Please be my partner.

The food at the party gave off an enticing aroma, but Mellen didn't care about it and had no intention of tasting it. He walked straight in the direction where the lines extended.

During this period, many people tried to talk to him and strike up a conversation, but he simply ignored them.

Perhaps realizing that their actions were meaningless, everyone at the party gradually stopped their actions. The place suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Mellen expressionlessly.

Mellen also stopped and said, "I'll say it again, I have no ill intentions, I just want to ask you something."

The scene remained silent, with no response.

next moment……

'Da!~'

The woman closest to Mellen took a step toward him, and it was like pressing some kind of start switch, and everyone started to move.

They took stiff and twisted steps, approaching Mellen step by step, with scarlet light gradually radiating from their eyes.

Mellen's expression remained unchanged as Little Red Lotus leaped out of the air, letting out a 'Woof!~' before the entire dog transformed into a blood-red mist that surrounded Mellen and continued to spread outwards.

Anyone who was passed by the blood-colored mist fell to the ground as if they had lost power, unable to move.

The blood in their bodies seemed to be completely swallowed up by the blood-colored mist.

In the mist, the happy "woof" of Little Honglian could be heard from time to time. It was obvious that the little guy was very happy eating.

Mellen remained calm and continued to move forward.

He glanced at the people lying on the ground and saw that they had all become skin and bones, as if there was no water left in their bodies. Some of them were even torn into pieces as they fell to the ground.

However, the link in the void was never broken. After the blood-colored mist of Little Red Lotus passed, blood began to fill their bodies again, giving them a sense of immortality.

Across the cocktail party, a door appeared in front of Mellen. After opening it, he frowned.

What came into view was not the rear deck of the ship that was supposed to appear, but a long corridor.

Doors of different shapes were placed randomly on both sides of the corridor, and there seemed to be a big door at the end. It was obvious that all this was the work of the Golden Rowling.

Mellen walked in and looked behind him. It had become an ordinary wall.

He did not walk to the end of the corridor, but casually pushed open a door nearby, and found a place similar to a stage theater.

On the stage, some puppet-like characters were standing motionless.

The stands were already full, with only one seat in the middle of the first row left, which was obviously prepared for those who were entering the theater.

Whether it was the puppets on the stage or the audience in the stands, they all appeared to be in a hazy state, emitting a faint bloody light, like bloody ghosts.

Melen could vaguely feel that once he stepped into this stage theater, he must abide by certain rules, otherwise he would not only be unable to leave, but something bad might even happen.

Just close the door. Mellen is too lazy to play games with this ghost ship.

But when he was about to move forward, he suddenly found that except for the door in front of him that he had opened, all the other doors in the corridor had disappeared.

And the entire corridor was being erased layer by layer by some force starting from the outermost edge. It seemed that there was no other choice but to enter the stage theater in front of us.

But Mellen is naturally different.

When the erasing power was about to reach him, colorful light flowed, turning the area around him into a fairy tale world.

Affected by this, the power of erasure could no longer advance at all, and under the illumination of the fairy tale world, some faint portals emerged in the void.

Melen looked at the little red lotus that was sniffing around at his feet. After a moment, the little guy woofed in a certain direction and ran forward. Melen naturally followed closely behind.

Although they look very different, the Little Red Lotus and the Golden Rowling are actually the same in essence.

Therefore, based on the induction between the same origins, Xiao Honglian can naturally find the core of the Golden Rowling, and all Mellen has to do is help the little guy eliminate some external interference.

As they continued to move forward, the surrounding scenery kept changing...

Stage theater, fountain square, dilapidated hospital, abandoned high-rise building, the bottom of the abyss, the top of the cliff...

It seemed that each scene had different rules and solutions. Mellen and his friends simply crossed through the edges of these scenes, just like using cheats in a game. With just a "ding" sound, they could pass through the level directly.

Suddenly, Mellen stopped and found himself in a room that looked like a slaughterhouse.

The reason he stopped was because he saw a group of people entangled in fog and hanging in the air.

That’s right, it’s not a ghost on the Golden Rowling, but a real person.

It was easy to tell from the clothes they were wearing that they were from the Special Affairs Bureau.

Considering the movements that were sensed before, the identities of these people in front of him became clear.

Mellen naturally had no good face for these guys who were following him. Besides, it seemed that they would not die for a while, so he didn't bother to pay attention to them.

However, when Mellen was about to move forward, an object in the hand of one of the Special Affairs Bureau members caught his attention.

Walking closer, I found that the man was wearing a uniform that should be at the deputy director level. In his hand was an exquisite model door with patterns of evil spirits and floating clouds.

Melen could feel that this should be an extremely powerful extraordinary item.

He thought for a moment and said, "It seems you are trapped here. If no one rescues you, you will surely die. In this case, I will be kind enough to rescue you. However, as a reward, this extraordinary item in your hand will belong to me."

After a pause, Mellen nodded and said, "Very good. If you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent."

Then, he took the model door from the other person with ease.

After playing with the exquisite model door for a bit, I used the power of fantasy to cover it and immediately gained its properties...

[Gate of Sacrifice]: A special door connecting to a strange dimension. This strange dimension will greedily devour all extraordinary things.

By offering sacrifices to it, it can pull any person, thing, or object related to the supernatural into a strange dimension. The stronger the supernatural power contained in the latter, the more sacrifices are needed.

People, things, and objects pulled into this strange dimension will be anchored, and sacrifices can be made to summon them back to reality and control them. The duration depends on the extraordinary power contained in the sacrifice.

Melen was surprised. This turned out to be an extremely powerful sealing tool. After sealing something, he could also control it at a certain price.

But it seems that the cost of sealing or controlling it is not small.

From this perspective, this [Gate of Sacrifice] is a bit useless.

It seemed that these members of the Special Affairs Bureau were about to use the [Sacrificial Gate] on the Golden Rowling, but they were a step too slow and failed.

Suddenly, Mellen's eyes lit up. In this case, these people might have prepared the sacrifice needed to pull the Golden Rowling into the strange dimension.

After a quick search, it was found that they had nothing special on them except some extraordinary items they carried with them.

Mellen thought, maybe it was on their ship.

After making note of this thought, Mellen ignored them and continued on his way.

As for saving them, Mellen would of course, but not now.

At this moment, in the captain's cabin of the Golden Rowling, Carl looked at the man in front of him, whose beard was already turning slightly gray, and shouted with a complicated expression, "Father!"

Gray Haffield, Captain of the Golden Rowling, Carl's father.

Gray looked at Karl with a look of relief on his face, and said, “Long time no see, my son. It seems that you have suffered a lot, but you have also grown a lot.”

Carl opened his mouth, as if he had a thousand words to say, but he didn't know where to start.

Gray smiled slightly and said, "I know you have a lot of questions. Don't worry, we still have some time to talk."

Karl was silent for a while and asked, “Dad, what happened? Why did you become like this?”

Although Gray in front of him looked like an ordinary person, Carl knew that his father was dead and turned into a ghost.

Hearing Karl's question, Gray's smile slowly faded and he said, "At that time..."

His gaze was vacant, and he spoke in a tone almost like a dream, "It was a massive storm. The Golden Rowling, originally on its return voyage, was affected by it and was forced to change course and enter an unknown area."

"When we emerged from the storm, the Golden Rowling was severely damaged and could barely continue sailing. Fortunately, there is always a way out, and we unexpectedly found a fairly large island."

"Although the island looks quite... strange, after discussion, we decided to land on it."

"Once we were near the island, I issued an order. With the exception of the small team sent to gather necessary resources for repairing the Golden Rowling, no one else was allowed to disembark."

"Everything was fine! Everything was fine! But..."

"The next morning, we discovered that ten people were missing from the ship. No one knew how they disappeared. Their rooms were even locked. They just disappeared out of thin air."

"Some people think some entity on the island is behind this and want to go look for the missing crew members. Others strongly oppose this and believe we should leave immediately after the ship is repaired. Even I'm torn."

"In the end, I decided to leave first and wait for a chance to look for the missing crew members. After all, I am responsible for everyone on the ship."

"But, we can't leave! We can't leave at all! No matter which direction we go, we will eventually return to this island."

"When I found the ship's navigator, I discovered that he... was crazy!"

"It's not just him. Many people on the ship have gone crazy, but they're acting normal, including... me!"

When he heard the last sentence, Karl's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the 'father' in front of him, but felt an increasingly unfamiliar feeling.

He wanted to say something, but his mouth seemed to be blocked by something sticky and smelly, and he couldn't open his mouth at all.

Gray looked at Karl, his eyes trembling strangely, and he smiled and said, "Son, why are you a little afraid of me?"

Carl's uneasiness began to grow, and his body became stiff and unable to move.

Gray walked closer to Karl step by step, the corners of his mouth gradually raised, and it became more and more exaggerated, grinning directly to his ears. A playful look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Actually, my father came to you this time because he has an extremely important matter to entrust to you."

His tone gradually became seductive as he said, "I am the captain of the Golden Rowling. As my son, you naturally have the first right of inheritance to become captain! How about it, Carl, my son, do you want to become the captain of the Golden Rowling?"

"The Golden Rowling has now become a powerful ghost ship, possessing power beyond the third level. It is invincible on the sea and can even influence the situation in the kingdom!"

"Once you become captain, you will have the right to control this power. Whether it's becoming the king of the seven seas or building a maritime empire, it will be easy!"

"I don't……"

Karl's voice was hoarse and dry, and his eyes gradually became hesitant and confused, but the only trace of reason left in his heart told him that he could not agree!

No matter how tempting the conditions are, you must never agree to them.

Once he agrees, he will face an irreversible end!

but……

Gray's expression gradually became ferocious, distorted, and terrifying. He looked at Carl as if he was looking at a small insect that stepped step by step into his carefully woven trap. Letting the insect struggle helplessly only brought him some entertainment.

People have their limits. Even those with extremely strong wills can be completely wiped out, especially people like Carl who have not yet achieved true extraordinary success.

Faced with the temptation and oppression of the whole world, the light in Carl's eyes gradually dimmed, as if he was about to turn into a walking corpse.

Gray came up to Carl and asked condescendingly, "Answer me, do you want to be the captain of the Golden Rowling?"

Karl said in a mechanical voice: "I...I..."

At this critical moment, a calm voice suddenly sounded: "No matter what, Karl is now my employee. If you want to tempt him to change jobs, shouldn't you ask my opinion first?"

Gray turned around suddenly and saw Mellen sitting in the chair in the captain's room, looking like he had been watching a good show for a long time.

Chapter 148 Fatherly Love and Farewell

The ghost captain stared at Mellen and did not act rashly. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?!"

Mellen said: "I originally just wanted to ask some questions, but I didn't expect to see such a good show."

The ghost captain's eyes turned cold, and an increasingly dangerous aura condensed in them.

But after a moment, he relaxed his breath and said in a cold voice, "Sir, please ask whatever you want to ask. I just hope that after you finish asking, you can leave the Golden Rowling!"

Mellen shook his finger and said, "That's why I just said that this was just the 'original' plan. Now, I can't just watch my employees become your puppets."

The ghost captain's breath suddenly stagnated, and then he mobilized the power of the entire ghost ship to press towards Mellen without hesitation.

Melen didn't expect the ghost captain to be so decisive, but he remained calm. The power of the fairy tale kingdom spread out, forming a confrontation with the power of the ghost ship.

The level of the forbidden object of the Fairy Tale Kingdom was obviously far superior to that of the Ghost Ship. Almost at the moment when the two forces came into contact, the Fairy Tale Kingdom defeated the Ghost Ship with a crushing force.

But soon, Melen frowned, because he found that in this fully developed posture, the energy consumed by the Fairy Tale Kingdom far exceeded his expectations.

Only a very small part of this came from the confrontation with the ghost ship, and most of it was diluted by the world!

Soon, Mellen figured out the reason.

This world is still in the early stages of the return of the spiritual tide, and the third level is already the limit that can be achieved. All forces that can break through the limits of the world have their own special means.

For example, the fairy tale kingdom is almost in a state of its own, where it grows in its own circle.

If the world is compared to a pool of fresh water, then a fourth-level strongman is equivalent to a drop of salt water. Once this drop of salt water appears in the fresh water, it will be forcibly diluted immediately.

Although those pillar-level strongmen of the kingdom claimed to be able to access the power of the fourth-order legend, they only relied on the optimized combination of their abilities to possess that level of power in an instant.

However, for various reasons, those who have truly achieved the fourth level of strength have to use secret methods to seal themselves off, not daring to display their strength easily, or simply leave this world and go to a world with richer spiritual tides.

That is why, when Melen wanted to show the true power of the fairy tale kingdom, it was immediately diluted and even plundered by the world!