The Leafford moved steadily.

I didn't feel the speed slowing down, but there was a faint noise coming from outside, and a roar of excitement seemed to come from the deck.

I don’t know what the sailors saw that made them so emotional...

Wait, could it be...

Under the illumination of the rickety oil lamp, the light in the cabin was still dim. The blond man with blue eyes, who was closing his eyes to rest, was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. He suddenly jumped from the bed that was leaning on the bed.

He sat up, and his originally calm and mature face could not help but feel a little excited.

Is it finally here? Three years have passed. Is he already too late? With only one thought filling his mind, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of the dull air in the cabin.

——One night three years ago, I was imprisoned in the cold and damp Tower of London Prison.

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

I was also in the storm, fell into the sea from the Tower of London, and managed to escape...or rather, I drowned in the violent sea again and again, struggled hard in the gaps, and finally drifted to the shore.

Truly come to life again.

The thoughts in his mind were spinning, the man's eyes were shining, and at the same time he reached out and gently pressed his chest.

There is a faint warmth...

It's like there's something inside the lining that's close to the chest, emitting heat...

This was a feather left to him by Sesha, his guardian spirit, before he was taken away. It was also his true extraordinary essence. Its power was unpredictable and could help him get rid of the shackles of death. He combined the feather with a

The spirit stone was made into a talisman and was carried close to the body at all times, making oneself an immortal person.

This is also a sign to urge yourself.

He never gave up the idea of ​​revenge and searching for Sesha. After finally gathering enough capital, he boarded the merchant ship named "Lifford" and embarked on a journey to the East until this day.

One day, this long journey finally reached the end...

Because when he was escaping from prison, the man happened to eavesdrop on the alchemist's conversation and vaguely heard part of their plan.

——It seems that he is coming to the East to plot some conspiracy.

——But the situation was critical at that time, and the man didn’t pay too 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 a rough idea, which is really a pity. He took it lightly.

Sigh lightly.

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

Come to the deck.

Breathing in the fresh air mixed with the faint smell of the sea, blown by the sea breeze, the blond man took a long breath, and then looked at the distant sea under the stars and moon, and saw the end of the sea and sky in the night

In the hazy depth, there did seem to be some faint outlines of light and shadow.

And judging from the roaring words of the extremely joyful sailors on the surrounding decks——

That is indeed a large stretch of coastline, that is a large area of ​​land. They probably, should, maybe... have really arrived in the Eastern World! No, no, no, they must have arrived in the Eastern World!! They must have arrived.

The Eastern World!!

The sailors who said such words had ferocious faces and even gnashed their teeth.

Of course, everyone has had enough and absolutely cannot accept 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 fills the man's chest. This English man, who has always been strong and steady, can't help feeling want at this moment.

The urge to look up to the sky and scream with tears in my eyes.

too difficult.

This difficult journey was really too difficult. At this moment, he even had a strong sense of dreaminess and unreality.

Ocean sailing means adventure, and strong winds and waves are common. Bad weather, dangerous sea conditions, lack of food, terrible diseases... These are all fatal crises. Going on a long sea voyage means putting life and death at risk. Moreover, during this period, even in the West,

The world's bravest adventurers know almost nothing about the East.

In most people's minds, there is only a very general and vague concept about "the East".

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

It is a magnificent golden world.

It is a distant paradise as described in "Marco Polo's Travels".

The whole of Europe, from top to bottom, has extremely strong fantasies about admiring the East, but they know nothing about it and can only make up their minds based on imagination...

Originally, this was a normal thing, because even in the normal historical line, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Europe as a whole was still full of curiosity and fantasy about the East, and was crazy about Chinese products sold from far away.

But our understanding of the East is still vague.

Until around 1750, it was the period when the Eastern plot was shattered, and it was also a period of transformation in Western concepts of world order and attitudes toward the East as a whole.

However, in this historical line that has been greatly modified, it is currently at the end of the 16th century.

Everything has just begun.

Against such a background, when driving a simple sailboat, relying on primitive navigation observation instruments and parchment charts, and embarking on a journey to the unknown world, the dangers involved are unimaginable.

The Dutch caravan originally consisted of five merchant ships.

But now, only a single sailboat like the Leafford is left.

It is conceivable that during this long journey, they have endured many difficulties and dangers, and it is understandable that they are excited at this moment.

But at this moment, the thundering sound suddenly weakened. First, several sailors on one side of the deck suddenly acted like ducks being strangled by their necks. Then the people next to them looked subconsciously, and their eyes widened immediately.

Speechless, speechless, and walking in the same footsteps.

Sensing the rapid decay of the sound, others also turned their heads to look around, including the blond man, and then...

He stared at the sea over there with dumbfounded eyes.

Everyone was dumbfounded, turning their heads and looking in the direction in a daze. The crowd on the deck, which had been cheering and jumping with excitement just now, had all turned into sculptures at this moment, as if they were all petrified. The scene

It seemed extremely weird.

"..."

"..."

It was completely silent, with only the sea breeze blowing.

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

It was a giant ship made of steel that was beyond imagination, and it was heading here with an astonishing momentum...

Modern people may have some wrong and strange perceptions, always thinking that the giant wheel is just like that, but in fact, what you see on a large screen is a completely different feeling from what you experience in person.

They are like ants in front of such a behemoth.

Especially in times like this, for a group of adventurers who have just arrived at the border of the Eastern World and are completely unprepared mentally——

They don't know what huge changes the Eastern world has experienced in the past half century, and have been completely transformed by demons. Compared with those who have been trapped in the torrent of the times and changed with the ever-changing times.

Oriental people lack a step-by-step acceptance process.

Therefore, what I felt was an even greater impact and shock! It almost felt like I was out of my mind!

Seeing the giant ship dozens of meters high riding the wind and waves, crushing it with astonishing speed and momentum, if they couldn't tell that it seemed to be a giant steel ship, then they would probably think it was those yellowed sheepskin charts.

The sea monster painted on it appears!

So huge! So towering! So magical!

Steel with an unimaginable weight floats in the water and can sail so fast. This is a miracle that they cannot understand!

"That...what...is it the work of the devil?"

Someone moaned lowly, and instinctively felt that his whole body was weak and his hands and feet were cold.

"It is God...the kingdom of God...we have really come to the kingdom of God!"

There were also sailors who were trembling all over, with a trace of abnormal flushing in their pale faces. They were so excited that they knelt down and kissed the ground on the deck. He tried his best to cry out: "Heaven! Heaven is really in the east."

, it’s all true, we have arrived in Eden!!”

Almost just for a moment.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and the next moment their eyes lit up and everyone was excited! - Yes, this is the East! This is the East! It is the land of paradise, the home of gods and humans, the fruit, and the clear spring.

The countryside is the place of wisdom of the Magi from the East!

How could it be the work of the blasphemous devil? This is definitely the source of the divine revelation of the gospel!

As if he had been reminded, thought of something, and quickly completed the process of convincing and worshiping him wholeheartedly, the sailor who just said that it was the devil's work knelt down, prayed devoutly and fearfully, and said

My own sin just now.

Starting from his actions, as if he had sent out some signal, the people around him all fell down in an instant. In an instant, they all turned into the most fanatical believers, shouting, praising and praying with all their strength.

One wave after another, no one can stay awake in this fanatical atmosphere.

"This... you..."

The blond man stood blankly among the people kneeling on the ground. He looked around blankly and saw that they were all crying with all their strength and kissing the deck desperately. His whole body was shaking with excitement. His eyes were bloodshot and he was crying again.
To be continued...