Chapter 214: The Transformed [Platinum Knight]

"Hmm?"

Faced with Sha Jingjing's sudden request, Xia En was stunned for a moment.

To be honest, his first thought was——

[Norwich Treasure]...I take it?

After all, even if Xia En broke through the fourth level and mastered the powerful secret technique of [Great Dark Sky], there is still a big gap between him and the real strong people who came to this island.

However, after thinking about it, he understood Sha Jingjing's intention.

Although I don't know why the natives of [Sand Island] didn't use this treasure.

But for them, this treasure has long been the source of misfortune.

It is its existence that makes many outsiders flock to [Sand Island] like sharks smelling blood.

If Xia En can take this treasure away, it will undoubtedly improve the plight of the Yongyue clan to a certain extent.

And, in Sha Jingjing's view.

Anyway, they are destined to not be able to keep this treasure, and it will eventually be taken away by outsiders.

It doesn't matter who you give it to, why not give it to Xia En, who has done a favor to the Moon Song Clan and is suspected to be the "Son of the Prophecy"?

At this time, Sha Jingjing continued: "However, the treasure hiding place of this treasure is extremely dangerous."

"Our people have paid a heavy price for exploring it."

"I hope Captain Xia En is ready."

Xia En's face became serious: "I will."

Sha Jingjing sighed faintly: "Captain Xia En, please follow me."

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Just as Sha Jingjing led Xia En to the treasure hiding place.

On the sea near [Sand Island].

A medium-sized advanced steamship has just passed through the [Magnetic Thunder Sea] full of thunder and slowly approached the island made of yellow sand.

On the hull of this steamship, the [Star Wave] logo composed of stars and waves is clearly engraved.

It also highlights its noble status as a member of the Federation.

However, it is different from other silver-white [Patrol Ships].

The theme color of this steamship is more brass, and the proportion of steam devices on the ship is much higher than that of ordinary ships.

The interlaced pipes and pressure relief structures are spread all over the hull like a network.

There are even five chimneys.

If you look closely, you can find that there is a strange symbol on those chimneys.

It looks like solid steel below, and steam is rising above.

This is a simplified diagram of the world's first steam engine, and it is also the emblem of the god of steam and steel.

On the deck of this ship, white steam is released from time to time.

Together with the rhythm of the mechanical devices on the ship and the jumping of the steam core, it constitutes a hymn unique to steel and steam.

"Steam is the breath of God, and steel is the bridge between man and God."

In the white steam, a gray-haired young man sighed softly: "This [Brass] is a place of practice for believers of the God of Steel and Steam."

"It seems that they really spent a lot of money on it, no wonder her promotion speed is so fast."

The gray-haired man's face was full of envy.

You know, the owner of this [Brass] has broken through two levels from the third level in the past few months and reached the level of a fifth-level secret pather.

Even if the gray-haired man claims to be a half-genius, he can't help but feel a little ashamed in front of the owner of the [Brass].

"Mr. Huiyun, what are you mumbling?"

Just then, a slightly ethereal and hoarse female voice came from the steam.

A slender and straight figure slowly walked out.

Her body is made of platinum armor, and precise and strange steam cores are embedded in her arms, elbows, chest, legs...

It not only provides her with strong and surging power, but also adds a bit of gorgeous beauty.

Under her goggles, her eyes also emit platinum light.

Her temperament is mysterious and elegant, and there is an extraordinary sacred beauty.

[Platinum Knight] - Carlales!

Compared with when Shane parted, Carlales's body has obviously changed a lot.

First of all, the most significant change is the number of steam cores.

Previously, Carlales was equipped with only two or three steam cores, but now, this number has reached an astonishing 32!

More steam cores means more surging power, stronger performance, and more abilities!

For a living armor like Carlales, in addition to being able to obtain new abilities through promotion and installing new mechanical modules, it is also a stable way to become stronger.

This is also the reason why Huiyun said "he spent a lot of money".

Secondly, the metal that makes up Carlales's body has also been greatly strengthened.

The color of platinum has become clearer and purer, and its hardness and toughness are incomparable.

The last point is...

The style of this armor has shifted slightly from the original neutral to the feminine.

If you have to say it, it is... she has become more "beautiful".

This change is related to Karles's self-awareness.

Steam armor itself has no gender.

But since leaving the [Blood Moon Secret Realm] last time, Karles has spoken more often in a female voice and tone, and is more accustomed to identifying herself as a woman.

In order to conform to her identity, the Federation made some adjustments when transforming her.

However, there are rumors within the Federation.

The reason why Karles did this seems to be because of a man?

Thinking of this, Huiyun couldn't help but ignite the fire of gossip in her heart, and asked curiously.

"Lord Karles, I heard... you seemed to have truly determined your gender after completing a mission?"

"Is that the case?"

Carles crossed his arms and sneered: "Lord Huiyun, after you broke through the fourth level, you seem to be much braver than before?"

"Do you want me to use actual combat to tell you the difference between the fourth level and the fifth level?"

As she said, the steam core on her body hummed and vibrated, exuding a frightening power.

"Hiss..."

Huiyun immediately calmed down and hurriedly said: "No, no, no... I am an archaeologist who is powerless and I don't have the power of you."

"Sister, just look at my hard work in deciphering the treasure map, please forgive me!"

As an official secret pather of the Federation, Huiyun's identity is actually very special.

Just as he said, his secret path profession is the rare [Archaeologist].

Strictly speaking, this should be a derivative profession of the [Scholar] secret path, and its own combat power is indeed not outstanding.

In fact.

During the promotion ritual, Huiyun did not think about resisting Shane, but after carefully comparing the combat power of both sides, he was able to confirm that he really could not beat him!

However, it was precisely because of Shane's support that Huiyun did not die for no reason in the fight between the pirates and survived all the way to the end of the ritual.

Although the evaluation of the trial is not too high, it is at least passed!

It is much luckier than those secret pathers who failed to be promoted.

Having said that, although Huiyun is not good at fighting, he still has a great reputation within the Federation.

In this era, people always salvage treasures from ancient times from underwater ruins.

This is the turn of archaeologists to play a role.

Deciphering and interpreting these cultural relics can give secret pathers a few more useful relics and judge the value of those antiques.

Therefore, Huiyun is also called a "treasure appraiser" by some people in the Federation.

For the entire Federation, they may even be able to crack a certain technology of ancient civilization, so that technology can be leapfrogged.

Take the leaked S3 file as an example. Huiyun personally participated in the deciphering of this file and used it to lock the suspected treasure location of the [Norwich Treasure].

Huiyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Karles did not continue to pursue the matter, and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, this promotion ritual is really extraordinary."

"Especially a secret pather who plays the apostle John, who actually comprehended the power of the domain at the fourth level."

"You may not believe it when I say it, but he and I teamed up to sweep all the powerful enemies present, and even Augustine was alarmed!"

"In my opinion, he may have received a perfect evaluation of this trial."

Karles said in a flat tone: "You have said this matter no less than five times."

"And, he was actually the only one who took action, right?"

"Ahem..."

Huiyun was not embarrassed when the mystery was revealed in one sentence, and just said.

"Actually, what surprised me the most was when I first saw that guy."

"The ship called [Serpentis] originally had mediocre performance in all aspects."

"But in that person's hands, it seemed to come alive, and it could perform many incredible tactical actions."

"...Hmm?"

Carles' hoarse voice was rarely excited.

"What did you say?"

Gray Cloud was startled by her attitude and said blankly: "Did I say something wrong?"

"I'm asking you, how is the ship in his hands?"

"Like, like it came alive?"

Hearing this answer, Carles could no longer maintain a calm attitude, and could not help pacing back and forth on the deck.

"The ability to control the ship... the fourth-level promotion ritual... achieve a perfect evaluation..."

"Could it be him?"

Gray Cloud was confused: "Who?"

It was the first time he saw Carles show such an attitude because of hearing about someone's existence.

At this moment, a crew member stepped forward to report.

"Lord Karles, according to the captains of the recent [White Dove] and [Heron], the [Black Swan] has appeared in the [Magnetic Thunder Sea]."

"Its target is most likely the [Norwich Treasure] of [Sand Island]."

Hearing this, Karles calmed down and gave an order directly: "Go to [Sand Island] at full speed!"

Gray Cloud, who was standing by, was overwhelmed with emotion: "[Black Swan]?"

"Could it be..."

Karles glanced at him coldly, and it was like a basin of cold water poured on his head.

And in the process of approaching [Sand Island], they were able to see several famous ships.

"That's the [Gem] of [Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce]!"

Gray Cloud looked at one of the huge and luxurious ships and couldn't help but raise his voice.

"It is said that it is the vehicle of the big businessman 'Golden Eyes' Miso. He is also a fifth-level strongman. If you count his subordinates, his strength will be even stronger."

Soon, Huiyun's eyes moved to another big ship with a sturdy style docked on the coast.

"And the pirate ship of 'Crazy' Gal..."

"That guy's ship is full of crazy people who have no taboos."

In addition, there are many pirate ships with a great reputation, distributed on the coast of [Sand Island].

Obviously, as the news spread, various forces came to [Sand Island] one after another, making the situation on the island even more chaotic.

But at this time, Carlles's sight fell on a small two-masted sailing ship not far away.

The sails of this ship seemed to be dyed with ink, and the hull was also pitch black.

The hull was extremely damp, with a strange fishy smell.

It was as if... this ship came from a cold and deep deep sea somewhere.

In a trance, in the shadow cast by the hull, it seemed that something alive was quietly wriggling.

But looking closely, it seemed to be just an illusion.

As if she noticed Carlles's gaze, a woman in a simple black nun's dress walked onto the deck.

The woman's black hair was extremely long, and it seemed that she had never taken care of it. It was casually scattered in front of her forehead, almost covering most of her face.

It looked like a classic image that would appear in some horror movies.

Carlles looked at her briefly and then retracted his gaze.

Huiyun was at least a fourth-level secret pather, and he quickly noticed the strangeness of the ship and the black-haired nun. After the other party gradually went away, he couldn't help asking.

"My lord, what is that ship?"

"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."

Karles said coldly.

In fact, her heart was also stirred up.

'[The Deep Sect]? '

'Why are they also participating in the fight for this treasure? '

In the Seven Seas, the sects that are not officially recognized by the Federation are collectively called not cults, but -

Secret Sects!

Among the many secret sects, the [Deep Sect] is also one of the most mysterious ones.

Although they keep saying that they want to awaken the [Deep Lord] in the deep sea, they have never held any large-scale bloody sacrifices.

Usually they are just dormant in the dark, and their style of doing things can be described as quite low-key.

It's like... they are quietly waiting for a certain opportunity to come.

Because of this, the federal government does not have much hostility towards this sect. As long as they do not break the law and hold evil rituals, they do not mind turning a blind eye.

But the current [Norwich Treasure]... How did it lead them all out?

Karles keenly noticed that the water behind the treasure seemed to be deeper than she expected.

"Lord Karles, that ship... is the [Burning Gold] of the Blood Clan!"

At this time, Huiyun could not help but exclaimed again.

Looking at the gorgeous and exquisite [Burning Gold], Karles' pupils shrank, and the figure of Twilight appeared in her mind.

Because of the [Blood Moon Secret Realm], she had a brief fight with Twilight.

At that time, she was defeated miserably and had almost no power to fight back.

Karles also clearly understood Twilight's true rank - the sixth rank!

The sixth rank is only one step away from the legend!

Just thinking of that woman, Karles felt an extremely heavy pressure.

This trip to [Sand Island] will definitely not be so easy.

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At the same time.

Xia En has arrived at the entrance to the treasure place mentioned by Sha Jingjing.