The newcomer carried a whale oil lamp and slowly walked behind Huggins. Then, he bowed respectfully and said, "Sir Huggins, everything in the hatchery is normal. Even those large species will only be hatched within half a month. It will not affect your usage. "
"Norber, thank you for your hard work!"
Huggins turned around and looked at the short and stout young man with a simple and honest look on his face. Then, he sighed and said.
Very obvious traces of a sea creature could be seen on his body. The forked tentacles below his forearms, the mucus on his cheeks, the lobster-like carapace from his shoulders to his chest … this strange appearance clearly showed that he was already on the 'sea monster path'.
"Sir, it is not hard on me. As long as I can help you in your cause, this is an insignificant contribution."
Norber's round face revealed a simple and honest smile from the bottom of his heart. It was unknown whether the contribution he was talking about was his current job of taking care of the sea monster hatching or his transformation into a 'monster'.
As a cooperation that had lasted for several years, Huggins and the elite pirates under his command had taken on a considerable portion of the land missions of the 'Deep Sea Brotherhood'. They had even helped the Brotherhood find the whereabouts of the 'Heart of the Ocean' in the Black Sea.
This was a great contribution!
During this period, they needed a contact person to be responsible for the transmission of information and the coordination of missions.
This Norber, who looked somewhat similar to Huggins, was the contact person sent by the Pirate King.
However, after staying in this sea monster stronghold that was irradiated by the power of the gods for too long, even if the young man was not a believer of the Mother of the Sea Monsters, Ector, his body had uncontrollably begun to transform into a sea monster.
It might not be long before he completely lost his human form and became a monster through and through!
For the sake of the Octopus Ghost's final plan, this young man named Norber had sacrificed himself greatly.
"Norber, although you did not walk the path of an 'exiled prisoner', you are the disciple that I value the most. There is no other. I have seen your loyalty for the past few years.
As long as this plan succeeds, whether you want to continue on the path of a sea monster or return to your human form, I will ask the Goddess to help you achieve it!
Even … as my successor! "
Knowing what Norber wanted the most, Huggins made a 'sincere' promise to him.
"Thank you, sir! Please don't worry, I will definitely stand on the last shift for you. "
Although Norber had volunteered to be the liaison, it did not mean that he wanted to stay here with all kinds of monsters for the rest of his life, live in the cave, and eat all kinds of raw fish and meat.
After the plan succeeded, he would be more than happy to be able to return to the human world, not to mention … the successor of the Pirate King?
In the flickering light of the whale oil lamp, a spark called ambition flashed across the young man's honest face.
.....
On the island, only devout believers could enter the majestic temple.
The statue was carved out of a huge piece of volcanic rock at the bottom of the sea, and it could almost reach the dome of the temple. In the surging seawater, the lower body of the statue was endless tentacles, and the upper body of the statue was a beautiful goddess with a strange shell.
She wore a crown on her head and held up a long halberd that symbolized the authority of the Black Sea. She was none other than the holy statue of the Mother of Sea Monsters, Erketo!
Three figures that were far taller than ordinary people were standing at his feet.
"Humans living on land can't be trusted, especially before they completely convert to the goddess and become our brothers.
Although the Goddess had left a curse on Huggins as a restriction, it could only be used as a punishment.
So, Thein Kut! During the operation, you are responsible for receiving him at sea. You must send the Heart of the Ocean back safely as soon as possible! "
Haimmuz said to the Tideherder, Thein Kut, who was wearing a dark blue leather robe.
"Is it finally starting? My Lord! "
The tall man with seaweed-like dark green hair had infinite fanaticism in his eyes. He had been waiting for this moment for a whole year!
The long-planned plan was finally about to begin. What could be happier than being able to contribute to the Goddess that he devoutly believed in?
At this moment, the cheeks on his cheeks were constantly opening and closing, like the tail of a loyal dog that was constantly wagging, telling of his excitement at this moment.
If it wasn't for the fact that the further he went on the path of the sea monsters, the more he would be resisted by the land. Even if he was asked to rush into the depths of the land and sacrifice himself, Thein Kut would not even frown!
The president, White Skeleton Haimmuz, was very satisfied with Thein Kut's devotion, but he still had to remind him.
"Thein Kut and Petrich, you must always remember who the real enemy of the Goddess is.
As long as the Goddess continues to accumulate power and expand her authority, sooner or later, she will be able to drag all the human countries on the land into the sea. But the premise is that you must not give the Sea Witch a chance to revive! Only he can shake the Goddess' rule in the Black Sea!
You must understand the key of this mission. That Heart of the Ocean must not be lost! "
The expressions of the two vice presidents of the Brotherhood instantly turned solemn. Although they were the Children of the Sea who had gradually grown up in the past one or two hundred years, they had not experienced the era when the Sea Witch ruled the Black Sea.
But this did not mean that they did not know the horror of the Sea Witch.
The title of the Sea Witch was just a derogatory name for the owner of the title. In fact, her real identity was the previous Sea God of the Black Sea! The master of this sea! A great existence that belonged to the same level as the Mother of the Sea Monsters!
Legend has it that a long time ago.
The beautiful girl, Hipponoa, was just a mortal girl who lived by the Black Sea. Although she did not know witchcraft and did not have great power, she was an outstanding doctor who was good at using herbs to treat people.
In the era where she lived, she helped many people who were tortured by illness and received their gratitude.
Of course, there was also something about her that was different from other mortals, and that was — immortality!
She would not age, and she would recover immediately after being injured. Even if she suffered a fatal injury, she could be revived the moment she died. Even if she was burned to ashes, she could be reborn in a pile of ashes.
It was the absolute immortality that many powerful Extraordinaires yearned for even in their dreams!
Unfortunately, she did not have the power to protect herself.
One day, a large group of priests from the church rushed into her house and violently dragged her out of the house.
The development of the matter was so natural …
The girl named Hipponoa was recognized by the Church as a terrifying witch from hell. Wherever she was, she would constantly absorb the life force of other mortals to provide for her "eternal life!"
No one listened to her feeble excuses.
Hipponoa was tied to a stone and sunk into the sea by the ignorant fishermen, the commoners, and the priests who had been helped by her. This … was the method they came up with to suppress Hipponoa's absolute immortality.
The moment she was resurrected, she would be drowned, and the moment she was drowned, she would be resurrected again, and the process would be repeated.
Selfish, cold, barbaric, and vicious!
Thus, the innocent girl, who did not have the power to protect herself, wandered in the depths of the sea between life and death for a full eight hundred years!
During that time, she completely disappeared from human history.
No one knew how many cycles of life and death she had experienced in those eight hundred years, and how many times she had changed from rationality to madness, and from madness to rationality.
No one knew if she hated the ignorant mortals who persecuted her, or if she had prayed for God's salvation.
Nothing was known to anyone, not even in the most ancient of scrolls.
Until one day.
"Xi … Bo … Nuo … E …"
"Xi … Bo … Nuo … E …"
Gradually, the humans along the coast could faintly hear "Her" calling in the waves, and they could see "Her" incarnation in their dreams!
It was a beautiful goddess with a billowing crown on her head and a long staff like flowing water in her hand. She was dressed in a black linen robe, and her feet were bare. However, in the eyes of others, there was only infinite fear in their hearts, as if they were facing the dark deep sea!
Sure enough, when the mortals who were inspired by "Her" did not do anything to "Her" …
Disaster struck.
She raised tsunamis to submerge villages and towns, overturning all boats that dared to go out to sea to fish, and raised storms that lasted for months, wantonly demonstrating "Her" infinite power!
Later generations guessed.
In the endless darkness, silence, and loneliness, Hipponoa might have coincidentally fulfilled some kind of extremely harsh ritual. After a long time, Hipponoa obtained the incomparably powerful dark magic in one fell swoop, and along with it, obtained part of the authority of the Black Sea.
Thus, in the depths of the deep and dark sea, the weak girl who was once unable to resist ordinary mortals was crowned as the one and only God of the Black Sea!
However, the miserable experience in her life, the long 800 years, and the transformation from a mortal to a god had caused the originally kind mortal girl, Hipponoa, to have an essential change from the essence of life to the soul and heart.
There was no doubt that "She" had become a tyrannical god!
Even if "Her" believers were not required to carry out all kinds of bloody sacrifices like the evil gods, "Her" temperament was "Her" eternal label, just like … the Black Sea that even the most experienced captain could not guess.
Because of the fear of "Her" great power, many coastal residents began to worship this goddess and spread "Her" name throughout the coast of the Black Sea.
"She" was the earliest known Goddess of the Black Sea in the files of the church, and the raging waves and torrents in the Black Sea were her incarnation.
As for who the authority of the Black Sea belonged to before "Her", or whether there was a sea god, perhaps no one knew except for the seven true gods who ruled the civilized world.
Because of "Her" existence, the Black Sea, which already had complicated and harsh sea conditions, had almost become a forbidden zone for human activities, especially at the far end of the sea. Although there were restrictions from various aspects, the harsh sea conditions were clearly one of the biggest obstacles for human exploration of the world.
It was not until a hundred years before the Age of Navigation, which was about 300 years ago, that the temperamental Goddess of the Black Sea was "theatrically" re-sealed in the waves of the Black Sea by a group of "mortals."
Then came the rise of the Mother of Sea Monsters, Ector, and the birth of the "Brotherhood of the Deep Sea."
Coincidentally, almost at the same time, the authority of the Goddess of Royalty, Hecate, also underwent a subtle change, quietly becoming the Goddess of Royalty and Navigation.
However, gods were immortal. Even the sealed Goddess of the Black Sea was the biggest obstacle to the Mother of Sea Monsters' rule of the Black Sea.
As the sharpest claws of the Mother of Sea Monsters and the leaders of the Brotherhood of the Deep Sea, they would never allow that to happen.
"Yes, my lord. Get the Heart of the Sea and stop the Sea Witch's revival forever!"
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