Hotel on the mountain

In September 1801, the clipper built by engineer Charles Alexander Alva was put into use.

Lao Mai, the captain of the Serbian ship, served as the driver of this fast ship, and the crew member - Jetro Raya.

The Clippers were first named "Seven Hills: Super Modified Experimental Type" by Charles. Later, Xibinai Chiyo broke into the venue while the adults were having a meeting. She felt that the name was too long, too academic, and not easy to understand, so she shouted loudly and changed it to "No call will be returned once you leave."

Obviously, this name is unlucky.

But no one had any objection.

"My God, I actually sailed on a ship called the 'Never Return'." The captain, Lao Mai, had joined the army. His beard and hair were a bit gray, and his face was full of wind and sun. There are wrinkles left by the sun and rain, but his strong body without a beer belly gives people a very trustworthy feeling at first glance.

He complained: "It's like naming your daughter 'Unmarried' and naming your son 'Unmarried'. The meaning of human growth is ruined by names at birth."

Jetro stood next to the driver's seat and watched Lao Mai familiarize himself with the driving process. He responded with a smile: "But at least this will always remind us how dangerous what we are doing is."

"Oh! Master, you understand very well, don't you?" Lao Mai turned the rudder twice, "If the Duke knew about this, he would definitely dissuade you."

"This is the advantage of coming to the New World. A young man can be responsible for his own actions."

"With all due respect, Master." Lao Mai put his hand on the rudder and said earnestly, "If you succeed, they will lift you to the sky; if you fail, they will bury you underground."

"So we can only succeed." After Jetro said this, Lao Mai didn't want to dissuade him anymore.

At this time, Jetro took off a booklet from a hook on the bridge, handed it to Old Mai and said: "The operation manual of 'No Return Number'. Old Mai, please take a look."

"Is it any different from a battleship?" Lao Mai, the captain of the Serbian ship, used to drive a psychic battleship. This was also the best candidate that Jetro found after looking through the resumes of the personnel.

"There are a few points." Jetro already knew Charles's plan to modify the ship in advance, so he explained, "First of all, the ship's psychic engine uses the core of the Qiqiu Experimental Type, which is prepared for ocean-going ships. ; Secondly, the current length and width of the ship are about eighteen meters long and five meters wide, which are prepared for river passage; finally, all the psychic jets are installed at the back. In other words, when you pull this hard. When it’s time to ‘power loop’ – you just ‘take off’.”

"Power ring?" Lao Mai had some questions.

Jetro pointed to a large round pull ring installed in the console. The pull ring was only half an arm's length from where the rudder was controlled.

Jetro said: "In order to allow the ship to turn when necessary, Charles set up this pull ring. Its significance is that the output power of the psionic engine can be manually controlled. Unlike the battleship, the psionic engine ejects every time The amount of psychic energy is fixed - if you pull it out a little, the speed will be slow, and if you pull it out all the way, the speed will explode to the extreme. "

"I understand." Lao Mai put his hand on the ring and felt the feel, "Just like a horse race, some riders can make the horse sprint powerfully in a straight line, maintain high speed when turning, and get rid of the opponent - so , Master, do you want me to find a point where the ship can go as high as possible while still turning?"

"Yes, Lao Mai." Jetro said very pleased, "Charles said that theoretically this ship can complete a sharp turn without being overtaken by the sea dragon."

Mengzhi changed into a white shirt and a dark blue skirt, and stood silently in the corner. The pearl bracelet on her left wrist hung naturally, making her seem indifferent to everything. Of course, she listened to everything he said, and she also watched the wrinkles on Old Mana's face squeeze together, showing a look that felt like he had been deceived.

"Theoretically?" Lao Mai asked a little loudly.

"This is what you need to do, you have to find this theoretical point." Jetro added, "'The No Return Ship' is completely an experimental product. It has no sails or oars. , and there is no forward jet to stop it. The only thing you have that can significantly slow down the ship is the anchor."

The anchor can only be used once. When driving at high speed, or when being chased by a sea dragon, if you let go, you are more likely to die than survive.

After thinking about it, Lao Mai put his hands on the rudder and the ring, and asked, "What's the plan?"

At the entrance of the Xingdeng River, the signal started to move once it was gone. It has a streamlined design overall, with four huge psychic jet tubes installed at the stern. The precious black iron wood transported from the Old World created its light hull, giving it a dark black dignified appearance and strong hardness. It was roughly built into two layers, with the lower layer being a psychic engine. The upper level where other equipment is located is the driver's seat.

It has no comfort at all. It is completely an extreme product, but it is still somewhat unique. At the end of the driver's seat, there is a huge crossbow, and the arrows on it are changed to The harpoon is a weapon specially designed to target monsters in the sea.

I saw the jet port on the back of the Never-Return begin to spray out a faint purple spiritual energy, which caused the ship to slowly swim and create white water splashes behind it.

Gradually, the purple spiritual energy sprayed out became more and more intense. When it sailed on the wide surface of the Xingdeng River, the white water spray stirred up behind it broke through the water like a sharp blade rising to the sky, and dappled behind the ship. Become a beautiful scenery.

…

In the deep sea, a light appeared.

The light seemed to come from far away, slowly changing from blur to clarity.

When the light swims, moves closer and becomes clearer, you will find that it is not a "wisp", but a "brick".

The light of this building was like a cold fire burning under the sea, dyeing the ocean under the night sky blue-white.

In the Monster Manual compiled by the Hunter Guild, there are several paragraphs describing this light——

"An ancient dragon species, a sea dragon.

Dahaisaurus is an ancient dragon that has lived in the deep sea for a long time. It has a head like a cow and has huge curved horns that are asymmetrical from left to right. Since the length of the horn is equal to the width of the body, it should be possible to measure seafloor passages.

Its body is covered with a steel-like hard skin called [Armor Skin]. Hard hair called "armor hair" also grows from the throat to the chest.

Its body is like a fish, fusiform, with eyes taking up a large proportion of its head, but its eyesight is poor. Its hearing is very sensitive and it can rely on echolocation to find food.

According to all sighting reports, the average length of this species is close to 60 meters. There has been no capture record so far. It is the largest creature found in the aquatic system. Unlike other sea dragon species such as the Electric Sea Dragon, it has no way of leaving the water, so it can only move underwater.

Great sea dragons have adapted very well to their living environment. Its strong tail fin propels this huge body to swim quickly in the water.

At night, fishermen working offshore can see bands of light moving on the sea surface. That is the proof that the sea dragon moved to the upper reaches of the water. When it is disturbed or ready to breed, it seems as if the ocean begins to burn.

Some hunters who have confronted the sea dragon claim that this monster itself does not emit light, but that there are organs in its body that are parasitic with luminous algae. Big sea dragons use fluorescent algae to serve themselves and use it as a language to communicate with similar species.

In addition, the light-emitting devices in the body of the sea dragon may be used to attract prey, or to defend against threats. A related note is. When the sea dragon sprays the sea dragon cannon, its body is also glowing.

Another point is that thanks to its thick skin, it often fails to notice the weak attacks from the hunter at the beginning, so it will only react when the hunter gives it sufficient damage.

A large number of symbiotic algae grow on the armor hairs of the sea dragon. This symbiotic algae can provide the sea dragon with oxygen for breathing. It is believed that relying on these sea dragons can move in the water for a long time.

However, being able to do this does not mean that the sea dragon does not need to supplement oxygen. Occasionally, there will be extremely rare situations where the sea dragon comes to the sea surface to breathe. It is said that at that time, the sea dragon would perform great leaps that exposed most of its body above the sea level.

That magnificent gesture will overwhelm everyone who sees it from the heart. After the figure of the sea dragon disappears into the sea, everyone will be immersed in an indescribable feeling. "