Ulan holds a rather awkward position internationally. Strictly speaking, this country, like China, is one of the ancient civilizations. However, as a country with a history of over a thousand years, Ulan is the country with the strongest religious character among all ancient civilizations, no, in the entire world.

To put it simply, the Ulan people are seen by the world as a mysterious and eccentric nation, from leaders to citizens, no one is an exception. Although sometimes their "predictions" do come true, it is precisely because they do come true that others avoid them even more.

Most people are still more afraid of the unknown.

The Kingdom of Ulan, which has maintained absolute faith in the gods from beginning to end, has become a unique phenomenon in modern society, reaching the pinnacle of eccentricity.

Even so, people from other countries are unwilling to contact them. Perhaps their past experiences have made them think that the Ulan people are too strange. Therefore, letting this group of 'lunatics' fend for themselves is the United Nations' last act of mercy.

The only exception is Al-Aal, a very 'special' country that has only been independent from Rickman for a century. Their conflict with Ulan stems partly from Ulan's indeed 'sharp tongue', and partly from their stubbornness, seemingly disregarding the so-called 'prophecy'.

This back and forth eventually escalated into a real 'war'.

As for the United Nations, as a group of bystanders who are indifferent to the matter, they are happy to watch the show. Unless Al is particularly outrageous, they usually turn a blind eye. Incidentally, they are also curious whether this so-called 'prophecy' will come true.

Getting back to the main point, what is this 'prophecy'?

Strictly speaking, it wasn't really a prophecy. The whole thing started with a sea area in Ulan, known as the Duruo Sea, which was called Anghai Cape in Ale.

Two years ago, Ulan made a request to the United Nations, claiming that they wanted to "reclaim" the sea area that once belonged to them from Al.

Two centuries ago, the Duruo Sea was ceded to the then Rickman Empire after the defeat of Ulan. Similarly, a hundred years ago, it was brought under the control of the newly independent Al.

Ulan's initial attitude towards this "demand" was very friendly, although Ale saw their friendliness as provocation. For Ale, who had fought to establish their own country, this was nothing short of a joke! You think you can just take it like that? You wish!

But the eccentric Ulan said that this sea area would only bring disaster to Ale, and only by returning it to Ulan could the disaster be stopped.

This infuriated Ale. He had never seen anyone so shameless. If you want the sea, you have to give something in return. Even a small piece of sea is still sea. Otherwise, send your troops to attack. If you can take it away, it's yours!

But Ulan and the others didn't. They said I was helping them, and their words and actions were so pure and kind.

Because of this, the stubborn Ale refused to stand for it and directly drove the group of Ulan people out of his own territory.

After the first round of negotiations failed, the Ulan people did not give up. Since the United Nations could not mediate (UN: ...??? Do you want to eat fart???), they had no choice but to take matters into their own hands.

On a clear, cloudless day, the Ulan people sailed their small boats to Cape Anghai in Altai, their boats loaded with offerings needed for the sea sacrifice. Unfortunately, before the Ulan people could complete the sea sacrifice, they were driven away by the arriving Altai army, and their hard-earned offerings were confiscated.

Logically speaking, a military force like Al should not be afraid of a superstitious and feudal country like Ulan. However, given the ambiguous attitude of the United Nations towards Ulan and the fact that Al's leader had just taken office and needed support, he did not want to make too much of a fuss and thus adopted a relatively mild expulsion method.

Then...then the two sides started arguing, or rather, it was Ale who unilaterally drove away the Ulan. In the eyes of the Ale people, these Ulan were really annoying. They couldn't fight them, and they couldn't drive them away. So they had to arrange heavy troops to guard Cape Anghai day and night to prevent the Ulan from carrying out any superstitious activities such as 'sea sacrifice' on their territory.

This tug-of-war lasted for about half a month, which was a very torturous half month for both Ulan and Ale.

Half a month later, Ale finally fired the first shot at the persistent Ulan.

But nothing happened; no disaster struck.

Then, half a month later, six months ago, Ale officially took tough measures against Ulan.

Back to the present, a month ago, the army of Aal was routinely driving the Ulan people out of their waters, but in the process they mistakenly entered the Welsh Strait of Ulan. The warship Ulysses sank in the Welsh Strait after hitting an iceberg at sea. The naval crew on board were forced to disembark and leave the Ulysses. Since then, an uncontrollable infectious disease has broken out in Ulan and Aal...

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Ulan is a country with many islands. Apart from the capital, Lanco, the rest of the country consists of islands of varying sizes. The Welsh Strait is Ulan's largest seaport, but it is also the strangest strait. Many incredible legends have been passed down through this strait, and the madness of some of them can be compared to the legends of the Bermuda Triangle in the 21st century.

The Bermuda Triangle is fiction, but the Welsh Strait is indeed a place feared by many countries, with records dating back two centuries.

Today, the Welsh Strait has returned to a special place, proving with blood and lives that the prophecy was true.

Xu Qian listened to the explanation from the Difen Research Institute in the corner. To put it simply, as someone who had lived through a world of immortals and heroes, he had encountered far too many incredible things. Although spiritual energy had disappeared from this world, it didn't represent everything. A straightforward example was the Azure Light Token of Liangshan. As a spiritual artifact, the Azure Light Token could generate its own spiritual power, without needing to obtain it from anything in the world, and thus it remained.

Similarly, Xu Qian believed that there must be a being with special abilities hidden in the Welsh Strait, but he just hadn't found it yet.

The seminar continued until 2 a.m. before the group finally ended their discussion.

Xu Qian rummaged through the ship's storage room and found a complete set of protective clothing. After putting it on, he looked almost identical to the others and could confidently turn off his invisibility.

During the voyage, the ship would rock from time to time, and the deck would make a series of arrhythmic noises, making it impossible to fall asleep. After more than four hours of rocking and swaying, the convoy from Defence finally arrived in the Welsh Strait.

Beneath the calm surface of the sea lie treacherous reefs, and given that this is the second 'Bermuda Triangle', the experienced captain navigated with extreme caution throughout the journey, and ultimately, things went relatively smoothly, fortunately avoiding any encounters with pressure galaxies.

It was winter in Ulan at this time, and the cold sea breeze in June seemed to intensify the ominous atmosphere of the Welsh Strait. In the distance, one could even see faint glaciers, emanating a chilling aura.

The Ulysses, which had recently sunk, lay beneath their feet. The deep blue, almost black, seawater created an oppressive, suffocating atmosphere, while the sky above was unbelievably empty.

This blue is not azure, but a dark blue that symbolizes an ominous sign.

"The atmosphere is just like something out of a horror movie," Xu Qian thought to himself.

The Ulysses sank to a depth of about 167 meters, close to 200 meters, where the light is extremely dim, or even invisible.

Seven or eight people came down from the deck. They had changed into professional diving equipment. The diving team took the lead in diving to survey the situation in Ulysses. Xu Qian also changed into his equipment, but he was using stealth mode. He followed the diving team into the water a while later. Flying Fish Balls could help him solve many problems.

167 meters on land is not a long distance, but underwater, the situation is completely different.

Without special equipment, the intense underwater pressure alone is a major problem.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Qian, who was closely following the stealth team, finally spotted the Ulysses, which had recently sunk. The ship was about 30 meters long and about 9 meters wide, with obvious cracks at the stern. This was all information they had obtained from Alena beforehand.

It matched the scene before my eyes.

Before going into the water, Xu Qian ate several flying fish balls. They were easy to make and convenient. He brought several sets with him this time, so he wasn't worried about wasting them at all.

While everyone else was looking at Ulysses, Xu Qian noticed a crater about ten meters away from the ship, a hazy gray area. He quickly swam over and discovered that there was a hole inside the crater, with an opening about one meter in diameter. Xu Qian touched it and found that the inside was a fairly regular, almost circular shape, resembling a sea cave based on the marks.

Xu Qian thought for a moment and decided to put it aside for now and come down later. He would first go to the boat to check the situation.

Just as he was about to leave, Xu Qian's gaze shifted and he noticed something yellowish. It was very well hidden; he wouldn't have noticed it if he hadn't accidentally kicked it and stirred up the sediment.

Xu Qian swam over and saw that it was something with a yellow, transparent exterior and an interior that looked like a peach pit.

It looks a bit like... amber?

He picked it up, shook it in the seawater to clear away all the sediment, and then he could see the description of the thing.

—[Rosspar]

Losh, Losh, again Losh.

Suddenly feeling a bit irritated, Xu Qian looked at the Roshper in his hand, then at Ulysses not far away. He suppressed his impatience, put the Roshper away, and swam towards Ulysses.

...

By this time, the stealth team had gathered a fairly complete picture of the ship's condition. It was confirmed that the stern had indeed struck something, causing it to sink, which was consistent with the information provided.

Looking around the ship, apart from the impact site, it looked perfectly intact, without even a single piece of seaweed... Wait, seaweed, right, why is there no seaweed?

Xu Qian looked around again. The sea here was so clean, it shouldn't be that clean!

There's something here!