We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

(Edited at the end of the previous chapter.)

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An empty and silent sanctuary.

Doors that open by themselves.

The crystal coffin lies peacefully in the room.

The combination of these elements seemed to make him a guest star on the set of a horror movie. Shane could not help but feel his hair stand on end and break into a cold sweat.

However, after all, he had gone through many battles and made the right choice the first time.

"Walk!"

Xia En grabbed Xian Ge beside him and rushed towards the exit of the shelter with An.

When he ran to the corridor, he did not forget to pull the door handle hard and close the door again.

If it weren't for the worry that things would change later, he would even want to nail a circle of wooden boards on the door!

Not long after.

The two of them rushed out of the [Ember Sanctuary] gate. During the process, they did not encounter any obstruction, and no special circumstances occurred.

But Xia En was still worried and immediately rushed to the coast without stopping.

Strangely, the return journey was also extremely smooth.

Nothing strange happened.

But the more this happened, the ominous premonition in Xia En's heart became stronger.

He didn't think that the crystal coffin suddenly opened its door just to say hello to him.

Xian Ge and An were also affected by Xia En's emotions and kept their heads down as they walked, not daring to say a word.

Until I ran back to the beach of the island and saw the [Black Swan] within my field of vision.

Xia Encai breathed a sigh of relief and thought in his mind: "Could it be...that I'm really worrying too much?"

"Then the crystal coffin is actually not that dangerous?"

"Mr. Captain——"

As soon as Shane came up with this idea, he saw Joey on the deck waving to him and shouting: "There is a strange thing on the ship!"

"hiss!"

Xia En took a breath, rushed to the boat, and took a closer look.

That crystal coffin suddenly appeared on the deck of the [Black Swan]!

Different from the quick glance just now, Shane could now clearly observe its entirety.

This coffin seemed to be carved from a single piece of unknown crystal. The translucent crystal reflected a dark, chaotic halo.

If you look closely, you can still see the strange lines around the box, which look like some kind of hieroglyphics or symbols with extraordinary qualities.

And through the translucent crystal, Xia En could barely see what was lying inside...

A fleshless, clothed skeleton?

To be honest, Shane was relieved when he saw the crystal coffin appearing on the deck.

Rather than being worried about not knowing when the danger will come, at least this crystal coffin finally showed its unusual side.

After regaining his composure, Shane asked Joey.

"When did this coffin appear?"

After thinking about it, Joey replied: "It should have been five minutes ago. At that time, I was about to wash the deck. I just took the tool and turned around and saw it appearing on the deck."

"five minutes……"

Shane's thoughts wandered.

At that time, they should have run to the forest area close to the beach.

The question is, how did the crystal coffin track itself and lock on the [Black Swan] on the shore?

Is this sudden ability a matter of space teleportation, or...

However, the more critical issue right now is——

What to do with this coffin?

Because of Wayne Moriarty's message, Shane was naturally very wary of the crystal coffin.

Although there are many evil things on his ship, whether it is Xiao Zhan, A Pao or Keel, they are all existences that absolutely obey the captain's orders.

And this crystal coffin obviously won't be so obedient.

No wise captain would leave an entity with dangerous power and unknown purpose on board.

You know, even the federal chief refused to mess with this crystal coffin!

After thinking for a moment, Xia En walked to the crystal coffin and said in a serious tone.

"If you have your own consciousness, tell me your purpose!"

However, neither the crystal coffin nor the skeleton inside the crystal responded, lying quietly on the spot.

"very good."

Xia En said coldly: "Fei Ya!"

"exist!"

"Waste it with holy steam!"

Fei Ya didn't think much and responded decisively: "Yes!"

For the existence of evil sects, of course, we must use sanctity to deal with it. This is also the use of priests.

However, after Feiya used steam to purify it, the crystal coffin still showed no response.

Xia En was not surprised. He took out the iron chains on the ship and tied the crystal coffin tightly several times to ensure that the lid of the coffin would not open. He also hung several heavy objects on it.

Afterwards, he drove the [Black Swan] to the sea some distance away from the island.

Boom!

Xia En kicked the crystal coffin off the deck.

The coffin fell straight into the sea, causing a splash of water, and then slowly sank into deeper water.

It wasn't until the shadow of the crystal coffin was no longer visible that Xia En relaxed a little, returned to the ship, and docked on the shore of the isolated island.

Joey asked curiously: "Mr. Captain, is that coffin really so dangerous?"

"I think it's not as scary as the cannons on the ship. It's quite honest."

Xia En said seriously: "There is no big mistake in being careful. You can't wait until it shows a dangerous side before regretting it."

Then, he ordered the crew: "Before the [Black Swan] recovers, we have to rest on this island for a period of time."

"Fei Ya, see if you can use the [Youjin] you got earlier to repair the hull."

"Ann, you and Joey are responsible for going hunting on the island, collecting food and wood, doing what you can, and calling for help as soon as possible when encountering invincible wild beasts."

"Xian Ge, just continue to decipher the magic notebook and record the spells."

All the crew members responded: "Yes, Captain!"

There are no idlers onboard the [Black Swan], everyone has their own things to do.

Xia En smiled: "However, everyone should be tired today. Let's go to bed early after dinner."

The experience of this day was nothing short of exciting and thrilling.

First, the pursuit and escape battle with the "Blood Duke", and then the exploration of the mysterious island. Even with Xia En's nerves being tenacious, it was inevitable that he would feel a little tired.

But before taking a break, he had one last thing to do.

Soon, Shane came to the turbine room deep in the cabin.

Not far away, the steam turbine was sitting there quietly, without making the same "grunt" sound as usual to welcome his arrival.

As a side effect of [Overload], it fell into a dormant state.

"Xiao Zhan, I've really worked hard on you today."

Shane touched the shell of the steam turbine and said softly: "As a reward, I will make you stronger!"

next moment.

The dark and mysterious [Filth Crystal] was injected into the steam turbine's body along his palm.

A strange transformation began to happen slowly.

[Crystal of filth -50! 】

[Estimated strengthening time: 7 days! 】

What Xia En has to do is very simple, which is to complete the strengthening of several components while the [Black Swan] is docked on the island.

Again, any resource is meaningful only if it is converted into combat power.

I spent the previous time sailing at sea and had no chance to strengthen.

Now that we finally have a chance to reach the shore, we naturally need to strengthen it hard.

Later, Xia En followed suit and strengthened the keel and artillery.

[Heavy Whispering Defense Cannon (+)]

[Crystal of filth -40! 】

[Estimated strengthening time: 7 days! 】

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[Dark Secret Dragon Bone (+)]

【Filth Crystal-60】

[Estimated strengthening time: 10 days! 】

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Since [Storm Ray Sail] and [Sea Crystal Wooden Hull] were damaged in the previous naval battle, they cannot be enhanced for the time being.

Xia En had no choice but to reserve 109 points of filthy crystals, ready to use them when he stopped at the next island.

As the power of [Filth Crystal] enters these components.

The obscure and profound light and shadow flow and linger on them, urging them to change in a more mysterious and weird direction.

A trace of excitement and anticipation flashed in Xia En's eyes.

This time he invested almost twice as much [Filth Crystal] as last time.

It will obviously bring him quite a surprise.

But suddenly, Joey's exclamation came from above the cabin.

"Mr. Captain, it's not good!"

Xia En's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked out of the cabin and looked up.

I saw a crystal coffin lying there peacefully on the deck, just like before.