Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 238 Crossing
Gwen lay in bed, calming her mind and letting consciousness slowly sink in.

Soon, she felt that her consciousness touched a barrier. The barrier didn't seem very strong, but it was still not something she could break.

Fortunately, her goal was not to cross the barrier. She just needed to stay here. Soon, some white substance that slowly dissipated from the barrier was gradually attracted by her and began to seep into her soul bit by bit. It also nourished her weak body through the connection between soul and flesh.

This is what her new friend the Scepter taught her.

The name of the scepter is strange, and the method she used is even stranger, but this strange method just happened to solve her current problem.

She was just lying in bed meditating, but it actually filled her stomach. This was really beyond her imagination. Fortunately, she was just a little girl and didn't know much about the world. She didn't realize how amazing this was. She just subconsciously listened to her new friend's words.

However, the scepter also told her that this method would not last long. The absorption of souls had its limit after all. In a few days, she would not be able to fill her stomach through this kind of meditation unless she became an extraordinary person.

She wanted to ask if she could become a transcendent, but the Scepter directly refused. That was the most serious time she had spoken, as she had always spoken gently before.

But it’s okay. Gwen is already very satisfied. She has met new friends and lived a few more days. What else can she complain about?

Gwen was meditating quietly, while the remaining three people in the link gradually started chatting.

Scepter: "By the way, what are you doing near Castel?"

She cautiously probed, saying that the two men were most likely pirates, and she specifically told them the meditation method just to let them know her value.

No one can resist the temptation of the extraordinary, especially these outsiders who know nothing about the dangers of the extraordinary. The method she talked about is actually a prerequisite for becoming extraordinary and cleansing the soul.

This step can actually make the soul stronger, and has no side effects. Mortals don't feel much of it, it just fills the stomach and makes the body healthier.

The two of them would definitely try it secretly, and after finding that it was effective, they would come to her for the next step. This way, she would have more bargaining chips in her hand and could ask the two of them to help her do something.

As for what to do, that was self-evident. This was also why she specifically mentioned Castel - since the two of them were nearby, it shouldn't be difficult for them to help her explore.

But what Beatrice didn't expect was that the two of them suddenly fell silent.

She didn't know how to speak, so she could only wait. After a long time, when she couldn't help pacing around the room, she finally heard the reply.

Captain: "Do you know Castel?"

Scepter: "Of course I know. A border earl went to that island, and it is now within the territory of the empire."

Captain: "No, I mean, do you know what happened to Castel?"

Beatrice took a deep breath, her eyes shining.

Here we are, finally bringing up the topic. After so many twists and turns, we finally got the information about Castel.

Hughes, who was at the bottom of the sea, also pricked up his ears. He knew that the Black Pearl was not far from Castel, but why didn't they return to the island?

The sea he saw at that moment also gave him a vague feeling that something was amiss. Captain: "This may be hard to believe, but Castel is gone."

Captain: "I'm not speaking metaphorically, I'm speaking literally. The entire island simply disappeared from the surface of the sea, as if it had been dug out by a giant shovel."

Jeremiah's face was gloomy. Every time he thought of this incident, the chill from the bottom of his heart would envelop him again.

In the church on the Rhine, Beatrice's eyes widened as an exquisite enamel teacup slipped from her hands, fell to the floor, and shattered into pieces in an instant.

Is Castel gone?

Ever since she found that she could not find any trace of Castel in the Sea of Unknown, she had some guesses, but it disappeared directly. This was beyond her worst imagination.

If Castel disappears, then Count Hughes
Beatrice felt her heart tremble. She stood up and no longer cared about anything else. She picked up her robe and walked out hurriedly. Her white boots stepped on the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, making a sharp and tiny sound.

At the bottom of the Ocean of Storms, worker Hughes, who was sitting cross-legged in the sea, also looked shocked.

This, how is this possible, the whole island is gone?
Thinking of the days when he and everyone on the island had fought together, Xiu Si felt cold and terrified.

If Castel is gone, where am I?
What am I fighting against?
No, think about it carefully, everything was foreshadowed. Those monsters have undergone strange changes. It's no wonder that all the normal scenes seen from the Black Pearl are normal. No wonder there is such a big battle. Neither the Empire nor the Church took any action. It turns out that only Castel was attacked.

But why?
What's so special about Castel that he's being treated like this? No, wait, thinking of the long snake of pollution spreading on the seabed, maybe the closer Gem Bay is also...
Captain: "This change isn't just happening in Castel, Jewel Bay, or even the Martha Islands. The entire Martha Islands are gone, leaving only an empty ocean."

Martha Islands are gone too?!
This time, Zeus was truly stunned. After all, Castel was just an island, but including the Martha Islands, its size was almost as big as the entire North.

A sea area as big as the northern border is simply empty?

Damn it, are the Queen and the Pope just for show? They don't care about such a big thing?

And why are these monsters competing with Castel? They don’t go to the empire’s long coastline, but instead specifically attack his islands.

Zeus was confused and even a little lost for a moment. Even if he sent an airship to Gem Bay, could he really solve Castel's dilemma?

After all, the core problem is still the monsters in the sea. The sea is now full of pollution and monsters. With their existence, Zeus can't even go into the sea to investigate.

A feeling of despair gradually welled up from the bottom of my heart.

The link also fell silent, and no one spoke anymore, each digesting the information.

Suddenly, a message broke the silence, and Beatrice's voice was heard on the link. Her voice was fast and urgent, as if she was being chased by something.

Scepter: "Everyone, I have a guess!"

Scepter: "I suspect that Caster traveled back a thousand years, to the time when the ocean pollution erupted!"

(End of this chapter)