Chapter 1218 Return to Zuimo Island (Part 3)

Even though it has fallen apart now, Jumo Island is still an unknown area. From the side of the landing, it is still impossible to judge how big the "broken island" is in front of us.

In addition, the deadly environmental factors on the island are also something that people cannot be careless about, so it is necessary to explore the way.

Five minutes after launching into the water, the pathfinding team led by Suan Tou had safely passed the shoal in front of the Queen's Revenge.

Because there was no fog on the sea and there was a light on Guan Tou's hand, the pirates on the big ship could directly see the actions of those on the small ship.

After a brief pause and watching, Suan Tou was the first to step onto the beach with the skull lantern in his hand.

There is a saying among pirates - "Never set foot on an unfamiliar land with bare feet."

Although he is not a cadre, Garlic is still considered a senior member of the Blackbeard Pirates. It is impossible that he has not heard this. Therefore, when he was preparing the boat earlier, he deliberately put on a pair of loose boots.

Some people may find it strange that this is not a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, but just a beach. So what if you step on it with bare feet?

The answer is...

呲——

Guan Tou had just stood on the shore for about three seconds when everyone on the boat heard a sound similar to grilling meat on a teppanyaki.

Garant's reaction was very fast. As soon as the voice came up, he turned around and rushed back to the boat... Then he only put his body across the boat and his feet were hanging outside the side of the boat.

"It's locust sand! Hurry up and pick out the knife for me!" The Garlic Man had only finished halfway through his swooping movements, but he had already shouted the words.

Ma Di, who was sitting at the bow of the boat, also had quick eyesight and quick hands. He immediately pulled out the scimitar from his waist and, with a few strokes, chopped Garlic's shoes into pieces. After the sand-stained shoes were broken into pieces and fell into the water, Garlic was again He turned over, bent his knees and entered the water, rinsed his feet in the sea water at a very fast speed, and then retracted his legs and returned to the boat.

"Tch... what a fucking bad luck." After being out of danger, Garan Tou sat down on the boat, spat, and then ordered, "Go back, go back, there is no way to land here."

The crew members on the boat didn't say much, so they picked up the oars and turned around to return.

the other side……

The players who saw this scene had doubts in their hearts. Snow was the first to ask: "What happened? Is there something on the beach? Why did you come back before you even landed?"

Feng Bujue and Honghu didn't know what was going on, so they didn't talk to him immediately.

"It looks like 'Locust Sand'." However, the well-informed Blackbeard had already seen the clues.

"Oh?" Feng Bujue followed the other person's intention and asked tentatively, "Is the sand on the beach some kind of corrosive substance?"

"It's not 'matter', but 'animal'." Blackbeard responded, "'Locust Sand' is an animal that looks very much like ordinary sand."

"Let me guess..." Snow smiled for some reason, "Or a carnivore?"

"Not only meat, they also eat fur and textiles, and the digested substances... will be converted into new locust sand in a certain proportion." Blackbeard replied.

"Hey~" When Feng Bujue heard this, he almost instinctively said, "It's a good thing, you can definitely use it."

"Ha..." Hearing this, Blackbeard seemed to have remembered something, and continued with interest, "A long time ago, there was a guy in my pirate group who was engaged in architectural design... I can't remember his name. Get up... I just remember that he used to design prisons and torture instruments for the tyrant of a small country." Blackbeard looked at Brother Jue and said, "In short, that guy's idea is very similar to yours. , I built a 'Locust Sand Pool' on the ship specifically for disposing of corpses; I have to say... that pool is indeed very convenient, as long as you throw the captured prisoners into it... it will take less than a minute, including people. The clothes will disappear completely, but the metal, wood and paper on their bodies will remain intact."

"I guess... this is only half of the story." Honghu had vaguely guessed something from the several "past tenses" in Blackbeard's words (the other party was speaking English).

Blackbeard smiled again and continued: "Ha... more than half, because the next step is the end." He paused for a second, and then said, "One month after the pond was built, on a stormy afternoon, The guy who was doing the design accidentally... fell in by himself; haha... He told me two things with his life - first, he seemed to have forgotten to design a device for the pool that could provide emergency rescue in the event of an accident. Secondly, it’s not a good idea to breed animals like locust sand on a rocking boat.”

"OK, the story is very touching." Feng Bujue didn't seem to be very interested in Blackbeard's story, "Well... you don't mind if I go over and collect some animal samples as a souvenir, right?"

"Ha! 'Leave a souvenir'..." Blackbeard thought these four words were funny.

In a way, it's really funny.

"It's up to you. Do you want me to give you a small boat alone?" Blackbeard replied.

"No, I have a way to get there myself." Feng Bujue said, "However, I want to ask you for a container that can be used to hold locust sand."

"Oh..." Blackbeard responded, raised his hand and grabbed it into the void, and in the blink of an eye, a glass bottle appeared in his hand.

Players have seen that bottle before. It was the bottle that Blackbeard originally planned to use to contain the "Brown Algae".

"Hmm..." Feng Bujue took the glass bottle from the glaring Blackbeard. He wanted to say "You are a little narrow-minded now", but after thinking about it, he held back his words.

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A few minutes later, Brother Suantou and his boat came back, and Feng Bujue had already walked back and forth to the beach with Moon Steps.

Because Brother Jue's [Stepping on the Void] has the special effect of "standing in the air for a period of time", there was almost no difficulty and danger when he collected sand, and it was completed quickly.

After Brother Suantou briefly explained the situation to the captain, Blackbeard ordered the pirates to raise the anchor and land at another location.

However... just when they were raising the anchor, an unexpected situation occurred.

"Hurry up, you bastards! Haven't you eaten enough?" Mr. Voge, who the players had met below the deck, had come to the top of the deck at this time, directing the sailors to raise the anchor.

On a multi-masted sailing ship, there was naturally no anchor windlass (equipment to roll back the anchor) used by modern ships. 90% of the things on this ship were done by manpower, and raising the anchor was no exception.

For the crew of the Blackbeard Pirates, this task was not difficult. Some officers did not even use the rotating shaft (which can be understood as a human-driven anchor windlass) and could pull up the anchor with their own brute force.

But now, in this area near the island where the seabed is not deep, the sailors tried their best but could not pull up the anchor at all.

"Let me do it!" Just when the sailors responsible for raising the anchor were in trouble, the "Bottle Opener" who had lost in the first round of the deck boxing match stood up.

Although he lost in the boxing match, he is quite strong without limiting his strength - especially in terms of "strength", the bottle opener is confident that he is not inferior to some officers on the ship.

"Oh, it's you, kid, you come at the right time." When Voger saw that it was the bottle opener who came to help, he quickly called the minions next to him to make way, "Let him do it."

The bottle opener was also unambiguous. After everyone made some space, he ignored the rotating shaft for collecting the anchor, directly grabbed the iron chain that tied the anchor, and started pulling it with one breath.

His pull was really effective...

The anchor didn't move at all, but the boat tilted a few degrees.

"Ah--" After a few seconds, the corkscrew was obviously exhausted. He shouted and sat down on the ground as soon as he let go, "Hey~ What's going on?"

Not only him, but the people around him were also surprised and suspicious; even the boat moved, but the anchor didn't move... It must have nothing to do with whether the sailors tried hard or not.

"The anchor must be stuck by something under the water." At this moment, Honghu came over and gave the pirates a possible hypothesis.

After hearing this, Voge turned his head and looked at him, but did not respond.

However, he still accepted Honghu's words and immediately said to the pirates: "Did you hear it? Why are you still standing there? Go down and take a look."

When the voice fell, several pirates near the side of the ship looked at each other, and after a few seconds of hesitation, four people flipped over the side of the ship and jumped into the water.

On Blackbeard's ship, even the sailors at the bottom of the ship all have special skills; high diving (the deck is still a little distance from the water surface) is not a big deal, and staying underwater for three to five minutes is also a basic job.

However... the ability to see things in the darkness under the sea is really not something that everyone can do; the four people who just jumped into the water can only see things within two meters around them underwater at most, which is not comparable to Erdini who died during the day, but it is much better than ordinary people.

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Time passed in waiting...

As the four people dived into the seabed for longer and longer, the thoughts and moods of those on the deck were also undergoing subtle changes.

"Can't wait." Suddenly, Feng Bujue came over and said, "I'll go down and take a look."

The eyes of the pirates and players were instantly attracted to him, and Blackbeard, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help but move his eyes over.

"Well... this is a bit surprising..." Snow couldn't help but complain softly, "In this situation where there seems to be only danger but no benefits, he actually stood up..."

"Heh... I have long given up trying to figure out his thoughts." Hong Hu, who was standing next to him, heard this and immediately chuckled and responded in a low voice.

While they were talking, Jue Ge was ready to go.

However, he took out the [oxygen pipe] and put it in his mouth, and climbed onto the side of the ship without saying a word.

Two seconds later, under the gaze of everyone, Feng Bujue stood up on the side of the ship; then, he opened his arms and fell forward... With a "leap of faith", he jumped into the cold chaotic sea in front of him. (To be continued.)