Chapter 719 Legend of the Sea of Flowers <TOC> Chapter 721 Self-Doubt
Translator: SumTLMan
After Drew finished speaking, he felt uneasy, unsure if his story had anything to do with what Sir Pat had inquired about.
Helen had actually heard Drew’s story for the second time, and her heart was pounding with uncertainty. After all, the story was merely a clichéd fairytale. Moreover, many details did not match what Sir Pat had said, so Helen felt somewhat uneasy. She looked up at Sir Pat, who was sitting at the table, his expression serious and his eyes cold, seemingly disdainful of Drew’s story.
Seeing this, Helen regretted bringing Drew along, knowing the story was obviously full of holes.
As Helen hesitated, wondering if she should say goodbye and leave now, she did not realize that a storm was brewing in Angel’s heart.
What Angel had asked Helen about the so-called sea of flowers had no other conditions; it was simply a sea of flowers. However, the sea of flowers that Drew spoke of provided the conditions for the sea of flowers to form and the duration of its existence.
Angel recalled Lucas’s exact words: “I shed tears of sorrow, and as they fell into the ocean, a beautiful sea of flowers bloomed. The drifting fallen leaves seemed to represent my melancholic mood.”
In Drew’s story of the Beauty Naya, it was also tears of sorrow that fell into the sea, creating a vibrant sea of flowers.
The two stories were strikingly similar! Before this, Angel had never mentioned to Helen that the condition for the sea of flowers to form was “teardrops.”
Angel had initially considered Lucas’s journal to be a ridiculous fictional tale, but now that he had heard Drew’s story, doubts arose in his heart.
Could Lucas’s record be true? Or was there another possibility that tears falling into the sea becoming a sea of flowers was an ancient story passed down through the ages, and Lucas had merely plagiarized this story in his own sailing journal?
With this thought, Angel recalled the background of the story of the Beauty Naya, which Drew had briefly mentioned before.
The Flashing Silver Era!
“Sir… Drew’s story is just a fairytale, and it may not be related to the sea of flowers you are looking for. I only brought Drew here out of desperation. Please do not blame him,” Helen said, already preparing to kneel.
Angel extended his Magic Hand, stopping Helen’s action.
“Don’t blame yourself. I am very interested in this story, and it may indeed be related to what I am trying to find out,” Angel first reassured Helen, then turned his gaze to Drew, who appeared anxious and uneasy, and spoke gently, “You said that the Beauty Naya was a viscountess during the Flashing Silver Era. How many years ago was that?”
Drew’s expression was somewhat dazed, scratching his head and ears for a while before sheepishly saying, “Sir, I am not very familiar with history.”
Angel looked at Helen, who understood his intentions and supplemented, “The Flashing Silver Era was more than 2,300 years ago.”
More than 2,000 years ago? Angel’s brow furrowed, as he remembered that Captain Alvin had said that the Shining Gold Era was more than 3,000 years ago.
So, the Flashing Silver Era succeeded the Shining Gold Era? The Shining Gold Era came first, followed by the Flashing Silver Era.
“How long did the Shining Gold Era last? And how long did the Flashing Silver Era last?”
Helen immediately replied, “The Shining Gold Era lasted 1,544 years, while the Flashing Silver Era lasted only a little over 400 years.”
Lucas’s logbook recorded that the sea of flowers took place in the 1,347th year of the Shining Gold Era, while the story of the Beauty Naya occurred 200 years later during the Flashing Silver Era.
This contradicted his previous speculation. It was not an ancient tale passed down through generations, as Lucas’s record clearly took place earlier than this story.
What was going on? Were these two events related? If they were unrelated, why did so many elements coincide?
Both involved a sea of flowers and tears, but the protagonist changed from Lucas to the Beauty Naya, and the timeline was pushed back several hundred years.
Angel felt as if his mind was a tangled ball of yarn, utterly chaotic.
He rubbed his temples and asked Drew again, “Is this story of the Beauty Naya true or false?”
Drew waved his hand, “Actually, I’m not sure. When I was young, I asked my grandmother, and she said the story was true. But thinking about it now, it seems more like a lie my grandmother made up to lull me to sleep. However, this is just my own speculation; perhaps there really was such an event in history.”
Angel pondered for a moment, then asked Helen, “Have you ever heard of Naya’s story? I mean, did this Viscountess really exist in history?”
Helen shook her head, “I was born in the prosperous mainland and do not know much about the Feran Continent. However, Captain Alvin was born in the Feran Continent, and many sailors on the ship are from there too. I can help you ask them.”
“Please do.”
Helen left the room, leaving Drew alone with Angel, who appeared even more nervous than before.
“Don’t be nervous, sit down. I still have some details about the Beauty Naya’s story that I’d like to ask you.” Angel gestured for Drew to sit, then continued, “In the story of the Beauty Naya, you mentioned that her tears turned into a sea of flowers. Besides that, did anything else unusual happen at that time?”
“Other unusual events?” Drew pondered, “I don’t quite remember. Although I often listened to my grandmother tell the story when I was young, I’ve forgotten many of the details.”
Angel reminded him, “In the story, were there any fallen leaves?”
Fallen leaves? Drew suddenly stood up, nodding vigorously, “Yes, yes, yes! There were fallen leaves! When my grandmother told me this story, she said that the wind began to blow, and fallen leaves from an unknown origin mixed with the fluttering flower petals, creating an incredibly beautiful scene! I used to imagine such a sight when I was a child.”
Drew wasn’t lying; Angel could read that much from his expression.
This means that Lucas’s diary and the story of the Beauty Naya have once again converged at a common point – the falling leaves.
One coincidence may be just that, and two coincidences could still be considered as such, but when a third coincidence appears, he can no longer treat it as mere chance; it is very likely inevitable.
But what could be the connection between Lucas and the Beauty Naya? There is at least a two-hundred-year and at most a six-hundred-year age difference between the two. Considering the lifespan of ordinary people, there should be no intersection between their lives.
Or could it be that many years later, someone saw Lucas’s Captain’s Log and thus compiled the story of the Beauty Naya?
This is also possible, unless someone confirms that the story of the Beauty Naya is real, and at the same time, it must be determined that someone has witnessed the fact of the Beauty Naya’s “tears turning into a sea of flowers.”
Otherwise, Angel would find it hard to believe that the records in Lucas’s diary could reappear hundreds of years later.
At this point, Helen knocked on the door and brought in a total of six sailors.
“Sir, all six sailors have heard the name of Lady Naya,” said Helen.
Looking at the somewhat restrained sailors, Angel directly asked, “You each tell me the story of Naya.”
After a while, Angel’s eyebrows furrowed.
Five of the six sailors had heard the same story as Drew, in which a beauty turned into an ugly woman, moved heaven and earth, and her tears turned into a sea of flowers, eventually becoming foam in the ocean.
Only one of them told a different story.
The Beauty Naya indeed existed, but this Naya was a venomous-hearted noblewoman. She would disfigure or even kill and bathe in the blood of anyone in her estate who was more beautiful than her, regardless of gender, in order to maintain the elasticity of her skin. Later, Lady Naya’s actions were discovered, and the viscount was furious, executed Naya, and threw her body into the sea.
According to this sailor, his family was a noble family from the Feran Continent, and they knew many historical stories. This record was indeed documented, and it occurred in the year 133 of the Flashing Silver Era.
“This story is the real historical fact.”
Yet, deep inside, Angel had a bold guess that perhaps both stories about Naya were true.
Kind-hearted Naya was indeed exiled by her own twin sister, ultimately jumping into the sea to her death on a ship. As for her malicious sister, she took her place, becoming the infamous evil Naya in history, committing murder and shedding blood. Eventually, the viscount discovered the “substitution” scheme and, in his anger, killed the fake Naya. At the same time, in memory of the real Naya, he threw the imposter’s body into the ocean.
Although this was just a conjecture, Angel somehow felt that this might be the true historical fact.
“What a pity. If only I knew some prophecy-type tricks, I could distinguish between the real and the fake, and wouldn’t have to be so troubled,” Angel shook his head.
Although he had heard Naya’s story, Lucas’s diary still remained a mystery. Even if the story of the Beauty Naya was true, it couldn’t fully prove the authenticity of Lucas’s diary. After all, Beauty Naya and Lucas were two different people; it could only be said that Beauty Naya had restored the scenes described in Lucas’s diary.
To confirm the authenticity of Lucas’s diary, more evidence would be needed.
However, at least now Angel no longer intended to burn the diary, as Lucas’s diary finally showed a glimmer of “real” possibility, no longer being entirely absurd fabrications.
As for Lucas’s diary, Angel was still very curious. After all, the appearance and disappearance of the ship were far too strange, and perhaps he could glimpse some hidden opportunities.
While pondering, Angel thought that once they reached the Feran Continent, where there were almost all ordinary people, there would be basically no security threats. If there was an opportunity, it might be worthwhile to investigate the things recorded in Lucas’s diary, including the true history of Naya’s end.
Before dismissing everyone, Angel asked another question:
“In the Devil’s Sea, is there an area that is always sunny and never rains?”
Like the Sea of Flowers, this was also a content recorded in Lucas’s diary.
“An eternally sunny area? I haven’t paid much attention to that, but there do seem to be a few areas with plenty of sunlight. However, I can’t remember if it has ever rained,” Helen said. “But when we reach the Feran Continent, I can help you check the annual records of various routes at the White Shell Shipping Company. They do have weather summaries.”
Angel: “Then I’ll have to trouble Deputy Captain Helen.”
Chapter 719 Legend of the Sea of Flowers <TOC> Chapter 721 Self-Doubt