novelonline Chapter 3418 [Coffin of the Underworld]
Chapter 3418 [Coffin of the Underworld]
Chapter 3418 [Coffin of the Underworld]
Major Rades, an old friend of Shad, currently serves as the deputy captain of the White Pearl with the rank of major. The main job of this position is to assist the captain in managing daily affairs and coordinating the operations of various departments. He can be regarded as the second in command on the ship.
Although he was transferred from the army to the navy, given his extraordinary background, the fact that he had actually fought in tough battles on the battlefield, and his good communication skills and ability to play cards well, he had already gained considerable prestige within just half a year after boarding the ship.
The White Pearl and seven other warships formed a convoy to protect the three visiting ships carrying the negotiators. The White Pearl itself was not a flagship, so since there was an order from Major Rades and Shade had a typical northern appearance, naturally no one would stop him from boarding the ship.
The White Pearl was docked at the dock today for a rest shift, so Xia De could board the ship directly. The chief engineer originally wanted to arrange for someone to take Xia De to visit the places on the ship, but Xia De wanted to know about his friend's situation first:
"By the way, what trouble did Major Rades get into?"
Captain Vernon, the chief engineer, hesitated for a moment before saying:
"After our ship entered the Falling Star Bay, a brand new steam engine in the steam engine room suddenly failed to start, and the ship's technicians could not find any problems no matter how hard they checked.
This was originally just a small matter, after all, the ship also had a spare steam unit. But after the ship docked, they contacted technicians from other ships to come and repair it, but they still couldn't find the problem with the steam engine. "
This little trouble was mentioned by Major Rades when Shade met him at the welcome banquet last week (Chapter 3319). He didn't expect that it hadn't been fixed even after a week:
"So Major Raddes is handling this?"
"Yes, this matter somehow got to the flagship, and then..."
The captain kept his mouth shut, but Shade could understand what he was going to say. The superiors must have questioned the captain, then the deputy captain and the chief engineer were scolded, and finally the technicians and petty officers in the engine room were questioned.
There is nothing that can be done about it. To outsiders, the miniaturized steam engine technology of this era is no less complex than the technology of the early electrical era in their hometown. Some things cannot be repaired, and it is even possible that something that no one can repair can suddenly be used after being kicked a few times.
Although Major Rades, the "Captain of Eight Guns", had a decent level of education, he was not a technical officer and certainly had no knowledge of repairing steam engines. Therefore, he could only play a role of encouragement and supervision.
It seems that even if he leaves the army and joins the navy, he will still inevitably run into trouble.
"I have checked the steam engine many times, and I almost took out the internal core. It is completely intact. Any module can be used separately, but it just can't work when put together. I don't think anyone can solve this impossible problem."
The chief engineer continued to complain, and then Shade caught the "keyword":
"Impossible?"
Captain Vernon immediately said embarrassedly:
"It may be that I have overlooked something important. I will ask someone to take you around the ship. I still need to help in the engine room."
Maybe this really was some kind of mechanical failure that was not easy to detect, but Shad couldn't ignore another possibility.
But he did nothing for the time being, and followed the second lieutenant who was assigned to take a brief tour of the ship. At 10:10 in the morning, Shade finally saw Major Rades at the back of the deck. He took off his hat and walked over with great apology, but Shade shook his head:
"I want to see that steam engine, alone."
The major raised his eyebrows, then took out his pocket watch to check the time:
"Can you wait for an hour? It's almost lunch time. I'll arrange for everyone in the engine room to have lunch first. Do you need to evacuate in advance?"
He was very conscious of this kind of thing, but Xia De shook his head:
"Not for now. I'm not sure what the situation is. I'll go get ready. I'll come back to you at 11:20."
So at lunch time soon after, Major Rades, as the deputy captain, arranged for everyone to leave the engine room first, and at this time, the silver cat that Shade had transformed into came to the cabin at the bottom of the cabin.
The engine room is also called the engine room or the power room. It is the power core of a ship and one of the most important parts. According to the regulations, Shad cannot enter in any case, but he and Major Rades don't care about this kind of thing, and Shad has a certificate from MI6.
"here."
After the cat turned into Shad, there was a metal box in his hand. The surprised major immediately pointed to the steam engine that had just been reassembled in the corner.
Although it was a steam engine used on a ship, its size was only about the size of a double bed, but it was about two meters high.
Xia De tried his best to block out the thought that "this thing can't exist" and told himself that there might be other reasons. After approaching, he touched it with his hand. He didn't feel any elemental reaction or abnormality, but the purple mark on the back of his right hand suddenly lit up at this moment.
Shade blinked. He didn't expect that the mark of long-haired Luvia had such a function. Major Rades hadn't left yet. He asked worriedly:
"How about it?"
Shade shook his head:
“It’s just the worst-case scenario.”
He looked at the mark of "noble destiny" on his hand, and then looked at the steam engine in front of him that had begun to shake unnaturally. At this time, he was sure in his heart that this was impossible. This steam engine was not damaged, but as a damaged fate node, it was given the fate of "not being able to operate".
He was certain of this when he saw the mark, so even without saying it, the Infinite Snake was about to appear:
"Major, stand back a bit. If there's any problem, just run out and ignore me."
As he spoke, he put the [God's Gift Box] he was holding in one hand on the ground beside him, and then, in front of Major Rades' even more surprised gaze, he took out a metal coffin from his pocket.
In the past hour, he not only went home to get the [God's Gift Box], but also found a coffin. This was actually a very troublesome thing. Xia De had all kinds of toys, but he didn't have the habit of carrying a coffin with him.
He had obtained the Thaumaturgy - [Underworld Coffin] yesterday, and he had not expected to need it so soon. It was too late to go to the city to buy it, so Shade just tried his luck and went to the academy. Fortunately, Danister was in the library, and she got the coffin for Shade.
Of course, Shade was not robbing the resting place of a certain deceased person. Saint Byrons also had a ring sorcerer who studied the art of the dead.
Anyway, the [God's Gift Box] and the coffin were placed next to Xia De. After getting ready, he said to the steam engine in front of him:
"Impossible! There is no way you can't run it. There is nothing wrong with your internal structure and modules. It is absolutely impossible that you can't run it!"
The black light suddenly enveloped the huge machine, and then a half-meter-long black snake appeared, which was larger than what Shade had imagined. This snake was larger than the snake that the revolver had transformed into last time, but the newly born "Infinite Snake" did not have any power yet.
As soon as it landed, it pounced towards Shade.
Xia De then stretched out his right hand, which was glowing purple, and grabbed the snake's head to catch it. No matter how powerful the "Infinite Snake" was, it had to absorb many possibilities to evolve. Although it still had some powerful abilities, its basic values were far inferior to those of the outsider.
The lid of the metal coffin was pushed open a crack, and Shade threw the snake directly in. Before the snake damaged the coffin, the lid was closed, Shade summoned the life ring to activate the [True Death] spirit rune, and then placed both hands on the coffin:
"Thumbs - Coffin of the Underworld!"
He was not sure about the effect of this magic on the "Infinite Snake", so in addition to using the [God's Gift Box] as a backup, he tried his best to cast the spell this time.
Then the dark holy emblem of the [God of the Grave] appeared on the ground below the coffin, which also showed that the essence of this magic was actually divine magic. And the effect of divine magic derived from divinity was naturally more powerful than ordinary magic.
As Major Rades watched in horror, a huge skeleton emerged from the void above the coffin. It faced the floating coffin, then opened its skeleton arms and hugged it.
The black color of the holy emblem dyed the skeleton black, and the coffin was shaking violently. Shade was ready to throw the escaped snake back into the [God's Gift Box] at any time, but fortunately, the holy emblem disappeared after a while, and the metal coffin held by the black skeleton fell back to the ground steadily.
The black skeleton has now become solid, fastening the coffin like a lock.
This gave the coffin a strange beauty, and Xia De found it difficult to describe the feeling, but in any case, the snake was temporarily sealed by him so easily this time.
This seal is not permanent. Even if the Infinite Snake is not attacked, the longer it exists, the more powerful it will become. After all, as long as it exists, it will be exposed to fate and possibility. So Shade must deal with it as soon as possible, but now there is another more important problem:
"I won't be returning to that steam engine for a while."
"Huh? What?"
Major Rades, who had just awakened from the scene, also realized that this problem was very difficult:
"This is terrible. The steam engines used in military ships are specially designed and ordered to fit the ships. There is no other solution on the market."
"No, no, I don't mean that it can't be solved, Major. Now you need to delay for another hour. You know that the fleet of the shipbuilding family Aurora family will arrive at the dock of the Wheel of Time City today, right?"