We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 287 The Shadow Emerging from the Water

Various speculations arose in Xia En's mind, which also made him feel a great sense of urgency.

Obviously, although this space will be reset continuously, the number of times it can be reset is definitely limited.

In other words, Shane and Joey have a limited number of resets they can withstand.

In fact, after this time rewind, Xia En keenly sensed that something seemed to be missing from his body.

Perhaps it's a part of the soul, or perhaps it's a part of the memory.

If this process continues, the two will undoubtedly end up like those unfortunate pirates, completely lost on this ghost ship!
While Joey was getting dressed, Shane seriously considered how to break the current predicament.

Judging from everything that has happened before.

The main reason for the sinking of the Diamond Princess was the enormous iceberg that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

As for the fog and the monsters within it, they are merely incidental dangers.

If it weren't for the fog, people might have seen the iceberg much earlier and avoided the collision that led to the ship's destruction and loss of life.

in other words.

If the Diamond Star can change course in time and leave the area where the fog and icebergs are located, it may be able to avoid this disaster.

Xia En instinctively felt that things were definitely not that simple.

But this is indeed a method worth trying.

With that thought in mind, Xia En no longer hesitated. He led Joey, who was already dressed, out of the room and hurried towards the restaurant.

At this time, Captain Luther should still be having his meal in the restaurant.

On the way, Xia En ran into the young man wearing the top hat again.

"Mr. Shane..."

However, this time Xia En didn't have time to greet him. The man had just taken off his top hat and hadn't even finished speaking when the two of them were already far away.

Upon entering the restaurant, Xia En and her companion were once again met with many curious glances.

Many nobles also wanted to go up and exchange pleasantries with him.

But Shane paid no attention, his eyes searching for Captain Luther in the crowd.

To his surprise, after looking around, he didn't see the obese middle-aged captain.

"Ok?"

Xia En frowned.

Just then, Joey whispered, "Could it be that Captain Luther hasn't arrived at the restaurant yet?"

Xia En then realized that in the previous "cycle," he had gone to the waiter to gather information, but this time he went directly to the restaurant.

There is naturally a time difference between these two.

So Shane waited quietly at the restaurant entrance for Luther's arrival.

The other passengers were quite surprised to see this, but because of Xia En's status, no one dared to say anything to his face.

It didn't take long.

Luther then led several crew members toward the restaurant.

Shaun walked straight up to him and said bluntly, "Captain Luther, I have something important to discuss with you."

Luther was quite surprised: "Your Highness Shane, what is it that you are in such a hurry?"

Shane patted Luther on the shoulder: "There's no time to explain. Take me to the driver's seat first, and we'll talk on the way."

However, the fat captain, who had previously been all smiles and easy to talk to, now looked troubled.

“Your Highness, it’s not that I don’t want to take you with me.”

"In fact, the Diamond Star had a rule from the very beginning of its construction that no passenger may enter the bridge without the Lord of Cinder's order."

"If I do that, I'm afraid I'll lose my position as captain..."

Shaen frowned: "The Lord of Cinder's orders?"

Only then did he suddenly remember that, according to legend, the one who ordered the construction of the Diamond Star was none other than his former crew member, the King of Cinder of the Great Yan Kingdom!
Looking at Luther's troubled face, Shane wanted to say that even the Lord of Cinder had given orders, let alone the Lord of Cinder's orders!
But I doubt that even if he said it, no one would believe him.

Shaun could only sigh softly, then led Luther aside and said seriously.

"To be frank, this matter is extremely important, and it may even concern the survival of the Diamond Star and its entire crew."

After thinking it over, he decided to tell the truth.

Although it was somewhat reckless, it was the only way to possibly persuade Luther.

Luther was startled, his fat face twitched, but he still managed a forced smile.

"Your Highness, don't scare me."

"The Diamond Star is the best ship in the world today. What could possibly endanger its safety?"

Shane had anticipated that Luther wouldn't believe him, and emphasized his words.

"Don't disbelieve me, this is the result of my divination using a special secret technique."

"Next, thick fog will appear around the Diamond Star, and it will crash into an iceberg, sinking completely!"

"If we don't take action soon, everything will be over!"

Hearing this, Luther finally became somewhat skeptical.

If an ordinary passenger had told him this shocking "divination result," he would have kicked the person out before he even finished listening.

But the one who said these words was none other than His Highness Xia En, a man of noble status.

This put Luther in a rather complicated position.

If what Xia En said is true, then hiding for the time being should be fine.

But what if it’s fake?

If the King of Cinder punishes them afterwards...

Does that mean all his efforts over the years have gone to waste?

For a moment, Luther was undecided, which made Shane anxious.

Such a large ship takes a lot of time to turn around or change course.

If Luther continues to hesitate like this, I'm afraid the fog will soon descend!
Just then, a gentle voice sounded from the side.

"Captain Luther, Your Highness Shane, what's going on?"

Shaun turned his head and saw that the speaker was Edward, who had a gentle and refined demeanor.

Clearly, he noticed Xia En and the others' unusual behavior, which is why he went up to them and started a conversation.

Captain Luther hesitated for a moment, but still told Edward about the "crisis" that Shane had "divinated".

After hearing this, Edward was quite surprised and exclaimed in shock, "There's actually such a thing?"

After a moment's thought, Edward still said, "I believe His Highness Shane would not lie about such a thing."

"Moreover, for such a major event, it is better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't."

"Alright then, Captain Luther, His Highness Shane and I will vouch for you together. If the King of Cinder investigates later, just mention our names."

Upon hearing this, Luther's eyes lit up.

"This method works."

Shane's reputation alone was not enough to make Luther take such an insubordinate action.

But Edward's reputation made him immediately determined.

Shane glanced at Edward beside him in surprise, not expecting him to make such a decision.

For the nobility of the old era, reputation was a very important asset.

The fact that Xia En was willing to gamble his reputation on something based solely on Xia En's one-sided account impressed him greatly.

Just now.

Edward's gaze fell on Joey beside him, staring at her blankly for a moment.

Xia En raised an eyebrow: "...Hmm?"

Edward quickly came to his senses.

He scratched the back of his head, somewhat confused himself, and said.

"Sorry, I just felt that this little girl looked familiar, like I'd seen her somewhere before."

Xia En felt a little strange.

Could it be that Joey possesses some special attraction for Edward, causing him to behave this way?
However, now is clearly not the time to dwell on such issues.

Having made up his mind, Captain Luther acted swiftly. He immediately pulled out a mechanical device covered in strange magical runes from his pocket and exclaimed, "First Mate Fermia! First Mate Fermia!"

"Please respond if you hear me!"

After saying that, Luther had time to explain to Shane and the other two, "This is our latest communication device, which can be used for communication in emergency situations."

"Diwu...diwu..."

However, to Luther's surprise...

For a long time, no human voice came through the communication device, only a series of dead beeps.

Hearing this made the person feel inexplicably uneasy.

At this point, even if Luther were slow-witted, he would know that something was wrong.

The fat man's face suddenly turned serious: "Something's happened!"

He immediately said to the three of them, "Please come with me, I'll take you to the driver's seat right away."

Before long, led by Luther, the group headed deeper into the ship's cabin.

However, the Diamond Star was unusually large, and its interior space was also extremely complex.

It took quite a while just to get there.

In fact, the four of them had only gone halfway when...

boom!
From deep within the ship's cabin, a muffled, explosive sound could be faintly heard.

Shane wasn't surprised by the muffled sound; he knew there was a commotion somewhere in the cabin.

But compared to a major crisis that could destroy the entire Diamond Star, this minor matter can undoubtedly be put aside for now.

Luther's expression changed slightly after hearing the muffled sound.

These successive unusual events are enough to demonstrate the seriousness of the situation.

He didn't say anything, but his pace quickened a bit.

We walked through a long passage.

The group finally arrived at the door of the driver's cab.

"Captain Luther?"

Near the bridge, sailors peered out of their cabins, looking at Luther with considerable confusion.

They couldn't understand why Luther's face looked so grim, and why he had rushed here with two noble young masters.

To be honest, the experience on the Diamond Princess was probably the most carefree time these sailors had ever had.

Ordinary ships always worry about sinking or being attacked by some sea monster when facing wind and waves.

But there are no such worries on the Diamond Princess. All you need to do is clean the ship every day and maintain the equipment.

Even these chores can be assigned to those easy-to-bully little brats.

Over time, the sailors' attitude inevitably began to slacken.

Therefore, even though Luther's attitude was very serious, they still didn't take it too seriously.

Luther roared at the sailors like a furious, fat lion: "Where is Fermia?"

The sailors rarely saw Captain Luther in this manner, and they couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.

Finally, one of the bolder sailors said, "The first mate should be in the wheelhouse, right?"

"They don't seem to have come out yet."

Luther immediately went to the driver's side door and pounded on it.

"Fermia, open the door! Open the door now!"

However, there was no movement inside the driver's cab.

The door to the room remained silently closed, exuding a strong sense of foreboding.

Xia En sniffed the air and his pupils involuntarily contracted.

"It smells like blood!"

Upon hearing his reminder, Luther did not hesitate any longer, and his obese body slammed directly into the door like a cannonball.

No matter how unreliable Luther may seem, his abilities are undeniable.

With just one impact, the steel gate was smashed open.

In the spacious wheelhouse, numerous sailors' corpses lay scattered about.

Judging from their uniforms, it appears that among them are the second and third officers from the Diamond Star.

The crew members stared wide-eyed, seemingly unable to rest in peace.

In the center of the cockpit, a man was leaning against the massive steering wheel.

He also had many injuries, and the blood flowing from his body had pooled into a pool, but the expression on his face was unexpectedly calm.

"Fermia, what's going on?!"

Luther stared intently at the man and demanded, "Did you...do these things?"

Fermia, the first mate of the Diamond Star, simply stared coldly at Luther, letting out a somewhat manic laugh.

"Hehehe..."

"I will die, you will die, we...we will all die!"

"Captain Luther, let's set sail together!"

Seeing this scene, Xia En was also overwhelmed with emotion.

He initially thought the collision between the Diamond Princess and the iceberg was just an accident.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

It seems that some force or organization wants to destroy everyone on the Diamond Star and its crew, dragging them all into the deep sea of ​​despair.

And this first mate named "Fermia" was a member of that faction.

It wasn't until this "cycle" that their whereabouts gradually became apparent, like shadows emerging from the water.

"Fog, it's foggy!"

Hearing the sailors' gasps outside the wheelhouse, Shane's heart sank to the bottom; he knew it was all too late.

Now, even if they gain control of the Diamond Star, they will lose their way due to the endless fog all around.

It's probably only a matter of time before we run into that iceberg.

as predicted.

What happened next was exactly as Shane had predicted.

A fog monster appears, and the group fights back.

A huge impact was heard, and seawater rushed into the ship.

Then, endless white light engulfed Shane and Joey...

……

……

After a moment of disorientation.

Xia En opened her eyes again, and there she was in the familiar room.

His thoughts were somewhat muddled, and it took him a moment to come back to his senses before he sighed softly.

"Failed……"

Xia En analyzed the reasons for his failure this time.

"However, the reason this attempt failed was because it took too much time to persuade Luther to make up his mind."

"If we compress the process and speed it up, we might succeed."

With this in mind, Shane began his attempt once again.

This time, he didn't foolishly wait for Luther to arrive.

He found Edward first, and then together with Edward, he found Captain Luther, thus saving a lot of time.

When they arrived at the bridge, First Mate Fermia had just slaughtered all the sailors there.

Xia En and the others easily subdued him.

But just as Luther was preparing to steer the Diamond Star to a turn, he encountered a fatal problem...

(End of this chapter)