The Death Knell

Taking a boat in this era can be said to be one of the most boring things, second only to digging sand in the Sahara Desert. The first few days at sea were somewhat novel, but Su Ming soon became bored.

The sound of the waves in my ears seems to never stop, it is always repeating a frequency, and it will still echo in my dreams when I sleep at night.

"Shasha... Shasha... kill kill... kill kill..."

This makes Su Ming wake up every day and want to chop something.

The area around the route is very calm. Whenever you step on the deck, you can see only the sea and the sky.

Although the recreational activities on the cruise ship seem to be more high-end, they are still not interesting, such as drinking parties, dances, or poker games and cigar clubs...

He does participate in cigar club activities. It's nice to try other people's cigarettes, but people are not chimneys, and this activity only lasts for a short while every day.

As for the dance, although Su Ming was blind in one eye, he was handsome and masculine. Many ladies and young girls were willing to dance with him.

Unfortunately, dancing is really just dancing. Americans in this era are also very conservative, and Su Ming always feels that having romantic affairs on a luxury cruise ship is an ominous sign.

The hero and heroine fell in love on the Titanic, and the ship sank.

The hero and heroine fell in love on the Poseidon, and the ship sank.

The hero and heroine fell in love on the Britannia, and the ship sank again.

These luxury cruise ships were once known as the fastest and safest in the world, and the captain of the ship Su Ming was on also told him the same thing when he boarded the ship...

Therefore, the place where Su Ming appears the most is the gym. There is no one here most of the time. Nowadays, people's health concept is limited to sleeping well and eating well. The design of the cruise ship's gym is advanced, but it is mainly for billiard tables and Tennis court services.

As a first-class guest, he could use all the equipment inside.

Unfortunately, the barbell here is not a modern barbell, which can be weighted by discs. Instead, it is an iron rod with two large iron balls welded on both ends. It weighs only 100 kilograms, which is a bit light for Su Ming.

The average person's level of exercise would do him no good, but it was better than nothing.

Su Ming planned to take advantage of the long journey to exercise and develop his new abilities. X metal was also a new thing for Deathstroke.

However, the same days did not provide him with any inspiration. During these days, he only found a few applications, but they were of no use.

For example, he can remove the bones of a hand and turn the flesh into a boneless holster, but this ability can only be used to get rid of handcuffs.

But who can cuff the death knell? Even if he was handcuffed, it would be easier for him to just break the handcuffs.

Also, he can control the x-metal to penetrate the skin and flow into the keyhole, forming a key to open the lock. This is somewhat useful, but wouldn't it be faster to blast it with c4 or break the door with a night sword?

There are also a few gems that Dr. Manhattan gave him. They look like ordinary stones, and there is no clue about the promised energy.

He has tried many methods, such as holding them in his hands and communicating with his mind, or applying his own blood on them, but these gems are still gems, lifeless.

Then he wondered if it was for eating? So he tried using gemstones to soak water and make soup, and only used a small steel grinder to grind them into powder. But these things were not Cordyceps sinensis. They were extremely strong and not edible at all.

He burned these gems with fire, electrocuted them with electricity, and chopped them with the Night Sword.

Except for the Night Sword, which can turn it into two smaller gems, other methods are ineffective.

Moreover, the little gems were transformed into the same shape. The original gems were oval-shaped. When Su Ming struck down with his sword, they turned into two smaller oval-shaped gems.

There were no sword marks, and there was no sound of breaking. They were separated like that, but they were still unable to be used.

At present, it seems that except for X metal that can cure them, all other current methods are ineffective. But Manhattan said that these things can ensure his survival in any world. What does this mean?

In other words, Dr. Manhattan believed that with them, Su Ming could survive even in a primitive society without people, but at present, it seems that these things cannot be used at all.

I haven't thought of where it should be, but Su Ming has regarded it as a long-term topic. There is no danger at present, and there is no need to use them for the time being. When quantum computers are available in the future, their secrets may be cracked.

The days were spent in exercise and research. After nearly a month, Su Ming came to the deck with all his belongings.

In the distance, you can already see the Statue of Liberty. Looking from a distance, it looks like she is really standing on the sea.

New York has arrived.

The Statue of Liberty was built in 1884 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United States. It has always been a symbol of New York and was given to the United States by the French.

She stands three kilometers outside the mouth of the Hudson River. All ships entering and leaving New York will inevitably pass by her. Unfortunately, it is not night, otherwise you can still see the torch in her hand 'lit'.

The long journey has made the passengers more familiar. They are now busy saying goodbye or making appointments for the next meeting, but most of them are sighing while quickly pouring more wine into their stomachs.

Why is this happening?

Because the period from 1921 to 1933 was the era of nationwide alcohol prohibition in the United States. In layman's terms, it was the Prohibition era.

There were a large number of American Puritans in this era. They focused on being abstinent, working hard, and not engaging in any hedonistic behavior. They were the most conservative group in British Catholicism that resisted entertainment. During the most extreme period in its history, they continued to Not even Christmas.

You know, that's their birthday...

However, times have changed. After entering the 20th century, with the rapid development of science and technology, more Americans have become accustomed to taking a car when going out, making phone calls at work, and going to bars after work, leading to a more modern and diverse hedonistic life.

In other words, entertainment has become a social trend, and no one wants to live like an ascetic.

I have money and leisure, but buying a gramophone and listening to music at home is not in line with the teachings. Isn’t this a disease?

Therefore, young people are less willing to believe in religion, or their belief in religion has become more secular.

So can the church, as the ruling class, be satisfied? Of course not, they mobilized their own power, united congressmen from all over the country, and passed the prohibition bill in Congress with a majority vote. It was known as the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in history, making prohibition a part of the U.S. Constitution.

The bill stipulates that from the end of 21, it will be illegal to manufacture and sell alcohol in all federal states. It is also illegal to transport alcohol. Drinking in public places will be an additional crime.

Violators will be subject to heavy fines and more than six months of hard labor.

However, Hawaii is not a "federal state" now. The cruise ship Su Ming took belongs to the Hawaii Ocean Shipping Company, and they do not have to follow the laws of the federal states.

But when the passengers disembarked, they were on New York State soil. If they wanted to take a few more sips, they would have to go to the alleys at night to get drinks like secret agents.

It has to be said that laws that go against the laws of the times cannot last forever. Prohibition may have been very popular when it was first introduced, but it was eventually abolished.

People need leisure and entertainment. In 1929, the United States would usher in the Great Depression due to the stock market crash. People lost their jobs and houses. There was no time to collect the bodies of people who jumped from the buildings on Wall Street. Moreover, if you can't even buy alcohol to numb yourself, this is too counterproductive. Human beings.

So at the end of 1932, Democratic candidate Franklin Roosevelt put forward his campaign manifesto, which included the repeal of Prohibition. He promised that after becoming president, he would make everyone free to drink.

That year, he won the majority of votes in 42 of the 48 states, won the White House with a crushing advantage, and became the 32nd President of the United States. He was reelected for four terms, the only one in American history.

As for the reason, I can’t say whether it’s because he won World War II or lifted Prohibition...

Surrounded by the atmosphere of farewell and the smell of alcohol, Su Ming set foot on New York, which would be where he would live for a long time to come.