As soon as Charles finished speaking, he instantly felt the scene around him changing rapidly. When he came to his senses, he found that it was extremely bright all around him, which made Charles, who had just come out of the darkness, feel very uncomfortable.
Bright?! Charles raised his head almost subconsciously, and saw a dazzling sun hanging in the sky. That was the sun, and this was the surface of the earth! The real surface of the earth!
When the extremely excited Charles calmed down a little, he found that he had entered the body of a bird, a white-feathered seagull to be precise, and now he was standing on the mast of a sailboat.
Next to the sea is a large beach, where people in black or white swimsuits are lying on the beach basking in the sun. Looking at those people of a different race from themselves, it is obvious that this is not China.
Charles flapped his broad wings awkwardly, his body's instinct still retained, and he soon flew into the air, gliding towards the land.
The road with traffic signs, the cars passing by on the carriage, and the skateboarding boy with headphones, the appearance of anything on the surface made Charles's slightly calmed mood excited again.
Everything on the surface is very peaceful. There are no abnormal creatures on the earth and no other strange celestial bodies in the sky. This is enough to prove that no accidents have occurred on the surface.
This is obviously a coastal city. Although their words are not clear, from the flags of various countries hanging on the walls, it can be judged that this is the surface of his former life, and not some other weird parallel world.
In particular, he saw a person with a MADE IN CHINA logo hanging on the back of his collar.
Charles flew freely in the air, enjoying the feeling of the wind blowing across his cheeks. At this moment, everything he encountered in the Earthsea seemed like a dream.
Just as Charles was gliding towards a man's cell phone, the surrounding scenes quickly returned and he was back in his somewhat gloomy captain's room again. At this time, 005 had already left.
Charles, lying on the ground, was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly a joyful smile broke out on his face. Although he had been back on the surface for less than a minute, it felt so good, like being home.
Charles's long forgotten heart was drawn out again, and now he was extremely eager to go home, he wanted to return to the civilized world without danger and despair. That world was undoubtedly a paradise compared to Earthsea.
But just as he stood up, Charles saw himself in the mirror next to him. The black hair on his head looked like slightly wriggling tentacles, his left eye was a spider eye with a black iris, his face was full of scars, and there was a black tentacle tattoo that had crawled from his neck to his face at some point.
Compared with the boy on the drawing board, he is now undoubtedly a monster. Charles showed a hint of hesitation in his heart, but immediately made up his mind. He took out the navigation diary, opened the page of wishes, crossed out the wish on it, and wrote a new one.
On the crowded pier, Nini stood on the roof with her companions, looking towards the pier. Compared to her before, Nini was now much taller.
"How long will it take? Why haven't you come back yet? I'm so tired of standing." Nini wiped the sweat from her face with the back of her hand. She had been standing here for almost a whole morning.
"I heard from my dad that the notice on TV said that the Hope Island Navy will come this morning." The fat boy said firmly.
Just when Nini was about to ask something else, warships slowly came over from the dark sea level, and enthusiastic cheers suddenly broke out from the crowd on the dock.
After more than half a year of expedition, their families finally returned.
"God bless me! My husband can finally go home!" A woman nearby knelt on the ground excitedly.
Hearing this, Nini's face showed a trace of dejection. In the past six months, Shanshan had not looked for her once, as if he had disappeared suddenly.
"Shanshan must have something important to do. She will definitely come to see me when she is done. We made a promise before that we will be good friends for life." Nini comforted herself in her heart.
At this moment, Leonardo, who was standing on the top of the car, cleared his throat and began to read into the microphone connected to the speaker.
"Dear islanders, after 6 months and 25 days of expedition, the evil Futan cult was finally defeated by our brave warriors. Cheer for our heroes!!"
James, who was standing on the rooftop of a building at this time, nodded with satisfaction at Leonardo, who had returned to normal. "This guy is still so hypocritical. He is finally better."
"Don't be happy too soon. The mixture that Ms. Linda and I developed can only suppress the other party's memory. The mixture cannot be stopped for a day. He must take it on time." The old wizard next to James reminded.
Hearing this, James showed a trace of regret on his face, "Is there no way to completely solve it?"
"Of course there is. As long as the monster that modified his memory is killed, those false memories will disappear instantly. But I'm afraid even your Governor can't do it."
Anna's face appeared in his mind, and James nodded solemnly.
"It is indeed very difficult, but this is fine. Share the formula of the mixture as soon as possible. I will discuss with the engineering department and open a new pharmaceutical factory as soon as possible to specialize in the production of these mixtures."
Just when Chief Gaunt was about to say something, he suddenly became gloomy, his eyes fixed on the coast of the dock. The sea surface, which should have been calm, was constantly rolling with bubbles, as if there was something under the water.
Not only did he see this scene, but the three members who were ambushing in the dark at the dock also saw it. "Beep~beep!" Along with the shrill whistle, blood-red powder fireworks exploded in the air.
The crowded islanders on the dock no longer cared to join in the fun and began to retreat in fear. As people on Hope Island, they all knew what the red fireworks represented.
Fortunately, there were quite a few sheriffs in the crowd, and with their protection, a stampede was prevented from happening.
Just when most of the people on the dock were about to evacuate, a staggering creature walked out of the bubble.
At first James thought it was a person, but he soon discovered that it was not a person, but a metal puppet with most of its body covered by sea mud.
Most puppets in puppet shows are only the size of a palm, but this puppet is four meters tall. Its body and limbs are covered in mud and rust, and it only has half a head, which looks very strange.
"Target 90 yards! Prepare for artillery fire!" On the high tower at the dock, the muzzles of several head-sized guns quickly turned and pointed at the strange thing.
Just as the gunner began to measure the wind speed, the strange puppet shook its body slightly and actually began to speak.
The sound was like two pieces of rusty iron sheets rubbing against each other, which was very uncomfortable to the ears. "Your... master, look for the Great One. We know Him, and we will trade."
(End of this chapter)