Chapter 138 “Two Descendants”
Chapter 138: “Two Descendants”
From the city states of Prand and Lunsar to the north, crossing the “Great Crossroads” which was busy with merchants and traders, a cold aura was eternally hovering over this sea called the “Cold and Cold Sea”, and under the effect of this mysterious cold air that seemed to never dissipate, the entire Cold and Cold Sea took on a different appearance from the rest of the world. Under the effect of this mysterious cold air, the entire Cold and Cold Sea has a different appearance from the rest of the world.
Here, the seawater presents a deep texture that is distinct from that of the warmer waters, fine ice floes often appear where the sea currents meet the islands, and mysterious icebergs periodically rise from below the sea level to serve as temporary barriers or moving land, which become the marking or emergency shelter for some seafarers who make a living in the Cold and Cold Seas, while all kinds of mysterious cold fogs, icy winds, and phantom lights are the unique landscapes of the Cold and Cold Seas. A variety of mysterious cold fog and ice winds and phantom light phenomena are the unique landscape of this cold sea, bringing countless strange and weird legends, so much so that the two main city-states of Frost and Cold Harbor on this sea are colored with a layer of mystery.
But more than the great icebergs, which can be controlled by law, and the extraordinary visions, which in most cases exist only in legend, the most common topic of conversation among the captains who live in the Cold Sea is the fleet that has been active since half a century ago, which is real yet entwined with a myriad of psychedelic colors – led by Duncan Ebnomar’s son, Tirion! Led by Tirion, son of Duncan Abnormale, the Sea Mist Fleet radiates its power to one third of the route of the Cold Sea.
At the edge of an island blocked and hidden by special currents and dense fog barriers, a steel warship with iron gray paint, hard lines and a towering bow was quietly moored in the dockyard, where orderlies and sailors were busy adding fuel, fresh water and ammunition to the warship.
If someone with a little knowledge of the history of the Frost City State were to stand here, the first thing they would notice would be that the sailors were still wearing the uniforms of the Frost Navy from half a century ago, and the white emblems they wore on their shoulders or chests – in Frost tradition, this is the marking of the period of mourning.
In the captain’s quarters on the upper deck of the battleship, a man in a black naval cloak was flipping through a file.
This man has a thin figure, high nose, deep eye sockets, short black hair neat and tidy, and his left eye is wearing a black eye patch made of unknown leather, which is almost considered a pirate’s trademark, making his already gloomy face even more gloomy, and the outline between his eyebrows is vaguely similar to the “Ghost Captain” who made the world scared. The outline between his eyebrows is vaguely similar to the “Ghost Captain” who was feared by the world.
A large parrot with colorful tail feathers rested on a nearby wooden frame, staring intently at a brass device beside the thin man – the device was a set of sophisticated and complex lens group, with a circle of rocker arms and small lenses distributed around it, and in the center of it was a large crystal ball, which looked extremely luxurious and filled with a mysterious atmosphere.
The thin man didn’t even look up, “Perry, if you touch it, I’ll send you to the Radiant Star next month to keep the puppets and ghosts company.”
“Ah, cruelty!” The large parrot immediately screamed, shaking the wooden frame, “Ah, cruelty! Tirion is such a cruel captain!”
“…… I should really ask around and find out what asshole taught you that,” Tirian Abnomar frowned, “Can you say something else?”
The large parrot flapped its wings triumphantly, “Perry learned it himself! Perry learned it himself!”
Tirion rubbed his forehead, “Damn, and this ……”
At that moment a knock on the door suddenly came from the side, interrupting the exchange between Tirian and the parrot.
“Come in.” Tirian said as he turned his head.
The door to the captain’s cabin opened and a tall, bald man walked in.
His skin was pale, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time, and his eyes were coiled in an eternal murky haze, and a faint sea odor filled its side, which was even more mixed with a …… gloomy cold that seemed to come from the grave.
A moving corpse, a dead skeleton stranded on earth.
Tirion looked toward the “living dead” who walked into the room: “Aiden, how much fuel has been added?”
“Nearly finished, Captain,” the tall bald man known as Aiden hung his head slightly, his voice was hoarse and coarse, a faint cold white mist escaped from his mouth and nose as he spoke, “the boilers are already warming up.”
“Good,” Tirian nodded slightly, “What’s the word from Cold Harbor?”
“Quiet as a rock,” Aiden said with a hint of contempt in his tone, “They wouldn’t dare to offend our turf – even if only half of the Sea Mist fleet remained in Coldhaven, those cowards wouldn’t have the guts to overstep their course. ”
“They’re smart and very capable of accurately calculating the gains and losses between interests, half a century ago that is,” Tirian smiled, “so go make your preparations, we’ll leave port on time.”
“Aye, Captain.”
The first mate, who gave off an icy aura of death, pushed the door and left the room, and Tirian’s gaze drifted back.
His first mate was a “living dead”, and in fact, all the members of the entire Sea Mist Fleet, except for him, the “Elderly”, were all this kind of “living dead”, which was between the living and the dead. In fact, all the members of the entire Sea Mist fleet except him, the “Eternal Life”, are all “living dead” who are between the living and the dead. His loyal subordinates have been serving in this fleet for half a century.
In a sense, he himself, who could not die because of the subspace curse, was actually no different from his own crew.
Tirion shook his head, and just then, the brass device that had been placed at his hand suddenly made a sound of mechanical operation – he followed the sound, and saw that the complex rocker arms and lenses were moving rapidly in combination and focusing on the crystal ball at the center of the device according to a specific pattern, and the next second, the crystal ball was The next moment, the crystal ball emitted a faint glow, and a blurred image emerged from it.
A young lady with long straight black hair, wearing a black silk dress, with delicate features with a hint of cold and mysterious color appeared in the crystal ball – and behind this lady, one could faintly see many magical organs that were operating automatically, as well as the phosphorous flames that floated in the air, dotted with stars.
“Lucrecia,” Tirian nodded slightly as he glanced at the lady in the crystal ball, “I’m surprised you remembered to send a greeting before your own brother left for battle.”
The young lady in the crystal ball was about to speak, but froze after hearing Tyrian’s words, “You’re leaving today?”
Tirian frowned, “…… Didn’t you send a greeting because I’m leaving today?!”
“No,” the lady in the crystal ball with a kind of mage-like mysterious color shook her head frankly, “My deep-sea probing device blew up.”
The corners of Tirian’s mouth quivered for a moment before he heard his sister continue, “Everything else is fine to fix, I can’t find a replacement for the crystal lens in the core.”
Tirian continued to be expressionless.
“Do you have any new ones on your end? I’ll trade you border minerals and samples.”
“…… The Spirit World Lens that meets your accuracy requirements can only be produced by two city-states, the main trading channels are controlled by the Truth Academy, and the amount that can circulate outside is very, very, very …… limited. “Tirian finally couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s only been two months since you last messed up your own detection device ……”
“I found very interesting samples that may have drifted up from the Phantom Sea.” Lucrecia said.
“…… Samples from the Profound Sea won’t work either, although those do sell to the Truth Academy ……”
“I also collected phantoms left over after the border collapsed.”
“It’s not ……” Tirion covered his head with a headache, “The main thing is that I don’t really know where to find you a new set of lenses right now …… “
Lucrecia thought for a moment, “Robbery?”
“I can’t always rely on robbing,” Tirian sighed, “The Sea Mist Fleet is preparing to formalize its operations, and we’re mostly relying on protection money right now ……”
“Oh, never mind then,” Lucrecia finally shrugged, the first half of her sentence made Tirian relieved, but the second half of her sentence made the notorious pirate leader’s heart follow, “I’ll ask again tomorrow then.”
“You …… forget it, there’s no way I’m going to stop your questing plans,” Tyrian eventually sighed helplessly (he really didn’t know how many times he’d sighed in just a few minutes), “Tell me about your situation, I’m ‘honorable’ great explorer sister …… Have you ever really noticed any signs that our world is coming to an end, while you’ve been wandering around the frontiers of the civilized world all day?”
“I can hear your flirtation, brother,” Lucrecia said with a grimace, “You’ve always been dismissive of my sense of urgency, and never even really cared what I found on the frontier; I can understand that you have your eye on more practical matters, which is why I’m all the more grateful that you’ve provided me with strength in spite of your lack of understanding. circumstances and still offered me what help you could, but you must not forget, either, the warnings our father …… he had made.”
“Is …… our world but a pile of fading embers …… ” Tirian leaned back in his chair and whispered as if sighing, “I still to I still don’t know exactly what he saw that day, but there’s the obvious fact that he was insane when he made that warning – and you’re repeating what he had done back then, even trying to uncover the truth that led him to madness in the process.”
Tirion shook his head and looked squarely at the figure in the crystal ball, “Lucrecia, it’s bad enough that there’s a Lost Country ship in this world.”
(End of chapter)