Mermaid Reef

A brand new 17th century English sailing ship sails briskly at sea.

An additional vertical front sail can be flexibly changed. The back sail is blown by the wind like a plump lychee petal, and the dazzling sunlight passes through the sail, giving it a strange crystal luster.

"The Englishmen in Port Royal really know how to maintain sailboats."

Jason loved the new toy, the vine tendrils crawling across the sleek and beautiful deck.

"I heard they put olive oil on the deck."

On the watchtower of the mast, Gemil yawned lazily.

The fish tail shone with a dazzling golden-red light in the sun, and he looked at the sun with his chin resting, his golden eyes narrowed into slits.

"Do you want to try another pirate ship?" Gemil asked.

He picked and picked two ships at Port Royal.

Poseidon's standards are very high, not bad wood materials, too many decayed parts, and too bad smell in the cabin.

The last criterion killed almost all ships, leaving only the British Navy's Governor's ship of Jamaica and a pirate ship in the dock for repairs "honored to be selected".

Jason said that the pirate ship might have been owned by a famous pirate leader at the time, but unfortunately the ship did not fly a pirate flag after it entered Port Royal. What is the name of the pirate leader.

Never mind, a boat would be nice.

Jensen thinks Gemil's aesthetic is very good.

Jensen had admired the multitude of sailing ships in Port Royal.

If in the past, he would have been very happy to have fished a roughly complete Spanish sailing ship from the seabed.

Because most shipwrecks are nothing but an empty shell, the shellfish clinging to the ship weigh more than the hull itself and need to be cleaned up.If there are too many incomplete parts, it will be troublesome to put them together.

It's like a rope game played by children. There are five fingers that can be spread freely, and there are also strenuous gestures where the fingers need to pick several lines according to the level.Although the main body has a large number of vine tentacles, it can be simpler. Who would do complicated assembly work?So after Jason became conscious, he still guarded the old broken ship. The hull had so many holes that it could be pretended to be a ghost ship.

Every ship in Port Royal is complete. After knowing that this place is destined to be destroyed, Jason also wanted to choose one, but he didn't look very satisfied.

This ship has too many sails, and the operation is complicated; that ship has too few muzzles, and the vine tentacles are not free; this ship is too ugly, and the sails of that ship are too dirty...

In short, Jason watched for a long time without making a move, and even lost interest in choosing.

Jason didn't expect Gemil to bring out two boats, both of which were good.

In particular, this governor's ship is spacious and beautiful. The captain's cabin and rest cabin are equipped with soft carpets, and there are sufficient reserves in the ammunition bay. Those round solid iron balls are very comfortable to roll.

——Throw away all the black powder, it's useless.

When Jason heard Gemil ask him if he wanted to change to another boat, Jason hesitated and refused.

Because the tentacles at the end of his two vines are rolling gently on the iron ball, which is not counted as playing, but just rolling and pressing like massaging, which is very interesting.

The pirate ship was dragged out of the dock by Gemil, and the cabin was basically empty.

There are no carpets, no extravagant furnishings, and no solid iron balls.

It's not bad, but it's more suitable for use when dozing off in the sun.

"Is John married?"

Jason asked suddenly.

Gemil immediately became vigilant: "Why do you ask that?"

"He should be 60 years old? If he is not married, he should not have children."

Jason put forward his conjecture seriously, "I want to see if his child will shine."

"Oh, he has a son, but I didn't see it." Gemil relaxed slowly, and the fish's tail drooped on the wooden board again.

Gemil told Jason about the seaside house where John lived, the cats John raised, and the photos in front of the fireplace.

When he was in London in 1927, Poseidon also became interested in human cameras and tried to take a photo, but the camera exploded on the spot.

The scene at that time was particularly chaotic, with thick smoke billowing in the photo studio, and people were terrified, completely unaware that the cause of the incident was an invisible evil god playing with idle cameras.

"I left after I handed the pearl to John." Gemil thought he wasn't lying, and consulted the detective before giving the pearl.

They are speeding across the North Atlantic.

One day before, Jason went to find Hans in Greenland and found that Hans had lost his glasses while fleeing for his life in the North Pole.

Thinking of Hans' efforts to train Juan in the dream, Jason made a new one, like a pearl to compensate John.

Hans's team members have very strange expressions, and their eyes are indescribable - the things given by the evil god are also sold after sale, can you believe that?

"You really don't want to go find that white whale."

"No."

Gemil said firmly.

He can feel that the other party is alive, that's enough, what reward will he give!The evil gods don't even do this!

Besides, he will definitely not need the white whale in the future.

Not John.

The biggest benefit of the method of paying is to keep the investigator alive. If the detective dies quickly like other investigators who contacted the evil god, then Gemil will not be able to receive follow-up good suggestions.

Jason glanced at the mermaid suspiciously.

Black vines protrude from the gun port on the side of the hull, and hang on the side of the ship, as if blowing the sea breeze.

In normal times, the mermaid would definitely appear here, holding the vines and playing with the soft tentacles at the ends, or singing.

...which greatly affects navigation.

So Gemil is quite abnormal today.

Jason also didn't want to remind Gemil that after getting to know Gemil, this kind of leisure time is very rare.

The splashing waves sprinkled on the hull, the sun was warm and the vines stretched freely.

Jason seemed to have returned to his previous life of drifting on the sea, except that there was an extra mermaid on board.

The mermaid felt the joy he exuded, and Gemil turned his head slightly, lost in thought.

It seems that the detective is right, a proper distance will enhance the relationship.

The next step is the second step. You can’t always let one of the parties choose the place to play, but also provide surprises appropriately, preferably places the other party has never been to.

This is very difficult for the evil god. Money and physical strength cannot stop the evil god from wandering around. Jason is young and active.

So Gemil proposed to hang out in the old houses of those ancient gods.

After many ancient gods left the earth, their residences remained on the earth.

Because there is no death, there is residual power, and the vision continues to be created, the new god still dare not approach, fearing to offend the master there.

This proposal immediately interested Jensen, and Gemil proposed a bunch of locations as a reference.

The first is a plateau in South America, the birthplace of Kukulkan, the feathered snake god.

There are frequent thunderstorms, and it rains almost every day. The large amount of rainwater forms countless rivers on the plateau, and finally slopes down at the edge of the plateau, forming a spectacular waterfall (Note).

Jason really wanted to go, but he hesitated when he thought of the Liege God. What if the Liege God went to the Feathered Serpent God's hometown at the first stop after returning to the earth?It would be too unfair if it happened.

Gemil also mentioned the "Eye of the Sahara" in Africa.

It's one giant concentric circle.

Layers of circles seem to be chaotic, but the whole is very regular. This kind of evil god who likes lawful patterns is rare. Gemil thinks that Jason may like this style.

In the end, Jason said that he had seen it, and Gemil expressed regret that it seemed that the evil god was dead, and the Sea God, who had slept for thousands of years and hadn't been out of the house, didn't know the news at all.

Gemil is not sure where the third location is, because the island is moving.

"The island is surrounded by quicksand, which will swallow everything. Below the crescent-shaped island is a rock palace. The roof and walls of the palace can make many kinds of sounds. This island should still be... Its owner is very powerful."

Jason felt more and more familiar the more he listened, and he glanced at the current heading.

"Sable Island?"

"Huh?" Gemil was at a loss.

Jansen explained: "This is the name given by humans to a moving island of death. Hundreds of ships have sunk in the quicksand around the island. Since humans can cross this ocean, ships have been swallowed non-stop. It wasn't until the time of my birth that humans seemed to have discovered a way to avoid shipwreck."

"Crescent?"

"Correct!"

"That's right, let's go and have a look." The mermaid found that Jason's joyful mood was stronger, and couldn't help asking, "Do you like that island very much?"

"Yes, I didn't dare to approach before, there are many boats in the quicksand..."

Jason stopped suddenly.

A vine climbed up the mast and snuggled up to the merman.

"But now I have better boats and don't need those."

"It's okay, the master is not at home, you can take whatever you want!" Gemil said directly.

The owner himself didn't know that there were so many sunken ships around, so what's wrong with taking a few ships!

Gemil resisted not to touch the vines, but let the vines rub against his shoulders and cheeks.

"You know that island so well, do you want to snatch it?" Jason asked suddenly, and he remembered the characteristics of the palace under the island that Gemil said.

"No."

Gemil denied it outright. Does he seem to be someone who would casually scramble for items from other evil gods?How troublesome, he is so lazy, how is it possible?

"Its owner used the palace to play music. I went to see it specially. At that time, the island was in the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the grotto where I lived that could amplify the sound."

Jason: "..."

In fact, you have a good place to live, so you don't bother to grab it!

Jason knows the group of evil gods very well. Basically, everyone can do whatever they want, as long as their strength allows.

"Well, anyway, this Sable Island is in front of us, very close."

"Really?" Gemil was a little surprised.

"Well, it's a bit close to the human channel, so I need to cover up a bit."

Jensen summoned a thick fog, and the sailboat quickly disappeared into the mist.

This dense fog is still sailing at a very fast speed, and the range of the fog has always remained within a certain range. From a distance, it looks like a group of storms is moving.

However, strange weather often occurs at sea, and experienced crew members will avoid the phenomenon of heavy rain in this area.

"Let's go then!"

Gemil was faintly proud that he had chosen a place that he and Jason were both interested in.

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, the owner of the island is—"

"Men call him Thoth, the god of wisdom."