On the yellowed notebook, many words had been covered by seawater and stains, and it seemed that they could no longer be washed away. Only a few slightly obvious sea words could be seen.
Although Horson was the son of a pirate, he wasn't someone who couldn't read a single word. On the contrary, his father placed great importance on educating his son, believing that pirates were already knowledgeable and knowledgeable about astronomy.
Therefore, in his early years, his father, who was a pirate captain, had kidnapped a missionary for Horson to teach him how to read and write on the ship.
The missionary was a person who liked to travel. He had been to many places in his life and knew many ancient languages of the sea, as well as a little bit of native language.
During that period of time, he taught Horson everything he knew, and he told him many strange stories and interesting people…
Unfortunately, in a later raid on the sea, the missionary who was Hosen's teacher met with misfortune and died.
Horson still remembered that he had cried a lot during that period of time. He washed his face with tears all day long. Later on, his father tied up a few more scholars for him, but he was never satisfied with any of them.
As a result, under the influence of the missionary, not only was he literate, but he had also read many books that recorded strange things, such as " Strange Records of the Ocean " and " Secret News of Sea Monsters."
In one of the books, there were various legends about the " mermaid."
It was said that mermaids were the " curse " of people who went to sea. Their upper bodies were breathtakingly beautiful, but their lower bodies were cold fishtails covered in scales. Coupled with their charming singing, countless sailors were led to a path of no return.
There were also legends among the sea natives that said that they were elves who originally lived in the sun. They came to the ocean through the rainbow and usually hid in the tornadoes on the sea...
It was not only recorded in the book, but also in one of the stories told by the missionary:
Legend has it that in ancient times, men stole mermaids 'hats or belts, combs, and mirrors.
When this thing was properly hidden, the mermaid would live with him. Once she found her lost item, she would return to the sea.
However, in most legends, mermaids were very dangerous to humans. The gifts they gave would bring misfortune, such as disasters such as floods.
The sight of mermaids on their journey was a bad omen for sunken ships. They sometimes longed to see mortals drown and lured young people to live underwater with them. Then, one could imagine...
It wasn't until he grew up that he learned that those strange secrets and sea monsters were things that only Transcendents could come into contact with.
" Mermaid…" Horson muttered, revealing a strange look.
His fingers quickly flipped through the pages, and he opened the next page as if he was thirsty for knowledge. His eyes reflected every word in the yellowed notebook, afraid that he would miss something.
However, what disappointed him was that many of the words here had already been stained. The entire book seemed to have been soaked in seawater in the past...
He kept flipping through the pages, but it was still the same as before. Not a single page was intact.
The scattered words that were displayed were of no value to Horson.
Finally, when he flipped to the last few pages, his eyes lit up.
The words here had naturally been dirtied, but most of them were intact. Moreover, they were written in the ancient sea language that he was extremely familiar with.
Compared to the previous records of legends, this seemed to be handwritten, similar to a diary.
Notes:
"The contents of the sea map made me lose myself…the coordinates made me go crazy.”
"We still can't break through the merfolk's nest. There's something very important inside, and it's even related to the journey to the 'Fog Sea'…"
"We suffered heavy casualties. The first mate died, but we still didn't get it…We retreated to a small island.”
" There are many sea demon skeletons here. Legend has it that this place used to be the habitat of the sea demons…In the end, I named this place 'Sea Demon Harbor.”
"I finally…lost my mind. I commanded the sailors to charge into the Fog Sea without caring about anything else…We followed the fascinating coordinates on the sea map and sailed.”
"The sailors said that they had never been to such a strange place before…"
"Oh no, the suction force of that whirlpool is too terrifying. I've never seen such a disaster before…The deck of our ship is cracking, and it's about to collapse…"
" The Devil fell into the abyss…I buried it with my own hands. Everyone died, and I was the only one who survived.”
" The wooden rowboat I'm riding on is a chance given to me by the sailors at the cost of their lives. I've let them down…"
"Perhaps, only the legendary undying ship can step into that land…In the end, I still didn't get the 'Fountain of Unaging,' and only lost my life in vain…I'm guilty.”
……
The handwriting was blurry, and only half of the page was recorded. The rest of the paper was blank and yellowed.
Huo Sen's eyes were already wide open, as if he had been shocked by what was recorded in the notebook.
Mermaids, mermen, Immortal Fountain, undying ship…
The notebook, which was covered with turtle scales, seemed to have been left behind decades ago or even longer.
Not only was the handwriting ancient, but it was also in the traditional language. The art of making this rough paper had disappeared as early as a hundred years ago, and only a small number of seafarers knew it.
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