Hurry
"Hey, don't talk about those boring things, okay?" Selby said as he stepped out of the cabin and spread his hands over Phyllis, "Our priority now is to get to the Dead Ruins, and we have less than four months left." ”
"I don't need to say it! I know!" Phyllis yelled to scare Selby away, and then shouted, "First mate, Second Officer, hurry to the deck, we're going to hurry!"
"No need to scream. Elena walked over slowly, "Have you forgotten that the second mate was killed by a rock bear on the hunting island. ”
Phyllis slapped her forehead to block her eyes, and then she remembered that the first and second officers on the ship had died tragically.
Kevin saw that Tassa had been sitting on the bridge with a longbow in his arms, so he hurriedly asked, "There should be an older sailor among your archers, and how about lending us one to be the first captain?"
Hearing this, Tasa lazily said, "Yes, yes, but our job is to keep the ship safe, not to drive it." ”
"I know I can't count on them!" Phyllis snorted, then pulled over a sailor and asked, "Among the sailors who are still alive, have they ever been a co-captain? ”
The sailor scratched his head, "Our group of hired sailors died a lot during the previous spear and sea urchin attack, and the rest are not very familiar with each other. ”
"Forget it, you go play by yourself, I'll figure it out myself. Phyllis reluctantly dismissed the sailors, and then raised her head to the lookout and shouted, "Faulk, shout through amplification magic to bring all the sailors to the deck." ”
Five minutes later, all the sailors gathered on the deck, and Phyllis stood on the bridge with Otto, Kevin, and others, and they realized that the number of sailors was also full, just enough for a large seafaring ship, and there was not even a little back-up space.
Phyllis stepped forward and asked in a loud voice, "Among you who are more than ten years old, raise your hand and show me." ”
The crowd was silent, and no one raised their hand.
"Well, it looks like a bunch of rookies, but what about more than five years?"
No one raised their hand.
"Hey, you're not deaf, are you? Have you been more than a year? Raise your hands!"
A few sailors raised their hands, and Phyllis and the others were all dumbfounded. There are only six sailors between one and two years old, and the rest are novices under one year. Only then did Darko and the others remember that they had hired sailors from the Sailors' Guild on Qom Island, but other forces were the first to get there. Except for the first mate and second officer, most of the other sailors were relatively inexperienced, so it became what it is now. After the death of a group of sailors, the rest were sailors under a year old, and the two co-captains were also tragically killed.
Phyllis was at a loss for words, but she looked up just in time to see Fawk on the mast, and she rolled her eyes and announced to the sailors, "See the man on the lookout? He's the ship's vice-captain!
Although the sailors wondered about Faulk's age, the captain's announcement was naturally reasonable, these sailors were not very old at sea, and it was also an employment relationship, and it was the same for them to be the captain of the ship, so it was logical to obey Phyllis's decision, and soon they each returned to work.
Fokker himself was the most surprised, and was stunned for a long time before he remembered to climb down from the mainmast, and Phyllis patted Fokker on the head, "First mate, let's sail!
Although Falk was very surprised to become the first captain, he could still understand the task of Phyllis to start the ship immediately, so he hurried to the captain's room to take out the charts and lay them on the deck. Then he marked their current location and the location of the dead ruins, drew a line in between, and took out a blank piece of paper to calculate what they were. After all this was done, Falk raised his head and said to Phyllis and the others, "We set off from Hunting Island to the island where the Dead Ruins are located, according to the normal speed, it will take about 130 days, but we have less than four months left, we need to sail at full speed, and the three islands we pass through can't stay too long, and we have to hurry immediately to complete the supply in half a day." ”
Among the few people present, Phyllis and the others did not know how to sail, but Otto and Tasa, who were born in the Venus plane, knew more or less about it, and at this time, seeing Fock's decision-making, from the route planning to the selection of islands to stop at the halfway, they couldn't find anything wrong, and both of them nodded secretly.
"It looks like our first mate is very competent, and the route is planned so quickly. Kevin quipped to Falk.
Phyllis also pretended to look at it for a while, then waved her hand and said, "Very well, just follow this route, we must reach the Death Ruins within the specified time, otherwise if we miss the opening time, our trip will be in vain." ”
Fokker nodded solemnly, saluted again, picked up the charts and ran back. After a while, Fokker's orders were issued step by step, the sails of the Manta Ray were raised, the magic array at the bottom of the ship was also running at full power, and the ship gradually accelerated, sailing forward. The hunting island grew farther and farther away in the direction of the stern of the ship, gradually blending into the night. Otto did not look back in the direction of the hunting island, because he realized that he would not return to the island, and that after the end of this cause and effect, his path would always lie ahead.
The Manta Ray sailed day and night on the ocean at full speed, not only with the sails full, but also with the magic array running at full power. Fortunately, there are a large number of magic crystals in Dakko's space ring, which can supply the consumption of the magic array. Usually very few ships use this method of non-stop and fast sailing, because the subtle deformation of the hull due to navigation cannot be recovered, and gradually accumulate in fatigue navigation, causing irreparable damage to the hull. But Phyllis and the others didn't plan to use the ship for a long time, as long as they arrived at the Death Ruins before the specified time, the ship would be considered to have completed its mission. Fokker also knew this, so he used this way of sailing.
This time, for the sake of safety, Fokker was looking for the main shipping lanes, and naturally encountered many other ships. Among them were merchant ships, fishing boats, passenger ships, and pirate ships, all of which were frightened by the speed of the Manta Ray. Even the pirate ships, after weighing the speed of both sides, gave up approaching the Manta Ray, which made them go all the way down without any extraneous things, and basically carried out according to Fokker's itinerary plan without any deviation.
After a few months of sailing, Aceba is at least a little progressive, no longer afraid of the sea, and seasickness is much better, but this does not mean that the current speed of the Manta Ray can also stand it. The stern of the boat has become the exclusive vomiting point of Aciba, which eats and sleeps without leaving the stern, and by the way, it can also lie on the deck to bask in the sun during the vomiting break. In the second week of sailing, Ashiba finally passed out, and the high-speed sailing had caused him to vomit and become dehydrated, and the coma had become a form of self-preservation.
In the third week, Asiba woke up again and actively worked with Darko and others to do daily exercises to prevent seasickness. Asiba learned a lot during his voyage and taught him that strength is not absolute, and that in order to become stronger, he must make himself relentless in all aspects.
With continuous exercise, Asiba's seasickness symptoms were alleviated a lot, and he resumed his practice, competing with the archers of the Stuart family on a daily basis, but none of the higher-level archers were Asiba's opponents, and they all failed miserably in wrestling or wrestling wrists.
On top of the mast, in addition to Fokker in the lookout, there was also a man standing on the mast, it was Tasa. They were watching the competition on the deck condescendingly, and what was happening below was vivid in their observations.
"Those archers under your command have lost a bit badly, aren't you going to help them get back on the field?" asked Falk to Tasa, who was not far away.
"It's not good for them to always win battles, they have to lose often, and let them remember their long-range consumption career positioning, so that they don't get dizzy in team battles and make mistakes in position that lead to close death. Tassa laughed as he spoke, "I often have to emphasize this to them, but it doesn't work very well, and this orc priest has helped me with that." ”
Fakker looked down thoughtfully, as if he didn't understand.
"Hey, don't be distracted and forget your job, aim and observe your surroundings for the sake of both purpose and observance, which is also one of the essential qualities of an archer. Tasa said, pointing to the weather vane at the top of the mast.
Fokker glanced at the weather vane and hurriedly shouted through the amplification magic array, "The wind direction has changed to 35 degrees north-west, the mainsail has adjusted the declination, and the tail sail has been retracted in half!"
Higher up in the air, Wendy floated smoothly in the frantic currents, remaining relatively still with the Manta Ray below. This is how she practiced magical control during her days at sea.
Tasa was unwilling to lend someone to Phyllis as the first captain, so he asked his apprentice Fokker to do it, so that in the process of teaching, Tasa was equivalent to becoming the first mate himself, and Phyllis's hand was really beautiful. Wendy said to herself, but quickly shook her head to deny her guess, "I can't imagine that Phyllis's character would be so calculating, maybe this is the wisdom hidden in the legendary bloodline." ”
Phyllis's bloodline is extremely pure, second only to George in the Nike Remones family, and the Nike Remones family is a necromancer bloodline known for its immortal wisdom, the heir with high blood purity, and its wisdom has been imprinted in instinct, even if it seems to be a very random decision, it may be a manifestation of great wisdom.
Darko is a prime example of this, when Phyllis was playing a prank on her summons and giving her family name, but now Darko has become a magician-level powerhouse and follows Phyllis wholeheartedly.
On this day, Assiba defeated several Stuart archers, beating his chest on the deck. Selby had just stepped onto the deck, and he was bored on the ship these days, so he said to Asiba on a whim, "Wrestling, how about we try it?"
Naturally, Assiba did not refuse to come, and with a roar, he was the first to enter the circle drawn on the deck. Their wrestling methods are different from wrestling, which is a freestyle wrestling and does not have too many complicated rules. It is a ring with a radius of three to five meters, and the two sides compete to push each other off the ring to win. Due to the limited conditions on the ship, there is no ring to be built, so draw a regular circle and use all means to push the opponent out of the circle.
Selby walked into the middle of the circle, and Ashiba immediately pushed over, and the two of them put their arms together, and the muscles on their arms were stretched like dragons. Selby had also observed the wrestling between Aciba and the other archers beforehand, and knew that this orc was not simple and could not be taken lightly. But when Selby collided with Aciba, he found that he still underestimated the other party, and the strength of this strange power had completely surpassed Aciba's level.
The reason why Aciba has such a powerful power is due to the racial talent of its orc warrior and the bonus of the boxer profession, in addition, the inscriptions and enchantments on its body are also used in the finals of the Alchemy Grand Prix.
I saw Selby being pushed back again and again, leaving a footprint on the wooden plank of the deck with each step, which was when he used a special unloading technique to transmit the power to his feet, but he still couldn't stop Aciba's power from pushing him closer and closer to the edge of the circle.
Just as Selby was about to get out of the circle, he suddenly kicked his left leg back to support his body, and his right leg swept forward with a swift sweep, stumbling on Aciba's left foot. So Assiba couldn't help but lean forward slightly, and Selby took advantage of the upper half of the body to lower his center of gravity, pushing Ashiba to fly over him.
Asiba slammed to the ground, and when he got up again, he found himself outside the circle, while Selby was standing on the edge of the circle, not being pushed out of the circle. Selby sighed secretly, the change in the last moment seemed simple, in fact, he had already used all the skills of the punishment knight's charge, blocking, unloading, etc., it can be said that the rabbit fell in that moment, bringing together all the mastery of his life.
"Selby, you stink, shameless!, are you embarrassed to try your knightly skills with Aceba?" Phyllis jumped from the bridge onto the deck, huffing her hips. She had been on the bridge just now, and she wanted to wait for Selby to lose and taunt her, but she didn't expect Selby to win, which immediately made her angry.
"Ah, this...... Misunderstanding misunderstanding......" Suddenly seeing Phyllis jump out, Selby was so shocked that he took a few steps back and almost fell.
"In the face of absolute intrigue and intrigues, any strength is in vain. Phyllis, did you say that?" said Elena casually as she stepped out of the cabin, in a playful tone.
"Elena, why are you everywhere!" Phyllis almost jumped up when she saw Elena appear, pointing at Selby and shouting, "He obviously used the martial arts of the punishment knight to barely win against Aceba, this is a trick, don't insult the conspiracy!"
Hearing this, Elena tilted her head and thought for a moment, and then argued, "At the beginning, lies based on facts were used as conspiracy, and later used in battles such as feints and flaws, and finally they were systematically compiled into the technique of unloading and accumulating power, and developed into the current martial arts. Routine intrigues and tricks will be regarded as the embodiment of hard power after all, and most of the strength of wisdom is displayed in the form of intrigues. You put them in opposition, it doesn't make logical sense. ”
"Hmph! You're just going to take advantage of it! Now it's like you're very powerful, why was you almost wiped out by an undercover agent of the Church of Light?" Phyllis couldn't say anything about Elena, and immediately changed the subject and began to carry out personal attacks.
Of course Elena will not be fooled, the topic was not brought over by Phyllis, after all, they did make a mistake in that matter that led to the destruction of the spear sea urchin, which may become a black spot for a lifetime, relying on this Phyllis will already be invincible in the fight.
"Look at it, but I don't think like you. Elena pointed at Aciba with her chin and turned into the cabin.
Phyllis turned her head to see Aciba sitting cross-legged on the deck, staring at the circle drawn in front of her, as if lost in thought. Seeing Aciba's appearance, Phyllis guessed that she was thinking about what she had just realized in battle, and she was not to be disturbed at this time. When it was in the Alchemy Grand Prix, Phyllis and the others taught it a lot of martial arts, but those were all martial arts codified by the human body structure, and they were not suitable for orcs. The beast clan does not have any inheritance in this regard, and if they want to summarize the applicable martial arts, they can only rely on Axiba's own comprehension.
That's why Otto often spars with Asiba, and in the sparring, Asiba does become more skillful between attack and defense, and this skill is not deliberately used according to the moves, but subtly integrated into his combat instincts. However, as time passed, Aciba's strength also entered a bottleneck, and it was difficult to improve again. This wrestling with Selby obviously touched a certain nerve in Aciba, making him understand some truths before falling into contemplation. If it can figure out the trick, then its combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be improved again.