Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 24 Times have changed, Master

The next morning, with a roar, a giant ship slowly sailed away from the Imperial Capital Wharf. Newspaper reporters who came after hearing the news were blocked at the other end by the human wall formed by the Kingdom Army. They struggled to "cut" a bloody path through the onlookers, squeezed to the front, stood on tiptoe as much as possible, and struggled to raise the wooden box camera above their heads to take pictures of the giant ship leaving.

There was a constant stream of discussion among the crowd.

"This ship is really magnificent. It would be great if I could go up and take a look."

"Don't daydream. That's the ship of the Deep Sea Council! I saw in the newspaper that it used, it was..."

"Steam power."

"Yes, steam power! Do you see the people on the other side of the human wall? The president of the Chamber of Commerce, the arms tycoon, the cardinal. I have been here for so many years, but I have never met so many big shots at once! Only big shots like them are qualified to be invited on board!"

“But this shows that the visit is over. It’s a pity that I didn’t meet representatives of the parliament.”

"I heard from the grapevine that the Deep Sea Council is also going to be reshuffled."

"Who did you listen to?"

"Don't worry about it. I have my own intelligence network!"

"Now that you mention it, don't we also have to..."

"What are you talking about! Don't risk your life, or else you'll splatter me with blood!"

Despite this, discussions like these continue. This is the favorite program of the people in the imperial capital, which always makes them feel that they are very close to politics, as if they can reach it by opening their mouths or raising their hands.

At least, they had eyes and could see the huge ship disappearing at the end of the sea horizon.

Something big is about to happen.

Everyone is tacitly aware of this.

……

At the same time, a blond young man in a white suit on the steamer was leaning on the railing, looking back at the gradually blurred outline of the imperial capital. When it was almost out of sight, he finally stretched out with a sense of relief.

"Master, how do you feel about this visit?"

The captain and several sailors came over, accompanied by a black-haired maid who held a tray in front of her chest, on which was grilled fish, fruit and a glass of azure drink.

"Oh, Lily, you are still the one that wins my heart the most!" The blond young man praised generously, and then said to the captain, "Only Fireplace Bay is good. After we go back, send someone to contact the Lophik Consortium and build a few more teleportation magic nodes on our side."

In this regard, the black-haired maid called Lily held a different view, "The young master was defrauded of a lot of money there. Everyone in Hearth Bay knows that a fat sheep with a lot of money has come."

"Hahaha, Master, you've upset the head maid again."

The crew joked.

The head maid behaves properly in front of outsiders and protects the image of the young master very much. Only in private will she occasionally show her sharp-tongued side.

The young man leisurely sat down on the deck chair, picked up a bunch of fruit, and asked with a smile, "Lily, haven't you let it go yet?"

"This is not a question of whether to let it go or not, young master. You have obviously been deceived by the elemental shaper who calls himself Heisenberg."

She still insisted on her point of view. It was nothing to waste money, after all, the young master was used to spending money lavishly. But being cheated like a fool was another matter. In Lily's opinion, this matter was much worse than the young master spending 100 gold lions to buy the poor couple.

Fortunately, no one in Hearth Bay knew their true identities, and the matter had not risen to a political level. Otherwise, if the Imperials were left with the impression that "the Deep Sea Council is stupid and rich", it would be a serious sin.

The crew members smelled the scent of gossip and rushed over, asking impatiently, "Sister Lili, tell me in detail!"

"Who is Heisenberg? How did he deceive the young master?"

The black-haired maid's face became increasingly gloomy. She coldly rebuked the crew members who were making a fuss, "There is nothing to be happy about in this matter." Then, she told everyone what happened with the young master last night.

The crew's reaction was just as she expected.

"Hahahaha, three-in-one magic scroll?"

"Even someone like me who has never touched a magic scroll knows that this is impossible."

"There are 60 silver antelopes in the store."

"Wait a minute, could it be that Heisenberg bought these 20 scrolls from the store and then sold them to the young master?"

"It's very possible. This is probably a scheme set up by Heisenberg and the boss. After all, this is the young master's first time traveling far away. He is still too young."

The deck was filled with laughter, but Lily had a blank expression on her face. In principle, they shouldn't gather together to laugh at the young master, but this time the young master's behavior was too outrageous. If this continued, they would definitely suffer a great loss in the future.

"Is there no one on my side?"

The young man protested, "That's a three-in-one magic scroll. Doesn't it sound interesting?"

The crew expressed their stance with practical actions. They all stood behind the black-haired maid, leaving the young man alone. The captain did not forget to step forward to make up for it. "Although it's interesting, unfortunately, this can't be true. The material used to make magic scrolls is called energy storage parchment. Each piece of energy storage parchment is independent and has limited magic power. How can three pieces be used together?"

"No, I don't think he lied to me."

The young man was determined and he trusted his intuition.

"Master, the era of knights and magic has passed. From now on is their era."

What appeared before the crew was a finely crafted revolver with a silver body inlaid with gold edges and an iris pattern carved on the handle. The moment the captain saw the iris, the smile on his face disappeared and his expression became much more serious.

Iris represents the imperial royal family, and he immediately guessed that this was a gift from the royal family to the young master.

In a broader sense, it is a symbol of friendship between the Empire and the Deep Sea Council.

"This is a gift from the Imperial Military Industry, but you have never checked it. You must have heard it when you visited the factory. Even a big country like the Empire that has signed an alliance with the Holy Sepulchre of Netheril has been reducing the number of knights in recent years. Since the emergence of the Lancer Battalion, their proportion in the Kingdom's army has increased year by year, and the Imperial Military Industry has long become the Empire's number one heavy industry."

During the visit to the Empire, there were always outsiders present, and it was inevitable that there would be ears. Lily remained silent, but there was always someone who said these words to the young master, "I know that you have loved magic since you were a child, but you are not only representing yourself now. The master asked you to serve as the ambassador for this visit, and he has high hopes for you."

Another responsibility of her trip was to evaluate the performance of the young master.

The results of the evaluation can only be described as... not satisfactory.

The young master is still the same young master. He was absent-minded when visiting the Imperial Military Industry and missed such important information.

"Lily, you're right."

The young man's eyes suddenly became much sharper. "That's why I trust my eyes even more. Didn't you notice the looks of those workers?"

The black-haired maid was stunned.

There was complete silence on the deck, and the crew were frightened by the young man's sudden change.

"I thought His Majesty Henry was in good health and could hold on for at least another ten years, but now it seems... even the former dragon slayer cannot defeat the passage of time."

He paused for a while, and once again glanced towards the Imperial Capital Pier, whose outline had become unclear.

——"Civil war is about to break out in this country."

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