Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 80: There are thieves on the battlefield (for Evdr, I wish him and everyone a happy Lantern Festival)

When Cheng Lang ran into the conference room with his boots in hand, an aerial view centered on the Valkyrie appeared on the wall coated with mist spirit liquid.

On the rough sea, more than thirty ships have rushed into the thick fog created by the Silver Queen.

Behind them, another sixty or seventy ships rushed in, and relying on the advantage of their speed, they repeatedly launched artillery attacks on the fleeing fleet.

"The ones being hunted are the fleet of the Royal Boerland Witch Hunters!"

Before Cheng Lang, who was holding his boots, could sit down, Yun Ji, who arrived next, started to introduce, "The ones chasing them are the Gotland Dreadnought Fleet."

Following Yun Ji's introduction, the magic mirror also magnified two of the sailboats on the sea chart that were engaged in a firefight.

Sure enough, one of the ships had the emblem of the Royal Boerland Witch Hunters on its sails, while the emblem on the other ship was a golden scale with a steering wheel and a shield painted on the scale pans on either side.

Cheng Lang, who was busy putting on his boots, knew that it was the coat of arms of the Principality of Gotland. "Why are they fighting?"

"I think it might be related to Boeran's illness."

Yun Ji expressed her speculation, "The princess of the Principality of Lika married King Marian of Boerland. Their marriage is bound to disrupt the balance of the Xinghai Continent.

The only way to maintain balance is to weaken the armed forces of Boerland."

"Miss Yun Ji, now is probably not the time to discuss this," the magic mirror reminded, "They are already heading towards the core of the fog."

"Notice to the Honest Person"

Cheng Lang thought for a moment and made a decision, "Let them use the ship's armor to summon another cloud of fog and leave the battlefield immediately."

"What about us?" asked Yun Ji.

“We’re staying”

Cheng Lang said greedily, "Let's stay and see what they are going to do. Maybe we can pick up some unwanted loot."

“I’ve already sent the signal.”

Before Magic Mirror finished speaking, Kervik on the other ship had already summoned a cloud of fog with a radius of one nautical mile through the ship's armor. The fog moved with the ship and headed away from the exchange of fire.

Seeing that the Honest Man on the nautical chart was getting farther and farther away and finally out of the range of the chart, while the two fleets engaged in the firefight were getting closer and closer to him, Cheng Lang immediately summoned the giant jellyfish through the heart of the ship to hide the outline of the ship. Then, while commanding the Valkyrie to move away from the battlefield, he continued to spy on every move around him through the nautical chart.

For the next hour, the two fleets fought a fierce battle in the thick fog.

It is obvious that the dreadnought fleet from Gotland has the advantage in numbers and speed, but the fleet from Boerland seems to have more powerful artillery.

With the help of the sea fog, the demon hunting fleet of Boerlan fought on equal terms with an enemy twice its size.

But even so, after an hour and a half of fighting, the flagship of the Boerlan Demon Hunters was hit by a series of artillery fire and eventually sank underwater.

"Notify the Silver Queen"

Cheng Lang, who had been staring at the sea chart, suddenly gave an order, "Keep the sea fog away from the area where the Boerlan flagship sank. Let's go over there and see if there's anything that no one wants."

Before he finished speaking, the thick fog covering the sea area began to move away. Under the control of the Silver Queen, the Valkyrie bypassed the battlefield of the exchange of fire and quietly arrived above the sea where the Boylan flagship sank.

After taking a final look at the battlefield on the nautical chart that was far enough away from him, Cheng Lang controlled the hull of the ship and sank the Valkyrie into the water.

Almost immediately, the gorillas, led by the Monkey King, squeezed out of the boat and swam quickly towards the flagship that had sunk to the bottom of the sea more than a hundred meters deep.

In a slightly anxious wait, the gorillas squeezed into the boat with a few pieces of spoils.

The first things brought back were the bodies of the captain and first mate of the flagship. This was Cheng Lang's specific instruction.

The purpose, of course, is to find a way to create the illusion that the captain of the ship escaped after the ship sank.

In this way, no matter who comes to salvage the ship later, or what is lost on the ship, they will naturally only suspect the missing captain and first mate.

The next thing brought back was a chest. It wasn't locked, and inside, besides a few gold coins, there was also a box of six cups of Poseidon's blood and a treasure map scattered around. This was a real surprise.

The third item brought back was two boxes of over a hundred elven healing potions, in addition to an iron rubber blood core.

The last thing they brought back was a coffin, a...
Cheng Lang walked around and looked at the coffin on the deck. It was a coffin made of transparent blue crystal.

It is not very big, and the size is so big that Yafuso would feel cramped when lying in it, and Wuying would feel dangling when lying in it.

What's even more bizarre is that through the transparent crystal, they can clearly see that there seems to be nothing inside the coffin except water.

If this thing didn't have a lid, he would even subconsciously think it was a small bathtub.

"Magic mirror, do you know what this is?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"Dear Captain, let's discuss this issue later."

The magic mirror reminded, "Boerland's ship has rushed over, and Gotland's ship is following suit."

"Quick! Get out of here!"

Cheng Lang said this, and immediately manipulated the hull to make the Valkyrie, which was still in a hidden state, surface. Then, driven by the wind and the dragonfly's fins, he escaped from this dangerous place as quickly as possible before the two warring parties rushed out of the thick fog.

However, he was not satisfied with this. Instead, he commanded the Valkyrie to continue sailing on the edge of the thick fog that served as the battlefield, patiently looking for opportunities.

From time to time, he would shift the battlefield by having the Silver Queen move the sea fog, then secretly run to the vicinity of the shipwreck and send out the Vine Goblins to carry out emergency salvage of the shipwrecks of both sides.

Although the risk of making money on this battlefield is quite high, the benefits are undoubtedly huge.

Over the next two hours, the Valkyrie stole a total of 17 cups of Poseidon's blood, more than 5000 gold coins, and 5 boxes of elven healing potions from all the sunken ships, including the Boerlan flagship.

The vine goblins even fished out three pieces of armor and two treasure maps, plus dozens of barrels of relatively fresh vegetables and fruits, and almost the same amount of various fruit wines.

At this time, the sun had jumped out of the sea level and hid in the thick dark clouds. Although the wind and waves had subsided a lot, it began to rain heavily.

The battle in the thick fog did not stop. Now, only eleven or twelve ships of the Boylan Witcher Group were still capable of fighting, while there were more than fifty ships of the Dreadnought Fleet that could participate in the battle.

But Cheng Lang had already planned to stop. He had been letting the magic mirror keep an eye on the time. In about an hour, the ability to conceal the ship would disappear. What he had to do now was to leave here as quickly as possible while the battle in the thick fog was still going on.

"Silver Queen, leave the sea mist to them."

Cheng Lang gave the order, "We must leave here at the fastest speed and rendezvous with the Honest Man."

As the order was given, the Valkyrie, with its hull hidden, circled silently and moved away from the battlefield, propelled by its sails and dragonfly fins.

About an hour later, the jellyfish that enveloped the Valkyrie quietly disappeared. A few minutes earlier, the Silver Queen once again summoned a thick ring of fog to cover the Valkyrie, merging with the fog summoned by the Honest Man through the ship's armor in front.

"Go forward, keep going forward!" Cheng Lang gave the order anxiously, and then he had time to pull the magic mirror and Yun Ji together to count the spoils of war.

Needless to say, the blood of Poseidon, gold coins and even the elf healing potion, the first two were kept by Cheng Lang, while the healing potion was handed over to Yun Ji for management.

As for the 5,000 gold coins, they had been delivered to the captain's bedroom more than an hour ago.

The gains from this battle on the battlefield were enormous. Combined with his previous wealth, Cheng Lang now not only had a hundred pieces of armor in his hands, but also had accumulated 37 cups of Poseidon's blood, and the gold coins had exceeded !
But compared to these, everyone in the conference room was focusing their attention on the two treasure maps and three pieces of armor on the table, and of course, the crystal coffin.

"Let's talk about this well coffin first," Cheng Lang said as he looked at the well coffin on the table.

"Respected Captain, it is not a crystal coffin."

The magic mirror first denied Cheng Lang's definition, and then asked, "Ms. Yun Ji, can you recognize it?"

"I"

Yun Ji shook her head in confusion, "I don't know what this is. I've never seen it, nor have I heard of it."

"Therein lies the water of the fountain of repentance"

The Magic Mirror explained, "The Fountain of Repentance holds a position among the Sirens that is roughly equivalent to the Verdant Sacred Tree holds among the Elves.

There are rumors in the Star Sea that Queen Gotland has been kidnapping young siren and performing mysterious sacrifices to maintain her youth. This rumor is actually false.

After a pause, the magic mirror continued, "In fact, it is the water of the Fountain of Repentance that keeps Queen Gotland young forever."

"Can this thing make people immortal?" Cheng Lang exclaimed, and the term "Fountain of Youth" even popped up in his mind subconsciously.

"Unfortunately, even if you drink all the water from the Fountain of Repentance, it won't have such an effect, but it does make people healthier."

The magic mirror explained, "Ever since the fall of Poseidon, the Sirens have offered the Fountain of Repentance to the six kingdoms of the Star Sea Continent every year. This is also one of the foundations for maintaining the imperial power of the six kingdoms of the Star Sea Continent.

It is rumored that the Fountain of Repentance can cleanse one's sins, and the royal heirs of the six nations of the Star Sea will be given a chance to bathe in the Fountain of Repentance before ascending to the throne."

"So this is actually just bath water?" Cheng Lang asked.

"In a sense, it is true," the magic mirror said, but it was confused. "But why is it here?"

"Shouldn't it appear here?" Yun Ji asked the question that Cheng Lang wanted to ask.

"No one knows where the fountain of repentance is except the high priest of the Siren."

The Magic Mirror sighed, “Saint Barbaya also tried to find the source of the Fountain of Repentance, but even she failed.

In the second year after Poseidon's fall, the star sea nations launched a crusade against the Sirens. That battle reduced the number of Sirens to less than one-fifth of the original number.

Even so, the Siren's High Priest did not reveal the location of the Fountain of Repentance, but simply signed a treaty to offer spring water to the six nations once a year."

"Is the effect of bathing with this bath water very strong?" Cheng Lang asked suddenly.

"I do not know"

The Magic Mirror shook its head. "Even Saint Barbaya didn't get the chance to bathe in the Fountain of Repentance. While these waters can't bring back the dead, nor can they grant immortality or eternal youth, it's an opportunity that the royal families of the six nations all dream of."

After a pause, the magic mirror continued, "In order to get the opportunity to bathe, the Queen of Gotland has deposed countless heirs.

From this point of view, the Siren is actually using the Fountain of Repentance to control the royal families of the six nations, thus achieving a certain balance."

"I have a guess," Cheng Lang and Yun Ji said almost at the same time.

"You speak first," Cheng Lang raised his hand.

"This seems to explain why the island where the Silver Queen was imprisoned was in such a remote location."

Yun Ji frowned and said, "This place isn't too far from that small island. Is it possible that the mastermind behind the creation of those ghost ships is after these fountains of repentance?"

“That’s what I was just about to say.”

Cheng Lang sighed, "I even suspect that the person behind the scenes is looking for not only the Fountain of Repentance that the Sirens pay tribute to every year, but also the source of the spring.

You just saw that the fleets trying to seize the Fountain of Repentance totaled only a hundred ships, but the ghost ships lurking in the fog surrounding that island were far more numerous. If the person behind the scenes simply wanted to seize the annual offering of water, they would have already done so."

"It's not impossible," Magic Mirror and Yun Ji nodded.

"How many people can take a bath with this spring water?" Cheng Lang asked, changing the subject.

"Forehead"

The magic mirror thought about it and said uncertainly, "I'm afraid it's only enough for one person."

"The captain has an undisputed privilege over such trophies."

Yun Ji said as a matter of course, "And your physical condition does seem to need some improvement."

"In this case, I won't be polite."

Cheng Lang said bluntly that there was no need for him to be polite, as these trophies were originally obtained by him commanding the Valkyrie on an adventure, and no matter what, he was the captain.

Without waiting for Magic Mirror or Yun Ji to say anything, Cheng Lang said, "Although I can't invite everyone to bathe together, based on the principle of everyone getting a share, I'll give everyone a cup of Poseidon's blood as a battle bonus, and also take out a thousand gold coins to share."

"Thank you for your generosity," Yun Ji and others stood up and said gratefully.

The only ones eligible to participate in the dividend distribution on this ship are the three dark elves, Gerta, and the Silver Queen and her daughter.

What's more, neither gold coins nor Poseidon's blood have any meaning to the Silver Queen who is in undead state.

Not only her, but even her children Misty Shadow and Magic Mirror are not interested in Poseidon's blood. As for the Vine Mandrill, they only care about the fruit wine.

In other words, in fact, there were only three black elves and one Gerta left to participate in the distribution.

The four of them shared a thousand gold coins, and each of them received a cup of Poseidon's blood. What else could they not be satisfied with?
If this happened on the Honest Man, with one thousand gold coins distributed, each sailor would only be able to get 10 gold coins at most. But even so, it would be enough to make them happy for a long time and make them grateful to the captain.

"Next are these two treasure maps and these three pieces of armor," Cheng Lang said, and everyone looked at the other stolen spoils on the table.

At the same time, far behind them, the battle in the sealess sea also ended with the tragic result that the entire army of Boerlan was annihilated and no one surrendered.

However, when the Gotland Dreadnought Fleet, which had suffered one-third casualties, began to salvage the sunken ships and reap the fruits of victory, as reports were sent to the flagship, they were met with waves of angry curses - there are thieves in this sea!

(End of this chapter)