Chapter 1 Cruise Ship Encounters
The next morning, Zhao Qiankun took a salute and boarded a passenger ship to Dongao Shenzhou.
In fact, there is nothing to bring. He carried the Dragon Slaying Gun with him. In addition to the notes left by the snow lotus, the mustard seeds and Sumeru box, the disguise mask, the silver prepared by Stanley for him, the letter of introduction, several Dongao Shenzhou-style clothes, and some dry food, there is nothing else. It is basically the size of a suitcase, which is considered lightweight.
After saying goodbye to Stanley and Mrs. Haichen, who came to see her off together, the passenger ship slowly left the port.
This is a giant whale-class ocean-going passenger ship produced in free port, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons and a maximum passenger capacity of 2,000 people. A ship of this size is unimaginable in ancient times on earth!
And this is not only due to the world's exquisite shipbuilding technology, but more importantly, it is thanks to the magical materials that are specialized in this world!
To be more precise, it is the wood unique to Dongao Shenzhou.
As we all know, most houses in West Carlo State are mainly earth and stone structures, while those in Dongao Shenzhou are mostly wooden structures. Many people attribute this to cultural differences, but they do not know that behind the cultural differences is actually the difference between ecological geography.
Compared with wood, stone is more difficult to process and transport. However, compared with stone, wood is relatively fragile... Therefore, generally speaking, it is more reasonable to use wood for residential houses to build and castle fortresses to use stone buildings.
However, in Dongao Shenzhou, even many military buildings are mostly made of wood or mixed stone and wood. For example, castles, bases and walls are made of stone, while towers and main buildings are still wood. There are also palaces and temples. These huge buildings are usually covered with bricks and stones in the West, but in the East, they are made of wood.
This is because the unique geographical environment of the East produces particularly high-quality wood!
The unique hardwood genus of Dongao Shenzhou is dense and hard, even comparable to steel, but it can float on the water surface, resistant to decay and not flammable. It can be said to be the best choice for shipbuilding!
It was also the ships made by hardwood that the fleet of Dongao Shenzhou passed through thousands of kilometers of winding sea and landed in West Caro State.
Don’t underestimate the winding sea. As a narrow and long sea area connecting the two oceans, the climate here is changing and the ocean currents are extremely complex. Because of the rich aquatic products and many huge sea monsters are still inhabited, it is difficult for ordinary small boats to cross this thousands of kilometers of sea areas. Only giant ships made of hardwood can overcome the wind and waves here!
Standing at the bow of the boat and blowing the fishy sea breeze, Zhao Qiankun suddenly felt refreshed and happy.
This was the second time he had taken a boat since he came to this world. Last time he was in the Sailan Binghai. Although the climate was cold, the sea surface was very calm. Apart from encountering pirate attacks, the journey was very smooth.
Although the climate is relatively warm this time, Zhao Qiankun could still feel the slight ups and downs of the hull while sitting on a 10,000 tons ship. It can be seen that the ocean here is much harder to conquer than the ice sea!
"Miss, don't be so cold..." Zhao Qiankun, who was enjoying the sea breeze, suddenly heard a not-so-standard common word coming from beside him. Looking back, he saw an oriental man dressed in luxuriously, following two guards, chatting with a Western beauty.
"I just want to treat you to a meal, right in the VIP restaurant on the boat, it doesn't matter..." Seeing that the woman did not agree, the man continued to work hard.
"There are people like this everywhere..." Zhao Qiankun sighed. He didn't want to care about such other people's business. After all, Stanley arranged a luxury passenger ship for him. The one who boarded the ship should be either rich or noble. The woman should also be a female relative of a noble and wealthy businessman. At most, this man just asked a chat and should not dare to do anything out of order.
But when the woman refused, she turned around and happened to be seen by Zhao Qiankun...
"It's her?!" Zhao Qiankun frowned, shrugged his shoulders, and walked forward.
"Why are you here..." Zhao Qiankun smiled at the woman and said, "Let me find it easy, let's go and have a meal!"
The woman was stunned when she saw him, then smiled, reached out to let Zhao Qiankun hold him and followed him away.
"So the famous flower has a master..." The man from the east shrugged and left with his two subordinates.
"I didn't expect to meet you here!" The two walked into the cabin. The woman smiled and said to Zhao Qiankun: "I can't tell, you can save the beauty with heroes!"
"I'm not saving you!" Zhao Qiankun shrugged: "If Yurien sees someone harassing you, maybe those three guys will suffer!"
Yulian is the name of the beast trainer of the Wild Rose Circus, and this beautiful woman is the leading actress of the Wild Rose Circus, Isabella!
In Karentis City, Isabella and Zhao Qiankun met one another. As the leader of the circus who relied on charming skills, Zhao Qiankun was the first human she met in so many years, who had no magic skills at all, so Isabella was deeply impressed by him.
"Encountering is fate. You just said you wanted to treat me to a meal, so I took it seriously!" Isabella acted a little coquettishly: "I heard that you passed the Tower of Judgment and won a large prize!"
"You are well-informed!" Zhao Qiankun widened his eyes.
"Of course!" Isabella tilted her head and smiled: "I happened to perform in Liberty City that day. That was the lowest attendance rate in my career. Later I realized that the audience was attracted by you! I also saw the photos and realized that your name is Zhao Qiankun!"
"For my reputation!" Zhao Qiankun smiled and bowed slightly, making a call to the restaurant: "You spend, I will pay!"
The two came to the restaurant on the boat, which is worthy of the famous luxury passenger ship. The restaurant is well-decorated and has a complete menu. The two found a seat by the window and sat down and called the waiter.
"Wow, there are so many styles!" After opening the menu and looking at the dazzling array of dishes, Zhao Qiankun sighed. The dishes on it are still characterized by various seafood. After so many days in Liberty City, they spent most of the time in prison. Zhao Qiankun really didn't have a good meal of seafood, so he ordered a purple lobster, a specialty of the southern part of the winding sea, and ordered some sashimi, shellfish and tropical fruits. As for Isabella, he only had a large portion of steak, one cent ripe, a glass of liquor and a dish of chili powder...
When Isabella ordered chili powder, the waiter hesitated for a while and confirmed to her again and finally passed the order at Isabella's insistence.
Soon, the two of them served the dishes. The one in the center was the large plate of purple lobster. This lobster is nearly one meter long, and its shell is thick. It needs to be pried open with special tongs to eat the delicious shrimp meat inside.
Zhao Qiankun picked up the tongs, quickly removed the lobster shell, and made a gesture to Isabella: "Come on, let's start!"
Isabella smiled slightly: "I still prefer to eat meat!" As she said that, she picked up the knife and cut open the almost raw steak. The bright red blood flowed out, looking very fresh and tender.
"I can't tell that you are such a beautiful girl, you are still so cold!" Although Zhao Qiankun dared to eat anything, he was more accustomed to cooked food due to his previous life's habits.
"I have different personal preferences!" As he said that, Isabella forked a small piece with a fork, put it in the chili powder and rolled it around, dipped it in a thick layer of pepper, then put it in her mouth and chew it, and tasted it with her eyes closed. She enjoyed her expression very much.
"Is this chili so delicious?" Zhao Qiankun has also eaten the steak from this world. He felt that it was no different from the earth. He was curious and scooped a spoonful of chili noodles into his mouth...
"I'm a slimming..." Just as the red powder touched the tongue coating, Zhao Qiankun felt a ball of fire explode in his mouth! He hurriedly picked up a glass of lemonade and poured it into his mouth, but he had no relief from the hot feeling! In desperation, he grabbed a few pieces of sashimi and stuffed it into his mouth. The cold and soft fish fillets covered his tongue, which made him feel a little more comfortable, but in his imagination, the sashimi seemed to have turned into a grilled fish fillet on his hot tongue...
Seeing Zhao Qiankun's painful appearance, Isabella laughed, picked up his glass of water, turned around the edge of the cup with her fingers, and handed it to him.
Zhao Qiankun felt that the water in the cup was attached with some magic. He took it to drink it into his mouth, and suddenly there was no more burning feeling in his mouth! Even his tongue seemed to have swelled down!
"Wow, what kind of chili is this..." Zhao Qiankun swallowed the "grilled fish fillet" and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I think I'm very spicy, why is this so powerful?"
"You are really amazing!" Isabella smiled and said, "A ordinary person may have a little bit of it, and he may have gone through shock! You haven't fainted, you are already very powerful!"
"Then you won't remind me yet!" Zhao Qiankun complained.
"I am enjoying the food with my eyes closed. Who knows you're secretly eating it!" Isabella introduced: "This is the hell pepper, a specialty of the primitive continent. It is called a demon. It has a very spicy food, but the taste is very mellow. Therefore, when making big pot dishes, just put a little bit, and it's already a spicy dish that makes people sweat all over. Eat a spoon like you. If you don't have spicy food, it's a fortune telling!"
Mainly Qiankun covered his mouth, thinking that his current layer of human skin was based on the Doomsday Flame Demon, which is a legendary monster with extremely high fire resistance. Spicy taste is actually not a taste, but a mixture of pain and heat, so not only the tongue, but also the skin will feel hot!
Chapter completed!