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Chapter 1319: Homecoming Journey

In stark contrast to the Dulles City that was mired in the power wars and pirate wars when they arrived, Dulles City now truly deserves the title of the capital of the Maritime Kingdom of Revendreth. It is bustling with seafarers and sailors coming and going.

As the coachman of the sea, the ships of the Kingdom of Revendreth can travel to every island in the Apocalypse Continent by sea.

Especially with the Northern Pirates essentially wiped out, Zhou Ning understood that the Kingdom of Revendreth's maritime shipping had increased by 25% in a short period of time. This was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for the already enormous shipping industry in Revendreth.

Today, the Kingdom of Revendreth is monopolized by the Starry Sky Church. In fact, it can be regarded as a religious state. The income of the Starry Sky Church has also increased accordingly. It's a pity that it is not his own money. As the leader of the Starry Sky Church camp, Zhou Ning is getting poorer and poorer, and it is almost difficult for him to collapse.

At this time, the snow and wind were getting heavier. From time to time, an ice element would appear on the ground due to the extreme cold and snow, and then be surrounded by guards. Zhou Ning adjusted his hat, exhaled a breath of cold air, and looked around. He found the port ticket office on the right side of the entrance and pushed the door open to enter.

As mentioned before, this is a new thing that has emerged in the past two years and is quite popular in various coastal countries. According to Zhou Ning's understanding, usually 70% is controlled by the royal family, 25% is controlled by the nobles, and the remaining 5% belongs to the shipping companies of big merchants.

Its business includes but is not limited to shipping and trade, and it also involves the slave trade. Its shares have been listed on various stock exchanges and have seen a very encouraging increase in price.

In Zhou Ning's opinion, it is somewhat similar to the model of the East India Company on Earth.

This ticketing company occupied a massive, white, four-story building. A wooden sign at the entrance had originally displayed a pirate bounty notice and instructions. However, due to the decline of the Northern Pirate Kingdom, most of the bounties had been removed, leaving only a few scattered around.

Zhou Ning took a look and saw that two pirate kings and three pirate generals were still on the wanted list. However, the bounties had also been reduced.

He didn't look around any longer and went straight into the ticket office. There was a constant temperature array inside the ticket office, and the moment he entered, he felt a rush of hot air.

There were sixteen ticket windows inside, and each window had a long queue of dozens of people, a scene rarely seen in recent years.

Zhou Ning noticed that some of them were scholars from the Knowledge Council, and they were traveling as an archaeological team, wearing the same scholarly uniforms and medals from the Archaeological Society.

After the Guarani temporarily fell and lost control of the knowledge authority, they took control over it themselves. Strictly speaking, these people could be considered their believers.

Zhou Ning couldn't help but take a few more glances. Surprisingly, he saw an acquaintance inside, the young lady who had sold him a ring at that extraordinary gathering in Docklands last year.

At that time, the other party was wearing a rabbit mask. Now after taking off the mask, her appearance is rather ordinary, which is more in line with the stereotype that female academic elites in this world are generally not that good-looking.

Their destination was the same as his own, the Byron Republic. Considering the situation in the TV series where the Parliament of Knowledge and the two secret sects, the Craftsmen and the Alchemists and the Curse Sect, joined forces, Zhou Ning had to think more.

However, he did not forget his current identity - just a traveling scholar, and he looked away as if nothing had happened.

He turned his gaze to the notice board and searched for information about ships bound for Fort Bentham, the western port of the Byron Republic, on December 12nd.

Zhou Ning's impression of the Byron Republic is a bit like Turkey on Earth: its people are all descended from giants, discriminate against those of shorter stature, and almost always wear headscarves when going out. They have an unusual devotion to the Earth Goddess. Most of the country is plateau terrain, and the constant shifting of the earth's crust leads to frequent earthquakes. Half the country is by the sea, and half is desert, resulting in significant climate change. Furthermore, all the place names contain the character "堡" (fort), which is quite distinctive.

Fort Bentham was the most important port and distribution center along the coast of the Byron Republic, and also the key battleground for both sides in the civil war.

There are six ships heading to Fort Bentham today. If I only consider speed and comfort, regardless of price, there are two alchemy ships that best suit my needs: the Sunshine and the Wizard.

Both ships have alchemical arrays to propel the ship, short-range flight capabilities, and special sails that can withstand storms, thunderstorms and long-term headwinds. However, the latter also has meteorologists who can change the weather and wizards who fight pirates and supernatural creatures at sea. Therefore, the first-class ticket for the latter is a crazy 1160 Victa, and the total voyage is 3 days.

Actually, Valentine should have been disguised as a suitcase...

Although Zhou Ning was extremely poor, he was not so poor that he couldn't even afford a boat ticket. He reluctantly pulled out a wad of banknotes from his wallet and pushed them onto the counter.

"Get me two first-class tickets on the Wizard."

Man, you are so generous!

"Are you also planning to take the Wizard to Fort Bentham?" At this time, the lady's eyes lit up when she saw Zhou Ning. She stroked her hair, walked over and took the initiative to talk to him.

"Yes." Zhou Ning nodded slightly and said calmly. Zhou Ning had long been accustomed to this situation.

The lady wanted to continue talking, but was interrupted by her companion:

"Polly, we have something else to discuss."

The lady apologized to Zhou Ning helplessly and hurriedly followed her companions to the dock.

The Wizard's departure time was 11 a.m., which was less than two hours away. After handing one of the tickets to Valentine, Zhou Ning asked the Lord of Weather to continue carrying the suitcase while he followed behind him to the dock.

Due to the extremely cold weather, ice and snow elements condensed from the air from time to time. This scene reminded Zhou Ning of the scene in the second version of the Elemental Kingdom in his previous life. A group of extraordinary members of the Starry Sky Church were participating in killing ice and snow elements at the dock.

Zhou Ning glanced over there from a distance and saw Liu Zhen busy with a group of players. This was also the butterfly effect brought about by himself.

Now Liu Zhen has become a deacon of the Starry Sky Church.

The Wizard was docked at the far right of the pier. It looked a bit like the Thorn warship we'd been on before, with its hull covered in barbs. On the right side of the ship, a gangway led down to the dock, and many passengers, carrying their suitcases, used it to access the deck.

Zhou Ning noticed that not only was there the woman and her companion, but also an old wizard with white hair and beard following her up the gangway. Zhou Ning was stunned; he happened to know this old wizard.

Xiyeke, the chairman of the Knowledge Council, is a powerful figure at the level of the Angel King. Why is he here?

In his hand, he held a white staff that resonated with knowledge and authority, with a dragon crystal embedded on the top of the staff.

This is the quasi-artifact hidden by the Council of Knowledge: the Dragon Transformation Staff.

When Xiyeke saw Zhou Ning, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded at him as usual as a greeting.

Zhou Ning noticed that the other person's back was soaked with sweat.