Chapter 183 [0181] Whale Fall
Because of the simple social structure, Bilgewater was in chaos quickly and recovered quickly.
In the game of "dynamic social groups" where the big fish eat the small fish, after only five days, this port city gave birth to a new order from scratch.
The order was very simple, almost just the areas controlled by each group were governed by their own policies, but such a drastic change still brought Lux a lot of insights.
Unlike Zaun, the amazing changes in Bilgewater showed a very obvious "non-political nature".
Here, there are no political transactions and interest exchanges, and there is no centipede that is dead but not stiff.
In the cruel Bilgewater, only one whale falls and everything comes to life - after the Iron Hook Gang lost its ruling power, it was swarmed by other small groups and completely destroyed. Anyone with the Iron Hook Gang's mark will face liquidation.
Almost when the Iron Hook Gang's whale fall was completely digested, the small fish in this game were almost cleared out.
The remaining few groups with good strength occupied various docks, warehouses and markets in Bilgewater in different areas.
As the most powerful one among them, Sarah took the initiative to convey the negotiation signal.
Under Sarah's lead, these "big fish" finally began to send people to communicate tentatively. If everything goes well, the results of their communication will become the main order of Bilgewater in the future.
Now, although the new order has not been established, compared with the desolation in the past few days, Bilgewater has finally recovered a little livelihood.
Without the unacceptable multiple charges, the captains of the fishing boats finally threw a golden kraken into the sea and set sail.
The taverns that had been closed for many days opened for business, and those who were engaged in the flesh and blood business began to receive a large number of customers. Bilgewater seemed to have changed a lot, but it seemed that it had not changed at all - but no matter whether it had changed or not, when they heard that the various gangs and pirate groups were going to sit down and talk, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Except for Gangplank.
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That's right, Gangplank is not dead.
Sarah's plan destroyed his power as the "God of Pirates", but the power provided by the Nagakabouros Trial he participated in when he was young finally saved Gangplank's life.
When the artillery fire tore the deck and the Abyss really sank into the Abyss, he was caught in the whirlpool of the sinking hull and sank to the bottom of the sea - but under the protection of that bit of Nagakabouros's power, he finally climbed back to the shore.
However, his right hand sank forever in the slaughter dock and became food for an unknown beast.
Gangplank, who returned to the shore, didn't know who the betrayer was, nor did he know what happened, but at least he kept the most basic sanity.
After falling into this big fall, he didn't gather people immediately, but came to the temple of Nagakabouros alone.
For Gangplank, at this time, the men of the Hook Gang were no longer reliable - after this incident, the people of Bilgewater were no longer afraid of him, and even if the Hook Gang was unscathed, it would be difficult for him to continue to rule this pirate city!
Under the huge blow, Gangplank crawled outside the temple of Nagakabouros like a zombie.
He didn't know why he came here - or rather, both emotion and reason were urging him to come here, urging him to see Illaoi.
Emotionally, that was his old love, or his only love.
Rationally, if he wanted to turn the tables, persuading Illaoi might be Gangplank's only chance.
"Where is Illaoi?" Lying outside the gate of the temple, he screamed loudly, "Tell her to see me - Illaoi!"
"I'm here, Gangplank," Illaoi carried the god on his shoulders, "Gangplank, shut your mouth - it makes you look like shit."
"My boat, it's gone." Gangplank, who saw Illaoi, seemed like a child who had lost everything, "All gone."
"I don't care about your boat." Illaoi shook his head, "That's why I dumped you."
"You said at that time that I wanted to move on and return to the sea." Gangplank clearly remembered every word of Illaoi at that time, "But to go to sea, I need a boat."
"I remember what you said." Illaoi looked down at the embarrassed old man in front of him. Love, "You only need a canoe to go out to sea."
"I originally had the Abyss!" Stimulated by this look, Gangplank couldn't help but yelled, "Bilgewater is also my territory--"
"But now, you are just a stray dog." Illaoi leaned over, "Except for the pride of being the Disaster of the Sea, you have nothing."
"As long as someone supports me..." Gangplank gritted his teeth, "Give me a chance, I will still be the king of Bilgewater--"
"If it is not necessary, do not increase the entity." Illaoi did not continue to speak, and the brilliance of humanity in her eyes like snake pupils finally gradually dissipated, "Since you think you can still turn the tables, then come on!"
The next moment, Illaoi stretched out her arm.
Through the divine knowledge, she extended her spirit and called on the energy of Nagakabouros.
A glowing mist poured out from the mouth of the statue, and a blue-green energy vortex surrounded the statue of the sea monster.
These energies gradually materialized and turned into tentacles. Against the backdrop of the golden statue, these tentacles were as beautiful as the sunrise on the sea, and as terrible as the darkest hatred on the seabed.
In Gangplank's vision, the number of tentacles protruding from the statue increased rapidly at an astonishing rate. They stretched out completely and pulled Gangplank's soul tightly.
"Ugh--"
As if it was the last groan of a drowning man, Gangplank quickly lost consciousness.
"Face Nagakabouros!" Illaoi raised the God of the High, and Gangplank's body was dragged up like a drowning dog, "Prove yourself!"
Just like Lux before, Gangplank was also taken into the trial.
Unlike Lux, Gangplank did not have Karya to protect him, and the trial he faced was even more terrible.
In this world, countless huge tentacles kept hitting the captain who was already scarred.
Planck staggered and rolled in the waves, trying to avoid the attack as low as possible.
But every time he dodged, more tentacles appeared.
These tentacles attacked him while pushing him down, pushing him further and further away from his soul - closer and closer to annihilation.
The pain of soul stripping and annihilation soon exceeded the pain of physical incompleteness, and Planck soon reached the limit of the trial.
And under this limit, he finally had a breakthrough.
Somehow, Planck felt that this might be the last attack of the tentacles. He stepped on the waves and finally did not continue to dodge, but took the initiative to meet the endless tentacles - the will to live was strong enough, this was the only way to pass the Nagakabouros trial.
Even if he would be hit into the sea by the tentacles this time, as long as he survived, the trial would be considered a success!
With this thought in mind, Planck straightened his chest.
The next moment, the tentacles hit heavily.
The pain of being crushed made Gangplank's soul wail uncontrollably, but in addition to the pain, Gangplank's heart also surged with joy - just like that, take this blow, pass the trial of the Snake Mother, and make a comeback...
However, just when everything was moving in the direction Gangplank expected and he was about to pass the trial and start a comeback, in the world of the trial, the waves under Gangplank suddenly dissipated, replaced by a small, golden beach.
With a snap, Gangplank was slapped on the beach.
Karlya's Little Classroom·Golden Beach:
The golden beach is not only a cheat to help Lux pass the trial, but also a small "Darkin mark" left by Karlya for Shenxi.