Chapter 8: The Ship's Bow and the Voyage
The bow is the most beautiful object on a ship, it is the symbol of a ship, they are usually carved into the shape of a totem or a statue of a god, and if the material used to make the bow is special, then the bow statue will also have some mysterious powers.
The ship's bow is a sculpture of the Goddess of Despair, who is the soul of the ship.
In the legend of the sea, the goddess of despair was a seaside witch who was kind and brave and helped to heal wounded sailors in the past.
Just one day, the witch was ** by several sailors she had healed, who toyed with her, sealed her magic with a sacred silver cross, and discarded her in a barrel of worn-out rum with cannonballs and discarded in the sea.
Under the weight of the sea, she could not breathe, but under the protection of the dark magic, she could not die, and just like that, she stayed in the dark and cold waters for hundreds of years.
Loneliness, coldness, despair.
Hundreds of years later, the silver cross was corroded by the sea and lost its luster, turning black, and could no longer imprison the witch.
She's reborn!
Emerging from the dark depths of the sea, her dark magic has become extremely powerful over the centuries, even giving birth to a pair of jet-black feathered wings on her back.
She manipulated the sea and destroyed several island nations, and people sacrificed cattle and sheep to her, and prayed earnestly for three days and three nights to appease her anger.
She became a goddess, a goddess who escaped despair and brought despair to the world.
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Andy was fortunate enough to see the bow portrait the next morning, and the sailors gently unloaded the bow statue, and they were a little reluctant to give up this companion who had been with them for several years.
Although it is washed by the sea every day, there is no trace of sea erosion on the entire bow of the ship, and the sculpture is a contradictory color, bright gray and white.
The goddess of despair had a pair of jet-black angel wings, but instead of spreading them, she was curled up on her back, her body was not an inch, her figure was impeccable, but no one dared to look at him with a lewd gaze, because she was a god.
It's just a goddess of despair with a perfect body, her face is really a little scary, her distorted facial features, the blood and tears left from the corners of her eyes, everything is so real.
Around her neck, a black cross hangs.
All the crew knelt reverently on deck, and Zach, the great son of despair, walked heavily to the bow statue and leaned down to kiss the statue's toes, which was his way of paying his respects.
The crew then covered the bow statue made of fishbone stones from the depths of the ocean with a black cloth and lifted it to the very bottom of the cabin, where they would place it when they sailed to a small island.
As for why the bow statue was removed, it is quite simple, old Brin came with a new one.
Old Brin was an alchemist in Port Tulouis, and the reason he lived here was simple: there were always pirates in the ocean who got something strange and intriguing him.
Just like this time, the Goddess of Despair hunted a quasi-legendary one-star sea beast.
The sea beasts of the ocean are mysterious, powerful, and diverse.
According to the power they possess, they are divided into quasi-legendary and legendary.
Quasi-legendary one star to nine stars, the higher the star, the more powerful the sea beast, and then there are the legendary sea beasts regardless of star level, because each of them is legendary.
As for the most powerful legendary sea beast, there is such a legend on the ocean.
It is said that there used to be five continents in this world, until one day, the largest continent woke up, moved its body, and disappeared into the endless ocean.
This is the most powerful legendary sea beast, of course, no one believes such a ridiculous statement, in fact, no one seems to have seen any of the so-called legendary sea beasts.
The price of a complete quasi-legendary one-star sea beast should be around a thousand gold coins, of course, it belongs to the market, alchemists are greedy and rich guys, once such a thing appears, they will not hesitate to scramble.
The gray whale, old Brin only paid two hundred gold coins, on the condition that he would use the whale skull to make a new bow statue for the Goddess of Despair, but in general, he still earned dozens of gold coins.
The new bow statue was also covered with black cloth, and was carried by several pirates who were as strong as bulls led by Roger, and slowly boarded the ship, while old Brin followed them, and he had to do something for the bow statue.
In front of the nearly three-meter-high bow statue, Zack looked like a child, only to see his pious and fiery expression, slowly remove the black cloth, and a brand new bow statue appeared in front of everyone.
Andy, of course, was in the crowd, and he wanted to see what difference was made about this bow statue made from a whale's skull.
Well, it doesn't seem to make any difference, no, the sharp-eyed Andy found that there was no blood and tears on the face of this goddess of despair, although her facial features were the same distorted.
Moreover, the whale skull was supposed to be pale, but this sculpture is the same as before, except for the pure black wings, the whole body has a strange gray and white texture, like the dry bones of the undead who have been silent for a hundred years.
Zach looked back at Old Brin, Old Brin, the whole person became serious and solemn, walked gently in front of the sculpture, and said softly in a tone that was almost to his lover.
"Menetha, the goddess of despair, I release you in the name of the sea. ”
Old Brin solemnly took out a dark ink-colored ball, and dripped a liquid of unknown things on the sculpture, and the other part on the ball.
"Unleash your powers, Menesa, goddess of despair!
As old Brin's words fell, a black light flashed on the bow portrait, and Andy took a light breath, only to see that the corners of the bow portrait's eyes began to flow bloody tears, and then condensed on his face.
Old Brin handed the crystal ball to Zach and whispered, "It can be used three times, and after three times, it will need to be sacrificed with the blood of ten people who believe in the Silver Cross." ”
Zach nodded, indicating that he understood, and Old Brin waved his hand when he saw this, and walked off the deck alone.
"Hey, stupid guys, set up our treasures, and if you do, you can go talk to the sharks!"
Zach shouted, and immediately several sailors sprang into action, fixing the bow statue perfectly at the bow of the ship.
"Our baby is perfect again!"
Zach fiddled with the crystal ball in his hand and laughed.
"Check the supplies! Beef and sheep, fruit flour, and our rum!"
"No problem, head!"
"Where's the artillery and ammunition, gentlemen!"
"It's quiet in the powder magazine, it's plentiful!"
Zach walked up to the aft building, held the rudder in one hand, took a deep breath, and pulled out the sword at his waist with the other, and pointed forward.
"So, gentlemen!" Zach looked and shouted with a growl, "Raise the sails, set sail!"