Chapter 1 The Kaleidoscope Age

The wind blew the sails, and the masts creaked slightly, and the ship undulated in the waves from time to time.

In the quiet cabin, Lorraine Hill was wearing pajamas, sitting on the bed, and slowly turning over the pamphlet in his hand. This was the newspaper of the Plantagenet Dynasty. some major events.

Compared with the western continent where wars and changes are in full swing, the east is a little more stable. Among the major events in recent years, several natural disasters are more important, such as the cold disaster that swept the northern hemisphere a few years ago, and then droughts and floods in various states. .

Although some losses were caused, they were smoothed out one by one under the strength accumulated over the years by the Plantagenet Dynasty, and did not cause much turmoil.

Socially, due to the industrialization of the Western Continent, some alchemy-making machines have been introduced to some coastal areas and absorbed by the locals, but the scale is not yet large and has not spread to the central region.

In terms of more details, Roland Hill doesn't know. After all, the newspaper is only a general report, and many of the contents are inferred by the girl from the details.

She put down the booklet in her hand and looked at the round window beside the cabin. The sky outside was a little gloomy, and it was raining lightly. The tide and waves beat the hull from time to time, and there was a sound.

The weather has been going on for several days. The girl can even smell the slightly musty damp smell in the cabin. Every morning and when it gets dark, she can hear the sound of the crew scooping water, about twice a day. Remove any stagnant water seeping in the cabin out of the boat.

After that, the sporadic rain outside slowly stopped, and Roland Hill also took off his pajamas, put on a clean moon-white skirt, and walked out of the room.

The corridor of the cabin has been lit with lanterns, the four-cornered palace lantern made of special material, with large candles burning inside, illuminating the slightly dim interior of the cabin.

The treasure ship that Loren Hill was on was built by the official government of the dynasty and the subordinate institution of the Xia lawsuit, the Sea Workshop. It is about 160 meters long and eight stories high.

In this fleet, the core is these seven large treasure ships, and the other sixteen are long sailing ships, each about 80 meters long, carrying a large amount of cargo and food.

In ocean voyages, large ships are stronger against wind and waves and more stable, so the ships traveling between the east and west continents will not be small. A few days before going to sea, Lorraine Hill had also seen ironclad ships in the Western Continent from a distance on the route, which were slightly smaller than the treasure ships they were riding on today.

Listening to the captain, although there are many ironclad ships in the Western Continent, they are very rare in the endless sea, and they rarely conduct ocean voyages. This is because the hull is very heavy and it is difficult to rely on sails to move forward. The mainland is very uneconomical.

There are still a few vortices left in the endless sea, and there are few places for supplies, and those islands can also provide some fresh water and food. It is impossible to supply a large amount of coal, and it takes up a lot of cargo space to carry it by itself. Traveling to make less money, so the sea is still mostly sailing ships.

Walking through the long corridor, the girl could hear some sounds from the room, some of them sleeping, and the sound of cooking not far away. There is a place to eat, and the crew will take turns to eat.

"Hello, His Royal Highness." Walking on the road, several sergeants in scaled armor greeted the girl.

They are the guards on the ship, and they are not weak. They are also officials of the government, different from the ordinary crew.

"You guys are here to eat, right?" The girl nodded in response.

"Yes, I made red shrimp bibimbap tonight. The taste is very good. Your Highness can try it." Several people were talking about the dishes tonight, and they also recommended it to the girl.

There are more than 300 members on a large treasure ship, which consumes a lot of food every day, and this kind of large ship has a little more tricks. For some ordinary sea ships, it is good to have some vegetables in the soup. .

"thank you, I know now."

Afterwards, Roland Hill looked at the restaurant when he passed by, but did not go in, but went directly to the upper floor. She is not hungry now, and there are a lot of people in the restaurant, and she wants to wait until there are fewer people in the future.

When I came to the hall where the captain was, I could see the captain wearing a black armor robe talking to the people around him.

"Probably will arrive at the Three Vortex Sea Area tonight, don't fall asleep when you fall, and send a few more people to watch the night."

"Yes, my lord. Don't worry, we are all veterans, and we have traveled this road many times."

"I know, otherwise I'll be vigil." The captain waved his hand, and then added.

"It's almost time to arrive at the Pearl Islands. Let's work hard for a few days, and then let you relax."

"Understood, my lord."

After a few people explained some things, the captain was reminded of the arrival of Roland Hill.

He waved the people around him to step back, and then walked over quickly.

"Your Highness, you are here."

Although he is the captain of this fleet, compared to the witch who was enshrined in the dynasty, it is not a little bit different, not to mention the unpredictable aura of His Highness the witch, far from being matched by anyone in the fleet.

"Well, it's fine." The girl shook her head first, and then asked about the matter just now.

"Are the Pearl Islands coming soon?"

"Yes, it will probably arrive in the day after tomorrow. At present, we still have to pass through the three-vortex sea area. It is a relatively complex sea area in front of the Pearl Islands. There are two large and two small vortices in it. Ships need to travel through a specific route."

"Understood, there is nothing else to do. Go ahead and do your own thing."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Afterwards, Roland Hill climbed to the bottom deck of the cabin from the stairs on the side, stood beside the railing and looked at the sea in the distance, watching the sky that gradually turned lavender.

"It's getting dark."

She turned around and leaned lightly on the railing, letting the wind blow her clothes, feeling the coolness of the approaching night.

The black hair brushed against his cheeks, making it feel a little itchy, and the sails above his head squeaked from time to time as they swayed, and the slightly depressed mood in the cabin also became cheerful and comfortable.

'It's really comfortable to come out and blow the air. ’

Loren Hill, who was in a much better mood, reopened his eyes, raised his fingers, and looked at the distant sky between his fingers.

‘I don’t know how the people over there are now. At that time, I said that I would go back in ten years. It has been more than ten years now. ' Roland Hill thought of past pictures one after another in his mind.

Among them are the scenes where he walked out of the deep mountains ignorantly and walked through the Lei Xia Ze, and there were also the scenes of traveling alone, passing through the Yanying Island, over the Suiyan Mountains, and then training in the Huangyu School, and then going to the Ximu Mountains.

The Eastern Continent has very different customs and customs from the Western Continent. Even the titles of the Transcendent Sequences are different. The cultures of various ethnic groups and states are also different. The history of the Plantagenet Dynasty is actually slightly shorter than that of the Green Empire. In the distant past, there were various countries that were subordinate to Wufeng, and only later became unified.

The immortals and the red phoenix made an alliance in the mountains of the Yellow Sea, and the dynasty ruled the world with the officials of the four seasons. Even so, there were still many remote areas, and the power of the dynasty could not reach, such as the depths of the seven continents in the past, the depths of the mountains in the evening. zone, etc.

Compared with the Western Continent, due to the dragon veins in the Eastern Continent, certain geographical environments will be more special, and Mana and magic power are more active, which is why there are many monsters and beasts.

Now that the Western Continent has taken action, it is not so urgent to reform the Eastern Continent. Anyway, with the subsequent exchanges, technology, ideas, etc. will spread sooner or later.

This time back to the East Continent, Roland Hill mainly wanted to explore the great caves and blessed places, that is, the various subspaces that lived by the dragon veins, to find out whether there were any relics and materials left by humans in the past.

In fact, she really wanted to know where the other members of the Sun Wing went after the confrontation between the Sun Crown and the Moon Crown, and why they couldn't be seen in today's world, only some of the leftover arrangements, such as elves and Two races of goblins, the sleeping angel army in the warp, and so on.

Among the seven virtues, apart from Michael, Raguir, and Feral, there should be four more. What kind of paths did they each take?

In the end, who put herself in the forest and woke up, according to the past, as one of the pillars of the Sun Throne, she should have passed away in that upheaval.

Unlike Chloeatti and Sifnelian, she did not feel any trace of her power being shattered. She was still so intact, as if she had never encountered the tyrannical disaster that swept the Sea of ​​Erdika.

The dust of history has buried too much truth and the past, which makes Roland Hill like seeing flowers in the fog, which is very unreal, especially the last scene of the ancients.

'I'm curious to know. ' Roland Hill whispered softly.

Before you know it, the sunset on the horizon has completely sunk into the night, faint stars have emerged in the sky, and the sea has entered a pitch-black tranquility. The lights also represent the members of the fleet.

"It's time to go down to eat."

After recalling some past events, Roland Hill woke up from his memory, tied the hair behind him again, tied it up, and walked down the stairs of the deck.

Different from the lively and noisy scene before, the restaurant at this time was much quieter, and only a few crew members were dining.

In Ye Ling's words, there is still no need to call her. Roland Hill decided not to call her when she thought of the snooze little Longniang.

After boarding the ship, Ye Ling was still very interested a few days ago, but after a few days, he started to feel bored, and then he slept in his room every day, even with Dai Ju being pulled by her as a pillow, and he didn't come out for several days.

"Is there anything else to eat now?" Roland Hill came to the window.

"It's Your Majesty, what you want to eat, we can cook it for you. In fact, the dishes are basically cold. You need to warm up everything you order. You also need to make a fire. It's the same."

"Okay, let me see."

Loren Hill looked at the recipe handed by the chef, and ordered a light fish soup and rice after a while.

"Well, just wait a moment, you'll be fine soon."

The chef asked the apprentice beside him to raise the fire in the furnace, and then quickly prepared side dishes and condiments. After a while, a hot cod soup and rice were on the table.

After the meal, Roland Hill went into the room to sleep and spent a peaceful night.

For the next two days, the fleet traveled through heavy rain and whirlpools, and the waves rolled all the way. It was not until the third day that they left the sea area where the whirlpool was located, and it gradually encountered a sunny day.

In the past two days, Ye Ling, who had been sleeping soundly, was also awakened and woke up from the room. After that, she didn't stay idle. She turned into a giant dragon, took a bath and swim in the sea, and then helped the captains to check and Check to see if there are any departing ships.

On the fourth day, the fleet finally docked at the port of the Pearl Islands and could rest and relax for a few days.

"Huh, finally landed, (*^▽^*) ah~" Ye Ling trotted and jumped off the high deck, landed directly on the pier, and then looked at the harbor.

Compared with the scene when Lorraine Hill went to sea, here

There is no doubt that it will become a lot more prosperous. Not only has the harbor expanded a lot, but the ships docked in it are also very different. There are large treasure ships from the official dynasty, small long ships built by the people, iron armored black ships from the Western Continent, and special A giant disc-shaped ship made of materials, such a sea-going ship is shaped like a round turtle, without sails, surrounded by oars that can be toggled.

Different from other ships, this kind of sea ship is an exploration ship used to sail in dangerous sea areas with dense vortices and extremely changing currents.

"Dudu——" The steam ironclad in the distance discharged the gas from the internal boiler and made a long sound.

After stepping off the treasure ship, Lorraine Hill felt that there were a lot of fine cinders on the pier under his feet, and the fine black powder was not easy to wash off.

Looking into the distance in the island, you can also see two chimneys standing tall, emitting thick black smoke.

The shops on the street were crowded, most of them were sailors who got off the ship and came to eat or drink tea.

Compared with the conservative, restrained and quiet scenery in the inland, the port city with developed commerce and trade has a more open and rough dock culture. Many dock workers will be shirtless, standing next to the tea shop drinking water, and then wiping sweat with towels draped over their shoulders.

"Steam tea, delicious and novel steam tea~"

In front of a shop on the street, there is a big guy of bronze metal. Its whole is like a ball. There is a bracket under it to burn firewood, there are several rivet meters on it, and a few raised nut covers on top of it. One of them was also jacked up and kept spinning, giving off a regular whistle.

Looking at this slightly novel alchemy creation, Roland Hill couldn't help but walk over, when someone had already asked in front of the booth.

"How is this sold, or what is it?" a passing guest asked curiously.

"Hey, I can't explain this for a while. You can see it. It's not expensive. Five copper horns are a cup." After that, the man placed six cups in front of the desk, and then unscrewed the bronze object. From the small faucet beside the belly, a stream of boiling liquid spurted out.

The brawny man skillfully held the cups alternately, filling each one of them, and then quickly turned the tap off with a quick twist.

The six cups in front of me are currently filled with amber tea, and there is a hot and refreshing tea fragrance in the air. Looking at the cups, there are countless tiny bubbles floating and bursting, expelling more. aroma.

"Everyone, this is our unique steam tea. The taste is extraordinary. Drink it while it's hot and bubbles, like a fairy." He boasted, and then attracted more people's attention.

It was the first time for many people to see this thing, and they were very surprised and novel. Many people also began to pay to taste it, and then showed a surprised expression.

"How about it, is it worth it!"

"It's worth it! It's really fresh." Several guests replied with their mouths smashed.

"Very, good, drink." One of the businessmen from the Western Continent also gave a thumbs up.

Looking at this scene, Lorraine Hill, who was standing behind the crowd, showed a funny look.

How do you say this, it's like mixing soda and tea, which seems nondescript to her, but in the eyes of these people, or it's very novel, it's acceptable?

New technologies can always bring new ideas. Although most of them are similar to the historical trajectories of the past, there will always be unexpected developments. Perhaps in the future, cola has not become popular yet, but this soda tea is a step ahead. .

Lowering the sun hat on his head, Loren Hill, who was wearing a light green dress, slowly withdrew from the crowd.

"Sister Luolan, where did you go just now?" Ye Ling only found the girl in the crowd at this time, but she had just run away by herself.

"I went to see something new, let's go, let's go shopping first, the fleet will stay here for a few days."

I have to say that in the harbor of the Pearl Islands, there is now a scene that makes people feel a huge sense of separation. You can see oriental women in ru skirts, elves in short skirts and hunting suits, western mercenaries in breastplates or half-armor, and oriental warriors in scales and mace, There are alchemists with monocles and various metal gadgets, and cultivators with fluttering clothes and warm jade.

In this era when technology has not yet fully diffused and cultures around the world have not fully communicated, the new and the old coexist, and in the short period of time when various cultures coexist, it is like a kaleidoscope, colorful and vivid.

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