Old days in the box

Chapter 103 The uneasy approach

As they returned, the two merchant ships of the Robert family slowly sailed away from the North Sea area and entered the vast sea.

The view from Zhou Xiao's window also broke through the coverage of the North Sea for the first time and began to expand further and deeper into the sea.

Freya stabilized the will connection between herself and the Mist Gate, and then left the stern of the ship and returned to the bow of the ship where people were coming and going.

The crew and sailors were stunned by Freya's beauty.

It wasn't until they saw Freya melting a nail into a needle-like spike with their own eyes and using it to tie up their long hair that they became frightened and went to work seriously.

It's really strange that extraordinary people can appear in Beihai, a remote, barbaric and backward place, they all thought to themselves.

Duke noticed the expressions of the sailors and then walked towards Freya: "Miss Freya, it's a long journey, so it's better to take more rest. We still have at least four days of sailing before we can return to the coast of the Frankish Kingdom."

Four days?Zhou Xiao was shocked when she heard what Duke said in front of the computer.

How long does it take to travel from the North Sea to Europa?Doesn’t that mean we can’t even arrive today?
"It doesn't matter, I like to enjoy the sea breeze." Freya was also a little surprised, but she didn't show it and just replied.

When he was competing for hegemony in the North Sea before, Zhou Xiao had never encountered a distance that required more than a day's sailing.

The east and west continents of the North Sea are very close to each other, approximately similar to the British Island in the real world, and the area is also very similar, even a little smaller than the British Island.

Even sailing from the Eastern Continent to the Western Continent would only take ten hours at most.

But now it takes four days to return from the North Sea to the Europa continent?

"It seems that we really crossed the ocean this time. No wonder the civilization gap between the two sides is so big. One side has reached the steam age, and the other side is still driving sail warships." Zhou Xiao couldn't help complaining.

And the gods’ lack of attention is completely understandable.

A small, desolate continent that was so far away had a population of only a few hundred thousand, and there were just a few barbarian kingdoms fighting back and forth.

No one who is a god would want to waste their attention on this place.

But the biggest question now is what to do with the four-day voyage.

If Zhou Xiao had a normal schedule, almost half a month would have passed by the time he got up again.

He couldn't rest assured that Freya would be left alone in Europa for such a long time.

——The main reason is that he is afraid that when he wakes up, the coast of the Frankish Kingdom is already raging with war, and the god's warning meter jumps directly from 0 to 10...

"It's okay, I just had enough to eat and drink, and took a nap." Zhou Xiao remained calm and immediately found a wonderful solution.

He set an alarm clock for three hours and took a nap while the cicadas were chirping at noon.

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At the same time, on the fourth night as the window moved forward rapidly.

Europa continent, along the coast of the Frankish Kingdom.

In the quiet night, the large lighthouse built by the church stood in the harbor, flickering with fire to guide ships sailing at night.

At the top of the lighthouse, a bishop wearing a golden robe walked to the huge window and looked far away at the offshore sea of ​​the Frankish Kingdom.

The bishop paused in front of the window for a long time, and after a while he saw a young night watchman hurriedly coming to the top of the tower.

"Archbishop? Why are you here?" When the young night watchman saw the old man, he suddenly looked panicked and took out his pocket watch to check the time.

"Don't look, you're not late - it's just a whim of mine. I just wanted to come up for a walk and continue your work." The bishop's expression did not change at all, and he just said to the young man calmly.

"It's the Bishop." The young night watchman breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly walked to the lighthouse's candle stand, turned the gear to open the heat-shielding glass cover, and poured the whale oil in his hand into the stand to keep the open flame burning. .

After doing all this, he turned the gear again, closed the glass cover, and activated the mechanical button on the lighthouse again.

There was a sound of precise and complex mechanical operation, and all the light in the candlestick was taken away, transmitted along the steam pipe to the spire of the lighthouse, and turned into a bright flash of light that continued to shine on the sea, scanning the sea.

This lighthouse does not rely on a traditional open flame to illuminate the sea.

Instead, it relies on the extraordinary power of the Church of the God of Raging Waves to ensure that every ship that enters its range can land safely.

There were six large lighthouses like this along the coast of the Frankish Kingdom.

Each one makes the harbor where it is located a hot and prosperous port, with countless ships vying to enter and exit these harbors.

This is not only a gift from the Church of the God of Raging Waves, but also a proof of their divine power.

But tonight, the Bishop himself appeared at one of the large lighthouses, which made the young night watchman uneasy.

The night watchman silently recited the first chapter of the teachings of the God of Raging Waves in front of the candlestick, then turned to the bishop, walked to him respectfully and asked:

"There is no problem with the operation of the lighthouse, and no signs of curses have been found on the sea - did the document of the God of Raging Waves show you some warning?"

"No, all the reports from the Great Lighthouse are normal, and there is no warning message in the interpretation of the documents."

The bishop shook his head, his white hair blowing slightly.

"Then you will come to keep vigil in person today?"

"It's just my personal worry. In the past few days, I have always felt uneasy, as if something is approaching us..."

The bishop and the young night watchman looked at the offshore sea at the same time. Although it was late at night, the maritime trade of the Frankish Kingdom had not stopped. Merchant ships could still be seen coming in and out of the port, transporting goods.

Two of the merchant ships that were sailing into the port to berth were private merchant ships flying the red lion flag and belonging to the Robert family.

After four days of sailing, Duke's ship finally crossed the ocean and returned to the harbor of the Frankish Kingdom.

As their ships moved offshore and anchored near the harbor.

The Mist Gate, which was under the sea, also sailed here like a ghost, following Freya's will and approaching the coast of the Frankish Kingdom.

"Miss Freya, we are here." Duke knocked on Freya's door politely, and then walked to the deck.

Freya quickly walked out of it. At this time, she had changed out of her too conspicuous gold-rimmed armor, put on simple casual clothes, and walked onto the deck.

During the voyage, she listened to Duke's advice and temporarily hid all the features on her body that might attract strange looks. In addition to the gold-rimmed armor, there were also eyes such as flowing golden light and elf ears. .

Now she looks like a tall girl with outstanding appearance, no longer so eye-catching and menacing.

Freya came to the deck and remotely sensed the Mist Gate sinking at the bottom of the sea.

The depth of this harbor is average, and the Mist Gate cannot be completely hidden under the sea due to its huge size.

So Freya secretly ordered the ghost battleship to stop at the entrance of the harbor and temporarily fall asleep on the seabed.

After setting up the Mist Gate, she disembarked with Duke and set foot on the Frankish Kingdom's harbor.

(End of this chapter)