Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 111 A secret known only to the royal families of the six nations
The banquet lasted the entire night before their departure, and even the captured sailors were given a glass of strong liquor - strong liquor mixed with a large amount of drugs.

Without waiting for the banquet to end, three black elves led by Yun Ji and Princess Bakara, who used the alias Yun Lan, walked into the cabin where the prisoners were held wearing masks. After some selection, the four of them each chose a target they liked, and the sailors helped carry it to the open deck.

The person that Yafuso took a fancy to was a skinny, short, and ugly old human being. He seemed to have been a chef on a ship, and he had a greasy apron tied around his waist.

What Shenba took a fancy to was a muscular man with a full beard. There was no doubt that this was also a human being.

Compared to Yafuso, the well-built Princess Yunji and Princess Bakla had no choice in choosing men. They all chose female mixed-race sailors who were captured together.

There is no saying in this world that female sailors cannot board a ship, and through previous interrogation, these dozen or so female sailors are all serving as ship doctors, which can be called "technical positions".

“I want this one.”

As Princess Bakla spoke, she had already poured Poseidon's blood on the hypocritical mask, and then stuck it on the face of a half-blood mermaid with an enchanting appearance, who was obviously not a serious ship doctor.

“This one is about the same size as me.”

As Yun Ji spoke, she suppressed her excitement and put the hypocritical mask, which was also soaked with Poseidon's blood, on the face of a mixed-race mermaid she liked, who had a scar on her face, a slightly ugly appearance, but a good figure.

This was the moment she had always dreamed of. Now she had finally created a replica of her face using a hypocritical mask, so much so that after the excitement, she felt a little bored and lazy for a while.

"How do you choose a man?"

Compared to his sister, Shenba, the brainless guy, put a hypocritical mask on the face of the muscle guy he liked and asked Yafuso curiously.

Subconsciously looking down, the masked Yafuso rolled her eyes in annoyance, and with a "snap" sound, she stuck the hypocritical mask on the wretched old man's face, and blurted out viciously, "What do you care!"

"I'm just curious."

Shenba, whose brain was all about muscles, had no idea what he had done wrong. He happily took off the hypocritical mask and put it on his face, then went to the mirror to look at himself again and again.

After the other three had also taken off their replica hypocritical masks, the mixed-race sailors waiting around took advantage of the time when the four of them were trying on the masks and rushed forward, stripping the four selected captives of their clothes and putting them into an oak barrel respectively.

Following closely, Yun Ji also pulled out the black elf dagger that she had taken out of Princess Bakara's belly.

Although the dagger has turned black again, the undead inside has shown no signs of waking up, perhaps because it stayed in the Eternal Coffin for too long or because Cheng Lang sucked it out too clean when he pulled it out with a whip.

He used this slender dagger to lightly scratch the faces of the four lucky people without any psychological pressure. The faces of the four people immediately began to fester, and their lives were taken away in a very short time.

Without any command, the mixed-race sailors around rushed forward, stuffed the cannonballs that had been prepared long ago into the oak barrels, then smashed the perforated lids and pushed them one by one into the sea that was still shrouded in darkness.

"From today on, we are safe." Yun Ji said as she took off her hypocritical mask.

“I still think I’m dreaming.”

Yafuso looked at the wretched old man in the cute dress in the mirror, but she herself laughed first. "So we can go to the Elven Principality and gain the approval of the Verdant Sacred Tree?"

"It depends on where the captain is going to take us next."

As Yun Ji spoke, she looked at Cheng Lang on another boat next door. He was drinking with his pirate brothers, half-blood sailors, vine goblins, and even the young captain named Thorin.

"We may not leave the Sea of ​​Despair so soon"

Yun Lan, who had also taken off his mask, speculated, "Otherwise, we could have returned with the pirates and the Brotherhood fleet."

"The captain will decide where to go next."

Yun Ji said, "We."

"But I think we should persuade the Captain to give priority to going to the Elf Principality," Yun Lan said abruptly.

"Why?" Yun Ji stopped and turned around to ask.

"This involves a secret known only to the royal families of the six nations."

Yun Lan said, "Wait a minute, I will explain it to our captain when he regains consciousness."

"In that case, let's go have a drink."

As Yun Ji spoke, she grabbed the cable with one hand and used the other hand to hold the unprepared Yafu and swung back to the bustling Valkyrie.

During the all-night revelry, except for the undead Silver Queen and Magic Mirror, the Tinisha Band busy ripening mermaid eggs, the underage Mist Shadow and the Vine Mandrill who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, almost everyone else was drunk.

As expected, when Cheng Lang was awakened by the dazzling morning sunlight, he was sleeping on a hammock in a cabin in the forecastle specially provided for the gorillas to take a temporary rest. As for his captain's bedroom, it was once again occupied by an expired princess with a clear conscience.

At this time, although many sailors woke up one after another, it still took a long time for them to completely sober up from their hangover.

Fortunately, the five captured boats have not been repaired yet, and the mermaid eggs have not yet hatched.

Even so, Yun Ji found Cheng Lang sobering up in the captain's office.

"I hope you're in the mood to talk about the two treasure maps we seized yesterday and our upcoming voyage plans."

Yun Ji handed Cheng Lang the hangover soup and said, "Also, Bakla suggested that we go to the Elf Principality next."

"Go burp—"

Cheng Lang burped with a grin, then downed the unpalatable hangover soup and asked again, "What are you going to do in the Elven Kingdom?"

"Because... Ugh!"

Supported by Yafusuo, Yun Lan walked unsteadily into the office. After she finished speaking, she turned around and vomited into the oak barrel held by the magic mirror. Then she let Yafusuo wipe her mouth. Then she leaned against Yun Ji and said weakly, "The four of you, I mean, Yun Ji, Yafusuo, Shen Ba and Mr. Captain, you have to get the approval of the Green Sacred Tree."

"Is this important?" Cheng Lang asked with a frown.

"Important? Of course it's important."

Yun Lan allowed Yun Ji to pour her a large bowl of the unpalatable hangover soup, and then she explained, "What follows is a secret known only to the royal families of the six nations, and it is also a secret about the dark elves."

"What secret?" Yun Ji asked subconsciously.

"Why do you think the Elven Principality exiled the Dark Elves?"

After Yun Lan raised the first question, he followed it up with a second one, "What do you think is the reason why elves, including dark elves, cannot become captains?"

"Don't make us guess," said Cheng Lang, who was trying hard to keep his mind clear.

"The reason the elves exiled the dark elves wasn't just because they had the ability to judge the undead."

Yun Lan said, "They are actually afraid that the dark elves will gain the recognition of the Green Sacred Tree."

"Why?" Yun Ji asked in confusion. This was something she had never heard of before.

"Dark elves who gain the recognition of the Verdant Sacred Tree will not only awaken some of their inherited knowledge, but will also become more receptive to the heart of the ship."

"What did you say?!" Shenba exclaimed.

"But the silver-haired elves are impossible. Even if they make soup from the Green Sacred Tree, it will be useless."

Yun Lan lifted her long silver hair and curled it around her fingertips, "The correct statement should be that the silver hair and pointed ears are actually the curse of the sea god on the elves.

Those physical features that the elves are so proud of are nothing more than curses. Elves with these curses hate the sea and are also hated by the hearts of ships.

"Where is the dark elf?" the magic mirror asked at this time.

"Some powerful individuals, more precisely, elven individuals recognized by the Verdant Sacred Tree and the Ship's Heart, have a very small chance of their offspring becoming immune to the Sea God's curse."

At this point, Yun Lan looked at Yun Ji and Shen Ba, "For example, your ancestor must have been powerful enough to allow you and your sister to appear in the same era. As for this speculation, just look at your sister's fighting ability."

"Go on," Cheng Lang urged when he saw Yun Ji and Shen Ba looking at each other.

"Dark elves accepted by the heart of the ship and the Verdant Sacred Tree have the opportunity to grow into extremely powerful individuals. They may even have the chance to kill the Sea God."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Yafuso asked subconsciously. "It's not a good thing for other countries, and it's not a good thing for the Sea God either."

Cheng Lang said, "This is especially not a good thing for the Elf Principality."

"Yes, especially for the Elf Principality."

Yun Lan said, "Just like everyone doesn't want a new sea god to appear, everyone also doesn't want a land god to appear. And there's one more important thing. If the sea god... please note, the sea god I'm talking about here is specifically Poseidon.

If he were truly killed, no one could guarantee whether the silver-haired elf, who was suffering from the Seagod's curse, would be freed or killed along with him."

"Why are you so worried?" the magic mirror asked in confusion. Obviously, he didn't know these secrets either.

"why?"

Yun Lan smiled and said, "The Frost Principality was once in human form. In ancient times, they served the Sea God and received the Sea God's blessing, or curse, which allowed them to use the power of wild beasts.

Later, that generation of sea gods was killed by the new sea god, and the orcs lost the power of the beasts, but retained the physical characteristics of the beasts forever.

This is also the reason why the elves and the Frost Duchy are forbidden to intermarry. The collision of two curses from the sea gods of different eras will only cause them to give birth to beasts.

The elves didn't dare gamble on what the curse they carried would eventually become, and neither did the other five nations of the Star Sea Continent. They wondered if a dark elf could grow up to be able to kill the Sea God, and whether these nations would still be necessary.

"Is this also the reason why other countries condone the exile of Dark Elves and even their capture by Demon Hunters?"

"Maybe," Yunlan responded ambiguously.

“This is an age where we don’t need God.”

The magic mirror sighed, "Or rather, this is an era that doesn't need gods that are not controlled by humans."

"So, if we gain the approval of the Verdant Sacred Tree and become captains, we can become very powerful people?"

Yafuso asked in a rather whimsical tone. She had also drunk a lot last night. Although it was only the lowest-proof fruit wine, it made her dreamy.

“The emergence of heroes requires a large population base.”

Yun Lan sighed, "There are too few dark elves. However, while they may not grow into beings capable of killing gods, they will certainly become extremely powerful."

“We don’t have to think about things that far away.”

Yun Ji said calmly, "Let's talk about the Verdant Sacred Tree. The Hypocritical Mask is enough for us to conduct public activities in the Elven Principality, but the Verdant Sacred Tree is located in the elven forbidden land, and the Hypocritical Mask has no effect in such a place."

"It's unfortunate, or rather, it's a coincidence."

Yun Lan burped, "My mother is from the royal family of the Elven Principality. Before I ran away from my marriage, she took me along a secret corridor to approach the Verdant Sacred Tree in an attempt to gain my recognition.

It's been so long that I'm not sure if the secret corridor is still usable, but why don't we give it a try?"

"What can we gain?" Cheng Lang asked, "Also, have you gained the recognition of the Verdant Sacred Tree?"

"No, or maybe there is."

As Yun Lan spoke, a handful of thorns appeared in her palm. "Otherwise, the Boat Heart might have given me other abilities, but that's all. I'm very satisfied that I've been accepted by the Boat Heart."

"What can we gain?" Yun Ji repeated the question asked by Cheng Lang.

"If you can gain the approval of the Verdant Sacred Tree, you can also gain the approval of the Heart of the Ship."

Yun Lan put forward a major premise, "Then you will gain ever-increasing power. If killing Poseidon is the premise, a powerful sailboat alone is far from enough. You also need a strong body, just like the Valkyrie."

"Just like a Valkyrie." Yun Ji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. This was an irresistible temptation!
"In that case, we might as well go to the Elf Principality."

Cheng Lang, who was also tempted, made a decision immediately. He really needed a strong body. Even though his current body had been cleansed by the Fountain of Repentance, it was still far from enough to throw the Holy Grail nine times in a row.

"So are we going to go together with the brothers?" Yun Lan asked immediately.

"You revealed the secret just now just for... Let me think about it, you just want to embed dragonfly fins on your Thorn?" Cheng Lang immediately guessed the other party's intention.

"All I can offer you now are some outdated royal secrets," Yun Lan answered frankly, "This is a good deal for me."

"In that case, let's go together."

“I’m afraid we can’t go together.”

Yun Ji said at this time, "Captain, we found two treasure maps from the ships of this fleet, and they have both been deciphered.

Although one of the treasure maps is very far away from us, the other one is very close. I think we should go around and take a look. After all, our ship only has sailing supplies, and we need some treasures that can be taken out."

"That makes sense," Cheng Lang nodded in agreement. "What are the plans for the Thorn?"

“I’ll go with you.”

Yun Lan said without thinking, "Will it slow down your journey?"

"It depends on how fast the Thorn can run," replied Yun Ji.

"Then let's see how fast the Thorn can run."

Cheng Lang yawned. "Yunlan, take the treasure map and head to the treasure spot first. By the way, hatch the mermaid eggs assigned to your ship. The other ships will rest here and set off after the mermaid eggs are hatched."

"Me alone?" Yun Lan panicked.

“You’re a captain now.”

Cheng Lang said, "Let's go now and see how fast your ship can run. If it's too slow, I'll have to let you and your Thorn go to engage in maritime trade."

"I'll be the first one to arrive at the destination!"

After all, Yunlan was young and could not stand such provocation. She immediately struggled to get up and took her new first mate Yafuso and her hangover with her. The two of them supported each other and returned to the Thorn.

Soon after, the ship, pulled by only a dozen mixed-race sailors and driven by the re-employed helmsman Gerta, began to gallop towards the direction indicated by the treasure map.

"Have you given advance notice?"

In the Valkyrie's conference room, Cheng Lang looked at the Thorn moving further and further away on the "screen" and asked while yawning.

"Yafuso will always keep an eye on our Princess Bakla," said Yun Ji, and also yawned.

"Magic Mirror, is what Princess Bakara said true?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Dear Captain"

The magic mirror, who had been standing behind Cheng Lang, replied respectfully, "I don't remember any record of these secrets, nor have I seen any relevant records in the Pirate City library, but my analysis suggests they should be true."

"Why?" Cheng Lang asked.

"If you assume those secrets are true"

The magic mirror said, "Then many historical mysteries become clear, including the fact that Saint Barbaya is a hybrid of elves and orcs. Conveniently, her body verifies the truth of the secrets expounded by Princess Bakra."

"she"

"I can't say," the magic mirror said apologetically.

"All right"

Cheng Lang didn't ask any more questions about this matter. He manipulated the ship's center to summon jellyfish to seize the Valkyrie. Then he stood up and shouted, "Raise the sails, weigh the anchor, and we will quietly follow behind the Thorn!"

(End of this chapter)