Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Chapter 5

You’re So Coquettish

In the morning, the waves had gradually calmed.

On land.

Knight Cleveland suggested sincerely, “Princess, please rest a bit more. I’m enough to stay guard here.”

Tina Tedrell looked at the calm sea and shook her head silently.

Last night, there was a storm. The elf battleship chased after them relentlessly. When the Penguin rushed into the forbidden sea, the sharp ears indeed did not dare to pursue too much, but the terrifying super-long-range magic cannon still crossed the sea.

In order to dodge this ferocious firepower, the Penguin collided with a hidden reef. After a series of rescues and hard work, the situation was very bad. The land was already in sight. In order to ensure the princess’s absolute safety, the captain ordered them to abandon the ship. The sailors released the escape boats and allowed the overwhelming wave to push everyone towards the land.

Perhaps the princess’s pious prayer had really touched the gods. Apart from a small boat that was overturned by the waves, the others arrived safely.

They found a shelter in the dark night and burned a few bonfires with the oil they carried. The sailors surrounded the outer circle, and the princess and a few maids sat in the innermost circle. They spent the most difficult night half sitting and half lying like this until the sun rose, the weather cleared, and the storm calmed.

They were surprised to discover that the Penguin had also been pushed not far from the shore by the wave.

Moreover, it clearly maintained its superficial integrity.

The crew returned in a small boat and checked the situation of the hull. The result was not optimistic. After encountering the reef and being struck by a spell, after a night of wind and waves, not to mention setting off again, as long as a few more waves occurred, Penguin might disintegrate or sink.

The captain quickly made a decision and ordered the sailors to transport the supplies on the ship to the island in batches. Food, water, clothes, medicine, weapons, tools… The work of repairing the ship could be put aside for now. They had to prepare for the worst.

The princess was looking at all this.

The sailors were either taking a boat or a raft to transport the various resources on the ship back, and a portion of the sailors was cutting wood and building tents. They were prepared to build a temporary camp here.

She looked at it a few times and suddenly asked, “Where’s Lady Bedolla?”

The commander bowed and said, “The head maid has already returned to the Penguin with the crew to bring back Her Highness’ clothes, bedding, and other daily necessities…”

A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on the princess’s face. “Why do you still need to bother with those things at a time like this?”

Cleveland maintained his bow. “You are of the noble blood of Tedrell and bear the heavy responsibility of Goethe. Even on this island, you have to prioritize your decent and live a comfortable life.”

The princess frowned and said, “In the current situation, food, weapons, and tools are the most important.”

The commander replied, “That’s true, but your authority is also important.”

The princess wanted to say something, but in the end, she shook her head. Knight Commander Cleveland had an almost old-fashioned persistence. She had never won an argument in this aspect.

She turned around and looked at the wind items on this island. She sighed, “So this is the Holy Seal Islands.”

The commander did not answer.

The princess then asked, “Commander, has your strength… not recovered?”

Cleveland shook his head. “My ability is limited. My War Soul has never responded. The few martial artists on the ship are the same. On this island, it seems that all supernatural powers have been suppressed.”

“Forbidden domain… Then, the legend is true.”

The princess seemed to be talking to herself, “The Holy Seal is a series of islands. As the Forgotten Place, only an ancient book has minimal records of it. Legend has it that a door to another dimension was once opened here. A terrifying natural disaster surged out. It was the gods who suppressed all of this and sealed the Gate of Calamity and this island forever…”

Her beautiful blue eyes sized up everything on the island, “In other words, there’s…”

The commander could not help but say, “Your Highness!”

“Please don’t worry, my knight.”

Princess Tina smiled when she heard this. Her bright eyes narrowed into crescents, and her tone became light, “If it was any other time, I would definitely want to explore the secrets of the ancient times. However, now that I have a heavy responsibility and can’t easily step into dangerous places, there’s no need to worry. I’ll control my curiosity.”

Cleveland was relieved. “That’s good… please forgive me for my offense.”

“It’s fine. I know you’re concerned about me.”

At this point, the princess changed the topic and said as if nothing had happened, “I want to walk around and investigate the surrounding environment and terrain. I also want to observe the weather and see if I can discover anything…”

Before she could finish speaking, she was ruthlessly rejected.

“No.”

The knight rejected stiffly.

The princess puffed up her cheeks slightly. “I know what’s important and won’t walk around…”

“That won’t do. This is an unknown island that hides danger that we don’t know about.” The knight’s tone slowed down, “Even if we’re only investigating nearby, we have to be accompanied. Now that Lady Bedolla is moving resources, I want to stay here to monitor the entire situation. Your Highness, please understand us.”

The princess’s cheeks puffed up again.

The knight was unmoved. He bowed and said, “Please punish me.”

What he meant was that she could only beat him up. Apart from that, she could not do anything else.

In the end, the princess stomped her feet, turned around, and walked to the side to sulk.

The knight straightened up and pressed his sword, paying attention to the sailors’ work. However, half of his energy was still focused on the princess to ensure that she did not suddenly run away.

Just in case… the princess had a kind and gentle personality. Even if she was curious, she was willing to consider the perspective of others and would definitely not do anything willful.

“Eh, there’s a white pigeon here.” The princess suddenly said.

She saw a pigeon standing on a towering rock not far away. It had snow-white feathers and ruby eyes. It stood with its head high and chest out, looking extremely proud.

It was staring at the princess.

The princess smiled and stretched out her hand, calling out to it, “Coo, coo, coo.”

Sunlight poured down, shining on Princess Tina’s brilliant golden hair. Her beautiful smile was contrasted with the clear sky like a painting.

The pigeon flapped its wings and soared into the sky, shooting away like an arrow.

“Ah… it flew away.”

Tina was a little disappointed. “At home, the birds like me very much. They can fly me into their palms to play and bring more companions to play with me…”

“However, speaking of which… this pigeon… is a little…”

She tilted her head.

Although it was a pigeon and was a distance away, she felt that she had read some emotion from this pigeon.

Surprise and… ecstasy?

It must be an illusion…

She laughed and shook her head.

‘It’s only a pigeon… I’m probably too tired…’

The pigeon was flying very quickly.

It rushed all the way to the valley and descended from the sky.

Early in the morning, before Kang De went out, the animals were playing in the valley. The pigeon flew down at lightning speed and shouted, “Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo!”

The sound attracted the attention of all the animals.

The pigeon first circled Kang De’s door twice. It cooed a few times and flew in the direction of the valley entrance a few times. It cooed a few times before landing on the ground.

Under everyone’s gazes, it spread its wings.

It began to perform.

It began to twist its waist.

It began to shake its head.

It began to stretch its legs.

It also used its two wings to draw circles on its chest muscles.

The animals all watched its performance in surprise.

The parrot cried, “You’re so coquettish! You’re so coquettish!”

The pigeon was anxious and repeated the above actions.

The animals were in a commotion. They finally understood, but… they could not believe it.

The pigeon flew up again and circled in the air. It shouted at the ground, “Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo!”

Then, it flew out.

The animals looked at each other.

Then, they moved in unison.

The parrot took off first, followed by the swan. The kangaroo darted out. The gorilla picked up the groundhog and the wolverine, and the rooster sang loudly behind.

“Coo… Co…”

After three consecutive sounds, the sound got softer and softer, and it shook the surroundings until it was very far away.

In the grass, the forest, and the mountain, many furry heads raised excitedly.

After a while, the door opened in the quiet valley.

Kang De slowly poked his head out and looked around.

“Eh, where did these guys go?”

He did not see a single animal.

—But that was good.

He crept out and quietly closed the door.

He was holding something in his hand.

Bedsheets, blanket, and underwear.

Speaking of which, he was very ashamed. He had a few dreams last night and had an indescribable physical phenomenon.

“How embarrassing…”

Walking to the bathroom, he quickly put them into the washing machine. He twisted open the tap valve that was connected to the mountain stream and poured in the detergent. He turned on the power, selected the category, and started it.

As for the washing machine, he found a fully automatic one in the supermarket. It consumed little electricity and was very simple to use.

In any case, he did not have to wash it by hand.

The washing machine slowly began to vibrate. Kang De stood where he was and fell into thought.

As the saying went, what one thought in the day was what one dreamed at night. However, the materials for his dreams this year were all Japanese. After all, the education films aimed in Europe and the United States were not to his taste. Firstly, they were too ugly, and secondly, they were too unreserved. The Japanese education films that were famous for their reservedness were more suitable for a gentleman like him.

“Therefore…”

Kang De touched his chin and muttered to himself, “Why did I dream of a Caucasian?”

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