First mate is not easy

The fleet sailed for four days and three nights.

On the fourth day, when the morning light was dim and the dense fog finally cleared, the pirates from the observation deck of the Mora made the first cry of surprise, and the people on the deck were awakened. To the legendary island.

Although not as expected.

There are no warmly received people, no grotesque birds and beasts, no wine and music, no fresh fruit and food, nothing.

If they were not standing on the observation deck, they could see the ruins of the temple with a corner in the central forest of the island at a glance, they would probably think that they just passed by an uninhabited island by accident—however, the ruins of the temple at first glance I knew that it was the ruins of the temple that had been swallowed by the fire, clearly and silently telling everyone what it had encountered: this island is like the guardian sea beast that once blessed it, and has lost it s life.

Lando followed the crowd to disembark, and numbly walked along the ruins that had probably never recovered after being burned by a fire—the time of this island seemed to be completely stopped at the time when old Captain Barcelolo left Evening, the shocking scorching marks did not diminish with the passage of time... After the hamster lying on Old Pad's shoulder took a look, he covered his eyes with his paws and "squeaked" as if extremely ashamed Shouting, he quickly stuffed it into the pocket of the captain's jacket, no matter how old Pade laughed, he would never let his head pop out even once.

The crowd quickly came to the burned-out Leviathan Temple.

The inside of the temple is dark, and only the whimpering of the wind can be heard.

The outside of the temple was already covered with withered vines, and when we pushed those plants away and took a closer look, we could barely trace the existence of this temple from the broken walls, and the colors that had lost their color The totem and the cracked carvings seem to allow people to see all the prosperity that once existed on this island...

On a fixed date every month, people lined up in front of the temple. They prayed, sang and danced, and then came to the inside of the temple, in front of the ship named "Leviathan". Lead the team onto the boat, go to the cabin, and get enough fresh water, food, and fresh fruits and vegetables inside.

But what is in front of everyone now is only more of the blurred blackness after being burned by the fire.

Stepping on the dry and cracked ground, Lando was at the front of the team this time. When he walked in, he accidentally bumped into a huge rock—the rock crashing down startled him, and he subconsciously turned around. Going to hold the stone, he was holding a slightly curved and carved object in his hand. He was slightly taken aback, and looked down, only to realize that what he was holding in his hand was a huge stone carved into wings.

"..."

Lando raised his head, only to realize that what he accidentally touched just now were the statues of Leviathan standing on both sides of the temple.

The statue has lived up to its original appearance, but one can imagine how magnificent and magnificent it will be if it is intact.

When his eyes swept over the sapphire animal pupils inlaid with light that was almost suffocated by dust, his heart twitched violently for no reason. Lando quickly withdrew his gaze, turned his head, and pretended to be relaxed and said to the people behind him : "Be careful, don't hit anything again. This temple has been around for a long time, and it might collapse at any time."

The people behind immediately echoed, but the black-haired young man didn't seem to care what they would say. After finishing his words, he turned his head and continued to walk forward - leaving a group of people behind looking at each other, as if a little unaware Overwhelmed.

If the scene in front of them has made them overwhelmed.

Then the next scene they saw in the temple made them completely collapse——

Especially Dill, when he saw the interior of the empty temple, according to the classics, the place where the legendary ship Leviathan should have been placed was coiling a lifeless ship with scales because of He suffocated for a moment when he saw the withered and tarnished behemoth, and then almost subconsciously, he took three steps at a time and rushed to the moment when he stepped into the inner hall, he stood frozen beside the black-haired young man in front of the door.

The people behind had exploded, and everyone was talking about how the leviathan got here-it seemed that it was still spending the last part of its life here.

"Little boy, you..."

Dill looked worriedly at the black-haired young man, but he did not expect that the latter just bowed calmly. He lit the torch in his hand, and walked lightly, as if he was afraid of waking up the sleeping giant beast. step by step towards the giant beast coiled in the depths——

Lando kept his eyes on the giant beast's snout, where a sword was stuck.

The blood had dried up, staining the giant beast's turquoise scales into an ugly dark brown.

Lando gradually approached, stepping on charred wooden objects several times under his feet, which were the wreckage left by the Leviathan ship... and the huge sea monster just lay silently in this area that used to be Among the ruins it left behind, its eyes were closed tightly. When Lando stretched out his hand and touched its eyelids cautiously, it didn't respond either. It didn't show its familiar impatient expression as Rando expected. expression, throwing his hand away.

Or open your eyes and use his familiar voice to tell him to get away and stop touching.

"..."

When Lando stretched out his hand and tried to pull out the sword stuck in the head of the giant beast, he heard behind him, First Officer Padd laughed in a tense voice: "This is really spectacular, it's like living in a lair Lando, do you want to see that there might be a lot of gold coins under the corpse—ah! Why did you hit me?"

First Officer Pad covered his head and stared at the people around him. The captain of the charge showed an obvious disgusted expression: "Didn't your mother tell you that when you feel guilty, you just need to shut up obediently?"

First Officer Pade's face twitched, and his forced smile finally collapsed—seeing the stiff back line of the black-haired young man not far away, he paused, and then heaved a long sigh.

Then there was deathly silence.

Also.

Probably anyone who stood on the ruins and looked at the giant beast that had lost its majesty in the sea, and the wreckage of the hull under it, would feel ashamed... But under their silent gaze Next, Lando's fingertips gently swept under the breath of the giant Leviathan, and when he touched the long sword he had inserted himself into, he suddenly paused... Under the watchful eyes of the people behind him, the black-haired The young man bent down, and carefully pulled out a diary that looked like it had been around for some years from under the giant beast's head.

"Hey," the first mate Pad said in a low voice, "isn't that Resardin's diary! I thought it was burned together by the fire, why is it here?"

Lando froze for a moment, wiped off the dust on the diary, and opened the diary covered with mottled marks—the familiar notes on the book did belong to Lando's father, and the front of the diary was a normal sailing diary , recorded some trivial matters of life on the ship, Lando quickly turned the diary to the last page of the diary with writing marks, different from the previous trivial matters that were recorded in a few words, these long written ones sentence--

[Lando, I hope that when you see this line of writing, you are already standing on the land of Babrus Island, and standing beside you is Raymond—yes, 'Raymond', this is my last Seconds decided to give this kid a name, after all, if he was called 'Leviathan' in the future, it would probably frighten a large group of people.

If I hadn't watched the ship turn into a monster in the flames and return to ashes, I would never have believed that the little baby I finally found in the ashes was the legendary sea monster created by God himself—he saw Looking so fragile and vulnerable, lying helplessly in the ruins and crying, it seems to be silently condemning everything we have done.

Never in my life have I blamed myself so much.

Human greed was magnified infinitely on this island and eventually destroyed it. I don’t know if Mr. Pad and the others regretted what they did at the last moment. I only know that I was the only one who survived. I must bear all these sins.

Starting today, you may be surprised or even aggrieved, why your father suddenly brought a child back from outside, raised him, taught him knowledge, gave him the best food, the warmest clothes, and even sent the entire Seaz Leave it to him to take care of it, treat him better than his own son—I am really, really sorry for letting you bear all this, if not, I am afraid that every day I open my eyes, I will live in deep sorrow. anxiety and guilt.

I am a selfish father, in your mind, I may not even be a qualified father, and I probably will not explain even a few words to this, it's not that I don't want to explain, I just don't know when I speak How do I start, how do I tell my son who is always looking at his father with adoring eyes, that his father has done something very bad.

I have turned heaven into hell with my own hands.

Until the day I die, I may leave you with nothing, and may even place some heavy responsibilities on your shoulders when I pass away. For example, I will probably use your inescapable responsibility at the last moment. The method requires you to start again, to find this island, to find the Leviathan.

Actually, I don't want you to find Leviathan.

I just hope you can bring the grown Leviathan back to this island.

It is recorded in the literature that Leviathan has the power to turn decay into magic. When the baby lying in my arms grows strong and strong, he may have the ability to restore this ruined island to its original appearance. , at that time, those who were sheltered by it, the dead will wake up with its awakening, and then everything will return to us on this island-I always hope so.

By that time, I hope that everyone's hearts will no longer be filled with hatred.

I did my best.

Resardin Barceloro in the Temple of Leviathan on Barbrus Island in 1443 AD]

Gently closing the diary in his hand, a small book, held in Lando's palm, made him feel as if he was holding a heavy burden in his hand... He curled up the corners of his lips slightly mockingly, and at this point, he finally understood that his father The reason why he must find this island and the Leviathan.

What this island, or Leviathan itself, needs is not to reappear in the world to conquer humans, what it needs is to turn back time and go back to the past - at that time, people did not know the statue of Leviathan The mermaid's aria was also buried deep in the bottom of the sea, and the Leviathan giant turned into a ship and rested safely on this isolated island, guarding its people.

They are warm, friendly and hospitable.

Until the outsiders destroyed it all with their own hands.

Since then, his father has lived in deep guilt all his life, and hoped that one day, his son could replace him and redeem the sins they had committed.

Unfortunately it was too late.

"We messed up." Lando held a torch and stood beside the giant beast's corpse, and said in a cold tone never before, "It's my fault."

"Lando..."

"The trust once turned Leviathan and its temple into ruins; the second trust, I personally inserted the sword into its vitals."

"..."

The black-haired young man's chest heaved slightly, he closed his eyes, and quickly suppressed all the emotions in his eyes - he turned around, the fire in his hand reflected his face half-brightly, no one could see clearly at this time The emotion remaining in his eyes at this moment, until Dill, who was standing closest to Lando, saw him move his lips.

"I'm also very surprised, how can my father trust me." The black-haired young man raised the corners of his lips, "From childhood to adulthood, I have always let him down...Even this time, there is no miracle."

Ran Duo fell silent, and before everyone had time to respond, he threw the torch in his hand at the ruins of the ship crushed by the giant beast.

……

Lando finally remembered the scene in the dream before, under the cloak he thought it was his father, in fact, when the wind dropped the hood, he saw his face clearly, the part of the dream that he had forgotten gradually became clear, He held a flaming torch in his hand, bent down, and lit a piece of dead temple ruins, and the flames rushed to his side, quickly surrounding him.

Keep all the hustle and bustle behind the firewall.

He turned his head and looked at the anxious Dill on the other side of the wall of fire, the tearful old quartermaster, and the old Pad who was holding a big knife, biting his lower lip and staring at him...

And the first mate who took off the hat on his head and looked at him silently.

The flames illuminated their pupils.

"..."

It's time to end.

Whether it's this overly complicated and twisted adventure story.

Or is everything about the island that should only be recorded in fairy tales.

It's time, it's time to end.