Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 468

[Chapter 466 Pass?]

The future of the crew of the White Oak.

This issue that has been ignored by everyone has finally been brought to the table.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and Frost is not a city-state that is closed to the outside world. The abnormal changes of the White Oak itself-especially its reflection in the sea, of course, cannot be hidden from the eyes of other captains and ports.

Even without the most special status of “Lost Fleet Member”, it is now a “ghost ship” surrounded by extraordinary power and in a strange state.

The city-states have always treated ships and personnel entering the boundless sea with the strictest safety standards. A ship that has lost contact on the sea for a short time will go through extremely strict quarantine inspections when returning to port, and even a slight abnormality will Being denied entry to port, not to mention a ship that has been alienated into a “supernatural item”.

I am afraid that apart from Prand and Frost, no other city-state dares to accept the current White Oak.

What’s more, the owner of the Lost Home may not necessarily allow his “servants” to leave the fleet and continue to move freely in the civilized world-on this basis, what will the future of the White Oak and its crew look like?

Work with abnormalities, survive in visions, stay away from the civilized world, wander in the depths of fog, storms, strange lands, and weird seas, skim the sea like ghosts during the day, and sink into the cracks of the subspace at night—anyway, the book is about That’s what the records of Lost Homeland say.

Lawrence looked worried. He seemed not ready for this change after spending most of his life adrift on the Great Sea.

After all, he is not the “Captain Duncan” who has long been far away from the civilized world, nor is he a big pirate like Tirian who has a fleet to occupy the sea. He also has a ship of sailors, and they all have their own families, friends, and The family needs to be raised.

Leaving the legal channel on the boundless sea, he didn’t know how to support his crew, let alone how to face their relatives and friends—after all, the homeless fleet seemed to have neither “salary” nor Perfect employee care system…

Duncan broke the silence after a short thought: “In all fairness, even without the relationship of the Lost Fleet and the reflection of the changes brought about by the Black Oak, your future business should not be much better…” Lawrence

said The son didn’t realize it: “Ah? Why do

you say that?” Duncan spread his hands: “Think about the abnormality 099 before, and then think about the abnormality 077 now…”

Lawrence’s expression suddenly became a little stiff, and he held it in for a long time before appearing strangely. He made a sentence: “Occasional cargo losses are inevitable. The White Oak bought high-value insurance, which is enough to compensate the employer’s losses and subsequent liquidated damages…” “The current marine insurance can even cover

this?” Duncan raised his eyebrows. Raising his eyebrows, “Then you don’t have to worry about these two losses…”

He paused for a moment, as if he suddenly thought of something: “Wait, how much will you pay for the Lost Homelander? What about being converted into a Lost Homeland Fleet? How much will you pay?”

“No compensation, it belongs to ‘force majeure’, in fact, the previous anomaly 099 out-of-control incident is also in the scope of refusal of insurance, because the loss of the doll’s coffin is related to the Lost Homeland, and then I looked for…” Lawrence said His expression was a little sluggish, probably because he didn’t expect Captain Duncan to ask such a question suddenly, but then he reacted, “Why…why do you ask that?” Duncan just heard the other party’s reply “This is not worth it

” After that, disappointment appeared on his face, and he waved his hand: “It’s okay, I’ll just ask.”

Lawrence thought for a while, and there were seventy or eighty classic cases of insurance fraud in his mind, so he didn’t dare to speak.

Duncan was silent for a few seconds, and then changed the topic: “Also, you may not have to worry too much about the future of the White Oak—even if you become a member of the Lost Fleet, you may not be far away from the legal waterway. And the legal port.”

This time Lawrence was really a little surprised, he looked at Duncan in astonishment, as if he didn’t understand the intention of this “shadow of subspace” for a while.

Duncan looked at him with a half-smile: “Do you think the Lost Homeland will stay away from the civilized world forever?”

“You mean…”

Duncan smiled: “I have regained my humanity. You should have heard the rumors about it. With my humanity, I will of course re-interest in the civilized world. During this period of time, I have been actively working with the civilized world. The contact with the city-state was first with Purdue, then with Frost, and in the process, I also came into contact with the Church of the Deep Sea and the Church of Death. In all fairness, I think the results are quite fruitful.” Lawrence subconsciously recalled the “Lost

Country” around this period of time. The various events that happened during the return journey, the expression gradually became subtle.

Duncan noticed the change in the other party’s expression, the corners of his eyes trembled slightly, and then he tried hard to control his expression and tone: “Of course, I admit that the movement during these contacts may be a bit louder.” Lawrence: “…” “It’s not important

,

” Duncan waved his hand, “The important thing is that the Lost Homes Fleet will return to civilization. You and your crew may be a bridge for the Lost Homes to further establish exchanges with civilized city-states.” Lawrence understood Duncan’s

words Intent, surprise appeared in the eyes – this way of unfolding seems to be different from what is said in the book?

But soon, he woke up from this short-term surprise, and a more realistic question came to his mind: “I understand what you mean, you want to ‘normalize’ the relationship with Zhucheng-state, so the first step is to let us The ‘Fleet Members’ returned to the normal course, but… as you have seen on the White Oak today, most city-states probably won’t accept a ship infected by extraordinary power…” “But as far as I know, there are

still Some “mutated” ships are special cases, and the city-states and legal waterways allow them to dock and pass.”

Lawrence: “…ah?”

“Sea Fog and Bright Star, the extraordinary alienation of these two ships The degree is almost second only to the Lost Home, and the former has now become the general flagship of the Frost Navy, and the latter is an honorary member of the Explorers’ Association and enjoys unlimited rights of passage in the border waterways,” Duncan spread his hands, “I I have also heard of some famous legendary expedition ships, which have been eroded and transformed by extraordinary power, and have more or less weird and terrifying features, but their captains hold some special documents and rely on the endorsement of powerful forces. On the boundless sea.”

Speaking of this, Duncan paused, and continued with a serious face: “And strictly speaking, every ‘Church Ark’ of the Church of the Four Gods is a ship that has been corroded and modified by extraordinary power, so it can still sail at will. Is it? Facts have proved that on the line of ‘extraordinary alienation’, the standards of the church and the city-state are very flexible.”

Lawrence was stunned by Duncan’s words, and almost got involved. When Ji Ling finally heard the Church of the Four Gods, he woke up suddenly, and the expression on his face became complicated: “This…the church ark must not be generalized, it is protected by the gods, it is different…but the other situations are indeed like yours. There are exceptions.”

The old captain licked his dry lips and tried to organize his words: “But the reason why the exceptions are exceptions is that it is difficult to achieve——Your sons and daughters once used It took half a century for the world to gradually accept them, and even so, there are still many city-states that are cautious or even hostile to the Sea Fog and the Bright Star. As for the other legendary expedition ships you mentioned…

“Well, of course I know about them, such as the ‘Tulip’ that has been wandering in the spirit world for twelve years, and the ‘Dust Song’ that has passed through the sea of visions and survived…they have indeed returned to civilization in the end world, but their acceptance process is not much easier than your pair of sons and daughters.

“Extremely strict inspections, lengthy monitoring, and the approval of the church. The Church of the Four Gods must use the highest safety standards to confirm whether a ship that has undergone ‘extraordinary alienation’ is safe. The severity and difficulty of this process are unimaginable. ——Even if they pass a series of assessments, those legendary expedition ships will always be under the supervision of the church, and they will have to be re-examined every once in a while. The passes in the hands of those legendary captains… are not so easy to get. “

Lawrence couldn’t help heaving a long sigh at the end, but Duncan showed a thoughtful look halfway through the hearing, and when the other party’s voice fell, he asked curiously: “In other words , it’s enough to have the church as a guarantee? What are the requirements for this pass?”

“In short, the ‘protector god’ behind the forces to which the ship belongs must be recognized. The White Oak belongs to the Explorers’ Association, and the Explorers Association is under the protection of the Church of the Deep Sea. The Goddess of Storms, Gomona, is the patron saint of sea explorers— ——If the White Oak wants to return to the waterway legally, at least one saint of the deep sea is willing to swear this guarantee before the goddess, and personally carry out the inspection of the ship involved under the condition of receiving the oracle, and finally a city-state The judge issued a pass.”

Speaking of this, Lawrence sighed again: “Strictly speaking, the ‘gatekeeper’, Ms. Agatha, actually meets the status criteria. She is both a saint and a city-state’s ‘gatekeeper’. ‘, and because of a series of events, she became your envoy, but unfortunately… she is not from the Church of the Deep Sea…”

Duncan looked at him: “I also have saints from the Church of the Deep Sea.”

Lawrence: “…huh? “

The saints of the Deep Sea Church, aren’t they?” Duncan looked at the frowning Lawrence seriously. “The saints are in charge of the inspection, and the judges issue the passes—can the saints and the judges be the same person here?”

Lawrence Suddenly feeling a bit stuck in his head, he just replied subconsciously: “It seems… there is no restriction on this…” “

Oh, then go and do your own work first, I’ll inquire about the pass for you.”

Lawrence blinked Blinking, no response.

And when he was about to ask something, Duncan’s figure had disappeared on the deck accompanied by a flame rising into the air.

(end of this chapter)