"Shocking discovery! Specter ship from three hundred years ago! "
"Sea Mountain! The long-lost flagship of the Hocke family! "
"Great discovery, Captain Victor's expedition!"
… …
The thick and sturdy newspaper with a pale yellow surface used all kinds of exaggerated methods to describe the return of the specter ship, successfully triggering another wave of mysticism craze among the people.
Wu Ming flipped through a few pages, and was very satisfied to see that the information about him, Wade and the others had been skipped over, summarized with the word 'tourists'.
Letting Captain Victor handle this sort of famous matter was enough. He still needed to keep a low profile.
"Mister Steven Sterling! Thank you very much for bringing back our ancestor's relic. The Hocke family will remember this friendship! "
In front of him, a middle-aged man with platinum hair and well-dressed clothes said with a smile.
"It's mainly Captain Victor's credit this time! Mister Anwen! "
Wu Ming replied rather modestly.
In reality, even though the Hocke family was a large financial group and had a lot of influence in the Golden Oak Kingdom, it really didn't amount to much in his eyes.
His dealings with them this time were mainly to pave the way for Captain Victor.
"Mm, I understand!"
Anwen Hocke smiled, "We will do our best to facilitate matters regarding the establishment of the Ocean Navigation Company. We will also provide equipment and equipment suitable for ocean navigation and salvage at factory price …"
For westerners, it was very normal to expect repayment for kindness. From Anwen's point of view, this was nothing more than a transaction.
After helping them this time, although he could still be considered acquaintances with Steven and Captain Victor in front of him, how he would face them in the future would depend on their own development.
Two fellows who have just left the bottom of society still have a long way to go if they want to enter the true upper class!
Anwen sighed inwardly. For some reason, he looked at Wu Ming with a strange gaze.
The feeling this youngster gave him was as if he could grasp that tiny sliver of hope!
… …
Just as an ocean navigation company called 'Heart of the Ocean' was quietly set up in Port Victoria, Wu Ming and the others returned to Yinchao City.
After the holidays, they had to face their own lives.
Angelina needed to continue her studies, while Philip was admitted to the Royal Police Academy as he wished. He would have to report for duty soon.
Although Philip had barely passed the high school graduation exam, he had failed miserably in the university entrance exam. This was not a place where he could use his cleverness, and his family did not have that much influence.
There was also Alice. Although she studied very hard, she still didn't receive any invitation letter from any scientific research institute. She could only go to the research institute where her mother worked, preparing to work part time and continue to fight for the university entrance exam. After all, even if they worked in the same research institute, the treatment and future development determined by a high school diploma and a university diploma were worlds apart.
Before they parted, she seemed to have a lot of things to say to Wu Ming, but she was too ashamed to say them.
The halo that shrouded Steven Sterling was too dazzling.
Especially since he had already received a recommendation and was about to enter Bigford Business University, a first-rate business university in the Golden Oak Kingdom to further his studies.
Perhaps, after a few years or decades, Philip would be the only one among them who would be able to see his back.
After resting at home for a few days, Wu Ming boarded the steam locomotive and prepared to report to the university.
"Did you bring enough clothes and money?"
Madam Sterling nagged as she packed Wu Ming's luggage. "If you don't have enough money, just call your father and ask him to transfer it to you!"
She rolled her eyes at James. "You really don't need him to send you?"
"I really don't. After all, I still have business to take care of!"
Wu Ming smiled. "I'm already a university student. I'm not a kid anymore!"
His playful words immediately made Madam Sterling smile. "You're not even fifteen yet. How are you not a kid anymore?"
* Woo woo! *
The steam whistle of the train sounded. Wu Ming jumped onto the carriage. "Goodbye!"
"Call us when you've arrived!"
James and Madam Sterling waved their hands vigorously. Brandon and Angelina's two younger siblings also came. The difference was that one had a sour look on his face, while the other seemed reluctant to part.
"Angelina's physique is a little special. I'll have to study it in the future …"
Wu Ming sat in his seat and watched the number of houses that flew past the window. He seemed to be deep in thought.
Bigford University's Caspar City wasn't too far from Yinchao City. It was only a few hours' journey by train.
Airship tickets might not even be available every day for this distance, so he might as well take the train.
Wu Ming didn't really care which university he went to, so he randomly chose one that was closer.
"This … mister?! Are you a student? "
Opposite Wu Ming, a girl around eighteen or nineteen years old was staring at his face curiously.
Wu Ming now had the appearance of a typical big boy. His face didn't have the slightest bit of immaturity, but was instead brimming with wisdom. To a young girl who had just experienced her first awakening of love, he was undoubtedly very attractive.
"Yes, I'm going to Caspar City to study!"
Wu Ming casually mentioned the name of his school, and the girl opposite him exclaimed in a surprised tone, "You've actually entered a university? Heavens, mister, you'll definitely become an amazing person in the future! "
She unconsciously used honorifics and attracted the attention of the entire carriage for Wu Ming.
Anyone with a secondary school graduation certificate could participate in the university entrance exam. There was no lack of 'veterans' in society who had taken the exam for a few years, a decade, or even middle-aged before continuing to study in university.
Wu Ming shot a glance at the books in the girl's hands, "Function Analysis, New Materials Science … You're also a university student?"
"No! No! "
The girl opposite him blushed, "This is my sister's book, I borrowed it to take a look …"
At her age, to be able to understand these books, she should have already received secondary education. However, she still wasn't a university student, so it was obvious that she had failed several times.
"Oh!"
Wu Ming said lightly and didn't continue to ask questions. Instead, he looked at the scenery outside the window, seeming a little absent-minded. In fact, he was secretly communicating with the Sovereign Space in his sea of consciousness.
In this space, a special area had been isolated. Inside were the souls of thousands of petitioners saved by the Specter Ship last time.
The place where they lived was a large plain, and there were already some buildings on it at this time.
The petitioners didn't need to eat, sleep, and a series of other behaviors to maintain their own physiological activities. The reason why they were like this now was because of the influence of their habits when they were alive, and a little spiritual sustenance.
Most of their time every day was spent on prayer.
"My Lord, you are the master of redemption!"
"Your Divine Kingdom has accepted our souls, and your Great Way is walking in the world!"
"You are everything, the God of Gods, the eternal master. Your true name will be eternal in the future!"
…
Speaking of which, if these prayers were spread in a world with true gods, they would definitely cause an uproar and be unanimously hostile to all gods.
But now?
Although he didn't know if there were true gods in this steampunk world, Wu Ming hadn't seen a particularly influential religion. Moreover, in the Sovereign Space, they closed their doors and played by themselves. As long as they didn't spread it, it didn't matter at all.
"These petitioners are very devout … Unfortunately, there are still too few of them, and the spiritual force that can be provided by the soul form is also limited. After all, a large part of it has to be supplied and maintained first …"
Wu Ming looked at it from God's perspective, and then sighed silently in his heart.
His understanding of the path of divinity was extraordinary. He knew that the so-called believers were slightly divided into three levels: general believers, devout believers, and fanatics.
General believers were the group of people who worshiped when they saw a god, and even false believers could be included.
Devout believers were true believers, and for any god, they were precious wealth.
As for fanatics? They could only be encountered, and the ultimate form was the Holy Spirit that coincided with the path of the gods!
Because these souls had been redeemed by Wu Ming, their faith was generally very strong. They could be considered devout believers, and there were even a few fanatics among them. In the secular world, they could probably maintain the foundation of a church.
But for the Sovereign Space, this bit of power of faith, or spiritual force, was still not enough! Far from enough!
"The Sovereign Space doesn't have the power of a Grand Luo, but it has the power of creation!"
Wu Ming's consciousness appeared in the pearl, and he looked at the pool of golden spiritual force liquid in front of him, muttering to himself.
"Simple … This space is too simple … It doesn't even have a secondary program to assist with calculations. It's like a blank piece of paper, and I have to add everything myself …"
Of course, the entire space couldn't be managed by Wu Ming alone, or else he would be annoyed to death by such miscellaneous work.
"So it's very necessary to establish a few core programs, and it has to conform to the rules of this world …"
After all, the Sovereign Space wasn't the main shrine, and it didn't have the power of a Grand Luo. Its initial development was still based on this world, so no matter what Wu Ming wanted to do, he couldn't go against the basic rules of this world.
"From what I understand, there's no need to even think about optical computers in this world, but there's still the possibility of flexibility …"
With a wave of Wu Ming's hand, nearly 2,000 assembly drawings and hundreds of thousands of component blueprints appeared.
"Steam Difference Engine and Analysis Engine, the most advanced technology in this Steampunk world!"
Wu Ming murmured.
These blueprints were no secret. Tons of them were placed in the storage room of the Grand Library, and there was no fear of them being stolen. After all, to successfully build them was an unimaginably huge project!
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