The accurately calculated and divided clock scale has no way of affecting the passage of time.
Just like the current in this vast ocean, it rolls forward without being deflected by anyone's will.
The Windless One and several of its escort ships are currently heading towards a busy port on the east side of the Goddess Plain at a steady speed. In the original plan, the Windless One was not supposed to proceed at this port.
Instead of docking, we should head towards the coastal waters of the Black River Principality.
After all, there are still a group of passengers who need to board the ship at the largest port in the Black River Principality and rush to Merlin Lehe.
But now, after this series of strange events happened on the Windless One, everyone believes that returning to land now must be the most correct choice.
Compared to the panic-stricken Windless One, the armored ship responsible for guarding it and the sailors on the ship seemed much calmer.
As professional soldiers, they are always confident in the ships they are on and the various weapons they can control. On this point, they have a common language with those army soldiers.
"The weather should be good in the next few days, right? Why do you want to change the course suddenly?"
"Who knows, maybe there are some important people on the Windless One who can't get used to the boat and want to go back to land and walk on their own feet."
On the armored ship "Silver Shield", several sailors who had just been rotated were blowing the wind and chatting on the side of the ship. They were all naval soldiers of the Principality of Bult, but now, their uniforms had additional Merlin
and the Legal Committee logo, which means that they can now be regarded as members of the extra-staff team of the Legal Committee.
For those Vanen "elites" with various statuses who boarded the Windless One, these soldiers of the Principality who were born in the civilian class basically did not have much affection. Most of them came from ordinary families, and most of their parents were tailors.
, miner, farmer or fisherman.
It is not easy to make these people have a good impression of nobles and officials.
A sailor looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he took out half a pack of cigarettes from a hidden pocket of his uniform, which made their chat more relaxed and lively.
An older sailor tugged on his collar, blew out two streams of smoke through his nose, and then sighed: "Judging from the course, we might dock at noon the day after tomorrow, and we don't know how long we will stay.
, I also want to go ashore for a walk."
"Don't think about it. Military regulations won't give you a chance to leave the port. Those mages are keeping a damn tight eye on you. They only follow one set of methods in everything they do."
The companion next to him sneered, then raised his chin and asked jokingly: "What? Can't hold it in anymore? Do you want to find a woman?"
"Why do you speak so harshly?"
The old sailor wrinkled his nose, but his serious expression lasted less than two seconds, and then he also laughed: "Oh, I was already on vacation, if it weren't for that bullshit Black Sun and Merlin
According to the request of the gentlemen, I should have been happy in Lanzao Port instead of blowing wind with you on the sea!"
"If you really have this idea, you might as well hope that everything will be normal. Let's hurry to the Black River Principality, or simply go directly to Merlin Lehe...I heard people say that the scenery there is a hundred times better than Lanzao Port!"
As soon as this topic was mentioned, the sailors who were leaning next to them in boredom suddenly gathered together. The man who distributed cigarettes before even took out an extra cigarette and gave it to this "well-informed man"
"The guy, I hope he can elaborate on things related to "style".
"Come here, come here. I'll speak in a lower voice."
The well-informed sailor waved, and after everyone gathered around him, he said in a mysterious tone: "In recent days, many refugees have migrated to towns and principalities that are close to the northern border...
…It’s not easy to survive in a foreign country, so…”
He held a cigarette in his mouth and made a weird "you know" expression to everyone, and then added: "These refugees are basically from the north, and the young girls among them are very... well, famous."
"You mean a lot of St. Steele escaped?"
"It's not just 'a lot', it should be 'a lot'!"
The sailor corrected: "Think about it, even places like Merlinle and places like this can't completely ban those northern women who 'do business'. You know, those mages used to dislike them the most."
It’s this kind of thing, but now, they can only turn a blind eye!”
"Hey, is there such a thing?"
A young man did not believe this statement. He questioned: "I know the mages in our hometown. They have no taboos or particularities about this kind of thing. They go to taverns and keep lovers a lot!"
"So I'm talking about Merlin Leho!"
The experienced old sailor raised his eyebrows disdainfully: "Do you know what they call Merlin Lehe? It is a holy place of magic and learning, and the center of belief in the goddess Mer! In the past, who would have dared to go there?
What kind of things are discussed in a place like this?”
At this moment, everyone present could not help but nod their heads, this was indeed true.
Being able to make a group of conservative, old-fashioned mages and scholars give in, this can indeed prove that Merlin Lehe has accepted a considerable number of refugees in a very short period of time in the past, and when these young and restless soldiers think of those who have braved the severe cold and low temperature
, a northern woman who still has to try hard to show off her charm to others, can't help but her cheeks get hot and her heart beats faster.
However, at times like this, there will always be spoilers who pop up.
The young man who had raised the question curled his lips and shook his head. He was a very typical Bolt, born in a fisherman family by the sea, and had his own views on love and loyalty, so he retorted:
"It's very difficult and pitiful for those women. They may already have their own families or lovers, but now they are forced to do these things..."
The soldiers fell into a brief silence, but then burst into laughter. One person put his hand around the young man's shoulder and asked: "Okay, okay, you have to understand that not everyone on this ship is
There’s a fiancée!”
The young man still insisted on his point of view: "This is not a fiancee issue..."
"Listen, listen, your time on the ship is too short. You have no idea what it's like to be floating on the sea continuously for a year and a half."
The older soldier shook his head and explained: "You feel more comfortable right now. This is completely your illusion. Over time, you may regard the fish you caught as your 'fiancée'!"
The moment this strange sentence was uttered, the veterans who had been on the ship for quite some time and had heard many bizarre stories burst into laughter, and the topic immediately started from St. Steele, the North and the Black Sun.
Ran away on themes such as association.
This is a tacit understanding between them.
Instead of discussing these heavy topics that may bring you a sense of crisis and uneasiness, it is better to talk about something else.
Soon, the bored sailors began to talk about the interesting things they heard and saw during their rotation.
"At noon today, I heard that Lieutenant Balai and Lieutenant Sluker had a quarrel and almost started a fight."
"Two lieutenants quarreling? What could they quarrel about?"
"I wasn't at the scene either. I heard what others said... It is said that Lieutenant Balai used a telescope to observe the sea in the distance as a routine. Then he suddenly said that he had observed a huge reef on the route ahead and thought that our ships should immediately
Turn to avoid!"
"Sea reef? Here?"
Someone in the audience immediately shook their heads: "Are you kidding? In our sea area, if he says he sees an island, I might still believe it. How can a single reef appear?"
"Lieutenant Sluker thought the same way. He thought it must be a mistake or dazzling, but Lieutenant Balai quickly confirmed it again, saying that there was indeed a large green rock on the route..."
"Bullshit."
The audience shook their heads: "So what then?"
"Lieutenant Sluker snatched his telescope to check the sea surface, but of course there was nothing... He questioned Lieutenant Balai's eyes and common sense, and the two of them quarreled and almost fisted."
"It's me and I doubt it, the reef is still green... maybe my eyes are turning green after holding it in for a long time!"
The simple young sailor from before felt a little bored listening to these discussions. He turned around, looked at the sea in the evening and yawned. Due to fatigue, some tears seeped out from the corners of his eyes with his movements, so
He raised his hand and gently wiped it away.
But at this moment, a strange shadow appeared at the edge of his field of vision.
He instinctively looked in the direction of the shadow.
Then he saw that diagonally in front of him, on the sea far away from the "Silver Shield" armored ship, there was a shadow with a strange outline looming in the waves, because the sky was dim and the distance was far away.
Because of this, the young man could not accurately see the details of the shadow. He only felt that its surface was green as if there were a lot of algae attached to it.
Such a discovery made him a little dazed, so he instinctively rubbed the corners of his eyes, then squinted his eyes again and looked in the direction of the shadow.
At this moment, he saw the strange shadow sinking directly into the deep sea, but in just a few seconds, there was no trace left on the sea surface.
"What is that? A whale? Or am I dazzled?"
He felt a little confused.
However, facing his companions who were still chatting, he did not want to cause any ridicule or displeasure due to this uncertain discovery. Therefore, the young man buried the strange scene that had just passed by into his stomach.
.
"Another peaceful and boring day..."
The young sailor sighed silently in his heart.
…
"Let's call these monsters 'skin bugs'... Maybe at first, we would have some preconceptions based on their appearance, but now I can confirm that they are definitely not so-called 'bugs'!"
After half a day of research, scholar Le Geer, who has a good understanding of marine magical creatures, came to some preliminary conclusions. Facing Shuge, Weilin and other mages, he acted very confident, which was different from what he had done under house arrest before.
The room was filled with runny noses and tears, and they looked completely different from each other.
"This is very incredible. Although they were found on the backs of dwarves, their limbs and body structure do not look like pure 'parasites' at all."
With the help of Wei Lin's mage, a "skinworm" that was used as a research sample was slowly turned over, so that its abdomen was directly exposed to everyone.
Legere pointed to the weak swinging limbs and said, "Look, the arrangement of their limbs is fundamentally different from that of ordinary insects."
Along with Le Geer's explanation, another mage's hand floated over and gently moved the tentacles on the abdomen of the "skin bugs". Then the next moment, everyone saw these insects that looked very similar to ordinary insects.
The "limbs" loosened quickly, and many people, including Xiuge, realized that these so-called "limbs" were actually made of a large number of hair-like tentacles twisted together!
When these black tentacles are completely loosened and drooped down, the appearance of the "skin bugs" completely changes - they look like a piece of human skin with countless hairs extending out!
"It's amazing, right...but it's just the beginning."
As he spoke, Scholar Lege picked up a glass of water and slowly poured it on the "skin bug", and the "tentacles" hanging down from the skin bug's abdomen immediately began to swing in a special posture.
Although they are extremely light, driven by some strange power, they can be as neat as black waves.
This was not over yet. Following Legere's instructions, the "skin bug" was thrown directly into a large tank filled with water. Then people saw that this weird bug was directly in the tank.
It started swimming inside, and its movements were very flexible. Those slender and dense tentacles seemed to form several flexible "fins". Each regular swing allowed it to move as it pleased.
Immediately afterwards, Le Geer took some fresh blood from the side and put it into the sink. As a result, the swimming "skinworm" became more active. Everyone saw that its flexible black tentacles were clearly visible.
It completely relaxed, and the blood-colored seawater was continuously sucked into the body, and then quickly discharged from the tentacles. As this process progressed, the blood color in the water tank quickly faded, and there was no trace left.
"I am here to remind you that the water I used throughout the entire process is seawater."
Scholar Le Geer gently knocked on the sink: "These things... they are simply born aquatic creatures. Perhaps the previous parasitism was just a means of hiding and survival that they had to do."