I carefully put the wine back. This time there was no magnetism, and it was easy to pick up and put down gently.
Chu Qi took out four wine glasses from behind the bar, square thick-bottomed glasses, transparent, each with a magnet embedded at the bottom.
I understood. If one were drinking, and an emergency arose, one only needed to press that button, and all the tableware would be fixed on the table, not flying out to injure anyone. The people of Shabiya always deal with demons. Perhaps they have a lot of work pressure and like to drink. To be able to drink on a speedboat, they have put in a lot of effort!
I unscrewed the cap, poured half a glass of wine, and tasted it. It was mellow and rich. I didn't know what country's imported red wine it was, but it tasted good.
Returning to the cockpit above, Chu Qi asked me, Zheng Bingbing, and Chen Ke to go to the rear cabin and fasten our seatbelts. She was going to start the boat and would stop once we reached calm waters. Qian Xun and Wan Xun hadn't come; they were playing hide-and-seek in the ancient castle. But Xiao Miao had followed, so I pulled her into the rear cabin too. It wasn't that I was afraid she would lose her balance; she was a ghost, after all. What was there to lose balance about? I was afraid she would be flung out into the air outside the hull due to inertia.
Xiao Miao materialized, startling Chen Ke. She hadn't known she had followed. The four of us were secured inside the cabin. The three of them in front didn't need it; they were all highly skilled martial artists, fierce and steady on their feet.
After buckling up, I felt the hull begin to move. The noise control was quite good. I wondered how many horsepower this speedboat had. I roughly analyzed it: water resistance is much greater than air resistance. For such a large boat to reach speeds above one hundred kilometers per hour, it would require at least several thousand horsepower.
I felt the turn. Since I couldn't see outside, I could only feel it. It was like adjusting the angle for exiting the harbor. The hull began to accelerate, and the frequency of the ups and downs increased. I could somewhat understand the feelings of the demons; it was indeed a bit dizzying. I lowered my head, suppressing the nausea, and after about a minute, the boat's speed finally stabilized. Diana opened the door and told us we could unfasten our seatbelts and come out.
I went to the cockpit and looked out through the three portholes. It seemed we were already far from the coastline. Looking at the sea from the sea was completely different from looking at it from land. It was more vast and white, and a sense of emptiness assailed me from all directions. The speedboat was still moving at high speed, cutting through the waves. I could feel that my position was much higher than when I was in the harbor, likely because the boat's speed was so high that it was constantly in a "bow-up" state.
"Where are we heading?" I asked Chu Qi, who was holding the steering wheel.
"Just driving around. Straight ahead is the country of Gao."
"Don't cross the border..." I remembered from the map that this sea area wasn't large, and the exclusive economic zones overlapped. If the boat traveled too fast, it could easily enter their territorial waters, which would be troublesome. What if we were attacked by unfriendly forces!
"Do you want to give it a try?" Chu Qi asked me.
"Can I? I'm afraid of an accident."
"The radar is on. Fishing is prohibited during the day, and this isn't a major shipping route. Just drive casually; you won't crash!" Chu Qi unbuckled her seatbelt, helped me sit down, and fastened my seatbelt. It was quite secure, but it was a bit tight on my thighs.
Holding the steering wheel, I looked down at my feet. Like a car, there were two pedals, likely the accelerator and the brake. But when Chu Qi left just now, the boat's speed didn't decrease. Perhaps it was some kind of cruise control device, or like a freewheel, it maintained the current speed if not pressed, and only slowed down when the brake was applied?
Trial and error confirmed the latter. This was quite advanced; cars don't have this mechanism. Of course, cars might prioritize safety.
"Bad, stop!" Yaoyao suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?" I asked. There seemed to be no problem ahead.
"Underwater, there are enemies!"