"Brother Ed, look over there, there is a ship!"
Jinwan Anchorage is located in a peaceful mountain col. Looking up, the towering cliffs and gloomy snow lines seem to be close at hand - they are the northern branch of the Green Dragon Mountains.
The storm stopped here, and the strong wind howled through the maple forest and then calmed down, leaving only a hint of coolness, blowing the leaves between the rain curtains.
The Berio slowly sailed through a bay of clouds. Amidst the blue sky's exclamations, a medium-sized ketch appeared behind the mountain col.
The golden hull and red sides of the ship were hidden behind a maple forest. It folded its sails and moored quietly.
It was a typical wing-type airship, but it did not display the flag of the navy. It was probably the property of the adventure group or guild.
In fact, Fang Plover had already seen the coat of arms on the stern of the ship, an emblem that he had never seen before. "It's the guild's emblem. I've never heard of this guild," Jita stood on the side of the ship and explained to him in a low voice, "Maybe it's a local guild on Fenris Island."
Fang Yu knew that this little girl was very knowledgeable about the guild forces in Corin-Ithulian and Aitaria, at least she knew much better than he did.
His main knowledge lies in the second world. In the first world, even branches of the ten major guilds such as Silver Forest Spear, he actually knows very little.
"It's quite remarkable that a small local guild can have a ship like this." Tian Lan lay on the side of the ship and praised: "At least he is quite rich."
"That's the Rain Listener Guild. The boat was rented by them, and it's not their family's boat. It's shared with three other small guilds." Princess Brianne's voice came from behind everyone, and Fang Pliant replied. Turning around, I happened to see this elf lady walking up from under the cabin. She continued: "They should come to this place for the trainee parade twice a year. The time is almost right."
"Sister Princess, why do you know so well?" Tian Lan was a little surprised.
"I've been here twice. The largest guild here is a semi-chosen organization called the Blood Oath. I heard that they have some connection with the Jeffrit Red Team. You should know that, right?"
Jita nodded, while Fang Plover frowned. He heard that Team Jeffrit instinctively classified this blood oath into the category of cold reputation.
But Tian Lan's focus is obviously different from others: "So it turns out that those people in the community said that you lived in seclusion in the mountains after the Battle of Bain. It turns out that those guys were lying. They made me think you were there." I haven’t left the Elf King’s Court since then, Sister Brianne.”
Princess Brianne was a little amused when she heard this, and came over and patted her little head: "Do you think I'm squatting at home?"
"Wow, you even know the word!"
The elf princess smiled generously: "As a 'hero' in your mouth, I have to know something about you. For example, Fuli, if one day you become a little villain, be careful."
"Hee hee," Tian Lan couldn't help but giggle when Brianne tickled her neck. She ducked her neck to avoid the opponent's claws, while shaking her head hurriedly: "No, no. of."
Fang Piao naturally glanced at Princess Brianne with some surprise. He found that whether it was Sylvester, Miss Tata, or Princess Brianne, their understanding of the people on earth was not inferior to that of the people on earth. understanding of the world.
He used to always think that people in this world were a little ignorant, but now it seems that this is just wishful thinking on his part.
There is no shortage of knowledgeable people in any world, and of course there are also those who are truly ignorant. It is no wonder that the electors think that the two worlds should further enhance their understanding instead of continuing to be suspicious of each other.
So for the earth, or for Aitaria, what kind of existence do they mean to each other?
Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the classic problem in the community again.
What exactly is Etalia?
Yes, what does this world mean? Why does it exist, and what role does the earth play relative to it?
With this messy thought in mind, the Berio has slowly sailed into the anchorage. Because it is a boat-type floating ship and carries a belly of cargo, its flying height is lower than that of the ship quietly moored in Maple. Brigantine behind the woods.
The two ships were relatively staggered in different airspaces. Out of courtesy, the Berio used light language to convey a simple greeting to the other party. After about a few minutes, the ship's stern lights also began to flash.
The response was a similar greeting.
Sylvester whispered to him that if the weather is fine, communication between airships in this era usually uses semaphores - and this is also one of the technical methods passed down from the earth, but Has undergone localization improvements.
But the communication between the two ships ended there.
The sky and sea of Aitaria are vast, and it is actually difficult for the government on land to exercise effective jurisdiction over the vast sky and sea. The sky and sea are filled with various armed organizations. In addition to pirates or air pirates, privateering fleets , as well as some armed merchant ships walking in the gray field, may tear down the flag and change their identity, doing a business similar to the former.
Therefore, strange ships will generally keep a safe distance on the open sea. No one will cross this red line. Even if they are anchored in the anchorage, they will not look for trouble.
What’s more, the Jinwan anchorage is not small. The Berio found a relatively open bay to berth. Since there is no flying-wing airship with sufficient lift, it is afraid that it will be stranded if it is too close to the edge of the continent and lacks lift. Therefore, it is the same as last time. and cargo are transported to land via boats on the ship.
Luo Yu and Tianlan were waiting to board the boat with Mr. Huiyan, so Fang Pultru was the first to board the boat. In addition to the first batch of sailors to log in, there were also Aitila and Xi with him. Master Erweide and Kita.
Miss Elf has been in bed for several days. Although her injuries have improved to some extent, her face is still a little pale, but her mood seems to have come out of the haze of a few days ago. That kind of peaceful smile.
She smiled and nodded to Fang Yu, telling him not to worry too much about her.
"Don't be so pushy, Miss Attila. Sylvide and I will help you when we get off the boat later." Fang Pliover said with concern.
Miss Elf did not refuse and nodded lightly.
"Thank you, Ed."
Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, convinced that the other party had already come out of his depressed state.
In fact, this was one of the reasons why they planned to take the land route. Otherwise, if Etila's injury had not healed, they would naturally have no choice but to wait here.
The small boat sailed into a river bend under the control of the sailors. Although the small boat was also equipped with a Gaelin generating device, after all, the magic power reserve was limited and it was impossible to stay in the air for a long time. Therefore, it was a natural choice to go from the air to the water. .
Of course, it's not impossible to land directly on land, but it would be a little troublesome to take off again.
After everyone entered the river bend, the original control method of the magic engine on the boat naturally no longer applied, so the sailors took out the paddles they had prepared and rowed the boat up the river. It didn't take long to find it deep in the river bend. A safe place to camp.
But when they landed, everyone encountered a little trouble.
Due to the heavy rains, the water level in the river bay naturally swelled, and the originally suitable landing point was submerged under water. Moreover, the rapid river water also caused difficulties, and the sailors rushed to the beach several times without success.
The boatswain leading the team was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He couldn't help but turn around and said to the noble girl: "Miss Sylvide, why don't we move to a different place and go further south. The river here is too fast. I'm afraid something will go wrong." .”
"The terrain is higher to the south," Sylvide replied calmly: "I have carefully observed it in the sky before, and the river behind it is not that wide. I am afraid that we will encounter the same problem again."
After saying that, she turned back to look at Fang Plover: "How about the captain think of a way?"
The sailors' eyes couldn't help but glance in this direction. Except for the boatswain who showed some restraint, most of the others looked at him with distrust.
Naturally, the person they had seen the most among Fang Plover's group on the ship these days was the noble lady who had been helping in the chart room.
The navigator basically has the status of a quasi-officer at sea. In addition, Sylvester has a very good personal relationship with Princess Brianne and is a great beauty. The sailors naturally trust her more.
As for Fang Plover, he works behind closed doors in his room all day long, or in the activity room between two o'clock and one line, and spends less time outside activities than the lions and Luo Yu. Most people probably forget about it from the beginning to the end. There is still such a person on the ship.
When I first saw it today, I was probably shocked. Why did a big living person suddenly come out of the boat? When they heard Sylvide calling such a half-year-old boy captain and saying that he might have a way, everyone instinctively didn't believe it.
But Fang Yu didn't care.
In other words, he was actually observing the distance from the boat to the shore from the beginning, and did not notice the eyes of other people at all. After hearing Sylvide's question, he reacted and nodded:
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Wait a minute," the boatswain stopped him, and he took out an airbag—actually an inflated long-tailed stork's airbag. The local sailors in Aitalia have long used this thing as a lifebuoy: "Take it. Well, the current is too fast and the boat is a little unstable, so be safer."
Although this man meant well, what he meant behind his words was that he was worried that the half-grown boy would try to act brave and fall into the river.
Fang Yu glanced at him and could feel the other person's kindness, but he just shook his head and said: "No, use this thing to block your hands and feet."
"I think you'd better hold it, kid," a sailor saw and sneered, "otherwise we won't be able to save you if you fall into the water."
As soon as he said this, all the sailors couldn't help laughing, obviously they had the same idea.
But Fang Yu was slightly startled and before he could say anything, Sylvide beside him frowned and stopped standing. She looked at the sailor and said coldly: "Little finger, are you dissatisfied with my proposal? "
The man was startled, obviously not expecting Sylvide to stand up for Fang Plover. He stammered: "Miss Sylvide... No, I'm just worried about this kid..."
Sylvide raised her eyebrows, and her light blue eyes were more serious than ever: "The 'boy' you are talking about is my captain, the official alchemist of the Elpaxin Craftsmen Association, Dollifen. Hero, who are you, little finger, a sailor?"
Little Finger's face turned red. He lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, it's Mr. Ed. I made a slip of the tongue..."
Seeing the other party's embarrassed look, Fang Pliance couldn't bear it. The sailor actually didn't say anything serious, and they didn't know who he was, so it was natural for them to be suspicious.
He quietly pulled Sylvide's sleeve, but the noble lady gently held his hand, turned back and winked at him playfully.
The meaning is very clear——
"Look at me."
She turned around again, with a serious face - Fang Yu had never seen her with such a frosty look on her face before, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
But the noble lady had a straight face, as if she didn't hear what Little Finger said, and said coldly: "What is the punishment for disobeying your superiors on the ship?"
When Little Finger heard this, his expression changed, and his body trembled like chaff as he stood there.
The boatswain was startled and couldn't help but said: "Miss Sylvide..."
But Sylvester didn't even look at him, looking unmoved.
But when Fang Yu saw this, he still didn't know what the noble lady meant, so he sighed and whispered: "Silverde, forget it."
Sylvide turned around, looked at him with a smile, and nodded slightly.
Then he turned around and looked at the pale little finger again, and said, "Mr. Ed interceded for you, did you see it? I returned to the ship and was confined for three days. I will inform Her Royal Highness the Princess and the captain about this matter." ,Understood?"
The sailor named Littlefinger raised his head in despair, and nodded to Fang Plover with sweat on his face: "Thank you Mr. Ed, thank you Miss Silverd, I understand, I understand!"
Fang Yu couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
But Sylvide saw his little move in her eyes and whispered: "Captain, in the future you will be the captain, you must have such majesty. After we have a ship, it will not be just a member of the team. Everyone, and the sailors on the ship, do you still want them to look down on you because of your age?"
"But..." Fang Yu actually didn't understand her approach, but he had seen such a strict hierarchy before, and he couldn't adapt to it for a while.
"Captain, I know in my heart that you are an excellent person, and everyone knows it, and everyone involved in the Doriffin incident must know this. But there will be many people on the ship in the future, and not everyone will have the opportunity to understand all this. Isn’t it?”
Sylvide whispered in his ear: "The rules on the Etalia ship are accumulated from generation to generation. Every rule has its own meaning. I will try my best to help you, but you also have to do it yourself." Just set an example."
After hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help but look at her in surprise and nodded lightly.
And it has to be said.
After experiencing this, the sailors looked at him very differently, with more awe in their eyes. Although there are still some people who feel that this person relies on women, but at least they dare not show it on the surface.
The only side effect was probably that the boatswain's opinion of Fang Plover greatly deteriorated, and he stopped mentioning the air bag and stood aside to watch with cold eyes, probably waiting for him to embarrass himself.
Fang Yu didn't say much when he saw this, but the unexpected scene on the boat was indeed more or less beyond his expectation.
However, although he was a little touched by Sylvester's approach of paving the way for him, he didn't feel that it was necessary.
In fact, he is not as ignorant as the noble girl imagined, but he has his own choice.
Thinking of this, he turned around, gently pulled down his goggles, stretched out his right hand and pointed at a maple tree on the river bank.
Before anyone could react, the metal gloves worn on Fang Plover's hands suddenly ejected a stream of air, and the gloves flew out with a bang, carrying a long metal rope and flying out diagonally, spanning a distance of nearly twenty meters.
Then Fang Yu shook his hand. The front end of the glove was actually transformed into a special flexible structure by him, and he shook it accordingly after receiving his order.
There was a soft click, and the metal glove was firmly grasped on a tree trunk as thick as an arm.
Fang Plover pulled back, and the long metal rope suddenly straightened. The metal winch hidden in the back half of the arm armor made a "buzzing" sound under the drive of the magic furnace, and began to retract the long rope backward.
Under the influence of this force, the small boat suddenly stopped, and then the bow pointed in that direction.
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but be startled, and the sailor named Little Finger's expression changed even more - seeing this, wouldn't these people not understand Fang Plover's identity.
Combat Craftsman——
The status of formal alchemists in the kingdom cannot be said to be low, and combat craftsmen, as the best among them, are even more outstanding. Isn't it a joke to have trouble with a combat craftsman?
But such a young combat craftsman exceeded everyone's expectations.
Everyone was still in a daze, but they heard Fang Plover shout: "What are you still doing in a daze? Go rowing!"
This time, there was no need for the boatswain's order or Sylvide's reminder. The sailors suddenly woke up, looked at Fang Plover with awe and fear, and hurriedly picked up the oars in their hands and started to move.
The sailor before was even more pale, as if he had been punched in the face, and his expression was so ugly that his eyebrows were squeezed together.
But at this time, other people no longer looked at him with sympathy, but instead looked at him with a sense of schadenfreude——
In fact, even the boatswain glanced at Fang Plover with some confusion, and then he finally understood why Miss Sylvide called this young man captain.
But Fang Yu didn't care about this. He only looked at the pale guy and said, "Why are you so dazed? Why don't you paddle?"
The sailor suddenly trembled, looked at him and stammered: "Mr. Fighting Craftsman, I..."
"I asked you to row the boat, didn't you hear me?" Fang Plover raised his tone: "Did you ask everyone to wait for you?"
"But I..."
"It's nothing," Fang Plover said loudly: "If you don't want the confinement to last for a week, then hurry up and pick up your oar for me."
The sailor was slightly startled, and it seemed that it took him a while to realize what Fang Plover meant. He glanced at Fang Plover with disbelief and gratitude: "First of all, sir, what do you mean..."
"Huh?" Fang Yu was stunned: "I didn't explain it clearly enough."
"It's clear enough, it's clear enough, I understand, sir!" The sailor almost cried and hurriedly picked up his oar.
"Be careful, kid," Fang Plione couldn't help but shake his head when he saw his clumsy look, and replied with his original words: "Don't forget what you said. If you accidentally fall into the water, everyone present will not be able to save you."
As soon as he said these words, everyone could not understand what he meant, and the atmosphere on the ship suddenly relaxed.
The sailors looked at each other, and some even laughed and joked at the guy: "Did you hear that, little finger, look at how embarrassing you are."
Little Finger didn't dare to refute, so he could only laugh awkwardly.
Fang Plover then turned around and met Sylvester's eyes. His eyes were inevitably full of the young man's flattery. Sylvester looked at this guy, feeling angry and amused at the same time. She couldn't help shaking her head, but she couldn't help but smile.
"Captain, are you trying to protest against me?" she asked softly.
"Ah?" Fang Yu opened his mouth wide: "Is this how you understand it?"
Sylvide smiled narrowly: "Well, the captain performed very well, at least much better than Sylvide expected."
"Hey!" Fang Yu then scratched his head and laughed. He was obviously very proud to be recognized by the noble girl who had always performed so well.
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