Chapter 156 The First [Submersible] of [Cold Sea]

"This is... the cold sea?"

Xia En calmed down, looked around, and quickly came to a conclusion.

The temperature in the air has dropped significantly, the white mist exhaled from the mouth and nose when breathing, and the ice floes that appear and disappear on the sea... all prove this.

But you must know that there is a considerable distance between the Luansu Islands and the [Lenglie Sea].

Even if the [Black Swan] were to travel at full speed, it would still take half a month.

but now……

"The real function of that vortex...is space teleportation?"

Shane suddenly realized.

After being engulfed by the deep whirlpool, the [Black Swan] seemed to have passed through an invisible barrier, and then experienced violent turbulence before arriving in this sea area.

Now that I think about it, that turbulence was probably the so-called [space turbulence]!

This extraordinary secret technique involving space is certainly surprising, but Xia En has no time to think deeply about it at this time.

He quickly looked towards the deck, looking for the crew members.

"Joy! Feiya! Ann!"

"Mr. Captain, I'm..."

Not far away, Joey stood up holding on to the mast and asked in a daze: "I'm so dizzy, what just happened?"

Soon, Fei Ya and others came to Xia En from all over the [Black Swan], and even the ghost lady Vivian came to join in the fun.

After confirming that all the crew members were on board, Shane couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Due to the open barrier of [Deep Fear] on the hull, the hull of [Black Swan] was almost not damaged by the whirlpool, and only lost 3 points of durability.

With the current self-healing power of [Black Swan], it can recover in less than half an hour.

"Is this the [Cold Sea]?" It's really cold. "

Feiya stood on the deck, looked around at the sea, and couldn't help but shudder.

He analyzed from a professional perspective: "In this environment, even if there are heating measures, the efficiency of the steam turbine will be reduced a lot."

"Also, you must ensure that the steam plant is always running, otherwise the pipes and gears are very likely to freeze."

Xia En had expected this and said, "Fei Ya, I'm going to have to work hard for you in the next period of time."

"give it to me."

Fei Ya's attitude was as reliable as ever: "Originally, I would communicate with them every day."

"Captain, look, what kind of animal is that?"

At this time, Joey's exclamation attracted Shane's attention.

He turned around and saw a fat, black-and-white bird lying on its side on an ice floe on the sea.

"That's... a penguin?"

Shane's eyelids twitched.

He suddenly realized an important problem.

That deep whirlpool indeed sent the [Black Swan] to the [Cold Sea] in the north, but here... is the "north" too much?

Xia En thought in his mind: "The first task now is to find an island or an iconic landmark and determine the location of the [Black Swan]."

However, these are things that only Captain Shane needs to consider.

Joey and Xian Ge were like children on a trip, curiously looking at this strange sea area, and secretly amazed by the creatures they had never seen before.

"Oh? Is that fat bird called a penguin?"

Vivian appeared next to Xia En mysteriously, and said with a smile: "I remember that this kind of bird tastes quite delicious, why don't we catch one?"

The corners of Xia En's mouth twitched slightly.

Sister, you are a ghost, why are you so obsessed with eating?

After complaining, Xia En suddenly felt something in his heart.

How could Vivian, who had been imprisoned in the foggy sea for hundreds of years, see a penguin?

unless……

This comes from her more distant memory.

Combined with the information related to Vivian and the destruction of the elves, the credibility of the legend that "[Lenglie Sea] was once the territory of the elves" seems to have increased a bit.

…

…

Due to the cold weather, the crew members needed to put on new thicker and warmer clothes, and Shane also took this time to return to the captain's cabin.

Anyway, you have nothing to do, so you might as well [Snorkel] once and try the deep waters of [Cold Sea].

Thinking of this, Xia En opened the panel.

[The projection will be based on the current position of the ship. 】

【Start diving? 】

"yes!"

As Xia En's thoughts moved, his consciousness gradually sank into the cold sea water.

The coldness seemed to penetrate into his soul bit by bit.

The strange thing is that in this cold depth, there seems to be a weak and unyielding vitality hidden.

"……This is?"

Before Xia En could take a closer look, the world in front of him suddenly became clear.

A piece of deep blue water broke into his field of vision.

Perhaps because it is inaccessible and far away from discharged pollution, the sea water here gives people a feeling of emptiness and clarity, like a piece of clean sapphire.

Due to the protection of [Ship Soul Power], the biting coldness in the sea water was isolated from the projection body. Xia En only felt a little coolness, and his actions were not affected by the water temperature.

After confirming this, Xia En first looked up at the sea.

There are many ice floes floating above, changing light and dark in the haze of light, making it look quite dreamy.

There are also small pale icebergs drifting and moving along with the sea water.

To be honest, judging from this scene alone, the scene under the [Cold Sea] is the most beautiful that Xia En has ever seen in his several dives.

Just quickly.

Xia En looked down and was stunned.

Because the depth of this sea area was far beyond his expectations.

Within the sight range, the seabed could not be seen at all, only a dark and vague outline.

This means that the depth of the sea water here is deeper than that of [Rust Waste City]!

"It is worthy of being [Cold Sea]..."

Xia En sighed in his heart, but his eyes were slightly bright.

"However, this also means that the strength and experience of the monsters in this sea area will rise with the tide."

"I just don't know what characteristics the monsters here will have?"

While thinking about this question, Xia En swam deeper into the ocean.

Similar to the feeling in [Rust Waste City], the deeper you sink, the greater the pressure brought by the sea water, and the faster the [Ship Soul Power] decays.

However, Xia En's strength is no longer what it used to be.

With a [Solidity] attribute of 53, even at the bottom of this sea area, you can at least last two or three hours.

As the depth increases, Xia En gradually sees the scene deeper in the sea.

The seabed here is covered with fine sand and gravel, and there are some seabed plants that look like trees.

Ice sea creatures of various sizes are swimming in the sea water.

They may have also noticed Shane's arrival, but the powerful aura that Shane exudes makes them unwilling to provoke this strange visitor.

Shane's eyes swept across the seabed.

Not long after, he saw a small town in the southwest.

The architectural style of this town is neither like the [Coral City] nor the [Rusty Wasteland].

The main color of the house is white, and most of them have their own courtyards and gardens, like manors.

Each manor is separated by a considerable distance - this is a phenomenon that only occurs in sparsely populated areas.

If it were normal, such a small town would definitely not be Shane's target.

But today is an experimental [submarine], mainly for exploration, and how much is harvested is not so important.

When Shane approached the town, his eyes froze for a second.

He saw that all the buildings and roads in the town were covered with a layer of light blue ice!

At first, Shane thought it was a naturally formed ice block.

But after careful observation, he quickly rejected this conjecture.

Because...

In that layer of ice, flowers, birds, beasts, and humans shaped like ice sculptures were frozen!

Shane swam to the streets of the town.

In front of him, a young man in a thick cotton coat looked in one direction with horror, as if he had witnessed something extremely terrible.

The boy's horror and shock stayed at this moment forever.

Compared with other people on the street, he might still be lucky.

Because at least, he saw why he died.

More people were frozen into eternal ice sculptures without realizing it.

"This town was frozen before the flood?"

Looking at this scene, Shane's thoughts fluctuated.

There is no doubt that this kind of ice that can freeze the entire town for thousands of years is by no means an ordinary thing, and it must contain extraordinary secret power.

The question is, is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?

What is the purpose behind it?

Is it really just a small town?

Xia En thought about it casually and stopped thinking about it.

After all, he is not an archaeologist and has no interest in exploring the secrets behind it.

"But..."

Xia En thought to himself: "If the existence of this frozen town also affects other areas, then if we move in this direction, we may find something new."

Having said that, Xia En was not in a hurry to leave the town.

He reached out and gently touched the ice sculpture in front of him.

The touch was no different from ordinary ice.

Cold and hard.

But the next moment, something strange happened!

The ice with a little blue suddenly seemed to come alive and spread from Xia En's palm to his body.

A thin layer of ice crystals formed on the surface of the projected body.

Xia En frowned slightly and clenched his fists.

The muscles in his arms bulged, and a faint blood appeared on the surface of his body, easily shattering the layer of ice crystals.

With his current strength, he could easily deal with this level of infection.

What really frightened Shane was the meaning behind this attack - even if hundreds or thousands of years had passed, this layer of ice still retained a strong secret power that exuded a strong desire to attack.

If it was a natural disaster, it was still within the scope of understanding.

But if this was the work of a certain secret pather...

Crack...Crack!

Just as Shane was thinking, a few very slight cracking sounds suddenly came from the sea not far away.

Shane turned his head immediately.

I saw that in the town covered with ice, a huge and fat creature gradually woke up.

It was a gray-black seal, but its size was far beyond the creatures Shane knew.

It was nearly ten meters long and more than five meters in diameter, like a thick and huge pillar, with a presence that could not be ignored.

And on its body surface, it was covered with circles of crisscrossing, ice-blue lines.

The pattern is both complex and gorgeous, like a carefully carved work of art, as if illusory ice crystals have condensed in it.

Xia En is no stranger to this pattern.

He had seen similar patterns on An's armor and [Magic Heavy Cannon].

But unlike the magic patterns that Xia En knew, this pattern exuded a kind of enchantment that made it difficult for people to look away.

If you stare at it for a little longer, you will hear some vague murmurs in your ears.

It's like singing or praising something.

"Is this really a magic pattern?"

"If so, not only the equipment, but also the bodies of living creatures can be engraved with magic patterns?"

Xia En was extremely surprised.

But soon, he discovered that those magic patterns were not engraved on the giant seal, but things growing out of its body!

After waking up, the first thing the giant seal did was to open its mouth and chew on the ice and ice sculptures around it.

As those ice crystals rich in secret power were swallowed into its belly.

The magic patterns on the surface of its body became brighter visible to the naked eye, emitting cold magic power.

The twisted and crazy texture has also become more and more obvious.

"Did this guy look like this after eating these ice cubes?"

Xia En felt more and more that the origin of this light blue ice was not simple.

But at this moment, the seal, which had already eaten a belly full of ice cubes, suddenly moved and swam towards him.

There was a flash of greed and cruelty in those small eyes.

Although this guy is bloated, his speed in the sea water is not slow at all and he is quite flexible.

Just two breaths.

The shadow with a strong sense of oppression shrouded Xia En's figure.

At the same time, the terrifying power of ice and cold was transmitted along the sea water.

In just a short moment, the deep projection body was covered by ice, and together with the surrounding sea water, it was frozen into a whole ice sculpture!

at this time.

More vast and surging power burst out from Xia En's body.

Countless cracks appeared on the ice, and then it shattered.

A bloody sword appeared in Xia En's hand, and he said to himself: "Such a big seal should be enough to eat for many days, right?"

"To deal with you, the second stage alone is enough!"

…

…

Shane is not talking big words.

The ability to directly freeze seawater is indeed a bit tricky, but in the face of absolute numerical crushing, it is still vulnerable.

In just two or three minutes, the bloody sword split the ice condensed in the sea water again and again.

Finally, with a full blow, the sword pierced the seal's thick fat layer, tearing open a huge wound.

With the help of the Blood Demon Sword's ability to draw blood, the seal soon lost too much blood and became silent.

[Kill the magic seal]

[Trophy obtained: fresh seal carcass]

[It has been detected that "Secret Sea Crystal" (special) is present in the corpse. Should it be absorbed? 】

"special?"

Xia En's heart moved. The special [Secret Sea Crystal] meant that he could unlock new talents.

And this seal's special ability is...

Xia En no longer hesitated: "Absorb!"

[Ship Soul Experience +3%! 】

[Unlock talent: Chaos Demon Pattern! 】