We Agreed To Set Sail and Become the Ruler of the Deep Sea? - #169 - Chapter 168: The truth about [Spontaneous Combustion Curse], enter the Elf Temple

  The truth about Chapter 168 [Spontaneous Combustion Curse], enter the Elf Temple! (Please give me a monthly pass! Please subscribe!)

 “Village Chief—Rule Village Chief!”

In the bitterly cold sea water, Yan Yan struggled to move his arms while shouting loudly.

 “Listen to my advice…”

 Soon, Yan Yan, who was covered in flames, froze.

Because, the person who poked his head out from the deck of the [Diamond Star] was not the village chief of the Ice Island, but the captain of the [Black Swan] – Xia En!

Xia En jumped onto an ice floe on the sea with a slight jump, looking at Yan Yan with a half-smile.

“What do you want to do when you come here?”

Yan Yan has a simple personality, but he is still very smart. Looking at Xia En’s expression, he guessed that he was probably late, so he said honestly.

“I saw the [Diamond Star] missing on the coast before, so I guessed that the mayor of Ruhr might want to take action against you.”

“So I followed him and tried to persuade him to give up.”

 “But now it seems that I am still a step too late.”

“Actually, the spontaneous combustion curse in their village does have a lot to do with me.”

 “…Am I that terrible?”

“Please say.”

“Captain Shane, please don’t anger the other villagers on the Ice and Snow Island, and leave them a way to survive.”

 Even the storm has to bow down in front of the captain and massacre an island. It doesn’t seem to be an exaggeration for this kind of person, right?

“If they haven’t taken action yet, and they have done so now, then they are enmity with Captain Shane.”

Yan Yan slowly recounted: “The food needed by the villagers on the island mainly comes from hunting, fishing, and a piece of farmland in the core area of ​​the village.”

Xia En thought about the relatively warm temperature in the village and guessed that some valuable food crops, or other fruits and vegetables, might be grown in that field.

“but…”

 It is estimated that I will never meet these villagers again.

Yan Yan looked at Xia En and continued: “I do have a request.”

 For Xia En, the life or death of these villagers does not matter at all.

 “Why do you still want to protect them?”

“…Um?”

Hearing this, Xia En also said directly: “Yes, the village chief of Ruhr and other villagers have been captured by me, including the young man named Gray.”

 Why does Yan Yan think that he looks like some kind of villain?

Xia En smiled and asked: “Do you think I am the kind of person who would kill an island casually?”

Xia En was stunned. He originally just asked casually, but unexpectedly, he seemed to ask some big secret.

 After a brief hesitation, Yan Yan sighed and explained.

At this time, Yan Yan shook his head firmly: “How could this be?”

 Obviously, although this young man is kind-hearted, he also has his own bottom line and principles, and is not an annoying “Madonna.”

Hearing these words, Xia En glanced at Yan Yan in surprise.

 Although when necessary, he will also use the most cruel means to eradicate the roots.

 But what Xia En didn’t expect was.

Yan Yan said sincerely: “Many of them don’t know Ruer’s thoughts and plans. Now that so many young and middle-aged people have been lost, life is already more difficult. There is no need to kill them all.”

 This piece of farmland is probably the key factor for Ice and Snow Island to continue to this day.

“Hundreds of years ago, a terrible snowstorm swept across this island.”

But what does this have to do with the so-called “spontaneous combustion curse”?

Soon, Yan Yan’s words answered Xia En’s doubts.

Except for the first offender Ruhr, Xia En had the idea of ​​​​killing him, and it didn’t matter whether the others were dead or alive.

“No matter what the outcome is, it’s all their own fault. Why should I, an outsider, intercede on their behalf?”

Xia En’s mouth twitched slightly, and he took the initiative to change the subject and said: “As far as I know, your relationship with the villagers on the island is not good, right?”

 But normally, in his view, killing is only a means, not an end.

 After all, anyone with a little common sense knows that eating only fish and animal meat for a long time will cause damage to the human body.

  Anyway, once he gets the sea chart and dives into the [Emerald Ancient City] a few times, he will leave this sea area.

 “Farmland?”

Yan Yan stopped talking.

 “…do you want to intercede on their behalf?”

 The scenes he saw in the extreme cold storm left a deep impression on him.

Shaan: “…”

 In contrast, what Xia En values ​​​​more is this burning fireman—Yan Yan!

If he really begs for mercy from him, Xia En is willing to be a favor and let him help lift the “extreme cold seal” under the ice sea.

“This ice island is remote and the weather is extremely cold.”

“That snowstorm was really big. Even if these villagers had special blood, they couldn’t leave the village too far, otherwise they would be frozen into ice sculptures.”

“During these months of wind and snow, villagers cannot go out to hunt, and the food reserves in the village continue to decrease.”

“Even the farmland was covered by the snowstorm, and all the crops planted before were harvested.”

 “A terrible hunger hung over the whole village like a dark cloud.”

  Yan Yan’s delicate face showed an expression of memories and pity, and she spoke in a complicated tone.

“And once a person is hungry and crazy, he can do anything.”

“Captain Shane, you should be able to imagine that situation, right?”

 Xia En nodded slightly.

“Seeing that the whole village was about to perish due to hunger, I thought of a solution that was not a solution.”

Yan Yan pointed at himself: “I can survive without eating, and my body can regenerate indefinitely…”

 His expression was very calm, as if he had said something insignificant.

 But Xia En’s eyes suddenly changed.

Yan Yan didn’t need to say anything anymore, he already understood everything.

  If we say that the [Rusted Duke] of [Rusted Wasted City] uses civilians as consumables and resources, draining them of their surplus value.

Yan Yan, just like himself, uses himself as firewood, burning himself and illuminating others.

 This level of awareness and courage really shocked Xia Endu.

Yan Yan showed a wry smile and continued: “But what I didn’t expect is…”

“After that, the villagers in the village were infected with the ‘spontaneous combustion curse’. Every few months, someone would spontaneously burn to death.”

 “That’s why I said that this curse is related to me.”

 Xia En immediately figured out the reason behind this.

 There must be some unique secret power hidden in the flesh and blood that never burns out and is infinitely regenerated.

 After this secret power entered the bodies of the villagers, it was passed down from generation to generation, and accumulated to the limit one day, detonating like a time bomb, igniting that person’s body.

This is the truth behind the “mystery of spontaneous combustion” on the ice and snow island!

 But how can we say that Yan Yan did something wrong?

Without Yan Yan’s dedication, this village would have ceased to exist hundreds of years ago!

Xia En looked into Yan Yan’s eyes and said very seriously.

 “You did nothing wrong.”

 “It’s the ignorant and stupid villagers who are wrong.”

 “If you ask me, you are amazing…really!”

Looking at Xia En’s sincere eyes, Yan Yan felt as if his heart had been hit hard by something.

On the ice and snow island, what he heard was always the villagers’ reproaches and scoldings, and what he felt was only disgust, alienation, and fear…

 No one has ever said to him, “You did nothing wrong.”

 No one praises himself so sincerely.

At this moment, Yan Yan felt a complex emotion that she had never experienced before.

“Don’t worry, I had no intention of attacking the villagers on the island.”

Xia En explained his purpose directly: “And just as it happens, I have one more thing that I hope you can help me with.”

 …

… the next day.

After the number of [Submarine] was refreshed, Xia En brought Yan Yan to the sea area where the [Emerald Ancient City] was located.

The only parts of Yan Yan’s body that were not covered by flames were his feet and head, which allowed him to barely stand on the deck.

Of course, there is still a risk of fire if it is too close to other things on the ship.

Without Xia En’s reminder, Yan Yan stood at the very corner of the deck, trying hard to shrink the flames around him, for fear of making a big mistake.

Judging from his height of two and a half meters tall, he even feels a bit “pitiful”.

At this time, the [Black Swan] and the [Diamond Star] were sailing in tandem.

 Because the damage to the [Diamond Star (Incomplete)] is too serious.

 Going to sea hastily will undoubtedly seriously slow down the speed of the [Black Swan].

 So, Xia En planned to brush its level to LV2 in the [Emerald Ancient City] first, and wait for the hull to recover before leaving this sea area.

 At the beginning, Xia En was worried that it would be difficult to control two ships at one time.

 But in practice, it is much simpler than expected.

 Under normal circumstances, he only needs to control the front boat, and the rear boat follows silently as if the “auto-follow” function is turned on.

However, if you want to micromanage the two ships, you must devote yourself to the perception of the two ties in the soul.

 It didn’t take long.

Facing the pale sunlight in the sky and the cold air blowing on the deck, the Black Swan came to the edge of the ice again.

 It only takes less than two days.

The ice that was previously full of cracks and holes was once again frozen as smooth as ever, with no trace of the battle that day visible.

With the arrival of the [Black Swan], some existences under the ice seem to be ready to move.

Shaan is really not interested in dealing with the cloned sea beasts that cannot give experience.

So, after throwing Yan Yan from the bow, he drove the two boats to a slightly farther sea.

 Following…

 “Submarine, start!”

　　The dark and deep shadow body emerges like a ghost in the cold sea water.

Soon, Xia En saw a torch-like flame not far away.

This bright fire is very eye-catching in the dim sea water.

But perhaps it was the instinct of creatures. The surrounding sea beasts who had never seen flames in their lives showed a faint emotion of awe.

So that no sea beast dared to approach him.

“Are the fish in the sea afraid of fire?”

Xia En was in a weird mood and swam quickly towards Yan Yan.

 “Uh…huh!?”

It can be seen that Yan Yan was obviously startled after seeing Xia En’s projected body, and seemed to be unable to figure out what the human-shaped black shadow in front of him was.

 It’s no wonder.

With the improvement of the [Mystery] attribute, Xia En’s body on the ship is still covered in a handsome skin, and his charm is greater than his mystery.

However, the projected body under the sea is originally unclear, and its temperament becomes more and more mysterious, which naturally makes people feel frightened.

If a person with a higher level of inspiration looks at him, he may have some crazy hallucinations and start thinking about it.

 At this moment, Xia En is more and more in line with the image in the strange story of “Shadow without Appearance”.

 “I’m Shane.”

With the help of [Underwater Conversation], Xia En spoke decisively, allowing Yan Yan to calm down quickly.

 ‘Captain Shane under the sea, turns out to be like this…’

 ‘Or is this some kind of special secret ability? ’

While Yan Yan was still surprised, he saw Xia En’s figure diving down first, and immediately followed him.

Soon, the [Emerald Ancient City] submerged in volcanic ash came into view, and he was secretly surprised.

 But Xia En still didn’t stop at all, and passed directly through the ice under the ancient city.

This city of elves under the ice opened Yan Yan’s eyes even more, and he secretly admired it.

“It’s amazing that Captain Shane can find such a hidden city!”

The two people’s dive naturally attracted the attention of the sea beasts under the ice.

But perhaps because the flames of Yan Yan are too special, these demon-patterned sea beasts hesitate to approach.

 “Come quickly!”

Taking this opportunity, Xia En immediately brought Yan Yan to the front of the Elf Temple.

 “Go and melt this layer of ice!”

Yan Yan nodded heavily, quickly swam towards the temple, and opened his arms towards the ice.

At some point, the fairy Tracey came to Xia En and murmured.

 “Do you think he can succeed?”

Xia En said firmly: “It must be possible!”

Yan Yan did not live up to Xia En’s expectations after all.

The moment his body came into contact with the ice, the strange flames immediately spread to the ice, and the unquenchable fire flowed around the outside of the temple like water.

Fire swept out of Yan Yan’s body, covering the gate, the stone pillars, and the murals…

 The flames intertwined like a web and rose from the walls like breath.

 Click…

With a slight cracking sound, a crack appeared in the ice.

Immediately, the crack continued to expand, covering the entire temple in the blink of an eye.

What surprised Xia En even more was that part of that cold power penetrated into Yan Yan’s body, and actually gradually offset his flames.

 Let him be separated from the flames.

The charred skin with growing granules was truly exposed to the sea water for the first time.

Yan Yan himself was very surprised, but soon showed an expression of ecstasy.

“…This is?”

 Xia En’s heart moved.

This situation is almost like the reward given to Yan Yan by the “extreme cold seal”. It is really difficult to explain it by coincidence.

  Could it be said that his previous guess was correct?

Yan Yan is the [key] prepared in advance to unlock this seal?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——

 At this moment, the door of the Elf Temple slowly opened.

Xia En looked up and saw that the interior of the temple was dilapidated and empty. The floors and walls had withstood the baptism of time, and seemed to have experienced a tragic battle.

 A statue of a goddess whose face cannot be seen clearly stands at the end of the hall.

 For some reason, this statue gave him a very familiar feeling.

By some strange coincidence, Xia En walked into the hall subconsciously.

Fairies Cuiqian and Yan Yan naturally followed.

next moment.

 A “click” sound.

Xia En looked at the palm of his hand in astonishment. He took out the pocket watch named [Instant Time] at some point.

At this moment, the hands on the pocket watch, which had been moving continuously, stopped on their own and froze at this moment.

 In silvery white brilliance.

Xia En’s eyesight went dark, and countless strange and bizarre scenes came into his mind.

 When he opens his eyes again, the world will be very different!

 (End of this chapter)