nucmednet Chapter 295 Chapter 293 "Glory of the Empire"
Chapter 295 Chapter 293 "Glory of the Empire"
Chapter 295 Chapter 290 "Glory of the Empire"
[Task completion reward: open the next link of the route and get the key props for perfect customs clearance. 】
[Perfect clearance progress: 20%]
【*You got a special item (Art Stone)】
[The Stone of Yate: An extremely rare specialty of the Yate Empire. It can detect the blood components in the human body and detect the dangerous soul race that hunts and kills humans.It is the main trade item traded with sea cities during this voyage. 】
【Use times: 1/1】
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[Acquire Perfect Clearance · Heavenly Kingdom Line · Main Quest]
【Main task · Arrive at the other shore (2/3): Safely arrive at the city on the sea. (If the key control of the Yate is obtained, the task completion reward will increase.)]
[Task completion reward: open the next link of the route and get the key props for perfect customs clearance. 】
……
A thumb-sized, transparent stone appeared in his hand.
Staring at this familiar stone, Su Mingan was stunned for a moment.
... He originally thought that the key props for perfect customs clearance would be something else, but he didn't expect it to be the Art Stone - this thing, which he already owned two pieces of.
Moreover, this Yate Stone looks much smaller than the two pieces I own, and it can only be used once.
However, my identity should be quite special... That's why I hid such a large Art Stone under the wardrobe and under the bed.For ordinary players, the rewarded Art Stone is already very valuable.
He put the Art Stone in his backpack and walked to the other door of the power room.
"...Wait, where are you going!" Naraku immediately called him from behind.
"Rin, what should we do now? The crew are so bold that they actually want to control the hope of the empire... What are they trying to do? Do they still want to replace the nobles and go to the city on the sea to make deals...?"
"Whether their purpose is for wealth or power, it doesn't matter." Su Mingan said as he walked.
He pushed open the door.
Outside the door is a dark corridor, like a deep tunnel, without any light.
"Hey, where are you going? What are you going to do!" Naraku didn't get the answer, and immediately wanted to stop him.
"That's the cab over there." Su Mingan said, "When sailing at night, the cab will not turn on the lights."
"Wait, are you going to..."
Without waiting for Naluo to say anything more, Su Mingan walked out directly and plunged into the darkness.
……
In the dark night, the waves rolled aggressively outside the cab.
The middle-aged man sitting in front of the console rubbed his tired eyes.
He is Austin, current captain of the Yate, piloting the hope and glory of an empire.
As the driver of this pearl on the sea, he was naturally not born as a commoner.
He was originally a member of the Royal Knights of the Art Empire. Although it was only a name, it also meant that he was completely different from the civilian class.
When he was selected to pilot the Yate, he sold all his property and devoted himself to helping the empire build this great ship sailing to the light, just for this hopeful voyage.
The ship carries nearly one-third of the Yate Empire's Yate Stone, and it will go to the legendary city of treasures, in order to exchange for precious jewels that make the empire look brand new...
As the driver of this giant ship, he is full of confidence in this voyage.
Even if news of a soul race attacking passengers came at night, it would not affect his trust in the Yate.
There are three full soul hunters on board, they will definitely be able to settle this chaos...
Looking at the torrential rain outside, he observed the scene with some concern, but suddenly heard the sound of the hatch opening behind him.
Through the somewhat blurred mirror, he saw the vice-captain Yawen walking in, holding an oil lamp in his hand.
"Awen?"
He called softly: "Why did you bring the lamp in and put it out, it's a bit reflective."
Although the Yate relies on resource stones for its navigation, he does not need to perform overly complicated operations, but the lights affect his sight after all, so he still needs to observe the outside situation.
He asked Yawen to lift the lamp out, but Yawen, who had always listened to him, ignored him and approached him instead.
Through the reflective mirror, Austin gradually saw that besides a lantern, there seemed to be something reflective in Yawen's hand...
He took a closer look and finally saw the whole thing.
—that is a knife!
As soon as he saw it clearly, the light of the knife flashed, and Yawen slashed at him with the knife in his hand, without hesitation.
"Yawen!"
He yelled and rolled out of his seat. Yawen slashed on the driver's panel with a knife, causing a burst of sparks.
"Yawen, what are you doing!" Austin couldn't believe that a subordinate he had always trusted would suddenly kill him.
"Our plan has already started, Old Antique." A sneer suddenly appeared on Yawen's usually gentle face:
"...If you continue to keep you here, you will find out sooner or later. Since Huo Gu's insinuations are useless to you—then you'd better die!"
As he spoke, he slashed at him again.
Austin didn't have a sword on his body, and he was no match for Yawen at all. After a few tumblings, Yawen slashed on his body with a knife, spattering a lot of blood.
"Yawen—answer me!" Austin said hoarsely: "——Why did you betray Art! Betray the empire that gave birth to you and raised you!"
"Why? Because of profit." Yawen sneered: "I can see through this rotten empire. Commoners will always be commoners, and nobles will always be nobles. People will be branded differently from birth to death, even if they try their best to change. It is impossible for me to climb up... How many years have I been preparing for this voyage since I was a child, and how much hardship have I endured? Just because of your status as a royal knight, you climbed on top of me , didn't give me the slightest chance to show myself..." He said, shaking the blood on the knife to the ground:
"But now, it's completely different... After killing you, and then driving away those nobles who are greedy for life and fear of death, this giant ship will be completely controlled by us... At that time, we who have mastered the remaining Ater Stone, no matter what Whether to go to the city on the sea, or to go to some other place, you will enjoy the ultimate freedom—”
Austin looked at him, his teeth chattering.
"You...you shouldn't be asking for things that don't belong to you!" He scolded angrily: "You have betrayed your family and your beliefs, you are a group of pathetic traitors—"
"Whatever you say, Austin." The knife in Yawen's hand was raised high, and the cold light flickered in his eyes:
"...We've reached this point, we can't turn back, this giant ship is destined not to carry you to the legendary city of treasures... And as for that rotten empire, what treasure does it want... Dreaming Bar."
He shouted loudly, and the knife in his hand was about to fall.
"Squeak-"
A soft sound.
The flight door behind him was slightly pushed open again.
"Burke?" Yawen tilted his head slightly. He knew that there were some special crew members behind him, and they were here to take over the giant ship: "You wait outside first, I will come out after I take care of this old guy..."
"Shh-!"
At this moment, the blade of the sword, which was flickering with cold light, passed his neck.
A black-haired young man in viscount-style attire, holding a kerosene lamp, raised his sword and looked at him.
A strong smell of blood rushed over from the door at this moment, and the young man's sword was splashed with blood.
"you……"
Yawen's head flew up.
At this moment, he didn't even realize his own death, and there was only one thought in his mind.
Why would a stranger appear here! ?
He remembered that there were clearly some special-class crew members behind him, and they were about to take over this beautiful sea pearl with him, and they were about to sail for a bright tomorrow and future...
Why did a stranger appear behind...
The blood flew up and the head fell to the ground.
"Gollum..."
The cabin poured down, and the head made a rolling sound.
Yawen's headless body fell to the ground, right on top of Austin.
Looking at the terrifying mutilated corpse in front of him, Austin forcibly resisted the urge to vomit, pushed Yawen away, stood up, and confronted the young man with the sword.
In the slightly shaking cabin, he leaned on the wall of the ship and stared nervously at the person standing in front of him.
Looking through the dim light like this, he suddenly felt that the person in front of him looked familiar.
"You are..." Austin blinked and confirmed again: "The passenger on the fourth floor... Lord Viscount?"
He has a strong ability to recognize people, he remembers the appearance of passengers above the third floor, and he naturally remembers this down-and-out nobleman who boarded the ship desperately for treasure hunting.
But, isn't it said that this is a guy who can't make a living?Why, why did you come here in the middle of the night...?
"Captain?" Su Mingan glanced at Austin, whose calves were trembling in the corner: "It seems that you and those crew members are not in the same group."
"I, of course I am not!" Austin said, "I will never betray the great empire! —— Lord Viscount, even if you and Yawen and others force me together, I will not compromise. This ship, absolutely We will safely arrive at the end of this flight city..."
"That's good." Su Mingan interrupted his swearing words.
He walked to the bridge and saw the unexpectedly simple layout.There are only a few buttons on the table, three railings, and a resource stone shining beside it.
"Can you drive this boat by yourself?" He asked.
Austin froze for a moment, as if he didn't expect this bloody fellow to ask him such a peaceful question.
"Yes... yes." He swallowed, and explained: "The driving method of the Yate is not complicated. It is mainly driven by resource stones, and I can drive it by myself."
Su Mingan turned around: "Is the learning method difficult?"
"It's not difficult, it's on the operation manual next to it, but it's still hard to control without practice...and the cooperation of the lookout..." Austin replied.
He dared not answer.
The blood-stained blade dangled in front of his eyes, and he didn't dare to hesitate at all.
Su Mingan listened to what he said, and picked up the booklet beside him.
The moment his eyes met the pages of the book, the system prompted to start loading.
【Learning how to drive the Yate...】
[Please keep your line of sight unchanged. 】
[Estimated learning time: 129 minutes. (After learning, the system will assist in driving the Yate.)】
Looking at this system prompt, Su Mingan knew that he had done the right thing.
Sure enough, as long as he takes over the control of the cab, he can control this giant ship by himself.
He stared at the booklet in his hand, watching the system progress start to slowly load...
On the side, Austin, who was trembling all over, looked at Su Mingan who was studying hard, and couldn't help saying: "Well, Mr. Viscount, Mr. Viscount?"
Su Mingan interrupted his study and looked sideways at him.
Facing Su Ming'an's gaze, Austin bit the bullet and said: "Master Viscount, I can see that you are also a person who hates evil, thank you for killing those traitors, but now the driving is left to me, you have more important things The only thing to do is to report this absurd thing to the Grand Duke on the sixth floor..."
Su Mingan continued to look at him.
"My lord Viscount, this matter is quite bad. There are crew members who want to seize the piloting right of this pearl and rob the treasure of the great empire..." Austin met his gaze, but the more he said, he became more and more excited: "My lord Viscount , you must truthfully report this matter to His Excellency the Grand Duke, and you cannot let this vicious perverse behavior be allowed to go..."
As he said this, he suddenly heard footsteps again.
Then, a black-haired young man in a strange costume pushed the door and walked in, holding a blood-stained long stick in his hand.
His body was also full of thick blood.
Su Mingan turned around and handed the booklet to Ming:
"You should be able to learn this thing, and you can make a backup plan. I saw a map of the city on the sea next to it. With the assistance of the system, you should be able to make this ship arrive successfully..."
"Yes, you can rest assured that you can entrust this task to me, and I will try my best to learn." Ming smiled gently, and took the booklet in his hand: "Don't worry about my situation, you can do what you want thing."
"Well, I now have a good guess. This matter must not be so simple. There may be more nobles involved, including those soul hunters. I also need to deal with it..."
He was communicating here, but Austin became more startled the more he listened.
Austin's smile froze on his face, and he vaguely had a bad guess in his heart.
Just now, the viscount came bravely at night and killed the rebels decisively. He thought that a savior had come.
But now it seems...
Why, it seems that dangerous people are also in front of him?
"Master Viscount." He swallowed, feeling as if he was not safe: "What do you mean... Don't you bear the glory of the Art Empire on your body? Don't you want those rebellious people to be brought to justice? Yifa...?"
Su Mingan's words were interrupted, and he didn't say anything more to the captain.
On the contrary, Ming turned his head and smiled at the captain.
"I'm sorry to tell you, Captain." He said, "What we are going to do is more extreme than those 'rebellious guys'.
The Pearl of the Sea, the Glory of the Empire...
Its owner may have changed. "
(End of this chapter)