Chapter 179 [After the Disaster, There Is Still Disaster]

Black smoke billowed, fire rain fell from the sky, and icebergs melted, as if the world was about to end.

But on the sea surface that was reflected red by the fire, the breath of [Black Swan] and Shane was like vegetation under the sun and rain, and a young animal sucking milk and growing vigorously.

[Overall quality: 2.8→3.0! ]

[Talent: Chaos Magic Pattern (Precious)→(Epic)! ]

[Black Swan "Mystery" +2! ]

[Current "Storm Power": No Attribute (0), Extreme Cold (0), Embers (1)! ]

[Professional Compatibility: 50%! ]

Looking at the words that appeared on the panel, Shane clenched his fist.

The hot secret power like magma was slowly flowing in his body, and gradually calmed down and disappeared.

Shane's mouth corners slightly raised, the harvest of this plunder storm was quite rich.

Not only did he improve his overall quality, he also upgraded the quality of his talent [Chaos Magic Pattern] to epic!

More importantly.

This plunder storm made Shane clearly feel that he had taken a big step towards the fourth level.

Some kind of barrier in the dark was being pried open.

"It seems that we have to speed up the process of finding special storms."

Shane muttered to himself, and then patted the steering wheel in front of him.

"How is it, Xiao Hei, are you full?"

"If you are full, we should withdraw."

Although the feeling of being spied on just now was not obvious, it did not seem to be malicious.

But Shane was keenly aware that the opponent's strength was definitely far superior to his own.

His intuition told him that the most correct choice now was to leave this sea area as soon as possible!

"Woo--"

The long whistle of [Black Swan] sounded, responding to Shane's question.

Then, its sails fluttered in the strong wind, and the steam turbine deep in the cabin made a muffled sound like a heartbeat.

The speed of the entire ship soared immediately, galloping wildly on the sea.

During this process, the dark red magic pattern on the surface of the hull lit up.

Under the reflection of the sky fire, the [Black Swan] seemed to suddenly ignite a blazing flame, roaring and roaring in the rising flames, and sailing forward without hesitation.

In front of the steering wheel, the handsome captain smiled and was in high spirits, as if he had become the master of this storm.

On the deck, Yan Yan stared at this scene in a daze, his mind was shaken.

He vaguely understood the purpose of Captain Shane keeping him on the ship.

On [Ice and Snow Island] and the past [Emerald Island], Yan Yan only saw Shane as a warrior and leader.

But now, he really felt Shane's unyielding and lofty ambitions as a captain.

That was the dream of conquering the stars and the sea together!

Before leaving this sea area, Yan Yan looked at the direction of [Ice and Snow Island] with a complicated look.

No matter what, he had to leave the island where he had lived for hundreds of years.

Although this island was as cold as its name most of the time, and imprisoned himself like a cage.

But those experiences, whether beautiful or cruel, seemed to be engraved deep in his body and could never be forgotten.

And Yan Yan knew clearly that there were still some vague memories in his mind.

In that memory, the fire still occupied most of the time.

The slightly clearer one was the last fragment of the memory——

In his ears, there was a chaotic and noisy sound of fighting.

Beside him, there were shadowy figures like guards, and buildings that could not be seen were burning and collapsing around.

In the distance, there were twisted and dim city streets that seemed like phantoms.

And what he was sitting on seemed to be a...

What was it?

No matter how Yan Yan thought about it, he could not remember it.

Suddenly, he felt an unprecedented dull pain in his mind, which stopped him from thinking.

Yan Yan closed his eyes, opened them again, and turned his head to look in the direction of the volcanic eruption.

After such a long time, the momentum of the volcanic eruption has gradually weakened, but it is still spewing magma and black smoke, making bursts of roaring sounds.

Before, Yan Yan only felt that the roar was noisy.

But now, he actually heard a strange message from the roar, like the whisper of a volcano.

It was as if the volcano was saying goodbye to him——

[We will see each other again...]

[When you wake up again, all the traitors will die! ]

Yan Yan's expression was blank. He didn't know why he understood the voice of the volcano, nor did he understand the information in these words.

Xia En vaguely noticed Yan Yan's abnormality, looked back at him, and seemed to be thinking.

The eruption of this volcano may really have a lot to do with Yan Yan's departure.

But...

So what?

Everyone has secrets.

Xia En has, and so do his crew members.

At least now, Yan Yan is his crew member, and that is enough.

On the other side, Yan Yan said to himself: "No matter who I was in the past, I am now a crew member of the [Black Swan], that's all."

The two looked at each other in tacit understanding and continued to maintain a tacit silence.

...

...

[King], in the control room.

After a brief loss of composure, Gold's expression has returned to normal.

But the others in the room couldn't suppress their weird expressions.

After all, that was Colonel Gold!

He was a seventh-level strongman who could be called a "legend"!

The captain of the [Black Swan], who was only fourth-level at best, actually made Colonel Gold lose his mind for a moment.

Just based on this point, the other party can be proud of it.

After hesitating for a long time, the soldier who had reported the situation earlier finally couldn't stand the silence in the room and asked.

"Colonel Gold, what should we do now?"

"Should we attack that ship? It's still on the federal wanted list."

After hearing this, Gold came back to his senses from his stone-carved state of thinking.

He shook his head and said, "No need."

The young colonel chuckled and said, "I only remembered the name of this ship because of a request from a junior."

"I didn't expect that this captain really gave me a big surprise."

...Junior?

Hearing this, the people present were full of imagination.

The clerk who recognized the [Black Swan] remembered the [Platinum Knight] - Carlales, who was said to have a certain connection with this ship.

As far as he knew, Colonel Gold was the creator of the [Platinum Knight]!

The creator, as the name suggests, is the owner who created the [Platinum Knight].

According to common sense.

Steam knights like Karles will have their strength fixed at the moment of "shipping", just like the low-level steam dolls in the [Rusted Waste City].

But Karles is different. From the day he was created, he has been getting stronger and stronger.

From level one to level two, and then from level two to level three...

Now, the [Platinum Knight] has crossed the threshold of level four and seems to be able to continue to get stronger.

There are even rumors that Karles has obtained special technology from the [Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce] and wants to become one of the legendary Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Regardless of which statement is true, it is recognized that Karles has a bright future in the Federation.

Colonel Gold mentioned this matter at this time, probably to show his attitude towards the [Black Swan].

At the same time, it is also a warning to the several vampires in the room.

The clerk was quick-witted and figured out the ins and outs of the matter in a short moment, and secretly glanced at his vampire colleague next to him.

As an important warship of the Federal Navy, the position on the King has always been fought over by various forces.

It is normal for the blood clan to place a few people here.

However, no blood clan that can get to this position is stupid.

They quickly understood what Colonel Gold meant and were as quiet as a few quails.

Mr. Clerk sighed in his heart.

Can't these blood clans be a little dumber?

He still wants to see a good show!

"We came to the Cold Sea this time for serious business, so there is no need to waste energy on such trivial matters."

Colonel Gold stood up, and his dark gray eyes finally revealed the majesty of a lion.

"Now, head north at full speed!"

"Our destination is the Far North!"

Most people on the ship know that there is an area called the Far North further north of the Cold Sea.

There are endless ice fields there.

Cold is the only theme of that land.

Under the ice, there are scientific research stations from the old times and the relics of explorers.

The reason why the name [The Far North] became well-known in the Federation is that a month ago, the Federation experts deciphered a document from the legacy of the old times.

A few sentences in it made everyone pay attention to this land that they almost forgot -

[The great flood came from the Far North. ]

Another sentence is...

[After the disaster, there is still a disaster. ]

[After the flood, there is still a flood! ]

Even though the latter sentence sounds like an irresponsible prophecy made by a charlatan, it still attracted the attention of the top leaders of the Federation.

The current situation of the old civilization being submerged by the flood is still bloody in front of people.

Those ruins buried deep in the sea remind the rulers of the Federation all the time how terrible the real disaster is.

Compared with the previous civilization, the civilization that has appeared on various islands now can only be described as immature.

It is like a newborn baby that happens to get the "milk" of the old era, which allows it to grow rapidly.

But in essence, it is still very fragile.

No one wants another flood to sweep the world and destroy the new civilization again.

[King] and Gold came for this purpose.

…

…

Shayen naturally knew nothing about the secrets of the Federation and the intentions of [King].

He didn't even know that [Far North] was the source of the flood.

At this time, Shane had just sailed out of the range of [Ember Storm] and had not yet reunited with [Diamond Star], but he saw a scene that he could not forget.

I saw that on the sea in the northwest, a huge, dark gray steel warship was sailing towards the north.

Its high bow was like a mountain floating on the ice sea, bringing an extremely strong sense of oppression.

It had heavy armor, towering chimneys, a unique bridge structure, and a multi-mounted turret that reminded people of the main guns of battleships.

Due to its huge size, its speed did not seem fast.

But its progress was so natural and natural.

The waves, icebergs and ice fields ahead were all broken and crushed by it like fragile foam boards, showing pure and powerful violence.

Nothing can stop the progress of this giant ship, even for a minute or a second.

It is the king of this sea area!

Looking at this scene, Xia En's mind was shaken, and shock appeared in his eyes.

Inexplicably, he remembered the situation when he just came here and returned from the sea for the first time.

At that time, he also looked at the [Blood Duke], which was several times larger than the [Black Swan], with such eyes, standing like a minion.

Now, time has passed.

[Blood Duke] has sunk in the sea and has become history forever.

[Black Swan] has become bigger and stronger in repeated fights and strengthening.

Thinking of this, Xia En felt eager in his heart.

One day, [Black Swan] will also grow to the level of this steel battleship!

At this time, Xiao Hei's voice sounded in Shane's heart.

[Master, that ship is so beautiful...]

The corner of Shane's mouth twitched.

It seems that there is no need to remind myself, the [Black Swan] has a new goal.

However, with the improvement of the hull level of the [Black Swan], the total amount of reinforcement materials required has increased again.

To put it bluntly, it has become more greedy.

Counting the [Gluttonous Monarch] who is crying for food in the depths of the cabin and the consumption of each crew member, the daily consumption of materials can be said to be getting bigger and bigger.

Not to mention, there is now another [Diamond Star] to maintain.

"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't manage the household!"

Shae sighed, and an idea came to his mind.

"It would be great if there were a few more blind pirate ships."

After a brief sigh, Shane quickly reunited with the [Diamond Star] and continued to head south to the [Magnetic Thunder Sea] as planned.

As for the encounter with this steel battleship, it was just a small episode after all.

…

…

A few days later.

On a sea with a faint purple hue, the secret power of lightning and magnetic field is particularly active here.

In the high sky, thick black clouds are piled up.

Rumble——

The low muffled thunder rolls, and after a short silence, there is a loud bang, and a terrifying tree-like lightning flashes through the clouds.

This is not a sign of an approaching storm, but thunder is almost everywhere in this sea area.

For ordinary ships, this sea area can be called a "forbidden zone"!

But today, more than one ship broke into here.

On the undulating sea, two ships with very different appearances happened to rush in one after the other.

The one in front is obviously a pirate ship, with a purple lightning painted on the sail.

The ship behind is a beautiful mechanical ship with a silver-white hull, with a clear federal style.

It is the [Thunder] and [Heron]!

At this time, "Thunder Fang" Loren on the deck of the Thunder was covered in dust and couldn't help but roared to the person behind him.

"It's been three months, why are you still chasing me!"