Chapter 53: Dream and Reality
Kino looked at his chest pierced by the long sword, and then looked at Ethan, who was covered by a white translucent light shield in front of him, and only showed his right hand holding the sword, as if he wanted to say something, but after the flames broke out just now, he was already severely burned and could no longer speak.
Ethan didn't give him a chance to speak, and almost at the same time as he said 'Die', he drew his sword back.
Almost all of them suffered the impact of the explosion, and their whole body was severely burned by the flames, and finally Ethan made up for it, Keno's eyes finally lost their brightness, and the last bit of life gradually faded as Ethan pulled the sword away.
With a pop, the body without support fell directly to the ground, and at the same time, Arthur and Brent, who were still fighting, stopped at the same time.
There was no need for the two of them to fight anymore. As soon as Kino died, the matter had a result - Brent found out for the first time that his face was also bad in the sea of calm.
"Alas!"
He genuinely didn't want to see death or injury, and after wandering outside for a few years, and gradually understanding more secrets of this world, he believed that every adventurer who could rise in the Sea of Calm was incomparably precious.
This time I returned to the Sea of Calm, in addition to wanting to gather more outstanding talents to replenish my ship, I also wanted to properly help some qualified adventurers, so that they could grow up faster.
Keno's character is not very good, but he has been in the Sea of Calm for so many years, and he has almost reached the point where he can impact the Sea of Storms, and he is undoubtedly very capable.
"It's a pity ......"
There are not many adventurers on the Sea of Calm, and there is new blood every moment, but it is always a few who can finally make it through the Sea of Storms. The death of such an adventurer is a huge loss.
"No, I don't feel sorry. β
Ethan still insisted on his idea, the existence of people like Keno did not have any benefit, only brought endless tragedy.
Brent also has his own insistence: "The world is far more difficult than you think, young man. If you want to go to the end, then you need to unite all the forces that can be united. β
This is not the first time that Brent has mentioned how the world is, and it can be inferred from his words that although the new sea is more abundant in materials, it is also more dangerous, and it will be more necessary to join forces with people to ensure a successful solution.
"So, you think that all adventurers who have the ability should be united, and then fight those difficulties together?"
"Isn't it?"
Ethan was much smarter than Brent thought, and the fact that he understood the hidden meaning of his words surprised him a little, and made him even more curious about the young man.
"There is an end to the strength of the individual, and only by uniting everyone can we fight against the increasingly dangerous world ......"
"More and more dangerous?" Ethan grasped the point of his words, "It seems...... Crossing the Sea of Storms and reaching a new sea is still just the beginning......"
As for Brent's sentence that people's strength has an end after all, he didn't take it seriously at all, purely because the gap between the two people's knowledge is too big, and there is no possibility of even filling it.
Brent felt that the strength of human beings would be like that if they were improved, Ethan thought completely differently from him. He believes that there is no limit to the upper limit of people, as long as they find the right direction. For example, Ethan himself, when he becomes a powerful mage, a person can cross the sea of storms and go wherever he wants without the help of any external objects.
What's more, even if there is no such gap in knowledge, he does not approve of Brent's idea.
"So, no matter what cats and dogs, no matter how vicious people are, they can be united? Then you haven't thought about whether pulling these messy people into the team will cause huge damage to an otherwise good team?"
"No, I believe that in the face of great danger, we will all be firmly united. β
There's nothing to talk about, it's a philosophical inconsistency, and no one can convince the other until something really happens.
"Well, I can only wish you all the best. β
Ethan wiped his sword clean, then retracted its scabbardβhe had considered killing all of Keno's men, but Brent wouldn't let him do that here.
He didn't have to fight to death for these minions and Brent, but he still had to have the necessary warnings.
"This is your last chance, take advantage of it, and if the next time you meet you at sea, you are still working as bandits, there will be no one to protect you. β
After speaking, Brent, who had already been on guard against him and hurt people and had already retreated at the first time, nodded, and then left here with Arthur.
Arthur also secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ethan put away his weapon, and he didn't want to kill them all - although he understood Ethan's philosophy and figured out some things, he was not a ruthless person, and after getting rid of Keno, the first evil, he didn't mind giving those people a chance to mend their ways.
The two young men just left in the limelight, and Brent looked at the two figures that slowly disappeared, shook his head and sighed.
"Let's bury Kino's body. β
Then he looked at Keno's men.
"As for you, you can join my ship and become my crew if you wish, but you won't be able to do the same things as before. β
Brent gave them two choices, follow them or choose their own path.
In fact, he also wanted to see if Keno's people who had done a lot of evil in the Sea of Calm would take advantage of this opportunity to resolutely reform themselves.
But the result made him a little disappointed, and many people were very entangled, and the clever Brent could see at a glance that they were struggling with something.
Follow him, safety will be guaranteed, but the days after that will not necessarily be the same, and you will definitely not be able to act as recklessly as before.
If they leave directly, they can continue to live the kind of chic life they used to have, but without the leadership of a powerful person like Keno, can they still live so well on their own?
After struggling for a long time, there are still many people who leave directly. These people's thoughts are also very good - judging from today's situation, Ethan's strength has exceeded the level of the Sea of Calm, and sooner or later he will have to cross the Sea of Storms, maybe he will leave directly next time he goes to sea, so they are not worried about meeting Ethan again at all.
When that time comes, won't they still want to do whatever they want? Who will come out of their way to deal with them?
But if they know what Ethan is thinking at this time, I'm afraid they will have the heart to cry.
"In addition to killing Keno today, we also earned some extra intelligence. β
Ethan, who returned to the rest place, began to discuss the next step with Arthur.
"Tell me about it. β
Roughly talking about what he speculated to associate with, Arthur also agreed with Ethan's guess in combination with Brent's previous words.
"So although the new sea is wider and more abundant, there is no need for us to leave the calm sea in a hurry. β
"Although the Sea of Calm does not have many supplies, it is suitable for us to accumulate family funds, in this place where there is no threat to us, we have almost no foundation, if Mao Maoran directly crosses the Sea of Storms, it is likely to hit our heads and bleed. β
Which of those who attacked the Sea of Storms didn't go to the Sea of Calm after they had saved up enough money to go there? In this way, when they arrived in the new sea, even if their strength was a little poor at that time, they could rely on their old skills for a while and get through the most difficult period.
Ethan and Arthur don't have that capital, and all they have now is a Caravelel ship that has just undergone a major overhaul and remodeling, the Aurora, and the ore stored in the guild - which will soon be exchanged for a large amount of supplies.
There is no shortage of weapons for the two of them, but the magic stone equipment that Ethan cares about the most, the two of them do not have one, but when renovating the ship, Ethan added a lot of daily necessities that use magic stones as energy on the ship, such as kitchen utensils and lighting fixtures.
"When I went to the shipyard a while ago to discuss ship maintenance and renovation, there were many modifications that I didn't have any idea of, and now it seems that many of them need to be installed. β
Arthur didn't understand these situations very well, especially about the structure of the ship, he could only watch the excitement and listen to Ethan's arrangement.
He cared about something else: "Actually, I think in a way, that Brent's idea is not unreasonable. Even if your strength can reach the level of Merlin in the future, the easiest way to quickly improve your team's combat power is to recruit companions. β
Arthur pointed to Ethan and himself, and then to the various backpacks that almost filled the room, "Otherwise, just carrying these things would be enough for the two of us to work for half a day." β
Ethan knew this, too, but for a moment he had no clue.
"You know our situation, we can't just find a companion. Ethan spread his hands, unless it was Arthur's good character, and Merlin even paid a considerable price in exchange for trust, ordinary people Ethan really didn't dare to take it on the boat casually.
Doesn't he want to find more people? Of course not, not to mention how lonely and boring sailing is, just to sail a sailboat needs more people to help.
What's more, in his previous life, he dreamed more than once that he could travel through countless planes, and then kidnap the girls in those worlds out and live a happy and interesting life together.
However, how can the reality be so easy!