Chapter 211: Reunion with An, [Moonlight Boat]
Chapter 211 Reunion with An, [Moonlight Boat]
As soon as the high priest said these words, the valley suddenly became quiet.
Among the indigenous tribes, the authority of the high priest is higher than that of the saint.
What he said was obviously not without purpose.
The little girl who asked for a hug earlier didn’t know why. She looked at Sha Jingjing curiously and asked, “Yes, Sister Saint, you seem to have a special smell today.”
“It’s weird and fragrant, and it seems to have the smell of meat!”
—This is because the smell of barbecue has not dissipated from Sha Jingjing.
However, the little girl’s words did not improve the weird atmosphere in the valley.
The high priest and several natives still stared at Sha Jingjing and his group with scrutinizing eyes, especially staying on Xia En for a long time.
Seeing this, Xia En frowned and planned to show off his cards to the natives.
Having this relationship with the Lord of Light, he is not very afraid of the natives of [Sand Island].
And based on the aura shown by the high priest, the other party may not be his opponent.
Just at this moment, Sha Jingjing took a step forward and said, "I did encounter a group of outsiders in the desert before."
“One of them was an extremely dangerous mad woman with long black hair and a bewitching appearance. She killed several of our compatriots and left two gunshot wounds on my body.”
Speaking, Sha Jingjing pointed to her shoulders and lower abdomen.
Although the wound there has stopped bleeding, there is still a cold secret power that is constantly destroying her body.
“Sister Saint, it turns out you are injured!”
Seeing Sha Jingjing’s wound, the little girl immediately expressed worry: “The injury must be treated quickly.”
Other natives also made a small uproar.
They have great confidence in their own saint, but even she suffered such an injury, which shows how powerful the outsider is.
At this time, Xia En noticed...
The situation of the indigenous people in the valley is actually not good.
Many people had injuries of various sizes.
Some people had red eyes and looked sad, as if they had just cried.
Xia En thought about it for a moment and understood the reason behind this situation.
As the news of the "Norwich Treasure" spreads across the seven seas, the number of parties going to the "Island of Sand" to hunt for treasure is definitely increasing.
Coupled with the naturally antagonistic relationship between outsiders and indigenous people.
Even if the natives are naturally adapted to the environment of the Sand Island, they will inevitably suffer casualties under the waves of attacks from outsiders.
This is why there is such a negative and pessimistic atmosphere.
“When the others come back, gather all the injured together, and I will hold the [Moon Chanting Ceremony].”
Sha Jingjing said to the high priest: "Please help me prepare, high priest."
The high priest opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed and said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Holy Lady."
Before preparing to turn around and leave, the high priest added.
“By the way, we also captured a strange prisoner. It’s up to the Holy Lady to decide how to deal with him.”
Hearing this, Sha Jingjing became a little nervous and glanced cautiously at Xia En behind her.
She was well aware of her people's hatred of outsiders.
Wouldn’t the situation be very bad if they had already attacked Xia En’s companions?
Thinking of this, Sha Jingjing immediately asked the little girl: "Ayi, where is the prisoner? Take me to see him."
Soon, led by the little girl named "Ayi", the group of people arrived at a corner of the valley.
A heavy metal armor was sitting there quietly.
“Sister Saint, it’s him.”
Ayi whispered in a low voice: "However, he doesn't seem to be a bad person. He helped us fight off many outsiders and saved a few brothers and sisters before."
“Also, he is mute and cannot speak.”
“I don’t recognize the writing on the sand either…”
Click!
After a few people approached, the silent armored weirdo quickly stood up and turned his head to look at Xia En, who was not far away.
Such a sudden change shocked Ayi and she quickly hid behind Sha Jingjing.
—Judging from appearance alone, An’s image is quite intimidating.
Sha Jingjing rubbed Ayi's little head: "You go and stay aside for a while. I have something to say to this guy."
"Eh?"
Ayi obviously had a lot of questions to ask, but he was quickly taken away by the three natives.
At this moment, Xia En could not help but look at An with surprise.
There is no other reason.
He clearly felt that An's aura was stronger than before when they parted.
If he guessed correctly, this means... An has broken through to the third level and became the second third-level crew member on the [Black Swan]!
Although this promotion speed is much slower than that of Xia En, among ordinary mystics, it can only be described as "progressing by leaps and bounds".
Is this a peculiarity of the elf's physique?
Or is [Knight's] secret method working again?
However, Xia En is more concerned about...
“An, are you not injured?”
“Also, where is Tracey?”
“Captain Shane, I’m here…”
At this time, a weak voice sounded from behind An.
I saw a faint green light shining on the armor, and Fairy Tracey floated feebly.
She seems to have used some special spell to temporarily blend into the surface of the armor.
The reason why she didn't hide directly in the gap in the armor was obviously that the series of "bad luck" encounters before had left a lot of psychological shadow on Tracy.
Seeing that Tracy was fine, Shane was slightly relieved.
But suddenly, he found that An's body was shaking slightly, and there seemed to be suppressed sobs coming from under the armor.
Xia En’s expression immediately changed: “An, what’s wrong? What happened?”
Tracy said next to her: "In order to reduce the burden, An threw away all the cardboard on which he wrote. Let me express what he meant."
Hearing this, An's body suddenly stiffened.
But at this time, Tracy had already spoken: "An was thinking just now... that she would never see the captain again."
“It’s great to see the captain safe and sound.”
Xia En was startled for a moment.
He didn't expect that An would be so excited about this matter.
But when I thought about it, it seemed that this was really the first time the two of them had been separated for such a long time after An pledged her allegiance to him.
Especially when I met Twilight, the situation was indeed more dangerous than ever before.
However, in Xia En's impression, An has always been calm and reserved, rarely showing any emotions.
Now it seems that it was the [Aphasia Curse] and this armor that hindered the expression of his emotions.
Hearing these words, An stared at Tracy, her eyes pleading and shook her head.
Tracey seemed unaware and continued: "An also wants to say, who is this female aborigine?"
"Why does the captain seem to have a good relationship with her? It makes me a little uncomfortable..."
“…Hiss, shouldn’t I say this?”
Shaan: “…”
Sha Jingjing: “…”
Xia En glanced at An silently. Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, he could more or less feel his shame and anger at this time.
Looking at that posture, if there was a crack in the ground, An might have gotten through it!
Xia En was considerate and did not pursue the matter further. He just coughed twice, stopping Tracey from continuing to express her reassurance, and said.
“This is the [Sand Saint] from [Sand Island], Sand Jingjing.”
“Thanks to her, I was able to find you.”
Then, Xia En turned to Sha Jingjing and said, "Thank you very much for what happened just now." Sha Jingjing could of course reveal Xia En's identity in front of the high priest, but she chose to hide it for herself.
“Just think of it as repaying your favor for those skewers of barbecued meat.”
Sha Jingjing waved her hand and said openly.
But at the same time, her eyes were fixed on the floating Tracy: "By the way, what is this little guy?"
“Could it be...the legendary goblin?”
Xia En raised his eyebrows: "Have you ever heard of goblins?"
This incident is indeed surprising.
Not to mention this desolate island covered with yellow sand, even if it is an island under the federal government, not many residents have heard of goblins.
"yes."
Sha Jingjing said frankly: "According to the knowledge passed down by the saints of the previous generations, it seems that a long time ago, [Sand Island] was not like this."
“There are not only forests and grasslands, but also clear rivers. There are many magical animals living on the island, including fairies!”
Shaan was a little surprised.
Was the former [Island of Sand] such a vibrant island?
But how did it get to its current state?
Xia En expressed his doubts by the way, and Sha Jingjing said directly: "If you ask me, I don't know."
“Anyway, [Sand Island] has been like this since I can remember it.”
“Come on, little fairy, let my sister touch you.”
With that said, Sha Jingjing stretched out her claws towards Tracy.
Tracey wailed: "Captain, save me!"
Shaan chose to sit on the sidelines.
After all, if you really think about it, the reason why they are in danger on [Sand Island] is most likely because this little goblin got into An's armor without authorization.
However, before Sha Jingjing and Tracy had been playing around for long, there was a noise outside the valley.
I saw a native man covered in blood staggering in.
“Holy Lady, High Priest!”
“Our tribe is besieged by outsiders, please provide support quickly!”
The high priest asked with a serious face: "Who are the outsiders, and what are their number and strength?"
The injured native gasped and replied: "There are about thirty or forty people. They seem to have the ability to control blood. We are no match at all."
“Furthermore, those outsiders are extremely hostile to us and have no intention of leaving us alive.”
“The power of blood…”
The high priest looked gloomy: "They are those beasts of the vampire race!"
“Have even the [Island of Sand] begun to be invaded by them?”
“Fighters who can still fight, all go board the [Moonlight Ship]!”
At this time, Sha Jingjing also rushed to the high priest's side. Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown slightly: "There are still many people whose injuries have not been healed."
“Is it too hasty to go to war now?”
The high priest shook his head: "There is no time."
“I know the ways of those vampire beasts. There is a deep hatred between them and us [Yongyue Clan] that cannot be resolved.”
"If we go too late, the whole tribe will be wiped out."
Sha Jingjing murmured: "A vampire..."
Although she didn't know much about this race, for some reason, when she mentioned this name, a strange feeling of disgust always appeared in her heart.
Is this really a feud engraved deep in the blood?
She thought for a moment and said, "High Priest, I understand."
“In that case, I’ll just hold the [Moon Chanting Ceremony] on the [Moonlight Boat].”
“Although the effect will be a little worse, it can at least treat some injuries.”
The high priest nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Not long after, Sha Jingjing led a group of natives out of the valley.
To her surprise, Xia En and Ann also followed.
“...Won’t you take this opportunity to leave?”
Xia En said bluntly: "To be honest, we also have a lot of grudges against the vampires."
“The woman named Twilight is a member of the Vampire Clan.”
“If it’s convenient, you might as well take us for a ride.”
Sha Jingjing nodded heavily: "That would be great."
She has seen Xia En's strength. If Xia En is willing to take action, many people may not die in this battle.
Soon, Xia En saw what the natives called the "moonlight boat".
This is a large ship docked behind the sand dunes. The sails on the ship are as worn as the yellow robes worn by the natives.
Looks like it's old and weathered.
However, there is a silver-gray pattern on its hull, which is not as precise as a magic pattern.
Rather, it’s more like some kind of primitive totem texture, which inexplicably gives people a savage and ancient feeling.
“This is [Moonlight Ship]?”
Xia En was secretly surprised: "But how is it going to start?"
The lower part of this [Moonlight Boat] was mostly submerged in the sand, like a whale stranded on the beach, unable to move.
But now that the situation was urgent, he couldn't ask further questions, so he just got on the boat with other natives.
“Brother, you are from outside the island, right?”
At this moment, a low, crisp voice sounded next to Xia En.
"Um?"
Xia En turned his head to look and couldn't help but frown.
The person talking next to him was the little indigenous girl, Ayi.
But such a little girl is not ready to go to the battlefield yet, right?
Ayi grinned and said, "Brother, don't underestimate me. I am a candidate saint in the tribe."
“I’ve already been on the battlefield a long time ago!”
“Candidate Saint?”
Shaan is a little curious about this term.
“Those who are recognized by the Lord of Radiance like my sister are the real [Sand Saints].”
"But if my sister dies, it will be our turn to be the candidate for the saint."
Ayi said calmly: "In [Sand Island], saints are actually more likely to die in battle than other members of the same race..."
"Since I was born, I have met five saints. Maybe...it will be my turn next."
These plain words faintly revealed a corner of the cruel truth of [Island of Sand].
Xia En couldn't help but fell silent.
Soon, Sha Jingjing walked to the bow of the ship and looked at the sky with a pious expression.
A full moon is hanging there quietly.
"I offer this body to the Lord, and may the glory be with me..."
As Sha Jingjing chanted in a low voice, the moonlight poured down like water and fell on the "Moonlight Boat".
By this time, Xia En suddenly realized.
He finally realized where the previous strange feeling came from—
In the eyes of the [Moon-Yong Clan], the Lord of billions of radiance is not the brilliant and blazing sun, but this cold moon!
(End of this chapter)