The 10,000-meter-deep seabed is so far away from the surface that no light can shine down. There are countless luminous marine creatures swimming in the deep sea, including deep-sea lantern fish hundreds of meters long, fluorescent jellyfish the size of aquariums, and red and transparent king squid.
..With a dark blue background and colorful marine life swimming happily, this underwater world is like a night sky with bright stars.
Compared with the fierce storm whirlpool on the sea surface, this underwater world is as stable as an isolated paradise, quiet and peaceful. If it weren't for the shipwrecks all over the seabed, the silence here would make people feel inexplicably peaceful.
There is a ruined wall in the center of this whirlpool seabed. From a distance, it is a magnificent city. A section of the twenty- to thirty-meter-high white stone city wall can still be exposed in the water, and the houses and buildings in the city are soaked in water.
In the water, the water is crystal clear, and there are many colorful fish swimming leisurely in the water...
Raymond looked up at the 10,000-meter-high whirlpool sea wall. Suddenly another question came to his mind and he asked: "Um... Anna, how are we going to get up there later?"
"Of course I'd better take the whirlpool out..."
Anna raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and said with a trace of reminiscence: "Back then, my ancestor Campbell accidentally entered this place by mistake, and luckily saved a life... Then he survived and observed here for several months, and then he completely understood these things.
The law of huge sea cyclones...So, how we can get in is how we can get out..."
After saying this, Raymond felt relieved.
Obviously, the biggest treasure under the sea is not the sunken ships, but the mysterious city not far away.
He looked at the ruins half-submerged in the water not far away, showing a slightly shocked expression, and asked: "The ruins your ancestors mentioned are this ancient city?"
"yes."
Anna said: "According to the information left by my ancestors, this ancient city is called 'City of Pombels'. It was a city built specifically to worship the Temple of Poseidon in the Age of Gods..."
After a pause, she pointed to the only building in the center of the city that was not soaked by sea water, and said with great piety: "That is the [Temple of Matiana], dedicated to Lord Tiaz, the God of the Sea. This is a person in charge."
The god of the sea, storms, fisheries and wealth, he was also worshiped as the patron god of navigators.”
"Oh... this is a temple dedicated to the sea god? Tiaz... the name of this god is a bit unfamiliar..."
Sudden,
Raymond looked at the temple from a distance, his pupils slowly expanded, and he felt vaguely in a daze.
He was used to seeing skyscrapers in his previous life, and he had never felt that a building could make people awe... But the temple in front of him, just looking at it from a distance, made people feel extremely sacred... even
This gives people an even more unattainable and illusory feeling than the "Mountain Turtle Temple" hidden in the Daniger volcano. It gives people a very strange sense of humility, like looking up at a towering cloud.
The shocking giant suddenly makes people feel small and humble...
"Is there really such a powerful existence in the world..."
Just one glance made Raymond fall into an illusion of self-doubt, as if people couldn't help but bow to the feet of the mysterious giant...
At this moment, Ilya beside him suddenly spoke.
"Hey...this temple actually still has divinity left..."
Her eyes were filled with brilliance. She stared at the direction of the temple in the distance, as if she could see some tricks, and exclaimed: "It's really surprising. A complete temple from the mythological period can still be found now! This is
A real miracle, a place visited by the ancient gods..."
Raymond was startled, as if he had woken up from some strange state. He looked at the system prompts, which showed a "shocked" state.
He asked: "What happened to me just now?"
"Nothing, no matter who sees this kind of miracle, they will be more or less affected by divinity..."
A layer of mist appeared in Ilya's eyes, and he added: "The standards of this temple are still very high...I am afraid that it is dedicated to a very high-status god in the period of the gods."
"Yes...the higher the specifications of the ruins, the more amazing the treasures, and the greater the danger..."
Raymond muttered something silently in his mind, not daring to be careless at all. It would definitely not be that simple when it comes to the ruins of "Devil Fruit" and "Ancient Weapon".
He didn't sense any particularly strange aura in his sensory perception, so he still asked one more question, "Ilya, do you feel any danger?"
"No."
Ilya shook his head, frowned slightly, and said: "There are a few big guys in the deep sea, but they seem to be still dormant... If you don't disturb them, there will be no problem."
Listening to her relaxed tone, Raymond also breathed a sigh of relief. It was probably not dangerous, "Then... let's go over and take a look?"
"OK."
Ilya had a look of expectation on his face. He didn't know what he thought of. A glimmer of light flashed in his crystal eyes and he said: "I also want to see what kind of powerful existence the gods of the age of gods are... This complete
In the temple, there may be some records of the truth about the fall of the gods..."
At this moment, Raymond felt that his ideological awareness should be improved. Anna came for the dream, Ilya came for the history of annihilation, and he alone came for the treasure.
Um...
I am just a layman,
The kind of vulgar person who loves money, sex, and freedom...
Raymond has a very clear positioning of himself.
He thought for a while, but still couldn't resist the temptation of the treasure, and asked: "Then let's... go there in a small boat?"
"No."
At this time, Anna on the side shook her head and said: "My ancestors once said that one must be pious enough to the temple in order to be blessed by the God of the Ocean. Taking a boat is blasphemy to the gods, so we have to swim there."
Hearing this, Raymond was a little surprised: "Anna, you actually believe in gods?"
Human beings in the steam age believed in science, and few believed in the existence of gods.
"Yes... Our ancestor prayed day and night in front of the 'Martiana Temple' before he could escape from the 'Nightmare' alive. He also firmly believed that it was because he received the blessing of the Poseidon... Therefore, our Campbell family has been
Where are the devout followers of Lord Tiaz, the God of the Sea..."
Anna said with a sweet smile, "Let's go, Captain, let's go find the treasure given by Poseidon..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she took off her coat, jumped lightly, and jumped gracefully into the clear sea. She fell into the water with a splash, and the water splashed lightly, like a swaying mermaid swimming in the sea for a long time before risking her life.
He turned his head and swam towards the city sunk in the sea not far away.
"Sister Anna, wait for me..."
Seeing this, Ilya on the side also jumped into the water with his beautiful eyes shining with impatience.
"Hey...you guys..."
Raymond originally wanted to say that he should be careful when exploring the ruins, but the two women had already swam a long way happily. He shook his head slightly and jumped into the sea.
Gulev was injured, so he stayed on the ship to greet his subordinates to salvage the treasures from the sunken ship. Lulu didn't go to the temple either. He believed in science and had respect for the ruins with real miracles, but he didn't have much interest.
, and stayed on the ship.
...
Raymond soon caught up with Anna and Ilya, and the three of them swam in the water as if they were flying over the city.
The three of them quickly swam to the edge of the city, passed through the city gate like an arch bridge, and entered this underwater city covered with a mysterious veil.
The entire city was built with white stone, and the water was so clear that even the chiseled marks on the stones paving the streets were clearly visible. The seawater rippled, as if the entire city was emitting light blue fluorescence, which was breathtakingly beautiful.
The buildings in the city are densely packed and well organized.
Domes, stone carvings, arches, fountains, gardens, monasteries... blacksmith shops, inns, herbal medicine shops, baths, opera houses... and unique residential buildings...
It can be imagined that countless years ago, this city was bustling and bustling with people.
This is a very well-preserved ancient human city.
This made Raymond have a question in his mind. Was it the subsidence that caused the city to sink to the bottom of the sea, or was it the rising sea water that secretly hid the city in the depths of the ocean?
After being soaked in seawater for countless years, traces of human inactivity have been annihilated in the years. Raymond sneaked into those houses and found nothing of value except for some pottery pots with a strong style of ancient civilization.
...
Not long after,
Raymond and the other three crossed the city and swam to the foot of the temple.
And the "Devil Fruit" and "Shangu Weapon" mentioned by Anna's ancestor are in front of this [Martiana Temple].
Huge stone pillars of one hundred and eight meters high form a towering building with a square dome. This is the tallest building in the "City of Pombels" and the only building that has not been soaked by sea water.
The three of them stepped on the steps, and within two steps, Anna discovered the golden button placed on the stone steps.
"Oh my God, look!"
She held it in her hand, covered her mouth and exclaimed: "This is the family crest of my Campbell family! This... must have been placed here by our ancestors back then!"
Navigation adventurers all have a little habit. When they explore some ruins that no one has ever set foot on, they will carry markers with them and leave them in a conspicuous location of the ruins to show "visit here". This is
Adventurers respect history and cultural relics.
Seeing this physical marker, the fantasy adventures and sailing stories of Campbell's ancestors seemed to have become tangible history.
They could imagine that there was a great adventurer who, like them today, stepped onto the steps of the temple and placed a button with his name on the steps with his own hands.
This is a sacred ceremony...
...
"I didn't expect that I would be able to find the footprints left by my ancestors in this life..."
Anna's crystal eyes sparkled, and she couldn't hide the excitement in her heart.
She thought for a while, then solemnly took out a gold brooch engraved with Anna Campbell's name from the storage ring.
"Your Majesty, Lord Tiaz, the great sea god, your devout believer, Anna Campbell, a twelfth generation descendant of the Campbell family, is here..."
She had a sacred look on her face, as if she was performing some kind of ritual. She placed the brooch and gold coins on the steps, clasped her hands together, and silently prayed something.
Not long after,
After Anna finished everything, she smiled and said to Raymond and the others: "You can also leave a souvenir... This kind of magical and challenging sea area will never be visited again in this life.
It’s time for future generations to know that several adventurers have been here..."
"Okay~"
Naturally, Ilya happily complied.
"oh."
Raymond thought for a while, followed Anna's example, and solemnly placed a gold coin with his name engraved on it on the steps.
This world, I, Raymond, have come to visit.
...
One day after countless years, a great adventurer will step into this ruins again and pick up this gold coin with the name of "One Piece" Raymond who once shook an era; of course, there is also the gold coin that represents the steam age.
The brooch of Miss Anna Campbell, the greatest navigator... and the hairpin of a certain Miss Snake who is famous for her beauty...