Chapter 219: Before the Storm
The mages went to the land of Antarctica, Bai Yue returned to the Qilin Continent, the work was assigned, and Xia Han took the opportunity to sleep. On this night, people from all over the world who depend on the sea for their livelihood are moving inland, and the bustling seaport is blocked.
Fish Island is a peninsula in the eastern part of the Chunhui Empire that extends into the ocean, and the island's inhabitants have been fishing for generations.
A medium-sized fishing boat carrying more than a dozen sailors sailed on the bright red water.
"Captain, today's blood moon is too full, which is a bad omen." The young deputy looked through the window at the blood-red sea and the huge full moon that read the sky, and couldn't help but think of the warning from his ancestors.
The Emerald Moon and the Blood Moon are sacred things that have shrouded the world for tens of thousands of years, but a Blood Moon without the Emerald Moon is a calamity.
"What are you afraid of, the moon was like this a few days ago, didn't nothing happen to us?" The bearded middle-aged captain glared at his deputy: "Don't be suspicious, those biting monsters have stopped fighting with us, and now is a good time to go to sea!" ”
"But captain, didn't the knights tell us that there was danger in the sea, and that we should prepare to leave?"
"Leaving is also a matter of tomorrow, and how can you say that you will leave when you leave?" The captain raised his eyebrows and said confidently: "Now that everyone is not out to sea, the price of fish has risen sharply, and our income on this trip is at least three times more than usual." ”
"Why don't you do such a good thing? You don't want money anymore? ”
As soon as he heard the money, the deputy suddenly had no objections. To be honest, even if he doesn't go to sea, he is full of fear about the future. The knights who came to organize the migration did not say anything, at least to ask them to withdraw from the seashore.
But how can these people just leave, they don't know anything but fishing, how can they live outside? Dig deeper...... Or money is more important.
Perhaps this is the reason why not many fishermen have been out to sea in recent times, and although it is not a good time for fishing, the boat has still made a considerable catch. The entire deck is filled with fish caught in nets, and it is a pleasure to watch.
Every sailor smiled, and when they sold the fish, they got a good share of the money.
"Captain, can you go back?"
The deputy asked again.
At this moment, there was a sudden ethereal singing voice on the sea, and the soft woman's voice seemed extremely sad, and people could not help but depict a beautiful woman sitting on the reef and crying.
Some of the sailors looked intoxicated, but many more had their faces changed.
"Oh no, it's a mermaid!"
These people who have lived by the sea for many years naturally understand what it means to go out to sea and hear the song, which is the song of the mermaid ** fisherman. Their voices were beautiful, but once they were confused and searched, no one in this boatload would be spared.
"Quick, turn the boat around, everyone take out the earplugs!"
The captain's face changed suddenly, he knew that the mermaid's song would become more and more enchanting over time, and in a few minutes, the whole ship would have to be captured by the song. Fortunately, their ancestors had already prepared a way to deal with mermaids, and everyone who went to sea would wear cloth earplugs.
The sailors hurriedly put on their earplugs, and in an instant their heads were clear.
They changed the direction of the ship according to the captain's gesture and quickly headed towards the shore, gradually moving away from the mermaid's song. After leaving a long way, the captain tentatively took off one of the earbuds, and when he found that he could no longer hear a sound, he was relieved and asked the others to take off the earbuds.
"I haven't heard the song of a mermaid in the offshore sea for many years, why is it coming out at this time?" The lieutenant looked puzzled, but the captain's face darkened, and he somewhat understood the reason why the noble knights had asked them to move.
I can't come out again after I go back this time.
escaped the catastrophe, everyone on the boat was relieved, judging from the past tradition, the mermaid would not have any other way than to lead ** with a singing voice. And they are out of the range of singing, and they are safe and sound.
However, just as they let their guard down, a huge black shadow appeared beneath the surface of the sea.
"Captain! Captain! Look, what is this? ”
When the sailors noticed the anomaly, the blood-colored sea quickly turned pitch black, and a huge creature was rushing up from the bottom of the sea.
Whale? Squid?
This kind of behemoth has never even been encountered by the captain, who is only a captain who makes a living from fishing, and naturally cannot be as experienced as the captains of the cross-sea trade. However, despite his lack of experience, the captain quickly gave the order.
"Honk! Flare out! ”
A piercing screech rang out, followed by a flare with a tail flame launched into the sky, bursting into a brilliant field of fireworks.
The scream is a weapon to deter underwater creatures, and this sound activated by magic crystals can dispel many creatures that do not want to be hostile to humans, but the crystals are expensive and rarely used by fishermen. As for the flares, which resemble fireworks, it can notify people on the coast.
If they are unlucky and Whistle fails to drive the monster away, then they will have to fight a fierce battle and wait for rescue.
The black shadows were getting closer and closer, and just as the captain was getting ready for battle, white and red things rushed out from all around, and the water was spraying! If you look closely, it turns out to be a huge mouth: a red mouth, white sharp teeth, and the fishing boat is wrapped in the center.
The air of the whole ship froze in an instant, and before the crew could even react, the huge tongue rolled the fishing boat and rushed over with white sharp teeth.
Sawdust was everywhere, blood was all over the sea, and the roar of the broken ship drowned out the screams of the crew, and in an instant, the fishing boat laden with cargo disappeared into the vast sea.
A giant fish leaped out, its eyes bigger than a carriage glittering in the moonlight, and then made a splash and disappeared without a trace.
On this night, the tide had not yet risen, but monsters from the deep sea had gathered next to the continents of the entire world, and these cruel, bloodthirsty, and irrational monsters formed a solid blockade, and the sea road between the continents was completely cut off.
Although this interruption could not stop the footsteps of the continent's powerhouses, it fixed the army's power on every major road, and there was no other army other than the mage that could be transferred on a large scale.
"Now, what are we going to compare tomorrow?"
This night, Xia Han had a dream, he dreamed of a foreign race that he had never missed, a mermaid who liked to sing.
"I love your songs, but why don't you sing them happily?" (To be continued.) )