Whirlpool Sea, Fiordland Islands.
There was a heavy fog on the sea, and the ship seemed to be walking in the clouds, and the front, back, left, and right were all white. It wasn't long before the group left Xuelang Island, but at this time the island had disappeared without a trace, as if it never existed at all. Apart from the sound of the water splashing against the bottom of the boat, Margaery realized they were still going, and there was no other object to locate the direction.
Going out to sea in fog is a taboo for the crew.
If another captain asked to do this, they would have been tied up by the sailors and thrown into the sea.
But the captain of the Chase was Thunder, the fjord's most famous explorer.
As long as it is where he wants to go, there will be someone willing to follow, even if the front is the entrance to the bottomless abyss, or the depths of the active lava.
"The reef area is ahead, my lord!" shouted the sailor who was familiar with this place.
"Lower the sails and move forward slowly," Lei Ting clapped his hands, "Everyone stares around and pricks up their ears, that's our destination!"
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.
Since the secret meeting with His Majesty Roland in the Royal Capital of Graycastle and received support, Lei Ting did not waste a day, and immediately began to prepare for the third trip to the east of the Shadow Islands to explore the secrets of sea lines and tides. In addition to preparing ships and recruiting excellent explorers, the most critical step is to find witches who can go deep into the sea to observe the ebb.
That is, Margaery's childhood friend, Aoi.
"Can you really find her?" Moriel looked over from the head of the magic servant, "I can't see anything."
"She'll show up when she can't see her," Margery whispered. "Kwai won't sit by and watch a sailboat in danger."
"She's turned into a fish now?"
"The last time I saw her, only her legs turned into the shape of a fish, but that was more than ten years ago," Margery shook her head, "I don't know what it looks like now. "
"It's a summoning ability, so it's not surprising to turn into any aquatic animal," Camilla Darius, the big housekeeper of Sleeping Island, mused, "If you say Kwai has always been with the sea, you don't need to worry about her. I can't get through the Awakening Day. It's just more than ten years later, is she really still in this sea area?"
"Ma'am, you have to trust our intelligence," Lei Ting said with a smile, "I have been paying attention to this place since I found out that she is a witch. You must know that her singing is the symbol of Xuelang Island, and there are even some businessmen who are just around the corner. , I want to take this voice as my own."
"You stopped them?" Camilla frowned.
"A shipwreck stopped them," Lei Ting blinked, "I promise those guys will never dare to attack her again."
"That's it... Thank you for your help to the witch," she greeted as she stroked her chest.
"Thank you, uncle!" Moriel shouted.
"Hahaha, do I look so old?" Lei Ting stroked his beard and said, "It's really not that long."
Margery shook her head aside, this guy is still so easy to please women, no matter which island in the fjord he is, he is the most eye-catching existence. Of course, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't be attracted to him.
It's a pity that since he has Lightning, he has no plans to marry anyone else.
"Boss, I seem to hear the singing!" Someone suddenly shouted at the stern, "Just in the northwest direction!"
"Quiet, everyone is quiet!" Thunder and the witches rushed to the tail of the sailboat, and Margery quickly followed.
As everyone listened with bated breath, the ethereal singing gradually became clearer. It did not come from all directions, but pointed firmly in one direction—just like a light penetrating a dense fog, guiding the Chase to a safe route.
"Rewind, anchor!" Lei Ting instructed, "Put down the landing shuttle."
After awakening as a witch, she probably knew that she could not be caught by others. Aoi almost never showed her face. Ships in distress could only hear singing, and few people had seen her real body. Therefore, Thunder's plan was to stop the Chase and continue to attract Aoi to sing, and he and Margery and the witches took the boat to find her.
The magical servant dived into the water and moved forward quietly against the landing shuttle, even skipping the process of paddling.
After driving in the thick fog for about half an hour, Margery suddenly saw a green figure.
"Kwai!" She couldn't help shouting out loud.
The singing stopped abruptly.
I saw a woman who was half-floating on the water, looking at the people in the boat in surprise, and seemed a little overwhelmed for a while. Her hair fell like fluffy seaweed, revealing only half of her cheeks and round eyes. The skin was pale and bloodless, and scaly markings could be seen on the cheeks and the edges of the neck.
"It's me, Margaery! Do you remember me?"
"Acridine-acridine-dumb-" she let out an intermittent cry, slowly backing away at the same time.
"It's useless, she can't speak anymore," Lei Ting said decisively, "The next communication is up to you, Ms. Camilla."
Camilla nodded and put her hand on Margaery's shoulder.
In an instant, Aoi's voice sounded in her mind.
"Did you... bring them to catch me?"
"No, I came to you to—"
"Speak directly in her heart and she can hear it," Camilla interrupted. "Communication from the heart is more sincere."
Margery swallowed and sank, thinking over what she was going to say.
"You saved my life, Aoi, do you remember? I came here to ask for your help."
After a while, she heard the other party's response again.
"I remember you, Margaery, we used to be together."
This is the power of witches! It's really amazing... Margery thought excitedly, fortunately, Thunder had foreseen this before the trip, and invited Camilla Derry, who can directly communicate with people's minds, from Sleeping Magic.
"Camilla Derry? Who is she?"
Oops, I forgot that my current thoughts can be heard directly by the other party, Margery quickly gathered her thoughts, and then "said", "Camilla Derry is the one who allows us to hear our hearts. She is just like you, and she is also a a witch."
"Won't sailors catch witches?"
"Of course! The power of the church has been completely destroyed. Now the witches are still settled in the fjord. Sleeping Island is a town built by witches. If you want to go, I can help you lead the way."
"Oh?" Aoi's voice was interested. "So what happened recently? Someone threw me a harpoon before. I thought they came for the church bounty."
"Things like that won't happen again, Lord Thunder has solved everything."
"Thunder? You mean the most brilliant explorer!"
"Yeah, he's right behind me, you don't know, I joined his expedition shortly after I left the fishing village."
"Really? Can you tell me?"
…
After a long time, Kwai made an "acridine" sound and jumped into the sea with a flick of her tail, leaving only a string of ripples.
"How?" Thunder asked.
Margery turned her head and smiled slowly, "She agreed to our request."