Steel steam and flame

"It's just good luck. When I received the invitation, I thought it was sent by mistake by the postman. Then they contacted me and I was able to confirm it. I rushed to the port to board the ship. Everything was in a panic and I was desperately trying to catch up. , I didn't have time to contact you on the way, I'm really sorry. But I think you should also have received the invitation, as the best candidate for the school's graduation assessment, unless you don't want to." The man turned around, with a smile on his face, "Powerful Nitus, you can feel a different feeling just standing on it."

"After all, it is a giant ship used for ocean exploration. It can go through decades of exploration overseas. All supplies are obtained from the ocean. It is normal for it to have some inexplicable aura. I heard that it was just a few years ago. After returning to the port of Theocratic State, a huge overhaul and modification work was immediately carried out. With the technology and manpower of various engineers of Theocratic State, it took so long to make it sail again. Its reliability and its own technology You can guess the content just by thinking about it.”

"By the way, Galtretch, I think you are also interested in other continents, so you boarded the Venetus, right? I heard from my family that this mission seemed to have been personally ordered by the Pope and asked him to The three major knights cooperated to execute it. Although we are just on the same task as followers to train ourselves, the destination is a giant country on the Houxiang Continent, and we should be able to see many novel things." The woman's eyes were filled with excitement. Interest is like a child's longing for a toy he has never seen before.

Galtrec glanced at the woman and then looked at the sea in front of him: "I think it is more dangerous. That continent is far more chaotic than the Theocracy. If we have the opportunity to follow it, the purpose is to assist and train. Self. There are many people like us on this ship, and everyone has the same purpose. They all hope to have the power to deal with it before the war comes. Thinking at the worst, it is not an exaggeration to regard it as an assessment, but It’s a very long assessment.”

The woman nodded, walked to Galtrizzi, and looked at the sea with him. Both of them are students who graduated from the same school in the mainland. They have many similar life nodes, so they can become friends. However, there are still many subtle differences.

Around them, the people who had poured out of the conference room had gathered in twos and threes and scattered on the huge deck of the Venetus, each talking about things of interest. Although they are all potential people selected from major schools and institutions in Theocratic State, they are all very young, and so far, many of them have only been to places within Theocratic State. Sailing on a giant ship to other continents has an unusual meaning for each of them. Because in their minds, this incident happened more than half a year ago, but it was a trip to the Far Sea Common Country under the exchange system, and the meaning was different.

"Nonosca, does this scene seem familiar?" In a room on the island, Nonosca, who was looking intently outside, was attracted by the voice, "Hilary Riley, Chilman." Nonosca Ka nodded and turned his gaze to the deck again, where he could still see the long white waves emerging from the tail of the Witness, recording their long trajectory.

"It's very familiar. The scene more than forty years ago was exactly the same as it is now. It was also such a sunny day at that time. After the meeting, a large group of young people rushed to the deck and looked at the sea that they had only seen in textbooks. Everything was full of excitement. Incredible and sighing. We were one of them at that time, just like these young people now, we didn’t know what the voyage meant, we just thought it was novel.”

"It's so similar, but the purpose is different and the direction of travel is different." Chilman was still carrying a bag in his hand, which contained sunscreen and a pair of the latest sunglasses. "I originally wanted to find a quieter place on the deck. Let’s get some sunshine, now they have no choice but to cancel their plans.”

Spreading his hands, Chillman threw the bag on the table behind him and went to the cabinet to look for wine. Hilary shook her head with a smile, came to Nonoska, and followed his gaze.

"They are no longer young people. Are you envious of them?"

"Of course not, it's just that I feel that they need to be reminded during the month after we arrive at Houxiang Continent. You shouldn't have forgotten how we sailed across the ocean on the Witness. It hasn't been a few years yet."

"How could you forget? An operation led by the Holy See was said to be to find a new continent in the endless ocean. I was still young at that time, and I would always be attracted to this kind of thing. The memory is too deep, but it is easier to forget. It has only been a few days since I came back. Over the years, everyone is actively adapting to the life after leaving the Venetus. When meeting acquaintances, no one is willing to mention what happened more than thirty years ago. The newly planned route rides the reverse direction of the central current belt. As the water moved forward, it did reach places it had never been before, but no new continent was discovered. There were quite a few island communities, but they were still too far away from the target."

"Alas..." Hillary sighed heavily, "The super-large fleet with the Witness as its flagship, plus airships and ships of various sizes, totaled more than one hundred and thirty ships when it set off. But in the end, only the Witness returned. They all sank and crashed due to various things on the way. Even the Witness only carried more than 40,000 people on board. Now Come to think of it, we probably got to know each other when we were transferred to the Venetus from other ships. We are so lucky to be able to come back alive together."

"I am very lucky. I hope this luck can continue forever. Otherwise, I don't know how many people on this ship can return to the Theocracy alive. In the past few years after leaving the Venetus, I realized that I was obviously We are out of touch with the internal environment of the Theocracy. Compared with the natural environment and harsh climate, what is more dangerous is ourselves. Living away from the mainland for more than thirty years has made me understand one thing: anything dominated by the Holy See will not be a good thing. ." Nonoska said mockingly.

He looked at Hilary, as if he was defending: "I have investigated previous data, and the results of previous events are similar to our voyages and expeditions."

Hilary laughed, and Chilman finally found the good wine hidden on the counter, and walked up to the two of them with the glasses.

While pouring the wine, he asked the two of them: "By the way, we haven't seen each other for a few years since we got off the Venetus. Let's celebrate that we can be together again on the Venetus, our old friend." Catch up with old friends.”

After the three of them each drank a glass of wine, Chilman continued: "I was in a hurry when I got off the ship, and then due to various trivial matters, the contact was almost disconnected, and on the communication... you know, there must be someone monitoring it all the time. . Now I finally have time. This problem has puzzled me for a long time. I am relatively stupid. Although I have read and written down the information collected through exploration, I still cannot get satisfactory results. "

"You are all smart people. Regarding the continental group in ancient history, do you think it really existed?"