Chapter 21: Walking with the Dragon

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Having received the latest instructions from Captain Luo Zhengdao, Zola Hagel immediately went to the middle of the upper deck, and said to the sailors:

"All take note, lower the mast, put away the spinnaker, and slow down to seven knots. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!) All sailors who are not on duty are rotated once in an hourglass time, and each guard is spaced fifteen yards apart. Watch the channel on both sides of the ship, have your axes and knives ready, and be ready to put your sampan on your hand to chop down the seaweed that is tangled in the rudder. Alright, lazy bones, let's get to work! ”

Compared to the sea of stars, which is always beautiful with the wind and sunshine of the tropical sea, the sea of algae is already so abundant that it is flooded, and the environment is obviously much more treacherous. Whenever an alien ship sails into the Sea of Light, the voyagers will see that no matter which direction they look, they will be greeted by seaweeds of different colors and sizes. Not only did these photoalgae obscure the navigator's vision, but they also confused the star's projection from the lower horizon, making it a tricky problem for the navigator to accurately identify the direction.

At this time, the "Celestial Globe", a magical object similar to a globe, and the matching "Guiding Sign", which usually rested on the desk in the captain's room, immediately became a treasure bump in the eyes of the whole ship. It is said that these two popular magical wonders were originally created by navigators in order to navigate the Sea of Light and the Sea of Darkness. If you go back thousands of years and it would have been common for a ship to get lost in the Sea of Light, even if you don't consider the possibility of those ferocious sea dragons attacking the ship, being trapped in the seaweed bushes for a long time and unable to move, exhausted all supplies and starved to death, this is undoubtedly an even more terrifying way of death.

Luo Zhengdao listened attentively to the half-elf beauty's introduction and explanation of the natural geography of the Floating Light Sea, and at the same time observed the strange-looking algae near the Yangwei, the terrifying sight of this over-flourishing plant really made him nervous breakdown.

No, such a primeval jungle scene only reminds him of old-world documentaries about the Amazon rainforest, perhaps the difference between the two is that the sea of light is twice as dangerous as the tropical rainforest. If we apply the old world scientific theory, the pyramid food chain in which plants feed herbivores and herbivores feed carnivores, and the number of organisms that can be supported by this lush sea area must be an astronomical number that can scare people to death, then how many carnivorous beasts will be attached to this ecosystem?

Thinking about this question carefully will make people shudder, Luo Zhengdao is deeply hurt and worried about the future, the sea of floating light is indeed too dangerous, but there is only this way, you can't go if you want to!

The sea of floating light that was so quiet that it revealed a little weird atmosphere, the more Luo Zhengdao looked at it, the more he felt that his scalp was numb, and he couldn't bear to ask Vina Dubov for advice and said:

"Vina, how long will it take us to cross the Sea of Light?"

Hearing this, the half-elf narrowed her eyes, and she said half-jokingly, half-jokingly:

"Twenty days is enough, if the goddess of doom favors you...... That's not good! ”

"Whew-"

Just as Luo Zhengdao was about to say something to vent his negative feelings, a long howl that rose out of nowhere echoed over the floating sea of light, and immediately made his body tremble.

Suddenly hearing a strange sound, the knowledgeable sailors were immediately in an uproar, and they all put down their work and looked around to find the source of the sound. Luo Zhengdao, who was startled, tugged at the sleeve of Vena's robe, whose face had changed drastically, and said:

"Vina, what's the sound?"

The half-elf beauty, who was accustomed to smiling like a flower, retracted her smile, her eagle-sharp gaze now nervously observing the seaweed jungle around her. Later, Vina leaned closer to Luo Zhengdao's ear and said at a very close range where she could feel her breath:

"Shhhh Be quiet, it's the cry of the dragon. ”

Almost at the same time, the boatswain Zola Hegel was furious at the chaos on board, and he whipped the nine-tailed cat whip at the sailors who were screaming and running around, and shouted fiercely:

"Shut up, idiot, do you bastards want to turn into a pile of dragon dung?"

Driven by great fear, it is difficult for human beings to contain the knee-jerk caused by emotional fluctuations, so Zola Hegel has to wield a leather whip and whip the sailors who are out of control one by one until they are all honest. Later, the entire battleship fell into a long silence as if it were death, as was the case of the brig Yong, who was slightly further behind.

"Whew-"

It was still the same desolate howl, but it sounded like it was getting closer. Faintly feeling the danger approaching, Luo Zhengdao's fingers trembled uncontrollably, he was not a professional killer from the Delta or Navy SEAL before crossing over, and it was not easy to insist on standing on his legs when encountering prehistoric monsters at close range. In just an instant, the seaweed bushes less than a hundred meters away shook violently, and in an instant, a slender and slender silver-white figure passed through the dense seaweed in an elegant posture.

Following the voice, Luo Zhengdao stared at the fleeting shadow steadily, and he muttered after a glance:

"The sea serpent?"

Moving gently to Luo Zhengdao's ear, Vina Dubov, whose delicate body exudes a faint scent of orchids, said in the lightest volume:

"Yes, the dragons looked like snakes, and the early navigators thought they were some kind of sea snakes, but in fact this guy is a sub-dragon species, and the naturalist classification name is Canglong. Don't think it's a wurm to bully, if you start fighting in a place like the Sea of Floating Light, the pure-blooded dragon may not be able to win the dragon when it comes. ”

"Whew-"

Another howl from the dragon, a deep and loud sound sounded like the grand organ of an old world church, the kind of magnificent resonance effect. Just a few seconds later, this Canglong revealed its body in the void more than ten meters away from the Yangwei, in Luo Zhengdao's view, the visual impact of this picture killed countless Hollywood blockbusters showing off visual effects!

Luo Zhengdao was sent by his parents to learn calligraphy for a few days when he was a child, and although he did not learn anything famous from beginning to end, the calligraphy teacher with a Mediterranean head on his head described the mystery of cursive writing to the students with an excited expression that the calligraphy font that seemed to the children to be as illegible as a ghostly drawing. At this time, for the first time in his life, he had the opportunity to see Canglong's beautiful figure, and Luo Zhengdao trembled under the double stimulation of fear and excitement.

The sense of absolute power of vigor and vigor is combined with the agility and freedom of not staying in things, except for the word "dragon", there is no other language that can cover the subtlety. In this regard, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but exclaim, the ancients didn't deceive me, could it be said that they had also seen Canglong?

Boatswain Zola Hegel was an old pirate, and the Sea of Light was so dangerous that he walked back and forth more than a dozen times, and repeatedly reminded the sailors irritably:

"Don't talk nonsense, the dragon rarely attacks ships, it may just want to find a place to tickle."

Indeed, the big man has great wisdom, and this is not true at all. Apex predators as powerful as the dragon can't find a creature that can survive as a natural predator when they grow up, and the parasite that distracts them is a problem they can't get rid of. Although there are many plants in the Sea of Floating Light, it is full of planktonic algae with a flexible and smooth texture, and it is difficult for Canglong to find a hard object of the right size to rub against the slender body of the parasite. As Zola had said, the sailors watched as the dragon pounced on the Yangwei in high spirits, rubbing its back against the side and bottom of the ship as if it were a human bath.

The surface of the dragon's body was covered with a layer of fine scale armor as rough as steel files and sandpaper, and the hard armor and the plates of the Yangwei rubbed against each other to make a strange creaking sound, which inevitably made the sailors feel creepy, and they inevitably wondered if the battleship under their feet would not be able to withstand the toss of the dragon and declare it to fall apart.

It is a universal truth that when the big names on the stage appear, all the audience's eyes will focus on him, and the same is true now, everyone only pays attention to the trajectory of Canglong's activities, and a small figure attached to it not long ago was ignored by the audience.

"Pounce! Pounce! Pounce! ”

Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, and the sound of flapping wings coming from mid-air sounded particularly harsh in the terrifying atmosphere that could be described as silence. Like the sailors of the Yangwei, he didn't dare to come out, and Luo Zhengdao, who heard the movement, looked up and couldn't believe his eyes. It was a strange red creature that resembled a dragon and was a hundred times smaller, and if it landed on the ground, it would be optimistically one meter tall, which meant that it should be about the size of an adult wolfdog.

"Chirp!"

Just when Luo Zhengdao's curiosity was aroused by the sudden unknown situation, and he didn't know how to start, this strange animal took the initiative to reduce its flight altitude, and it moved so lightly that it quietly landed on the stern deck of the battleship like a fallen leaf. Immediately, it supported its body with its bat-wing-like forelimbs, its nostrils widened tentatively and sniffed around, and then it staggered on all fours and crawled all the way towards Luo Zhengdao.

Instinctively didn't feel how much of a threat this little thing had, and under the huge background noise created by Canglong, Luo Zhengdao had to raise his voice and ask the half-elf beauty for advice:

"Vina, what kind of animal is this?"

"It's a pseudo-dragon, a very bad wurm, Will, you have to watch out for the sting on its tail, it is highly poisonous, its combat power is not worth mentioning, and the toxicity is not small."

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, unless it is a male and a female. Beasts at the top of the food chain like the dragon basically have a strong sense of territory, and predators who want to wander on its territory are provocative acts that risk their lives. Those who are weak enough to be ignored by the Canglong, such as the pirate sailor who has to try to control the noise of the ship even when he is panting, and the pseudo-dragon whose strength is at most tied with ordinary beasts, Canglong doesn't mind the other party's activities on his land at all. Just as a well-fed lion or tiger will become very gentle, this dragon who has just enjoyed a hearty meal just wants to find a place to tickle, who cares who follows him to take advantage?

After listening to Vena's explanation, Luo Zhengdao tentatively took out a palm-sized piece of jerky from the space bag and threw it to the pseudo-dragon, it cautiously leaned down and sniffed, and then opened its mouth to bite it. The pseudo-dragon's small, sharp, steel-needle-like teeth chewed and swallowed the brick-hard jerky, which entered its belly in the blink of an eye.