Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 228 Final Chapter: Welcome aboard the Valkyrie
As Cheng Lang and the others were rescued one by one, more and more ships docked at Iron Oak Island. But more ships, or rather more captains, were concerned about something else—where was the ship's core?

"You just said the ship's core disappeared?" Cheng Lang, who had just been pulled ashore, asked the Kervik and Belvik brothers.

“That’s right, at least here, the cores of all the ships have disappeared, and the abilities they granted have also vanished,” Senfa said.

After glancing at the sailors busy retrieval of the fish eggs, Cheng Lang pondered for a moment before looking at Yun Lan, "We need to talk privately."

"Mr. Kervik, please prepare a meeting room."

Yun Lan spoke up, "Wu Ying, Yun Ji, and Ya Fu Suo, you should come too."

At her invitation, the group entered the Candor's cabins and eventually crawled into the empty center chamber.

"Where should we start?" Yun Lan asked, sitting down on a box filled with gold coins.

“Let’s start with you and the wandering circus,” Cheng Lang said, choosing a box as well and sitting down.

"I founded the wandering circus before I fell asleep."

Yun Lan sighed, "My assassination and subsequent placement in the eternal coffin were also part of a plan I made with Mr. Panini."

Before Yun Ji could speak, Yun Lan continued, "I swear on Li Ka, my father, and my mother that I have no such memories after I awoke, and I have not concealed any of them."

When was that?

"When we last met Mr. Panini..."

Yun Lan pointed to the crown on her head, "It was only when he put the crown on my head that I regained that part of my memory."

Seeing that everyone was still looking at her, Yun Lan sighed and continued, "Poseidon's resurrection was predicted long ago. In order to completely eliminate him, Rika has been preparing for a long time in alliance with the Frost Duchy, the Mephita Duchy, and the Elf Duchy."

"What's wrong with me?" Cheng Lang asked abruptly.

"I don't know either"

Yun Lan shook her head. "Santa Barbaya said that this is just the beginning of your journey."

"The start of the journey?" Cheng Lang tensed up.

"I don't know the specifics," Yun Lan said, shrugging.

"What about the Armor of Ambition?" Yun Ji pressed.

"I'm afraid Lord Nightshade needs to explain this."

As Yun Lan spoke, she looked at Ye Di, who was perched on Princess Wuying's shoulder. At this moment, Ye Di was only the size of Shenba's fist.

"Poseidon's true form has only one heart, which is also the heart he protects best."

Night Demon licked its paw and explained, "To capture this heart, you must offer something that will appeal to it."

"Armor of Ambition?" Cheng Lang asked.

“That belongs to the land god of the Old World,” Night God said. “It is also an important tool for maintaining the god’s continued existence.”

At this point, Nightshade climbed onto Mist Shadow's head and stretched, "Do you know what the significance of the sea monster's existence is for Poseidon?"

"Is it related to the Armor of Ambition?" Cheng Lang asked suspiciously.

“It’s just Poseidon’s blood pack,” Nightshade said casually. “That’s why the sea monsters don’t want Poseidon to be resurrected.”

"What about the center of the boat? And what is the center of the boat?"

Yun Ji Ya Fu Suo asked, "They all noticed just now that the ships outside seem to be without their cores."

"The Mist sealed the Valkyrie, and the Valkyrie sealed Poseidon."

Yun Lan explained, "With the gods of land and sea sealed by the power of the Old Continent, this sea area, no, this world, will no longer have extraordinary power."

"Santa Barbaya just said..."

Yun Ji looked at Cheng Lang as she spoke, "Will the captain's heart stop beating soon?"

“After the last batch of Poseidon’s blood is used up in this world,” Yun Lan sighed, “then it will stop jumping.”

"So where should we find a heart?" Yun Ji asked, perking up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I may have an extra heart here."

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Hai pushed open the door and walked in, holding a heart in her hand—a metal heart.

"This is."

"The Relics of the Armorsmith Vanhart"

Yun Hai sighed, "He and the pirate queen Eleanor are dead, leaving only this still-beating heart."

“Speaking of which, we also have a treasure map left by Vanhart.” Yun Ji said, taking a treasure map out of her pocket.

"Captain Cheng Lang, if you want to get a heart that allows you to survive in this world, Miss Yavso might be able to help you."

Yunhai reminded her, "If..."

You have another option.

Ye Di interrupted, "Leaving this world might mean returning to your world, or it might mean going to another world."

"Captain, are you leaving here?" Yafso looked at Cheng Lang expectantly.

“Whether you leave or not, Princess Wuying and I must leave this place,” Ye Di said abruptly.

"Are you leaving?"

Apart from Yun Ji and Yun Hai, everyone else in the small room looked at Ye Di, who was sitting on Wu Ying's head.

"If we don't leave, we'll disappear too."

Nightshade said nonchalantly, "Especially Mist Shadow, she sealed the Valkyrie with her own body, so she must leave this place."

"Speaking of which," Yun Lan asked cautiously, "Mrs. Silver Queen?"

"She is still alive, but she must leave this world."

Ye Di looked at Cheng Lang as he spoke, "You two-legged rat, your undead friend must also leave this place, otherwise he will never have a chance to wake up again, just like Shen Wei."

"What did you just say?" Cheng Lang was taken aback.

“Shenwei has sealed herself away,” Ye Di said. “She will probably never wake up again.”

"Even if we go to other worlds?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Who knows?"

Ye Di replied perfunctorily, "Make a decision as soon as possible. If you intend to leave, perhaps we can get married."

"Captain?! Captain! Sister! Yavso! Save Sinriko! Please help me save her!"

Just then, Shenba's panicked, loud voice came from outside.

"Let's go take a look first," Cheng Lang said, and was the first to walk out of the cabin.

At this moment, Shenba had just carried a female warrior who was almost as tall as him onto the deck.

However, just by looking at the female warrior's bloodied and mangled chest, it was clear that she was unlikely to survive.

"Captain, Yafso, please save her for me," Shenba pleaded tearfully.

“The power that the sacred tree gave me has disappeared,” Yafso said guiltily.

"It seems the net weaver is urging me to make a decision."

Cheng Lang smiled and shook his head, then turned to look at Yun Hai, "Can she use that heart?"

"You want to give it to her?" Yun Hai looked at Cheng Lang in surprise.

“That crybaby is my sailor, and I’m his captain.”

Cheng Lang said matter-of-factly, "So let her use it."

"And you? You've decided to leave?" Yun Lan didn't seem surprised. "This place has never been my hometown. If I'm reluctant to leave, it's basically because I'm reluctant to leave my friends here."

Cheng Lang said nonchalantly, "Shenba is also my friend."

"In that case, I'll leave with you."

Yun Ji took a deep breath and said, "Whether you have a ship or not, you will always need a first mate."

"I'm sorry, I can't leave with you."

Yun Lan spoke up, "Now is a good time to conquer the starry sea and search for the Old World."

"I understand"

Cheng Lang nodded. He wasn't surprised. Yun Lan's goal had always been the Star Sea Continent.

"I can't leave either."

As Yafso spoke, she took the cup of Poseidon's Blood from Yun Hai and slapped it onto her large scissors. While replacing the heart of the female warrior named Sinriko, she said with deep apology, "Captain, if I go with you, my grandfather will come with me, but he is no longer young."

“I understand, you should stay too,” Cheng Lang said readily.

"Captain, it's me."

"You stay," Yun Ji said before Shenba could finish speaking, then looked at Cheng Lang.

“That’s right, you stay.” Cheng Lang said, looking at Yun Ji. “You can stay too.”

“I don’t need to,” Yun Ji said. “I want to go and see another world.”

"Shenba can indeed stay."

It was Yun Hai who said this, "Panini is probably already dead, so Shenba might be able to become the lord of Pirate City."

"He's going to be the city lord?" Yun Ji looked at Yun Hai with suspicion.

"Although Panini is dead, the pirate city fleet is still here."

Yun Hai said, "But I have no intention of leading the fleet to follow Princess Bakla to develop the Old World."

"Are you also planning to go and see the New World?" Yun Lan asked with great interest.

"Simply to avoid the conflict between the Old and New Worlds."

Yun Hai said, "I'm entrusting my father to your care. Also, I will come back."

Just as Cheng Lang was about to say something, a Xinweng, almost entirely engulfed in flames, fell from the sky like a meteor and landed beside Cheng Lang, stumbling and falling.

"Old Xin has completed the final work."

As Ye Di spoke, he finally jumped down from Wu Ying's head, picked up the seashell, and jumped onto Cheng Lang's shoulder.

Keep this seashell safe.

Ye Di squatted down and said, "Two-legged rat, we don't have much time left. It's time to set off."

"Where are we going?" Cheng Lang asked, clutching the heavy seashell tightly. "And the Magic Mirror, he..."

"Go to the island and see the treasures Van Hart left for you."

Ye Di said, "As for the Demon Mirror, he... he has probably disappeared completely, along with the spirit named Xiao Bao."

"Captain Cheng Lang, my friend."

Captain Senfa, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "Will we meet again?"

"There will definitely be another chance to meet," Cheng Lang said confidently.

"Raise the sails!" Senfa issued the order with unusual formality. "Land on Iron Oak Island!"

Amidst the chorus of responses, the Honest Man, propelled by its sails, sailed toward Iron Oak Island, not far away.

Although without the support of the ship's center, the mixed-race sailors on the Honest Man still skillfully maneuvered the ship almost recklessly, pushing aside other ships to reach the shore of Iron Oak Island.

"Captain, will we ever meet again?" Kervik asked again, having just overheard their conversation.

"certainly"

Cheng Lang glanced at the girl named Xinlikou. In just a short while, Yafuso had already replaced her heart with the metal one, and she had opened her eyes with a blank expression.

Before anyone could say anything more, Cheng Lang, as if trying to escape, climbed the rope net and reached the pier—without the abilities granted by the boat's core, he dared not jump down directly, as he would really break his leg.

“The iron oak blood cores here are useless,” Yun Ji sighed, looking at the iron oak trees on the island that were hundreds of meters tall.

"It's still useful."

Yun Hai said, "If we can open up a sea route between the Star Sea Continent and the Old Continent, these iron oak trees will be the best shipbuilding timber."

"Steel is the only one."

Cheng Lang sighed silently. Following the treasure map left by Vanhart, he and the others boarded a carriage abandoned at the dock and headed towards the heart of the island.

The treasure map left by Van Hart was not complicated, and they did not waste much effort in finding the destination.

But this place is a tree hole hidden deep in the roots of an iron oak tree on a small island.

This tree hollow is spacious enough that there are even spiral steps leading down into it.

They descended the steps and finally arrived at a large gate made of silver.

The door wasn't very big, but it had a strange keyhole.

For some inexplicable reason, Cheng Lang had a sudden inspiration and took out the key to the Void Dock, gently inserting it into the keyhole that was emitting a blue light.

"Click"

With a crisp clang, the large door, crafted from urn silver, opened as the key was turned.

"This is."

Cheng Lang stared in astonishment at everything behind the door. It was an island enveloped by a deep blue ocean, barren and devoid of anything. Yet, between them and the island, there was a semi-transparent membrane.

“It seems there’s a new world behind this door,” Ye Di said, already eagerly jumping over first.

"Captain, I hope we'll have the chance to meet again."

As Yun Lan spoke, she took the initiative to hug Cheng Lang and gave him a sweet kiss from Princess Lika.

"You should have confessed to our idiot captain sooner."

After saying her piece, Yun Ji glanced at Shen Ba, whose eyes were filled with tears, and then stepped through the gate with Yun Hai, one after the other.

"Captain, take good care of my sister." Shenba even blew a snot bubble as he said this.

"Take care of yourselves too."

After Cheng Lang finished speaking, he casually bent down and picked up Princess Wuying, letting Ye Di jump onto his shoulder, and stepped into the door as well.

"Wow!"

Almost the instant he stepped through the door, a statue consisting of half Poseidon and half Valkyrie flew out of Princess Mist Shadow's pocket and fell into the sea.

To everyone's astonishment, a thick fog rose from the calm sea.

"Woo——"

A deep, melodious ship's horn sounded from the sea fog that had almost completely obscured everyone's view, and the fog dissipated.

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Cheng Lang stared blankly at the giant steel ship that appeared on the sea, especially at the thick smokestack belching black smoke and the gaunt figure standing at the gangway.

"Honorable Captain, First Mate, and fellow passengers, welcome aboard the Valkyrie."

The gaunt figure greeted the reunion in a fawning, enthusiastic, and joyful tone.

(End of this chapter)