229. Shadow of the Merman

Headway's magic yacht is small and still quite stable to sail.

After sailing for five hours, the magical yacht arrived in the northern part of the Starfall Sea.

There is a magic sentry every kilometer on the surface of the sea here.

These unmanned magic sentry posts were set up by the Chanar family and resemble tower-shaped buoys floating on the sea, no more than three meters high.

If something unusual happens, these magic sentries will shoot water and rush towards that place.

In charge of these magical outposts is the Channar family's maritime office, built on a vast deep-sea platform on the size of a land-based town with a population of hundreds.

As soon as a ship approaches Starfall, a small team of three Channar wizards will fly out of the deep sea platform to check the ship's passes.

The money that Li Nuo used to buy the pass had already been handed over to Headway.

The identity he used to buy the card was created for him by Selena, and it was a local identity that had nothing to do with "Leno Jarvis".

In order to make this temporary identity seamless, Selena also brought the corresponding emblem and coat of arms to Li Nuo.

Even if the Channar family took the identity information recorded on the coat of arms and went to inquire about the source of the emblem, they would not be able to detect that Li Nuo used a false identity.

Because, this emblem comes from Selena's own magic workshop.

She herself is both the funder and the only controller of the workshop, so she can naturally cooperate with Li Nuo to pass the inspection of the Channar family perfectly.

Such thorough preparation did not come in handy in the end.

The three Channar wizards didn't pay much attention to Lino's identity.

They collected the 50,000 gold coins they had used to buy the pass, stuffed the pass into Li Nuo's hand, and then cast a flying spell and left.

Headway continues on the magic yacht.

This time, he avoided the other ships in the sea and sailed to the southwest, where the shadows of the ships were sparse.

In his words, in the area where the Moss Blue Hole is located, there are very few dragon treasures dropped.

The dragon collection in the blue cave was basically swept by the ocean current.

When the dragon collection followed the ocean current through the Blue Hole, it was stopped by the complex terrain of the Blue Hole.

This is how it was formed, where the terrain is complex, but there are many trivial collections.

After ten hours of continuous sailing to the southwest, the magic yacht came to a halt on a deserted sea.

Standing on the deck at this time, looking out to the south, you can already see part of the Spin Continent.

It was a shattered continent that was always in spin.

The fragmented continental plates, pulled by mysterious and invisible forces, float high in the sky in the form of countless floating islands.

Viewed from a distance, the Flying Continent at night looks like a huge black tornado.

All the floating islands rotate counterclockwise around the central axis of the tornado, never stopping.

No one knows what's in the center of this "tornado", and no one knows why the Spin Continent takes on such a strange form.

All those who attempt to explore the Spin Continent in depth will be crushed by the high-speed flying floating islands.

The flying speed of the floating island is about 500 kilometers per hour.

Yes, five hundred kilometers per hour, which is the average speed at which the outermost floating island rotates around its central axis.

Looking at the Spin Continent from a distance where Li Nuo was, he would only feel that the rotation speed of that "tornado" was very slow.

Only after getting close to the Flying Continent can you feel the surging momentum of the Continent's Flying Continent.

Headway held up the binoculars, looked at the thumb-sized "tornado" on the horizon, and said:

"Well, Jarvis, our trip didn't come at the right time, there were no glittering pillars of light coming out of the Spinner Continent. This shows that in the short term, the Flying Continent has no signs of throwing things out of this sea area. Looks like we'll have to try our luck at the Diffuse Blue Hole. ”

"It's okay, I was just here for the Blue Hole." Li Nuo responded simply, throwing a deconstruction technique towards the Flying Spinning Continent on the horizon.

[System News:]

[You're about to use deconstruction on the "Weird Spinner Continent.] 】

[It is estimated that 800 billion energy points will be consumed, which can make the completion of deconstruction reach 100%]

Ahem 800 billion.

Although he has seen things that require "trillions" to deconstruct, Li Nuo will still be amazed by the consumption of hundreds of billions of deconstructions.

When he has the opportunity to pinch and explode the planet in the future, he must pick a planet and pinch it to see what the results of passive deconstruction are.

Headway on the side didn't know what Li Nuo was thinking, he put away the telescope and said:

"Let's rest for the night. Tomorrow morning, I'll be ready for the magic yacht dive. However, we will not be heading to the Blue Grotto right away. I'll have to teach you how to adapt to the underwater environment and make sure you're safe. ”

"Okay, Headway." Li Nuo walked to the guest room:

"See you tomorrow morning."

"See you tomorrow morning, Jarvis." Headway walked into the stairwell and said:

"I'm going to check the middle and lower decks. Rest assured, I'll keep vigil. ”

Li Nuo returned to the guest room, summoned the magic messenger, checked the letter, took the opportunity to pet the cat for a while, and then lay down with his clothes.

The next morning.

Everything is ready, and Headway officially starts diving.

Li Nuo watched the other party's operation in the control room.

Headway's right hand holds the joystick, and his left hand reaches into the glass pipe on the console, turning into a stream of water flowing down the pipe.

This kind of spell that turns the body into liquid, Li Nuo learned about Selena, it is a spell taught by the Deep Sea Branch, called "Liquid Transformation Technique", which is common to water and deep sea magic.

The parts of the body that change into liquid retain their normal sense of touch, and can also change from one stream of water to several strands.

Each stream of water flows into a different pipe, while retaining its haptic function.

Once you are skilled enough, you can use the liquid palm that changes into more than a dozen streams of water to control more than a dozen magic devices of the magic yacht at the same time, just like Headway is now.

Headway closed the ventilation and drain ports of the magic yacht with the palm of his liquid hand, opened the water inlet of the water storage tank on the lower deck, and activated the magic array that filled the water storage tank with fresh water.

The weight of the Magic Yacht rises rapidly, the volume of the yacht itself remains the same, the hull slowly sinks, the waterline rises, and the corrosive waters flood more of the hull.

At this moment, there were two clear glass doors in the entire ship's control room, and the glass in the other cabins had been covered with heavy magical metal plates.

As the sea water submergs through the glass of the control room, the air pressure in the cabin steadily increases, so that the whole ship is in a state of equal pressure inside and outside, thus reducing the burden on the hull armor and rigid structure.

As the last rays of light outside the window were obscured by the dark green waters, the magic yacht sank completely beneath the surface of the sea, becoming a submarine.

After about 5 minutes, Headway closed the water inlet of the tank with the palm of his liquid hand, and the magic yacht stopped sinking.

The instrument panel on the magic nautical instrument showed that Li Nuo was 10 meters underwater at this time.

"The dive on the magic yacht is complete, Jarvis."

Headway put the magic engine to silence and turned off most of the magic devices on the ship, leaving only the magic array and lighting equipment that opened and closed the hatch:

"There was no one on board when we entered the Blue Grotto. By keeping the boat underwater, I was able to avoid not only bad intentions, but most of the marine hazards. This is the experience I have learned from so many years of going to sea alone. ”

Headway checked the instrument panel on the console and confirmed that everything was in order.

He waved his hand at Li Nuo and said:

"Come on, let's go to the stern, where there's a special ballast chamber for water pressure. I'll teach you to dive there. ”

Li Nuo followed the other party to the stern of the boat.

As a wizard of the depths, Headway has mastered the spells required for diving, without the need to wear a special diving suit and mask.

Li Nuo is a death sorcerer, and as long as he casts the "breath of the dead" and turns into a skeleton, he can avoid the trouble of breathing.

One of the troubles he faced was water pressure.

Li Nuo, who is in the form of a skeleton, can still feel the presence of water pressure.

The squeezing sensation from the sea water is not weakened by the "breath of the dead" that suppresses the pain.

Haidway solves the problem of water pressure with a pendant enchanted with the effect of "Water Pressure Channeling".

With it, Li Nuo was able to avoid the pain of water pressure within 100 meters of the water.

"Water pressure is just one of the troubles, Jarvis. In addition to the undercurrents I mentioned earlier, the topography of the Blue Hole and the lighting conditions in the individual dim areas are also troublesome. ”

Headway handed a ring and a bracelet to Li Nuo:

"This ring is enchanted with the "Bright Light Technique", a spell that illuminates a 50-meter radius in the Blue Hole. There is an attraction between this bracelet and my magic yacht. Put it on, relax your wrist and you can feel its traction. Float in the direction it tows and you'll eventually get back on the boat. In case the two of us are separated unexpectedly, you can use it to find your way back. Don't lose it. ”

Li Nuo put the ring and bracelet on.

"Alright, let's try it in the water. If there are no problems, we can head to the mossy blue hole directly below. "Headway pulls the lever on the wall and begins to pour seawater into the ballast.

Li Nuo activates the "breath of the dead" and transforms into a skeleton, adjusting the "magic shield" to a film that clings to the skin.

The dark green water quickly rose and soon flooded the top of Li Nuo's head.

The corrosiveness of the sea water is blocked by the "magic shield", the water pressure is blocked by the "water pressure channeling" on the pendant, and the problem of breathing is solved by the "breath of the dead", except for two things that are not removed by magic.

One is the cold touch of the sea as it passes through the skeleton's body, and the other is the ubiquitous grunt of the sea.

The door of the ballast chamber opened, and the sea water flowed freely inside and outside the cabin, and the gurgling sound in the ears became more and more pronounced, and it became more lonely and ethereal.

The scene outside the ballast has a different kind of beauty.

Sunlight passes through the surface of the sea, forming a bright column of light that changes with the waves below the surface of the water.

Since it was the morning and the sun was abundant, the seabed about 20 meters below the ballast chamber was illuminated by the sun.

The slender aquatic plants slowly wriggle with the current. The white shells and the moss on the reef reflect the sun's rays.

There are many openings in the mossy blue caves, which are irregularly distributed on the seabed made of white sand, emitting a blue light that seems to be absent.

Headway performs the "Liquid Transfiguration", transforming into a translucent liquid human wearing a magic robe and carrying a magic bag.

He took out the rope and fastened the ends of it to his own and Lino's belts.

After confirming that the rope was secure, he stepped out of the ballast chamber and descended towards the dimly lit seabed below.

Li Nuo followed Hedway's side, slowly sinking with the other party.

As soon as the two of them left the magic yacht, the hatch of the water ballast closed automatically, and the magic lock and protective circle on the ship activated.

A few less obvious rays of light flashed on the surface of the hull, and the entire ship was obscured by a transparent veil and went into invisibility.

"Headway, are there sea people in this area?" Li Nuo's gaze cruises on the sun-lit seabed.

He only saw many caves and white sand emitting a faint blue light, but did not see the sea people.

Headway recalled:

"I've barely seen the seamen. However, the last time I went to sea, I did meet the traces of the mermaids. I accidentally stayed in the Blue Cave until the night. On the way back, I met a group of young mermaids. I don't speak the same language as they are, so I can't communicate. Fortunately, neither they nor I wanted to make trouble, so we found a hole in the ground and left. ”

"Shark Man." An image came to Li Nuo's mind, which was the "Shark Man" illustration he had seen from a magic textbook.

The definition of the merman in this world, like Li Nuo's original world, refers to the strange creatures of the fish-tailed human body.

The merman is born to be a spellcaster of both the water system and the deep sea system.

They don't want to quarrel with terrestrial creatures, and they don't want to communicate with foreign creatures.

Many times, the merman clan, which was just discovered the day before, moved away the next day, far away from humans.

To date, Unas Ring has discovered no less than ten merman clans, but none of them have reached a friendly contract with each other.

"Headway, did you report your encounter with the merman to the Deep Sea Branch?" Li Nuo asked.

Headway shook his head:

"I didn't report it to the Deep Sea Branch, although I would have received a reward for doing so."

"Oh? Why? Li Nuo asked.

"Because. Uh.." After thinking for two seconds, Headway said:

"Because I don't want the life of the shark to be disturbed by us humans, Jarvis. That's what I thought, the mermaids have been avoiding the creatures on land, and since they don't want to be disturbed, then I should not report it to the Deep Sea Branch.

"Another reason, of course, is the fear of attracting poachers. The bastard of the Sail Pirate Nation loves to hunt mermaids. The Deep Sea Branch has discovered the scene of many massacres of sharks by the Terrorist Pirate State. If they know that there are mermaids in the Blue Hole, it will be troublesome, and I will become a sinner in the eyes of the mermen. ”

Li Nuo looked at the big man who had turned into a liquid man:

"What you say makes sense, let's assume that there are no sharks here."

Headway pointed to a hole below, revealing the topic:

"Look at that. That's the best entrance to the Blue Hole, and I've used to enter the Blue Hole through that opening. Once inside, we continued to dive for about twenty meters, and after a few more turns, we came across a cave covered with dragon collections. A lot of the stuff you bought, I picked up there. ”

Li Nuo looked in the direction the other party was pointing.

The hole emitted a bright blue light, which came from the shiny moss.

These mosses are about half a meter tall and are more like leafy bushes, with small colorful fish swimming through them from time to time.

Several deconstruction techniques were thrown, and Li Nuo received prompts related to the deconstruction of the hole, glowing moss, and sub-sea.

In these messages, Li Nuo does not see the words "deconstruction will have a negative impact".

This indicates that the possibility of danger in the mossy blue hole is relatively low.

In order to be safe, Li Nuo activated the spell "Perception Enhancement", which consumes an astonishing amount of energy.

The consumption of up to 100 energy points per minute is exchanged for extremely keen observation and extremely sensitive perception.

All the eyes that swept towards Li Nuo would be noticed by him.

At the moment when the "Perception Enhancement" was activated, a mysterious creature lurking at the edge of a certain cave and blending in with the environment was discovered by Li Nuo.

The mysterious creature was hiding at the edge of the cave a hundred meters away, relying on its clever camouflage, casting an observant gaze in the direction of Leno and Headway.

Li Nuo controlled his expression and head, showing no mood swings, and his head was always facing the blue hole that was getting bigger and bigger directly below.

With the help of looking around, he let his gaze inadvertently sweep over the mysterious creature and throw out the deconstruction.

[System News:]

[You're about to unleash a deconstruction spell on the "Dark Tide Spy of an unknown name.] 】

[You have mastered the standardized panel information for the "Dark Tide Spy", the "Scales of the Deep" meditation, and the "Secret Archive of the Deep.] 】

[The amount of energy required for this deconstruction has been significantly reduced.] 】

[It is estimated that 13,000 energy points will be consumed to make the deconstruction completion reach 100%]

[The system suggests harmless deconstruction.] 】

The Dark Tide Spy of the Sail Pirate Nation?.Li Nuo resisted the urge to frown.

He thought it was a merman.

Could it be that he exposed his whereabouts and attracted the tracking of the terrorist pirate state?

Li Nuo thought to himself.

The Terrorist Pirate Nation is an evil organization with no humanity, eating people without spitting out bones, and doing all kinds of evil.

With its style, the only way to destroy the infiltration plan like itself should be to kill them all.

Li Nuo was vigilant and called up his personal panel.

The value of the "Energy" column exploded, and the energy value was as high as 700,000 points.

He didn't have to worry about his energy in the short term, and then said silently:

"Consume 130,000 energy points to launch harmless deconstruction."

Headway stopped at the entrance of the cave and began to check the magic effects on the two of them, and Leno also got the results of the solution after a faint trance.

[Harmless solution constitutes work!] 】

【You have obtained the following solution results:】

【1.β€œ Darktide Spy Vastagan" Personalized Panel Information:】

【Real Name】Vasdagan

[camouflage name] Caston

[Identity 1] The Dark Tide Spy of the Terrorist Pirate Country

[Identity 2] The sea patrol wizard of the Chanar family

【. (Other information omitted)】

【2.β€œ Fragments of recent memories of Darktide Spy Vastagan:

[Memory fragment 1: "The Plan of the Terrorist Pirate State to Monitor the Blue Hole Merman", 100% completeness]

[Memory fragment 2: "Maritime Patrol Wizard's Work Schedule", 100% completeness]

[Memory fragment 3: "A bloody fragment of raw flesh and blood", 10% completeness, the system has erased all bloody content. 】

【. (Other memory fragments omitted)]

Li Nuo clicked on the memory fragment and looked at it, secretly relieved.

The Dark Tide spy came to the merman in the blue hole, and the target of the other party was not him Li Nuo, and his identity had not yet been revealed.

Since the Dark Tide spy doesn't know who I am, it's easy to do Li Nuo's mouth with a smile that seems to be nothing.

He just wanted to enrich the "Deep Sea Scales" meditation method and get the cultivation content above the four rings.

This is related to his plan to deconstruct the deep sea.

Don't forget, when cultivating the "Scales of the Deep" meditation method, he needs to soak in the seawater and absorb the corrosive properties of the sea without the help of the "magic shield".

This can undoubtedly trigger passive deconstruction and improve the completion of deconstruction in the sea area.

Li Nuo has not yet cultivated the "Deep Sea Scales", so he doesn't know the specific situation.

But come to think of it, the higher the level of the Deep Sea Scale meditation method, the more corrosive the seawater he can withstand.

Whether it's to deal with the corrosive nature of the sea, or to deconstruct the more corrosive sea, it's necessary for him to get his hands on the complete "Deep Sea Scales" meditation method!

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