Extraordinary Voyage - Chapter 31
Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Entering Nautical History
In the beginning, the sailors on the ship were amazed. Who was this new warrant officer that the Captain saw fit to spend so much effort to train? The Captain had almost become his full-time training partner.
Even when there were sons of powerful families of the kingdom interning on the battleship previously, there had never been such a sight.
Instantly, there was much discussion among the sailors.
This continued until Alvin and Gull used the White Sail Sword Technique’s secret profound technique Sword Art: Pontoon at the same time. The two of them turned into afterimages, chasing and fighting each other on several lifeboats. However, the lifeboats did not shake at all, as though their legs did not even touch the ground.
The crew suddenly realized that the two men’s distinctive and powerful sword techniques explained everything. He was not some son of nobility like everyone imagined. He was the Captain’s own descendant!
Alvin had already stopped caring about what the crew thought. After two weeks of intense training, and always being immersed in tense confrontation, his physical attributes had already made significant progress, and he was not far from the real human limit.
However, in this process, Alvin discovered the secret of Uncle Gull’s sword technique. It was similar to his, and was based on the White Sail Sword Technique at the start. A person’s sword technique style could be ever-changing, but the style of the sword technique they learnt when they first learnt sword techniques was very difficult to erase.
It goes without saying that this was the work of his father in the past, and the fact that he had imparted the Extraordinary sword technique that had been passed down in their family for nearly 200 years to Uncle Gull was already a clear indication of just how close the two men were.
But before his breakthrough to become an official knight, Uncle Gull’s foundation quietly changed from the White Sail Sword Technique, which specialized in agility, to the Phaletian Army Saber Technique, which was straightforward and specialized in strength.
After experiencing it himself, Alvin felt that the White Sail Sword Technique should be much stronger than the Phaletian Army Saber Technique in terms of improvement, so why did Uncle Gull choose the difficult over the easy?
Curious, he asked Gull directly.
“Hahaha, don’t be superstitious about common sense and experience, Alvin! It is true that the White Sail Sword Technique is a very powerful Extraordinary sword technique, but sword techniques and human beings also have similarities.
“If our physical qualities could be quantified, although my agility is also good, my strongest attribute value is strength. Using the Phaletian Army Saber Technique to become Extraordinary, I can make better use of my strength advantage.”
Gull did not feel that there was anything wrong in revealing his Extraordinary foundation to Alvin and continued, “You don’t think that the portion taught to you during the training camp is all there is to the Phaletian Army Saber Technique, do you?
“There are many strong men in the navy, and many who use this military sword technique. After being refined by several masters of previous generations, its potential is not beneath the highly polished and refined White Sail Sword Technique.”
Name: Gull Cowper
Gender: Male
Status: Colonel Captain (Part of Kingdom of Phaletis’ Third Naval Fleet Silver Wing)
Rank: Peak of Official Knight (Extraordinary Level Two)
Attributes: Constitution 4.5
Strength: 4.8
Agility: 4.3
Intelligence: 1 (Maximum before transformation is 1)
Abilities: Phaletian Army Saber Technique (Advanced Version, Proficient) White Sail Sword Technique (Proficient, contains breathing techniques sword techniques and potions) Seafaring (Master)
Staring at Uncle Gull’s attribute data, Alvin nodded. He was right, his main attribute was indeed strength.
Gull, in his enthusiasm, directly taught Alvin the advanced version of the Phaletian Army Saber Technique so that he could make his own decision when he became Extraordinary.
In addition, taking advantage of this rare peaceful time, Gull also taught Alvin the essence of the Cersei Machete Technique, which was widely spread among the pirates, and the Rose Sword Technique, the palace sword art of the Kingdom of Phaletis. That way, even if he did not put effort into learning these techniques, he would at least not be overwhelmed when facing an opponent who used these techniques in the future.
Being very grateful for Uncle Gull’s unreserved attitude towards himself, Alvin trained more seriously. In reality, with the existence of the Data Vision, he had a very clear understanding of his own path.
The Military Sword Technique could be used as a supplement, and the Cersei Machete Technique and the Rose Sword Technique could be used as reference. But his foundation would still be built upon the White Sail Sword Technique. After all, his strongest main attribute was agility.
In the meantime, there was other good news. Alvin’s own operation on the shore failed, but with the help of the ship’s cooks, the bean experiment he brought onto the ship finally came to fruition.
“Hmm, not bad, that’s it.” They had a slightly sweet flavor and crunchy texture, and the Data Vision did not show that he had been poisoned. Therefore, Alvin was certain that the development of “bean sprouts” had been successful!
It turned out that with the right beans and fresh water, one could harvest a large amount of bean sprouts rich in vitamin C in just a few days. The bean sprouts were not only delicious, but also a lifesaver for the crew.
As expected, the crew praised this novel vegetable after tasting it during dinner, and urged the chef to replace one of his regular main dishes, beans boiled in salt water, with this delicacy called bean sprouts.
Animals in nature have an instinctive tendency to eat things that are completely not part of their diet when something is wrong with their bodies, such as carnivores eating grass or gorillas eating clay.
Because these things, which are not part of their normal diet, contain trace elements that their bodies are desperately lacking.
Naturally, humans, as the leader of all beings, were no exception. Their craving for fresh vegetables was also an alarm signal sent to them by their bodies.
“Mr. Alvin, do you know what your invention means?” Ordinary crew members did not have that sort of foresight. However, the ship’s doctor, Martin, who had a keen eye for this kind of thing, approached Alvin very excitedly.
In this era where Extraordinary power existed, people were already aware of the existence of septicemia, and had a sneaking suspicion that fresh fruits and vegetables could protect the crew from the disease.
But with the conditions on a wooden sailboat, it would be impractical to store large quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables to supply the entire crew.
Beans, which were easy to store and could be transformed into vegetables in a short period of time through cultivation, were a perfect match for ocean sailing! Countless sailors who had to spend four or five months at sea would be saved by this little invention.
And as this vegetable spread, Alvin would definitely go down in maritime history as the discoverer of this vegetable.
Alvin did not really care about this “invention” at the moment and remarked casually, “Dr. Martin, you’re just in time! I don’t have any good channels to promote this invention, nor do I have any reliable connections in the upper echelons of the kingdom. Do you have any suggestions with regard to this?”
He also knew of many ways to take vitamins during long sea voyages, such as sauerkraut, malt, or adding lemon juice directly to cachaca. He just did not know if people in this era had already discovered these methods, so he told Dr. Martin all about them.
“Mr. Alvin, you’re a genius! I’m a member of the Royal Society of Medicine of the Kingdom. Please allow me to write to the gentlemen of the committee on your behalf to explain to them these great discoveries of yours, which thousands of seafarers will remember you for!”
“Um…” Speaking to this point, Dr. Martin blushed slightly as he wished to continue but stopped himself.
“Of course, you will have the right of paternity for the paper. You must have the position of second author, Dr. Martin!” Alvin knew what a professional like him wanted and very generously gave him the right of paternity.
“Thank you, Sir. Leave it to me. I’ll write the paper and get it done properly! Dr Martin was so overjoyed that he was slightly incoherent when replying. Then he ran back to his cabin to write the letter.
Indeed, even in this world where Extraordinary power obviously existed, desire was still one of the driving forces of human progress.
