"At that time, I had just joined the Purification Agency and was assigned to a scientific expedition team. The purpose was to explore the Sea of Silence. At that time, I didn't know why it was for, but now it seems that it was to pave the way for Merlin's subsequent action to the end of the world... Although it failed in the end."
Amid the sound of the pouring rain, Shrike began his autobiography.
The sky outside the porthole has become completely gloomy. This is the edge of the storm, but there are still lightning and thunder, as if the end of the world is coming.
Lorenzo did not feel depressed. Sniffing the cool air reminded him of his time in the castle. He also told stories of the past to Shrike and others in a similar environment. It was somewhat similar to the present, except that the listeners and storytellers were different.
"First... where should I start? I'll just talk about whatever comes to mind. My memory is so vague."
Shrike knocked his head hard, and he seemed very annoyed about the vagueness of his memory.
"I was just an ordinary lower-rank knight, serving as a guard on the ship. The person in charge of this expedition was Knight Commander Lancelot."
"Lancelot?"
Lorenzo was slightly surprised, and the silent Blue Jade had the same expression as him. Then they all thought of the next story.
“Yes, it is precisely because the previous Lancelot died in the Sea of Silence that Ovis can become the next Lancelot... But that is something that will happen later.
This operation was very important, and for this reason, it was led by a Knight Commander and the ship used was the most advanced steam ironclad ship of the time, the 'Narwhal'.
At first the expedition went smoothly. The Narwhal was like a fortress sailing on the sea. When sailing to the Viking countries, we encountered many Viking pirates. Judging from the time point, the King of the Ice Sea was just a pirate leader at that time. There was constant civil war in the Viking countries, and the Viking pirates also plundered at will.
They attacked us, but you also know that under the advanced steam and steel, their wooden longships were like a group of ridiculous ants, and we ruthlessly crushed them. "
The Shrike smiled and shook his head.
Compared with other ships, the Viking longship is very small, but it has a shallow draft, is very fast, and can turn flexibly. It is mainly used for rapid coastal plunder rather than sudden attacks at sea.
"It was about the same time as it is now, with a heavy rainstorm that blurred the sea surface. They probably only saw the shadow of our ship and the lights on it, and thought we were a lost cargo ship or something, and then they rushed over.
I have no idea what the Vikings were feeling at the time. Anyway, the Viking longship was swept by the waves and smashed into the solid iron armor. The Vikings were swallowed up by the raging waves before they could even utter a war cry. Some of them cursed us angrily and chopped at the hull with their battle axes, but they could only leave a shallow scratch.
It was an easy victory. We didn't even fire our guns. We defeated most of them with the strength of our ships and the heavy rain."
Shrike seemed to remember something and spoke again.
"Some Vikings survived the naval battle and spread the word about our deeds. A few months later, the Vikings knew that there were such things as ironclad ships in the world. They had been fighting in the northern islands for too long and were completely out of touch with the world. Some people even believed that our appearance led to the unity of the Viking nations. After all, the belief in Odin could no longer rule the sea. What really dominated everything was steel and artillery."