Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 526 543: Lei Dian Blue Dragon

Su Lun had previously obtained the "Colorful Conch Shell" and researched it a bit. He tried infusing a thread of wind, but heard no sound.

Unexpectedly, when Tanni put it to his mouth, it instantly produced a sound.

And it was so beautiful.

The sound of the conch shell was very special; despite not being loud, it seemed as if it could reach far, far away.

"Woooo..."

Though it was just a simple long tone, it somehow made one hear a delightful melody. The surrounding wind and water elements seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force, pulsating with the soundwaves.

Everyone on the deck and in the cabin, upon hearing this sound, showed a trace of a dazed expression in their eyes.

Looking up, a dazzling rainbow hundreds of meters long had appeared above the Eternal Night.

Su Lun also looked in amazement because he distinctly felt a high-level principle fluctuation from the melody, akin to touching an unreachable sandstorm.

He even thought that perhaps a conch girl would emerge.

However, after blowing once, Tanni's face displayed a near breathless expression as he took the conch out of his mouth while muttering, "Ah... that was tough."

As soon as the conch's sound stopped, the rainbow gradually faded and the surrounding joyous waves also calmed down.

Only the distant sound continued to spread towards the far off.

Su Lun had previously identified the conch's effect, it could control "wind" and "sea."

Currently, Tanni's strength was not strong, and it didn't seem very useful.

Su Lun let Tanni put away the conch shell.

The Eternal Night aimlessly drifted on the sea.

...

Su Lun did not plan to rush into the deeper parts of the sea for an adventure.

Previously, because two large pirate crews cleared the way for them and suffered 70% losses, their Dawn crew managed to reach here relatively safely.

Now, if they themselves mined for dangers in the sea, the risk would be enormous.

The Eternal Night Sea was like a moat, blocking outsiders from coming over and also keeping the dangers of the Dragon Country Waters enclosed.

Mere notations on the "Map of Dragon Country Waters" marked places full of dangers everywhere.

Moreover, this sea map was drawn many years ago, perhaps there had been some big changes.

It was a territory where even the Pirate King Black Sam's crew faced complete destruction, an area absolutely not to be underestimated.

Before figuring out a good plan, Su Lun was not in a hurry.

After continuous battles for several days, the crew members were all tired; it was a good time to rest.

The Eternal Night just drifted unhurriedly on the sea surface.

At night, the sky was dotted with stars.

The ship was quiet, the members of the Dawn crew, tired from consecutive fierce battles, were mostly deep in sleep.

The moon was dim tonight, and the sea was pitch black, even with light shining down, it was endlessly dark.

Su Lun meditated in the captain's quarters, keeping his perception constantly extended outward.

In these dangerous waters, he dared not be careless at all.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.

On the side, Qian Tiao, who had just been soundly asleep, also instantly sensed this chill and alertly rolled up. She did not perceive anything, and looking at Su Lun, she asked, "What happened?"

Su Lun frowned and said, "Just now, some people swam over and reached near our boat."

There were no other people in this sea area; his first thought was that the divine realm mages had sneaked over under the cover of night to probe their situation.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than he and Qian Tiao teleported onto the deck.

The patrolling crew members were still moving back and forth on the deck, obviously unaware of the anomaly.

Seeing Su Lun and Qian Tiao appear, the patrol team leader spoke, "Mr. Su Lun, Captain Qian Tiao, why have you come?"

Su Lun gestured for everyone to be quiet.

All crew members instantly became alert, sensing something was wrong.

It was dead quiet around, even with Su Lun's night vision he didn't spot anything unusual, but Soul Perception clearly detected more than ten people hidden in the water near their ship.

"Hmm, strange."

Su Lun did not rush to act, but he felt somewhat puzzled.

This method did not seem like that of mages, nor did it appear to involve pirates with underwater breathing apparatus.

He intended to observe a bit longer what those guys were up to, but those hiding under the water seemed to be very alert, as if they had sensed something. Only the slight "whoosh" of water could be heard, and then they darted away like dartfish.

"So fast!"

Su Lun was slightly amazed.

Qian Tiao evidently noticed this noise too, and was interestedly about to draw her sword.

But Su Lun was quicker; he had come to the deck prepared and with a single hand, his fingers acting as if to grasp at the void, one by one, strands of thread coalesced into a tangible form. Just as those figures in the water turned to flee, six or seven of them crashed into an invisible net.

Using the crane at the ship's side, Su Lun "whooshed" and pulled those figures out of the water, suspending them in mid-air.

In an instant, everyone on the deck knew they had caught spies, and the searchlight was immediately directed toward them.

It illuminated a swath of pale skin and shining scales.

Seeing this, Su Lun said in surprise, "Not human?"

Nagas?

Mermaids?

He did not know how to describe the humanoid creatures he was seeing; they had human bodies and fish tails, resembling nagas. But even when exposed to the air, the seven's fish tails gradually morphed into human forms, turning into six slick-skinned humans, two men and five women. Even so, they retained some marine characteristics, like their ears and some of their scales.

The sudden situation had attracted everyone on the deck, and they all gathered by the ship's rail to watch the spectacle.

But Su Lun suddenly thought of something and said to himself, "The Naga tribe?"

These seven individuals, for now let's just call them people, were captured in a net. They looked at the group of humans on the ship in panic and furiously struggled to escape from the net. But the silk threads used by Su Lun were not something that a few individuals, likely only having third or fourth level combat abilities, could break.

From the communicator, Tanni who hadn't slept for several days and nights called out, and moments later, a figure jumped down from the cockpit, "Mr. Su Lun, did you call me?"

Tanni steadied himself on his feet and before he had even finished speaking, he saw the seven people hanging in the net. He seemed to recognize something and immediately frowned.

Su Lun said, "Take a look, aren't these your tribespeople?"

Tanni was a half-blood of human and Naga origin, having left this maritime area when he was very young, and his memories of his homeland were vague.

But his mother was a pure-blooded Naga!

Tanni immediately confirmed, "Yes, these are people of the Naga tribe!"

The seven Naga were still struggling under the bright lights.

Su Lun felt they were probably scared, and he called out to the people around him watching the excitement, "Alright, disperse everyone."

Although curious, the crowd each returned to their posts.

If they were Tanni's tribespeople, they naturally weren't enemies. Su Lun placed them on deck but slightly restrained them, preventing them from jumping ship and escaping.

When the floodlights were turned off, the Naga were not as panicked anymore. They turned their gazes to the few humans in front of them.

Communication was troublesome.

Su Lun thought for a moment and said directly, "Don't panic, we won't harm you. This is Tanni, he is a Naga. His mother is Frida, and his father is a human, probably named Sam Bellamy..."

When he had previously detached from the divine plane of existence, he had learned a small spell "Language Proficiency."

It involved attaching spiritual power to the language to bypass the language barrier, allowing both sides of the conversation to somewhat understand the dialogue.

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As Su Lun spoke, he released a wave of spiritual power, roughly expressing his lack of malice.

The names and such were transliterations, which sounded quite similar upon listening.

Sure enough, this straightforward speech immediately quieted the Naga in front of him. Hints of doubt appeared in their eyes, obviously having heard of a few names.

The seven appeared to be quite young, among them a slightly older blonde girl who seemed like the leader. Su Lun remembered that when he had captured them, she was clearly able to escape, but she came back to save others.

She looked Tanni up and down, hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "You know Frida**?"

Su Lun didn't quite understand that specific honorific, but he knew it was a kind of title for "leader," "chief," or "priest."

He directly placed Tanni's completely petrified mother from his little void world on the deck and said, "Tanni's mother was petrified by a Gorgon. We came here this time to look for a way to solve the petrification."

These past days, Dr. Banks had constantly been studying methods to deal with petrification, but progress was not very promising. The rules of petrification spells were too high-level, and current biological means could not solve the problem.

Seeing the petrified tribeswoman, the blonde girl's expression changed instantly.

She was young during the disaster thirty years ago, but had also experienced it. (Setting: Naga have a lifespan of about two hundred years, and thirty years is their youthful period.)

Seeing this, Su Lun lifted the spatial restrictions.

The Naga looked around as if they wanted to flee, but seeing the lead girl didn't move, they too stayed.

At that moment, Su Lun added, "We're not enemies. If possible, I'd like to meet with the elders of your Naga tribe."

There were too many unknowns in this maritime area, and he indeed needed some intelligence from the Naga to make headway.

Hearing this, the girl said, "I can't decide, but I can go inform the elders. If you don't trust me, you can let my companions go back, and I'll stay here."

Su Lun readily agreed to let them all leave.

But as they were about to leave, he glanced at their naked bodies and asked, "Do you need some clothes?"

The Naga girl said, "No, no need. We Naga are natural sprites, our bodies are naturally part of nature. Only you humans feel it's shameful and cover it up."

Saying this, they jumped off the deck.

Su Lun was also surprised to hear this.

This concept was somewhat similar to that of the Dalu Tribe.

Just like fish in the sea and deer in the forest, it would be stranger if they wore clothes.

Watching the Naga leave, a thousand gazes fell on the little splashes on the sea surface, Su Lun chuckled, "Ah, quite pretty indeed."

Su Lun laughed, "Indeed, quite beautiful."

The Naga are descendants of dark elves, known for their good looks.

And with more females than males, now it was evident.

...

Su Lun hadn't asked before, but he guessed it was probably the sound of "Rainbow Conch" Tanni blew during the day that attracted the Naga.

But the arrival of the Naga now was indeed a big benefit for the Dawn Group.

Releasing all seven Naga, he didn't feel they wouldn't return.

Su Lun and Chi Qian sat on the mast, letting the wind blow as they meditated.

Tanni also occasionally leaned over the railing, peering at something now and then.

Not long after, two hours later, a few Naga swam back, still led by the blonde Naga girl.

They didn't board the ship but called out from the water, "That human..."

Su Lun smiled slightly, "My name is Su Lun."

The blonde girl corrected herself, "Well... Su Lun, the human, the elder says you should come to Golden Brown Island for a meeting. But they don't want to see too many people."

Su Lun smiled, "Great. Where is that island? If possible, I'll go with you right now."

The blonde girl cautiously asked, "How many of you are going?"

Su Lun responded, "Just Tanni and myself."

The people of the Dawn Group on the ship listened and laughed silently.

No one thought Su Lun going alone would pose any danger.

If a change occurred, he alone had more capability to protect himself than the entire Dawn Group combined.

Hearing this, the blonde girl relaxed and then asked, "Are you going to row over there?"

Tanni, excited by the prospect of going, interjected, "I can swim."

Su Lun smiled and said, "I can go by myself."

As he spoke, he leapt down, and his octopus spear stood steady on the surface of the sea.

The young Naga girl watched the spear behind Su Lun and murmured to herself, "Is this human alchemy..."

Tanni also jumped into the water, revealing some of the Naga's aquatic traits.

Seeing him, the caution in the eyes of several Naga people lessened considerably.

They turned and swam speedily towards the northwest.

Su Lun and Tanni closely followed.

The Naga tribe excels in controlling water, moving extremely fast inside it.

They intentionally slowed down their speed to allow Su Lun and his companion to keep up.

After swimming for half an hour, the group reached a deserted island.

"Golden Brown Island" was clearly a hastily chosen deserted island, with many coconut trees on the beach.

When Su Lun arrived, he sensed about a dozen soul vibrations on the island; some were hidden, others waited on the beach.

The strongest among them didn't feel threatening at all, probably a sixth-level professional in terms of power.

Su Lun didn't mind and directly went onto the island.

What he saw was a lot of sleek handsome men and beautiful women.

There were noticeably more women than men.

Their appearances were handsome, and their figures elegantly curved.

Even the one called "Elder Sera" looked just like a woman of charm among humans of her age, hardly old at all.

The blonde girl first came ashore and introduced everyone for a few moments.

However, surprisingly, when Elder Sera saw Tanni, she exclaimed, "Little Tanni?"

Her tone was clearly filled with surprise.

Tanni was not so clear about who this female clan member was in front of him, but seemed to remember something. He forgot the language and did not know how to respond.

He turned his head and looked at Su Lun.

Su Lun asked, "Elder, do you know Tanni?"

"Of course. I even held him when he was very small."

Elder Sera looked at Tanni with a fondness typical of an elder, speaking in the common language of Emperor Luying 's empire, then muttered to herself, "I wondered who could blow the Holy Artifact [Rainbow Conch]; it turns out to be little Tanni."

Her expression sank into a moment of contemplation, then she asked, "May I see Frida?"

Su Lun laid Tanni's petrified mother back on the beach.

To his surprise, upon seeing the statue, several members of the Naga bowed solemnly on the ground, as if conducting a grand welcoming ceremony.

Su Lun discreetly stepped aside.

He also understood that Tanni's mother held a very special status within the Naga tribe.

After the crowd of Naga stood up, Elder Sera invited Su Lun, saying, "This human sir, please sit here. Sorry, our Naga tribe is in a bit of a delicate situation, so we've been somewhat cautious."

"Of course. Elder Sera, you can call me Su Lun."

Su Lun didn't mind at all, and sat down next to a rustic stone table that had fruits on it.

The blonde girl before brought over teacups, pouring tea.

Su Lun noticed that the porcelain clearly came from the Emperor Luying's empire.

Elder Sera asked, "Are you from the distant Emperor Luying's empire, the same country as Mr. Sam once mentioned?"

Su Lun took a sip of tea, smiling and nodding, then curiously said, "Elder, have you heard of Emperor Luying's empire?"

Elder Sera replied, "Of course. Mr. Sam brought us many stories from distant lands."

As she spoke, she beckoned Tanni to sit beside her, "Little Tanni, you can sit by my side."

Catching this, Su Lun asked, "Is Tanni's father really Mr. Sam Bellamy? I had guessed before, but wasn't sure."

"Of course."

Elder Sera's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence, and she said, "Over twenty years ago, that powerful human adventurer and his companions came to these waters. Mr. Sam and a priestess of our Naga tribe had a beautiful encounter, and then they fell in love and Tanni was born."

"I see."

Su Lun listened and smiled slightly, recalling seeing Tanni with the third [Black Sam Cursed Gold Coin] in Pirate City; he had suspected as much.

Now that he had confirmation, it wasn't too surprising.

Tanni, on the other hand, widened his eyes, learning for the first time that his father was none other than the famous "Pirate King Black Sam" of the pirate realm!

Following that, Su Lun inquired further, "What exactly happened back then? Why was Tanni's mother turned to stone? And what about Mr. Sam and his pirate crew?"

This was one of the several questions Su Lun wanted to understand from the Naga.

There were many purposes for his trip to the Dragon Country Waters, including helping to reverse Tanni's mother's petrification, finding Black Sam's ship's [Holy Grail of Fael], and the dragons, [Mimir's Well]...

Mentioning the past, Elder Sera's mature and charming face couldn't hide a sigh of sadness as she responded, "Mr. Sam and his companions went to explore the 'Old Dragon Kingdom Ruins' in the far west, a very dangerous sea area with powerful dragons and giants, and even ancient deities' battlegrounds... and then..."

She didn't finish; what came next was naturally unknown.

Su Lun, listening to the description, also roughly knew which direction the Pirate King's crew had gone.

It wasn't right to inquire deeply now, so he said no more.

Elder Sera sighed lightly, hardly concealing her regret, and added, "Originally, the Gorgon was nearby the ancient battlefield in the west; no one knows why it suddenly invaded our Naga territory. The High Priest, who is Tanni's grandmother, and the elders died in the battle with the Gorgon, trying to cover for the young ones to escape... and our ships were scattered by storms at sea..."

The situation was much as he had speculated.

Such a heavy topic did not lend itself to further inquiry, and Su Lun listened quietly.

Elder Sera spoke as if she didn't want to mention the disaster that had nearly exterminated the Naga tribe. She then changed the subject, asking, "By the way, Mr. Su Lun, may I boldly ask what brings you to the waters of Dragon Country this time? Are you here for an adventure as well?"

The atmosphere seemed harmonious, but she still held some reservations about the Dawn Group's intentions.

Su Lun was very clear, and truthfully said, "Adventure is indeed one of our objectives. But there are some more important matters too."

He then explained the matter of the planar invasion to Elder Sera.

Elder Sera initially wanted to ask about the huge booming noise near Rainbow Island during the day, but she didn't expect to hear news of a "planar invasion."

She asked in surprise, "Are you saying that some enemies not from this plane have arrived on Rainbow Island?"

Su Lun replied, "Yes. They are using the 'Rainbow Well' to establish a long-distance teleportation array, continuously transporting mages here. The situation will only get worse."

After pausing, he continued, "So I also want to ask if Elder Sera knows any way to stop their teleportation."

Elder Sera furrowed her brow and thought deeply for a while, her mind overwhelmed with shocking news. Finally, she said, "The High Priest can seal off the magical energy leakage from the 'Rainbow Well'."

Su Lun asked, "High Priest?"

Elder Sera replied, "Yes. Our Naga tribe's High Priest can use the power of the Holy Artifact 'Seven-colored Conch' to seal the Rainbow Well."

As she spoke, she looked regretful and said, "Unfortunately, the High Priest died in the battle over twenty years ago. Even if we recover the Holy Artifact, no one in our tribe is capable of casting such a powerful seal."

"..."

Su Lun's brow also furrowed.

The inability to shut down the teleportation array was a big problem.

Just when he thought the matter had hit a dead end, Elder Sera's gaze wandered thoughtfully toward a distant statue.

Su Lun, keenly catching her gaze, directly said, "Lady Frida, Tanni's mother, still shows signs of life. We are here to find a way to reverse petrification. Elder, do you know of any way to do that?"

The Naga tribe didn't have as many human intrigues. Elder Sera didn't hide her desire to save her tribespeople and responded, "Tanni's mother Frida is the daughter of the High Priest and was a priestess of our tribe. If she can be restored, perhaps she might seal the 'Rainbow Well'. The invasion started with the queen of the Gorgon tribe who unleashed the petrification curse, and we've tried many methods to reverse it, to no avail."

Hearing this, Tanni's small face was filled with tension and unease, as it involved her mother's life or death.

Su Lun, however, remained calm because he trusted that there would be a solution since it was brought up.

As expected, Elder Sera said, "However, it is said that human wizards in Dragon Country possess a secret potion that can undo petrification. There was once a human king who went to the territory of the Medusa and was petrified, but he was restored after using some miraculous potion."

Surprised, Su Lun asked, "A human realm? Are there humans in these waters?"

The map did have markings, but now

Elder Sera confirmed, "Yes. To the north, there is a human kingdom. They live alongside dragons and are known as 'Dragon Country.'"

After a pause, she looked at Su Lun earnestly and said, "Our Naga tribe isn't friendly with humans. If possible, I would like to entrust Mr. Su Lun and your associates to help find that potion and save our tribe."

Without hesitation, Su Lun replied, "Of course. That's what we intended to do anyway."

Even if it had nothing to do with the Naga, he had already planned to make the journey, as he had previously promised Tanni.

Moreover, with the existence of human kingdoms, their plan to come to the Dragon Country Waters this time would be much easier.

Dealing with humans was much easier than dealing with sea monsters and giant dragons.

Upon hearing this, Elder Sera suddenly stood up, and she, along with the dozens of Naga people, simultaneously bowed to Su Lun, expressing their most sincere gratitude.

Su Lun repeatedly returned the gesture.

...

The atmosphere of the conversation had become very harmonious from that moment on.

Su Lun could clearly feel that the last bit of wariness in the eyes of the Naga people had also disappeared.

The blonde girl previously called 'Tatu' also had a friendly smile on her face, and was extremely polite as she poured tea.

The atmosphere of the conversation grew increasingly congenial.

Su Lun had also learned a lot of urgently needed information from Elder Sera and had a more accurate assessment of the area.

The mood was pleasant, and light laughter could occasionally be heard.

The only thing that made Su Lun feel slightly uneasy was that his eyes had nowhere restful to focus.

No matter where he looked, there was an expanse of gleaming skin. Moreover, the natural charm of their elven bloodline made them seem like exquisite works of art.

Elder Sera was like this, Tatu was like this, and every Naga person was the same.

With pure intentions, it didn't feel too awkward, but he still felt it was somewhat impolite to stare.

As they chatted, Elder Sera also expressed more concern for the Dawn Group, "The 'Eternal Night Sea' is very dangerous. You must have suffered a lot coming here... This area hides many deadly dangers, and you'd better not go to sea recently. The noise from bombarding Rainbow Island yesterday was too loud, which is very dangerous. It must have already alarmed the nearby area... It might even awaken the evil dragon on Thunder Sea Island seven hundred nautical miles to the northwest."

"..."

Su Lun smiled and remained silent.

He had not failed to consider the consequences of the bombardment.

But with Spatial Teleportation and the Small Void Realm, even if this area were in uproar, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Worst case, he could just stuff everything into the Eternal Night and then escape.

The troublesome ones would only be the people from the divine realms on Rainbow Island.

But he had no intention of explaining.

However, when Su Lun heard the last sentence, he interjected with surprise, "Elder Sera, there's a giant dragon nearby?"

Elder Sera nodded, her expression grave as if describing a terrifying creature, "Yes. It is a pure-blood blue dragon, controlling the power of thunder and lightning, extremely dangerous!"

The Naga people, listening to the description of a top-tier creature in the food chain, also looked very solemn.

But they didn't notice that upon hearing this, an unusual gleam shone in the depths of Su Lun's eyes.

Just having arrived in the Dragon Country Waters, he had heard about a... solitary giant dragon?

Was his luck really that good?