Chapter 32: The City of a Thousand Sails
The sun rises in the east.
After a lively onboard party and a day of horror on Mermaid Island, this should have been a short transit trip, and finally arrived in the City of a Thousand Sails, the heart of the entire Seven Seas Alliance world.
"This is the end of the contract!"
"Young man, if you have a chance in the future, you can come to the bottom of the sea to find me, I haven't entertained guests in a long time!"
The Red Sea Monster did not drag the ship into the harbor.
After some distance, it loosened the ropes of the tug and descended to the depths of the ocean on its own.
The fish boat relied on its last inertia and continued to sail towards the city ahead.
Lindsay stood at the bow of the ship, squinting slightly.
The first thing that catches your eye in the distance is seven towers of different colors, which correspond to the seven-color spectrum of the rainbow.
At this moment, you can see the flourishing lines depicted on the tower, and the structure of the stripes itself changes greatly at intervals, but the theme of the composition always reflects the beauty of the corresponding colors of the tower.
Among the seven towers, the Red Tower, located in the center of the city, is also the tallest and most eye-catching, like a spear pointing directly at the sun in the sky.
Other six-colored towers are distributed around the city in regular hexagons.
Vaguely there is also a division of the urban area.
"City of a Thousand Sails......"
Lindsay muttered under his breath.
As the fish boat progresses, a clearer picture comes into view.
The entire city of a thousand sails shines in the clear sun, and the high roofs of the bridges and the roofs of the houses are also beautifully designed in different shapes.
On the outskirts of this city of art, countless ships are perched on the surface of the sea.
Triangular flags of various colors were waving in the wind, and with the undulation of the waves, they crackled over everyone's heads, like a shaking moving land.
Lindsay: They are close to the city where the Purple Tower is located.
When two artists who were strolling on the sea spotted them, they came up and shouted to the boat from afar:
"Stop and line up outside in an orderly manner! Your number is 66, and there are 65 landing ships in front of Purple Harbor......"
"Huh? Ships on Catol Island? ”
"How come you guys are 17 hours late than scheduled! And what about the seafolk who tuged the boats? ”
Lindsay couldn't help but ask Valawala beside her:
"It's usually so lively here, and there is such a long queue to enter the city?"
"65 ships, we have to wait until the Year of the Monkey."
Walawala chuckled and explained:
"Normal."
"Normally, you have to wait a lot of time to enter the City of Thousand Sails, not to mention that the art festival is being held now, and there are even more guests!"
At the same time that Lindsey and Valawala whispered.
The captain of the fish boat, all the way from the helm to the bow, stood out with a piece of red plaid silk covering his belly.
"Both!"
"My ship has been attacked at sea, and the people of the sea have suffered misfortune!"
Hearing the captain's shout, the expressions of the two artists in charge of piloting the water changed.
One of them waved forward, and the water beneath their feet formed a transparent curtain, carrying them to the ship:
"Under attack, and the sea people are dead."
"What's going on?"
The captain hurriedly explained:
"It's the fallen artists who control the merfolk of the Red Sea!"
"We were lucky on our side, the people on the boat cooperated with each other, and they found a giant beast in the sea, and they dragged us out."
“……”
"It's a fallen artist again."
"These people really don't know how to settle down all day long, they are going to have an art festival, and they have to make trouble outside."
The two artists who were leading the water looked at each other.
Then one of them sighed, jumped out of the sea, and turned back in the direction of the city's harbor.
The other stayed on board and continued to exchange information with the captain.
Not much.
A passionate and loud trombone sounded from the distant port, and the entire sea shook instantly.
The ships lining up in front of the harbor did not move at all, but the sea water automatically diverged, splitting a straight channel.
The unpowered fishing boat did not need to be towed, and a wave surged from the bottom of the boat, dragging the boat forward to the edge of the harbor.
Lindsay quipped to Walawala beside her:
"Are we cutting in line?"
The girl shrugged:
"I think that's a consolation after being attacked?"
Lindsey went on to ask:
"In our case, are we being questioned harshly when we enter the city?"
Walawala shook her head slightly:
"This kind of thing is not unusual, just go through the procedure normally."
"If you go further, even if these people go to search on Mermaid Island, I'm afraid the previous artists will have already run away."
Woo –
Another loud trombone sounded.
When the summer wind blows across the sea, it turns into two gentle giant hands, holding the fishing boat properly, and even the cable is firmly fastened, and it is tightly and straight on the sea.
With Lindsay's excellent hearing, he soon heard people outside whispering discussions.
"How did they cut the line?"
"A bunch of unlucky people who have been attacked by fallen artists, come over and make a record."
"They seem to have been by merfolk in the Red Sea?"
"That's good, we still have to ask the doctor to come over, the last time I saw a man give birth was a year ago in the spring."
“……”
The passengers of the fishing boat, who received special treatment, were quickly ushered out of the boat.
However, this time there was no special skill to show, but honestly took the springboard and let people go down.
They were taken to the port office.
A full seven offices were opened to register their information.
When it's Lindsay's turn.
Walawala grabbed his arm and the two walked in together.
The person in charge of receiving them was a young man.
On the left side of the other desk, there is a thick stack of papers, and on the right is a form filled out with information.
He looked up and asked for information from Lindsay and Valawala.
As a result, I asked for a name, and I couldn't help but complain:
"Lindsay's feminine name is fine, but you...... Wala Vara Vara? ”
"What the hell is that?"
Valawala replied with a smile:
"I remember here in the Purple District, aren't there still people who call it Summer Grapes, and my name is okay?"
The man who asked raised his eyebrows:
"You're all locals?"
Wala Vara pointed to herself, and then to Lindsay:
"I am, he isn't."
Lindsey took the initiative and said:
"I'm from a hidden frontier, a marginal world opened up by the expedition."
"Wow, rare." The young man skipped Valawala and cast a slightly teasing gaze at Lindsay, "When you were attacked by a mermaid, you didn't have a child, did you?" ”
Lindsey shook her head naturally:
"Nope."
The other party continued to ask:
"Both of you are Awakened."
Lindsey replied:
"That's right, I'm a gamer, stage 4."
Walawala followed by introducing herself:
"Essence, Stage 5."
“……”
The registration process was smooth sailing.
Like Walawala said, it's just a routine inquiry.
It was only when the girl mentioned her skills that the man fell into a brief silence and told her to stay a little longer and take the initiative to go next door to get new materials.
Lindsey came out first and waited outside the gate of the port office.
He stood at the door and waited for a few minutes under the scorching sun.
Pedestrians passing by in the harbor have different make-ups.
There are warriors who wear armor and swords, and are not afraid of the hot summer; There are also young men and women who are dressed coolly, as if they are on vacation; There is also a stern dress, like a serious passer-by who looks like an ascetic.
“……”
"Sir, may you stand here a little longer?"
At this moment, a voice rang out.
Lindsay turned her head and saw that it was a stone statue opening on the edge of the gate of the port office!
This stone statue is human-shaped, and it is quite beautifully designed.
But also because it is made by professional stonemasons, under the influence of excellent skills, the other party has also gained vitality.
It was complaining to Lindsay:
"Sir, do you know? I've been standing here for 16 years, and I haven't escaped a second of wind and sun! ”
"That's not a good taste!"
(End of chapter)