??Fang Plover and Alyssa climbed down the ladder together, came to the large arched window, put their hands on the window frame glass, and looked out. There was only one street across from the shipyard. At this moment, many magicians with the Eye of Revealing suddenly appeared outside, driving away pedestrians.
He was slightly startled, and immediately realized that Miss Nightingale's premonition was accurate, and she might be in trouble. Because these mystics were surrounding the shipyard, he turned around. At this moment, many people had gathered one after another.
??"Mr. Ed, what happened?"
??“Why are there so many warlocks with the Eye of Revealing?”
??People asked with some confusion, and most of the questions were workers from the shipyard.
??Fang Plover first signaled to everyone to be calm and calm. He was also filled with doubts. The mystics obviously came with bad intentions, but they had been at the shipyard and hadn't done anything harmful. Could it be that the Papalar people really stole someone's treasury?
??But considering that most of the Papalar people's plans so far have only remained verbal, the probability of this happening is close to zero.
??"Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess has regretted it?" Alyssa herself asked in disbelief.
??But she couldn't think of what the other party would gain from doing this. With the character of the princess, she shouldn't be able to do such a thing.
??"It has nothing to do with Your Highness the Princess," Fang Yu looked at the situation outside the window and shook his head, "The mystics are also divided into two factions. Among the three palace guards, at least one is biased towards the Star and Moon Council. I’m not talking about the one in the capital of Istania. It’s these people who are coming down now.”
??"How did you get it?"
??“I know the leader, he is from that group.” Fang Pliance replied.
??Alyssa made a clear look and did not ask any more questions. She turned around and changed the topic: "Anyway, Captain, what should we do now?"
??Fang Plover was about to answer, but suddenly he saw an unexpected person walking towards him from among the boatmen. "Ms. Erna!" he shouted immediately.
The person who came was none other than the president of the Tansnir Craftsmen Association. She was of djinn descent and stood out among the crowd for her height. But at this moment, the lady was frowning, and when she heard Fang Plover's shout, she looked this way.
??When she saw Fang Plover and Alyssa at the window, she immediately walked over and said, "Ed, something happened."
??"What's going on with those mystics outside?" Fang Yu asked with a sinking heart.
??"It was the Kaolin people who gave them the order," Erna's eyes searched for a certain noble lady among the crowd, but in the end she couldn't find it. She took a few steps forward and came to Fang Plover and Alyssa. She lowered her voice and said, "The Kaolin people's envoy knew that Sylvide was here, and the princes and nobles of Questac betrayed us. "
??"...The Kaolin people set out from Questac yesterday, but the message only reached Tansnir today. Her Royal Highness the Princess couldn't trust anyone else, so she specifically looked at it and asked me to send the message to you," she said with her eyes Looking across the glass, looking out the window, the mystic is driving away pedestrians, "The Kaolin people gave orders to these people through the Star and Moon Council. Their mission is to hold you back. A fleet of the Kaolin people is coming."
??The more Fang Plover listened, the more his heart sank. He knew that when facing the King of Sand Thieves, in order to buy them as much time as possible, the noble lady used her friends to play tricks on the Kaolin people.
But after all, no one is a fool. It seems that after the Kaolin people came to their senses, they also used the clues left that day to find the door.
Fortunately, the Seven Seas Traveler has been largely completed, and Her Royal Highness the Princess and Prince Aleph are also reliable, which prevents them from being in a desperate situation at the moment. At least they still have a chance to make a comeback.
He immediately turned back to Miss Nightingale and said, "Alyssa, how is the progress on the upper deck of the Seven Seas Traveler?"
"It's basically done, just——"
"Can I drive out?"
"It's not a big problem, but the cannon on the stern has not been installed yet, and the potion breeding room and nursery are only half-completed."
"That's enough," Fang Yu made a decision immediately, "Let Baggins and Luo Hao load the sail as quickly as possible and take away as much supplies as possible... As for the supplies... we'll think about it later."
Because it was originally planned to lift anchor a week later for the first trial voyage, there was not much food and drinking water in the bottom warehouse, but it was obviously too late to prepare now.
But I couldn’t care less about that at this time.
But when Alyssa heard this, she looked like she was hesitant to speak. She turned back and looked at the workers in the shipyard.
——If there are only a few of them, it is obvious that they cannot sail the Seven Seas Traveler.
The ship is still on the dock. To make it fly, everyone here must work together.
But they are currently being arrested by the Kaulin people, and Istania is part of the Kaulin-Ithurian alliance. They are no longer guests of the royal family. These workers are still willing to work for them at this moment. Take responsibility?
This is no small matter.
At this time, Erna was obviously aware of this problem. She looked at the workers and suddenly said: "Everyone, Her Royal Highness still supports Captain Ed. My appearance here is proof. And you are willing Are you on the side of the eldest princess or the Kaolin people?"
But when Fang Yu heard this, he suddenly stretched out his hand to stop the president's words.
He suddenly realized the position he was in. The eldest princess could naturally help him without reservation, but he could not accept it so calmly.
Because what we represent is no longer ourselves——
He could not push Aleph and Her Royal Highness the Princess to oppose the Corinthians. Istania, which had just settled down, must not fall into chaos again. He could not let the death of King Babartan and His Royal Highness the Princess be in vain.
He silently looked at the others and the workers in the shipyard. After a moment of silence, he slowly said:
"Everyone, as Ms. Elna said, I still hope that you can give this ship one last hand..."
"After all, it is also the culmination of your hard work, day and night, over this period of time."
"But this is not in the name of a friend, nor is it an order. I can't even promise you anything...but I can only promise you that there will never be any future troubles. I will give you a perfect answer. ——”
After he finished speaking, there was silence in the shipyard for a long time, and the workers looked at each other in confusion.
And until one person spoke in a low voice, "Actually, we understand what you mean, Mr. Ed -"
"But don't worry, we will definitely help you if you need it."
"As you said, we built it with our own hands and feet. Of course we hope it can soar above the sea of clouds."
"After all, the boat built by the boatmen is just like our daughter."
"And Mr. Ed, we will never forget your kindness to the Istanians."
“A true Istanian never forgets the help he has received from others and only repays it a thousandfold.”
"So Mr. Ed, just don't worry."
"Who are the Corinthians?"
The workers said something to each other, and all of a sudden they started talking. The originally quiet shipyard suddenly became very lively.
Facing this scene, Fang Yu couldn't help but open his mouth——
The boatmen couldn't help but smile when they saw him like this, but they didn't know who shouted first, "Okay, what are you guys doing standing still? Hurry up and go do what you have to do!"
The crowd immediately dispersed with a bang, scattering in all directions on their own initiative. Everyone seemed to be on a clockwork, consciously looking for their own work. Some people were carrying timber and cables, some were unfurling sails, and some were beginning to oil the slide rails in front of the dock in an orderly manner.
The shipyard, which had been idle before, was now a bustling scene.
Fang Yu looked at this scene in a daze. He actually thought about the answer he would get, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
Alyssa looked at this scene with some surprise, but she smiled. She turned back to look at her captain, and pointed to the window gently, "Captain, there is such a big movement in the shipyard, do you want to tell me about it?" Curtain to cover it?”
"Covering it up will arouse more suspicion," Fang Plover then shook his head, "Go to Jita and ask her to think of a way to cover it up."
Alyssa nodded decisively, turned around and left.
And Erna also said at this time: "Then I will go and hold the people outside, and Albenni has also been contacted."
Among the three guards of the Mystic Warlock, at least Albany is from the King of Sand, and the current King of Sand is Aleph, so he can also be counted as one of his own. Fang Plover knows this.
He looked at the giant spirit-born president lady and understood in his heart that after this farewell, he might not know when he would see her next time.
How profound a mark has the Chosen One's wandering adventure left on this world? Maybe long after they leave this world, there will still be people in another world who still remember them, or maybe they have long been forgotten.
It is difficult for an adventurer to stop at one place. The names of that place are in his memory - Traveler's Rest, Elpa Xin, Grande and Vanrick, the people he met there, and the people he has lived so far. Okay?
Do they still remember this former passer-by?
Perhaps one day, my story on this sea of silver sand will become a thing of the past. And will the friends he made here remember him and everything that happened that day?
And these thousands of words finally turned into a simple sentence: "Ms. Elna, take care."
Erna looked at this boy who was several years younger than her (in terms of human biological age), and nodded at the moment, "Same for you, Ed." But at the end, she added: "I I hope to see your news appear on the association’s announcement one day.”
That is to hope that he can become a truly great craftsman and explorer.
Then go to the second world——
Fang Yu smiled and nodded slightly.
…
"The number of magic injections is rising."
"The wind element generation value continues to rise——"
In the power room, every few minutes, Luo Yu's solemn counting sound could be heard. Sometimes there will be boxes, and a noisy sound of operating levers and various crystals.
Luo Hao was sweating profusely, checking the seals of the boiler and various pipes. Originally, these tasks were supposed to be completed in two or three days, but now they had to be squeezed together.
This fat man from the military was almost too nervous to speak, fearing that something might go wrong with the newly built Seven Seas Traveler because of his own negligence.
It's okay if something goes wrong, but if a boiler explodes in the sky, all their hard work over the past few months will be in vain. And how to avoid the Kaolin people's arrest is still unknown.
Such an important responsibility rests on everyone's shoulders, making everyone a little breathless.
"The meditation room inspection is completed——"
"The sacred energy reserve is normal," Tian Lan's voice came from the sound tube.
The little girl who had just been released from the solitary room did not complain at all. She just let out a long breath and said happily: "Fortunately, sister Aitila and I prepared in advance, otherwise we would have been in big trouble. Already..."
Fang Yu was sitting at his desk, wearing gloves, flipping through the pages of the logbook and map in front of him. In just a short period of time, dense information was already marked on them.
He just picked up the microphone and said, "Tianlan, don't occupy the channel."
"oh--"
There was a voice of grievance over there.
"How's this route?" Fang Plover pointed at a line drawn with a pencil on the map, raised his head and asked.
Sylvide looked at him and nodded slightly.
The huge map marked the coordinates, routes and all possible situations on the road, and he was checking every piece of information with the ship officer lady opposite - including possible supply points and alternative routes. , and the weather conditions on the route in recent times.
These tasks used to be done independently by the ship officer, but since becoming a real captain, he has also begun to learn to master these things.
Becoming a captain is by no means as simple as giving orders. After all, on the mainland, every trade route was opened up by predecessors and was a relatively safe passage.
When traveling on these trade routes, you only need to draw on past experience and pay attention to the movements of wild animals and monsters in nearby areas in recent times. These news can be found in the announcements regularly issued by the Adventurer Guild in nearby areas in recent times. Get above.
But once you leave the mainland, it is an unknown territory for a novice captain, although there are routes on the air and sea, and the experience of the predecessors. But compared to the mainland areas that have been explored for a long time, there is still an unknown virgin land above the sea of clouds.
What's more, their first voyage was still an escape journey, which destined them not to choose those too common routes.
The maid pushed the door open and walked in holding a stack of maps and logs - outside the door the big cat man, Baggins and a group of workers were grabbing the cables and hanging the installed and rolled sails one by one from the mast. Come down.
"Ed," Sylvide looked in that direction, suddenly put down the small star tracker and compass in her hands, and said.
Fang Yu was slightly startled and raised his head to look at the other party.
"This time I caused a lot of trouble for everyone." Miss Ship Officer's voice was soft.
Fang Yu shook his head and held her hand, "This is none of your business, Sylvide."
"But have you ever thought about it, the Corinthians..."
Sylvester suddenly stopped laughing mid-sentence. She blinked slightly and said, "Thank you."
Fang Yu's face turned slightly red involuntarily, and he changed his words: "Actually, there is still one less professional sailor. I originally planned to recruit here, but now I have to put it on hold..."
He paused and added hurriedly: "I'm not saying there's anything wrong with this, it's not really a big deal."
Sylvester's eyes narrowed further.
At this time, more noise was coming from the sound tube——
"Cousin, the air combat deck inspection has been completed. Everything is normal -" This was Ai Xiaoxiao's voice.
"The open fire in the kitchen has been extinguished and everything has been put away, Mr. Captain." Even under such circumstances, Miss Attila's voice seemed very calm.
"The anchor and anchor room have been inspected and there are no problems." Pasha's voice came out.
"The bottom tank inspection is completed." Parker shouted.
"The boiler has also been inspected. There may be a small problem with one of the pipes, but it's not a big problem." Luo Hao also let out a sigh of relief, wiped his sweat, and slumped to the ground.
"Brother, the living room has also been checked."
As the last sound came, the big cat man hung down from the mast and waved to him through the window, "The sail is ready and can be lowered at any time."
The boatmen also got off the boat one by one and waved to them below: "Mr. Ed, take care along the way!"
Fang Yu stood up from his seat, looking at the enthusiastic smiles, he couldn't help but feel a little choked for a moment. At this moment, the shipyard's gate was slowly opening, and a ray of sunlight penetrated into the shipyard from below and shone on the slide rails——
A soft, solemn voice came from the sound tube.
"Ed, the magic injection number has reached the threshold."
"The wind element generation has entered a critical state."
The sunlight outside the lock has completely shone in.
A dazzling light was reflected on the bright snow sail, falling in everyone's eyes, as if the world suddenly became bright. At that moment, Fang Yu gently picked up the communication crystal and said softly:
"Open the hook."
A soft sound.
The boatmen all pushed the winch, and the chain slid upward one by one, pulling the hook behind it that stuck the Seven Seas Traveler on the slide rail. It bounced away with a 'click' and was raised high.
The sailboat that had lost its lock was slowly moving forward under the influence of gravity, along the inclined slide rail, and slowly drove out of the shipyard.
"Alyssa," Fang Plover felt the movement of the Seven Seas Traveler under his feet and spoke again: "Bring Jita up."
Miss Nightingale put away the communication crystal and turned around. Then she took out a small item from her arms and handed it to the old dwarf who was wiping her tears and looking like an old father watching his daughter go on a long journey. in hand.
He was one of the three craftsmen sent by the eldest princess to supervise the construction of this ship. He was the leader of the Seven Sea Traveler. Only this old dwarf understood what this small ship really meant——
"Master Uno," Alyssa said, "please give this to Ms. Erna, and ask her to help deliver it to Her Royal Highness."
The old dwarf put the thing away without knowing why. When he looked down, he realized that it was a broken picture frame. As for the person in the portrait in the photo frame, he seemed to know him, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
He nodded, wiped his tears again, and said in a rough voice: "You have to treat this ship well."
Alyssa smiled slightly: "Of course I understand this. Take care, Master Uno."
"You have a safe journey, Lord Talos will protect you."
Alyssa nodded, then turned around and rushed towards Jita who was maintaining the spell.
But when Miss Naturalist saw her, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and shouted: "Sister Alisa, wait!"
She put away the magic book, rushed to the side, picked up a small box from behind the box there, and then ran over quickly. At this moment, Fang Plover's urgent voice came from the communication crystal:
"Eliza, hurry up."
Alyssa picked up Miss Naturalist and the box in her hand. She took a look and saw a small head with horns emerging from the box.
Miss Nightingale was stunned for a moment before she remembered the origin of this little thing. Miss Naturalist said it was a horned lizard, but Tianlan insisted that it was a fairy dragon - although everyone had never seen what a fairy dragon looked like. It looks like - but this little thing is actually the uninvited guest on Mr. Huiyan's platform.
Since Mr. Gray Rock left, it has been living with everyone in this shipyard without disturbing each other, so much so that everyone has almost forgotten the existence of this little thing.
"It is also a member of the Seven Seas Brigade," Jita said softly, "Brother Ed said it."
"Yes, yes," Alyssa nodded, "What Captain Ed said is correct."
At this time, the Seven Seas Traveler was about to pass the gate. Miss Nightingale stepped forward, hugged Miss Naturalist with one hand, and grabbed the hanging ladder.
"Alyssa and Jita are coming up!"
Ai Xiaoxiao's cheering voice came from the microphone.
Fang Plover breathed a sigh of relief and put down the communication crystal in his hand.
Amidst the noise, the flow of time seemed to slow down, and he also heard Tian Lan screaming:
"Ah, there seems to be a rat on the boat!"
"I, I, I just saw it running past me!"
But Fang Yu no longer cared about that. He turned back and watched the Seven Seas Traveler slowly pass through the lock, leaving the familiar faces behind.
A bright ray of sunshine was shining into everyone's eyes. He looked in that direction through the window. After watching Jita leave, the illusion that enveloped the entire shipyard was slowly fading.
The mystics outside the shipyard finally realized at this moment that they had been teased, and they rushed away from Erna and her group who were blocking them in front, and rushed towards the shipyard.
But their movements are so slow...
Because the Seven Seas Traveler is slowly accelerating.
A wisp of melodious wind blowing from above the sea passed over the bow of the ship, and the snow-white sail was gently raised. Baggins sat on the mast, took out a flask from his coat, looked at the sea of clouds slowly unfolding in front of him, and smiled involuntarily.
At this time, Fang Plover lowered his head.
He spoke softly into the microphone:
"Everyone——"
"Raise the sails and set sail."
There was a gentle beep, and the Seven Seas Traveler's slender hull shook slightly.
At that moment, everyone almost felt that their bodies became lighter, as if they were floating on the clouds.
…
Miaoshuwu
