Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 126 Losing Money and Immigration Business

"Captain, the two ships that Princess Yunlan was holding back have also just self-destructed."

Just as Sharant and the other enemies' undead were being sucked away through the medium's portal, the Silver Queen also brought bad news.

"Is anyone injured?" Cheng Lang asked immediately.

Not yet.

"Oh no! It's an undead?!" Cheng Lang immediately realized the hidden danger.

“That’s right, we’re already heading in their direction.” As the Silver Queen spoke, the Valkyrie had already changed course and begun to accelerate.

"Your ship is gone, and your captain is dead. Aren't you going to surrender?" the Magic Mirror asked the shark-like sea monsters who were surrounded on the deck by undead and armored knights.

"crash"

These sirens readily discarded their weapons, allowing Princess Wuying, who had just heard something from the Great Cat Night Demon, to swing a bridle and tie them together. Then, under Shenba's persuasion, they readily answered the questions posed by the Magic Mirror.

“Fighting these ghost ships isn’t worth it,” Yun Ji said to Cheng Lang as she walked over. “We’re losing out.”

"What do you mean?" Cheng Lang looked at the other person.

"Spoils of War"

Yun Ji cautioned, "After their ship explodes, we won't be able to get any loot. Even if there's something worth taking from their ship, it will be very difficult for us to find it in the wreckage."

"If that's the case, then it's definitely a loss."

Cheng Lang frowned. He had been fantasizing that once his "Invincible Valkyrie" returned to the Star Sea, he would be able to roam freely, but those ghost ships had shattered his dream.

These ghost ships, with their eerie cannons, might not even be able to scratch the Valkyrie, but he had a feeling that if the ghost ships were to launch a self-destruct attack at close range, the Valkyrie would definitely be damaged. Even if the ship itself was unharmed, there would certainly be casualties among the sailors.

On the other hand, these self-destructing ghost ships also eliminated any possibility of capturing anything.

In other words, fighting these ghost ships is a losing proposition that yields no benefit and will only leave you feeling disgusted!
“If we encounter a ghost ship again, perhaps we’ll need to change our fighting style,” Yun Ji said.

"What method?" Cheng Lang asked subconsciously.

"I don't know," Yun Ji shrugged. "I haven't thought of anything yet."

"Think about it slowly. We'll definitely encounter these disgusting ghost ships often in the future."

Cheng Lang shook his head helplessly. A few months ago, when his Valkyrie was more like a ghost ship than a ghost ship itself, every port was terrified of ghost ships. Back then, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call a ghost ship a rat crossing the street.

But now, his Valkyrie has finally shaken off the ghost ship's ghostly appearance, and outside this Sea of ​​Despair, ghost ships have become highly sought after.

"Despair brings joy within the seas, despair brings despair overseas. The fog's shadow originates from the fog spirit, despair originates from the ghost."

For some reason, he thought of the prophecy of Santa Barbara. Now it seemed that the first two lines of the prophecy had clearly come true.

They were indeed enjoying themselves in the Sea of ​​Despair, but outside the Sea of ​​Despair, there was probably an even greater despair—the despair emanating from the ghost ship.

It's not hard to imagine how desperate an ordinary sailboat would feel when faced with a ghost ship.

Those skull-shaped cannonballs that bite, the undead that can't be killed, and the ghost ships that can't be sunk—it's practically a bug in the system.

No, that's not right. Nothing is perfect. This ghost ship must have flaws.
Cheng Lang pondered to himself, recalling the course of the battle just now, trying to find the "loopholes" in those ghost ships.

Before he could figure it out, as the surrounding sea fog dissipated, he saw the Thorn Ship speeding towards them, along with the undead drifting behind it, and even the undead already on the Thorn Ship fighting the mixed-race sailors, as well as Yunlan and Yafuso.

"Big cat, big cat, please help Sister Yunlan and Sister Yafusuo." At this moment, Wuying grabbed the tail of the big cat Yedi, looked up and pleaded pitifully.

"Little princess, do you want to come with me?" The big cat Ye Di lowered its head and rubbed against Wu Ying as it asked.

"Mmm!" Wuying said, already skillfully climbing onto Yedi's back and grabbing his two cat ears.

"An ugly, hairless rat with two legs"

As Ye Di, who had been drooling over the shark-like sea monsters on the deck, stood up, he arrogantly declared, "Don't touch these water rats, they're mine."

We won't let them get away.

As Cheng Lang spoke, he glanced at the sea monsters who were tied up in a "bundle" and feigned a second of lament for them.

"Don't steal any food, it's all mine."

After Ye Di finished speaking, he carried Wu Ying and leaped up to the top of the mast in a few steps. Then, he leaped towards the Thorn, which was still hundreds of meters away.

The big cat, like a dragonfly skimming the water, used the sea surface several times to propel itself onto the Thorn.

Surrounded by the crowd aboard the Valkyrie, Nightbringer merely let out a threatening roar, and the undead immediately scattered and fled. A considerable number of them, oblivious to the danger, actually rushed towards the Valkyrie like a cloud of steam.

Unfortunately, these undead had barely landed on the deck when they were sucked into the royal city by the medium channel. Qin Jinyan and the armored knights even had to step aside a few paces in advance.

Shortly after this somewhat comical scene, the Thorn also slowly approached.

Only after the two ships docked again, and the armored knight, Qin Jinyan, and the two-faced undead passed through the medium passage, did the big cat Ye Di carry Princess Wuying back to the Valkyrie. Then, it bit the bridle that was binding the sea monsters and swung it forcefully, throwing them all into the medium passage.

There are two medium channels here.

Night Demon tapped the two adjacent ventilation grilles with its tail. "You green glass rat, how could you be so stupid? Couldn't you have put one of them on the other boat?"

"Your teachings, Lord Night God, are correct."

The Magic Mirror said obsequiously, "I was too foolish, not nearly as clever and generous as you. I thought you wouldn't be willing to help us. Since you're willing to protect our safety, we'll get one of the passages onto the Thorn later."

"I"

"An extra boat can help you catch more water rats."

The Magic Mirror added promptly, "Moreover, Miss Yafso's cooking skills are excellent, and Princess Yunlan also bakes some royal desserts. They would certainly be very willing to use these humble delicacies to entertain the generous and mighty Lord Yedi."

"Then it's settled"

Ye Di said, "Have them prepare some good food as soon as possible, preferably delicacies made with water rats. My water rats."

Before he could finish speaking, the big cat Night Demon jumped into the medium tunnel and returned to the royal city on the other side, completely unaware that all the sailors on the ship were giving the magic mirror a thumbs up.

"Your Excellency Captain, we were unable to extract any valuable information from those water rats just now."

After bowing and spinning around, the Magic Mirror said apologetically, "Those sharks were only recruited from the tribe by Captain Sharlant a little over ten days ago. They know nothing except that they can receive 10 gold coins every month."

"Do we still have a ghost ship that's bound by the Fog Shadow?" Cheng Lang asked.

“That ship just exploded too,” the Silver Queen said, “right when you said that.” “What a losing proposition.”

Cheng Lang sighed helplessly, "Forget it, I'll go take a look later. At least I should retrieve Wuying's bridle."

Will we encounter this situation again in the future?

Yun Lan, who had jumped over, asked. Her arm was now wrapped in gauze and tied with a pretty bow.

"Are you injured?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Minor injury"

With tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes, Yun Lan said in a nonchalant tone, "Before those two ships exploded, I extracted some information from one of the captains."

"What intelligence?" Cheng Lang asked immediately.

"A way to turn a ship into a ghost ship"

As Yun Lan followed Cheng Lang and Yun Ji toward the conference room, she said, "The process was extremely troublesome and bloody."

"Tell me more details," Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"First, the ship needs to be taken off the sea and towed onto land."

Yun Lan explained, "Next, at least 50 sailors' lives need to be sacrificed to pollute the ship's core. They must be human; hybrids, sirens, orcs, or elves are not acceptable. It is said that the more sailors sacrificed, the more powerful the ghost ship will become."

This is why prices on the prisoner market have recently doubled. Furthermore, death row inmates and serious offenders in prisons around the world have become highly sought-after commodities.

"Is that all?" Cheng Lang asked, frowning.

"A ship core contract still needs to be signed with the Ghost Fleet."

Yun Lan said, "But this requirement has become meaningless after the method of building ghost ships became an open secret."

"What's the difference between a ghost ship and a normal sailboat?" Yun Ji asked.

"Let's not talk about what we just saw."

Yun Lan said, "The main change is that the ship's core no longer grants the captain any abilities, but if a contract is signed with the ghost fleet, the abilities granted by the ship's core will be retained. But regardless of whether a contract is signed, the captain will definitely become an undead after death."

"This seems to be the case."

"The very characteristics of a ghost ship are enough to make the ticket price worthwhile."

Before Yun Ji could finish speaking, Cheng Lang interrupted, "Putting everything else aside, the fact that it won't sink and can navigate underwater already surpasses most of the abilities granted by the ship's core."

"Won't the pirate brothers succumb to temptation?" Yun Ji asked worriedly as she sat down.

Don't worry about these issues.

Cheng Lang said with remarkable nonchalance, "Let them choose for themselves. If they choose to become ghost captains, then we'll just sink them next time."

“That’s true,” Yun Ji nodded in agreement, as if she had been waiting for Cheng Lang to say those words.

"The prisoner you captured."

"Dead"

Sitting opposite Cheng Lang, Yun Lan pointed to the wound on her arm and said, "That rude bastard bit my arm hard after he became an undead. If First Mate Yafso hadn't cut off his head with scissors, I probably would have been eaten by him."

"Your Highness Yunlan, rest assured, this situation will not happen again."

As the magic mirror passed through the wall and entered the conference room, the situation on the Thorn's deck was also displayed on the wall. "A medium channel has just been installed on the Thorn, and His Highness Nightshade will protect your safety."

“I will thank Lord Yedi very much,” Yun Lan said immediately.

"Captain, a letter from the pirate brothers." Shenba's voice came into the conference room, and he rushed in after him, naturally handing the letter bottle to his sister Yunji.

She pulled out a dagger, pried open the sealed bottle, took out a note inside, looked at it, and said, "Finally, some good news. All the ships in the Brotherhood fleet have been fitted with dragonfly fins, and a seven-member harp-tailed fishman band has been recruited for each ship."

At this point, Yun Ji pushed the note to Cheng Lang beside her, "In addition, there is another piece of news that is hard to judge as good or bad: the wandering circus has announced its permanent disbandment."

The inhabitants of Dragonfly Island hope to receive our protection; the inhabitants here specifically refer to the Lyretail Fish-Men.

"Announcing disbandment?"

Cheng Lang picked up the note, puzzled. The last sentence on it did indeed read, "The wandering circus announces its disbandment, all members are missing, and Wilton and his harptail fish-men clan seek refuge."

"What do you think?" Cheng Lang asked, putting down the note.

"The Lyretail Fishman's combat power is extremely high."

Yun Lan was the first to speak, "The Tinissa Orchestra on the Thorn almost caused the entire crew to kill each other, including the undead sailors."

"Their singing works on the undead sailors too?" Cheng Lang asked in surprise.

Partially effective

Yun Lan seemed to have thought of some shocking scene, and the expression on her face became particularly strange.

"If ghost ships become the mainstream in the Star Sea, then the Lyretail Merfolk will become extremely popular."

Yun Ji said, “Even without considering that, even just because they can herd dragonflies, I think we all need to protect them.”

"Do we have that kind of strength?" Cheng Lang couldn't help but ask.

"Captain, we have at least two places to house those beautiful goldfish."

The Magic Mirror reminded him, "Lord Night's city, which he guards, is rather lonely with only himself. Also, if you are willing to spend 10 cups of Poseidon's blood, there is an even safer place to protect them."

Inside the clam shell of Shenwei?

No, no, it's not a clam shell, it's a giant clam!
Cheng Lang corrected his misunderstanding of the aunt and then said, "Since that's the case, let's not waste any more time. Let's immediately retrieve Princess Wuying's bridle, and then we'll head to Dragonfly Island to help our good friend move!"

Before anyone could respond to his decision, Cheng Lang continued, "In addition, I would like to trouble Mrs. Silver Queen to discuss the immigration issue with Lord Ye Di when she has time, and how to ensure that immigration does not become a problem."

"Your Excellency Captain, have you decided to send the islanders of Dragonfly Island to live in the royal city?" the Magic Mirror asked respectfully.

"If they can come up with twenty
Cough!

"I mean, if they can produce 50 cups of Poseidon's Blood, I can try to talk to Aunt Shenwei on their behalf," Cheng Lang said with great anticipation.

(End of this chapter)