Struggle in the Steam Age

"Through the analysis of the shell style and internal components of this barnacle, we can find that the previous growth environment of these barnacles was somewhat complicated." Lawrence said, "At least I can see that the growth environment of this barnacle is relatively complicated, and it can even be There is no pattern at all. This situation is just the opposite of those barnacles that grow on islands.

"That is to say, this thing grows on something that can move." Hearing what Lawrence said, Safiel immediately reacted, and then showed an incredible expression on his face. "Wait, you mean moving things? What kind of moving thing do you think would have a barnacle that big growing on it?"

"Theoretically speaking, barnacles have another possibility besides growing on the reefs along the coast. It is growing on some animals, such as whales or sea turtles, which are relatively large and swim slowly. Animal." Lawrence explained, "But judging from the size of the sample, if it is really a marine creature, the size of the other party is obviously impossible to be that kind of ordinary animal, maybe it is some kind of very powerful supernatural creature.

"And such a creature is likely to have some kind of ability related to soul attack." Safiel also responded at this time and said. "I think the sudden disappearance of the people on the ship may be due to the fact that this creature possesses some kind of enchantment magic, and then through spells such as collectively enchanting humans or even collectively dominating humans, the people on board can directly open the secret warehouse on the lower deck. Then jump into the sea with those things in the warehouse."

Having said that, Safiel showed an extremely puzzled expression. "If this is the case, do you think that the intelligence level of this monster is a bit too high? I personally think that under normal circumstances, even extraordinary marine life should not have such precise manipulation methods."

"So what's behind this may be more complicated than we thought." Lawrence said. "At least in my opinion, there is a great probability that this giant beast that may exist is not wild, but was secretly raised by some organization. Then, in the name of monsters, various piracy and plundering activities were carried out in this sea area. Everything they need."

Lawrence had to admit that if this monster was really bred by a certain organization, then the organization must have hidden it deeply enough. After all, the oceans of this world are definitely not as safe and calm as the oceans of the world in Lawrence's previous life, and the navigation techniques popularized at the same time are slightly backward. Therefore, encountering such a thing as a giant beast attack is not particularly uncommon.

Those organizations that may be hiding behind can rely on this to obtain sufficient benefits for themselves without arousing the suspicion of most forces, but this also explains from another aspect what high-level equipment should be installed on the ship at that time. Otherwise, the things that this kind of behemoth sent out to grab back may not be enough for food.

"The next work is not for us to intervene." After a final check to confirm that there are no new clues on the ship, Lawrence manipulated the phantom of the murloc to dig out all the giant barnacles under the ship and compete against each other. Phil and the others said, "After all, our current power can only be projected to most of New Sauer Island, and if we want to deal with this matter, we must at least have the power to radiate to the entire Sea of ​​Stars."

"That is to say, the remaining matters should belong to the scope of the church's handling." Safiel immediately thought of how to deal with the next matter. "As soon as we get off the ship, we'll go directly to the churches in New Sauer Port and notify them of this matter. I think they should be able to solve these problems if there are no accidents."

Under normal circumstances, this kind of extraordinary power crime that may involve many things is often led by the extraordinary power under the local regime, mixed with free extraordinary people and various churches, and this is also a good time for those regimes to show their power. At this time, the various churches often only consider eliminating evil content, as long as their team members are not allowed to engage in infighting, they don't mind who is the organizer.

But the situation in Xingchenhai is different. There are at least dozens of political forces in the entire sea area that do not belong to each other. And this has caused the Xingchenhai region, which itself is not considered strong in the extraordinary world, to become more fragmented in this respect. It is very good for them to be able to manage the affairs on their respective islands and the island's offshore. Doing something far away from the island is obviously in an embarrassing position of having more than enough energy but not enough energy.

On the other hand, Sea of ​​Stars belongs to a semi-open ocean. Traditionally considered part of the civilized world rather than wilderness like the Outer Ocean. Therefore, once something happens in this place that affects the people living on the surrounding islands, it is theoretically necessary to solve those problems.

In this case, the church naturally took over the responsibility of organizing the supernatural beings to solve these things, for example, just like the operation that Paladin John participated in last time. However, due to the natural deficiencies in some aspects of this region, and the various problems at sea are far more than those on land, even if the churches try their best, the safety here is not as good as those on the mainland and islands.

But everyone living in this sea will be grateful to those churches, because everyone knows that if it is not for their struggle or even sacrifice, Star Sea will never become suitable for human habitation as it is now, but will move towards the east of Star Sea. Except for a few safe passages, the rest of the ocean is dangerous.

As Safir flew to the top of the mast and waved the signal flag in his hand, the steam tug that was ordered to wait nearby quickly came up, and then pulled the unmanned sailing ship towards the port with a cable go. For safety reasons, Lawrence asked the tugboat to tow the sailboat to a shoal far away from the urban area.

As soon as the sailboat anchored, Lawrence asked Nora to fly him and Safiel to the urban area and then went straight to the church of the Church of Knowledge. When they landed in the backyard of the church and entered the church through the back door, his adoptive father, Mr. Lambert, had just finished praying, and looked up at Lawrence and the others in surprise after hearing the sound of the back door opening.

"Father, we have something urgent to see you." Looking at Mr. Lambert who stood up, Lawrence said directly, regardless of the pleasantries. Then he began to briefly tell his adoptive father about the boat he discovered just now, and all the things and various analyzes he found during the inspection after boarding the boat, and expressed the hope that the church could intervene in this matter.

"Son, you are right." Mr. Lambert nodded to Lawrence after listening. "You should really tell me about this kind of thing. Come with me now, I'm going to report this incident first, and by the way, see if there is any information that may be related to this incident from other people."

After speaking, he took Lawrence and the others to a small house on the side of the church hall, and then started a machine placed on the table in the center of the house. With the crackling sound of typing, all the information Lawrence and the others collected before was turned into paragraphs of text and quickly passed on to the surrounding islands and various knowledge church nodes around Star Sea.

Because there was a lot of information to convey, it took Mr. Lambert a full 20 minutes to type everything up. After finishing typing, he took Lawrence and the others to the outside of the church.

"It could take hours for a reply, so we'd better get on the ship and check first," Mr Lambert said. "I think maybe from our perspective, we can find something that you can't."

When everyone walked to the small square outside the church, they found that the priests of other churches were already waiting here. Because they also received a letter from Mr. Lambert just now and plan to act together next time.