Chapter 1394: Found and Becoming More Confused
Under the starry moonlit night, the tidal sea surface is sparkling. Apart from the regular sound of waves, the entire sea area is shrouded in darkness, making it appear deep and mysterious.
The silhouettes of six agile ships suddenly galloped from the direction of Boundless City. The scene of riding the wind and waves was quite shocking, leaving streaks of white flow on the passing sea, breaking the deep tranquility.
Surrounded by a group of strong men, Lei Xiao stood on the bow deck of the leading speedboat, listening to the sound of the waves and looking at the scene of waves in front of him.
Since the entire hull was enveloped in an absolute defensive barrier, the aroused seawater did not touch the deck, but was blocked.
"I have to say that the speed of this clipper is quite impressive. In just a short time, the boundless city behind it has completely disappeared."
Lei Xiao moved his sight, and finally landed at the end of the vast sea level in the distance, where it was still dark, as if it were endless.
Although this feeling of riding the wind and waves makes people feel excited, Lei Xiao is obviously not in the mood to feel this.
"Your Majesty, the fleet has been completely left behind by us. Do you want to slow down and wait for a while?"
Bruno led several tauren generals to caress their chests and salute, and asked Lei Xiao.
"No need, tell them to be on guard near the port."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly and ordered.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that although the ten giant sailing ships in the fleet were huge and looked more intimidating, they were nothing more than that. Needless to say, their speed was limited, and their overall strength was not even as good as the clipper he was on. .
In other words, once something unexpected happens, those giant ships will become a drag on themselves.
"As you command, Your Majesty."
After receiving Lei Xiao's order, Bruno and the other tauren took action immediately.
Seeing that the entire hull was in order, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and then there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Although everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, I still felt a little uneasy. After all, the reason for the disappearance of the fleet had not yet been found.
Moreover, except for the time when he conquered Lawrence, he had almost never fought or commanded on the sea. Everything seemed extremely unfamiliar. Perhaps this was the source of his uneasiness.
"Forget it, everything is difficult at the beginning. The more difficult it is, the more I have to put everything under my control."
Lei Xiao gathered his thoughts and refocused on the sailing scene in front of him.
As the six speedboats speed along, time passes by minute by second, and we are getting further and further away from the land. Although in Lei Xiao's view, nothing around us has changed. The undercurrent of the sea is surging. It is still vast and boundless everywhere.
In the process of advancing, under the command of Lei Xiao, our clipper will drop a magic beacon suspended above the sea every once in a while to prevent possible accidents, using the Yoniel wind system With the strength of the Grand Magister, it is easy to create some magic beacons that can last for several days.
"Your Majesty, according to repeated calculations by the general and others, this must be the sea area where the incident occurred!"
Until midnight, Bruno held a navigation chart in his hand and nodded heavily to Lei Xiao.
"Instruct all ships to slow down, but never to break up the formation."
Lei Xiao did not hesitate and immediately ordered.
After receiving Lei Xiao's order, the six speedboats immediately began to slow down. As the speed slowed down, the entire hull began to shake slightly with the tide.
Compared to when we set off, the waves here were obviously much more violent.
But just when Lei Xiao was about to instruct the powerful men to concentrate on sensing and looking for clues, the old Yoniel's surprised voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, the magic beacon that I just cast has suddenly disappeared!"
Upon hearing the sound, Lei Xiao's expression became stern and he immediately rushed to the stern of the ship.
There was nothing on the endless sea, and there was no magic beacon emitting magic fluorescence at all. Only the deep sea water was surging back and forth, emitting the unchanging sound of waves.
"Could he have been swallowed by some kind of sea monster?"
Xiaojing tilted her head and blurted out. Judging from her red face, she was obviously still immersed in the surprise of going to sea for the first time.
"Absolutely impossible. The magic beacon has just been deployed. If something strange happens, I will definitely notice it."
Yoniel's old face was full of determination, and he shook his head quickly.
"So, according to Lord Lord's speculation, the magic beacon prevents you from entering the entrance of a certain maritime barrier area?"
Xiaojing reacted immediately and suddenly said: "As long as we find the magic beacon, everything will be solved!"
"Don't jump to conclusions yet."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly, and immediately asked Yoniel: "Old President, can you sense other magic beacons?"
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. With my strength, I can still detect several magic beacons nearby."
After Yoniel said that, he immediately closed his old eyes and began to concentrate on perception.
However, only a moment later, Yoniel opened his eyes, shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, all the nearby magic beacon veterans cannot sense even a single bit."
"So, all the magic beacons have entered the barrier area?"
A trace of confusion appeared on Xiaojing's fair face, and she said confusedly: "But how is this possible?"
"We can change our thinking."
Lei Xiao touched the other person's head and said solemnly: "It was not the magic beacon that suddenly entered the barrier area, but ourselves."
As soon as Lei Xiao said this, the atmosphere on the entire deck became much more solemn.
His Majesty the Human Race was right, this was indeed the only reasonable explanation.
As for how Lei Xiao confirmed this conclusion, it was still the old method, that is, he could not contact the subordinates outside the ship through telepathy.
"Your Majesty the Human Race, but this barrier area is too amazing, right? So many of us sixth-level strongmen were on the ship, but we didn't notice anything."
Fanny's translucent wings converged, and she did not float in the air, but stood next to a mast, full of surprise.
From the tension revealed on her fair face, it was obvious that she was not used to the environment on the ship, and Chris next to her had the same expression, clinging tightly to the mast. This was no wonder. Although the fairy race was good at dealing with most environments, it obviously did not include this place.
"Yes, it stands to reason that the barrier area should have obvious entrances and exits."
Broy's face was also full of surprise, frowning and saying: "But here it is seamlessly connected, it's incredible."
"It's really incredible, but what His Majesty the Human Race said is right."
Jace folded his arms and said: "Just now, I can no longer sense other people of the same kind who are no longer on the ship."
"Even the ancient dark elves who experienced the Silver Moon Era said so? It seems that this technology is also very rare in the Silver Moon Era."
Shuerte stroked Muxu lightly and nodded slightly: "But fortunately, after the order of His Majesty the Human Race, we did not separate from the other five speedboats, which undoubtedly guaranteed our combat effectiveness to the maximum extent."
After Shuerte said this, the others also nodded. If it were them, they might have ordered a separate search.
As everyone thought about it, they all calmed down and prepared to deal with emergencies at any time. Since they had come to an unknown barrier area, they had to be extremely careful.
"So, the missing fleet is here?"
Bruno heard the voice, and a trace of urgency emerged on his face. He quickly ordered: "Quick, turn on the magic communication and see if you can contact them!"
Seeing that everyone was doing their job and taking action immediately, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
It seemed to be exactly the same as he expected. It was indeed only the first possibility.
In this way, all they had to do was find the missing fleet and find a way to leave. Everything would be solved. Since it was a barrier area that was out of the real space, there should not be only sea water here.
In other words, as long as they found other places, they might be able to find a way to leave here.
While waiting for the other party's reply, Bruno's bull face was puzzled again, and he said to Lei Xiao with doubts: "Your Majesty, I still have one thing I don't understand. We have been sailing normally in this sea area for more than two thousand years, and nothing has happened. Why did such a surprising and silent sea barrier suddenly appear?"
"This is indeed a problem worthy of attention."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps it is because this barrier area lacks maintenance, which caused the entrance to be suddenly opened. It is not surprising that this situation occurred."
"Your Majesty is right, I understand!"
Bruno saluted with his chest, and then focused his attention on another minotaur magician who was conducting magic communication.
Looking at the other party's extremely serious look, Lei Xiao's eyes flashed with a solemnity.
What I just said was just the first guess. There may be another guess, that is, all this is not accidental, but someone deliberately did it.
If that is really the case, then things will undoubtedly become more complicated.
"But from the current situation, everything doesn't seem that complicated. This should be just an ancient barrier area left over from a blank era, nothing more."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, Bruno came forward excitedly and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, everything is exactly as you expected. We have contacted the missing fleet, and they are staying on an island that does not exist in the nautical chart!"
As Bruno's voice left, at the end of the distant horizon, a small island soon emerged, and there were lights from other ships around it.
When he got close to the island, Lei Xiao noticed that there were indeed ten giant warships anchored here in sequence, both in appearance and in flags, which were exactly the same as the other fleet of the Minotaur.
It didn't take long for our speedboats to dock one after another and soon joined the other side on the island.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for coming to rescue us in person. We are flattered by your kindness!"
After Bruno's introduction, the leading Minotaur captain and other generals immediately knelt on the ground and saluted Lei Xiao respectfully.
Although they have been sailing on the sea for some time, they have learned everything through timed magic communication, including Lei Xiao's control of the battlefield.
And now, seeing the young human emperor coming to rescue them in person, they are naturally grateful.
"Please stand up and tell me how you got here."
Lei Xiao first ordered some strong men to explore this bare island, and then nodded to the leading minotaur captain.
Through the other party's description, Lei Xiao learned.
Their experience was similar to ours, and they all came here suddenly during normal sailing.
The only difference is that unlike ours who noticed the clues at the first time, they didn't realize that something was wrong until they found this island that shouldn't have existed.
After some investigation, they didn't find any clues about the island, so they tried to contact Wuji City through magic communication, but they didn't receive any feedback at all.
In desperation, they had to re-board the ship and continue sailing in the direction of Wuji City, but they soon discovered another more surprising thing.
That is, no matter which direction they sailed from, they would eventually come back to the vicinity of this island, as if they had encountered an unsolvable cycle curse.
After trying to sail repeatedly for a day without stopping, they were more and more panicked and desperate and had to choose to rest on the island. It was not until our contact suddenly appeared that they saw a glimmer of hope again.
"Fortunately, His Majesty the Human Race led the team to come in time, otherwise we would be trapped here forever."
The brown face of the Minotaur Captain was full of gratitude, and he said to Lei Xiao with great gratitude.
"I know everything. I brought a lot of fresh supplies. Let the sailors have a good meal first."
Lei Xiao nodded to the Minotaur Captain and ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will tell the sailors the good news now!"
The Minotaur Captain knelt down to thank him, and then left happily.
Looking at the other party's back as he left, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly.
It is not difficult to see from the other party's description that it seems not to be an easy thing to leave here.
Although there is a lot of food and fresh water in his storage space, if he is also trapped here, the consequences will undoubtedly be unimaginable.
Just when Lei Xiao was thinking about this, the strong men who went to investigate flew back one after another.
Through the reports of the strong men, Lei Xiao further learned that it was exactly the same as what the Minotaur Captain said, this was just an isolated island with no grass and nothing special.
"Since there is no problem here as the central area, and the navigation will be infinitely looped, how should we leave this barrier area?"
"By the way, this barrier area does not seem to have any specific use. Why did the creator build such a place in the first place?
"I have to say that things are really getting more and more confusing."
Just when Lei Xiao frowned and thought, what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.