Chapter 13: The Legend of the Treasure
Above deck, an extra layer of asbestos is added under the grill to prevent the coal sparks from being blown out by the wind and scorching the ship's surface.
The obese chef wears an apron and a white top hat invented by Russell, and uses a fine brush to spread a secret condiment of basil, cumin, sea salt, pepper and lemon juice on the tender white strips of fish, often flipping them so that they are evenly heated on both sides.
The flesh of the fish-man's belly was full of fat, and every drop of it fell, causing the coal contained under the iron net to make a sound and burst into flames.
The tantalizing aroma gradually spread, and Crane took one sip after another.
A round table and chairs were set up in front of him, on which were bottles of chic wine, golden red in color, and slightly viscous when shaking.
"Sunia Blood Wine, brewed from the sweet wood juice of the region around the Golden Spring, is like a thin honey mixed with blood, it tastes sweet, but it is very easy to get drunk, if you fancy any lady and want to invite her to drink, you can consider this, it will make the other person drink too much unconsciously, haha, provided that you have enough to withstand it. Perceiving Klein's scrutiny, Captain Erlan Karg half-jokingly introduced.
is worthy of being a former boatswain, with his own meat joke literacy...... Klein sat down, maintaining a grim attitude:
"A qualified adventurer is not addicted to alcohol. β
Cleves, who was next to him, nodded:
"Only when returning home did the adventurer allow himself to drink. β
"That's a pity. Erlan turned to look at Donna and Denton, who were curiously looking at Sunia's blood wine, and said with a smile, "This is not something that underage children should experience. β
"I've drunk it, it's really delicious!" Donna immediately retorted, "It's just that I fell asleep before I knew it, and slept all afternoon......"
"I remember you drank two glasses that time!" said the little gentleman Denton enviously.
Irlan did not satisfy their thirst, and ordered the crew to give each sister and brother a cup of sweet iced tea, and casually explained:
"There are quite a few southerners on this boat. β
Denton retracted his disappointed gaze, looked at the fish-man who had been taken valuable materials, and said a little innocently:
"Actually, actually, it's not that scary, it's just a relatively large, very ugly, limbed fish!"
Donna glanced at her brother:
"Congratulations, you finally recognize its essence. β
She then looked at Cleves and Ayran with a blank eye:
"Uncle, uncle, are there many such monsters on the sea?"
The fish-man does not have extraordinary abilities beyond imagination, and in the eyes of ordinary people, it is slightly equivalent to the beast of the sea, and slightly equal to the biological prototype of the legendary monster.
Erlan laughed and said:
"No, similar monsters rarely appear in the main channel and the surrounding seas, and they have long been wiped out, and you are lucky enough to meet a fish-man and see this creature.
"Think about it, if I can often hunt monsters worth 200 pounds or more, then I will definitely not be the captain of a passenger ship, I will organize my own hunting ship and chase these gold pounds!"
That's very reasonable! Klein secretly applauded.
According to what he had just observed, the extraordinary material on the mermaid body should be its swim bladder, and the blue light of the water made people feel like they had seen a gem.
Cleves picked up the black tea that the sailor had just delivered, sniffed it first, and then took a sip:
"Only by stray from the main course and go deep into the ocean, which is often shrouded in fog or storms, can there be a good chance of encountering such a monster, but it is very dangerous.
"In addition to the climbing, scaly fishmen, there are also Naga with human upper body and giant python on the lower body, they have six arms and are very agile. β
Erlan took up the topic:
"There are also huge octopuses that spit out to corrupt many people, there are terrifying sea monsters that overturn a boat with a single top, there are mermaids whose songs make people intoxicated and never want to leave, there are blue dragons that can make lightning, and there are big birds that can set off hurricanes with wings, hehe, I have never seen any of these, they are all legends of the sea, and no one knows whether they are true or not. β
Mermaid...... Crane's expression didn't change.
"It's funny. Donna exclaimed with fascination.
Denton looked left and right, and saw that Klein did not speak, so he asked curiously:
"Uncle, you are also an adventurer, have you ever seen such a monster before?"
Klein was stunned for a moment, and said with a slight curl of his mouth:
"We met once, when there were five of us, and we accidentally met one, a fish-man, and after a fierce fight, we finally solved it. β
It was a real experience he had in the city of Tingen and the first time he had come face to face with an out-of-control official extraordinary.
At the request of Svein, the owner of the Dragon Bar, he and Neil Sr. helped clear out a deviant "sailor".
Thinking of this incident, Klein was a little reministent, a little embarrassed, and the coldness and sharpness on his face couldn't help but soften a lot.
"Five people?" asked rhetorically, and at the same time, Donna very covertly counted the people who had just participated in the battle.
1οΌ2οΌ3...... She found that only three uncles had killed the fish-man before.
Without waiting for Klein to answer, Erlan spoke in a little surprise:
"Accidentally?"
"Yes. Klein replied calmly.
"Are there any casualties?" asked Erlan.
Crane shook his head and said:
"Some minor injuries. β
"Accidentally, it only took five people to solve a fish-man...... You guys are amazing. Cleves gave his own assessment.
His companion Cecil also nodded his head in amazement.
The battle just now was short and swift, and the fish-man seemed vulnerable, but she and Cleves knew very well that without the prepared bait, without the hallucinogenic effect of peppercorns and the subsequent exhaustion, without the lethal threat of peppermint cream to the fish-man, without the borrowed two rifles, there was no telling how many people would have to die to kill a fish-man.
"Indeed, it's amazing. Erlan glanced thoughtfully at Klein.
That's a team of four Sequence 9s and one Sequence 8...... Klein half-smiled and half-sighed:
"I was very young at the time, I hadn't even experienced much fighting, just pure support. β
"Uncle, you're young now, too!" Donna tapped her head vigorously.
I love to hear that...... Klein keenly noticed that Captain Erlan had relaxed a lot because of what he had just said.
At this time, several crew members brought a large ceramic plate with fried fish meat until golden brown and sprinkled with colorful basil leaves, and the seductive fragrance came to the nose.
Erlan picked up the cup from which Sunia's blood wine had been poured and made a toast:
"A good night, the storm is with us!"
"Good night!" Donna and Denton cheered, each taking a sip of sweet iced tea.
Klein chose to touch the other party with a black tea cup.
He picked up a piece of meat from the fishman's ribs, only to find it firm and firm, without much fat, but after absorbing vegetable oil, the shortcomings of being too dry were compensated, and the elasticity and meaty aroma of the aftertaste were exuded in the chew.
Sure enough, it was a little worse than the cheek meat right now, but it was good enough, better than all the fish I've eaten in Beckland and Plitz Harbor...... Klein exclaimed contentedly.
Erlan put down the knife and fork in his hand, took a sip of Sunia's blood wine, and sighed on the topic just now:
"At sea, the most dangerous thing is not the monsters, but the pirates.
"They steer the boats, they go wherever they want, and no one can take precautions in advance. β
"Uncle Captain, will we meet pirates?" Denton asked, swallowing the fried fish, a little worried.
Erlan smiled:
"The shipping lanes to the Rorsted Islands are the safest in the world, with colonial islands to dock at every two or three days, and are often patrolled by Royal Navy and Storm Church ships along the way.
"Even if any of the pirates were to wander around, they wouldn't do too much, and after seeing our artillery, they would extort some compensation at most. β
Seeing that the two underage children were at ease, Erlan added:
But from Rorsted Islands to the south, or east, we have to rely on the Lord's protection.
"Many pirates are active in these areas, catching the Vault with the ships of the Navy and the Church, and if we are lucky, we will reach the Southern Continent very smoothly, reaching everywhere, but if we are not lucky, we will encounter quite powerful pirates, including the seven pirate generals, and even the fleets of the Four Kings.
"However, you don't have to worry too much, since Nast became the 'King of the Five Seas' and established some rules for the passage of the seas, most pirates have looted your money and will not do anything too much.
"Among them, we are most afraid of encountering the captain of the 'Black Tulip', the 'Admiral of Hell' Ludwell, who will have his men kill all the people on board and throw these innocents into Hell, followed by the 'Blood Admiral' SeΓ±or, who loves blood and connives all the evil deeds of his subordinates, and many girls are ravaged by them and sold to different islands......"
Donna shuddered when she heard this, and subconsciously changed the topic:
"I've heard, I've heard that there's a lot of treasure on the sea!"
"There are legends of treasures, but most of them are fake. Ellan glanced at Cleves and said, "There are six stories and the most famous, and the first place is the 'Key to Death', it is rumored that at the end of the Fourth Age, the Grim Reaper who set off the pale catastrophe was killed by the seven gods, but he did not fall on the spot, trying to return to the Southern Continent, he set off a violent storm, created an insurmountable obstacle, and completely cut off the shipping lanes of the Northern and Southern Continents, this is the source legend of the Furious Sea, but in the end, he did not return to the Southern Continent and disappeared into that ocean. β
Speaking of this, Erlan sighed with some yearning:
"It is said that somewhere in the furious sea, a treasure left behind by the Grim Reaper is waiting to be found and opened by the person who holds a specific key, but no one knows what the key looks like and where it will appear.
"In second place is the 'Fountain of Youth', which is deep in the Sunia Sea, and it is rumored that one of the four kings, the 'King of Immortality', Agaritu, drank the spring water of the Fountain of Youth. β
Baidu search [Yunlai Ge] novel website, so that you can experience the latest and fastest chapter novels, all novels are updated in seconds.