Ember Gun

  Chapter 500 The Hornwhale

"At that time, I had just joined the cleansing agency, and then I was incorporated into a scientific expedition team. The purpose was to explore the sea. I didn't know what this was for at the time, but now it seems that it should be for Merlin to go there. Actions at the end of the world pave the way... even though they all failed in the end."

  Under the sound of rain, Shrike started his self-narration.

  The sky outside the porthole has been completely gloomy, here is the edge of the storm, but still thunder and lightning, as if the end is coming.

Lorenzo did not feel depressed, smelling the cool air, which reminded him of the time in the castle, he also told others stories of the past in a similar environment, which is quite different from the present. The points are similar, but the person who listens to the story is different from the person who tells the story.

  "First of all...where should I start? I'll just talk about it wherever I think, my memory is too vague."

  Shrike banged his head hard, and he also seemed very annoyed by the vague memory.

   "I was just an ordinary lower-level knight, serving as an **** on the ship. At that time, the person in charge of the expedition was Knight Commander Lancelot."

   "Lancelot?"

  Lorenzo was slightly surprised, and the silent Blue Jade also had the same expression as him, and then they all thought of the next story.

   "Yes, it is precisely because the previous Lancelot died in the sea of ​​silence that Oves can become the next Lancelot... But this is also the next thing.

  This operation is very important, and for this reason, the team was led by a knight commander and used the most advanced steam iron-clad ship "Hornaby" at that time.

At first, the expedition went smoothly. The Narwhal was simply a fortress on the sea. When sailing to the Viking countries, we encountered many Viking pirates. From the time point of view, the King of Ice and Sea at that time was just A pirate leader, the Viking civil wars continue, and the Viking pirates also plunder at will.

  They attacked us, but you also know that under the advanced steam and steel, their wooden long boats are like a group of ridiculous ants, run over by us mercilessly. "

  Shrike smiled and shook his head.

The   Viking long ship is very petite compared to other ships, but it has a shallow draft, fast speed, and can turn flexibly. It is mainly aimed at rapid coastal plunder, rather than a sudden attack on the sea.

  "At that time, it was almost the same as it is now. There was heavy rain, which blurred the sea. They probably only saw the shadow of our ship and the lights on it, thinking we were a lost cargo ship or something, and then rushed over.

I don’t know what the feelings of those Vikings were at the time. Anyway, the long Viking ship was engulfed by the waves and smashed into a strong iron armor. The Vikings were swallowed by the raging waves before they could roar in battle, and some were angry. Cursing us, slashing the hull with a battle axe, but it can only leave a shallow scratch.

  It was a simple victory. We didn't even fire the cannon. We defeated most of them with the strength of the hull and the heavy rain. "

  Shrike seemed to think of something, and said again.

"Some Vikings survived the naval battle. They publicized our deeds. Within a few months, the Vikings knew that there was such a thing as iron-clad ships in the world. They were fighting in the northern archipelago. After a long time, it was completely derailed from the world. Some people even think that our appearance led to the unity of the Viking nations. After all, the faith of Odin can no longer rule the sea. It is steel and artillery that really dominate all of this. "

  The old era fades, and the new era comes.

"After that, we successfully reached the Viking nations. At that time, they were not unified. Each island was controlled by different lords. They were fighting each other before. It was a troublesome death. Fortunately, we showed enough. Armed force, they respected us, and the wealth and materials brought from Inervig cleared the way, these Vikings became more enthusiastic.

In fact, the Vikings are not bad. I thought they would hate us, but they looked indifferent. When we mentioned the pirates who were killed by us, they laughed and said that they just returned to the Hall of Valor. This is a good thing. It is a strange group of people. What is even more strange is that there were Vikings who pulled me that night and asked me to kowtow to the statue of Odin, saying that we could be brothers together. "

  The memory gradually became clear, and the expression of the shrike could not help but become a lot more strange thinking about it here.

"We took a break for a while, and then asked these Vikings about Jihai. This time these carefree Vikings became serious. They kept silent and said nothing about Jihai, no matter how we smashed it. Qian and they refused to say that after paying a high price, we only slightly moved the mouth of one of them.

The guy said that the sea of ​​silence is a forbidden sea. The reason why it is quiet is because there is something undisturbed under this sea. It is so terrible that there are no fish in this sea. Not even squalls and waves exist, and some only have an almost eternal silence. "

   "So it's called Jihai?" Lorenzo said lightly.

"It has many names, the place of silence, the sea of ​​death, the realm of storms and silence, and some Vikings call it the kingdom of the dead, which is the kingdom of the dead in their mythology, but the specific location of that kingdom is Under the sea of ​​silence, in the dark seabed, they believed that all the people who died on the sea would have their bodies entrapped by the current and transported to the dark seabed to obtain eternal silence.

Of course, the silence of the Silent Sea is also relatively speaking. Once a ship enters the Silent Sea, then you'd better pray that you will not make any noises and disturb anything. Once you make a sound, you will be slumbered under the silent sea. When things are discovered, then a storm will be rolled up on the sea of ​​silence, and you and your ship will be destroyed in lightning and thunder. "

   "What is that ‘thing’?" Lorenzo asked.

   "I don't know, and no one knows. Maybe someone has faced it directly, but those people are dead."

"In short, it can make the careless Vikings be afraid of being in such awe, even if we have advanced technology, we have to take it seriously. Another problem is that the reason why we contact with the Vikings is to find a solitude. The navigator from Haiknow takes us there, but in this case, no one or a Viking is willing to help, even if we can't take out all the supplies and money, in their opinion, there is absolutely nothing. Dark places, once they die there, they will be swallowed up by darkness. Even Valkyrie cannot save their souls from the darkness. They can only wander in the dark seabed and never reach the sacred spirits. temple."

   "Then no one understands this on the clean-up agency side?"

"It's gone for a long time. The first time we went to the end of the world was in the middle of the Glorious War. It was all decades ago. At that time, it was due to the situation and acquired knowledge by Inverweg at any cost. It can be said that it was completely filled with human lives. The surviving returnees also contracted diseases one after another and died one by one. The only thing left was the Victorian family we were familiar with, and they were also troubled by the curse."

   "Knowledge is cursed, some people don't want more people to know the existence at the end of the world." Lorenzo said.

   "Almost, in fact, it seems that most of the weirdness and mystery in this world are traceable," Shrike said, "They are all protecting something, a person, a character, or a secret."

"Unfortunately, people themselves have many things that do not know whether to be called virtue or inferiority, such as intellectual curiosity, curiosity, and adventurous spirit. These things drive us to touch things that should not be touched... "

  Shrike whispered in a low voice.

"We finally got some useful clues. Those Vikings said that we can go to Lord Wilgardson. He is a lonely and strange lord. Unlike other lord who is keen on plunder, he is more devoted to sailing. When he was young He has traveled through the entire Viking countries by boat, and it is said that he has the most complete charts of the Viking countries in his hands.

  In the following time, he even drove away from the Viking countries and wandered on every sea in the Western world, but he was not satisfied because he knew that his charts were not perfect. "

   "Silence Sea." Lorenzo whispered.

"Lord Frocky Wilgardson, the first Viking among the Vikings to set off a long voyage towards the sea of ​​silence, and returned alive, but his voyage seemed to have an accident, and most of his crew died. , And his chart is still incomplete. Some people say that he was cursed by the sea, but he did not obey the curse, but continued to challenge Jihai."

"The next one set sail to find Lord Frocky Wilgardson. Everything went well. The lord received us friendly and had a meeting in his longhouse. It was also my first time since then. Once I learned about the detailed information about Jihai.

  The legend of the Vikings is correct. Under the Sea of ​​Silence is the kingdom of the dead, but this is somewhat misunderstood. It is not so much a kingdom of the dead as it is... the kingdom of demons. "

  The ear-piercing thunder fell, and the pale light penetrated the sky and the earth, and the cheeks of everyone in the cabin were reflected in pale appearance. In the humid air, the unknown and the strange were slowly fermenting.

  Lorenzo's gaze was a bit sluggish, and then he was released from it with great joy.

Yes, that's it. There are no so-called gods and demons. There are only unknown puzzles in this world, and they are cursed by the disease called erosion. When you realize its existence, then Prove that you are not far from the truth.

   "Go on, Shrike."

  Lorenzo sat upright and listened carefully.

  (End of this chapter)