Chapter 6 The Beginning of the Ocean

Early morning.

Gunie woke up feeling refreshed.

The fatigue from several consecutive days on the train was completely swept away.

After arriving at Hartuff Harbor yesterday.

Under the guidance of Old Tree, Gunie checked into this hotel called "Home of Long Journeys."

The sleep that night was quite restful.

Opening the hotel room curtains.

Thanks to the advantage of the high-rise building, the scene before him brought a faint smile to Gunie's face.

To the right front of his view was an endless vast ocean.

In the extremely wide harbor area, on both sides of the various-sized piers were merchant ships of all sizes.

Even along the banks of the river flowing into the sea in front of the hotel, there were dense clusters of merchant ships.

From the scale and number of so many merchant ships, one could feel the prosperity of Hartuff Harbor.

The buildings of Hartuff Harbor stood in close array, with structures over ten stories high everywhere.

In Sugg Ruins City, buildings over ten stories were few and far between.

These white buildings made the entire Hartuff Harbor resemble a white sandy beach.

In Sugg Ruins City, when Gunie looked out, he could still see the suburbs.

In Hartuff Harbor, a single glance revealed endless clusters of buildings like a white sandy beach.

Moreover, Gunie saw quite a few steam cars on the streets below the building.

Compared to the development process in his previous life where internal combustion engines burning oil, a more efficient machine, replaced steam engines, in this steampunk world, there was not a single sign of that.

The reason was quite simple: high-quality supernatural metal alloys, along with supernatural materials like "High-Magic Source Coal" and "Supernatural Heavy Water" with supernatural characteristics, fully met the energy supply of steam engines.

It was said that a "Mithril-grade Closed Energy Steam Engine" about the size of a bucket, which basically did not let heat escape, plus two large-capacity supernatural storage mechanisms for storing "High-Magic Source Coal" and "Supernatural Heavy Water."

Could easily keep a steam car running non-stop for twenty-four hours, for an entire week.

And if driven normally, it might not consume all the energy in a month.

If you were willing to invest more resources, you could insert more storage mechanisms for "High-Magic Source Coal" and "Supernatural Heavy Water" into the input port.

This time would increase linearly with the number of storage mechanisms for "High-Magic Source Coal" and "Supernatural Heavy Water" you inserted.

Replenishing "High-Magic Source Coal" and "Supernatural Heavy Water" was also simple: drive into the corresponding "energy station" to refill.

The birth of supernatural storage mechanisms, along with supernatural products with more abundant energy and the highly developed craftsmanship of alchemical machinery, had led this world to firmly embark on the path with "supernatural steam engines" as the core of mechanical power.

In fact, Gunie had even heard that some crazy alchemists had proposed a Steam 2.0 plan.

This group of madmen wanted to use energy arrays to absorb the source power of heaven and earth to create "Source Energy Steam Engines."

These crazy alchemists didn't even want to use coal materials anymore.

They wanted to just pour in water and make the machines run.

It had to be said that every era had its share of radical thinkers.

If it were his previous life, Gunie would have said, "If you had even one peanut, you wouldn't be this drunk."

But in this world.

Even magical species like "mechanical creatures" existed.

Who dared to say that "Source Energy Steam Engines" wouldn't work?

In this magical supernatural era, anything was possible.

Just as Gunie finished washing up and was rubbing his stomach, planning to find a place for breakfast and a cup of coffee.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A soft knock sounded.

Looking through the peephole, he saw Old Tree, Diana, and the others.

At this moment, the three hunters were fully dressed, seemingly ready to leave.

"Click, click..."

Gunie opened the door.

"Senior, you all are..." Gunie inquired.

"Well, we're setting off on the hunter ship," Old Tree said with a smile.

"So soon? Why not rest for a day or two before leaving?"

"We'd like to rest, but the other hunters won't wait for us. If we leave a day later, a large number of ocean undead, even demon lords, will be hunted by them. So it's better to leave early."

"By the way, this is for you."

With that, Old Tree handed over two palm-sized cards.

Gunie took them and looked: one read "Arcane Shot," the other "Sea Demon Ship."

"On the back, I've marked the addresses and information."

"Of course, there are some things I need to tell you in person."

"For the more ancient composite spell 'Arcane Shot,' first check with the major trading companies to see if they have it."

"But these companies only do profitable business; they probably won't sell a spell like Arcane Shot that's already been phased out."

"Even if they have it, it'll be buried deep in the warehouse. Without strong connections, you likely won't get it."

"If you can't find it at the companies, then go to the location I gave you where Arcane Shot might be."

"Remember, the owner of that place, 'Old Sam,' only cares about money, not people. The men he keeps are ruthless killers, but he has a good reputation in business. Still, you need to be careful."

"Thank you for the advice, senior. I'll be careful." Gunie nodded solemnly.

"Also, if you want to go out to sea, I recommend you buy a sea demon ship."

Old Tree continued.

"Of course, the authorities don't allow any organization to publicly sell sea demon ships; they only allow you to buy ordinary merchant ships."

"Go to the address I gave you and find a man named 'Yasen Holwell.' I heard he returned to Hartuff Harbor a few days ago."

"If you can't find him, then I can't help you."

"But if you do find him, tell him I sent you."

"He might be able to help you find a sea demon ship."

"Also, remember that the harbor area is full of people and gossip, with all kinds of forces mixed together."

"There are even many vicious pirates disguised as supernatural sailors, but in reality, they're murderous thugs."

"Murderous thugs?" Gunie rubbed his fingers thoughtfully.

"If possible, you should try to win over that man named Yasen Holwell."

"He'll help you recruit a group of reliable supernatural sailors, at least so you won't be tied up and hanged from the mast by those sailors on the second day at sea."

After a moment's thought, Gunie nodded slightly.

"Senior, I've remembered everything you said."

"Well, may the Source Sea God protect you." Old Tree said this before leaving.

After Old Tree and the others left, Gunie returned to the room.

Looking at the distant horizon where the sky met the sea, Gunie narrowed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

The ocean of this great age of sail was clearly more complex than Gunie had imagined.

Fortunately, Gunie already had many preparations.