This bay is bordered by water on three sides, and the further it goes, it becomes narrower and narrower, forming a natural harbor in the shape of a flat heart and connecting with the inner lake, like a blue lake embedded in the edge of Onda Lake, deep and quiet.

The luxurious and huge pleasure boat is moored under a stone cliff covered with grass and trees, and the long, slender bow of the ship is obviously upturned, like a huge lyre lying upside down, with elegant and exquisite lines.

The ship's cabins were vaguely eight or nine floors, as if a towering palace was covered in the water, and in a world where the floors of buildings rarely exceeded four floors, Rao was well-informed, and could not help but be stunned when he saw the beautiful and luxurious ship.

Although Lin An has seen a lot of luxury cruise ships, but that is in modern times, and with the technology of this world and the manufacturing level that cannot even be called an industry, the appearance of such an unbelievable and unreasonable giant ship also made her a little dumbfounded.

Bedika peeked at the looks of the two guests, and proudly introduced them to the two:

At 12,764 feet long and 2,430 feet wide, the Strings of the Gods is the longest and deepest river vessel with 13 floors of deck cabins and underground cabins. ”

12,764 feet, that is, more than 1,200 zhang, the total length even exceeds Lin An's most impressive flying boat.

However, the body of this upside-down "Strings of the Gods" is a bit like a spoon with a short handle, the tip of the short handle is upturned, and it is a long deck that stretches out, and this part occupies about one-third of the length, so the main hull behind it is actually about 800 zhang, which is not as long as the length of more than 1,000 zhang of the flying boat, not to mention the actual capacity, and the flying boat uses the wonderful folding space principle of the ancient era.

But even so, this giant ship is called the first ship on the inland river, which is still worthy of its name.

……

The two schooners flying alum over the turquoise water were so conspicuous that the people on the "Strings of the Gods" noticed them as soon as they entered.

On the ship's side deck, a large heated pool occupies no small area. Beautiful girls in tights and light gauze to show their bare thighs and arms are sexy and charming, each with their own style, frolicking around the men in the pool.

By the pool is a row of white benches and huge sun umbrellas, under which a strange man in a bathrobe sits on a chair with a cold drink in his hand, and turns his head to see two white sailing boats approaching.

"Someone is coming again!" The strange man glanced at the water, "This auction borrowed the excitement of the celebration, and the handiwork is really not small, everyone has really gathered in Pompeii recently, and it is said that this auction is not the main course." The real entrée is after the auction! ”

"Hmm."

The person he spoke to sat on the side of the ship, dressed in a white mage robe with large silver and blue stripes on it. Like white waves tumbling on the sea.

The male mage was propped up on the side of the boat with one hand on the side of the boat, his movements were languid and extravagant, and a sexy blonde girl was peeling grapes for him, and he ate one carelessly, his eyes closely following one of the two approaching sailboats.

"What's wrong?" The strange man saw him staring at the sailboat. Brushing away the woman's arms wrapped around her body, she moved to his side and asked, looking at the two sailboats that were approaching.

"I seem to see an acquaintance." The male mage tilted his head sideways as he spoke, and the blonde girl on the side gently wiped the corners of his mouth stained with grape juice with a silk handkerchief, and waited for the hand holding the silk handkerchief to the man's mouth, and the male mage's mouth moved. Two small nuclei fall onto the silk.

Hearing this, the strange man narrowed his eyes and took a closer look at the sailboat that was getting closer and closer. His gaze fell on another sailboat that his companion had not paid attention to, and his upper body suddenly leaned out, and after a breath, he retracted it sharply, and chuckled:

"What a coincidence, I also met an acquaintance!"

He spoke at the same time. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and another man saw his expression. Knowing that the so-called "acquaintance" did not have a good relationship with him, his brows wrinkled subconsciously, and he noticed that the strange man was looking at another sailboat, not the one he had noticed before.

"They seem to have come together."

"So what? Is there your little lover on it? The strange man had already stood up, waving away the girl who still wanted to be obsessed, and the corners of his mouth were cold and bewitching.

The man pressed his head helplessly, his eyes were like a pair of deep sapphires, his slightly curly black hair was sprinkled down, his body was fair and thin, his eyes were calm and slightly cold, and at this time, he saw that the strange man had walked out of the way, so he had to get up and follow.

……

Lin An's five-man sailboat came to the side of the giant ship, and they couldn't see the situation on the deck over there.

Because there were female guests among the five of them, and that deck was where the female guests stopped, the maid led them to the opposite position of the pool deck to avoid offending the noble female guests among the guests, and the guests by the pool could see them condescendingly before they boarded the boat, but they could not see the unbridled glitz on the deck.

The gangway with handrails was lowered on the ship, but Lin An and the five did not use it, and Andre raised his staff and recited a few incantations, and a group levitation technique allowed the five people and two maids to land on the deck easily.

The attendants and maids on the side of the ship were well-informed, and were not surprised to see the "trapeze", and slightly retreated a piece of open space for the seven to land.

Bedika, who suddenly flew up, and another maid named Winnie were only startled for a moment, and when they landed, they had already regained their professional smiles, glanced at the rows of attendants and maids, lifted their skirts and bowed slightly to Lin An and the five people:

"Distinguished guests, would you like to rest in the cabin, or do you want to take a tour of the interior of the 'Strings of the Gods'? In order to let the guests have fun, the auctioneer has arranged a lot of leisure and entertainment projects on the cruise. ”

The two maids knew that Lin An was the main one among the five, so when they spoke, Bedica also came forward, mainly to introduce Lin An.

Lin An did not inquire about specific entertainment items.

She used to be in the service industry, whether it was on the ground or on the water, the services provided by such places are nothing more than things like pornography, gambling and drugs, or extravagant enjoyment and stimulation of the senses. The guests who came to this ship were all figures at the top of the social pyramid, which made the auctioneer feel that they could have fun in front of these people, and the sensory stimulation was more than the bottom line of normal people.

Lin An was not interested in these things, but he did not restrain the others, and said to the brothers and sisters of Saleen and Andre, "It's still early, you might as well take a stroll around the boat." ”

Saleen didn't mention that Andre and Shiryl had spent most of their time in the icefield since they left the division. If you have the opportunity, you should indeed open your eyes and increase your knowledge, they are so young, it is a time to be receptive and urgently need to increase their experience.

Although Salin has no memory, his instinctive adaptability to such an occasion is still there, he saw Lin An's intentions, calmly looked left and right, and said: "You don't need to find too exciting, there is a gambling hall below, right?" Let's go play cards. He said the last thing to Winnie.

Winnie replied softly, "There is a game of cards in the hall on the second floor. If you want to gamble exclusively. You can go to the gambling hall on the third floor. A few people can choose to let the organizer sit in the banker at will, or they can find other guests to gamble.

If you're not interested, you can also check out the acrobatic circus show in the performance hall on the second floor. ”

She could hear their intentions from the conversation between Lin An and the others. There are no thrill-finding services like body salad, striptease or hookah smoking.

"If you're not interested in playing, the Deluxe Suite is equipped with oil massages and salt saunas, followed by a series of beauty and wellness services, as well as a beauty package prepared by a chef for female guests. ”

So the service on this boat, both men and women and guests who like to have fun and leisure. Have you missed everything?

Lin An was slightly surprised by this.

Merlin is not a country with a very developed business, the folk customs are very simple, even the aristocratic class, as far as Lin An knows, does not have such a variety of nuanced enjoyment, because this must be supported by strong financial resources, and the Merlin nobility has always been pragmatic and advocating simplicity. And these introductions of Bedika. It sounds more like Perret and the Holy Empire from the south.

However, it is unlikely that the organizer of this auction will be Pere or the Holy Empire, and Merlin will not allow the other party to organize such a large semi-public auction under his nose, and this kind of intimate and lavish gathering is a good place to get information.

Maybe the gameplay and sensory stimulation that people enjoy are always similar. What's more, Lin An doesn't really know Merlin, and those families who seem to have infinite scenery may not have this side hidden behind them.

Lin An didn't show surprise on his face, as if he thought about Bedika's introduction, nodded and said, "There is a special chef, that's good." Get his signature ready! But I don't need a massage, I go up and soak in salt. ”

This is actually a more intimate topic. But Lin An was used to it in his previous life, and when he came to this kind of place, he didn't consciously substitute for it, and he adapted faster than Salin, as if he had seen it countless times, which surprised Salin.

And after Andre's brother and sister boarded the ship, they also felt a special atmosphere on the ship, and the dozen or so attendants waiting on the side took Lin An's words for granted, and felt that there was nothing unusual, and with her answer, someone left immediately, and went down to order and prepare, it seemed that these dozen people were going to circle around the five of them.

The attitude of others will affect the atmosphere of the environment, in such an environment, Andre and Shiryl are slightly uncomfortable at first, but after a while, they see that everyone is fine, and they are also subtly accustomed to this atmosphere.

Young people are curious, the first time to come to such a place, it is inevitable that there is some eagerness in the heart, Andre under the advice of Salin to go to the second and third floors to see, Shiryl has no choice but to go with him, Lin An and John are going to the organizer's luxury cabin for them.

The gambling hall is on the third floor, and the luxury cabin is close to the top floor, and they all have to go up the gangway, and the group walks to the gangway under the guidance of the waiter.

At the entrance, there were guards with exposed body aura guarding the door, and Lin An also felt that there were several similar auras hidden in the wall behind them, two of which were stronger than the two guards standing outside:

The two guards guarding the gangway are almost the same as Shiryl, both around the early stage of elemental civilization, and the aura hidden in the cabin seems to be slightly stronger than John's, and it cannot be ruled out that it is the Black Iron Sword Master.

Lin An is not surprised by this, her mental power perception is strong, and she usually tries her best to be restrained in the imperial capital and does not let go of the senses, so she generally only senses the people in front of her, but when she gets to the water, although it is not very dangerous, her sense of security is not as good as that on land, so of course Lin An has to let go of her perception, even if she is detected, it is better than being in a strange environment without knowing anything.

Therefore, when she saw these two guards, she suddenly let go of her spiritual power, and the moment she collected and released. Sensing that there were seventeen or eighteen auras on the ship that were determined to be above the Black Iron Sword Saint level, but most of them had items and props or concealment secret methods that shielded their aura, unless Lin An used a spell, he couldn't break through their hiding with his spiritual power perception alone.

But what is known so far is enough, the hidden force of this ship is higher than that of a strict ducal palace, even if half of it is excluded from the protectors brought by the guests, the remaining half of the force is enough to show that the organizer has a deep background and strength, and it has shocked many nobles and wealthy on board.

What Lin An didn't know was that when she let go of her spiritual power perception. The perceived vigilance on the ship was also flashing wildly, in addition to the vigilance circle set up by the organizer itself, some well-prepared VIPs also learned that there was a certain strongman on the ship.

And the people who started this little riot were facing two guards. They stopped between Lin An and his party and the gangway, blocking their way.

Bedica didn't wait for the two guards to speak, she curtsied her knees and lifted her skirt and raised her chin slightly, "These five are guests in the top luxury cabin. ”

"I'm sorry."

The two guards heard this. Immediately turn sideways and step away.

And Lin An also felt a few glances cast at the place where the aura was hidden across the wall, and the sight was not malicious, sweeping over the faces of the five people one by one, and then retracted it, as if he had recognized the faces of the five of them.

Bedika continued to lead the way, explaining to them in a soft voice as she went. “…… Weapons are not allowed on board, but guests in luxury cabins like a few of these are not restricted. ”

And how are the guests in the luxury cabin decided? There is no doubt that it must be the invitation card. In the capacity of Master Robinho, even the people behind the auctioneer did not dare to let the master and the master's retinue unload their weapons.

Walking up to the second floor, Andre and Salin went to the hall of the performance hall, and Lin An and John continued to walk up. The two sides parted ways at the gangway, and the ten attendants and maids also divided into six people.

When separated. Salin looked at Andre and then at Linan, and smiled mysteriously, but Linan ignored him and went straight up the gangway with John.

Salin watched their backs disappear from sight, and whispered to Andre when Shiryl wasn't paying attention, "There should be some more interesting shows here, do you want to try it?" He gave Andrei a tacit look in a man's eyes.

Before Andre could speak, a cold hard object was pushed against Sarin's back, and Sarin's robe was stressed to trigger a crystal-like shield, and the two collided against Sheryl's hilt, and the crystal shield was covered with a thick layer of ice.

Sheryl shook her sword, half of the sword body snapped back into its sheath, and her cold eyes swept over the two men.

Andrei was actually a little curious about Salin's statement, so he had to shrug his shoulders when he saw this, and Saleen raised his hand as if he surrendered, and said, "Okay, okay!" Let's go to the show hall! ”

As he passed by Andre, a voice came to his ears, "There are women who are inconvenient, if you want to go, we will move again at night." ”

……

The scenery from the top cabin is very good, the lake water is as clear as a wash, the white water birds fly low on the water, and the weeping branches pressed down on the shore stretch out to the water, quiet and romantic.

The luxury cabin arranged for Lin An and others is located at the tail of the cruise ship, and there are only twelve cabins on this floor, which shows the rarity of luxury cabins.

When Lin An came up, a man was leaning on the side of the boat on the top floor to watch the scenery, the door behind him was open, and a waiter was standing aside with a tray, the strange thing was that the tray was not wine or tea, Lin An saw at a glance that the white crystal goblet on the tray contained clear water.

The man was young, looking to be twenty-five or sixteen years old at most, and he was picking up the goblet and taking a sip to put it back on the tray, the rings of different colors on his hand were dazzled by the white cup and water, making his white and slender fingers as graceful as a conductor. The young man, like his hands, was white and clean, but he was wrapped in a richly colored cotton robe, which formed a striking contrast of colors.

The sound of Lin An and the others coming up alarmed the young man who was watching the scene alone, he and the waiter followed the sound, did not look at the others, and directly captured Lin An at first sight, Lin An had a strange feeling, the other party had been waiting for her to come up.

However, this cruise ship is not a suitable occasion for socializing, characters of various origins may appear, and you will never know if the person living next door will be your life and death enemy, like this young man who dresses like a rich merchant but appears on the top floor, is obviously one of these strange people.

The young man raised his glass to Lin An, who nodded slightly in response, and then walked towards his cabin.

The aisle on the top floor was wide, and there was still room for both sides, but Lin An felt a subtle tension. It was as if it came from the young man who was quietly watching her.

When the two parties passed by, Lin An heard the young man's voice coming from behind him, low and elegant-

"My name is Remus."

Lin An glanced back at him, and then the dark purple corners of his robe disappeared behind the hatch.

The young man named Remus watched the hatch close, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, and he bowed his head and chewed his saliva.

……

Entering the cabin, Lin An ignored the rich and luxurious decorations in the cabin, let Bedica and the other waiters stay in the living room of the suite, walked into the room with John, and closed the door. Lin An saw the energy groove of the shielding circle on the side, and inserted a magic crystal placed next to it into the groove, and a faint light flashed in the room. An invisible shield arises.

Lin An exhaled slightly.

John, who had been with her for a long time, immediately noticed something strange about her, "What's wrong?" He lowered his head and asked Lin An.

Lin An closed his eyes, put his hand on his heart, and replied after a while: "That young man just now." I didn't perceive his existence at all until I saw him in person. ”

Judging from the posture of the other party and the waiter standing there, the young man had been standing there for a short time, and the direction he was looking down in was exactly where Lin An and his party boarded the boat.

……

Lin An and John stayed in the room for a while before coming out, leaving only Bedika and the other two maids in the living room of the suite.

Bedika knows how to read words. Seeing that Lin An and John were not people who liked to hug each other, they let the two waiters who came up together retreat without waiting for orders, and then saw Lin An and the two appear. Approached and asked:

"Two distinguished guests, Chef Nick Kraft is ready to serve you at any time, do you need to eat?"

Lin An remembered the previous order, shook his head and said, "I'm not hungry now, let's talk about it when Andre and the others come back." ”

Dedicated chef's special meals are cooked instantly. The ingredients are top-quality ingredients from all over the world, and they sent someone to inform the kitchen to prepare them from the time Lin An boarded the ship. Lin An turned all the previous preparations into waste in a word, and the precious ingredients that ordinary people would never see in their lifetime turned into waste, but Bedica was commonplace, and he didn't blink his eyelids, nodded and retreated.

Lin An took a turn in the cabin and found a hidden rotating bookshelf next to the bar.

The back of the thick and deep rosewood bookshelf was originally decorated into a wall cabin that was the same as the inner compartment, but when it was turned around, it became a small open study, and the top of the study lit up when the bookshelf turned, and the warm light flowed to the ground.

Lin An was a little surprised, and Bedicka explained: "This should be the surprise hidden in every luxury cabin, the surprise of each cabin is different, and it is discovered by the guests who stay at the hotel, and Bedica doesn't know what the surprise is beforehand." ”

When Lin An heard this, he went to look at the books on the shelves, most of them were manuscripts, and there were several unique books that Lin An had heard of, such as Beethoven. Nightingale's "Derivatives of the Skativan Non-equilibrium Celestial Conjecture" and the "Diary of a Bard", which recounts the life of the archmage Condy, etc., have the author's own thoughts and notes written on them.

Lin An immediately looked at it hungrily, leaving behind any unrest in his heart, and completely immersed himself in the faint fragrance of the ancient ink.

I don't know how long it took, a sound of footsteps outside the door pulled Lin An out of his addiction to reading, Bedica and the other maids left the living room, and John sat not far from her, a thick leather book in his hand had been turned to the end.

He was also awakened by the sound of footsteps, and raised his head, his expression as if he was still immersed in a book.

"What time is it?" Lin An asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, the small wooden box door of the mechanical grandfather clock from Fisto opened in the living room, and a group of court puppets in different clothes came out in a procession, dancing gracefully with the sound of a light and melodious serenade, and then the pendulum clock of the mechanical clock struck nineteen times.

As the bell rang and the door rang, Bedicka's slender figure was revealed at the door, and after lifting her skirt and saluting, she reported to the two of them in a slightly hurried but unflustered voice:

"Two distinguished guests, and two companions of the three Excellencies, had a confrontation with the other party in the third-floor gambling room, and the two sides opened a gambling game, and one of your companions, the mage, asked the waiter to come back and report to you."

"Conflict? Didn't fight? ”

Lin An was slightly surprised, and seeing Bedicka's speechless expression, he smiled and asked, "Well, then did Salin say anything else?" ”

Bedica shook her head, "No. ”

"Well, let them play with that."

Lin An nodded, didn't care, a slight hunger rose in his belly, looked at the book in his hand, thought about putting it aside, asked John, and then said to Bedica:

"Is dinner ready, I'm a little hungry...... Well, by the way, also ask Andrei about them, if they don't come back, just bring dinner. ”

(To be continued)

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Character Cards:

The Demonic Man, a disciple of the Hidden Inheritance who has a hostile relationship with Andre's siblings, has had an unhappy time in the Tower of Babel.

Lord Remus - from Perret, a brown-haired young man, dressed like a wealthy businessman on the outside, the specific details are not spoilers, and I will make up later.

As for the silver-blue-white-robed male mage with the demonic man, he is an old man, and his identity will be revealed in the next chapter. , the fastest update of the latest chapter of this book, refreshing, I hope you can like it.