Struggle in the Steam Age

It may be because of the relatively large population in Xinkuaiji, so the infrastructure construction in and around the city is very good. At least Lawrence thought that the asphalt road on this road looked much smoother than the cinder road on the outskirts of White Eagle Castle, and the carriage didn't feel bumpy at all when running on it.

Because not only are they about the same age, but they are also girls with extraordinary careers in the Department of Physics. So Safiel and Okita Sakura chatted quickly after getting in the car. And Lawrence took this opportunity to get more information about the destination of this adventure from Zhu Yan.

The ship before the wreck they were going to explore this time came from the Maurya Empire. More than 300 years ago, Cathay, which ended the dark age, opened the era of civilization expedition. On the one hand, it is to find more living space, and on the other hand, it is also to save other people who have fallen into darkness.

In this great era, Aurora has gained a lot of resources and praise. At the same time, it also saved many civilizations that were in trouble or even on the verge of extinction. For example, Yingzhou and Goryeo were freed from the invasion and enslavement of the wild barbarians, evil races, and lower plane creatures at that time, and finally joined the Eastern Alliance with Cathay as the core.

However, this process has not been smooth sailing. Due to various reasons, a lot of friction and conflict broke out in the middle. The most serious of these was the war with the Maurya Empire.

The cause of that war was a dispute between the two sides over the ownership of Lingyamen Island, the most important outlet of the strait with the Nanyang Islands. The war lasted for three full years, and finally ended with the complete withdrawal of the Maurya Empire from the Nanyang Islands.

When the war just broke out, the Peacock Empire chose to fight without declaring it, and used a troop carrier disguised as an ordinary merchant ship to carry troops to sneak attack and take Lingyamen Island. After opening this passage, the Maurya Empire then sent a large number of warships northward to attack the various routes and coastal cities of Cathay and its allies.

These warships did cause some serious troubles to the Eastern Alliance at that time, but correspondingly, they were able to return to Lingyamen Island in the end. Obviously, the habitual friendliness and restraint of the Cathay people gave the Peacock Empire an illusion. In their eyes, Cathay, which chose to trade with various forces instead of directly robbing it with power, was a weak force. That's why they choose to disperse their fleets to try to get more.

The part of the hull that Lawrence and the others are looking for today is the fleet of the Peacock Empire that traveled the furthest back then. Back then, this fleet went to the New World after an expedition that reduced its personnel by 1/3. Because they had heard how rich the Cathay people's colony in the New World was before, they wanted to grab a good one here.

However, what happened later proved that they were wrong. The fleet of Lao Shi’s expedition ran into the Cathay’s New World Squadron before seeing any colonies. Aurora strong easily killed.

In such a one-sided battle, the flagship of the Maurya Empire Expeditionary Force Talwar was quickly sunk by concentrated fire, and the spellcaster who commanded the ship also chose to blew himself up in the siege of many Cathay powerhouses. .

It's just that no one thought that the flagship would be equipped with a set of special escape facilities during the battle. The chaos on the battlefield also left everyone with no time to take care of the escape pod with stealth facilities and chose to escape from the bottom of the sea. So much so that when the wreckage of the ship was inspected after the war, traces of the existence of this thing were found in the big hole at the bottom of the ship.

But at that time, those who knew the details of this thing were either dead, or had escaped completely. No one knew what was on the deck of this warship, and naturally they did not attract everyone's attention. At the same time, because the annihilated Maurya Empire expedition fleet had too many post-war matters to deal with, and there were rumors that the second batch of Maurya Empire expedition fleet was coming soon, the Xinzhou military and even the entire colony were in an extremely busy state.

Therefore, the matter of finding the flagship rescue cabin of the Maurya Empire Expeditionary Fleet was regarded as a very trivial matter, and was gradually forgotten in the end. Only the dusty archives remain in the archives of the Republic. It wasn't until Zhu Yan discovered the treasure map a few days ago that he borrowed the power of his family to pull out these materials that had been dusted for hundreds of years.

Of course, Lawrence and the others are also betting, after all, no one knows what is in that ruin. The last information Zhu Yan got was a simple route map and a message with good things left by the only survivor. After so many years, no one can tell what has changed in it. Know.

Half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped. Then Lawrence and the others changed all the equipment in the carriage one by one. It's just that when everyone was fully armed and ready to go, Lawrence and Zhu Yan looked at each other and smiled. Because the two people's dresses are very similar, they all carry long guns on their backs and carry two short guns on their bodies.

I really didn't realize that this outfit of yours actually has the effect of camouflage. It doesn't look like a warlock at all. Seeing that the two men were dressed almost the same, Safiel, who was wearing a set of simple plate armor, said to him. Lawrence joked, But this is also good. It can prevent possible enemies from concentrating on killing our spellcasters in the first round.

Okita Sakura who was standing beside her also nodded, this time she was wearing the same light onion haori as in the previous battle. It's just that underneath Haori is still wearing a Yingzhou style chain armor called a lock foot.

According to what they saw on the map before, Lawrence and the others first continued to walk six kilometers along the road under their feet, and then got off the road and went straight to the beach. This route will take 1/3 more than driving in a straight line, but the advantage is that it can greatly reduce the distance traveled in the wild.

After marching for three hours, Lawrence and the others arrived at the beach smoothly. I have to say that the road they chose just now was indeed easier to walk, and they didn't encounter any monsters except for seven or eight scattered goblins along the way. As soon as the seven or eight goblins appeared, they were directly cut down by Okita Sakura and Safiel, and Lawrence and Zhu Yan didn't even have time to shoot.

Save a few bullets for you. This is what Syfiel said when he walked up to Lawrence after cutting down the group of wandering goblins. Lawrence had to admit that when facing this small batch of weak chicken monsters It is better to use than firearms, especially in terms of cost.

The sea here seems a little different from what I've seen before? Safiel asked Lawrence curiously, looking at the sea under the setting sun in front of him. In my impression, the sea is blue.

As Safir said, both the sea near Eagle Fort and the sea near the capital of Briton are blue. But now the sea in front of Lawrence and the others was a light yellow color similar to mud.

This is caused by the nearby Huangni River constantly flushing a large amount of river water with mud into the sea. Okita Sakura said, The sea water in this place is relatively calm, so the sea water turns yellow.

This also makes it more difficult to find our target for a while. Zhu Yan looked at the sea in front of him and said, The underwater visibility in this place will definitely not be too high, and we probably need to stick to the seabed We have to touch the bottom a little bit to find what we are looking for.

That's not necessary. After speaking, Lawrence summoned the phantoms of an ordinary murloc and an elite murloc. This is the ability given to me by my blood. I can control them within a range of two hundred meters. The water here is not deep, so we can wait on the water in a boat in the early stage of investigation, and then I command them to go Investigate.

It would be great if that's the case. Having said that, Zhu Yan looked at the sun that was about to set. However, it is still a little dangerous to go out to sea in a small boat at night. Let's do it tomorrow morning.