"Supernatural creatures of the sea?"
Vivian's expression tensed up, and she quickly continued reading.
[Year 1307, April 25th]
[I … saw a real god! A large number of Scaled Men surrounded the ship. Most of them only knew how to roar, but one of them was especially old and could actually speak our language. It told me … that our previous actions had angered Elder Deep Sea, and that we had to pay the price and beg for his forgiveness. It is tolerant and merciful. It will forgive and accept us, and let us become the true 'Children of the Sea'! And bless us with a bountiful harvest every time. I tried the ritual it mentioned … Ah … I finally understood my destiny.]
…
"This person's spirit has begun to change …"
Vivian compared the diary entries before and after, and found that the words in this diary were particularly illegible. It was obvious that Spot's spirit had been affected to a certain extent.
[Year 1307, April 26th]
[We have all received 'blessings'. Scales have grown on the hidden parts of our bodies. This is a normal phenomenon. We will gradually approach greatness, and obtain a perfect body and a long life … Bonn said that we are sick, and that is not pious to Elder Deep Sea. We have unanimously decided to sacrifice him to Elder Deep Sea.]
…
[Year 1307, May 5th]
[The ship returned, and announced that it had lost a few crew members due to the storm. Everyone in the town calmly accepted this reality, and hope that Deep Sea will like the sacrifice … The sea is kind and tolerant, and I have received its blessings. As long as I grind the scales into powder and scatter it into the sea, it will attract a large number of fish, and we will finally be free from poverty …]
…
[Year 1307, December]
[I have become a famous person in the town. I will participate in the election for the next mayor, and I will definitely succeed! Hmm … Mortals are ultimately unable to accept greatness. Perhaps I should think of a way to cover up the abnormalities in my body. Xiataya seems to have discovered something …]
…
[Year 1308, January 1st]
[I have become the mayor, and I will promote the faith of Elder Deep Sea … When night fell, I tried the incantation to summon the scaled-men by the seaside … The old scaled-man accepted my invitation, and told me … I have done well, but it is not enough … The sea needs a grand sacrifice … Xiataya is very suitable. Farewell, my love. You will obtain supreme glory, and become one with the sea …]
There was a line of incantations at the bottom of the diary.
Vivian stroked it with her fingers and felt a chill. She knew that it did have "power."
"Damned Evil God …"
Her body trembled a little, but she continued to read.
[Year 1308, January 15]
[The ritual was a success. I met the Elder of the Deep Sea again … Ah … human language is so paltry that it is difficult to describe its greatness … However, the Scaled-Men priest told me that the Elder of the Deep Sea is merely a servant of a certain being, and that being is the true ruler of the sea … its name is a great pronunciation, a syllable that humans cannot pronounce, and can only do their best to imitate similar meanings … It is called — Nikolaia!]
"It's him! My Lord's previous enemy. "
Vivian clutched her chest. She saw that below Nicholas's pronunciation, there was a bright red stripe. This was a mark made by the researchers later on.
Among them, there was also his father's handwriting — 'Perhaps it's a variant of a certain ocean faith. I need to borrow books related to religion'.
"This is bad … This is getting more and more dangerous."
Vivian frowned.
Although this book was not a true scripture, it was still full of taboos.
For example, the incantation to summon the Scaled-Men, the name of Nikolaia, and the detailed description of some rituals.
If an ordinary person obtained it, they might indeed walk the path of evil.
She clenched her teeth and quickly flipped through the pages.
Most of the latter pages were about how Spot spread his faith, took control of the town, and sacrificed living people to trade with the Scaled-Men.
Her gaze swept through the pages and saw a rather important one.
[Year 1309]
[After many sacrifices, the Elder of the Deep Sea gave me a response … When the stars return, the ruler of the sea will awaken … But that will be hundreds of years later. No … This won't do! I asked the Scaled-Men priest, and he told me that there is another way. If the great one wants to descend into the world, it can be nurtured through the hotbed of life … There must be a suitable candidate. I asked him what candidate was suitable, and he said that he already knew. Yes, I know …]
[I am so honored that my children will become the signposts for the arrival of the ruler of the sea … Unfortunately, they are still too young, and will need to wait for at least sixteen years … I have a great plan …]
…
"Obviously, he must have failed … Otherwise, this world would be finished."
Vivian nodded and flipped to the last page.
[Year 1325]
[Damn it, Owen betrayed me and saved Faith … They can't do that. It's the Secret Keeper! The Secret Keeper gave them support and ruined my plan … The sea sent me a dangerous message, letting me know that an army is heading towards the town … Let them come, they will only find ruins at most, and I will return to the embrace of the sea with my people … As for Owen and Faith, I will curse them, curse their souls to suffer for eternity, curse their bloodline descendants …]
…
That was the end of the diary.
Vivian closed the diary, but her emotions were fluctuating. "It's too dangerous … I have to destroy it … Hmm?"
She seemed to hear the sound of water dripping.
The sound of water dripping was getting louder and louder, as if it was about to gather into a wave, crashing against the dam of her mind and rationality.
"This is … mental corruption!"
"This diary will secretly corrupt everyone who reads it!"
Vivian closed her eyes.
Amidst the darkness, she seemed to see a blue ocean.
Many waves rolled and turned into a whirlpool.
Her hair came to life, turning into wriggling seaweed.
"Mental Steel Stamp!"
Vivian took a deep breath, and with great difficulty, she outlined a double helix rune with her mind.
At the same time, the waves quickly drowned her, rising from her feet to her calves, thighs, waist, mouth and nose … It was suffocating.
They were forcing her to give up the dam of her mind and accept the faith of a great being.
"Get out of here!"
When Vivian felt suffocated to the point of fainting, she finally completed the last stroke of the stamp.
A ray of light appeared.
Vivian woke up immediately, and found that she was still sitting on the chair.
But her whole body was drenched, and there were still some kelp and seaweed hanging on her, as if she had just been fished out of the sea.
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