Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

The solemn ceremony did not last long, and soon everyone entered the most lively part of the festival - the free banquet time.

The blazing sacrificial fire was reflected in Ouba's eyes, but it could not dispel the haze hidden within.

The shadow of the golden bell was stretched out by the flames, drawing a dark area on the magnificent ground that the light could not reach.

She sat on the ground with her knees hugged, hiding her small body in the shadows.

She just quietly watched the lively Shandora Festival not far away, with only a few dim lights around her.

People were in the bright places, or arm in arm, drinking the fine wine left by the Sky Islanders;

Or impulsively start a dance without rhythm;

Or a family of three leaning together, chatting about the beautiful future...

Osi continued to show his outgoing nature, quickly blending in with the people around him and starting to brag and chat.

But he would look at me from time to time.

Jhin was also staying with Chief Shandia and the Warrior Captain who were idle. The three seemed to be discussing some issues about racial history.

Wright was the busiest at this time. He took out the notebook he carried with him and was frantically recording something. The pen in his hand was moving so fast that you could see the afterimage.

Under the curtain of peace, everything seems so beautiful.

War and violence, sacrifice and destruction... these words that symbolize her power seem so out of place compared to the scene before her.

Just as a pristine white paper should not be stained by black ink spots, this celebration of peace should not be tainted by personal desires.

After realizing this, Ober quietly moved his body and buried himself in a darker and more inconspicuous place.

She was like a flaw in a famous painting, desperately trying to hide herself.

……

"Sister Shenming, aren't you going to the party?"

An innocent child's voice sounded.

The owner of the voice was a little girl who looked only five or six years old, and behind her were many children of about her age.

They surrounded Ouba without knowing when.

"God...Sister? Why do you call me that?"

"I am not your god."

Obe said self-deprecatingly that she was not qualified to be the god of these Shandians since she treated them as mere awakening tools.

"No! I heard from the warrior uncle in the tribe that you, Goddess Sister, single-handedly drove away those Sky Island villains who stole our home."

"He even punched through Baibaihai with one punch, scaring those Sky Island bad guys so much they never dare to bother us again!"

"Sister God is even more powerful than the great warrior Kalgara!"

The boys spoke in very childish voices, their tone full of admiration.

"Yes, Dad said that Sister God is the god of the earth (Bath), and she came to help us Shandia people take back our homeland."

"We should all thank Sister Shen. Sister Shen is the hero of Shandia."

Children's words are always so innocent, and their emotions are also the most sincere.

Surrounded by these heartfelt words of gratitude and praise, Oubei's mood couldn't help but improve a little.

Just when Ou Bei was about to let the children go back to enjoy the banquet, the little girl in the lead suddenly handed something to her.

"A gift for you, Sister God."

"Gift? This is..."

Ou Bei took it in his hand and looked at it. It was a little clay figure.

The child did not have any craftsmanship, so the clay figure was not delicate, or it was just a rudimentary human form, with barely limbs and a head.

"This is the God Sister we made with Bath. It's a gift for you, God Sister."

"Sister God, do you like it?"

The children's eyes were full of anticipation, so even though the clay dolls in their hands looked a little hard to describe, Oubei would not give any answer other than "like it".

After all, God cannot let His little believers down~

"Thank you, I like it very much!"

Oubey gave them his first smile of the day.

"Oh!"

The children who got the answer immediately cheered.

"Come on, Sister God, let's go to the banquet together!"

"let's go!"

"Sister God, please get up quickly."

"Sister God..."

"..."

Holding by pairs of small hands, Ou Bei stood up again and came to the place with bright lights.

[Haha~ How ironic.]

[This god's power is clearly destruction, yet the meaning of his name is...]

Obelisk - An obelisk standing on the earth, symbolizing the protection and order of the gods.

Chapter 144 Souvenirs

"What's wrong with you? Why are you smiling all of a sudden?"

Osi, who was eating some unknown kebabs, looked at his adopted sister with some confusion.

He was just like an abandoned kitten, curled up in the corner and isolated in his own thoughts. How come he suddenly became like a different person?

In just a few minutes, I laughed as many times as I usually do in a month.

"Did you eat bee poop?"

"Dogs bark."

Ouba stopped smiling, rolled his eyes and walked over to Jhin.

All the objectives of this trip have been achieved, and it is time to discuss the return journey.

"Jin, have you contacted Fenrir Island?"

"Well, but I couldn't contact Mr. Kaido, so I told him everything that's going on here."

Kaido's loss of contact is not something worth worrying about. After all, when he was bored, he would occasionally go to the sea to play around, looking for trouble with the navy and other pirates.

Well... often and occasionally.

However, when he saw Obe coming to him, it seemed that he had recovered from his failure, so Jhin stopped talking with the chief and the others.

"So what does Big Sister mean?"

"La said she would come over in person later, so we just need to go back directly."

"Are you ready to go back? Are you in such a hurry?"

asked the chief of Shandia.

"Yeah. Everything is done now. There's no reason for us to stay here any longer."

"Then this gold..."

According to the Shandia people's inventory, the gold reserves in Shandora are somewhat frighteningly high.

The surface area covered by these temples and pyramids alone is incalculable, not to mention the interiors of other unexplored buildings.

It's hard to imagine a time when the word "flood" will be used to describe gold.

"Our small boat can't carry all this gold back, so we'll leave it here for now. Other members of our pirate group will come here later."

"She will be responsible for the transportation of the gold at that time."

"As for the island's defense... we won't be sending anyone over anytime soon. You'll have to take care of it yourselves."

"Ah."

The chief and Zannick both nodded, as this was exactly what they wanted.

For the Shandia people who had just regained their homeland, it would take some time to accept new outsiders setting foot on this land.

And after that punch from Obery, those Sky Island people probably wouldn't dare to attack easily again.

……

Early the next morning, the group of beasts set out on their return journey.

"Do we have to leave in such a hurry?"

Wright said reluctantly while rubbing his right hand which was cramped from writing.

The numerous and well-preserved ancient Xiangdora ruins here dazzled him and made him linger, wishing he could live here for the rest of his life.

"Yeah, yeah! I haven't had enough fun yet!"

Osi didn't want to go back so soon. It was so rare that no one was bothering him outside.

These days she plays however she wants, jumps around however she wants, and doesn't eat vegetables if she doesn't want to.

There are a lot of people here and they speak nicely. Oh~ she likes it here very much.

"Then you can just stay here. Sister La said she would come here anyway."

Oubey doesn't care.

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course. But you haven't slept at night, haven't gotten up during the day, and haven't eaten a single vegetable these past few days..."

"Ahhhh~ You bastard! I was so kind as to comfort you last night!"

"I never asked you to comfort me."

"You're still being stubborn, you're still being stubborn! You were crying and calling me sister!"

"I'm not crying!"

"You have!"

"..."

So amidst the quarreling of a group of uh... two people, Baishou finally set sail again.

clang!

clang!

clang!

The golden bell of Shandora rang this time, just as it had done more than three hundred years ago to bid farewell to Shandia's friends.

"Goodbye! My benefactors! Please come again!"

"Goodbye, Sister God!"

"We'll be waiting for you!"

On the shore, the Shandia people, young and old, men and women, waved their hands to see the group off.

“We will definitely come back!”

"Bye now!"

"Ms. Alanqi, you have to take care of yourself!"

The navigator clung to the side of the ship, crying and waving desperately towards the shore.

The ship's doctor beside him did the same thing.

"And Miss Kamalan, Miss Upapa, Miss Liji...you guys should take care of yourselves too!"