Chapter 96: The helmsman is a brother
It was winter, the north wind was cold, and although the airship was extremely stable in mid-air, it was windy at high altitude, so on the wide deck, there were few people except for the helmsman of the airship who needed to control the direction and take turns on duty, and William Noy, who occasionally came up to inspect the course and estimate the time of arrival.
In the cabins, the trainees were arranged in different cabins, with two people in each cabin. Several instructors from the academy asked them to start meditating on their own, hoping that the students would make progress in this journey.
Dylan and Oscar were rightfully assigned to the same room. The strength of the two of them is indeed higher than that of the third-level magicians of those academies.
"Dylan, what did you say happened to Warcraft Mountain? There was such a big disturbance!" Oscar couldn't control his mouth at all along the way, and kept pestering Dylan to chat, without any intention of improving his strength at all.
"Even Archmagister Angela hasn't figured out the truth yet, so how could I possibly know?" Dylan's tone was already impatient.
Oscar entered the Garneman Empire this time, originally with the attitude of playing in the mountains and rivers, so his mentality was very relaxed. But Dylan is different from him, he is now an official member of the Imperial army, so he wants to meditate while no one is bothering.
But along the way, Oscar didn't give him the opportunity and time to meditate at all, which made Dylan very irritable. He immediately stood up and prepared to walk out of the room.
"Eh, where are you going?" Oscar was about to follow, but was immediately stopped by Dylan.
"I'll go to the deck to breathe, you are not allowed to come along!Otherwise, I will tell William Magister about your status as a nobleman of the Quran Empire!" Dylan said with a slightly threatening attitude.
As soon as he heard this, Oscar's whole body suddenly wilted, he was most afraid that Dylan would threaten him with this matter, because once his identity was revealed, he would soon be driven off the airship and driven out of the Garneman Empire.
After all, the military law of the Ghaneman Empire is extremely harsh, and once it is found that someone from another country has infiltrated, it will definitely be severely punished. Originally, Dylan would not have taken such a risk and brought him into the army, but now that the empire is employing people, and Oscar has been pestering him to follow, in desperation, Dylan made this decision.
However, Dylan also knew that this matter was not a long-term solution, and he decided to go to the military camp in Warcraft Mountain and find a way to send Oscar back to the Guran Empire as soon as possible.
Coming to the deck, Dylan found that it was indeed very cold outside, and there was no warmth in the cabin at all. As far as the eye could see, there was no one but the helmsman of the airship who was at the helm.
Dylan took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the bow of the boat.
On the bow of the ship, the helmsman in his thirties, dressed in heavy fur, was steering the rudder and drinking spirits.
In such a cold altitude, it is difficult to maintain a normal body temperature without the help of spirits. And even so, the helmsman at the helm needs to change every four hours. One can imagine how cold it is at high altitude in winter for Ghaneman to be.
Dylan slowly walked up to the helmsman, and then stood beside him like an old friend.
The young helmsman was slightly stunned, it was obvious that he had not expected that someone would come to the deck to suffer with him in such a bitter cold weather.
Dylan stretched out his hand and said, "Dylan Green." ”
The helmsman was stunned, but he also stretched out his hand: "I'm sorry, I just didn't expect that someone would give up the warmth of the cabin and run to the top to get cold." My name is Owen Nelson. ”
Originally, Dylan wanted to withdraw after shaking his hand, but found that Owen's thumb was lightly scratched on the back of his hand. Dylan immediately grasped it and did the same.
A hint of surprise flashed in Owen's eyes, and then he whispered, "Arcane Brotherhood?"
Dylan nodded, he didn't expect to meet the Brotherhood on the airship.
"It's the first time I've seen a member as young as you. Owen said with a smile.
Dylan smiled slightly: "It was also by chance that I was able to join the Brotherhood. ”
Owen smiled bitterly: "Hey, it's a pity that the Brotherhood has now had a huge shock, and it is almost on the verge of disbanding. ”
Dylan's eyes were resolute: "Brother Owen, we must not give up on this! The Brotherhood has not fallen yet, but has fallen silent for the time being." It's like a tiger that has been injured a little and needs to heal slowly. Once we survive this most difficult period, I am sure that the Brotherhood will rise again!"
Seeing that such a young junior was so determined, Owen couldn't help laughing: "You're right! We will never bow to fate." ”
At this time, a cold wind blew and blew Owen's trouser leg, and Dylan was surprised to find that Owen's trouser leg seemed to be abnormal.
Seeing that Dylan found out, Owen also smiled calmly, lifted half of his trouser leg and said, "Hey, I can only be regarded as a waste person now." ”
However, I saw that it was a prosthetic leg made of wood, standing a little stiffly on the deck, and under the cover of the trouser legs, it seemed that there was not much difference, but once the trouser tube was tilted to one side, it would be more obvious.
It turned out that in the battle to slay the dragon twelve years ago, as a member of the former warrior group, Owen saved his life, but he lost a left leg. In his opinion, he was already very lucky, at least better than those comrades-in-arms whose names were engraved on the pure white stone tablet.
After the end of the Battle of the Dragon, Owen was arranged by the empire to the airship dock and began to learn the piloting and operation of the airship. Later, he was introduced to Carlos by another brother, and then naturally joined the Arcane Brotherhood.
At that time, Owen had to support a wife and two children, but the wages given by the airship dock were simply not enough. Therefore, after he joined the Brotherhood, he relied on providing information in exchange for the Brotherhood's remuneration.
And Carlos also knows that Owen is not easy, so every time he is paid, he will be slightly more than others. After a long time, Owen also realized this, and since then, he has been very heartfelt and supportive of Carlos and the Arcane Brotherhood.
This is the human touch of the Arcane Brotherhood, and this is Owen's own experience.
Dylan chatted with Owen for a long time and learned a lot about the Brotherhood's past.
Just as the two were chatting very engagedly, another slightly older helmsman at the staircase on the deck shouted, "Owen, I'm on duty!"
Owen smiled, beckoned to the helmsman, and then said to Dylan, "The big brothers here take good care of me." Every time I was on duty, they would hand me over early and let me go back to the cabin early to rest. ”
With that, Owen returned to the warm cabin with Dylan's support.