Chapter117 【Bernard's Diary Part 3】
"...On the 16th day of the drizzle month of the year 1514 of the Great Navigation Calendar, it was overcast, and I began to dream again.
It seems that every year at this time, the nightmare will haunt me.
I dreamed of her again.
There is also a new island, an island covered with coconut trees.
I know that this is her new will. She wants me to go to that island.
But nothing bad has happened to me for a long time, can I choose to refuse?"
"On the twenty-first day of the Drizzle Month in the year 1514 of the Great Navigation Calendar, the weather was still gloomy. It had been raining for several days without stopping. The entire island was cold and damp, and there was no hint of spring at all.
The dreams are becoming more and more frequent. Yesterday I actually fell asleep while fishing, and then I fell into the water. I had no consciousness at all and kept sinking. If Mi Dou hadn't pulled me up, I might have been there. Drowned in the dream.
Maybe this is her warning to me?"
“On the second day of the Breezy Month in the year 1514 of the Great Navigation, the rain finally stopped, but the sun did not come out on the sea.
My mental state is getting worse and worse. I can't even tell whether I am writing this diary in a dream or really writing this diary.
Affleck has already noticed something is wrong with me, and he also vaguely knows that I am affected by some mysterious existence.
Last night, he invited other people to a meeting and told me that he would support me in anything I do.
But I really don't want to see anyone again because I die.
I was in so much pain that I even wanted to die. But in that case, Mi Dou would be very sad, right?
But, I believe Affleck will take good care of it for me."
At this point in the diary, it can be seen that the ancestor's mental state has indeed become extremely bad. Almost no words can be written, and many strokes are stuck together. In some places, Li Jiu can only rely on the context to infer the meaning.
At the same time, he also watched with pity, because he had also been tortured by the dragon, but it was not as severe as his ancestors.
This big dragon is really stupid and not a good thing.
"On the seventh day of the Breeze Month in the year 1514 of the Great Navigation Calendar, I don't know what the weather is like anymore, but I can always smell some rotten smell of the tide. Is it raining again?
Last night, I tried to commit suicide. I remember I shot myself in the temple. But when I woke up, I found that I was not dead. I also saw Affleck sitting in front of my bed, looking serious. They told me that they were ready to go to sea and asked me to tell me my destination. They would never watch me die.
I didn't know what I was thinking at that moment.
My friends, how should I face your friendship?"
“On the 15th day of the Breeze Month in the year 1514 of the Great Navigation Calendar, I finally went to sea.
A strong sense of guilt was burning in my heart. For the sake of my own life and death, I still took my crew members on a journey that I might not be able to come back from.
I'm such a selfish and cold-blooded guy.
But Affleck and others persuaded me, saying that without me there would be no them. We are all men on the sea. We drink wine together, share money together, and fight against difficulties together. If they have nothing, If they do it and watch me die, then they are not worthy of being my crew.
Mi Dou also nuzzled me gently, as if to comfort me.
My mood is a little better, I think this time, I must bring them all back alive."
The ancestor's handwriting became clear again here, and it can be seen that his mental condition has improved.
Li Jiu felt a little emotional when he saw it. Although his ancestor's situation was very bad, his friends' friendship for him was touching.
In fact, people who watch it are envious.
Sometimes, even if you fall into the abyss and are surrounded by eternal darkness, as long as you have friends around, everything won't be too bad.
The content of the diary began to be missing after that, and the content on the next page jumped directly to finding the island in the ancestor’s dream:
"On the second day of the Thunder Moon in 1514, according to the information collected, we left Paradise Island and sailed for more than a day. We first sailed northwest, passed by the three-eyed skull, then headed northeast, and found the fluorescent fish.
After leaving traces, we continued to move forward, and we finally approached the island, the island in my dream, her destination this time.
Nagsol.
A devil's island in the eyes of the pirates on Paradise Island, a terrifying place that cannot be escaped.
Nagsol, in the Xihai dialect, means endless cycle and inability to escape.
But just from the surface, this island looks very peaceful and beautiful, not at all as scary as they said. At least, it is much better than Tut."
Nagsol…
Does it have anything to do with Naso?
Also, if we go by what our ancestors wrote in their diary, the island they went to really existed in reality, not in subspace.
Moreover, according to the route in the diary, the location of this island... If Li Jiu's memory is correct, it should be the same as the island written in Ironhand Burt's logbook where they went to replenish Danshui after they lost their way.
The location is the same.
But that island should be fine.
What's going on?
Continuing to read further, a lot of content in the diary is missing. The following content does not even have the date:
"...I take back what I said at the beginning. This island is too dangerous. It is alive. It is devouring us. I can no longer distinguish the concept of time. I don't know what time it is now or today.
Yesterday, it was still morning, and I had been separated from Affleck and the others for three days, no, maybe four. My food and water were almost gone. I was tired, thirsty and hungry, but I couldn't sleep at all.
No, that feeling of mixed reality and dream came again. If it weren't for Mi Dou's cold air to stimulate me, I think I would have gone crazy. But I can't hold on for long. Wait, Mi Dou seems to have discovered something.
, is that the real smell of water?”
The experience of the ancestors back then was very similar to Talina and the others, but Li Jiu did not expect that Mi Dou would not be affected on that island. Its cold air could keep people awake, and it could find
Water source?
The diary was missing again, and then it jumped to the end of the entire incident:
"On the twelfth day of the Thunder Moon in the year 1514 of the Great Navigation Calendar, I checked repeatedly for a long time before I dared to write down this date. We finally came out, but the lack of time perception is still seriously affecting me. Obviously we
I've only been there for ten days, but I feel as if I've been there for several years.
We finally solved the island's problem, and she should be satisfied.
But I also lost a very important partner, Ellen, my third mate. He stayed there forever. It was hell.
I wanted to rush back and replace him several times, but Affleck caught me and calmly advised me that it would be useless even if I went back now, the outcome was already decided.
When the boat left the island, I remembered the scene when I first met Ellen. He was holding a pipe, exhaling smoke from his mouth, and laughing so wantonly, just like when he pushed us out with a big laugh at the end.
Will he hate me?"
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Chapter completed!