Destination arrived?
Christina was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that while he and Dorothy were locked in a sealed cabin, the unmanned ship Ghost Ship was still traveling at an unexpectedly high speed, and delivered himself to his destination in just half an hour.
But where the destination is, not even Tina himself knows. Only Genie, who was sealed in "Magic Wishing Lamp", knows all seven sealing locations, and every time he only informs the sisters of the next location, leaving them from The familiar Tingen City lured them to the metropolis Backlund, and then threw them to the beach near Bayam through the magical "Random Door". Now, they are allowed to board this Ghost Ship.
Where is the fourth destination? Tina hasn't even had time to ask Genie yet. How can this Ghost Ship, this embodied Adele Miss know?
With this question in mind, Tina and Dorothy were lifted up by invisible forces and approached the dark, hard ceiling. The steel barrier opened, revealing the blue sky above with a hint of lead.
The salty sea breeze and noisy waves instantly surrounded Tina. She squinted her eyes to adapt to the suddenly brightening light, looked around, and was surprised to find that she had returned to the wide deck, and the ironclad ship under her feet had docked in a huge port.
Compared with the slightly primitive but busy and chaotic terminal of Bayam, the operation of this port is more orderly. The slender trestles reach the deep water area like tentacles, and the huge cranes will sink the port with the help of steam power. The heavy cargo is delivered to the waiting cargo ship, and the passengers either walk directly onto the trestle, or board the ocean liner along the gangway with the help of a shuttle boat. With the help of the guide ship, the ships leaving the port sail out of the area protected by the breakwater and enter the deep blue and almost black sea.
Among the ports Tina has seen, only Pritz Harbor, which is close to Backlund and is responsible for half of the Loen Kingdom's shipping, has such a scale. However, the equipment there is old and lifeless, and it is obviously not as dynamic as the port in front of it.
"Where is this..."
She couldn't help but mutter to herself.
The sound of pattering footsteps sounded behind her. Adele, who had black hair and a white skirt, came to the guardrail at the edge of the deck, raised her head slightly, and scanned the entire port like a lion patrolling its territory, saying:
"This is Southern Continent's largest port, located in the north of Paz Valley'Liberation Port'. Before the North Continent colonists were driven away more than ten years ago, its name was'Caesar Pier', responsible for more than half of the ocean transportation to the North Continent, transported countless spices, ores, timber, and even slaves to the north, bringing cheap goods and labor to the colonists, leaving deep pain on this land."
Tina has learned this part in history class, and knows how much Catastrophe has been brought to the Southern Continent since Emperor Roselle explored the waterway and started the colonial era., but she looked from a distance, and behind the port were the continuous urban areas, chimneys spewing thick fog, and railways extending everywhere. She could not connect the poor and backward Southern Continent described in the book with the busy city in front of her.
"It's called Liberation Port, because the colonists were driven away from here, ushering in the liberation of the entire continent?"
Dorothy asked on the side.
"Yes, the last batch of colonial troops from Intis left from here." Adele nodded slightly and replied, "This is also your destination. Of course, it may still be a certain distance from the correct location, but I and this ship will not be able to go deeper."
This can only be determined after asking Genie, because I don't know where the next destination is... Tina muttered, and just as he was about to ask the other party to return "Magic Wishing Lamp" to him, he saw a golden lamp appear in Adele's hand.
He took the Sealed Artifact with a slight surprise. Tina first called Genie in his mind. After finding that the other party had no response, he said with an apologetic smile:
"Thank you, Adele Miss."
The treasure was lost and recovered, and her last caution against this "Ghost Ship Miss" completely disappeared. Instead, she felt uneasy because she doubted him.
Fortunately, Adele didn't mind. She blinked her golden eyes and said:
"I just brought you here along the way. I have also had close contact with this Sealed Artifact and understood its current state... I still want to warn you, don't completely trust the Genie inside. In the 'last step', think first before making a decision.
"In addition, Adele is my original name, and my current name is Anne Gustav."
Gustav... is the surname of the Rosell Gustav the Great who once ruled Intis, opened up the Southern Continent waterway, and started the colonial era? Tina immediately thought of this big shot who was far more famous than any other King, the emperor, and wondered why a Ghost Ship was changed to such a name.
Dorothy made some guesses and asked after careful consideration:
"Could it be that this ship is the Anne that is famous as Five Seas..."
"Queen Anne's Revenge. "Adele, no, Anne didn't hide anything. He took over the conversation and said, then waved his hand, "You can leave now."
The next second, Tina, who had just put Magic Wishing Lamp into the satchel, and Dorothy, who had carefully put away Arodes's Mirror, found themselves stepping onto the concrete trestle, leaving the huge warship that had transported them from the Rhoside Islands to the Southern Continent port in an instant.
Fortunately, she, no, He didn't let us walk down the gangway, otherwise it would definitely have attracted a lot of attention, making our subsequent actions extremely difficult... But this ship is actually the flagship of the "Golden Queen" who became famous in Bayam. Isn't it a bit too coincidental... Tina murmured half thankfully and half with emotion, watching "Queen Anne's Revenge" leave the port with a sharp whistle, and quickly sailed towards the deep sea.
The girl in the white dress sat sideways on top of a huge naval gun, waving towards the port, as if saying goodbye to them. Her petite and frail figure formed a strong contrast with the huge warship that represented the most powerful art of war.
Tina also raised his hand and waved at the other party for a while, until Anne couldn't see clearly, he lowered his arm and let out a sigh of relief, but immediately took it back.
She looked angrily at Dorothy's finger that poked her waist, and the latter asked with a smile:
"How does it feel to fly on your idol's ship?"
"It's completely different from what is said in the book. Shouldn't sailing on the sea be about a bunch of Sailor pushing the turntable to open the sails, and the captain turning the steering wheel while giving orders, so that the huge Three-Masted Sailing Ship can move forward against the wind and waves? "Tina pouted and replied, "We were locked in the cabin just now. We didn't even know how it drove, and we arrived at our destination."
Dorothy thought for a moment, shook his head and said:
"I don't know what's going on. Normally, it would take more than a week to get to the Southern Continent from the Rhoad Islands by sailboat and three or four days by steamboat, but it only took us less than half an hour."
She glanced at Tina's satchel, and the meaning was obvious: maybe your Genie is providing "help" again, just like the steam train traveling from Tingen to Backlund at high speed.
That's right, I had a great time chatting with Anne Miss, and I almost forgot about that Genie...Tina stuck out his tongue inwardly, made a face, and then shouted cautiously:
"Genie?"
"Huh, I didn't expect you to still remember me."
A majestic voice with a hint of resentment sounded in her and Dorothy's ears at the same time.
"You asked us to go to the dock, and you asked us to board the ship. Can this be blamed on me? Are you the kind of person who always takes the blame for everything?"
Tina unceremoniously touched "Random Door" on his own, took Dorothy directly to Bayam and was scolded by Genie in return, overwhelming the other party with his momentum, causing Genie in Sealed Artifact to fall into a long silence.
After a while, when he spoke again, Genie no longer had the majesty he had before.
"That ship was originally just the 'Balancer' of Sequence 2, but with the help of a powerful Artisan, it incorporated an additional Sequence 1 'Prince of Abolition' characteristic, which is essentially equivalent to the Archangel of a Sequence 1. He explained in a softer tone, like a whisper, "Therefore, after being isolated by Him, I couldn't contact you until the ship arrived at the port and you were sent off the ship." "
To put it simply, you can't beat that Anne Miss... Tina immediately understood what the other party meant and stopped trying to stimulate Genie's weak mind. And he dropped himself into the cabin, and after seeing Anne, he completely recited the conversation with him, including Anne's introduction to "0-05", Sealed Artifact, and then asked thoughtfully:
"Have you really killed every owner, and even caused the death of one God?"
"This is indeed true in terms of the results, but most of them committed their own deaths, rather than being 'killed' by me. "Genie frankly admitted the tragic fate of each of its owners, "The Magic Wishing Lamp that sealed me is made of the Miracle Invoker characteristics of 'Fool' Pathway Sequence 2, and it itself has the ability to fulfill the holder's wishes., and the negative effect is that the wish will be fulfilled in various Distortion and weird forms. My existence can give it more powerful power, but it also increases the risk of negative effects. This causes most holders to die when they realize their third wish. And as long as they hold this Sealed Artifact, how can they resist making a wish?"
"Even God is like this?"
Dorothy didn't quite believe it and asked quickly.
"If you are referring to 'Justiciar' Trunsoest, he tried to destroy Magic Wishing Lamp to release me, but failed and was contaminated by some kind of power. Finally, he fell in Four Emperors War. This incident was only an inducement, not a direct factor that led to his death. "Genie replied in a sighing tone. "But don't worry, that power has disappeared now. I am just a poor person who wants to return to the vast starry sky and hopes to get your help."
Anne Let us not completely believe in Him...Tina remembered Ghost Ship's warning before leaving, and hummed softly:
"But you are too restless. Arrodes is also a communicative and living Sealed Artifact like you, but he will not harm the owner, but will protect her."
"I haven't hurt you either! Isn't everything I did just to resolve this matter quickly and get you back home before dark?"
Genie replied a little aggrievedly.
After pretending to reprimand Genie, Christina and Dorothy embarked on the journey again. Although they were still wary of the mysterious "Magic Wishing Lamp", they both believed that they should not give up halfway at the moment, and that they should continue to rush to every place to weaken the seal of Genie.
The fourth "seal" is located at Cookawa City, south of Liberation Port, about 200 kilometers away from the port. Fortunately, there is a steam train. As long as Genie repeats the same trick and gets on the train, Genie can once again use the power of "Distortion" to shorten the trip to an acceptable level.
All Tina and Dorothy have to do is go to Steam Train Station from the port.
But when they walked onto the street, the two of them were stunned by the absurd sight.
Unlike Loen, which mainly uses public and private carriages, and gradually develops bicycles and steam-powered vehicles, Southern Continent, controlled by the original Balam Empire who worships "Death", believes that death is not the end. He loves coffins and regards them as items that can bring peace and tranquility. Therefore, coffins of various shapes are used instead of carriages for daily travel. There are various power sources such as human power to carry the coffin and horses to pull the coffin.
What was displayed in front of the two sisters was a pair of dark or dark red coffins.
Of course, for young Tina, death is also something far away and mysterious, so after a brief moment of astonishment, she said to Dorothy excitedly:
"Would you like to try taking a coffin to Steam Train Station?"
Dorothy, who had originally planned to take a hired carriage, did not comment, but just reminded:
"When we go in, the coffin will be closed tightly and it will be very dark inside."
Tina's smile suddenly froze on his face.
"Then, how about forgetting it?"
Seeing her like this, Dorothy smiled instead, came to a large coffin pulled by horses, quickly negotiated the price with the coffin puller, then returned to Tina, comforting:
"It doesn't matter. If I stay in the same coffin with you, you won't be afraid."
As she spoke, she raised her hand, touched the head of her sister who was taller than herself, and rubbed her long, silky hair.
This action effectively calmed Tina's emotions. She frowned and looked at the coffin with verses praising Death engraved with Dutanese, and nodded after a moment.
Together they entered the interior of the coffin, which was covered with thick red cloth and placed with a neck pillow. The coffin puller, with dark brown skin and curly black hair, closed the lid from the outside, drove the horse, pulled the coffin with wheels and a wooden frame, and drove forward slowly.
The coffin was designed to allow one or two people to lie side by side. It was quite spacious. However, as the external light was cut off and her vision became pitch black, Tina once again felt the cramped darkness around her rushing towards her like a tide. In the subtle sounds of her breathing and heartbeat, it seemed as if there were countless monsters hidden in the darkness panting and salivating, waiting to pounce on her and enjoy a sumptuous dinner.
Unconsciously, she closed her eyes tightly again, hugged her shoulders with her hands, curled up her legs and feet, and curled up into a ball.
I shouldn't have been tricked by Dorothy into sitting in this coffin. I feel like I'm dead... She muttered silently.
At this moment, a chuckle came from her ear, and the moist and warm air flowed over her earlobe, tickling her face like cotton wool.
"Relax, I'm here."
Dorothy said, as if she didn't want people outside the coffin to hear her. Her voice was extremely weak, like panting. She also pulled her arm from one side of her body, holding Tina's neck with one hand, and wrapped her other hand around her waist, keeping their bodies tightly together.
She is right here... Hearing these words and feeling her sister's body temperature reaching her body, Tina's tense body and nerves relaxed.
She seemed to have gone back to the day when she was a child and bullied other classmates in school because she was too naughty and was locked up in the basement by her cold-faced mother. She went back to the day when Dorothy sneaked into the basement without her mother paying attention and held her in her arms while she was hiding in the corner and crying alone because she was afraid of the dark.
At that time, Dorothy also comforted her in this way, so that she would no longer be distressed by the fear in the dark.
For some reason, Tina thought of the knowledge about "faith" and "anchor" that he just heard on "Queen Anne's Revenge".
If everyone has their own "anchor", then mine must be Dorothy... Of course, there are also parents, uncles, aunts and aunts, Mr. Azik, and many others... She suddenly laughed, hugged Dorothy with her backhand, buried her face in the other person's chest as she exclaimed, and quietly wiped away a few tears from the corners of her eyes.
The coffin painted bright red moved forward with constant shaking, attracting Passerby's curious eyes.
PS: Is the plot a bit delayed...