"No spiritual fluctuations... not a spell? Then how did it kill this monster?"
The man was filled with intense fear. As the captain of a large merchant ship bound for the Giant Island in the southern continent, he was not a complete mortal and knew a few intermediate spells.
According to the official definition, he could barely be considered a righteous master.
Naturally, it also possesses a certain degree of inspiration, although it is not very sharp. But if that ironclad ship really used magic to kill the monster, the spiritual fluctuations caused by such a powerful spell would not be weak.
I am sure I can notice it.
But no matter how he mobilized his inspiration to explore the ironclad ship hundreds of meters away, he could only sense death and silence.
This means... that ironclad ship most likely didn't use any magic, but simply relied on pure physical means such as explosives to bury the monster, which was bigger than its own ship, into the sea!
"Incredible... Even the ironclad ship that honors the Plantagenet Empire can't achieve this level without spiritual power, right?"
The Glorious Plantagenet Empire was known for its amazing industrial and mechanical skills, and its Imperial Royal Navy even called itself the "Invincible Fleet".
When it comes to steam-powered ironclad ships, even the Templar's Maritime Knights cannot match them.
But even the ironclad ships of the Royal Navy are probably not equipped with conventional naval guns that can blow up a super-giant alien creature over 50 meters in size with a single shell!
This extremely dangerous monster is generally almost impossible to defeat without spiritual power or high-level extraordinary people.
Besides, this wasn't an artillery attack. He didn't hear the loud roar of artillery, nor did he see the rising black smoke. There was only that strange steam...
It was incomprehensible. This was a completely new and mysterious method of attack that he had never seen before!
“Swish!——”
After the strangely shaped ironclad ship killed the "monster" in an unknown way, it let out a sharp whistle of steam pressure release, then turned its bow and very flexibly made a semicircle with a very small radius, heading southwest.
"That direction... is the Southern Continent? Are they going to the Southern Continent as well?"
The captain watched the strange ship gradually pass his own ship and head towards a course that almost overlapped with his own. He suddenly understood something and nodded silently.
Then he clapped his hands, and the crisp applause attracted the attention of the other crew members around him, bringing them back to their senses from their extremely shocked trance.
"Everyone, thanks to the help of the benevolent 'Sea God' Deka and the ironclad ship, the crisis has been resolved!"
He raised his voice and said:
"We continue to sail towards the southern continent. Everyone, please take your positions!"
"Captain, I don't think we should go any further south!"
As soon as he finished speaking, some crew members expressed their dissatisfaction.
The captain looked in the direction of the sound and saw that there were many other crew members gathered around the speaking crew member. Their faces were full of fear and uneasiness, and it was obvious that they all agreed with the crew member's opinion.
And these people make up the majority of all crew members.
"Captain, I don't know what's going on in this sea area recently. It's really weird! The day before yesterday, we were attacked by nearly 20 sea monsters. We fought them off with great difficulty, but now this terrifying monster has appeared again!
"Something's wrong! This route has always been quite safe, why is it encountering so many problems?"
Seeing the captain's gaze, the man immediately continued to persuade:
“Maybe something strange happened in this sea recently… I feel like if we continue to go south, there might be more trouble!
"By then, we may not be so lucky to meet a warship willing to help us!"
These words were both emotional and logical, and were recognized by almost all the crew members. Even the captain himself was almost convinced.
But this well-dressed man paused for a moment as if thinking, and said with a serious look:
"According to our current location, it will take another three days to reach the southern continent, and at least half a month to return to Jielian Island!"
"Uh……"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, and then they seemed to realize something, and their expressions became serious.
The captain's meaning was very clear: since we are all going to be in danger, three days is better than half a month, right?
"Okay...but our cargo is too heavy. If we can discard some of it, maybe we can get there in two days..."
After a long discussion, the crew expressed a compromise, but someone proposed to abandon the cargo to reduce the weight of the entire ship and increase the speed.
The captain's face suddenly turned stern when he heard this, and he shouted sternly:
"No! Absolutely not! The cargo on the ship is all my wealth! Not even a kilogram can be lost!"
"But this will hinder us——"
"Nonsense! Of course you don't feel bad about the money since it's not yours!"
"But our lives are ours!"
"Stop talking nonsense to me! If anyone dares to have these evil thoughts again, I will definitely teach you a lesson!"
As a result, on the three-masted sailing ship, which had just reached an agreement, members with different views on the future started to quarrel again, and a fierce argument broke out...
However, these have nothing to do with Qi Ji.
"It's such a joy to be brave and do what is right! Who told me to be so helpful..."
Qi Ji, who saved a whole ship of people, is in a good mood now. He paces back and forth on the deck of the torpedo boat with a smile on his face, and the riveted metal floor makes crisp and hollow knocking sounds.
After this little incident, it was already late at night.
The huge silver full moon gradually sank to the western sea level, and the night in the east faded away bit by bit, revealing a hazy and charming fish belly white.
On the southern horizon, a dark and rugged outline slowly emerged from the edge, like the corpse of a giant crawling on the distant sea.
An hour before the sun rises the next day, the southern continent "Giant Island" is almost isolated from the world, on the edge of the civilized world, brutal, violent and chaotic, but also full of countless wealth, freedom and opportunities...
Finally arriving.
"Qi Ji's Bizarre Adventure: A New Chapter of the Southern Continent" - a grand series!
Qi Ji stood on the deck at the bow, with his arms folded across his chest, and shouted loudly towards the sea which was gradually becoming clearer.
Chapter 539 Riot
At dawn, waves gently wash over the mudflats, leaving dark marks on the soft sand.
Further away is a lush forest. The color of the leaves is different from that of the common trees in the northern continent. It is not the bright and vibrant green, but closer to deep dark green.
The quiet atmosphere lasted for a long time, until a sharp and loud roar broke the silence:
“Swish!——”
The shrill sound of the whistle came from the distant sea level, echoing between the vast heaven and earth, lingering for a long time.
An all-metal torpedo boat was coming from the north. At first, it was only a small black dot, but as time went by, its specific outline gradually emerged.
"Finally we're here."
Qi Ji maneuvered the torpedo boat to the shore and jumped from the side deck onto the beach.
"This is the Southern Continent... there are quite a few people here."
Looking around, she did not sense any large-scale human settlements within a hundred miles. There were only primeval forests stretching for thousands of miles and naturally formed swamps and depressions.
Looking south, I saw that in the depths of this new continent, in addition to the endless tropical forest, there was also a hazy blue-gray shadow standing far away, majestic and magnificent.
Those are the mountains and hills distributed in the southern part of the southern continent, the habitat of modern giants. It is extremely dangerous and full of dangers, and it is also an area with a very low level of development by human civilization.
Even the Templar State, which was the most aggressive in its colonial expansion strategy, was unable to penetrate its colonies more than fifty kilometers.
"Let me see... I came here to investigate those lunatics who summoned the natural disaster... Yeah, they should be over there."
After standing there and looking around for a while, Qi Ji carefully sensed the certain aura lingering in this place and soon found the clue.
The reason why she was able to trace it to the Southern Continent was because those summoners left behind various traces when they traveled by boat from the Southern Continent to Jie Lian Island.
After the "underwater disaster" struck, they were most likely all doomed, because Qi Ji only sensed traces of them coming to Jie Lian Island from the South Continent, but could not find any signs of them leaving Jie Lian Island.
This shows that at the moment when the "underwater disaster" really struck, these guys were all killed on Jielian Island, without any trace left.
Therefore, what Qi Ji is doing now is not so much "tracking" as "tracing back" - she is trying to reverse the historical trajectory of those summoners and find their original gathering point.
And thus find out the culprit who instructed them to commit such horrific atrocities...if any exists.
"It's almost to the west... In that direction, it seems to be a port built by human colonists? Tsk, it's the most mixed place..."
After roughly confirming the basic direction, she set off and walked over there. She was so fast that she disappeared into the dense primeval forest in a flash, leaving only the track of wind blowing through the branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.
As for the torpedo boat... just leave it here for now. Anyway, this thing doesn't have any driving mechanism, and basically no one else can control it except her, so there is no need to worry about it being used by bad guys.
Besides, she left a mini puppet in the boat. If anything really went wrong, she could rush back with just a thought.
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The co-governed colony of the southern continent, Porto Piano.
As the earliest developed region in the southern continent, the first human nation to land in this natural harbor was the Holy Roman Empire.
But as time went on, more and more colonists from different countries gathered in this unique natural harbor, and the actual jurisdiction of this area gradually became difficult for the Templar State to monopolize.
Until now, even though this port city still belongs to the Templar State in name, the actual control is jointly managed by human countries such as the Templar State, the Glorious Plantagenet Empire, the Star Confederation, and the Linked Islands.
Therefore, it is called a "co-governed colony".
As it was the earliest developed seaport in the New World, people from all walks of life and all levels of human civilization gathered in Porto Piano. This huge city was therefore filled with chaos, crime, violence and darkness.
But at the same time, this is also a land of opportunities for countless sailors, adventurers, explorers, treasure hunters, and pioneers. Tens of thousands of young people have come to this city from afar with the dream of getting rich overnight, until their dreams are shattered.
"Strange, why are more and more people late?"
Inside the city hall meeting room at the port, several management staff members reviewed the list at hand, their foreheads wrinkled like dried plums.
As a seaport city, the bulk of Porto Piano's fiscal revenue comes from taxes collected from various ships entering and leaving the city.
However, starting a week ago, for some unknown reason, the number of ships entering the port has been decreasing, and some fleets that sail according to fixed cycles and routes have been slow to arrive on time.
Up to now, the number of ships entering the port every day has fallen to less than half of the same period last year, and will most likely continue to fall according to the current trend.
This is a huge blow to the city's revenue. If the situation is not improved, next month's financial statements will definitely look extremely ugly.
"Besides, the activities of the Sirens have become more and more frequent recently."
A city council member put down the report in his hand, raised his head, and looked grim:
"In order to strengthen coastal defense and compensate the victims, we have to spend a lot more money... And then we have to deal with this kind of thing. It's like the whole world is against us!"
"Has the messenger sent out to investigate the situation a few days ago not returned yet?"
Another congressman asked, and after seeing the person in charge shaking his head, he slammed the table in anger and said:
"What the hell! It's been three days. At the speed of the 'Magic Speedboat', we should have reached Jielian Island long ago! Could those guys have been eaten by a sea monster?!"
"There's no point in being anxious... Maybe he really has encountered some problem, otherwise he wouldn't be so procrastinating."
"Alas... How can I explain this financial report to my superiors? I was planning to buy another boat next year, but now it's definitely going to be a failure..."
"I am too embarrassed to see the Archbishop..."
"..."
A group of congressmen were scratching their heads in anxiety in the conference room, but they could do nothing about the current situation.
They have done what they should and could do, but it seems to have not helped to improve the current situation at all.
"Bang!!!"
At this moment, an extremely loud explosion was heard from outside the window, shaking the entire city hall and causing several cracks in the glass windows of the conference room.
"what happened again!?"
The congressmen were frightened at first, then stood up angrily and roared towards the door:
"Who's going to tell us what the hell is going on?!"
"My Lords! Something big has happened!" A young man dressed as a servant pushed open the door of the conference room and rushed in hurriedly.
"What's going on? Stop talking nonsense and tell me!"
"My Lord... My Lord... This is what happened..."
The young man came into the hall panting, looking flustered, and said incoherently:
"There's a riot outside! Someone's carrying out a terrorist attack and blowing up the clock tower! So many people are dead!"
