The Turning Gears Chapter 33: The Journey (2)
"Could it be that the Seabreakers are allied with the Roundtable Council because of ......" Greene listened to the conversation between Taylor and Captain Wei, and then suddenly realized why the Seabreakers had always been a mysterious organization, but they allied themselves with the Roundtable Council.
"Yes, a few decades ago, in the base of our Seabreakers, in that sacred place hidden by the ocean, an old man with a white beard and a man in a mask suddenly appeared, and they asked the Seabreakers to form an alliance, and in exchange, the Council of the Round Table would guarantee the supplies of the Seabreakers, and they would regularly trade with us in designated areas of the high seas. To be honest, I was still very young at that time, only a few years old, the ocean lords of the Sea Breaker at that time quarreled with each other, and the entire Sea Breaker was shaken by the proposal of these two men, on the one hand, they advocated an alliance, because the Sea Breaker did lack supplies at that time, we lacked enough fruits, medicines, and even tobacco and alcohol were very scarce, and the resource output of the islands and ice fields was not enough to support the consumption of tens of thousands of Sea Breakers, if we could have a stable trade channel, we would be able to exchange enough resources to expand the Sea Breakers, you must know that at that time, the Sea Breakers added up to only 1,300 people, and there were only 50 ships, and the resources could not support us to continue to expandγ Wood and steel for repairing ships are hard to come by from the ocean. The opposition, on the other hand, felt that this was a conspiracy of the land faction, a clever lie to obtain the secrets of the Sea Breaker. To be honest, the seabreakers were on the verge of a blast during that time, and like-minded people were on the verge of splitting over this kind of thing. At last the Tide Council decided to convene a public meeting of all the seabreakers and their families, plus ladies and children, more than 3,000 people in all, to gather in the sacred place, and the two guests at the round table were to be questioned by everyone. Captain Wei shook the ashes from his pipe into the sea and put away his precious pipe.
"I think you should know that those two men are your Speaker Merlin and Lord Galahad. "Captain Wei had a look on his face, he was now nearly middle-aged, but that day seemed to be happening in front of him," We have never seen such a wise man, every line of His Excellency Merlin's words cut into the current predicament of the Sea Breaker, he pointed out what we need, he analyzed for us the future interests of the Sea Breaker, he really wanted to think about the Sea Breaker, his sincerity touched all of us who wanted to seek a better life for future generations, and the other Excellency, Galahad, he promised great benefits, he made a condition that none of us could refuse, he seemed to know our weakness, and attacked our soft underbelly, his words were as cold as ice, but they tore our guard fiercely, and finally by the order of the Commander of the Sea, we formally entered into an alliance with the Council of the Round Tableγ And His Excellency Galahad did not break his promise, every year a fleet of pilgrims went to the agreed sea to bring us precious items, such as clothing, scientific and technological products, medicines, and alchemical materials. To be honest, we were afraid of His Excellency Galahad at first, but now, more than 30 years later, I have grown from a hairy boy to the captain of a ship, and every year the pilgrims fulfill their vows, rain or shine. With the help of the Round Table Council, the Seabreaker now has a scale of 10,000 people, and the original 50 ships have now expanded to 138, otherwise with my ability, I can't be the captain of those 50 ships, hahahahaha. Captain Wei laughed heartily, "For the seabreakers, the Round Table is the whale that brings life, and the newborn seabreakers born on the sea have great respect for those two lordships. β
"I see, there's a story like this. Green looked admiring and fascinated, and his face showed a distant respect for Galahad and Merlin. These two Excellencies are the legends of the Round Table, and even many of the current Round Table members have grown up listening to their stories. Although Green's ancestors were also one of the Five Masters of the Round Table, in terms of legends and merits, Green felt that they were inferior to these two legends. Green couldn't help but think that he was still going through trials and tests in order to be eligible to inherit the Bein family's fixed seat in the Council of the Round Table, that is, the second seat of the Round Table, with the badge of the Round Table, "The Pegasus with Wings Outstretched".
"Yes, in the legends of the Seabreakers, Lord Galahad and Lord Merlin are even more prevalent than many historical commanders of the seas, second only to the legendary First Voyagers. Captain Wei said proudly: "In the Holy Land, there are still statues of two people, reproducing the scene when these two people suddenly appeared in the Holy Land. β
"The Hallow is Atlantis, right?" Taylor added.
Captain Wei was stunned for a moment, he looked at Taylor in surprise, and then admitted, "That's right, the home of the Sea Breakers, or the last refuge of the Sea Breakers, Atlantis. Little sister, I really don't know how to express my surprise, you are really well-informed. β
Lin Moyang glanced at Taylor, this Indian girl's brain is much more reliable than a guy like him who often fails the history exam, and now it seems that the think-tank character of the Sword of Damocles is likely to be this rational and calm little shaman.
"There are several mystical places in the world that have been heavily guarded, including the sacred shrine of the Druids, the Lake of the Elves: the sleeping place of King Arthur and the legendary entrance to Avalon. Niforheim, a treasure trove of humanity hidden deep underground and protected by the depths of the earth, is also home to the alchemical institution of Hermes' Face. New Atlantis, the home of the seabreakers, the last home of the forsaken, the land of a thousand sails, and the confluence of the seas. β
Taylor revealed the mysterious place he knew, and the more Captain Hewei listened, the more surprised he became, he didn't know that such a young "wizard" knew so many secrets, he smiled: "Yes, that's true, but now the location of New Atlantis is still a secret, and no one else knows except those two councilors." β
"My guess is that the location of New Atlantis should be somewhere in Antarctica, wrapped in layers of wind and snow. But Taylor didn't plan to give Captain Wei a chance to rest in his middle-aged heart, the Indian girl said with an innocent but very serious face, and Captain Wei's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he subconsciously came up to cover Taylor's mouth, but he immediately recalled that this is a ship in the ocean, and there are only sea breakers and the new generation of elites of this group of Round Table Councils on board, and he doesn't have to worry about secrets being leaked at all, but Taylor's words still make this tough guy who has been honed in the sea breeze for decades frightened.
"Little sister, no, miss, no, ma'am, how did you guess it?" Captain Wei felt more and more that this young Indian girl was unfathomable, and that this kind of information would never be written and disseminated to the outside world, and that it could not be read in books, and most people believed that the base of the Sea Breaker was on some unknown island in the middle of the sea.
"Quite simply, New Atlantis is a confluence of oceans, so the only borders on all oceans are the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean, but the Arctic Ocean has no land, and it is impossible to support the base requirements of the Sea Breakers, so it can only be Antarctica. Taylor calculated.
"But it could also be some unknown island in the sea, there are countless islands in the temperate and tropical zones, isn't it more suitable as a base?" asked Captain Wei curiously.
"The Sea Breaker has always kept a low profile, but in order to protect his base, he has revealed a characteristic. The Antarctic Circulation, or in the words of your seabreakers, should be called the Ring of Currents. "The strongest current in the world, and it's because of this current, that almost all ships avoid the ring current, which helped the breakers avoid most of the ships before the Antarctic exploration began." In Antarctica, there are still oases under the snow and ice. As for the Antarctic circulation, scientists just take it for granted from a natural point of view, but they don't know that there is such a group of people as you. The descendants of the Sea Priests, now the Sea Breakers, your greatest characteristic and ability is that you can manipulate ocean currents, and if you are given enough time, you can indeed create such a vast natural phenomenon as the Ring of Tides. β
"Wonderful, wonderful, you actually guessed eight or nine without leaving ten, I have to wonder if you have ever been a sea breaker before. Captain Wei praised happily, the praise of the captain of the sea breaker was full of sincerity, which made Lin Moyang breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Moyang was afraid that when Taylor opened his mouth, he was afraid that this group of sea breakers would kill people and destroy their mouths, and then throw their bodies into the sea.
"If I can guess, then Your Excellency Galahad will certainly be able to guess, and I think that's why the two Excellencies were able to appear in New Atlantis without warning. Taylor's mind was working, and the girl seemed to have things she couldn't figure out before, but now she had figured them all out.
"How old are you, and how old were you when you met them?" Taylor asked.
Captain Wei didn't know the intentions of this girl for a while, but this girl was indeed the smartest person he had ever met, and he could only answer honestly: "I am 46 this year, and I was 5 years old when I met the two Excellencies. "I love to read
That was 1978, when His Excellency Galahad was 50 years old. Taylor calculated.
"Is there a problem?" asked Green, curious, his mind a little out of step with Taylor right now.
Not to mention Lin Moyang, his brain was about to burn out just now, he is worthy of being a girl who can see the second congenital mystery at a glance, even if she doesn't know the second congenital, she will also tell the meaning of the Fenglong diagram, are people with this kind of brain easy to use all monsters?
"At that time, the pilgrims were just reaching their first peak, and at that time His Excellency Galahad made a very strange decision, that is, after the countries established research stations in Antarctica, the pilgrims also secretly established a research station in Antarctica, hidden under the spell of the ice and snow of Antarctica. Now it seems that His Excellency Galahad already guessed the location of the new Atlantis from the beginning, and established the outpost with great insight in the first place!
"I see, we still said that the sea guided the two Your Excellencies to save the troubled sea breakers, but we didn't know that our home and disguise had already been seen through by Lord Galahad. "Captain Wei is not a traditional wizard, the intersection between the Seabreaker and the Council of the Round Table is still very small, except for the annual transaction and some information sharing, Captain Wei's impression of Galahad is still stuck in the impression of "speaking very coldly, but being trustworthy and willing to spend money", he does not know that Galahad has the title of the strongest wise man in the Round Table.
"Of course, His Excellency Galahad is the smartest man at the Round Table, I grew up watching his biography, I have analyzed every one of his plans and schemes, and my goal is to become a military advisor and a wise man like His Excellency. A blush of pride appeared on Taylor's wheat-colored face, but fortunately, the girl only admired Galahad, and was not like some silly woman, not only trying to get close to Galahad's paralyzed coldness, but also frantically trying to give Galahad a baby.
However, at the mention of this incident, Taylor's face darkened a lot, and she sighed and said, "I don't know if Your Excellency Galahad noticed me." β
Of course I noticed you, you're still on his special watch list. Lin Moyang secretly shouted in his heart, Taylor's name was also mentioned by Natasha, proving that this girl was also under Galahad's attention, at first Lin Moyang just thought that Galahad was paying attention to this girl because of his identity as a shaman, and now it seems that it is very likely that this girl's demon-like analytical ability is very like.
"I really want to join the Pilgrim's Transformation Department, I heard that it is full of all kinds of management talents and think tanks, and the leader of the Machine Change Star is a wise man recognized by His Excellency Galahad, of course, I don't think anyone in this world can be smarter than His Excellency Galahad, but since His Excellency Galahad recognized his ability, then he must also be a smart person. I really want to be a machine changer. Taylor spoke with some envy of his vision, and if he wanted to prove his talents, he didn't want to do a few tests, then take a certificate issued by a certain club, and then pay the membership fee like a fool. Taylor knows that the so-called intelligence refers not only to the ability to analyze and plan, but also to the way a person thinks. Today's computer computing power is very strong, but because there is no ability to think independently, so it is not as good as the human brain, the same, the level of IQ must not assess the level of the two wise men, the contest between the wise is not simply to pull out the IQ number, but to compare the intelligence analysis of the two, the situation control, the future trend analysis and so on countless abilities, and then through the style of the wise man to plan.
Taylor has absolute confidence in his intelligence, and the best way to prove his intelligence is to join the machine department and become a machine change star. Taylor thinks he can't lose to anyone but Lord Galahad.
"Then why don't you want to go straight to Galahad. Lin Moyang was a little curious, he also saw Taylor's cleverness, since this kind of smart person has confidence in himself, why is his pursuit so low?
"No, I can't win, I've analyzed all the classic cases of His Excellency Galahad, and I have figured out all the plans of His Excellency Galahad that I can find. I can't win him. Taylor replied dryly.
"So straightforward? I thought you were going to fight a shot. Lin Moyang was surprised by Taylor's refreshing admission of defeat, what is it about Galahad that makes people not even have the desire to challenge?
"Well, the battle between wise men is probably the intelligence war between the two sides and the tricks of seeing and dismantling, you China has thirty-six strategies, which is a typical successful strategy, but the battle between the two strategists is not a paper war like Zhao Kuo, but more like a game like Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the two sides figure each other out, once the decision is wrong, they will lose everything. Taylor told the story, but Lin Moyang was very surprised, such an Indian girl, not only knew the thirty-six strategies, but also watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
"But Lord Galahad's plan is different. It's something that I can't explain, I, I've never seen such a scheme, I can see through it, but I can't break it, I've put myself on the opposite side of Lord Galahad in the case I've seen countless times, but it's useless, even if I already know all the plans of Lord Galahad, but I still can't find a way to crack it. The so-called move is not valid at all, so I know I can't win against His Excellency Galahad. When Taylor said this, there was no loss or unwillingness in his tone, and Lin Moyang guessed that the girl's loss and unwillingness had already turned into deep admiration and fanatical worship.
"Ah, I'm just a captain, and I don't really understand what you young people discuss, but is Lord Galahad really so powerful?" Captain Wei was a little surprised, he was not a wise man, he didn't know much about what this girl said just now, but in his words he could distinguish his admiration and admiration for Lord Galahad.
yes, yes, that old pervert is so powerful. Lin Moyang sneered, only this kind of monster can come up with a solution to suppress the Komara with firepower. Now that I think about it, Cormara was so unjustly dead, a mythical beast that should have wreaked havoc on the land and then been killed by a Pegasus hero, instead of being blocked in a playground and greeted by a bunch of heavy machine guns, mines, sniper rifles, mortars and the like.
"Well, after talking for so long, I don't know if the seasick lord is more comfortable, I'll go to the bow of the boat to see how the fishing bunnies are harvesting, otherwise today's lunch and dinner, the blood lady will shed tears again. Captain Wei smiled, took off his captain's hat and waved it, and walked towards the bow.