On the deck, an extra layer of asbestos was placed under the grill to prevent coal sparks from being blown away by the wind and burning the deck.
The fat chef, wearing an apron and a tall white hat invented by Roselle, kept using a fine-bristled brush to apply a secret seasoning mixed with basil, fennel, sea salt, pepper, lemon juice and other ingredients to the tender white strips of fish, turning them over frequently to ensure that both sides were evenly heated.
The meat in the fishman's belly was very greasy, and drops of it fell down, making the coal under the iron net sizzle and send out flames.
The alluring fragrance gradually spread, and Klein took one breath after another.
A round table and chairs had been set up in front of him, with a bottle of uniquely shaped wine on it. The wine was golden red in color, and seemed to have a slightly sticky feeling when shaken.
"Sonia Blood Wine is brewed from sweet wood juice that is a specialty of the area around the Golden Spring. It's like thin honey mixed with blood. It tastes sweet, but it's very easy to get drunk. If you like a lady and want to treat her to a drink, you can consider this. It will make her drink too much without her noticing. Haha, the premise is that you have to be able to drink enough." Captain Ellan Kag introduced half-jokingly after noticing Klein's scrutiny.
As expected of a former boatswain, he has a knack for making dirty jokes... Klein sat down, maintaining a stern attitude:
"A proper adventurer doesn't indulge in alcohol."
Cleves beside him nodded:
“Only when he returns home does the adventurer allow himself to drink.”
"That's a pity." Ellan turned to look at Donna and Denton, who were curiously looking at Sonia's blood wine, and laughed, "This is not something that underage children should experience."
"I've tried it, it's really delicious!" Donna retorted immediately, "It's just that I fell asleep without realizing it, and slept for the entire afternoon..."
"I remember you drank two glasses that time!" said the young gentleman Denton enviously.
Ellan did not satisfy their thirst, and ordered the crew to give each of the siblings a glass of sweet iced tea, and casually explained:
"There are quite a few Southerners on this ship."
Denton retracted his disappointed gaze, looked at the fishman whose valuable materials had been taken away, and said naively:
"Actually, actually, it's not that scary. It's just a relatively large, particularly ugly fish with limbs!"
Donna glanced at her brother:
"Congratulations, you finally realized its essence."
She then looked eagerly at Cleves and Ireland:
“Uncle, uncle, are there many such monsters in the sea?”
The merman does not have any extraordinary abilities beyond imagination. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is roughly equivalent to a ferocious beast in the sea, or roughly equivalent to the biological prototype of a legendary monster.
Ellan laughed and said:
“No, similar monsters rarely appear in the main channel and the surrounding waters. They have been almost wiped out long ago. You are lucky enough to encounter a murloc and see this creature.
"Think about it, if I could often hunt monsters worth 200 pounds or even more, I would definitely not be the captain of a passenger ship. I would organize my own hunting ship and chase after these gold pounds!"
That makes a lot of sense! Klein cheered secretly.
According to his observation just now, the extraordinary material on the fish-man's body should be its swim bladder. The azure light like water makes people feel like seeing a gem.
Cleves picked up the black tea that the sailor had just brought, smelled it first, and then took a sip:
“Only if we deviate from the main route and go deep into the ocean that is often shrouded in fog or storms, will we have a high chance of encountering such a monster, but that is extremely dangerous.
"In addition to the scaly fishmen who can climb, there are also Nagas in those seas whose upper bodies are human and whose lower bodies are giant pythons. They have six arms and are very agile."
Ellan took over the topic:
"There are also giant octopuses that can corrode many people with their spitted juices, terrifying sea monsters that can overturn a ship with a single push, mermaids whose singing makes people intoxicated and never want to leave, blue dragons that can create lightning, and giant birds that can create hurricanes with their wings. Haha, I have never seen any of these. They are all legends on the sea, and no one knows whether they are true or not."
Mermaid... Klein's expression did not change.
"Very interesting." Donna exclaimed with fascination.
Denton looked around and saw that Klein didn't say anything, so he asked curiously:
“Uncle, you are also an adventurer. Have you ever seen a monster like this before?”
Klein was stunned for a moment, then raised his lips slightly and said:
"I saw it once. There were five of us and we unexpectedly encountered a fish-man. After a fierce fight, we finally defeated it."
This was his real experience in Tingen City, and it was also his first time to face an out-of-control official Beyonder.
At that time, he and Old Neil helped eliminate a mutated "sailor" at the request of Swain, the owner of the "Dragon Bar".
Thinking of this incident, Klein felt nostalgic and sighed, and the forced coldness and sharpness on his face softened a lot.
"Five people?" While asking, Donna secretly counted the people who had just participated in the battle.
1, 2, 3... She found that only three uncles had killed the murloc before.
Without waiting for Klein to answer, Ellan spoke with a hint of surprise:
"An unexpected encounter?"
“Yes.” Klein answered frankly.
"Are there any casualties?" Ireland asked.
Klein shook his head and said:
"Some minor injuries."
“It was an unexpected encounter, and we managed to take down a murloc with just five of us… You guys are amazing.” Cleves gave his own evaluation.
His companion Cecil also nodded to express his amazement.
The battle just now was brief and swift, and the murloc seemed vulnerable, but she and Cleves knew very well that if there were no pre-prepared bait, no hallucinogenic effects and subsequent fatigue brought by the peppercorns, no deadly threat to the murlocs from the mint ointment, and no two borrowed rifles, who knows how many people would have to die to kill a murloc.
"Indeed, it's amazing." Ellan glanced at Klein thoughtfully.
That’s a team consisting of four Sequence 9s and one Sequence 8… Klein half laughed and half sighed:
"I was very young at the time and had never experienced any combat. I was just a support."
"Uncle, you are still young now!" Donna nodded her head vigorously.
I love hearing this... Klein keenly noticed that Captain Ireland was much more relaxed because of what he had just said.
At this time, several crew members brought a large ceramic plate with golden fried fish on it and sprinkled with basil leaves for color. The tempting aroma wafted into the air.
Ellan picked up the cup filled with Sonia's blood wine and made a toast:
"A beautiful night, the storm is with us!"
"Good night!" Donna and Denton cheered, each taking a sip of their sweet iced tea.
Klein chose to clink his teacup with the other person.
He forked up a piece of meat from the ribs of the fishman and felt that it was firm and solid, without much fat. However, after absorbing the vegetable oil, the shortcoming of being too dry was compensated, and it exuded an endless lingering elasticity and meaty aroma while chewing.
It’s indeed a little worse than the cheek meat, but it’s good enough, better than all the fish I’ve eaten in Backlund and Pritz Harbor… Klein exclaimed with satisfaction.
Ellan put down the knife and fork in his hand, drank a sip of Sonia blood wine, and sighed about the topic just now:
“On the sea, the most dangerous things are not monsters, but pirates.
"They steer their ships wherever they want to go, and no one can prepare in advance."
"Uncle Captain, will we encounter pirates?" Denton asked worriedly after swallowing the fried fish.
Ellan smiled and said:
“The route to the Rhoside Archipelago is the safest in the world. There are colonized islands to dock at every two or three days, and there are often patrols by ships from the Royal Navy and the Church of the Storm along the way.
"Even if a group of pirates come here, they won't do anything too extreme. After seeing our artillery, they will at most demand some compensation."
Seeing that the two underage children were relieved, Ai Erlan added:
“But if we go south from the Rorsted Archipelago or continue east, we will have to rely on the Lord’s blessing.
“Many pirates are active in these areas, hunting for hidden treasures with the navy and church ships. If we are lucky, we will reach the southern continent very smoothly, and reach every place. But if we are not lucky enough, we will encounter very powerful pirates, including the seven pirate generals and even the fleets of the four kings.
"However, you don't have to worry too much. Ever since Nast became the 'King of the Five Seas' and established some rules for sailing on the sea, most pirates will just rob you of your money and won't do anything too extreme.
"Among them, the one we are most afraid of encountering is the captain of the 'Black Tulip', 'Admiral of Hell' Ludwell. He will order his men to kill all the people on the ship and throw these innocent people into hell. The second one is 'Admiral of Blood' Senior. He loves blood and indulges his men in all kinds of evil deeds. Many girls were raped by them and sold to different islands..."
Donna shuddered when she heard this and subconsciously changed the subject:
"I heard, I heard there are a lot of treasures in the sea!"
“There are legends about treasures, but most of them are false.” Ellan glanced at Cleves and said, “There are six stories with the most fame. The first one is the ‘Key of the God of Death’. It is said that at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the God of Death who caused the Pale Disaster was killed by the Seven Gods, but he did not die on the spot. He tried to return to the southern continent. He stirred up violent waves and created insurmountable obstacles, completely cutting off the shipping route between the northern and southern continents. This is the origin of the Turbulent Sea. However, he did not return to the southern continent in the end and disappeared in that ocean.”
At this point, Ellan sighed with some longing:
“It is said that in a secret place in the Raging Sea, the treasure left by the god of death is waiting for someone with a specific key to find and open it, but no one knows what the key looks like or where it will appear.
"The second one is the 'Fountain of Youth', which is located deep in the Sonia Sea. It is rumored that one of the Four Kings, the 'Immortal King' Agaritu, drank the water from the Fountain of Youth."
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