Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 107 Prophecy
On the sea surface shrouded in thick fog, with the blessing of the precious iron rubber blood core, the Honest Man was finally pulled back from the dangerous edge of sinking at any time.

Taking advantage of the time when the ship's center and the sailors were still repairing the ship, Yun Ji and others also returned to the Valkyrie's conference room one after another - including Princess Bakra.

"Tell me what happened?"

Cheng Lang asked with interest. Although the Honest Man almost sank, fortunately no sailors were killed due to the presence of sufficient elven healing potions. In particular, because it absorbed the flesh and leather armor of the half-blood sea monster, the Honest Man withstood a large number of artillery shells.

"Shortly after the Valkyrie left, the fleet appeared."

It was Yun Ji who spoke up to explain, "Their purpose was very clear. They were coming for us. After we tried to shake them off several times without success, we dropped a bucket of stinking ambergris, which successfully confused them and allowed us to counterattack and escape their encirclement."

“We’ve been fighting ever since.”

Yafuso said proudly, "We sank three of their ships!"

"We need captain-level prisoners"

Princess Bakra reminded, "We need to know who attacked us with such clear purpose."

"Please rest assured, they can't escape."

The Silver Queen said, "I monitor everything in the sea fog, including sailors who jump into the sea to escape or hide."

"Since we don't have to worry about the enemy escaping, let's get down to business first."

Cheng Lang said, "Next I..."

"Mr. Fleet Captain, before anything else, I sincerely hope that the Honest Man can sign a ship-heart contract with the Valkyrie."

Kervik spoke up in time, "This is what you promised me before you left with the Valkyrie."

"Alright"

Cheng Lang did not refuse this time. "After the meeting, I will sign a ship heart contract with you as the bottom line of trust."

"Please continue," Kervik said, taking off his hat and saluting.

"I need a new captain"

Cheng Lang said, "Princess Bakra, are you interested in becoming the captain?"

"Your Excellency the Fleet Captain"

Bakla stood up and saluted, lifting her skirt. "If you were asking about Princess Bakla Sintis of the Principality of Lika, she would refuse without hesitation.

But if you are asking about the half-elf Yunlan, I would be honored to adventure and fight with you under your command."

"All right"

Cheng Lang said, pushing a cup of Poseidon's blood to the other party. "I heard from Yun Ji that you obtained a piece of armor with a lip print. Now with this cup of Poseidon's blood, you can become captain at any time. In addition, I also hope to get an answer."

"Why can I become a captain even though I have elven blood?" asked Princess Bakara, no, Yunlan.

"That's right," Cheng Lang nodded.

"From the time I was born until I was fourteen, I had the opportunity to bathe in the Fountain of Repentance once every other year."

Yun Lan replied, "That's why I can become a captain even though I'm half elven."

"You can choose any of the ships we capture to be yours."

Cheng Lang said, "Kervik, have White Bread send half of the sailors to help, and then select some honest and obedient sailors from the captives to fill the manpower gaps on the two ships."

"No problem," Kervik responded respectfully.

"I hope to get the boat bottle that was found together with me and the coffin," Yunlan said suddenly.

"Do you know that boat bottle?" Cheng Lang asked curiously.

"Of course I know him."

Yun Lan spread her hands and asked, "Have you heard of the legend of Princess Bakla?"

Without waiting for Cheng Lang to speak, Yun Lan answered her own question, "Rumor has it that Princess Bakla couldn't accept the ugly appearance of the Viscount she was planning to marry, so she chose to lead the Princess Guard and escape on a warship purchased by the Principality of Ricca for the Royal Guard, becoming a pirate."

"Is there any discrepancy with the facts?" Cheng Lang asked with interest.

"Princess Bakra did escape on a warship purchased by the Principality of Ricca for the Royal Guard, but she took more than one warship with her."

Yun Lan said, "Of course, the one who actually tried to marry Princess Bakla wasn't the Viscount, but the prince of the Frost Principality back then.

He studied in Lika, and because of his princely status, he automatically acquired the status of viscount. Of course, he wasn't ugly, I mean, according to the aesthetic standards of the Frost Principality.

"He was proposing to you, no, I mean, he was killed shortly after he proposed to Princess Bakra."

Gerta, who usually attended meetings as an observer, said sarcastically, "He was an Eagle orc, but he died from falling off a cliff. This incident is the biggest scandal in the Frost Principality in the past hundred years.

Listen! What a poor excuse! Has his wings lost all their feathers from anxiety?

"So what do you want to say?" Yun Ji helped Cheng Lang bring the topic back.

"Although Princess Bakla did escape from her marriage."

Yun Lan spoke as if she were genuinely discussing someone else's family, "But on the day Princess Bakla ran away from her marriage, he specially sent that boat bottle. He said it was the betrothal gift he had prepared."

"No, no, no, I mean Princess Bakla accepted it?" Yafuso asked in surprise, expressing everyone's doubts and confusion.

"not at all"

Yun Lan sighed and said, "Princess Bakla only accepted the eagle feather that came with the betrothal gift out of diplomatic etiquette. She did not accept the boat bottle."

"With the help of the eagle feather, he can easily find you." Gerta sighed, "That is the talent of the Eagle Clan royal family, similar to Xin Weng."

At this point, everyone has probably guessed why the ship-bottle appeared in the belly of the half-blood sea monster. Obviously, the eagle prince might be infatuated with unrequited love.

"Sir, are you willing to take a gamble?" Yun Lan took a deep breath and asked with a smile.

"What's the bet?" Cheng Lang asked with interest.

"How is Li Ka?" asked Yun Lan.

"I'm not very interested in becoming a king or a monarch," Cheng Lang said truthfully. He really had no interest.

"Then 100 boat bottles will do."

Yun Lan casually changed the bargaining chip, "Or I can help you build a fleet."

"What if we lose the bet?" Cheng Lang asked with interest.

"How about you always have a half-elf captain named Yunlan serving you?" Yunlan said seriously.

"make a deal"

Cheng Lang readily accepted the bet. He naturally understood that the courageous Princess Bakara needed not only a boat bottle that had been used as a betrothal gift, but also the power to help her regain the throne.

"The last thing is to collect the spoils"

Cheng Lang said, "Yun Lan, this will be your first job after you become captain."

"As you command, Mr. Fleet Captain."

Yun Lan raised her skirt and saluted again. "Before carrying out this order, I also hope to sign a ship's heart contract with the Valkyrie as a bottom line of trust between us."

"Actually, that's not necessary." Cheng Lang shook his head helplessly, "Yun Ji, go get the boat bottle."

"Hold on"

Before Yun Ji finished speaking, she stood up and left the meeting room, went downstairs to the captain's bedroom, and familiarly found the large ship bottle that she had just returned to Cheng Lang not long ago and brought it to the open deck.

This ship bottle was almost larger than the one on the boiler in the lower cabin of the Valkyrie. Thick fog filled the interior of the bottle, and the mouth of the bottle was sealed tightly with gold with a drunken golden rose pattern.

Under the gaze of Cheng Lang and others, Yun Lan took out the blood of Poseidon that she had just obtained and the armor piece with the lip print from the bracelet that was returned to her.

Looking back at Cheng Lang and the others, Yun Lan attached the armor piece to the boat bottle, and then placed the cup of Poseidon's blood on it.

At that moment, a sea breeze blew, and Yunlan's silver hair flew wildly.

"Click"

With the sound of glass breaking, Yunlan threw the bottle in his hand that had swallowed Poseidon's blood and armor pieces into the sea.

This was the first time that everyone present, except Yunlan and the magic mirror, saw the boat bottle being used correctly.

Unfortunately, the only "effect" of this was to create a cloud of sea fog on the sea surface that even the Silver Queen could not disperse.

This group of sea fog, which was only a hundred meters in diameter, appeared and disappeared suddenly. However, after the sea fog disappeared, a strange-looking sailboat appeared on the sea.

The ship's shape and structure are almost the same as the Valkyrie. It also has only one gun deck, three main masts, a forecastle and poop, and a second open deck.

But the difference is that the sails of this ship are huge green leaves, the cables are vines covered with tiny leaves, and even the hull is covered with various flowers, plants and mushrooms.

Mr. Fleet Captain

Yun Lan came back to his senses and turned around and said, "And Miss Yun Ji, I want to talk to you alone."

“Come to my office.”

Cheng Lang took one last look at the boat not far away, then turned and walked towards his office.

"I'm going to go back and prepare some sailors."

Kervik also glanced at the ship not far away, then turned and walked to the other side of the deck and returned to the Honest Man, which was still tied together.

"I know why the prince used that boat as a betrothal gift."

In the captain's office, Yun Lan personally closed the door and sighed, "Can you believe it? The keel of that ship outside is made from the core of the Verdant Sacred Tree."

"What did you say? This...this is impossible!" Yun Ji exclaimed subconsciously.

“Nothing is impossible”

Cheng Lang was much calmer than her. If even the spine of Poseidon could be used as a dragon bone, then why couldn't the core of some elf tree be used?

"The frame of this boat is made of iron, rubber and blood core." Yunlan blurted out the second secret about the boat.

"What?!" This time, Cheng Lang also exclaimed.

"This boat is used to go out to sea to search for the seeds of the sacred green tree."

Yun Lan continued, "The person who built it is..."

"Saint Barbaya! It's Saint Barbaya!" the magic mirror said excitedly, "I can feel the breath of Saint Barbaya!"

"Yes, it's Saint Barbaya." As Yunlan said this, a sharp thorn grew out of her palm.

"I was once called the Drunken Golden Rose Princess"

Yun Lan clenched the sharp thorn in her hand, which was already as long as a rapier. "I can make everything around me bloom with intoxicating golden roses until those intoxicating golden roses suck all the life out of me. But now, I can make everything around me grow thorns."

Before she had even finished her words, brown thorns with numerous spikes began to sprout all over the office.

These thorns almost wrapped up Cheng Lang and Yun Ji, leaving no room for movement.

But in just the blink of an eye, these thorns grew rapidly in the opposite direction and eventually disappeared without a trace.

"So should I call you the Princess of Thorns now?" Cheng Lang asked with a smile.

"It's a nice name, but not necessary for a princess."

Yun Lan sighed and said, "I will regain the title of Princess Bakla. Only then can I be called the Princess of Thorns."

"Thorns can also be full of flowers," Yun Ji comforted.

“I’m not here for comfort.”

Yun Lan shook his head and glanced at the excited magic mirror beside him. Then, his expression suddenly became dull and he said in an emotionless voice, "You may not believe it, but the heart of the ship told me that the bottle that once contained this ship was thrown into the sea by Saint Barbara who was trapped on Iron Oak Island.

She predicted that the bottle would be sacrificed to a prince flying in the blue sky, drawn by the blood of a mixed-blood sailor, and would be broken by a princess sleeping among the flowers.

She also predicted that there would be a dark-haired captain and a dark-haired female first mate who would help her make flowers bloom from thorns.

In return, the princess will reward him with the last reverse scale and the seeds of the lush sacred tree.

Finally, mirror, mirror, the web of fate has been woven, and you still haven't remembered your name?"

"Crack!"

Just as he finished speaking, the mirror in the office shattered, and the fragments released a blinding light without warning.

In this bright light, an equally dull voice said, "I am the Mirror Servant, I am the Magic Mirror, I am the Mirror Servant, I am the Magic Mirror, I, I, I am I. My name is Greedy Tongue. The web of fate is woven, and one of the prophecies is as follows:

Despair brings joy at home, while despair brings despair abroad.

The fog shadow comes from the fog spirit, and despair comes from the ghost.

The pirates had no intention of plundering, and the people on the continent suffered.

The sea of ​​stars will become a sea of ​​blood, and the heart of the ship will be riddled with holes.

The elder princess dances with thorns, and the younger princess dances with a spear.

The sea god may be resurrected, seeking revenge by whipping his spine and tendons.

Be careful, be careful, the eternal coffin is not eternal, only by unlocking the secrets of the world may there be a glimmer of hope."

"Crack!"

With another shattering sound, all the mirrors on the Valkyrie turned into pieces.

In the captain's office, the dazzling light faded, and all the mirror fragments were inlaid throughout the ship like stars.

At the same time, Cheng Lang and Yun Ji reacted quickly and worked together to support the unconscious Princess Bakara.

"Did you hear everything just now?" Cheng Lang asked.

"heard it"

Yun Ji suppressed her inner fear and trembled as she said, "It's the prophecy of Saint Babaya."

"I hope the magic mirror can give us a reasonable explanation," Cheng Lang sighed, but he did not have any hope for this.

(End of this chapter)