"Hello? Junbai? Are you okay?" Aoi was a little worried.
"I'm fine," Perlis' voice was a little low, "Your phone number... was written down at the last party."
"Party? Which party?" Aoi smiled softly, "We have had many parties."
"Anyway, it was the time when you and Carly gave each other the phone number!" Perlis' voice suddenly became a little shy, "I just... wrote it down by the way. Let's not talk about it anymore. Someone is coming here."
"Clap."
Before Aoi could continue teasing Perlis, she heard the signal disconnected. She put down the terminal in her hand, with a doting smile on her face.
"This kid, even though he seemed to be completely unwilling to socialize before, actually secretly remembers everyone in his heart..."
Aoi shook her head helplessly, lamenting that Perlis was such a troublesome little girl. She obviously cared about others more than anyone else, but she acted like she didn't care about anything.
Moreover, she seemed to say the word "Carly" without any hindrance, perhaps her heart knot had been untied a lot.
Thinking of this, Aoi turned to Ayane and briefly stated the entire content of her conversation with Perlis.
After listening to the briefing, Ayane nodded gently, and then spoke in a dreamy and ethereal voice:
"I see. The advance team heading to the archipelago is ready and will depart soon."
"That's great," Aoi nodded, and then a curious look appeared on her face, "By the way, Miss Ayane, which ship can reach the archipelago the fastest right now?"
Ayane didn't say anything. She slowly walked to the east side of the deck. Her cherry-colored eyes looked across the faint mist on the sea towards the direction of Donglin Island.
"The Blue Reef," she said, her voice still ethereal, "Captain Furukawa is ready."
......
8) The Last Samurai (Part 3)
"Dang——dang——dang——"
At the top of the mast, Gleason Trent struck the bell three times briskly and shouted in a clear voice:
"Full sail!"
Under the bright sunshine, the Blue Reef left the port, sailed against the wind and waves, and headed northeast of Donglin Island. People on the deck were busy coming and going, keeping the newly repaired three-masted sailing ship in a healthy state on the sea.
"..."
On the bridge, Furukawa Wataru stared silently toward the northeast, his algae-green eyes gleaming with brilliance. The sunlight shone on his tricorn hat, casting a shadow on his stern face, making his expression seem a little unpredictable.
"Captain Furukawa To! The direction has been calibrated. We will reach the Broken Isles in about three days."
Furukawa Watari turned his head and found that it was Mei Xinghui who was wearing a court dress. He gently curved the corners of his mouth, and his scarred lips moved slightly:
"understood."
Mei Xinghui did not leave, but walked to Furukawa Watari's side and looked at the deck with him from the bridge. Grissom Tren on the mast seemed to notice her gaze, turned around, smiled and waved at her. Mei also waved, with a shy smile unique to a girl on her face.
Furukawa Watari glanced at her, and his stern face softened a little. He was silent for a while, then spoke in a low voice:
"Soon, the Blue Reef will be yours."
"Why do you say that?" Mei Xinghui looked at Furukawa Wataru, a hint of surprise flashing in her violet eyes, "Are you going to retire?"
"Old things will eventually be eliminated by the tide. It's your time," Furukawa Wataru shook his head gently, "and this time, I'm going to fight the oldest thing to the death."
As he said this, he cast his gaze towards the northeastern horizon. Unlike the clear sky at this time, there was a layer of dark clouds above the sea, making it look very gloomy.
"Perhaps the fate of the Blue Reef will end here. You can find a new position on a better battleship. That will be more suitable for you young people, with more room and potential for development."
Mei Xinghui didn't know what to feel when she heard the usually taciturn Furukawa Wataru say so many words at once. She moved her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just looked at the sea covered by dark clouds with Furukawa Wataru.
The sailors on the deck were still chatting and laughing happily, and the young man on the mast was looking into the distance refreshed, with a hearty and confident smile on his face.
......
Fearing that pursuers might arrive at any time, Perlis did not stay in the port for long. Instead, she searched for some food and daily necessities in the port, then left the port under the cover of heavy rain and headed towards the location of Panshe City marked on the map.
She didn't kill the guy in the harbor house, but tied up all his limbs, put some food that could barely last for about three days within his mouth's reach, and then left.
"..."
The terrain of the Dead Serpent Bay is mostly broken mountain roads and rocky beaches, which are very difficult to walk on. After the high-intensity adventure in the town of Ankamouth, Perlis's physical strength was almost overdrawn. So she found a small cave on the road that could shelter her from the wind and rain, and then crawled in.
"call..."
Perlis quickly picked up some stones and built a simple bonfire at the entrance of the cave. She looked around and went to the cave in the rain to find some firewood, threw it into the bonfire, and then snapped her fingers.
"Snapped--"
Due to the energy arc bursting out, it instantly dried the slightly damp wood, and sparks suddenly appeared, burning more and more fiercely.
"pat..."
Amid the crackling sound of the firewood, Perlis made a simple rack with the extra wood, then took off her coat which was soaked by sea water, shook it, and put it on the rack to dry.
When the fire was almost burning, Perlis put a piece of stone slab of uniform thickness found in the cave on the fire and roasted it. Then, she took out a bag she had brought from the port and took out two pure meat sausages and a piece of meat that looked like a steak.
Pearlis first tore open the packaging bag and cut a small piece of fat from the corner of the steak with a butterfly knife. Seeing that the stone slab was almost heated, she inserted the butterfly knife into the piece of meat and smeared it on the stone slab until the surface of the stone slab was covered with a layer of oil.
She waited for a while, until the oil began to sizzle, then she put the sausages and steaks on the stone slab and started grilling.
"Crash..."
The heavy rain outside the cave fell not far from Perlis, but there was still some cold wind blowing in. Perlis removed the factor shield, exhaled a breath of white air in the cold wind, rubbed her hands, and then put both hands close to the campfire.
The last time I warmed myself by the fire on a rainy day was in La Vatino. At that time, my relationship with Sharduo was not very good, but thanks to her, I had the awareness of making a fire to keep warm...
Perlis recalled the past and smiled gently. In the past, she suspected that she might have slept in the cave with clothes on, which would have easily caught a cold.
"Boom——"
Thunder flashed across the sky from time to time, making the world in the rainstorm pale. Listening to the sound of rain, Perlis felt her spirit gradually relax, and she couldn't help but start to recall the past.
As she thought about it, her blood-red eyes became a little blurry, and finally narrowed slightly. A feeling of sleepiness gradually came over her, and under the soothing sound of the bonfire and the "crackling" of the barbecue, Perlis's body gradually relaxed, and finally she felt a little ethereal.
As a result, I am still alone most of the time... From Wanren Mountain to Dead Snake Bay, I am alone...
In the blur, the pair of ice-blue eyes appeared in front of Perlis, as well as the promise made at the hostel party in the rain.
We had agreed to take a month's rest after the competition, and go to Hillster with Carly, where the rain was drizzling, or to Wilkins, where the breeze was blowing...
But now...where am I?
"..."
"pat-"
The crackling sound of the firewood brought Perlis back to reality. She gently turned the steak and sausage, and involuntarily began to think about the next step.
If you can kill Bridger and Chord in the Dead Serpent Bay and get his [Black Emblem] or [Ark], you can go directly to Inmotarus, the cursed black island. After solving the mystery of his origin, you may be able to find Carly in the Federation and take her away from...
If there is a secret on the black island that can overthrow the Tower of Babel, then perhaps everyone can gather their strength again and launch an attack on the tower. Ashlia will never forget the will of [Attack King] Rosedes Yad Pershipons, and those countries that have been oppressed for a long time will naturally not sit idly by after knowing the weaknesses of the Federation, and will definitely rise up in resistance.
By then, the world may have a completely new look.
Come to think of it, being grabbed by the tentacles in the spring before might have been related to my bloodline, but the most important thing was probably the lack of the [Dark Emblem] fugue. If it had been there, the tentacles wouldn’t have appeared.
By the way, when I was approaching the spring, the coin seemed to move... and this happened more than once...
Thinking of this, Perlis walked to the clip beside the campfire, took out the gold coin from her coat pocket, then sat back by the campfire and observed it carefully.
On the front of the gold coin is a pair of open angel wings, looking holy and pure, while on the back of the gold coin is an eye that exudes madness and ominousness, lifeless but sharp, as if there is a power that can penetrate the heart contained in it.
This gold coin was found in the ruins of a shipwreck, and it vibrates in many situations involving the power of the Netherworld.
Perhaps, this coin has a fugue power similar to the [Black Emblem]? Perhaps it has been in the treasure chest in the ruins of the shipwreck for too long, and some abnormal changes have occurred...
8) The Last Samurai (Part 4) -Added-
Thinking of this, Perlis tossed the coin again as if possessed by a magic power, letting it fall naturally -
"Ding--"
The coin fell on the back of Pearlis's hand, and she looked and found it was the back side.
In an instant, a strong sense of crisis was transmitted from the eyes engraved on the back of the coin, causing the halo in Perlis' eyes to light up as if in response to a stress reaction.
"Well..."
The feeling was fleeting and dissipated in an instant, and the coin did not vibrate as before.
But Perlis had a terrifying intuition: the moment the coin fell on the back of her hand, another eye was looking at Perlis through the eyes engraved on the coin.
Who is that? Is that the thing on the ceiling of the fourth crypt under Ankamouth Church? Is that the thing in the deep sea rift? Or something else...
Subconsciously, Perlis wanted to throw the coin in her hand away, and wanted to throw it far away. But her reason told her that she couldn't do that: if this coin was related to the [underworld], it might become an important prop in the future.
Perhaps, I was able to safely travel to the Dead Serpent Bay with the help of this coin...
"..."
After much thought, Pearlis finally put the coin back into her coat pocket for safekeeping.
Just then, the meat on the stone slab began to tremble slightly, accompanied by the aroma of meat. Perlis knew that the meat was almost cooked.
She then used a butterfly knife to cut off a small piece of medium-rare steak - if she had the conditions, she would want it medium-rare, so that it would taste more tender, but she was not sure how fresh the steak was, and decided to grill it as well as possible to prevent gastrointestinal problems.
"..."
Perlis used a butterfly knife to pierce the steak and put it into her mouth. Facts immediately proved that her worries were unnecessary: the steak tasted very good, probably just delivered from a ranch in Dead Snake Bay. The meat was tender and not dry. Even without any seasoning, the aroma wafting from the inside out made Perlis feel refreshed. Her stomach, which had not felt hungry before, began to growl.
Perlis opened a bottle of pure soda water she found in the harbor hut, took a sip, and then quickly finished the steak. She felt six points full, so she did not continue to eat the two pure meat sausages, but packed them up with cloth and prepared to use them as food reserves.
"ha..."
Beside the campfire, Perlis rubbed her belly contentedly, sighing that even her cooking skills were pretty good. She remembered the cliff on Xilin Island, where Kui smiled and sprinkled seasoning while heating the fish on the grill with her own hands. As she thought about it, a smile formed at the corner of her mouth.
In fact, I am often taken care of by others, so I have no right to say that I am always alone.
"..."
Thunder rumbled outside the cave, the sky gradually darkened, and sleepiness finally swept over Perlis's consciousness. She did not resist, took the coat that was heated on the rack, put it on as a blanket, and then fell asleep beside the campfire.
In her dream, she returned to the sea of flowers after a long absence and slept peacefully under the shining stars.
......
"Ms. Aoi."
The moonlight shines on the dock of Ankamouth. At this moment, Aoi is walking on the stairs leading to the "Sudden Awakening". When she hears the call, she turns around and finds that it is Admiral Fujita Hideo.
"Yes," Aoi turned around and looked at Fujita Hideo with a smile, "Little Chunbai is on that island. I can't just abandon her~"
Hearing this, Fujita Hideo was silent for a while. His somewhat stern eyes became more restrained, and the expression on his face was a little unpredictable.
But then, he looked determined and gave Aoi a standard military salute:
"The previous offense was caused by my shortsightedness. You have made contributions to Dila far greater than mine. Please help me convey the highest respect to Miss Perlis."
Seeing how serious he was, Aoi's expression did not change significantly. She looked at Fujita Hideo's face with a smile, paused for a moment, and then spoke:
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm used to it. No need to say more."
After saying that, Aoi turned around and whispered softly:
“Being misunderstood is the fate of those in power.”
She continued to climb the stairs, and Fujita Hideo watched her back disappear on the deck before turning and leaving.
Under the moonlight, the battleship "Sudden Awakening" broke through the dark sea and headed northeast.
......
Pearlis enjoyed a wonderful night, and her crisis alarm did not light up once, allowing her to sleep peacefully until the next morning.
The sun after a night of heavy rain illuminated the cave and Perlis's sleeping face. In the morning light, the girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and then slowly opened.
"Well..."
Perlis sat up and rubbed her eyes. After roughly judging the time based on the angle of the sunlight, she quickly destroyed the traces of camping in the cave and walked into the sunlight.
Who would have thought that this sunshine seemed to be a short-lived phenomenon unique to the early morning in Dead Snake Bay? We had only walked among the rocky beaches and the gloomy woods for less than half an hour before the sky was once again covered by dark clouds. From time to time, there were a few thunders, as if to break the dark clouds and sprinkle the heavy rain upon the earth once again.
The climate on this island is really bad...Perlis wiped the sweat from her forehead and jumped lightly on the rocky ground, avoiding all the gravel that would hurt her feet.
She was always alert to the enemies around her, but to her surprise, the security in Dead Snake Bay was not very strong, and even people were rarely seen. From time to time, insects and birds could be heard in the woods, and crabs could be seen crawling on the rocky beach. Everything here remained primitive, with few signs of development.
Strange... It has been fifteen years since the College War. In such a long time, Bridge and Chord haven't done much development on this island?
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