Chapter 15: Wine and Treasure

Curious as to why the others were laughing, Angel's spirituality gave no warning, and more importantly, it was Klein's poured wine.

She sat down and gently picked up the wine glass, took a sip to taste it, and her eyes lit up.

This glass of Sunia blood wine not only looks like a mixture of gold and blood, but also has a faint smell of blood when drunk, but it is immediately replaced by the subsequent sweetness, like a glass of honey mixed with alcohol, with a viscous taste and endless aftertaste.

When he came back to his senses, a whole glass of blood wine had already been swallowed, and only the pale red that stuck to the wall of the cup remained.

The same color appeared on Angel's face, she put down her wine glass shyly, her eyes were blurry, and when she saw a cup of sweet iced tea in front of Klein, she asked curiously:

"Won't you have a drink?"

"Uncle Sparrow says adventurers don't indulge in alcohol."

Denton, who was on the side, interjected, and he also had a cup of sweet iced tea in front of him, but the little gentleman looked at the beautiful-looking Sunia blood bottle from time to time, as if he regretted that he could not taste the fine wine.

"Adventurers will only drink happily when they return to the safety of their homes."

Cleves added, with a glass of lemonade in front of him, sticking to his own rules.

As the chef helped divide the fish, the brief conversation about alcohol soon ended, and several people talked about the fishman again.

"It's really hard to kill these monsters if they're facing an enemy head-on, they're thick-skinned, they're not afraid of pain, and they're ready to flee into the sea," Chewing on the golden ribs with scales removed, Cleves lamented, "Before the Storm Church and the Navy clear the fishmen of this channel, it's very dangerous to go into the deep sea, and when they come in groups, they will dig through the bottom of the ship, sink the ship, and drag the crew into the deep sea to disembowel, and eat only the internal organs." ”

"Hehe, even now, as long as you accidentally deviate from the course, you will encounter many fish-people or other monsters in the depths of the fog, such as a huge octopus whose tentacles can break the mast, a terrifying sea monster that knocks a warship out of a big hole, and a mermaid who lures sailors into the sea with their songs...... Of course, I've heard all of the above, and I haven't actually seen them, otherwise I would have died in the belly of a fish and wouldn't have had a chance to eat here. ”

Erlan used a knife and fork to break down the fish ribs in front of him, picked out the fatty part of it and put it in his mouth, and said with a smile.

Donna involuntarily glanced at the beautiful sister beside her, and asked the well-informed captain:

"Siren, I mean mermaids, will they run ashore, or inside a passenger ship?"

"Some sailors once said that mermaids who fell in love with young and handsome young men would sneak ashore at night, take human form, and tempt them to spend the night with their beauty, but I think this is just a rumor from the 'Red Theater' in Byam, tricking sailors into spending there."

"Red Theater?"

Denton, holding the sweet iced tea, asked curiously.

Angel had seen in the book that this was the most famous brothel in Byam, the capital of the Rorsted Islands, and apparently the other adults knew it too, and they looked at each other tacitly, ready to change the subject.

"I've seen mermaids, real mermaids."

Cleves said suddenly, and at some point he had put down his knife and fork, staring at the ribs of the fish on the plate on the table, as if it were a piece of mermaid's meat.

"It was when I was still an adventurer, and I traveled to the Sunia Sea in a three-masted schooner with a few like-minded companions in search of the legendary treasures, and then I met them next to a reef."

Several people at the table stopped to eat and drink, and listened quietly.

"They were unusually beautiful, but their bodies were covered with scales, and their lower bodies were fishtail-shaped, and their teeth were sharp, and they liked meat, and many sailors were lured by the song and jumped directly into the sea, and became a meal for those monsters. I escaped by tying myself to a mast because I knew the legends by heart, but I lost two of my teammates that night, and the expedition unfortunately failed halfway.

"After that time, I had the idea of washing my hands and going ashore, and then I met Cecil and them, and started to work as a bodyguard, although the income is not as good as before, but at least it is stable, and I will not change a few teammates at every turn."

The gloom on his face made Angel feel that the fish in her mouth was not so delicious, and she took a sip of blood wine from the glass that had been filled at some point, and suddenly remembered the somewhat wary eyes and distant attitude of the other party when she met the former adventurer during the day.

He wouldn't really think of me as a Siren, would he? I'm really just kidding, but he's seen real mermaids, and he must just be a little resistant to young women...... Angel looked at Donna beside her a little wordlessly, and saw that the girl was looking at her with shiny eyes.

I'm afraid this misunderstanding can't be clarified in the short term......

"But you can rest assured on the White Onyx that the shipping lanes here are the safest in the entire sea, and as long as you don't go south of Byam and go deep into the raging sea, you won't have a chance to encounter a lot of fish-men or other stronger monsters."

Captain Aylan soothed everyone's worries, and he reached out to summon the cook at the grill, motioning for the other party to hurry up and bring the delicious grilled fish.

Grilled until golden brown and dripping with a rich sauce, the fish is served on a porcelain plate, surrounded by basil leaves, giving off the complex but appetizing aroma of lemon sweetness and spices, instantly sweeping away the somewhat dull atmosphere around the table.

"Let us thank the sea for its gifts, the storm is with us!"

The captain was the first to raise his glass and make a toast, and the others, either with blood wine or sweet iced tea, raised their glasses and echoed him.

But I still hope there are no storms because I can't swim...... Angel thought to herself, raised her filled wine glass and touched a glass with Klein beside her, and drank the beautiful and delicious blood wine.

With a sip of wine, Angel picked up a fork and grabbed a piece of fish that had been distributed by the chef to his plate and put it into his mouth, enjoying the delicious grilled fish soaked in sauce and distinctly textured, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Mr. Captain, can you tell us about the famous pirates of this sea, and those legendary treasures?"

After quickly eliminating the fish in front of him, Crane asked as he helped Angel continue to refill the wine.

"Well, everyone who comes to the sea is interested in these things, but if I want to say, it is the dream of an experienced adventurer to reach the destination safely and safely, and no one will meet him."

Despite all that, Erlan was quickly defeated by the expectant gaze of Donna and Denton.

"Well, I'll just tell you briefly, you should know the legend of the seven pirate generals, right?" He looked around the table and saw that everyone was nodding before continuing, "Now the list has been updated again, the former 'Lieutenant General of the Hurricane' Ziringers went to Beckland alone for some reason, died there, and his fleet was received by a lady who called herself 'Lieutenant General of Illness' and became one of the new Seven Generals. ”

"And above them, there are the 'Four Kings', the Mystic Queen, the Immortal King, and the most powerful of all, the 'King of the Five Seas' Naster.

"These four kings all have high bounties in various countries, even the lowest undead king Agaritu has a bounty of more than 100,000 pounds in Rune, but no one has ever dared to fight the idea of this money, and the hot-headed guys have all sunk to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish."

Hearing the feeding of the fish, Denton's mouth stopped chewing the fish, and he asked rhetorically, half longing and half fearing:

"Why is Agaritu called the King of the Immortals, doesn't he die of old age?"

"This brings us to the six legends of the sea, one of which is called the 'Fountain of Youth', in the depths of the Sunia Sea, it is said that this 'Immortal King' drank the water from the spring there, so the legend of this pirate king never seems to be silent, just like another 'King of the Five Seas' Nast, living in the nightmare of generations of sailors."

Immortal, live forever...... As false as it sounds, I did meet an "undead", Mr. Azik, who was chased by repeated deaths and rebirths......

Angel thought back to the bronzed-skinned teacher and pondered his relationship with these "undead pirates".

"What about the other legends?"

Klein was also intrigued, and after taking a sip of sweet iced tea, he continued to ask.

"At the top of the six legends is the 'Key of Death', which is said to be able to open the treasure left by the Grim Reaper in the Raging Sea, heh, the Raging Sea originated from the storm and waves set off by the fall of the Grim Reaper who was killed by the Seven Gods in the Fourth Age, which is also the origin of the legend;

Hearing this word, Angel, who was drinking blood wine, glanced at Klein, who had pretended to be the "Black Emperor of Grand Theft", and found that the latter also looked over, holding a wine bottle in his hand, so he smiled and handed over the wine glass and asked him to fill it again.

"Next, the most mysterious is the 'Ghost Empire', which is a ship larger than a city built by Trenthorst, the last empire of the Quaternary Age, after its disappearance from the port, many ships heading to the Sunia Sea claimed to have seen this giant ship, but no one has ever boarded it to inherit the treasures of the Ghost Empire; The same is true of Lost Newnes, adventurers and navigators of the Misty Sea often find strange objects that point to this ancient civilization, but as with the Ghost Empire, no one has real evidence. ”

Erlan drank the wine from his glass and tried to pour another glass, but found that the bottle was empty, he shook his head with a smile and continued:

"One of the six remaining legends, and one of my favourites, is the 'Sunken Laurel', because it is closest to us, not in terms of location, but of age, and only a hundred years ago this vessel, a vessel laden with gold and jewels from East Byron was sunk in the raging seas, and the treasure on it is said to be worth millions of pounds."

"Millions of pounds ......"

Crane sat up straight, as did the others, even though they knew that legends were just legends, and the probability of being met was pitifully small, but it didn't stop them from yearning for great wealth.

Fortunately, the legend is hard to find, fish and meat are easy to obtain, everyone quickly ate the gifts of the five seas in the middle of talking and laughing, touching the somewhat swollen belly and sighing with satisfaction, the female bodyguard Cecil imagined the retirement life after finding the Laurel, but was kindly ridiculed by Captain Aylan because of his lack of imagination.

Angel also felt a little bloated, she unconsciously drank more than five glasses of Sunia blood wine, and enjoyed a whole plate of fish, seeing that everyone was already looking for a new topic, she stood up from the seat after whispering goodbye, but she felt dizzy and shook a little unsteadily.

"Be careful!"

Crane on the side quickly helped her.

"Mr. Sparrow, help this young lady to rest first," Erlan said, shaking his empty glass towards Klein, "I wish you all a wonderful night." ”

Crane suddenly felt some heat on his face, and he looked at Angel, who was being supported by himself, who had red cheeks and misty eyes, as if he had lost his ability to resist under the influence of alcohol.

His heart was pounding.

(End of chapter)