Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

The next second, Zhou Ning and Jasmine appeared on a wide street filled with sewage.

It was just two o'clock in the afternoon, but the sun in the sky was shrouded in a thin layer of fog. Heavy snow was falling from the sky, and a strong fishy smell came to my nose.

The area around him seemed to be a small market. Zhou Ning noticed that the humans here, both men and women, seemed to be a head taller than normal humans, with an average height of over 1.8 meters. There were also many werewolves on the streets, but they didn't seem to be third-class citizens here, and their status was not much different from that of ordinary humans.

"Hmm?" Zhou Ning's gaze paused briefly ahead. He saw several middle-aged men passing by, wearing black hats and matching robes. On their chests hung a badge with a single eye. These seemed to be members of the Knowledge Council.

There is a school called Royal University in Port Royal. As far as Zhou Ning knows, most of the university professors are members of the Knowledge Council, because the Knowledge Council is one of the very few neutral sects that does not restrict polytheism. Professor Edwin and Professor Wesley of Vic University were both members of the Knowledge Council, so it is not surprising that they appear here.

Jasmine said softly:

"In my time, there were no signs of human habitation here. Giants and werewolves were the rulers. Later, after the Second War of the Gods, most of the ancient giants followed the Giant King Lindsay Horn and migrated northwest, passing through what is now the Falric Jungle and over Mount Noe, establishing the Kingdom of Byron, now the Byron Republic."

Zhou Ning nodded. He'd actually encountered Lindsay Horn, the Giant King Jasmine had mentioned. He'd appeared in a previous fourth-level dream. He worshipped the Earth Goddess, and his authority lay in the earth and its power. He'd never imagined such a thing existed. It seemed the humans here were of giant descent. As a hardcore Apocalypse player, Zhou Ning relished the feeling of slowly unraveling the historical mysteries of the game's setting.

His eyes swept around calmly, and then locked onto a tall building not far away. It was a ticketing company, a new thing that had appeared in the past two years. According to Zhou Ning's understanding, it was a shipping company that was 70% controlled by the Sifalik royal family, 25% controlled by the nobles, and the remaining 5% belonged to big businessmen.

Its shares are already listed on the Nathaniel Stock Exchange and have seen impressive gains.

"Go that way." Zhou Ning pointed to the ticketing company in the northwest and said simply.

This time the luck was actually pretty good. Although the Traveler's power was very powerful, it was actually still limited. It had a high accuracy rate in teleporting within the map that it had "lit up", especially for Nathaniel and Darklan, as almost the entire map was lit up and they could teleport at will.

However, when traveling to a place you have never been to, there is a high probability of deviation and error. If there is interference from time and space elements, the deviation rate will be even higher. This is why Zhou Ning did not choose to go directly to Dulles City.

This time I was able to teleport directly to Port Royal, and even to the vicinity of the ticketing company. I was lucky enough.

The ticketing company occupied a huge four-story building, with a pirate bounty notice and precautions posted on a wooden sign at the entrance.

Due to the characteristics of the country, this precaution is also presented in the form of a decree and has a certain degree of inviolability.

“1. Ticket purchases must be queued in order, but the kingdom’s nobles have the right to jump the queue;

“2. Fighting is strictly prohibited in the ticket hall and on the boats. Violators will be flogged;

“3. Meteorologists on board ships must report and are restricted from carrying weather-modifying media;

"4. Tickets must be purchased for boarding a ship. Those who evade the fare by any means will be treated as violators of the law: flogging for the first time, imprisonment for the second time, and execution for the third time.

"5. Respect all intelligent creatures. Bringing living creatures or sacrificial items on board is prohibited. — New."

Respect all intelligent creatures? This rule sounded a bit strange. Zhou Ning couldn't help but frown.

At this time, a pot-bellied businessman on Zhou Ning's right also asked about this. The guard beside him explained enthusiastically:

"This rule is new. Since two days ago, creatures in Port Royal have gradually begun to develop intelligence. Rumor has it that these creatures have been favored by the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Killing them or even desecrating them will bring unforeseen disasters."

"Although we believe in the sea god, miracles do occur. Can you imagine a rooster singing hymns to you? Can you imagine a fish on a chopping board being able to clearly describe the texture and casting methods of a kitchen knife? Can you imagine that the rooster that sings hymns can also dance and give advice on the architectural style here?"

"Some things are better to believe than not to believe. So we set this rule temporarily."

Why does this sound so familiar? Isn't this the scene where Kun Kun becomes a spirit that I saw on the player forums before?

Zhou Ning thought again of the members of the Knowledge Council he had met on the road before. Could it be that the phenomenon of the emergence of intelligence among non-human creatures in Royal Port is also related to the Knowledge Council?

There was a sound of footsteps beside him. When Zhou Ning turned his head, he happened to see the few believers of the Knowledge Council walking towards him from a distance. They were the first to enter the ticket hall and lined up at the end of the queue.

The ticket purchasing hall of the ticketing company is on the left side of the entrance. It looks very spacious and has a total of eight ticket purchasing windows. There is a long queue of 10-20 people in front of each window.

Zhou Ning did not rush to line up, but walked to the signboard on the left and began to read the information about the next flight.

There were nine ships heading to Dulles City, five of which had departed in the morning and four in the afternoon.

Zhou Ning was not short of money, so his first choice was naturally to buy a faster alchemy ship. Coincidentally, two of the four ships were modified alchemy ships with short-range flight capabilities and alchemy power.

There are still a lot of available tickets for both ships, but the prices are extremely outrageous, which is why very few people choose to take them.

The cost of civilian alchemy arrays on ships is extremely high, often starting at hundreds of thousands of Vectas, with no upper limit. Alchemy is a bottomless pit.

The two ships were named Bartlett and Reece.

Bartlett is a relatively luxurious alchemy ship. Zhou Ning took a look at the prices. For a journey of less than three days, the third-class cabin costs 3 Victa, the second-class cabin costs 120 Victa, and the first-class cabin is a crazy 240 Victa.

Hehe, Zhou Ning remembered that his monthly salary when he first crossed over was 5 or 6 Vectra. It would take him ten years to save enough to fly first class.

The other ship, the Reese, is cheaper, costing 80, 160, and 600 Vectra, respectively, but the journey takes four days.

Zhou Ning thought about it and directly spent 1440 Victoria to buy two first-class tickets on the Bartlett. When you have money, you can do whatever you want.

The reason for choosing this ship was simple. It was not just that it was one day faster, but Zhou Ning noticed that the members of the Knowledge Council in black robes had also chosen this ship. Considering that one of his next destinations would be the Holy City of the Knowledge Council, the City of Omniscience, and considering his previous suspicions, Zhou Ning prepared to observe closely.

The Bartlett wasn't due to depart until four in the afternoon. Zhou Ning handed a first-class ticket to Jasmine and walked towards the dock carrying his suitcase.