Chapter 55: The Fisherman

On the gentle slope of Talon Mountain on Snow Raven Island, Evenson directed the sailors to moor. He jumped off the Starlight first, and walked deep and shallow on the waters to the unsubmerged land of Snowcrow Island.

"There's a bird hereβ€”" Sibelis, after getting off the boat, had not gone a few steps when she saw the dead bird corpse on the ground. She said to Mikicharan, "This bird is so beautiful. ”

"That's a sea trili." Mikicharan glanced at the dead bird on the ground and said, "It's not a very rare bird. ”

"Can I touch it?" Siberis asked Miki Charan, "Just touch its feathers." She added.

"Decide for yourself, Siberys." "You can't ask me about anything. But I also warn you that whether you do big things or small things, you need to be careful in everything. ”

Sibriss nodded, and then crouched down, she was about to reach out curiously to stroke the beautiful feathers of the sea cuili, but she saw Nohibi suddenly rush out from the side.

A rushing Nohibi interrupted Siberis's movements. Nohibi howled at her vigilantly as he rushed up to him, and then he quickly turned around and used his front legs to pick up a small handful of dirt at Hatrili's corpse, covering Hatrili's corpse.

Seeing Nohibi's reaction like this, Si Baili was a little surprised and confused, she looked back at Miki Charan and asked her, "Sage, is Noshibi reminding me not to touch it?" ”

"Siberys, I just said, don't ask me everything. You have to judge for yourself. "Actually, you know Nohibi better than I do. ”

Si Baili nodded, she turned around and reached out to stroke Nohibi, "Nosibi, are you reminding me, right?" ”

Nohibi yelled at her twice.

"Miss Siberis." Milica walked up to Siberis, and she said to her, "Miss, you should be more careful. Remember the Marquis of Daniro, there were a lot of bird carcasses around him at that time. And there were also a large number of bird carcasses on the ship just now, similar to the situation with the Marquis. ”

"Milica, do you think these birds, maybe they're poisonous?" Sibelis asked her.

"I think so, you'd better not touch these things." Milica said.

Si Baili looked at Hai Cuili, who was covered in mud, and nodded.

The group walked along the coast for a while under the leadership of Evenson, but there was no trace of the Raven Islander.

"Leragesen, the town of Raven Island was originally on the south side of Talon Mountain, right?" Evenson asked Leragson hesitantly.

"That's right, Freckles, their town is on this side of the mountain." "But there's a lot of flooded land over here, and I don't know where they've moved to now." ”

"We've got to find an islander and ask." Evenson said as he walked.

As Evenson searched for the island's inhabitants, he suddenly saw a fisherman fishing on the shore not far away.

The fisherman sat on a boulder mound whose path had been submerged by the sea, and in his hand a rudimentary wooden fishing rod in his hand, staring intently at the sea in front of him.

Evenson walked briskly to the beach, and he shouted at the fisherman, "Hey! Raven Islanders, come here. I have something to ask you! ”

The fisherman heard Evenson's shout, and he turned his head slowly, a little sluggishly. He glanced at Evenson and the group of Frosttrail warriors behind him, but he didn't respond.

"Come here!" Seeing that the fisherman was a little wooden, Evenson shouted urgently, "Come here, you fellow!" ”

The fisherman still didn't reply, but this time he slowly stood up. After looking at Evenson from a distance, he slowly collected his rod and line. Just when Evenson thought he was coming soon, the fisherman unhurriedly picked up the mess of fishing gear he had placed beside him.

"Damn it." Evenson said.

"Come here, we have something important to ask you." Evenson shouted impatiently as the grinding fisherman chirped.

The fisherman finally lifted a basket containing a few small fish before stepping slowly into the path that had been submerged by the sea. With his legs in the sea, he waded cautiously through the water and slowly came to Evenson's side.

"Tell me, where is your Taruelil now?" Evenson took two steps up at the fisherman and asked him eagerly.

The fisherman shook his head.

"Answer me!" Evenson was clearly unhappy with the way the fisherman answered.

"My lord, I don't know where Taru is." The fisherman spoke slowly.

"How is it possible that you, as an islander of Snowcrow Island, don't even know where your Taru is?" Evenson asked him.

"I really don't, sir." The fisherman said slowly, "Because Taru is out to sea." ”

"He's out to sea?" Feeling a little surprised, Evenson asked, "Where did he go?" ”

"Some time ago, Tarutha led our fleet of Snow Raven Island to the Northlands." The fisherman said.

"Tell me more details, why did he suddenly go to the Northlands?" Evenson asked, "Did he find something?" ”

"Yes, Taru, he's found something." The fisherman said slowly.

"Tell me what you've found!" Impatient with the fisherman's sluggishness, Evenson asks him, "Did you spot a snow crow?" ”

"Yes, my lord, it's a snow crow. Taru spotted the Raven, and he led his fleet to pursue the Raven to the Northlands. After that, though, I heard that Eriel Taru's fleet had been attacked by the Athors. They suffered heavy losses in the attack, and Taru was nowhere to be found. So..... Xiaomin, I don't know where the others are in Taru. ”

"What?!" Evenson's eyes widened as he looked at the fisherman in front of him, and he asked him in great surprise, "You said Ariel went after the snow crow?" Also attacked by the Athors? Oh my God, you know what you're talking nonsense about? ”

The fisherman looked at Evenson and said, "My lord, how dare I talk nonsense to you. ”

Evenson stared at the fisherman in front of him in astonishment for a moment, and at one point Evenson even felt that the fisherman's deep eyes, which did not match his old face, were looking into him, as if he were seeing through himself. Through his eyes, Evenson felt like a crying child in front of him.

"Fisherman, let's talk about the snow crow first, did you see the snow crow on the island?" Evenson adjusted his emotions for a moment, and he showed a hint of leadership and demeanor, and continued to ask the fisherman.

"Yes, sir." The fisherman said without hurrying.

"Tell me, what do you see snow crows look like? Isn't it extinct, and how could it suddenly appear? Evenson asked.

"My lord, the snow crows are just crows with white feathers." "I don't know how they suddenly appeared on the island," said the fisherman. ”

"How long has it been around the snow crow? How long has Oliel's fleet been chasing it? Evenson looked at the fisherman and continued.

"My lord, the snow crow appeared when the sea first rose." The fisherman said, "Olir Taru, who had returned from Garland last time, had set out for the Northlands in search of the snow crows within a few days of unloading his rich treasure. ”

"And how did you know that his fleet was attacked by the Atholls?" After a moment's thought, Evenson continued to ask the fisherman.

"Just three or four days ago, I was fishing on the beach as I do today. While I was fishing, I saw a ship from our Snow Raven Island coming back from the east. It was the warriors on the warship who told me. ”

"The ships of Snowcrow Island." Evenson thought for a moment and asked the fisherman, "What does that ship look like, tell me." ”

"The bow of the ship is carved with a raven, and the crow's eyes are inlaid with glowrose. My lord. The fisherman said.

Evenson came to his senses for a moment, and he continued to ask the fisherman, "Tell me, where are the warriors who told you this information now?" ”

"They're all dead, my lord."

"All dead?" Evenson pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "Tell me, how did they die?" ”

"It is said that they were cursed by the sun god Azor, and they were covered with scaly pus, and they were weak and dying one by one. In the end, before they could all get off the ship, they all died. ”

When Sibeliss heard this, she was about to say something to Evenson, but was pulled back by Miki Charan.

"Evenson, the dead warrior on the ship we dragged back just now bears a lot of resemblance to the characteristics he described." Lelagerson said to Evenson after hearing the fisherman's description.

"Cursed by the sun god Asol." Evenson continued to ask the fisherman, "Is this what you heard the warriors say before they died?" ”

The fisherman nodded, "It was the cursed and sick warriors who told me. ”

Evenson and Lerageson looked at each other for a moment, and he glanced at Siberis again in confusion, and then he said to Lerageson, "Do you think Eriel is missing when he went to sea, and it was really the Athorians who attacked him?" I had never heard of the Athorians attacking us at sea. ”

"Could it be that the Athorians of the Gold Coast feel that we have been attacked by the sea, so they want to take this opportunity to take revenge on us?" Leila Gerson asked.

"Unlikely." Evenson thought for a moment and shook his head.

Evenson glanced at the fisherman and continued to ask him, "Tell me, what else do you know?" ”

The fisherman hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "My lord, I have heard the warrior who came back say before he died that the rising waters were caused by the construction of a building called Dingirla by the Azars. ”

"Huh? What did you say? Evenson's eyes widened, and he asked the fisherman in amazement, "You mean to say that the rising waters are the cause of the Azores?" ”

"Yes, sir. That's what the warriors said to the islanders. The fisherman said.

After re-eyeing Leragison in surprise, Evenson hurriedly asked the fisherman, "Did they say that Dingirla, what it is?" ”

"It's said to be a tower, my lord." The fisherman said, "The people of Athore built a great tower for their sun god, and it caused the waters to rise and flood our islands of Phyton. ”

"Which fighter did you listen to? Has he also been cursed by the sun god you mentioned and died? Evenson asked the fisherman.

"Yes, sir, it's a pity. He's dead. ”

Evenson looked at the fisherman in front of him, exhaled and shook his head, and then he continued, "Fisherman, since you have learned such important information, why don't you tell the king?" ”

"I don't have a boat, my lord, my fishing boat was pushed against the rocks by the rising waves, and it was broken." The fisherman said.

Evenson thought for a moment and said, "This is an important matter, and it must be reported to Ricklier right away." So, you get on my boat. I'm taking you to meet our new king, Rickliel. When you meet him, tell him the truth about what you have heard. ”

"Your Excellency." The fisherman looked at Evenson and hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, my lord." ”

"Since Ariel is not on the island. The snow crow has flown away again, so let's rush to Eternal Night Island as soon as possible. Evenson turned to Mickechalan and said, "I'm going to take this fisherman to Rickliel, the message he's heard from his dying warrior is too important to us. ”

Mikicharan looked at the fisherman and nodded thoughtfully.

"Freckles, if it's the Athore who are doing something through their sun god, as the warriors say, then we must inform Rickreel as soon as possible, and do something quickly." "If the water goes down like this, we at Fayton don't know how much longer we're going to be able to hold on." ”

"I understand, we're going to report to Rickrell right away." Evenson said.

The Starlight towed the Snow Raven warship, which was manned by only a few sailors, and turned its bow. Sibris, who did not meet Elliel on this trip and did not fulfill her promise to Daniro, felt a little lost. As for Miki Charan, she felt more confused.

Miki Charan didn't say a word, she stared silently at the fisherman sitting not far from her.

For this fisherman, Miki Charan felt an indescribable sense of distrust from beginning to end. But she had no way of knowing where this feeling of distrust came from.

The wind picked up on the ship's way to the island of Eternal Night.

The waves at sea begin to become undulating. Suddenly, a wave lifted the boat up and down, and Sibeliss was thrown off the bench because her hand was not grasped. She stumbled and fell to Milica's side, but fortunately Millica reacted quickly and wrapped her arms around Si Bai Lis, who had lost her center of gravity, so that Xi Bai Li was not bumped by this.

Although Si Baili did not fall, as her body moved suddenly, the "Ankami Blade" that was originally inserted in the placket of her clothes slipped out of her waist as a result.

The Ankami Blade, made of gold and crystal, was heavy, sliding away from Sibrys's placket and striking the deck floor with a crisp crashing sound. Siberis realized that the dagger in her coat had slipped when she heard the impact, and she looked back to search for the fallen dagger, and found that the dagger had slid forward some distance on the board of the ship as it undulated. Siberis stabilized her center of gravity with the help of Milica, and then she hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the fallen "Ankha Secret Blade".

As Siberis was about to walk up to the dagger to pick it up, she suddenly saw an old hand reach over and pick up the "Ankami Blade". Sibris looked up and saw that the person who had picked up the "Ankami Blade" first was the fisherman who was with them.

"Thank you." Sibriss was stunned for a moment, and then said to him. Cyblices then stretched out her hand, ready to pick up the Ankami Blade.

Mikicharan, who had been observing the fisherman, noticed that after the fisherman picked up the "Ankami Blade" dropped by Siberys, his expression suddenly changed subtly.

The change in the fisherman's expression after picking up the Ankami Blade was subtle and short-lived, but Miki Charan observed it all. She noticed that the fisherman's reaction to seeing the "Ankh Key" was not like the reaction of a normal islander. Micky Charan thought that the Pheton Islanders, who lived a hard life and loved money like life, would hardly hide their love for gold treasures. Moreover, this is an expensive and exquisite dagger made of gold and crystal, and it stands to reason that anyone should have a very surprised or envious expression. However, the fisherman's expression was not only devoid of envy, but in Mikchicharan's eyes, it was a hint of horror.

Miki Charan didn't understand why he looked the way he did, but it added to her suspicions and uneasiness about him.

The fisherman took the Ankami Blade in his hand, and after a moment's hesitation, he turned to a smile and returned it to Siberis's hand.

After Sibriss turned to leave, the fisherman noticed the gaze of Mikicharan, who had been watching his movements. He noticed that she had been staring at him, so he squeezed out a slight smile again, and smiled at her as well.

"Freckles, there's a boat ahead!" Leilagson, who was leading the way at the bow of the ship, suddenly shouted.

The people looked ahead, and saw a Phedon ship coming at a rapid pace. On the mast of the incoming ship fluttered a flag with a blue background and a white lightning bolt painted in the middle of the flag.

"It's the ship of Thunder Island. That was supposed to be Svelier Taru's flagship. Evenson looked at him and said, "He's got here too." ”