The three-masted galleon was quiet and hazy, like a monster hidden in the night, and as soon as the two skewers stopped beside it, two rope ladders slid down silently, landing right in front of the skakers.
Tom turned to the teenagers and whispered, "Don't speak, don't make a big noise." ” With his request, the atmosphere suddenly became depressing, and Sprint, who had been laughing and relaxing, all their faces became solemn, as if it was only now clear that he and the others were not traveling happily, but were preparing to hide and break through the blockade of the church, and if they were not careful, they would be tied to the cross.
Seeing that they all understood the seriousness of the matter, Tom whispered to Lucian, "Evans, I'll go up and check first, and after confirming that there is no problem, you can arrange for the children to climb the rope ladder."
Thank you for your hard work. ” "Nothing."
Lucien didn't mind, at this time, if he reserved his identity as a formal magician and asked to be the first to go up, the teenagers behind him would have no arrangement and supervision, and it would be easy to get confused, attract the attention of the other people in the sailboat, and harm himself.
So sometimes, it's really good when everyone is good.
Tom, the second-class knight, gently pulled the rope ladder, and the whole person climbed up like a black afterimage, turned over the ship, and disappeared into the corner of the deck.
The atmosphere was oppressive and tense, and even a proud teenager like Sprint had a solemn face, unable to say a word, and quietly waited for Tom's signal.
After a while, Tom stuck his head out of the boat, and since Lucien had not told him that he had dark vision, he dropped the agreed white handkerchief, indicating that everything was fine on it and that he could climb the rope ladder.
"Sprint, Katrina, climb aside."
Lucien arranged unhurriedly, and his calm attitude made the slightly nervous teenagers seem to find a source of support and confidence, and slowly calmed down, and were able to enter the spell casting concentration and climb without trembling with their hands and feet.
One by one, the teenagers followed Lucian's methodical command, and went up to the deck without making any big moves, and hid under Tom's signal.
"Olmos, Heidi, it's your turn."
When he arrived at Olmos, Lucien found that this brown-haired boy who was said to have good mental strength had a very low sense of existence, and he studied quietly, practiced quietly, ate quietly, and returned to his room quietly, like the shadow of everyone.
Olmos nodded, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up, extremely fast and very balanced.
"It seems to have the strength of a knight's squire," Lucien judged meaningfully, and Heidi looked unusually clumsy compared to him.
The rickety, wind-swept rope ladder made her face pale and her movements stiff, and she would have screamed if it weren't for Mr.
Evans' authority and "fear" deep into her heart.
Lucien watched with a smile and didn't go to help Heidi unless she showed signs of falling.
Such an experience is a valuable asset for them to grow.
Slowly, in pain, and in fear, Heidi finally turned to the deck, only to feel weak and weak, but thinking about the experience just now, she was full of pride that she had really climbed this terrible rope ladder.
Similar to her, Reilia climbed a plane to make a stop and made it to the deck with great difficulty, while Annick, who had set off at the same time, had already taken refuge in the shadows of the ship's bar, as Tom had instructed.
All the apprentices successfully went up, Lucien did not delay, holding his black suitcase in his left hand, and pulling the rope ladder with his right hand, and stood on the deck silently after a few strokes.
Tom greeted him with a sailor with dark skin and curly hair: "Hehe, Evans, you seem to have the strength of a high-ranking knight's squire. ” "I've got a knight's sword."
Lucien didn't answer directly, and then, led by Tom and the sailor, he walked through a small door at the back of the deck to the bottom of the cabin.
After two floors in a row, the smell of sweat and so on hit the face, and the corridor was dark, and it was up to the sailors to hold candlesticks to light the way.
At this moment, two people suddenly walked around the corner, laughing and talking, dressed as sailors.
The atmosphere immediately froze, and dangerous emotions hit the hearts of every apprentice, just when Lucien was about to cast "Charm Humans" despite the magic fluctuations detected by the ship's magic array, the two sailors nodded to Tom at the same time and said, "Boss." ” Tom replied in a low voice, "Nothing is wrong."
"No, everything is fine."
The two sailors got out of the way.
As if sensing the puzzled eyes of Lucien and the others, Tom turned his head and squeezed out a smile on his gloomy face: "I am the boatswain of this ship, otherwise how could it be so easy to smuggle in Viscount Wright's merchant ship But there are many magic arrays, and there are priests presiding over it."
And, even if you had sneaked in, without me, a boatswain, to help you prepare food and fruit, you would have all starved to death and died of disease during the nearly month-long voyage. ” The Storm Strait is called the Strait, and it is true that it is not wide, but because of the frequent lightning and thunder, strong winds and waves, it takes a long time to cross the Storm Strait.
It is said that many powerful magicians have explored why there are so many and so many thunderbolts and hurricanes in this strait, but in the end, they have not come to a conclusion.
Looking at the "freshly baked" boatswain Tom, Lucien thought of the deep friendship between Granneuve and Viscount Wright, and had a faint feeling that Viscount Wright's fleet was afraid that it was infiltrated very badly, especially as Granneuve, as one of the maintainers of Steulk's underground order, most of the sailors and coolies should be controlled by him.
Is Viscount Wright, as a great knight, aware of it?
Led by Tom, Lucien and the others soon reached the penultimate level of the ship's cabin where the cargo was stored, which was dark, damp, dull, dirty, and full of all kinds of stenchs.
And in some hidden corner, there was a row of cabins, very small, as if they were not intended for human habitation, but now they were swept out and hung in hammocks.
"One room for the two apprentices, one for Mr.
Evans himself."
Tom arranged, and finally said, "You can't leave the cabin on this level during this time, you can only meditate and not cast magic, and even when you are moving on this level, you must always be aware of people coming down to check the cargo."
When you get to Holm, the hardships you have suffered will be rewarded. ” Seeing off Tom, the apprentices took the candlesticks back to their rooms.
Reilia and Heidi were in the same room, and after pushing open the door, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and then said to Annick, who was passing behind him and was about to go to his room: "Annick, I don't have to practice magic on the ship, I feel so relaxed, I feel like I'm almost hoarse when I chant the spell." ” "It's time to sleep," Heidi thought, the foul-smelling cabin didn't seem so bad.
"But we still can't forget to practice by ourselves, magic is our foundation, and the more skilled we are, the more useful it is."
Annick said this, and he couldn't help but show a relaxed expression on his face, the holiday is every child's favorite thing "What are you talking about" a familiar, gentle voice that always made them feel a little frightened in the background.
Reilia and Heidi immediately stood in order, clasped their hands together, and lowered their heads: "Mr.
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Evans."
The smile on his face could not be hidden.
Lucien nodded slightly: "Since we can't practice magic, then we will continue to learn the basics of arcane and magic in the afternoon, identify the types of magical creatures, and then do a set of exercises." ” "Ahh Despite the increased study time and practice, Lucien intended to give them plenty of time to rest and relax, but the plan was soon interrupted, and when the sailboat returned to the docks to set off with the caravan and enter the rough Storm Strait, Reilia and Heidi began to get seasick and vomited so weakly that they couldn't think.
Such apprentices accounted for the vast majority, even the proud Sprint and Katrina were not spared, except for the expected Olmos, only Annick, a skinny and small apprentice, was unaffected.
If it weren't for the deaf and dumb coolies sent by Tom to deliver food and fruit, and to remove the vomit from the apprentices, this level would not have been inhabitable.
In the gap between the stacks of wooden crates, Lucien, dodging the stench, was answering Annick's questions about how magic was constructed.
"Mr.
Evans, Reilia and Heidi, when will they be okay," Annick said with some concern.
The cabin was undulating a lot, and it was obvious that there was another storm outside, and Lucien leaned against the wooden box and patted Annick on the shoulder: "In two days at most, they will be able to fully adapt and begin to recover, after all, good mental strength will help this, and there is also the vegetable oil prepared by Mr.
Tom that can weaken seasickness."
Don't you see that they are much better than they were the last two days?"
As he was about to reply, the sailboat shook up and down so violently that he almost fell, and when he finally stood firm, a palm appeared on his mouth, and the light of the candlestick went out without warning.
"Someone is coming down, don't talk."
But soon, Lucian's low voice appeared in his ears, causing Annick to suppress the surprise and fear in his heart.
As a full-fledged magician, Lucien was keenly aware of someone coming down from above, so he reacted in time.
Through the gap in the wooden box, the dim candlelight reflected in the eyes, and the voice of the young man surnamed Ci sounded very excitedly: "Dear Cherry, you are the sun in my heart, without you I will always fall into darkness, how much I miss you these days, I can't even pray calmly." ” "My dear Jacques, too, I want to be an angel, grow wings, and fly to you.
But these days, my father has often accompanied me and taught me knowledge, and the maids have not given me a chance to sneak out.
"The female voice is very feminine.
Lucien quietly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a knight or priest who came down to check, who knew that it was a young couple who met secretly.
Jacques said in a painful voice: "Cherry, I don't understand, why the Viscount wants his daughter to go to the nuns' school in the Kingdom of Holm, isn't there a convent in Sturke?"
"Viscount, Viscount Wright," Lucien thought with a slight surprise, this was Viscount Wright's own sailboat.
Boom, terrifying thunder pierced through the decks and exploded in the dreary, gloomy cabin.
To be continued: