Chapter 433: An Unexpected Guest

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"Sigh, can we reconcile?" After a long silence, the spherical mechanical body said slowly.

"At this moment? You must be joking." Yun Mu looked at this fellow with an unkind expression.

However, she quickly withdrew this aggressive attitude.

"Forget it, for the sake of the original Ship Spirit of the Xiangyang, I won't hold it against you. So, the reason the Xiangyang has become what it is now is also your doing, then?"

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Ms. Yun Mu—oh, no, I should call you Ms. Captain."

The spherical mechanical body first flattered Yun Mu with a couple of sentences, then continued: "That is correct. My database retains all the data of the Old Legion, so after merging with me, the evolutionary direction of this Ghost Ship was inevitably affected."

"However, due to the original Ship Spirit's aesthetics and preferences, this ship will still retain the appearance of a wooden sailing warship as its base."

The original Ship Spirit's aesthetics and preferences? A question mark slowly appeared above Yun Mu's head. Is this your reason for blending Magic Technology with a sailing warship?

Forget it, it doesn't look bad anyway.

As long as it doesn't affect the functions of the Xiangyang, the rest can be left to the Ship Spirit.

"By the way, there is one more thing I haven't told you." The spherical mechanical body suddenly spoke: "Although I have merged with that original Ship Spirit, the current degree of fusion is not very high."

"You might still encounter it later... Although it cannot converse with you like I can, it can still control the ropes, wooden barrels, and other objects on the ship."

"Wait, are you guys merged or not?" Yun Mu looked very confused upon hearing his words.

"We are in the process of merging." The spherical mechanical body floated slowly up and down.

"Hmm... is there any way to make you stop merging?" Yun Mu pondered for a moment and asked.

"As far as I know, there shouldn't be."

"However..." The spherical mechanical body paused briefly: "If you want our two consciousnesses to separate, perhaps I could try researching dual personalities."

"Uh, let's just forget about that." Yun Mu waved her hand, her eye twitching.

The fact that a Ship Spirit possessed self-awareness was already outrageous enough; if it had dual personalities, it was truly unthinkable.

"As you wish." Hearing Yun Mu's words, the spherical mechanical body bowed to her with great respect.

"Hmm... do you have a name of your own?" Finally, before leaving the captain's quarters, Yun Mu asked the other party... She couldn't keep calling it 'spherical mechanical body' forever.

"No, but you may choose one for me." The spherical mechanical body said slowly.

"I see..."

Yun Mu looked at the spherical mechanical body floating slowly up and down in front of her, unable to think of what name to give it for a moment.

This guy's outer shell is white, how about calling it Xiaobai? No, that name has already been used.

Besides, the naming standard is too poor. Putting aside whether the spherical mechanical body would be willing, she herself didn't want to shout "Xiaobai" at the spherical mechanical body in front of her all day long.

Then what should it be called?

Huh, how about just calling this guy Viktor? But if I do that, isn't there a bit too much of the 【XXXX】 element in this book? Forget it, who cares about that much.

"From today on, you shall be called Viktor!" Yun Mu said, raising her hand and patting the spherical mechanical body quite irresponsibly.

However, because the latter was only a projection, she didn't manage to touch it at all.

"Thank you for the name, I, Viktor, will definitely not let Ms. Captain down." The spherical—no, Viktor—sighed in relief after hearing Yun Mu's words.

It seems Ms. Yun Mu's naming level is not bad; at least Viktor doesn't sound like a name for a pet.

He had already prepared himself for Yun Mu's naming level to be terrible.

"Then let's stop here for today." Yun Mu turned and walked toward the outside of the captain's quarters.

She hadn't returned to the Xiangyang for a long time, and she had to check it carefully before leaving.

Besides that, she also had to greet the crew members she knew, chat, play cards, maintain relationships, and by the way, see who wasn't on the ship and if new crew members needed to be recruited... In short, she was quite busy.

After resolving these matters, the Xiangyang could leave Falanah Port and return to Frostfall City.

As for what to do after returning to Frostfall City, although she had some plans in mind, she hadn't decided on the specifics yet.

Let's talk about it after going back.

Just like that, Yun Mu began to take inventory of the people on the Xiangyang.

Excluding the eight who sacrificed themselves when the Old Legion attacked, there were nearly twelve crew members who had not returned to the Xiangyang.

Regarding these people, the former had signed a guarantee when boarding; after returning to Frostfall City, Yun Mu only needed to distribute a sum of Gold Frost to their relatives.

She intended to do this herself; after all, as the captain of the Xiangyang, she still intended to be responsible for the affairs of her crew.

As for the latter who didn't come to the ship... there was no need to pay attention to them.

If they haven't returned by the time we set sail tomorrow, just leave without worrying about them.

This belongs to a publicly accepted rule.

After all, merchant ships or other fleets at sea would not delay their departure time just because a few people didn't show up.

Those guys would either stay locally or find their own way back later; in short, Yun Mu wouldn't bother with them. A port city isn't necessarily large, but if you say it's small, it's still quite a hassle for her to find the guys who haven't boarded from within a city.

Furthermore, if those guys didn't come, even if she took the initiative to find them, they might not be willing to return.

She wouldn't do such a thankless task.

In the following period, Yun Mu chatted happily with the crew members who had reunited on the Xiangyang, and by the way, told them about what she had done in the Federation under their curious gazes, satisfying the crew's curiosity.

Afterward, everyone enjoyed dinner on the ship together, drank and boasted, and played cards; a day passed just like that.

When Yun Mu returned to her room, which was the captain's quarters, before she could do anything, Viktor emerged first from the captain's sculpture next to the nautical chart.

"Good evening, Ms. Captain." Viktor tried his best to sound enthusiastic as he greeted her.

".... So it's Viktor." Yun Mu, who had been startled by this guy's sudden appearance, came back to her senses and said somewhat helplessly: "Can you not be so sudden next time you appear? Don't you know it's a bit scary?"

"Hmm..." Viktor was silent for a moment, looking as if he were pondering, then he said: "Then should I knock on the door first next time?"

As soon as the words fell, "thump, thump, thump" knocking sounds suddenly came from the otherwise quiet room.

And by relying on her Blood Perception ability, Yun Mu could confirm that there was absolutely no one outside.

"You doing that is also quite scary, you know." She said, speechless.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Mu simply waved her hand and said, "Forget it, no need. You can just stay as you are. Once I get used to it one day, I won't be scared by you anymore."

"Understood," Viktor replied, his tone without the slightest fluctuation.

"As long as you can remember that. I'm going to rest now," Yun Mu said, looking at Viktor. "Can you shrink back?"

"Of course, no problem."

Viktor bowed his head respectfully to Yun Mu, and then his figure dissipated before her.

"Day in and day out..." Seeing Viktor disappear before her, Yun Mu first sighed as she smoothed her hair, then, after a simple wash, she lay down on the wooden bed in the Captain's quarters to rest.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Heral Calendar 4244, February 6th, the fourth month since Yun Mu transmigrated.

She was finally going to leave the Orc Federation and return to the Frost Kingdom.

And before the Xiangyang set sail, among the twelve people who hadn't returned yesterday, six more had returned one after another.

Seeing time slipping away second by second and with no sign of the final six people returning, Yun Mu stopped waiting and directly steered the Xiangyang out of the Shipyard.

Today's weather was much like she had expected; the sky was cloudless, and everything from the Wind direction to other conditions was very pleasant.

Under Yun Mu's command, the Xiangyang unfurled its sails and sailed across the sea at high speed.

Even though its volume had increased significantly compared to before, the speed of the Xiangyang was even faster than in the past.

Judging by the speed at which the distance from the port was increasing, Yun Mu estimated that the current Xiangyang was at least thirty percent faster than before.

Even the newest steamships of the Frost Kingdom could not compare to her!

This was still without the Xiangyang activating its Ghost Ship ability. Out of curiosity and for the purpose of testing, Yun Mu activated the Ghost Ship's ability to experiment for a while when they were quite far from Falanaka Port.

The speed soared directly to nearly double its original level!

It was simply outrageous! It was just that the Gold Frost consumption was also fast; not even a few minutes after Yun Mu turned it on, nearly fifty pieces of Gold Frost had been burned away!

For a detailed test, it was about 8 pieces of Gold Frost per minute.

It was simply a gold-devouring monster; unless necessary, she would not use this ability frequently.

However, speaking of this, there was one point that Yun Mu was actually quite curious about.

That was, when the Ghost Ship drove its ability, where did all that burned Gold Frost end up? It is well known that Gold Frost is forged from gold, and metal, in a sense, belongs to non-renewable resources. Those pieces of Gold Frost she burned couldn't just disappear into thin air, right!

And if she burned enough Gold Frost, would it be possible to affect the monetary system of the Frost Kingdom?

Uh... theoretically speaking, if she burned enough, it could, but the Gold Frost she burned was nothing to the truly wealthy.

Moreover, the Frost Kingdom seemed to be pushing some reforms related to currency recently, such as the Credit Card created by Brenna and the card-swiping machines set up in various shopping areas; following this trend, perhaps one day the currency of the Frost Kingdom would become paper-based.

It was just that she wasn't very clear on exactly how long this would take.

"Ah—the sea!"

And just as Yun Mu was thinking about these random things, suddenly, a voice she found somewhat familiar rang out not far from her.

Setting aside this somewhat insane remark, Yun Mu walked quickly to the deck of the Xiangyang and discovered that a person who shouldn't have been there was standing inside the deck railing.

"Xiliya?"

"Why are you here!?" Yun Mu looked at the back with a pair of fiery red wings, and combined with the aura coming from her Blood Perception, she asked in great astonishment.

That shouldn't be; if Xiliya had been following her all along, she should have been able to discover it with her Blood Perception ability, so how could it be until now... "Ah, I've been discovered!" Iliyasi's younger sister, Xiliya, turned around somewhat embarrassedly after hearing Yun Mu's words.

She saw that she was holding an amulet in her hand, and after Xiliya wore the amulet on herself, Yun Mu was surprised to find that, relying solely on her Blood Perception detection ability, she actually couldn't detect that there was a living person standing in front of her at all!

(End of chapter)