Facing their gazes, Charles slowly told them everything he knew.
"That's what happened. I don't know if the disappearance of sunlight caused the sea monsters to riot, but it's very likely."
"So what might happen next? Tell us so we can be prepared." said the old wizard next to him.
"I told you, I don't know." Charles answered briefly.
"Don't you know? This disaster happened because of your collusion with the Pope!! I should have twisted your head off ten years ago!"
Anna, who came along with him, frowned slightly. "Watch your mouth, we are not your subordinates!"
"What? Do you think that you are qualified to speak to me fairly just because you are the representative of the North Sea? I tell you! Even though so many of my people died, the invincible navy on my island still has ten times more people than yours!!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Hahod coughed lightly to attract the attention of both sides. "You two, it's useless to say all this. Do you really want to start a war at this time? You can't start a war. Since you can't start a war, then think carefully about what to do next."
"We are still doing well, at least we can protect ourselves, but what about the remaining islands? After this disaster, many of these islands may be destroyed."
"This is no longer a disaster for any one person, but a disaster for our entire human race. We must help each other to survive this disaster if we don't want to drown."
Julio and Charles stopped talking. They knew that they should really consider this issue now. Saving them is saving themselves. The human race has become increasingly fewer, so few that other races in Earthsea can threaten their status.
The three of them then consulted with each other and simply determined the next temporary plan, which was to rescue other islands while guarding against possible greater disasters, and to mobilize all their strength to find the cause of this anomaly.
The meeting ended in this special atmosphere.
Facing the sand, Charles lowered his head and thought for a few seconds before turning to look at Anna. "I need to look for clues."
Anna was stunned. "Where are you going to find clues at this time?"
"I'm going to find Tuba."
On the messy streets of Hope Island, rays of sunlight shone through the collapsed sheds.
Many people died on Hope Island. The sea monsters did not attack the center of the island. Most of the casualties on the island were killed by the sun or crushed by the houses.
Under the command of the police, the islanders began to save themselves. There were constant cries and shouts, and the whole place was noisy.
Charles walked in silence, looking so out of place. Suddenly, he saw a group of rats not far away, digging quickly in the collapsed house under the command of Lily.
After a while, the little boy with a broken arm was dug out by them. A woman nearby rushed up excitedly and hugged him tightly with great excitement.
Facing the other party's thanks, Lily shook her head and said, "You're welcome. Your child needs a doctor. Let's go help others and find those buried in the ground! They need us now!"
The colorful mice nodded in unison and scattered in all directions.
Charles' eyes gradually became firm. This was his home. He had lost his home on the surface. No matter what happened in the future, he must protect this home.
Charles picked up the towel beside him and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. "Tuba, you can see the future, do you know something? Give me some hints, how can I get through this difficult time?"
Tuba still didn't react, and he kept hitting the wooden board in front of him with the spoon in his left hand.
Charles murmured in a low voice: "Sometimes I always feel like you are playing crazy."
Looking at Tuba who was drooling again, Charles sighed helplessly. It seemed that he had no clues here and he had to start from somewhere else.
Just as he turned to leave, he heard the rhythm of Tuba tapping the table with a spoon. One long, one short, and one long.
Charles' pupils shrank slightly. This was the rhythm of a ship's whistle used for communication. One long, one short, and then another long whistle, which meant that I hope to contact you!
Charles rushed to Tuba and shook his arms excitedly with both hands. "Are you awake?"
But in the face of Charles's questioning, Tuba still did not respond. He kept tapping the table with a spoon with a dull expression, and the rhythm was still long and short.
Charles lowered his head and looked at the wooden board that was scratched by Tuba's spoon. The messy scratches gathered together, and it seemed like there was nothing in the mess.
Charles glanced at Tuba in front of him, and then stared at the scratched wooden board intently.
Charles slowly looked at it and saw the innermost layer of the scratches, with a line of blurry English words, "Bring back the darkness."
Tuba's crazy words from before appeared in his mind. "The light takes away the darkness."
Then, a picture exploded in his mind. It was the moment when the God of Light lifted the seal.
When He appeared in the Earth Sea, a black curtain like black silk floated to Him from a distance, and He put it on himself as a cloak.
Charles had never been able to figure out what that black mass was, but after looking at everything in front of him, he figured it out. That black mass was the darkness of the Earthsea! When the God of Light left, he took the darkness of the Earthsea with him!
All these anomalies in Earthsea are related to the darkness taken away by the God of Light!
At this moment, Shanshan suddenly appeared beside Charles. "Mom wants you to come over."
When Charles was teleported back to the Governor's Palace holding Shanshan, he saw Julio and Hahod appear in the form of sand again. Compared with before, their faces now looked very ugly.
Seeing this scene, Charles' heart, which had just risen, sank slightly. Something bad happened again. "What?"
"I wanted to ask the Futan Cult why they didn't attend the meeting, but they didn't respond to the telegram, so I used a spy from the dark side. Before he died, he sent a crucial message... They were partying."
"What? What are you reveling in?" Although Charles asked this, they already had some terrible answer in their hearts.
"These crazy people are saying that their god has awakened."
"Impossible!" Charles immediately asserted. "Futtan is sealed at the bottom of the trench. I saw it clearly!"
Julio glared at Charles fiercely, "Don't worry about whether what they said is true or not. All I know now is that the sea level is rising! If we don't stop it, all the islands will be submerged!!"
(End of this chapter)