The sails of the steamship crunched in the sea breeze.

Behind the bow of the Ronan is a wooden statue rising from below deck—a beautiful lady with long, neatly combed hair, eyes studded with blue gems, a straight nose, plump lips, and an overall resolute countenance.

The silhouette of a set of light armor was carved on her body, and a half-moon scimitar hung from her waist, and the whole person was dressed more like a pirate.

Wayne leaned back on the lookout, condescendingly looking at the statue.

The image of this Storm Lady is indeed very much in line with Cordo's perception of pirates at sea.

It's just a tricorne-shaped hat, well, if there's another scar in the corner of the eye, it's even more like ......

Thinking of such an image, Wayne laughed unconsciously, if the lady knew what he was thinking at this time, he was afraid that he would immediately be punished.

He looked away from the statue and looked up at the clear night sky, the silence and darkness of the deep sea around him, and the glow of the red moon far more eerie and gorgeous than in the city-state.

The red moon, which never wanted to be obscured by anything, was only pure blood, and the outer ring had three circles of light that gradually became lighter in color, like the three extra moon crowns.

"If it weren't for all that weird pollution, it's pretty ......"

In the memories of the predecessor, there are some interesting legends about those three halos.

The crimson of the inner layer is the sacredness of the dawn of dawn, resisting the darkness of the red moon.

The apricot red in the middle is the richness of the earth, carrying the malice of the red moon.

The orange of the outer ring is the power of the storm ocean, which weakens and disperses darkness and malice.

With the power of the three gods, weaken the pollution of the Red Moon, stop its destruction of the world, and barely allow this world to retain limited order.

Such a legend with a clear tendency to believe in it is obviously more grateful for the greatness of the gods.

However, whether the legend is true or not, the pollution of the red moon is real.

On the dark and silent sea around us, the fish that jump out from time to time will be polluted by the red moon and turn into terrifying-looking deep-sea aberrants.

"Roaring ......"

"Goo-Goo......

Wayne's spiritual perception did not reach beneath the surface of the sea, but the hideous horror of those distorted species appeared in his mind, and his ears could hear their desperate and crazy roars.

In contrast, the Ronan, sailing on the sails at this time, was unusually quiet.

At this moment, he had to admit that the existence of the four righteous gods did maintain the most basic order for this world.

Just like the Storm Lady in front of her, the sapphires in the eyes of the statue emitted a blue halo against the red moon's brilliance under the light of the red moon. Even though she was only a wooden statue, the power of the gods alone was still revealed.

Guarding the Ronan?

No

That should be the force that guards the order, and it is the order of the sea that is guarded.

[You stepped into the place where the endless killing intent of the unknown existence was contained, and because your spiritual level was greater than 5000, you successfully resisted the erosion of spiritual power...... Special Reward: +10 Survival Points. 】

Wayne: "......"

Of course, there are also places that can't be guarded......

From this, though, he could see how terrifying the being who had laid out countless places of murderous intent in the sea—he/she was able to bypass the protection of the Storm Lady's power of faith.

Or, is it a tricky way to do it?

According to common sense, if the Being's Origin Essence that arranged all of this outweighs the Storm Lady or the Red Moon, then why would he/she come in secret?

Overt robbery is obviously much easier than covert robbery, at least the daytime can be used, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Wayne shook his head, the master messenger behind the big money was too far away from him, and it was not something he could deal with now.

The only thing he could do was stay vigilant and not be pulled unprepared into that dream.

“…… Heisha, are you sure you want to escape? At night? A deliberately muffled sound like a crisp birdsong broke the silence on the deck.

Well?

Someone came out at this time?

"Well, listen to me, Vivian. That lady with a thousand faces is definitely not a kind-hearted person, since she appeared in the Eastern Continent, she has always taken pleasure in destruction, if she doesn't take advantage of her departure and escape, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape later. ”

"But she saved us before, and it's still night, and we ......"

Save?

Wayne raised an eyebrow, remembering that Ronan had mentioned the two new guards that Claire had found during the day, and that was them?

Hehe, that's interesting.

If Claire knew that she had found a guard, she would have fled that night, and I don't know how she would feel.

"I've just been in the cockpit to check where we are, and we'll be on Dacman Island in half a day, and with that runic equipment, if it goes well, we'll be able to go ashore from there tonight."

"I'm still a little worried...... The sea of Cordor at night is full of distorted monsters, and if ......" the soft voice was still worried, but did not refuse, "then what should I do?" ”

"I'll go down later, and then you can come down after I use that equipment to contract a reliable deep-sea seed."

“…… Well, that, well, you take care of safety. ”

As two light-footed figures came out of the cabin, Wayne could see the two of them clearly.

Although the general outline of the two has been depicted in the spiritual perception, when he really saw them, Wayne also had to sigh that some people's appearance was just an embellishment, and that outstanding temperament was their charm.

One of them, the blonde lady with blue eyes, seemed to be the transcendent, with firm eyes and a resolute face, and seemed to be of good strength.

Another lady with long dark green hair was obviously much weaker, with a delicate face and a well-proportioned figure, exuding a different kind of nobility, presumably from those noble ladies from big families.

"Don't worry, Vivian, I've been in the Sea of Cordo for twenty years, and I've been traveling back and forth between the North and East Continents with my father almost for as long as I can remember, and I'll be fine."

The blonde transcendent whispered comfort, she held a harpoon-like weapon in her hand, three spikes shining in the light of the red moon, obviously not mortal, "That equipment is for me." ”

The aristocratic lady with dark green long hair hesitated, took off a necklace from her neck and handed it over, "Haisha, you must pay attention, there are too many monsters in the deep sea......"

"Well, I will!"

The blonde transcendent took the necklace and put it around his neck, and a layer of black light flashed across his body, enveloping the necklace as if activating it......

Hmm, supernatural power, rune circles?

Wayne watched her movements with interest, rune necklaces that could be used in the deep sea at night?

Don't know what the effect is?

"Roar—"

[You are locked in by the killing intent of the deep sea aberrations.] Evaluation: An aberrant with bad eyes, but extremely sensitive to supernatural powers. Reward: +1 Survival Point. 】

"Ah...... Not! When the noble lady heard the terrifying sound coming from the sea, she just let out a scream and quickly covered her mouth, looking at the blonde lady with a little horror in her eyes.

"Wait a minute, soon." The blonde lady gave her an encouraging look, took a deep breath and jumped off the side of the boat, stirring up a circle of spray.

Through the light of the red moon, I faintly saw countless distortions swimming in the direction of the waves—

Well?

Wayne's psychic perception had been observing the blonde lady, only to detect a red glow flashing from the sea, reflecting the crimson of the hull on one side of the ship, and also enveloping the surrounding distortions.

At the same time, he was surprised to find that the distorted species had stopped in an instant.

Even if the blonde lady was right in front of them, even the twisted tentacles were about to wrap around her body and tear her apart, and it slowly dispersed as if nothing had been found.

Can you avoid the pursuit of the aberrants?

Is that the power of the rune circle?

He was interested, such a rune array played a great role in the deep sea.

If he had such a necklace when he went deep into the bottom of the sea to investigate the place where the killing intent was stored before, he probably wouldn't have been discovered by those aberrants, right?

"Be careful......" The noble lady folded her hands and looked at the dark sea with worried eyes.

Wayne thought so and said casually, "You should indeed be careful." ”

Even with that special rune array, he had to admire the courage of the blonde lady who dared to jump into the sea in the middle of the night.

"Hmm...... Well?! Hearing this, the noble lady froze, turned around in a daze, and looked at the deck in horror.

No one?

The aristocratic lady looked left and right, and when she saw that no one was there, she couldn't help but wonder, "Is it a hallucination?" Or am I too nervous? ”

Wayne: "......"

How do you feel like she's not very smart?

"Haisha, hurry up and find the right deep-sea species, I have some ......" Miss Noble's eyes lit up when she saw the statue at the bow of the ship, and she crept over, "Praise Lady Storm, please bless your devout believers." ”

Is she still a member of the Church of the Storm?

Wayne sensed the movements of the blonde-haired transcendent in the sea as he looked at the aristocratic lady in front of him, "I don't think that lady should be able to bless an ungrateful believer, right?" ”

"Huh? Who? ”

This time the noble lady heard it very clearly, hid behind the statue and looked around, once again did not see anyone, her body trembled and trembled, and asked: "Please, may I ask who you are, the sea on the ship, the pirate?" ”

It seems that she is not unintelligent, but a little stupid.

Wayne shook his head and flashed behind the noble lady with his lantern, the orange candle flame of dawn illuminating her side face with a hint of warmth.

"Is there anyone on this ship who isn't a pirate?"

The aristocratic lady stiffened, noticed the light next to her, and turned sharply to look over.

What caught her eye was a man with black hair and red eyes, who was wearing a black suit in the unique style of the Eastern Continent, with a red shirt inside and a gold bracelet around his neck.

Especially his red pupils are calm and deep, matched with the smile on the corner of his mouth...... made his whole person look very gentlemanly.

"You, you're ...... Pirate? ”

"Of course, hmm, is it gone?"

Wayne looked down, only to notice that the time for Transfiguration was up, and he was no longer the same as Marco's sassy and handsome appearance.

No wonder she had doubts that anyone who saw a man in formal attire would not associate him with a cruel pirate.

"What, what?"

Wayne shook his head and chuckled, "I mean, of course I'm a pirate, and no one says pirates can't be dressed neatly, right?" ”

"No, it's not, I'm just...... Well," the noble lady leaned against the statue of the Storm Lady, bowing her head slightly, not daring to look directly at the pirate in front of her again, "You, are you going to arrest me and send me back to the bottom of the ship?" ”

"The bottom of the boat? Oh, you mean Claire's side? yes, I can't let you run, or ......."

Otherwise, you're 100% dead!

Wayne's mental perception had sensed that Claire had just come out of the bedroom and was walking towards the depths of the cabin, and it was estimated that she would soon find out about the lack of her Queen's Guard......

Tsk, I don't know what she'll be like later?

Maybe I'll just take action and turn both of them into puppets......

And the aristocratic lady next to her, hearing his words, her face turned pale, and she snorted: "Mr. Pirate, it's all my fault, can you please let her go?" ”

"Oh?"

Wayne was a little surprised that she would say such a thing, there is such a kind and simple young lady among the nobles?

Think of the nobles he had seen before, the grumpy Lacey, the coquettish Lydia, and the funny Marco, although they didn't show the superiority of the nobles, they were definitely not so kind as to sacrifice themselves.

"All, I ordered her to do it," said the noble lady tremblingly, "Please, please catch me if you want......

"That's not something I can decide."

Wayne smiled, and had a good impression of the kind-hearted lady in front of him.

"I, I know, I'm going to ask that Mistress Claire......"

"Well, maybe the request will do a little bit."

Wayne thought of Claire's temperament and grinned, it would be nice if she didn't just take action to turn people into puppets, and let them go?

I'm afraid it's a little difficult.

"Let's not talk about that, I have a question for you."

"You, you say." The aristocratic lady bit her lip, her eyes full of panic and fear, obviously worried about what would happen next.

"I want to know, what was the necklace you just gave to that blonde lady?"

"Item, necklace?"

"Well, yes, that's it, I want to know what the rune circle on it is?" Wayne nodded, sensing that the blonde lady seemed to be controlling a large fish swimming towards her.

"That, the rune circle of the Mist Necklace...... I don't know, I just know that it's an epoch relic, a relic that the family found from a ruin a long time ago. ”

"Misty necklace? Relic of the Anpoch? ”

Wayne was a little disappointed, but it was normal to think about it, if it was something made in the current era, I am afraid it would have been regarded as standard by various fleets long ago.

Relic......

Wayne thought for a few seconds and made a decision in his mind.

Since there is no such thing as this era, try to research and imitate one, and if it can be reproduced, it will definitely be a great help for his voyage in the next year.

"You, you ......"

Before she could finish her sentence, Wayne interrupted, "Wait, that companion of yours is coming back." ”

"Go back to ......" The aristocratic lady turned to look out of the boat, and her heart was even more frightened, "Haisha, don't come back!" ”

"Oh?"

So brave?

Wayne looked at her in surprise, it took a lot of courage to shout a warning to let the others run away at this time.

And......

"I thought someone had counted wrongly~ It turned out that there were really two guards who sneaked out~"

PS: It's just a chapter today, hey, I don't dare to stay up late today. I'll add more tomorrow.

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