Chapter 15: Crossing the Sea
"Is that a sign of collapse?" Reminded by Otto, Karen realized something.
"Yes, that shows we're not looking in the wrong direction." Otto affirmed Kalian's speculation, and at the same time thought in his heart, "No wonder the political corruption and natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty seem to have collapsed nine times out of ten." ”
"That's right, Karen. Do you speak Chinese? A flash of inspiration Otto asked Karen, and the sentence was not in English.
"Why not......" Karene replied in broken Chinese, as it was normal for Valkyries to travel from place to place, and to know a foreign language or two.
"Eh, then the diplomatic business will be left to you," Otto did not admit that this was his bad taste.
"Ah, wait. Diplomacy? ”
"yes, you can't expect me to change it for you," Otto said with a foolish expression.
"But ......," Karene refused, after all, she didn't speak much Chinese.
"Yes, it's here. This is the nearest government office. Otto, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, and Karen behind him naturally bumped into him.
"Hey, what are you doing" Kalian angrily lifted Otto's collar, and I have to say that the picture is very joyful.
"Well, can you tell me," Otto said, ignoring Kalian, turning his head and speaking in fluent Chinese to the guard at the door.
Naturally, the guards had seen them a long time ago, and the hair color that was obviously foreign was very eye-catching.
The guards ran in in a panic to report, and soon a fat man dressed in the official mansion and looked like a big man greeted him.
"I don't know what the two of you are doing here," the fat man arched his hand politely, and then asked Otto about the intention of the two.
"We are travelers from the west, and we want to go to the country across the sea, and we don't know if we can borrow a boat" (MMP, Tang Seng has a sense of déjà vu)
"This ......" The fat man was a little embarrassed, after all, you can't let me just give it, right? You've got to do me some good, don't you?
Otto was amused enough to untie the pistol behind him......
Hmph, I'm just showing off that technology is more advanced than you, ahead of you. Thinking so, Otto handed the pistol to the other man.
It's 1471 and China is still in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, muskets had a long barrel, not to mention their ugly appearance. The shooting is only a projectile, and even the crosshair is not accurate.
The fat officer took the pistol handed by Otto in surprise, and studied it for a long time and didn't know what it was for.
"I don't know if there is a shooting range in Mr.'s house." Taking the pistol again, Otto smiled and asked the fat man in front of him.
"Yes, yes, this ......"
Looking at the fat man who didn't know what to call himself, Otto said, "Otto Apocaris, you just call me Otto." As for this one, just call her Karen. ”
Hearing Otto's self-introduction, the fat official's first reaction was a long name. Then, as if noticing that this was rude, he withdrew the expression on his face.
"Under the surname Xu Mingxuan, he is the steward of this place" seemed to be afraid that Otto and others would not understand, so he deliberately used popular words.
"Then Brother Otto, come in with you."
Following behind the big fat man, Karen tugged at Otto's sleeve.
"What were you talking to him about?"
"Oh? Isn't our Miss Karen able to speak Chinese? ”
"Who's your eldest lady, I just know some spoken Chinese. I don't understand what you just chatted with him. ”
"Well~ just look at it." deliberately sold a pass, and then ignored the staring at the dead fish-eyed Karen behind him.
As the big fat man came to the shooting range, Otto looked around in large numbers. About 50 meters directly opposite were more than a dozen targets.
"This is a place where I usually practice archery, I wonder if it's possible?"
Listening to such a literary crepe, Otto was a little uncomfortable for a while. After telling the other party that it was okay, he pulled out his gun again.
Looking at Otto's movements curiously, the fat officer was also a little confused......
A sudden loud bang startled him, and just as he thought it was an assassination, he saw the smoking gun in Otto's hand.
"Brother's hand, but a musket?" The officer is not stupid either, and when he sees the smoking barrel, he naturally thinks of something else.
Otto smiled and nodded, then handed the pistol to the other man.
Looking at the fat officer playing with the pistol, Otto opened his mouth and said, "The ammunition capacity is 12 rounds, the bullet velocity is 333m/s, and the maximum effective range is 50 meters......"
Listening to Otto's series of unclear words, Rao was a civil official, and he also felt the extraordinaryness of the items in his hands.
"Well, it's a big deal. Please allow the contemptible to write to the emperor. After learning about Otto's skills, he became more respectful.
"I'm sorry, we don't have that much time, can we do it as soon as possible."
"Yes, I see."
After arranging a place for Otto and the two to live, the fat man immediately ordered his subordinates to tell the emperor the news as quickly as possible, and the pistol was sent along with the letter.
After that, Otto and Karen lived in the mansion and lived comfortably every day. But Kalian was in a hurry.
"Hey, Otto. No news for so long. Can't you just fly over with that suit of yours? "Just after lunch today, Karen was complaining to Otto again.
"No kidding, fly over? Are you trying to exhaust me? The corners of Otto's mouth, who was adjusting the suit, were twitched, and it was estimated that he would be eaten by the suit before he was halfway there.
Fortunately, this afternoon, the news came. It is said that the emperor agreed to Otto's request, and a large ship has been docked in a nearby port, which is obviously befriending.
After learning the news, Karen took Otto and set off without even eating dinner. Because the boat happened to stop at the Yangtze River, it was possible to go to sea as long as it followed the river.
It takes a month to sail from China to Japan, and some people can't even get there in their lifetime, but this kind of problem does not exist here. With the Honkai Energy Detector, they seem to have a permanent fixed pointer, and as long as they follow the direction of the pointer, they will have no problem. Now Otto is half-convinced of the so-called plot inertia.
After a month's voyage, Otto finally saw land. Excited, he immediately called Kalian, whether in his previous life or in this life, he had never been adrift at sea for so long.
Finally, he didn't have to eat fish at every meal, and recalling the experience of more than a month, Otto only felt sick to his stomach. Although a lot of fruit is brought to prevent scurvy, seafood is naturally indispensable for every meal.
"Well, Yae Village. I'm coming. ”