Chapter 7: The Most Unpromising Traverser (I)

Due to the difference in the speed of time on both sides of this wormhole, it reaches a disparity of 1:70. Therefore, when Wang Qiu rushed back from England on a military plane urgently allocated by the relevant authorities, two months had passed in the "Castle of Carmellot".

During this period, many "wonderful stories" quietly happened in this small mini-kingdom.

Now, Wang Qiu, who looked haggard because the jet lag had not been reversed, was sitting in the baroque-style luxury restaurant of the "Carmelott" scientific research station, listening to the two domestic left-behind personnel - Yuanqi Lori Cai Rong and Lily Senior Sister Ma Tong - report their contact with this group of time-travelers.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ In other words, Comrade Cai Rong, yesterday when you went to the city government to help our independent team handle an official document, in the women's toilet of the government building, you met this Merlin wizard who used to be our companion - this guy first lost his job due to business outsourcing, was exiled to Antarctica by the British Ministry of Magic, and then traveled to the end of the fifth century AD...... Well, it's the island of Great Britain at the beginning of the 6th century, and Zuihou stumbled upon a wormhole and traveled back to modern Shijie, and it ended up next to you who was going to the toilet, so you called the police and arrested him in the detention center......"

After listening to Miss Cai Rong's somewhat upside-down narrative, Wang Qiu couldn't help touching his chin and said with a little confusion, "...... But there is one thing I don't understand, even if a man suddenly breaks into the women's bathroom, you won't have to make such a big reaction! When I used to go to the toilet in the university building, I often met the cleaner aunt who cleaned the urinal in the toilet! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Can these two things be the same? Who told this guy that he didn't even have clothes on! Cai Rong rolled her eyes angrily. …… As soon as I saw the wormhole in the shower, I immediately crossed back excitedly, and I didn't even remember to wear a pair of underwear. Just dangling my 'little brother' in front of a girl like this...... You think I should treat him as a perverted molester? Or is it a neurotic escape from a mental hospital? ”

…… Running naked all the way from the bath to the women's restroom? MERLIN, ARE YOU COSPLAYING ARCHIMEDES IN ANCIENT GREEK?

Wang Qiu rubbed his forehead full of black lines, sighed, and turned to look at his other colleague, "...... Next...... Senior Sister Ma Tong, what's going on with you? He first learned how to break into the men's bathroom, and then gave our King Arthur a sword in stone? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Senior Brother Wang Qiu!! Please don't insult my honor! How can people be so perverted as you say! Senior Sister Ma Tong gritted her teeth and stood up. Unconvincingly, he waved his little fist, "...... I'm just doing a routine reconnaissance of the situation on the other side of the wormhole, as is customary! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Shouldn't you get a stick and reach over with your phone to shoot? Wang Qiu squinted at her. …… What are you doing with a sword? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Because the diameter of this wormhole is really too small, it is slightly larger than a ping pong ball, at best it is about the same as a teacup. If you hang your phone with a rope at the end of a stick. Then it will stand up on its own due to gravity. It simply can't fit in. If I tie the phone directly to one end of the stick and stick it at an angle perpendicular to the wormhole, since the stick is round, then the phone will keep sliding and falling due to gravity, no matter how I turn the stick on this side of the wormhole, I can only shoot the scene below the wormhole...... And this is obviously not possible......" Regarding the reason for drumming up this "sword in the stone", Senior Sister Ma Tong explained to Wang Qiu.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Just about. I have a plastic toy sword drawn from a supermarket raffle with a flat hilt. The tiny phone that holds me in a Bluetooth headset is just right, and the width of the hilt is relatively limited, so I can barely fit into this wormhole......"

Speaking of this, Senior Sister Ma Tong's tone suddenly changed, from the original grievance to gritting her teeth, "...... However, what I never expected was that there was someone guarding the other side of the wormhole, and they would pull this plastic sword out there with all their might! As a result, I didn't react for a while, so I subconsciously activated my ability directly and traveled through the past with this plastic toy sword.

Hey, it's obvious that after seeing the wormhole, the first reaction of other traversers is usually not to be frightened and stay away, and they don't dare to approach at will; Just hurry up and write a note or something and tie it to your phone, so that I can bring back the distress message! How could this Englishman named Arthur be like this? ”

――That's because he has learned a lot about travel and wormholes through Merlin, a time traveler of the profession......

Wang Qiu rolled his eyes again, "...... Well, that's all for the story of the Crazy Archmage Merlin and the Crazy Fairy of the Lake - now on to the next question, Mr. Arthur became the supreme ruler of the land after pulling out your plastic sword? According to common sense, in an isolated stronghold of militarized control like Camelot, when Major Uther was killed in battle, he should be succeeded by the officer who was second only to him in rank! Belch...... Won't it ...... Could it be that you were forcibly appointed in the name of the Chengguan Dogtooth International Column? No matter how much you want to watch "The Legend of Arthur", this kind of deliberately creating contradictions and causing trouble for ourselves is not good! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Are you fools when we are? Senior Brother Wang Qiu! Who's going to meddle in such a thankless thing? Senior Sister Ma Tong also rolled her eyes, "...... Mr. Arthur's leadership position was democratically voted and self-elected by a group of British traversers, and there was absolutely no coercion! As for the reason for electing Arthur to succeed his father's throne, it is also very simple - in order to prevent this guy from escaping alone in discouragement, he left the entire scientific research station and jumped into the wormhole to run back to the 21st century, but left the rest of the people in this distant time and space! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That is, Arthur is the initiator of this wormhole? Wang Qiu's thinking turned several times before extracting the key points from Ma Tong's words.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That's right. Ma Tong nodded. …… Before that, Merlin had thought that this wormhole was caused by himself, so after he traveled back to modern Shijie. The wormhole should only last a few more hours, and at most another day will disappear. But it turned out that this was not the case - and the only traveler who was in the Bath Baths at the time was Arthur except Merlin...... Then the initiator of this wormhole can only be Arthur. Weasley. And if Arthur insists on returning to modern Shijie alone, we have no reason or power to stop him......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Then, once Arthur, the initiator of this wormhole, returns to the modern shijie, then this wormhole will also quickly burst, this terrible prospect. It made everyone at the scientific research station, which had once again established contact with modern society, feel very panicked. Well, I see, in order to grasp this bond that connects modern shijie. They had no choice but to give the crown of a supreme leader, hoping to tie Arthur firmly with a sense of responsibility! ”

Wang Qiu raised his eyebrows, and continued to reason according to his own thinking, which seemed to be quite reasonable. So I moved on to the next topic. β€œβ€¦β€¦ By the way, where is the 'sword in the stone' that brought Mr. Arthur the throne now? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Broken. So I threw it away. Senior Sister Ma Tong replied with words like gold.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Broken? Wang Qiu's eyes widened in surprise, "...... Someone would really take a plastic sword to cut something? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ When I was dragged into the men's bath by Arthur, the plastic sword broke, and it wasn't meant to be anything solid. Ma Tong sighed, "...... Besides, according to the records of "The Legend of King Arthur". The sword in the stone was originally meant to break. What's more, when Arthur was elected as the supreme leader of the 'Carmellot' scientific expedition station. Cai Rong also specially gave him a sword of victory of the oath Excalibur as a gift - the appearance is the sword used by the female version of King Arthur in "FATE/ZERO", the "Holy Grail War" Sebar (swordsman) Artoria, in fact, it is a Japanese animation peripheral product produced by Wenzhou Hardware Factory, which we bought when we participated in the last time we participated in the ...... of the Comic Con."

Speaking of this, she suddenly couldn't help but sneer, "...... Hehehe, you should really look at Arthur's expression when he received this gift, especially on the box of the sword, and Artoria's heroic appearance was depicted...... Oops, that's a laugh that makes my stomach hurt......"

The corners of Wang Qiu's mouth twitched, and he silently summarized the information he had just obtained in his heart, and then he became more and more messy.

- Carmellot Castle is an illegally seized State-owned property of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Archmage Merlin is a middle-aged pervert who bravely enters the women's toilet naked and molests young girls; The fairy in the lake is a young who bravely enters the men's bathroom and looks at the naked men of the adulterers; The sword in the stone that decides the throne is a plastic toy that was won by a supermarket lottery and broke at the touch of a button; Excalibur, the Sword of Victory of the Oath, is a cheap peripheral product of the Japanese anime "FATE/ZERO" produced by Wenzhou Small Hardware Factory...... God, are you making me watch a version of "The Legend of King Arthur"?

Wang Qiu was complaining so frantically in his heart, while trying to rub his temples with green muscles, and at the same time looking at the luxurious baroque decorations in the dining room of the scientific research station, especially the crystal chandeliers on the roof and the delicate oil paintings on the walls, and the plates of dishes that were served to them at the tableβ€”vegetable salad with mayonnaise, canned roast beef and fish sprinkled with spices, and freshly baked bread as the staple foodβ€”while aurturing and admiring, he also changed the subject again, "...... It seems that these British people are doing well after crossing into this dark age! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It's not just a good time! Compared to the other time-travelers, these Englishmen are simply the broadest of the broad! Ma Tong said enviously, "...... the 'Carmelott' Antarctic research station has been crossing for almost three years, and these Brits still have electricity to use, game consoles to play, and they haven't even eaten up the food they carried before the crossing...... I really don't know if they're crossing over, or are they camping? ”

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No matter how you look at it, compared to the vast majority of the rest of the travelers, the standard of living of these Britons after crossing is astonishingly generous.

Those soul-traveling guys naturally don't need to be mentioned, except for the memories in their heads. There's nothing left. And the guy who crossed over alone, except for a set of clothes and a few belongings, is not much better. There is also a question of identity in ancient societies. The guy who drives a car crossing, and it doesn't take long to bump on an ancient country dirt road, and the car will run out of gasoline and turn into scrap metal. Even if you take a house to cross, at least the first time after the crossing, there will be no water and electricity. Even those who are particularly well-conditioned and can cross with a large ship, then even if the ship can be used as a temporary base, the fuel and food on board are usually only enough to last for a few months.

But. What if these Antarctic research stations are now transported to the Dark Ages of the Middle Ages with a comfortable and luxurious Antarctic research station?

Well, compared to the miserable poor guys in front of me. They're just a bunch of diamond-level superheroes.

First of all, as a settlement that can continue to maintain a comfortable life in the Antarctic continent, which is far away from civilization, the "Camelot" research station has an independent water purification system, power station, heating system, kitchen and various leisure and entertainment facilities. The people on the station can bake bread and make cakes by themselves to improve the food. There is also a small greenhouse where you can grow fruits and vegetables. Due to the large amount of drinks and cold drinks (mainly beer) used by Westerners in their daily lives. The "Camelot" research station also has homemade draft beer and ice cream equipment to meet the needs of staff and guests.

――It is precisely because there are so many independent equipment in the research station that the "Camelot" research station allows everyone to enjoy a standard of living similar to that of modern Shijie after two or three years of traveling to the dark ages.

Secondly, although in the 21st century, human transportation has developed greatly, but the Antarctic sea is still a daunting and dangerous place, if you encounter the special climate and ice conditions of the Antarctic region. Even modern icebreakers are isolated from the Antarctic continent, leaving the Antarctic research station unable to resupply for an entire year. To prevent such extremes. Every Antarctic research station has a two- to three-year reserve of food, fuel and daily necessities in case of an emergency. And Camelot is no exception.

-- As a result of the clearing of fields and the replenishment of fresh crops in the first year of the Dark Ages, more than two-thirds of the canned food, biscuits, and dehydrated vegetables stockpiled at the "Camelot" research station remained untouched. In addition, unlike Antarctica, which needs to be heated all year round, the Carmellot research station that crossed to the island of Great Britain now only needs to provide heating in winter, so the stock of fuel can last for five years.

Zuihou, the small British Army unit stationed in the "Carmelott" research station, not only allowed them to have enough ordnance and ammunition to deal with foreign enemies, but also avoided unnecessary internal friction at the first time of crossing, so that Major Uther naturally became the undoubted leader - instead of a violent infighting at the beginning of the crossing, like those rabble of collective crossings, it was even necessary to engage in violent infighting at the beginning of the crossing to decide who would be the leader.

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Okay, so if these British time-travelers had such a good start, what about how they actually performed in the Dark Ages?

Well, at first glance, the Brits got off to a pretty good start, and not long after they had arrived with the whole station, and had just started to reclaim a piece of land, they found a group of destitute, hungry and cold Celtic outcasts, who seemed to have had to flee their homes because their villages and food stores had been burned by the invaders, so after some deliberation, Major Uther took them in as farmers in his own domain, and grazed cattle for the Carmellot travelers. Cultivating land and growing grain and vegetables.

Of course, these Celts were not good people, and when they first fled to the vicinity of Camelot in rags in the form of a group of displaced people, they even thought of the idea of robbing their homes, and despite the fact that they did not even have a few iron weapons in their hands, they could only use sticks and stones to scare people...... Fortunately, more than half of the members of the expedition station were regular members of the British Army in later generations, although these people were far from being elites in a hundred battles, but they did not have the degree of flesh and feet that the Taiwanese strawberry soldiers could be frightened by thieves to flee from the barracks to the barren mountains - in short, after a few rounds of bullet strafing, and the thorns were beaten into a sieve, a few large pots of boiled potatoes without oil and salt were brought out, and the rest of the people were fed, and then the Christian missionary Paul, who was saved at the beginning of the crossing, was invited to speak with experience to appease, The rest of the Celts were obedient.

I have to say that the survival requirements of medieval Europeans were indeed very low, as long as they were in charge of food, there was nothing unacceptable about even selling themselves as serfs.

-- With these serfs and the fields they cultivated, the "Camelot" scientific research station has solved the most basic problem of survival.

But the question is, in the following period, what did these British travelers do in addition to staying where they were, relying on luck to recruit a few more groups of displaced people, and further expand the cultivation of potatoes and vegetables?

Well, according to Comrade Wang Qiu's view that iron does not become steel, these waste firewood have almost directly degenerated into otaku and otaku since then. (To be continued......)