Chapter 263 History Has Long Changed!

The next morning.

The morning sun shines on the surface of the [Sea of ​​Annihilation], making the dark and deep sea water present a bit of magnificent texture.

[Black Swan] and [Diamond Star] move forward smoothly, one after the other.

It feels really good to use the talent of [Deep Sea Body] to make [Black Swan] rush on the seabed.

But this crazy behavior, of course, has a price.

At this time, the hull of [Black Swan] is still tattered, the cracks on the hull and deck are shocking, and even the mast has a slight bend.

The previous behavior of colliding with the tree man all the way has caused great damage to [Black Swan].

Coupled with the heavy pressure of the sea water, even if [Black Swan] has the talent of [High-speed Regeneration], such injuries will take several days to heal.

Even the ship soul of [Black Swan] has temporarily fallen into a deep sleep.

Shane touched the mast on the ship and said to himself in his heart.

"Xiao Hei, thank you for your hard work."

[Master... I'm so sleepy...]

Xiao Hei replied in a daze and fell asleep again.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Not far away, the sound of knocking on metal continued to come.

Shayen turned his head and found that it was Feiya who was repairing the damaged steam device on the ship.

Not only him, but also Joey and other crew members were dealing with the traces left by the previous battle. Some of the vines and branches of the tree people were still tightly entangled in the corners of the [Black Swan].

"Captain!"

Joey was the first to notice Shane's arrival, walked briskly to his side, and said with emotion.

"I was shocked when the [Black Swan] sank into the sea yesterday!"

"If the [Black Swan] really sank, I don't know what to do. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm."

Joey had lived on the ship for so long and had already developed feelings for the [Black Swan].

As she said, she looked at Shane with sparkling eyes.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Captain had the ability to make the ship sail in the sea. It's really amazing!"

"You are worthy of being Mr. Captain!"

Joey certainly didn't know that this was the effect of [Ship Soul Synchronization] plus [Deep Sea Body], he just thought it was some special secret ability.

The power of the secret path is strange and varied, and the ability to make the ship sail underwater is not too outrageous.

Shane smiled, but soon whispered.

"But even I have many things I can't do."

Looking at Shane's expression, Joey couldn't help asking.

"Captain, are you in a bad mood?"

Shane was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Is it so obvious?"

Joey nodded heavily and looked at him with some concern: "Yes, Captain, what happened?"

Shane opened his mouth and hesitated.

The reason why he was a little depressed was very simple.

After returning to the modern era this time, Shane carefully asked several crew members about their understanding of some history, and compared it with the history in his mind. In the end, he came to a depressing conclusion-

The history of the Seven Seas has not changed much.

The elves still perished, and the curse of aphasia still exists.

This means that he could not change the past.

Even with Shane's tenacious will, after seeing this situation, he could not help but have some self-doubt.

Is his experience of traveling back to the past really meaningful?

Or is it just a joke played by fate on him?

It's like... no matter how hard he tries, he can only be a passer-by in history, unable to reverse the past and overturn the world.

Whenever he thinks of this, Shane feels a little heavy.

"What is the trouble, Captain, are you willing to tell me?"

Joey looked at Shane with wide eyes, with an expression of "I'm very curious", and said confidently at the same time.

"As a crew member, it's my duty to share the captain's worries!"

Shane thought for a moment and felt that it didn't matter much to tell Joey these secrets.

After all, even the fairy Tracy accompanied him and Yan Yan back to the past.

If Joey wants to know, he can get the answer from Tracy.

So, Shane told Joey about these two experiences of going back to the past in as few words as possible.

However, due to some subtle mentality, Shane omitted some of the things that happened between him and Leila.

"What, what?!"

"You and Mr. Yan Yan actually went back to the past!"

"You saw the cities of the elves that were not destroyed, witnessed the crises encountered by those cities, and even met the Queen of the Elf?"

After listening, Joey's beautiful pupils were full of astonishment, and she couldn't speak clearly.

If it weren't for the fact that the person who said this was the captain she trusted the most, Joey would definitely think it was nonsense.

There was no way, this kind of deed was too shocking and incredible.

Even in the Seven Seas where secret travelers are everywhere and all kinds of legends are flying all over the sky, there are very few rumors about time travel.

But Shane not only went back to the past, but more than once!

After a brief shock.

Joey looked at Shane with a complicated look.

Although it was just a few words, she could imagine the magnificent experiences that the Captain had during these two time travels.

Confronting powerful enemies in history was exciting just thinking about it.

However, she was not able to accompany Captain Shane during such an experience.

Joey felt both regretful and guilty.

"Speaking of which, the elf queen named Laila seems to have had a wonderful encounter with Mr. Captain?"

Joey suddenly became alert and thought to himself.

"Wait a minute, Laila... isn't this the owner of that magic notebook?"

"Isn't this too coincidental?"

Even though Shane didn't mention Laila's existence too much, out of a girl's intuition, Joey could sense that something definitely happened between them!

But the other party is a figure in history after all, and he might have turned into a handful of loess long ago.

Does she need to be jealous of the other person?

No!

Definitely not!

After taking some time to digest these horrific experiences, Joey sighed.

"Sure enough, you are truly worthy of being Mr. Captain!"

"This big thing was done without any of us knowing."

However, Joey did not forget his purpose of solving Xia En's problems and thought about it.

"So, Mr. Captain, do you feel frustrated because you feel that all your efforts are in vain?"

Xia En thought for a while and replied: "Maybe there is indeed some such mentality."

"First of all, everything you do is not in vain."

Joey vowed: "Are the people you saved fake?"

"At the very least, they lived longer than before."

“Even if it’s just for one day, that’s the difference you make.”

"Not to mention, your appearance has made [City of Giant Woods] make such significant progress."

It was rare for Joey to show such a determined attitude, and he became more and more serious the more he spoke.

"You think history has not been changed, maybe just because past civilizations were submerged by floods and buried under the sea."

"Some details in the past may have changed quietly."

After hearing these words, Xia En was not relieved, but a small knot in his heart was relieved.

At this time, Joey continued.

"Actually... I have another guess. Of course it's just a guess. Just listen to it."

Shane: "Just tell me."

Joey said in an uncertain tone: "In your opinion, history has not been changed."

"Is there a possibility..."

"History has actually changed a long time ago?"

Xia En was slightly startled: "...huh?"

Joey didn't know how to express his thoughts accurately, so he seemed a little incoherent.

"I mean, history as we know it may have been tampered with from the beginning."

"Your behavior of going back to the past seems to be accidental, but it is actually inevitable!"

"Because, what happened in the past has already happened."

What Joey said was very convoluted, but Shane still roughly understood what she meant.

On the surface, Xia En's entry into the Elven Temple is the "cause" and his past encounters are the "result."

But from a time scale, what he did in the past is the "cause."

What can also be used as evidence is the reaction of the souls of the ancestors in the [Yueyong Clan] altar.

Xia En's certain actions in the "past" led to the agreement with the ancestors of the [Yongyue Clan].

Compared to the situation where the two sides had not met, hasn't this period of history been changed?

Xia En's heart was shaken, and his mood became more and more complicated.

If Joey's conjecture is correct, doesn't it mean that no matter how hard he tries, the demise of the elves is a foregone conclusion?

Then, Laila also...

Suddenly this time.

Joey suddenly felt a strange movement coming from the space ring.

Before she could hurriedly open the ring, an ancient notebook flew out on its own.

It’s [Laila’s Magic Notes]!

——Xiange and Joey took turns holding this magic note, and today it was just the turn to put it on Joey.

Seeing this, both Xia En and Xia En were a little surprised.

This was the first time they had seen such a change in this notebook.

Soon, the magic notebook turned the pages on its own in mid-air. It was not until the last page of the book that the "clattering" sound of turning pages stopped.

On the paper of unknown material, Xia En saw a few lines of text written in Elvish.

To be precise, it was just a few fragmented words.

Some of the contents were erased by an invisible force.

[The history you think...may not be the real history...]

[What is observed...cannot be changed...]

[However, you can cheat...]

After Xia En saw these lines of text clearly, the writing on the paper quickly faded like ink dripping into water, and finally disappeared without leaving any trace.

"This is……"

Joey stared blankly at [Laila's Magic Notes], not understanding what was happening.

She didn't know Elvish, so she naturally didn't know the meaning of these lines.

But Xia En frowned deeply and murmured to himself.

"The history I thought may not be true?"

"What is observed cannot be changed?"

"What does this mean?"

"Can you deceive? Who can you deceive?"

He guessed that these words were most likely a reminder from Laila.

It is only triggered under special circumstances.

However, these words were a bit too vague for Xia En to understand.

However, since Laila can leave such a method in the magic note, maybe it means that she expected today's situation?

Shayen shook his head and drove away the chaotic thoughts.

Whether for himself or for the crew, he had to keep looking forward!

He could be bored for a short time, but he couldn't be confused all the time.

Because he was the captain of this ship!

Shayen rubbed Joey's head and whispered, "Thank you, Joey."

"I feel much better after talking to you so much."

Joey's face was red, and he enjoyed Shane's touch very much, muttering softly.

"Captain, it doesn't matter if you rely on me a little more..."

Shayen didn't hear her words clearly, and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

"What, nothing!"

Joey waved his hands hurriedly and quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, what happened to Mr. Yan Yan?"

"He has been staying in the room alone since yesterday and didn't even have breakfast."

Xia En thought about Yan Yan's performance in the [Giant Wood City], and his tone was a little heavy: "I think he probably remembered something."

Joey was surprised: "In other words, he is going to recover his memory?"

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Xia En shook his head: "Not necessarily."

"What if those memories are too heavy and painful?"

"Sometimes, remembering too clearly may not be a good thing."

"But this kind of thing can only be dealt with by him."

Xia En did not say the situation he was most worried about.

A person's personality is determined by memory.

Besides, compared with the long years in the past, Yan Yan's time on the [Black Swan] was extremely short.

After recovering his memory, Yan Yan might change his temperament and no longer regard them as his companions.

But no matter what, as long as Yan Yan still regards himself as a crew member of the [Black Swan], there will definitely be a place for him on this ship.

Just at this time

Shane glanced at the sea not far away and saw a ship passing by quickly.

"Hey, is that the [Nuanxue]?"

Joey recognized the identity of the ship: "They should be conducting a search and rescue operation, right?"

At the same time that Shane saw the [Nuanxue].

The crew on the [Nuanxue] naturally also saw the [Black Swan] and the [Diamond Star].

A sailor was surprised and asked: "Is that the [Black Swan]?"

"How come it has become like this after not seeing it for two days?"

From the appearance, the condition of the [Black Swan] can only be described as "terrible", which is far from the image two days ago.

The girl Lucy felt that her previous guess was confirmed, and said with a smile: "Do you still need to ask?"

"It must have been attacked by the tree people of [Giant Wood City]."

"Hehe, this is the result of not listening to advice!"

Another sailor also echoed: "As a captain, the most important thing is to have self-knowledge!"

Lucy was harsh in her words, but she was kind in her heart: "But since we have encountered it, why not go and help."