The first day of leaving the Adriatic Island to sneak in the central ocean, the wind was calm;

The second day after leaving the Adriatic Island to sneak in the central ocean, the waves were quiet.

It wasn't until the third day that Talos and his party encountered the first wave of pirates.

But it wasn't the pirates who robbed them, it was Talos who "robbed" the pirates.

Initially, Talos refused to receive the news from the Black Sea Knight that a pirate ship was sailing 100 yards away from us, and his target was the madwoman Juana and any secrets about the gold coins that the other party might have that no ordinary pirate could dispose of.

But just as he was about to ignore the group of pirates and continue to speed forward, the gold coin he was playing with suddenly trembled.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the young Naga saw that the chain on the obverse of the gold coin was shaking from side to side, like a compass.

"Wait—"

Talos held up the gold coin and put it in front of his eyes, and looked closely under Richard's confused gaze, he did not have the illusion that the chains on the sluice were indeed different from the previous shape, pointing diagonally upwards - that was the location of the pirate ship.

Coins, treasures, the ancient Sadinian dynasty, and all sorts of clues are connected, and it's hard not to make the bold guess that the pirates might have another gold coin in their hands.

So, the command turned a corner in Talos's mind and became something else: "Raise the ship, as masters of the sea, how can we not entertain the humans who have come all the way from the land." ”

The master of the sea is a common self-term for the Naga, just as humans often position themselves as the masters of the continent, and of course the two sworn enemies, the mermaid and the fish man, will never admit this.

Whoop -

Richard once again witnessed the spectacular process of the Garon's rise to the surface, and it was from a first-person perspective.

"Curse, curse has come!"

When the Galleon landed on the surface with a lightness and grace that did not match the hull, Talos did not hear the expected exclamation and admiration, but a roar of horror and despair.

"Seriously, that's how you felt when you saw the Garon?" Talos couldn't believe that his carefully prepared appearance was met with swearing instead of cheers, even though the opponent was considered an enemy in the first place.

Richard hurriedly shook his head to show his attitude: "Of course not, the goddess of wealth can testify that I was happy and was about to go crazy at that time, and I was not so happy when I earned the first 100 gold coins in my life!"

With the situation at the time, he would have been happy even if it was a ghost ship.

"You're right, it's them who are wrong—"

"Master Talos, you'd better come and see for yourself, they're not quite right. "At the bow, a knight of the Black Sea reported loudly to Talos.

With some curiosity, Talos dragged his tail and went to check, only to see the pirates on the opposite ship huddled together like a flock of frightened quails, with frightened looks on their faces.

On the other deck of the pirate ship, there was a bearded man who seemed to be asleep.

The emphasis on "seemingly" is due to the fact that the other party is lying on the deck with his eyes closed, and there is an empty wine bottle at hand, but his face is distorted and his body twitches from time to time.

One wound after another appeared out of thin air on the beard's body, separating the man's texture, and even dissecting the abdominal cavity and chest cavity in a serious way, and red blood flowed everywhere.

What's even more bizarre is that no matter how serious the wound is, the beard has been asleep, and his eyelids try to open, but they are suppressed in his sleep by a terrifying force.

When another wound appeared on his bearded arm, the poor man finally convulsed and stopped breathing.

Two minutes later, Talos took over the pirate ship.

A group of pirates no more than a hundred in number, generally only of the first order, and frightened by the strange images were no match for the Garon.

- The current strength of the Garon is a first-order bloodline knight, 37 second-order bloodline knights (Black Sea Knight and Richard), 12 second-order mages, and a third-order sword master, the lineup can be said to be very strong.

When Talos was still three feet away from the bearded corpse, the high-ranking swordsman Lucia immediately took the duty given to her by Sandra very seriously: "Master Talos, I'm afraid I won't be able to watch you personally touch the deceased until I get more effective information. ”

The pirates were right, it really seemed like a curse, and it wasn't weak.

"There are many types of spells that can deal damage to the target out of thin air, but they all require the mage's personal involvement, and the most likely option after excluding these options is a curse. Talos calmly stood on the deck three feet away from the corpse, talking.

Reversely deducing spell types from the target's wounds and remaining spell traces is a skill that every good mage must master, and if you are on the scene, you can gather and master even more information.

Talos could no longer use spells, but he still had the same knowledge.

Of course, more importantly, Talos has a gold coin in his hand and knows more information.

"There were three different wounds on the deceased's body, which were caused by sharp, blunt and gnawing. A Naga mage reported to Talos, "After comparing the shapes of the wounds, the preliminary judgment is that they are scratches, hammers, and large monster bites. ”

Another Naga mage then analyzed: "Detection of magic shows that there are no other casters around, and there are traces of black magic left on the deceased's body, and there is a 90% chance that the root cause of the deceased's death is a curse." ”

"Nightmare Curse!" Talos affirmed.

"I'm afraid it's not your average nightmare curse. Master Naga's expression was a little solemn.

Curses are an integral part of the dark arts, or negative energy spell system, and the most fundamental reason why the dark arts are so famous.

There are many types of curses, some of which can only be regarded as pranks at best, such as the stumbling curse, which can only make people fall on the ground because they trip their legs when walking, and more, can cause very serious injuries to the target, and even fatal injuries.

The Nightmare Curse is one of the more common curses in the dark arts, as it causes the target to suffer from nightmares in their sleep, causing them to lose their spirits, or even further, suffer from nightmares that are mentally devastating.

"But if you map the damage you encounter in your sleep to reality and apply it to your target, as far as I know, only a few spells can have a similar effect-"

"Horrific visions of the Illusion faction, lethal stigmata, memories of the dead of the Psychic faction, and the High Nightmare Curse. Talos added.

"Yes, the High Nightmare Curse, a terrible curse planted by an archmage who is proficient in the dark arts. ”

"There are a large number of traces of black magic left on the chest of the deceased, and it is preliminarily determined to be a magic item carrying the curse of a high nightmare. ”

Another Naga mage reported as he reached out his left hand and grabbed his bearded chest in the air, and a golden coin flew out of it.

PS：

1. Tomorrow's update time will be temporarily adjusted, the first and second changes will be released at 19:00, and the third will be released at 21:00.

2. Thanks to Pea... , Dawn, Lord of Order, Chasing the Wind, Man and Original Sin's Fury, Reward O(∩_∩)O