The "Mirror Sea" only exists in the legends of the giants, and there is no mark on this magical sea on the sea charts.
Legend has it that a race of giants once lost their way in a storm, and then arrived at a magical sea area where the sea surface was like a mirror. Looking down at the sea, the ships seemed to be floating in the sky. The sky was the sea, and the sea was also the sky.
For thousands of years, there have been legends about the man who strayed into that sea area. There have also been many sightings of ships sailing in the mirror-like ocean.
Said to be sailing, it is more like flying in the sky. There are many shadows on the boat, as if there is a prosperous civilization in the sea. People can't tell whether the lights and shadows seen in the sea are mirages, or whether there is really a dreamlike country on the bottom of the sea.
The legend of the "Mirror Sea" gradually spread among the giants.
But no one knows how to get there, or where that magical sea is.
...
Raymond and the others had the [Endless Pointer] of the original "One Piece Fleet" in their hands. Anna deduced the way to the "Mirror Sea" based on the navigation experience accumulated by her Campbell family for generations.
The "Golden Ghost" has been sailing along the shadow of the "Tongtian Sacred Tree" at three o'clock in the afternoon. According to the voyage, they have roughly "climbed" to the very high branches of the Sacred Tree.
Unknowingly, they came to this mirror-like sea.
This sea area is very calm, there are no rough waves, the breeze is gentle, and there is a kind of tranquility and comfort everywhere.
Fat Cat: "Wow...that's amazing! I really want to go swimming..."
Nicole: "It's better not to go into the water. It always feels like you will fall from the sky if you jump..."
Saul: "Yeah, I feel a little dizzy and my feet are weak..."
"..."
Everyone in the ghost group was lying on the fence, discussing excitedly.
The strange thing is that when they looked down at this "mirror sea" that clearly reflected the entire sky, they didn't see their own shadow, nor the shadow of the boat!
The waves caused by the ship's sailing were as clear as air waves, and the entire ship seemed to be floating at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
"Could this mirror sea be a sophisticated restriction like the Giant Ancestral Land?"
Raymond's face was also full of curiosity. This was the first time he heard about and witnessed such a magical sea area.
Except for microwaves, their vision could not capture any reference objects that made them feel like they were sailing on the sea. The visual senses unconsciously fed back a "sense of weightlessness" to his brain. Looking at the sea, it felt like he was thousands of meters high in the sky.
Makes your legs weak.
His reason knew that they were sailing on the sea, but his senses kept reminding him that they were in "heaven"!
This height...if they were really in the sky, if they fell down, no matter how strong they were, they would probably be a bunch of crushed tomatoes.
Everyone's eyes were full of excitement, showing fear of the unknown and a strong sense of anticipation for exploration.
At this time, Raymond asked: "Anna, how should we go now... Where is the secret realm of the elves?"
"The boiler is out, wait!"
Anna smiled mysteriously, pointed to the [Endless Pointer] on her wrist, and said quietly: "There is a proverb in the ancient books of the giants: When day and night change, the gate of the Sky City will open wide..."
From just now, she has been paying attention to the direction of the pointer.
The pointer was still turning in the direction before, but now... it is pointing straight to the sky.
Obviously, it was from here that the "Pirate King's Fleet" entered the mysterious "Castle in the Sky"!
Thor on the side grew up listening to those legends. He roughly guessed something and interjected: "In the past, our old man from the Titan tribe once said that this 'Sea of Mirrors' might be an ancient place with extremely clever installations.
Restrictions...are either formed naturally or created by some ancient powers, but only by knowing the correct way can one enter the legendary 'City in the Sky'..."
After hearing this, Raymond also showed a flash of surprise and said: "The route we sailed along the shadow of the sacred tree before is the route into the 'Sea of Mirrors'? And then this Sea of Mirrors is also the route of the 'City in the Sky'.
door?"
After a pause, his eyes were filled with mist, and he sighed with emotion: "Tsk, tsk, it's really a wonderful restriction. It turns out that the 'Treasure Tree' can really climb to the top using this method..."
Raymond was very curious. Anna said that if you wait for the right time, the door to the "City in the Sky" will open. What magical scene will appear then?
A door suddenly appears between heaven and earth?
Or maybe a whirlpool or something appeared, taking them to some magical secret realm?
In that secret realm, are there really living a group of high-level elves that have been inherited from ancient civilizations?
Each doubt turned into a passionate thirst for knowledge about the unknown, making everyone full of expectations for this adventure in an unknown and secret place.
...
"I have a hunch that we will definitely encounter more magical things!"
Anna said to everyone with a smile, her tone unable to conceal her excitement.
"This mysterious and exciting sense of anticipation is simply wonderful."
Although she figured out how to get to the 'City in the Sky', she still didn't know what they would face in the future.
Thinking of this, Anna said energetically: "It is said that when the door to the secret realm is opened, the sky and ocean will be turned upside down..."
Fat Cat scratched his head and looked at the sky with a naive expression: "The sky and the ocean will be turned upside down? Are you saying...our ship will fly?"
Anna shook her head slightly and said: "I don't understand it either..."
Hearing this, Colin on the side interjected: "It will definitely not fly. From a physics point of view, we are more likely to fall..."
Nicole also agreed with Colin's statement and explained from a scientific perspective: "It is said that someone saw a large ship floating in the sea. It should be a mirage caused by light and shadow refraction. Since the existence of civilization has been confirmed in the secret realm, then the greatest possibility is that
Those boats are just like us, floating in this extremely clear water..."
Hearing this, Thor pursed his lips and did not agree with this scientific explanation: "But...it is said that those big ships can really 'fly'. Not only the ships, but also some people have seen flying ones."
Big fish and boats travel side by side, and there are even floating cities..."
Lulu was obviously in favor of scientific analysis and said: "There are many fish that can fly briefly in the sea. I also feel that no matter how magical the secret realm is, it must not violate the 'Law of Gravity'..."
"I rather believe that those ships can really fly..."
Anna's eyes were blurred, and she said with longing: "Such a magical secret place must have its own magic..."
Jiji: "Zhizhizhizhi..." (Note: King Jiji also wants to fly...)
Raymond listened to his friends laughing and arguing, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
This is the greatest pleasure of sailing adventure. Everyone is like waiting for the "lottery draw", looking forward to the upcoming unknown journey.
The unknown is the source of fear, but exploring the unknown is also the "lighthouse" that leads the progress of human civilization.
After arguing for a long time, the two idealistic and materialist factions failed to reach a conclusion.
At this time, they looked at Raymond and asked: "Captain, what do you think? Can the ship really fly?"
"We'll know when we get in, right?"
Raymond responded with a smile, no matter what the situation was, it would be a very unforgettable and special journey in his life.
Having come this far and seeing such scenery, they are already different from 99.99% of the people in the world of navigation.
After a pause, he continued: "Everyone should be ready for battle... If this 'city in the sky' is really the secret realm of elves, it may be dangerous..."
Everyone responded: "I understand, Captain!"
...
Everyone in the "ghost group" was chatting and kicking on the deck. Fat Cat prepared a sumptuous meal, and everyone ate and drank to their heart's content.
They watched the sun slowly set on the horizon, leaving a patch of red clouds on the horizon.
As night falls, the blue sky turns into a sky full of stars, and the sea is also filled with silvery lights. The "Golden Ghost" seems to be drifting in the dazzling Milky Way...
At a certain moment, suddenly!
Anna watched as the [Endless Pointer] pointing to the sky in her hand suddenly turned 180 degrees and pointed to the vertical seabed!
She exclaimed excitedly: "Captain, everyone, it's time! Let's go!"
Everyone: "Okay!"
Anna: "The ship enters submersible mode and enters the water!"
Anna gave an order, and the "Golden Ghost" changed from the whale form to the toad form, and entered the submersible mode. After the hatch was closed, the iron toad jumped into the air, and then plunged into the "Mirror Sea".
The original sea surface was like a membrane holding the entire ship floating on the sea surface...
But because of this leap, a certain balance was broken.
It was as if I heard a "wave" sound, like the sound of bubbles bursting.
After that layer of "seawater membrane" was penetrated, a magical scene appeared!
The iron toad plunged into the water, and the buoyancy of the seawater became stronger and stronger, as if it was trying to repel it.
But when all the ships were submerged in the sea, the buoyancy of the seawater that was supposed to repel the iron toad suddenly disappeared, and then everyone felt a strong sense of weightlessness, as if they were about to fall freely from the sky...
It’s not like it’s true, it’s true!
After the "Golden Ghost" penetrated the restriction on the sea surface, it really passed through a "gate" and appeared in the sky of another world!
The world here is like the stars at dusk and night, and the world over there is the dawn of dawn.
"Wow...Captain, no, we really fell from the sky!"
"Quick, start gliding mode..."
"Captain, look, there is an island floating in the sky over there, and there seems to be a building on it..."
"Captain, why is there a water balloon floating in the air over there? Moreover, there are actually fish swimming in the water balloon?"
"Come and look, that big fish really looks like a bird, flying in the sky!"
"What's going on with us now? How come I suddenly ended up in the sky?"
"..."
Everyone on the Iron Toad was shouting excitedly.
No one expected that they passed through the forbidden barrier and suddenly appeared in the sky, truly appearing above the clouds!
The wind roared in the ears, and the weightless feeling of falling rapidly made people nervous and excited at the same time.
After the "Golden Ghost" spread out its gliding wings, everyone's feet felt solid again, and the feeling of weightlessness eased.
Looking out from the observation deck of the cockpit, everyone saw a dreamlike world.
This is a magical world, with islands of various sizes floating in the sky, lush and lush, with birds flying, and waterfalls hanging in the sky; there is also a huge water polo like a "lake", with colorful fish swimming in the water polo.
Swim freely...
Occasionally, a swimming fish playfully jumps out of the water polo and falls into the water polo below with a pop, or disappears into the depths of the clouds at the end of the field of vision...
What's even more surprising is that they actually saw a big fish flying in the sky!
Those big fish with glittering scales have a pair of crystal fins like wings. They swim happily in the air in groups, creating circles of transparent ripples like waves behind them...
The smoke and clouds are lingering, the light is floating, and the rainbow is like a bridge connecting the white clouds, just like a fairyland!
The howling wind all around made Raymond sure that they were indeed falling in the sky. There was no problem with gravity, but there was also a problem with the air...
Therefore, those "flying fish" in the air are particularly bizarre.
They don't flap their wings like birds, but like swimming in the water. With a slight flick of their tails, they can swim very far... It seems that they are not affected by gravity, and they are not affected by gravity.
Or are they like aerostats, with air bags inside their bodies that can float?
Just when everyone felt they were overwhelmed by the scenery in front of them, Colin on the side said seriously: "Captain, we must choose to land as soon as possible. Otherwise, even if it is gliding, the kinetic energy will be too great, and the ship will suffer a strong impact when it lands...
"
Raymond nodded in approval, pointed to an island not far away, and said, "Let's land on that island over there first!"
There is obviously a cluster of residential buildings with a unique style on the island, which looks like a small town. But from what I can tell from what I have seen and heard, Sebaqi senses that there is no "Qi" on the island, and it has obviously been abandoned for a long time.
...
"Wow...it's so exciting..."
"Hahaha, it's really the 'City in the Sky'. There is actually a city in the sky!"
"It's so magical. A city is floating in the sky... It turns out that the legends are all true. The flying fish, the island city floating in the sky, everything is true..."
"..."
Anna's pretty face looked nervous and frightened just now when the iron toad fell into the water. But now when she saw this magical "City in the Sky" landscape, she immediately became very excited, almost
I went out to have fun in person without opening the hatch...
Moreover, Sol, Lulu, Colin, Nicole, Sha Mao... were all the same, nervous and excited, with excited faces.
"Zhizhizhi..."
Even Jiji’s tricked monkey, covering his eyes with his paws and leaving gaps between his fingers, looked like he was scared but wanted to see.
"Hey, hey... aren't you worried about our situation?"
Raymond rolled his eyes, feeling quite helpless. He listened to the howling and howling of his companions around him, and felt that these guys were a little too nervous.
Fortunately, the Iron Toad has a gliding function.
If not...
If the sky in this secret realm were normal, they would probably have to fall down like this. No matter where they fell, whether on the sea or the ground, at such a high height, they would be destined to be shattered to pieces.
Unexpectedly, there are floating islands floating in the sky here!
...
"Bang!"
After a few breaths, there was a loud noise.
The Iron Toad landed smoothly, landing on the only island with a building that they saw during their descent.
This floating island is not large, estimated to be only one square kilometer.
There are hundreds of Gothic spire buildings on the island, which are not gorgeous, but full of beauty. Reverse white stone reliefs and colorful color combinations can be seen everywhere. The entire building complex gives people a very delicate beauty, like every detail.
They are all carved just right.
This place looks like a human town, but most of the buildings are damaged, and there are craters and weapon cuts on the walls, which look like traces left after a fierce battle.
The traces were very new, and Raymond estimated that the town was abandoned in the past year or two.
"Captain, this is really the architectural style of the elves..."
Everything is new to Anna.
Most navigators are polymaths and historians, and they know much more about ancient civilizations than ordinary people.
She carefully looked at the architectural styles of the houses in the town, and then said: "It seems that we have really arrived at the legendary secret realm of the high elves."
"Um."
Raymond nodded, at least he found the right place.
When he first entered this secret realm, he found that the [Lucky Necklace] around his neck exuded a cold aura, as if it echoed the feeling of this world.
Colin on the side looked carefully at the crater left on the wall and analyzed: "Captain, this is a crater left by a gunpowder gun. It looks like it was triggered by a crude fire system. The technological level of the two warring parties should not be too high...
.But these arrows shot through the wall, and they should have mastered very good archery skills..."
Raymond nodded. As a game professional trainer, he knew the talents of each race very well, and said: "The elves are gifted with high agility and high elemental affinity. Their race is also rich in top archers, assassins and mages. The warring party should
They are the elves, and those on the other side using muskets are probably their enemies."
After a pause, he continued: "Look carefully, everyone, to see if you can find something on the map. I think we have to find a way to figure out where we are now..."
Hearing this, Anna blinked: "Yeah...it seems so!"
After the excitement, everyone discovered an embarrassing thing.
They seem to be trapped.
The Iron Toad can glide, but it can't really fly.
In this dilapidated town floating in the sky, no one can even be found asking for directions. They can't just rely on toads to jump and glide around on these empty islands, right?
Who knows if there is anything under the clouds?
Moreover, it seems now that this "Elf Secret Realm" is completely a large world, much larger than the imagined "dungeon map". It is impossible for them to explore it bit by bit on their own.
Their best choice now is to find a populated place, find someone, and ask for directions.
Raymond thought, based on his friendship with the Elf Prince, he would not be in too much trouble. This was also his biggest reliance on entering the secret realm this time...
...
What happened is also coincidental.
Raymond and the others didn't find much of value in this decadent elf town, at least nothing that could help them get out of their current predicament.
However, not long after, a high elf warship suddenly broke into sight, and then crashed on the floating island they were carrying.
Moreover, what was chasing them was...the densely packed large sailing ships in the sky, numbering in the hundreds. And the perceived number of tens of thousands of human-like and monster-like..."unknown creature" enemies?
Raymond didn't think about why those sailboats could fly, but he was frightened by the number of enemies.
He knew that there was a war going on in this secret realm, and the place where the iron toad landed was on the battlefield where the two sides were fighting!
"Damn... Do you want to play something so exciting as soon as you get here?"