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Ocarina of the Crescent

There is a specific sea area between Atlanta and Gaugamela, which is an equilateral triangle area with Dumuzi on the sea chart, where there is a clan of sea monsters who shun even warlike murlocs.

Predatory humans are bloodthirsty and easy to kill, and the bones of their groups are scattered for thousands of miles. Even sea kings are alone and accidentally enter the habitat of sea monsters. If they are accidentally disturbed, they are rarely spared. There are countless ships.

Since the beginning of human history, it has been called the Sea of ​​No Return.

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The above brief account is drawn from materials that are in circulation and can be made public.

However, in fact, there are still some secrets about sea monsters that ordinary people don't know.

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Perhaps the world itself is restraining the sea monsters. Once they leave the Triangle Sea, they cannot survive. They can only enter the breeding period in 20 years, and there are no females in the group, so they can only borrow human females to continue their offspring.

The reason why the Siren family did not perish is that every 20 years, on the night of the new moon, there are always human ships entering the Triangle Sea area. The reason is that the Siren King's heart has extremely unique medical effects.

In short, in order to obtain the Siren King's heart, often during their breeding season, incoming ships offer the fearsome creatures females to guarantee their continuation.

At the same time hunting down the Siren King.

There is a dossier in the inner courtyard of the imperial city of the Chitu Continent describing a new moon summoning a hundred years ago. When the ceremony was over and the sun was born, only one of the fleet returned.

In addition to spending countless property, there are [-] female slaves and [-] warriors...

Most of these secret materials that cannot be revealed are recorded in the inner courtyard of the imperial city of Chitu Continent and the database of the world government, while the other part is stored in the naval military archives.

The former records the deeds related to the New Moon Ceremony and the Siren King's heart healer, while the latter focuses on collecting information on the habits and attack patterns of the entire Kraken group, as well as their weaknesses.

Since the founding king of Dumuzi exchanged the heart of the Sea Demon King for the throne hundreds of years ago, the monarch of Dumuzi has routinely offered such precious medicine every 20 years in exchange for the goodwill of Chitu Continent.

Therefore, the inner courtyard of the imperial city of Chitu continent recorded the miraculous and precious medicine, calling it "a good medicine that can cure all diseases in the world".

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The navy has been paying attention to the triangle sea area since the last 20 years, in order to completely eliminate the monsters that eat people.

The reason why the navy acted like this was the tragedy that 20 years ago when the navy fleet escorted civilian ships into the great waterway, they encountered a hurricane and inadvertently broke into the triangle sea area but alarmed the sea monsters, and finally the fleet was completely wiped out.

The tragedy that shocked the entire navy happened, and Marineford assembled a heavy army immediately. Unfortunately, the ruler in power at the time blocked the Triangle Sea area and intercepted the fleet, and then the Terracotta Continent put pressure on the World Government.

Thousands of lives were buried in the mouth of the siren, including sailors and generals, and even civilians, but the core decision-makers of the army could not do anything. For 20 years, Marineford has always remembered that account.

It is precisely because of this that Dumuzi is the only country in the first half of the great waterway that does not have a navy stationed there.

Only built fortresses on a few islands near the sea to protect them from being invaded by pirates. As for the turmoil in Dumuzi, Atashata tried to ask for help from the navy through the Terracotta Continent several times, and Marineford did not move.

If it hadn't been for the obstruction of the Domuz rulers in every possible way, the fleet that rushed to it after receiving the distress signal might have been able to save or search for the survivors, instead of watching the tragic scene of the blood-stained sea in the end.

The new moon calls, and it will not end as long as the Ata Shatar family name is still sitting on the throne.

However, the successive emperors of Dumuzi will inevitably face domestic turmoil. The resistance from the people has never stopped for hundreds of years. The hospital's demand for the Siren King's heart.

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The tragedy in the Triangle Sea is a fuse.

The obstruction of the Royal Court of Dumuzi, the indifferent attitude of Chitu Continent, and the pressure of the world government made the anger that had been accumulated for many years in the naval camp finally cross the critical point.

From that year onwards, the high-ranking members of the naval camp have subtly absorbed the ideas of the new generation, accumulating strength little by little.

After spending nearly 20 years, the navy has become stronger and stronger, and it has been able to get out of control to a certain extent. It is precisely because of this that it has today's plan to ignore the central command and insist on destroying the Kraken.

After reading the last line, Polusalino threw the few pages in his hand onto the table, and snorted imperceptibly.

After spending most of the night researching all the relevant information, even he believed that it was inevitable that the family of Dumuzi, the Atashata family, would be pushed down from the throne, and there was nothing to regret.

For a mere drug, countless lives were sacrificed.

So stupid and cruel, how can it be no wonder that the people rose up to resist?

Rubbing the corners of his dry eyes, he put down his hands. Polusalino opened his eyes, stared at the document that was thrown away a few seconds ago, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and held it in his mouth, and turned Instead, crumpled up a few pages and stuffed them in the ashtray, and approached him with a lighter that hadn't been extinguished.

The small flame burned the fragile paper silently, and the jumping light spots were reflected in the black pupils. Through the rising mist from the cigarette, the coldness in Polusalino's eyes disappeared in an instant.

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At this time, the long night was coming to an end, and apart from the sailors on duty at night on the Ceylon, he was probably the only one still awake.

Including Sakalski, his classmate fell asleep, but Polusalino couldn't sleep, even if he knew that he would be mentally weak after staying up all night, he didn't care.

The meeting ended in the middle of the night. Before returning to the dormitory, he applied to Triton to borrow the part of the materials that were not assigned to the interns. After getting permission, he brought them back and studied with Sakalski.

In the dead of night, Polusalino quietly took out the documents in his hand, combined them with the information from the Navy Headquarters, and read them again.

Polusalino has his own special intelligence network, and some of the things he can know are even more detailed than the navy's confidential documents, that is, those few pages are burned.

A few days ago, they were quietly sent to the Ceylon, but they didn't have time to study them carefully. Firstly, it was inconvenient for him and Sakalski to go in and out together. .

Until tonight, the call of the new moon was imminent. In order to give the thousand-year-old hag a little more confidence in retreating, Polusalino had to take the risk of being discovered and spare time for research.

It's just a pity...

Whether it is naval intelligence or information obtained from his own channels, the weakness of the Kraken has never been accurately recorded.

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The Royal Court of Dumuzi's account of the call of the new moon is full of praises, and the text is full of gaudy ritual details. The successive emperors are brave and fearless, and the gods are wonderful.

Even the bait and the accompanying warriors are rarely mentioned, at most the final number of deaths is used as a 'royal loss'.

As for the siren itself, I haven't seen a single bit of it. Seeing it, Polusalino's heart became angry, and he couldn't help being suspicious. The call of the new moon that has been calling for hundreds of years, the so-called "every emperor of Dumuzi is in danger", How to visit the Fa in person?

Emperor Domzi didn't even know what the Kraken looked like, and was obviously hiding at a safe distance. The records of the New Moon Ceremony revealed less information than the information collected by the Navy.

Marineford has been paying attention to the Kraken's movements for nearly 20 years. Although several attempts have been dismissed, at least the Navy has inferred some of the Kraken's habits and characteristics from the survivors and wreckage found in the search and rescue.

Having been in danger for hundreds of years, the successive monarchs of Dumuzi, who should have known it clearly, were standing behind the defense line created by relying on female slaves and warriors to satisfy the sexual appetite of the sea monster? !

According to Brigadier General Triton, he deserved death.

Even if Atashata did not die in Dumuzi, if he survived to preside over the new moon ceremony, His Majesty the king would not have died.

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Unable to hold back the anger in his heart, he slapped his palm on the table with resentment. Polusalino became more and more irritable and gloomy, and even forgot where he was and shouted angrily, "You bastard!"

In the dead of night, whether it was the slap on the table or his sudden sound, it was extremely harsh. In the next second, Sakaski, who was on the double-decker bunk, woke up with a start.

Hearing the movement, Polusalino raised his eyelids, looked at Sakalski in silence for a while, the expression in his eyes was ever-changing, and finally said leisurely, "I'm sorry for slipping my hand~"

The work and rest time on the warship was the same. At this time, the lights in the living quarters had already been turned off, and only a desk lamp with a low shade was on. In the dark night, the two classmates at the same time could not see each other's expression half hidden in the dim light.

After a while, Sakaski snorted softly, and said lightly, "Even if that bastard Qiantui Baisui refuses to listen to you and is tricked by Triton instead, it won't keep you awake all night?"

Hearing this, Polusalino was stunned for a moment, and his mood suddenly became more melancholy, "That idiot is really stupid enough to go to the main ship with Triton, and he will have a physical examination tomorrow, and he is not afraid of being taken advantage of by others!"

"The medical officer brought by the center is a man! Maybe there is not even a nurse!"

"The men on the warship are all hungry/thirsty, right? That idiot has always been rough, what if she is tricked, what if there is something weird in the cabin arranged for her..."

Chatting on and on, Polusalino couldn't stop talking, he was really worried——

"No matter how hungry/thirsty there is, no fool will take her idea, right?" Sakaski interrupted as if he couldn't bear it, "Aside from her face and chest, how can she look like a woman?"

"Which one of the guys in our training camp at the same time got too close and didn't get kicked out?"

There was still a hint of drowsiness in the voice, and then there was a bit of gnashing of teeth when he spoke, "Only you, Polusalino, can move your hands and feet around her. I have always suspected that there is something wrong with your aesthetics."

"Thousands and hundreds of years are such strong and two-dimensional creatures..."

"Yeah~ I think [-] years old is very cute~" Polusalino's eyes were empty, and he made a face unconsciously (≧w≦), "It's especially handsome when it hits people flying cleanly."

"..." After a long silence, Sakaski said slowly, with the tone of looking at a hopeless patient, "Remember to remind me to stay away from you tomorrow, Polusalino."

"Lest you lower my IQ."

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After a while, Sakaski, who was not speculative, turned his head and lay down again, pulling up the quilt and continuing to sleep.

Polusalino faded away the smile at the corner of his mouth, lowered his eyes, and quietly looked at the black ash in the ashtray. The classmate glanced at it just now, and he may or may not have seen anything.

It's just that he can no longer scruple about anything, even if he will face doubts after tomorrow.

The admirals of the navy have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there is no one who is really careless. Idiots can’t live long, and all of them are brave, tough and careful. Zefa is, and Triton is also...

Not even Sakarski would be a brainless brat.

Can…

If he is suspected, he can only admit it. Who made it impossible for him to see that dominatrix in danger?

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Polusalino sighed slightly, and slowly turned his face away. The night outside the round glass window was gradually fading, replaced by the gray sky.

The long night is approaching, and a new day is about to begin.

……Dividing line……

On the night of the new moon.

The sun could not be seen throughout the day, the light rain was falling endlessly with snowdrops, and the ocean current under the sea was turbulent.

The sea environment in the great waterway has never been predictable. The first second is calm and the sea may be dizzy by the current generated by the vortex. The main ship led by the central officials, the left and right wing frigates, and the three fleets are constantly changing. arduous journeys at sea.

After escaping several crises in succession, he finally struggled out of the boundless current vortex and frost, and soon after sailing into a calm sea, the commander of the Ceylon issued an order of "all staff on alert" to the entire ship through the communicator.

Because the seemingly calm and harmless sea area that the warship arrived at was exactly where the Kraken's lair was.

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The setting sun is dark red, except for the gentle rhythm brought by the waves washing over the hull, the ocean surface is surprisingly quiet. In the boundless sea and sky, there are not even birds flying across the sky, and it is so empty and desolate.

The Ceylon was moored at the predetermined coordinates, and all staff gathered to start the pre-war preparations.

Perhaps it was the psychological effect of the war, the air that was wrapped in the sea breeze and brushed his nose vaguely seemed to have a strong smell of blood, Polusalino, like all the soldiers assembled on the deck, shuddered suddenly.

Before the moon night falls, everything is completed quietly and orderly, the guns/cannons are loaded, the combat tasks are carried out, and the soldiers are in their positions.

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Polusalino and Sakaski stayed on the deck. Together with dozens of soldiers who had received the same mission, they stood behind Brigadier General Triton, the commander of the Ceylon, quietly waiting for the arrival of the main ship.

Due to the extremely dangerous sea conditions during the day, the coronation ceremony for the throne of Dumuzi could not be held after all, and the central officials probably did not want to see any unexpected situation. They only signed the appointment documents and crowned the new king, and nothing else happened after that.

And all that was done indoors. The reason why Polusalino knew was that Triton, who returned alone later, told them.

Chitose stayed on the main ship. Of course, Zefa also returned to Ceylon.

Their instructor, the black-armed Zefa is a person who loves students very much. Although he is usually strict and rigid, Zefa always does his best to treat every student.

It is precisely because of this that Polusalino and the others have not strongly opposed the matter of going to the main ship for thousands of years, because Zefa will protect her, even if the navy of the main ship is occasionally negligent and stays by the side of the former general, the people in the center secretly Can't make any small moves.

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Unknowingly, the lingering fireball on the distant sea horizon finally fell into darkness, and the first star appeared in the dark blue sky. Everyone waiting on the deck of the Ceylon finally saw the new King Dumuzi from the main ship.

A group of more than a hundred people can be regarded as mighty.

Except for the navy on guard at the front and back, the entire team is almost all women. King Dumuzi, who presides over the call of the new moon, walks in the middle with two attendants, shouting in front and embracing in front and back, looking very majestic.

The women are all the bait brought by the center. They are all wrapped in light gauze, smelling like jewels and jewels, and they are beautifully dressed. Each of them holds a tray in their hands, on which are placed the things needed for the ceremony.

The smoke from the censer is curling up, and the gold and jade utensils are shining brightly.

After the team moved slowly to board the Ceylon, the main ship followed suit and put away the trestle.

Not long after, the characteristic hum of large mechanical turbines was heard, and the waves beat against the hull. The main ship and the right wing began to sail. According to the scheduled plan, the two warships will retreat to the sea at a safe distance to wait for the good news.

Casually glanced at the new King Domuzi standing on the deck, Polusalino looked away, and fixed his eyes on the figure who was closely following the black-armed Zefa.

Zefa was the last person to leave the main ship, followed by a black mass. Just now Polusalino couldn't find the thousand-year-old bait among the hundreds of decoys. When he saw the mass, he found out...

That bastard woman turned out to be with Zefa.

Followed all day, right?Zefa has been staying on the main ship, so to speak...to be alone...hehehe~ He squinted his eyes, and before Polusalino finished grinding his teeth, he heard Sakaski dryly say, "Dinner is ready That bowl of vinegar for you looks to be doing well, Polusalino."

"..." Polusalino, (==).

It's okay if Sakalski's black belly is not mentioned, but when he said that his stomach was immediately cramped, and he said something to comfort him, he actually poured a whole bowl of vinegar to trick him into drinking it while he was in a daze, and his teeth almost fell out...Asshole!

Wasn't it just turning on the light last night that disturbed sleep?Qiuqiu didn't protest, but Sakaski actually dragged him to the training ground to practice for a day on the grounds of 'neurasthenia', and then gave him a bowl of vinegar.

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Perhaps it took a long time for him to receive the expected reception. The new king restrained his arrogance slightly, looked around the deck, and turned his gaze to Commander Triton's position.

After a while, the man's expression finally changed slightly before anyone stepped forward to greet him.

Afterwards, Triton waved his hand silently, surrounded by well-trained naval soldiers guarding nearby, and quietly and silently led King Dumuzi and his two entourages to one side.

The rest were more than a hundred decoys, all of whom were women. The soldiers didn't do anything to them, they just arranged for them to put down their belongings and walk to the rear of the deck, where they were a little safer.

Perhaps because they noticed the strange attitude of the navy, the originally quiet decoys began to make noises. A few bolder ones pulled the navy soldiers to ask in a low voice, but most of them covered their faces and cried.

Among the baits, Polusalino saw the maid beside Shikoti, and also saw the slave of Dumuzi who had disappeared on the Ceylon at some point.

Seeing the navy acting like this, the new king looked even more ugly, but he couldn't do anything, because the naval soldiers guarding nearby were loaded with live ammunition, and their guns were aimed at him and his two attendants at the same time.

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In silence, Polusalino waited until he was called a certain hag who had been absent-minded during the day.

She followed Zefa towards them, and then, as Zefa and Triton began talking in low tones, she crept up to him, who was already a little impatient.

Polusalino deliberately kept his gaze straight, and laughed, "You look like a crow."

"What? Are you afraid of catching a cold?"

The baits are dressed up like dancers in the desert country, with long tulle skirts, and the naked body is faintly visible, and the red hairpin trembles with each step.

Thousands of years old but wrapped himself airtightly, the same gauze and mask, densely stacked, only a pair of eyes were left outside, even if he was standing so close at this moment, he still couldn't see her hiding The face beneath the black veil.

Maybe it was because the irony in his words was too obvious, Qiansui took off his veil, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently, "Those bastards have covered me with several layers of spices from head to toe, I think I can serve it on a plate."

As she spoke, she began to grind her teeth, her complexion twisted, "Brush again and again, after brushing, wash and then brush, isn't that marinated first and then grilled?"

Unable to resist, he reached out and tapped her forehead with his index finger. Polusalino snorted and asked half curiously and half jokingly, "What's the smell?"

"Pork Chop in Honey Sauce!" (#‵′) Convex.

"Girls, don't do such rude actions." Polusalino raised his hand helplessly to stop her insignificant actions, raised his brows after thinking for a while and realized, "You're hungry, aren't you?"

He just remembered that in the document he had read earlier, during the New Moon Summoning preparation ceremony, the bait had to bathe, change clothes, burn incense and sit in meditation, so the thousand-year-old was hungry all day, and he was in a bad mood, right?

"Shall I go to the kitchen and get you something?"

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Chitose was silent for a few seconds with a hesitant expression on his face, and finally refused dejectedly, "Forget it, what if I eat too much and spit it out later~"

After a pause, he turned his head to look at the direction of the baits, frowned, and whispered to himself, "Why don't you resist? I really don't understand what they think."

Hearing what she said, Polusalino was slightly taken aback, quickly glanced at the female slaves, then retracted his gaze, and replied softly, "What did they tell you?"

"Ah~ Some people feel that resistance is useless, and some don't know how to run away at all." Her expression gradually became weird, with a hint of pity and anger, "Someone even told me that it is an honor to sacrifice in the New Moon Ceremony." .”

"The last statement came from the slaves of Dumuzi, right?" Polusalino said casually while raising his hand to help her adjust the veil, "Don't pay attention to what the female slaves said, centenarians, they have been kept for too long, they have already I don't know how to think."

I don't know if he said something wrong, she paused slightly, then turned her face away, raised her eyes a little, and met his gaze quietly, as if there was something dark and dangerous hidden in her eyes.

After looking at him for a long time, she lowered her eyelids and covered all eyes. After a while, she asked softly, "Porusalino, what do you think justice is?"

Without waiting for his answer, she continued on her own, "For me, justice is to protect freedom."

"The so-called freedom is that everyone can speak freely, just like Voltaire thought."

Eyelashes as long as crow feathers trembled, she slowly raised them, black and white pupils, eyes revealing a solemn and quiet beauty, "I don't agree with your point of view, but I must defend your right to speak to the death. "

"Whether they were forced or voluntarily participated in the New Moon Ceremony, what they said was insincere, right? The root cause of their inability to think for themselves is the result of our failure to protect them."

"There is no one who does not know how to think. It is the fault of justice that they are not allowed."

"Even if I have to defend your rights, I will refute your point of view."