Chapter 156 [Cold Lie Sea] The First [Submarine] “This is... the cold sea?” Xia En calmed down, looked around, and quickly came to a conclusion. The temperature in the air has dropped significantly, the white mist exhaled from the mouth and nose when breathing, and the ice floes that appear and disappear on the sea... all prove this. You should know that there is a long distance between the Luansi Islands and the [Lenglie Sea]. Even if the [Black Swan] is allowed to travel at full speed, it will still take half a month. but now… “The real function of that vortex...is space teleportation?” Xia En suddenly came to his senses. After being swallowed up by the deep whirlpool, the [Black Swan] seemed to have passed through an invisible barrier, and then experienced violent turbulence before reaching this sea area.
“Joy! Feiya! Ann!” He quickly looked towards the deck, looking for the crew members. Thinking of this, Xia En opened the panel. After confirming that all the crew members were on board, Shane couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He suddenly realized an important problem. This comes from her more distant memory. Xia En's eyelids twitched. Due to the cold weather, the crew members needed to put on new thicker and warmer clothes, and Shane also took this time to return to the captain's cabin. Feiya's attitude was as reliable as ever: "Originally, I would communicate with them every day." Vivian appeared next to Xia En mysteriously, and said with a smile: "I remember that this kind of bird tastes quite delicious, why don't we catch one?" 【Start diving? 】 “That’s...a penguin?” … That deep whirlpool indeed sent the [Black Swan] to the [Cold Sea] in the north, but here...is the "north" too much? Xia En thought in his mind: "The first task now is to find an island or an iconic landmark and determine the location of the [Black Swan]." Joy and Xian Ge were like children on a trip, curiously looking at this strange sea area and secretly amazed by the creatures they had never seen before. He analyzed from a professional perspective: "In this environment, even if there are heating measures, the efficiency of the steam turbine will be reduced a lot." Xia En had expected this and said, "Fei Ya, you will have to work hard in the next period of time." He turned around and saw a fat, black-and-white bird lying on its side on an ice floe on the sea.
The corners of Xia En's mouth twitched slightly. Due to the open barrier of [Deep Fear] on the hull, the hull of [Black Swan] was almost not damaged by the whirlpool, and only lost 3 points of durability. "give it to me." “Captain, look, what kind of animal is that?” Feiya stood on the deck, looked around at the sea, and couldn't help but shudder. “Mr. Captain, I’m...” "yes!" “This is the [Lenglie Sea]?” It’s really cold enough. " With the current self-healing power of [Black Swan], it can be restored in less than half an hour. “Also, the steam plant must be kept running at all times, otherwise pipes and gears are likely to freeze.” … At this time, Joey’s exclamation attracted Xia En’s attention. 【Will be projected based on the current position of the ship. 】 Sister, you are a ghost, why are you so obsessed with eating? Since you have nothing to do, you might as well [submarine] once and try the deep waters of the [Cold Sea]. Combined with the information about Vivian and the destruction of the elves, the credibility of the legend that "[Lenglie Sea] was once the territory of the elves" seems to have increased a bit. How could Vivian, who had been imprisoned in the foggy sea for hundreds of years, see penguins? unless… Soon, Fei Ya and others came to Xia En from all over the [Black Swan], and even the ghost lady Vivian came to join in the fun. Not far away, Joey stood up holding on to the mast and asked in a daze: "I feel so dizzy. What just happened?" However, these are things that only Captain Shane needs to consider. Now that I think about it, that turbulence was probably the so-called [space turbulence]! Such extraordinary secrets involving space are certainly surprising, but Xia En has no time to think deeply about it at this time. “Oh? Is that fat bird called a penguin?” After complaining, Xia En suddenly felt something in his heart. As Xia En's thoughts moved, his consciousness gradually sank into the cold sea water. That cold feeling seemed to penetrate into his soul little by little. The strange thing is that in this cold depth, there seems to be a weak and unyielding vitality hidden.
"…This is?" Before Xia En could take a closer look, the world in front of him suddenly became clear. A piece of deep blue water broke into his field of vision. Perhaps because it is inaccessible and far away from discharged pollution, the sea water here gives people a feeling of emptiness and clarity, like a piece of clean sapphire. Because of the protection of [Ship Soul Power], the biting cold in the sea was isolated from the body of the projection. Xia En only felt a little coolness, and his actions were not affected by the water temperature. After confirming this, Xia En first raised his head and looked at the sea. Several ice floes are floating above, changing in brightness and darkness in the haze of light, making it look quite dreamy. There are also small pale icebergs, drifting and moving along with the sea water. To be honest, judging from this scene alone, the scene under the surface of [Cold Sea] is the most beautiful that Xia En has ever seen in his several dives. Just quickly. Xia En looked down and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Because the depth of this sea far exceeded his expectation. Within the scope of sight, the bottom of the sea cannot be seen at all, only a dark and blurry outline. This means that the depth of the sea water here is deeper than the [Rusty Wasteland]! “As expected of [Leng Liehai]…” Xia En sighed in his heart, but his eyes were slightly bright. “However, this also means that the strength and experience of the monsters in this sea area will increase.” “I just don’t know what the characteristics of the monsters here will be?” While thinking about this problem, Xia En swam deeper into the ocean. The feeling is similar to the feeling in [Rusty Wasteland]. The further you sink, the greater the pressure brought by the sea water, and the faster the [Ship Soul Power] decays. However, Xia En’s strength is not what it used to be. With a [Sturdiness] attribute of up to 53, even on the bottom of this sea, it can last at least two to three hours. As the depth increased, Xia En gradually saw the deeper parts of the sea clearly. The seabed here is covered with fine sand and gravel, and there are also some tree-like undersea plants growing. Ice sea creatures, large or small, are swimming in the sea water. They may have noticed Xia En's arrival, but Xia En's faintly powerful aura made them unwilling to provoke this strange visitor. Xia En's eyes scanned the bottom of the sea. Not long after, he saw a small town in the southwest.
The architectural style of this town is neither like the "Coral City" nor the "Rusted Wasteland". The main color of the houses is white, and most of them have their own small courtyards and gardens, just like individual manors. Each manor is separated by a considerable distance—a phenomenon that only occurs in sparsely populated areas. In normal times, such a small town would definitely not be Xia En's target. But today is an experimental [submersible voyage], mainly focused on exploration, and the amount of harvest is not that important. But when Xia En approached the town, his eyes froze for a second. He saw that all the buildings and roads in this town were covered with a layer of light blue ice! Shane initially thought it was a naturally formed ice cube. But after careful observation, he quickly rejected this conjecture. because… In that layer of ice, there are flowers, plants, birds and animals, and humans who look like ice sculptures! Shane swam out into the town streets. In front of him, a young man wearing a thick cotton coat looked in one direction with a horrified expression, as if he had witnessed something extremely terrifying. The young man’s fear and shock stayed at this moment forever. Compared to other people on the street, he may still be lucky. Because at least he saw what he was dying for. More people were frozen into eternal ice sculptures without even realizing it. “How long did this town freeze before the flood?” Looking at this scene, Xia En's thoughts were ups and downs. There is no doubt that this kind of ice that can freeze an entire town for thousands of years is by no means an ordinary thing, and it must contain extraordinary secret power. The question is, is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? What is the purpose behind it? And the scope it covers is really only such a small town? Xia En thought casually and stopped thinking about it. He is not an archaeologist after all, and he is not very interested in exploring the secrets behind this. "but…" Xia En thought to himself: "If the existence of this town is frozen and it affects other areas, then if we go in this direction, we may make some new discoveries." Having said that, Xia En is not in a hurry to leave town. He reached out his hand and gently touched the ice sculpture in front of him.
The feel when you hold it is no different from ordinary ice. Cold, hard. But the next moment, a sudden change occurred! The ice cubes with a hint of blue suddenly seemed to come alive, spreading along Xia En's palm toward his body. A thin layer of ice crystals formed on the surface of the projected body. Xia En frowned slightly and clenched his fists suddenly. The arm muscles swelled, and a faint blood appeared on the surface of the body, easily shattering the ice crystals. With his current strength, he can naturally deal with this level of infection easily. What really makes Xia En fearful is the meaning behind this attack—— Even if hundreds of thousands of years have passed, this layer of ice still retains a strong secret power that exudes a strong desire to attack. If it were a natural disaster, it would still be understandable. But if this is the handwriting left by a mysterious person... Click...click! While Xia En was thinking, several very slight cracking sounds suddenly came from the sea water not far away. Xia En immediately turned his head and looked. I saw that in the ice-covered town, a huge and fat creature gradually came to life. It was a gray-black seal, but its size was far larger than the kind of creature that Sean knew. It is nearly ten meters long and more than five meters in diameter. It is like a thick and huge pillar, with a presence that cannot be ignored. And its body surface is covered with circles of criss-crossing, ice-blue lines. The texture is both complex and magnificent, like a carefully carved work of art, as if there are illusory ice crystals condensed in it. Shaan is no stranger to this pattern. He had seen similar patterns on An's armor and [Magic Heavy Cannon]. But unlike the magic lines that Xia En knew, this kind of lines exuded a kind of enchantment that made it difficult for people to look away. If you stare at it for a little longer, you will still hear some vague murmurs in your ears. It's like singing or praising something. “Is this really a magic pattern?” “If so, can not only equipment but also living creatures be engraved with magic patterns?” Xia En was extremely surprised.
But soon, he discovered that those magic patterns were not engraved on the giant seal, but things growing out of its body! After waking up, the first thing a giant seal does is to open its mouth and chew on the ice and ice sculptures around it. As the ice crystals rich in secret power were swallowed into its belly. The magic patterns on its body surface became brighter visible to the naked eye, emanating cold magic power. That twisted and frantic texture has also become more and more obvious. “This guy became like this after eating these ice cubes?” Xia En felt more and more that the origin of this light blue ice was not simple. But at this moment, the seal, which had already eaten a belly full of ice cubes, moved suddenly and swam towards him. There was a flash of greed and cruelty in those small eyes. Even though this guy is bloated, his speed in the sea water is not slow at all and he is quite flexible. Just two breaths. That shadow with a strong sense of oppression shrouded Xia En's figure. At the same time, the terrifying power of ice and coldness spread along the sea water. In just a short moment, the deep projection body was covered by ice, and together with the surrounding sea water, it was frozen into a whole ice sculpture! at this time. More vast and surging power erupted from Xia En's body. Countless cracks appeared on the ice layer, and then, it shattered. A **** sword appeared in Xia En's hand, and he said to himself: "Such a big seal should be enough to eat for many days, right?" “To deal with you, the second stage alone is enough!” … … Shane is not talking big words. The ability to directly freeze seawater is indeed a bit tricky, but in the face of absolute numerical crushing, it is still vulnerable. In just two or three minutes, the **** sword split the ice condensed in the sea water again and again. Finally, with a full blow, the sword pierced the seal's thick fat layer, tearing open a huge wound. With the help of the Blood Demon Sword's ability to draw blood, the seal soon lost too much blood and lost its voice. 【Kill the Demonic Seal】 【Obtain trophy: fresh seal carcass】
【The presence of "Secret Sea Crystal" (special) in the corpse has been detected. Should it be absorbed? 】 "special?" Xia En's heart moved. The special [Secret Sea Crystal] meant that he could unlock new talents. And this seal’s special ability is… Shaan no longer hesitated: "Absorb!" 【Ship Soul Experience +3%! 】 【Unlock talent: Chaos Demon Pattern! 】 (End of this chapter)