Chapter 1133 - Shadow Tides (1/2)

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Meanwhile in the east of the Swirling Sea.

A huge fleet comprised of five columns were floating around the Shadow Islands.

The most distinctive ship among them was the “Snow Wind”, its colossal black iron body and the dark smoke billowing from the chimney standing out from all the other ships.

The deck of the “Snow Wind” was now teeming with busy sailors.

They were all running back and forth to make final preparation for the journey to the islands.

Thunder was instructing his team at the bridge, “You’re all great explorers at the Fjords. Many of you have been to the Shadow Waters, so I’ll make it short. These islands are not stationary. It will be really foggy there when the water rises. So, you have to be extremely careful, understand?”

“Captain, don’t worry,” a first mate promised as he patted his chest. “I’ve been working with you for years. When did you see me make a mistake? I’m more worried about the four Chambers of Commerce. They have a higher chance to make errors.”

“That’s right. It wouldn’t be that easy to maneuver three-masted ships through those underwater reefs. It would be much safer if they ride on small boats.”

“They probably think their giant ships are as nimble as the ‘Snow Wind’. We aren’t going to help them if they hit a rock!”

Everbody guffawed with laughter.

“If they’re worried that we’re going to keep treasures to ourselves, just ask their captains to hop on our ship!”

“Those Chambers of Commerce apparently want to butt in on us!”

“I told you they’re all old cunning farts.”

“But if we want to go further in the east, we have to have a huge fleet. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Watching the roving mob, Camilla Dary heaved an almost inaudible sigh. Over the past one month, she had gained a basic understanding of the Shadow Waters. It appeared that this area was the center of the Swirling Sea where tides originated. The water level changed drastically when tides rose and receded. When water went down, thousands of reefs floated up above the surface of the water and formed numerous individual islands. The tides at the Sleeping Island were nothing compared to the ones here.

What was more incredible was that there had not been a single map of Shadow Islands up to this date despite that it had been discovered more than a decade ago. The reason for that was that the hidden rocks around here were constantly moving, including that enormous ruin. They had to wait for all the rocks to come out of the surface before crossing the ocean. Because of that, it was extremely hard to sail through this area.

However, these sailors looked more like a group of ferocious bandits than professional explorers. Explorers were highly respected among Fjords people, but among explorers themselves, they rarely respected each other. Most explorers preferred to act alone, who rarely took orders from others unless the other party was seemingly influential like Thunder.

As a former noble, Camila felt slightly disgusted about the jeers and boos. She would never have joined these people with Joan had this not been an order from Princess Tilly.

She was surprised that she started to miss the First Army in Neverwinter. At least, the soldiers of the First Army maintained absolute silence when they carried out a mission. They always stood erect, with a brisk and crisp air that afforded a pleasant vista to contemplate.

Camila thus quietly left the command room at the bridge for the deck.

She immediate spotted Joan who was playing at the stern of the ship, accompanied by Ms. Margaret.

At the sight of Camila, Joan immediately sought refuge from Margaret, only poking half of her head out.

Camila felt a little dispirited. Joan got along fairly well with the witches back in Neverwinter and had even made friends with Maggie and Lightning. She did not understand why Joan would not accept her like she accepted everybody else. She had known Joan for a very long time, longer than anyone except Margaret.

Margaret asked smilingly, “What’s the matter? Not in a good mood?” She pointed at her own lips and said, “Your face gave you away.”