Lord of the Mysteries Chapter 8: New era
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Wū !
The wind is roaring, the rain is like a rain, and the three-masted sailing ship rises and falls among the wave-like "mountains" one after another, like a toy thrown and caught by a giant, caught and thrown.
The dark red faded in Argel Wilson's eyes and found himself still standing on the deck, no different from the previous one.
Following this, he saw the oddly shaped glass bottle crack in his palm shattered, the frost and snow melted into the raindrops.
In just two or three seconds, this ancient wonder completely lost traces of its existence.
A piece of hexagonal crystal snowflake appeared in the palm of Argel, and then quickly faded until it disappeared, it seemed to shrink into flesh.
Argel nodded invisibly as if thinking about something, and remained silent for five minutes.
He turned around and walked to the entrance of the cabin. When he was about to enter the door, he met a man who was also wearing a robe embroidered with lightning.
This man with soft yellow haired paused, looked at Argel, extended his right hand, and put a fist on his chest:
"may the Storms be with you."
"may the Storms be with you." Argel's rugged and profound face does not bring a little extra emotion, and likewise holds the right boxing on the left chest.
After saluting each other, Argel entered the cabin and walked along the aisle to captain's cabin in the distance.
Along the way, he didn't even encounter any Sailor or the crew, it was as quiet as inside the tomb.
The captain's cabin door opened, and a soft and thick dark brown carpet appeared in front of him. On both sides were a bookcase and wine cabinet, a book with a yellow cover and a bottle of dark red wine under the glow of candles. A strange luster shimmered.
There is a bottle of ink, a feather pen, a black metal telescope, and a sextant made of brass on the desk where the candle is placed.
Behind the desk, a middle-aged man looks at Argel wearing a skull captain hat and pale face came over step by step, gritted his teeth angrily and said:
"I will not succumb!"
"I believe you can do it." Argel calmly seemed to say that the weather is not good today.
"You ..." The middle-aged man was stunned. It seemed that he did not expect such an answer.
At this moment, the Argel's body slightly bowed, suddenly rushing forward, and instantly brought the two closer to the desk.
Pap!
His shoulders were tight and his right hand protruded sharply, pinching the middle-aged man's throat.
Without giving the opponent a chance to react, pieces of illusory fish scales appeared on the back of his hand, and his five fingers worked hard.
crack!
In the crisp sound, the middle-aged man looked at greatly startled and his body was lifted up.
His feet twitched violently, but he quickly regained his peace. His eyes were lost, his pupils began to diverge, and the crotch position gradually became wet, and a stench came out.
Argel lifted a middle-aged man, lowered back, stepped on with his two pedals, and approached the wall next to it.
Boom! He used the middle-aged man as a shield and slammed into the front, his arms thick like monsters.
The wooden walls shattered, and the violent wind and rain swept in with the smell of seawater.
Argel twisted his back and threw his middle-aged man out of the cabin, into a huge wave like mountains one by one.
The sky is dark, the wind and rain roar, and the might of nature buries everything.
Argel took out a white handkerchief, wiped right palm carefully, and then threw it into the sea.
Withdrawing a few steps, he patiently waited for his companions to enter.
"What's wrong?" Within ten seconds, the man with the soft yellow haired just rushed in.
"'Captain' escaped." Argel gasped and replied annoyedly, "He still has some extraordinary's strength!"
"Damn it!" the yellow haired man cursed in a low voice.
He came to the breach and stared into the distance, but he could see nothing but wind and rain and waves.
"Forget it, he just attached it." The yellow haired man waved his arm. "We can only get credit for finding this Tudor era Ghost Ship."
Even if it is favored one from the sea, he would not dare to dive into the water in such weather.
"And if the storm continues," Captain "won't be able to support it for long." Argel nodded and found that the breach in the wooden wall began to recover at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
He took a deep look and subconsciously turned his head to look at the position of the rudder and sail.
Even if there are heavy planks, he can clearly know the situation there.
No first officer, no second officer, no crew, no Sailor, no living people!
There is nothing, and the rudder and sails adjust themselves strangely.
The Fool that was covered with gray mist all over his body appeared again, and Argel sighed suddenly.
He turned his head to look at the violent winds and waves outside, and muttered in a dream of expectation and fear:
"a new era has begun ......"
…………
Ruen Kingdom capital Beckland, Queen District.
Audrey Hall squeezed his cheek and could n’t believe what happened just now.
On the dressing table in front of her, the old bronze mirror shattered piece by piece.
Looking down, Audrey sees a "deep red" flow on the back of his hand, like a star "tattoo".
"Crimson" gradually dimmed, eventually hiding in the skin and disappearing.
It was not until this time that Audrey determined that he was not dreaming.
Eye waves flow through her eyes, and the corners of her mouth are slightly raised, unable to stand up, bending down to lift the skirt.
A salute to the air, Audrey moves briskly, his body turns, jumping up the most popular "ancient elven dance" in the court today.
an elegant silhouette, she has a big smile on her face.
Boom, boom! The bedroom door was suddenly knocked.
"Who?" Audrey stopped scrubbing, posing gracefully.
"Miss, can you come in? You should prepare." The close-fit maid asked outside the door.
Audrey looked sideways at the mirror of the dressing table, quickly converging his smile, leaving only a slight touch.
She looked left and right and confirmed that there was no problem with the image before opening gently:
"come in."
The handle twisted and her close maid Annie pushed the door in.
"Oh, it's broken ..." Annie saw the end of the old bronze mirror at a glance.
Audrey blinked and said slowly:
"Uh, yes, um, Susie came in before, you know, it always likes to destroy!"
Susie is a golden dog with a less pure pedigree. It was a gift that her father Earl Hall bought when buying fox hunting dog, but it was very popular with Audrey.
"You have to teach it well." Annie packed the mirror fragments familiarly, fearing that she might hurt the young lady.
After doing all this, she looked at Audrey and asked with a smile:
"Which skirt do you want to wear?"
Audrey thought slightly: "I like the one Mrs. Jennya designed for my 17th birthday."
"No, others will say whether Hall Family has encountered a financial crisis. A skirt was actually worn for the second time on a formal occasion!" Annie shook his head in denial.
"But I really like it." Audrey said gently and gently.
"You can wear it at home and wear it on less formal occasions." Annie puts forward this matter without a negotiated attitude.
"The one sent by Mister Saidez the day before yesterday, the cuff is the one on the side of lotus leaf." Audrey concealed took a deep breath, keeping an elegant and sweet smile.
"Your vision is always so good." Annie smiled and took a step back, shouting to the door, "The sixth cloakroom, forget it, I'll get it myself."
The maids started to get busy, one in charge of long dresses, one in charge of jewelry, one in charge of shoes, one in charge of gauze caps, one for Miss Audrey makeup, and one for haircuts.
When ready to come to the end, Earl Hall wearing a dark brown vest appeared at the door.
He wears the same color top hat and has two beautiful moustache. The blue pupils is full of smiles, but the loose muscles, swollen belly, and the obvious decree lines have all ruined his youth. Handsome.
"Beckland's most dazzling gem, we should set off." Earl Hall stood at the entrance and tapped the open door twice.
"Dad, don't call me that." Audrey stood up with the help of a maid, deliberately showing a bit distressed look.
"Then my beautiful little princess, we should set off." Earl Hall bent his left arm and motioned for Audrey.
Audrey smiled and shook his head:
"This is the location of Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Earl, my dear mother."
"Over there." Earl Hall smiled and bent his right arm, "This is the pride of being a father."
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Pritz Harbor, Oak Island, Royal Naval Base.
When Audrey took his father's arm off the carriage, he was suddenly shocked by the behemoth in front of him.
In the military harbour not far away, there is a huge ship with a metallic light shining all over it. It has no sails, only an observation deck, and there are two tall chimneys, and two more front and rear. Open-air turret.
It is so majestic and so huge that the sail battleships parked nearby are resembles a newly born dwarf in a crowd of giants.
"Storms of the above ..."
"Oh, my lord."
"ironclad ship!"
......
Amazing the low and low interweaving, Audrey also felt the same shock. It was a miracle created by human race, an unprecedented marine miracle!
It did n’t take long for the nobles, ministers, and lower parliament politician to recover. At this time, a black spot in the air changed from small to large, gradually occupying a third of the sky, occupying everyone ’s sight, and making the atmosphere suddenly Become solemn.
This is a giant monster floating and flying in mid-air. It has extremely smooth and beautiful lines. The whole body is painted in dark blue. The solid and light alloy skeleton supports the cotton cloth with hydrogen airbags. The bottom is A car body with machine gun, projectile openings, and flat shot cannon mouth hangs. The exaggerated hum of the high-fuel steam engine and the crazy turning sound of the tail blades constitute an impressive movement.
The airship that royal family rides on arrives, with the majesty overlooking all above.
A "Sword of Judgement" badge with the ruby crown straight down and the handle reflecting the sunlight on both sides of the car body is a symbol of Augustus family inheritance dating back to the last century.
Audrey is not yet 18 years old and has not participated in the "introduction Ceremony". Under the guidance of the queen, he officially entered the Beckland social occasion and declared that he is an adult.
However, she didn't care too much, and even felt relaxed because she didn't have to face princes.
human race's "miracle" of conquering the sky has landed steadily. The youngest guards who came down from the escalator were young and energetic heroes. They wore red military gowns, white trousers, and had ribbons. Lined up, waiting for the appearance of King George III and the queen, prince, and princess.
It's not that Audrey hasn't seen influential figure, and has no interest in it. Instead, he looks away and looks at the two black armor knights beside the king like statues.
In the era of steel, steam and guns, there are even guys who insist on wearing full armor!
The cold metallic luster and the deep black helmet are heavy, majestic and obedient.
"could it be that is more high sequence's Disciplinary Knight ..." Audrey's heart flashed the words and words of the elders in the family chatting.
With the arrival of royal family, the ceremony finally began, and the current Prime Minister Lord Agusid Negan walked in front of everyone.
He is a member of the Conservative Party. So far, the only influential figure who has become a prime minister as a non-nobleman has been awarded the Lord for his outstanding contribution.
Of course, Audrey knows more, Agusid's brother, the main supporter of the Conservative Party, called Pallas Negan, this generation of Duke of Negan!
Agusid is in his fifties, tall and thin, with thin hair and sharp eyes, looking around and saying:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have seen that this is a ironclad ship, which is enough to subvert the ironclad ship of era. It is 101 meters long and 21 meters wide. The design of the high dry ship side, the main armor belt thickness is 457 mm, the displacement is 10060 Tons, a total of four 305 mm guns front and rear, in addition to 6 rapid-fire guns, 12 6-pound guns, 18 six-barrel machine guns, 4 torpedo tubes, the speed can reach 16 knots! "
"It will be the real overlord, it will conquer the sea!"
The nobles, ministers and parliamentarians have shown a commotion. The description of the prime minister alone is enough to make them imagine the horror of this ironclad ship, not to mention the real thing!
Agusid smiled a little, made a few more speeches, and saluted King George III:
"Your Majesty, please name it."
"From Pritz Harbor, let's call it The Pritz." George III's expression is quite pleasant.
"The Pritz!"
"The Pritz!"
......
Starting with the Secretary of the Navy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy, the name spread in turn, and finally came to ironclad ship, where the officers and soldiers cheered in unison:
"The Pritz!"
In the atmosphere of celebration, the salute rang loudly, and George III issued the order to launch the test.
Wū !
The whistle sounded, and thick smoke squirted from the chimney. The movement of the machinery was faintly audible.
The behemoth set sail, and when it sailed out of the port and bombarded the unmanned island in front with two main guns on the bow, everyone was shocked.
Boom! Bang! Bang!
The earth seemed to be shaking, the dust washed up into the air, and the hurricane swept away, setting off waves.
Prime Minister Agusid turned around with satisfaction and said to the nobles, ministers and parliamentarians:
"From now on, those seven self-proclaimed pirates, and the four arrogant pirates, can only tremble and wait for doomsday!"
"Their era is over, even if they have more or less extraordinary's strength, there are ghosts or cursed ships, the only thing that can cross the ocean is ironclad ship!"
At this time, the chief secretary of Agusid deliberately asked:
"Then they can't build ironclad ship by themselves?"
Some nobles and parliamentarians nodded secretly, thinking that this possibility could not be ruled out.
Agusid immediately smiled and slowly shook his head:
"Impossible, never possible! The construction of such a ironclad ship requires three large coal-steel complexes, more than twenty steel plants, and sixty scientists and more senior engineers from Beckland Artillery Research Institute and Pritz Ship Research Institute. Requires two Royal shipyards and their nearly 100 parts factories, an admiralty, a shipbuilding committee, a cabinet, a firm king with an excellent vision and a great country with an annual output of 12 million tons of steel! " /
"Pirates can never do it."
Speaking of this, he stopped paused a bit, then raised his arms and shouted passionately:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the era of huge battleships and cannons has arrived!"