The blue water laps against the wall of the triangular fishing boat.
These blue waters, which looked blue from a distance, suddenly lost their beauty when they were in front of them, and turned into a clear and ordinary appearance.
At this moment, the fishing boat had lowered its sail because no one was steering it. It had completely stopped and was drifting with the waves.
The crew members on the brown deck looked solemn, prostrated themselves on the ground, and murmured strange words that Colin had never heard before.
'Wait a minute... the prayers are still going on, it's not a good time to take action.' Colin took a soft breath and suppressed the desire to take action aroused by the speculation in his heart.
What if the young Ant really possesses some means or equipment that can disguise himself as a believer in a god, and it can help him cross the god's defense line?
There is no need to think too much, there is no reason for him to miss such a thing!
In the middle of the deck, what Ant and the others were worshiping at the moment was a statue of a strange goddess with a pale face.
Although she is a goddess, she does not look beautiful at all. The dripping blood is like some kind of thick mucus. It spreads from the top of the head along the long hair all over the body of the statue, forming a shell like a melting and flowing candle. The naked body is covered with
Everything is covered, even the graceful curves are covered under it.
On this dark red shell that can barely make out the human form, there are dozens of lifelike black bat statues lying greedily everywhere on the goddess, licking the blood.
It also makes it look far away, and even the human form cannot be seen.
"Whoa-whoa-, snap."
As the prayers continued, the murmurs of the believers on the boat gathered together and reached Colin's ears. Inexplicably, it sounded like the sound of liquid constantly surging and then falling to the hard ground.
Colin was shocked. He did not look more or listen to the prayers of the believers. He just found a corner where the surrounding environment would not change and quietly waited for the opportunity.
After about ten minutes, the afternoon prayer came to an end.
However, the afterglow of the solemn atmosphere on the ship has not dissipated. There is no conversation among the crew members. Like meticulous machines, they each walked back to their responsible positions and continued working.
The young Ant had long been accustomed to this scene, and he glanced at Anna and Old Jack beside him inconspicuously.
The three of them walked towards the captain's cabin together.
The captain's cabin is located in the middle and rear of the fishing boat. It is a small independent room that blocks the surrounding view. Most of the sailors who have been brainwashed by the gods are concentrated on the front deck of the fishing boat and will basically not come here unless there are special circumstances.
This is also the reason why Ant and Old Jack talked with confidence before.
"God help me..." Looking at the direction they were heading, Colin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and followed them leisurely.
So when Old Jack, who was walking at the end, closed the door of the captain's cabin and turned around, he was shocked to find that a stranger who did not belong to the Barcelona family suddenly appeared in the narrow captain's cabin.
Whoosh!
His old body instantly burst out with unparalleled strength and speed. He stepped out with his right foot and passed between Ant and Anna in the blink of an eye.
Then with a clanging sound from his right hand, he pulled out a rusty dagger from nowhere and held it across his chest, while his left hand blocked the Anna siblings behind them.
"Who is your Excellency?"
But the next second, after he saw clearly the dress of the strange visitor in front of him, he was suddenly startled and put away the dagger, and a trace of undetectable expectation lit up in the old eyes.
Ant was also stunned, his heart beating uncontrollably.
He didn't expect that in just a blink of an eye, a wizard would appear in front of him!
"Dear Lord Wizard, good afternoon, please forgive Old Jack for being rude."
But the girl Anna on the side reacted faster than them. She held her large robe in both hands and gave a slight salute and greeted them respectfully.
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"Good afternoon." Colin replied calmly, not paying attention to the old Jack who was leaning over him respectfully, nor did he go around in circles, and went straight to the topic:
"Both of the Basa family, do you have any means to disguise yourself as followers of gods?"
"Sir... do you know us?" Ant subconsciously asked after Colin revealed their identities.
Anna next to him slightly touched him with her foot.
His brother is really not mature enough. For this wizard to say such things, it is obviously more likely that he has been here for a long time...
She turned her head and took the initiative to take over the conversation and talk to Colin:
"Distinguished Lord Wizard, we can indeed disguise ourselves as believers of gods. Our father has a unique camouflage artifact - the Sighing Blood Crystal, which can simulate almost any breath, as long as it is one that has been truly seen."
"Sister Anna..." Ant's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect Anna to tell Colin everything so easily.
He subconsciously looked forward at Old Jack.
The great knight Old Jack also turned around at the right time. He told Ant with his eyes to be calm, and then waited for Colin's answer quietly like Anna.
He knew in his heart that what Miss Anna did was the right thing to do.
The wizard in front of me can penetrate this sea area controlled by the gods, so he must not be an easy person to deal with!
They do not have the status to talk to them as equals, let alone the qualifications to bargain and retain bargaining chips.
Frank cooperation is the only option.
Colin was a little surprised by the sobriety of the girl in front of him... You must know that not everyone can be so clear-headed in the face of hope in a desperate situation.
He originally thought that the people in front of him would make some demands or bargain with him...
However, cooperation will bring no harm to him... Colin's expression remained unchanged and he continued to ask:
"So, what's the cost of using this wonder?"
"Chest pain, depending on the strength of the target, there will be varying degrees of chest pain." Anna didn't hide it, she just paused and added,
"The Sighing Blood Crystal can disguise multiple targets at the same time. The disadvantage is that all targets will suffer the same amount of chest pain, while the user will suffer about 1.5 times the pain.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, taking ten targets as a ladder, for every ten targets exceeded, the pain of targets other than the user will increase five times, and the pain of the user will increase ten times.
"
Colin nodded slightly.
Strange object... He still clearly remembers the pain of dying when he escaped from the Scepter of Folly in the Elf Kingdom.
These things that look like bugs also have bug-like costs.
He vaguely realized that sighing at the chest pain caused by the blood crystal... seemed like a trivial price, but maybe it wasn't that simple behind the scenes!
However, there is no way now, choose the lesser of two evils.
The most important thing right now is to break through the gods' side and return to the wizard's side.
If the Sighing Blood Crystal is helpful for this, then even if there are hidden dangers, we can only use it bravely...
No matter what, it is much better than losing your life!
"Let me tell you the truth, I need the Sighing Blood Crystal. In exchange, I can satisfy your one request within my ability." He continued in a deep voice without any expression on his face.
As his voice fell, the captain's room suddenly fell silent.
There was a trace of panic on Ant's face. When Anna said about sighing for blood crystals... no, even when Colin asked the first question, he had already anticipated this situation.
Sighing the blood crystal...it is obviously impossible to save it.
His lips moved slightly, wanting to ask Colin to take them to escape from here.
But he was afraid that such a request would be too much and would ultimately result in nothing, so he could only purse his lips and remain silent.
"Sir, are you here to perform a mission in the sea?" After a moment of silence, Anna suddenly had the courage to speak. She wanted to confirm some information.
Colin shook his head.
After taking away the Sighing Blood Crystal, he will process the memories of the three ordinary people in front of him - this is just a small skill for a first-level wizard to use his mental power.
So there is no need to hide anything at this moment.
"If you want to use the Sighing Blood Crystal to sneak into Pahama Island, then I have to tell you that this is extremely difficult to achieve."
Seemingly feeling that Colin was not telling the truth, Anna paused and continued:
"This is partly because of the special defense mechanism of Pamaha Island...or, in other words, all islands controlled by gods.
You may not know that in the past few months, we have often seen wizards trying to sneak into Pamaha Island."
Having said this, Anna paused slightly, as if she was remembering something, and with a look of worry still on her face, she continued:
"But whether those wizards transform into birds or enter by boat disguised as believers, they will be accurately screened out by a certain mechanism. The moment they step onto the island, they will be hung up by invisible threads, and then in
It became a bloody 'firework' in mid-air."
After saying that, she looked at Colin, paused for a moment, and then said:
"On the other hand, it's also because of the shortcomings of the Sighing Blood Crystal."
"Flaw?" Colin frowned.
"Yes, defects."
"I don't know what your strength is, sir, but my father once told us that the user of the Sighing Blood Crystal can usually only be a high-level wizard apprentice at most... Otherwise, he will lose consciousness due to unbearable chest pain.
, or even fall into an eternal coma.”
As Anna spoke, she motioned to her brother Ant to take out the Sighing Blood Crystal that he wore on his chest.
Ant hesitated, but finally followed his sister's instructions and handed the Sighing Blood Crystal to Colin in front of him.
"Sir, if you don't believe it, you can try it yourself." She continued.
Colin carefully took the bright red crystal, and the texture in his palm made him immediately understand that this was the strange object.
However, he did not try rashly, but put away the blood crystal with his backhand, looked at the girl in front of him, and continued to ask:
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
The girl named Anna had said so much, and it was obvious that she was not just explaining. He already had a vague guess in his mind.
Seeing Colin's naked body, Anna bit her red lips subconsciously, finally showing a hint of weakness.
She paused, then looked at Ant beside her. She didn't choose to keep it secret anymore, and said:
"Sir, you are planning to cross the battle line and return to the area controlled by the wizards, right?"
Without waiting for Colin to answer, Anna continued:
"The degree of pain caused by the Sighing Blood Crystal is mainly based on the judgment of the user. If you let my brother follow you and use the Sighing Blood Crystal, the pain you endure will be reduced by at least five times... It will no longer make people lose.
consciousness."
"So-" She looked at Colin and asked word by word:
"Sir, you may consider bringing my younger brother with you. He has the strength of an intermediate knight and is also a junior wizard apprentice. I won't say that he can help you, but at least he won't hold you back too much."
"Sister Anna!" Ant was startled for a moment, then realized what he was doing and subconsciously shouted in a low voice.
But Anna didn't answer, she just lowered her head and waited quietly for Colin's answer, as did old Jack beside her.
Ant is the only hope for the Barcelona family now.
Now that they finally met a wizard, they had to seize this opportunity, so much so that they only dared to ask for Ant to be taken away.
When Colin heard this, he fell into silence.
Anna's request was very obvious, that is, she wanted the young man in front of her to leave this place.
"I have no way to guarantee that I can successfully lead him across the front line." He said softly.
"It doesn't matter, sir." Anna smiled, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth made her face seem to be deliberately smeared with dirt, and her outstanding appearance could no longer be concealed... like a white lotus emerging from the mud, pure and bright.
She continued: "Anyway, even if we stay here, we may not be able to hide forever... We will always be exposed."
"Let Ant follow you. At least... the camouflage of the Sighing Blood Crystal will give you a little more confidence when crossing the defense line. Ordinary detection mechanisms are usually unable to see through the camouflage of the Sighing Blood Crystal.
And Ant's disappearance will not attract any attention... This is the sea, and we are just fishermen now. It is the most common thing to go out for a trip and come back with a few less."
Colin said nothing, weighing it carefully in his mind.
Ant on the side seemed to be unable to accept the choice of escaping alone, and shouted in a panic:
"Sister Anna... with the help of the elves, the wizards on the front line have clearly gained an advantage! I heard that the next step is to recapture the seven islands in the south!
Once we regain the important war sites like the Seven Islands, I think it won’t take long to advance to our place..."
Ant's words were like thunder, suddenly interrupting Colin's thoughts.
"Help from the elves?" He suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart and asked in a deep voice.
Ant was obviously startled by his tone and said:
"Yes, sir, don't you know?"
"The legendary long-lost elves reappeared not long ago. Just like a thousand years ago, they formed allies with wizards and came to the front line to jointly resist the divine disaster that once again swept the world..."
"With the help of them, especially the tree elves, the wizard side finally turned around and pushed the front a lot forward. I heard that dozens of islands have been recovered!"
"And the next step is to sword the most critical hub in the southern sea area, the seven southern islands!"