Chapter 121 120. "Titan Winchet"
May 1, 999 in the Saint Laurent calendar.
Rekaner Kingdom, St. Aulis Port.
The Titan Winchet, known as the "new star of world industry" and the "unsinkable" ocean-going ship, is about to embark on its maiden voyage.
The port has colorful flags flying and people buzzing. In a tavern on the pier, Annan and Michael had just won a boat ticket from a dwarf who was beating his chest.
The whistle echoed, and the Titan Winchet set sail, carrying thousands of tourists and nearly a thousand crew members.
On the other side, the noble girl Maria who came to the bow of the ship was in deep pain. Because of the family's downfall, her mother forced Maria to marry Morgan, whom she disliked, making her want to commit suicide by jumping into the sea.
Annan, who came to the deck, saw this scene and rushed to save her. The two young men got to know each other.
Maria felt freedom and affection from this casual and cheerful boy, and Annan also fell in love with this girl who was reserved on the outside but passionate on the inside. Then, Maria took off her clothes, wore the gemstone necklace given by Earl Morgan, and let Annan paint for him. After that, they kissed each other deeply...
And at this moment, this A giant ship on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and was about to sink. At the same time, Morgan, who discovered that his fiancée was having trouble with Annan, angrily accused Annan of stealing her gemstone necklace, locked him in the cabin, took Maria to the deck, and told her that the ship was sinking and they were going to escape in a lifeboat.
Maria, who had forgotten her love, ran back to the cabin and rescued Annan. They struggled to escape back to the deck in the cold water that poured into the cabin, and saw the ship's bow raised high, claiming to be the "unsinkable" Titan Winchet. is sinking.
They ran towards higher ground, but as the Winchett broke into two pieces, they fell into the cold water together with countless people who did not get on the lifeboats.
Annan gave up the chance of survival to his lover, holding each other tightly until he froze to death in the cold seawater——
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"Decades Later, a team of adventurers collected the information, the old Margaery told the story above, and then threw the gem necklace that witnessed everything into the sea..."
Annan stopped whispering and writing, and looked up from the sad love story that had never been done.
Next to it are the geography of the Kingdom of Ruikan, a common language dictionary, and a romance novel used as a model.
“What do you think of this story?”
At this moment, Michael, the Wine Lady, Francois, Soruman Bronzebeard, Andrew Luna, and Della Gather in the study.
Francois first asked doubtfully: "Isn't this year 998?"
"Uh...I remembered it wrong."
Annan lowered his head and erased the 9 and added 8 next to it.
"That ship is called the Titan Winchet?" asked the Wine Lady.
"I promised you that the machine would be named after Winchet in the future..." Annan did not see the joy on the face of the wine lady, and he may have made a mistake.
He lowered his head and circled "Titan Winchet" to indicate that it was pending.
Soruman Bronzebeard also groaned and said: "Why the dwarves?"
"I hope my friends can join."
"Maria? Morgan? Then Isn't it the countess..." Francois exclaimed after discovering something.
Annan's face was slightly red: "The name is only temporary and will be changed again."
Della's whisper floated out from the shadows at this time: "So you are in the Earl's manor, Earl Drawing pictures and doing that kind of thing with the Countess in his bedroom?”
"No! This story is fictional, just for the sake of storytelling."
Annan, who needed to divert his attention, asked Michael, who had not commented yet: "What do you think?"
"This ship Are there no spellcasters on board?"
"...No."
"What about the cultists of the Sea Goddess or the Storm Goddess?"
"...No."
Michael pondered deeply: "This ship has no spellcasters and no church believers. Could it be an evil sacrificial ceremony..."
"There are no conspiracy theories...just an accident."
"Just an accident?" "Just an accident."
"Frankly speaking... if you put this kind of story in a tavern, the bard would have a bottle thrown at him." Michael commented, "It doesn't feel as good as "The Sky"."
"Because of this The story will be presented in a unique form."
"A stage play?"
"Absolutely."
"That's it. No comments.”
Annan looked at the remaining people.
“I have a question, where are the companions of ‘Annan’?” Andrew Luna asked.
Yes...where are the companions of 'Annan'...
Annan recalled the plot of the original work and couldn't remember it.
"Why a ship?" Soruman Bronzebeard then asked, "Dwarves hate the sea."
"Because uh... this is a real historical event that happened."
"Isn't it the year 998 of the Saint Laurent calendar?" Francois asked.
“Moving time to the present can give the audience a sense of involvement.”
“So the old man who appears at the end is actually the future?”
“… That’s okay too. .”
"So where did this historical event happen?"
"Well, stop asking Francois..."
Andrew Luna as a bard Identity asked: "Why is there a game-within-a-game structure like 'an old man tells a story'?"
"This way we can be immersed in the story from the perspective of the listener."
>Michael jumped out of the discussion itself: "Annan, you don't need to do this to become famous. Just rely on scandals to spread your name throughout the city."
"And then he was replaced again not long after?" Andrew Luna didn't think so. "Annan was right to do this. He needs to break out of the shackles."
Only then did Michael understand Annan's plan: Not like "The Law Breaks the Sky", but becoming the protagonist of a stage play.
The Wine Lady then echoed Bronzebeard: "The unsinkable ship is not attractive to the people. Sweetheart, you have to know that many people have never even been out of Breeze City, and they don't yearn for the ocean."< br>
From a macro perspective, this kind of story will also cause people to distrust industry, which is not conducive to Annan's future.
So the story does not take place at sea, where should it be placed?
The mage tower standing outside the window inspired Annan: "How about we let the mage tower collapse?"
"Uh..."
Michael pondered, no one dared to speak, and Annan thought More: "The Mage Tower was once destroyed and rebuilt, right? We can arrange the story here just right. Then replace the passengers who boarded the ship with a group of nobles and civilians who got the invitation letter from the Mage Tower. The protagonist starts from the dwarf Shang Ying took away the invitation...and then the Rat Man attacked the Mage Tower and caused the Mage Tower to fall."
"But there is no such activity in the Mage Tower."
"The audience doesn't know."
"I have no problem." Frankly speaking... Michael really wanted to read this story. So does everyone else.
There is just one question: will this cause trouble?
Michael thought for a moment: "You are the King of the North. At most, some mages will want to beat you up."
Annan decided to change the background from a ship at sea to a wizard tower.
People in this world will no longer quarrel over "whether that piece of wood can hold two people." Annan thought.
(End of this chapter)