The overnight change was so extreme in the early hours of the next morning that the pirates of the entire Port of Virginia were amazed, from novice navigators to veteran sailors alike who noticed the ocean was changing.

The currents and the sea breeze have changed.

Ships of all sizes had already appeared in the distant sea, and after talking to them, I learned that they were from other islands in the Caribbean.

They claim to have seen the incarnation of Lady Colypso, the goddess of the sea, the last night, and told them to immediately set off here to seek their last refuge in the apocalypse.

The goddess of the sea has fulfilled her agreement with Mason and has controlled the currents of the sea as much as possible to create a "fast track" for the other survivors.

Sail into this unique and magical ocean current, and you can reach Virginia City in a matter of hours, even as far away as the Atlantic, without even maneuvering your course, just following the sea breeze.

However, Colypso's actions were not informed to the pirate kings in the harbor, much to the horror and anger of the members of the Pirate King's council, led by Barbossa.

At this time, they put all their energy on expanding the territory, thinking that this was a "solo walk" of the female sea god, and they would be angry and shouting to go to the sea god with a trident that was enough to balance Colypso.

This is not in the Pirate King's council's plans.

Obviously, they still don't understand what is the root cause of the female sea god's behavior?

"Wow"

The door to the conference hall, which occupied the most luxurious area of Virginia City, was pushed open by two pirates in armor and pretending to be mighty, one tall and one short.

Mason, who was dressed in an invisibility cloak as a "magic robe", did not immediately walk in.

He stood on this high place and looked down on the entire huge and lively city in front of him, and it was not difficult to see from here that the city still had all kinds of traces left by the zombies after it was attacked by zombies.

But in just over half a month, the survivors, who were no longer afraid of viruses and zombies, rebuilt the first city of the post-apocalyptic era in this ruin.

They erupted with unimaginable enthusiasm for architecture.

Even if there is a large number of zombies gathering not far outside the city, it can't stop those civilians from tinkering with the collapsed house.

"Give them a little more time, and they can even open the fields. Looking at the smiles on the faces of those people, I really couldn't tell them that there were less than two days left to live in this world.

Maybe even in the next second. ”

Barbara, who was next to Mason, said with some regret:

"They work so hard, but unfortunately fate is not lenient on them."

"It's okay."

The second bucket with a red helmet carried Mr. Hunter's saber, and said in a calm tone:

"When they went to Peter's side, there were ruined cities for them to live in, and they could build as many as they wanted! Survival is all that matters now, and those who have experienced the ravages of the Black Death should know this. ”

Mason didn't say anything, and before entering the noisy hall in front of him, he took out the hourglass he had brought with him and looked again, and there was not much grit left on top of it.

"John, how's your situation going?"

Mason asked in the team's newsletter, and Zakan's unrefreshed voice soon rang out:

"Jack and I found the largest gate in the city, which is the gate of this city, and it was not a big problem to pass through dozens of people at the same time, and we are now resetting the components of the transfer gate.

This thing needs to be debugged, and luckily it's a magic side item so I can handle it.

It only takes an hour at most. ”

"As soon as possible."

Mason spoke, then strode into the conference hall in front of him.

Originally the city's town hall, it is now occupied by the Pirate Kings to discuss strange and messy things, such as the flags and insignia of the various pirate kingdoms that they had established just three days earlier.

As Barbara said, even the second bucket was a little moved when she saw that these guys were so enthusiastic about their new life in the future.

It's hard to convince them to give up.

But luckily, Mason has a special "persuasion technique" and he doesn't feel like he needs to waste time.

"Yo, Mason-sama! Your presence is what makes the city shine! ”

As Mason walked into the hall, many people he knew and didn't know took the initiative to get up and greet him.

Some of them are heroes who have seen in Turtle Island before, and some are other heroes of the sea who came here to "participate in the grand event" in the future.

But without exception, these guys knew who gave them the strength to resist the Black Death, so they maintained the least superficial respect for Mason, despite being mostly unruly bastards.

And that's a good thing.

Barbossa, the lord of Virginia City and a legendary great pirate, dragged his wooden legs up to Mason for a warm hug, and the old fur dog dressed himself up like a nobleman.

The only problem is that no amount of luxurious clothes and wigs can hide the smell of the sea on this guy's body.

"Did you instruct Colypso? My friend. ”

With a smirk on his face, he pulled Mason onto the podium and whispered another question.

"I won't talk about this today, I have more important things to tell you."

Mason smiled at each other.

He looked at the strange flags planted around the high platform and the representatives of various forces sitting below each other, and after a few seconds of brewing, he put the hourglass in his hand on the table in front of him, cleared his throat, and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, my reappearance is a warning to you. The end is coming, it's on the way, and soon this world will cease to exist. ”

The pirates in the first row almost immediately stopped talking to each other, and the silence soon spread throughout the hall, and everyone fell silent.

They suspect they have misheard.

But from Mason's serious face, they could see that the guy didn't seem to be joking, and an even louder noise filled the hall.

There were also grumpy fellows who got up and questioned, but unfortunately no matter how loud the sound was, it was quickly drowned out in the chaotic sound.

"Bang"

A few seconds later, a gunshot interrupted all discussion and consternation, and a gloomy Barbossa clutched a flintlock pistol that was still emitting smoke.

He stood up, stared at Mason, and said in an unkind tone:

"Friend, this joke is not funny!"

"I'm sure I'm not kidding, Barbossa."

Mason reached out for his penguin umbrella.

The handle of the demon umbrella that originally contained the umbrella sword was replaced with a delicate golden solid ball covered with geometric patterns, like a special scepter, emitting a golden shimmer from Mason's fingers.

It was as if a faint aura spread out from his body, and the golden apple's mental force field opened.

At this moment, even in the eyes of the unruly pirate, the Lord Mason who was speaking was filled with a majesty that could not be looked at directly, so the noisy hall immediately fell silent.

They pricked up their ears to listen to Mason's next words, and a voice told them that they were important and that they had to obey.

Mason Says:

"When the last bit of grit was gone, when the end came, my companions and I spent a lot of time looking at it all, trying to find a way to resist it.

Sadly, the end is unstoppable.

Luckily, we have a way to avoid it.

After a maximum of two hours, a door to another world will open at the gates of Virginia, through which you can leave this mortal world and enter a strange land to continue your life.

It's not a perfect paradise.

As here, the world has been hit by the Black Death, and the situation is worse there than yours, but it is the best way to find it so far.

Last night, I had some conversations with Ms. Colypso.

She sent warnings to the other survivors' towns at my behest, not to shake your majesty, my pirate kings, as a contingency strategy to save as many people as possible. ”

"I don't believe it!"

As soon as Mason finished speaking, a gentleman with a golden wig got up excitedly, waved his hands and shouted, and the fact that he could resist under the pressure of the golden apple proved that he was a determined man.

Under the pressure of his heart, he shouted:

"We obviously have a miracle medicine, and we have reached an agreement with the sea god! We can banish the ghouls and take back our homeland! Obviously, everything is going in a good direction.

His Majesty has also decreed that the continent will be retaken

It shouldn't be like this!

Wizard!

How dare you bewitch the crowd at this time! You deserve to be burned at the stake! ”

The old gentleman's screams were clearly representative of many in the hall, but the power of the golden apple was unleashed, and Mason had come to announce the decision, not to discuss it with them.

Under his cold gaze, the whole hall fell silent again after a few seconds, and he said:

"Of course I don't force everyone to leave, but if you think I'm joking, you're free to do so. But if you want to live, you know where to take your family.

I'm done with what I need to say. ”

With that, Mason picked up the hourglass and left the hall despite the noisy cries of his "old friends".

He also had to go to the world of the old spider to see how the Quint Society sheltered the vassal world through the shock disaster, and he didn't have much time to waste here.

However, when Mason and Barbara left with two buckets left, a gloomy Barbossa limped after him.

This old pirate doesn't talk nonsense either.

He took a key from his bosom and slipped it into Mason's hand, and whispered:

"In the treasure trove of my captain's room, the trident is there, you go get it yourself! Don't alarm the others, and I have a request, there's another thing in my captain's cabin that you have to take with you.

Whether it's true or not, I want you to close this deal. ”

"Barbossa, what I said is true."

Mason looked at the Treasury Key in his hand and said:

"You can show me this thing that you believe in it yourself, hurry up and leave, there's no point in staying here."

"But I'm a pirate."

Barbossa grinned and showed his big gold teeth.

The greasy pirate snorted, and said, holding his waist knife:

"Rude people like us never give in to damn fate, and even if there is an end of it, I have to see it with my own eyes to convince myself to give up what I have now.

Maybe you're wrong?

Maybe I can really build a kingdom of my own and have all the riches? I'm not like that coward at Jack, I'm not going to throw in before the game is over.

You may not think so, Mason, but I do consider you a friend.

Please protect the most precious treasure of my life.

If you lose it, I won't let you go when I become a ghost! ”

With that, the old pirate snorted, turned and walked towards his group of fox friends surrounded by a group of guards.

Mason wasted no time, he immediately rushed to the docks with Barbara and the second barrel to board the Queen Anne's Revenge, and used Barbossa's key to open the captain's quarters.

While seeing the treasure trove where the Poseidon Trident was stored, I also saw the young girl standing on a chair and observing the sky through a complex huge telescope.

She was so serious that she didn't even notice that the three people behind her walked into the cabin.

"She is"

Barbara asked in a whisper, and Mason nodded, gesturing to the second bucket and saying:

"There's no time to explain, knock out, take away!"

The second bucket stepped forward without any pity, cut her palm on the girl's neck, picked her up and put her in Barbara's arms, and picked up the notebook she had dropped and placed it beside her.

Mason had used the key to open the pirate's chest, and inside that long chest was a strange thing in every way.

It is said to be the Poseidon Trident.

But it's more like some kind of "work of art" that twists and grows out of some kind of weird coral, without any of the characteristics of a weapon, like a dead log in the sea.

The three forks at the top are not even symmetrical, and the whole looks very shabby.

Erke, who has a lot of research on cold weapons, came over and shook his head after taking a look, and said:

"It's not a weapon for combat at all, and you don't have to try it to know that the center of gravity and balance are in a mess, and the sturdiness is questionable, and I suspect that the pirates may have gotten their hands on a fake."

"No, it's true."

Mason stretched out his hand and whispered:

"Although many people have rumored that this trident originated in the age of the gods, in fact, the power level of this world is not enough to give birth to a powerful sea god like Poseidon.

Colypso already represents the top of the power of this world, and you can also see that she is actually at the level of a top-notch supervillain, and it is estimated that she is not as good as Zhou Keer in terms of ranking.

Moreover, this thing is not to be used for battle.

It's obviously a 'magic staff'. ”

He touched the not-so-striking "trident" in front of him, and the information label quickly popped up:

Trident of the Sea / Heart of the Sea / Staff of Moses

Quality: Legendary jewelry processing items, perfect workmanship

Traits: Wave Mastery, Divine Purification, Ocean Mastery, Vessel of Divinity

Item Effects:

One. Heart of the Sea:

Conceived from the depths of the sea, the Trident has the power to purify all sea-related curses and darkness, and when wielded, it is immune to all divine curses, and can heal injuries caused by darkness or purify any curses.

Two. Divine Things:

The legendary trident has the most primitive divinity in the world, and it can be used to store divine power or release divine power against the same power, and it is rumored that this trident has the power to change fate.

Three. Torrent Mastery:

When holding a Trident, you will gain the ability to manipulate the sea, depending on the user's ability to harness energy.

Maker: None

Item Description: Hold it up and separate the sea in front of everyone to see who will dare to say you're a god stick in the future, but remember to take it lightly, it's really brittle.

"Looks like I guessed right."

Mason picked up the ugly trident in the box, motioned for the two buckets to lift his left hand and touched the trident to the ghost claw tattoo on his arm.

The second bucket suddenly frowned and said:

"I don't feel anything."

", I haven't started yet."

Mason took a deep breath and used the technique of manipulating the magic fire to mobilize the faint magic power and inject it into the trident.

In the next moment, in the echo of the rolling waves, the ghost claw tattoo on the left arm of the second bucket quickly lit up, and little by little it "degenerated" back to its original state under the stunned gaze of him and Barbara.

"It has an effect, but it's not enough to get rid of this soul curse, it seems that the divine power is too weak."

Mason regretfully pointed the trident on the ground, rubbed his chin and said:

"I probably know why the Star Castle is so concerned about Colypso's divinity, it has nothing to do with it, but I can't let any trace of divine power flow to the opponent's side.

Hunters, they may also be secretly trying to use this power that is not a mortal to escape the devil's manipulation. Sure enough, one of Zakang's previous conjectures was correct.

The curse bestowed by the Godhead is also something that only the divine powers can fight against on a symbolic level. ”

As he spoke, Mason threw the trident to the second barrel and said:

"Take it to John, and say it's his salary allowance for the next six months, and if he dares to say that I'm stingy in the future, he'll kick his eggs for me."

The three of them walked out of the cabin with Barbossa's unconscious daughter, and they had to go their separate ways to prepare for the rest of the battle.

But at the moment of disembarkation, the three Masons looked up at the same time.

They felt a majestic force suddenly appear, as if it had torn some barrier through the world.

Following the gaze of the three of them, they were greeted by the reflection of another side above the heavenly dome, like a glimmer of light between the staggered curtains, and they could glimpse another world slowly emerging from the abyss of the stars.

The rising planet between the virtual and the real has occupied the sky, like a reflection in a mirror, and like a cruel curtain finally opened.

Little by little, they are attracted to each other and close to each other.

Just like the love between lovers, you and me, like glue, until the last moment of passionate collision, the two worlds will fall apart in an instant.

"Oh my God!"

Barbara exclaimed, and Mason clenched his fists, and he subconsciously looked at the hourglass in his hand, where the last drop of gravel was falling into the sand below.

The end of the shock is coming!

It finally appeared before Mason's eyes, and as unstoppable as he had imagined.

(End of chapter)