Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Reina, were you injured in the previous battle?"

"Your Highness Aosta, thank you for your help. We are not injured... You, you are..."

“I won’t feel at ease unless I check it out, Reina, be obedient and let me take a look!”

"Wait! Your Highness Aosta, this...this one is not necessary..."

“That won’t work. How can you see clearly if it’s blocked? You might have to check again later. So, Reina, you understand what I mean!”

"Your Highness Aosta, I...I understand."

Faced with the strange inspection request made by Osta and the undisguised smirk on his face, Reina and the others blushed, and they already knew what this gentleman prince wanted to do. However, they did not resist, as if they had long been accustomed to it. Although they were stubborn, their bodies were surprisingly honest. In less than a moment, there were a lot of clothes on the floor in front of Osta, from shoes and socks to various styles of thin underwear and panties.

Reina and the others blushed, standing there like works of art, allowing the gentleman lord to admire everything about them. Before setting off, Osta personally changed the members of the Thunder Knights, all the beautiful knights, into bold styles similar to Band-Aids to cover their three points, but he didn't expect that these girls were dishonest and secretly changed back to relatively normal underwear while he was not paying attention.

In order to facilitate Osta's inspection and cooperate with the other party's physical inspection, Reina and the others raised their hands and held the back of their heads, so that Osta could see more clearly. As an inspection item, groping must be included. Osta came forward and stretched out his claws to explore the secrets. Reina and the others also cooperated with their eyes slightly closed, revealing an attractive look of letting Osta do whatever he wanted.

At this time, the hull of the "Seagull" merchant ship suddenly vibrated strongly, and Osta lost his balance and fell forward. If he hadn't bumped into Reina, he would have fallen down long ago. After the vibration subsided, Osta realized that he had buried his chest directly and his face hit Reina's elastic and soft upper body. Although it was not intentional, the other members of the "Thunder Knights", those beautiful girl knights, still gathered around and tried to help their eldest lady share some of the burden.

After the accident, Osta's evil interest was also interrupted. After his evil was stopped, he temporarily had no interest in continuing. After calming down Reina and the others and telling them to stay in the cabin, Osta and Chris went to the deck to check the situation.

It turned out that the "Seagull" had just made an emergency turn to avoid the various coral reefs in the sea. Aosta could already see Saipan Island on the sea level, and the lair of the Siren Sea Clan was right in front of him. After discovering Saipan Island, Aosta originally thought that he would be able to approach the island and land smoothly soon. However, after the "Seagull" sailed for a while, Aosta found something unusual.

No matter how the Seagull sailed forward, the distance to Saipan never changed. It looked very close, but in fact it could never reach it. Not only the Seagull, but also the Hummingbird, Anchor and Flying Bird in the same fleet encountered this strange situation. No matter how fast they accelerated, the distance to Saipan never changed.

The speed of this temporary fleet is among the highest among all human ships at sea. There is no possibility of deliberately slowing down the speed. Osta looked at the other ships in the fleet. All the ships were currently sailing at full speed and had reached their maximum speed. There was still no way to change this situation.

Osta was stunned, and at first he even suspected that he had encountered a "ghost wall". However, Osta had never heard of a special case of a "ghost wall" appearing at sea, and it was still broad daylight, so there was no reason for a supernatural event to occur.

The captain of the Seagull, Black Rose Avril, walked out of the ship's cabin. She activated the forbidden artifact "Golden Eyes" and carefully scanned the Saipan Island on the horizon in the distance. Her expression gradually became cautious and serious.

"Your Highness Aosta, let's not chase them now. We can't catch up at all. Saipan is not an ordinary island."

"Avril, what did you see?"

After scanning, Avril immediately discovered the truth about Saipan. This is the nest where the Sirens live. The island on the sea is actually a huge living creature. The huge sea monster floated out of the sea behind it, and it looked like an island.

The few ships in the fleet of Aosta were already top-level configurations according to the standards of human shipbuilding and navigation technology. However, in the sea, they were no match for the sea monsters that had a long history of activities in the sea. No matter how hard the ships chased, they could not catch up with Saipan.

This was an awkward situation, as the ships could not catch up with the island moving on the sea. Osta looked at Saipan, which was always some distance away, and seemed a little helpless. Both sides were heading in the same direction, and the ships in his fleet had already reached the maximum speed, but still could not catch up with Saipan.

If Aosta wanted to land on Saipan, in addition to flying there, he had to find a convenient means of transportation that could catch up with Saipan in the sea. Fortunately, there were mermaids from the Siren tribe in Aosta's fleet. Those mermaids had lived in the Saibrus waters for many years and were familiar with the sea monsters active in this area.

Most importantly, as a member of the Siren tribe, mermaids can swim much faster than Aosta's ships. With the help of those mermaids, they might be able to catch up with Saipan.

"Sierra, do you know what's going on on Saipan where the Sirens live?"

"Saipan? Prince Aosta, Saipan is not a coral island. The title of the largest island is just a bluffing method used by the Sirens."

"The real largest coral island in the Cybrus Sea is the Nars Island that you have been to before and have now escaped from."

"Sera, so you mermaids have a way to catch up with that speed?"

"Prince Osta, even with the speed of our mermaid tribe, we can't catch up with Saipan during the day. We will have a chance to catch up only at night."

Chapter 202: The True Face of the Ghost Island on the Sea

In the maritime legends of the world's oceans, ghost islands have always been an enduring topic. These ghost islands exist in almost every ocean, and they are much more famous than those ghost fleets that appear briefly each time and then disappear for a long time, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, with their whereabouts unknown.

Osta learned a lot of secrets about Ghost Island from the mermaids Sera and other mermaids who belong to the Siren Clan. As Siren Clan, Sera and her friends know more about Ghost Island than the human race and other continental races. Due to the poor shipbuilding and navigation technology, the human race countries are unwilling to expand their exploration of the sea, even the island countries are unwilling to expand their exploration work.

According to the common sense of the Sirens, ghost islands can be roughly divided into three categories: "Strange Island", "Mist Island" and "Strange Island". Strange islands are all made up of sea monsters, and are also jokingly called "fake ghost islands". Strange islands are not real islands in nature, but when sea monsters are active on the sea, their backs exposed above the sea are mistaken for islands.

Ghost islands of the foggy type are considered to be true ghost islands in the traditional sense. Due to their special locations, these islands are either covered by special sea fog all year round, or sink to the bottom of the sea seasonally as the sea level rises. It is difficult for outsiders to discover these ghost islands unless they specifically stay in the sea area where they appear.

There are very few ghost islands of the alien island type. This kind of ghost island is a very rare special existence. Their origins are strange, and even the deep-sea people themselves cannot explain it. Regarding the more widely circulated saying about alien islands, these special ghost islands do not belong to this plane of the alien world at all. They only appear on the sea surface under certain coincidences.

Because the appearance of alien islands in the sea is often due to the disorder of time and space, the deep-sea tribes are very taboo about ghost islands of alien islands and dare not approach them. At present, there are only a few alien islands that have been discovered and observed by the sea tribe.

Saipan, the lair of the Sirens, is a ghost island of the strange island type. Under the water, there is a huge sea monster on its back. The giant sea monsters that have the ability to disguise themselves as islands are also divided into three types: offshore type, submerged type, and deep sea type. The offshore type is more common. Most of the movable ghost islands that humans have seen, which are composed of sea monsters, are basically offshore type sea monsters.

The sea monsters that make up the offshore ghost island are mainly one of the ancient giant beasts, a sea race branch of the land emperor turtle clan, and the ancient sea monster sea king turtle faction. These huge sea turtles, with their huge turtle shells floating on the sea surface, can be used as islands. The pinnacle of this clan is the giant dragon turtle in prehistoric legends. This giant monster likes to bask in the sun whether on land or in the sea, and usually does not move much unless encountering some special emergency situations.

The island of Saipan, where the Sirens live, is on the back of a giant sea turtle, a near-shore monster. This sea turtle basks in the sun on the sea surface and rarely dives into the sea. Over time, the turtle's back has become similar to the ecological environment of an ordinary island. When providing a place for the Sirens to live, the Sirens will provide food for the sea monsters.

This mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship is limited to a very small number of sea monsters with gentle temperaments, such as the Sea King Turtle. Most sea monsters have bad temperaments, and most of them are cruel. They often include the sirens in their prey menu. There is no way for the two sides to live in peace, and even the simplest communication is impossible.

The time that the submerged ghost island appears on the sea surface is much less than that of the offshore type. The sea turtle usually floats on the sea surface for more than a few years, and the minimum is no less than three months. The submerged type will not appear on the sea surface for more than a month, usually a few weeks, and they spend most of their time in the sea.

This type of giant sea monster is also one of the ancient monsters, a giant whale called the Sea King Fish, and the king of them is the Leviathan whale in prehistoric legends. Unlike the Buddha-like sea monsters such as the Sea King Turtle, they do not need to coexist with the sirens for mutual benefit, and their own hunting ability is sufficient. Of course, there are also very few special sea creatures recognized by the Sea King Fish in the legend, and they will make an exception to coexist with these deep-sea monsters.

The deep-sea ghost island is the most terrifying. The sea monsters that make up it are the second representative of deep-sea fear, the ancient deep-sea beasts Kraken or Hamut. They appear on the sea surface for no more than a week, usually a few days.

These guys disguised themselves as ghost islands for a purpose, specifically to lure the ignorant to come close and then launch attacks. The Kraken, also known as the Deep Sea Red Devil, looks like a giant octopus or squid. It is good at luring ships to approach, sinking them with its tentacles, and then hunting the crew and sailors on the ship.

Hamut is even more evil than the Kraken. The Kraken at least hunts for the sake of hunting, while Hamut simply likes to kill. It is in his nature and has nothing to do with hunting and survival. Hamut looks like a giant jellyfish, many of which are transparent, carry their own electric current, and have lightning properties.

Hamut has a strong deterrent effect on other deep-sea monsters. Due to its attribute restraint, Hamut can move almost unimpeded in the deep sea. Prehistoric legendary deep-sea monsters such as the Leviathan whale and the Kraken giant squid will choose to take a detour when they see the Hamut jellyfish, and actively avoid fighting, for fear that they will be paralyzed by lightning after physical contact.

In the deep sea, there are only three types of sea monsters that dare to confront Hamut jellyfish head-on. They are all deep-sea prehistoric monsters. The first is a mutant deep-sea monster with lightning attributes like Hamut jellyfish. They look like giant electric eels. This type of sea monster also has lightning attributes and is not afraid of Hamut jellyfish's electric current. It has the title of "Sea Thunder Dragon"

The second deep-sea monster that can ignore the Hamut jellyfish is a giant armored fish-type sea monster with a solid appearance and the title of "stone fish". This type of sea monster is particularly durable, and the electric current of the Hamut jellyfish cannot penetrate their armor. Their attack power is not low. The fangs in the fish's mouth are powerful under the blessing of huge bite force. Their defense is also ridiculously high, even stronger than the tortoise shell of the sea turtle.

The last species that can restrain the Hamut jellyfish is the Rainbow Fish, a colorful big fish that looks stupid. However, it restrains all sea monsters and has survived from prehistoric times. Because of its own poison, no sea monster dares not give way to the Rainbow Fish when they meet.

The seven-color fish itself has little fighting power. It is between five and ten meters long and looks a bit stupid. Relying on the deadly poison they carry, they can roam freely in the sea. Unless the opponent wants to die together, no deep-sea monster is willing to take the initiative to provoke the seven-color fish.

"Prince Osta, the Saipan Island of the Sirens. The sea turtle has lived with them for many years. It usually doesn't swim around unless it encounters danger."

"Prince Osta, there shouldn't be any major danger in the Sea of ​​Cebrus recently! I don't know why that sea turtle swam so fast, as if it was running for its life."

"Sera, do you have a way to catch up with the speed of the Sea King Turtle?"

"Prince Osta, the speed of the Sea Turtle's escape is too fast to be realized unless it is night. If the Sea Turtle slows down a little, we will have a chance to catch up."

"Then I'll leave it to you tonight, Sera. Take us to the island."

On the medium-sized merchant ship "Seagull", Osta and the mermaid Sera learned the details of the Ghost Island. The mastermind behind the scenes did not know at this time that the changes in Saipan were also related to his previous actions.

The sea turtles are very sensitive to the water quality of the sea. When Osta led the team to escape from the original nest of the Naga Sirens, Nars Island, in order to prevent the Naga Sirens from pursuing him, he poured all the special cargo and highly toxic substances loaded on the "Hummingbird" into the sea water. These highly toxic substances quickly spread to the entire sea area, causing serious toxic pollution in a short period of time.

The formula of the highly toxic drugs in this other world is different from that on Earth. Many raw materials have been replaced with substitutes with the same effect but more terrifying efficacy, which has greatly increased the toxicity. The method of sinking into the sea, which is not a big problem on Earth, will not work in the sea in this other world.

Fortunately, there is no joint treaty like the Ocean Convention in this plane of another world, and Osta’s previous “crime” of dumping drugs and polluting the sea will basically not be held accountable. Osta didn’t know that the drugs he dumped before would be so powerful and had a serious impact on some sea monsters.

The pursuit of Saipan lasted a whole day. During the day, the large ships of the Aosta fleet were tracking at full speed and were almost left behind by Saipan several times.

Osta felt particularly embarrassed when he thought that the main body of Saipan was actually a sea turtle. The speed of several ships commanded by this gentleman prince was so fast that even a sea turtle could not catch up. It was hard to believe.

Most ships in the other world rely on wind power and the thrust of sails to sail, so it is normal that they cannot catch up with sea monsters. The "Hummingbird" and other ships with top human technology configurations are equipped with magic propulsion systems, similar to the propulsion system of the super cargo ship "Heaven", but they lack the magic cores of monsters as driving fuel.

The magic core on the ship was taken away by the Naga Sirens when they seized the ship, which put Osta in a very awkward situation. Although he had a more advanced power system, he could not use it due to lack of fuel, and could only use the sails to make do. Osta watched Saipan lead the way in front of his fleet and was helpless, as if he was being mocked inexplicably.

"If I had known that I was at the Naga Siren's place, I would have found a few magic cores. What a mistake."

"Lord Osta, how about Yulia and I go down to the sea now and see if we can find a few ready-made sea monsters and take their magic cores for you."

"Chris, that's not necessary. With the help of Sera and the others at night, we should be able to catch up with Saipan smoothly."

"I see, Lord Osta, we understand."

Osta knew that such things could not be rushed, so he could only wait for the opportunity on the boat before night fell. The Siren could fly, and the probability of being discovered by flying through the air was very high, so the only way to be more secretive was to take the sea route.

If you use the pocket watch "Frozen Eternity" and approach in the time traveler state, it is also a good way. However, the time traveler function does not cover other magic circles, and the flying magic circle cannot be hidden. In that case, flying over is not completely invisible and will still be discovered by the opponent.

The third princess of the Abiglans Empire should be in the hands of the Sirens, and it is unlikely that they will let her go. Osta planned to sneak in and "steal her". He had no intention of negotiating with the Sirens from the beginning. As for the petrification magic on the mermaid queen and the mermaid princesses, when Osta returned to the territory, Sophia would also have a way to break the petrification curse on them without the help of the Sirens.

The promise that Osta made to the mermaids was a little bit concealed in some aspects. He originally said that he would ask the Sirens to help him to remove the petrified state of the mermaid queen and princesses, but it was just a pretext to trick the mermaids out first. Anyway, the mermaids were tricked out and their relationship with the Naga Sirens was completely broken, so they would not return to Nars Island.

It was not until the evening that Saipan finally slowed down, and Aosta could clearly see that the distance between the two sides had shortened. Sea turtles naturally like to bask in the sun, and if there is no sun at night, their vitality will be greatly reduced, and their speed will naturally slow down.

This was Osta's only chance to catch up. According to the underwater speed ranking of sea monsters, the Sea King Turtle was at the bottom. Its underwater swimming speed was far inferior to that of most sea monsters, not even reaching the average, which could be said to be a real turtle speed.

If the target of this pursuit is a giant whale like the Sea Emperor Fish, even if the Aosta ships use the magic propulsion system, they may not be able to catch up with the speed of the sea monsters. At that time, there is really no solution, unless Chris and the others take action directly. If these three extraordinary beings come forward in person, they can easily catch up with any sea monster.

"Prince Osta, we will deliver it to you right away. What...what is this!"

"Sera, this is an ordinary neck ornament, not something strange. Let me help you put it on!"

"Prince Osta, this jewelry is so strange, can you please not wear it?"

"It's nothing strange, Sierra. Wearing it won't affect anything."

"Sera, do you doubt me?"

"No, Prince Osta, I understand."

Before leaving, Osta took the opportunity to give Sera and other mermaids a special piece of jewelry. It was a black metal head ring with a thin iron chain in the middle, called a "safety ring", which was worn on the snow-white and slender necks of Sera and other mermaids.

Sera and the others were ultimately unable to refuse. Considering that their queen and princesses were still in the hands of the human gentleman prince, the mermaids had no choice but to compromise and put them on.

In fact, these strange accessories sent by Osta did not have much practical use, but were more for fun. With Chris and others accompanying him, even when they were at sea, the mermaids would basically not find a chance to escape or disobey his command.

After nightfall, the speed of Saipan finally slowed down. Osta only brought Chris, Sophia and Yulia with him on this mission, and the other girls stayed on the fleet and waited for orders.

Osta's purpose this time was just to "steal people" and he did not need to negotiate or contact the Sirens in any way beforehand. The beautiful adventurer Aisia, who served as a translator, naturally did not need to participate in this operation.

Before the operation began, Osta went to find Aisia again to ask her about the Siren. This beautiful adventurer had traveled all over the world before and had some knowledge of many alien races, and was familiar with their culture and living habits.

"Your Highness Osta, the Sirens are much smarter than the Nagas. I have never landed on Saipan, but I have seen many traveling Sirens in other places before. They can use wind and lightning magic, which gives them an absolute advantage over other sirens."

"Your Highness Osta, I have communicated with many Sirens. Although they have no ill will towards humans, the Sirens here have also captured many sailors. As for what they are doing, I don't know for the time being."

"That's enough for you to know, Aixia. Wait for my good news here. I'm going to Saipan."

"Your Highness Osta, I wish you all the best. Oh, I almost forgot, the Sirens know a lot about the human race, and are stronger than other sirens, so you have to be careful."

Aisia had never been to Saipan before, so her knowledge of the Sirens was limited. She had only seen some of the Sirens who had traveled and ventured into the outside world, and knew what they looked like and some of their abilities.

According to the information provided by Aixia, the Sirens have a high IQ, and all members of the tribe have high IQs, which is much higher than that of the Naga tribe. The Sirens did not destroy the other party because of their foreign policy and attitude, which are relatively stable, unlike the Naga Sirens who are so aggressive. In general, the Sirens can get along well and are a more ideal negotiation partner than the Naga Sirens.

Chapter 203: Sneaking into the prosperous Saipan night market

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Chapter 204: The Secret Hidden on Saipan Island

Saipan is still bustling and prosperous under the night. The Sirens do not rest completely at night. Their habits are different from those of humans. At least half of the Sirens are active. Sirens are usually divided into two groups, with half of the clan members on duty during the day and night.

The Siren's schedule can effectively prevent possible night attacks by the enemy. If Osta didn't happen to have the forbidden item "Frozen Eternity" and the assistance of the new function "Time Traveler", this gentleman prince would never have been able to sneak into Saipan as easily as he does now and stroll around the night market here without paying attention to others.

The center of Saipan is the Palace of the Queen of Siren. This magnificent palace is built with rare corals and looks romantic and beautiful, like a dream castle that only appears in fairy tales.

The style of the Siren Queen's palace is not permanent. She waits for the time when the sea turtle dives into the sea. When she surfaces next time, it will be a brand new palace. When the sea turtle sinks into the water, the original palace will be destroyed by irresistible forces, and she will have to rebuild a new palace.

On the Naga Sirens side, it is the Naga Sirens Queen Garou who rules alone. There is a clear difference on the Sirens side, they are ruled by two queens, there are two Sirens queens. After Osta landed on Saipan, he soon discovered that the Sirens are divided into two types, which just correspond to their respective queens.

One is the sky siren, this type of siren has wings on both hands and eagle claws on both feet, and is often active in the air. The other type is the sea siren, this type of siren also has wings on both hands, but their lower body is a snake tail like the Naga siren. Because of their high appearance, if you don't pay attention, outsiders can easily mistake the sea siren for a mermaid.

It is natural that the Naga Siren cannot compete with the Sirens in the Cybrus Sea. Not only is she suppressed in terms of intelligence, but her elemental attributes are naturally restrained. The Sirens also have the ability to move in the ocean. With such combat power, the Naga Siren simply cannot beat them.

Even if the Naga Siren united with other Siren tribes in this sea area, they could not defeat the Siren Siren. When Osta led the team to sneak into the palace, the two queens of the Siren Siren were convening a meeting of the Siren Siren's top leaders. This was convenient for Osta to find someone and bypass the two Siren queens.

"Yulia, can you confirm the princess's location?"

"It's certain, Lord Osta, we'll be there soon if we keep going forward. My shadows have already found the person."

Perhaps out of absolute confidence in his own strength, when Osta arrived at the Siren Queen's palace, he found that the security here was not very strict. Unlike the Naga Siren's lair, the central area of ​​Nars Island, and the Naga Siren Queen's palace, which were heavily guarded and full of patrolling guards.

The queen's palace on the Siren Sea Siren side was almost unguarded. One could enter and exit the palace gate at will, without even seeing the shadow of a guard. The personal strength of the two Siren queens was greater than that of the Naga Siren Queen Kalulu.

The hierarchy of the Siren Sea Siren is not strict. There is basically no class division between the Siren Queen, the Princess and the high-ranking members of the tribe and the general tribal clan members. Therefore, there can be such a simple scene of folk customs, and the Queen's palace can be entered and exited freely.

Osta successfully entered the palace of the Siren Queens. The two Siren Queens were still convening a meeting of the top leaders, so the palace seemed very deserted. Not even a patrolling guard was seen along the way. Compared with the bustling Saipan night market outside, the difference was obvious. The atmosphere in the palace was surprisingly quiet, as if a pin dropped on the ground could easily be heard.

The Naga Sirens piled up various trophies in their queen's palace for display, showing off their wealth in disguise. You won't see that on the Sirens side. The Sirens are more practical and won't show off like the Naga Sirens next door. If they really want to display some trophies, the Naga Sirens can't compare at all.

Yulia, one of Osta's exclusive combat maids, summoned a black shadow and conducted a sneak reconnaissance of the Siren Queen's palace in advance. She had a general understanding of the situation here and determined the specific location of the target to be rescued in advance.

The palace of the Siren Queen did not have any underground space. Unlike the palace of the Naga Siren Queen, there was a dungeon under the palace. After all, the Saipan Island where the Sirens lived was just a fake island carried by a giant deep-sea monster, the Sea King Turtle, and there was no condition to build any underground buildings.

The Naga Sirens' Nars Island is at least a real island with the basic conditions for building underground space. This may be the only aspect in which the Naga Sirens are better than the Sirens. The location of the third princess of the Abiglans Empire was beyond Osta's expectations. He had predicted many possible places for house arrest in advance, but the results were all wrong.

The room where the imperial princess was located was a special room in the Siren Queen's Palace. The luxury of this room was the most luxurious in the entire Siren Queen's Palace. However, the owner of the room was neither the two Siren Queens, nor the Siren Princess, nor any of the high-ranking members of the Siren Sea Clan.

The mysterious master's identity and status were obviously higher than the Siren Queen, and no one knew where he came from. The shadow that Yulia sent out to investigate was not sure either. The identity of this mysterious master needed to be confirmed by Osta himself.

"Lord Osta, the one inside is not a siren, nor is he a human."

"Lord Osta, don't be nervous. She is not in her perfect form right now, so she is much easier to deal with than Siren."

"Chris, Yulia, besides the Sirens and humans, are there any other races in this palace?"