Chapter 470 Dual Evolution
Above the vast and boundless sea area.
A standard two-masted sailing ship is riding the wind and waves.
The sea breeze carried ice mist and blew towards my face, stretching the sail so that it swelled like the chest of a giant beast.
The sea water in the far north shows an almost eerie deep blue.
The color seems to be made from thousands of layers of sapphire crushed and mixed, giving off a faint cold glow under the midday light.
Their figures are like meteors flying through the blue glass, fleeting,
At this moment, following the direction of the ocean current, a huge gray-white ice floe was slowly drifting toward the double-comb sailboat from a short distance away.
The surface of the ice floe is covered with criss-crossing ice cracks, and the blue and white lines are like dry veins. Dozens of tired petrels live on the top, making sharp chirping sounds from time to time.
Just as the ice floe slowly approached the sailboat, an arrow made of flames suddenly shot out from the deck of the sailboat, dragging a long light trail, crossing a graceful arc in the air, and landed accurately on the ice floe.
A sound of .
The moment it hit the ice floe, the flaming arrow suddenly exploded, and the huge impact force immediately shattered the ice floe into ice shards all over the sky.
Broken ice poured into the sea like a heavy rain, causing countless small splashes.
Looking at his "masterpiece", Gothe stood on the deck and nodded, with a relaxed smile on his lips.
Since the Columbus sailed out of Varar Bay and headed south towards Plantagenet, the scene of "encounter" with ice floes often occurred.
These ice floes from the more northerly waters of Varar Bay may have been majestic icebergs at first.
They set out from the far north. During the long drifting process, they experienced wind and sun, and gradually melted or collided with other objects and broke into pieces.
When it reaches Varar Bay and the sea further south, it turns into ice floes of different sizes today.
Most of the time, these ice floes just float quietly on the sea. Even if they collide with the hull, the solidity of the hull itself will not pose a substantial threat to the ship.
But there is always bad luck and accidents happen.
In fact, in this boring and long sea voyage, breaking ice floes has become a rare pleasure.
Whenever someone on the deck spots a large ice floe, they will rush to take action.
Gothe, as the person with the highest "status" on the Columbus, naturally no one will compete with him as long as he is present.
One day later, the Columbus was completely far away from the land.
The ice edges on the side of the ship have been completely melted by the sea wind, and the surrounding ice floes are gradually becoming scarce.
At the junction of sea and sky, a gray-black shadow pierces the blue sea.
At first it was just a faint ink dot, but as the ship moved forward through the waves, the outline became clearer and clearer.
That is an isolated island.
This island is not big. Its surface is covered with the remnants of glaciers that have lasted for many years. The gray-blue ice rocks are exposed and have a unique honeycomb structure of volcanic rocks.
The island looks very desolate, as if there is no trace of life, but in fact, a few clusters of dark green moss can still be seen in the gaps between the rocks in the leeward direction.
The blades are only millimeters in size, but they can survive in this harsh environment.
In the seawater around the island, dense red dots can also be seen.
That is krill, the body is transparent, only the digestive tract is red, swimming in the sea water, just like flowing blood.
In the rock crevices at the highest point of the island, you can still see bird's nests made of seaweed and ice. Broken eggshells remain inside the nests, and the surface of the eggshells is covered with a layer of fine ice beads.
Although no birds were seen, the feathers scattered around the nest showed that this should be a breeding ground for some kind of hardy seabird.
Of course, the so-called "sighting" was limited to Gaode.
Gothe, who was standing on the deck overlooking the desert island, quietly closed the unfolded Mandora Magic Eye and no longer observed the situation on the island.
In the northern seas, there are actually many such nameless islands. They are basically deserted islands with no grass growing on them and are no more than a few thousand square meters in size.
It is said to be a desert island, but according to the crew members on the ship, the desert island is not necessarily deserted.
hip Many times, ships that fail to reach their destination while sailing on the sea are attacked and sunk by certain earth-line creatures that live on desert islands.
-In most cases, sea beasts will not easily attack ships traveling on the sea.
Just as people do not easily provoke sea beasts, for sea beasts, ships are the "domain" of humans, and rashly invading human territory is likely to bring devastating blows to themselves.
As for those earth-line creatures that live on desert islands, the desert island is often their territory.
If human ships approach a desert island, it is equivalent to actively invading their territory and will also attract their attacks.
Therefore, one of the rules of navigation is to try to avoid these "deserted islands" during navigation unless necessary.
Gothe stood on the deck, with a strong thick hemp rope tied to the side of the ship beside him.
There is also a heavy stone tied to one end of the rope, with the surface covered with frost flowers.
It is a unique ore in the North. In addition to its magical conductivity and outstanding ice properties, its density is comparable to that of lead. Just holding it in your arms can cause pain to the collarbone.
In the biting cold wind, Gothe took off his coat and trousers, leaving only his close-fitting coat.
Then he tied the rope to himself, picked up the piece of ore, and jumped out of the ship without any hesitation.
Seeing this "weird" scene, everyone on the boat was indifferent, and no one tried to stop or "rescue" it.
Just the confusion and shock flashing in their eyes fully demonstrated that they were not accustomed to Goude's behavior.
"How on earth did this gentleman do it? This is seawater at ten degrees below zero, and he actually jumped in like that?" A crew member couldn't help but open his mouth and asked blankly.
"This should be the power of the mage...::.:" Another crew member next to him murmured in reply.
This is not the power of the mage. My king has not cast any spells. This should be the power of the king... Another ice-born mage from Phoenix on the deck said to himself after hearing what the two crew members said.
Ice mage is exceptionally cold-resistant compared to ordinary people.
But it is absolutely impossible to jump into the sea water and soak for several hours just by relying on one's own physical strength, like Gothe.
Try and die.
In the eyes of the crew, Gaode's move relied on the power of the mage.
In the eyes of the ice-born mage who was traveling with him, Gaode's move was the power that Wang Ben possessed, so there was nothing surprising about it.
Hence, Gothe's abnormal behavior and performance became reasonable in the minds of everyone on board.
The moment you entered the water, the ice-blue seawater exploded like a solid.
Thousands of seawater poured into his chest along his collar, and Gothe could even hear his heartbeat missing half a beat in the sudden cold.
The iron stone dragged him down rapidly, and the sound of the thick hemp rope rubbing against the side of the ship gradually disappeared, replaced by the sound of the pressure of the sea water.
He watched as the light spot on the water surface shrank rapidly. When the bubbles rose from his hair, they condensed into miniature ice ridges, drawing silvery trails in the blue water.
Sinking to a depth of more than ten meters, the sunlight was filtered by the seawater into a faint blue light curtain, and a transparent cold krill floated past the eyes, with fluorescent blue mucus hanging on its tentacles.
When the rope stretched straight, he had sunk to the bottom of the sea dozens of meters.
The sea water became as dark as ink, with only some strange stones or fish exuding a faint blue light, reflecting the surrounding scene.
In the chasm of the ocean trench, snow-white blind crabs waved their phosphorescent chelicerae, drawing flowing traces of light in the darkness.
Gothe let go of his hand holding Tie Shi, letting the rope hang him in mid-air, and then being carried forward by the ship.
He closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing rhythm. At the same time, he carefully felt the changes in the water flow around him, and kept moving his body according to the changes in the water flow.
He changed his body shape.
Not everyone can tie a rope and follow the ship like Gothe.
The various currents under the sea surface are endlessly changing, and some are completely opposite to the direction you are going, and they are fierce.
If you cannot detect it in time and take evasive measures, the scene will be similar to the scene of a car accident. The water flow will cause huge impact damage to your body.
So, this process actually requires a high degree of concentration and various reactions, which is as exciting as playing Tiantian Cool Run.
It wasn't until there was a burning sensation in his lungs and his consciousness began to become a little blurry that Gothe suddenly pulled the rope.
On the sea, the people who had been waiting by the side of the ship noticed the movement of the rope and immediately began to pull the rope.
Gaode and Tieshi then began to float. During the process of floating, the water pressure dropped sharply, and their eardrums felt a stinging pain, but the light spots on the water surface became brighter and brighter.
When his head broke through the sea, Gothe began to breathe rapidly.
The white air exhaled blends with the evaporated water mist of seawater to form a short-lived ice halo.
After a moment of relief, Gothe made a gesture to the people on the boat.
Seeing this, they quickly let go of their hands holding the rope.
Under the weight of the iron stone, Gothe's figure immediately began to sink rapidly again.
"My king has been underwater for more than twenty minutes, right?" The two accompanying ice wizards were responsible for pulling the rope. They were stunned when they saw Gothe's figure submerging into the water again.
"How can someone hold their breath in the deep sea for so long without the help of any magic?" Another person murmured to himself as if in doubt.
There is no reasonable explanation for the two people's faces. In the end, it can only be attributed to the special feature of "my king" [the induction of water flow is increased by 89.3%... 89.6%... 89.8%... the oxygen uptake is increased by 96. 1%... 96. 3%...]
Gothe, who once again entered the deep sea, continued his behavior just now, while silently feeling the subtle changes brought about by [Adaptation] to his body.
To others, sailing at sea is extremely boring, but in his eyes, it is an excellent place for "retreat and practice" to develop expertise.
Time passes slowly.
The temperature is gradually rising.
Gaode felt the temperature change much faster than other members of the ship.
The progress of both adaptations is progressing steadily.
On the fourth day at sea, his oxygen uptake broke through the 100% bottleneck.
【Your oxygen uptake increases by 100%】.
With the familiar feeling of the lock being broken, Gothe felt as if he was on the edge of the breathless abyss at this moment, and every breath became greedier and more efficient than ever before.
Even though you are still in the water, you can still feel the familiar refreshing feeling of air pouring into your lungs and the familiar feeling of blood oxygen filling.
The heart and lungs become as powerful as bellows, able to squeeze out astonishing amounts of oxygen in seawater where the air is extremely thin, and use this oxygen efficiently.
Your breathing ability continues to be tempered by high-load oxygen metabolism, and your ability to absorb and utilize oxygen is gradually improved. You can absorb more oxygen with each breath, and your adaptability to various hypoxic environments is significantly improved, adapting and evolving into an air-breathing body.
【In the process of continuously optimizing oxygen metabolism, your body functions are deeply optimized, oxygen-rich organs are obtained, cardiopulmonary function is significantly enhanced, chest volume is expanded, fatigue after intense physical exertion is significantly reduced, recovery speed is significantly accelerated, endurance limit is enhanced, and recovery potential after serious injury is also improved. 】
Your senses will become extremely sensitive to the oxygen content in the environment, and you can even determine whether there are signs of living things around you based on changes in oxygen content. 】
【Your life force field has been enhanced, and your resistance to negative energy spells such as life-draining and aging curses has been slightly improved. 】
On the third day after evolving [Body of Air and Breath], Gothe's ability to sense water flow also reached 100%.
【Your ability to sense water flow increases by 100%, and the movement of water molecules becomes clear and discernible in your perception】.
The water ripples are amplified in Gaode's perception. The water around him is no longer an obstacle, but seems to have turned into the nerve endings of the body. Every subtle change is clearly detectable.
【Your senses continue to be tempered by water flow information, and your ability to perceive and resonate with liquid substances gradually improves, adapting and evolving into a body of water】.
【After evolving into a water body, you will have extremely strong water flow perception, and you can clearly "see" the pressure changes and flow velocity trajectories of water flow (undercurrents in rivers, pipe water flow, etc.). You can distinguish undercurrents, whirlpools, water pressure anomalies, and even sense the weak elemental energy contained in the water body (such as ice, poison, life, etc.).
The underwater environment is like looking at lines on the palm of your hand, and you can ignore darkness and turbidity.
At the same time, the sensitivity to water elemental energy (water elemental spells, natural water veins, etc.) is greatly enhanced, and it can even predict changes in water conditions in a short period of time through water flow fluctuations].
【Your nervous system's information processing efficiency for liquid substances is improved, and you can sense abnormal fluctuations or hidden objects in the water faster】.
【Due to your rich experience in sensing water flow, your limbs have become extremely coordinated in controlling the water, and the resistance is greatly reduced when moving in the water. You can even use the power of the water flow to increase your movement speed and make more flexible movements on the surface or in the water】.
Oxygen uptake capacity and ability to sense water flow should be considered relatively minor branches of adaptability.
Hence, the bodies that both of them finally evolved are in their final form like the [Dharma Ninja Body] and cannot be upgraded.
The dual evolution of [Body of Air] and [Body of Water], although it cannot directly improve Gothe's immediate combat power, can instantly make Gothe's adaptability and combat ability in the water reach the historical level among the Sea Sentinel Mage.
Even compared to sea beasts, it is not even half weaker.
The water area will also be Gaode’s home field in the future.