pertwk Chapter 2230: Changing with each passing day
Chapter 2230: Changing with each passing day
Chapter 2230: Changing with each passing day
Blue sky and white clouds, seagulls and egrets soaring together.
A large ship sailed into the calm ocean and headed toward the deep-water harbor.
"We've arrived! We've arrived!" The sound of a wooden clapper rang out from the ship. "Julu Port is our final destination. Those who wish to disembark, hurry up!"
Soon, the deck was filled with people.
Upon hearing the sound of the clapper, ripples appeared on the water near the large ship, and several huge fish fins emerged, clearly indicating a menacing presence.
The sailors quickly brought out several large barrels of beef and mutton blood and flesh, and poured them all into the sea.
In an instant, blood-red waves surged in the sea, as four or five gaping maws took turns devouring the prey, each easily cramming in two sheep.
These are all great white sharks that are over three zhang (approximately 10 meters) long.
Everyone crowded around the ship's railing, watching with great interest, and commenting on who had the biggest mouth.
Seven or eight buckets of flesh and blood were just a small snack for these giant sharks. After they finished eating, the sailors stood at the bow of the ship, bowed to them, and shouted, "Thank you, protectors!"
So the giant shark flicked its tail and swam towards the deep sea.
Nowadays, with sea monsters roaming the open ocean, ships can't function without bodyguards. These giant sharks are hired for long-distance escorts, and their payment has already been received. The dozen or so barrels of beef and mutton were just a thank-you gift, expressing gratitude for their protection along the way. This is an unwritten rule of etiquette at sea, because the bodyguards enjoy meat from land.
Having arrived at the port, they successfully completed their mission and departed.
As everyone watched Julu Port grow ever larger and closer into view, they all exclaimed in admiration.
Wow, how magnificent!
There are eleven piers at Julu Harbor, arranged in pairs in an "H" shape. Boats of all sizes approach them, like ants swarming around honeydew drops.
Julu Port is actually composed of three ports connected together. The houses on the shore are closely arranged and stand side by side, even covering the small hills. They are all square and very solid in appearance. Occasionally there are a few unique ones, such as the tall tower on the island that looks like a bumblebee. These are all landmark buildings, some of which are used to guide ships.
The ocean-going vessel that everyone was on was five stories high and was not afraid of the wind and waves at sea, but once it entered Julu Port, it was like a prodigal son returning home, behaving properly and obediently.
Julu Port is the largest port east of the Mu Kingdom and the final destination for many large ships, where people disembark.
Two guests followed the crowd onto the pier. One of them shaded his eyes with his hand and looked out at the sea: "Lord Pu, is that Dragon God Island?"
In the center of the harbor is a small island, uninhabited, but with a huge dragon statue.
The dragon's head faces the sky, proud and unyielding.
“Indeed. On the day the Great Heavenly Demon Miao Zhantian fell, the Dragon God manifested here.” Lord Pu bowed to the statue from afar. “The locals raised money to build this statue as a memorial. Now, with ships coming and going, everyone looks at this place where the dragon rises.”
He continued, "Mr. Sun must be tired after such a long boat ride. Let's find a place to change, eat, and rest before changing trains and continuing our journey. We might reach Tongyue Mountain before evening, and then we can get a good night's sleep tonight."
After sailing at sea for more than half a month, I was rocking and swaying even when I slept. When I smelled myself, I was covered in the smell of the sea.
"it is good."
The two walked toward the nearest inn, with Lord Pu giving a special instruction: "Be careful when you step on the blue line on the ground, or you'll get hit by a car."
"Huh? Car?"
Mr. Sun had noticed long ago that there were light blue dotted lines drawn on the ground, which would sometimes light up and flash.
A dozen or so breaths later, a car arrived.
Unlike ordinary carriages, this vehicle was like a large, square, open box, overflowing with goods, and had four wheels underneath.
In fact, Mr. Sun had seen similar vehicles before—mining carts.
The strangest thing is that it wasn't pulled by livestock!
There was another person sitting in the vehicle, but it seemed they were just guarding the goods, not driving.
"Huh? No horse pulling the carriage?" Mr. Sun exclaimed, waving his hand in front of the carriage a few times, wondering if something had disappeared. But there was nothing there; he only touched thin air. "This carriage can move by itself?"
Moreover, they followed the blue line on the ground meticulously.
The person in the car rolled their eyes and said impatiently, "Don't reach out, or I'll call the police!"
Mr. Sun quickly withdrew his hand, and the car sped away.
“Yes, it is.” Lord Pu explained to him, “These special cargo carts are called pack carts, and together with these blue lines on the road, they form a complete array. When dockworkers unload goods from the dock or move them out of the warehouse, as long as they put them on the pack carts, they can automatically travel to the designated location.”
"Specified place?"
"There are signs on the carts, corresponding to different locations in the port. For example, if we want to go to Qingyun Inn, we just need to insert the sign with Qingyun Inn on it into the front of the cart, and the cart will deliver the goods directly there," Lord Pu explained. "In the end, this is actually the operation of an array."
The blue line on the ground lit up, indicating that a pack cart was about to pass by.
Mr. Sun was taken aback: "How big must this formation be?"
"It covers the entire cargo area of Julu Port, about a thousand acres." Lord Pu was quite knowledgeable about it. "It is actually three formations connected to each other, the last one of which was only completed last year. Julu Port is the port with the largest cargo throughput in the Gold Plains. In recent years, more land has been reclaimed from the sea. Its cargo area is too large, and using oxen and horses to pull carts is too inefficient, so this self-transportation formation was developed."
"Convenient, convenient, truly remarkable. Even my former sect didn't have such a large formation," Mr. Sun exclaimed. "Truly ingenious! But wouldn't this consume a lot of Xuan Crystals?"
Compared to oxen and horses pulling carts, automated carts are more efficient and cleaner. However, such high-end devices are obviously energy-intensive.
"After several optimizations, the current operating cost is about five catties of mid-grade Xuanjing per day—of course, it also depends on how busy the port is; it can increase several times during peak season," said Lord Pu. "Most importantly, the magic artifact that acts as the array's core will also absorb the free spiritual energy in the air on its own, so it doesn't consume as much energy as you might imagine."
Mr. Sun remarked with emotion, "Five years ago, I couldn't have imagined this at all."
"Exactly. Five years ago, the concentration of spiritual energy was insufficient to support the consumption of such a large formation."
Mr. Sun looked at the road beneath his feet and said, "It would be great if guests could also ride in a pack animal."
After leaving the freight area, he saw that the passenger carriages were still the normal horse-drawn and sheep-drawn carts.
"Pack carts are only suitable for traveling in designated areas and along designated routes, and cannot transport passengers flexibly. However, the places that passengers need to go are numerous, varied, and scattered, and some of them need to leave the port directly for the road, so passengers cannot ride them for the time being."
As they were speaking, a large but furtive gray shadow flashed past the side of the cargo container ahead.
Mr. Sun exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, even the rats in your port are so fat!"
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