Section 729 Three Routes

The sky is clear and clear in the devil's sea area.

Angel held his head and looked lazily at the clear blue sky outside the window: "It's a sunny day again. Is this really the Devil's Sea?"

"I remember it was said in Lucas's diary that after he prayed sincerely, the God of the Ocean took pity on him and told him that there was a sea area where it was always sunny. Could it be this place?" Angel thought wildly.

Originally this was just a mental race, but the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. It had been almost a week since the Yunluo left the foggy area. It was actually sunny this week, with no storms or huge waves. It was like the Baleen Sea in the Breathing Moon, calm and peaceful.

But will there be peace and tranquility in the Devil's Sea? Angel was a little unconvinced.

You know, this route was so peaceful that we didn't even see a few sea monsters.

There was no sea beast to kill, and Toby was lying outside the window, lazily basking in the sun.

Angel stretched out and pushed open the balcony door. The golden sunshine immediately shone on his body, giving him a warm feeling.

Leaning on the iron railing, Angel was enjoying the sea breeze and the soothing comfort of the sun.

"Whether it's the clear sea recorded in Lucas's logbook or not, it's pretty good to be able to capture this patch of warm sunshine in winter." Angel thought to himself.

After a while, Angel finished his rest and decided to go back indoors to continue his research. But when I glanced at the deck below from the corner of my eye, I found that the place where sailors used to be noisy was now quiet.

There was only one sailor standing guard, leaning against a pillar sickly, his face pale.

"Huh? Considering how lively those sailors are, why didn't they react when they saw the sunshine?" Angel stood there and recalled the memories of these days.

He had been discussing shoe pattern making with Nami for nearly half a month, and he didn't go out much. However, he did not seem to hear any movement outside.

These sailors can't be like cats, right?

Angel looked at the obviously sick sentry sailor in the distance and felt a little thoughtful. Or are other people as sick as this sailor?

Angel thought for a while and decided to use his mental tentacles to reach down to see what was going on. If a large number of sailors really fell, this would not be a trivial matter. If there was no one to sail the ship, it would be even more difficult for him to go to the Felan continent.

Just when Angel was about to investigate, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside.

After a while, the footsteps stopped outside the door, and at the same time there was a knock on his door.

The visitor is Helen, whom I haven’t seen for nearly a week. Helen's face was also a little pale, and she seemed to be sick. Not only did her lips have chapped lips, but her originally fat body had also lost a lot of weight in a short period of time.

"Vice Captain Helen, do you have anything to do with me?" Angel returned to the table and sat down, folding his hands and looking at Helen who was standing in front of him.

After Helen took a few deep breaths, she said to Angel: "Mr. Pat, we need your help."

After a while, Angel filled nearly two hundred buckets of fresh water with the water delivery technique, and then looked at the sailors who left his room happily with a subtle expression.

He originally thought that there was an infectious disease on the ship, so he decided to deal with the source of the disease himself. As a result, Helen told him that no one was sick, but they had not drank water for several days and were all shriveled up.

Helen had not touched water for almost two days, so her lips were chapped.

Angel never expected that the final answer would be like this.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems right. For more than half a month, Silver Palm Island has not been able to land on the island and cannot replenish its fresh water resources; it has not rained since entering the foggy area. Now it is sunny every day on this section of the route, and fresh water cannot be obtained. Water shortage is normal.

It’s just that Angel is a little confused. According to Helen, he has been short of water since entering the foggy area, and it has been more than half a month. Why did he wait until now to come to him?

"We are afraid of disturbing the adults." Helen lowered her head and said sheepishly.

"I once said that if you want to thank me, you can safely sail the Yunluo to the Felan continent. This is also our common goal now. Before achieving this goal, you can come to me to discuss any obstacles on the way." An Gal paused: "I don't want the crew on the ship to be reduced due to the lack of resources, causing the time to go to Felan to be postponed."

Helen nodded: "I understand."

"The water shortage problem has been solved now. Are you short of food resources now?"

Helen shook her head: "There is enough food storage, and there are still a lot of dehydrated vegetables, dried meat, and canned food. We also have people who specially arrange fishing, so there is no shortage of food."

Angel's expression was slightly disappointed. He originally wanted to practice magic bread. Since there is no shortage of food, they have no chance to enjoy their lives.

After talking about the resource issue, Helen said again: "Sir, in addition to the water resource issue, there is another issue here, which is the issue of choosing the next regional route."

Upon hearing this question, Angel felt dizzy. He doesn't have any outside consultation now, so he can't give Helen and the others advice. He lets Helen and Alvin make their own decisions every time, but they always come to ask.

According to them, this is a process arranged by Baibei Shipping Company, and extraordinary people must participate in the decision-making of the route.

So there was nothing he could do. Angel sighed and said, "Just tell me."

Anyway, after Helen finished talking, she would take the initiative to tell the pros and cons of each route and give Angel suggestions. He just had to follow Helen's advice.

Helen took out the sea chart and pointed to a red cross on the way: "Sir, at the current speed, we will reach the Death Ring here in the early morning tomorrow."

Helen continued to talk for a long time, and Angel listened to the general idea: the Death Ring is an extremely important transit station. There are only three relatively safe routes to choose from here, which is much rarer than the dozens of routes before.

Helen: "Although the routes on the Death Ring are full of dangers, these three are relatively safe, and the accident rate is basically below 5%. These three routes are: Windless Sea, Summer Dew Ridge and Winter Channel."

"The Windless Sea is also known as the Lonely Road. There is very little wind here, and the speed is much slower than other routes. If you want to speed up, you can only turn on the reserve kinetic energy on the ship, but this is very likely to attract the attention of the giant sea beasts in the Windless Sea. Therefore, we take this road, and we rely on manpower and move forward alone."

When he heard that this road would be slow, Angel had already made a cross in his heart.

"The Winter Route is an extremely cold route with fewer sea beasts. Although there are drifting ice, the Yunluo can quickly break ice, so we can take this route."

When talking about the last route, Helen hesitated: "Xialu Ridge, this route is the route we often take in the past. However, we should not take this route this time."

"Why?" Angel looked at the sea map. There are actually many islands in the middle of the Xialu Ridge. For ships drifting on the sea for a long time, it should be worth anchoring on the islands, right?

"It's called Xialu Sea Ridge because there's a witch living in this sea area. According to Lord Roman's words before, the witch's name is Xialu. Every time before our Sky Mechanical City ships go to Xialu Sea Ridge, they have to send a message to her to request navigation. If they trespass, they will be regarded as enemies and the foreign ships will be shot down and sunk."

"In the past, Lord Roman had the contact information, but now Lord Roman has..." Helen paused: "Without the contact information, we'd better not take this route. I heard that Witch Xialu has a bad temper. The reason why she is willing to give up the route to us is that the people behind the Baibei Shipping Company visited her in person and made some promises before she agreed."

Witch Xialu? Angel searched his memory for most of the day, but there was no specific image. However, from what Helen said, she dared to live in the Devil's Sea all the time, so she must be a powerful extraordinary person. Even people from the Sky Mechanical City visited her, so she is most likely a formal wizard.

Official wizards should not enter casually, otherwise they will be killed for offense, which is their own fault.

"What is your suggestion? Which route should we take?" Angel asked.

Helen thought for a moment: "If you want to be safe and without any waves, go to the Windless Sea. There are still many islands in the Windless Sea to replenish resources, but the speed may be slower. You need to waste a month in this area."

"If you want to be faster, you can go to the Winter Channel. But this route may have a harsh environment. Every time, sailors are frozen to death or even die in the Winter Channel." Helen said.

Helen's tone showed that she was obviously more inclined to the Windless Sea. But Angel wanted to seize the time, so he preferred to go to the Winter Channel.

"Go to the Winter Channel, the problem of cold... I will solve it." Angel thought to himself: At most, I can spend a day to carve a constant temperature magic pattern on the ship.

Helen nodded in agreement. As she got to know the wizard better over this period of time, she knew that he was a man of his word. Since he said he wanted to solve the cold problem, he would definitely come up with a solution.

"I'll discuss this with Captain Alwin and give the order." Helen said, and prepared to put away the sea chart and leave.

Angel's eyes were still on the sea chart at this time. He noticed that there was a nearly straight channel at the other end of the "dead ring". However, this area was marked with a skull. Angel asked curiously: "What is this route?"

Helen looked over and showed a trace of fear on her face: "My lord, this sea area is extremely dangerous. Even the big shots of Baibei Shipping Headquarters dare not get involved easily."

"According to Lord Roman, this sea area is also called the Sea of ​​Ghosts, where countless terrifying ghosts sink and float. Any ship that enters will turn into a ghost ship and will never be able to leave."

"Sea of ​​Ghosts? No wonder there is a skull marked here." Angel did not go into it, but folded the sea chart and handed it to Helen.

After Helen put away the sea chart, Angel suddenly remembered a doubt he had just had.

"Helen, is this sea area always sunny when you come here before?"