The Age of Ascension I

   The Lifud moved steadily.

   I didn't feel the slowdown in speed, but there was a vague noise from outside, and there seemed to be a sky-shattering roar of excitement from the deck.

  I don't know what the sailors saw, so emotional...

  Wait, is it...

Under the shaky oil lamp, the light in the cabin was still dim. The blond man who was closing his eyes and resting was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted immediately. Sitting up in a posture, the originally calm and mature face could not help but be a little excited.

Is    finally coming? It has been three years, is it too late for him... With only such a thought in his mind, he couldn't help taking a deep breath of the dull air in the cabin.

  ——On one night three years ago, he was imprisoned in the cold and damp Tower of London prison.

  ——And while trying to escape from prison, an alchemist took away his guardian spirit, Cesha.

He was also in the storm, and fell into the sea from the Tower of London, and was able to escape... Or, he drowned in the violent sea again and again, struggling hard in the gap, and finally drifted to the shore. Really come back to life.

  The thoughts in his mind turned, and the man's eyes flashed with light, and at the same time he reached out and gently pressed the position of his chest.

  There is a touch of warmth...

   As if there was something in the lining against the chest, exuding heat…

   This is a feather that his guardian spirit Cesha left him before he was taken away, and it is also the true essence of his transcendence. Its unpredictable power can help him escape the **** of death. He made a feather and a spirit stone into a talisman, which he carried on his body at all times, making himself an undead person.

   This is also a mark to urge oneself.

He never gave up the idea of ​​revenge and looking for Cerja. After finally getting enough capital, he boarded the merchant ship named "Lift" and embarked on a journey to the East, until this One day, this long journey finally came to an end...

   Because at the time of the escape, the man happened to overhear the conversation of the alchemist and vaguely heard some of their plans.

  ——It seems that he is going to come to the East and plan some kind of conspiracy.

——However, the situation at that time was critical, and the man didn't pay much attention, and he didn't think it had anything to do with him at the time, so he didn't pay too much attention... Now I can only know an outline, which is really a pity, he lightly Sigh lightly.

   stood up, put on his clothes, and walked out of the cabin.

   came to the deck.

Breathing in the fresh air mixed with a faint sea smell, the air blown by the sea breeze, the blond man took a long breath, and then looked at the distant sea under the stars and moon, only to see the end of the sea and the sky in the night. In the hazy and deep, it seems that there are some outlines of light and shadow.

   And judging from the roaring words of the incomparably cheered sailors on the surrounding decks——

   That is indeed a large stretch of coastline, it is a large tract of land, they probably, should, maybe... have really arrived in the eastern world! No, no, it must have arrived in the Eastern World! ! It must have arrived in the Eastern World! !

   Sailors who said such words had a grim expression on their faces and even gritted their teeth.

   Of course, everyone has had enough, it is absolutely unacceptable that this is not the end.

But these are not important anymore. The important thing is that now everyone feels that this journey has come to an end... Unimaginable joy filled the man's chest. This English man, who has always been strong and stable, can't help but feel a desire at this moment. The urge to cry up to the sky and burst into tears.

too difficult.

  This difficult journey is really too difficult, at this moment, he even has a strong and unreal feeling of fantasy.

  Ocean voyage means adventure, strong winds and waves are common things, bad weather, dangerous sea conditions, lack of food, terrible diseases... These are all fatal crises. Going to sea means putting life and death aside. Moreover, at this time, even the bravest adventurers in the Western world knew almost nothing about the East.

  In the impression of most people, there is only a very general and vague concept of "Oriental".

   just subconsciously felt that it was a fascinating and incredible magical country.

   is a beautiful world of gold.

   is a faraway paradise as described in The Travels of Marco Polo.

  The whole of Europe, from top to bottom, has a very strong fantasy of worshiping the East, but they don't know anything, and they can only make up their minds with imagination...

Originally, this was a normal thing, because even on the normal historical line, in the 17th and 18th centuries, Europe as a whole was still full of curiosity and fantasy about the East, and was crazy about Chinese products that were exported. But the understanding of the East is still a glimpse.

   Until around 1750, it was a period of shattering of the Eastern plot, and at the same time, it was also a period of transformation in the Western concept of world order and attitude towards the whole of the East.

   However, in this historical line that has been greatly altered by magic, it is currently at the stage of the end of the sixteenth century.

   Everything has just begun.

Under such a big background, when driving a simple sailboat, relying on primitive nautical observation instruments and sheepskin charts, and embarking on a journey to seek an unknown world, the sinister nature is unimaginable. The Dutch caravan was originally made up of five merchant ships.

   But now, there is only a single sailboat like the Liford.

   It is conceivable that in this long journey, they have endured all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and it is understandable that they are excited at this moment.

   But at this moment, the thunderous sound suddenly weakened. First, a few sailors on the side of the deck suddenly looked like ducks strangled by their necks. Immediately after the person next to him looked at it subconsciously, his eyes widened immediately, his mouth was stunned, he could not make a sound, and he followed in the same footsteps.

   Noticing the rapid decay of the sound, everyone else turned their heads and looked around, the blond man was no exception, and then...

   He stared blankly at the sea over there.

Everyone was dumbfounded and turned their heads to look in the direction over there. The crowd on the deck was still cheering and excited. At this moment, they were all turned into sculptures, as if they were all petrified. The scene It looked so weird.

   It was dead silence, only the sea breeze was blowing.

   At the end of the sea level over there, there appeared a mountain moving on the sea...

   That is an unimaginable, steel-made giant ship, which is heading here with amazing momentum...

Modern people may have some wrong and strange perceptions, and always think that the giant ship is just like that, but in fact, what you see on a large screen is completely different from what you experience in person. Such a behemoth is like an ant in front of it.

  Especially in this era, for a group of adventurers who have just arrived at the border of the eastern world and are not mentally prepared at all—

They don't know what great changes the eastern world has undergone in the past half century, completely changed by magic. The oriental people lack a step-by-step acceptance process.

   Therefore, I felt an even greater impact and shock! It almost feels like a ghost!

Watching the tens-of-meter-high giant ship riding the wind and waves, rolling over with amazing speed and momentum, if it is not possible to see that it seems to be a giant steel ship, then I am afraid they will think it is those yellowed sheepskin charts The sea monster painted on it has appeared!

   So huge! So majestic! So amazing!

  The unimaginable weight of steel floating in the water and being able to sail so fast is a miracle they can't comprehend!

   "That's...what...is it the devil's karma?"

   Someone moaned in a low voice, instinctively feeling weak all over, and cold hands and feet.

   "It's God...God's Kingdom...We've really come to God's Kingdom!"

There were also sailors who were trembling all over, with a slight flush of abnormal flushing in their pale faces, and fell down on their knees and kissed the floor of the deck in great excitement. He tried his best to cry out: "Heaven!! Heaven is really in the east. , it's all true, we're in Eden!!"

   Almost for a split second.

   Everyone was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, their eyes lit up, and the whole person was excited! - Yes, this is the East! Here is the East! It is the land of paradise, the hometown of gods and people, the pastoral garden of fruits and clear springs, and the land of wisdom of the oriental doctors!

How could    be the karma of blaspheming the devil, this is definitely the source of the divine revelation of the gospel!

As if he was reminded, he thought of something, and quickly completed the process of persuading himself and worshipping with all his heart. Just now, the sailor who said it was the devil's karma knelt down, prayed devoutly and fearfully, and told own sin.

Starting with his actions, it was like sending out a signal, and all the people around fell down in an instant, and in an instant they all turned into the most fanatical believers, trying their best to cry, praise and pray. Wave after wave, no one can continue to stay awake in this frenetic atmosphere.

   "This...you..."

The blond and blue-eyed man stood blankly in the crowd who were kneeling on the ground. He looked around in a daze, and saw that they were all crying and kissing the deck desperately. Laughing again, like crazy.

   Then, as if he had remembered something, he mumbled with some hindsight: "God set up a garden in Eden in the east, and placed the people he created there..."

   He finally reacted, and even the Bible places Paradise in the East.

   Even Saint Isidore said: "Heaven is a place in the East"—

  The East is the paradise of mankind and the source of human history.

From the Mongolian century to the age of geographical discovery, adventurers who went to the East, from the guests of Berlang to Columbus, almost all people who went to the East, priests or businessmen, without exception, were looking for the paradise of the East... And at this moment , Even he couldn't help shaking violently.

   He looked up subconsciously and saw that the tens of meters high stern stern ship was approaching the front, like a huge iceberg moving across.

   gives people an unparalleled sense of oppression, just like sacred.

  The steel giant ship not only has the dimensions that the aircraft carriers of later generations can achieve, but also has the performance that the aircraft carriers of later generations do not have.

After quickly approaching a certain distance, he slowly slowed down again, and did not hit directly, but staggered a certain distance from the Lifude, but even if the distance was far away, because of the outline of the huge steel behemoth , it still caused the shadow to directly cover the sky and the sun, and shrouded the entire Liford.

   Above the bow of the dozen-story building, someone condescendingly spoke coldly.

   As a Dutch fleet, even under such a banner, it did not receive any preferential treatment.

The attitude of the person on the opposite side can be said to be indifferent to business affairs, just saying that they will report to the top, but before the results come out, they must also follow the customs rules, register, clean, isolate and observe... and so on and so on. A series of steps must be strictly followed.

  Who knows what kind of disease this group of guys who came across the Atlantic and Pacific is carrying, who knows what is hidden on their ship, these are all careless.

I don't know why this is, but the entire crew of the Lifud has been completely immersed in their fanaticism, convinced that they and others have come to the kingdom of God, and they dare not dare at this moment. Zou times, the other side nodded again and again when he said anything.

  In their eyes, this is the will of God.

   The Lifud and his party were very cooperative, and the transfer work went smoothly, and they were soon taken to a nearby port city.

   When they saw the port at the end of the front, they felt that their brains were completely blank.

  The lights are bright, huge cranes are cooperating with the loading and unloading of cargo ships, and people on the dock are like busy ant colonies. Electric lamps, one after another, radiated bright light, dispelling the darkness of the night. Not only does it illuminate the harbour that is still busy at night, but the street lights are also undulating, and there is one at a distance.

  The lights follow the wide and flat road, leading to the distant city group.

You can see that it is an unconventional city, with streets, shops, houses, all kinds of tall buildings row upon row, and a bustling scene everywhere, you can feel the prosperity of industry and commerce, there are urban trams running at night, and there is a train heading for The direction of the harbor is slowly approaching.

  Huge airships are suspended in twos and threes outside the city, complementing the skyscrapers.

   Completely incomprehensible, completely unimaginable.

   is extremely powerful and extremely prosperous.

   The blond man finally regained his senses, feeling that his body was shaking slightly, and something seemed to be shattering in his mind. This bizarre scene seems to be another world, and even in the exaggerated travel notes of the travelers, it is impossible to describe the situation...

   At this moment, even he couldn't help but have a thought in his mind.

Maybe……

   Did you and the others really arrive at the kingdom of God?

   "Do you want a ticket? Do you want a ticket! The last bus..."

   "Ten taels of silver! A ticket is only 10 taels of silver! The last sky train of this month will leave, until today's Hai Shi..."

   "If you can't catch up, do you want to try our latest airship, which has a dual power system of electricity and spirit stone. It's definitely the latest civilian model, produced locally in the Empire..."

  The ships are busy coming and going, and the port is also prosperous, and there is a friendly atmosphere of life.

   (end of this chapter)