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[Assistant] Demons and demonic beasts were, after all, the offsprings of the same biosphere.


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[Assistant] However, a silicon-based living being evolved in a completely different way.


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[Assistant] It was not likely that there would be two fundamentally different creatures living in the same natural environment. But according to you, that fits the stories on the murals. Selene said after a moment of silence. Let's put it aside for the time being.


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[Assistant] I believe as long as we continue to do our research, we'll find the answer.


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[Assistant] By the way, I conducted some tests on the illuminating tablets.


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[Assistant] I was thinking perhaps it could replace the illuminating magic stones, but it seems that doesn't work. No? Roland said, frowning.


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[Assistant] When he had read the report, the first thought that had come to his mind was to use the tablets for illumination.


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[Assistant] Due to the limitation in power generation, light bulbs were currently only used in the plants and a few residential areas nearby.


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[Assistant] There was still a long way to go before the mass could enjoy the convenience brought by electricity.


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[Assistant] If the tablets could be used for lighting, it would definitely make the life in Neverwinter a lot easier. Well, you can make it work, but it's too much hassle. Your majesty, please look at this. Celine then picked out two samples.


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[Assistant] One was as thin as paper and the other the size of a block of tofu. They were both further sliced into smaller pieces. Celine applied some strength to both of them.


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[Assistant] Two jets of light erupted from our auxiliary tentacles.


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[Assistant] The light from the thin fragment was more dazzling than the other.


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[Assistant] Soon afterwards, the light from the former gradually faded away and stopped illuminating while that from the latter continued to illuminate for another half a minute.


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[Assistant] Sane said, I applied exactly the same amount of strength to the two fragments. Roland immediately took the implication.


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[Assistant] Its illumination intensity and lasting power have something to do with its size and the extent to which it's deformed.


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[Assistant] Exactly, Celine said while tapping her main tentacle.


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[Assistant] The light from the tablet fragment will extinguish eventually.


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[Assistant] The smaller the fragment is, the faster the light goes off, and it will take a very long time to recover its power.


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[Assistant] If we want to illuminate the whole underground hall, we will probably need hundreds of tablets and place ton of iron on them.


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[Assistant] When the light goes off, we then need to remove those iron. That's going to be a huge project.


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[Assistant] Roland thought he might be able to use an assembly pulley to transport heavy objects if he wanted to use the tablets as stationary lights, though it was a little complicated process. He stared at the lustrous fragment and sank into thought.


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[Assistant] The smaller the stone fragment was, the easier it would be deformed, and correspondingly, the shorter the light would last.


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[Assistant] It would be almost like a flash. Hang on, a flash? An idea suddenly flashed across Roland's mind.


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[Assistant] He immediately had a perfect idea to make the best use of those tablets, although that might involve a lengthy production process.


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[Assistant] This had been a historical problem for the First Army, which would just further impede their operations in the future if not solved in a timely fashion. However, he now found a possible solution.


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[Assistant] He could use the tablets to produce tracers that pointed soldiers directions.


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[Assistant] Roland immediately set off for the ammunition plant at the third border city.


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[Assistant] He knew Ana was not at Neverwinter at the moment, but he believed they could manufacture tracers with the current available technologies.


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[Assistant] If he intended to mass produce tracers, he had to rely on factory workers rather than Anna.


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[Assistant] Escorted by his guards, Roland entered the plant where all the workers went down to their knees, both excited and overwhelmed.


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[Assistant] Looking at the ecstatic look on their faces, Roland realized he had just made a rash decision.


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[Assistant] However, since he was already here, he had no choice but to hastily turn this unexpected visit into a tour of expectation.


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[Assistant] After the exhilarated workers returned to their workstations, Roland immediately came up to the superintendent and said, bring the most skillful foreman here. I want him to test out something for me. Yes, your majesty. The mechanism of a tracer was simple.


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[Assistant] It was basically a bullet head filled with luminescent activators, accelerants and slow burning gunpowder, sealed with a tailpipe and a shard of aluminium foil.


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[Assistant] When the bullet escaped from the muzzle, the resultant gas would unseal the foil and ignite the slow burning gunpowder and the accelerants, leaving a bright, dazzling trajectory behind.


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[Assistant] In a technologically advanced modern society, manufacturing tracers was not a big issue. All they needed to do was to add another assembly line.


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[Assistant] However, in Neverwinter where the development of industrialization was still in its infancy, it would be a lot more difficult to produce tracers.


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[Assistant] First of all, luminescent activators were usually a mixture of strontium nitrate, powered aluminium and magnesium, and barium peroxide, which meant they had to first create these chemicals before mass producing tracers.


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[Assistant] Roland knew very well the industry level of Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] Up to this date, the Ministry of Chemical Industry was still not able to guarantee a constant supply of machine guns and ammunition to the First Army, let alone other additional weapons. The superintendent soon brought a worker to Rowland.


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[Assistant] To Roland's surprise, he was not a withered, grey-haired elder, but a young man in his mid-twenties.


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[Assistant] The foreman went down to his knee in the same manner as a knight and asked, Your Majesty, what can I do for you?


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[Assistant] Unlike traditional handicraftsmanship, the younger generation who learn faster than the elders became the main workforce.


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[Assistant] The development of technologies closed the gap between the young and the old.


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[Assistant] Experience was no longer an asset when it came to new production tools.


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[Assistant] Roland noticed that most workers in key positions were merely around 20 to 30 years old, which indicated that Greycastle was facing a bright future.


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[Assistant] Roland nodded in satisfaction and said, I want to add something new to the bullets. Now listen carefully.


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[Assistant] Since the tablets would produce dazzling light upon deformation, all he needed to do was to ignite gunpowder to provide a thrusting force that would create a flare.


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[Assistant] He would first need to carve out a gourd-shaped hole at the bottom of the bullet head and fill the hole with thin-sliced tablets.


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[Assistant] When the bullet left the muzzle, the expanded gas would push the slices into the hole.


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[Assistant] As those slices were stuck in the bullet, they could not restore its original shape, but remain in a reduced state.


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[Assistant] After hearing Roland's explanation, the worker agreed to work on the project. The next day, Roland found a report on his desk.


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[Assistant] The result indicated that the experiment was successful.


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[Assistant] After several attempts, they had managed to produce more than 20 tracers that left a clear, flashy trajectory on the screen. Roland felt very encouraged.


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[Assistant] Poor visibility at night had been bothering the First Army for years.


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[Assistant] Even with flares, it would still be hard for them to fire as accurately as in daylight.


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[Assistant] Pilots would have no idea where their bullets landed from the sky even on a clear day.


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[Assistant] With a tracer to point out directions, they would then have a bigger chance to win the Battle of Divine Will.


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[Assistant] Traditional tracers would actually deviate from their courses as the luminescent activators reduced.


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[Assistant] As they became lighter in the air, their centers of gravity shifted.


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[Assistant] As such, there was an old saying before tracers were widely used in wars, which was, if the target was hit by a tracer, then it meant you had just missed it.


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[Assistant] Nevertheless, the tablets were a better option in a sense that their weights would not change during the process.


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[Assistant] Roland only needed to slightly lengthen the bodies of the bullets so that they would work just as the same as normal ones.


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[Assistant] The only problem left now was how many tablets there were in the southernmost region.


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[Assistant] A week later, the two explorers who had discovered the ruin in the desert arrived at the shallow beach.


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[Assistant] Roland further inquired them about what they had discovered down in the cave at the parlor. The replies from the pair were consistent with the report.


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[Assistant] Before the giant armored scorpion had appeared, they had walked a few hundred meters until they had reached the tablet wall. They had no idea as to what was behind it.


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[Assistant] In other words, they might have only found a very small portion of the tablets.


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[Assistant] According to the murals, there should have been tons of bodies.


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[Assistant] Roland was also very concerned about the natural environment in the cave and the legendary flowers of Providence that should have been extinct a long time ago.


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[Assistant] According to somebody, the natural environment in the cave was very similar to that of silver stream oasis.


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[Assistant] If the vast meadows had indeed gone through a desertization after the departure of the Three Gods Emissary, so should have the underground cave underneath the endless cape. Perhaps, the legend was not exactly accurate. There might be some other hidden secrets. Roland could not wait to explore the desert.


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[Assistant] After the meeting, Roland had a private talk with Rex, your diving suit is very interesting.


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[Assistant] The discovery of the ruin would definitely be a part of our history, Roland said while sipping his tea.


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[Assistant] To be honest, I'm surprised that you actually applied the steam engine to your invention.


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[Assistant] Most people have no idea how to use it unless provided with instructions from our tech guys, let alone transforming it.


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[Assistant] I believe you're already halfway to the honor of being titled a Lifetime Honorary Explorer. Thank, thank you, Rex Stammerd in excitement.


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[Assistant] It took me half a year to figure out how this machine works.


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[Assistant] I can offer you a discounted rate for my diving suits. If that pleases you, no, you misunderstood me.


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[Assistant] I don't need your diving suits. Roland interrupted him with a smile. I can certainly make a better one if I want.


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[Assistant] Rex blinked in confusion, apparently astounded at Roland's reply.


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[Assistant] He summoned a really forcible grin and said, Your Majesty.


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[Assistant] Roland talked over him. I don't really care about whether you think I'm boasting or not.


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[Assistant] What I really want is the society of wondrous crafts.


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[Assistant] Momentarily stunned, Rex said hesitantly, I don't quite follow you.


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[Assistant] I know what you're trying to prove, and I can help you get what you want, Roland said flatly.


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[Assistant] There are only two academic schools at present, alchemy and astrology. I believe what you're doing is very similar to alchemy.


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[Assistant] So, why don't we set up another academic school for wondrous crafts and establish a society for this industry? Rex suddenly felt breathless. He instantly took the implication behind these words.


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[Assistant] If this was an offer from someone else, Rex would definitely think he was talking sheer nonsense or making fun of him.


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[Assistant] Compared to the prominent society of alchemists and astrology association, the society of wondrous crafts was frivolous.


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[Assistant] Nonetheless, powerful and distinguished as the King of Grey Castle was, he might be able to achieve what he had just promised.


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[Assistant] He swallowed hard and asked in a coarse voice,


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[Assistant] Ahem, no. I mean that you work for me, Roland corrected himself while clearing his throat. Move to Neverwinter and become a resident of Greycastle.


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[Assistant] I take all credit for your work and will have the right to sell and use your inventions.


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[Assistant] Yule, on the other hand, gained fame and wealth, as well as an optimal research environment in return. Aye. Rex did not know what to say.


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[Assistant] Although his work had been constantly criticized by the public and treated with utmost contempt, he viewed his every invention as his own baby.


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[Assistant] Most members of the Society of Wanderers Crafts would probably feel reluctant to abandon their research to someone else. I understand you need more time to think about it.


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[Assistant] Take a rest and think it over, Roland said as he rose to his feet and passed a book across the table. Let me know your final decision three days later. Your Majesty, this is. Rex asked in confusion as he took the book.


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[Assistant] Your reward for the discovery of the ruin, Roland answered with a faint smile.


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[Assistant] Somebody said, a little downhearted, but he soon encouraged Rex, Great Castle might not need your diving suit, but the Chambers of Commerce at the Fjords will definitely notice your invention. You said the ocean is a huge treasury, didn't you? He did say that.


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[Assistant] In fact, he had anticipated a huge amount of reward from Roland.


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[Assistant] Apparently, the King of Grey Castle took the diving suit very seriously, and that was why he had requested a meeting.


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[Assistant] Rex's original plan was to become an honorary explorer and thereby further advertise his diving suit at the Fjords Islands. Yet the reality was...


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[Assistant] He peered down at what Rex was holding and said, so this is. That's it, Rex said, nodding resignedly. The book was not thick.


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[Assistant] It only contained dozens of pages, without a single word on its cover.


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[Assistant] The cover was neither gilded and nor did it have a floral printing.


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[Assistant] Even a regular noble would grant him a better prize than this shabby, battered book.


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[Assistant] He would definitely not gain exposure from this reward, but instead become a laughingstock. The chief shouldn't be that kind of person. Somebody said as he stomped indignantly. Even I received 20 gold royals from him.


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[Assistant] You as the organizer of this exploration deserve more remuneration than me. Rex appreciated somebody's heartiness.


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[Assistant] However, he knew there was no point of questioning the king's decision because the king had offered to help him realize his dream. He was just being hesitant to take this offer.


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[Assistant] Just at that moment, a guard came over to him and said, Your majesty has arranged accommodation for you. Please follow me.


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[Assistant] Thanks a lot, Rex said as he bowed and signaled somebody to follow him At any rate, he needed to read the book first.


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[Assistant] The buzz sounded like roars of distant thunders, except it was a little crispier. Rex looked in the direction of that sound in curiosity.


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[Assistant] He spied a barely visible black dot flicker in the distant sky. Is that a bird? Rex wondered but soon denied this thought.


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[Assistant] How could a bird a few miles away produce such a loud noise? Somebody also noticed this unusual phenomenon. His manor tightened like a soldier on heightened alert. It's coming toward us. Is that an enemy? Rex said in surprise. An enemy in the king's city of Grey Castle? I don't know, but it's definitely not a bird.


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[Assistant] Relax. The guard leading them the way answered placidly. That's just her highness playing with her new toy. I couldn't believe it at first either, but you'll get used to it. Her highness. Toy. The two men echoed, aghast.


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[Assistant] His majesty advised Princess Tilly to confine her activities to the testing site, but she thinks the field isn't large enough for a complete flight test.


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[Assistant] She can't fly to the residential area, industrial district, or the swirling sea, so that leaves her with no choice but to fly in the castle district, the guard explained nonchalantly.


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[Assistant] But I have the impression that the princess is just showing off her skills to his majesty. They still did not understand at all.


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[Assistant] However, Rex noticed that the guard took pride in what the princess did.


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[Assistant] In a few seconds, that black dot drew closer to them with an air splitting roar, and then Rex saw the most incredible scene in his life.


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[Assistant] A winged metal artifact whistled past him, casting a vast shadow much bigger than a seagull's on the ground.


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[Assistant] From its enormous size, Rex judged it must be very heavy.


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[Assistant] However, this heavy iron beast was now soaring the sky.


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[Assistant] The Society of Wondrous Crafts was not an organization that emphasized distinctive properties of hierarchy. Rex had not been particularly close to Fan. He had only seen him fly during that open flight test. If truth be told, he was a little resentful of Fan.


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[Assistant] Because of fans' unrealistic daydream, the reputation of the Society of Wondrous Crafts suffered even more scathing criticism after his test had miserably failed.


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[Assistant] However now, another person achieved what Fan had failed, in a more flamboyant way.


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[Assistant] Watching the winged iron beast hovering around the castle, Rex felt a molten wave of astonishment rise inside him.


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[Assistant] The guard took them to a hotel called Foreign Affairs Building and said, I'm Sean.


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[Assistant] You can come to see me at the castle district once you've made your decision. With these words, he turned around and strode off.


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[Assistant] Somebody had still not recovered from the shock as he muttered praise to three gods under his breath and peered through windows every now and then, positively terrified, but still half expected to see that incredible flying object once more.


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[Assistant] Rex, on the other hand, locked himself up in his bedroom.


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[Assistant] He gazed at the book for a good fifteen minutes as if hoping to see through Roland's mind before he opened the book.


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[Assistant] During that 15 minute contemplation, he had revolved numerous presumptions in his head, expecting to see some articles introducing Neverwinter's customs and traditions, a generous job offer in the disguise of a book, or even a blatant threat ordering the members of the Society of Wondrous Crafts to move to Neverwinter. But he saw none of them.


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[Assistant] There was only one line on the first page of the book, physical law of buoyancy.


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[Assistant] Any body completely or partially submerged in a fluid at rest is acted upon by a buoyant force, the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. Rex did not grasp the sentence at first.


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[Assistant] However, after he read it a few times, his eyes gradually widened with comprehension.


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[Assistant] Rex quickly flipped to the second page where he saw a full page of arithmetic formulas.


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[Assistant] Each formula was explained in great detail to help him better understand the concept. Soon, his eyes were glued to the book.


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[Assistant] All these concepts, such as volume, density and buoyancy, were quite familiar but also strangely foreign to him at the same time.


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[Assistant] They were no longer mere vague descriptions, but concrete units and numbers, with which one could easily know via simple calculation whether an object would float or sink in water and how far this object would go.


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[Assistant] Almost instantly Rex thought of the steel ships and hydrogen balance sold to the fjords, and everything seemed to dawn on him.


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[Assistant] The book also introduced a submersible craft capable of independent operation underwater.


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[Assistant] Although it was just hypothetical at present, according to those formulas, Rex believed he could make it happen.


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[Assistant] At the end of the book, Rex saw a huge, very strange looking ship that could not only float on water like an ordinary ship, but could also dive into water like a fish. It could accommodate at least several hundred people.


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[Assistant] Once it was submerged in water, it would be impervious to even the most furious storm. Rex was utterly shocked.


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[Assistant] He was also at the same time discouraged and frustrated.


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[Assistant] Like a person who had just caught a glimpse of an unknown realm after an arduous journey and was about to celebrate his recent success, somebody pointed him the entire winding path to the unexplored world lying before him.


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[Assistant] Rex was certain there was more than one flying iron beast in Neverwinter. He now understood what the reward meant.


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[Assistant] If he refused the King of Greycastle's offer, he could further his diving career and take it to the next level with the help of this book.


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[Assistant] However, in that case, the best he could possibly achieve was the submersible craft, and he would probably never be able to build that submarine described at the end of the book.


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[Assistant] If he accepted the offer, this book would then become a powerful marketing tool to bring new wonders to the society of wondrous crafts.


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[Assistant] A huge fleet comprised of five columns were floating around the Shadow Islands.


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[Assistant] The most distinctive ship among them was the Snow Wind, its colossal black iron body, and the dark smoke billowing from the chimney standing out from all the other ships.


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[Assistant] The deck of the Snow Wind was now teeming with busy sailors.


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[Assistant] They were all running back and forth to make final preparation for the journey to the islands.


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[Assistant] Thunder was instructing his team at the bridge. You're all great explorers at the fjords.


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[Assistant] Many of you have been to the shadow waters, so I'll make it short. These islands are not stationary. It will be really foggy there when the water rises. So, you have to be extremely careful, understand?


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[Assistant] Captain, don't worry. A first mate promised as he patted his chest. I've been working with you for years. When did you see me make a mistake? I'm more worried about the four chambers of commerce. They have a higher chance to make errors. That's right.


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[Assistant] It wouldn't be that easy to maneuver three-masted ships through those underwater reefs. It would be much safer if they ride on small boats.


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[Assistant] They probably think their giant ships are as nimble as the snow wind. We aren't going to help them if they hit a rock. Everybody guffawed with laughter.


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[Assistant] If they're worried that we're going to keep treasures to ourselves, just ask their captains to hop on our ship.


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[Assistant] Those chambers of commerce apparently want to butt in on us. I told you they're all old cunning farts.


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[Assistant] But if we want to go further in the east, we have to have a huge fleet. There's nothing we can do about it.


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[Assistant] Watching the roving mob, Camilla Derry heaved an almost inaudible sigh.


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[Assistant] Over the past one month, she had gained a basic understanding of the Shadow Waters.


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[Assistant] It appeared that this area was the center of the swirling sea where tides originated.


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[Assistant] The water level changed drastically when tides rose and receded.


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[Assistant] When water went down, thousands of reefs floated up above the surface of the water and formed numerous individual islands.


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[Assistant] The tides at the sleeping island were nothing compared to the ones here.


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[Assistant] What was more incredible was that there had not been a single map of Shadow Islands up to this date, despite that it had been discovered more than a decade ago.


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[Assistant] The reason for that was that the hidden rocks around here were constantly moving, including that enormous ruin.


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[Assistant] They had to wait for all the rocks to come out of the surface before crossing the ocean.


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[Assistant] Because of that, it was extremely hard to sail through this area.


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[Assistant] However, these sailors looked more like a group of ferocious bandits than professional explorers.


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[Assistant] Explorers were highly respected among fjords people, but among explorers themselves, they rarely respected each other.


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[Assistant] Most explorers preferred to act alone, who rarely took orders from others unless the other party was seemingly influential like Thunder.


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[Assistant] As a former noble, Camila felt slightly disgusted about the jeers and boos.


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[Assistant] She would never have joined these people with Joan had this not been an order from Princess Tilly.


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[Assistant] She was surprised that she started to miss the first army in Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] At least, the soldiers of the First Army maintained absolute silence when they carried out a mission.


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[Assistant] They always stood erect, with a brisk and crisp air that afforded a pleasant vista to contemplate.


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[Assistant] Camila thus quietly left the command room at the bridge for the deck.


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[Assistant] She immediately spotted Joan, who was playing at the stern of the ship, accompanied by Miss Margaret.


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[Assistant] At the sight of Camila, Joan immediately sought refuge from Margaret, only poking half of her head out. Camila felt a little dispirited.


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[Assistant] Joan got along fairly well with the witches back in Neverwinter and had even made friends with Maggie and Lightning.


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[Assistant] She did not understand why Joan would not accept her like she accepted everybody else.


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[Assistant] She had known Joan for a very long time, longer than anyone except Margaret. Margaret asked smilingly, what's the matter? Not in a good mood?


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[Assistant] She pointed at her own lips and said, your face gave you away. No, Camila said distractedly. I'm just, you don't like the atmosphere in the command room, right? Margaret said as if having seen through her mind. I told you not to worry about the exploration. Leave it to the guys. You just relax and enjoy this trip. How can I? Camila replied, her brows furrowed. I can't place my life in their hands.


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[Assistant] You don't trust Thunder? Aye. Margaret held her hand and paced to the railing.


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[Assistant] I admire your sense of responsibility. Otherwise Lady Tilly would not entrust this sleeping island to you.


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[Assistant] However, sometimes, you need to learn to trust people, not only Thunder, but also Lady Tilly. How can I not trust Princess Tilly? Camilla thought but remained silent all the same.


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[Assistant] She had been opposed to their relocation to Neverwinter from the beginning.


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[Assistant] You would go crazy if you're always so strained on the sea. Margaret went on.


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[Assistant] They can be boisterous, but I can assure you they're all excellent sailors.


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[Assistant] Camila finally got a chance to cut in, just a disclaimer, I didn't say anything. But you're thinking that way, right? Margaret talked over her. Ah, that's okay.


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[Assistant] The nobles in the four kingdoms view us as barbarians, and we view Majans just as the nobles view us.


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[Assistant] To be honest, I only see one noble who never discriminates people based on background. That was Roland Wimbledon.


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[Assistant] As much as Camila hated to admit it, this was the name that came to her mind.


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[Assistant] Camilla now had no reason whatsoever to believe that Roland was plotting something, because the very witch he had rescued back then had now become the Queen of Grey Castle. Did she just need to put more faith in him?


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[Assistant] While Camila was lost in thought, the ocean started to roar at a distance, as though molten waves were foaming and thousands of fishes swarming toward them.


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[Assistant] Around 15 minutes later, Camila saw changes.


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[Assistant] A pointy stone started to rise from the surface of the water, and then more stones appeared.


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[Assistant] Rather than islands, what she saw was a sea of rocks and boulders.


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[Assistant] After the water dropped five meters, Camila saw reefs gradually reveal themselves underneath those stone pillars. She held her breath. This was her first time to see such an amazing scene.


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[Assistant] As the water level plummeted, the horizon seemed to be floating above the islands. Camila knew this was just a trick of the eye.


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[Assistant] Now the entire Shadow Waters transformed into a slope, with the horizon being the crest of the hill.


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[Assistant] In spite of all of these changes, the sea was still surprisingly serene and motionless.


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[Assistant] After around two hours, mists started to rise around the islands, and the shadow waters finally unveiled its mask, showing its true nature.


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[Assistant] Woo, woo, the snow wind produced a low, deep whistle. That was the sailing signal.


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[Assistant] The first four ships at the front set their sails and left the fleet.


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[Assistant] The ships of the four chambers of commerce, including Crescent Moon Bay, Sunset Island, Shallow Water Town and Twin Dragon Island, followed the snow wind into the shadow waters. Their vision blurred and sunlight became dismal.


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[Assistant] They had entered an entirely different world after sailing one thousand meters. The deck was now shrouded in thick mist. Camilla noticed that the ship had stopped wobbling. What happened? Don't worry. The engine is off, Margaret answered. The trick to safely pass through this area is to be low.


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[Assistant] Maybe it doesn't apply to small boats, but for a large ship like this we just need to glide over the slope. Look around.


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[Assistant] Camila looked in the direction Margaret pointed at and saw all the ships from the Chambers of Commerce had lowered their sails to half mast, some of which were facing each other, which was definitely not a scene normally seen during a regular voyage.


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[Assistant] Also, a brazer had been set up at both the bow and stern of each ship to mark the ship's location.


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[Assistant] Even so, Camilla could only see two ships looming against the fog, the third one completely out of sight in the depths of the mist.


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[Assistant] After living in a sleeping island for a while, she had learned something about the ocean.


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[Assistant] When the seawater rose in submerged caves and cracks whirlpools would emerge on the surface of the water.


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[Assistant] The smaller ones were one finger wide, whereas the larger ones could be a few meters.


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[Assistant] However, at any rate, the water would be directed to the center of the whirlpools and spin faster as it drew close to the vortex.


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[Assistant] Camilla had thought it was the vast vista of the ocean that made the movement of water currents indiscernible.


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[Assistant] However, now the fleet had reached the depth of the Shadow Waters, so she should see something happen.


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[Assistant] Much to her dismay, some algae was drifting off on the surface of the water.


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[Assistant] This indicated that the water currents did not alter their directions at all, at least not here.


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[Assistant] It looks incredible, but that's the fact, Margaret said, nodding.


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[Assistant] If there was a huge whirlpool here when tides receded, we wouldn't have come here, because that would be the largest and deepest whirlpool in the ocean. There would be no chance of survival.


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[Assistant] Since the ocean remains surprisingly tranquil, Thunder wants to look into this matter.


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[Assistant] Margaret broke off and looked at Joan who is now gazing at the sea.


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[Assistant] Normally, it was impossible for human beings to dive to the bottom of the sea, but your ability gives us a ray of hope.


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[Assistant] Camilla looked around, her eyes darting from the surrounding wet stone pillars and reefs, feeling a jolt of panic rise from her stomach. She could see the stones around her clearly.


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[Assistant] However, for the rocks farther away, she could only catch a glimpse of their silhouettes in various shades.


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[Assistant] They somehow reminded her of many grizzly, outstretched clawed hands that usually appeared in a nightmare. Yeah. Fish. Red fish. Joan squeaked suddenly.


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[Assistant] Camila turned around and saw a bright red river emerge abruptly on the right side of the snow wind.


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[Assistant] Although Thunder had told her about it earlier, the sudden appearance of the river still shocked her. The Ghost Shadow Red River. A special river comprised of fishes. Oh, stop clicking your tongue.


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[Assistant] As long as we marshal along the ghost shadow red river, we'll reach the triangular tower ruin. Princess Tilly should have told you already.


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[Assistant] There's a weird telescope-like instrument in the tower, through which you'll be able to see a vast land you've never laid your eyes on. That's the purpose of this trip. That's what she told me.


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[Assistant] Unfortunately, we're not going to the ancient ruin this time, otherwise you'll be able to see that magnificent ruin, Margaret said in a sorrowful tone. No. I'm fine with that, Camila replied briskly. She would rather not visit this area ever again.


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[Assistant] Your reaction is exactly the opposite of her highness, Margaret said, giggling.


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[Assistant] After another two hours, the snow winds staggered to a halt before a large reef island, followed by the three masted ships of the Four Chambers of Commerce.


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[Assistant] After all the ships anchored, all the captains gathered around on the deck of the snow wind. Wow, everyone's here.


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[Assistant] Very impressive. The first mate of the snow wind remarked scathingly while twitching his lips.


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[Assistant] I thought you would run into a rock and ask us for help in tears.


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[Assistant] You're not the only good sailor and captain here. The members of the Four Chambers of Commerce shop back.


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[Assistant] No, the superintendents of the chambers of commerce replied. Nothing happened, not even a sea ghost. It was extraordinarily quiet this time. I'm surprised too.


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[Assistant] Normally there'll be a few poor lads dragged down into the water by sea ghosts.


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[Assistant] Is it because we chose a different route and avoided the ancient ruin? Does that mean those monsters prefer the ruin to be their lair? It looks like so.


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[Assistant] Thunder thawed for a while and waved everybody into silence. He then said, in that case, let's get going.


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[Assistant] The water will rise up again in the evening, so we'd better reach the bottom of the sea by then.


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[Assistant] If there's nothing down there, we must leave before tides come, otherwise we'll get stuck here on the islands.


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[Assistant] With these words, he looked at the two witches and said, Joan, Miss Camilla will place the matter in your hands. Yeaah, Joan said, nodding with a serious look.


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[Assistant] As long as you can ask those guys to shut up, Camilla grumbled as she swept over the explorer with a cold glance. Just a disclaimer. I need to be highly concentrated when I channel Joan.


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[Assistant] If anyone interrupts my work, I'll have to start all over again.


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[Assistant] After Thunder promised her there would be no interruption, Camilla put her hand on Joan's shoulder and closed her eyes.


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[Assistant] If we're disconnected or you are in danger, come back as soon as possible, okay? Don't force yourself. Your friends are waiting for you.


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[Assistant] Hearing the word friends, Joan shuddered imperceptibly, and her eyes became determined. Got it, yeaah, she said resolutely. Joan then jumped backwards into the sea. Camilla instantly felt a cooling sensation. All her fatigue was gone. But she knew this was just an illusion.


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[Assistant] Jones now 50 meters down the water, Camilla replied.


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[Assistant] The stone pillars aren't getting any thicker and nor are the reefs. I haven't seen any sea beds or mountains yet. This was her task.


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[Assistant] Although Joan could see everything underwater, she could not put them into words. The only way to know what she saw was through channeling. She's now more than 100 meters down there.


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[Assistant] Perhaps those islands and rocks aren't real islands, but are. Are what? Somebody questioned.


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[Assistant] I showed up at this fight, totally last minute. It's the first fight at Madison Square Garden. And, uh, I'm a big Conor McGregor fan. Shout out to Conor.


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[Assistant] And uh, so I was very excited to see this fight. But as we, you know, the seats are all sort of like named as you get towards the center of the ring. They put your name on the seat? Yea, they put your name on the seat. I was ringside, so I was like really very close to this fight.


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[Assistant] And, uh, I kept getting closer and closer and I wasn't seeing my name, I knew it was in the front row, and then I see several famous


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[Assistant] I'm next to Madonna for this entire fight. And it was awesome. It was, uh... Did you talk to Madonna? I did. You did? Yeah, not only that. We talked, we hung out. She, like, legit was into the fight. She was. Yeah. She knows about MMA and that sort of thing?


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[Assistant] It's locked in! He's got it locked in! Oh, he's gonna choke him out! Uhm, she was having the time of her life.


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[Assistant] We're each gonna take it in turns to sit in the hot seat, and Baz, you're up first. Bring it on.


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[Assistant] Okay Baz, question for you. Ooh, ooh, he started strong in the intro, remember?


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[Assistant] Mushroom? What? That's a strange question to ask. No mushroom? Ebbers, this is Fungton. Adaptogenic, alcohol-free beer made from mushrooms. Interesting.


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[Assistant] Functon is the first adaptogenic alcohol-free beer range. Premium craft beer, traditionally brewed with functional mushrooms.


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[Assistant] Your beer doesn't taste like mushrooms, but they can help keep your mind and body in good form. So the trend that we're talking about here is adaptogenic or functional mushrooms.


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[Assistant] So functional or adaptogenic mushrooms, uh, have been used medicinally for centuries. They claim to have physical and psychological restorative properties whilst also supporting the immune system. Supposedly, they adapt


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[Assistant] To what is causing you issues and work to fix them within your body. Oh!


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[Assistant] So that's the bottle. I've given you the IPA, which is brewed with lion's mane mushrooms. There's also a Citra beer.


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[Assistant] Brewed with raishi mushrooms and a lager, brewed with chaga mushrooms. Can we try some? Cheers.


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[Assistant] Cheers. Cheers. Uh, so Fungton, uh, was launched during lockdown by mindful drinking consultant Zoe Henderson. Uh, she discovered medicinal mushrooms on a trip to California.


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[Assistant] Brought them back and thought I could do something with this. So what better bar snack to enjoy your mushroom beer with than a toasted chorizo sandwich.


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[Assistant] Why is he in a pub on a workday? Once again, just playing to the stereotype, if I go into a pub or a bar and I'm not drinking, I've gone from ordering a lemonade or something like that to


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[Assistant] Ooh, a kombucha. I'll have that because that's more interesting. I feel for me that this falls into that category of I want a more interesting soft drink. So how much do you think we paid for a bottle of Fungus and mushroom beer?


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[Assistant] £2.50 a bottle, maybe £3.20. £3.20 more individually, or if you buy a case, works out £3 each.


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[Assistant] So interestingly, if this forms part of like the free from range, is this available in its own free from aisle, or is this now next to the pastas in the normal pasta aisle?


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[Assistant] I have never heard of this before. It's like bee sandwiches.


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[Assistant] The chewy texture. And then, yeah, that higher...


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[Assistant] Flowery taste as well. It's really nice.


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[Assistant] I would say this sounds like a fad, and this sounds not too...


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[Assistant] Be. But I'd love to look into it more and find out more about it and see whether it actually should be something that should be a trend. For me. For me.


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[Assistant] Thanks man. Thanks Ross, thank you for the horrors, we're loving it.


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[Assistant] Terminator will be viewed as a hate film at some point in the near future.


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[Assistant] It's a rainy day in the game, yeah. And it's just kind of this p- oh my god. It's kind of like this peaceful, cozy day, you know?


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[Assistant] Oh, that did, that, that did work. That did help.


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[Assistant] Doesn't seem like it. It'd protect, but it'd also fall away.


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[Assistant] Uh, but yeaah, it's a chill day. The cat allergies I didn't really know I had until I started hanging out at Aaron's house a lot, or starting to kick in.


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[Assistant] Everyone is seeing it, so, god bless. Your skills have been chronicled for generations.


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[Assistant] I have a funny feeling that was a Twitch stream suggestion.


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[Assistant] Yeah, it's 2021. What, you think I read newspapers for information? NEWSPAPERS!


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[Assistant] Absolutely loved it. Uhm, for anyone who wants to read that book, I strongly recommend it, although it is very sad. The movie is even sadder. I-I-I couldn't get into the movie because it was too sad. Wow. But the-the book is incredible, and uhm, one of the things he says, one of the things the guy says in it, uh, is uhm,


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[Assistant] Emotions sell newspapers, not logical facts, you know that. I was like, oh my god, that's so true.


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[Assistant] Lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. Uh, I liked him a lot, and he-


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[Assistant] He had this, uh, album I used to listen to all the time as a kid, The High Priest of Harmful Matter. It was a spoken word album about his experiences, uh, with censorship in the 80s and Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center. Uhm, boy, it's...


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[Assistant] But yeaah, uh, he would talk about that stuff all the time, and I remember him saying, uh, at one point, I can't remember the dates, it's been many years since I've listened to that, but he would say that, uh,


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[Assistant] There were like 130 different sources reporting on the news, uh, like accredited sources. Right. And, uh, by the time that album was released in the 80s, it was down to 27, and he was like, by 2010 or whatever, there'll be 6.


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[Assistant] So that's, since those companies are owned by one person, that'll be essentially six people controlling the flow of information that goes in and comes out of the country.


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[Assistant] And, uh, I think that, or some form of that, something similar to that, has come to pass.


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[Assistant] Yeah, yeah, yeah. The ratings. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. I haven't looked at it closely enough, but I remember being freaked out by that when I was a kid. And, uh, lo and behold. Freaked out as an adult.


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[Assistant] Nice, nice, nice. Go, go, go. How the fuck?


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[Assistant] It sounded like you were narrating the song to Psycho.


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[Assistant] It's most likely a very old person who, you know.


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[Assistant] The great grandkids would be like, ugh, alright, grandpa.


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[Assistant] I'm sure Amish still say it. Really? I would guess. Their language is less changed than previous language. I do believe. Sometimes I'm like, what if


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[Assistant] Pretty sure it comes- no, I'm pretty sure cocaine exists naturally. I wa- I mean it has to be pounded into-


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[Assistant] Yeah, but it's not the type of technology the Amish would shun. Beating something to a pulp with a- I'm not talking-


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[Assistant] Sorry Amish, that wasn't- I didn't mean to come down on you, I was just caught up in the moment. You were in The Shallows, didn't you? The Shallows? No, but I vaguely remember you telling me about it.


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[Assistant] It's, it's not machinery technology. You know, you know what I'm talking about. I know what you're talking about. God damn contrarian motherfuckers.


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[Assistant] Except people that are on that 18 year old Amish quest. And they'll come back and report. And they'll kick the crap out of us.


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[Assistant] Sure. I-I would imagine the number's low.


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[Assistant] Yeah, yeah, and you'd have to say goodbye to your family and friends forever. Yeah.


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[Assistant] I think it's a, I think it's a pretty smart system actually, for keeping people in the fold and not having them rebel, you know.


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[Assistant] In my mind, as soon as you yelled, here we go, I was like, there's no way.


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[Assistant] My grandson is so advanced that he's a grandfather. Oh wow, alright.


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[Assistant] I wasn't there with you. No, you weren't there. I've never been to VidCon. What? Yeah.


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[Assistant] It seemed a little, uh, wild for my tastes.


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[Assistant] I mean, you could make the argument that there's two generations, uh, under me now, like, uh, of, you know, uh, Millennials and Gen Z, but I really do feel, uhm,


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[Assistant] Uh, disconnected to a degree from what the quote unquote kids like, you know?


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[Assistant] And I mean, I guess I always felt that way, cause even, like, I'm generation X. Like, even when I was a kid, I was into different stuff than the other kids were, you know? So I always felt that disconnect, but, but now I really, my nephews will show me stuff.


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[Assistant] And I'll be like, you've never heard of... blah blah blah? And I'm like, no of what?


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[Assistant] And I guess I've just seen so many come and go, it's like, eh, it'll be gone, like, in five years.


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[Assistant] And you know, it's going to be replaced by something else anyway. And it's like, yeah.


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[Assistant] It's a very hard thing to explain to people who aren't yet old enough to have been through it a couple of times, you know. But, they will see. In due time.


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[Assistant] You'll all see. I mean that's the funny thing, cause like, I mean I get made fun of for being the old guy on YouTube all the time. Uhm, and it doesn't really, I mean who cares, but like, uh, it does make me laugh when I think, you know, someday, someday your kids are gonna be like,


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[Assistant] What is that, an iPhone? Whatever, grandpa.


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[Assistant] And it happens fast too. That's the weirdest part, I think. Because when I actually look back...


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[Assistant] On my life, and different points, I think, wow, you know, that really, uhm.


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[Assistant] That really was a long time ago. That was 25 years ago. 25 years? That's forever. And yet, uhm,


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[Assistant] I guarantee anyone listening to this in your late teens, early twenties, you're gonna blink and you're gonna be 40.


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[Assistant] What the hell happened? Even when you, like, are aware of the passage of time going quickly in the moment, uhm,


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[Assistant] And, uh, it takes dock, and then it won't go by so fast, but it flew by anyway.


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[Assistant] That is very true, because no, no year has, feels like I lost track of it more than this past one, where it was the same thing, you know, the same environment of my house every day.


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[Assistant] You know what would shock my system? You didn't die at this exact point. Every time.


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[Assistant] Sometimes it's mostly the second jump. Do you have to like get a running start on the platform? Yes. To get over each jump?


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[Assistant] Three lives left. You got three. It's what I do.


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[Assistant] That's, that's okay. Whatever helps your brain relax.


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[Assistant] But you got free life. Oh I did? Yup. What? Oh yeah. From what? I don't know. Oh. I'm having a hundred coins. What? Yeah, you got a hundred coins.


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[Assistant] A neighbor of the Gordon's, Mr. Bloomfield, had a large family of boys and girls.


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[Assistant] One of the girls was the same age as Miss Jessie. Two of the boys were older. And there were several little ones. Whenever they came, the children loved to ride merry legs.


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[Assistant] One afternoon, when they were visiting, James brought merry legs in and said, Now behave yourself.


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[Assistant] What did you do, merrylegs? I asked him. Those young people didn't seem to know when I was tired, he said. So I just threw them off, backwards. It was the only thing they could understand.


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[Assistant] You threw the children off? I said. Oh no. Did you throw Miss Flora or Miss Jessie?


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[Assistant] Uh, uh, uh.


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[Assistant] So uhm, uh, uh, uuuh.


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[Assistant] So uhm, uh, uh,


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[Assistant] What happened? Why aren't you guys cleaning up? Did Seoyoung do something wrong? Aren't you trying to avoid a divorce? No.


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[Assistant] So, uh, uh, uh, uh,


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[Assistant] Sungjae.


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[Assistant] But blood is thicker than water. Do whatever you want.


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[Assistant] Uh, uh, uh, uh.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I was gonna say, like, it's funny watching you struggle so much, but have no reaction to it. It would be as if, like,


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[Assistant] I walked into your house and you're just pezzing into your own face and you're like, oh, oh Dan, come on in.


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[Assistant] Do you think that's probably the, the, uh, Episode 3 of BattleKid? Do you think that's possibly the most loved single game Brim's episode?


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[Assistant] It is. It is. But, I mean, at the same time, like...


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[Assistant] There's also like other measuring sticks where, you know, the amount of-


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[Assistant] Fan art and questions we get about it and, uhm,


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[Assistant] I mean, when those animators did the animated entire episode, that's the one they chose, you know?


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[Assistant] OPT was insanity, but a much more sinister, awful kind.


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[Assistant] Symbol of on the cannons. Looks like a little bull.


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[Assistant] Little bull with horns. You'll see it in a sec. See him? Oh, it's his bowser egg.


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[Assistant] I guess I must be. Yeah, I mean, who else would it be, but... Doesn't look like Bowser, does it?


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[Assistant] It's because it was my childhood, you know, like my very young childhood. Like if you got that far, it was a huge deal.


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[Assistant] How would you- I mean, that's so ambitious for original NES concept art. Like really, you think you can- It's basically like a Giger painting.


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[Assistant] Uh, idea to make Samus female was because of Ripley, Sigourney Weaver's character. Wow. Yeah. They were like, wow, what a cool...


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[Assistant] I mean, now you see it all the time, but at the time that was unheard of.


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[Assistant] Maybe that's to indicate you should alternate turtles, so they sort of stay near each other.


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[Assistant] I think, cause if you keep jumping on the same one, it'll stay in the same place and then the other one will switch directions when he hits him.


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[Assistant] Yeah, the Doki Doki Literature Club of...


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[Assistant] You established the rules of this world and now you're taking them away from me.


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[Assistant] Do they not have a, uh, what's lacking there? What sound that makes it difficult for them?


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[Assistant] Wow. But the... I guess I was also curious why the she instead of see.


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[Assistant] It is, it's very interesting. Like, I just wonder how that stuff develops.


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[Assistant] The, the, the really fascinating one to me is the, the, I don't know what you call it, the clicking sounds, the, uh, in African languages. Yeah. Sounds like a woodblock. Mhm.


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[Assistant] I don't know. Whenever I hear it spoken in like the flow of a sentence, I'm like, that's amazing. I don't even understand.


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[Assistant] The same way we don't have a letter for the zz sound.


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[Assistant] There's a lot of spelling in English that I remember growing up. It was hard to wrap my head around.


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[Assistant] The Colonel is a perfect example. My teacher wrote it on the board and I was like, oh, Colonel!


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[Assistant] Oh god, the only thing we love more is agreeing with each other. So this is the perfect storm.


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[Assistant] Alright. Maybe start your run against the wind a little further back. There's Dan's helpful tip. Yeaah. Which will get Dan fired.


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[Assistant] Could we end up with a three episode, uh,


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[Assistant] It's, it's been a while since we've had one of those. But they definitely have happened before.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I don't even think it's cheating. I think it's just clever.


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[Assistant] God, playing professional baseball must be so difficult.


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[Assistant] With all the different pitches that a baseball player can throw.


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[Assistant] Oh, you're trying to hit a sphere with a round bat squarely. What could be more difficult?


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[Assistant] It's just like a Mario 3 stage. Oh, Mario 3000.


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[Assistant] Generations of your ancestors will be able to essentially talk to you as if you're alive because it will know all your thought patterns. How crazy is that shit?


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[Assistant] Yes. And Bowser, I suppose, would be the king turtle in that case.


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[Assistant] Yes. I can tell cause your leg's going.


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[Assistant] Wow, nice. Look at that, Ross actually created the level just for you to enjoy. Okay.


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[Assistant] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh, that was the cloud. That was the cloud that you upload your brain to.


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[Assistant] That is funny. You know what, I do wonder, like, I wonder how different other people's minds are, you know?


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[Assistant] You know, those first couple of years of life are so formative and so, uhm,


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[Assistant] And I mean, not, not as in like, the color itself is different, but your reaction to it. Cause...


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[Assistant] Everybody has a different favorite color, you know, so that you must kind of feel different things when you look at, uh, all the colors of the spectrum.


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[Assistant] One more try. One more again.


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[Assistant] Good evening. While taping our show earlier tonight, we heard the horrific news coming out of Manchester in England.


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[Assistant] That there have been an incident at Ariana Grande's concerts.


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[Assistant] We still have no real information about what's happening. All we know is the tragic news that there are multiple fatalities and many injuries. It shocks me every time we hear this sort of news that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there will be so many children at this concert tonight.


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[Assistant] Many of you won't have ever been to Manchester, but you will definitely have heard of it. It's, uh, it's famous all over the world for, for so many wonderful things. Great football teams. Man City.


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[Assistant] And Joy Division, it was the birthplace of the leader of the Suffragettes. It's the home of the inventor of the first computer. It's a place full of comedy and curries and character. But when I think of Manchester, the place that I know,


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[Assistant] I think of the spirit of the people there. And I'm telling you a more tight-knit group of people you will be hard pressed to find. Strong, proud, caring people with community at its core. And if it was even possible,


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[Assistant] The spirit of the people of Manchester will grow even stronger this evening. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Manchester tonight


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[Assistant] All of the staff at the MEN Arena, all of the security teams, all of the emergency services, Ariana and her team, and all of those families affected by tonight.


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[Assistant] We'll all go to bed, holding our little ones even tighter this evening.


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[Assistant] Mm. GG. Mm. GG. Don't know how you did it either, man.


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[Assistant] Took you a long time to find something to bring your talents to life. You couldn't find it, so...


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[Assistant] As you grow older, you'll learn to believe in lots of things you can't see. Better get that canvas ready for her.


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[Assistant] So they added a new umbrella. You press, uh, 1 to shove it up.


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[Assistant] Well, you wouldn't be believing this maybe, but it's advertising. Advertising. My Johnny always wanted to be an advertising man.


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[Assistant] That he is, ma'am. That and a whole lot more. And you've really given us something to look forward to. Me and Johnny and the missus.


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[Assistant] Tony, you're going away and maybe you'll be killed and I've got the mums just like a baby.


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[Assistant] It sounds like every pop female.


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[Assistant] Chapter 8. We visit the Demon Dude Ranch.


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[Assistant] We finally stopped in a room full of waterfalls. The floor was one big pit, ringed by a slippery stone walkway. Around us, on all four walls, water tumbled from huge pipes. The water spilled down into the pit, and even when I shined a light, I couldn't see the bottom.


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[Assistant] Briar is slumped against the wall. He scooped up water in a dozen hands and washed his face.


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[Assistant] This pit goes straight to Tyrus, he murmured.


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[Assistant] I should jump in and save you trouble.


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[Assistant] Don't talk that way, Annabeth told him. You can come back to camp with us. You can help us prepare. You know more about fighting titans than anybody.


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[Assistant] I have nothing to offer, Briaris said. I have lost everything.


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[Assistant] Briaras' expression morphed to something even sadder. His grieving face. They are no more. They've faded.


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[Assistant] The waterfalls thundered. Tyson stared into the pit and blinked tears out of his eye. What exactly do you mean they faded? I asked.


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[Assistant] I thought monsters were immortal like the gods. Percy.


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[Assistant] Looking at Grover's face, I wondered if he was thinking of Pan.


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[Assistant] I remembered something Medusa had told us once, how her sisters, the other two Gorgons, had passed on and left her alone.


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[Assistant] Then last year Apollo said something about the old god Helios disappearing and leaving him with the duties of the sun god.


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[Assistant] I never thought about it too much, but now, looking at Briaras, I realized how terrible it would be to be so old. Thousands and thousands of years old, and totally alone.


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[Assistant] I must go, Briarus said.


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[Assistant] Cronos's army will invade camp, Tyson said. We need help.


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[Assistant] Hey! I grabbed one of his arms and pulled him aside where the roar of the water would hide our words.


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[Assistant] Briaras, we need you. In case you haven't noticed, Tyson believes in you. He risked his life for you.


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[Assistant] I told him about everything. Luke's invasion plan, the labyrinth entrance at camp, Daedalus' workshop, Kronos' golden coffin. Briar is just shook his head. I cannot demigod.


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[Assistant] I do not have a finger gun to win this game.


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[Assistant] To prove his point, he made 100 finger guns.


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[Assistant] Maybe that's why monsters fade, I said. Maybe it's not about what the mortals believe. Maybe it's because you give up on yourself.


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[Assistant] His pure brown eyes regarded me, his face morphed into an expression I recognized. Shame.


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[Assistant] I wanted to make him feel better, but I wasn't sure what to say.


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[Assistant] Finally, Annabeth stood and shouldered her backpack.


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[Assistant] Come on guys, this pit is making me nervous. Let's find a better place to camp for the night.


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[Assistant] I wonder who is put into prison ships, and why, I asked, in a general way, quietly desperate to know the answer. This was too much for Mrs. Joe. Listen, my boy.


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[Assistant] I didn't bring you up by hand to annoy people to death.


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[Assistant] There are ships on the river which are used as prisons.


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[Assistant] People who steal and murder are put in the prison ships and they stay there for years sometimes.


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[Assistant] And they always begin their life of crime by asking too many questions. Now, go to bed!


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[Assistant] I was in terror of the young man who wanted my heart. I was in terror of the man with the iron chain. I was in terror of my sister, who would soon discover I had stolen her food.


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[Assistant] As soon as there was a little light in the sky outside my window, I got up and went quietly down to the kitchen. I stole some bread, cheese and a big meat pie, hoping that, as there was a lot of food ready for Christmas, nobody would notice what was missing. I did not dare take the whole brandy bottle.


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[Assistant] So I poured some into a smaller bottle to take away with me.


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[Assistant] Thunder set as he stood at the top of the bridge of the snow wind, watching the boisterous dock down below.


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[Assistant] Thousands of people were congregated here, busy loading their ships. From above, they looked like ants moving in a line.


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[Assistant] The dock area was filled with the yellings of vendors, the shoutings of sailors, as well as the sound of tidal waves foaming on the beach. All these sounds prelude their upcoming journey.


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[Assistant] The other side of the dock was packed with sailing ships, their masts soaring into the air forming a sea that stretched away endlessly.


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[Assistant] Thousands of banners and flags streamed in the air, including those of Crescent Moon Bay, Sunset Island, and Shallow Water Town.


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[Assistant] The last time Thunder had attended a big event of this scale was when he had reached 22 years old, when all the Chambers of Commerce had assembled to explore Shadow Waters.


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[Assistant] Margaret said smilingly, not only Twin Dragon Island, but also the entire fjords are exhilarated by your news.


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[Assistant] A route that used to be the least profitable has now become the most popular one. The newborn generation is really lucky. They don't have to risk their lives to become real explorers. Thunder curled up his lips into a smile.


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[Assistant] He knew Margaret was talking about the route leading to the festive harbor.


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[Assistant] When the news that as long as you find something interesting at the Endless Cape, you can claim rewards from the King of Grey Castle spread to the fjords, the explorer community was stirred.


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[Assistant] Fjords people had a crazy obsession with the title explorer, for the title represented fame and wealth.


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[Assistant] However, it was not easy to discover a new sailing route, a new island or a big secret without a large amount of money, and more often than not an attempt would end up being fruitless and might even cost their lives.


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[Assistant] Yet the recruitment campaign held by the King of Grey Castle had altered everything.


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[Assistant] He had opened a very well developed and relatively safe route between the fjords and the endless cape.


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[Assistant] The brand new Port City, the city of festive, brought huge business opportunities.


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[Assistant] Even if one did not make any new discoveries, he would at least be able to profit something from this trip.


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[Assistant] If one, with a stroke of luck, did find something invaluable, it would be even better.


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[Assistant] Plus, the king of Grey Castle made it very clear that those ancient ruins might bear a significant relationship to a secret with respect to three gods.


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[Assistant] Anyone who contributed to the revelation of the secret would have a chance to be titled Honorary Lifetime Explorer by the King.


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[Assistant] Although Grey Castle, as a kingdom on the continent, employed a different system from the Fjord Islands, this condition for a lifetime explorer was fairly reasonable.


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[Assistant] As a matter of fact, Fjords people took this requirement more seriously than Great Castle citizens.


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[Assistant] After all, the exploration had something to do with their faith in three gods.


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[Assistant] As the new route was so lucrative, it inevitably raised some suspicions among a few explorers.


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[Assistant] These skeptical voices, however, were soon drowned out by enthusiastic merchants.


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[Assistant] The name of the king of Grey Castle had spread throughout the whole fjords market when chaos drinks and perfumes had been introduced to the islands.


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[Assistant] With the democratization of grey castle commodities at the fjords and a wide use of paddle steamers, more and more fjords people started to include Roland Wimbledon in their daily conversations.


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[Assistant] A stereotype gradually formed among Fjords residents that Neverwinter citizens were all ultra-rich people.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, the foundation of the Joint Chamber of Commerce further strengthened people's faith in Roland Wimbledon.


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[Assistant] Since their employer was a powerful king, it made sense that he set up a relatively high threshold for people to receive that honorable title.


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[Assistant] Hearing the news, almost everyone at the fjords started to take action. There were generally two groups of people.


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[Assistant] The more experienced and adventurous ones join Thunder, whereas the others who preferred a safe journey while hoping to make a good fortune out of the trip headed to the Endless Cape, attempting to find themselves a good spot at the Festive Harbor.


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[Assistant] Thunder would have never believed a country across the channel could exert such a huge impact on the fjords if he had not witnessed it himself.


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[Assistant] This drastic change had only taken place in the past one or two years.


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[Assistant] Thunder said to Margaret as he squinted at the distant horizon that looked like a thin thread of silver, thanks to your help.


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[Assistant] I couldn't have been dedicated to the exploration if you didn't take care of the Chamber of Commerce for me.


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[Assistant] If truth be told, I'm good at nothing but taking adventures. I'm not even a good father. You have helped me so much over the past few years.


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[Assistant] Doesn't it hurt one's feelings to appreciate a person who doesn't want anything in return? We're going on a long trip soon. It's better not to talk about things like this. Margaret, Thunder said. He turned around and their eyes met.


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[Assistant] Having said that, it isn't exactly accurate to say that I ask for nothing.


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[Assistant] There's something that I do want, said Margaret as she winked.


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[Assistant] So just bear in mind that I am up to something, and please don't feel that you owe me. Thunder knew what Margaret wanted.


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[Assistant] He was glad to see lightning and her get along well back in Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] Now he suddenly realized that he had been accustomed to Margaret's company.


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[Assistant] It was weird that a man like him, who could steer his ship against whirling hurricanes and waves, would feel a little hesitant to confess his feelings.


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[Assistant] Captain, the first mate craned his neck, yelling on the terrace of the bridge. All the caravans are waiting for your instruction. Thunder coughed and said, Got it. I'm coming. Alrighty.


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[Assistant] He then took a deep breath, turned to Margaret and said, time to go. Off you go. Margaret smiled at him while nodding. Do what you're best at, as his majesty said. Right, Thunder said to the new world.


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[Assistant] He walked down the tower, passed the bridge, crossed the deck and reached the bow, facing the spectators gathering about at the dock.


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[Assistant] The crowd below immediately burst into loud cheers.


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[Assistant] Thunder waved his hand and said, I think everybody has known that the farthest we have been to is shadow waters.


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[Assistant] However, this was just a tiny step we made in the past. There's a huge swirling sea out there for us to explore.


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[Assistant] This time, we're going beyond shadow waters, crossing the incredible sea line and visiting the distant land in the east, a bleak emptiness not yet imprinted with human feet. I've seen a vast continent in the shadow ruins. It's a land as splendid as the four kingdoms. But where is it? Is it to the east of the sea line?


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[Assistant] We're now going to find the answers to these exciting questions.


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[Assistant] If it does exist, Fjords people would no longer need to struggle on this overcrowded land and live in fear.


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[Assistant] Also, this new land will probably bring us much more wealth than all the fortunes we have made over the past years altogether.


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[Assistant] This is also one of the reasons I encourage every capable man to join us. It's so lucrative a business that everybody would have a chance to benefit from it.


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[Assistant] His speech was interrupted by a rush of cheers from the crowd.


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[Assistant] Thunder waited for the crowd to fall silent again and then continued, yet I want something else other than gold royals and fame, that is, I want the fjords to constitute a part of our history.


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[Assistant] Up to now, Fjords people are seldom mentioned in the history of the four kingdoms.


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[Assistant] There are neither prominent families dwelling on the fjords for generations, nor a king governing the land.


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[Assistant] We're far apart from the continent, living on an isolated island with no influences whatsoever on people across the channel, except for traveling caravans. But this will all change soon.


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[Assistant] When we discover a brand new land for mankind, history will remember us.


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[Assistant] We'll be remembered as the most adventurous explorers in the world.


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[Assistant] I hope you understand that this upcoming trip will not only alter the present, but also determine our future. Hoist the sails, lads!


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[Assistant] Thunder threw his arm in the air and shouted, to the new world.


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[Assistant] The crowd below also raised their arms and shouted together. Their tumultuous cheers whipped through the air. To the new world, full speed ahead.


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[Assistant] Roland was sitting behind his desk answering a phone call from the front at Fertile Plains. The word front was not actually accurate.


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[Assistant] Based on the decreasing rate of the reception, it was more a phone call between Neverwinter and the Longsong Stronghold than one between Neverwinter and the front.


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[Assistant] Without an extender, this was the farthest a wind-up telephone could reach. Yet they could still go beyond this limit. The simplest way was to ask Leaf to forward calls.


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[Assistant] When she turned into the heart of forest, she could control the entire misty forest with her mind and transfer information even faster than lightning when she was flying at the speed of sound.


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[Assistant] The front personnel simply needed to call LEAF, who would then transfer the call to Roland.


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[Assistant] In that case, they could pretty much receive messages instantly.


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[Assistant] Everything looks fine for now, Leaf replied in an unnecessarily low tone to mimic Iron Axe.


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[Assistant] As you anticipated, the demons made several attempts to destroy the railway tracks afterwards, but their action didn't really impact our logistics.


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[Assistant] Without the spider demons, they could only move the tracks manually.


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[Assistant] Moreover, they had to hurry off to avoid a direct clash with the Black River.


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[Assistant] Since there was no need to replace the entire railway, it didn't take our engineer team long to mend the damaged section. It seems that the armored trains worked. Yes, your majesty.


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[Assistant] They play an important role in sending reinforcements and repairing the railway. I just wish there were more of them.


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[Assistant] If we could put a black river at every station, that would be great. You make it sound like an easy job. Roland could not resist grinning over the phone.


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[Assistant] Apart from armored trains, we also need witches to continue to produce freight trains. The two we have now is the best we can do at present. Keep expanding our defensive line.


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[Assistant] Leaf, you can actually skip the nasal sound, roll on thought and amusement.


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[Assistant] Roland continued on a cough. By the way, is there still no sign of a massive attack from the demons yet?


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[Assistant] He had been quite restless since Nightingale had woken him up in the middle of that night telling him that the First Army had encountered a night raid.


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[Assistant] His heart had been in his throat until Anna told him that the loss was moderate and that Edith had reassured everything was fine.


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[Assistant] In fact, poor lighting had always been a big problem for the First Army.


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[Assistant] In a dark surrounding, their firing rate would be significantly compromised, and Roland had still not figured out how to manufacture tracers.


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[Assistant] The soldiers essentially had to rely on the witch's instructions to fire.


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[Assistant] Roland had not expected the demons would launch their first voluntary attack at night.


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[Assistant] He was surprised to learn that they had not only developed a thorough understanding of the ability of Sylvie's magic eye, but also grasped the nature of firearms.


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[Assistant] He was also quite taken aback at the fact that they adopted a loose formation and sneaked in.


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[Assistant] Fortunately, the enemy did not possess a weapon as powerful as a cannon, and the First Army had carried out their contingency plan perfectly. Otherwise, the outcome of the battle could have been different.


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[Assistant] I haven't noticed any signs that indicate the demons will attack us at night like last time so far," Leaf said.


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[Assistant] Miss Sylvie is now putting one or two hours every day on patrolling the railway area, which the demons must pass if they plan to attack us.


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[Assistant] She sometimes also spies on the enemy on the magic arc or the seagull. At least, it's safe for now. What does the general staff say about it? They think there are two possible reasons.


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[Assistant] One is that the demons have noticed our change and can't play their old trick anymore.


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[Assistant] Apart from the demon's remarkable learning ability, he was also very concerned about that senior demon acting as the skirmisher.


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[Assistant] Indeed, this was not their first time meeting a senior demon.


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[Assistant] Now he remembered after they had met the first senior demon at the snow mountain. They had encountered this particular type of senior demon four times.


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[Assistant] However, several hundreds of years ago, senior demons used to be commanders only.


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[Assistant] The Union would only have had a chance to kill them after the Blessed Army had slain all other regular demons.


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[Assistant] They had apparently lost their superior status over the past hundreds of years and started to participate in a battle more often than they used to. This was definitely not good news for them.


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[Assistant] For the soulless God's Punishment Army, Roland could still develop some specific tactics to tackle them.


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[Assistant] For a group of senior demons with various powers, he could literally do nothing about them but to cross his fingers.


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[Assistant] Since there were no particular methods to fight the senior demons off, the only way Roland could think of now was a universal strategy, which was to catch the enemy unprepared and eradicate them with more powerful gunfire.


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[Assistant] The demons would definitely not allow us to prowl around the fertile plains.


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[Assistant] Roland was a bit surprised to hear the Ministry of Construction have problems, as they had already sufficient materials and manpower to carry out their projects. He thus said, transfer the call.


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[Assistant] Your majesty, Leif said whilst mimicking Carl's voice this time.


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[Assistant] Although Roland could still somehow distinguish the difference, the rustling of the twigs and leaves made Leaf's performance quite impressive.


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[Assistant] The construction team has encountered some problems recently.


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[Assistant] I hope the other departments of the administrative office could help us. It seems


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[Assistant] Leaf has got addicted to this voiceover job, Rollin' Thought.


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[Assistant] The report from the Minister of Construction was fairly straightforward.


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[Assistant] The night raid had shocked many workers and resulted in a low morale among the workers.


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[Assistant] As many foremen had noticed their workers were slacking off, they wished to change the workers' shifts or allow their families to visit them so as to raise their spirits.


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[Assistant] Roland thought it was practically impossible to change everybody's shifts since not all the workers were willing to trade their lives for a higher pay.


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[Assistant] As such, he steered the conversation to the second method. Family visits?


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[Assistant] I remember more than 70% of the railway workers are immigrants who don't have a family.


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[Assistant] If we allow family visits, those who don't have relatives would feel bitter against those who do, which would then exacerbate the current situation, Roland replied.


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[Assistant] I've thought about that, your majesty. Leif answered for the minister.


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[Assistant] The railway construction team once asked all the workers to submit a power of attorney, in which they named the person who will have the full authority to take care of their personal matters in case they're killed in action.


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[Assistant] This person must be very important to that worker and thus, in a sense, can be regarded as his family member.


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[Assistant] That sounds like a plan, Roland said after a moment of reflection. Alright then. I'll ask Barov to arrange it.


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[Assistant] After Roland hung up, Nightingale placed a silver-white ring on his desk.


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[Assistant] It was a ring made of two shards of aluminum that could hold a roll of paper as small as a person's palm specifically designed for carrier pigeons.


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[Assistant] The combination of the ring and Saraya's ultra-thin paper enabled them to deliver more messages at a time.


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[Assistant] Instead of tying notes to the messenger's claws, they could now simply attach them to this ring.


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[Assistant] To prevent accidents en route, each local administrative office set up a post station for messengers who flew over 500 kilometers to take a rest before taking off for the next station.


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[Assistant] To more efficiently sort encrypted mail, the ring was embossed with an identification code similar to train tickets in modern society.


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[Assistant] The identification code would instantly tell mailmen where this encrypted letter came from and where it should go. The letter C on this ring represented the Kingdom of Dawn.


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[Assistant] Out of security and confidentiality concerns, Roland had decided to use the first letter of each country's pinyin spelling instead of the standard characters commonly used in the Four Kingdoms. Is it from Thorntown in the Kingdom of Dawn? Roland said while raising his eyebrows. When did you receive it?


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[Assistant] Just ten minutes ago when honey came, Nightingale replied,


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[Assistant] But you were on the phone at that time, so I didn't give it to you straight away. Did they find something new in the ruins at the Cage Mountain?


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[Assistant] Roland wondered as he unclipped the ring and unfolded the letter. The letter was a bit long.


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[Assistant] It took him around seven minutes to figure out what the guard was trying to convey.


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[Assistant] I didn't expect the church would ask for Greycastle's help, Roland remarked impressively after he put down the letter.


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[Assistant] He knew it was now impossible for the church to stage a comeback after they had abandoned Hermes, but it did not hurt to help them weed out a local noble.


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[Assistant] It was very ironic to see the very person who gave these fugitives a fatal blow was nobody but a former bishop of the church. Do you know where those church dregs are?