On the 15th of July, the fleet passed through the Suez Canal and stopped for a while in Alexandria, Egypt. After resupplying, they set sail again and began to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
The Mediterranean Sea was the oldest sea in the world. Its history was even older than the Atlantic Ocean. It was the birthplace of ancient Egypt and Babylon, as well as the birthplace of European civilization.
While crossing the Mediterranean, the fleet stopped at every important port for a day or two.
One was to conduct trade, selling all the tea leaves and porcelain brought from China, as well as the spices and peppers purchased from Southeast Asia.
Whether it was in ancient times or in games, these products were very popular in the West. The main buyers were not the players, but the native nobles of the capital.
The rarer something was, the greater its value. Even if the price of tea and porcelain had increased tenfold, they were still very popular.
Along the way, the fleet would also purchase some Western specialty goods, such as clocks, pocket watches, glass products, and specialty gems such as diamonds, agates, and cat's eye stones.
These goods can be sold at a good price when they are shipped back to the country.
The second was to set up scouts along the way.
The accompanying Black Snake Guard intelligence officers would establish intelligence stations in various places. Black Snake's strategy was to cooperate with the local snakes and spend a lot of gold coins to purchase information from them.
Otherwise, the yellow-skinned Black Snake Guards would be too conspicuous in the various countries.
Of course, his ultimate goal was to subjugate the local tyrants and make them serve Shanhai City loyally. The collected intelligence would be sent to Friendship City, which would then report it to the headquarters.
There was naturally no need to worry about the specifics of the transaction. The trip to the Mediterranean Sea was both a trade trip and a sightseeing trip for Ou Yangshuo. Every time Ouyang Shuo arrived at a place, he would bring a team of guards to tour the classical Mediterranean.
In Athens, Ouyang Shuo visited the Parthenon Temple that Gaia had reconstructed and met the Goddess Athena. In Rome, Ou Yangshuo visited the Pantheon and even watched a beast fight in the Roman Colosseum, where he met the Spartan warriors.
The Mediterranean Sea countries were generally quite friendly towards Shanhai City's fleet.
To be honest, when the fleet attacked Star Nation, the image of the fleet was indeed that of an invader and a warmonger in the eyes of the lords of the world.
But in Somalia, the ocean-going fleet fought a beautiful turnaround. After assisting the Somali players in defeating the pirates, he was conferred the title of Honorary Knight by the Somali Kingdom, instantly improving the image of the fleet.
When passing by Spain, the ocean-going fleet encountered the Spanish fleet.
At this time, the Spanish fleet had already begun to show the majesty of a great maritime power in history. The entire Mediterranean Sea was regarded as Spain's internal lake, allowing it to roam freely.
Historically, it was with the support of the Spanish royal family that Columbus discovered the American continent. From then on, the famous Spanish Invincible Fleet ruled for an era.
The eastern and western fleets met, and the atmosphere was a little strange.
Like the ocean-going fleet, the Spanish fleet was already equipped with cannons. Moreover, these cannons were definitely more advanced than the cumbersome cannons of the ocean-going fleets.
If they were to really fight, both sides would probably suffer.
Fortunately, the worst outcome did not occur. After greeting each other, the two fleets passed by each other. Thinking about it, the Spanish fleet had not completely controlled the Mediterranean Sea, and they did not want to complicate matters.
Don't forget that Spain's neighbor, Portugal, was also a maritime power in history. The battle between the two fleets in the Mediterranean Sea would probably be more interesting.
After crossing the Spanish sea, they arrived at the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Strait of Gibraltar is located between the southernmost part of Spain and northwestern Africa. It is an important gateway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, with a length of about 90 kilometers.
The narrowest part of the strait is only 13 kilometers, and the widest part of the strait is 43 kilometers. The shallowest part is 301 meters deep, and the deepest part is 1181 meters deep. The average depth is about 375 meters.
The current from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar is 4 kilometers per hour. In the early years, it was used by Atlantic navigators to quickly pass through the strait into the Mediterranean Sea.
When the fleet arrived at the Strait of Gibraltar, Ouyang Shuo's expression changed. He remembered the large-scale storyline mission that shocked the world in his previous life — The Lost Atlantis.
It was said that Atlantis was a powerful and wealthy empire, the world's first developed civilization. The earliest description of Atlantis appeared in the ancient Greek philosopher Plato's Dialogues.
Plato described Atlantis for the first time in the form of a dialogue. "Around nine thousand years ago, on the opposite side of the Stone Pillar of Hercules, there was a land surrounded by the sea. This was the Kingdom of Atlantis. At that time, Atlantis was about to start a war with Athens, but unexpectedly, Atlantis suddenly encountered an earthquake and flood. In less than a day and night, it completely sank to the bottom of the sea, becoming an obstacle for the Greeks to travel by sea. "
The Stone Pillar of Hercules was in the area of the Strait of Gibraltar.
According to legend, Atlantis regarded itself as the people of the God of the Sea and had a strong worship of the sea. It coexisted with the Lemurian civilization on Earth at that time. The Lemurian civilization was located on an ancient continent northeast of what is now Australia. Ten thousand years ago, the two civilizations succumbed to a world-destroying flood.
In the works of the Native Americans, there was a similar narrative: "There were four generations of humans on Earth. The first generation of humans was a generation of giants. They were not residents of this place, but came from the sky. They perished due to hunger. The second generation of humans perished due to a huge fire. The third generation of humans were apemen. They perished due to killing each other. Later, the fourth generation of humans appeared. They were humans in the sun and water stage. The human civilization in this stage was destroyed by a huge flood. "
The legendary Atlantean civilization and the Lemurian civilization were the fourth generation of humans.
Modern science discovered that before the great flood, there might have been a continent on Earth. This continent already had a highly developed civilization. In a global disaster, the continent sank into the Atlantic Ocean.
The cause of the disaster was a large-scale earthquake and the tsunami that followed. The volcanic ash caused the entire Mediterranean region to be in darkness for several weeks. Plants as far away as England were also affected.
The power of the earthquake was equivalent to 4,000 times the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
In the past century, archaeologists had found traces of prehistoric civilization at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, which seemed to confirm this hypothesis. The scientific community continued to use the name suggested by Plato — Atlantis.
In the game, Gaia had perfectly recreated this legend.
Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that at the end of the fourth year of Gaia in his previous life, a Spanish adventurer went out to sea alone. Unfortunately, he encountered a storm, and the ship capsized and sank to the bottom of the sea.
Fortunately, the player named Gerald Bick had a special item, [Underwater Breathing Device]. Its function was similar to the Water Repellent Pearl in China's myths and legends. It allowed the player to move underwater for a long time.
By chance, Bick discovered the sunken city of Atlantis. As a result, a large-scale plot mission was initiated that caused a sensation throughout Europe.
Gerald Bick was just the trigger. Hundreds of thousands of players participated in the mission. Basically, all the countries along the Mediterranean coast were involved in this plot mission.
In the end, the island of Atlantis rose from the bottom of the sea and took root in the Mediterranean Sea. The vanished Atlantis civilization also reappeared in the world.
The lucky Bick became the number one player among the Spanish players. His brilliance overshadowed that of the feudal lords.
Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.
Ouyang Shuo did not have a Water Repellent Pearl, but he had a mysterious partner — Little Green. In Friendship City, Little Green, who had swallowed the white lion's inner core, had woken up and evolved into a quasi-divine beast.
After this evolution, Little Green was completely reborn.
[Name]: Little Green (quasi-divine beast)
[Belonging]: Cliff Mountain City Territory Guardian Beast
[Race]: Black Jade Qilin (Qilin subspecies)
[Combat Power]: Gold (High quality)
[Talent]: Water Manipulation (Combat Power increases by 80 in the water, unimpeded in the sea)
[Skills]: Bloody Massacre (Increase Kill Value by 85), Sprint (Increase Attack Power by 85)
[Characteristics]: Deterrence (Increase territorial security by 35. Natural deterrence to sea beasts. Increase territorial security by 40), Guardian (Increase territorial defense by 25)
[Techniques]: Black Qilin Seven Transformations Hell Scripture
[Techniques and Skills]: Sky Strike (Shoots out a bolt of electricity that has a paralyzing effect)
[Evaluation]: An evil beast from ancient myths and legends. It is said to be the offspring of an evil dragon and a black qilin. It is ferocious in nature. Swallowed the inner core of the white lion and completed one evolution. Its bloodline was upgraded to a qilin subspecies. As a territory guardian beast, it can continue to activate the qilin bloodline and evolve again.
To be honest, Ouyang Shuo was surprised that Little Green did not evolve into a divine beast. It could only be said that compared to the qilin divine beast, a guardian beast like the white lion could only be considered a subspecies.
After all, the spirit of the old qilin that died on that nameless island had great magical powers. In comparison, the white lion's performance did not live up to its name.
There was a world of difference between divine beasts.
Because of this, although Little Green had swallowed the white lion's inner core, it had only evolved into a qilin subspecies. Fortunately, it was only one step away from becoming a real qilin.
Apart from its identity as a territory guardian beast, the Black Qilin Seven Transformations Hell Scripture that Little Green had learned at the Spirit Beast Pavilion was the key to Little Green's evolution.
The white lion's inner core was just a catalyst.
After this evolution, Little Green's attributes had undergone an earth-shattering change. Not only had it awakened the powerful talent [Water Manipulation], but its original skills and characteristics had also been greatly strengthened.
After the evolution, Little Green's title of "Overlord of the Sea" was even more true.
Therefore, to the current Little Green, diving into the sea was a piece of cake. The only difficulty was that Ouyang Shuo could not confirm the exact location of the Atlantis ruins.
Finding a submerged city in the vast sea was easier said than done.
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