The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"Damn it, clean up the things on the deck. I don't want my ship to be smelly during the next few days of voyage." He spoke viciously, but the smile on his face did not hold back at all. He looked at the prey on the deck with joy in his eyes. On the way to send a passenger to the mainland of Mosang, he met a single adult horned whale. For sailors like them who have been making a living at sea all year round, it was like a money bag dropped from the sky.

Before the year of the mist disaster, the horned whale was just an ordinary marine fish. Its meat was difficult to preserve, and it would stink after only one day of storage. Although the bones were large, they were very soft, which was not suitable for any bone carving material. Only it The gallbladder of the gallbladder produces a certain precious spice, of some value. It’s just that horned whales live in groups. Once you encounter a horned whale, you will face a group of horned whales. For any ship, even the giant steel ship of the Kingdom of England, you will face the siege of a group of horned whales. , the final result will only be to sink to the bottom of the sea.

Because the cost of catching horn whales is far greater than the income, so before the year of the fog disaster, unless someone bought the gallbladder spices of horn whales at a very high price, few fishermen were willing to take the risk of catching horn whales.

But this situation has changed since the year of the mist disaster. Just like a large number of creatures on land have mutated, creatures in the sea have mutated more, some mutated more fiercely, and some mutated even more weirdly. And the horned whale has mutated to become more valuable.

Because of the mutation, the fish bones on the horned whale become denser and harder, and the whole body is golden yellow. The top fish bones even exude the luster of gemstones, and there are some mysteries that ordinary people don't know about in the fish bones. So powerful that the fish bone of the horned whale has not only become the most precious animal bone carving material in the world, but also a rare material for making supernatural objects.

In addition to fish bones, the fat on the horned whale is also very valuable, because after the fog disaster, scholars in America and California discovered that the whale oil extracted from the fat of the horned whale has an unimaginable lubricating effect, which can make the machinery run smoothly. Wear is minimized and the efficiency of mechanical operations can also be improved.

At the same time, scholars in the Kingdom of England also discovered that whale oil prepared through a special formula can be used as a fuel catalyst for steam engines. All steam engine fuels added with special whale oil can increase the temperature several times during combustion, and Nearly double the fuel consumption.

That is to say, for the same type of ship, a ship using special whale oil can carry less fuel, reload more cargo, and sail faster at sea.

In addition, some internal organs of the horned whale have also mutated, containing various mysterious powers, and are one of the most sought-after raw materials in the market.

Only the meat of the horned whale is worthless, and the meat of the horned whale is very perishable. The rotten meat will quickly pollute other parts of the horned whale. If a dead horned whale is left alone, it will take less than a day. In time, the horned whale will become worthless due to the pollution of carrion.

Various reasons make the horned whale a mobile treasury. Any ship that goes out to sea can catch a horned whale, then the sailors and crew on this ship will be equivalent to getting a year's income in advance, and the owner of the ship will gain even more.

However, just like the rapidly increasing value of the horned whale, the danger of catching the horned whale has also increased exponentially. Because of the overall mutation, the docile horned whale has become very violent and aggressive, and the strength of the horned whale has also increased. It has been raised to a very astonishing level. There have been more than one large whaling ship being overturned and torn apart by a horned whale, which makes catching horned whales one of the most dangerous things at sea.

A medium-sized ship that focuses on speed like the Flying Fish is not suitable for catching large sea beasts like the horned whale, but there are exceptions to everything, and they did not expect that they would be so lucky to encounter a wounded isolated A group of horned whales, such a good thing delivered to the door, naturally no one is willing to let it go, so the captain temporarily changed his target and used the weapons on board to take down the horned whale.

Although the horned whale had been captured, dragged onto the deck, and started to disintegrate, the captain of the Flying Fish did not relax because he knew very well that the troubles were not over yet.

The blood of the horned whale has a very strong smell, and it is a great temptation to the carnivorous fish in the ocean. Every whaling ship will carry some thinners to reduce the smell of the horned whale's blood, but there is no such thing on the Flying Fish Thinner, so they need to decompose the horn whale and clean the horn whale blood on the boat before the scent of the horn whale's blood attracts unknown terrifying sea beasts.

During the period of dealing with horned whales, ships cannot sail and can only stop on the sea, which is also the time when they are most vulnerable to attack.

So after the captain loudly urged the crew on the deck to dispose of the horned whale's body, he immediately came to the prayer room of the Destiny Weaver in the center cabin of the hull.

In the prayer room, a senior priest of the Weaver of Destiny knelt quietly in front of the holy emblem of the Weaver of Destiny, silently reciting the scriptures of the church.

After the captain came, he didn't bother the priest, but stood quietly aside.

Not long after, the priest stopped reciting scriptures, turned his head and said to the captain: "The sea is not my lord's domain, and the power bestowed by my lord will weaken. With my current ability, I can only cover it for a while, and for those who really The powerful mutated sea beast doesn't have much effect."

Hearing the priest's words, the captain's face became quite gloomy. The reason why he decided to temporarily change his purpose and take the risk of catching the horned whale was because he felt that the high priest of the church could solve the additional problems brought about by catching the horned whale. trouble.

However, now the priest clearly told him that his abilities did not pay attention to protecting the ship, which immediately made the captain into trouble.

If it is rational enough, the captain should immediately abandon the hornwhale carcass and sail away, but this approach is not only as simple as losing a large windfall for him, it will also make other crew members on the ship who do not understand the situation The sailors were dissatisfied with him, and if this matter got out, it might be difficult for his ships to recruit sailors and crew members with enough experience in the future. The captain went to sea.

Just when the captain was in a dilemma, the priest of the Weaver of Destiny suddenly reminded: "Actually, you can go to the lord on the ship and ask, maybe you can get some useful help."

"Is that your Excellency?" The captain was stunned for a moment, the figure of the only passenger on the ship appeared in his mind, and he also remembered some behaviors of that passenger after boarding the ship.

Because it was the first time that he had encountered a mission to deliver someone assigned by a high-level church, and he only delivered one passenger, the captain couldn't help but wonder about the identity of this passenger.

However, the captain could not find any clues about the passenger other than guessing from the special aura emanating from the passenger that the passenger might be of a very noble background. There is no similarity between the big figures from various countries who can alarm the top of the church.

The behavior of this passenger on the ship was also very strange. He had never left his cabin since he boarded the ship. The waiter in charge of this passenger also mentioned that he saw this passenger every time he delivered meals. Passengers sat at desks near the windows, as if they hadn't moved.

Although the captain was a little confused about whether the passenger could help, he knew the priest on board very well, he knew the priest's ability and the relationship with the high-level church, since the priest said that the other party could help, then There is no need to doubt this matter.

So, he hurried out of the prayer room and came to the senior suite where the passengers were accommodated in the upper cabin.

Although he was a little anxious in his heart, the captain still stopped at the door for a while, sorted out his clothes, and then knocked on the door.

"What's the matter?" A voice asked from inside the cabin.

The captain was stunned. Originally, he was going to enter the cabin and ask the passengers if they could help, but now it was obvious that the other party did not intend to open the door, so he hesitated for a while, and finally stood at the door and greeted the passenger he met. The trouble is simple, quickly said again.

"Understood." After the captain finished speaking, an answer was quickly given in the cabin, but this answer did not satisfy the captain.

Seeing this situation, the captain didn't say anything else, turned around and left the cabin. On the way, he encountered the combatants on the ship watching the decomposing horned whale on the deck, so he yelled at these combatants and ordered the combatants to stop. Enter combat readiness and stand by.

Sensing the serious atmosphere in the captain's order, the fighters and sailors on the ship also stopped their frolic, which made the relaxed mood tense up, and each returned to their respective posts, which also accelerated the decomposition of the horned whale.

After the captain gave the order, he returned to the prayer room and told the priest about the passenger's reaction, as if he was complaining to the priest, but also seemed to want the priest to lobby the passenger himself.

However, after listening to the captain's narration, the priest just nodded and replied the same words as the passenger, "Got it", which also made the captain look bewildered.

The captain, who did not wait for the priest to explain, could only leave the prayer room full of confusion, and continued to prepare for possible sea beast attacks at his own pace.

However, things seemed to go smoothly beyond expectations, although a few inexperienced sailors poured several buckets of decomposed whale meat and collected blood into the sea when decomposing the carcass of the horned whale, which increased the attack of carnivorous sea beasts However, luck seemed to favor the Flying Fish. Until the horn whale was completely disassembled and stored in the storage cabin, the ship started to leave this bloody sea area, and no large carnivorous sea beast appeared, not even a small one. The carnivorous sea beast did not appear either.

The reason why the captain knows so well that there are no carnivorous sea beasts in the sea is because the whale meat that was dumped into the sea by those idiot sailors is still floating on the sea surface and has not been eaten. This is obviously unreasonable.

Afterwards, the captain asked the priest of the Weaver of Destiny, and the answer he got was that this matter had nothing to do with him, and he pointed upwards.

The captain was obviously not suitable for charades. He didn't understand the meaning of the priest's gesture at first, but he didn't realize it until he passed the high-class cabin. He quickly walked to the passenger cabin and knocked on the door again.

"What's the matter?" Another simple question came from the cabin.

The captain thought about it for a while, tentatively said some words of thanks for not being attacked by a sea beast just now.

"Understood." The passenger in the cabin interrupted him before he finished speaking, and asked again: "Is there anything else?"

Although the passenger's words did not clearly admit that it was his fault that no sea beast approached the Flying Fish before, the captain could already hear that it was related to him, and he also heard that the other party didn't care about this matter, and he didn't want to discuss it further.

So he thought about finding a random topic to ease the awkward atmosphere, and then left. In his opinion, since the other party didn't take this matter seriously, there was no need for him to do anything extra.

"I would like to inform your Excellency that we should be able to arrive in New Porto County tomorrow," the captain said, choosing a topic that the other party might care about, "However, the Port of Hope, which was originally planned to dock, cannot be docked, and can only be docked at Torch Port. "

After the captain's voice fell, there was silence in the cabin for a while, and then the cabin door opened, and the passenger asked with an unhappy face: "I need an explanation."

Facing the displeased passenger, the captain couldn't help but lower his head under the pressure of the other person, and he was also complaining in his heart why he had to find such a topic.

It’s no wonder that the other party feels displeased. Although both Port Hope and Torch Port are ports in New Porto County, one is on the east side and the other is on the west side. Next to it, it doesn't take half a day to get there by horse-drawn carriage, but Torch Harbor needs to cross the Newski Mountains across the New Porto. If there is no danger, it will take at least four or five days to reach the New Porto area.

The captain quickly explained: "I just received news from Xinniao that there is a large-scale sea beast tide in the waters around Hope Port, and all ships at sea cannot approach that sea area."

Hearing the words, the other party was silent for a while, and asked again: "Does this kind of large-scale sea beast tide appear many times?"

"Most of them appear in the waters around the Vinylon Continent, and there are not many occurrences in the waters of the Mosang Continent." The captain thought for a while and quickly gave an answer, and comforted the other party: "Your Excellency, don't worry, the tide of sea beasts will only attack Approaching sea vessels will not land."

The passenger didn't say anything, just nodded in response, and then closed the cabin door again.