"Woo — woo — woo —"
The "Snow Wind" also sounded its deep whistle at this moment.
It was the signal to set sail.
The four ships at the head of the column hoisted their sails, and separated themselves from the fleet.
Crescent Moon Bay, Sunset Island, Shallow Water Town, Twin Dragon Island … The ships of the four Chambers of Commerce followed the "Snow Wind" and sailed slowly toward the Shadow Sea.
The clear view gradually became blurred, and the sunlight dimmed. Although they were only about a kilometer away, they felt like they had entered a completely different world.
When the deck was shrouded in mist, Camilla felt the vibration of the ship stopped.
"What … happened?"
"Don't worry. The engine just stopped working." Margaret seemed to have seen through her doubts, "The most important trick to sailing here is to be slow. If it's a small boat, it's fine. If it's a big boat, it's enough to glide along the water slope. Look behind — "
Camilla looked in the direction Margaery was pointing. The sails of the ships of the Chamber of Commerce were lowered to half-mast, and some of the sails were facing each other, which was a scene that could never be seen on a normal sailing.
In addition, there was a burning brazier set up in front and behind each ship to mark their position. But even so, she could only see the traces of two ships. The silhouette of the third ship was completely hidden in the fog, and the weak flames were like flickering fireflies. The fourth ship seemed to have completely disappeared.
"Are we going downhill?" Camilla asked suspiciously. After staying on Sleeping Island for a while, Camilla was no longer ignorant about the sea. When the high water swallowed the caves and cracks, whirlpools would appear on the surface of the water. The smaller whirlpools were as thick as a finger, while the bigger ones could be several meters long. In any case, the water would gather at the center of the whirlpool from all directions, and the closer they were to the end, the faster the water would gather.
Camilla had thought that the sea was too vast to feel the changes in the current. However, now that the fleet had entered the depths of the Shadow Sea, it was strange that the water was still so calm.
She even saw the algae floating on the surface of the water drifting out of the sea!
This meant that the direction of the current had not changed at all. There was no sign of the current turning back, let alone converging at the bottom of the slope.
"It does look incredible, but it's the truth." Margaery nodded. "If the ebb tide was caused by a huge whirlpool, we wouldn't even think about exploring it. This was because a whirlpool that could affect the entire ocean was probably even deeper than the abyss of hell. Entering it would only lead to death. It's because it's so strange that Thunder wants to explore it. " She paused and looked at Joan, who was gazing at the sea blankly. "But there's a limit to our ability. It's almost impossible to dive to the bottom of the sea. It's because of your help that we can see hope."
Having said that, Camilla felt a chill down her spine as she looked at the wet stone pillars and reefs around her. She could at least see the real shape of the rocks that were close by, but for the reefs that were further away, she could only see the dark shadows of different depths, just like the claws of a ghost in a nightmare.
"Cry! Fish! Red fish! "Joan suddenly yelled.
Camilla turned her head and saw a bright red "river" suddenly appearing on the right quarter of the "Snow Wind". Although Thunder had told her about it, she was still shocked when she saw it with her own eyes.
[Ghost Shadow Red River.] [Ghost Shadow Red River.]
It was a special channel formed by a school of fish!
"Stop smacking your lips. Red-scaled fish don't taste good." Margaery patted Joan's head. "As long as we follow the Ghost Shadow Red River, we'll reach the ruins of the Triangular Tower. Princess Tilly must have told you that there's a strange instrument in the ruins that looks like a telescope. Through it, we can see a vast continent that we've never seen before. That's our final destination."
"She did tell me about it."
"It's a pity that our current destination has nothing to do with the ancient ruins. Otherwise, you would be able to experience the magnificence and wonder of the ruins," Carina said regretfully.
"No... I'd better not," Camilla said decisively. If she could, she would never set foot in this sea again.
"Your reaction is completely different from Princess Tilly's," Margaery said, covering her mouth with her hand and laughing.
After sailing for about two hours, the "Snow Wind" stopped beside a large reef, followed by the three-masted ships of the four major Chambers of Commerce. After the ships were anchored, the people in charge of the four major Chambers of Commerce gathered on the deck of the flagship.
"No one is missing," the adjutant of the "Snow Wind" said, twitching his mouth. "I thought you would drive the ship onto a reef and cry for help."
"You're not the only good captains and sailors." The people of the four major Chambers of Commerce would not pretend that they did not hear that. "The steel ships are good, but the people on them are not."
"That's enough!" Thunder interrupted the argument. "It's already the best result that we can get here safely. Did we encounter any danger on the way?"
"No," the people in charge of the Chambers of Commerce said. "It was very quiet this time. We didn't even encounter a single Sea Ghost."
"I thought it was strange too. Usually, one or two unlucky people would be dragged into the water by the Sea Ghosts."
"Or did we choose a route that avoided the ancient ruins and those monsters prefer to use the ruins as their nests?"
"That sounds reasonable."
Thunder pondered for a moment and then waved his hand to silence the people. "If that's the case, let's not waste any more time. The ebb tide will last until evening, so we'd better go to the bottom of the sea before then. If we don't find anything, we must leave before the tide rises. Otherwise, we'll be trapped in the archipelago. "He looked at the two witches and said," Joan, Lady Camilla, I'll leave the rest to you. "
"Yeah." Joan nodded seriously.
"As long as you can shut them up." Camilla glanced at the explorers grumpily. "Just to be clear, I need to concentrate when I'm communicating telepathically. If anyone interrupts me, don't blame me for not doing it again!"
After receiving Thunder's promise, Camilla put her hand on Joan's shoulder and closed her eyes. After a moment of dizziness, another image appeared in front of her. It was Joan's vision.
"Go," Camilla said in her heart. "If the communication is interrupted or you encounter any danger, you must come back immediately. Do you understand? Don't force yourself. Your friends are waiting for you. " "
When Camilla mentioned the word "friends", she clearly felt a slight tremble in Joan's heart. Then, she became determined. "Got it! "
Joan then jumped back into the sea.
A cool and comfortable feeling immediately enveloped Camilla.
Her fatigue seemed to have been swept away.
However, she knew it was just an illusion. It was Joan who felt comfortable, not herself — she shared Joan's happiness.
"How is it?" Thunder asked.
"Everything is going well. The depth is about 50 meters," Camilla replied. "The stone pillars don't seem to be getting thicker, and even the islands and reefs... I don't see anything like the seabed or underwater mountains. They're all separated."
This was her task. Although Joan could move freely under the water, she could not accurately describe what she saw. If she wanted to know what Joan saw, she had to use the ability of Mind Resonance.
"The depth is over 100 meters... the light is obviously dimmer, but the scene is still very clear. The stone pillars and the islands are still there, and there's no sign of an end, "Camilla muttered in a low voice." Damn it, they're too long. Maybe the reefs that look like islands aren't real islands, but... "
"But what?" someone asked.
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