sonar, he would not be able to hear what they were saying!
for sure!
He patted Yun Kun, lowered his head and whispered a few words. Yun Kun's form continued to change with a "click", stretched out, and reappeared on the deck.

Shen Le thought about it, turned around and asked the navy blue man who came out with the red flag:

"I want to talk to that Firebird and convince him that we haven't messed with the locals in the Red Sea in these years. I want him to find the right person to blame. Can someone come to assist in the negotiations?"

"Ah this..."

Navy Blue looked at him stupidly. This request was too much!
We are all human!

They are all ordinary humans!
How can we assist you in negotiating with the Firebird? Can we fly, or can we withstand its flames?

"Well, we have someone on board to help translate. You just need to provide the information. It would be even better if we could pull out a projector and provide images on site."

Shen Le smiled:

"Of course, it would be better if you know Arabic. By the way, this firebird might be speaking ancient Arabic. I'm not sure if modern Arabic can be used universally..."

This request sounds much more reliable. Navy Blue thought about it:
"I don't think so. I'll go back and ask. There should be someone who can. Uh..."

He looked at Shen Le eagerly, then turned his head to look inside the cabin, his face full of embarrassment:
So how do I get back?

Shen Le took off the pendant on his wrist and threw it gently. With a flash of light, a miniature ancient house had landed on the ground, with an area from one square meter to two square meters, and from two square meters to four square meters.

Navy Blue breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stepped over the courtyard wall, and disappeared. After a while, two Navy Blues came out one after another, carrying a screen, a projector, a table, and a laptop:

After hanging up the screen and connecting the projector, he raised the microphone and gestured to Shen Le to start. Shen Le nodded to them and hooked his finger:
"Don't worry, if there is any danger, Huang Yutong will take you in immediately. It's not too late even if the house doesn't open up!"

The old house shrank to the size of a dice and flew back to Shen Le's wrist. The group waited in a calm and focused manner. Not long after, the water outside began to surge and the firebird flew up.

"Hey!" Shen Le leaned against the side of the boat and waved:
"Here's some information, would you like to take a look?"

The Navy Blues have already clicked on the video and started playing the local news…

The Firebird had originally been flying straight up, and now it was close to the side of the ship, staring at the screen with its eyes, whose pupils were larger than a human's.

Shen Le silently complained in his heart, "Aren't you afraid of cross-eyed like this?", but he still made a "please come in" gesture to him and stepped aside.

The news was broadcast one after another, and the flames were swirling around the firebird, shrinking and expanding, expanding and shrinking. After a long time, it flapped its wings, retracted the flames, and flew into the sky!
"Is it okay..."

Shen Le looked up at the direction it was going. The clouds above were as dark as ink, and it pushed away a gap with fire, which quickly closed. Shen Le breathed a sigh of relief:
If it's willing to chat and verify, there shouldn't be any problem. As for what's next -

The language has been specified, and it can find its own people, so why should it be afraid of failure?
"We need to stay hidden and slowly ascend." He breathed a sigh of relief and gave orders:
"Go up and call home, communicate, then calm down and wait for it. Hmm, make a contract... make a contract..."

How can we ensure the validity of the contract with such a powerful Firebird?
Could the family send someone over here quickly?
Or, could Lord Long come out and support the situation?
He withdrew the water-repelling spell and tried to calm the waves. Yun Kun shrank into a 30-centimeter-long stick, took advantage of the chaos to float to the surface, and made a phone call to China.

Everyone dived back a hundred meters underwater and waited patiently. The sun rose in the east and set in the west, and finally, a beam of fire pierced the bottom of the water and hovered in front of them:
[My name is Zafarat Hulud.] The firebird stared at them with its crimson eyes, and said in a rhythmic voice:
[Strong man from the East, you did not lie to me. You are my friend, not my enemy. Who are your enemies? Who do you want me to attack? Can you return my things to me?]

(End of this chapter)