When he first boarded The Limpet, he already noticed the portrait on the ship's bow. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. Since he spent half a month in his room, this was the first time he got so close to the statue.
Compared to the peaceful prayer girl on The Redbud, the statue on The Limpet was more evil and flamboyant.
The snake-haired beautiful siren looked like a portrait that pirates liked to use on their ships.
"Sir, if I may ask, is Mister Asbel in Fey Continent right now?" Helen was still asking about Nausica.
Helen's tone was full of reverence and yearning.
Angor was still looking at the statue. "She has something to do. Maybe she's still at the Fey Continent. Or maybe she's hiding somewhere."
Helen wondered if she should keep asking about Nausica. She turned around and saw Angor looking at the statue on the bow of the ship with a curious look.
"You're interested in Medusa, sir?"
"Medusa?"
"That's the name of the Snake-Haired Siren. People say she lives at Devil's Water and likes to feast on human brains. Anyone who looks into her eyes will be turned into stone." Helen said, "It is precisely because of her ferocity that many ships like to set her image as a statue at the bow of the ship to deter sea beasts."
"But I don't think it's that useful. Sea monsters will always come." Helen shook her head. "Besides, the Snake-Haired Siren is just a rumor. No one in the White Clam Shipping Company, including myself, has ever seen her."
"So if Medusa is really that cruel and turns anyone who sees her into stone, no one will know about it," Angor said. "But I'm not interested in this siren. I'm more interested in —"
"Huh?" Helen looked at the statue curiously.
Angor didn't continue. He looked at the statue's hand, which was holding a conch with a light purple gem on top.
When he first boarded the ship, Angor sensed some nightmare aura around the conch, which meant the gem was a nightmare stone, just like the one in the prayer girl's forehead.
Later, Roman confirmed this point.
But when he looked again, he noticed that the nightmare aura around the conch had become so thin that it was almost nonexistent.
Could it be that the nightmare energy had been restrained? He did not have a nightmare stone, but he was familiar with its properties. Once a nightmare stone was used, its aura would not be concealed.
Perhaps the illusion power of the nightmare stone was not enough?
Regardless of which conjecture it was, the fact that the Nightmare Stone had changed was an obvious fact.
About a minute later, he opened his eyes again. Faint light flowed out from his pupils.
At the same time, the snake-haired sea demon Medusa's statue not far away was emitting countless information symbols. The symbols quickly gathered and fell into the "server" in his mind space.
A moment later, he frowned.
"What are you looking at, sir? Is it the nightmare stone on the conch?" Helen's voice suddenly reached his ears.
"You also know about the Nightmare Stone?"
"Yes. When we run into a powerful sea monster, we'll activate the stone. But the sea is vast, and we've been out there for many years, so the chances of us activating the stone are low. As far as I know, The Limpet was activated once about ten years ago to avoid a giant squid. "
"It was activated once ten years ago, and it hasn't been activated since then?"
"That's right."
Angor chuckled. "Maybe we won't be able to use it again."
Helen didn't know what Angor meant and frowned.
"Did anyone touch the stone recently?" Angor asked.
"I don't think so." Helen hesitated.
"Then, did anyone other than me and Roman board The Limpet in the past month?"
"No." Helen shook her head again.
"Oh." Angor nodded. He squinted his eyes and looked at the nightmare aura. "Let's go back. The wind is too cold. It's not good to get sick."
With that, he turned around and headed back to his cabin.
Helen glanced at the front of the ship in confusion. She did not know what Angor meant, but she knew she was not qualified to ask. She shook her head and walked into the cabin as well.
After parting with Helen, Angor returned to his room with an expressionless face.
As soon as he entered his room, he heard his robe fluttering in the wind.
He walked to the balcony and saw someone landing at the front of the ship. The person looked at him. It was Roman.
Roman's expression was unreadable. Angor, on the other hand, simply waved at Roman with his signature lazy expression.
Roman used his spirit feelers to touch the nightmare stone at the front of the ship and confirmed that no one had touched it.
They looked at each other for about ten seconds.
Roman mouthed a few words softly, then flew back to the fourth floor and disappeared.
"Mind your own business?" Angor mimicked Roman's lips.
Roman was not only paranoid, but also cautious. He chatted with Helen on the side of the ship for a while. When they were about ten meters away from the front of the ship, Helen immediately asked for confirmation.
She was being cautious, but it was more like she was feeling guilty.
Angor did not forget what Narda's Vision told him. What Medusa was holding was not a nightmare stone, but a "Hallucination Gem".
Hallucination Gems were non-tiered materials that could create illusions.
They were nothing compared to something as precious as a nightmare stone.
Helen had said that The Limpet had activated a nightmare stone ten years ago, which meant that Medusa had at least one nightmare stone. Also, the faint nightmare aura he sensed indicated that the nightmare stone was replaced with a Hallucination Gem within a month.
At first, Angor wasn't sure who did it. Helen mentioned that he and Roman were the only two people on the ship, but there was always room for error. Maybe a supernatural visited The Limpet at night when it was docked at the port. Angor only suspected that it was Roman who did it.
But now, Roman went to check the ship nervously and gave him a strange warning.
There was no doubt that Roman had committed the act of embezzlement.
As a guest of The Limpet, Angor didn't want to expose Roman. Roman was the commander of The Limpet, and he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Since Roman dared to do this, did he think about how to deal with the consequences?
He did not care about the mortals, but if the people from Floating Mech City were to find out, what should he do?
Angor began to worry about The Limpet's future.
…
Over the next few days, The Limpet continued to move forward steadily. Although there were occasional hiccups, the two captains managed to get through them without any problems.
However, Angor noticed that The Limpet didn't run into any sea monsters during these days.
The only problem was that the sea monsters seemed to have disappeared without a trace due to the bad weather.
However, Angor soon heard someone yelling outside. "Sea monster!"
He was using his spirit feelers to check his bracelet while discussing with Nano about the tailoring of clothes. Nano didn't like the color and aesthetics of his clothes, but he was still a good tailor.
Angor quickly retracted his spirit feelers and stood up to check the situation.
At the end of the ocean, there was a gigantic sea creature that looked like a python. It was moving towards The Limpet at full speed.
He didn't know the name of the creature, but he could tell that it was a top-level apprentice judging from the energy ripples it released.
Angor stood on the balcony and watched the serpent approach.
However, he didn't make a move. Since Roman wanted the resources of these sea beasts so much, he might as well let him deal with them.
However, when the serpent was less than a kilometer away from The Limpet, Roman still didn't move.
The mortals on the deck looked back with fear and confusion in their eyes.
Vice-captain Helen was also on the deck giving orders to the crew. She was also looking up from the corner of her eyes. She saw Roman on the balcony on the fourth floor and Patt on the third floor.
However, she knew that something was wrong, so she kept her eyes on Roman and wondered why he didn't do anything.
However, Roman remained expressionless as he stared coldly into the distance. At the same time, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.
Helen felt a chill down her spine when she saw the grin on Roman's face.
She quickly looked at Angor with a pleading look in her eyes.
Of course, he noticed Helen's gaze. But he didn't do anything until he was sure about Roman's reaction. However, he still had some doubts in his heart. Could it be that Helen was holding a grudge against the sea beasts from last time and had decided to wash her hands of this matter?
The serpent was getting closer and closer, and the sailors on the ship were already screaming in fear.
"Mister Roman, why aren't you doing anything?" Angor asked.
Roman's voice soon reached everyone's ears. "I'm still recovering from the previous encounter. I'm afraid this serpent won't be easy to deal with. Captain, why don't we change our course? "
Just as Angor thought. "I knew it."
He's still recovering from his injuries? Those powerful energy waves could fool mortals, but they couldn't fool supernaturals.
How could it be too late to deviate from the course now? His attitude was completely disregarding the lives of all the mortals on the ship. It was even possible that the ship would be destroyed and everyone would perish. Was this fellow crazy? Or had he decided to give up on this group of mortals after stealing the Nightmare Stone?
"Ah, it's too late to change course. Don't worry, I'm fine. There's someone else on the ship, right? "
Roman glanced at Angor who was still on the balcony.
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