Hilpeter looked at Jimmy in front of him with some surprise, not because he was able to skillfully fulfill the responsibilities of multiple positions, but because of his motivation for defending.
It seems that the word coward cannot be said in front of Jimmy.
"Put it aside if you have doubts...I heard that you Liusai people call flying ships your home. If you leave, what will happen to your family members?"
Jimmy's originally ignited fighting spirit was like a balloon, but it was deflated by Hill Peter's question.
“They died, died in this damn thunderstorm.
We thought it would be an ordinary thunderstorm that would have no impact on our flying ship, but we were wrong.
A force suddenly appeared. It seemed to have grabbed the flying ship and slammed us to the ground. During this period, we used up all the feathers and the power machine was turned on to maximum horsepower, but the flying ship seemed to have suddenly lost its lift. Same, still falling.
Eventually it fell on a hillside about ten kilometers east of Acorn Town. "
Speaking of this, Jimmy suddenly became excited. The hand he was holding on to the hat suddenly exerted force, and the whole hat was grabbed into a ball by him.
"No! This is definitely the power of the devil! There is nothing wrong with our response plan! There is definitely something wrong with that power!"
The three Hill Peters looked at each other, and they looked at Jimmy with the pity of someone who had been through it.
"Jimmy, this is really not your fault, because I gave the same order immediately when we encountered a thunderstorm.
If the captain hadn't rescinded my order, we might have been in the same situation as your family. "
"You? Did you go through the thunderstorm cloud?"
"Yes."
"How did you do it?"
The three of them looked at each other, and then Hilpeter stretched out his finger and pointed upward lightly.
Jimmy opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
"How is that possible? That's what we planned. Let alone rising, we can't even maintain the altitude."
"This is what makes our captain so good. He discovered something was wrong with Lei Yun from a long distance."
Jimmy was stunned for a long time, then suddenly put his hands on the table, leaned forward, and bent his waist.
"Please make me a member of the Crescent Moon's crew!"
His voice was so loud that it was out of proportion to his young figure, which attracted everyone in the chamber of commerce to look at him.
Hill Peter quickly asked him to stand up, and he sighed and said: "It seems that you are indeed a skilled crew member, but I have something to ask you.
Your flying ship crashed, right? Why does it look like nothing is wrong with you? "
Although Jimmy stood up straight, he still hung his head with a sad look on his face.
"The altitude was decreasing rapidly at that time, and the fall was irreversible. I wanted to use a feather ball to release my sister.
I know I can't make her float away with that level of buoyancy, but I just want her to survive...
But even such a humble wish could not be realized.
The airflow at that time had become very chaotic. There were not only downward winds, but also raging horizontal winds. As soon as we reached the deck, we were blown away from the flying boat by a violent horizontal wind.
When I woke up I found myself hanging from a tree, miraculously uninjured, but my sister was not so lucky.
She was pierced through the chest by a sharp branch that was broken by the wind. When I found her, she had already left this world.
The spacecraft crashed not far away. I ran over and found my charred father and my mother who was shattered beyond recognition in the burning wreckage..."
Jimmy stopped talking. He grabbed the hat with both hands to cover his entire face, and his shoulders kept twitching.
Hilpeter smoked quietly, waiting for Jimmy to gradually calm down.
"Did you bury your family properly?"
Seeing Jimmy nodding, Hillpeter knocked the ash out of his pipe, looked directly into Jimmy's eyes, and said, "Can you take me to meet them?"
"Hey! Hilpeter, it's too much..."
"That's almost it, he's still a child!"
Hilpeter ignored his companion's words and still looked directly into Jimmy's eyes.
Jimmy nodded again, his eyes red but firm.
"Mr. First Mate, is this the final test?"
Hilpeter stood up, patted Jimmy on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Yes."
The direction of the wreckage was easy to identify, and there was faint black smoke floating there.
Not far from the burned and unrecognizable flying ship, there were three bulging mounds of soil. Next to the mounds was a shovel with only half of the handle.
Hilpeter patted Jimmy on the shoulder and said, "I've been away for several months. Go and say goodbye to them."
Jimmy, who was accepted, could no longer pretend to be strong. Tears poured out of his eyes, and he walked towards the graves of his relatives while wiping away his tears.
The three Hill Peters turned their backs, they couldn't bear to look.
Setting foot on the spaceship, the ending of being covered with dirt is considered a good one. Few people will retire peacefully like Anthony, the first mate.
They chatted one after another, and they were all envious of Anthony's escape.
Fortunately, they were following a captain with extraordinary navigation skills. If they were following a caravan's flying ship, they would have ended badly.
It is common for caravan flying ships to crash.
Those businessmen don't care about the safety of the flying ship. What they want is the carrying capacity and the profit margin. Illegal modifications in order to haul more things are everywhere.
And these bulky guys are always targeted by sky pirates.
Facing the nimble sky pirate boats, the modified commercial flying boats could not hide or run away. They could only wait to be picked up by the opponent and then fight with all their might.
Not to mention extreme weather phenomena like thunderstorms. The news that the Crescent can still sail in thunderstorms will spread quickly, because no one else can predict the downdraft attack in advance.
Later, they talked about the ghostly fog that suddenly appeared during the voyage.
The three of them looked at each other and shuddered together. They counted with their fingers. Following Schliemann, they had already dodged the death scythe no less than twenty times.
On the way back to the city, the three of them walked in front in silence, and Jimmy remained silent behind them until they returned to Acorn Town.
"You two go for a walk. You will have about an hour of free time. When the time is up, we will meet back here."
Hilpeter said to the two crew members.
"Why are you going?"
"I'll take him to buy some daily necessities! Otherwise, can I use your toothbrush or something?"
As Hilpeter spoke, he turned back to greet Jimmy. He was surprised to find a crow sitting on Jimmy's shoulder. The crow seemed to be whispering something in Jimmy's ear.
He waved his hand to drive the crow away and said, "Jimmy, you just let it jump on you? Birds are big-hearted, so aren't you afraid of them jumping on you?"
Jimmy scratched his cheek and said, "I've been attracted to small animals since I was a child, especially birds. It's okay."
"Let's go, I'll take you to buy some daily necessities and so on."
"I couldn't find the box where the money was hidden in the fire, so..."
"I'll just put it on for you. The daily necessities will cost you a few bucks. At worst, you can wait for a while before giving me the money."
Schliemann found that he had fallen asleep.
He sat up with a start, took a look at his pocket watch, and breathed a sigh of relief.
After putting away the navigation chart and locking it, he walked out of the captain's cabin. After telling his men to be alert, he strolled towards Acorn Town.
His destination is the Acorn Town Airport, which was destroyed by thunderstorm clouds.
It's already nine o'clock now. If Ampton and the others hurry up, they should have reached the meeting point.
Sure enough, at the entrance of the messy airport office, Walter, covered in mud, was pulling the reins of two horses. Standing beside him was Hampton, who was equally stunned as Walter.
It wasn't until he saw Schliemann waving that he took a breath, but then he took another breath.
"Ah... I knew bad weather like this wouldn't stop you, Mr. Schliemann."
"Well, we're almost ready. We can set off once Hill Peter brings back the new crew."
The plan remained unchanged, and Ampton was finally completely relieved.
"What's up with him?"
Schliemann asked, pointing to Walter beside him.
"There was a little accident."
"Now find a hotel where you can take a shower and change clothes. Ah, it's best to have another meal. The meals on the flying ship may be a bit..."
Schliemann had an expression that said you understand, but he seemed to have forgotten that Ampton's father, John, was himself a businessman running boats, not to mention that they had also gone through generations of wandering searches.
But Apton did not refute Schliemann's good intentions. After taking care of his image, he found Schliemann playing with small objects on the first floor of the hotel.
From the look on Schliemann's face, he knew something was wrong.
It was an object similar in appearance to a pocket watch, with hands and rough scales on it.
Ampton believed that this was something Schliemann had made himself, because there were words written next to the scales that even he, who had royal erudition, could not recognize.
Schliemann frowned and stared at the pointer on the object. He closed the lid and shook it a few times before opening it again, as if he couldn't believe what it was pointing at.
"What is this object? What's wrong with it?"
Schliemann's brows stretched and he rubbed his forehead.
"This thing is called a compass. I made it myself, and there is no way it can go wrong.
But why does the magnetic field in this world always change periodically? "
The meal was served by Walter. Apton was not in a hurry to eat, but stirred the tea in the cup and thought about Schliemann's questions.
"I don't understand what a magnetic field is... Could it have something to do with the day? Today is the day when the legendary sun god Hyperion comes."
Schliemann laughed twice, and he had a lot to complain about this sun god who never rested.
"This sun god comes once a month? His menstrual period is not accurate..."
He muttered as he erased the markings on the compass and drew them again.
"Every month? That should have something to do with the day. In the Sun God Cult, today is the day to welcome the salary."
Schliemann was stunned, and suddenly remembered that the first mate Hilpeter was a member of the Sun God Cult. Every time Schliemann complained about the sun, Hilpeter would complain to him.
"Then Mr. Apton, what do you believe in..."
"Sun God."
"Ah, that's so sorry, I shouldn't..."
Looking at Schliemann who looked embarrassed, Ampton waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter. The doctrine of the Sun God Cult is very gentle. It has neither sharp opposition nor harsh doctrine. This makes every member of the church very easy-going."
Schliemann put the compass back into his pocket and began to eat. Regarding those legendary gods, Schliemann wanted to hear what Apton had to say.
"I'm sorry, I've only been here for five years, and I can only hear the versions of many things about God that are popular in the market."
He opened a topic, hoping that Ampton could continue to talk about God. Ampton did as he wished and spoke slowly.
"It seems that you have not received systematic education...
Ah, no, this sentence is not meant to be derogatory. In fact, even if you have a systematic education, you will not be able to learn your exquisite navigation skills.
Regarding the things about God, there are two versions. One is the version that is known to the general public, and the other is the version that only the royal family knows and is willing to believe. Which one do you want to hear? "
Schliemann chose the latter without hesitation. Compared with the messy myths spread among the people, he wanted to hear the version passed down by the royal family.
Ampton nodded, put down his knife and fork, clasped his hands, and began to tell.
“Now we know that our world consists of three mainland islands and countless small islands, but it was not like this at the beginning of creation.
At the beginning of creation, there were no empty islands, no blue seas, and even no sun.
The sun god Hyperion came here and dispelled the darkness and endless silence. Light began to shine on the earth, and life was born.
Light is the projection of Hyperion's consciousness, and the life brought by this projection also inherits Hyperion's imagination. In this way, people, like other animals and birds, come out of Hyperion's imagination.
The good times didn't last long, and an ancient god came to this world.
At first, Hyperion did not feel the ancient god's malice. This lonely sun god even wanted to share the world with the ancient god.
But as time passed, Hyperion discovered that this ancient god actually affected the lives he created. They became irritable, selfish, and even cannibalistic.
The original peaceful world gradually disappeared, which made Hyperion very angry.
The ten-thousand-year war between the two gods began.
Hyperion, the powerful and wrathful sun god, finally prevailed, slaying the ancient god's soul.
In order to prevent the ancient god's body from continuing to pollute the world, Hyperion chose to devour the ancient god's body.
But he was also harassed by the power that did not belong to him. Although he tried his best to suppress that power, Hyperion still inevitably became irritable and moody. "
