Masquerade Carnival

"The hull structure, the main cannons and auxiliary gun ports—this bizarre style, an entire colossal warship actually made of metal... How is that possible? What master shipwright created this masterpiece?!"

Paulie marveled repeatedly. To this day, ships built entirely from metal and steel were exceedingly rare. Even the legendary shipwright Tom's vessel, capable of sailing the world, had been made from Treasure Tree Adam.

What exactly was this ship's style? Why had he never seen anything like it before?

"Open Water 7's main city gate. The other auxiliary locks can't accommodate a warship that large. Once that ship's captain disembarks, arrange a meeting with him in the reception room, Kalifa."

Kalifa nodded lightly, postponing the other important matters one by one. Then she turned her gaze toward the metal vessel entering the harbor, her expression subtly strange.

"What kind of energy source would it take to move something that huge? It can't possibly be electricity, can it?"

"Who knows! But this ship's construction style looks somewhat familiar. It resembles the work of ancient shipwrights..."

"Come on, how could anyone in ancient times have built a ship with such extravagant, all-metal construction? Even using steel alone would've been impossible for ancient people..."

The anchor dropped, and a snow-white gangway slid down from the deck. By the time the leading figure stepped onto the harbor, the foremen's discussions had grown even louder.

"That woman is so strange. Could she be from another race? Why does she have horns on her head?"

"What peculiar clothing. They don't look like they're from any nearby country. Are they on some great voyage?"

"Be careful. Several of them have killing intent on their weapons. They're probably not people we should provoke."

Unlike the wary foremen, Hiyori and the others were brimming with excitement. Even while standing