Chapter 496 Under the Deep Sea

Does water above the sea line flow below the sea line, causing the lower water surface to rise? How can this be?

Tilly thought for a while, "What about low tide? Will the sea water flow back backwards?"

"Good question," Lei Lei clenched his fists excitedly. "Then my fleet stayed near the sea line for half a month until the tide receded. During this period, I also used various methods to cross the sea line. The most amazing thing is Sailing on the sea line - do you know what it feels like? From the outside, it seems that we are stuck on the cliff, the sail is completely parallel to the sea, and may fall off at any time. But we on the boat don't feel it at all. At this point, the Spirit is like driving on a narrow river several feet wide, with an endless wall of seawater on one side and a vast sky on the other side. Of course, this can only be done after the water flow slows down. Otherwise, the magic servants won’t be able to protect the hull.”

"This... is totally unreasonable." Tilly felt her mind was in chaos. If the narrator was not Lei Lei, but another explorer, she might have thought that he was bragging.

"I think so too, but I trust my eyes more than common sense." He continued, "Half a month later, the tide began to recede - exactly on time, just in line with the rise and fall of the Shadow Islands. There was no backward flow, it just slowly retreated, and the sea level once again changed from a few feet high to dozens of feet high."

"You mean, the extra sea water just disappeared out of thin air?"

"Maybe, but it's also possible that it went to other places."

"Where can it flow?" Tilly raised her forehead and asked, "The tides of the Shadow Islands rise and fall sharply, while those of the Fjord Islands are much gentler. When they reach the shores of the Four Kingdoms, there is almost no obvious change - isn't this just disappearing out of thin air? "

Thunder pointed at his feet.

She sighed, "I remember you said that the water surface in the Shadow Sea fell so fast, it was like there was a huge hole in the sea swallowing the sea water. But no matter how big the hole is, it will take a few years to fill it up. Come on."

"This is just my guess. After all, no one has ever seen what the real seabed looks like, but... there is one thing I care about."

"What?"

"Then this is the ocean we are in. Why is it called the "Whirlpool Sea"? "

Tilly was shocked when she heard this, and then shook her head and said, "No way, this idea is too crazy. If the drainage of underwater caves can cause whirlpools, how could we not observe it? And this name existed hundreds of years ago. , who knows what the person who named it had in mind at that time.”

"Indeed, I have done a simple experiment. The water must be shallow enough to see the whirlpool, and we don't have the ability to go deep into the bottom of the sea." Lei Lei smiled mysteriously, "But we don't have it. It doesn't mean that the witch can't do it. ——I had not thought of this before, but when you told me that there was an empire of witches across the continent more than four hundred years ago, I realized that this name was probably passed down from that era."

"But I am a witch," Tilly shrugged, "and there is no witch on Sleeping Island who has the ability to do this."

"I do know one."

"What?"

"This witch is in the fjord, but she hasn't been in contact with humans for a long time..." Lei Lei sighed, "She was once a good friend of an effective deputy in my expedition team. Since she awakened as a witch, she has said goodbye to the land forever. . Nowadays, her melodious singing can only be heard when the waterway is foggy. You should also have heard her story."

"The mermaid who guides the sea route...are you talking about the protagonist in this rumor?"

"Yes," Lei Lei nodded, "Although I don't know if I can get her help, I have to try. Maybe I need my old friend Margaery to help me with this matter."

"I see, then you have to hurry up," Tilly said with a frown. "It seems that someone in the fjord merchants wants to catch the attention of mermaids. A month ago, Maleficent received several commissions to hire witches to capture mermaids. , Honey specifically sent a messenger to ask me for permission, but I rejected it. "

"Her singing is regarded by all fjord sailors and explorers as a signal of good fortune and peace. These businessmen are simply crazy," Lei Lei asked in a deep voice, "Can you tell me who they are?"

"'Maleficent' should not reveal the identity of its customers, but..." Tilly traced a few names in the air, "You saw this yourself. "Since the other party is a witch, as the leader of Sleeping Island, she cannot just sit idly by.

"Yes," he raised his lips, "They will be punished."

The two met and smiled, and Lei Lei then said, "I'm here to see you this time. In addition to the new expedition commission, I have something else that I need your help with."

"Say it."

"That's it. After I came back, I heard that a new type of ship had been introduced in Crescent Moon Bay, which can sail without relying on wind power and is much faster than a sailboat. I asked someone to inquire in detail and learned that this kind of ship actually It was made in Border Town," Lei Lei said frankly. "If I want to continue exploring above the waterline, I must have a bigger and faster ship. Otherwise, if the wind is not strong, I will have to be pushed away by the countercurrent. ." He took out a letter from his arms, "Money is not an issue. The faster the ship, the better. Can you help me give him this order letter?"

Tilly quickly understood the meaning of the other person's words, "You don't want Lightning to know?"

Lei Lei said helplessly, "If she knew, she would insist on going with me. No one knows what is above the waterline. I can't take her to take risks."

But she is already a qualified explorer, and the stone tower ruins hidden deep in the hidden forest are her discoveries. Tilly thought to herself, and finally nodded, "I understand, I will temporarily help you and Contacted by Roland Wimbledon.”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After Lei Lei left, Tilly thought for a long time and took out the ancient books from the ruins of the Shadow Islands. Perhaps she could find clues related to sea lines and tides. Following the method taught by Agatha, she twisted the magic power according to the shape of the characters, and the corresponding meaning automatically appeared in her mind - as if she was not reading a book, but the book was telling her the content.

Some ancient books described what the recorders saw and heard in the wilderness, some were like ship's logs, and some mentioned the Federation's reconstruction plan. The more she read, the more confused she became. There is no connection between these contents, and it does not seem to be written by one person, and none of them mentioned the sea line, the underwater spire, the lookout mirror, and the huge stone door in the mirror. This was completely different from her previous expectations - she originally thought As long as you can understand the words of the Federation, you can uncover some of the secrets in the ruins, and even find out the truth about the rapid rise and fall of the water level in the Shadow Sea. But now, it was more like she was looking through a bunch of miscellaneous notes.

Wait... piecing it all together? Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in Tilly's mind. She spread the three logbooks together and looked at them carefully again - the times recorded in them were very different, some were even decades apart, and the routes were also different. , from the sea near the mainland to the fjords, as if someone had collected these things one after another and stored them in the ruins.

When this thought came to her mind, she couldn't help but feel a chill rising behind her.

Who on earth would do this? (To be continued.)