Chapter 290: "The Splendor of Heaven"
At the moment the lightning struck, the entire dark sea surface was illuminated for a moment. The lightning fell like splitting the sky, followed by a sudden downpour.
“Hua La La—”
The raindrops fell rapidly, hitting the deck with a "tick-tick" sound.
Su Ming'an didn't observe any further. He found a staircase on the side and went upstairs quickly to avoid being drenched by the sudden heavy rain.
…It turned out that the reason for the darkness was a sudden rainstorm, not some underworld reason.
But it must be said that sudden storms are not auspicious for sea voyages. Many maritime accidents started with a sudden rainstorm.
As the heavy rain fell, the people who were originally smoking and enjoying the fresh air on the deck did not dare to stay on the exposed deck. They gathered together and went into the cabin below, like a dark torrent pouring into the cabin.
The Arte was a bit like the Titanic that he had seen in the movies before, with a total length of more than 200 meters. Its front deck was wide, accommodating a hundred people, and the middle cabin was high, six stories high. He was now between the first and second floors, with a small rooftop next to it where he could enjoy the sea view.
Looking into the distance, it was completely dark outside, the waves were hitting the hull, and he felt a little unsteady on his feet.
He went up to the second floor and saw the noble girl Saya waiting there, hiding her face with a feather fan... and an old man wearing a dark uniform and with a serious expression beside her.
Judging from the old man's position, which is slightly stepped back, he should be Saya's servant or butler.
The old man was staring at him warily, as if he was wary of this down-and-out nobleman of insufficient status.
"The weather changes so quickly." He ignored the old man's gaze and said to Miss Saya beside him.
"Yeah... I didn't expect that. The voyage for the past ten days was normal, so why did a storm suddenly break out today..." Saya seemed to sense that something was wrong.
But her expression soon calmed down, her posture remained as elegant as before, and her tone contained some comfort:
"But, Lin, you don't have to worry. The Ater is praised by the Ater Empire as a pearl that never falls. It is the empire's hope for the ocean expedition... It is impossible for it to be overturned by a small storm."
Listening to her extremely affirmative words, Su Mingan felt something was wrong.
This familiar flag...he seemed to have seen it in a movie.
"It's only two days' sailing distance from the legendary city on the sea that contains endless treasures." Saya said confidently, "We just need to wait patiently. We don't need to worry too much."
Her voice was steady, as if she never doubted the meaning of her words.
She truly and completely believed in the safety of the ship, and believed that it would never sink as it carried the hopes of the people of the empire.
She said, turning around and walking up the stairs ahead.
The white-haired old man followed closely behind her without saying a word, keeping a distance between Su Mingan and her to prevent him from getting too close to her.
Although his identity was indeed that of a poor noble who was not worthy of being shown in public...but wasn't this old man's vigilance too strong, almost making it clear that he didn't like him.
Su Mingan walked up the stairs and heard Saya's smiling voice floating down:
"Rin, I know you're a little seasick, but you can't go to the South Deck... That's civilian territory, and you don't have a butler or bodyguards around you. I don't know what those people will do to you... If you feel uncomfortable later, tell me and I'll accompany you to the North Deck, where the view is better and it's safer."
"Nothing will happen to me." said Su Mingan.
"Well, I know that Rin is a very powerful person...always has been." Saya stopped and turned back at the corner of the stairs.
Behind her was a small round window. The surging waves beat against the shaking hull of the ship. The night was as silent as water, like a big round mouth opening behind her.
She stood there, stroking her hair, her golden hair dazzling like sunlight under the light.
"I've always known that Rin would be able to get through any difficult situation. This includes family problems..."
As she spoke, she laughed, her tone full of expectation: "Just be patient, we will be there soon. That legendary city on the sea, above it is the city in the clouds with treasures everywhere... As long as we can find some treasures in it, Lin will definitely be able to revive the family..."
After listening to her words, Su Mingan understood.
It seems that this "At" is the giant ship sent by the At Empire to search for treasures. Its purpose is to find the legendary city.
On this huge ship, people of all skin colors from the At Empire gathered, including declining nobles, neglected noble daughters, wealthy businessmen thirsting for treasure, adventurers eager for exploration, and civilians responsible for doing hard labor.
They have different thoughts and ideas, but without exception, their goal is to obtain the legendary "treasure".
It seems that the real game can only begin when all players arrive at the city on the sea.
...This should be an extremely exciting battle for treasure.
As for the plot at this stage, it should be a prelude to let the players who have obtained the status of cruise ship passengers understand the situation.
The perfect clearance route... should only be accessible after reaching the city.
This time, the perfect route to pass the level was not shown to him, so he could only explore it on his own. Fortunately, he had the skill of detecting weaknesses, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to find clues.
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