Chapter 2 Set sail and set sail

?? Fang Owl climbed down the ladder with Alyssa, came to the large arched window, put his hand on the window frame glass, and looked out. Just across the street from the shipyard, a number of Warlocks with Revealing Eyes suddenly appeared outside, driving pedestrians away.

He was slightly stunned, and immediately realized that Miss Nightingale's hunch was accurate, and he was afraid that there was trouble. Because the mystical sorcerers were surrounding the shipyard, he turned around, and at this moment many people had gathered one after another.

??“ Mr. Ed, what's wrong? ”

??“ How can there be so many Warlocks with Revealed Eyes? ”

?? People asked with some confusion, and most of the questions were asked by the shipyard workers.

?? Fang Yu first signaled everyone to be calm. He was also full of doubts in his heart, the mystic sorcerers were obviously not good, but they had not done anything harmful in the shipyard all along, could it be that the Paparals had really stolen someone's treasury?

?? But considering that most of the Paparals' plans have so far been only lip service, the probability of this happening is close to zero.

??“ Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess has repented? Alyssa herself asked a little incredulously.

?? But she couldn't think of any benefit for the other party to do this, and with the person of Her Royal Highness the princess, she shouldn't be able to do such a thing.

??“ It has nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess," Fang Yu shook his head as he looked out the window, "The mystics are also divided into two factions, and among the three palace guards, at least one of them is biased towards the Star and Moon Council, and I'm not talking about the one in the royal capital of Istanya. Right now, it's these people. ”

??“ How can you see it? ”

??“ I know the person who is in the lead, and it is the same group of people. Fang Yu replied.

?? Alyssa gave a look of understanding and didn't ask any more. She turned around and changed the subject: "Anyway, Captain, what are we going to do now?" ”

?? Fang Yu was about to answer, but suddenly he saw an unexpected person walking towards him from among the boatmen. "Lady Elna!" He immediately shouted over there.

?? It was none other than the president of the Tansnir Artisan Guild, a djinn descendant of descent who stood out from the crowd in height. It was only at this moment that the lady was frowning, and when she heard Fang Yuan's shout, she looked this way.

?? When she saw Fang Yu and Alyssa by the window, she immediately walked over and said, "Ed, something happened." ”

??“ What's going on with those mystics out there? Fang Yuan's heart sank and asked.

??“ It was the Cowlins who gave them the order," Erna searched the crowd for a noble lady, but could not find it. She took a few steps forward and came to Fang Ou and Alyssa, her voice lowering a little, "The envoys of the Cowlin know that Sylvade is here, and that the princes and nobles of Questak have betrayed us. ”

??“ …… The Korin had already set out from Questak yesterday, but the message had only reached Tansnir today, and Her Royal Highness the Princess could not trust anyone else, so she had asked me to deliver a message to you," she looked beyond the glass and out the window, where the Mystic Warlock was driving away the pedestrians, "The Korin have given orders to these people through the Star and Moon Council, their mission is to hold you back, and a fleet of the Korin is coming. ”

?? The more Fang Yu listened, the more his heart sank. He knew that when he faced the King of the Sand Thieves, in order to help them buy time as much as possible, the noble lady used her friend to play tricks on the Kaolins.

But after all, no one is a fool, and it seems that after the Cowlin people came to their senses, they also used the clues left that day to find the door.

Fortunately, the Seven Seas Traveler has been largely completed, and Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess and Prince Alepf are also reliable, so that they will not be in a desperate situation at the moment, and at least there is a chance to turn the tables around.

He immediately turned back to Miss Nightingale and said, "Alyssa, how is the progress on the upper deck of the Seven Seas Traveler?" ”

"It's almost done, it's just-"

"Can you drive out?"

"It's not a big problem, but the stern cannon hasn't been installed yet, and the potions nursery and nursery are only half done."

"That's enough," Fang Yu immediately decided, "let Baggins and Luo Hao load the sails as quickly as they can, and take the supplies as much as possible...... As for supplies...... Think about it later. ”

Because it was originally planned to lift anchor in a week for the first sea trial, there was not much food and water in the bottom tank, but it was obviously too late to prepare now.

But at this time, I can't care about this.

It's just that at this time, Alyssa looked like she wanted to say something, and she turned her head and looked at the workers in the shipyard.

- If there are only a few of them, it is obvious that they will not be able to drive the Seven Seas Traveler.

The ship is still in dock, and for it to fly, everyone here has to work together.

But now that they were being captured by the Kaulin, and Istania was part of the Kaulin-Ihurian alliance, and they were no longer guests of the royal throne, were these workers willing to take responsibility for them at this moment?

This is no small matter.

At this time, Erna was obviously aware of this problem, she looked at the workers, and suddenly said: "Everyone, Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess still supports Captain Ed for now, and my presence here is proof of this. And you, would you rather be on the side of Princess Celestia or on the side of the Cowlins? ”

But when Fang Yu heard this, he suddenly stretched out his hand to stop the president's lady's words.

He suddenly realized where he was, and the eldest princess could naturally help him without reservation, but he couldn't accept it so calmly.

Because what everyone represents is no longer themselves-

He could not push Alepf and Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess into opposition to the Kaurin people, and Istania, which had just been at peace, must not once again fall into chaos. He can't let the King of Sand, Babartan, and His Royal Highness the Princess die in vain.

He looked silently at the others, at the workers in the shipyard, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke:

"Ladies and gentlemen, as Lady Erna has said, I still hope that you will be able to put one last hand on this ship......"

"After all, it's also the culmination of your hard work day and night over the years."

"But it's not in the name of some friend, it's not an order, and I can't even promise you anything...... But I can only assure you that there will be no future troubles left behind by this. I'll give you a perfect reply—"

After he said this, there was silence in the shipyard for a long time, and the workers looked at each other a little.

And until one of them whispered, "Actually, we know what you mean, Mr. Eddard-"

"But don't worry, we'll help you if you need it."

"As you said, we also made it with one hand and one foot, and of course we want it to soar above the sea of clouds."

"After all, the boats built by the boatmen themselves are like our daughters."

"And Mr. Ed, we will not forget your kindness to the Istanians."

"A true Istanian never forgets the help he has given others, and only reciprocates it a thousand times over."

"So Mr. Eddard, you just have to rest assured."

"What are the Cowlings?"

Workers, you say a word, I say a word, and suddenly they start to talk nonsense. The shipyard, which was originally quiet, became very lively for a while.

Faced with this scene, Fang Yu couldn't help but open his mouth-

The boatmen couldn't help but laugh when they saw him like this, but they didn't know who shouted first, "Okay, what are you still doing in a daze?" Hurry up, what to do, what to do! ”

The crowd immediately dispersed in all directions, and everyone consciously went to find their own work as if they had been wound up. Some were hauling timber and cables, some were spreading their sails, and some were starting to oil the slides in front of the dock.

The shipyard, which was idle before, is now a lively scene.

Fang Yu looked at this scene with some amazement, he actually thought about the answer he would get, but he didn't expect it to be like this

Alyssa also looked at this scene with some surprise, but she smiled, looked back at her captain, and pointed to the window lightly, "Captain, there is such a big movement in the shipyard, do you want to close the curtain?" ”

"It's even more suspicious," Fang Yu shook his head, "Go find Kita and let her figure out a way to get a trick." ”

Alyssa nodded decisively, turned and left.

And Erna also spoke at this time: "Then I'll go and drag the people outside, and Ibenny will also be contacted." ”

The three temple guards of the mystic, at least Ebeni is from the side of the King of Sand, and the current King of Sand is none other than Alepf, so he can also be counted as his own people, and this Fang Plover knows.

He looked at the president lady of the Djinn Descendant, and knew in his heart that after this parting, the next time he saw the other party, maybe he didn't know when.

How deep have the wandering adventures of the Chosen ones left in this world? Maybe long after they left this world, there will still be people from another world who still remember them, or perhaps, they have long been forgotten.

It's hard for an adventurer to stop in one place, and the names he remembers—Traveler's Rest, Elpahim, Goland, and Van Rik—are the people he knows there still doing well?

Do they remember their former visitors?

Maybe one day, my story on this sea of silver sand will also become a thing of the past. And the friends he met here, will they remember him at that time, and remember everything that happened that day?

And these thousand words finally turned into a simple sentence: "Ms. Elna, take care." ”

Erna looked at the boy who was several years younger than herself (in terms of human biological age) and nodded at the moment, "You too, Eddard. But at the end, she added: "I hope to see your news one day on the association's notice." ”

That is to hope that he can become a real master craftsman, and a great explorer.

Let's go to the second world -

Fang Yu smiled and nodded slightly.

……

"Mana injections are picking up."

"Wind Elemental Spawn Values Continue to Rise—"

In the power room, every few minutes, Luo Yu's solemn counting sound would be heard. Sometimes it's a box, with a noisy sound of levers and crystals.

Luo Hao was sweating profusely to check the tightness of the boiler and the pipes everywhere, which were supposed to be completed in two or three days, but now they had to be crowded together.

This fat man from the military was almost so nervous that he couldn't speak, for fear that something would go wrong with the newly built Seven Seas Traveler because of one of his own negligence.

It's okay if there is a small problem, if the boiler is blown up in the sky, then their hard work in the past few months may have to be in vain. And how to evade the capture of the Kallins is still unknown.

Such an important responsibility is on everyone's shoulders, and everyone is a little breathless.

"The meditation room has been checked—"

"Divine energy reserves are normal," a sky-blue voice came from inside the microphone.

The little girl who had just been released from the confinement room didn't complain at all, she just let out a long breath there, and rejoiced: "It's good that Sister Attila and I prepared in advance, otherwise there would be big trouble......

Fang Yu was sitting at his desk, wearing gloves, flipping through the logbooks and maps in front of him page by page, and in just a short period of time, they had already been marked with dense information.

He only picked up the microphone and said, "Sky Blue, don't occupy the channel." ”

"Oh-"

There was a voice of grievance over there.

"How's this route?" Fang Yu pointed to a line drawn with a pencil on the map at this time, and looked up and asked.

Sylvide looked at him and nodded slightly.

The huge map showed the coordinates, the route, and everything that might happen on the way, and he was checking every piece of information with the ship's master lady directly opposite—including possible supply points, alternate routes, and the weather conditions on the route in recent times.

In the past, this was all done by Miss Ship Officer alone, but since becoming a real captain, she has also begun to learn to master these things.

Becoming a captain is not as simple as simply giving orders, after all, on the mainland, every trade route is a relatively safe passage opened up by predecessors.

When traveling on these trade routes, you only need to learn from past experience and pay attention to the movements of wild animals and monsters in the nearby area in the recent period, all of which can be obtained from the regular announcements issued by the adventurer's guild in the nearby area in the recent period.

But once out of the mainland, it's uncharted territory for a novice captain, although there are routes on the air and sea, and the experience of the predecessors. But compared to the continent that has been almost explored for a long time, there is still an unknown virgin land above the sea of clouds.

What's more, their first voyage was also an escape trip, which doomed them to not choose those routes that were too usual.

Miss Maid was pushing the door open with a stack of maps and logbooks—outside the door, the Big Cat Man and Baggins and a group of workers were holding on to the cables, setting them up, and the rolled sails were hanging from the masts.

"Ed," Sylvid said as she looked in that direction, and suddenly gently lowered the small star tracker and compass in her hand.

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, raised his head and looked at the other party.

"This time I got into a lot of trouble for everyone." Miss Shipmaster's voice was soft.

Fang Yu shook his head and held her hand, "It's none of your business, Sylvid. ”

"But have you ever thought about it, Cowling......"

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly smiled dumbly, she blinked slightly, and said, "Thank you." ”

Fang Yuan's face involuntarily turned slightly red, and he changed his words: "Actually, there is still one less professional sailor, I originally planned to recruit here, but now I have to put it on hold......"

He paused for a moment, then hurriedly added, "I'm not saying there's anything wrong with this, it's actually nothing. ”

Sylvid's eyes curled even more.

At this time, more noises were coming from the microphone—

"Big cousin, the air combat deck is checked, everything is normal—" This was Ai's small voice.

"The open fire in the galley has been extinguished, everything is ready, our captain." Even in this situation, Miss Atira's voice was calm.

"The anchor and anchor chamber have been inspected, and there is no problem." Pasha's voice.

"The bilge inspection is complete." Parker yelled.

"The boiler has also been inspected, and there is a pipe that may be a little problematic, but it is not a big problem." Luo Hao also let out a sigh, wiped a handful of sweat, and sat down on the ground.

"Brother, the living room has also been checked."

With the last voice, the big cat man fell from the mast and waved at him through the window, "The sail is ready, ready to be lowered." ”

The boatmen also disembarked from the boat and waved to them below: "Mr. Ed, take care all the way!" ”

Fang Yu stood up from his position, looking at the enthusiastic smiles, he couldn't help but choke for a while. And at this moment, the gate of the shipyard is slowly opening, and a ray of sunlight seeps into the dock from below, shining on the slide rails-

A soft, solemn voice came from inside the microphone.

"Ed, the mana injection has reached a threshold."

"Wind elemental generation has entered a critical state."

The sunlight outside the locks was already fully reflected.

A dazzling light was reflected on the bright snow sails, falling on everyone's eyes, as if the world suddenly brightened. At that moment, Fang Yu gently picked up the communication crystal and said softly:

"Open the hook."

There was a soft thud.

The boatmen pushed the winch in unison, and the chains slid upwards one by one, pulling the hook behind the back that stuck the Seven Seas Traveler on the slide, and it popped open with a 'click' and lifted it high.

The ship, which had lost its lock, was slowly moving forward under the influence of gravity, along the inclined slide, towards the outside of the shipyard.

"Alyssa," Fang Ou felt the movement of the Seven Seas Traveler under his feet, and spoke again, "Bring Ji Ta up." ”

Miss Nightingale put away the communication crystal and turned away, and then she took out a small object from her bosom and handed it to the old dwarf who was wiping away from his tears, like watching his daughter go on a long journey.

It was one of the three craftsmen sent by Princess Celestia to oversee the construction of this ship, and he was the leader of the Seven Seas Traveler, and only this old dwarf understood what this little ship really meant-

"Master Uno," Alyssa began, "please take the trouble to give this thing to Lady Elna, and ask her to help pass it on to Her Highness the Celestial Princess." ”

The old dwarf put it away without knowing it, and when he looked down, he saw that it was a broken picture frame. As for the person in the picture frame, he seemed to know him, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

He nodded, wiped away another handful of tears, and said in a rough voice, "You have to treat this ship well." ”

Alyssa smiled slightly: "I naturally understand this, take care, Master Uno." ”

"Have a good trip, Lord Talos will protect you."

Alyssa nodded, then turned around and rushed towards Kita, who was maintaining the spell.

But when Miss Naturalist saw her, as if suddenly she remembered something, she cried out, "Sister Alyssa, wait! ”

She put away the magic book and hurried to the side, picking up a small box from behind the box there before running briskly. Fang Yuan's hurried voice was already heard in the communication crystal at this moment:

"Alyssa, hurry up."

Alyssa picked up Miss Naturalist and the box in her hand, and when she looked at it, she saw a small, horned head popping out of the box.

Miss Nightingale paused for a moment to remember the origin of the little thing, and Miss Naturalist said it was a horned lizard, but Sky Blue insisted that it was a fairy dragon - although everyone had never seen what a fairy dragon looked like - but the little thing was actually the uninvited guest on Mr. Graystone's platform.

Ever since Mr. Greystone left, it had been living in the shipyard with the rest of the group, so undisturbed that everyone had almost forgotten that the little thing existed.

"It's also a member of the Seven Seas Brigade," Kita said softly, "Brother Ed said that." ”

"Yes, yes," Alyssa nodded, "Captain Ed is right. ”

By this time, the Seven Seas Traveler was already about to pass through the gate, and Miss Nightingale stepped forward, holding Miss Naturalist with one hand and grasping the soft ladder that hung down.

"Alyssa and Kita, they're up!"

Ai's little cheering voice came from the microphone.

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and put down the communication crystal in his hand.

In the midst of a cacophony of sounds, the flow of time seemed to slow down, and he also heard Sky Blue screaming:

"Ah, there seem to be rats on board!"

"I, I, I just saw it run past me!"

But Fang Yu didn't care about that anymore, he turned around and watched the Seven Seas Traveler slowly pass by the locks, leaving behind the familiar faces.

A bright ray of sunlight was coming into everyone's eyes, and he looked in that direction through the window. As Kita left, the illusion that hung over the entire shipyard was slowly fading.

And the mystics outside the shipyard, at this moment, finally found out that they were being teased, and rushed away from Erna and her group who were blocking in front of them, and rushed towards the shipyard.

But their movements are so slow......

Because the Seven Seas Traveler is slowly accelerating.

A melodious wind swept across the bow of the ship from above the empty sea, and the snow-white sails were gently raised. Baggins sat on the mast, took out a flat pot from his coat, looked at the sea of clouds that was slowly unfolding in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.

At this time, Fang Yu lowered his head.

He spoke softly into the microphone:

"Everyone—"

"Set sail, set sail."

There was a soft buzz, and the slender hull of the Seven Seas Traveler shook slightly.

At that moment, almost everyone felt that their bodies were light, as if they were floating on the clouds.

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