mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1098 You guys are really forgetful

Chapter 1098 You guys are really forgetful
There is no certainty as to whether there are hypocrites or real men in this world.

Captain Edward Smith was praised for letting women and children board the ship first, but he locked the doors of the third-class cabins, leaving the poor people trapped inside to die.

Designer Thomas Andrews arranged for everyone to board the ship, but at the last moment, he also despaired.

Whether he arrived at the Liuwangtai or met Satan, he could only feel guilty about the various flaws in the ship's design.

Zhao Chuanxin originally planned to cut the hull. It is said that the amount of steel used in the Titanic exceeded that of an aircraft carrier.

But the scenes before the shipwreck made him give up this idea.

The ship had a serious electrical leakage and the electrician was electrocuted to death.

Each watertight compartment was squeezed by the sea water, and the power of its explosion was comparable to that of a cannonball.

Ordinary people can be shattered into pieces in an instant.

Old Zhao doesn't intend to take any risks.

……

At 3:20 in the morning, the Carpathia of the Cunard Company saw a small boat full of people on the sea in the dawn light of the North Atlantic.

The crew had received the Titanic's distress radio call and immediately realized that this was a survivor.

As they got closer, the crew saw the survivors on the lifeboat, with a faint glow on their sleeves.

They were very quiet, abnormally quiet.

Shouldn't I be overjoyed at having escaped death?
Why?

Because everyone was wrapped in thick blankets and wearing cotton hats, there were actually three iron stoves on the boat with red-hot coals burning in them.

Everyone was holding a large bowl and eating noodles.

There are outboard motors hanging on both sides of the stern of the speedboat, so there is no need for people to push it, just steer the boat.

This is not the standard configuration of simple wooden lifeboats.

This is the standard configuration that Zhao Chuanxin gives to VIP customers.

When the people on the lifeboat were rescued onto the Carpathia, the captain of the Carpathia, Arthur Ross Strong, asked about the condition of the Titanic. Old Morgan told him again based on his own personal experience and repeated it to Zhao Chuanxin.

Arthur Luo Shiqiang wondered: "Why are you so calm? Aren't you afraid?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Chuanxin and said, "Don't be afraid."

They felt cold during the voyage, so Zhao Chuanxin gave each person a blanket and three stoves.

Tired, Zhao Chuanxin hung the outboard motor.

The wind and waves were a bit strong, so Zhao Chuanxin jumped into the sea and pushed the lifeboat to help it stabilize.

They were hungry, so Zhao Chuanxin took out instant noodles and cooked them.

I guess... except that it's not as comfortable as the Titanic, it has everything you want.

What's the point of a bicycle in this case?

Zhao Chuanxin discovered the Carpathia before the Carpathia discovered the lifeboat.

He was even on the right track.

During the voyage, someone had a heart attack, and Zhao Chuanxin gave him an unheard-of medicine, and he recovered immediately.

A child caught a cold, and Zhao Chuanxin gave him a special medicine, which immediately reduced his fever.

It’s true - as long as they buy Thomas Insurance and are obedient, they will not die no matter what happens.

What are you afraid of?
Being rescued is just a matter of time.

Zhao Chuanxin gathered his hair and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I will accompany you to land safely before I leave."

The survivors, who had been silent just now, cheered when they heard this.

Arthur Luo Shiqiang was stunned.

It was as if the Carpathia was not the savior. In the vast ocean, Zhao Chuanxin was the only savior.

There's no way, these survivors are worried about hitting an iceberg or something.

The Carpathia rescued all the survivors on the lifeboats.

Some were on the lifeboat.

Some of them are people who fell into the water but are not dead yet.

Even those who are not dead will be skinned and suffer from a lot of diseases after being soaked in the sea water for so long.

All the survivors add up to more than 800 people.

After circling the scene and finding no survivors, the captain ordered the ship to return to New York, USA.

On the Carpathia cruise ship, Zhao Chuanxin sat in the bar with his legs crossed and smoking.

From time to time people came to visit him and ask for his protection.

"Dear Mr. Zhao, I can give you money. I don't have much money on me, but once we arrive in New York, I will pay the full insurance fee."

They were really scared.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a small notebook and said, "Come on, come on, register."

Your name, age, place of origin, and how much insurance money you owe must be remembered clearly.

Afterwards, you should take the initiative to send it to Thomas Insurance Company.

The survivor picked up the notebook and looked at it. I was surprised to see that there was a table on it, in printed form.

In fact, it was done manually by Xingyue.

Among those who came was Jasmine Brown.

Jasmine Brown said, "Mr. Zhao, I'm doing charity, are you interested?"

"Ma'am, I'm a murderer. Are you interested?"

"..."

At this time, several Chinese people came to the bar.

As a result, they were stopped by the waiter at the door and were not allowed to enter.

Zhao Chuanxin narrowed his eyes.

Jasmine Brown is a person with a cold exterior but a warm heart, and she is very observant of others' expressions.

She quickly spoke to the waiter and let a few Chinese people in.

She was right. If they delayed any longer, the waiter who stopped the person would suffer.

"Mr. Zhao." Several people rubbed their hands and stood awkwardly by the side: "We have considered it and we don't have much money on us. We will give it all to you as a token of our gratitude for saving our lives."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned and pushed their money back: "Are you cursing? If it was for money, I wouldn't have saved you at all."

A few people laughed.

Zhao Chuanxin told them: "If the Titanic was full of Chinese people, I would not let anyone die."

The eight Chinese were shocked.

Can this really be done?
A sense of pride, confidence and warmth suddenly arose in their hearts.

Zhao Chuanxin asked them to sit down and treated them to a drink.

During the conversation, we learned that although these people got on the lifeboat, they were subsequently harassed by the white people.

There was a white man named Lowe who kept complaining that they were taking up other people's jobs, and he also muttered that saving anyone was better than saving the Japanese.

Fang Lang was from Taishan and was an employee of a British shipping company. He had received rowing lifesaving training.

He told several compatriots how to row and how to exert force.

Eight people took over the job of rowing the boat, rowing quickly and steadily with sustained stamina.

At this time, Lowe muttered again: "If it were this kind of Japanese, I would be willing to save a few more."

There was a lot of condescension in his words.

It seems that being disdainful is your due, and being praised is your honor.

Fang Lang thought of Zhao Chuanxin, and only then did he have the confidence to speak coldly, telling Luo Wei in broken English: "We are Chinese, we were rescued by Zhao Chuanxin, we are on the boat, you don't need to row, understand?"

It is said that Lowe was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.

But he didn't dare say anything.

Sacrificing Zhao Chuanxin has the power to shock the soul.

After hearing this story, Zhao Chuanxin laughed with them.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed at the heads of several people and said: "The Qing Dynasty has fallen. Once the ship reaches the shore, you will cut off your braids."

Fang Lang blinked and nodded happily: "I'll listen to Mr. Zhao."

Someone said: "This body and hair are given by our parents..."

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him: "Your hair and body are given by your parents, why do you shave off half of your head?"

"Ah this..."

Zhao Chuanxin said disdainfully: "If you can grow a full head of hair, I will respect you as a man. I had short hair before the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Did you dare to grow a full head of long hair back then?"

At that time, the forehead could be shaved in time, with a buzz cut in the front and a braid in the back.

But you can't have long hair all over your head and tie it up.

Otherwise, there would be suspicion of anti-Qing and restoration of Ming.

Zhao Chuanxin flicked off the ash from his cigarette and said, "It's the same old saying, either keep it all or cut it short. Apart from other reasons, the main reason you are discriminated against is the yin-yang hairstyle and pigtails. The Manchus are not your parents, so why do you still keep them?"

Fang Lang immediately took out a pair of scissors from his pocket and cut his braid with a click.

Zhao Chuanxin became interested: "Well, whoever wants a haircut, go to the deck and I'll cut it for him."

Fang Lang said in surprise: "I'll go first."

It was such a hassle to untie my braids and wash my hair.

When he arrived on the deck, surrounded by a group of foreigners, Zhao Chuanxin, regardless of the cold wind, bared his arms and rolled up his sleeves and acted as Tony's teacher.

After cutting their hair, Zhao Chuanxin even took out some hair oil to style their hair.

I blanch...

When the foreigners on the ship saw it, they couldn't help but be tempted: "Mr. Zhao, can you give me a haircut?"

Zhao Chuanxin cuts like a god, quickly and well.

He said, "You can buy my insurance."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't cut it randomly.

Xingyue put on the sunglasses and changed the hairstyle first, then Zhao Chuanxin selected the best option and followed suit.

The journey is long, it’s just a fun thing.

Everyone also suggested taking a group photo as a souvenir.

Zhao Chuanxin refused to be photographed on the grounds that he wanted to take a photo of them.

But the photos he took were of extremely high resolution and in color. They were developed on the boat and one was given to each person.

These photos later became one of the important survivor materials.

In the evening, Zhao Chuanxin took the time to teleport back to Quetshalan and sorted out the various supplies that were moved back from the ship.

Gold, silver, jewelry and money were hidden in the underground fortress.

The rest of the items, such as food, were distributed to the local residents of Quetshalan, and the rest were sold.

Zhao Chuanxin had made other arrangements for carpets, furniture and other items.

After several years of construction, the Peace College has taken shape.

Transportation in the desert is difficult and there is a lack of decoration materials, but it just so happens that there are some ready-made ones.

The next day, Zhao Chuanxin took out the "Code of the Old Gods" in the library.

He put himself in the situation. Only in this way could he stop time from passing faster, and only in this way could he take a good look at the diary written by the fearless pioneer.

【Dudu married me.】

What a beast.

[The war of faith begins, and the followers of the demon god repeatedly attack the Rune City, the Brilliant Oasis, and the Pioneer Partner Haven. ]

[The fight between me and the new emperor was forced to stop. ]

[The closed Haishi Virtual Realm reopened its entrance and exit, and the Virtual Realm Elders left Haishi Virtual Realm with the Axiom Masters, Virtual Realm Striker, and countless Outer Realm Apprentices, and began blatant looting.]

[Because of the demon virus infection, Haishi Xujing was seriously injured. 】

[Among the nine tribes in the Shadow Forest of Middle-earth, the Ant-Man, Bird-Man, Beetle-Man, Snake-Man, and Bee-Man become believers of the Broken Land, hoping to open the entrance to the Broken Land.]

【The flames of war in Middle-earth never cease.】

[In this age of chaos among the gods, I wonder if the God of Time and Space can protect us believers and help us get through this chaotic era safely.]

Zhao Chuanxin thought to himself: You may not believe it, but I, the God of Time and Space, am also living in a chaotic era.

【Outer Realm Apprentice No. 1749 was my partner during my stay in the Sea City Void Realm. He brought me news from afar, saying that the elders of the Void Realm had set their sights on our pioneer partner, Haven, and asked me to be careful. He also brought me some Divine Sense Tablets. Because he successfully promoted to a Void Realm Striker, he mastered the ability to engrave runes and was specifically responsible for engraving Divine Sense Tablets. These Divine Sense Tablets were stolen by him.】

That's pretty much all the useful information.

Zhao Chuanxin took out the tablets of spiritual consciousness, a total of thirty-six of them.

The two most valuable ones are the clone rune based on the fifty-seventh singularity axiom and the food rune. The remaining 34 divine tablets have 10 equivalent to dictionaries, 1 teaching how to record content into divine tablets, and the remaining 24 are empty.

Zhao Chuanxin asked Xingyue to browse through the three runes of clone, food transformation and how to infuse content.

Xingyue copied two clones, the Eater Rune Spiritual Scroll, and infused the two runes of solidity and true vision that it had already mastered into four empty Spiritual Scrolls.

The efficiency of learning using spiritual knowledge is much higher than that of reading.

The disadvantage is that it is easily damaged.

After reading for a few hours, the tablet of spiritual consciousness will shatter.

We stayed on the ship until April 4, when the Carpathia passed the Statue of Liberty, with tens of thousands of people watching on the Batley Coast of Manhattan Island.

It's raining cold in New York.

About 30,000 people stood in the rain and silently welcomed the survivors of the Titanic.

The sinking of the Titanic shocked the Western world.

On both sides of the Atlantic, many countries lowered their flags to half-mast.

German Emperor Wilhelm II paid his condolences.

American condolences.

King George V of England paid tribute.

Countless newspaper reporters mingled in the crowd, waiting to interview the survivors.

They were eager to know what was happening.

They want to interview the survivors, they want to interview the captain and crew of the Carpathia, and they want to interview Zhao Chuanxin.

When the Carpathia docked at Pier 54, Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully, "Everyone, we have finally reached land safely. Our insurance policy is now void."

Everyone was silent, with mixed feelings.

You say Zhao Chuanxin is a good person, but Zhao Chuanxin charged a lot of fees.

You say he is a bad guy, he did kill a lot of people while rescuing people on the boat.

The worst-hit was Joseph Ismay, the head of the White Star Line.

Zhao Chuanxin hammered it with a hammer until it was stuck to the deck.

What a miserable old man.

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Chuanxin is indeed not a good person.

The ship docked at the pier, and Old Morgan held out his hand: "Zhao, you go first."

Zhao Chuanxin was really rude and was the first to get off the boat.

The result was that reporters swarmed around.

Many reporters actually recognized Zhao Chuanxin.

"Mr. Zhao, it's really exciting to see you again."

"Mr. Zhao, some people say that you planned the sinking of the Titanic just for your insurance money. Is this true?"

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette and blew out a smoke ring with a calm expression.

Then… he started to curse: “Fuck you, you idiot. Do I need a conspiracy to sink a ship? I didn’t tell you which ship I sank.”

"Ah this..."

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

No matter which warship Zhao Chuanxin wants to sink, I will make sure you know it was him.

Zhao Chuanxin said with a thunderous tongue: "Get lost!"

After saying that, he pushed through the crowd, rushed into the crowd, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The reporter was stunned. Each body was spinning 360 degrees left and 360 degrees right, so where was Zhao Chuanxin?

There was still some remnant of secondhand smoke from Zhao Chuanxin in the air.

The reporters could only interview the second most famous person among the survivors - JP Morgan.

"Mr. Morgan, can you tell me whether the sinking of the Titanic is related to Zhao Chuanxin?"

Old Morgan had a heavy expression on his face. “Before the Titanic hit the iceberg, Mr. Zhao had been with those of us who bought Thomas’ insurance, so it had nothing to do with him. And with his wealth, do you think he would sink a ship for that little insurance money?”

At that time, Zhao Chuanxin's net worth was probably not much different from that of old Morgan.

But in recent years, old Morgan has been developing smoothly and has surpassed others.

But no matter what, Zhao Chuanxin is wealthy.

People are like this. Sometimes they can clearly figure out the situation, but they still like conspiracy theories.

Why does this happen?
The bottom line is that conspiracy theories make simple-minded people feel that they are not simple-minded.

When everyone else said the earth was round, he insisted it was flat.

Look, I am clear-headed and you are all fools who have been deceived.

When others were discussing celestial bodies, he would say that the sky was a screen and all that was seen were projections.

Look, I got the truth, you guys are a bunch of idiots who can't see the truth.

There were only about thirty people who bought insurance, and the money had already been spent and was non-refundable, even if no shipwreck had occurred.

Is it necessary for Zhao Chuanxin to chisel the boat?
Even if he wanted to scuttle the ship for insurance, would this small amount of money be enough to make him go through so much trouble?
This is also easy to understand.

But many people still prefer to believe that the sinking of the Titanic was related to Zhao Chuanxin.

This would be true even if old Morgan said so.

Even Frederick Fleet, the Titanic's lookout, said: "The Titanic sank because it hit an iceberg. The telescope on the ship was locked in a cabinet, so I could only observe with my naked eyes. When I found the iceberg, it was too late."

This person later suffered from depression.

He eventually committed suicide.

Perhaps he always believed that he should bear some responsibility for the sinking of the Titanic.

More than a thousand people died!

Many navigation experts felt that even if he had a telescope, it would probably be of no use.

But once a person falls into the alleyway mentality, ten horses cannot pull him back.

Even though Frederick Fleet said this, some people still think that the shipwreck was related to Zhao Chuanxin.

Even though subsequent survivors said they had hit an iceberg, and even the third-class passengers who witnessed the milky white iceberg passing outside the cabin, there were still people who believed that it was related to Zhao Chuanxin.

Another group of people began to spread rumors that there were mummies from Egypt on the ship and that the ship was cursed, so it sank.

Zhao Chuanxin has the final say on whether there are mummies or not, hehe...

Jasmine Brown was also interviewed.

The reporters respected her very much: "Ms. Brown, we heard that you tried your best to help people get on the lifeboats. You are also a wealthy person who loves charity. I want to ask you, Captain Edward Smith is also a hero. He let women and children get on the ship first, and he didn't get on the lifeboat in the end. Is this true?"

Jasmine Brown thought of Zhao Chuanxin's words.

She struggled in her heart.

Edward Smith did not board the ship, leaving his seat for someone else.

This is beyond doubt.

He also deserves praise for allowing women and children to board the ship first.

However, he let the rich board the ship first, and many poor people, whether they had children or not, had to wait in line at the end. He even locked the door of the third-class cabin at one point...

This is fucked.

If Zhao Chuanxin hadn’t exposed it, perhaps the world would never have known this.

She hesitated, her face changed.

Finally, she sighed and told the truth: "I will explain the events in chronological order. When Captain Edward Smith learned that the Titanic could not be spared, he immediately asked the crew to lock the door of the third-class cabin from the outside. He did let the women and children in the first-class cabin board the ship first. In the end, it was Zhao Chuanxin who opened the door of the third-class cabin. In the third-class cabin, some children were unable to board the lifeboat. Some people begged Zhao Chuanxin to save their children. Zhao Chuanxin got a kayak from somewhere, inflated it, and saved the remaining children..."

The reporters were in an uproar.

I Chao... such a good example of a heroic character was completely subverted by Zhao Chuanxin.

The other people at the dock felt their scalps tingle after hearing this.

They came to a conclusion - people really have to be rich.

Otherwise, if you get into trouble, even escaping will only be ranked third in escape priority.

Eight Chinese were also blamed.

They stood in the rain, standing there stupidly, their hairstyles that Zhao Chuanxin had carefully groomed becoming messy.

A reporter asked them: "Gentlemen, you were the first to board the lifeboat, but many people died at the bottom of the sea. Do you feel guilty?"

Several people were stunned by the question.

Everyone around looked at him with contempt.

Fang Lang was very nervous, and even more nervous when being challenged. His mind went blank.

He couldn't understand why they chose to make things difficult for just a few of them when so many people had survived?

But suddenly he remembered Zhao Chuanxin's unruly face, which sometimes showed a sinister expression.

His nervous heart suddenly calmed down.

My hands and feet no longer tremble.

Afraid of eggs?
Even if a few of them were beaten to death by white people at the dock, Zhao Chuanxin would avenge them in a blink of an eye.

He was convinced.

Thinking this way, I no longer feel afraid or nervous.

He said coldly in broken English: "You mean, poor people like us deserve to die and we should leave more space for the rich, right? Which newspaper are you from? Everyone, listen to what this reporter says. You have to be careful of this kind of person. He is the mouthpiece of the rich!"

Sure enough, the people at the dock looked at Fang Lang and his friends unfriendly.

But now he cast a fierce look at the reporter who asked the question.

"What do you mean? The poor deserve to die?"

“Are you a spokesperson for the rich?”

The reporter was confused.

I am Chao, this cunning Chinese.

Actually diverting the conflict?

Fang Lang smiled coldly: "Heroes are all rich people. Why? Because poor people don't even have the opportunity to get to the front, so they can't be heroes. If I tell you that I saved three people who fell into the water, would you believe it? But this is the fact. We rowed the lifeboat back and saved three more people. Why doesn't anyone say I'm a hero? Because I'm poor!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Everyone looked at Fang Lang with admiration.

The young man is awesome, well done, he has expressed the voice of us, the grassroots people.

At this time, several New York police officers stepped out.

They told Fang Lang and others, "You cannot go ashore. You Chinese are not allowed to enter the country at will."

When Chinese people go out, they often say the following words: Harmony brings wealth; Taking a step back will open up a new world; The people should not fight with the officials...

The same is true for Fang Lang and others.

He was able to fight back when facing reporters.

But facing the New York police, they dared not speak and were timid and at a loss.

Fang Lang was at a loss and said, "Sir, many of the survivors are foreigners, why are you only driving us away?"

The policeman said coldly: "You are Chinese, right?"

"Yes."

“Chinese are not allowed to enter.”

"..."

Fang Lang and others dared to be angry but not to speak out.

They had survived a life-and-death experience and finally made it to shore, only to be driven back into the sea by the New York police?

Those New Yorkers who had just spoken for Fang Lang also kept silent.

What a spokesperson for the poor.