Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 542 Secret Voyage
"Grandpa Ahfu, I need to leave the North for a while. During this time, I'll have to ask you to cover up for me. Don't let anyone know that I'm not in the North." Perfect stood up from his chair and said to Foster, "My stand-in can perfectly imitate my words and deeds. It can handle daily affairs without any problems. However, there may be some flaws for people who are familiar with me. I'll have to ask you to cover them up."

"Please rest assured, young lady. This is my job." The old butler bowed to Perfect, and then reminded Perfect, "Young lady, I am not with you. Please pay more attention to your safety and don't do anything dangerous."

Although he has now been promoted to the legendary level, the old butler has not given up his worries about Perfecto just because of his improved strength.

On the contrary, the more her own strength improved, the more worried the old housekeeper became about Perfect's safety, and she hoped to stay by her side at all times to protect her safety.

"I'm afraid I can't promise you that. What I'm about to do this time is very dangerous." Perfect shook his head with a wry smile, walked up to the old butler and hugged the old man who had always loved him: "But I promise you, I will take good care of myself."

Faced with Perfectcot's attitude, the old butler could not say anything else. He could only do his job well and reduce unnecessary trouble for Perfectcot.

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At the airship berth at Eagle's Beak Cliff, a specially arranged small high-speed airship has completed all preparations before take-off, and the special cargo has also been loaded, and is now waiting for its passengers.

This is a specially arranged airship. Both the crew and the captain were specifically told that this is a top-secret mission and no mission information must be leaked.

This also made the crew feel very strange. Although as airship crew members, they had performed secret missions before, this was the first time they had seen confidentiality to this extent.

However, the crew members also understood that these were not their business, so they just quietly prepared for the voyage and pretended to know nothing else.

In order to keep the voyage secret, this voyage did not even depart from Chernobog or Beloberg, but chose to depart from Eagle's Beak Cliff. All of this was obviously done for the sake of secrecy.

Although Eagle's Beak Cliff experienced a wave of prosperity and development when Perfect was still here, in Perfect's plan it was just a scientific research base.

Therefore, with the establishment of Chernobog and the move of Perfectoct there, Eagle's Beak Cliff gradually returned to its former tranquility. Only a few laboratories and academic research institutions were set up here, and it no longer had the bustling atmosphere of the past.

In contrast, the airship berth at Yingzui Cliff is no longer as bustling as before, and has become a freight station dedicated to transporting various materials to the various scientific research departments of Yingzui Cliff.

Because of this, some voyages or other related flight missions that require confidentiality will choose to depart from Eagle's Beak Cliff.

After all, there is little traffic here, the venue facilities are complete, and it is relatively easy to maintain confidentiality and control.

As for the original routes, they have all been moved to Beloberg, where the harbor is undergoing renovation and is preparing to continue to be used as a berth and hangar for airships after the ocean freezes over.

Although they say they will wait until the ocean freezes, in reality, the maritime trade between the North and the colonies has already been completely cut off.

Apart from the ships heading towards the empire's homeland that can reach the north by crossing the route that is now filled with more and more icebergs and floating ice, the only country that still has ships able to come is the New World.

Ships from other colonies are no longer able to reach the North, and communication with those places is maintained entirely by airships.

As the temperature drops further, even the navigation of the airship is affected. After all, if the temperature is too low, the outer shell of the airship will be severely frozen, causing the weight of the airship to increase, which will also affect its flight state.

At this time, the crew members need to risk their lives to climb outside the hull and use de-icing tools to manually remove the ice.

This is also one of the most dangerous jobs for airship crew members. So far, there have been several safety accidents caused by failure to pay attention to safety measures.

Normally speaking, once such an accident occurs, the result is often death, because few people can survive a fall from such a high height.

"It's so cold! The weather in the North is getting colder and colder." Wei'er, who had restored her real name to Sandrion, rubbed her hands and walked up the gangway of the airship while speaking to a cloaked man beside her.

The man did not give any response, but just nodded slightly, indicating that she should get on the boat first.

The two men soon arrived on the ship, and the captain took the initiative to greet them. However, neither Sandrion nor the mysterious man in the cloak said much to the captain. They just signaled him to set sail as soon as possible and not to leak any information.

The captain naturally did not dare to neglect it. After all, Sandrion's name had spread throughout the entire North with her return. Everyone knew that the empire's once legendary alchemist had returned to the empire, and her strength had even reached a new level.

Nowadays, when gossipers talk about the strongest alchemist in the empire, they put the name of Sandrion, who has reached a level above legendary, before Perfectoct, believing that he is the most worthy of the title of the strongest alchemist in the empire.

Seeing that it was her who was on the ship, the captain certainly didn't dare to offend her.

Although he was an officer of the Imperial Navy, Sandrion's status was much higher than the level he could reach.

As for the mysterious man traveling with Sandrion, the captain did not dare and did not want to know who he was.

The captain didn't think he would live long enough to inquire about a top-secret mission related to such an important figure.

In order to prevent any crew members from doing things that are dangerous, the captain also specially arranged a crew member to stand guard outside the cabin of Sandrion and the mysterious man to prevent anyone from doing something that should not be done.

Both Sandrion and the mysterious man expressed satisfaction with the captain's attitude.

They also seemed to be intentionally keeping a low profile. They hardly left their cabins during the entire voyage, and even the food was delivered by the captain himself.

The only person who took the initiative to leave the cabin was the mysterious man who went to the cargo hold to inspect the special cargo on board.

This made the captain even more unwilling to know what was going on. Fortunately, the journey was smooth and he finally arrived safely at the empire's homeland.

(End of this chapter)