Volume 3: The Secret of the Door Chapter 44: 'Destiny' is about to begin!
At dawn, an unprecedented storm hit the Port of Marne.
Strong winds shook the entire Port of Marne.
Thick dark clouds obscured the rising sun.
“Retreat! Retreat!”
"Everyone leave the dock!"
In the strong wind, warnings spread throughout the Port of Marne.
Everyone began to abandon everything and ran towards the outside of Marne Port.
No one understands the horror of the sea better than those who live by it.
The people of Port Marne, carrying the old and the young, rushed out of Port Marne as fast as they could and headed for the high ground outside the town. When people climbed up to the high ground, raindrops as big as beans fell down.
People didn't bother to take shelter from the rain and turned around to look in the direction of Port Marne.
A white line appeared in the darkness in the distance.
Then, the white line expanded rapidly.
In the end, it occupied everyone's vision.
That's the white foam of the waves!
The foam of the waves blown up by the strong wind!
The entire sea surface has turned white at this moment. The dense layer of waves that had just formed under the strong wind was blown into the air, dancing with the sea water and raindrops.
But the people of Port Marne were in no mood to appreciate any of this.
They stared with wide eyes, watching the roaring and rapid movement of the huge wave, which was at least 20 meters high.
"It's over!"
A voice emerged from everyone's heart.
Living by the sea, when they saw the 20-meter-high waves, they already knew exactly what they were going to face.
In fact, even the most experienced sailors had never seen such huge waves. In the past, waves of eight or nine meters high or even more than ten meters high were enough to be called a natural disaster.
And this twenty-meter wave?
It was an unprecedented disaster.
Everyone was shaking, and some people even swayed and fell to the ground unconsciously.
Those are the rich people in Port Marne.
They knew they were screwed.
Their wealth will vanish.
They need to start over.
However, the poor are even more miserable.
They didn't even have a chance to start over.
If he wanted to survive, there was no other way except to sell himself.
And these are young and strong laborers.
Or someone who is good looking.
Someone slightly older?
All I can do is wait for death.
A low cry was heard among the crowd.
The one who was crying was a little girl, holding her younger brother in her arms. She was at a loss as she followed her parents. She did not have a premonition of her fate. She only knew that the only hen in the family was gone and her younger brother had no eggs to eat.
Her father looked serious, as if he was thinking about the future.
Her mother tried to comfort her softly, but tears began to fall as she spoke.
Confused and helpless.
Crying is contagious.
Soon, everyone around started sobbing.
At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly approached the little girl and her family. Facing the father's vigilant eyes, he smiled kindly and said in a very low voice: "Do you know the 'God of Neiwan'?"
It's not just here.
Similar guys will appear in places where the crying is most frequent.
and……
More and more.
Because more people joined.
What do humans do when faced with despair?
give up.
This is the choice of most people.
Only a small number of people will persevere.
However, if given a glimmer of hope in the midst of despair, most people will persevere.
Even if this hope seems so illusory.
…
Inner Bay.
The 'Surf Pancake' and the Faber Navy flagship moved slowly.
The Sea Pancake, cabin.
Margarida Mag had a room half as big as the captain's.
This would be impossible on other ships, but in the Tulip family, it was taken for granted.
Luxurious as always.
Even if the Tulip Family is impoverished, it is still the Tulip Family.
Before the palace coup, the patriarch of the Tulip family had already made sufficient preparations.
Moreover, there is more than one back-up plan.
Therefore, when Margarida Magg stood up and "acquired" a piece of territory in the North, these backers, the people and resources they represented began to flock to the second daughter of the Tulip Family.
“Nice layout.”
Goethe looked around the cabin , his eyes fixed on the incense burner.
The incense burner made of gold is naturally very expensive, but what is even more expensive is the incense inside.
The incense, which is made from whale oil mixed with several herbs and minerals, can be regarded as one of the specialties of the tulip family.
A complete stick of Yimi incense requires 60 grams of gold.
According to rumors, the tulip family got its start with this kind of fragrance.
Naturally, this fragrance is also called 'tulip'.
This is what Enmleke told him.
Of course, it is impossible for ordinary people to use this kind of incense.
Even the nobles would not be willing to use it every day. They would only cut off a small piece on important festivals, place it in the most conspicuous place in the banquet hall and light it. Then?
The host stands beside the incense burner to "personally welcome" the visiting guests.
While accepting the guests' compliments, he politely said that it was nothing.
This is also what Enmle.K told Goethe, and when telling Goethe, Enmle.K lit a "tulip" the length of his index finger, walked politely to a beautiful lady, and asked if the lady could help him get the incense, as he needed to get the incense burner. The result was naturally that after a long burning, the incense burned out bit by bit, forming a complete piece of incense ash, which was finally shaken apart by the violent shaking, forming a jet-like shape, and would never return to its original state.
At that time, the 'tulip' in Enmlek's hand was only one finger long.
And here?
The one-meter-long incense stick was lit. The rich but not pungent aroma made Goethe feel mentally relaxed. He sat directly on the sofa and looked at Margarida Magg.
That look contained a hint of aggression.
This made the second daughter of the Tulip family a little nervous.
The one that was previously owned by the second daughter of the Tulip family.
And now?
After the impulse, I became cowardly.
Even his speech became stuttering.
"What are you doing?"
"Dry!"
Goethe nodded and was about to stand up.
"ah!"
The second daughter of the Tulip Family let out a sharp scream and was so frightened that she teleported away instantly.
About half a minute later, the second daughter of the Tulip family returned.
When she came back, she saw Goethe opening her pastry cabinet and selecting delicious pastries, and the cork of the fruit wine next to her had been uncorked.
"Are you scaring me?"
The second daughter of the Tulip family gritted her teeth, looking annoyed, while Goethe put two pieces of cream cake on the plate and said in a low voice: "Oh, woman, do you really want to try it?"
If Goethe hadn't taken the cake again, the second daughter of the Tulip family would have been frightened.
But with this kind of foreshadowing, the second daughter Tulip looked at Goethe's "strange" behavior and immediately raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
"Are you worried that I'll be embarrassed?"
"really……"
"Goethe, you are a gentle person."
The second daughter of the Tulip family said with a smile.
Goethe rolled his eyes and ate the cream cake.
Is there anything in the world that can make people happier than sweets?
Naturally, it is a creamy dessert.
Delicate texture, slightly sweet taste.
Goethe ate all the cream cake on the plate in one breath.
During the whole process, the second daughter of the Tulip family did not speak a word. When Goethe finished eating, she even considerately handed him a handkerchief.
Goethe looked at the handkerchief, then at the mouth of the second daughter of the Tulip family.
He decided he needed something softer to wipe his mouth with.
He raised his hand, grabbed the wrist of the Tulip Family's second daughter, and pulled hard.
“Ah… wuwu.”
Three minutes later, Goethe let go of the second daughter of the Tulip family.
"Huff, huff, you bastard!"
The second daughter of the Tulip family gasped and cursed at Goethe.
The blush on her face that had just faded away reappeared.
She almost suffocated just now.
"I'm just retaliating for your initiative just now. It's just tit for tat. I'm not a jerk."
Goethe spread his hands with a look of grievance.
"I didn't do anything just now."
The second daughter of the Tulip family covered her chest with her hands.
“That’s interest!”
Goethe said as a matter of course.
Immediately, the second daughter of the Tulip family widened her eyes.
She had never seen such a shameless guy.
But it was this guy who saved her.
twice.
No!
He saved her three times.
"Goethe, do you believe in light?"
The second daughter of the Tulip family asked.
"believe."
"Have you ever heard that saying?"
Goethe's words attracted the second daughter of the Tulip family, Margarida Magg. She simply thought that she and Goethe had a tacit understanding and resonance at this time. She was telling him that he came into her life and brought her light, and he was telling her that everything was arranged by fate and everything was destined.
The second daughter of the Tulip family lowered her head shyly.
Goethe glanced at the embarrassed second daughter of the Tulip family, but had no intention of changing his words, he continued.
"Young people don't believe in utopia, they just want to see the light under the short skirt."
Goethe said this in an aria.
Suddenly, the second daughter of the Tulip family was stunned.
The feeling of emotion that had just arisen disappeared without a trace.
However, the second daughter of the Tulip family was still willing to give Goethe another chance.
"What?"
"What else?"
She continued to ask.
"besides?"
"When a beautiful young girl in white clothes stands or dances with her back to the light, I believe in light..."
"You insulted Light!"
The second daughter of the Tulip family scolded angrily.
But Goethe didn't care at all and still looked at her with a smile.
"I really believe in the light. If I didn't believe in the light, I would have died in despair long ago."
Goethe's voice was calm, but the second daughter of the Tulip family trembled.
Some information about Goethe came to her mind.
This is the real Goethe.
The joke just now was just an instinctive disguise.
Unconsciously, the second daughter of the Tulip family felt a little sorry for Goethe.
She had just lost her father and brother not long ago.
But she still had a lot of inheritance left by her father and brother, and she was in a relatively safe environment, but it still made her feel like the sky was falling.
But what about Goethe?
What they lost were all their families and shelter.
It can be said that his life was in danger at any moment, but Goethe still managed to hold on tenaciously under such circumstances. This required a strong and tenacious willpower.
Maybe……
Goethe said those words just to make himself happy in misery, right?
Thinking in her heart, the second daughter of the Tulip family couldn't help but hold Goethe's hand.
"We didn't know each other before."
"After this, I am willing to stay by your side, no matter what happens."
The second daughter of the Tulip family said with heartache.
Goethe adjusted his sitting position so that he could be more comfortable in the hug.
The second daughter of the Tulip family disappeared instantly again.
Next second.
The second daughter of the Tulip family returns again.
Her face turned even redder.
“You, you, you…”
"I can't help it."
"Normal reaction."
Goethe explained, and then changed the subject calmly.
"What do you think of this plan?"
"According to your plan, Goethe, it is indeed possible to make Faber's remaining navy become ours quietly, but doing so will also completely destroy the Port of Marne!"
The second daughter of the Tulip family had a conflicted look on her face.
Her father once told her that those who achieve great things do not pay attention to small details.
Her brother had told her that if the common people suffered a little, they would have more praise.
Everyone around her told her that she had to be cold-blooded and ruthless in order to truly become the head of the Tulip family.
Can……
She still couldn't help it.
She looked at Goethe and spoke softly.
"The registered population of Port Marne was 31,000 a year ago, but there are still many more people who are not registered, at least 70,000... If Port Marne is destroyed, they will be homeless and displaced, and a large number of people will die in this disaster."
After saying this, the second daughter of the Tulip family looked at Goethe nervously.
She was afraid that Goethe would denounce her as childish, as her father and brothers had done.
But Goethe laughed.
"No."
"I am the 'God of the Inner Bay'——"
"They'll be fine."
"I said so."
As he spoke, Goethe raised his hand slightly, and the trident appeared in his hand.
The invisible power appears again.
Margarida Magg did not feel any fear at this moment.
On the contrary, a strange light appeared in her eyes.
She believed that Goethe would not lie to her.
Looking at Goethe at this moment, Margarida Mag, who already liked Goethe, was immediately attracted.
Even in the eyes of the second daughter of the Tulip family, Goethe's whole body was glowing.
"If that's the case, we can win the hearts and minds of the people of Port Marne. With Port Marne as a base, we will have a better chance of defeating Fabol VII!"
"The Port of Marne is the largest port in Fabregas. Only here can large ships sail."
"Even for the sake of Fabol's stability, Fabol VII will not sit idly by."
Margarida Mag analyzed carefully.
"Just Port Marne?"
"That's not enough."
"Marne Harbor is just an appetizer. We need to focus on the overall situation of Faber. Otherwise, the storm I just created would be a waste of my talent."
Goethe said this with a slightly playful smile.
"What do you think?"
The second daughter of the Tulip family couldn't help but ask.
Goethe looked at the other person and said softly:
"Have you ever heard of Destiny's Child?"
