With the help of the "speed scroll," Odis ran faster than the floating evil spirits.
As he ran up, he shouted, "Everyone, get to the deck!"
As they passed the restaurant, all the mummies there sat up straight, watching Odis run past them.
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It seems there was a group of people watching the commotion while they were eating.
After shouting it a second time, Odis had already run onto the deck and used the second "Defense Scroll".
At this moment, a cold wind blew across the ship, and a chilling sensation spread that made one's spirit go cold.
The evil spirits caught up with them.
Odis threw out a "Scroll of Blazing Sun" to make the evil spirits retreat temporarily, and then took out spiritual materials and quickly began to draw a magic circle on the deck.
At this moment, Bazel and the others, who had just heard Odis's order, came to the deck.
Yi Lai Zhe also noticed the evil spirit on the deck, which flew over from mid-air.
The mummified corpse from the captain's cabin also emerged, standing there quietly, as if watching the spectacle.
Odis threw out another "Sun Scroll": "Hold on for half a minute!"
The intense light, which had been fading, intensified again, causing the evil spirits, who were about to retaliate, to retreat once more.
Bazel kicked a broken piece of deck at the evil spirit, taking the opportunity to use his "bribe" and "weakening" abilities.
The evil spirits grew weak and hid in the corners, waiting for the effects of the "Sun Scroll" to end.
At this moment, small cylinders suddenly grew out of the deck around Odis. The cylinders opened, and "black anemones" under the "scorching sun" reached out to grab Odis.
Whew~
Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and the "wind blades" hidden in the wind cut the black sea anemones in half one by one.
With the protection of Bazel and Iraiz, Odis could concentrate on drawing the magic circle.
Just as they were drawing most of it, a large crack suddenly appeared in the deck, forming a hole that went all the way down to the bottom layer.
Through the large hole, Odis and the others saw a ghostly figure emitting a pale white light sitting in a room at the bottom of the ship.
It looked calm and elegant, not like an evil spirit, but more like a gentleman enjoying afternoon tea.
When the other party looked up, Odis and the others immediately felt an aura of majesty that made them dare not look directly at him.
Glug~
Feli and Renata knelt on the deck first, while Bazel and Iraizhe dared not look directly at each other, bowing their heads and respectfully retreating like servants.
Odis did not confront this force head-on. Instead, he knelt on the ground, closed his eyes, and continued drawing the magic circle.
For him, magic circles were something he could draw with his eyes closed.
What he didn't expect was that there was such a special spirit on the bottom of the ship.
At the same time, the "mummy captain" and the other mummies in the restaurant seemed to have received some kind of order and came to the deck.
The "Dried Corpse Captain" raised his hand towards Odis, and two leather whips emerged from the illusory space behind Odis, lashing at the "defense shield."
These mummies, who still possessed a certain level of intelligence, were also "extraordinary beings," or rather, extraordinary beings in life. They used abilities such as "spiritual whip," "language of the dead," "bribe," and "fireball" on Odis.
Odis used two "defense scrolls" in succession, finally managing to stop this round of attacks.
Meanwhile, the magic circle in front of him had been drawn to its final part. Under immense mental pressure, Odis threw an "explosive scroll" at the hole on the deck and at the "mummified captain" and the others.
The scroll thrown into the cave suddenly emitted a pale white light, and the special spirit caused all the spirituality contained within the scroll to vanish instantly.
Pfft~
The scroll shattered, creating an explosion slightly more powerful than a fart.
Boom!
Another scroll exploded in mid-air above the "Mummy Captain" and the others, not because Odis threw it high enough, but because the "Mummy Captain" had "exiled" the scroll there.
However, it severely misjudged the scroll's power, blowing the mast off even in mid-air. The heatwave swept across the deck, igniting the clothes on the mummies' bodies.
Only the area around Odis was protected by the "defense scroll" and was not affected by the heat wave.
Taking advantage of this obstruction, Odis finally finished drawing the magic circle.
"Get behind me! Crawl over if you have to!" Odis said the last sentence to Feli and Renata, who were kneeling on the ground like quails.
At that moment, he couldn't care less about the two ladies.
Under the pressure of the special spirit at the bottom of the ship, Odis struggled to get up and infused her spiritual energy into the magic circle.
The magic circle immediately emitted a pale white light, forming an illusory "shield".
Odis breathed a sigh of relief as the oppressive force emanating from the bottom of the ship diminished; this "protective shield" was provided by a magic array.
At this moment, he finally dared to look directly at that special spirit. He glanced at the bottom of the ship and discovered that the other party was wearing asymmetrical clothing from the Fourth Age.
Moreover, Odis noticed that the style of the clothing was asymmetrical, half of it being the style of the Northern Continent and the other half the style of the Southern Continent.
Such attire was not common in the Quaternary period. Asymmetrical clothing in that era was generally asymmetrical in terms of patterns, colors, and materials, and rarely in terms of style.
However, now is not the time to study this. Odis quickly took out a bottle of spiritually rich essential oil, placed it outside the shield, and said in the giant language: "I, in my name, summon."
"Lord of the underworld, great Samensel, please descend into the circle of this magic circle under the guidance of the seven-pointed star, and gaze upon the one who summoned you."
"Please accept the offerings I have provided and obey my commands."
Whew~
A cold wind blew across the deck, and a cloud of black mist appeared inside the summoning circle. At the top of the mist were two red eyes, watching Odis.
At the same time, the gray mist covered the glass bottle containing the essential oil and put away the offerings provided by Odis.
This Samensel is one of Odis's greatest trump cards. It loves the offerings Odis provides, so it almost always appears whenever Odis summons it.
Previously, Odis needed some powder to complete the summoning process, but now that he has advanced to Sequence 6, he no longer needs those auxiliary materials to complete the summoning.
Because the ship was already shrouded in a chilly wind, the coldness that followed Samanthael's arrival wasn't so pronounced.
Bazel and the others hid behind Odis, astonished by what they saw. Their spirituality allowed them to sense that Samensel was not of a low level.
I never expected the captain could summon such a powerful helper!
Before Odis could give the order, Samensel's two red eyes looked down at the bottom of the ship.
The peculiar spirit opened its mouth and said in a somewhat ethereal voice, "Samensel Tudor."
Odis was taken aback, not expecting that they were acquaintances.
What was even more unexpected was that this cloud of black mist was actually surnamed Tudor!
However, at this moment he is the summoner, and cannot show any signs of insecurity.
He took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice, "Great Samensel, please take the spirits on this ship back to the spirit world and break the rules at the bottom of this ghost ship."
The special spirit sitting on the bottom immediately waved its hand, and the hole in the deck instantly disappeared.
Samensel's misty body suddenly became round, forming a huge, hollow misty ring.
The inside of the misty ring immediately became ethereal and began to twist, as if it had transformed into a spiritual vortex.
This vortex did not cause any changes in the real world, but it had a huge suction force on the spirits. Amidst the shrill screams, the evil spirits that had been "wandering" in the lower levels and chasing Odis were all sucked into the "spiritual vortex".
Many evil spirits tried hard to grab something, but after waving their hands for a long time, they couldn't grab anything.
From within the bodies of the "mummy captains," a phantom spirit emerged and flew into the "spiritual vortex." The mummies immediately collapsed onto the deck, motionless.
Immediately afterwards, Samensel, who was in a misty ring state, returned to his previous misty state and disappeared into the deck.
Six or seven seconds later, something seemed to happen to the ship. Odis and the others couldn't quite put their finger on it, but they were very clear that the ship's condition was different from before.
Two or three seconds later, Samensel, in the form of a cloud of mist, returned to the deck and said in an ethereal voice, "He comes from the 'Trensost Empire,' I can't kill him."
"However, this ship is not capable of posing a threat to you for the time being."
Odis was slightly taken aback. After summoning him so many times, he finally realized that Samensel could speak.
He quickly calmed down, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Who is he?"
Samensel did not answer, but he also showed no intention of leaving.
Oddess immediately understood what the other party meant and placed the last bottle of spiritually rich essential oil she was carrying outside the "protective shield" formed by the magic circle.
The gray mist covered the essential oil, and then Samensel spoke in a phantom voice: "Collier Trensost".
"But that's not his true form."
Odis was taken aback, realizing that the ship's situation was more complicated than he had imagined; it wasn't simply a matter of the ship coming back to life.
Sammonsell said, "This ship has been affected by something, and it has an environment where Collier has been here for a long time. Without prior preparation, I cannot destroy that environment, and therefore I cannot completely destroy the ship's most basic rules."
Odis said, "It doesn't matter, as long as we have a chance to escape."
That would be troublesome if this guy refused to leave the real world because he didn't achieve his goal.
Odis solemnly addressed the black mist once more: "Great Samensel, thank you for your help. We live in peace and help each other. I offer you sacrifices, and you shall obey my commands."
"Now please leave the real world, leave this circle with the seven-pointed star."
Sammonsell then left.
Whew~
A warm sea breeze swept away the chill on the ship.
Odis glanced at the "mummy captain" and the others. These mummies did not show any signs of extraordinary properties being released. Either they had no properties, or their condition was still very strange, so nothing was released.
However, now is not the time to study this. Odis gave each of the three, including Bazel, a "flight scroll". Since Iraiz could fly anyway, he saved a scroll.
Several people left the ghost ship from the air. As soon as they left the ship, a thick fog appeared around them, and the ghost ship disappeared into the fog.
Soon the fog disappeared, the sea returned to normal, and the starry sky was revealed.
It was as if the eerie ghost ship had never appeared at all.
On the ghost ship shrouded in mist, the "mummy captain" and the other mummies with extraordinary abilities slowly rose and strolled to the outside of a room on the lowest level.
In the room where Felicity and Renata had previously been hiding, the hanging mummy raised its hand and took itself off the rope, and the three mummy in the corner also slowly got up.
The mummies hiding in other rooms also came out and arrived outside the room on the lowest floor.
The door opened, and the spirit that Samanthall called Collier Trensault said weakly, "Continue to operate this ship forward."
His spirit was much dimmer than before, but the oppressive aura emanating from him still made the "Dried Corpse Captain" and the others lower their heads, not daring to look him in the eye.
Collier waved his hand: "Find a passenger ship as soon as possible; we need a large number of spirits now."
A large number of spirits are needed to keep the ship running.
The "mummified captains" retreated like servants, immediately returning to their posts to steer the ship, whose masts had been blown off, across the sea.
Collier, at the bottom of the ship's hold, stared blankly at the wall in front of him: I will find it, I will find that thing that is so important to His Majesty the Night Emperor.
...
Odis and the others watched the ghost ship and the thick fog it generated disappear quickly before they saw the searchlight of the "Argo" in the distance.
However, Rupert, the second mate who was on the ship at the time, also found it difficult to locate Odis and the others on the vast sea.
Odis threw an "explosive scroll" into the air, and then led everyone to fly towards the ship.
Boom!
A huge explosion suddenly rang out on the sea, and searchlights immediately shone in this direction.
Without the fog obstructing their view, Rupert quickly located Odis and the others, and directed the Argo to approach them rapidly.
Odis and the others also flew in that direction, and finally, before the effect of the "flying scroll" ended, they all stood on the deck one after another.
Rupert breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Odis and the others had all returned with only minor injuries.
Back in the cockpit, Ilya first used astronomical observation to readjust the course, avoiding entering dangerous waters.
Then, while drinking tea and exchanging ideas, they learned about everything that had happened to the others after they boarded the ship.
Just as Odis had predicted, once Philie and Renata arrived on the ship, they immediately used a lighter to illuminate the area, and thus saw the warning on the wall.
Otherwise, they would not be able to wait for Odis's rescue and would be attacked by the mummies on the ship.
The two women were quite frightened, but after crying for a while after returning home, their emotions gradually stabilized.
After all, they grew up in port cities and had heard stories about the sea since they were young. If they were still willing to come to the sea knowing the hardships and terrors of the ocean, it means they were mentally prepared.
After boarding the ship, Iraiz was attacked by the "black anemones," so he broke into the cabin and escaped.
No matter how he flew, he couldn't escape the ghost ship's control range. After discovering the evil spirits on the deck, he immediately joined the battle.
As for Bazel, after boarding the ship, he accidentally broke a bone in the corridor, making a sound, and was then chased by the "monster corpses".
While running, they saw the trapped Iraiz, and later escaped to the upper level to reunite with Odis.
After Odis was trapped, he pounded on the wooden door in an attempt to rescue him, but the sound of his pounding attracted the "monster corpses".
Bazel quickly led Philie and Renata to hide, and after hearing the loud explosion outside and Odis's order, he followed the evil spirits to the deck.
Finally, it was Odis's turn. His story was the most fascinating, as he almost uncovered the reason why the ship became a ghost ship.
When everyone heard about his experience, they all sighed with relief: "Fortunately, the captain boarded that ship voluntarily; otherwise, they would never have been able to uncover the truth or solve the problems they were facing."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
They found it hard to even think of trying to communicate with the "mummified captain" in writing.
Upon hearing information about the "Trentostre Empire," Bazel exclaimed in amazement, "That legendary ship actually exists!"
Odis nodded: "It seems so."
After all, Samensel later confirmed the existence of the ship.
Then Odis had the navigator cadets bring the nautical chart and pointed to the eastern part of the Raging Sea: "They found the 'Empire' around here."
Yi Lai Zhe glanced at it and said, "That's one of the most dangerous areas in the Raging Sea. I never expected the 'Empire' to be hiding there."
"I heard that there are countless treasures on that ship..." said Ansel, a navigator cadet.
"I don't know if there are any treasures there," Odis said solemnly. "But I do know that there must be a curse from the Quaternary period there."
"No one can reveal this information to outsiders. It is very likely that the 'Empire' is using this method to send one powerful pirate group after another to their deaths."
For example, the ghost ship we just encountered had a captain who was at least a Sequence 6, making him a "big pirate" on this vast ocean!
Judging from the fact that they were able to overcome the harsh environment of the raging sea, the pirate crew was quite strong. Yet, the entire crew died inexplicably in the depths of the raging sea.
Everyone was taken aback; clearly, none of them had thought of that.
At this moment, Yi Lai Zhe stroked his beard and said, "Who was that person at the bottom of the cabin later? The state of this ship is too strange."
Odis did not answer the question, but he had some guesses: the ship must have been influenced by "Underworld Emperor" Salinger, or even that Salinger had offered some help.
Because Odis felt that the state of the "Trensost Empire" was somewhat like a "ghost empire," and it seemed impossible to achieve such results solely through the power of the "Judges" pathway.
Although this conjecture is quite bold, Odis, considering the history of the latter half of the Quaternary period, cannot rule out the possibility that Trensus and Salinger were secretly cooperating.
After all, they all wanted to become people of the past, and after Solomon and Tudor fell one after another, the main conflict in the North Continent probably became the conflict between Terensost and the Six Gods.
However, this is just speculation, and there is no evidence, so Odis does not intend to announce these ideas to the public.
The discussion about the ghost ship ended there. Odis said to Ansel and another navigator trainee, "You two, one ignored the captain's orders and the other questioned the captain, wantonly provoking the captain's authority."
The two trainees were slightly taken aback. Although it wasn't their first time at sea, it was the first time they had encountered such a situation, so they were a little flustered and did some disrespectful things to Odis.
The young people who grew up in the port knew the power and authority of the captain on a ship, and they all looked at Yi Lai Zhe with pleading eyes.
Yi Lai Zhe replied, "From the moment I board this ship, I will also unconditionally obey the captain's orders."
He felt it would be good for these young people to learn about the rules of the sea as early as possible.
Odis said to his first mate, Bazel, "Let each of them be lashed ten times as a warning."
Bazel nodded and asked the two trainees, "Would you two like to climb onto the mast yourselves, or should I have someone escort you there?"
The two trainees, with long faces, took off their shirts and leaned against the mast.
Soon their cries of pain could be heard outside.
After the punishment was over, Odis put Rupert on night watch while the others went back to rest.
He stayed in the cockpit for another hour or so, and after confirming that there were no problems, he went back to rest.
Lying in bed, Odis reviewed her experience on the ghost ship and felt more and more that the "Trentost Empire" was more than just a simple ghost ship.
It's possible that the "Night Emperor" made some arrangements.
As he pondered, the somewhat weary Odis fell into a deep sleep accompanied by the sound of the waves.
He didn't wake up until around nine o'clock the next day, when a navigator cadet had already prepared breakfast for him.
After the meal, Odis put Phili and another male navigator apprentice, Arlin, who had not made any mistakes, on watch in the cockpit.
With four groups of people on duty, Odis wouldn't have to stay on the ship every day.
After announcing the news, Odis returned to her studio and replenished some scrolls.
Last night, his "Defense Scroll" and "Flight Scroll" ran out again, and he also used up his only two "Spirit Shattering Scrolls" for attacking spirits.
At this moment, Odis suddenly realized that he had too few ways to deal with attacks from spiritual beings and spirits.
But he had no ideas for inventing new scrolls.
After thinking for a while, Odis recalled the scene on the ghost ship yesterday and felt that studying the "dust of vengeful spirits" obtained from there might give him some good ideas.
Just as Odis was about to enter the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to begin his research, he suddenly remembered something else: the suspected Quaternary ruins that he had obtained at the intelligence exchange meeting had not yet been explored.
We have some time today, so we can go and explore that place.
If you encounter any difficulties, you can discuss them with other members during the afternoon tarot session.
So Odis summoned Bazel and Rupert and told them that he was going to leave.
Both of them knew that Odis possessed magical items that allowed her to "travel," so they weren't surprised.
After Bazel and Rupert left, Odis checked his scroll again, then used the "Travel Ring" to enter the spirit world. Guided by the spirits, he arrived at the island indicated by the information.
This island is located in the tropics and is completely covered by forests and vegetation.
Odis simply used the newly acquired "flight scroll" to search at low altitude.
According to the information provided by the red-haired man, the island was not large, had no large animals, and was uninhabited, so he could fly around and search for it without worry.
After flying for a while, Odis first found the wall built in front of the cliff.
That wall was at least seven or eight meters high, and it did look very thick.
It's clear that the vegetation around this wall was trimmed some time ago, but in the hot and humid climate, the vines have already covered a large part of the wall again.
Before long, it may be difficult to notice this wall even from low altitudes.
Odis landed in front of the wall and immediately saw a passage of text written in ancient giant script in the upper left corner.
Unfortunately, it wasn't a magic circle, but just a description. The general meaning of the translation is: This is the shared property of the Abraham family and the sage.
Odis was taken aback: It's just a wall, why does it need to indicate who the owner is?
He smiled, which confirmed that this was no ordinary wall and that it was related to the Abraham family.
But...
Odis read the ancient giant text again: "Who is the 'Sage'? The 'Hidden Sage'? I've never heard of the Abrahamic family cooperating with the 'Hidden Sage'!"
He thought it over and guessed it was probably the "Hidden Sage," otherwise he couldn't think of any other being that could be compared to the Abraham family.
Odis didn't rush to explore the wall, but instead looked around. First, he saw a wooden stick stuck in the ground, a small area that had been scorched by fire, and some of the soil that had been blackened by smoke.
This is the area mentioned in the intelligence report, a place where vegetation suddenly disappears. The previous group of explorers marked it by repeatedly burning it with fire.
In tropical regions, burning all the vegetation on the ground and scorching the roots, the ground can remain "hot" for one or two months before it is covered by vegetation again, allowing such markings to last for a relatively long time.
Odis did not approach to explore, because his spirituality had not detected any clues.
He slowly walked to the collapsed group of buildings not far from the high wall, where traces of past encampments could still be seen. It was possible that the previous group of explorers had set up camp here.
The ruins are quite large, but it's clear that more than one group of explorers has come here. Even if there were anything valuable, it would have been taken long ago.
There were even some excavated pits, many of which revealed underground chambers.
Clearly, among the previous explorers were relevant professionals who knew which Quaternary buildings contained secret chambers.
Odis wandered around there and found only a few Abraham family marks, but no other clues.
Finally, Odis set his gaze on the wall on the other side of the cliff.
Upon reaching the wall, Odis first noticed a large crater in the ground, likely the result of previous explorers using explosives.
Odis reached out and touched the wall, sensing a faint spiritual fluctuation; clearly, the wall possessed an extraordinary mechanism.
However, Odis had no clue how to open it.
Finally, he glanced at the ancient Gibbon text one last time: perhaps "Abraham" is the key!
Odis took off the "travel ring" from his hand and pressed it against the wall, immediately feeling the spiritual fluctuations emanating from it.
But there was only a fluctuation, and no other reaction.
Odis retrieved the "Travel Ring" and entered the spirit world. He discovered that even in the spirit world, there was a wall in front of him, preventing him from seeing what was behind it.
He moved behind the wall and looked around, but there was nothing there.
The spatial structure of the spirit world is different from that of the real world. In the real world, if your view is blocked by an ordinary wall, your view will not be blocked by a wall in the spirit world.
Because in the spirit world, there are not only length, width, and height, but also other angles from which one can see things behind walls. So what is blocked in the real world is not blocked in the spirit world.
Before Odis, there was also a wall in the spirit world that blocked her view, and once she came behind the wall, she could only see this wall.
This doesn't mean there's nothing behind this wall, but rather that this wall can block the view even in the spirit world, making it impossible to see what's behind it.
After observing his surroundings and confirming that there were no clues, Odis returned to the real world.
Clearly, this wall was the product of meticulous design, which made Odis realize that it was of very high quality.
However, considering the "apprenticeship" pathway mastered by the Abrahamic family and the spatial operations it could perform, this doesn't seem surprising.
Odis stared at the scene before him for a moment, then crossed his arms and smiled helplessly, realizing that he had probably just spent 15 pounds to buy a piece of information that was of little use.
Clearly, the mechanism here can be solved by finding a demigod "mystic" who has reached the "apprentice" level.
But where can we find a demigod through this method?
The Abraham family has long since lost any demigods, but Odis knows that the Aurora will have a demigod through the "apprentice" pathway.
But the first thing he might do after bringing such cultists to this island is to kill himself to silence them!
You could try asking Mr. Fool for help and see if he has any...
Just as he was thinking about this, Odis suddenly realized something. He glanced at the ancient giant's text and then looked at the ruins not far away: This is an asset!
He suddenly realized that his thinking was wrong. After learning about the special nature of this wall, his first thought was that it must be a "secret place" of the Abraham family used for sacrifices and sealing magical items.
A "secret realm" accessible only to a select few.
But just now, he suddenly realized that such "secret realms" are usually not built near residential areas, but rather in places with fewer people.
Moreover, the inscription on the wall clearly states that this is an "asset," which is likely a place where the Abraham family conducted some kind of secret work.
The fact that the residential area is so large means that many people can enter, and it's possible that anyone with the ability to "open the door" can enter.
Embarrassingly, "travel" is a very advanced "door-opening" skill, essentially allowing one to open a virtual door between the real world and the spirit world.
But the problem lies in this "illusory" door. Like the wall in front of you, it is real, not illusory. So, using "travel" will lead you into the spirit world!
The sealed artifact in Odis's possession, unfortunately, lacks the most basic "opening" ability of the "apprentice" path.
This led him to plan to invite a "magician" to the Tarot meeting to explore the mystery together.