The buildings on Sugard Hill are undulating. This is Lu Li's first time observing the whole of Belfast. Compared with normal cities, this city built along the mountain and covering the entire mountain will indeed give people a shocking and prosperous feeling.
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As the sailing ship moved away from Rodster Harbor, the whole view of Belfast was gradually hidden in the pale lines of rain and fog.
Lu Li stood on the stern deck of the ship, looking quietly behind him where he could no longer see anything. Two lines of white traces were left on the sea surface spreading to both sides.
"People who go to sea for the first time will be a little at a loss. It feels like leaving home."
Captain Harvey, who was standing half a step behind Lu Li, grinned and said. He held up his captain's hat with one hand to prevent it from being blown away by the sea breeze.
Perhaps he has had more contact with investigators, but the captain of this fishing boat gave people the temperament of an adventurer, unkempt, cheerful and casual.
He is not a member of the alliance, but like the old Pique in the laundry, he has a certain cooperative relationship with the three major organizations.
Lu Li looked away, turned around and showed a calm face that surprised Captain Harvey, and said, "Where are my equipment?"
Captain Harvey led Lu Li: "I've sent it to your room, follow me."
The cabin is where the crew and cargo stay. As an investigator, Lu Li enjoys the same treatment as the captain.
His temporary room is on the uppermost level of the deck, adjacent to the captain's cabin. The view here is wide, and the brown-red matte wood boards make it feel more like home. There are stuffed moose heads and unknown portraits hanging on the walls, and the light is hazy.
It spreads into the room from the window.
If it weren't for the vast sea outside the window and the feet swaying with the waves, this place would be more like a bedroom in a noble mansion.
"All your things are on the bed. If you get seasick, you can come to me in the captain's cabin or on the bridge."
Captain Harvey left without further disturbance and walked to the door. After closing the door, he called a sailor and asked him to guard the door and follow Lu Li's orders.
There was a soft and gorgeous big bed in the corner, and Lu Li's equipment was placed on it. Before boarding the ship, Tesla told Lu Li the use of these things. If they were damaged, he could spend a small amount of his contribution to replace them with new ones at the base. If not,
It is convenient and can be replaced at the merchant.
Businessmen are actually equivalent to a different kind of logistics department.
The things placed on the bed are: a black strap that should be put on the wrist. It is called a Nikola counter. When there are objects that reduce the sanity value around, it will make a continuous rattling sound. The faster the sanity value decreases.
The faster the sound, the more urgent it sounds, which can be used as an early warning of danger.
A black poncho-style raincoat is better than an umbrella in most cases. It can prevent yourself from getting wet by rain and sea water on the sea.
The psychic gun and a small box of silver-plated bullets were the offensive homologues specified by Lu Li. It was of little use as a melee weapon on the sea. It could be used as a substitute for another psychic gun - and be sold to merchants afterwards.
A flashlight, a small flashlight of the same style as the figure in the beak mask. It can be used continuously for 4 hours with a full battery. It has some kind of ancient incantation engraved inside, so its use is not only to provide light, but also to illuminate the surroundings.
Some hidden existences are not as wide as the psychic gun's sensing range, but they are better because they have no negative effects. Moreover, Lu Li now has two flashlights.
The oil lamp is just an ordinary waterproof oil lamp with its own flint and can ignite automatically.
An amulet, made of unknown black stone, looks very rough, with irregular five-pointed stars carved into the irregular black circle, and a strange symbol like an eye in the center, which has a certain chance of driving away the approaching weirdness. However,
Tesla said not to trust this thing too much, it is best to treat it as a decoration. It can bring you a false sense of security, just like drinking hot water will make your stomach feel less painful when you have a stomachache.
These things are the items prepared by the investigator organization for trainee investigators. Among them, raincoats, psychic guns, and oil lamps will change according to different situations.
Lu Li first picked up the amulet. The rough black stone surface rubbed against his fingertips. Lu Li put it around his neck and put it under his shirt. The cold touch made people sober up a little.
The oil lamp was placed by Lu Li at the foot of the bed. The psychic gun and its holster were stuffed under the pillow. The bullets were divided into two parts and put into his coat pocket and trousers pocket respectively. The last raincoat was placed casually on the dining table.
After sorting these things, Lu Li locked the door, took off his woolen coat and hung it on the hanger, and got in and out of the big bed that smelled of pine.
It was not yet eleven in the morning, and he needed to brace himself for the night's possible troubles, seasickness, and boredom.
It was a pity that I was in a hurry to leave, otherwise I could have waited for the merchant to deliver the Investigator's newspaper worth 100 shillings.
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Anna stared at the buds in the flower pot without blinking.
She couldn't tell what kind of plant these were: buds, flowers? saplings? vegetables? or weeds?
While staring blankly, there was some movement from the door behind me.
Anna looked back and saw that under the wooden door, a newspaper was pushed in through the crack of the door, followed by the sound of footsteps moving away.
The businessman seemed to know that Lu Li was no longer at home.
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For older sailors, 120 nautical miles is like opening the door of a house and taking a few steps in the doorway.
When the deep sea was still normal, even a sloop with a length of more than ten meters would dare to sail farther than this. 100 nautical miles is less than half the length of the Allen Peninsula. From the map, it looks like you have just left your home.
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Now, a distance of more than 70 nautical miles is equivalent to being unable to return before dark, which is also dangerous for most fishing boats. Therefore, their range of activities is only within the offshore area of less than 50 nautical miles from Rodster Port.
Lu Li's consciousness gradually sank into the soft big bed. While he was half asleep and half awake, the sound of the waves outside and the shaking beneath him never stopped. At a certain moment, a burst of excited shouts came from the deck outside, which seemed to be the sailors' capture.
A rare big fish arrived.
After some time, a knock on the door woke up Lu Li, who was in a light sleep.
"Sir, we just caught a silverback, and Captain Rowe invites you to come over."
"knew."
Lu Li responded.
The sky outside the window became darker than before going to bed, and the alarm clock fixed on the dining table pointed to the current time: four thirty-eight in the afternoon.
Lu Li sat up, put on his woolen coat and opened the door.
The sea breeze in the corridor brought a coolness and an aroma that made people's stomach growl. Lu Li walked into the captain's cabin. Captain Rowe and first mate Louis and the second mate were sitting at the dining table.
A large fish of at least five pounds or more is boiling in the pot on the dining table. The spices are spread all over the surface of the fish soup as if they are free, and that is where the aroma comes from.
Captain Luo Wei and the second officer eagerly invited Lu Li to sit down and have a meal.
"Where are we?" Lu Li asked without refusing, sitting at the dining table.
Chief Officer Lewis replied: "We just passed Devil's Reef and are less than 20 nautical miles away from Disc Reef."
