At the same time, the Eastern Region of the Vortex Sea.
A massive fleet formed five columns and floated beyond the Shadow Islands.
One of the most eye-catching ships was the Yukikaze. Whether it was the black steel hull or the billowing black smoke above its head, it clearly distinguished it from other ships.
At this moment, the deck of the Yukikaze was busy.
Sailors were running back and forth, making final preparations to enter the archipelago.
Lei Ting explained the precautions to everyone on the bridge, "You are all the best explorers in the fjord, and many people have come to the shadow sea for the first time, so I will not say more nonsense. The location is erratic, and when the tide is low, the fog will rise, so you can't take it lightly at any time, understand?"
"Boss, don't worry," an adjutant patted his chest and said, "We have been with you for so many years, when has something gone wrong? But the four major chambers of commerce insisted on sending a large ship to follow, and if something went wrong, it would come out. on them."
"Yes, it's just a few small boats. If you want to travel through the sea area where there are many reefs, a three-masted sea boat is not a good choice."
"They probably thought their ships were as agile as Yukikaze, don't expect us to turn back when they hit the rocks!"
This caused everyone to burst into laughter
"If you're worried that we'll hide what we've discovered, why don't you just let the captain take our downwind boat?"
"Those chambers of commerce clearly want to have a greater say in this expedition."
"I just said that their funding is not easy to get."
"But if you want to go further east, you can't do it without a large-scale fleet. There is no way."
Looking at the noisy crowd, Camila Derry sighed slightly. During the nearly month-long voyage, she also had a basic understanding of the Shadow Sea. This seems to be the center of the whirlpool sea. Every time the tide rises and falls, it starts from here, and it is also the sea area with the most obvious rise and fall. The difference between the front and rear can even turn thousands of underwater reefs into an archipelago, and Sleeping Island is nothing compared to it.
What is even more incredible is that the Shadow Islands have been discovered for more than ten years, but there is still no accurate chart. The reason is that the reefs here are not fixed. All hidden underwater objects seem to be constantly changing. To move the position, even the huge ruins are no exception. If you want to cross the sea, you must wait until all the reefs are exposed. Because of this, the difficulty of sailing in it can be imagined.
But the group of people in front of them didn't look like well-trained professionals at all, but more like a bunch of... aggressive bandits. The identity of an explorer does have a good reputation among the people of the fjord, but among her peers, she can't see this at all. Except for a few people like Lei Ting who can convince the public, most of them are the masters of their own way.
For Camilla, who used to be a noble, she was naturally disgusted by such a chaotic scene. If it wasn't for Her Highness Tilly's request, she really didn't want Joan to act with this group of people.
While sighing, she found that she actually missed the First Army in Neverwinter. At least they wouldn't be as noisy as monkeys when they performed their missions. No matter when they stood upright and lined up in high spirits, it was always so pleasing to the eye.
Resisting the discomfort in her heart, Camilla left the bridge command room and came to the rear deck of the steel ship.
At a glance, she saw Joan playing in the stern of the boat, and Ms. Margaery by her side.
Seeing her appear, Joan immediately shrank behind the businesswoman, only showing half of her head to look at her.
It was obvious that Joan had been able to get along with many witches in Neverwinter, and even made friends with Maisie and Lightning. Camilla couldn't help but think a little discouraged, is it so difficult for herself to be recognized? If she knew the time, she could be regarded as the second most contacted person besides Margery.
The businesswoman smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?" She pointed to the corner of her mouth, "It's all on her face."
"No," Camilla froze, "I just..."
"Don't you like the atmosphere in the command room?" Margery seemed to see what she was thinking, "I've said it a long time ago, let the men worry about exploring things, you focus on enjoying the scenery at sea, It's like a trip."
"How can that be," Camilla frowned, "if you stay out of everything, doesn't it mean that your life is in their hands?"
"Don't you trust Thunderbolt?"
"I… "
Margaery took her hand and walked to the fence, "Your sense of responsibility is admirable, I think if it weren't for this, Lord Tilly would not have handed over Sleeping Island to you. But sometimes, it's okay to trust others more and more. It's not bad, not only Thunder, but also Lord Tilly..."
How could I not trust Her Highness Tilly to think so, but I found that I couldn't easily express the rebuttal. She has always disagreed with the witch's relocation to Neverwinter.
"Besides, staying at sea for a long time can easily drive yourself crazy," Margery continued, "don't look at them like a bunch of uneducated bandits, they are still very good at seamanship. of."
Camilla finally found a place to speak, "I have to declare, I didn't say that..."
"But that's what you think, right?" The businesswoman's words quickly made her speechless, "Hahaha, it's nothing unusual, the nobles of the four kingdoms see us like savages, just follow us to see Mo Jinsha. People are like savages. To be honest, I have only ever seen one nobleman who does not discriminate at all, or the reason for discrimination has nothing to do with his origins.”
Roland Wimbledon.
Although she didn't want to admit it, she really could only think of this name.
After all, that person publicly extended a helping hand to the witch as early as four years ago.
If it was thought that he might have hidden evil intentions before, this excuse no longer exists, because the rescued witch has become the queen of Greycastle.
A little more... trust
Just as Camilla was silent, there was a faint muffled sound in the distance of the sea, as if a huge wave was sweeping towards them, and it was like countless schools of fish rolling and restless on the sea, but she knew it was just her own illusion. , At this moment, within the range of sight, the sea is still calm.
"It's starting to ebb." Margery whispered.
"Acridine... acridine..." Joan grabbed the corner of the businesswoman's clothes nervously.
A quarter of an hour later, Camilla saw a change.
A sharp stone protruded from the sea... Then came the second one, the third one... It was more appropriate to say that it was a stone forest rather than an archipelago. They were slowly rising from the water, and they soon occupied a large area of the sea. When the water surface fell more than five meters, the thicker islands and reefs below the stone pillars gradually revealed their true bodies.
Camilla couldn't help holding her breath.
It was the first time she had seen such an incredible scene because the entire sea was falling, so that the sea line at the end of her field of vision "floated", as if it had risen above the archipelago. But that's just an error brought about by vision. The correct term should be "slope": the original sea line became the top of the slope, while the shadowy sea became a slightly inclined gentle slope.
However, even so, there are still no waves on the sea. If you block your ears and look back, you can still describe it as calm.
After such a spectacle lasted for about an hour, water mist appeared between the islands and reefs, and the shadowy sea finally took on its true appearance.