Chapter 358 Boring Journey
Looking at the floating clouds outside the window, Su Ming was in a daze. It turned out that flying an airship in the air was also a very boring and tedious thing, just like those ships sailing on the sea before. Once it was cut off from the land, there would be no one else to talk to except the sailors.
No wonder they call getting on an airship "getting on a boat". It turns out that in addition to its appearance being similar to a boat, the feeling of sitting on it is also similar.
Ever since Su Ming healed the man whose hands and feet were broken by Flora last time, the crew members have changed their views on him a lot and would occasionally talk to him.
Su Ming did not tell them that he was on the run because of the eight murderous videos. He felt that telling them this would only make them feel resentful. After all, even if he was not a murderer now, the potential possibility would be enough to make people unable to sleep or eat.
Therefore, Su Ming only told them that he was wronged, and they did not ask for details.
In the first few days after setting sail, Su Ming's relationship with everyone was rather cold. Su Ming had no intention of getting along well with these people because they would not see each other again soon. After arriving at the Molten Iron City, they would probably go their separate ways.
In addition, Su Ming felt that the other party had no intention of having a good relationship with him, and even sent him to the Iron Smelting Plant only because they were afraid that he would lose his temper on the ship.
But later on, Su Ming still managed to establish a good relationship with them, but the process was a bit... difficult to understand.
The initial cause was that a crew member asked him what missions he had done. Su Ming replied Black Gate and White Mist. It turned out that the other party knew all about this, so he asked what else there were.
Su Ming said that he and Liu Lingshan went to the Endless Cave together. It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but as soon as Liu Lingshan was mentioned, all the crew members on the airship became excited instantly. It turned out that they had heard a lot of rumors about Liu Lingshan, but had never heard about Liu Lingshan's deeds from people who had personally come into contact with him.
"Um... I want to ask, what do you call her? I heard that she lived for a very long time."
"Generally speaking, we can just call her Deputy Director. She has many titles. The ones I've heard her call her include instructor, teacher, and adult."
"And the adults?"
"Yes, maybe some kind of honorific?"
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"Where did you talk about last time? Right! The black fog of Houying Island. Didn't you go in with Liu Lingshan?"
"No, it's very dangerous inside the black fog. She went in with another S-rank specialist."
"Hiss! Who's the other one?"
"Mr. Linde."
"Linde? I've never heard of this name. He doesn't seem that powerful. I wonder if he is holding back the Undead God of War."
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Just like that, as the crew members kept gossiping, the topic gradually shifted from Liu Lingshan to the minister, and then to the people around Su Ming, Chu Xiaobai, Jiang Yichuang, and even these less famous colleagues were all asked about.
When they heard about the salaries of the Investigation Bureau employees, they all expressed envy and said that if they had superpowers, they would definitely join the Investigation Bureau.
Some even said they would give it a try after getting off the ship, but Captain Holland scolded them - "It's not that easy to do things for the Bureau of Investigation. If you get caught smuggling, you'll just go to jail. People with abilities like you won't kill you. But if you go to work for the Bureau of Investigation, you'll be cannon fodder!"
That’s what Holland scolded.
Today is the tenth day since Su Ming left Dongyang Island. It is already afternoon, and the airship just happened to descend from above the clouds to below the clouds.
And below the clouds is not land or ocean, but another cloud.
After the Great Collapse, some changes have occurred in the local natural laws. The clouds that are usually in the troposphere are not necessarily in the troposphere anymore. There is basically a moving cloud layer above every island. The effect of altitude on oxygen has also become inexplicable. The crew said that the altitude of Dongyang Island is 10,000 meters.
Su Ming had no idea about this height. He only knew that it was higher than Mount Everest. It would be very difficult to breathe on Mount Everest, but it was very smooth on Dongyang Island.
Scientists' research on science probably came to an end because of these uncertainties that have accumulated bit by bit. After all, the development of science must be based on unified rules. Even if there are slight changes, they can only reach the level of wave-particle duality at most.
Before Su Ming traveled through time, scientists racked their brains over the wave-particle duality and could not figure it out. It seemed to be a world problem, where objective facts changed because of subjective will.
But Su Ming assured that if those scientists traveled to this world, they would give up thinking, because when a fixed factor exhibits irregular morphological changes in irregular periods of time, it is impossible to produce a fixed and unified theory.
When scientists were studying the wave-particle duality, they saw that light not only existed in the form of waves and particles, but also occasionally changed to reflect the words "You are SB". I guess all scientists would give up thinking.
Compared to this kind of research, eugenics is indeed much more convenient. Just like sow breeding, there are rules to follow. Strong boars and sows can give birth to better piglets. Although sometimes two white pigs will give birth to colorful pigs, this is completely within the acceptable range of eugenics experts. After all, what is born is still a pig.
Besides, Su Ming felt that even if they were not pigs, those eugenics experts would not care. As long as the ratio was controlled within an acceptable range, there would be no problem at all.
"Damn it, why am I thinking about these things?" Su Ming frowned, shook his head, and threw away all the wild imaginations in his mind.
What he should be thinking about now is what to do next after arriving at the Molten Iron City, instead of thinking about some humorous jokes about Guangbo calling scientists idiots.
At present, the airspace where Su Ming's airship is located is an airspace where no regular airships are sailing. There are many such airspaces in the entire sky, and most of them are occupied by some air pirate groups. In addition to the sky pirates, there are only people like Captain Holland who drive smuggling ships.
By the way, why are sky pirates called sky pirates? Isn't it called sky pirates?
"Hey, why aren't the Sky Pirates called the Sky Pirates? Why do people still use the word 'sea'?" Su Ming looked at the burly man who was picking his nose next to him.
The man's name is Long Haisheng. He has a face of a 30-year-old at the age of 18, and his muscles are comparable to Schwarzenegger's.
It is worth noting that this guy is not a supernatural being. According to his description, his parents are as thin as monkeys, but they inexplicably gave birth to such a strong child like him. He has never received any exercise since he was a child, but he has grown such muscles directly.
Su Ming said yesterday that before the Great Collapse, you would definitely be a bodybuilding champion and could become a millionaire even in the slums. Long Haisheng sneered at Su Ming's words and said that as long as there are people with superpowers, people like him are useless.
He also said that his dream is to marry a wife with special powers, no matter how small. He wants to start working hard from his own generation to lay the foundation for nobility so that his family name can flourish a hundred years from now. By then, a certain noble family, the Long family, will point to a portrait of Schwarzenegger on the wall and say that this is their ancestor.
Yesterday Su Ming discussed this issue with him in depth, but today he was not going to discuss this, but why the word "sea" was in the name of Sky Pirates.
"I don't know. Everyone calls them that. Sky pirates are no different from sea pirates, except that they float in the sky. So, just add the word 'sky'?"
Su Ming looked at the booger covering the other person's fingernails and shook his head.
"Forget it, let's not discuss these meaningless topics. Let's talk about what kind of place Molten Iron City is."
"I've told you so many times, there's nothing special about that place. It's better to talk about my Long family! Brother Ming, can you introduce me to some women with special powers? They don't have to be super powerful, even if they can only bend spoons."
"Please... please stop talking about your Long family... Besides, I am about the same age as you, only one year older than you, so just call me Su Ming."
"But you are more capable than me! It's not shameful to call you brother." Long Haisheng said carelessly, his voice as rough as a forty-year-old man .
Su Ming really wanted to ask whether he had lied to him about his age... From his mental state, it seemed that he had not lied, and he might have even said a few years more.
"Brother Ming! Please, just help me ask. Maybe there is someone who likes someone like me? It's okay to be in my thirties, as long as I can have a baby." Long Haisheng said as he flicked the booger off his finger.
The crew member who was setting up a folding table opposite saw it and scolded him, so he picked it up again angrily, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can next to him.
"I see. If I can find out the truth and get my job back, I'll help you find one, okay?"
In order to prevent the child from bothering him in the next few days, Su Ming planned to tell a little lie and leave some false hope for the child as revenge for his harassment of him.
"Fuck, is this true?!" Long Haisheng shook off his laziness and sat up like a crouching tiger.
"Really, don't get so excited."
"Okay, Brother Ming, from now on you are my real brother." Long Haisheng held Su Ming's hands tightly.
The crew member next to him laughed and teased, "Su Ming was just talking casually, do you take it seriously?"
"Are you just saying that casually?"
"No, really."
"Stop talking nonsense and trying to sow discord between us brothers!" Long Haisheng turned his head and said angrily.
Su Ming smiled. The child's thoughts were so innocent and cute that he would feel guilty even for the slightest teasing.
Ah, yes...child...I wonder how Alice is doing.
She is alone in the investigation bureau, and she must be very sad when she finds out her father is gone.
But with Xia Xiaoyu to comfort her, she should be able to endure such a small separation.
“Boom!”
The cockpit door suddenly opened and Holland walked out with a serious expression.
The other crew members stopped laughing and stared at Holland nervously.
Normally, Holland never leaves the cockpit during driving hours, even when eating. If he comes out, it means something special has happened.
"What's wrong Captain?"
"We've encountered sky pirates. Everyone, go down and transfer the cargo!"
