Chapter 1278: The Journey of the Tide
For Nami, every day away from home is a novelty.
Nami isn't a mermaid, she's a Vastaya, to be exact, a Vastaya Sea Clan, a mermaid - the only true legend about the mermaids is probably their homeland.
That's right, the sharks live in the sea to the west of the giant god peak.
This sea area is full of wonderful energy and rich fish resources because of the giant god peak, and the ancestors of the mermaids settled here thousands of years ago, and then gradually formed a merman village - however, just after the village was established, they accidentally found a crack in the abyss under the sea.
In this bottomless chasm, there is a terrifying, spreading darkness that wants to wipe out all living things.
Just as the mermaids were about to get away from the abyss, the Moon Star Spirit appeared—she gave the mermaids a moonstone and asked them to place a glowing moonstone in the village.
According to the Moon Star Spirit, this moonstone has the magic of the stars infused by the giant gods, and its holy light can repel the darkness in the depths and protect the safety of the mermen.
However, every hundred years or so, the moonstone begins to fade, so the moon star spirit and the mermen agreed that at that time, the merman will choose the strongest warrior and he/she will dive into the cold and biting abyss, overcome all kinds of terrible obstacles, and bring back a pearl of the deep sea.
If successful, the Tidecaller will go to the shore on behalf of the mermaids and trade with the emissary from the top of the Giant God Peak to exchange pearls for moonstones.
The hundred-year-old covenant has never changed, and it has finally become a tradition of the merman.
It's a daunting process for the Tidecaller, who carries the fate of all his people and needs to put all his might to stop the creatures of the darkness - the mermaids have sent elite troops to the abyss to collect pearls, but they have found that the more people they send, the more difficult the dark creatures become, as if they adjust their strength to the strength of their opponents.
However, when the army is wiped out, the Tidecaller, alone with the legendary wand, may escape the danger of the abyss and return with the pearl.
As the rare daughter of the previous Tide Caller, Nami has always had her ambition to become a Tide Caller - she is a tough sea warrior with the power to truly call the tide, but in the eyes of the Elders, she is still too young and reckless.
When Nami came of age, Moonstone darkened for the first time in a hundred years, and she confidently participated in the selection of the Tidecaller, but in the end, the elders chose a warrior named Rasha.
In the eyes of the elders, Rasha was a cautious man who could remain calm in the midst of war, and was their ideal tide caller.
However, when Rasha dived into the abyss, he was not heard from for a whole month.
There has never been a time in history when the Tide Caller has failed - while waiting, the light of the moonstone is dying, and the elders are arguing, arguing, arguing, but not coming up with a reasonable solution.
At such a moment, Nami knew that someone had to step up and take on the task of being the Tide Caller, or else everyone would perish at the same time.
This person may be himself.
Without hesitation, Nami picked up her mother's abyssal wand and dived into the abyss.
A few days later, she returned, and although she found the pearl and the fallen Tidecaller's wand, there was a faint fear in her eyes.
Regardless, Nami became a tide caller.
Unfortunately, just as Nami was about to exchange for the Moonstone, the Scarlet Moon descended - the Eye of the Void plotted against the Moon Titan, and the Moon Star Spirit also fell, and Nami did not wait for the messenger, and there was no way to exchange it for the Moonstone.
Upon learning of this, Nami tried to go to Titan's Peak to find Titan, but the stubborn Rakor insisted that only those who climbed Titan's Peak in person without the power of magic were eligible to meet Titan—any ascent of Titan's Peak was blasphemy for an outsider like Nami, who had no feet and could only rely on spells to create a puddle of water to glide on.
In this case, Nami was stupid.
What to do?
The moonstone is getting darker and darker, and the mermaids are looking for a solution while moving their homes, and in the ancient records, they finally find a special kind of Vastaya.
Fogtails.
It is said that these Vastayas are the closest to their ancestor, Vastaya Shari, and if they had come forward, they might have been able to communicate directly with the Titans.
So, Nami embarks on a journey to find the Misquirts.
She began by following ancient maps from west to east along the Valoran Strait in search of the Fogtails near Ionia.
However, when she found the island marked on the map, all she saw was a ruin, with no information about the Mistails.
In this case, Nami gritted her teeth and landed on land.
If the Mistails can't find it, find someone else—someone who can help communicate with the Titan Gods, someone who can deal with the deep sea and abyss.
Although the village has begun to relocate, Nami, who has personally traveled to the far-reaching, knows very well that the terrifying existence under the abyss will not stop expanding, and without the containment of the moonstone, maybe more evil things will be born in the sea, and whether it is for the sake of the people or the sea, she must find a solution!
With this in mind, she travels to Bilgewater to seek the help of Naga Kapolos, the Serpent Mother—only to find that the Bajou culture seems to be in vain.
Nami had also been to Ionia, but Ionia was too busy to help her.
By chance, Nami heard about Acacia in Nashramme, and in the description of her words, she vaguely felt that Acacia's void seemed to have some similarities with the existence under the abyss, so she set off without hesitation, intending to go to Acacia to see if there was any useful news.
Considering that traveling in the desert of Shurima would be troublesome even with magic, Nami finally chose to travel along the coast and make a circle to Acacia.
In this way, as she passed by Antahir, the Rising Tide Shark was hungry - following the guidance of the waves, she found this pearl cultivation base, and then nimbly slipped into the net and feasted on it.
As a result, he was caught by Azir.
After being quietly brought back to the dormitory by Azir, Nami did not hide it at all, and told Azil all her purpose as it was, and after hearing Acacia and the Void, Azir finally narrowed her eyes slightly.
I always feel ...... I seem to know something really big!