Chapter 30 Boarding the Ship
Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

At half past six in the morning, at Port No. 7, Roland and Hela were standing one after the other at the agreed location.

The strong sea breeze mixed with a strong fishy smell blew in my face.

Although the taste was a bit unique, it was not particularly unbearable for Roland and Hela.

Ahead of them, countless porters who depended on the port for their livelihood had already started their busy day early.

The merchant ships that docked here were crowded with people. Amid the shouting and cursing of the crew, the porters carried boxes of goods back and forth.

The patrol team responsible for maintaining order in the port also completed their shift change. The patrol team, who had been yawning, took over the duty and patrolled slowly.

As a large port city, all ports in the port city basically operate 24 hours a day. Therefore, although it has just been dawn, the port in front of us is still noisy and active.

Beside the two of them, other teams of adventurers who were going out to sea today also occupied an area respectively. Some were discussing their commissions in a low voice, some were wiping their weapons and equipment, and some were leaning against the walls and pillars, looking drowsy.

Hela looked at the various ships in the distance with some curiosity.

Although there is a port in Winter City in the north, she was in a hurry the previous two times she went there and basically had no time to stroll around. She left after finishing her business, so this was the first time she saw a real ship.

Roland and Hela didn't have to wait long. In less than ten minutes, a dwarf ran onto the platform.

He had been planning to find a place to rest, but when he glanced around, he saw Roland and Hela.

Seeing this situation, he had no choice but to run to Roland in small steps.

Standing in front of Roland, he handed Roland the client's ID, a special wooden plaque engraved with the commission number.

Roland took a quick glance and returned it to him after confirming that it was correct.

The dwarf said respectfully.

"Sir, the team leader is already over there on the ship. If you are ready, I can take you there first."

"Well, please."

Roland nodded slightly and responded politely.

The dwarf smiled and said.

"please."

Under his guidance, Roland and Hela walked into the port. After turning left and right, they came to a more remote corner.

After turning the last corner, what appeared before Roland and Hela was a ship with very dwarf characteristics.

A dark ship with a steel hull.

From the appearance, this battleship is much stronger than other wooden ships in the port. After all, in general, steel is always stronger than wood.

However, Roland saw through the true appearance of the battleship at a glance. Apart from a thin steel shell, the main body of the ship in front of him was actually made of wood.

However, this is normal. After all, the dwarves are poor. Even if they have the technical ability to build a giant ship made of pure steel, they cannot afford it.

According to the memory of the previous life, the dwarfs' first steel battleship, also known as the first miracle machine, would not be built for another forty or fifty years.

Relying on that giant steel ship, the dwarves broke through the storm of the Sea of ​​Death and became the first race to land on the New World, paving the way for their entire tribe to move to the New World later.

After moving to the New World, the dwarfs, who had been exiled for thousands of years, were able to rise again thanks to the vast land of the New World.

As one of the origins of strange machines, the dwarves eventually became one of the world's top powers by relying on the widespread application of strange machine technology.

However, this happened many years later. The dwarves are now just a small tribe that accepts the protection of the moon elves and only has the North Sea Islands as its territory. Under the guidance of the dwarves, Roland and Hela successfully boarded the ship and arrived at the captain's room inside.

In the captain's room, Siqi was quickly adjusting the control devices in the room. Under the control of the mechanical devices, the docile elements were injected into various parts of the ship.

Since the technology used by Siqi was not hidden or encrypted, Roland understood most of it with just a quick glance.

Siqi used relatively primitive and crude mechanical skills, the general effect of which was to output stable and reliable energy, serving as the power source for the battleship under Roland's feet.

In addition, although Roland did not see it, since the energy source was installed, this battleship probably also had a lot of elemental turrets installed.

It seems they are not ordinary dwarfs.

Roland thought silently while bowing slightly to Siqi and said.

"Good morning, Mr. Siqi."

"Mr. Roland, you are here. Sorry, please wait a moment."

After hearing Roland's words, Siqi didn't even turn his head. He responded loudly while continuing to operate the console.

After spending a few more minutes successfully activating the energy source installed on the ship, he turned to look at Roland.

The two sides exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and then Siqi ended the conversation tacitly after he tactfully pointed out the places on the ship that Roland and Hela were prohibited from entering or leaving.

Finally, under the guidance of the dwarf who had picked them up earlier, Roland and Hela arrived at the room prepared for them by the dwarf.

After thanking the dwarf who led the way, Roland closed the door and turned around to look at the layout of the room.

Standard gnome simple style.

Apart from the basic furniture, beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets, there is basically nothing else.

After entering the room, Hela skillfully pulled out a chair, sat at the table, and looked up at Roland.

Roland smiled slightly, walked to the table, took out all the books prepared by Hela from the space ring, and placed them on the table.

"You should learn in moderation. It's your first time out at sea, so you can hang out on the deck occasionally."

"Ah."

Hela nodded, opened a book that she hadn’t finished reading yesterday, and began to flip through it silently.

Compared to Hela, who still spent her time reading and studying, Roland felt a little bored.

Meditation? He had already reached the limit of the second ring. Meditation was useless and could not improve him at all. As for promotion, it was not time for him to be promoted yet.

Study? He had already learned all kinds of magic knowledge in his previous life, so there was no need for him to learn the backward knowledge of this world.

Edit a book? Since coming out of the polar region, Roland has already written enough books for Hela to advance to the fourth ring. There is no point in editing more books. He and Hela can't keep up at all.

As for drawing spell scrolls, making alchemical potions, or making hand-made magic tools, he doesn't have the materials now.

All the extraordinary materials bought a few days ago were completely consumed after he worked overtime for two consecutive days.

And even if Roland wanted to be entertained, there was nothing good to read. It was okay to read one or two entertainment books in this world occasionally, but it was really boring to read them every day.

Roland sat on the edge of the bed and began to think about what he should do to pass the time.

(End of this chapter)