Chapter 44: The Goddess of Dawn, which is in dire need of strengthening
Ethan's words were just simple emotion and complaints, but I didn't expect a few people in the seats next to him to nod their heads in agreement.
"yes, how do you think those two routes are a suicide path. ”
"I have seen myself, I don't have the ability or the guts, I have lived honestly in this sea all my life, and I am very satisfied to live past the age of fifty. ”
"Fifty years old, young man, when you reach my age, you will want to die a smooth old age, and not die at sea is your greatest wish. ”
"I'm not going to wait until I'm fifty, I'm going to try to storm those two routes, even if I'm going to die, at sea. ”
"Yes, that's what I thought. ”
"Having goals is a good thing, it gives you more motivation to fight. ”
The miscellaneous voices were incessant, and Ethan didn't even notice that the conversation between the two people had attracted the attention of so many people. Come to think of it, this is a public place, and Brent is more or less a celebrity, and many adventurers know him.
Seeing Brent and a young man talking, most people couldn't control their curiosity, and Brent didn't deliberately lower his voice, and these people around him could hear it clearly.
Some of these adventurers know about the route, and some don't. Either way, he didn't bother Brent and Ethan, probably thinking that Brent was taking care of the newcomer again.
It was also because of such a small episode that Ethan understood that most of the adventurers in this place did not occupy the majority of those two routes, but more people who were content with the status quo, including some adventurers in their prime.
He turned his head to look around, and finally looked at Brent in front of him.
Now Ethan gradually understands why Brent attaches so much importance to taking care of newcomers, it is the kind of adventurers who have just arrived here, and they still maintain enough aggressiveness and sufficient sharpness, as long as they can ensure the speed of their own development, then they will take the storm sea as their most important goal, rather than simply messing around.
Although Brent's fame is not small, if he raises his arms, he can indeed gather a large number of adventurers, but he doesn't want to be strong, and those adventurers who have lost their sharpness can really help in times of crisis?
In addition, many of these adventurers really recognized their own strength, and they couldn't break through that route at all. If Brent forcibly tied them to his own ship and pulled them along the route, it would only prove that he was a scheming conspirator, not a good man.
Looking at it now, Brent didn't want to do that, but sincerely hoped that all adventurers who went to that route would survive and successfully break through the stormy sea.
"These two routes were not so easy to follow, there were many difficulties, and the furthest I went was not to reach the end of the road. ”
After a long period of onslaught and exploration, the adventurers roughly divided either of the two routes into three parts.
The first section starts from a sharp turn and goes to a third of the way along the route. The middle section is naturally the middle third, and the last third is the last part.
This division is not without reason, the first paragraph is generally good, but the wind and waves are a little bigger, although the climate change is more frequent, but the period of maintenance of each climate is longer, and there is enough buffer time when changing. Although there are few floating islands, they can still be found, and the island pointer can still be used normally. The creatures on the island are dangerous, but they can be tackled by heavily armed adventurers.
In the middle of the period, the climate began to be sharply harsh, and the climate changed more rapidly and frequently, and the cycle began to shorten. At the same time, the island pointer is gradually failing, and you must be careful of the creatures on the island when looking for supplies for the island, because all kinds of strange creatures are no longer limited to the island.
The tail section is the most dangerous, so the conditions are the worst. The pointer is completely out of order in this area, and it is a matter of luck to find the island to replenish supplies, while various powerful and vicious creatures threaten the lives of adventurers. Some even call this area a monster hunting ground - adventurers are not hunters, but prey to all kinds of monsters.
Of course, this division is not absolute, and the changes are also changing slowly, rather than you can feel the difference from a meter away.
Those monsters will not stick to a fixed area, they will move around, there was a precedent for monsters at the end to run to the front, and even want to leave the route and run to this sea area, it was a relatively powerful adventurer at that time who called everyone to kill it together, so as to avoid a catastrophe.
When he said this, Brent's expression was not very good, and his tone was a little low, as if the story was not about the adventurer winning in the end, but about the monster creating a huge catastrophe.
"Those adventurers who participated in the interception ......"
"Most of them died in that battle, including the strong man who gathered the crowd. Brent shook his head regretfully: "He has reached the last section of the route, and many people thought that he was the most promising adventurer to rush through the stormy sea, but after discovering that this monster was moving towards the front section, he turned around and chased it all the way back, and called on the strong men on the route to kill the monster together, and finally succeeded in killing the monster before it rushed out of the way." ”
Brent seemed to be caught up in his memory, and was silent for a few moments before continuing.
"At that time, I was just trying to storm that route, and I happened to be involved in that battle. Brent shook his head helplessly: "At that time, I was too weak, I could only stay far away and watch, and I didn't even have the qualifications to get close...... Because of this, weak people like me have survived. ”
Ethan suddenly understood why Brent was so obsessed with uniting everyone's strength, perhaps it was this incident that left too deep an impression on him, and he felt that no matter how strong his personal strength was, it would not have much effect in the face of this kind of monster, and only countless people could unite to get through it.
Brent's own personality is also related, if you change to a dark-hearted one, it is estimated that he has designed various conspiracies to pave the way for himself.
"I see. ”
Ethan's hand, which had been slowly turning the cup, finally stopped.
"I still don't agree with some of your thoughts and actions, but I'm starting to understand why you're doing that. ”
Brent finally regained his smile and nodded at Ethan, it was always a good thing to be recognized or understood for his ideas.
"It's best if you can understand. Brent looked at the gradually darkening sky and offered to Ethan to say goodbye: "It's not too early, I have to go back." ”
"I'm going back too. Ethan stood up and thanked Brent once again, no matter what, he got such detailed information today thanks to Brent, this favor he must admit: "If there is a need, you can leave me a message through the guild." ”
Most of the time, this is the words that Brent will use to say goodbye to humanity, but this time it was said by Ethan first, and he didn't know how to answer at once, so he could only smile and nodded: "I will, you can leave a message to me if you need help." ”
Watching Brent fade away, Ethan also turned around and walked towards the hotel where he was staying.
There was a lot of news from Brent today, and the most important thing was that he no longer knew anything about the two routes, and he began to think about whether to take a look at the routes after the maintenance was completed.
He doesn't have a clear goal in this world, maybe if he really wants to say it, his goal is always to go to a 'higher level', then the stormy sea must be the area he wants to rush through.
"Rushing through the stormy sea, what will the next sea look like?"
It's still a bit early to think about this, he should also think about which of the two routes he will take?
Brent's information about himself is comprehensive, including some of his own personal experiences, including an overview of the two routes.
In general, there is not much difference between the two routes, the difficulties are about the same, and there is no difference between which one is taken.
Although the two routes are dangerous, they also represent higher returns. Although the number of floating islands is decreasing, the resources on the islands are increasing.
If you can still encounter islands with few resources in the calm sea, there will never be islands with nothing on the way.
Better wood, ore, and magic stones, as well as valuable resources needed to survive in this world, can all be found on the islands in the shipping lanes.
Therefore, if you only talk about the first part of the route, there are still many adventurers active, even if you have the intention of living in this sea area for the rest of your life, they will go to the first part of the route to collect resources.
"What really separates the adventurers in this sea is the middle of the route. ”
For example, Brent, who has the intention of impacting the stormy sea, will frequently sail to the middle section, so that the crew can familiarize themselves with the sea conditions and exercise their ability, and at the same time, they are constantly testing the boat.
In order to overcome the harsher sea conditions, there is no doubt that a better ship is needed, and from this point of view, Ethan wants to strengthen his Aurora, which is a very correct idea - even if he can't think now, as long as he wants to continue to 'move forward', the environment will force him to make this choice.
Especially when Ethan's Aurora entered the shipyard for maintenance a few days later, Ethan saw several ships of various modifications in the shipyard, including several metal-covered 'ironclads', all of which told him that the current Aurora simply could not satisfy his ambitions.
"I said I was going to treat the Goddess of Dawn well, but did this tell me that I had to change to a new ship?"