"Your Highness, although the sea conditions are good, after the world changes, no matter how good the crew is, they cannot guarantee that they can determine the course of the route as before. Unless... do you agree to use the prophecy here?"
“…”
"I believe you, and I believe that they can open up roads from the unknown and confusion, prophecy, etc., to leave it to the big guys behind."
Inside the room on the bridge.
Claudia is having a conversation with her knight.
His Highness the Princess obviously does not want to convey some negative information to his subordinates, but from the actual situation, both of them know the difficulties facing the navigation now, but no one can explain it in the atmosphere of tacit understanding.
In mid-June, they left [Nicos] for less than a week.
But the difficulties of voyage began to truly reveal themselves at this time.
As the pass owner of the maritime canal, [Nicos] is almost a watershed of national strength. When sailing south, the civilization level of many countries here will plummet, or even fall!
Although [Gred] also has nautical charts for these regions, and even established several colonies.
However, the overly backward environment has led to even the best seafarers who are familiar with the Southern Hemisphere and their waterways.
There are very few ports with clear locations, and few people are familiar with the sea conditions, coupled with changes in the world and the backward communications here.
The final result is a linear increase in navigation difficulty.
But this is also something the fleet must face.
Because this long voyage, in addition to the nominal confrontation of the remnants of the [Nine Rings Secret Meeting], the hidden purpose is to open up a waterway.
This is a difficulty that must be overcome.
Morrick reported to leave, Claudia sat in her position, looking into the distance through the glass on the bridge.
The sea was as calm as usual, but through the glass on the bridge, the color of the sight was slightly deviated.
To be honest, Claudia doesn't like it very much.
Because it is his position as His Highness, the bridge here is decorated with stained glass with insufficient strength, and it is even necessary to maintain it by a special caster.
It's exaggerated and wasteful, and it doesn't look interesting.
If you can transfer such strange expenses to truly important projects, it will definitely be more reliable than decorating yourself.
“…”
"Your Highness, there is news below that Mr. Ronald left the second ship and came to us."
As Claudia pondered, it was her knight who interrupted the silence again.
After completing the mission, Morrick returned to the bridge, bringing the latest news and questions:
“So, do we need to prepare?”
"Ronald..."
Claudia thought for a moment.
The Ronald in her impression was not a nobleman who just wanted to cling to the powerful every day, nor was he a socialite who liked to socialize with others.
This is a caster who is used to being alone and even the scope of interpersonal relationships is only maintained to a limited extent.
Such a Ronald, without reason, was almost impossible to cross the ship to find him.
There must be conditions that make this matter necessary.
As he came to the conclusion in his heart, a shallow smile immediately appeared on the corner of Claudia's mouth.
"Have Ronald had contact with others before coming here?"
Morrick had already understood this, so he replied without hesitation:
"After Mr. Ronald had lunch with the Holy Priests of the Church, he had no interruption except inquiry, and came directly to us."
As soon as he answered, Claudia made a decision.
"Morik, you go downstairs and continue your sailing work later. I'll talk to Ronald alone."
The loyal knight naturally bowed his head immediately and left the bridge.
"Everything is as you wish, Your Highness."
...
Claudia then asked the others to step down.
Not long after, the footsteps outside the bridge rang out, and Claudia understood who the person was when she heard the sound.
The footsteps of self-confidence - the person coming is by no means a weak person.
Hard-soled boots - almost all people on ship No. 1 are standard clothing, and the type of shoes will not make such sounds.
It only took six steps from the stairs to the bridge - the height was at least 1.77 meters above.
The only one who meets these conditions is the expected visitor.
So before Ronald knocked on the door, Claudia spoke confidently and invited:
"Ronard, come in, the door here is not locked."
“…”
Ronald opened the door and glanced around after entering. There was only Claudia in the bridge.
So he quipped:
"If I remember correctly, I didn't seem to knock on the door or introduce myself, right?"
"How do you know I'm here?"
"This is the lady's secret." Claudia also joked. The two of them, who had been friends for a long time, didn't have much twists and turns, so Claudia spoke directly next, "Ronard
, You don’t seem to like the type who comes to me.”
"I came to me after I finished my meal with the Holy Priest. Is there something wrong?"
There were no outsiders around, so Ronald replied straight to the point:
“I’m really worried about it.”
"Claudia, are you having problems with your sailing?"
"The difficulty does exist, but it's not a problem." Claudia shook her head and denied, but her tone was firm. "I already knew that this voyage wouldn't be that simple before I set out."
After denying this, Claudia sighed.
His Royal Highness turned his head and looked at the sea outside the window, and began to complain to his friends about his dissatisfaction:
"But to be honest, I never thought I would encounter so many things."
"Cappon's sea monster, the ruins of [Rachmont], and the raid of [Nine Rings Secret Meeting], these things are reasonable, and I can understand the cause and effect. But this frequency is really a bit higher.
”
Claudia's complaints were exactly in line with Ronald's mentality, who had been in various events. So when he heard the girl's dissatisfaction, he almost subconsciously sighed:
"It seems that it's not easy for you."
Claudia was very ladylike and spread her hands:
"What can I do? Just treat it as my mother's trial for me."
Then Ronald took out the map he prepared according to the topic:
"When it comes to this, this is actually the reason why I came to you. I can probably provide some help in sailing..."
Claudia's eyes came to Ronald's hands.
During this period, she was very sensitive to charts and maps because of her exposure to sea navigation. So just a light scan, she immediately recognized what Ronald had in her hand.
"This is the map!!!"
Claudia jumped up unladylessly and snatched the map from Ronald's hand.
Then he lay on the table on the bridge to study the treasure, and Claudia was reluctant to leave and asked Ronald:
"Ronard, just tell me what you want."
Ronald understood Claudia's directness and attitude very well.
He happened to have something to do at the moment, so he simply spoke: