Chapter 179 [After disaster, there is still disaster]
Black smoke billowed, rain of fire fell from the sky, and icebergs melted, making it seem like the scene of world destruction.
But on the sea that was reflected red by the firelight, the scents of [Black Swan] and Xia En thrived like vegetation under the sun and rain, and like cubs sucking milk.
[Comprehensive quality: 2.8→3.0! 】
[Talent: Chaos Demon Pattern (Precious) → (Epic)! 】
[Black Swan "Mystery" +2! 】
[Current "Storm Power": no attributes (0), extreme cold (0), embers (1)! 】
[Career fit: 50%! 】
Looking at the text that appeared on the panel, Xia En clenched his fist.
The secret power as hot as magma was slowly flowing through his body, and gradually subsided and disappeared.
The corner of Xia En's mouth raised slightly. The harvest from this plundering storm was quite rich.
Not only has the overall quality been improved, but the quality of the talent [Chaos Demon Pattern] has also been upgraded to epic!
More importantly.
This plundering storm made Xia En clearly feel that he had taken a big step towards the fourth level.
Some kind of barrier in the dark is being pried open.
"It seems that we need to speed up the search for special storms."
Xia En muttered to himself, then patted the steering wheel in front of him.
"How's it going, Xiao Hei, are you full?"
"When we're full, we should leave."
Although the feeling of being spied on just now was not obvious, it did not seem to be malicious.
But Xia En was keenly aware that the opponent's strength was definitely far superior to his own.
His intuition told him that the most correct choice now was to leave this sea area as soon as possible!
"Woo——"
The long whistle of [Black Swan] sounded in response to Xia En's question.
Then, its sails flapped in the strong wind, and the steam turbine deep in the cabin made a heartbeat-like sound.
The speed of the entire ship immediately soared, racing wildly on the sea.
During this process, the dark red magic patterns on the surface of the ship's hull lit up.
Under the radiance of the sky fire, the [Black Swan] seemed to suddenly ignite a blazing flame, roaring in the rising firelight, and sailed forward in an indomitable manner.
In front of the helm, the handsome captain was smiling and high-spirited, as if he was the master of the storm.
On the deck, Yan Yan stared at this scene in a daze, and his mind was shaken.
He vaguely understood Captain Shane's purpose of leaving him on the ship.
On the [Ice Island] and the past [Emerald Island], Yan Yan only saw Xia En as a warrior and leader.
But now, he could really feel Xia En's indomitable ambition as a captain.
That is the dream to conquer the stars and the sea!
Before sailing away from this sea area, Yan Yan glanced at the direction of [Ice and Snow Island] with complex eyes.
No matter what, he has to leave this island where he has lived for hundreds of years.
Although this island is as cold as its name most of the time, it also imprisons itself like a cage.
But those experiences, whether beautiful or cruel, seemed to be engraved deep in his body and could never be forgotten.
And Yan Yan clearly knew that there were still some vague memories in his mind.
In that memory, the flame still occupied most of the time.
What is slightly clearer is the last fragment of memory——
In his ears, there was the chaotic and noisy sound of fighting.
Beside him were shadowy figures that looked like guards, and buildings whose appearance was unclear were burning and collapsing all around.
In the distance, there are twisted, dim, phantom-like city streets.
And what was sitting under him seemed to be a...
What is it?
No matter how much Yan Yan thought about it, he couldn't remember it.
Suddenly, he felt an unprecedented dull pain in his mind, which stopped him from thinking.
Yan Yan closed his eyes, opened them again, and turned his head to look in the direction of the volcano's eruption.
After such a long time, the momentum of the volcanic eruption has actually gradually weakened, but it is still spitting out magma and black smoke, making bursts of roaring sounds.
Previously, Yan Yan only thought the roar was noisy.
But now, he actually heard a strange message from the roar, like the whisper of a volcano.
It was as if the volcano was saying goodbye to him——
【We will meet again...】
[When you wake up again, all the rebels should die! 】
Yan Yan's expression was blank. He didn't know why he understood the sound of the volcano, nor did he understand the information in these words.
Xia En vaguely noticed Yan Yan's abnormality and looked back at him, thoughtfully.
The eruption of this volcano may have a lot to do with Yan Yan's departure.
but……
So what?
Everyone has secrets.
Shane had it, and so did his crew.
At least for now, Yan Yan is his crew member, and that's enough.
On the other side, Yan Yan said to himself in his heart: "No matter who I was in the past, I am now a crew member of the [Black Swan], that's all."
The two looked at each other knowingly and continued to maintain a tacit silence.
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[King], control room.
After a brief loss of composure, Gord's expression returned to normal.
But others in the room couldn't suppress their weird expressions.
After all, that was Colonel Gold!
He is a seventh-level powerhouse who can be called a "legend"!
The captain of the [Black Swan], who was only at the fourth level at best, actually made Colonel Gold lose his mind for a moment.
Based on this alone, the other party can already be proud.
After hesitating for a long time, the soldier who had previously reported the situation finally couldn't bear the silence in the room and asked.
"Colonel Gold, what now?"
"Are you going to take action against that ship? It's still on the federal wanted list after all."
After hearing this, Gord came back to his senses from his stone-like state of thinking.
He shook his head and said, "No need."
The young colonel chuckled and said, "I only remembered the name of this ship because of a junior's request."
"I didn't expect that this captain really brought me a big surprise."
...junior?
Hearing this, people present were filled with imagination.
The clerk who recognized the [Black Swan] thought of the [Platinum Knight] Carles, who was said to have some connection with the ship.
As far as he knew, Colonel Gold was the creator of the [Platinum Knight]!
The Creator, as the name suggests, is the master who created the [Platinum Knight].
According to common sense.
The strength of a steam knight like Carles will be fixed at the moment of "leaving the factory", just like those low-level steam humanoids in the "Rust Wasteland".
But Carles is different. From the day it was created, it has been getting stronger and stronger.
From the first level to the second level, and then from the second level to the third level...
Now, the [Platinum Knight] has crossed the threshold of the fourth level and seems to be able to continue to become stronger.
There are even rumors that Carles has obtained special technology from the [Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce] and wants to become one of the legendary Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Regardless of which version he said, it was generally acknowledged that Carles had a bright future in the Federation.
Colonel Gold mentioned this matter at this time, probably to express his attitude towards the [Black Swan].
At the same time, he was also warning the several vampires in this room.
The clerk's thinking was quick, and he figured out the whole story in just a moment, and secretly glanced at the vampire colleague next to him with his peripheral vision.
As an important warship of the Federation Navy, the position on the "King" has always been competed by various forces.
It is normal for the vampire clan to place a few people here.
However, no vampire who can get into this position is a fool.
They quickly understood what Colonel Gold meant and were as quiet as a few quails.
Mr. Clerk sighed secretly.
Can't these vampires be a little stupider?
He also wants to see a good show!
"We have serious business to do when we come to [Leng Lie Sea] this time. There is no need to waste energy on such trivial matters."
Colonel Gold stood up, his dark gray eyes finally showing the majesty of a lion.
"Now, head north at full speed!"
"Our destination is the far north!"
Most people on the ship know that there is an area called the "Ultra North" further north of the "Cold Sea".
There are endless ice fields there.
Cold is the only theme of that land.
Buried under the ice are scientific research stations from the old era and relics of explorers.
The reason why the name "Far North" became well-known in the Federation was that a month ago, federal experts deciphered a document from the legacy of the old era.
A few of these sentences made everyone pay attention to this land that they had almost forgotten——
[The great flood came from the far north. 】
Another passage is...
[After a disaster, there is still a disaster. 】
[After the flood, there will still be a flood! 】
Even though the following words seemed like irresponsible prophecies made by some magician, they still attracted the attention of the top federal officials.
The current situation of the old era civilization being submerged by floods is still bloody before people's eyes.
Those ruins buried deep in the sea remind the rulers of the Federation all the time how terrible the real disaster is.
Compared with the civilizations of previous generations, the civilizations that have appeared on various islands now can only be described as immature.
It is like a newly born baby that happens to get the "milk" of the old era, and then grows rapidly.
But essentially, it's still very fragile.
No one hopes that another great flood will sweep across the world and destroy new civilizations again.
[King] and Gord are here just for this.
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Xia En naturally knew nothing about the secrets in the Federation and the purpose of the "King".
He didn't even know that the [Far North] was the source of the great flood.
At this time, Xia En had just sailed out of the area covered by the [Ember Storm], and before he merged with the [Diamond Star], he saw a scene that he would never forget.
I saw a huge, dark gray steel battleship sailing toward the north on the northwest sea.
Its high bow is like a mountain floating on the ice sea, bringing an extremely powerful sense of oppression.
It has thick armor, a towering chimney, a unique bridge structure, and a multi-mounted turret that is reminiscent of the main gun of a battleship.
Due to its large size, its speed does not appear to be very fast.
But its progress is so natural and natural.
The waves, icebergs and ice fields ahead were all broken and crushed like fragile foam boards, demonstrating pure and powerful violence.
Nothing can stop the progress of this giant ship, not even for a minute.
It is the king of this sea!
Seeing this scene, Xia En was shocked and his eyes showed shock.
Inexplicably, he remembered the situation when he had just traveled through time and returned from his first trip to sea.
At that time, he also looked at the [Blood Duke], which was several times larger than the [Black Swan], with the same look, standing like a minion.
Now, times have changed.
The [Blood Duke] has sunk into the sea and has become history forever.
[Black Swan] becomes bigger and stronger through fighting and strengthening.
Thinking of this, Xia En felt eager in his heart.
One day, [Black Swan] can also grow to the level of this steel battleship!
At this time, Xiao Hei's voice sounded in Xia En's heart.
[Master, that ship is so beautiful...]
The corner of Xia En's mouth twitched.
It seems that I don’t need to remind myself, [Black Swan] already has a new goal.
However, as the hull level of the [Black Swan] increases, the total amount of strengthening materials required increases again.
To put it bluntly, it just becomes more edible.
Counting the [Gluttonous Monarch] waiting for food deep in the cabin and the consumption of each crew member, it can be said that the supplies consumed every day are getting bigger and bigger.
Not to mention, there is now one more [Diamond Star] to maintain.
“If you’re not a family member, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are!”
Shane sighed and an idea came to his mind.
"It would be nice if there were a few more blind pirate ships."
After a brief sigh of relief, Xia En quickly reunited with the [Diamond Star] and continued southward to the [Magnetic Sea Area] according to the original plan.
As for the encounter with this steel battleship, it was just a small episode after all.
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A few days later.
On a lavender sea surface, the secret power of lightning and magnetic field is particularly active here.
High in the sky, thick black clouds accumulated.
Rumble——
A low muffled thunder rolled, and after a brief silence, there was a loud bang, and a terrifying tree-shaped lightning flashed through the clouds.
This is not a sign of an approaching storm, but thunder is almost everywhere in this sea area.
For ordinary ships, this sea area is called a "forbidden zone"!
But today, more than one ship broke into this place.
On the undulating sea surface, two ships with completely different shapes happened to be rushing in tandem.
What was in front was obviously a pirate ship, with a purple lightning drawn on the sail.
The ship at the rear is a beautiful mechanical ship with a silver-white hull, with an obvious federal style.
It is the [Thunder] and the [Heron]!
At this time, "Thunder Fang" Loren on the deck of the Thunder was disgraced and couldn't help roaring behind him.
"It's been three months, why are you still chasing me?"