Chapter 1134 - Plunge into the Sea (1/2)

“Woo—woo—”

The “Snow Wind” produced a low, deep whistle.

That was the sailing signal.

The first four ships at the front set their sails and left the fleet.

The ships of the four Chambers of Commerce, including Crescent Moon Bay, Sunset Island, Shallow Water Town and Twin Dragon Island, followed the “Snow Wind” into the Shadow Waters.

Their vision blurred and sunlight became dismal. They had entered an entirely different world after sailing 1,000 meters.

The deck was now shrouded in thick mist. Camilla noticed that the ship had stopped wobbling.

“What happened?”

“Don’t worry. The engine is off,” Margaret answered. “The trick to safely pass through this area is to be low. Maybe it doesn’t apply to small boats, but for a large ship like this, we just need to glide over the slope. Look around.”

Camila looked in the direction Margaret pointed at and saw all the ships from the Chambers of Commerce had lowered their sails to half-mast, some of which were facing each other, which was definitely not a scene normally seen during a regular voyage.

Also, a brazer had been set up at both the bow and stern of each ship to mark the ship’s location. Even so, Camila could only see two ships looming against the fog, the third one completely out of sight in the depths of the mist. The faint firelights flickered ominously, and the fourth ship seemed to have totally disappeared in the mist.

“Are we going downhill?” Camila asked suspiciously. After living in the Sleeping Island for a while, she had learned something about the ocean. When the seawater rose in submerged caves and cracks, whirlpools would emerge on the surface of the water. The smaller ones were one-finger wide, whereas the larger ones could be a few meters. However, at any rate, the water would be directed to the center of the whirlpools and spinned faster as it drew close to the vortex.

Camilla had thought it was the vast vista of the ocean that made the movement of water currents indiscernible. However, now the fleet had reached the depth of the Shadow Waters, so she should see something happen.

Much to her dismay, some algae was drifting off on the surface of the water!

This indicated that the water currents did not alter their directions at all, at least not here!

“It looks incredible, but that’s the fact,” Margaret said, nodding. “If there was a huge whirlpool here when tides receded, we wouldn’t have come here, because that would be the largest and deepest whirlpool in the ocean. There would be no chance of survival. Since the ocean remains surprisingly tranquil, Thunder wants to look into this matter.” Margaret broke off and looked at Joan who was now gazing at the sea. “Normally, it was impossible for human beings to dive to the bottom of the sea, but your ability gives us a ray of hope.”

Camilla looked around, her eyes darting from the surrounding wet stone pillars and reefs, feeling a jolt of panic rise from her stomach. She could see the stones around her clearly. However, for the rocks farther away, she could only catch a glimpse of their silhouettes in various shades. They somehow reminded her of many grisly, outstretched clawed hands that usually appeared in a nightmare.

“Ya! Fish! Red fish!” Joan squeaked suddenly.

Camila turned around and saw a bright red “river” emerge abruptly on the right side of the “Snow Wind”. Although Thunder had told her about it earlier, the sudden appearance of the river still shocked her.

“The Ghost Shadow Red River.”

A special river comprised of fishes.

“Oh, stop clicking your tongue. red scaly fish isn’t tasty,” Margaret said as she patted Joan on the head. “As long as we marshal along the Ghost Shadow Red River, we’ll reach the triangular tower ruin. Princess Tilly should have told you already. There’s a weird telescope-like instrument in the tower, through which you’ll be able to see a vast land you’ve never laid your eyes on. That’s the purpose of this trip.”

“That’s what she told me.”

“Unfortunately, we’re not going to the ancient ruin this time, otherwise you’ll be able to see that magnificent ruin,” Margaret said in a sorrowful tone.

“No… I’m fine with that,” Camila replied briskly. She would rather not visit this area ever again.