Please be my partner.

Unfortunately, the ghost ship was too huge, and it would take Mellen a certain amount of time to defeat it. Taking into account the unnecessary consumption, he felt a little distressed.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Melen quickly came up with a solution.

The power of the Fairy Tale Kingdom quickly converged, and in an instant it reached a level equal to that of the ghost ship, which immediately caused the world's suppression to disappear.

However, the ghost captain did not know what Mellen was thinking. The latter's in and out movements made him a little confused.

Mellen just smiled at this, and then...

Close the door and let the dogs out!

Spike and Little Red Lotus jumped out from the void on the left and right, and even Garuru appeared at Mellen's feet, constantly making electronic "woof woof" sounds.

Who says you have to use the Fairy Tale Kingdom to defeat your enemies?

Don’t forget, Mellen is a serious dog owner!

When the Fairy Tale Kingdom was held back by the ghost ship, the ghost captain naturally could no longer use the power of the ghost ship. So, apart from this power, he was only a third-level one.

Spike let out a 'Woof Roar' towards the sky, [Battle Formation] locked onto Captain Ghost, and [Giant Engine] and [Heavy Mountain] were activated at the same time.

As the dog grows bigger, the small captain's room also expands synchronously under the power of the fairy tale kingdom to avoid affecting the dog's performance.

At the same time, Xiao Honglian let out a "woof" and turned into a blood mist that spread out.

The little guy didn't join Spike in besieging Captain Ghost, because he knew that the big dog wanted to deal with his opponent one-on-one. It's not that the big dog was pedantic, but only in this way could he improve himself to the greatest extent.

However, the little guy wasn't idle either. The blood mist it transformed into spread out, contacted the ghost ship, and then...

Well, it’s so sweet!

The ghost ship is so big, it should be okay to sneak a bite!

Mellen felt that Little Red Lotus was madly devouring the power of the ghost ship, and the aura on his body began to soar at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his own strength also showed a significant improvement. He just smiled slightly and didn't care.

Before obtaining the Fairy Tale Kingdom, the reason why Little Red Lotus was restricted from absorbing blood to increase its strength was because the little guy's strength had reached a certain critical point at that time, and continuing to grow would increase the hostility of the world exponentially.

It’s different now. With the Fairy Tale Kingdom as a shelter, these restrictions no longer have any effect on the little ones. Once they exceed the restrictions, they just need to hide in the Fairy Tale Kingdom and everything will be fine.

After retracting his attention and seeing the tense battle between Spike and Captain Ghost, Mellen understood that the balance of victory in this battle would eventually tilt towards his own dog.

So he focused most of his attention on his dog's attribute panel...

【Name】：Spike

[Race]: Fighting Dog (Dark Blue)

[Racial Level]: Level 3

[Occupation]: Branded Knight

[Professional Level]: Level 2

[Racial Skills]: Strong Physique, Flesh and Blood Explosion, Iron Bones, Bone Armor, Hidden Edge, Warlike, Battle Formation

[Knight Skills]: Life Force, Heavy Mountain (68%), Giant Engine (6%), Totem Advent (2%)

【Evolution direction】：→???

……

[Heavy Mountain], Spike's main skill, has now been advanced to 68%, which allows this second-level skill to exert a strong effect in third-level battles.

Although [Giant] has been used quite a few times, the current progress is only 6% because there is no special training on a daily basis.

As for [Totem Descent], as a bonus skill that comes with the job change to Totem Knight, although the effect is also extremely amazing, because it requires burning one's own blood to activate it, Spike has used it only a few times, and basically only uses it when he is really desperate, so the progress is the least, only 2%.

Melen began to think about Spike's future development direction. There was no need to consider the Totem Knight for the time being. The main purpose of Gouzi taking up this knight profession was to obtain the ability to condense blood in order to accelerate his own growth.

So far, the results are naturally remarkable.

The Branded Knight cannot be given up. This profession that systematically improves one's own strength is also an important supplement for Gouzi. In addition, Mentor Heb once said that the third level of the Branded Knight is quite special, so the inheritance is also extremely strict.

Mellen is quite looking forward to this.

As for the most important aspect of racial improvement, Mellen plans to consider it after the events in Roland City are over.

Based on the experience gained from Xiao Honglian, if Spike wants to evolve into a race that surpasses the [Fighting Dogs], he may need some special conditions in addition to spiritual energy.

So Mellen planned to wait until all the important things at hand were dealt with before taking time out to consider this issue.

Finally, Mellen turned his gaze to the mechanical dog Garuru, who was barking as if to cheer for Spike.

Noticing his master's gaze, Garuru jumped over happily, clinging to Mellen's legs, and wagging his iron tail rapidly.

Mellen looked at the third contracted dog he had prepared. Naturally, he wanted Garuru to follow the career path of a mechanic. By then, he wondered how much trouble a multifunctional mechanical transforming dog would save him.

Vehicles, portable homes, fire vehicles, satellite radars...

Isn't this just a tool dog? !

Moreover, Melen suddenly thought of something recently.

He took out the black beetle that he had thrown into the corner of the [Azure Ring] ever since the puppet broke down.

This kind of sophisticated mechanical structure does not seem to be formed naturally.

It is clearly a mechanical construct, but it can control flesh and blood. Does this mean that its maker has a special mechanical heritage?

If the mechanical dog can learn the relevant knowledge in this area, perhaps the mechanical Spike will no longer be just a concept!

When Mellen turned his attention back to the battle, Spike had already exuded tremendous power and directly pinned the Ghost Captain under his claws.

The ghost captain screamed and wailed, trying desperately to mobilize the power of the ghost ship, but was easily blocked by the Fairy Tale Kingdom.

Mellen stopped Spike's plan to kill Captain Ghost directly, and looked at Carl who had woken up and was looking at him with a complicated expression.

Mellen, who had already realized part of the truth, was certainly not going to test human nature. He looked at Carl and was about to explain the reason when he heard Carl say, "Mr. Mellen, please let me do it!"

"You? Do it?" Mellen was stunned for a moment, then realized and said, "It seems that you already know?"

Karl nodded bitterly, then shook his head and said, "I only know that my father would never do anything to harm me. So this monster in front of me with my father's appearance is definitely not my father!"

Gray screamed miserably, "Son! My son! Carl! I am your father! Of course I am your father!"

Mellen sighed, and Spike used his claws to interrupt the Ghost Captain's howl.

He said: "You are right, this ghost captain is indeed not your father, or rather, your father is only a part of him."

Carl's eyes flickered.

Mellen looked outside and continued, "The ghost ship is a whole!"

"Perhaps in the beginning, when the Golden Rowling was first transformed into a ghost ship, your father and the other crew members on board were still relatively independent individuals."

"But as time went on, the ghost ship gradually integrated the consciousness of everyone on board into one whole, thus becoming a true ghost ship."

"This ghost captain before us is the culmination of all the consciousness of the ghost ship. Because they lack the restraints of the flesh, they are more susceptible to the influence of external forces and become evil, and are also more vulnerable."

Karl was silent for a moment and asked, "So, they summoned me here for..."

Mellen nodded and said, "Once you agree to become the captain of this ghost ship, it will be equivalent to completing the contract ceremony. The ghost captain can then take over your body and be reborn."

This is the conclusion Mellen came to based on the information he received, plus a little speculation.

After another long silence, Carl exhaled and said, "Mr. Mellen, please let me send my 'father' on his way!"

"No! Carl, you can't do this, I'm your...Ahhhhhh!"

Captain Ghost was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted again by Spike.

Mellen said, "Is this okay? I can do it for you."

Carl shook his head firmly and said, "My father is a hero! If it were him, he would never choose to live in this way, so I have an obligation to help him get rid of it!"

Mellen nodded and said no more.

Carl drew the dagger from his waist and walked step by step to the ghost captain, remaining unmoved no matter how the latter begged, cursed, or wailed.

He raised the dagger high, then stabbed it down suddenly. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye and fell on the hilt of the sword, splashing tiny drops of water.

'Father, goodbye!'

This attack clearly did not contain any extraordinary power, and the dagger was just an ordinary iron weapon, nothing special about it.

However, under this blow, the Ghost Captain's body collapsed and disintegrated.

At the last moment before he disappeared, all the emotions he had before had completely disappeared, and only a hint of guilt was left in his eyes as he looked towards Carl.

Specks of red light lingered on the dagger in Carl's hand, and the teardrop also remained on the hilt, leaving a clear mark.

After standing there in a daze for a moment, Carl looked at the dagger in his hand, then walked up to Mellen without any hesitation, knelt on one knee like a knight swearing an oath to his lord, and presented the dagger in his hand.

Mellen actually saw it clearly. Perhaps it was a last gasp of light. At the last moment when the Ghost Captain was about to collapse, Gray's consciousness revived.

In order to prevent his son from following his old path, he directly infused the Ghost Captain's authority into the dagger. In this way, as long as Carl holds the sword, he can exercise the Ghost Captain's authority and at the same time avoid the erosion of the Ghost Ship to a certain extent.

As for Gray's apologetic look at the end, perhaps he felt that it was because of his own fault that Carl was in danger.

This is a father's love for his son.

Melen pointed his finger at the dagger...

【？ ？ ？】：Father and son, son and father, the final farewell.

It contains the authority of the ghost captain. Holding it, one will automatically obtain the identity of the ghost captain and have the ability to control the ghost ship Golden Rowling. At the same time, the ghost ship will always try to assimilate the ghost captain into becoming a part of itself.

Melen asked, "What is the name of this sword?"

Karl said silently: "Father's love and farewell!"

Mellen retracted his finger and said, "Holding it, you can become the new Ghost Captain, but you will also be at constant risk of being assimilated by the Ghost Ship."

He looked at Carl, who looked up at him with surprise, and asked, "So, Carl, are you willing to be the new Ghost Captain?"

Carl said seriously and firmly: "I do, Mr. Mellen. From now on, the Ghost Ship will fight for you!"

Chapter 149 Carl being pua

The ghost ship incident finally came to a successful conclusion.

I don’t know whether to say Carl is lucky or unlucky.

As the only surviving member of the Golden Rowling line, it can be said that his father and those close crew elders all died on the ghost ship.

But this also gave Carl the opportunity to take charge of the Ghost Ship.

With the powerful help of the ghost ship, Carl can defeat multiple pillar-level strongmen even if he encounters them. If the battle takes place on the sea, his advantage will be increased several times or even dozens of times.

It can be said that at this time Carl already had the power to slightly influence the situation in the Kingdom of Crow.

The ghost ship can be regarded as an extraordinary item with great power, but also with great side effects.

Fortunately, the sword named [Fatherly Love and Farewell] can greatly slow down the ghost ship's assimilation of the ghost captain. From now on, as long as the ghost captain Carl can maintain his original intention and continue to improve his own strength, he will be able to suppress the ghost ship. In the future, we will always find a way to completely solve this hidden danger.

Of course, Mellen always believed that "human nature cannot stand the test."

So when he was about to kill Captain Ghost, he wanted to remind Carl that Captain Ghost was not his father, so as to prevent this new subordinate from acting out a drama like sleeping on straw and tasting gall.

Today is no exception. Melen had the Fairy Tale Kingdom and Little Red Lotus plant some traps in the ghost ship in advance to ensure that he would not lose both his money and his life like he did in his previous life when he lent money to his friends.

Although Carl's character is trustworthy at the moment, people's hearts are subject to change. In addition, the ghost ship will continue to emit negative effects, so it is better to have more insurance.

Mellen let Carl organize the power of the ghost ship, which seemed to take some time. He was not idle either. He first returned to the Breaking Waves and checked the condition of the crew members. He soon found that the symptoms of these crew members were similar to those of Andrea and the other three. Although they were much milder, if they were left alone, they would fall into complete madness, which was a foreseeable outcome.

Of course, Mellen didn't need to take action on these matters. They could be easily resolved after Carl returned, so he didn't pay much attention to them and came to the White Dove which was docked not far away.

Considering that the members of the Special Affairs Bureau were so well prepared, there might be some amazing gains on this ship.

Ignoring the Special Affairs Bureau member who was also in a coma, Mellen followed the sense of accumulated energy and quickly arrived at a warehouse in the middle of the cabin.

Looking at the boxes emitting energy fluctuations, Melen rubbed his hands excitedly, as if he was about to open a treasure chest after defeating the boss.

Temporarily putting aside these trivial matters, Mellen opened the lid of a nearby treasure chest, and then...

A question mark slowly floated above his head?

What caught his eye was a box of stones of different sizes, all of which were flashing with an almost imperceptible fluorescence.

These are the more famous energy stones in the extraordinary world, and its real scientific name is... inert energy stone.

They are usually dug out from mineral veins and are relics of the previous extraordinary era.

Just like its name, the energy contained in it has evolved over a long period of time, completely changing the nature of its material and combining with it.

It is precisely this change in nature that has allowed the inert energy stone to survive the years when the spiritual tide receded, and to survive to this day by relying on the group buried deep under the earth and rocks.