Chapter 363 Tribute, all tributes
As the first steel cruise ship developed and put into sailing, I don’t know whether the original copywriter of this plot paid tribute to the Titanic. When this ship appeared in front of the players, it was from a series of tasks.
The entire task chain is not difficult, but it requires collecting a lot of materials. The final reward is to make this steel cruise ship the player’s private property.
The background story introduced at the same time is also very simple, the first steel cruise ship.
The following plot is a pure tribute to "Titanic", where a natural disaster occurred during a voyage.
This kind of plot is so common that players who got the Iron Cruise couldn't help but complain that the game writers had nothing to write about, so all they wrote were tributes.
"Is that a ship?" Lilia looked at the huge steel beast floating on the sea and couldn't help but admire it. "It's so big, and a steel ship can actually move on the sea. What kind of craftsmanship is this?"
While she was sighing, Lilia found that Mo Cheng was looking at her, "Big brother, what's wrong?"
Mo Cheng pushed his glasses up and said, "Nothing, I'm just curious about at what stage the Winterhold Magic Academy teaches the theory of material composition and decomposition?"
Since he had never attended classes seriously with the students, Mo Cheng didn't know whether a mage's surprise at physics knowledge could be considered ignorance.
"The composition and decomposition of matter is a sub-discipline of the classical mage school of transmutation. Lilia is not a classical mage, and only those who specialize in transmutation will choose to study that theory."
"Oh, really?"
It was just a casual answer. As for why only those who specialized in Transfiguration would choose to take this course, Mo Cheng had no intention of understanding it.
"Let's go find some ships that are heading to the Kingdom of Bezeko. There are more ships at the dock right now. It would be best if we could find one willing to take us on the trip within the next two days."
Although Principal Muzer gave Mo Cheng a month to go to Napa Port, it didn't mean he could walk leisurely.
On the contrary, the journey to Napa Port is definitely not short. Even by the fastest water route, it takes nearly ten days by boat, and this is assuming there are no heavy rains, no big waves, and a smooth journey.
"That's right."
Before Isabella and Theresa left, Mo Cheng specifically reminded them, "Don't look for that steel cruise ship. It's unlucky."
As a steel cruise ship that pays tribute to the Titanic, Mo Cheng was not willing to board the ship even if it offered to carry passengers for free.
Although if he really got on that ship, even if it sank, it would not be a big deal for Mo Cheng, because the ice element could completely freeze the sea surface under his feet and use it as a foothold.
But in that case, if something really happened to the steel cruise ship, Mo Cheng would have to rely on his feet to run all the way to Napa Port on the sea.
Isabella and Theresa didn't know why Mo Cheng had such a big objection to the huge steel cruise ship, but they nodded and didn't say much.
The group split into three groups and went to the port to inquire whether there were any ships departing in the next few days.
The sign nailed to the door of the tavern at the port is already tattered and shaky. I wonder if it will fall to the ground the next time I push the door open.
As soon as the door was opened, there was a loud bang. The tavern was filled with sailors dressed as sailors, who were drinking, gambling, and even fighting with tables and chairs.
“So noisy.”
Lilia covered her ears. She was not mentally prepared and almost jumped up out of fright.
"Follow me, don't get separated, or I'll have to knock down the entire tavern before I can find you."
Holding Lilia's hand, he walked all the way to the bar of the tavern, where a man dressed as a waiter was wiping the cups.
"A wizard and a priest, a rare combination."
The waiter looked up at Mo Cheng and Lilia, then at the sun outside the window, "Well, it seems that I am not hallucinating because I drank too much. Excuse me, honorable wizard and priest, what would you like to drink?"
"Milk or juice, without any alcohol."
Mo Cheng placed the five silver lions on the bar and pushed it forward, "By the way, may I ask if there are any ships departing from Napa Harbor or the Kingdom of Bezeko recently?"
The milk and juice combined were not worth enough for one silver lion. This was obviously the intelligence fee. As for the intelligence about the ships, the people who ran taverns in the port definitely knew the most.
After all, you can't expect the crew, who have been spending money in taverns or even prostitutes to vent their anger after a long voyage, to keep their mouths shut.
It would be faster to ask in the tavern at the port than to go to each ship and ask.
And often, the bartender in the tavern can also act as an intermediary to introduce customers to captains who meet the requirements.
The bartender deftly put away the five silver lions, served Mo Cheng and Lilia a glass of juice and milk respectively, and also gave them a plate of sliced apples.
"If you want to go out to sea, the nearest time will be ten days later. There are no ports going to Napa Port for the time being, but there are quite a few ports going to other ports in the Kingdom of Bezeko."
Hearing the bartender's answer, Mo Cheng frowned, "Ten days? Isn't there an earlier date?"
If we have to wait for ten days, Mo Cheng's already limited rendezvous time will be compressed to the limit. If we encounter stormy weather on the way, the arrival time may be even later.
Compressing time to the limit is not a good thing, either for the task or for one's own condition.
"You should have seen that big guy outside the port, right?"
"You mean that huge steel ship? It is indeed huge. What does it have to do with my going out to sea?"
The bartender smiled and said, "The big ship built by Weiss Shipyard just returned from a sea trial the day before yesterday. In five days, it will have a public voyage to test its performance. In order to ensure that the trip will not be disturbed in any way, all ships will not be able to go out to sea until ten days later."
"The port will be closed to the sea for ten days?" Even Mo Cheng was surprised by this order. "Which idiot gave this order? Is the thing around his neck a decoration?"
"It's not really an order, it's more of a warning. That big ship has many magic patterns and arrays on it. Asking the other ships to stay in the port for ten days is not to prevent the wooden ships from interfering with the steel ships, but to prevent the steel ships from causing damage to the wooden ships when they are sailing."
The bartender shrugged. "During the test voyage the day before yesterday, more than a dozen ships got close to that big guy and had their sails ignited and their oars broken by the protective magic patterns on it. The two most unlucky ones had their ships sunk. Fortunately, they were less than ten miles away from the port at the time."
"So the other ships either set out yesterday, or the remaining ones that are still restocking supplies will take three or four days to prepare, so those captains generously doubled the crew's vacation time."
