Criticism from his peers did not deter Alberton Weinstein from his greatness, and he was also very shrewd in using his research to make a fortune, not only patenting the purification technology, but also ingeniously constituting high-purity magic crystals with a large number of other ingredients - it is difficult to tell whether the other ingredients were really useful or a trick to hide the real formula - as "accelerants", and sold them publicly under his own surname. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In this great era of industrialization, mining, metallurgy, shipping, textile, military and other industries are expanding rapidly, and the demand for power is increasing day by day, and the magic crystal steam engine, as the most reliable and efficient power unit at present, is undoubtedly widely favored by all walks of life, and Alberton Weinstein has also made a fortune.

If you were to ask who the richest man in the world of Varess is today, the answer would not be Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Assanian Empire, but Alberton Weinstein. The International Magic Energy Company he founded sells at least 100,000 pounds of "accelerant" every year, and the profit per pound of accelerant is conservatively estimated at 100 gold coins.

Alberton Weinstein's success inspired the latecomers, and now "magic crystal alchemy" and "magic crystal dynamics" have become the dominant science in the manifest science, who can go further on the basis of Alberton's research, there will soon be countless large factory owners and bankers with money bags to come to the door to see, marry Bai Fumei to the peak of life.

Expensive accelerants have pushed up the operating costs of steam ferries, and there are six terminals in Baigull Harbor, and the wharf where Roland is currently located is relatively large, and it is only equipped with four steam ferries, three to carry goods, one to carry passengers, and to run every two hours. Some single gangsters were impatient to wait for the ferry, so they rented water horses at the nearby water station. Coast Guard sailors returning home to visit relatives are especially fond of crossing the sea on horseback. Occasionally, there are those tourists who are not proficient in riding, out of curiosity to try the feeling of galloping on the sea, considering that there are frequent lifeguards patrolling the route, even if you fall into the water, you will not drown, but it is inevitable to become a soup chicken.

Bloom, Nikita and Veronica were either poor riders or poor in the water, so they went to the pier to wait for the ferry after getting their tickets. I have to say that they were lucky, they only waited for about ten minutes to see a passenger ship more than 100 feet long appear on the horizon, the whistle sounded, and a snow-white column of air soared into the sky.

When Roland saw this scene, he couldn't help but think back to the old steamships on the earth, and the chimneys were always billowing black smoke. In contrast, Varess' steamships do not need to burn coal, and the accelerants do not produce polluting substances, which is better from an environmental point of view.

The steamer was quite fast, and quickly approached the shore with a long whistle, and when it entered the harbor, the bow of the ship turned horizontally, and the side side hit a row of large bales wrapped in fishing nets on the shore, and it came to a stop with a slight tremble.

"What's in those big bags hanging on the embankment, which seem to be very elastic?" Lyudmila asked curiously.

"It is a primitive animal that grows on the bottom of the sea, fluffy and porous, elastic, like a ball of cotton, called 'sponge' by the locals, salvaged and dried, wrapped in fishing nets and nailed to the embankment to form a buffer wall, when the ferry docks, it collides with the sponge wall to remove the impulse, which can avoid damage to the hull." Lyuba patiently explained.

At this time, a gangplank with a protective fence stretched out from the side of the ferry docked with the embankment, and passengers lined up to disembark, mostly young men in blue navy uniforms, carrying duffel bags, and at a glance it was immediately known that they were coast guard sailors returning home to visit relatives.

After the passengers on the ship came down, the people on the shore checked their tickets and boarded the ship. Veronica waved to Roland at the bow of the ship and laughed, "We're waiting for you on the island!" ”

"Wait a minute, we'll catch up on horseback." Roland waved goodbye to her and Nikita and Bloom. The whistle blew, and the ferry slowly departed from the harbor and headed for the "Cape of Horn" across the bay.

"Let's go to the post station, and if we move quickly, we may catch up with the ferry." Lyuba said with a smile.

"Aquatic horses swim faster than ferries?" Vigraf was incredulous.

"The speed of the ferry is about 10 to 12 knots, and the aquatic horse can swim faster than that, so I don't believe you can ride it and try it." Lyuba said confidently.

The three of them followed her to the water station opposite the port hall with full curiosity, and after paying the rent, the station manager blew the whistle, and the waves on the sea in the distance rolled up, and there was a long hiss.

Vigraf's eyes widened in surprise: "It's like the sound of a horse!" Before he could finish speaking, there was a long and majestic moo on the sea, which puzzled him, and he touched the back of his head and muttered, "What is the situation...... And the cow is crowing at sea? ”

Liuba nodded with a smile with a hint of mystery: "Since there are horses on the sea, it is not strange that there are cows." ”

The neighing of the horses was mixed with the roar of a bull, from far and near, and soon approached the station. The first thing that comes into view is a group of blue monsters, if you only look at the front half of the body, they look like horses on land in terms of size and appearance, but from the waist to the back, they metamorphose into fish bodies covered with light blue scales, dragging a huge tail fin, and a fan-like dorsal fin extends from the top of the head along the back ridge, swaying with the waves to resemble a horse's hair; The aquatic horse has only a pair of front hooves, and the horse's paw resembles a duck's flipper, and it swims around the shore with skillful plucking of the blue waves.

Behind the herd of horses was a shark-like monster with thick, hard bone armor bulging above its head, and a pair of bull-like spiral horns propping forward, the tips as sharp as knives! The monster stared at the men with dark eyes, a mouth full of sharp teeth, and a constant moo and growl, driving the horses closer to the shore. The mischievous aquatic horse tried to swim away, and the strange fish immediately chased after it and drove the horse back in a circle.

"What kind of strange fish is this?" Vigraf asked.

"We call it' Bull fish', don't look at the fierce look, in fact, it is a very intelligent creature, after domestication, it is very loyal to the owner, often used to graze horses, the relationship between bull fish and aquatic horses, just like the shepherd dogs and sheep on land, the sailors of the coast guard often need to ride aquatic horses to fight, so they also raised a lot of bull fish in the military port, usually responsible for grazing horses, assist in patrolling, if you find suspicious boats or evil aquatic creatures such as the Sawa fish people, they will issue a bull-like warning, if the other party makes a bad move, the bull fish will not hesitate to attack, with sharp horns against those lawbreakers。 Lyuba explained to the crowd.

"It's really funny, it seems that we made the right decision to cross the sea on horseback, otherwise we wouldn't have missed out on all this wonderful experience." Roland said with a smile.

While chatting, the innkeeper brought four pairs of shark leather trousers. Liuba first picked up a pair of trousers and shook them, and said to everyone: "Riding a horse at sea is not as good as on land, and it is possible to contact water below the knees, and it will be very troublesome to wet your shoes and socks, so it is best to wear these waterproof leather pants before getting on the horse, and cover them from waist to toe." He then showed the crowd how to wear this particular piece of equipment.

Roland followed her example and put on his leather pants, then fastened the two straps so that the waistband of the pants would not slip, and glanced back at Lyudmila and couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at, isn't it pretty?"

"It's okay, it's a bit like a sewer worker."

"Don't you be the same, like a plumber!" The female ranger said coquettishly.

It's not hard for Roland to imagine what he looks like now, and it would be even better if he wore a red cap. (To be continued.) )