Chapter 50: The Exaggerated Exploration Team
Finally, after half a month of preparation, Perficott finally boarded the ship bound for the New World.
This is a shipping cruise ship chartered by the royal family from the White Star Company. It was originally approved to carry 300 people. It is not a big ship, but it is a new type of cruise ship that the White Star Company has only launched in recent years.
Many new technologies have been adopted on the ship, and the hull is an all-steel structure. It has also been specially equipped with mine protection belts for the northern route, which are only equipped on new warships. Even if it does encounter an iceberg Collision won't be a problem either.
And the crew members are all experienced sailors who have been on this route more than a dozen times, and are very trustworthy in terms of professionalism.
As for the passengers on the ship, they included a fifty-person professional exploration team sent by the Imperial Exploration Company, more than a dozen scientists who participated in the exploration project represented by Dr. Jones, and those who were finally released from the prisoner of war camp. Twenty security personnel led by O'Connor came out.
Of course, in addition to these people, there are also Purficott and her loyal old housekeeper, as well as a group of knights sent to protect her.
At the same time, in order not to treat himself badly, Purficott also brought his own alchemy doll maid team.
Represented by Befa, the maid team composed of a total of twenty alchemy doll maids shocked everyone when they appeared.
However, this shock is not because these twenty alchemy dolls can all exert the fighting power of official knights, but because each of them is valuable. Purficott can have such a maid team, What is shown is amazing financial resources.
You know, an ordinary alchemy doll maid on the market has been sold for at least two hundred gold pounds, which is equivalent to a precious pure-blood war horse.
No one who is really rich can easily afford such consumption.
Not to mention that the alchemy doll maids brought by Purficott are all special models made by her, and they will only be sold more expensively on the market.
Especially since her fame has risen to a new level as the existence of Steam Rider has become known, the value of her works has naturally increased accordingly.
But this really doesn't mean much to Purficott. Even if the world is not about to be destroyed, wealth is just a number to her.
If she can create a fortune of two hundred thousand gold pounds, she can create more.
No one has any doubts about this. After all, she is only fourteen years old and is the youngest alchemy master in the world.
No one now doubts that Purficott became a master of alchemy due to the influence of her parents. She has proven her talent through her own achievements.
Although her parents are also masters of alchemy, their research direction is completely different from that of Perficott, and there is no connection between the two.
Because of this, the veteran generals in the military attach great importance to Perficott, because they look forward to more new inventions from Perficott in the future.
For this reason, these old generals also specially sent a guard to Purficott and Brandless Manor, specifically responsible for protecting her and guarding her laboratory in Brandless Manor.
This guard was jointly funded by several veteran generals from the military department, and the personnel were also carefully selected by them, and the number reached the size of an infantry regiment. However, this time he went to the New World. After Perficott's persuasion, he only took one company with him. The rest of the troops would stay at Brandless Manor to prevent anyone from sneaking in while Perficott was away. Enter the manor and steal her research.
Although Purficott is quite confident in the defense of his laboratory, he still needs to have the necessary security.
Because of this, the size of the exploration team this time has reached more than 200 people. Among them, there are only a dozen scientists and fifty exploration team members who are specifically responsible for exploration. As for the others, they are all for Perfection provides security.
This also brought the specifications of her trip to a very high level. The royal family even stepped forward to directly charter a cruise ship to ensure the safety of Perfectcott's trip to the New World.
Even this is not safe enough in their opinion. During the ship's voyage to the New World, a frigate sent by the navy will accompany it throughout the journey.
After arriving in the New World, the Royal Navy’s New World Squadron will also send warships to escort it.
It can be said that even if the Queen herself travels, the security treatment will only be to this extent.
"Miss Brandless, is it too late for me to get off the ship now?" On the deck of the cruise ship, Fat Oliver was looking bitterly at the company of guards from Perfectcott's team who were transporting them. Weapons and equipment, some regrets inevitably arose in my heart.
He was invited by Purficott to go to the New World with her, but when he saw this battle after boarding the ship, he was somewhat upset and worried about this trip to the New World.
It’s not that the fat man is unfounded or too timid.
As a businessman, Oliver does not feel that he lacks the courage to take risks when it is time to take risks.
Just like when Purficott told him that the world was about to be destroyed, he dared to listen to this imperial secret, even though he might have to pay an unimaginable price for it.
But now looking at the ship full of guards and munitions, he felt a little nervous.
After all, Purficott looked like someone was about to attack her. What if she accidentally hit the passenger car during the attack?
However, Purficott saw through the fat man's lies and just smiled and said: "Do you regret it now? It's a bit late. After getting on this ship, there is no chance of getting off."
< br>Perfect’s words had a meaning, and Oliver naturally understood the meaning of these words.
He looked at Purficott and said helplessly: "Miss, you know that there are many difficulties ahead, and it is a difficult and dangerous place. If you are not careful, you may hit the iceberg and destroy the ship, so why do you take such risks? ?”
“Mr. Oliver, when a ship encounters a storm on the sea, only everyone on the ship can work together to overcome the storm. If someone wants to retreat or is afraid of death, he will always be afraid of death. He will be the first to be unlucky." Purficott came to the side of the ship and watched as the soldiers who had finished carrying supplies entered the cabin, while the sailors on the shore began to untie the cables and retract the deck. Then she continued. : "Now we are all on the same ship. If we just think about escaping in a small boat when we encounter danger, then when we encounter a storm, the small boat is often the first to capsize. Only by saving the big ship can we It’s possible to survive the storm, isn’t it?”
(End of this chapter)