If someone had paid more attention and observed the journey from an outsider's point of view, they would have noticed that the journey was rather … 'quiet.'
Driving the carriage, the silver-bearded dwarves followed behind. Other than eating, drinking, and sleeping, most of the time, they only communicated with their people. If they had any questions, they would ask the two magic apprentices for help with simple academic questions. For more profound questions, or questions related to P language, they would directly ask the former Lord Demon King.
As for a certain someone, they would try not to meet him if possible. Jermaine, who had only been sent to that place for thirty minutes, would shudder at the mere sight of that person and subconsciously want to take a detour. It was hard for him to imagine how Marit, who hid in the carriage all day and only got out to satisfy her physiological needs, could survive twenty-four hours a day.
Jermaine still remembered that when he first entered that world, he was immediately impressed by the vast sea of stars and the steel ship he was in. Then, it was an endless nightmare for thirty minutes.
Strange insects that would jump on his face, small monsters that would drill out of his chest, and monsters that were more agile than any magic beasts he had ever seen. Just like that, in the limited space, they played a game of hunting between humans and beasts. The saddest thing was that he did not have any peace equipment, electric spears, or even some weapons that he was used to using.
He could not remember how many times he 'died'. He only remembered that the last scene stopped at the moment when the monster's mouth broke open his head. Jermaine swore that he would rather lose the opportunity to explore the steel ship than face such a monster again.
If his experience was like that, then what about Marit? Jermaine curiously wanted to compare his experience with his companions, but when he asked, he regretted it. The female dwarf, whose body was trembling like a sieve, shrieked and shrank into the corner of the carriage. Not only did she scare the other humans, but also her people.
After much effort, Jermaine could only sigh helplessly when Marit's emotions calmed down a little. Did that person go overboard? Or did Marit ask for it? To be fair, she was not as capable as the other party, but she still tried her best to bite the tiger's whiskers. She could only blame herself for not having eyes.
Just look at how many elves had been taught a lesson a few days ago. The human Magician didn't yell, nor did he raise his arms to beat them up. He simply threw them into his dark, starry domain. Those who could still walk out of it were all brave men. Many elves had to crawl out of it after entering. With this kind of ability, he should be able to walk sideways. Serves those people right for provoking him.
That was what he said, but he couldn't get used to it when he was the one being bullied. Since when did a Silver Bearded Dwarf have to look up to others like this? Looking at the carriage in front of him, Jermaine had mixed feelings.
In addition to the dwarves being cautious, the two girls were not as lively as they used to be. Perhaps Kaya was a little quieter. To put it bluntly, she was a little coquettish on the inside. However, even Halumi did not run around all day long. Instead, she followed her teacher closely. That was a little strange. When things developed to the point where people even followed them when they took a dump, it was a little creepy.
When someone had to use a Flash spell to move a hundred kilometers away in order to prevent people from admiring their squatting posture in the wild, the whole situation seemed to have escalated to an unimaginable level. When a certain someone returned from his liberation and saw the two girls with red eyes from crying, he instantly felt uncomfortable.
This was taking a dump! Those who didn't know better would think that it was a funeral! Was there a need to do this? The two girls were stunned for a moment, but they laughed instead. Was it because the fat version of himself had played with them before? A certain someone was baffled.
As for the man and the Lich, they were focused on their own business. Lin Zheng digested and organized the data he had obtained from Lahti. The more he studied, the more awe he felt for Lahti, which he had not thought of for a long time, returned to him.
The more he knew, the more ignorant he felt. The more he studied the phenomena observed from Lahti, the more he felt that he lacked knowledge in physics and mathematics.
In the dream, Su Huanzhen, Zhuge Liang, and Jiang Ziya had all warned him not to do that. But Lin still wanted to bring the World Tree back to Earth and plant it. It would definitely be a carnival for physicists. But considering that this was the World Tree, how long would it take for it to sprout and grow to the point where it could be used? This was really troublesome.
While a certain someone was thinking, the Lich was meditating.
She used an idea that she didn't know where to create a maglev cushion for herself. It was maintained at a certain height and moved as the carriage moved forward, completely ignoring the bumpy road and the discomfort caused by the hard wooden planks.
Originally, he had been thinking of using springs or oil pressure to make a car's shock absorber, but he had never put it into practice. Now, the man was completely blown to pieces. What was high-end? Look at this shock absorber that even Earth couldn't do. A certain someone could only silently complain that this kind of thing that couldn't be mass-produced and commercialized didn't have any value.
It definitely wasn't because the grapes were too sour. It wasn't because of the heavy jolt of the carriage just now and the pain of his butt being hit by it. She was very focused on her own research, and there was no envy or jealousy.
The reason why she created this thing was because Fen had been in a state of meditation all this time. In order to avoid unnecessary interference and to keep up with the carriage's movements, she created a maglev meditation platform. And after she completed it, apart from the necessary physiological needs, she even replaced sleep with meditation.
But the meditation ritual that the Lich was doing now was quite different from what normal mages and magic apprentices would do. In order to accumulate magical power, the meditation ritual had to at least have incense. In order to be particular, there would be more rules and requirements, but none of them were met by Fen.
If it wasn't for accumulating magical power, meditation could help mages quickly recover their mental strength and magical power to deal with the challenges that they might face later. But there was a limit to the number of times a day and the amount of time they could meditate, and this limit was limited by each person's magical aptitude. If the limit was exceeded, a good thing could be ruined, and it could even cause mental damage.
This meant that it was impossible for normal people to be like the Lich, meditating outside of eating, drinking, and going to the toilet.
And ever since the Lich was resurrected, Lin and the other two had been inseparable from her. Since when did the former Demon Queen meditate so seriously? That was something that had never been seen before.
As the saying goes, if there's an abnormality, there must be a reason. It would be a lie to say that people weren't curious about such intensive meditation.
But the two girls, who were as taciturn as gourds, did not pester their Lady Sister with any questions, and a certain person, as usual, remained aloof and unconcerned. It was only during meals that they casually chatted and asked about these things. And then the Lich's magical answers completely stunned a certain someone.
Fine. If you don't understand something, you have to give up. Life is short, and there are many things that you want to do, should do, and have to do. It's not worth getting to the bottom of things that you don't understand. Just the knowledge of her family was enough to make her head swell and dizzy. The Lich's hundreds of years of accumulated knowledge wasn't something that the word "erudite" could cover.
One of the more surprising aspects of this trip was that the Elven Sword Dancer – Riana Titov, who had previously been intimate with Fen, didn't tag along. She stayed in her country and continued her unfinished military service. Originally, Lin thought that the Lich would stay in the Elven Kingdom, but in the end, she still went with them.
Did this mean that she didn't plan to leave because she hadn't finished squeezing out all the knowledge of Earth?
In short, in this strange silence and high-intensity research, the group arrived at the western part of the Lost Land Continent, the once prosperous coastal commercial city, Storm Bay.
Places where sea or water transportation flourished would bring prosperity. This was the same no matter if it was the Lost Land or Earth. Storm Bay was such a prosperous city. But for various reasons, it eventually declined and was replaced by another coastal city.
Storm Bay wasn't originally called this name, and the old name was no longer available. And this place flourished from a small fishing village because it had a natural harbor and abundant wood resources that could be used to build ships.
There were many reasons for its decline. From various historical materials, Lin found the most speechless point was that the advancement of shipbuilding technology indirectly led to the decline of Storm Bay.
Because of the advancement of shipbuilding technology, people in the Lost Land could build bigger ships with deeper draft, and then … there was no then.
Storm Bay faced the sea, and the difference between a big ship with a deep draft and a small ship with a shallow draft was quite obvious. Although there was a natural haven and abundant wood resources here, it was still a shallow port. Nowadays, the mainstream ships in the Lost Land would dock inside Storm Bay, and as soon as the tide went out, they would basically all be stranded.
So if those big ships wanted to dock in Storm Bay, they had to dock with small ships, and then the big ships would dock outside the bay. This inconvenience, of course, would affect the development of business.
Secondly, there wasn't a powerful Lord here. The representatives of the neighboring nobles, the powerful chambers of commerce, and the local tyrants formed the city's leadership. Even in the most prosperous era, with the power of the city, they defeated the country that wanted to take the city into their hands at that time.
Later, the country that wanted to take a share of Storm Bay's commercial interests used various means such as supporting agents, buying, and sowing discord to successfully divide the city's leadership. In the end, the city fell into endless chaos. All kinds of assassinations and fires on the streets were endless, and the people who only wanted a stable life were driven away.
Finally, Storm Bay's position was replaced by the coastal city of the Weida Empire in the west of the Lost Land – Tranquility Bay. It also had a natural harbor and wood resources. It also belonged to the territory of a Grand Duke, and the city's security was quite good because of the powerful Duke's guards. Most importantly, it was a deep-water bay, and any large ship could sail directly and safely dock in the bay.
However, the foundation of the former prosperity was still there, and Storm Bay was not beaten back to its original state. Some shallow draft ships sailing on the inland river would follow the coastline and come here to do business. Lin Hui came to this city because he took a fancy to these ships. He wanted to take a ship with the wind and directly enter the central area of the Lost Land through the inland river. In the traditional sense, the Lost Land was the most prosperous area.
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