Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 138 The Sea of ​​Dreams
Leave this island?
Looking at the boundless sea before him, and the "dream world" on the sea that resembled stars, Li Wei hesitated somewhat.

However, someone soon spoke up for Li Wei.

"May I try, Mr. Levi?"

"Miss Branson?"

Looking at Anne beside him, Levi paused for a moment, while the Cheshire Cat chuckled.

"Of course you can. Dreams are free. Your thoughts are the world's thoughts, your order is the world's order, and your rules are the world's rules. You can do whatever you want."

"Go ahead and try it if you want."

Li Wei was also curious and nodded at Annie.

Then he saw Anne close her eyes.

"Woo..."

Soon, the air before him began to tremble, and Levi saw a huge shadow gradually emerge from the air. It started as just lines, like a painting. At first, it was just lines, then it became a framework, then it was painted... It was none other than the North Star.

"———————!"

However, just as the ship was nearing completion, Anne let out a muffled groan and collapsed to the ground. At the same time, the enormous North Star vanished like a bubble.

"Are you OK?"

Li Wei hurriedly came to Annie's side and asked in a low voice. The latter was also covering her head, looking like she had a terrible headache.

"I...I'm alright...Mr. Li Wei..."

"What just happened? I was so close to succeeding!"

“I was just imagining the North Star, and I did manage to recall what the ship looked like, but…”

"but?"

"I suddenly realized that I didn't know how many people were needed to operate this ship, or what each person's role would be. The moment I thought about it, the images I had in my mind immediately crumbled..."

Well, it wasn't entirely unexpected for Li Wei.

He had long discovered that Annie was a stickler for detail; she could rattle off all sorts of data with ease. But conversely, if she couldn't get accurate data on something, she would rack her brains and couldn't get past the hurdle in her mind.

"Haha, because this is a dream world, Miss."

The Cheshire Cat burst into laughter.

"Dreams don't need many reasons; if you think it's okay, then it is."

"This won't do..."

A rare look of embarrassment appeared on Anne's face.

It seems that it is still too difficult for materialists to understand idealism.

"In that case, I'll do it."

Li Wei sighed, then went to the shore and looked at the sea before him. This sea was much more beautiful than the one he had seen on the North Star. Starlight twinkled within it, making it look like an ocean of stars. Countless dreamlike lights drifted across it, filling the entire sea with a shimmering glow… Yes, it was indeed a dreamlike scene.

Seeing Levi walk to the shore, the Cheshire Cat and Anne looked at him curiously, wanting to see what he planned to do.

In fact, there are many ways for Levi to leave the island, but considering that he still has the Cheshire Cat of unknown identity by his side, Levi plans not to reveal too much of his trump card for the time being.

He tilted his head slightly and thought for a moment.

Then, Li Wei reached out and took out a wine bottle from his pocket.

That wasn't an ordinary wine bottle; inside, you could see a ship drifting on the seawater within. Li Wei raised the bottle and looked at the horizon, as if the ship inside the bottle was actually floating on the water.

Then, Li Wei pulled out the cork and threw the bottle directly into the sea.

"Pfft."

The bottle fell into the sea and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

“…………………?”

Seeing this, a question appeared in Annie's eyes, but she did not ask, and just quietly looked at the sea.

A moment later, a surprising scene unfolded.

Before Li Wei, the seawater parted in the middle, revealing a huge square gap. Immediately afterward, a two-masted sailing ship emerged from the gap like a whale emerging from the sea. Its long mast at the front cut through the water like a sharp blade, cleaving through the wind and waves, and crashed heavily onto the sea with its massive weight.

"Crash!!"

The waves splashed, causing everyone to involuntarily step back. Li Wei, however, stood still, looking at the warship before him, and nodded in satisfaction.

Although the ship was somewhat tall, Levi had already chosen a stone platform, roughly the same height as the deck, before even taking it out. Levi leaped onto the deck and then extended his other hand to Annie.

"Please, Miss Branson."

"…………"

Looking at the ship in front of her, Anne nodded, then extended her right hand and placed it in Levi's palm, letting him lead her onto the ship.

"Mr. Levi, this appears to be a sailing ship?"

"Yes."

"But... this ship doesn't seem like it can be sailed by one person, does it?"

For Anne, sailing ships weren't exactly unfamiliar. Before the steam revolution, the Empire's main fleet consisted of sailing warships. Even now, the Empire still retains a few former royal warships as a memento. Although Anne was born when the Empire had completely switched to steamships and sailing ships were long obsolete, she still knew a little about them. "Anyway, I'll find out by trying."

Li Wei walked to the helm at the stern of the ship and reached out to grasp the rudder.

then……………

"Wow!"

Suddenly, the previously rolled-up sails automatically dropped, unfurled, and expanded, with the side sails extending like soaring petrels. Then, the ship began to sail on the dreamlike sea of ​​stars.

"Oh my... this is really interesting..."

Seeing this scene, the Cheshire Cat, which had somehow ended up lying on the deck, also stared wide-eyed with curiosity and licked its lips.

"Mr. Li Wei, how did you do that?"

Anne was clearly puzzled. She couldn't get past this step when she was imagining the North Star, so why was Levi able to pilot the ship all by himself so easily?
"Even if you ask me, I can't explain it clearly, because that's how it's designed."

Li Wei didn't say anything. His ship came from a game setting that claimed to be able to go to the sky and go to the ground. In the game, players only needed to use WASD to accelerate, decelerate, turn left or right, or stop directly.

As for how this was done, who knows?

As for Li Wei, he didn't care either.

That's how you control vehicles in the game.

This is something that "should be taken for granted," okay?

"set up?"

In short, I can't explain this to you.

Li Wei knew that given Annie's personality, she would definitely want to get to the bottom of things, but he didn't want to take the bait and changed the subject directly.

After all, he doesn't know either.

So Livy turned to the Cheshire Cat.

"Alright, tell me where my companion is? The ship has already set sail, you're not going to say you can't find him, are you?"

Li Wei had no choice but to force a withdrawal.

"Of course not, just keep going this way, the soul closest to you is there."

The Cheshire Cat stretched out its hand and pointed north, so Livy steered the ship in that direction.

"Splash......"

Unlike the turbulent ocean, where waves constantly surge and crash, the sea in the dream world is more like a calm lake, without a single ripple. The warship, situated within it, appears to glide as if gliding across a smooth, clean mirror. If it weren't for the ripples created as it cuts through the water, one might not even be able to tell if they were actually moving.

Annie stood beside Levi, looking at the beautiful scenery before her. To be honest, this place was indeed very suitable for a date, and it also perfectly matched the romantic mood of young girls.

The premise is that they won't be killed by something that suddenly jumps out at the next moment.

"That's it, turn around."

After an unknown amount of time, the Cheshire Cat's voice rang out again. Levi saw something that looked like a portal standing on the sea not far ahead. There seemed to be some scenery on the other side, but it was blurry and indistinct, like a mirror covered by fog in winter, where you couldn't see what was inside.

"you sure?"

No matter how you look at it, Li Wei felt that rushing in directly was not a good choice.

"Of course, I'm absolutely sure."

The Cheshire Cat meows and smiles.

"Or do you have other suggestions?"

Li Wei had no other suggestions, so he turned the rudder, aimed at the portal, and rushed in.

"boom-----!"

The next moment, the sailing warship crashed through the wall and collapsed the house, slowly coming to a stop like a whale stranded on the beach.

Livy walked to the bow of the ship and looked ahead—where a wedding was taking place. On a high platform, the bride and groom faced each other, surrounded by a large group of guests. The priest, acting as the officiant, held up the sacred text.

It seemed that this wonderful wedding was about to reach its most important moment. The groom slipped the ring onto the bride's finger, and then they exchanged vows of blessing.

However, at that moment, a warship rushed in and destroyed everything.

"Uh...did I come at the wrong time?"

When Li Wei poked his head out from the bow, he saw everyone turn around and stare at him. He looked like an uninvited intruder at a wedding banquet, feasting and drinking heartily.

However, at that moment, the groom looked at Li Wei and shouted loudly.

"Mr. Li Wei, please save me! Please save me!"

"It's Mr. Qiao."

Just by looking at the other person's massive muscles, which looked like they were about to burst out of their suit, Li Wei knew who the other person was.

But what did he say? Shouldn't marriage be a beautiful dream?
Just then, Li Wei also saw the bride clearly. It was none other than Lavinia, another female member of the archaeological team. She was standing next to Joe, smiling and staring at him, before pulling a knife out of her wedding dress.

"Joe, I love you so much!!"

While shouting, Lavinia raised her knife and stabbed Joe with all her might!
(End of this chapter)