I didn't feel the speed slowing down, but there was a faint noise coming from outside, and a roar of excitement seemed to come from the deck.
I don’t know what the sailors saw that made them so emotional...
Wait, could it be...
Under the illumination of the rickety oil lamp, the light in the cabin was still dim. The blond man with blue eyes, who was closing his eyes to rest, was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. He suddenly jumped from the bed that was leaning on the bed.
He sat up, and his originally calm and mature face could not help but feel a little excited.
Is it finally here? Three years have passed. Is he already too late? With only one thought filling his mind, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of the dull air in the cabin.
——One night three years ago, I was imprisoned in the cold and damp Tower of London Prison.
——Then while trying to escape from prison, an alchemist took away his guardian spirit, Sesha.
I was also in the storm, fell into the sea from the Tower of London, and managed to escape...or rather, I drowned in the violent sea again and again, struggled hard in the gaps, and finally drifted to the shore.
Truly come to life again.
The thoughts in his mind were spinning, the man's eyes were shining, and at the same time he reached out and gently pressed his chest.
There is a faint warmth...
It's like there's something inside the lining that's close to the chest, emitting heat...
This was a feather left to him by Sesha, his guardian spirit, before he was taken away. It was also his true extraordinary essence. Its power was unpredictable and could help him get rid of the shackles of death. He combined the feather with a
The spirit stone was made into a talisman and was carried close to the body at all times, making oneself an immortal person.
This is also a sign to urge yourself.
He never gave up the idea of revenge and searching for Sesha. After finally gathering enough capital, he boarded the merchant ship named "Lifford" and embarked on a journey to the East until this day.
One day, this long journey finally reached the end...
Because when he was escaping from prison, the man happened to eavesdrop on the alchemist's conversation and vaguely heard part of their plan.
——It seems that he is coming to the East to plot some conspiracy.
——But the situation was critical at that time, and the man didn’t pay too much attention, and he didn’t think it had anything to do with him at the time, so he didn’t pay too much attention... Now I can only know a rough idea, which is really a pity. He took it lightly.
Sigh lightly.
Standing up, he put on his clothes and walked out of the cabin.
Come to the deck.
Breathing in the fresh air mixed with the faint smell of the sea, blown by the sea breeze, the blond man took a long breath, and then looked at the distant sea under the stars and moon, and saw the end of the sea and sky in the night
In the hazy depth, there did seem to be some faint outlines of light and shadow.
And judging from the roaring words of the extremely joyful sailors on the surrounding decks——
That is indeed a large stretch of coastline, that is a large area of land. They probably, should, maybe... have really arrived in the Eastern World! No, no, no, they must have arrived in the Eastern World!! They must have arrived.
The Eastern World!!
The sailors who said such words had ferocious faces and even gnashed their teeth.
Of course, everyone has had enough and absolutely cannot accept that this is not the end.
But these are not important anymore. The important thing is that now everyone feels that this journey has come to an end... Unimaginable joy fills the man's chest. This English man, who has always been strong and steady, can't help feeling want at this moment.
The urge to look up to the sky and scream with tears in my eyes.
too difficult.
This difficult journey was really too difficult. At this moment, he even had a strong sense of dreaminess and unreality.
Ocean sailing means adventure, and strong winds and waves are common. Bad weather, dangerous sea conditions, lack of food, terrible diseases... These are all fatal crises. Going on a long sea voyage means putting life and death at risk. Moreover, during this period, even in the West,
The world's bravest adventurers know almost nothing about the East.
In most people's minds, there is only a very general and vague concept about "the East".
I just subconsciously felt that it was a fascinating and incredible magical country.
It is a magnificent golden world.
It is a distant paradise as described in "Marco Polo's Travels".
The whole of Europe, from top to bottom, has extremely strong fantasies about admiring the East, but they know nothing about it and can only make up their minds based on imagination...
Originally, this was a normal thing, because even in the normal historical line, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Europe as a whole was still full of curiosity and fantasy about the East, and was crazy about Chinese products sold from far away.
But our understanding of the East is still vague.
Until around 1750, it was the period when the Eastern plot was shattered, and it was also a period of transformation in Western concepts of world order and attitudes toward the East as a whole.
However, in this historical line that has been greatly modified, it is currently at the end of the 16th century.
Everything has just begun.
Against such a background, when driving a simple sailboat, relying on primitive navigation observation instruments and parchment charts, and embarking on a journey to the unknown world, the dangers involved are unimaginable.
The Dutch caravan originally consisted of five merchant ships.
But now, only a single sailboat like the Leafford is left.
It is conceivable that during this long journey, they have endured many difficulties and dangers, and it is understandable that they are excited at this moment.
But at this moment, the thundering sound suddenly weakened. First, several sailors on one side of the deck suddenly acted like ducks being strangled by their necks. Then the people next to them looked subconsciously, and their eyes widened immediately.
Speechless, speechless, and walking in the same footsteps.
Sensing the rapid decay of the sound, others also turned their heads to look around, including the blond man, and then...
He stared at the sea over there with dumbfounded eyes.
Everyone was dumbfounded, turning their heads and looking in the direction in a daze. The crowd on the deck, which had been cheering and jumping with excitement just now, had all turned into sculptures at this moment, as if they were all petrified. The scene
It seemed extremely weird.
"..."
"..."
It was completely silent, with only the sea breeze blowing.
At the end of the sea level over there, a mountain moving on the sea appeared...
It was a giant ship made of steel that was beyond imagination, and it was heading here with an astonishing momentum...
Modern people may have some wrong and strange perceptions, always thinking that the giant wheel is just like that, but in fact, what you see on a large screen is a completely different feeling from what you experience in person.
They are like ants in front of such a behemoth.
Especially in times like this, for a group of adventurers who have just arrived at the border of the Eastern World and are completely unprepared mentally——
They don't know what huge changes the Eastern world has experienced in the past half century, and have been completely transformed by demons. Compared with those who have been trapped in the torrent of the times and changed with the ever-changing times.
Oriental people lack a step-by-step acceptance process.
Therefore, what I felt was an even greater impact and shock! It almost felt like I was out of my mind!
Seeing the giant ship dozens of meters high riding the wind and waves, crushing it with astonishing speed and momentum, if they couldn't tell that it seemed to be a giant steel ship, then they would probably think it was those yellowed sheepskin charts.
The sea monster painted on it appears!
So huge! So towering! So magical!
Steel with an unimaginable weight floats in the water and can sail so fast. This is a miracle that they cannot understand!
"That...what...is it the work of the devil?"
Someone moaned lowly, and instinctively felt that his whole body was weak and his hands and feet were cold.
"It is God...the kingdom of God...we have really come to the kingdom of God!"
There were also sailors who were trembling all over, with a trace of abnormal flushing in their pale faces. They were so excited that they knelt down and kissed the ground on the deck. He tried his best to cry out: "Heaven! Heaven is really in the east."
, it’s all true, we have arrived in Eden!!”
Almost just for a moment.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and the next moment their eyes lit up and everyone was excited! - Yes, this is the East! This is the East! It is the land of paradise, the home of gods and humans, the fruit, and the clear spring.
The countryside is the place of wisdom of the Magi from the East!
How could it be the work of the blasphemous devil? This is definitely the source of the divine revelation of the gospel!
As if he had been reminded, thought of something, and quickly completed the process of convincing and worshiping him wholeheartedly, the sailor who just said that it was the devil's work knelt down, prayed devoutly and fearfully, and said
My own sin just now.
Starting from his actions, as if he had sent out some signal, the people around him all fell down in an instant. In an instant, they all turned into the most fanatical believers, shouting, praising and praying with all their strength.
One wave after another, no one can stay awake in this fanatical atmosphere.
"This... you..."
The blond man stood blankly among the people kneeling on the ground. He looked around blankly and saw that they were all crying with all their strength and kissing the deck desperately. His whole body was shaking with excitement. His eyes were bloodshot and he was crying again.
He laughed again and again, as if he was crazy.
Then, as if he remembered something, he murmured belatedly: "God established a garden in Eden in the east, and placed the man he created there..."
He finally realized that even the Bible placed Paradise in the East.
Even Saint Isidore said: "Heaven is a place in the east"——
The East is the paradise of mankind and the source of human history.
From the Mongol century to the age of geographical discovery, adventurers who went to the East, from Blanche to Columbus, almost everyone who went to the East, whether priests or merchants, were without exception looking for the Oriental Paradise... and at this moment
, even he couldn't help but shake violently.
He subconsciously looked up and saw that the giant stern ship tens of meters high was approaching the front, moving sideways like a huge iceberg.
It gives people an unparalleled sense of oppression, as if it were sacred.
The giant steel ship not only has a size that only later generations of aircraft carriers can achieve, but also has performance that no later generations of aircraft carriers can achieve.
After quickly approaching a certain distance, it slowly slowed down and did not collide directly with it. Instead, it staggered a certain distance from the Leafford. However, even though the distance was far away, because of the outline of the huge steel beast
, still caused the shadow to directly cover the entire Leafford ship, like it covered the sky and the sun.
Above the bow of the ship, which was more than ten stories high, someone spoke condescendingly and coldly.
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As a Dutch fleet, even under such a banner, it did not receive any preferential treatment.
The attitude of the people on the other side can be said to be indifferent and business-like. They just said that they would report it to the superior. But before the results came out, they must also follow the customs rules, register, clean, isolate and observe...etc., etc., this
A series of steps must be strictly followed.
Who knows what kind of diseases these guys who arrived across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are carrying, and who knows what things are hidden on their ships. These are all careless things.
I don't know why this is, but the entire crew of the Leafd is completely immersed in their fanaticism. They are convinced that they and others have arrived in the kingdom of God, and they don't dare to do it at this moment.
This time, the other person nodded his head no matter what he said.
In their opinion, this is God's will.
The crew of the Liveford were very cooperative, and the transfer process naturally went smoothly, and they were quickly taken to a nearby port city.
When they saw the port appearing at the end in front of them, they felt that their brains were completely blank.
The lights are bright, huge cranes are cooperating with the loading and unloading of cargo ships, and the people on the dock are coming and going like a busy ant colony. One after another, the electric lights are emitting bright light, dispersing the darkness of the night. Not only
It illuminates the harbor which is still busy at night, and the street lights are also undulating continuously, there is one every distance.
The lights follow the spacious and smooth roads leading to the distant urban agglomeration.
You can see that it is a very regular city, with streets, shops, residences, and various tall buildings lined up in rows. There is a bustling scene everywhere, and you can feel the prosperity of industry and commerce. There are city trams running at night, and there happens to be a train heading towards the city.
The direction from this side of the harbor is approaching slowly.
Huge airships were suspended outside the city in twos and threes, complementing the skyscrapers.
Completely incomprehensible and completely unimaginable.
Incomparably powerful, extremely prosperous.
The blond man with blue eyes finally came back to his senses. He felt that his body was shaking slightly, and something seemed to be breaking in his mind. This bizarre scene seemed to be another world, even in the exaggerated travel notes of travelers.
, and it is impossible to describe its eventuality...
At this moment, even he couldn't help but have a thought in his mind.
Maybe……
Have you and others indeed reached the kingdom of God?
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"Do you want a ticket? Do you want a ticket? The last bus is..."
"Ten taels of silver! A ticket only costs ten taels of silver! The last sky train of this month is about to leave, and it will end at Hai hour today..."
"If you can't keep up, why don't you try our latest airship, which has dual power systems of electricity and spiritual stone. It is definitely the latest civilian model and is produced locally in the empire..."
The shipping traffic coming and going is busy, and the port is also prosperous, giving it a friendly atmosphere of life.