In this purification, it was not only the undead of the pirates who were purified, but also many of the undead who had died in the nearby sea over the years.

They used to roam the seas, but they were attracted by the resentment of the pirates and gathered on the pirate ship, forming the ghost ship.

When the ghost ship was purified, the undead were dismantled, restored to their original human souls, and then dragged by divine forces into the cycle of life.

Whether these souls will go to heaven or hell, or will they be reincarnated on earth?

After purifying the pirate spirits and ghost ships, the priests were panting and sweating profusely.

Purification is also a work of strength, and the more monsters you purify, the stronger you are, the more energy you consume.

And the weight of the purification they just had, not to mention those young people, even the veterans who were captains, had never experienced it in their lives.

They were tired at the moment, but they were all smiles.

There are two things that the clergy are most passionate about, one is missionary and the other is salvation. As for whether the sword is needed when preaching, and whether the artillery is needed to assist in the time of salvation, these are all details that are not worth mentioning.

They have just redeemed the souls of many people, and this makes them extremely satisfied.

In the process of purification, there were more than once divine light flashing on the bodies of these priests, which meant that their rank had been elevated and the essence of life had evolved.

The extent to which people in this world can "level up" is very limited, Bai Ding, who has undergone basic training but has little actual combat experience, is called a "traveler" - which means that he is still on the road and has not started to really fight;

People of these two levels can only be regarded as ordinary people, and there is no essential difference between them and those ordinary residents.

But if an adventurer goes through many adventures and goes one step further on the basis of his apprenticeship and becomes a "brave man", his life essence will be improved, and he will be sharper, stronger, and more tenacious than ordinary people.

The Crusader Eric, the Nun Cardera, the Rogue Gerod, and the Doctor Türk, who had previously ventured with Pan Long in the underground ruins, were of this rank.

They are already rare among adventurers, and they can often take charge of themselves.

And if he can still achieve great success in his adventures, and go through some struggles and thrills that will be amazing to say, he may be promoted to "master".

The master is naturally stronger than the brave, but in terms of the level of life, it is actually the same, only a quantitative change but not a qualitative change.

Only by completing the adventure that is impossible for ordinary people to complete, and experiencing some battles that are certain for ordinary people, can adventurers break through in the crisis and enter the world of "champions" and "legends".

Once they step into that world, adventurers will be completely separated from ordinary people. Their eyes are sharp, their wills are strong, their muscles are hard enough to withstand even the swords wielded by ordinary people, and their strong arms can wield heavy weapons and easily sweep through a team of dozens of people.

At this level, they even have an increase in lifespan. Among those who live to be hundreds of years old, the vast majority are retired "champions".

As for the "legend"...... There are very few stories of them in the world, and it is said that the strong people who step into this realm are often indulged in the pursuit of higher realms, and even chase eternity, and in the end, whether they succeed or fail, they will never appear in the world again.

Among the clerics of the "Heavenly Father's Shield" team, the veteran captain has the highest rank, and has stepped into the realm of masters for several years. And even those young crusaders were at least at the apprentice level, and there was not even a single white ding.

This purification did not allow several masters to be promoted, but the apprentices generally improved their ranks and stepped into the level of bravery. And among the braves, one or two have been promoted.

In general, the strength of this team has been greatly improved compared to before, if they are allowed to rest well and come back to such a purification, I believe they will definitely not be so tired.

Exhausted, the clergy have lost the ability to continue their adventures. Escorted by Pan Long, they returned to the town of Hamlet in a horse-drawn carriage and returned to the church to rest.

Pan Long, on the other hand, came to the bay again after telling Count Hamlet about the success of the purification of the ghost ship.

This time, he jumped straight into the icy waters.

Sealing the Seven Apertures with True Qi and turning his body into fetal breath, Pan Long is like a humanoid fish, moving flexibly and freely in the water.

Soon, he found his purpose.

It was a bunch of half-human, half-fish, ugly-looking monsters. They carry rudimentary wooden or stone weapons and swim in the waters. It's both looking for prey and patrolling the territory.

They are called "mermaids", and they are said to be beautiful and dangerous creatures, but in fact, "beauty" is just people's imagination, and "danger" is unmistakable.

These guys are able to move flexibly underwater, easily destroy the bottom and rudder of the ship, and make the ship lose control and even silence, which can be described as a natural disaster for a ship.

And among the mermaids, if there is a siren banshee called "queen", the danger will be greatly increased.

The Sirens are capable of seducing mortals with their songs, whether it's for people to jump into the sea to become food for merfolk or for people to go crazy and kill each other.

Even...... Some powerful sirens are said to be able to summon storms with their songs.

Whether this "supposedly" is true or false is not certain. Count Hamlet thinks that the story of the sirens summoning the storm is actually a misunderstanding of cause and effect - the merfolk hide deep underwater and are not harmed by the storm, so when the storm comes, they will rush to the area where the storm is located, looking for the ships that capsized in the storm, or the fish that were stunned by the storm, and feasted on them.

And for those sailors who were lucky enough to escape, it became "merfolk will summon storms".

Pan Long felt that Count Hamlet's analysis was very reasonable, but it didn't really have much to do with him, because he didn't come here to fight.

He swam towards the merfolk and soon appeared in their field of vision.

The merfolk were a little surprised to see a land-dweller swimming in the deep water with a more nimble posture than themselves, and their scaly faces showed a look of surprise.

A mermaid opened its mouth and let out a strange cry at this side, presumably questioning Pan Long's identity.

Of course, Pan Long doesn't understand the language of mermaids, but for him, he doesn't have to rely on language to communicate with others.

His eyes lit up, and his powerful spirit condensed, instantly connecting himself with these mermaids.

This is also a type of spell that can be used to solve the problem of language barriers, as well as to detect whether the other person is lying. It's just that there are some restrictions in use, unless the other party is willing to let go of their hearts, otherwise they can only be used if there is a big gap in each other's strength.

It is said that the specialized sorcerers also knew some of the improved spells based on this, which effectively solved this problem. It's a pity that it is also relatively difficult to cast, and it is not something that a "pseudo-magician" like Pan Long who enters the Tao with martial arts can master.

After the spirits of the two sides were connected, Pan Long immediately sent out an inquiry to the merfolk.

[Is your queen at home?]

The merfolk looked astonished, even a little horrified—they had apparently never encountered such a situation where another person's voice could be heard in their hearts.

This also made them completely shocked by Pan Long, trembling, and did not dare to mention the slightest idea of confrontation.

Soon, Pan Long asked them for information he wanted to know.

The queen of these merfolk has always lived in their lair, rarely going out, and probably not now.

So Pan Long asked the mermaids to lead the way, and kept going deep underwater, and after about half an hour, he finally saw their nest.

It was a circular area of rocks and seaweed, and it looked a bit like a bird's nest. But if you look closely, you can see that every stone and every seaweed has been carefully arranged, and the overall pattern is quite harmonious, revealing a kind of artistic beauty.

This is obviously something that these stupid mermaids in front of them will never be able to do, and there can only be one person who can do this kind of thing.

The female singer who was trapped by the old scumbag Earl, tied to a totem pole and thrown to the bottom of the sea, was transformed into a mermaid queen.

At that time, the female singer was bewitched by the old earl and regarded the other party as a lover, but she was plotted and betrayed, and died a miserable death. However, after her death, she turned over and became the queen of mermaids, and now more than a hundred years have passed, and her relatives and friends have long since died, but she is still alive at the bottom of the sea, and may be able to live for a long, long time.

Under her command, there is also a group of loyal and obedient merfolk subordinates.

What are the gains and losses in between...... Pan Long didn't know what to say.

But he was sure that even if the mermaid queen was doing well now, it didn't mean that the old earl was right about her cruelty. She still has the rightful power of revenge.

She was able to turn over because of her own talent and hard work. What if she hadn't been able to successfully transform into the Chéng Rén Fish Queen?

At least, when the old earl tied her to the totem pole and pushed her into the sea, he definitely didn't really have the idea of helping her become the mermaid queen.

Otherwise, with the old earl's ability to sink the pirate ship to the bottom of the sea with a curse, it is definitely not impossible to do her some favors, so that she can transform the Chéng Rén Fish Queen safely and securely.

Pan Long came to this mermaid queen, mainly to ask about her attitude.

If she wants to seek revenge on the old earl, then just like the female pope, everyone will make an appointment, and when the time comes, they will rush into the "chaos of flesh and blood" labyrinth together, drag the old earl's scum out, chop it into pieces, and everyone will divide it.

If she doesn't want revenge, persuade her to move with the merfolk, or at least make a non-aggression peace with Hamlet.

The development of Hamlet Town will not bring harm to the mermaids living in the deep sea, but it can bring a lot of rare materials to the mermaids.

Similarly, merfolk can also obtain some rare goods from the bottom of the sea and exchange them with Hamlet.

It's a win-win deal.

Under the guidance of the merfolk, Pan Long walked into the nest like a bird's nest and saw the mermaid queen sitting inside a huge shell.

The first moment he saw her, Pan Long sighed in his heart.

Although he knew that the queen in the game was ugly, because the female pope still had a beautiful form after all, he guessed that maybe this mermaid queen could also become a beautiful girl.

But obviously, no matter whether the other party can transform or not, at least she has no intention of becoming a beauty and then negotiating with Pan Long.

What appeared in front of Pan Long was a monster with a huge and bloated body, and it was completely impossible to see the gender of male and female, and could only slightly see that there was still a little humanoid form.

It was covered in scales and had a long fishtail, which looked quite similar to other merfolk in this respect. But otherwise, it doesn't even resemble a merfolk.

【Lander, why did you come here?】

The mermaid queen did not attack, but accepted Pan Long's spiritual connection, and then asked.

I have come for peace. 】

[Peace? I don't believe that the landers have any idea of "peace", you will only deceive and kill!]

[This is too biased, weren't you also a lander back then?]

The mermaid queen's face, which could see her facial features a little clearly, showed a look of anger.

[I used to be a lander, I was a good person at that time, but what did I get as a result?Deceive, betray, kill!]

[So, do you want revenge?] Pan Long asked.

The mermaid queen shook her head, and an unspeakable exhaustion appeared in her heart.

[Forget it, more than a hundred years have passed, and my enemy should have died long ago to the point that there are no bones left. 】

Pan Long smiled.

On the contrary, he is not only alive, but also a very powerful monster. Maybe you're no match for him. 】

The merfolk queen stood up sharply, her eyes glowing a dazzling red.

A wave of anger and resentment surged through her mind, almost completely drowning out her sanity.

But after a few moments, she finally sat down again.

[He's still alive? 】

[You're not going to take revenge?]

[Revenge...... Even if I kill him, will I be able to resurrect and regain my youthful beauty?"

[I think, probably not.] 】

[I think so too.] And even if I can go back to the way I used to be, I'm not interested...... Over the years, I've gotten used to life here, and I don't want to change anything. 】

A deep exhaustion welled up in the mermaid queen's heart, it was a kind of vicissitudes that saw through everything, and was indifferent to everything.

[It's all gone, and I'm no longer interested in things on land.] The grievances of the past are right and wrong, let them drift away like the sea breeze. Landers, thank you so much for telling me the news, but I'm not going to help you. 】