This pirate only wants to farm.

Chapter 97 Why do you have to force me to be the captain of this damn ghost ship?

Although he was still unsure of the half-skull's true identity, Lin Qi was no longer so sure that it was related to the corrupted and mutated monster.

At the very least, what the half-skull said could be related to what was recorded in that diary.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qi looked at the half-skull and said, "I happen to have a diary here. Perhaps you can find some memories after reading it."

The half-skull tilted its head: "A diary?"

Lynch didn't say anything more, and just walked out of the cabin with the half-skull and Elizabeth, returning to the captain's cabin.

Throughout the journey, the half-skeleton showed great curiosity about everything on the Netherworld, from the oil lamps to the Netherworld itself, and even the pseudo-artifact magic cannon in the cabin, all of which made the half-skeleton linger for a long time.

Even after reaching the deck, the half-skeleton kept exclaiming in surprise as he looked at Lynch's farmland.

However, when Lin Qi asked her what she was surprised about, the half-skeleton looked puzzled.

The more she acted this way, the more curious Lin Qi became about the skeleton's identity, always feeling that this guy's identity was not simple.

However, since she couldn't remember, Lin Qi was too lazy to ask any further. In any case, the identities of everyone on this ship were more or less questionable. Not to mention the Skeleton Second Officer, even the Skeleton Boatswain's combat prowess was enough to show that he was not a simple person when he was alive.

Lin Qi has always been good at maintaining a reasonable distance in his interactions with others. As for issues like identity, as long as it doesn't harm him, he doesn't bother to delve into them.

After arriving at the captain's cabin, Lin Qi took out the diary and handed it to Half-Skeleton.

The half-skeleton was initially puzzled, but when it saw the second half of the diary, Lin Qi could feel a violent fluctuation in the soul within the crystal ball.

It was a fluctuation that oscillated between confusion and anger.

Lin Qi sighed softly; he could now roughly guess what kind of emotions the half-skeleton would be experiencing.

The fluctuations of the soul cannot be faked. Judging from the soul fluctuations that this half-skeleton is now exhibiting, what she said before is basically true.

Imagine your soul being split and used as a seal, only to be betrayed. Not only are there people plotting to break the seal, but someone even used your remnant soul as fuel, locking it in a small box.

Anyone else would probably find this unacceptable.

"Does anything come to mind? Can you tell me what you know?"

Lynch poured a cup of hot tea for the half-skeleton and asked in as gentle a voice as possible.

The half-skull did not refuse, but put down the diary, held the teacup in its two skeletal hands, and pondered for a while: "I do have some scattered memories, but they are not very clear."

Lin Qi smiled and said, "It's alright. Just tell me what you know. I'm quite curious about this so-called seal and the small island in the center of the Windless Sea."

The half-skull poured some tea into its mouth, and for some unknown reason, the tea transformed into magical elements that entered the crystal ball.

"Let me think about where to begin—"

"Let's talk about the windless sea you mentioned first. Actually, its original name should be the sea of ​​mourning."

"It is called the Sea of ​​Mourning because a great being once fell here, and the island in the center of the Sea of ​​Mourning that you mentioned is actually that being's tomb."

"The reason there are no waves here is because this entire ocean is mourning that existence."

Lin Qi had actually guessed this before, and he rubbed his temples in annoyance: "Then, what about the seal?"

"That diary mentioned more than just a grave. Those people said they came to awaken something, and then they released something terrible."

The half-skull sighed noticeably: "The fall of that being was not just a simple matter of death. He used himself as a vessel to seal the source of corruption and mutation, while my broken soul served as the final layer of the seal."

"I vaguely remember that my soul was very special, making it perfect as the subject of the seal."

The half-skull poked at the diary on the table: "From this diary, I can roughly guess that some people deceived the people on that ship, telling them that the great being was just sleeping, and their mission was to awaken him."

"But it was all a scam."

Lin Qi sighed helplessly; now everything matched up.

Lin Qi glanced helplessly at the half-skull: "So that means the seal has been broken?"

The corruption tide has gone wrong, and now that I think about it, the only explanation is that the seal has been broken.

But to Lin Qi's surprise, the half-skeleton shook its head: "Of course not. If the seal were broken, this sea wouldn't be as quiet as it is now."

Lin Qi was slightly taken aback: "It hasn't been destroyed yet? But the corruption tide is already causing problems. Staying on the island any longer could turn you into one of those corrupted and mutated monsters."

The half-skeleton chuckled: "Although I have lost most of my memories, I know that the great being, comparable to a god, is sealing away things that are not the little things you have seen."

"I don't know what will happen after the seal is broken, but my remaining instincts tell me that if the seal is really destroyed, the whole world will be doomed."

"What you're describing suggests that only a tiny bit of the seal has been breached."

Lin Qi's eyes twitched: "What you're saying, 'a tiny bit,' is making me a little uneasy."

The half-skeletal figure shrugged and said, "That's how I remember it, but if you ask me to say more, I've lost my memory and can't recall anything."

Lin Qi picked up his teacup and took another sip to suppress his panic. He had to admit that he was indeed a little frightened.

If even a tiny leak of the seal caused such a drastic change in the corruption tide, what would happen if the seal were completely broken? Wouldn't the entire ocean be doomed?

No, not just the oceans. Considering the even more terrifying corruption and mutation on land, I fear that before the seas even have a chance to become hell, all the continents will first become a paradise for those monsters.

Lin Qi suddenly felt a headache coming on. How did he, a lowly farmer, end up in this kind of mess?

Elizabeth, who was listening intently, suddenly raised her hand: "Should we tell the various empires about this? After all, this is a major event involving a global crisis."

Lin Qi blinked, and he suddenly realized that it seemed to be true.

This kind of thing shouldn't be his business as a small-time farmer. He only has one ghost ship, why should he care about something as important as the destruction of the world?

But just as Lin Qi was about to nod, he suddenly thought of Storm's Fury.

Lin Qi suddenly looked up at the half-skeleton: "How exactly did you end up in the hands of the Oren Empire and become the power source for their magic ships?"

The half-skeleton shrugged: "I forgot, but since my remnant soul has already been imprisoned, it means that one of the seals has been completely destroyed."

Elizabeth, holding Wangcai beside her, both of them wore equally bewildered expressions, clearly not understanding what was hidden in the question and answer between Lin Qi and the half-skeleton.

Lin Qi's lips twitched twice: "So that means, even disregarding our past grievances with the Oren Empire, no one would believe us if we told them about this, right?"

"If the seal containing this remnant soul of yours was destroyed by the people of the Oren Empire, then they should have known what the consequences would be. But they not only did it, they did it twice."

Even if Elizabeth was incredibly naive, she understood what the captain meant at this point.

Elizabeth frowned. Although she no longer felt any sense of belonging to the Oren Empire, it was still the emperor's doing, and she still had some sentimental attachment to the country: "What if it's just a coincidence? I don't think an empire would do something so foolish. After all, even I know that doing this is practically digging its own grave. I don't believe that someone from an empire wouldn't know that."

Elizabeth was quite self-aware.

But Lin Qi shook his head slightly: "If there was only one magic warship, it could be considered a coincidence. But don't forget, they also have the Saint Mary."

"It's impossible that the emperor was secretly building these two ships all along."

Elizabeth frowned, her disgust for the emperor of the Oren Empire growing even stronger: "I don't understand, what's the point of doing this? Do they want to destroy the world?"

The half-skeletal figure, who hadn't spoken for a long time, sighed in their minds: "If I remember correctly, there are 12 such seals in total."

"The 12 seals are a whole, so if only one or two are destroyed, the impact will not be significant."

"I think that's why they're so emboldened."

Lin Qi's eyes narrowed immediately.

12 seals?

Is this the prophecy that old Tony mentioned?

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Lin Qi felt increasingly overwhelmed. Why were these things happening one after another?

Elizabeth, standing nearby, also knew what the prophecy old Tony had spoken of was. She stared wide-eyed at her captain, blinking rapidly. Elizabeth felt a mix of anger and a little happiness.

Because she discovered that it seemed the Hades had gained yet another reason to attack the Oren Empire.

Lynch, however, failed to notice Elizabeth's thoughts, because he was thinking that the Calm Sea was his backyard, and if something went wrong here, there probably wouldn't be any sea in the world where the Hades could sail safely.

His body has not yet fully recovered to be a normal human being, and as an immortal being from the sea, he cannot stay on land for too long.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Qi sighed: "It seems we need to head to the center of the Windless Sea immediately. I won't feel at ease until we go and see for ourselves."

"But before that, I need to hurry up and recruit some people. Elizabeth, call over the Skeleton Second Officer and the Skeleton Boatswain. I need them to help me pick out a few suitable skeletons."

"I just want to be a normal farmer, why do I have to be the captain of this damn ghost ship?"