Faded, barren, vast and boundless. Everywhere was filled with a sense of distorted and abnormal visual dislocation.
Sitting in the empty crew's dining hall, Modir felt that he was trapped in a strange and abnormal space and time. Everything he saw and heard here seemed to be separated by a thick curtain, and the reinforced window before him was the manifestation of this curtain. The vast and desolate 'desert' outside the window was the other side of the curtain, and on that side, the truth he had been searching for for a long time was hidden.
However, he had a feeling that … for him now, that was also a place he should never set foot in.
The two voices had gone far away, and the whole world fell into silence. He looked at the desert outside the window and saw that the huge figure leaning on the throne or the altar seemed to have fallen into absolute stillness. The grayish-white cracks all over its body suddenly seemed to come alive and began to spread in all directions. Behind the huge black figure, in the depths of the desert far away, he vaguely saw something like a mirage. There seemed to be a black city appearing there, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared between heaven and earth as the pale wind swept by …
Suddenly, Modir felt the environment around him shake. The next second, chaotic light and shadow filled his vision. All the sounds that had disappeared before suddenly returned to his senses. The conversation of the adventurers, the sound of machinery running in the depths of the cabin, the sound of the waves and the wind, and the slightly nervous voice of the huntress Miss Lola. "Mr. Modir? Mr. Modir, are you alright?! "
The old mage finally broke free from the feeling of his soul being separated from his body. The chaotic light and shadow in front of him quickly reorganized into a normal picture. He saw that he was back in the crew's dining hall full of adventurers. The lights were bright, the colors were vivid, and many nervous faces showed that the tension caused by the chaotic turbulence had not yet dissipated. The sea outside the porthole had gradually calmed down. The terrible storm was over, and the restless magic turbulence above the sea had also gradually calmed down. Only some colorful light screens were left in the sky, reminding Modir that the storm was not another illusion pieced together by his messy and broken memories.
He shook his head hard again, and finally focused his eyes on the huntress in front of him. "I … I seemed to have hallucinated …"
"Just a hallucination?" The huntress saw that the old mage had recovered and was obviously relieved, but then her eyes widened. "You really don't remember what happened just now?!"
"Just now?" Modir rubbed his forehead hard. "I only remember that the storm hit, the turbulence of magic … Ah, I also remember that I was discussing with you about the principle behind the chaotic turbulence, and how to verify the environmental changes in the air … After that, I don't remember. I just feel like I had a … bizarre dream."
Lola quickly looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention. She lowered her voice and quickly said, "Just now, half of your body suddenly became transparent! Just on this side of the window — I can even see the pillar on the other side through your body! You really don't remember? "
"Me? My body of my body? " Modir pointed at himself in shock, but the huntress in front of him obviously did not have to joke about such things. "I'm sorry, I don't remember at all … Did anyone else see it?"
"Only I saw it," Lola said confidently after a brief recollection. As a monster hunter with keen senses, she had always been very confident in her observation skills. "Just now, everyone's attention was on the storm outside, and the part of your body that was transparent happened to be in most of the visual blind spots."
"That's good." Modir heaved a sigh of relief before falling into deep thought. He began to carefully sort out the incredible phenomenon that he had experienced in the past short period of time. No matter what the secret behind the vision was, it all happened after he got close to Tarlonde. It seemed to confirm his inexplicable impulse to pursue the far north continent for a long time, and it made him vaguely aware that he was going in the right direction.
"Old sir, have you had such an experience before?" Lola could not help but ask curiously. There was a hint of extra respect in her voice. "This phenomenon is …"
"Sorry, miss, I'm afraid I can't answer you because I'm also confused now." Modir did not wait for her to finish and waved his hand. At the same time, the parchment book he carried with him floated up from the side pocket. The pages of the book flipped in the air and came to a blank page. "So now I need more information to help me decipher this secret. Please try to remember, when did I start to behave abnormally? How long did the whole process last? Other than my body becoming transparent, what else is wrong with my body? What was the environment outside like at that time? How far away was the magical turbulence on our ship? "
Lola was shocked by the old mage's series of questions, and her expression suddenly became hesitant. But after noticing the serious expression on the old mage's face, she sighed, and her hesitant expression turned into a helpless smile.
How should I put it … He was indeed a self-proclaimed great adventurer. This exceptionally vigorous research mentality under any circumstances was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
… …
Byron stood high in the captain's seat, staring at the holographic image projected by the magic crystal not far away. The image from the external monitoring device was showing the real-time situation on the sea, and at the same time, there was a picture with a "distortion detection" filter effect on another projection device. In that picture, the magical flow of the entire area was gradually calming down.
Only then did he let out a soft sigh of relief. "The turbulence has disappeared, and the sea is calming down. We just brushed past its edge, it was really scary but not dangerous."
"I've said it before, we definitely won't hit it." Kassandra wriggled to the captain's seat and wrapped her tail around a pillar. Her upper body swayed in the air as she said, "You have to believe the judgment of a professional navigator …"
"To be honest, sometimes I really can't believe the way you lead us." Byron looked at the siren and casually said, "Don't forget how you swam to Tarlonde back then …"
Kassandra's eyes immediately widened. "At least I was going in the right direction. If you were Tyre, we would probably be at the North Harbor now."
Byron's expression froze. He thought about his experience with these salted fish in the deep sea and felt a faint pain from his head to his toes. He quickly shook his head and collected his thoughts. Almost at the same time, a naval officer suddenly shouted from below, interrupting his conversation with Kassandra. "Tarlonde! We see the coastline! "
The giant sun was high in the sky, and brilliant skylight shone through the thin clouds. The storm caused by the turbulence had disappeared as if it had never appeared, leaving only the endless open ocean and the distant coast gilded by the sun. Large and small ice floes and spectacular icebergs slowly moved back from the edge of the route. The fleet led by the Cold Winter faced the fine white waves. The nine mechanical ships pointed their high bows to the distant Giant Dragon Kingdom that had been regarded as a legend for thousands of years.
The people who had been hiding in the ships because of the storm heard the news of approaching land. They came out of the cabins and under the deck, came to the open deck, and looked into the distance. At this moment, whether it was a carefree adventurer or a well-trained imperial sailor, it was inevitable that they would be excited when facing the completely unfamiliar land in the distance.
It was a new continent. After being trapped on land for so long, human beings (and other intelligent creatures living on the Lolun Continent) had finally arrived at the new continent for the first time. It was right in front of them!
Byron came to the deck. The cold wind of the polar region was nothing to the extraordinary, well-equipped sailors and adventurers like him. The oncoming wind would stimulate the heroism in the hearts of the sea pioneers. The imperial officer, who was a mercenary and had experienced many ups and downs in his life, looked at the undulating coast in the distance. Suddenly, he could not help but take a deep breath. "Tarlonde —"
Half a minute later, an adjutant in a military uniform with short brown hair could not help but cough. "Sir, if you can't make it up, don't recite poetry."
"Who said I'm going to recite poetry?" Byron's face twitched. He immediately turned to stare at the adjutant. "I'm just lamenting. We have been drifting on the sea for so long. Can't I just lament now?"
"Of course, you can. You have the final say." The adjutant almost used all his strength to maintain a serious look. At the same time, a few black shadows suddenly appeared in the distance and attracted the attention of the adjutant and Byron. "Wait, sir. It seems that something is flying from the direction of the land."
Byron immediately looked up in the direction of the distant coast. He narrowed his eyes slightly and made a judgment. A smile appeared on his face. "Looks like they are here to welcome us. They sent a team to welcome us from so far away. Those Dragons are quite enthusiastic."
Dragons flew very fast. Not long after Byron's voice trailed off, the black shadows from the direction of Tarlonde had reached a distance that ordinary people could see clearly. The sailors and passengers of the fleet began to wave their arms excitedly at the huge creatures. On the Ice Mary, there were even adventurers who climbed up the nearby platforms and masts. These guys were in high spirits as they shouted at the Giant Dragon in the distant land and sky. They were shouting "New Continent" or "New Witness" and other slogans that were enough to mark the beginning of a great adventure. They were expressing their excitement and also the pressure of drifting on the sea and being accompanied by storms for many days.
Then, these people would be chased down one by one by the crew who reacted.
Rays of brilliance rose from the two frigates behind the Cold Winter. The accompanying Dragons who acted as escorts transformed into Giant Dragon form and rose into the sky to meet and communicate with their compatriots who came to welcome the fleet. The majestic roar of the Giant Dragon reverberated in the sky. The roar even shook the thin clouds in the sky and calmed the undulating sea.
Listening to those low dragon roars, Byron could not help but look to his side. Not all the escorting Giant Dragon had flown into the sky. Byron was still on the Cold Winter at the moment. He asked the black dragon who had been slightly familiar with him after many days of getting along, "What are they talking about? It sounds quite serious. "
Mokelur looked up at the sky and translated casually while listening, "Why are they so slow? Are they delayed on the way?" "Does Loren have a lot of food? Can you get used to the human food? " "The dragon egg you adopted cracked a crack this morning. Go back and have a look. You can still make it in time to break the shell …"
Byron listened in a daze and finally couldn't help but interrupt Mokelur's translation, "That's it?"
"Ah, that's it. What else?" The black dragon glanced at Byron, "Isn't this a very normal greeting?"
"I thought it should be more serious, more … that something." Byron opened his hand as if he wanted to draw out what "more that something" was, but he obviously failed. "I didn't expect …"
"This is not a very serious diplomatic occasion." Mokelur was surprised by Byron's reaction instead. "Everyone is just saying hello. In fact, we were not used to doing this kind of thing in the past, but after the war, every surviving compatriot has formed a closer relationship than before. We are all dragons from Binhai County and know each other … Speaking of which, don't you humans greet each other like this?"
Byron was speechless for a moment, "…"
At this moment, another strange sound of wings flapping came from the sky, attracting the attention of Byron and others.
The sound seemed to be flying straight toward the Cold Winter, and there was also the sound of some kind of mechanical device operating in the air. This obviously strange sound made Byron look up subconsciously — a red dragon that was obviously smaller than a normal Giant Dragon entered his sight and flew toward the deck.
The red dragon was wearing a shining steel armor. The mechanical structure on both sides of the dragon's wings was spreading heat dissipation grids. There was also a distinctive iron chin shining in the sun. In an instant, experienced people could tell that this was not Tarlonde's Giant Dragon, but a "dragon descendant" from the Dukedom of Holy Dragon.
How could there be a dragon descendant here?
Just as this question popped up in Byron's mind, he saw that the shining iron chin had come only a few hundred meters away from the deck. The nearby sailors could not help but feel a little nervous. But just as Byron began to wonder if the iron chin was going to stab him to death, a brilliance suddenly shrouded the red dragon's body. The body covered in steel armor quickly shrank in the brilliance. A tall figure jumped directly onto the deck of the Cold Winter from the sky.
With a bang, the red-haired figure landed in front of Byron with one knee. This was a height that was enough for ordinary people to fall to their deaths, but she slowly stood up without any damage. Her eyes then fell on Byron.
Byron looked at the lady who fell from the sky in surprise. After a while, he said, "A … Asuna?"
Asuna, who had just stepped forward, suddenly staggered. Her mouth trembled obviously. She stood there and stared into Byron's eyes, "How about … you think about it again?"
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