Start with the Readers Chapter 37: Blood Moon

When Xio asked about the 'canned wolf fish', Abner couldn't help but feel his heart tense when he heard the voice, and subconsciously wanted to activate the extraordinary ability of the 'Sea Wind Cap' to blow a whirlwind.

But moving faster than him were two men wearing black soft hats and black and white checkered police uniforms. They had already arrived not far behind Abner before the sound of cans being opened! Their uniforms had no epaulets, only a seagull badge on the chest-this was exactly the same as the logo of the "Pritz Harbor Ticketing Company", and it was obvious that the two men were the guards of the company.

When Abner turned his head, he saw one of them leaping forward, throwing a young man with the characteristics of the Southern Continent to the ground, and the other skillfully covered the can in the young man's hand with a bag, and then He seemed still not at ease, and took another bag from his waist and put it on the outside of the bag just now.

This set of movements is smooth and smooth, and it is so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.

After one of them escorted the young man from the Southern Continent away, the other guard said to Abner and Xio who were a little stunned: "Sir, miss, I surprised you. That person has some issues with the company, so I want to take revenge with canned wolf fish."

"The canned wolf fish he was going to open just now? Is there a need to be so nervous?" Because the guards handled it quickly, Xio didn't smell anything, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Miss, you don't know the terrible smell of canned wolf fish! When I was a sailor, there was such a rumor in the sea that a group of pirates controlled a merchant ship from Rolls. Ah, that is the east coast of Feysac In short, those pirates eagerly opened their booty, who knew that it was a wooden barrel full of pickled wolffish. As a result, can you imagine the result? They fainted, vomited, and lost their fighting power. It became a bounty for the crew." The guard said with a look of fear on his face.

"Why is such a smelly thing... made into food?" Xio couldn't understand.

The guard was speechless for a moment, because he wanted to know too.

Seeing that the guards couldn't answer, Xio turned his attention to Abner again. The latter shrugged his shoulders and said, "There are always some people with unique tastes...and this method of pickling wolf fish is simple and economical, and it is not easy to spoil." After a simple explanation, he did not delay, and walked into The lobby of the "Pritz Harbor Ticketing Company".

"Okay." Xio reluctantly nodded, following Abner's footsteps.

The hall is quite spacious, with seven ticket windows, but there are already more than a dozen people lined up in front of each window.

Abner looked left and right, and came to a brown wooden board standing upright.

There are a lot of white papers pasted on the wooden board, announcing all the passenger ship information in the past week, including the destination, the ports it passes through, and the prices of different classes of ships.

However, I don't know if it was a coincidence that he came here. Most of the second and third class passenger ships that sailed in the past one or two days have drawn a red circle on the sign of the second and third class, and marked a word:

"Sold out."

Abner frowned, he didn't expect the tickets to be in high demand.

"That's because the Royal Navy base on Oak Island outside the harbor seems to be making a big move recently, and the investigation is very strict, which has caused the number of passenger ships and cruise ships to drop by 40 to 50%. You know, those returning from overseas colonies Ships, there are some things that you don’t want others to find out... That’s why the existing ones are more sought-after!” The guard seemed to be familiar with himself, and he took the initiative to explain a few words.

Oak Island, the base of the Royal Navy... Speaking of which, two days later will be the day when the Kingdom's first iron-clad ship, the Pulitzer, which claims to "change the order at sea", will set sail for the first time, right? At that time, even the king will come to watch the ceremony, no wonder the interrogation will be stricter... Although with the king's strength, I am afraid that it will take a few archangels to kill him.

Complaining in his heart, Abner turned his eyes to the paper on the wooden board again, looking for information on the first-class cabin. After all, the second- and third-class cabins have been sold out, and only those with a higher price have hope. Moreover, the first-class cabin has its own servant's room, so it is enough for him and Xio to buy one cabin.

Finally, Abner locked on the passenger ship "Wancheng Splendor" which set sail on the morning of the 27th. He didn't know the details of the ship, so he asked the familiar guard, "Do you know the 'Wancheng Splendor'?"

The guard lifted his spirits when he heard the words, and immediately said incessantly: "Sir, you have good eyesight. The Wancheng Brilliance is a new ship, powered by pure steam, with a maximum speed of 18 knots. The first pure steam ship was trial-manufactured by the Wancheng Shipyard nearby. Its captain once served as the first mate on a colonial warship in Bayam, and he had rich experience. The captain of this passenger ship."

Abner nodded, feeling quite satisfied. After all, this ship has neither the background of the Church of Storms nor a strong military color. It was probably launched by the capitalists on Dixie's side to compete with the North for business. , very much in line with his and Hugh's requirements.

After buying the first-class tickets for Zhang Wancheng Brilliance, the two returned to the hotel and waited patiently for the next day. Abner originally wanted to find the local Extraordinary circle to see if they could sell the materials he needed. But due to the tight schedule, he didn't tell the party if he couldn't find it, and even if he did find it, it would be too late to gain the trust of the party organizers, so he had to give up.

Another day, June 27th, at 9:00 am.

Abner arrived at Rose Wharf with his suitcase and cane, and Hugh, who was acting as a maid.

The Wancheng Brilliance is moored there. It has a huge hull and a very exquisite shape. It is said that several artists were invited to give suggestions when designing it.

It has fresh features that are very different from the old times, with towering chimneys, fluttering colorful flags, clear lines, and 12 cannons on both sides of the ship and corresponding gun positions-this is a must to guard against pirates and colleagues.

This gave the guests who boarded the ship a lot of sense of security, and no longer feared the journey for the next few days.

Standing below, Abner looked up, and in the undulating blue water, he pulled Xio up the hanging ladder, and then boarded the deck.

The two of them carried their luggage, followed the passenger flow into the cabin unhurriedly, came to the upper floor, and arrived at the room 301 he bought.

After opening the door, Abner glanced at the room, and only felt that this cabin was better than the single-family house he rented in Backlund East.

The entrance living room is about 30 square meters, connecting a master bedroom and two servant rooms, with an independent washroom, a standard wardrobe and a mahogany desk.

"Shut you to sleep in the master bedroom, I'll just live in the servant's room outside." Abner said to Xio with a smile after putting away his luggage.

"But I'm playing the role of a servant... Wouldn't it be suspicious if I was seen?" Xio hesitated.

Abner smiled again, imitating the teacher's tone and said: "First, no one should come to visit the room. We close the door, and the people outside don't know at all. Second, the people on the boat don't know." If you recognize us, even if you see us, it's up to them to think about it."

Hugh thinks it's right~IndoMTL.com~ didn't bother with this matter, after spending so much money to buy a first-class cabin, someone must live in the master bedroom, otherwise it would be a loss?

After the two of them put away their belongings briefly, especially after putting the 'Cane Sword' away safely, they came to the deck together again and chatted with other passengers on the boat. During this process, Abner met the captain of the ship under his feet, Alanson Edward.

This first officer from a colonial warship is very talkative, not only describing Bayam's various customs and customs vividly, but also sharing some of his family's past:

"Speaking of which, my family is not a pure Dixie. They also settled in Backlund about 100 years ago, living in the northwest region at that time..."

Before the onlookers could say anything, the sailor next to him laughed loudly and said, "Captain, you drank too much during the day? Where did Backlund come from in the Northwest District?"

"Don't you believe me! My family still has the manuscripts of the diary handed down by our ancestors. At that time, they lived... in De La Hale Street?" Captain Alanson said seriously.

But the more he looks like this, the more people don't believe him, they just think he's telling a joke. Only Abner gave him a thoughtful look.

……

That night, Abner, who tossed and turned for a long time and still couldn't sleep, put on his clothes and walked out of the cabin, and came to the deck carefully.

He raised his head, only to see a crimson full moon hanging high above the black "velvet curtain" in midair, shining peacefully.

"In the early morning of June 28th, the night of the blood moon..."

While muttering to himself, he looked to the northwest direction, as if he could penetrate the barrier of space, and saw the figure in the dim room of an old apartment in Tingen City.

"Mr. Fool, come here now!"