CH 56

Early the next morning.

Xia Zuoyi and the others took the opportunity to leave the envoy’s arranged residence under the cover of Fernandi.

They came out in an unobtrusive place after disguising themselves as businessmen.

Udit made small changes in his hairstyle, eyebrows, and eyes, while Walker changed into a lighter knight attire and put on a helmet to cover his face.

Xia Zuoyi: “Let’s go and see the Dream left by Duke Bill.”

Udit nodded and didn’t address him as my lord. He formally entered the role of the elder brother.

Walker smiled and called to him young master. He inquired ahead and led the way.

They wear attires with the characteristics of the Helgeda Kingdom.

Xia Zuoyi even put on a thin cloak.

Because of its close proximity to the Abutin River, the cool river wind often blows from the river to Helgeda. Therefore, the people in the kingdom often put on a very light and beautiful shawl or cloaks to protect themselves from the wind.

Xia Zuoyi wrapped his fingers around the lace hanging from the cape’s hat.

It’s hand-made, exquisite, and soft. He rolled the lace up into a round ball then loosened it. After watching the lace naturally fall, he grabbed it back again, completely enjoying himself.

Udit was holding the corner of his little cloak behind Walker. From time to time, he had to pay attention to the lord not to bump into others.

“Master, here.”

Walker’s voice suddenly sounded in the front. He said with a smile, “This port is where Duke Bill’s legacy, the Dream, is parked.”

Xia Zuoyi raised his head.

A dilapidated hull covered with mottled marks over the years instantly caught his eye.

This ship is more magnificent and grand than all the hulls he had seen before. Obviously, Duke Bill had made sufficient preparations before going out to sea to explore other lands. It must cost a lot of manpower and money.

When the Dream was built, it must have been a spectacular event in Helgeda. Until now, Duke Bill has been remembered by the world.

His deeds have also been compiled into stories and spread throughout the Western Continent.

Xia Zuoyi couldn’t help sighing. Duke Bill deserves to be a man with a lucky value of max.

Even if he didn’t hand over the sea route and the things he got from other continents to His Majesty the King who was in power at that time.

After that, he secretly left Helgeda overnight and lived in anonymity in other kingdoms.

But his life isn’t hard. It can even be said to be leisurely.

Xia Zuoyi heard Rodney mention that Duke Bill wrote in his notes, which is actually a character’s autobiography—he is a man who naturally pursues stimulation and freedom, and doesn’t want to be constrained by anyone.

Without freedom, he would rather leave this world and return to the embrace of the God of Creation.

This shows what personality Duke Bill had.

He is the only one who has ever been to other continents.

Therefore, in order to commemorate him, the people of Helgeda built a bronze statue on the top of the Dream.

The ship was later taken over by the royal family and put protection around the hull, making it a scenic spot to watch.

Walker also heard that they could go onboard and have a look, but they had to pay.

—One person needs to pay fifty silver coins to be allowed to board the ship.

Xia Zuoyi: “…”

The royal family of Helgeda… He doesn’t know who’s in charge of the Dream, but they’re very business-minded.

**

Of course, Xia Zuoyi did not hesitate to pay for all three of them. Afterward, under the guidance of the servant, they boarded this ship full of time’s gifts.

The servant said, “Three gentlemen if you’re lucky enough, you can see the big white fishes near the Dream.” 

“These big white fishes live in the Abutin River, and they often swim around to play. They look very cute.”

Udit nodded to show that he knew.

“Then, I wish you a pleasant viewing.” The servant turned around and left after speaking.

The people of Helgeda have exhausted their curiosity about the Dream for many years.

They are usually satisfied with a glance at the big ship at the harbor. After all, the boarding fee is too expensive for many people to afford.

What’s more, the viewing time after boarding is limited. Many people think it’s not worth it.

Generally speaking, people who are willing to spend the boarding fee on a whim are outsiders.

They were curious about Duke Bill’s stories, so they wanted to get a closer look at the Dream, which sailed on the boundless sea back then.

Xia Zuoyi was slightly interested in the big white fish that the servant said.

But it didn’t take long to leave it behind. After all, exploring on a very old ship is a very interesting thing.

At this time, Walker went up to Udit and whispered, “Let’s walk around separately to get information. Take the young master with you.”

Udit nodded.

**

Xia Zuoyi follows Udit as a very well-behaved and sensible younger brother.

After a while.

They came to the deck on the other side of the Dream and happened to meet a young man who rushed into the cabin with an excited and fanatical look on his face.

Xia Zuoyi held the corner of Udit’s clothes and looked at the person curiously and whispered, “What’s the matter with him?”

Standing aside, the waiter, who’s responsible for the ship’s safety and maintenance, replied, “This person often does this. As long as he saves enough money, he will go on the Dream to see it again, even though he has seen it no less than a dozen times before.”

There is no lack of complaints in his words.

Xia Zuoyi and Udit looked curious and puzzled.

Udit: “Can you tell us more about it?”

He stepped forward to talk and gave the waiter a lot of copper coins.

The waiter immediately took the copper coins with a smile, and then explained, “This man is called Samuel Fern. He’s a famous lunatic in our city.”

“The reason why Fern is called a lunatic is because of his extremely fanatical worship of Duke Bill and dreams of sailing like him one day.”

“But everyone knows clearly that this is impossible.” 

When the waiter said the last sentence, a hint of mockery appeared on his face. His expression obviously disagrees with the young man named Samuel Fern.

Whether it’s him or his dream…

“Why?” Xia Zuoyi couldn’t help asking.

The waiter said, “Naturally because Samuel Fern is just a commoner.”

“He didn’t have aristocratic status nor did he have enough money to hire people to build ships. I heard that he can’t even eat enough at ordinary times, just to save money to have a look at the Dream and experience Duke Bill’s original mood when sailing.”

Xia Zuoyi knew it. He turned out to be an avid fan.

He shook the corner of Udit’s clothes, and without a trace, motioned for him to continue asking the waiter for information.

He turned and walked around with his hands behind his back.

After a while.

Not far from the deck, Xia Zuoyi found a man in a white cloak standing motionless, looking out at the river.

Xia Zuoyi looked at him several times. He’s motionless like a statue.

So, he walked over curiously.

He also wanted to see what was so attractive on the river. Was it the big white fishes?

But when Xia Zuoyi approached, he realized that with his height, he’s obviously a little too short to look at the river.

This is a bit embarrassing for the lord.

…

Xia Zuoyi’s hands are on the bulwark. His head can be fully exposed but it’s only up to his neck. So far…

He wanted to be like the man in the white cloak next to him, the height of the wall reaching to his chest. Obviously, it’s going to take a long time to grow.

It’s really hard to see the river in this way.

So Xia Zuoyi brought a wooden barrel over and stepped on it. Well, this time it was high enough.

The man in the white cloak obviously didn’t care about anything around him. He didn’t even give him a look. Only the corner of his coat was gently moved by the wind.

Xia Zuoyi lay on the wooden bulwark and felt the oncoming river breeze.

The Abutin River is very broad. The water is green, shimmering, and flowing slowly. It reflects the blue sky and white clouds, and there are often birds swooping down to look for food… 

The scenery is indeed good, but there’s nothing worth watching here.

Xia Zuoyi didn’t quite understand the behavior of the man next to him.

After a while, he decided to jump off the barrel and turn to leave.

However, at this moment, ripples suddenly appeared on the slightly calm river surface… 

It’s obvious that something was coming here under the river surface.

But after swimming to a certain distance, they didn’t get closer. Instead, they wandered at a place that isn’t far away from the Dream but they can be seen clearly. Even the nearby birds resting on the water were startled to fly.

Xia Zuoyi clearly felt a little movement from the man beside him.

He gets closer to the bulwark and stares at the water. He doesn’t have to turn his head to make people feel that he’s very focused.

The “big things” that caused the river movement finally emerged—their bodies were very pale, a very unique whiteness, and were round and plump. Their foreheads protrude outward, their beaks were short, and their lip lines were wide…

“Belugas?!”

Xia Zuoyi was very pleasantly surprised. He never expected to see such lovely creatures as belugas in the harbor of Helgeda.

They’re a group of cute and naughty creatures.

Xia Zuoyi couldn’t help but stand on tiptoes to see.

Just at this moment, a deep voice with a cool texture came from the side.

“Are they called belugas?”

Xia Zuoyi subconsciously tilted his head, just in time to see the man’s eyebrows.

He was a little surprised because the man’s eyes turned out to be very light gray. Even the few strands of hair that peeked out from his cloak were light silver.

The whole person’s temperament is cold and handsome.

The man stared at him seriously.

Xia Zuoyi nodded, humming.

The man turned his head and stopped talking.

Xia Zuoyi thought that the big white fishes mentioned by the servant after boarding the ship should be beluga whales. They like to surface and have lively personalities.

If the weather changes, the population of beluga should be migrating from the estuary.

The man stood by the bulwark for so long, he should be waiting for the white whales to appear?

After all, after getting the affirmative answer, he turned his head again and stared at the beluga whales with great enthusiasm.

To put it in an inappropriate analogy, it is like a statue suddenly having life and breath.

Xia Zuoyi soon stopped worrying about the man’s behavior.

He listened to the cheerful singing of the beluga whales and watched them splashing in the water with their wide tails, diving and floating from time to time… 

After the birds flew after being frightened by them, they slowly fell on the water after seeing no danger, combed their feathers gracefully, or wholeheartedly catching fishes.

Xia Zuoyi saw a mischievous beluga slowly approaching a bird with mixed gray and black feathers.

The bird is concentrating on the water, looking for prey, completely unaware of the “danger” behind him until the water ripples.

Until this mischievous beluga suddenly opened its mouth and bit down at its tail feathers.

“Gah!” 

The bird was frightened and flew.

The beluga opened its mouth as if laughing.

Obviously, it didn’t really want to bite, only scaring the bird, full of playfulness, making people want to pat its round and bulging head to lecture it.

The bird flying in midair kept quaking, and soon rushed down like a fighter jet, seeming to use actions to tell: Fuck! You fucking die for Lao Tzu!

But this beluga had already alertly dove again.

Xia Zuoyi: Hahahahahaha.

He pursed his mouth and almost laughed. He waited, birds are also vengeful.

Sure enough, when the bird found that there was no way to peck the beluga, it pretended to fall back to the water as if nothing had happened, and continued to concentrate on fishing.

After waiting for a while, the previous beluga whale sneaked up again and swam to the black-gray bird with “evil” intentions again.

However, this beluga’s sneak attack was obviously an extreme failure.

The black-gray bird, as soon as it approached, turned its head and pecked the round and swollen head of the beluga whale.

“Haha.”

Xia Zuoyi laughed uncontrollably. He saw the beluga whale swimming pitifully and quickly into the beluga colony for comfort.

The man beside him also obviously exudes a very pleasant atmosphere.

Translator’s Note:

**Slight spoiler ahead**

Me, while translating this: Kyaaahhh, here comes ML #3!! My lord, pls protect yourself XD.

On a side note, this is my baby cousin’s birthday!! Can you please wish her a happy birthday? I think it would really make her happy because she sometimes reads all your comments.