Following the scent information searched by the shark, Dubin came to a dimly lit sea. Underneath the water was a blue-blue with poor visibility, and countless beams of dazzling light shot straight down to the lower seabed below. An invisible, mysterious dance.

Not far away, you can see the shadow of a fish swimming vaguely, and you can tell if it is a whale by looking at the size and shape. From time to time, there was a clattering sound accompanied by a slight screeching sound, which was the sound of a whale communicating and singing a tune between it and its companion. You know, whales are more likely to be heard than other fish. Because they love to sing.

Dubin sensed that there were only a hundred whales in this area from the shark's pet, and when he was still wondering if this was where Akentero was stationed, the surrounding whales surrounded him. It doesn't look like it's murderous, but it's like it's welcome. Until the whales in front of them moved to move a passageway, a mermaid with a warning color appeared there. When I got closer, I saw that the person was dressed in black and white skin color and scales, and his head was smaller than his body, and his eyes were particularly eye-catching. It's a muscular young mermaid. I guess it's a mercenary or something.

"Is Your Excellency Dubin?" The visitor asked first.

"I'm Dubin, who are you?" Du Bin had a bad feeling when he saw the visitor, because the other party's eyes were obviously not the same, and he could feel that his eyes would beat secretly.

"Oh! I have been looking up for a long time, I have heard of your name for a long time, and it is fate to meet you today. I'm Okazawa, the pet lord of the sea serpent, and I'm a mercenary of Arcantelro. We've been waiting for you here. ”

"Okay? How do you know I'm coming? ”

"The whales here have already detected your arrival in the distance with their sonar abilities, so Akentero asked me to pick you up."

"Is that so, is Akentero here, and why are there so few whales here? Shouldn't there be more? ”

"Hahaha...... You are such an attentive person. Other whales are kept elsewhere, thousands of whales are kept here, and the water here doesn't stink to death! The waste discharged by a whale can spread to the surrounding area for 30 meters at a time, and if it is kept here, it will not become a sea of dung? ”

"It really stinks!"

"Alright, please come with me, and I'll take you to Arcantero."

The two of them then swam towards the deep sea, not wanting to be a little curious about Okazawa's origins, although they knew that the sea snake would use its fangs to hunt its prey, and Okazawa would definitely use poison as well. So I couldn't help but ask:

"When did you start working for Acantero? How come I haven't seen you in all this time I've been allied with him? ”

"When I was a teenager, I was caught in a fishing net by a terrestrial man. The terrestrial people nearly killed me when they found the scales on my body, but a few whales crashed their boat, Akentero, and saved me. So I started working for him, and I used to do business on the land in the guise of a terrestrial man. So you haven't seen me. ”

"Business! What are you doing? ”

"Buying shipwreck treasures from undersea scavengers and selling them on land is okay." Okazawa's eyes jumped secretly at this point, he must be a good businessman, and he continued: "Occasionally, Akentelo and I also smashed some of the pirate ships of the land-dwellers and took their gold, silver and jewelry, and that was also ill-gotten wealth for them. This was used to raise money for Arcantero's army. ”

"So you're still the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Acanterro!"

"Hahaha......" Okazawa laughed, "Mr. Dubin, you are so funny. I can be praised as the Chancellor of the Exchequer by you as a little mercenary, and you must be much better than me in business with such eloquence! ”

While talking, the two came to a stop in front of a large kelp of kelp, and Dubin felt that the kelp was a little strange, as if there was a big article behind it, but the light was a little dim and he couldn't see much of the answer. A large number of bubbles began to emerge from underneath the giant algae, and the bubbles obscured the view before they dissipated. But he could hear the sound of some bubbles churning from the ground, and Dubin had already guessed that it was the sound of the giant algae shrinking downward.

When the dust settled, there were many dots of fluorescence in the dark ahead, illuminating a huge white and purple object towering there------ Nautilus Fortress. This scene stunned Dubin, because in his memory, this nautilus-shaped submarine battleship with a height of more than one hundred and fifty meters had already been beaten and sunk into the deep sea in the last mermaid sea battle, and today he saw it again as if it was new.

"Be surprised! This movable fortress is a real work of art! Okazawa said.

"I remember the last time there was a naval battle, this mobile fortress was the property of the Taiping Imperial City army, and then it was sunk, and the Imperial City military was unable to recover it from the depths of the sea." Dubin sighed: "I didn't expect it to see the light of day again, and it fell into the hands of Akentero." ”

"Akentero was so great that he commanded thousands of whales to drag the heavy fortress up from beneath the depths, and he found many craftsmen to repair the ship. In order to repair it, many parts were made on land using the smelting and casting technology of the terrestrial people, but it took a lot of effort. Okazawa sighed and said, "I'll lead you here, and I'm going to patrol it." Acantero was tired from every battle, and it was not easy to command such a large army at once, so I had to protect him so that he could rest more. I reckon he'll be waiting for you at the gates of the fortress. ”

"Okay, you go get busy first!" After thanking him, he swam towards the gate of the fortress, which glowed purple in the secret realm.

It's not night, but the surrounding scenery is very much like night, so calm. It's hard to believe that the calm of the moment may be brewing a storm that may be brewing in the future.

"Dubin? You are welcome back. My good friend, I need you so much right now, and it's great that you're back! Arcantero said happily as he stood in front of the fortress gate.

"I'm back, but there are many things I don't understand." Dubin replied, "How much are you hiding from me?" ”

"Let's sit down inside and talk." Acantero said.

Following Akentero's lead, the two of them came to the air-filled fortress and sat down on chairs in a large council chamber.

"I guess what you want to know most is why I'm hiding the truth about your wife's death, right?"

"Indeed, why didn't you tell me sooner? Is it a monster? ”

"You should understand that feelings can sometimes make people soft and weak. To maintain a high fighting spirit all the time, you have to put aside some mental burdens in a timely manner. ”

"Is that the reason to hide my truth for so long?"