Chapter 620: Chapter 432: Wine and Making a Friend
Seeing Dong Tianyu’s incredulous expression, Gordon could only offer a wry smile and said, "Just like you’re thinking, in the beginning, this situation was just like the apocalyptic predictions for 2012. Before December 12, 2012, no one could be sure whether it was true or false.
But you can’t deny that before 2012, many people had already prepared for the doomsday. It’s the same this time, only with a greater probability than before."
First, the Awakener with the ability to prophesy can truly foresee the future incidents, and after numerous tests, his accuracy for predicting major events is over ninety percent.
The only time he failed was because someone made changes in advance based on his prophecy, and that was also the only time his prediction failed."
He is now secretly controlled by the Imperial Court, and the so-called rumors are actually because nobody can get in touch with him to confirm whether he has really made a prophecy about this."
Listening to Gordon’s words, Dong Tianyu was somewhat speechless and then retorted, "Does that mean that after the flood disaster, only those aboard an aircraft carrier can survive? Can’t people survive on other ships?"
Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Gordon smiled helplessly and said, "I don’t know if you’ve ever seen an aircraft carrier first-hand. Originally, I also felt that an aircraft carrier was just a bit bigger than a normal ship, and there was no significant difference in other aspects.
But after I saw an aircraft carrier with my own eyes, I gained a clear understanding of it."
"When I boarded the aircraft carrier, it didn’t feel like boarding a ship at all, but more like stepping onto an island. Unless you purposely go near the railing to see the sea, everywhere else you barely feel any different from standing on solid ground."
It’s not that other ships can’t survive the flood; it’s just that compared to being on other ships amid a violent downpour, terrified and anxious, many people, like me, would rather spend more just to be in a safer place."
Realizing what Gordon meant, Dong Tianyu suddenly understood his perspective. Gordon’s thinking wasn’t wrong; if it weren’t for owning Wave Rider, he probably would be just like everyone else at this moment – even if it was just rumors, he would have started asking friends for favors, hoping to obtain a Transfer Ticket onto an aircraft carrier.
After understanding the full story, Dong Tianyu’s feelings about his relationship with Yara changed slightly.
Dong Tianyu could understand why Gordon was initially unwilling to share the details with him; after all, although they knew each other, they were merely acquaintances, so it was reasonable for Gordon to be reticent.
But Yara was different. Leaving aside how much Yara had profited from their transactions, the brotherly rapport between them should have warranted at least a heads-up.
Let alone the fact that the situation hadn’t been confirmed to be true or false, even if it were true, if an aircraft carrier released boarding tickets, there wouldn’t be just ten or eight of them, surely at least a few thousand to start with, and one more person like Dong Tianyu wouldn’t significantly increase the difficulty of the competition.
Yet even so, Yara had not mentioned anything about it, and even when Dong Tianyu had inquired directly, Yara had only offered an excuse as a cursory response.
In fact, even if the flood disaster really were to come, it was very likely that Dong Tianyu wouldn’t board an aircraft carrier. After all, by then, Wave Rider, after Dong Tianyu’s multiple modifications, had been upgraded from a Magic Artifact to Magical Weapons. Even compared to an aircraft carrier, Dong Tianyu would trust Wave Rider more.
Moreover, remaining on Wave Rider, if he encountered an unavoidable lethal threat, Dong Tianyu could calmly retreat into the Cave to evade danger, whereas on an aircraft carrier, he would need to consider others as well.
Without going into detail, if the truth was as Gordon had said, on the Wave Rider aircraft carrier, Dong Tianyu would undoubtedly meet many acquaintances.
I’m not sure if the increased Cultivation Level also enhances a Martial Artist’s tolerance to alcohol, but a six-liter barrel of liquor was almost completely consumed by Gordon alone.
Even after drinking the entire barrel, Gordon was only slightly tipsy. People who drink regularly know that there are stages one goes through after drinking: tipsy, sober, high, and drunk.
Being tipsy means feeling a bit of alcohol’s effect, somewhat dizzy and befuddled. Then, as one continues to drink, they feel more clear-headed, and their mind operates at high speed. At this stage, one’s condition far surpasses that of being sober.
If one stops drinking at this point, they’ll shortly feel as if they’re on a stimulant, not only bursting with energy but also with exceptional mental clarity.
Of course, this condition doesn’t last long, and continuing to drink shortens the duration of this process."
After more drinking, one reaches the stage of being ’high.’ Although many people start to act foolishly in this phase, to tell the truth, their minds are still very clear.
If you observe those who act foolishly when drunk, you’ll find that their minds are clear, even clearer than usual. They understand the consequences of their antics all too well.
But because they are too clear-headed, they lose their sense of dread. Knowing that the consequences of acting foolishly aren’t severe and that they can handle them, they give themselves free rein to vent."
