"How did you do that trick? I can actually modify other people's memories, I haven't seen you use it before. Jason leaned next to Arka and asked quietly.

At this time, they still maintained the formation they had just formed, but the one leading the way in front had become the old man in the boat.

Hearing this, Arka said softly: "A technique for using dream clouds, and what you said is too exaggerated, it can't achieve such an effect at all.

The reason why the effect was achieved just now is because of a coincidence, and the conditions have just been achieved. ”

Alka uses a simple ability to sleep, plus a certain amount of hypnotic technique.

To say that it is a modification of skills is also an exaggeration. In this world of soul and magic, memory and soul are highly bound.

Being able to modify memories is a sign of being able to influence the most essential soul of life.

It's not a small ability, and that's why Jason was surprised.

From the frightened and angry look on the old man's sight of Julia's fishtail just now, he knew that he was actually unbelievable.

That kind of fear to the point of trembling will not be faked.

This clearly meets the conditions of nightmares, which is one of the most instinctive mechanisms of the human body.

Something too frightening and unbelievable, it's easy to feel less like reality.

Arka immediately put it to sleep, and then performed a very simple hypnotic technique.

This memory is still in his mind, but the old man knows it by looking at his appearance, he is not young, and his strength is very weak for Arka.

With Alka's strength at this stage and the more and more refined control of the Dream Mist, it is easy to make some subtle changes to the experience.

During his deep sleep, through the technique of hypnosis, he really regarded the memory just now as a nightmare.

Because such conditions are met.

And it's just a momentary thing, something that just happened.

Under various conditions, the effect just like that has been achieved has been achieved.

So it's not a memory modification at all, it's just an improvisational ability that is done through the delicate manipulation of the fog of dreams.

After roughly understanding what Arka meant, Jason nodded.

In that case, there's nothing to be interested in.

And the old man's skill in controlling the fish also amazed everyone.

He sat in the boat, waving his fishing rod, and was surrounded by a large school of marine fish.

It is a fish that is about the size of two palms on average, with pale black scales and a fat appearance.

At first glance, you can tell that it is a fish species that can produce a lot of meat.

As far as the eye could see, there were at least a few thousand around them, rowing by their side and under their feet, not at all afraid.

It seems to have long been used to it.

Even around the old man's ship, the Rock Cannon could see several of these huge fish.

It was the length of a normal person's leg, and they propelled the ship along.

No wonder they hadn't seen the spell on the ship just now, and they hadn't watched the old man paddle.

But the ship was still able to move slowly.

The old man was just as a herdsman as they had seen him for the first time.

It's just that it's the fish that shepherd.

It was a little strange to see such a new crowd for the first time.

"Alright, it's time for you to make a difference." Arka said as he looked at Jason.

Jason nodded, tugged at his trouser leg slightly, and jumped out of the boat.

However, his feet did not directly step on the bottom of the water, and a crystal appeared on the surface of his feet, lifting him in the water and driving forward.

Quickly came to the side of the old man's boat.

After a while, everyone was able to see Jason and the old man talking happily.

Communication is his forte and the reason why he is the main intelligence collector on the ship.

Arka sat on the boat, staring ahead in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Why is he so afraid of Julia?" Xia Daiti, who was at the helm, asked softly.

This is a question that must be understood.

Arka shook his head, he was also thinking about it.

The old man's previous behavior was not fake, and seeing Julia's expression was like seeing a ghost.

This was clearly not quite what they had expected.

They thought it was because of the connection between this area and life, and it must be so similar.

But through the fear he faced when he looked at Julia's fishtail.

There's even that anger after fear.

The relationship between the two may not be as they think...... Harmonious.

Julia seems to be aware of this herself.

As for the specific reason, it is unknown. Even if they were aware of so many studies, it was only about the region, not about their relationship with life.

Not to mention the fact that there is information about the contradictions between customs and religions.

Led by the old man in front, they soon saw a ...... in front of them Village?

If it's a village.

Because the appearance of this gathering place was not quite the village in their minds, and the buildings were a little strange to them.

No, very strange and surprising.

The front is still the sea, and there are no mud or rocks or small islands.

However, there are living quarters made of various planks, rattans, and plants on the surface of the sea.

These house-like things look like huge spherical objects woven from vines.

There is a round opening in front of the round vine house, which is the gate to enter and exit.

The house is like floating on the sea, and the circular structure of the house does not roll over. This is because it is surrounded by tiled planks and rattan entwined to hold it in place.

Able to allow him to float on the surface of the sea in a smooth manner.

But even so, you can clearly feel the feeling of the house swaying slightly with the waves on the sea.

Seeing this situation, Jason, who was communicating with the old man from time to time, immediately asked.

"Is this your village? Like this...... It's so interesting, isn't it? ”

"Haha, it's not the same as where you live outside. This is the Floating Ball Village. The old man laughed twice and introduced with some joy.

Apparently he loved his village very much.

Jason looked at the houses and asked curiously, "How was this house built?" ”

"The [Fujicho] spell used."

"[Fujinaga]?" Jason asked curiously.

What kind of spell is this? The name alone sounds a little too strange.

"It's a very simple incantation, and it was easy for outsiders to the Church of Our Lady to learn it before, so I'll show you."

The old man said and waved his hand.

The magic unleashed, and Arka saw the tangled vines in the sea below, some of which began to break free from the entanglement and begin to grow upwards.

Under the control of the old man, he poked directly out of the water and weaved a ball, floating along the waves.

But it's firmly tethered because it's connected to the vines below, and even if it shakes, it won't float away completely.

This is obviously the same structure as the houses in the village, except that the structure of the houses is larger, and perhaps more vines are used.

In this instant, Arka understood how the houses in this village were constructed.

It's also so interesting.

As they arrived in the village, the presence of Arka and the others was too conspicuous.

A middle-aged man who didn't look very old, wearing a rattan armor made of strange vines.

With a metallic trident in his hand, he walked towards them.

…… No, it didn't come over.

When he got a little closer, the others realized that he was sitting on something.

It was a strange creature with a body of one and a half meters, and it could be seen to have limbs, a slender head, and a long tail flicking.

It looks a bit like a crocodile, but it's a bit like a fish.

And although the trident in his hand was shining with metal, Arka felt that it should not be a metal weapon.

It would be strange to say that such a person who has lived at sea for a long time uses a metal weapon in his hands.

It's easy to get lost.

It doesn't make sense, it looks like some kind of wooden weapon with a metallic sheen.

It should be very sturdy.

The strength is also in the second stage, but it is a few spirals stronger than the strength of this old man.

It feels like we're about to break through to the third stage.

He swam over on a strange creature and watched the crowd warily.

In particular, I took a look at Alka, Shadetti and Jason.

It was clear that he was aware of the difference between the three of them.

And the only peculiarity of the three may be that all three of them believe in Our Lady and can be regarded as members of the Church of Our Lady.

"Uncle Keck, are they?"

Hearing this, the old man named Keke, who had been leading them, smiled: "They are from the Church of Our Lady, and they just happened to crash into Zehai in our direction, so come up and take a look." ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man glanced at everyone vigilantly again.

Seeing that Arka clearly seemed to be the leader, he nodded.

"I hope you don't do anything bad in the village."

The crowd nodded.

Following the two of them, they walked towards the village.

The area of this village is not small.

After all, the house with the sphere floating on the sea is indeed very peculiar.

The arrival of their group of outsiders made the surrounding residents turn their heads to look at them.

In particular, some children's eyes lit up when they saw the large pile of dolls on the boat.

But they didn't dare to come at all, not because they were timid. It's because their parents have firmly held them in and looked at their children with very unkind eyes.

Obviously, if they want to break free, they have to be beaten by their parents.

As soon as you enter the village, you seem to arrive at Uncle Keke's house, where he lives very close to the entrance to the village.

He waved his rod, and the thousands of fish swam in a straight line toward the bottom of a house made of two spheres.

The structure of the house and its surroundings is somewhat different, as there is a clear fence at the back of the circular house, which encloses a large circle.

The fish entered the pen through the sea below.

Apparently a place for breeding.

"This is definitely not the place you want to be, after all, this is just an ordinary village.

If you want to go to the mud, you'll have to walk in this direction for a few days. ”

The middle-aged man with a trident in his hand looked at everyone and said.

"Dirt?" This title made Jason a little strange.

Looking at Jason, who spoke up, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, it's the island that you outsiders are talking about." ”

When they heard this, they understood what the so-called mud ground meant.

After all, according to the structure of this sea, they can live normally even outside the island, and they don't necessarily have to live on the island.

In the next generation, there may be no so-called island concept, and it seems more reasonable to call it mud land.

"Of course, we are just a little curious, after all, it is a village that lives on the surface of the sea.

We'll be leaving in a moment, thank you for your guidance. ”

Arka nodded beside him.

It can be seen that this middle-aged man who looks like a militiaman, can let them walk around the village for the sake of seeing that Arka and the others are believers in the Virgin.

The village seemed unusually xenophobic, whether it was to keep the village safe or something, and it was completely understandable that they would not be allowed to stay overnight in the village.

Listening to Alka's answer, the middle-aged men nodded reassuringly.

"Quake, you're rude like that."

Uncle Keke, who was beside him and did not leave, said aloud.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man named Quake sighed helplessly.

"Uncle Keke, there is no way to do this, for the sake of the safety of the village. It's not a good time to take in outsiders. ”

Keck was also a little helpless, but he didn't refute his words, he still looked at the people in Arka and said, "It will take about three ~ four days and nights to walk from here."

There are many people on the mud floor, and it is relatively inclusive. You can rest there safely, but you'd better move quickly. If it's slow, it's too late. ”

"What do you mean?" This made Arka frown.

Obviously not a good thing.

Quake was about to explain aloud when he heard an older voice from behind him.

"Let me tell you."

The voice was old, and an old man who was standing on top of a strange creature with his back hooked was carried over.

The creature beneath his feet is the same creature that the militia expects.

I just asked, it seems to be called a crawling fish.

"Village Chief."

"Village Chief."

Hearing the voices of the two, the old man only nodded.

The old man looked at Arka and the others.

"Well, you don't look like a bad guy, but I hope you understand, the village is tense during this time."

Then, without waiting for Arka to reply, the old man muttered, "Those monsters of the Desecrated Land are coming again, we need to be ready."

It's been a few days since the Great Gardener sent someone to send news, so if you want to go to the mud, you'd better hurry up. ”

"Monsters of the Desecrated Lands?"

"This is the area you call the border between life and death, where there are many monsters and hate all life.

Over the years, every once in a while, we have gathered to attack the outside, and we are here as the border. Right next to the desecrated place. ”

As soon as they say that, they get it.

The monsters in the area where life and death are bordered are indeed extremely aggressive, even if they are only passing by from a long way out of the sea.

But once they are seen by the monsters above, the undead and the monsters entangled in plants will find a way to attack them.

Those who have ranged attacks will use them constantly, and those who don't will throw all kinds of vines and plants at them, even reefs.

It is almost inevitable to be neighbors with such monsters.

It's better to say that this place can be preserved well, and it is already very good.

Because Arka doesn't seem to see anything to protect the village.

Finally, the village chief thought for a moment and said, "If you don't dislike it, you can go to the mud with the village team."

This may save a lot of time, and they often take this path. ”

"Village Chief!" The middle-aged man named Quake shouted with a frown next to him.

He clearly didn't trust Arka and them as outsiders.

"Don't worry, Quake, they're not bad people, trust the old man's wisdom."

Hearing this, the middle-aged militiaman had no choice but to nod.

The last village chief began to explain to everyone.

"Our village needs to transport some supplies to the mud field, then you are this area, the main attack place, and you need the resources of supplies.

The last wave of supplies from our village has not yet been delivered, and it is about to depart, so if you don't mind, you can go with us. ”

Arka turned his head when he heard this, looking at the crowd and asking for their opinions.

The people behind him didn't communicate either, and they all nodded in agreement.

If you can speed things up, why not.

As for whether there will be danger, then they need to be vigilant enough.

"Okay, we can do it together. If you are in danger, you will also help. ”

The old man smiled and nodded: "That's great, you guys come with me." ”

With that, the old man led them to the back of the village.

This also allowed them to pass through the center of the village and take the whole village through in a brief way.

There seem to be a lot of herders like Keck.

Because half of the houses were built like this, and they saw a lot of those fathead fish, swimming around here, gathering in the middle of the village.

This seems to be equivalent to their village's specialty.

Coming to the tail.

Here, as they say, a lot of supplies are piled up.

The supplies were contained in sealed rattan balls, which could be seen to contain some unknown wood and a large number of fish products.

There were more supplies on a recessed long board.

The longboard is flat-bottomed and floats on the surface of the sea.

In front of the longboard is a slender strange fish, more than three meters long.

The sheer size of the fish and its slender tail make it clear how powerful it is in the water.

The fish had a saddle-like device attached to it, and two rattans protruded from it and tied to a long plank.

At the head of the plank sat a man with something similar to a fishing rod in his hand.

There are three such fish-pulled plank boats in total.

If you have to compare, it's a bit like a horse-drawn carriage.

It can also be called a fish cart.

There are also 6 militiamen who look a little strong, and their strength is all around the second stage.

Their outfits, weapons, and the fish they ride are identical to those of Quake.

By the time Arka arrived, most of the supplies had already been loaded and ready to go.

The village chief brought them over and exchanged views with a bearded middle-aged man in the lead.

"They'll follow you to the dirt and take care of each other."

The leader of the long beard nodded, not disgusted or embarrassed at all.

Finally, he looked at Arka's smile and reached out to shake it.

"You can just call me Madru."

"Call me Alka, and I'll be there for a few days."

"You look much better than I am, we should be taken care of by you."

After a few polite gestures, the two strangers who had just met walked forward together under the gaze of the village chief.

The convoy of the village walked in front, and Arka and the others were a few meters behind, following at certain intervals.

"What a strange way, this place is really interesting."

Simon looked at the convoy in front of him and couldn't help but smile and said.

(End of chapter)