The Warm Water River is the largest river on the Castro Continent, originating from the snow peaks of the Doomsday Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles, its countless tributary rivers nourishing vast expanses of land, spanning the entire Star Empire, dividing the Star Empire into northern and southern regions.
The northern land is barren, full of wilderness, while the south is one of the most prosperous places on the entire Castro Continent.
It is said that historically the Warm Water River has also dried up several times, but most of the time it is a great river that takes half a day just to cross, just like now.
Ye Chui’s group rested one night at White Horse Station, from the station owner’s mouth learned that now the river is shrouded in heavy mist, such misty weather will probably last for several days, extremely prone to river disaster accidents, even some ancient legends say that in such weather, some ancient water-type magical beasts will appear in the Warm Water River, devouring passing ships and travellers, in such circumstances probably few ships will cross the river.
To hurry to the other side of the Warm Water River, probably need to walk dozens of miles north, there is a canyon with a long bridge spanning it, allowing passage over the river.
However, Ye Chui clearly did not want to take the detour, thinking of the pirate BGM he had already unlocked, Ye Chui then could not help but raise a orchid finger: “Looks like it’s time for Captain Jack to make an appearance.”
But Captain Jack this time seemed to have no chance to appear, because the next morning they happened to encounter a cargo ship about to set sail in such weather, upon learning that their group also wanted to cross the river, that captain then earnestly invited them aboard, this captain also wanted to earn some extra money from them.
Ye Chui used the iPad magic book to confirm that the captain and his sailors had no malice, thus spent five silver coins per person as fare to board the ship and set off, expected to take half a day to reach the opposite bank of the river.
Now it is early spring weather, cold, the water surface shrouded in thick mist, heavy dampness, the cargo ship did not dare to sail fast, slowly advancing in the mist.
Ye Chui tightened the fur coat on his body, while glancing at the screen of the iPad magic book, walked to the deck of the large ship.
On his magic book map, one can clearly see the figures of Ye Chui, Debbie, Lisa, Green and other companions, as well as some active sailors, and at the same time, in the map area representing the cabin below, there are densely packed red dots, those represent people with malice towards Ye Chui, that is a group of prisoners.
The cargo this ship transports is not some supplies or goods, but criminals.
They are all those who committed serious crimes about to be subjected to extreme punishment, to be sent to the imperial capital for trial, awaiting them is only one outcome, that is to be sent to the dwarf mines under the Doomsday Mountains, to become a tomb guard.
For many people, that is a punishment more terrifying than killing them.
The dwarf mines are remnants left by the now long-extinct race, the dwarves, they possessed extremely powerful mining abilities, nearly hollowing out the vast region under the Doomsday Mountains, inside are intricate tunnels like ant nests, there it also has another name, the haunted mine, because countless undead ghosts wander in the mines, it is said that somewhere below the dwarf mines, it connects to the terrifying nether hell.
The duty of the tomb guards is to block those evil spirits from entering the outside world, this is a terrifying job, every year countless people lose themselves in that dreadful mine, completely going mad, below the mine accumulated countless white bones and corpses…
Because these prisoners are all heinous villains, that is why they show up red on Ye Chui’s map, Ye Chui personally went to the cabin below to scout, saw those prisoners locked in iron cages, also wearing iron shackles and chains inscribed with church scriptures (such shackles can to a certain extent suppress magic power and sword qi), only then could he rest assured to bring people aboard this ship.
Of course, even if some accident happens midway, Ye Chui does not need to worry, Captain Jack and the Black Pearl are his greatest reliance.
At this moment, Ye Chui’s gaze shifted away from the map, looking towards the figure standing at the front of the deck, Debbie.
She was wrapped in a thick fur coat, her eyes somewhat entranced looking at the misty white expanse ahead, Ye Chui knew she must be recalling her past, in the time-space crevice, Debbie could choose to return to the era she traversed from, but she ultimately chose to give up, Ye Chui knew why she gave up.
Hearing Ye Chui’s footsteps, Debbie who had her little head almost completely wrapped in the fluffy fur coat turned her head, seeing Ye Chui after, she looked ahead again, Ye Chui walked behind her, suddenly grabbed her arm.
“What are you doing?” Debbie widened her eyes and asked.
“Teach you something fun.” Ye Chui said with a faint smile, he used the little assistant to open a beautiful piece of music from the resource library, moments later the melodious music sounded, that is a piece named “My Heart Will Go On” beautiful music, of course, what makes this song most famous is not only because it is sufficiently moving, but also because it is the theme song of a god-level movie, Titanic.
No song can cultivate emotions better than this one, this is a classic love song!
It is what Ye Chui just spent two hundred points to unlock, Ye Chui also only thought of this song upon seeing Debbie standing at the bow, at the bow, nothing is more fitting than this song, in the Titanic movie Jack (again Jack) and Rose created that eternal love classic in this moment, under this BGM!
Ye Chui had Debbie spread her arms, under the accompaniment of this music, did the classic action from Titanic.
Feeling the cool wind blowing on the face, coupled with that melodious music, Ye Chui linking to the movie he had watched several times, his mind for a moment soared, at this moment he is Jack!
My heart eternal, I am the king of the world!
He softly asked his Rose: “How does it feel?”
“Like a madman…”
“…”
…
At this moment, in the cabin below transporting the prisoners, a sailor-like person suddenly opened the hatch and walked in.
The prisoners locked in cages immediately looked coldly at the sailor, that sailor looked about forty or fifty years old, strong and robust, temples somewhat greyed, facing the other prisoners’ gloomy and cold gazes, he seemed utterly unaware, his gaze swept over the turbid air cabin once, his gaze finally fell on the innermost prisoner cage.
The sailor curled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, closed the hatch, walked over.
“Let me out!”
“I am innocent, I would rather die than become a tomb guard, let me out…”
“Let me out, the treasures I hid are all yours!”
The prisoners all cried and shouted.
However, the sailor ignored them, directly walked to the front of the innermost cage, that cage was much larger than the other cages, inside imprisoned a bald giant man, the giant man was sitting with his back facing inside, extremely quiet, not shouting and yelling like the other prisoners.
The other prisoners were locked several to a cage, but this bald giant man was solitary in that cage, this was enough to prove his ferocity and terror.
“Mad Monk Lira, hehe, did not expect a famous person like you would also have a day of falling into the net.” After standing fixed in front of the cage, the sailor smilingly opened.
Mad Monk Lira!
This is a heinous bandit, countless murder cases on his hands, his most chilling crime is once massacred a small city, it is said he is a descendant of the Magic Mountain, this statement evidently is not baseless, to capture him took quite some effort, ultimately over a dozen powerful swordsmen and magisters died, before finally taking him down.
“What do you want to do?” Mad Monk Lira’s low voice asked.
“How about we make a deal?” The sailor smilingly said.
“What deal?”
“I let you leave, and ensure you will not continue to be wanted next, and you help me kill a person, that person is now on this ship.”
Mad Monk Lira slightly pondered for a moment: “Why should I believe you?”
The sailor took out a scroll from his bosom, threw it into the prison: “This is a pardon issued by the royal family, as long as you kill that person, this pardon will take effect.”
Mad Monk Lira opened that scroll, carefully read it once, moments later he nodded: “Good, I agree to you.”
Saying this, Mad Monk Lira turned around, the chains made a “rustle rustle” sound, his face looked quite ferocious, beard stubble, a terrifying scar, mouth full of yellow teeth, he extended his hands wearing shackles: “Help me unlock it.”
The sailor looking at Mad Monk Lira’s appearance, subconsciously swallowed saliva, but he knew Mad Monk Lira although arrogant, but not yet a fool, the pardon requires completing the task to take effect, and whether the task is completed needs him this witness, so he is safe.
He took out the key just secretly stolen from the captain from his waist, prepared to open the cage before his eyes. The other prisoners around immediately shouted loudly: “Give me that pardon, I will help you kill anyone,”
“Let me out, I can help you do anything!” The sailor’s key, about to insert into the keyhole.
But just at this moment, only heard boom a loud sound, the cargo ship’s body suddenly trembled violently.
One side of the cabin directly broke apart, a sharp white object protruded out, cold river water madly began to surge into the cabin, making here for a time screams continuous.
The sailor also fell ass on the ground, the key dropped on the ground, he dumbfounded looked towards that thing that just crashed through the cabin: “Ice… iceberg? Where did the iceberg come from!?”
River water madly surged in, instantly submerged past the sailor’s knees, the sailor where still cared to continue managing Mad Monk Lira, in the prisoners’ panicked shouts hurriedly ran towards the hatch outside, Mad Monk Lira no longer had the previous calm and cold demeanor, madly shaking the thick iron cage, voice urgent, nearly crying out shouted: “You come back ah, first let me out, I help you kill… I cannot swim ah…”
Mad Monk Lira, GAME OVER…
The other criminals also long chaotic into a mess.
“Help ah,”
“The ship is sinking!!!”
“Quickly let me out!”
…
At this moment on the deck, Ye Chui and Debbie dumb as a wooden chicken looking at that huge floating on the river surface ahead iceberg, the weather though cold, but the Warm Water River never freezes, even in the coldest weather absolutely will not freeze, this huge iceberg came from where?
Just now they were at the bow doing Titanic, in the mist ahead suddenly revealed the iceberg’s appearance, immediately after ruthlessly collided on the cargo ship, the sharp iceberg corner pierced the cabin below, accompanying the cargo ship’s forward movement, that iceberg corner also directly tore a huge gash in the cabin, river water began madly pouring in.
The sailor crew members all shouted rushing out of the deck, Lisa, Green and the others also hurriedly ran out, standing together with Ye Chui and Debbie.
“Damn, did not expect those guys actually did this excessively, this is preparing to drown us all in the river water!?” Debbie said with incomparable anger in her mouth, “They actually even summoned an iceberg to crash us!”
“Right, they are too much…” Ye Chui echoing shouted, hurriedly turned off that BGM.
No wonder it takes two hundred points to unlock, Ye Chui originally thought this BGM’s effect is to make people sprout love feelings, result did not expect its effect actually is to summon iceberg…
