Chapter 348: Ghost Ship

Last summer, Rolf went to the Tomes Convent to look for Shirley. He was surprised to find that Ravenclaw's tomb was also nearby, so he went to explore Helena's mother's...tomb.

In that thousand-year-old tomb, Rolf and Shirley not only saw the bodies of Ravenclaw and Helena, but also found a wooden coffin, a golden apple tree with Ravenclaw's face carved on it, and a mermaid statue!

And the mermaid statue and the giant statue in front of them are exactly the same except for the size difference.

This feeling is like finding the Terracotta Warriors in the tomb of Qin Shihuang, thinking it is a unique thing.

But I didn't expect to see the same Terracotta Warriors in other places, and even upgraded from a figurine to a Gundam... It's hard not to be shocked!

Rolf originally thought that the mermaid statue that could enter the hazy fantasy was a magic item made by Ravenclaw himself.

But now it seems more likely to be related to the island in front of him.

While the boy was thinking, Shirley narrowed her glittering eyes and asked curiously:

"Rolf, is this the mirage you talked about before?"

Rolf came back to his senses, looked at the island looming in the air, and nodded gently: "Yes."

There is no such thing as a floating island in the magic world, so the island and statue floating in the air in front of him are obviously mirages.

But then again, mirage, as an optical phenomenon, is the result of light refraction in air layers with different densities along the straight line.

In other words, a mirage can only be formed after a physical object is refracted by light.

So, the island and the statue must be real, but they are not in front of us.

Then the question is... Which island has a continuous castle and a mermaid statue hundreds of meters high?

Rolf didn't know, but a mysterious intuition told him that the island in front of him was exactly what he had been thinking about:

Avalon.

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For many passengers, it was the first time to see a mirage in the sea.

After hearing the news, many wizards came out of the cabin, stood on the deck, and pointed at the sky excitedly.

But Captain Carlos, who had seen mirages many times, shrank back at this time, and a sense of awe and fear arose in his heart.

He had seen the sea map of Kulja and knew that the island with the Fountain of Good Luck was in the North Sea!

Carlos didn't know if the island in front of him was it, but no matter whether it was or not, he just had to stay away from it.

Carlos rushed to the rudder and began to change the course, while shouting to the sailors:

"Set sail... Set sail!"

The sailors immediately obeyed the order, quickly loosened the ropes, and lowered the three burgundy sails. The Mayflower immediately turned around, stirred up a wave of waves, and sailed in the opposite direction.

But after circling more than a hundred nautical miles, the mirage scene could still be seen, and even the distance from the Mayflower seemed to have not changed at all.

This strange situation also made Rolf firmly believe that this was Avalon.

The boy was ready to explore it, but he didn't plan to go there himself, as it was too dangerous and not in line with his usual cautious style.

Rolf looked at Shirley. Without saying a word, the tacit understanding of many years had already made her understand.

The ponytail girl took out some food from her pocket, put it in her palm, and then raised it high into the sky.

A circling seagull flew over smoothly, pointing directly at the food.

When it fell into her palm, Shirley quickly caught the seagull and stroked its feathers with her fingers to calm it down.

Rolf pierced his finger with the dragon crystal dagger, and blood beads rolled down and soaked the seagull's eyes. He waved his wand and began to chant a spell.

This magic is called "Shapechanger", which comes from Voldemort. He used it to invade Quirrell's consciousness and control his actions.

It can control wizards, so Rolf can naturally use it to control the actions of animals.

As long as he wants, he can put on the form of any bird or beast, flying in the sky, swimming in the water or crawling on land, and then see things in the distance through their eyes.

And his body will stay on the Mayflower, even if something really happens, Rolf will be safe.

Rolf looked directly at the seagull with his blue, star-like eyes, letting his consciousness slowly invade it.

He could clearly feel the violent struggle, but that kind of resistance had no effect in the face of powerful force, and the seagull was quickly subdued.

When he opened his eyes again, Rove's vision had come to the seagull, and his body closed its eyes, as if he was asleep.

Shirley hugged the boy to prevent him from falling, then she looked at the seagull and said softly:

"Rove, I will help you protect your body, you go early and come back early."

Rove jumped onto Shirley's shoulder, pecked her clothes lightly, and then controlled the seagull's body skillfully and flew into the sky.

The wings drank the long wind and took him to a high place. The sky above suddenly became clear, and the world below became smaller and smaller.

Rove flapped his wings and flew straight to the island in the sky.

As he slowly approached, he found that there was a huge ship floating under the mirage.

The ship looked like a medium-sized cruise ship. The hull was rusty and the surface was riddled with holes. A large iron anchor was hung on the hull in front of the bow. The wind blew the anchor and rubbed against the hull, making a harsh sound.

Luofu landed on the mast and found that the deck was already dilapidated, with a large number of dark blue mildew stains attached to the surface, and various tools were rotten and randomly discarded everywhere. It was as desolate as a garbage dump.

The ship was naturally empty, no sailors, no passengers, no life of any kind.

——Ghost ship!

This thought came to mind. He turned to look at the stern of the ship, but did not see the wooden coffin engraved with the symbol of the Deathly Hallows.

Apparently, this ship was not the ghost ship he encountered two years ago.

Rolf flapped his wings and flew into the captain's cabin, looking for something valuable.

But there is also a dilapidated scene here: cracked parchment maps, faded and old carpets, tattered yellow wooden tables and chairs, almost to the point of collapse...

A painting on the wall caught Rove's attention.

Throughout the room, everything was decayed, but it was the only thing left intact.

Rolf flew to the painting and saw a large sailing ship painted inside.

It has a black gold hull, and the bow looks like a lion raising its front paws. There are three masts on the ship, with huge square red sails pulled up from them.

Not far away, there was a huge wave crashing in, and the ship seemed to want to stay away from the huge wave.

Everything in the painting is moving, but it is not exactly the same as those portraits in Hogwarts. The colors in the painting are so real, so pure, and so lifelike.

It was as if Luo Fu was looking at a real world through glass.

The next second, the feathers on Luo Fu's head were blown by the wind, and this gust of wind blew from the painting.

Suddenly, there were sounds along with the wind - the sound of surging waves, the sound of waves hitting the side of the ship, and the sound of the ship creaking.

And there was the smell, the salty smell of the furious sea.

Finally, the three-masted ship was hit by a huge wave, bumping in the sea, and the hull turned over. Rove could clearly see the writing on the stern:

Mayflower.

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