The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

After listening to the sailors talking about the ghost ship legends they knew, Leo also became curious about this kind of ghost ship, because the appearance of the ghost ship is obviously related to extraordinary power, and the so-called ghost ship The saying that the ship devours the living also seems to involve some kind of supernatural power.

But the problem is that in the past thirty days, through repeated tests and verifications, Leo has been able to confirm that this world has an almost absolute weakening effect on all released supernatural powers.

According to the rumors that ghost ships involve various supernatural powers, ghost ships should have been weakened by the laws of this world to be the same as ordinary ships, but the problem is that everyone who has seen ghost ships is very sure that ghost ships exist A terrifying power, which is contrary to Leo's discovery.

So Leo had some associations. Could it be that when there is a storm at sea, the space in the sea area where the ghost ship is located is actually the superposition of other spaces and the space of this world. In this case, the weakening effect of this world on the extraordinary power Perhaps because of this superposition state, it will be greatly weakened, so that before the space superposition state disappears, there can be extraordinary power in this space that is not weakened and limited.

Thinking of this, Leo felt that maybe he should find a way to encounter a ghost ship, so as to accept his conjecture.

Although Leo was full of thoughts, he didn't reveal any strange emotions on his face. Instead, he pretended to be curious and asked the sailors around him, "Does anyone remember the engravings on those ghost ships?" Is it a symbol? Can you draw it for me, maybe I can find some clues that can solve the mystery of the ghost ship."

Leo originally thought that these sailors would not be able to come up with the symbols he wanted, so that he could inquire about various information about the ghost ship more carefully, but to his surprise, just after his voice fell, most of the surrounding The sailor took off a necklace with a fishbone pendant from his neck, and then showed the fishbone pendant to Leo.

It turned out that there were some rumors among the sailors from some time ago that the symbols engraved on the ghost ship actually contained powerful mysterious power. You only need to engrave these symbols on the fish bones to make necklace pendants or bracelet pendants Ornaments such as those worn on the body for a long time can avoid encountering ghost ships, and also avoid encountering sea storms that are more terrifying than ghost ships. Therefore, the fishbone necklace engraved with various symbols of ghost ships has become the symbol of all sailors. standard equipment.

Leo took the necklace handed over by the sailor closest to him, and looked at the symbols engraved on the fishbone pendant. Although the engraving was a bit rough, the shape of the symbols could still be seen roughly.

After seeing the appearance of the symbols clearly, Leo did not show any special expression on his face, but there was already an indescribable strange emotion in his heart, because he knew the symbols on the pendant, as scholars in this world guessed, these symbols It is indeed a language, but it is not the language of this world, but the language of the world of Velen, the language of the Hanossa Alliance of the world of Vilen.

Just as he thought when he first learned about the gray fog on the sea in this world, the gray fog in this world may really have some connection with the gray fog that appeared in Velen's world.

While making associations in his mind, Leo took various necklaces from other people to check the symbols on the pendants, and soon he found that these symbols were all languages ​​and characters of all countries in the world of Velen without exception. Savile's, Daliat's, etc., but most of them come from the languages ​​of England and Sigmar, the two overlords of the sea in the world of Velen.

Except for the source of the text, the contents of these texts are all names. It is not difficult to judge from the source that it should be the name of the ghost ship. Record.

One is the Luna, the first large-scale ocean-going sailing cruise ship in the Velen world. It carried fifty dignitaries from various countries, three hundred sailors and specialized service personnel on its first voyage. It lost contact on the seventh day after the voyage. , and the sea area where the accident occurred did not have any weather disasters such as storms, so the ship disappeared during normal navigation.

Because the passengers on board were dignitaries from various countries, the disappearance of the Luna was naturally involved in the political situation of each country, and was finally recorded as a major event in the important archives of each country.

As for another ship whose name is more famous than the Luna, this ship is called Mr. Beard, and it belongs to Baron Langham, the greatest navigating explorer in the Kingdom of Sigmar. This baron is characterized by a well-trimmed beard. , which is also the origin of his ship's name.

The Baron Langham was the greatest navigating explorer of his time. He drew the earliest northern coastline of the Mozambique continent. Although some places were wrongly drawn, it was already the most detailed geographical map of the coastline at that time. The location of the Pearl Islands can also be seen in the geographical map he drew, so he was also the first person to discover the Pearl Islands.

In addition, he also held the record for the fastest cross-ocean voyage of a sailing ship, and it was not broken until the time of Leo. Therefore, the three-masted clipper ship Mr. Beard designed by Baron Langham is also considered to be the world's first It is a pity that the design drawings did not remain. With the disappearance of Mr. Beard and Baron Langham, this kind of sailing ship became a legend. Even later, some people doubted whether such a ship really existed. A sailing ship so fast that the wind can't catch up with it.

Today, the missing ships from ancient times to the present in the world of Velen all appear in the present world in the form of ghost ships, which may represent a certain connection between this world and the world of Velen, and the gray fog is the source of this connection one of the factors.

The reason why it is said that the gray fog is only one of the factors is mainly because when the ships in the Velen world disappeared, it was before the gray fog appeared, and when these ships appeared in the form of ghost ships, the gray fog was already in this world. There may not be a direct connection between the gray fog and the appearance of these ghost ships, but there must be an indirect connection.

As for the ghost ship that appeared in the gray fog when the gray fog still existed, Leo couldn't help thinking of the large steamships that had matured in the world of Velen from the appearance described in the legends, even when the legendary ghost ship disappeared. The strange sound can also be explained by the steamer's whistle.

"Get the hell out of here," the first mate who heard the sound angrily yelled at the sailors just as the sailors were telling about the ghost ship they knew and saw: "You damned fellows, you are on the sea! Talking about the ghost ship, don't you know that it will bring bad luck? If in the next day, we really encounter a ghost ship, I will throw you all on it as sacrifices to the ghost ship, you people don't Brain bastard."

Hearing the chief mate's cursing, all the sailors remembered all the negative legends about the ghost ship, and their faces became a little ugly. They all walked away in a panic, looking for things to do, fearing that the mate would take another look , At the same time, I also prayed in my heart that those negative legends would not come true, at least not before they landed.

The first mate turned to Leo again, and said seriously: "Mr. Leo, I am also very aware of the curiosity of scholars, but please also understand that there are many taboos at sea, taboos are caused by curiosity, and some unexpected things happen. The most stupid thing, so please put away your curiosity in the future, it is best to stay in the cabin honestly, this is a good thing for you and me."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for a response, he signaled his subordinates to take Leo back to the small cabin. Leo did not resist, but nodded to the first officer, and then left the deck.

From the time the sailors talked about the ghost ship, Leo consciously induced those sailors to discuss everything about the ghost ship. He did this not just to understand the situation of the ghost ship, but also to find clues and clues that might be related to the world of Velen. The information is also to see the ghost ship with his own eyes, and to test whether the laws of the surrounding world will change when the ghost ship appears. If there is a change, then it will be much easier for him to leave this world, without thinking about The problem of evolving to an Omega-level advanced life form.

In the process of inducing the sailors, Leo deliberately used words to make the sailors ignore that talking about ghost ships at sea would have a high probability of triggering the appearance of ghost ships, and now he is very much looking forward to the realization of this rumor, so that If he does, he won't have to spend time and energy in the future to find the ghost ship on his own initiative.

The next two days sailed smoothly and calmly. Both the weather and the sea breeze are very suitable for ocean sailing. The journey that originally took five days to complete was completed in only two days. After seeing the characteristic small desert island, the navigator said that he would be able to reach the destination in one day, and this destination, as Leo expected, was indeed Matou Bay, a natural harbor being developed by the Kingdom of Root.

In the afternoon, there was a sudden ringing of the bell on the ship, and some people gathered on the deck. Leo looked out the window and saw several ocean-going sailing ships approaching far from the sea level. The sound of opening the window seemed to be guarding against a possible attack.

Not long after, I heard the lookout on the small platform at the top of the mainmast shouting several names, all of which were the names of the ship. After hearing the lookout's shout, the captain ordered the guard to be cancelled. The voice also came out, and the tense atmosphere on the ship immediately subsided.

Afterwards, when the approaching sailboats sailed to a distance of about 800 meters from the Speargun, they changed direction and sailed side by side with the Speargun, without any intention of approaching. It seemed that they should be the same as the Speargun. The same destination, and will not be in close contact with the Speargun until it reaches the destination.

This should be to avoid accidents. After the world entered the age of navigation, the first to develop was not the navies of various countries, but pirates floating on the ocean. Although the navies of various countries have good strength, compared to There are countless pirate groups across the sea, and their strength is obviously not enough. This is why the sea areas controlled by various countries are only a small area near the ocean routes, while most of the other sea areas on the ocean are pirates' paradise. .

It is precisely because of the strength of the pirates that they are extremely arrogant. They not only regard the merchant ships traveling to and from the mainland as their prey, but even the naval warships of the kingdom are sometimes preyed upon by them. In the early days, they were best at disguising themselves as warships of the same kingdom. , and then get close to the prey for melee combat, so now the navy of all kingdoms has an unwritten rule, that is, the navy of their own kingdom is not allowed to come into contact with each other at sea, and they can only walk together at a certain distance, otherwise , the approached ship has the right to attack the approaching ship, even if it sinks the opponent's ship, it does not need to bear any responsibility.

Encountering ships of the same kingdom and with the same mission was only a small episode in the afternoon, but the sudden appearance of dark clouds in the distance at night was a major event for the people on board. Almost everyone knew that a storm at sea It's coming, and all the ships are busy preparing for the coming storm, furling the sails, and tying the cables.

It's just that compared to the sailors on other ships, the sailors on the Speargun thought more, and all of them were frowning, because they thought of the ghost ship that appeared with the storm, although there was no one among them. Prophet, but they almost all felt that this time they would encounter a ghost ship.

As everyone expected, before nightfall, the storm came as expected, strong winds and huge waves swayed the ship, the captain, first mate, and helmsman all stayed in the control room at the stern, ready to replace the helm at any time. Relying on their incomparably rich sailing experience, they controlled the ship to continuously change the direction of the ship following the direction of the huge waves, found a way to escape from the wind and waves, and avoided the storm again and again like a fish slipping through the net. .

Inside the cabin, the sailors all lay on suspended hammocks and hanging nets, curled up and kept their center of gravity downward, while the prisoners in the bottom cabin took off their clothes and tied themselves firmly to the hull. Together, those without clothes interlocked their arms, tightly holding onto the cage railings, and the whole body swayed along with the hull,

However, when everyone was extremely nervous and fearful, in the small cabin below the captain's cabin, Leo sat leisurely by the window, letting the sea water and wind and rain splash in from the window, while he stared out the window In the pitch-black sea, the eyes have also switched from normal vision to spiritual vision.

Just when the captain controlled the ship exquisitely, swam through the gap between huge waves and avoided the risk of capsizing, the dark sky was suddenly illuminated by lightning bolts, and then several lightning bolts fell from the sky, smashing On the sea below, the captain and others in the control room all looked through the open window at the sea struck by lightning in the distance. He showed a look of panic.

At the same time, Leo in the cabin below stood up excitedly, and said in a deep voice, "It really did appear!"