Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World-Chapter 642:
TL: Rui88
“Came back from another direction… what do you mean?”
Nathan and Edward noticed Roskins’s somewhat strange words.
“It is truly incredible. Is the world really like this?” Old Aode squinted his eyes and took a puff of his pipe.
He smiled at the boy and said, “Haha, Roskins, come and explain to our guests.”
The boy’s face was full of excitement. His previous fear of Nathan and the others seemed to have completely disappeared.
“It is the Western Exploration Team! Do you know why they are called the Western Exploration Team? Because when they set off, they sailed their ships west into the depths of the great sea.”
Oh, so it was a fleet. Nathan and Edward understood.
Wait, to the depths of the western sea?
Edward’s face was full of confusion. “Sailing due west from the Northwest Bay?”
“Yes, yes!” Roskins immediately replied.
Edward continued to ask, “But there is only seawater to the west!”
As the former pirate leader of the Northwest Bay, he knew very well what was there. After passing a few scattered islands, there was a vast and boundless sea.
Nathan, who was beside him, also showed a look of confusion.
Roskins said anxiously, “Yes! Only a vast sea, but they came back from another direction! Er… that is what people are saying, it must have come from the people on the ships.”
“Another direction?” Nathan asked. “You mean, they came back from the east?”
“That is right!”
“How is that possible?” Nathan sneered. “Oh, I know. They must have first gone south and then east in a big circle, and after reaching the east, they returned along the continent’s coast.” ꞦÅNÖ฿ЁS̈
“It was a big circle, but not the kind of circle you are imagining, sir!”
Roskins suddenly raised his voice. “Ahem!” He cleared his throat heavily again.
“Their return proves one thing…the earth beneath our feet is round. They went around this circle, which is why they returned to the Northwest Bay from the east.”
The boy gestured with his hands as he spoke, afraid that the guests would not understand.
Nathan was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing.
“Hahahaha! Hahahaha!”
He laughed so hard he could barely breathe.
“What… what are you laughing at?”
Roskins looked at the laughing Nathan, frowned, and seemed a little displeased.
Nathan grabbed Edward’s shoulder to steady his swaying body.
“Edward, listen to this. Does this silly boy know what he is talking about? He said… hahaha… he actually said that the earth beneath our feet is round… er, what is wrong with you?”
Nathan stopped laughing because he saw that Edward’s face was full of seriousness.
“I say…” Nathan still had a smile on his face. “You did not take what this silly boy said seriously, did you?”
Hearing Nathan call him a silly boy, Roskins became even angrier, puffing out his cheeks.
“Um… Nathan.” Edward looked at his companion. “This boy… ah, your name is Roskins, right? What Roskins said might be true.”
“What?” Nathan’s smile vanished, replaced by a look of confusion. He waved his hand in front of Edward’s face. “I do not remember you drinking today!”
“I am serious.” Edward said with a straight face. “You know, I have been at sea for many years, and I have always had a question in my mind…why is it that when a ship sails towards me from a distance, the mast always appears first, followed by the hull below? If the sea surface were flat, that should not happen.”
He spread his hands. “But if it is like this, that the earth…along with the sea…is a sphere, or a ball, then it makes sense.”
“Absurd!” Hearing his companion say the same thing, Nathan also became serious. He seriously retorted, “Perhaps it is blocked by the waves!”
Edward shook his head. “But it is the same when the sea is calm and there are no waves at all!”
Nathan frowned and said, “I have also heard of the so-called round earth theory, but I can prove the absurdity of the claim that the earth is round with just one question. That is…if the earth were truly spherical, then when people are on the other side of the circle, would they not fall into the ‘sky’ below? This so-called Western Exploration Team, since they went around in a circle, they must have had to pass through the other side, right? Then why did this fleet not fall off?”
“This…” Edward’s eyes froze, unable to refute. In the end, he could only say: “It must be the great power of the Lord of Light at work, right?”
“Hmph!” Nathan scoffed at his explanation using the power of a god.
“I think!” he continued, “this so-called exploration team is just a bunch of fame-seeking liars who want to deliberately create a big news story to leave their mark in history.”
“Impossible!” Roskins, who was beside them, shouted. “They were sent out by Lord Grayman to explore the world! They cannot be fame-seeking liars!”
“Grayman? Haha, is he the lord here?” Nathan said with a smile. “If he accepts the idea that the earth is round, he is either the leader of this group of liars, or he is a fool.”
“You…” 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Roskins looked at him angrily, on the verge of arguing with Nathan.
“Alright!” Old Aode patted Roskins’s shoulder, stopping him from continuing to argue with the guest.
The old man said with a calm expression: “If the Western Exploration Team lied, they will definitely be exposed. After the news spreads, many explorers will surely try to repeat their feat to see if they can succeed. It is impossible for everyone to come back and maintain the lie, right?”
Nathan looked at Roskins, who was still glaring at him, and said with a smile: “Then let us wait and see!”
After confirming that Old Aode and the others were still unwilling to join the Arcane Society, he and Edward took their leave.
When they reached the street, almost everyone was discussing the return of the Western Exploration Team, and many people were running towards the docks to welcome the great explorers.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk!” Nathan looked at the excited people all over the street, shaking his head and sighing incessantly. “Look, Edward, mortals are so ignorant. Such a ridiculous lie can make them believe. They… need to be enlightened, enlightened by a more advanced and powerful force. To be honest, a sense of mission suddenly arose in my mind. Could this be the reason fate made me a spellcaster?”
“Although I agree with what you said…” Edward said with an unhappy face, “I am also half-convinced by the round earth theory. When can you change this arrogant habit of yours?”
“Haha!” Nathan laughed out loud. “I meant no offense, really.”
