Section E, Chapter 25: The Tentacle Behemoth (Denor)
The ship sailed calmly, and finally entered the confines of the Permafrost.
Watch the snow-capped, ice-covered shores as slightly frosty ships slow down on the surface of the ice-floe sea, keeping an eye out for icebergs and reefs.
The huge dense snow fog made the visibility of the ship very limited. In this sea area, the requirements for the helmsman are very high. If you are not careful, you may have an accident.
Due to the breath of winter, this sea route is rarely traveled. The ships that come and go to Beihai often go to the warm continent of Margulo on the other side of the town, far away. Trade with the Permafrost was most frequent there.
Needless to say, there are many specialties that the Permafrost continues to export to it. For example, permafrost cotton, snow eagle skin, Brna ice grass......
This Brna Ice Grass is worth mentioning.
This plant is native to the land of permafrost and has been widely cultivated by the Brna people since ancient times. This Brna Ice Grass, whether fresh or dried, can be soaked in a light blue slightly acidic liquid with a liquid at room or high temperatures.
Many Eborn people often drink it after meals to help digest and remove some of the disease-causing bacteria from the food, and it can completely remove odors from the mouth: especially after eating foods such as onions and garlic, you need iced herbal tea to refresh yourself.
Although the Children of Frost split into the Children of Ice and the Children of Frost, they are both of the Brna clan. It can be seen from the iced grass tea.
"I always feel that the atmosphere in this sea area is weird......" Through the window, Jenna, who was wiping her staff, shook her ears slightly, looked outside, and felt a little uneasy: "Compared to the previous sea, it feels more like something hidden in the fog...... Wow, what's that!"
She was startled when several huge tentacles suddenly emerged from the sea and burst into a strong splash.
The frosty window was splashed with water droplets, and the tentacles swayed violently, and they were about to slap over. Therefore, Jenna, who was close to the window, hurriedly retreated to the side as if she had triggered the knee reflex, for fear of being dragged away by the tentacles after breaking the window.
Deenor was equally taken aback. He immediately remembered the story he had told Amy before, and he was immediately terrified, thinking that his luck was so bad that he really ran into a monster from the deep sea, and now he would destroy the ship.
...... However, just as Deerno was scrambling to think about how it would be better to escape, nothing happened.
Although these huge tentacles caused a commotion and caused many people to prepare for battle, some people were even ready to rush to the deck. However, the tentacle monster did not attack the ship.
It only shook its thick tentacles slightly, and seemed to be friendly and curious, peeking out one of its big eyes from under the surface of the sea to look at the hull, and then gently poked the window with its tentacles, retracting into the sea. When the tentacles withdrew to the bottom of the sea, they caused a huge splash of water again. The ship seemed to have been shaken by the waves it struck, which was enough to show the enormity of the monster's power.
That kind of monster, it's too easy to sink the ship.
Everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed, and they were glad that they had encountered a friendly monster. Remembering the story of the tentacle monster attacking the ship, Deerno suddenly felt that maybe the people on the ship had not done anything at all.
Perhaps, they attacked it out of fear, causing them to anger the monster who only wanted to say hello.
...... But it really can't seem to blame the crew. This way of greeting is so scary that it's hard not to cause misunderstandings.
Feeling that his heart was about to jump out of his nervous tension, Derno gasped for breath due to the relaxation of his nerves, and deeply realized the thrilling feeling of almost dying.
"Is this the kind of tentacle monster you're talking about?" Amy didn't seem to be flustered all the time, and asked Denorn excitedly.
"But, maybe...... I don't know about that. â
"Whew...... It's scary. Jenna sat back in her seat with a frightened face, and her ears stood up in fright, and she complained, "I thought it was going to break the window and drag me out!"
It does look very thrilling. If the monster has the intention to attack, then Jenna's slower reaction will cause tragedy.
In short, this thrilling episode has passed like this. When Deerno regained his composure, he couldn't help but have a terrible thought.
That's ...... If such a monster is corroded by black ice, it will be terrifying.
Ordinary soldiers are still powerful after becoming corruptors, let alone such huge monsters.
Fortunately, the ship continued to sail smoothly without any more thrills. The group finally succeeded in arriving at Beihaiwang in the evening, and began to go to the outpost under the arrangement of the guards who received the wind.
Dinner was scheduled to be there, and then Derenor, Leo, Amy, Sam, Tucker, Jenna, Chiton, and Big-Eye, the group to Eternal Winter set off early the next morning (at Leo's suggestion, it was later decided to use the portal tonight), leaving the rest at the outpost.
After getting off the boat and stepping on the snowy and fog-shrouded frozen soil, many people shivered because they were not used to the climate. Dereno, on the other hand, was thrilled to be back in a familiar land.
The town has a festive atmosphere everywhere. Many people are happily talking about the festival that will start tomorrow. Houses are adorned with beautiful ribbons and ornaments, and vendors are everywhere selling holiday souvenirs and drinks.
Drinking cold drinks in the cold wind â not uncommon here. Moreover, most of the drinks sold are hot drinks, so it is better to say that the effect of keeping out the cold is very considerable.
The town has almost been rebuilt, but there are still some ruins and dilapidated houses waiting to be repaired, and generally harmless. The pain of the catastrophe has not subsided, but it seems that everything is getting better.
In addition to sighing, Deerno also found that the number of guards stationed at the port was surprisingly large: it is said that during the Frost Festival, the Corrupt were afraid of any big moves, so they had to strengthen their vigilance.
These guards include those of the Children of Ice and those of the Children of Frost. You can see it from the coats of arms on their armour.
Among them, there are also sporadic guards directly under Beihaiwang patrolling.
The man in charge of greeting them was Captain Odys and his lieutenant Kars. Due to the critical situation, the two men no longer stayed in the central barracks, but were stationed at the joint outpost in Beihaiwang.
The management of the central barracks is currently temporarily replaced by another manpower.
And then, everything went as it was envisioned at the beginning.
After a sumptuous and hasty dinner, the group quickly set off and arrived in Eternal Winter City through Curator LÊo's portal. Deerno soon led them to meet Mace, and was surprised to find that the top of Captain Eders' head seemed to be even balder.