Ten thousand kilometers away, on a small garden island at the center of Summerdew Ridge.
A purple-haired woman with a pair of black wings descended from the sky and landed in the garden filled with fireflies.
She landed without a sound.
As she landed, the pair of black wings that extended from her shoulders transformed back into a pair of slender hands. Her feathery claws also reverted back to a pair of bare feet. Her gloomy eyes flashed slightly. The woman tied up her purple hair that was messed up by the night wind and walked towards the ancient castle in the center of the garden.
However, before she could reach the castle, she was stopped by someone at the corner of the hallway.
"Swan, the master is receiving a guest. No one is allowed to enter the castle. You can talk to me if you need anything. " The person who spoke was a woman in a graceful and luxurious black dress. She wore a lace crown inlaid with pearls on her head. Her facial features were very beautiful, but they were densely covered with fine scars.
The purple-haired woman, Swan, half-knelt on the ground and kissed the foot of the woman in front of her. Then she respectfully said, "Lady Payne, my Sorcerer's Eye sensed an unusual energy fluctuation in the Death Loop area. I went to check it out and found traces of a battle."
"Oh? Someone fought in Death Loop? "
"According to the traces left behind, an Illusionist apprentice was fighting against another group of people. But the battle ended quickly. The Undead Jellyfish found several corpses in the sea. They should be rogue apprentices from the Rat Ant Society. "
Madam Payne raised an eyebrow. "The Rat Ant Society? Why would they come to Devil's Water instead of staying in their rat hole? Are they trying to get their hands on that item as well? "
Swan shook her head. "I don't think so. Apart from us, only Song of the Deep and its members know about the Mysterious Space. As long as we don't tell anyone, the Rat Ant Society won't know anything about this place. "
Madam Payne nodded. "You're right. So they're only here to stop that Illusionist apprentice? What's the background of this illusionist apprentice? "
"According to the Undead Jellyfish, that Illusionist apprentice is the guardian of The Limpet."
The Limpet? Madam Payne nodded. "Then he has nothing to do with the Mysterious Space. Floating Mech City sent us a list of ships last year, and The Limpet will arrive here this month. Don't worry about them. Let them pass. "
When Madam Pei finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to leave.
"The Limpet is trapped in the Sea of Specters. Should we send reinforcements?" Swan hesitated for a while before she spoke.
"Ghost Sea?" Madam Pei stopped in her tracks as a trace of disgust flashed through her eyes. "It seems that the hurricane just now not only welcomed a guest from the Storm Canyon for Master, it also blew a small boat into that disgusting sea."
Madam Pei shook her head, "Don't worry about it. We're not the saints from the orphanage. Their lives have nothing to do with us. The agreement between us and Floating Mech City is to not disturb each other. We have no obligation to save a bunch of lowly mortals. "
After she finished speaking, Mrs. Pei turned around and left in her needle-like high heels.
Swan turned around and looked at the Sea of Specters. That sea of specters was a place that even her master hated. He wondered if she would be able to survive this time.
…
"We can't set sail?" Angor frowned.
Helen explained in a small voice, "We can fix the other parts easily. But the two broken masts can't be fixed in a short time. Especially the main masts. They need to be repaired. Otherwise, they'll be in big trouble again. "
Angor looked at The Limpet, which had been dragged back into the sea and anchored.
Two broken masts were being propped up by the sailors, using iron sheets to connect them together. The clanging sound was accompanied by the sound of the surging waves, and there was a kind of high and mighty feeling to it.
"Is this not going to work?" Angor pointed at the mast that was pried open by the shipwright.
"It's fine if we're in normal waters. But if we're at Devil's Water, who knows what kind of weather we'll encounter. If we run into turbulence or turbulence, we won't be able to fix it. " Helen frowned. "Captain Erwin and I have to keep this from the others for now. Otherwise, they'll lose confidence."
"Do you have any ideas?"
Helen hesitated for a moment before shaking her head in the end. "No."
"The only thing we can do now is to pray that the weather doesn't get too bad. If there's a hurricane like the one we just saw, The Limpet is doomed," Erwin said as he walked down from The Limpet with a serious look on his face.
"Don't get hit by a hurricane? That's impossible at Devil's Water. "Helen sighed. Both Helen and Erwin remained silent.
Angor carefully examined the broken mast and rubbed his chin. He was lost in thought.
After a moment of silence, Helen spoke up hesitantly, "Actually, it's not like we don't have a way. We can go to the Summerdew Ridge for help. That's the territory of the Summerdew Witches. I once saw a town of living people there.
Erwin shook his head. "Forget it. If we enter the Summerdew Ridge, we won't be attacked. How can we ask for help?"
Helen opened her mouth, and a figure appeared in her mind. She once saved a witch at Blackberry Waters. According to her, her name was Swan, and she came from Summerdew Ridge. She told Helen to go to Summerdew Ridge if she couldn't solve a problem.
If they could meet her, perhaps they could still be saved … However, this was something that happened almost 20 years ago. She herself was not sure if the other party still remembered her. She did not even know if the other party was from the Summerdew Ridge.
She didn't know if she should tell Erwin or not.
"How about I do it?" Angor suddenly spoke up when Helen was still hesitating.
Helen and Erwin looked at Angor in surprise.
"I've never repaired a ship before, but fixing the masts isn't a big deal." Angor smiled lazily and spoke in a slightly embarrassed tone, "Well, I don't know how to repair a ship, but fixing the masts isn't a big deal."
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Angor flew onto The Limpet.
He used Thaw to reshape the broken parts and added some harder magic materials. In just a few breaths, the mast regained its metallic luster.
He patted the dust off his hands and said, "Send a shipwright to check and see if it's okay now."
Helen and Erwin looked at each other and nodded. "We don't need a shipwright. We can do it ourselves."
A moment later, Erwin's face lit up with joy. According to his test, the masts were completely intact and sturdier than before. Erwin thought to himself. Let alone withstanding a hurricane, even if a giant wave came crashing down, the mast wouldn't have any problem breaking!
Helen also came to the same conclusion. But when she heard the answer, she felt troubled.
In the eyes of others, all of her previous worries were actually resolved in just a few minutes, and it looked like it was effortless. Just like how they were worried about the vines and the undead creatures on the island, Mister Padt didn't seem to be a problem at all.
In the past, Helen used to think that supernaturals were just a bunch of arrogant peacocks. But now, she saw more of their brilliance from Mister Padt.
Powerful, knowledgeable, generous, and kind.
For the first time, Helen felt like she was looking forward to the world of supernaturals.
Seeing Mister Padt and Erwin discussing the next route, Helen turned around and looked at the direction of Summerdew Ridge. She was reminded of the time when she met Swan twenty years ago.
"Next time I come to Summerdew Ridge, I'll have to find Witch Swan …" Helen clenched her fists and looked at Angor's direction. "Maybe I'll have a chance to enter your world too."
…
The masts were repaired, and the injured were put into their cabins. Following Erwin's order, The Limpet, which had been stranded for the whole night, was once again set sail.
It was nine o 'clock in the morning, but the Specter Water was still as dark as ever.
Not only was the water dark, but the clouds above were not dispersing either. It was as if the sky was covered in layers of black scales. Angor felt as if he was back in Dark Castle. When he was in Dark Castle, it was always dark like this.
According to his discussion with Captain Erwin, they decided to return to Death Loop from Specter Water and enter Winter Waterway again.
Specter Water looked peaceful for now, but it was still considered a dangerous place. Who knew what would happen next? It was better to change their course.
However, on the way back, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared on the originally calm sea surface in front of them.
The sailor on the observation deck was the first to notice it and quickly reported it to the captain's cabin. Erwin quickly ordered them to turn around.
The whirlpool on the sea was a fatal danger to ships. It was even more frightening than the huge waves. Once one was sucked in, it was almost impossible to escape.
"The whirlpool is getting bigger. We have to turn around 180 degrees." Following Erwin's order, The Limpet, which had just set sail, returned to the island they came from.
They chose a new route and prepared to bypass the whirlpool, but this time, they didn't walk for long before a small island appeared in front of them.
The Limpet wasn't planning to stop there. However, when Angor sensed the dark and chaotic energy coming from the island, his eyes lit up.
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