Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 130 Dock, Sea Cucumber

"Exile to the island isn't urgent."

Cheng Lang said, "I plan to invite Aunt Shen Wei to talk to her about taking Dragonfly Island away."

Actually, I've always had a question.

Yun Lan spoke up, "Is there any necessary reason to relocate the entire Dragonfly Island away from this sea area?"

"Initially, I just wanted to give our friends on Dragonfly Island plenty of choices."

Cheng Lang replied, “In any case, Tinesa is our partner, and Dragonfly Island is her hometown, which is the necessary reason. I just didn’t expect Mr. Wilton to be so generous.”

One hundred cups of Poseidon's blood—isn't that a sufficient reason?

Upon hearing this, Yun Lan, Yun Ji, and even the Magic Mirror wisely refrained from asking further questions. They all understood that what their captain said was indeed the truth, but not the whole story.

As captain, Cheng Lang had to consider many practical issues, such as whether Shen Wei would dare to appear in this sea area—which was almost right next to the pirate city, or rather, right next to Panini's doorstep.

Secondly, if Shen Wei dares to appear here, will Panini notice?

This question may seem trivial, but it can test whether Shen Wei can truly save him and his ship if they encounter danger in the future.

This was a perfect opportunity to experiment, and he had a perfect excuse!

Since no one has any further questions...

Cheng Lang stood up as he spoke, "I'm going to invite the sea monster Shen Wei to discuss the relocation issue."

"I don't want to deal with any sea monsters."

As Ye Di spoke, he stood up and stretched, then jumped off the long table and left the conference room, leaping into the ventilation grille that served as a medium's passage.

"Please invite Senior Qin Jinyan over," Cheng Lang said, using this as his perfect excuse.

"As you wish"

Before the Silver Queen could finish speaking, Qin Jinyan, clad in armor and armed with weapons, stepped out from the ventilation grille.

Amidst the curious gazes of those around him, Cheng Lang ran onto the open-air cockpit, took out the half of the Tiger Talisman that Qin Jinyan had given him, and slapped cup after cup of Poseidon's Blood onto it.

After ten cups in a row, before the people on the ship could react, a huge vortex suddenly appeared around the Valkyrie.

Amidst gasps of alarm, the massive vortex instantly engulfed the Valkyrie. By the time Cheng Lang, who had fallen, got up again, the Valkyrie was already stopped at the edge of the island where he had first met Qin Jinyan.

"Boom!"

Just then, Shen Wei, carrying a hammer, jumped onto the deck.

"You'd better really be in trouble."

Shen Wei's tone was filled with murderous intent, and the large hammer in her hand pulled Cheng Lang closer.

"Long time no see, beautiful and kind Aunt Shen Wei."

While complimenting the other party, Cheng Lang carefully raised one hand and pointed to the spirit of Qin Jinyan, who was clad in armor and wielding weapons, not far away.

"clang!"

Sure enough, just like the first time they met, Shen Wei's sledgehammer slammed onto the floor, and Cheng Lang, who was prepared, dodged to avoid being hit on the foot.

"How did you do that?!" Shen Wei asked in surprise.

“I’m not sure either, but I think this is urgent enough to warrant your presence,” Cheng Lang said respectfully.

"Indeed, that's right, good boy, you did very well!"

Shen Wei excitedly said, and at the same time, he teleported to Qin Jinyan's side as if examining a work of art, circling around him carefully, while saying, "Originally, according to the plan, cough cough!"

Originally, I predicted that he would sleep in that little guy's hat for at least a hundred years before he turned into what he is now.

"Quickly answer me, what happened to you after you left last time?"

After a moment's hesitation, Cheng Lang looked around at his companions who seemed frozen in time, and finally recounted their subsequent experiences truthfully.

"An ancient castle? A spirit-gathering tower? A medium passage leading to the castle?"

Shen Wei muttered something to herself, then squatted down unceremoniously at the edge of the ventilation grille that served as the medium's passage, and gently tapped it with her hammer.

Despite her seemingly small movements, after a few taps, Ye Di, his fur standing on end, jumped out impatiently and let out a threatening roar at Shen Wei.

"Is it a land animal?"

Shen Wei said strangely, "I smell an old friend on you."

"The hard-shelled rat of the sea"

The bristling Ye Di circled Shen Wei, whipping the deck with its thick, long tail, and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm in a good mood today. Come to my house for a visit, I'll treat you to fish."

Shen Wei seemed to have an exceptionally good temper; she had barely finished speaking when she disappeared.

"I really should hide."

As Ye Di muttered to himself, his hair standing on end, he leaped away and disappeared without a trace.

"I haven't..." Cheng Lang stopped mid-sentence, frozen in place.

Even so, he could still sense the passage of time, and the awkward feeling was as uncomfortable as being paralyzed by a ghost every second.

Fortunately, just as he was about to go mad, Shen Wei and Ye Di, whose beard still had some fish bones stuck to it, returned to the Valkyrie's deck.

Under Cheng Lang's watchful eye, Shen Wei tossed a pearl into the ventilation grille, while Ye Di flicked its tail, driving Qin Jinyan's spirit inside as well.

“This deal may be the beginning of shattering the prophecy,” Shen Wei said. “In the future, we will become friends who help each other.”

"This ugly, hairless, two-legged rat got a strange key."

As Ye Di spoke, he walked to Cheng Lang's side, stretched out his claws, and easily hooked the key hanging around Cheng Lang's neck, then tossed it to Shen Wei. "I can sense that there is a huge trap inside this key, but there is a delicious dried fish in the trap."

After a brief pause, Ye Di added, "Also, he made a deal."

Next, amidst Cheng Lang's frantic cold sweat, Ye Di sold him out completely, including the deal for a hundred cups of Poseidon's blood!
"How about it? Should we use the medium channel to go to the other ship and steal those little wine glasses?" Ye Di encouraged, as if he didn't want the drama to get out of hand.

"I'm not a robber."

Before Shen finished speaking, he had already opened the void dock. Then, with a flick of his finger, he took out a small boat that was only four or five meters long and placed it on the open deck.

“It is indeed a trap,” Shen Wei said with great interest. “It’s the trap of that stinky octopus.”

"Would you mind giving me the dried fish you used as bait?"

Night Demon slurped its question, while simultaneously pulling a wooden box from the small boat and easily swatting it open with a paw, revealing...
A finger, a ghastly green, enormous finger with sharp, black nails.

That's Poseidon's left middle finger.

Shen Wei said nonchalantly, "If you like it, I'll give it to you, but I need his finger bone."

I know what you're planning to do.

As Ye Di tore a strip of dark green flesh from the finger, which was almost as big as Shenba, he mumbled, "I will leave the finger bone for him."

"Thank you"

As Shen Wei spoke, he swung his hammer and smashed it down hard. Instantly, the void dock in front of him shattered like a mirror.

"You just said he's planning to move an island?" Shen Wei asked with great interest.

"That's right, it's that volcanic island outside."

Ye Di swallowed the torn pieces of meat, then bit the huge finger, sticking out his butt and sticking out his tail as he forcefully pulled at the ventilation grille, saying indistinctly, "I was also planning to send some water rats to live here. Even the castle I guard has been stuffed with quite a few water rats. If they weren't so delicious, I wouldn't have agreed."

"What a whimsical little fellow. What does he think this place is? His backyard?" Shen Wei smiled, then swung his hammer and smashed it down again, causing the void dock to disappear.

“I’ll visit your castle often from now on,” Shen Wei said firmly.

"It seems I won't be able to leave the castle often anymore."

As Ye Di spoke, he finally dragged the finger that had been bitten into the ventilation grille, then squatted down and licked his paw, saying, "But don't worry, if these ugly hairless rats encounter any accidents on land, I will protect them."

"I will also protect you from being discovered in the upcoming disaster," Shen Wei made her promise.

"How much longer?" Ye Di asked warily.

"soon"

Shen Wei sighed, then used the hammer to hook the immobile Cheng Lang closer. While hanging the key around Cheng Lang's neck, he said with a smile, "You cunning little guy, I've solved the problem with the key for you, and I've also solved the problem with the island for you, so shouldn't you show some appreciation?"

Only then was Cheng Lang finally free from the sleep paralysis-like grip, and with a long face, he asked with unusual enthusiasm, "Aunt Shen Wei, what do you want me to do?"

"How about you keep 50 cups of Poseidon's blood for yourself?" Shen Wei asked with a smile.

"Hmm? 50 cups?"

Cheng Lang was taken aback. He had prepared himself to finish every last drop, but he didn't expect this aunt to be so easy to talk to this time.

"You won't be so lucky next time," Shen Wei said. Before he could finish speaking, the Valkyrie was sent flying off the water like a brick.

When Cheng Lang, who had fallen, sat up again, the ship was back on the sea, shrouded in a ring of sea fog. Looking at Ye Di, he was calmly licking his paws while perched on the ventilation grille.

“That powerful undead will never appear again,” Nightshade said, “but he may have a chance to come back to life.”

You mean Qin?

Before Cheng Lang could finish speaking, Ye Di, who had just sold him out, jumped into the medium channel. Immediately afterward, the other crew members who had been frozen on the ship also woke up one after another.

"Your Excellency Captain, has Lord Shenwei not appeared yet?" the Magic Mirror asked respectfully.

"she"

Cheng Lang paused, then turned and walked to the small boat that had been thrown onto the deck. As he looked at the things on the boat, he said, "Contact the Thorn and have them send over the Blood of Poseidon as soon as possible."

"I'll go."

The Magic Mirror paused for a moment, then cried out in terror, "Captain! Respected Captain! The Thorn has vanished!"

"What did you say?"

"The Thorn is gone!" the Magic Mirror exclaimed in horror. "Not only the Thorn! Dragonfly Island and the Brotherhood fleet have also vanished!"

"What did you say?!"

Yun Ji and the others also exclaimed in surprise. Cheng Lang, however, belatedly realized what was going on. He quickly stood up, disregarding his shame, and took out the key that Shen Wei had personally hung around his neck, shouting out the secret code.

"My beloved Mr. Van Hart, please provide a safe haven of love for your poor little Eleanor! Mua!"

After the secret code was shouted, a semi-transparent gate resembling a ship lock appeared in front of everyone.

As the gate slowly opened, everyone, all the ghosts, and all the gorillas on the Valkyrie gaped wide-eyed.

Behind this door lies a calm and sunny sea, with Dragonfly Island in the middle, and further away, on the calm sea, there seems to be a royal city!
At this moment, the Thorn and the Brotherhood's ships were anchored around Dragonfly Island!

"So... Lord Shenwei has already come?" the Magic Mirror asked incredulously.

"Is this the power of the sea monster?"

Cheng Lang asked in alarm. He could clearly see that the sea area was large enough, and there was a thick sea fog that stretched all the way to the sky.

"Lord Shen Shenwei cut off a nautical mile radius of sea area surrounding Dragonfly Island."

The Magic Mirror exclaimed in shock, "I...I've never heard of such a large void shipyard! Even if Vanhart came, he wouldn't believe it!"

"How big can one generally be?" Cheng Lang asked in a hoarse voice.

"Eleanor the Pirate Queen's Void Shipyard can hold 28 ships, and that's already the largest."

The Magic Mirror shuddered, then excitedly said, "Respected Captain, let's go in and take a look!"

"Silver Queen, steer the boat in," Cheng Lang said hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, the Silver Queen immediately whistled, beckoning the gorillas to join her in maneuvering the Valkyrie into the massive lock.

"Click"

Almost the instant they entered the void shipyard, the lock behind them immediately closed, and the Valkyrie appeared on the shore of Dragonfly Island. However, the royal island, which was suspected to be guarded by Night God, remained in the far distance, out of reach.

At this moment, whether it was the Thorn, the Brotherhood ships, or the Flamingo and the Forge which had just joined the Brotherhood, all the sailors on board had already landed on Dragonfish Island, and even the islanders of Dragonfish Island were there, and there was chaos.

Not only that, they also noticed that Wilton and his group, who had originally moved to the royal city guarded by Nightshade, had returned. Their belongings were scattered and piled up all over the coastline!
"Captain, what's going on?" Yun Lan was the first to run up the thorny boardwalk and ask.

"This sea area has become a virtual shipyard."

Cheng Lang explained succinctly, "Yun Lan, organize the Wiltons and the islanders' representatives to explain the situation. The Magic Mirror will help you."

“Okay,” Yun Lan immediately agreed and turned to walk back.

"Is there anything you want to ask?" Cheng Lang, who was originally planning to board the ship, walked back to the small boat that had appeared on the deck and asked.

“No,” Yun Ji shook her head. “I even guessed your plans.”

"Is it not feasible?" Cheng Lang turned his head and asked. He knew that Yun Ji understood exactly what he was asking.

"First of all, the Void Dock is very vulnerable when the locks are open and closed. A single cannonball hitting the locks can completely destroy this precious dock."

Furthermore, the holder of the dock key, who has been hiding in the dock for a long time, may cause the location to shift when leaving the dock.

Even if our position doesn't shift, we won't know what's going on outside until we leave the Void Dock. If the enemy is still there then, it would be extremely dangerous.

Secondly, Dragonfly Island has become part of this dock. Although the islanders still live on this island, what we see now is actually just them, and even this island is just a physical projection of them.

Simply put, they are currently in a very remote sea area. Perhaps we can land on that island and communicate with the islanders.

But we are not actually in the same sea area, and it is impossible for us to use this place as a warehouse. They are even less likely to leave with us from the dock.

If we want to see them, normally the only way is to sail to that area ourselves.

"Where did you learn all this from?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"Pirate City"

Yun Ji replied, “The Pirate City Library has very detailed records of the Dock Key and the Void Dock, so for safety’s sake, you’d better just treat this place as a locked dock for mooring ships.”

"All right"

Cheng Lang nodded, finally suppressing the various thoughts in his mind, and focused his attention back on the small wooden boat that had appeared on the deck.

After Ye Di took the ghastly green middle finger, the only thing left in the small boat was a box covered with coral and various shellfish.

Ironically, on this box, there was a plump, round sea cucumber with thorns and flowers all over its body, constantly throbbing.

One end of this sea cucumber even had a sucker that looked like it was borrowed from an octopus tentacle, which was now firmly attached to the lid of the box.

"so."

Yun Ji looked away, slightly embarrassed. "Is this the armor-making master, Vanhart?"

"With such a unique design, it could only be him."

Cheng Lang's expression grew increasingly strange. This giant sea cucumber, with its ridiculously ugly appearance, was even capable of spitting out its internal organs!
"Should we open this box directly, or cut this disgusting thing off and throw it into the sea first?" As Yun Ji spoke, she had already drawn a long and sharp dagger.

(End of this chapter)