Chapter 579: Calypso
The warship made its way through the sea, cleaving the waves all the way and speeding away into the distance.
Thick dark clouds had accumulated in the sky, and the black pressure of the clouds spread over the entire surface of the sea, as if it was about to swallow the sea.
The raging waters grew darker and darker, the wind roared, and the sea swept down in the wind, surging huge waves.
The huge waves beat on the boat again and again, the whole boat is like a lonely boat in the sea, it may capsize at any time, there are not many people on board, but the boat is driving steadily in the wind and waves of the sea.
In this kind of weather, they usually find a place to hide, but Pei Ziyun has not seen land for a long time when he has been sailing at sea, so it is inevitable that he will encounter this storm.
Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in the far reaches of the ship, this whirlpool was extremely huge, the whole sea seemed to be sunken down, the whirlpool spun very fast, the center was bottomless, it seemed to lead straight to the abyss, and everything around seemed to be swallowed up by it.
Strangely enough, opposite the whirlpool was a towering mountain, and the whirlpool formed here, as if boasting to the mountain, and the mountain was unmoved.
Looking closely, there was a dark cave on the mountainside, and the people on the boat saw it, and originally planned to go there to take shelter from the wind and rain, but at this moment there was a whirlpool blocking the way, so they could only take a detour.
"This is the maelstrom of Karybdis, don't come close, rush over. β
"Also, don't go near that cave, there's a terrible Kraken there. Pei Ziyun looked at the whirlpool and mountains that were getting closer and closer, and ordered loudly: "Get around it." β
At this time, the ship was very close to the whirlpool, and the people on board had already heard the sound of the waves and thunder, which shook the earth.
In the face of the whirlpool like the power of heaven and earth, if it is swept in, no one in the entire ship can survive, but all the survivors are experienced helmsmen and sailors, the helmsman strives to control the direction, carefully steering the ship, slowly from one side, bypassing the whirlpool of Karybdis, the whole ship looks at the deep hole like the eye of the sea, and they are shocked into a cold sweat.
In the face of the majesty of the mighty heaven and earth, human beings are so small, and if they are swept up, it must be the end of the ship's destruction and death.
But at that moment, the Gloomy Cavern stretched out half of its body and pounced.
"It's the sea monster Szela. "A huge sea monster swooped down on the newly out of danger ship, its sound almost the same as a dog's bark, it was so huge that it could catch up with half the size of a boat, and six snake heads swooped down on the ship like six dancing ropes.
"That's it. Pei Ziyun's eyes froze, and the moment he saw the sea monster come out, he was already holding a weapon and preparing to attack, and when it approached, the spear in his hand threw out and shot at the sea monster.
Many people have been sacrificed in the previous distress, but now there are not many people on the ship, and there can be no more losses, otherwise there will be insufficient manpower and the ship will not be able to move.
Pei Ziyun will strike first, and when the sea monster comes out, he has already prepared to prevent the warship from being attrition again.
The sea monster Szera was so great that the spear struck it, but it didn't hurt it, and it roared in pain, but it couldn't stop it.
"Bang. The body of the sea monster slammed into the hull of the ship, and the whole ship tilted sideways, but fortunately it did not capsize, and the head of the sea monster instantly took away three sailors on the ship, and the three sailors let out a huge scream.
Pei Ziyun watched them writhing their hands and feet in pain among the sea monster snake teeth, but they could only watch and there was nothing they could do.
At such a distance, in such bad weather, or at sea, Pei Ziyun could only be helpless, unless he could fly, he could only throw his spear and hit the other three snake heads.
"Quick, quick, rush over!" Everyone was desperately struggling to get rid of the sea monster attack as soon as possible.
"Rushed over. "With everyone's perseverance, we have passed through this dangerous sea area and escaped the attack of sea monsters.
Strange to say, once rushed, the wind and waves at sea gradually decreased, the dark clouds dispersed, and the ship slowly moved forward in the face of the smaller wind and waves, and the speed became slower and slower.
"Prince Paris, our ship has been battered and damaged, and sea water is pouring into the cabin. β
"In addition to taking the helm and immediately taking the water, there is also immediately checking if there are any islands nearby. Pei Ziyun ordered, looking around.
After a long time, when the ship was tilting more and more, not far away, an island loomed, making everyone on the boat exhale heavily, saved.
"This should be the island of Ochigia. Pei Ziyun looked at the chart in his hand with a serious expression.
"There's a goddess here, and I wouldn't want to stay here if my ship was intact, but now it's leaking. β
Pei Ziyun hesitated, the ship was leaking and might sink, the island was in front of him, and the damaged ship should not be repaired for too long, but he was afraid of offending the goddess of the sea.
He knew that the goddess on the island was Calypso, because his understanding of her was all due to mythology, and Pei Ziyun didn't know if this goddess was good to deal with.
Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, who carried the dome of the sky, is said to have been imprisoned on this island by her father, Atlas, and not only had to endure the torment of captivity, but also suffered a curse of fate.
Every once in a while, the goddess of fate will send a hero who needs help to the island of Ochigia, but it is impossible for the hero to stay, and Calypso will fall in love with the hero and fall in love.
Historically, Odysseus passed through this place and fell in love with this goddess for seven years before leaving here, and he didn't want to live here for seven years like Odysseus.
"In Pirates of the Caribbean, this goddess has appeared. β
"The goddess in there is not cute. β
This island still poses a certain danger to Pei Ziyun, but if the ship is not repaired here, the leaky ship does not know how far it can travel, and it is at risk of sinking at any time.
At this moment, the mast of the ship lit up, a woman appeared below, and the mysterious phantom lady appeared again, she stood in front of Pei Ziyun, but the sailors couldn't see her, and even passed through.
"Dear Madam. Pei Ziyun bowed slightly, it seemed that she had recovered a little, and she was not as tired as last time.
"You don't have to worry, when you go ashore to worship, she will entertain you and let you go. The mysterious lady didn't say much, just spoke.
When Pei Ziyun heard her say this, half of his hanging heart was lowered, and he was about to ask the mysterious lady something, but in a blink of an eye, the phantom disappeared again.
"It's really without a trace, there's no trace, every time it appears, it's the same with leavingβwho is she?"
With the assurance of the mysterious lady, Pei Ziyun believes that there will not be much danger if he goes to this island, after all, the power of the mysterious lady can even be deceived by the gods.
At least not yet, the gods have not noticed her.
The ship slowly headed towards the island of Ochigia, and because of the leakage, this time it was really going at the speed of a snail.
Although they had seen the island of Ochigia in front of them very early, it had taken a long time for the ship to approach the island, and by this time the ship was already very dangerous, and reluctantly circled the island again, and found a beach to dock the boat.
Pei Ziyun carefully looked at the isolated island on the sea and found that the island was full of strange rocks, towering trees could be seen everywhere, and the white sand on the beach reflected dazzling sunlight.
After towing the boat to the beach, Pei Ziyun instructed the sailors to build a simple altar out of the stones on the island, and after the altar was built, he instructed the sailors to cut down trees to repair the damaged ship as soon as possible.
The altar was quickly erected, it was a small altar with a pedestal in the middle that was only half a meter high, and because there was no statue of Calypso, there was a wooden block engraved with Calypso's name.
Pei Ziyun instructed the sailors to bring gold and bronze from the ship and put these things into the altar to sacrifice to the goddess.
"Venerable Calypso, I am Paris the prince of Troy, and I have been exiled to the island, and I pray to you, and I offer sacrifices to you, and I beg you that you will allow me to rest on the island for a few days, and to repair the ship. β
After praying, the gold and bronze on the altar disappeared, and Pei Ziyun knew that the goddess had agreed to the request, so that he could calmly stay on the island for a few days and complete the repair of the ship.
Pei Ziyun was getting up, and he saw a woman coming from a distance, not to mention her appearance, almost all goddesses were beautiful.
"This is Calypso. When Pei Ziyun saw it, he knew that this was Calypso.
"Oh, who took her for a nymph?"
Pei Ziyun saw Calypso and was immediately stunned, Nymph was a second-level goddess, or even a lower-level elf, but the full-level priest feeling made him clearly feel that she was a real goddess.
"The power goes far beyond Circe and has completely entered the realm of God. β
"Calypso is not much worse than Hecate, even above Dionysus. Pei Ziyun secretly thought that the last time the world swept in one day, through Typhon's eyes, he knew many gods at once.
As for this powerful goddess, many people think that she is a lowly Nymph, even she thought so at the beginning, but her strength is so strong, and she immediately thought: "Promise eternal life, only a powerful main god can." β
"So powerful, it's no wonder that in mythology, she once promised Odysseus eternal life. β
"Prince, who has come from afar, your sacrifice is very satisfying to me, and there are few people who know how to be as polite as you, and I have prepared a feast for you, so please come with me. "Calypso seems to be in a good mood.
"Honorable Calypso, thank you very much for your welcome. Pei Ziyun replied respectfully: "If I am fortunate to be entertained by you, I will be grateful." β
"Do you know who I am?" asked Calypso curiously.
"Your deeds are well known, and everyone admires and admires you very much, and it is not surprising to know who you are. Pei Ziyun said.
"Hehe, really good at talking. Calypso knew it was a compliment, but she was satisfied.