Chapter 278 - Departing To Aquagius

"Uhh, so that means this is your plan since the very beginning, Queen Tanya?"

Queen Tanya nodded vigorously as she presented me with Tina fully geared.

"Well, you received a quest already of going to Aquagius in advance right? Then why not bring her with you? Aquagius is far and even if you want to use Leona, she is not going to be able to fully get there by flight alone. Therefore, I decided to pull some strings and use some of my connections for you to get a ride in the famous Argo.

The Argo, the floating boat of the Demi-Gods. I heard it was derived from the original Argo that the hero, Jason of the Argonauts used to get the golden fleece in Greek Mythology. In the game, it is the largest ship that is able to fly in the sky and sail in the sea. It is both a ship and an airship in the same manner. And indeed, only a few people can ride the Argo without the recommendation of NPCs.

Why is it one of the famous ships? It is because the Argo is well known to survive all types of harsh environments and it is deemed as the "safest ship" to ever exist. There is no other ship that can handle many difficult air and sea conditions, it will even set sail even in the harshest weather. So if you get on board with the Argo, you are guaranteed to arrive at your destination safe and sound.

As I mentioned earlier, only a few people had a chance to get a recommendation to ride the Argo. I am not one of the few lucky people who managed to join the ride so all I can do is watch the videos of players who managed to snag an invitation to the Argo. Who would have known that I would get a chance to ride the Argo by myself and not just watch a live stream about it?

"Huh? Are you sure Queen Tanya? Isn't the Argo pretty much one of the rarest ships that anyone can ride? We are fine with just a regular ship, there is no need for us to ride the Argo."

"Uh uh, Bladeheart, you shouldn't say no if you are given the privilege for this one. Also, this is to ensure that you guys arrive at Aquagius safe and sound. Lately, the way to Aquagius via air and sea has been so chaotic. It would be best for you guys to get the Argo to avoid a pointless battle. You guys should preserve all of your energies to fight in Aquagius, you guys really need it."

In the end, we didn't decline the offer of Queen Tanya, even though it seems like we got a big offer we can't decline, I decided to get this chance.

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After the preparation of Tina's departure, we are given by Queen Tanya a special ticket that only can be used by the one who has the imprint. We have to drop a bit of blood to imprint it and we will be able to use it to ride the Argo. Also, if someone stole the ticket, the ticket, the ticket would immediately deem invalid unless the original ticket holder uses it.

"Remember that you guys shouldn't trust anyone in the insect kingdom. Trust only yourself and your companions at the start of your journey. Especially you, Tina. The people in the Insect Kingdom are not someone you can easily trust. Place a doubt and don't bother listening to them. Understand? Also, be sure to not let yourself be discovered to be alive. The quest of you two will fail if you guys are discovered."

"I understand."

"Now, as for you Bladeheart, I doubt I needed to say much to you since you are pretty much knowledgeable about certain matters and it seems you don't need my help on this. It seems you are pretty sharp, but just in case you guys will have a hard time, I will give you something that will help you during this travel."

Queen Tanya flicks something and I immediately catch it, revealing it to be a small coin.

"A coin?"

I tried to check what it was but it doesn't display anything that is related to it, nor it says any kind of information regarding this coin.

"No matter how hard you try to identify what that thing is, it won't show anything. That is part of my power. You can only use it three times so use it wisely. To use it, just flip the coin until you got heads."

"So, what is the main usage of this thing?"

"That is a secret!"

I wanted to try it out but since it has limited usage, I didn't bother to check what this thing is and decided to put it in my inventory. However, this thing doesn't register in the inventory so I decided to put it in my clothes' pocket. Even though we have inventories, we can still use the pocket just fine so it isn't a mystical thing and pockets are not just for design purposes.

After getting the coin from Queen Tanya and getting a few more info from her, we departed and went to the harbor of Sandurk, the place where the ships from all over the world gather, the City of Oasia.

With Leona, we arrived at the City of Oasia in just a few minutes. It was a very busy district due to the number of people, goods, and ships arriving in the harbor. The city is big but the harbor is bigger and it doesn't only have the harbor for sea ships but also those airships. It is both for Airships and Sea ships which is why it was the most populated with people every day. Of course, the city is not that populated with citizens, it's merely populated by travelers, workers of the harbor, and many more.

"This is the first time I have seen a very busy harbor," Tina said as she marveled at the busy life of the people in Oasia.

For me, it's not a wonder why she is marveling at the city's lively atmosphere. It was due to the fact that the Insect Kingdom's harbor is not this busy and it is pretty much a bit of a desolate place. It's not a wonder she would really be surprised at how busy the Harbor of Oasia is.

"Let's go wait for a few minutes. I heard the Argo will arrive soon enough. We will wait before going aboard it."

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Around 10 minutes of waiting in the harbor, the people of the harbor suddenly get frantic and they suddenly became chaotic. It was like they found something that they didn't expect.

"It's the Argo!"

"Holy! It is indeed the Argo!"

I see, so it was the nobles making a fuss. The people of the docks aren't celebrating like they do when the Argo arrived, it didn't even look like they care if it was the Argo or not. It was like this is a common ship in need of tending and nothing more to it. If the people who wanted to ride the Argo heard this, they would never be able to comprehend why they don't feel excited with the Argo's arrival.

The cargo is indeed looking good and despite seeing the real deal in the videos that I have watched on the past timeline, nothing beats the original and the "in the flesh" Argo.

It looks like a majestic airship, right now but from the looks on the body, its main usage is to become a ship. It has the sails that will be used as a ship in the sea but when it is an airship, the one that looks like a blimp at first sight but was actually the second building where those privileged can only use will start to glow, it will immediately reveal its gold wings. I know the original Argo in Greek Mythology doesn't look like this but I must say that whoever designed the Argo has such good artistic sense and even if they said it was made by the gods, it doesn't change the fact that it was a ship.

"Are we indeed boarding the Argo?" Tina marveled at the Argo's structure.

"Do you still think this is some sort of dream? Yes, we are boarding the Argo so that we can meet your kingdom's situation. Remember that we are not here to enjoy the vacation. Based on Queen Tanya's observation, you need more additional life experience and life actions. We might be getting a good reservation in Argo but that doesn't mean this is also a good time to forget all your troubles."

We joined a few people boarding the Argo. Even though the Argo doesn't usually bring guests, as long as they have the ticket flashed before them, they will be able to ride the Argo, take their payment, and enjoy the ride.

Next stop, Aquagius.