At noon, the warm sun shines down, and the rippling surface of the blue ocean shines like fish scales. The white waves are running happily, and the Shining Pearl sets sail again against the sea breeze.

Mason, wearing a black tricorne, stood on the bow of the ship with his side and looked out, and at his feet lay an oak barrel containing a 'treasure' that could restrain the sea monster - a black fine powder provided to him by Blackstone Castle, known as Sacred Dust.

"Captain, ahem. The balding first mate Pearson stood beside him, his cheeks thin and pale, the two eyes that were too close to the hooked nose to reveal a little meanness, and a small brown beard could hardly cover the thin chin. This time he went to sea, his luck was not good, he got a fever early, and he almost didn't survive.

"I always thought it was unlikely, a Blackstone Fort. Oh, who doesn't know, they're in trouble and have no time to take care of themselves. The lord is still a naïve and ignorant little girl, how could there be such a thing as expelling sea monsters?"

"We have to try. Mason's expression was solemn: "The Shining Pearl must be docked, and I can't afford to lose." The sea monster's appearance at Daotan Harbor may have something to do with some local legend. ”

"Let's hope it works. Pearson shrugged his shoulders and wrapped his cloak: "If they come back in embarrassment, Andrew will definitely laugh off his big teeth." Sea monster...... No one will believe this lame reason. ”

Mike, the lookout on the mast, did not dare to relax for a moment, and constantly scanned the sea with his bright eyes. The sun is abundant at midday and can easily penetrate the sea.

Whoa—

Forty meters to the left of the ship's side, a group of panicked sea fish, squeezed out of the water by the turbulent waves, jumped into the air with their tails stirring, and made a sound like a torrential rain falling to the ground.

Mike's heart rose instantly, and he stood up and held on to the mast, shielding himself from the sunlight with one hand, and squinting his eyes to stare carefully—there seemed to be a vague black shadow floating in the waves where the sea fish fell.

"Oh, captain, forty meters from the left chord, there's a situation!"

"Turn the rudder right, turn the rudder right!" Mason immediately gave the command, and then shouted, "Mills, prepare to drop the Divine Dust!"

In addition to the oak barrels placed in the bow, the left and right sides of the ship and the stern deck are filled with 'sacred dust' oak barrels. When the burly and sturdy Mills heard the order, he immediately pried open the lid with a recurve knife and carried it with ease.

"Southeast!"

With Mason's shout, Mills gripped the barrel tightly and spun it in place, throwing it out like a discus.

In the oak barrel in mid-air, the black powder was thrown out instantly, disintegrated in the air, and fell on the sea surface more than ten meters away, setting off black waves.

The rest of the barrels were thrown out by the sailors, and the sea in the distance was immediately blackened, and the Shining Pearl completed its rudder.

"Mike, how's it going?"

Mason's heart lifted, Mike squinted, in his vision, the black sacred dust formed a pitch-black isolation zone on the surface of the sea, and the black shadow that gradually appeared in the distance suddenly stopped.

In his gaze, the black shadow seemed to have encountered an insurmountable obstacle, and immediately turned around, and went farther away, quickly leaving, disappearing into the vast sea.

"We succeeded!" Mike cheered excitedly, "It seems to be scared away, Captain." We're going to puff up the sails!"

"Don't rejoice too soon, we don't succeed if we don't set our feet on land. "Mason maintained his due composure and calm, directing the sailors to fill the sails, and arranged for Mills to put the remaining barrels of 'sacred dust' in place to prevent emergencies.

......

In the port of Daotanzhen, the once busy scene is gone, and four merchant ships with sails docked on the docks of the port, all of which have to abandon the sea because of the threat of sea monsters. And the idle porter was huddled in the shack of the dock, his eyes numb like a group of refugees, and he was at a loss for what to do. For three whole days, no merchant ships went to sea, let alone docked.

Halsey, the leader of the Pierre comptoir convoy, still looks out from the pier every day. But his heart is becoming more and more frustrated, even the experienced Captain Mason may not be able to break through the blockade of the sea monster.

Ever since the tax collector Hausen reported the situation of the sea monster to Pol Dutt, the Archon of Daitan, the first thing the pot-bellied consul did was to go to the church in Daitan to ask for the revelation of the Holy Spirit - since the church's Father Gensley was attacked and killed by bandits in Blackstone Canyon, the Dorin Cathedral in Waterdeep sent a young priest, said to be a senior apprentice of the cardinal, favored by the Holy Spirit, to spread the blessings of the Holy Spirit.

But the result made Halsey even more chilled, and the young priest did not even go to sea, but preached everywhere: the church in Daitan Town was in disrepair and dilapidated, and Father Gensley died at the hands of robbers, all of which were the sins of the people of Daitan Town for their disrespect to the Holy Spirit, so they were punished by heaven. To atone for sin, one must give everything to the Holy Spirit!

The port is the economic lifeblood of the town, and Pol Dutt, who was very nervous, immediately issued an order under the guidance of the priest that all the townspeople of the town, including the porters, must make sincere donations of money, confess their sins to the Holy Spirit, rebuild the church, and rebuild the cemetery of Father Gensley.

For a while, the whole Daotan Town was gloomy, and the townspeople who were already living in poverty were even more complaining. But the hard-nosed Pol Dutt did not care about this, and punished all the recalcitrant townspeople who refused to pay their belongings, and ordered the knights to loot their belongings and offer them to the church.

Stupid fellow! This only makes the town more frustrated, and Halsey doesn't have a crush on Bol Dutt, the fat-brained, money-hungry guy who only knows how to make money, and he's just a puppet who relies on nepotism to get to power, a dog of the Lord of Waterdeep.

"Mr. Halsey, I suggest you send someone to the port of Marcel to inquire about the situation. The captain of the Seagull, Captain Jonathan, who had witnessed the sea monster, greeted Halsey with a sad brow.

"Mr. Jonathan. Halsey smiled wryly and shrugged his shoulders: "Thank you for the suggestion, in fact I have already done so." But no news has come yet. ”

"May Captain Mason be favored by Satus. Jonathan and Halsey stood side by side, looking at the calm sea, the warm sunshine, and the warm sea breeze: "If it had been in the past, it would have been a good day to go to sea." ”

"yes. Halsey nodded approvingly, and inadvertently glanced at the sea, his expression instantly frozen, and on the sea level that shimmered with white light, a palm-sized brown sail was slowly rising.

"Oh my God! Sails! There's a ship coming!"

"I saw it!" Jonathan squinted his eyes hard: "There have been no ships going to sea here for three days, it must be other merchant ships that have escaped the attack of the sea monster." ”

The sails got closer and closer, and Halsey's eyes became more and more excited, rubbing his hands together and saying excitedly: "That's a brig, I have a hunch! It must be the Shining Pearl!"

"It's incredible, Captain Mason must have been favored by the god of the sea to be so lucky. ”

"Haha...... It must be, it must be. As the merchant ship drew closer, Halsey became more and more convinced of his judgment. After many days of waiting, hope finally ushered in hope, and the bitterness in his heart was released.

"Mr. Halsey, I think you guessed it right!" Jonathan was also delighted.

As the Shining Pearl drew nearer, the sailors stood on the deck, looking at the outline of the harbor, cheering happily.

Mason's hands trembling slightly as he held on to the side of the ship, and the Divine Dust succeeded in banishing the terrifying sea monster and allowing the Shining Pearl to dock. It proved Karrick's words, and in the same way, the antidote to countless riches, gave him a strong premonition that it must be true!