"Sea monsters? You're referring to that kind of monster like a big octopus? ”

Song Lan felt that the title sounded a little out of place with the worldview of science, and these terrifying creatures that inhabit the deep sea often only appear in local folklore.

He was timid and had a phobia of the deep sea, and he had always read those folklore as half horror stories, and the thought that there might be monsters as huge as mountains at the bottom of the sea made him panic, and he could only sigh that it was good that they lived on land.

"Big octopus!"

The night heron's eyes lit up.

Because she was sure that it was edible, she had tasted takoyaki made by the locals when she went to Gingetsu Port before, and it was one of the few snacks that made her linger.

Silvermoon Harbor is also one of the most common places for apostates to flee, as once they sail out to sea, the Church's inquisition can no longer catch them.

The archbishop also issued a clear directive prohibiting all going to sea.

Lu Xiang nodded, "That's how they are described in the local legends of Silvermoon Harbor, but no one has ever seen them with their own eyes, or the people who encountered them during the voyage have all died, and only the people of the Mist Islands know the safe route between the two places." ”

"If you look at them scientifically, it's probably from some sea creatures."

According to Song Lan's observation, most of the mutated creatures in this world will grow in size exponentially, just like their good friend Death Crab, they were originally crabs, but their size swelled to the height of a building after mutation, and when they passed through the desert area, his psionic ability sensed that there were unknown creatures in the depths of the desert that were several times larger than the Death Crab.

If the merchants knew what inhabited the depths of the desert, they would suffer from "sand phobia".

Fortunately, the big guys are just scary to watch, but they are still very easy to deal with.

At least I didn't feel sorry for them when a few of them passed by.

This is the way a good friend does, no matter what those unknown creatures that inhabit the desert think, Song Lan has unilaterally regarded them as good friends in his heart.

"That's what the person who gave the order to explore at the time."

Lu Xiang was surprised, "You said the same thing. ”

It's just that at that time, the person who said this was still called an admiral, not a war criminal in the eyes of later people, "Because of this, he led three explorations of the uncharted seas, and all three of them failed, and the people who went to sea never returned, and even his own fleet was buried in the unknown seas." ”

You must know that the concept of the fleet in this era is not at all the same as those old sailing ships of the Middle Ages, and the last time the admiral set out, he was on a strategic-class aircraft carrier, equipped with enough armament for a small war.

Originally, they also went to sea with the idea of war.

"At present, the Coalition Government has information that only the unknown waters have strong signal interference, and the source is unknown, which will cause all communication equipment to fail, which is why the fleet cannot communicate what they see back to the Coalition Government before it disappears."

Even the last expedition, on which they had high hopes, failed.

The Admiral was buried forever somewhere in the unknown, and now more than a decade after they were killed, the Coalition Government has not touched that area since.

The sky and the sea are all forbidden areas for human beings, and in the absence of a foothold, even the six-star rescuers cannot adapt to the environment of sea operations.

Lu Xiang also said, "The Sea of Mist also has a group of sea believers, they believe that those sea monsters are ruled by the Lord of the Tides, and He will guide the way for the believers, and only the most devout believers can pass through that sea area. ”

"It's getting more and more folklore."

"Not necessarily, for a long time, the Misty Islands believers were the only ones who could pass through that area, and the intelligence workers of the coalition government also asked them about the secrets of the voyage, which is why they provided it."

"In that case, why don't you let the intelligence agents get on the ships of those believers?"

"Of course they did, but some of them were assimilated into the Lord of the Tides, and those who refused to believe in the Lord of the Tides were thrown out of the boat to feed the fish halfway through the voyage." "Not only that, but the coalition government has launched a high bounty for nautical charts, but all neutral ships that have gone to explore uncharted waters have also been heard from. ”

As a result, more and more legends about the uncharted waters were born.

"Unknown" is the name given to the coalition government for that sea area, and these two words are enough to reflect the coalition government's helplessness about that sea area.

"I've gained knowledge."

Song Lan had goosebumps, and according to Lu Xiang's description, he could easily think of the deep-sea monsters that existed in horror legends, and even couldn't help but think of the terrible encounter of the admiral and his fleet in the storm.

Although the admiral's ocean expedition failed, the coalition government always found a way to regain its self-confidence, where Kolo Films made a superhero film about uncharted seas, and took the opportunity to launch their new rescuer, Reef.

Song Lan still remembers the uncomfortable image of the sea monster in the film.

But like all superhero movies, Reef eventually triumphs over the raging sea monsters, bringing the locals to a happy ending.

"What, you're afraid of sea monsters?"

One of the reasons why Lu Xiang became more and more energetic was that she noticed the change in Song Lan's expression, which made her feel that the ghost stories she had experienced in school before would be scary, it was one of the few ways for students to be entertained, and her former roommates were often so frightened that they called her at night to pick them up and take them back to the dormitory.

"That's a sea monster! It is the size of a mountain, and when it suddenly appears in front of a ship while sailing, it can drag the entire ship into the sea at once! Song Lan felt the need to emphasize how terrifying the sea monster was, "I feel like I'm going to have nightmares at night." ”

"It's okay."

Lu Xiang smiled slightly, "If you are scared at night, you can hug me and sleep." ”

"The night heron is here, what do you say!"

"Huh?"

Yelu, who was concentrating on cooking, heard someone calling for her, raised her little brain, and looked at Song Lan with confused eyes - by the time the story progressed to the admiral and his fleet, she had already lost interest, and the exploration of uncharted seas was not the part she was interested in, she felt that this story should incorporate more local snacks.

She looked at Song Lan for a long time before she tentatively made a request, "Tomorrow I want to apply to eat octopus." ”

…………………………

Late at night, Silver Moon Harbor.

The Emperor is no stranger to this port city, and it was once one of the main locations of his investigation.

Silvermoon Harbor is now different from the last time he arrived.

After the end of the Civil War in the Third Neutral Nation, the port was restored to life, and Cuenca and the rebels did not seem to have brought any damage, but instead integrated well into the lives of the locals, establishing a defensive line along the coast.

He learned about the ships that had recently traveled to the Misty Isles.

The last boat has already departed, and the next boat will not be until a week later.

And there was only one reason why he came to this port city.

Something seemed to call to him here, and since now and then he had heard whispers from time to time since he fought with those unknown creatures of the deep sea.

It was a language he had never been exposed to, and he tried to memorize some of the pronunciations, but even the linguists of the coalition government did not understand the unknown linguistic system.

He walked along the pier to the bottom.

The sea stretches as far as the eye can see at night.

For a moment, he felt hallucinating.

When he stared at the sea, it seemed that a pair of eyes were staring at him from the depths of the ocean.

The small theater of its one hundred and fifty-two:

Friday, noon.

At noon that day, Song Lan, who was taking a nap in the office, received a summons from Lu Xiang.

Walking to the door of Lu Xiang's office, he couldn't help but recall what happened to him every time he came to Lu Xiang's office, and he couldn't help but be vigilant.

"What are you doing standing in the doorway? Come on in. ”

Lu Xiang beckoned to him with a smile.

"Lao Lu, you shouldn't have any conspiracy, right?"

This smile made Song Lan even more convinced of the ominous premonition in his heart, and he looked around with suspicious eyes, trying to find the trap set by the other party.

"Why, weren't you very tough the last time you came? They also wanted to threaten me with videos and photos. ”

"Misunderstandings, all misunderstandings."

"It's okay if you don't come in, speaking of which, a lot of people have asked me recently what your trick is, and it seems that I'm still-"

"That's enough, let's just come on!"

In the face of Lu Xiang's threat, Song Lan was heartbroken, went directly into the office, and closed the door with him, "Old Lu, what are you looking for me today?" ”

"Business."

"Business?"

"Recently, more and more people have left our department, and it has become more and more difficult to recruit people, and it is difficult to find a position in your department, and many people have submitted applications for transfer to you, so I want to learn from you."

“…… Is it really just a matter of learning? ”

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Truth."

"It's retaliation in the workplace."

"I'm going to investigate."

"No, you only have two choices now, one is to find a way to make me happy, and the other is to accept the punishment obediently."

(End of chapter)