You take Brittany a little further up north.

Having no idea that the giant snapping turtle is a danger to yourself and Brittany or not, you decided to be cautious about this and walk a little further up north before set up a camp, specifically out of the sight of the giant snapping turtle.

By the time the Sun begins to set, the giant turtle is no longer in your or Brittany's sights. However, both of you also know that setting up a camp too near the river will be very dangerous. So you decided to set up a camp not too far from the river but also not too far from the tall grasses.

Their current position is precarious but they have no other choice at the moment. To continue the journey in the middle of the night will not only be exhausting but also incredibly dangerous with plenty of predatory animals and anarchistic gangs of bandits out there.

Without other choice, you and Brittany eat the leftover of the grilled meats of the previous night's meal and go to sleep. As usual, she sleeps in the sleeping bag while you sleep out in the open with a pistol in your right hand.

Not long after you and Brittany fall asleep, the giant chameleon-like anole emerged from the tall grasses and join your group by simply sleeping near the campfire.

Suddenly, you and Brittany get a very loud wake-up call with the sound you never ever thought going to be heard in this new world!

"HHHHOOOOORRRRRNNNN!"

"AH!" You and Brittany immediately get up after hearing the very loud sound while the giant reptile simply gets up and yawn.

When you and the young woman looked around the source of the sound, your eyes landed on the sight you never ever thought will be possible in this new world! A two-story white boat powered by steam engine is cruising along the river! And that boat is armed with three Gatling guns on each side of the vessel, two at the front of the boat and the other two at the boat's behind.

"Hey! I know that boat! It's one of the trading vessels that regularly go to Port Williams from Axeman City and vice versa!" Brittany said and she immediately runs to the riverbank to get its crewmen's attentions.

"Brittany! Hold on! Wait!" You immediately run after her to make sure nothing bad will happened to her. And in return, you are followed by the giant chameleon-like anole.

"HHHHOOOOORRRRRNNNN!"

"CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! HEY! HEY!" Brittany yelled at the top of her lungs while also jumping up and down, completely not caring at all that such actions make her beautiful tummy and her sexy long legs being exposed.

Due to her actions, the Captain and the crew spotted her. And upon seeing her, the Captain informed one of the men near him to go form a party to go ashore, which the crewman quickly leaves to fulfill such an order.

Then, you grabbed her as soon as you arrived and make her stop jumping to get the attentions of the people aboard that steam-powered boat.

"What are you doing, Brittany?!" You asked her out loud, wondering why she was doing such a thing.

"I saw that boat before when I was living in Port Williams! It came to trade with us regularly from Axeman City. They can helped us get there faster and safer!" Brittany said as she turned to look at you.

"Just because it's the same boat does not automatically mean the crewmen are also the same! Who knows if that vessel got hijacked by some gangs similar to those Hellhound bastards or not!" You said back with logic, which she finally realized the certain possibility and that scared her!

"Ooh..." Brittany said as her eyes wide in fear and shock. She may accidentally handed herself and even you into the clutches of those guys from the Hellhounds!

"Just stay behind me. If things go bad, run as fast as you can. Got it?" You asked her back, which she give a few nods as an answer.

Soon, the steam-powered boat dropped the anchor, two groups of men drop two rowboats, get inside and row toward you and Brittany. And as you are ready to pull out a pistol in case things go bad, one of the men simply raised his hands in the air.

"IS THAT YOU, MISS WILLIAMS?!" One of the crewmen asked by yelling at me and the short brown-haired girl who is hiding behind you.

"Yes, that's me!" Brittany said as she's stepping out but you blocked her with my left arm, thus making her ample bosoms to hit your left arm by accident. And they are so big and so soft!

Soon, the rowboats come ashore and some of the crewmen come out to take a good look at you, at Brittany and also at the giant reptile that followed us.

"Your father reported you missing not long after you disappeared. If you wanted, we can-" The same crewman said but Brittany interrupted him.

"Of course, yes! We would like to go to Port Williams by your boat!" Brittany said happily.

"Then please follow us into one of the rowboats. Also, your pet?" The Crewman asked as he's pointing down to the giant chameleon-like anole that had been following us ever since we encountered it.

"Uh. This one is n-" You said but Brittany then interrupted you.

"Oh yes! This is my pet! Can it come along, please?" Brittany asked, literally begging him.

"... fine, I guess..." The Crewman said and then he and the others lead us to the rowboats. Once inside, they rowed us to the armed steamboat.

Even before getting onboard, your mind is so full with many questions right now! How can this be?! At first, you thought this world is nothing but the world similar to the Early Medieval Period or something similar where anarchy, injustice and survival of the fittest reigned supreme. But now? It suddenly jumped to what you can described at best as the Second Victorian Era because of this steamboat and the one Gatling gun on the deck of a ship. At this point, you needed answers!

"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" - You think loudly in your head because nothing makes sense anymore!