Veil Online - Book 3: An Epic LitRPG Adventure by John Cressman

Author:John Cressman [Cressman, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: litrpg
Publisher: Maverick-Gage Publishing
Published: 2020-11-15T22:00:00+00:00

Finally, the ship and the dock were close enough that the pirates tossed down mooring lines to the gnomes below, who quickly fastened them to some sort of elaborate looking mechanism built into the dock.

As the little gnomes went scurry around, tying up the boat, Jace couldn’t help but be reminded of an ancient vidstream he’d pirated. He couldn’t remember the exact name now, but it was about a boy and a candy factory. Under his breath he began singing “Oomba...oomba…”

“Lower than gangplank!” yelled the first mate, once the boat was secure. The men did so but rather than immediately head down onto solid land, they stood back. Jace saw something zooming along down the dock towards them. It raced down their section of the dock and then made a sudden turn and shot up the gangplank.

As it reached the top, Jace got a better look at it. The thing appeared to be a steam powered unicycle. And sitting atop of the thing was a gnome with wispy white hair sticking out of a leather cap and wearing goggles.

The gnome didn’t move his head, but instead manipulated a control on the unicycle and the seat rotated until he was looking at Colette. “Are you the captain?”

“No me,” the first mate pointed at Jace. “Him.”

The little gnome pulled another lever and he spun around so fast that Jace thought he would fly off. Amazingly, the gnome stayed on the steam unicycle. “You are the captain?”

“Aye,” Jace said, keeping in character. “Captain Jynx Knightly, Baronet of Whitecliff.”

“Oh, sir,” the gnome blinked. He inclined his head. “I am Gluthec Oversprocket, Chief Berthing Collection Accumulator. It is my great pleasure to ask you for your berthing fee of 500 gold.”

The gnome’s words were punctuated by a sudden expulsion of steam that came out sounding like a train whistle. It was loud enough that Diana and a few of the crew members covered their ears. Reaching into his inventory, Jace pulled a small pouch of 500 gold and handed it over to Gluthec.

The gnome took the money and then pulled out a pad of paper and began scribbling on it furiously with a large writing contraption that looked like someone took a thick ballpoint pin and glued a bunch of random objects to it.

Nearly a minute later, the scribbling stopped and the Chief Berthing Collection Accumulator ripped off the piece of parchment he’d been writing on and handed it to Jace. “This is your receipt and berthing license. Keep it with the ship at all times and must present it when asked to by any officer of the Docking Guild. Got it? Okay. Good. Welcome to Nynymmost, sir.”

The gnome had spoken the entire sentence without taking a pause or a breath. Once Jace took the parchment from his outstretched hand, he threw a few levers on the unicycle and zoomed back down the gangplank with several pops, bangs and a trail of steam.

“What an odd little man,” commented Diana, and Jace could only nod in agreement.

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