Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 198 The Nine Holy Grails
In the Valkyrie's conference room, most of the spoils from this trip were laid out on the table.

As for the items that couldn't be placed on the table, the only ones that were naturally Cheng Lang's Armor of Ambition in his chest and the earrings with worm-eaten holes in his ears were the only ones that could be placed on the table.

After looking at each item one by one, the Magic Mirror first put together items such as hunting tents, traveling wagons, and even digging beetles and war machines, saying in despair, "These are useless to pirates."

The hunting tent, in particular, is impossible to set up on a ship. However, Princess Yunlan's Thorn might be worth a try; perhaps there will be unexpected situations.

"why"

As Cheng Lang asked the question, he snapped his fingers at Shenba, who immediately picked up a hunting tent and tested it near the window in the conference room.

Sure enough, just as the magic mirror said, the hunting tent, even when opened, was just an ordinary umbrella.

"In short, this is the heart of the ship's territory."

The Magic Mirror said, "These things can actually be taken away by Lord Night God when they are at sea. He and his friends on Dragonfly Island might be able to use them."

Of course, I am merely a humble mirror, and this is just my ignorant and short-sighted advice; please don't take it to heart.

"What about these things?" Yun Ji asked, pointing to the rest of the items on the table before Cheng Lang could make a decision.

“There’s only one most important thing in here,” the Magic Mirror said, picking up an inconspicuous clam from the table.

这 是
The group exchanged bewildered glances. Wasn't this the monster called Abyss Nightmare that they had captured in the Water Forge? Back then, Vanhart had said that this one was growing in Poseidon's armpit.

"This is the Nightmare, something that even Poseidon would find troublesome."

The magic mirror then pushed it to Cheng Lang, saying, "Take this; this inconspicuous little thing is very precious."

"This disgusting thing."

Before Cheng Lang could finish speaking, the magic mirror covered his mouth and shook its head frantically at him.

Although he didn't know what was wrong, Cheng Lang wisely kept his mouth shut.

The Magic Mirror seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then cleared its throat and picked up the small bottle of sap from the sacred tree that Yafso had brought back. "Next is this, and this is the most important harvest."

With these precious tree sap present, and especially with our Yavso gaining medical capabilities, we finally have our own ship's doctor.

It was obvious that the magic mirror was hiding something, but everyone wisely refrained from asking further questions.

The inventory of the harvest came to an abrupt end, and the hunting tents that could not be used on the Valkyrie were personally sent by the Silver Queen to the nearby Thorn.

However, just as the magic mirror predicted, the hunting tent, which could significantly increase space, was still unusable even on the Thorn, which was built from the verdant sacred tree.

However, at this moment, the Magic Mirror had already arrived at the Valkyrie's core chamber, the true heart of the ship, led by Cheng Lang.

"Can you tell me now? What is this?" Cheng Lang asked, taking out the clam named Abyss Nightmare again.

However, as he asked the question, he vaguely sensed that the clam seemed to have a restless urge to rush towards the center of the ship at any moment.

"It is of the same kind as Lord Shenwei."

Even in the ship's center chamber, the Magic Mirror still chose to press close to Cheng Lang's ear, whispering, "Exactly the same kind."

"You mean...?" Cheng Lang's eyes widened.

"That's right"

The magic mirror whispered, "If it grows up, it will become like Lord Shenwei."

"What do you want to say?" Cheng Lang asked calmly.

"The time it took for Lady Shenwei to grow to where she is today may have exceeded the time it took Poseidon to rule the sea."

The Magic Mirror said in a low voice, "But esteemed Captain, we must find the third heart eventually, and we will eventually find Poseidon's third heart. When that happens, in addition to filling the blood pump, we can also let this Nightmare drink its fill."

"Are you sure he won't kill us after he's been fattened up?" Cheng Lang asked.

"I am absolutely certain."

The Magic Mirror said, "Respected Captain, while this Nightmare is still a juvenile, help him sign an eternal ship's heart contract."

“You’re really helpful,” Cheng Lang said.

"I have always done so, esteemed captain," the Magic Mirror said humbly.

"If Lord Shenwei knew..."

"Dear Captain, would you avenge the murder of the bartender at the Scarecrow Tavern in Pirate City?" the Magic Mirror asked.

"Who is that?" Cheng Lang asked instinctively.

“Yeah,” the Magic Mirror shrugged.

"That makes sense," Cheng Lang said, speechless. "How do we do it?"

“Just communicate with the ship’s heart and get it to provide a enslavement contract,” the Magic Mirror said, even taking a step back almost imperceptibly.

"It's your bad luck"

Cheng Lang glanced at the clam he was holding in his palm, which seemed to be trying to stick to the center of the boat, and then placed his other hand on the center of the boat to begin communication.

Before long, the boat-shaped pool began to boil, but what emerged from the boiling pool stunned Cheng Lang.

This time it was a spider web, almost identical to the one with his new ability—this one was golden and covered the entire heart of the ship.

Cheng Lang glanced at the magic mirror standing in the distance and threw the clam in his hand into it.

The clam didn't even touch the center of the boat before it was completely caught in the golden spider web and hung below the center of the boat.

Immediately afterwards, the golden spider web disappeared, and the clam returned to Cheng Lang's palm.

"Captain, you may now make it open its shell," the magic mirror reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lang looked at the clam lying in his palm.

Under his gaze, the clam slowly opened its shell, which was thick enough for its size.

The inside of this shell, however, was not like a real clam; instead, it contained only a small wisp of mist.

Gently pressing down the open seashell with his fingers, Cheng Lang asked, "Besides what you just mentioned, what else is this thing good for?"

"Everything is arranged, esteemed captain."

The Magic Mirror said respectfully, "What I just mentioned is already precious enough. After all, this is a pet that even Poseidon both fears and wants to keep."

"A pet?" Cheng Lang asked.

"certainly"

The magic mirror said, "Although these things are called stones that parasitize Poseidon's anus by humans, they are actually very terrifying reproductive matrices."

"I can't exactly stuff this thing up my ass and carry it around with me, can I?" Cheng Lang asked helplessly.

“Just leave it anywhere,” the Magic Mirror said. “I suggest putting it on the anchor.” “It’s your responsibility to take care of it. You can put it anywhere, but you’re not allowed to put it in anyone’s asshole.”

Since becoming captain, Cheng Lang, who has become increasingly vulgar, gave a serious reminder and then handed the clam to the magic mirror.

"Your Excellency Captain, there are several orc children, as well as many dark elf children and adults in the cabins of the Thorn."

The magic mirror reminded him, "In addition, there is an elf being held alone in the forecourt cell. He inexplicably turned into a dark elf not long ago."

The vine demons had examined every pore of its body but found nothing of the hidden mask of virtue or anything like that; however, it had indeed transformed into a dark elf.

"Are they used to living on the boat?" Cheng Lang asked noncommittally.

"The children are all settling in well, and have become good friends with Mist Shadow," the Magic Mirror said kindly. "The dark elf or the halfway dark elf are also settling in well, but they consume a lot of food."

"Let's keep them for now; we can't just leave them here," Cheng Lang said nonchalantly.

As for the elf turning into a dark elf, they had already received the news when they passed through Frostflower Town.

There are no more elves in this world now; those pointed ears are a thing of the past, and the hunting and banishment of dark elves has been stopped.

After returning to the captain's office with the magic mirror, and having the mirror close the door to the captain's bedroom, the captain respectfully said, "Your Excellency, the next question concerns yourself."

"Myself? What's the problem?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Moth-eaten earrings and armor of ambition"

The Magic Mirror said, "The worm earring is alright; its existence is just like Princess Bakla's scapegoat puppet. But the Armor of Ambition is different."

"What's different?" Cheng Lang asked.

"It is said that the Valkyrie was able to kill Poseidon, and that it played a part in it, but that is just a rumor, and no one knows the truth."

The magic mirror said, "But I guess if we find all the rebellious points, we'll eventually find the answer."

"Indeed, we should set off to find Ni Lin as soon as possible."

Cheng Lang waved for the magic mirror to leave, then opened the drawer of his desk and took out a compass and divination blocks that only he could see.

"You can find the Achilles' heel by tossing the Holy Grail nine times."

Cheng Lang glanced at the divination blocks in his hand, pondered for a moment, then closed his eyes and gently tossed them upwards, letting them land on the wide table.

Yin and Yang, that is the Holy Grail.

After briefly sensing the changes in his body, Cheng Lang picked up the divination blocks, held them in his palm, and tossed them gently again.

In his repeated throwing games, the Holy Grail, which he hoped to see, appeared on the table time and time again.

The Holy Grail in his hand could not be seen by the magic mirror. Not only could the magic mirror not see the Holy Grail, it could not even penetrate any wall to enter the captain's office.

But through the floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see Cheng Lang growing thinner and thinner at a visible speed as he was thrown into the void, until he became skin and bones.

"Clap!"

With Cheng Lang's final throw, as if his soul had been stolen, Cheng Lang slumped and fell onto the carpet. At the same moment, the divination blocks that fell onto the table revealed the Holy Grail, one yin and one yang, for the ninth time.

In the blink of an eye, the small boat floating in the metal bowl turned its bow and faced a certain direction.

In the blink of an eye, the woodworm earring clinging to Cheng Lang's ear cartilage reluctantly spit out some tree sap.

It was with the replenishment of these tree sap that the Armor of Ambition surrounding Cheng Lang's heart was slightly affected, and Cheng Lang, who had fallen into a coma, returned to his normal appearance from being skin and bones.

"How could I be seeing things?"

The magic mirror couldn't help but wipe the floor-to-ceiling window glass, which it still couldn't open or pass through, with its pale green hands. It had just clearly seen that their captain was already dead!

"So what do you want us to see?"

Yun Ji, who was crouching outside the French windows, asked the magic mirror. She was indeed crouching outside the French windows, on the glass outside the windows.

"Miss Yun Ji, how did you manage to maintain this posture?" The Magic Mirror rubbed his eyes, increasingly suspecting that something was wrong with him.

"laugh--"

Yun Ji didn't ask any more questions. She used the dagger in her hand to draw a circle on the glass window, then tapped it lightly with the hilt. She then reached in and opened the French windows, gesturing for the magic mirror to open.

"What's going on in this world?"

The magic mirror muttered to itself for a moment, then tried to stick its foot into the office. Seeing that there was no obstruction, it immediately floated to Cheng Lang's side—their captain was already snoring loudly.

Following the magic mirror into the office, Yun Ji glanced inside and reached out to check Cheng Lang's breathing. "Looks like he's still alive."

"Just now, clearly..."

The Magic Mirror shook its head. "Never mind, Miss Yun Ji. Let me guard the captain from now on."

"Thank you for your hard work, Magic Mirror Teacher."

After Yun Ji finished speaking, she turned around, walked through the French windows onto the balcony, and then surprisingly walked along the outer edge of the ship to her own room.

"It seems we'll soon find the third heart and the reverse scale."

As Yun Ji entered the room, she muttered to herself. She remembered the reason why Cheng Lang had fallen into weakness last time, so she naturally guessed the reason this time.

After a moment's thought, she pulled back the curtain on the mirror, gently tapped the mirror, and said, "Magic Mirror Teacher."

"What are your orders, Miss Yun Ji?" the Magic Mirror asked promptly and respectfully.

"Send a message to the Brotherhood fleet"

Yun Ji said, "It is important to ask them if they have arrived at Fengmo Island. Whether they have arrived or not, it is important to prepare a large amount of supplies and spare sailors and captains in time."

"I'll send the message right away."

After speaking, the magic mirror disappeared from its reflection, and Yun Ji drew the curtains again.

Meanwhile, the flower boat that had suddenly disappeared a few days ago had successfully withstood the blizzard and used the wind to steadily bring its tattered hull to the port of Rica.

Before long, as the gangplank was set up, a traveling carriage, driven by a mixed-race sailor, slowly drove down and went straight to the entrance of a cave at the end of Dwarf Mountain, not far from the dock.

This cave is located within the town of Gaotai Port. The cave entrance is not only decorated in an exceptionally luxurious manner, but also guarded by two tiger-clan beastmen carrying huge axes.

Above this luxurious gate hangs a tattered sign with a name that appears to have been carelessly scribbled with a rapier: Pirate Widow's House Storage Bureau.

Once the carriage came to a stop, a hand reached out from the window and gently shook the object embedded in its palm.

Soon, an elephant-like beastman leaning on a cane ran out of the shop with the strange name.

In the cold wind and snow, the orc gently touched the warm inlay on the hand that was sticking out of the carriage, and then personally led the traveling carriage into the Pirate Widow's House Storage Bureau, which consisted of only a simple counter placed at the entrance of the cave.

(End of this chapter)