"The day after I was brought to Kul Tiras by Hal and his wife, I was sent to the Church of Storms' Sage Fortress in Stormsong Valley.

Hal was a really good brother. He cared about me very much and sent me there himself and stayed there for several days while I recovered."

Nat Pagle, who had regained his consciousness after a fat beating, was now making a shrimp platter honestly, twitching his mouth from time to time, and telling the captain and his newfound experience in the kitchen about his past experience.

The "mentor" listens.

Although he had been in a "charmed" state for a period of time, he remembered these things very clearly. After all, he was sane.

But when talking about these things, Nat also had an expression on his face that said "the past is too painful to look back on."

He said in a strange tone:

"I didn't think it was a problem before, but now that I've woken up, it does feel strange to recall the days I spent in the fortress of the sea sages.

As soon as I was sent there by Hal, I immediately attracted the attention of the sea sages.

They marveled at me.

They looked at me as if they were looking at a strange piece of 'art'. Not only did they not treat me immediately, they also called their friends and called other people in the fortress, even the apprentices of Hai Xian.

At that time, I was captured by the fear in my heart and was confused, but I can still remember that they used me as a "teaching tool" and taught those Hai Xian apprentices a lesson on the spot.

Some people say, "This is what happens if you don't respect the sea." Others say that I am "the crystallization of the sins of the sea."

That weird situation continued until that night. The news of my appearance seemed to attract important figures from the Church of Storms, and several Daixian came to the fortress, and they checked me..."

At this point, Nat's face turned red with embarrassment, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"A very private inspection.

Then, I felt that the darkness in my heart was awakened by them in some way, and my main consciousness fainted. When I woke up, I had already gone to the cave inside the Temple of Storms.

A female sea sage there taught me to appreciate the power of the sea and taught me to identify the breathing of ocean currents in the tides. She told me that doing so would be good for my condition."

"It does have benefits."

Blake pouted and said:

"Look how 'healthy' you are now.

You can scare a lot of people with just the blink of an eye. If you expose your true form in front of the Hals, your good brother might be scared to death by you.

Facts have proven that the Tide Sage thing is filled with poison and will hurt anyone who touches it."

"Well, actually not really."

Nat rubbed his aching forehead and recalled:

"Although most of the sea sages in the Temple of Storms are gloomy and lonely, there are also members who make people feel warm, such as my mentor, Brother Pike.

He was very kind to me. During the period when I was most helpless, Brother Parker took good care of me. He also secretly took me out fishing to try to make me happy.

Although I have no proof.

But I can feel that Brother Pike is different from other sea sages.

He sincerely wanted to help me, and I was able to get rid of the fear in my heart. In addition to repeatedly reciting the Tide Scripture and praying for the help of the ocean, it was also thanks to Brother Pike's enlightenment."

The young fisherman rubbed his panda eyes, turned to instructor Natalie and said:

"Brother Pike encouraged me in the same words as you, Ms. Serling.

He told me that becoming a fisherman does not mean becoming a sinner of the sea. The sea is tolerant and generous. As long as the fish I catch are not for killing but can be used to fill other people's stomachs, then the act of fishing is the sea.

allowed.

He told me that the reason why I am afraid of the dark things in my heart is because I don’t understand it well enough. If I can transform the incomprehensible things of doom in my heart into a form that I can understand, then I will have a chance to defeat it!

"

"Well, is that why you keep saying you're catching a big fish?"

Natalie looked at her new apprentice with strange eyes and said:

"You turned the dark fear in your heart into a fish?"

"Well, to be precise, it's a fish-man."

Nat shook a finger and explained:

"Relying on the knowledge I learned from the Tide Sage, I want to materialize it into a fish that is harmless to humans and animals and can be easily caught by me.

But it is too dark, and it was born with some will of the abyss.

It does not allow itself to become a harmless thing for humans and animals, so even if I try my best to transform it, its final form is still solidified into an ugly, weird, deep and evil white fish-man with sharp teeth.

I asked my mentor Parker.

He told me that this was probably because I was frightened by the white fishman on the beach in Nanhai Town when I was a child, so my fear merged with my original fear."

"Well, this explanation makes sense."

Natalie listened with great interest.

She stroked the Void Scripture on her waist and said with deep approval:

"The method used by the tide sages to transform the taboos of the void using their own wisdom is very groundbreaking and deserves my in-depth study.

During the period when I was lost in the void, I would try to transform the existence that the void showed me but I couldn't understand into something I was familiar with and could understand.

This method is indeed very effective in communicating with the low energy levels of the void.

It can effectively prevent your mind from going crazy due to stress due to looking directly at something incomprehensible and indescribable.”

"Hey, your 'void knowledge academic exchange' will be suspended for a moment!"

Blake made a pause gesture. He held a dwarf pipe in his mouth and looked at Nat Pagle with strange eyes. After a few seconds, he asked:

"I'll describe the characteristics, and you can see if they are consistent with the fearful fish-man in your mind.

It has pale white skin like a dead man, with dark red spots on it, and a few red fins like bone spurs on its back, and its eyes shine with a crazy and cruel dark red light.

After the fish mouth opened, there were layers of shark teeth, and a red eel-like tongue with a fleshy sucker.

In addition, its claws are very sharp and occasionally entangle dark streamers.

It can also talk.

The most common saying is 'I come from the abyss'..."

Nat was stunned.

All the shrimps in his hand fell into the basin.

He looked at Blake in front of him with an incredible look, with unconcealed surprise and fear in his eyes. After a few seconds, Nat came back to his senses, rubbed his forehead and said:

"The fish-man in my heart cannot be said to be completely different from the one you described, it can only be said to be exactly the same. You are worthy of being a prophet, Captain Black.

Can’t you even hide such a secret thing hidden deep in my heart?”

"No, I just guessed. This time it's not my prediction."

Blake waved his hand, raised his eyebrows, and said to Nat in a tone of joy and pity mixed with "looking at someone's misfortune":

"I have good news for you.

The 'fear of fishmen' in your mind is not entirely made up out of thin air.

The guy who releases the Curse of the Void to you through the Night Pearl is an evil creature that really exists in the void where matter and dreams meet.

I've heard of it, I've seen it with my own eyes.

Its name is Mutanus, and its popular nickname is 'The Devourer'. It is a lowly servant of some big monster, feeding on dreams and spreading nightmares to torment those poor souls who are as unfortunate as you.

I even know where its lair in the physical world is.

And what you have to do is to take a fishing rod and a group of companions who can kill demons, go to its lair, fish it out of the nightmare and then kill it."

"Is it that simple?"

Nat was a little excited for a moment.

Especially when these words came from the mouth of Blake, whom he trusted very much, Nat knew the name of his enemy and its information, which made the fisherman feel that the opportunity to get rid of the nightmare and fear was right in front of him.

However, Ms. Natalie Serling has seen through it all.

She asked quietly:

"When there is good news, there is naturally bad news. Tell me, Captain, stop playing your evil tricks. What is the bad news?"

"Bad news."

Blake took a quickly cleaned shrimp from Nat's basket and threw it into his mouth. While chewing, he shrugged and said:

"That guy is a nightmare creature that's very difficult to deal with.

Although it is an inferior fish-man, it probably has the title of Nightmare Lord. It is an evil existence that can travel through dreams, oppress, pollute, and devour the dreams of the Archdruid.

If it were summoned to the material world, its strength would probably be at the level of legendary power.

And believe me, such an evil guy will never appear alone."

The evil-minded pirate glanced at Nat, who was already stunned, and said:
To be continued...