Chapter 36: Fifteen Crossing the Titanic (12)
During the banquet, everyone was staggered, and Lin Ming not only gave these people some novelty products from the future as a meeting gift, but also revealed some interesting news.
Well, anyway, Lin Ming knows that this is the world of movies, and the scenes are only limited to the world of movies. And because of the particularity of the Titanic, there are two parallel timelines.
Therefore, Lin Ming was not at all worried that the revealed things would affect future history. In fact, if he could influence the future, he would probably be even more excited.
It's just that the previous crossings have confirmed one point, and the movie world will be restarted at the end. Lin Ming didn't know if the movie world would continue to move forward after he left halfway. After all, it had nothing to do with him anymore, but every time he re-entered, it was a completely new world without any traces left by him.
So this fifteenth crossing, Lin Ming had to verify some of his guesses, so he felt that the greater the change, the better. And for the world of the Titanic, if this epic ship had not been sunk, it would have been the real biggest change.
It's just a love story that happened on a huge ship, that's all too common. has changed from a disaster romance to a simple romance movie, and the changes are too great.
What's more, now that there is not even Jack, Ruth has become much more stable because of her yearning for the future. The whole story has changed almost completely. Lin Ming really wanted to see what such a huge change would bring. After all, on the fourteenth time, Lin Ming had already vaguely noticed something unusual. For example, the unspeakable.
The quiet and beautiful time really passed quickly, and the scenery on the sea would feel monotonous after watching it for a long time. Except for people in the know, the other passengers on the Titanic were unaware of the change. Of course, the tragic telegraph operator has been removed from his post directly by the first mate.
Just as Lin Ming expected, the old captain picked up the telescope and saw with his own eyes a huge iceberg floating on the surface of the sea and revealing a height of nearly 40 meters appeared in his field of vision.
The Titanic was very lucky to pass by this iceberg at a distance of about 800 meters. Those who knew the truth couldn't help but cheer excitedly at this moment.
Lin Ming was very calm, yes, the Titanic did avoid the doom of being hit by an iceberg. This shows that his previous preparations, as long as these people are not stupid, they can definitely be avoided. And even if there is such a thing as plot inertia, it has disappeared in the face of the crazy instigation of this little butterfly Lin Ming.
"Gentlemen, and Miss Ruth, let's have a drink. I also have to thank Mr. Lin. Otherwise, it's a huge nightmare. ”
Looking at the iceberg that had been left far behind by the Titanic, the old captain finally breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that he could retire with dignity and honor.
That Mr. Yishimei also raised his wine glass to express his gratitude to Lin Ming, and he sighed and said, "This time I have to express my gratitude and apologies to Mr. Lin." I was very ungentlemanly. ”
"It's okay, in fact, I also yearn for New York in this era."
"If Mr. Lin waits to go ashore, he must come to me as a guest." Carl gave the address of a hotel he had booked in New York.
At night, Ruth looked up at the starry sky, this was the second day after seeing the iceberg, and according to the voyage, she could arrive in New York Harbor early tomorrow morning. I only heard her ask: "You said that in the future society, women can be independent and do not need to rely on any man, right?" ”
"Yes, women can also go to work and get paid. You know Marie Curie, but in the future, there will be many women like Marie Curie, who will also succeed in fields that would otherwise belong to men. Of course, this requires the efforts of many independent and self-reliant women like this to make a earth-shaking change in the status of women in the future. ”
Lin Ming's words seemed to make Ruth find some target, and her eyes were brighter than ever. At this moment, there is no longer the psychology of a young girl yearning for a romantic love in her heart. Instead, she felt she had to work on how to change the status of women in society.
At this time, it seemed that the shadow of the mainland was already faintly visible in front of him, and Lin Mingxin said, "It turns out that if the Titanic hadn't sunk, it would have driven normally to New York, and then docked there?" So in this cinematic world, will there be all of New York City in 1912? If you do, you might be able to explore it before leaving. ”
Soon, Lin Ming, whose eyesight was far beyond ordinary people, felt that the scene in front of him seemed to be a little abnormal.
It is true that the statue of the goddess holding the torch is the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of New York, but what about New York City? With the exception of a lonely harbor and surrounding buildings, the island of Manhattan was left with only a portion of the Bartley Coast, and the rest of New York City was gone. Although the movie world is incomplete, it is an exaggeration to say that it is incomplete.
However, as far as the timeline of the Titanic in 1912 is concerned, Ruth's perspective does only see the Statue of Liberty and Port 54 of New York, which is about to dock. Well, even the port is actually vague because it is at night and it is raining.
When Lin Ming saw the lonely Port 54 of New York in the distance, the pain and unreal feeling in his heart seemed to be magnified countless times at once.
However, he is used to it because he knows that this is the world of movies, but for the passengers on the Titanic, it is the moment when the dream begins to wake up, and the nightmare is about to come.
The crew, who were still observing with binoculars, noticed the anomaly at first, and then more and more people began to notice the anomaly. By the time the Titanic slowly sailed into Port 54 in New York and stopped, the news like a plague had begun to spread to the entire ship.
There is only one message, and that is, "New York is gone!" ”
There was only one harbor to offer a mooring, and the Statue of Liberty in the distance, and nothing else. This situation makes people feel a sense of panic that cannot be contained. It's not something that social identity can solve. Nor is it a question that people in this day and age can understand. Even well-informed human beings living in the information age cannot immediately accept it.
As the people who directed the Titanic's rescue operation, they all gathered in Carl's box at this time, and they looked at Lin Ming, who was sitting on the sofa with a natural expression.
"May I ask Mr. Lin, what is going on? What about New York? What about the United States? How could it have disappeared without a trace. ”
The old captain said in a deep voice: "I have already spoken to those people in Port 54 in New York, but they also said at first that we were joking. Later, when I invited the person in charge of the port and a few VIPs who stayed there to welcome the Titanic to board the ship, they found out that something was abnormal. ”
Lin Ming's fingers tapped slowly on the coffee table, and then asked, "So what is the situation on the ship now, and how many people have discovered this abnormal situation." ”
At this time, Ruth thought of a possibility, and only heard her ask: "Mr. Lin, is all this related to us changing history now?" After all, in history, the Titanic should have hit an iceberg and sank, but now history has changed. ”
Lin Ming secretly said in his heart that it was indeed related to changing history. But it's not the history that's changing, it's the plot. Because of this, the plot can't end.
In fact, Lin Ming had already experienced this situation once before on the timeline when he traveled to the modern era in 1996 for the second time. It's just that it was easy to solve the problem that time, just throw the heart of the ocean into the sea.
But what about this time? Is it possible that the Titanic will sail back to the sea, and then hit the iceberg again?
All the people here are not modern, but they are not stupid either. How should we explain the fact that the Statue of Liberty is still a part of the harbor in the vast New York, and it is still incomplete?
"It must be an illusion, right? Right? "Mr. Ismay is not as calm as the captain.
In fact, Carl was also a little nervous, but he chose not to speak yet, because he always had a feeling that the mysterious future man in front of him must know what the reason was.
Lin Ming sighed: "The most important thing now is to calm the emotions of the whole ship first, and not let the passengers break out into any chaos." Mr. Captain, can you do this? ”
The old captain sighed, thinking that he should have retired early, and perhaps he would not have encountered so many problems. However, he still nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try my best to calm everyone's emotions, so what reason to make up?" ”
"The fog, let's just say that the rest of New York is shrouded in a very special kind of fog. Keep everyone out of the boat and tell them that there may be danger and that it's safe to stay on board. ”
Karl asked, "So Mr. Lin, is the disappearing New York really shrouded in fog?" ”
The others also thought of this possibility, but Lin Ming was obviously not prepared to deceive them, but instead said: "Of course not, because it doesn't exist in the first place, I don't believe you can do an experiment according to my instructions later." ”
At this time, Lin Ming remembered that there was another ship that came to rescue the Titanic at that time, he thought about it and said, "By the way, there is also a message to the Carpathians of Canard Company to see if they are there." If so, let them rush to New York Harbor at once. Whatever the reason, it's best to let them come. If you can't make it, don't force it. ”
"Why the Carpathians of the Canard Company?"
"Because if the Titanic sank, after sending a distress message before sinking, the Carpathians of the Canard Company were the first to arrive at the rescue. The survivors would then take the ship along the route to Port 54 in New York. On the way, you will pass by the Statue of Liberty and the Bartley Coast on Manhattan Island. ”
"Okay, I'll send them a message at once."
The first mate immediately said that he understood, and then when he was about to go out, Lin Ming thought for a while and continued: "There is also a message to the port of Southampton to ask about the situation over there. ”