Chapter 133: 69. Ramastia Fluid Sword
Facing the sea breeze, Rena hopped ahead. Just like the first time they met, she had a big bag on her back. However, unlike the very simple dark bag she had back then, this time her bag was transparent, but Fisher couldn’t see what was inside.
At this moment, as he reassessed the little girl before him, Fisher realized that her original crab-like features had completely vanished at some point; she now looked like a cute, petite human girl, with soft little hands and feet, wearing some peculiar clothing made of an unknown material.
“Where did your crab shell and claws go?”
He brought her to the beach under Park Park, and it was the early morning; apart from the night wind and the two of them, there were no other guests, which is why Fisher asked.
Rena took out a previously seen oddly shaped seashell from her bag and inhaled the liquid inside, allowing them to communicate normally.
He crouched down and carefully examined her arm, which was indistinguishable from a human’s, even the webbing between her fingers had disappeared.
“Hmph, I have received the blessing of Lord Ramastia. But I’ve only changed on the outside; if I get hurt or something, I’ll go back to my original form.”
Hearing Fisher’s words, she placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, making Fisher think it was her own blessing rather than that of Ramastia.
Suddenly, Fisher thought of Jasmine; Jasmine was of the Whale Folk race, and she could change into a human in front of others. This should also be a blessing from Ramastia, right?
“I didn’t expect to see you on land.”
“Hehe, this is definitely Lord Ramastia’s guidance. Last time I prayed, I told Lord Ramastia about you, Fisher. I feel like He really enjoys listening to stories; even the bubbles in response were more than before.”
With the bag on her back, Rena was also joyfully reminiscing about old friends, but as she thought about what had just happened, a look of fear crossed her face. She pouted and looked at Fisher, saying,
“Ugh, I thought I was caught by humans again; it scared me to death! Hmph, I just came here to trade; those annoying guys always want to see what the seller looks like!”
“So that’s why you’re here, to trade with humans?”
Rena sat down in the sand and nodded enthusiastically, then excitedly opened her bag.
“Yes! I’ll show you the human items I’ve recently traded for here. My last bag broke, so Dad got me a better one. I heard him say this is a relic that can hold a lot of stuff. Without this bag, ‘Rena’s little shop’ wouldn’t be able to open.”
As she spoke, she began to shake out some items from inside; Fisher took a quick scan, and they were all human-made artifacts, such as pocket watches, cigarette cases, and necklaces. Given that this urban legend was only passed around among young people, those people naturally wouldn’t have anything valuable.
Seeing Fisher’s scrutinizing gaze, Rena patted her chest and said,
“This time, I didn’t steal anything! All my goods were found at the seaside, and they were voluntarily exchanged from humans, so you can’t ask for them back.”
Pouting, she finished displaying the items and stuffed them back into her bag as if treating them like treasures,
“Hehe, when I take these back to show my friends, they definitely haven’t seen real human items before; they’ll be so envious of me!”
Fisher smiled silently, looking at her petite figure and asked,
“So, how come you came all the way to the mainland this time? Did you come alone?”
Mentioning this made her a bit distressed.
Rena touched her head, looking a bit troubled, and then said, “Before, I snuck out and Dad found out. He had things to do in the human city, and he was afraid that if he left, I would sneak out again, so he brought me along. I’ve snuck out again; Dad and the others are currently looking for a royal family member who came to the mainland, but they haven’t made contact yet.”
“Royal family? Those subhumans living in the trenches?”
Fisher heard a familiar term again and suddenly remembered Rena’s earlier description of the royal family on the ship.
He instantly associated it with Jasmine’s Whale Folk, who also belonged to the race tied to the Apocalypse Prophecy. So could the Whale Folk be the royal family Rena mentioned?
“The royal family you’re talking about, is it the Whale Folk?”
Rena frowned in thought after hearing this and shook her head, saying, “I haven’t seen any royal family members myself. If it weren’t for the royal family’s accompanying sea beast coming to our door, Dad wouldn’t have gone so far to the human city; it’s dangerous here. But I heard that the royal family has very important matters to attend to on land, and that sea beast wants us to help the royal family.”
“Your royal family isn’t coming ashore to cause trouble, are they?”
Fisher joked, but Rena was startled. She frowned, thought for a moment, and innocently explained, “How could that be? The royal family stays in the trenches every day; they shouldn’t come out unless it’s something very important. But I’m not sure. What about you, Fisher? How come you’re here?”
“I heard there’s a little elf who enjoys trading here. I felt it should be a subhuman race, and I didn’t expect to bump into you. But if it’s not something destructive, feel free to come and ask for my help.”
“I almost forgot you were a strange human interested in subhumans!”
Fisher pulled out a sheet of paper from his small notebook and inscribed a small messenger magic rune on it using his blood, then handed the messenger over to Rena.
“Is your bag waterproof?”
She took the small plane, examined it for a long time as if she had never seen such a thing before, and only after fiddling with it for a while did she nod, saying, “Yes, but I need to tell my dad first. By the way, Fisher, I really like that stone of yours. What is it? Why is it colorful?”
As she spoke, Rena curiously gazed at the piece of geode in Fisher’s hand, seeming to particularly like the colorful glow swirling on it. “There’s nothing like that in the sea; luminous things are precious where we come from. We hardly have any glowing stones at home.”
“This is a geode; it’s considered a specialty of the land since it requires a lot of sunlight to form.”
“Hehe, how about visiting my shop? What do you think of trading treasures with me?”
She smacked her lips, struggling to turn her gaze away from that beautiful stone, then turned her bright eyes to Fisher, adopting a pleading expression.
Seeing how much she wanted it, Fisher chuckled and asked,
“What treasures do you have?”
“Hmph, I’ve brought a lot of things from my dad. He doesn’t use these anymore, so he gave them to me. There are many treasures! For example, a vomiting pearl sphere, Balalu beast bones, and electric sea horses.”
As she spoke, she shook out items from the transparent bag that shimmered with light. The bag flowed like a stream of light, and with her movements, one object after another appeared from it.
There were black pearls emitting an ominous aura; a skull from an unknown species; a strange sea horse that flickered with arcs of electricity and floated in the air.
In any case, there were many items, but none were particularly important, given that she was still just an eight-year-old child. Her father likely wouldn’t dare give her anything valuable.
But even so, she seemed quite rich.
Comparing herself at 28 years old, aside from a wallet that had become ridiculously thin, he had nothing.
Fisher looked at the items on the ground with a dark expression, and at that moment, a black sword hilt caught his eye.
He initially thought it was a short dagger, just what he was looking for in a suitable cold weapon. He reached for it to take a closer look, only to find that it was merely a hilt without a blade.
As he grabbed the small hilt, a wave of deep cold surged into his heart the moment his fingers touched the object, and the next moment, a material that resembled mercury suddenly surged out from that black hilt, flowing at an extremely fast speed and instantly forming an exceptionally sharp blade.
Moreover, not only that, the mercury-like liquid could change shape according to Fisher’s thoughts, transforming into a whip, a curved blade, or even a rope if he controlled the flow speed.
“What is this?”
Rena also looked at the black weapon in Fisher’s hand with curiosity; after thinking for a long time, she tapped her head and said, puzzled,
“Hey, I think I’ve seen this before. My dad said it’s called a ‘Wu,’ known as the Ramastia Fluid Sword. But this is usually given by Lord Ramastia to the guardians of the village to protect the village. Why would it appear in my bag? I’ve never taken something like this!”
Fisher raised an eyebrow and looked down at the strange weapon in his hand, which also changed shape fluidly according to his thoughts, like an extra arm that responded effortlessly.
“Are you sure it’s not something your dad accidentally dropped into your bag?”
“My dad doesn’t have such treasures; if it fell into my bag, it should be mine, right?”
Rena rubbed her chin and quickly abandoned the idea, then, with her left fist pounding down on her right palm, her eyes brightened as she said,
“Decided! I’ll trade this weapon for your beautiful stone!”
She quickly hugged the piece of geode Fisher had placed beside him, looking enamored.
Fisher didn’t stop her because he vaguely felt that the weapon in his hand was quite a remarkable treasure.
If it wasn’t something from Rena or her father, then why would it be in her bag?
Moreover, this object was called the Ramastia Fluid Sword, indicating a deep connection with the deity from the sea. So could it be that this was a gift from that deity to him?
Fisher turned to face the calm sea, where it reflected the enormous full moon in the sky, making the moon on the water look like a giant eye staring directly at Fisher on the shore.
“Hoo~hoo~hoo~”
Just as Fisher was deep in thought and Rena was admiring the geode, a deep, beast-like roar suddenly echoed from the distant sky.
Fisher looked in the direction of the sound and saw a deep red airship, engraved with a massive snake’s head, gradually flying toward Saint Nali amidst a rumble among the clouds in the moonlit sky.
The giant snake was Shivali’s traditional belief and a symbol of their royal family. It is said that Shivali’s first emperor used his battle axe to slay the white snake hidden underground and bathed in its blood to ascend to the supreme throne, thus making the snake a symbol of their generational power.
And airships were also the most famous specialty of Shivali. Their airships were large and safe; from a distance, they really looked like terrifying giant beasts occupying the sky.
The delegation from Shivali arrived at Saint Nali as scheduled on Saturday morning.
