Volume 4 The Stormy Waters Chapter 354 Repair the Sea Ship
It turned out that the Iron Bull was thrown into the deep sea by the octopus monster fish at that time, and just saw a black shadow popping out of the bottom of the sea, grabbed the sea pearl, and quickly swam towards the deep sea.
Iron Bull didn't bother to pay any attention to the octopus, and immediately followed the black shadow in hot pursuit.
It's a pity that the black shadow is swimming too fast, getting farther and farther away from the Iron Bull, and the Iron Bull has never been able to see what kind of monster it is.
"I see it swimming like a human, but it's swimming so fast that I can't catch up with a person in my hand, so I wonder if it's a sea ghost?" Iron Bull finally said.
"How can it be a sea ghost?" the surname Li cried out in shock, "Legend has it that when a sea ghost sees a man, he will kill and eat meat, and when he sees a woman, he will be taken captive to the deep sea, is it ...... Did the sea ghost really capture my niece?"
"Is there such a legend?" Ding Sicheng immediately turned back and asked Boss Jin.
"There is indeed such a legend!" Boss Jin sighed and nodded, "It is said that the sea ghost is very, so whenever he meets a woman, he will immediately be taken captive to the deep sea to be his wife!"
"How is this possible!" the Iron Bull cried out, "and a man cannot live in the water, let alone in the deep sea...... That black shadow just now didn't take Haizhu to the deep sea!"
"Then where did it take Haizhu?" asked the surnamed Li anxiously.
"I don't know very well, the black shadow is really swimming too fast! But the black shadow must not have entered the deep sea directly, but circled around the back of this small island! I originally suspected that this black shadow had brought Haizhu into the triangular crack behind the island, so I chased it in, but I never saw the shadow of Haizhu. I'm worried about Lao Bai and ...... My master, I had to turn around and come back first. I didn't expect that just like this, this giant octopus has been killed by you!"
"This is all the credit of Little Brother Bai and Master Chen, the rest of us, the soul is so scared!" Boss Jin smiled wryly, and turned back to ask the other crew members, "Except for Haizhu, everyone else is okay?"
"Only Ah Shui and Da Chong were injured, but they weren't seriously injured!" replied one of the crew members.
"But what about Haizhu, let's save Haizhu!" the surnamed Li replied with a sad face.
Boss Jin was silent, and only looked at Ding Sicheng.
Ding Sicheng thought for a while, and then said: "First of all, we are not sure where Haizhu was taken, and secondly, Xiaobai is tired like this now, we have to let him rest for an hour or two!"
"Lao Bai, are you okay?" Tie Niu immediately squatted down, seeing the bruises and bruises all over the poplar, and couldn't help but have a look of remorse on his face, "I just thought that I couldn't let Haizhu be captured by the monster, but I left you and ...... Our master fights with the octopus, if I don't leave, I will never let you get hurt like this!"
"It's not an injury, it's just a suck from that monster's sucker, it must be two days away!" said Poplar, glancing at Iron Bull, "You also have a few ecchymoses on your body!"
"I'm fine, but I was sucked a few pieces by that strange fish on my back and arms, unlike you, all over the body, very scary!"
Tie Niu said as he picked up the poplar and looked around, but he couldn't help frowning.
"The whole boat has capsized, Lao Bai, you can only lie on the dry ground and rest!"
"Yes, the whole ship has capsized, and the damage is quite serious!" Ding Sicheng also frowned, and his eyes fell on the overturned ship, "We must all hurry up and hurry up to the island to cut down trees and repair the ship, otherwise...... If this island suddenly drifts away or sinks to the bottom of the sea, then we must die?"
"But what about Haizhu?" asked the surnamed Li with a sad face.
"Master Li, you can't keep thinking about your niece, we still have so many people to live! Let's save the lives of our people first, and then find a way to save your niece!" Boss Jin couldn't help but answer, his voice was already very impatient.
In his mind, Haizhu was asking for herself, who let her sneak on to the ship? It would bring so much trouble to everyone.
The others were silent, but most thought that it was important to save their lives first.
Ding Sicheng hurriedly said: "Master Li, it's not that we don't save your niece, but if we want to save your niece, others can't help at all, mainly relying on Xiaobai and Tie Niu." Now that Xiao Bai has no strength, he can't let Tie Niu go on an adventure alone, right? So let's let Xiao Bai take a breath first, and the others will hurry up and work hard to cut down trees and repair the ship!"
"But the ship has capsized, what's the use of repairing the ship? It's a bit of a gamble, but it's also the truth.
The boat was much larger than the average fishing boat, and they only had four crew members with them. Coupled with Boss Jin and Ding Sicheng's "master and apprentice", at least on the surface, it is difficult to straighten such a huge ship.
And if it is not corrected in time, once the sea tide rises and the whole ship turns into the sea, it is even more impossible to turn over.
Fortunately, Ding Sicheng quickly opened his mouth and said: "It doesn't matter, although our numbers are small, Xiaobai and Tie Niu have the strength of a thousand catties, one person can at least withstand three or four of us, and the two of them will make a big effort, and the rest of us will use the rope to pull it, and we should be able to straighten the hull!"
"Yes, the key is to give Little Brother Bai a period of rest, let's take advantage of this time to quickly find tools to go to the island to cut wood!"
Everyone else has nothing to say, and at this moment, it is naturally important to save their lives first. Including Xiao Liuzi, they all lowered their voices and persuaded the surname Li a few words.
Only then did the surnamed Li cheer up and climb the ship to inspect the damage to the hull.
This look was relieved for the most part, because although the deck of the ship was shattered, the cockpit and the hull below were basically intact.
In other words, even without repairs, the ship can barely sail at sea.
However, there are still a few large cracks in the end, and if they are not repaired, the ship will not last long, and I am afraid that it will leak and sink.
When the surnamed Li and Jin Boss inspected the damage to the ship's hull, the others had already taken out tools from the broken cabin under the leadership of Ding Sicheng and Tie Niu to go to the island to cut wood, only Baiyang lay on the beach and fell asleep.
I slept for more than three hours, and when I opened my eyes, it was already noon.
With the Iron Bull here, the crew had already cut down several pieces of wood.
The tools on board are still complete, but they are all hand tools, and there is no qualified carpenter master, so it is difficult to change the logs into suitable wood blocks and chips.
The crew had to choose the broken deck to repair the cracks in the hull, and the timber cut from the island was kept to repair the deck.
After a few hours of intense labor, everyone felt a little tired, so they first rested and ate something, and then Poplar's physical strength also recovered a lot, and then the Poplar Iron Ox lifted up the side of the big ship that capsized, and the others were tied to each corner of the hull with ropes, and everyone worked together as the surname Li shouted the slogan.
After several attempts, the boat was gradually lifted up.
Although it is not completely righted, if the tide rises at this moment, the boat will not overturn in the water, but will be able to float on the surface of the water with the current.
In the afternoon, a few people stepped up the repair of the ship, preparing to wait for the next morning, and the poplar iron bull and Ding Sicheng Jin Boss will go to the undersea tomb under the island to explore, while the others will stay on the ship to continue repairing the ship.
There were no further accidents that day. However, the extremely huge octopus monster fish floated on the surface of the sea, attracting countless seabirds, as well as large and small fish to come and share the food, and it was quite spectacular at a glance.
But the octopus fish was so big that it made people feel disgusting to look at, and they had no appetite for its flesh at all. Instead, he took the opportunity to shoot down a few seabirds and catch a few big fish.
The crew in charge of the meal marinated the birds and fish with salt, enough to eat for a few days.
Waiting until the next day, although the poplar was still blue and purple, his strength had basically recovered.
According to the previous plan, the group of people rowed a small boat by Poplar Tie Niu and Ding Sicheng Jin Boss to visit the grave, and the others stayed on the ship to continue to repair the deck of the ship.
The surname Li seems to be afraid that Baiyang and others will not be dedicated enough, so he insists on walking together.
And a day and a night have passed since Haizhu was lost, and no one thinks that Haizhu is still alive, including the surname Li, who has lost hope in his heart.
But no hope does not mean no extravagance, he always fantasizes that there will be a miracle. And take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Haizhu is dead, at least he wants to find Haizhu's body.
Boss Jin thought that once Ding Sicheng and Poplar Tieniu all went to sea, he would be a little panicked to leave him alone in the dinghy, so Boss Jin did not object to letting the companion surnamed Li, but just told the remaining crew not to be lazy and step up repairing the ship.
Poplar and Iron Bull each carried a long javelin for water, and Poplar tied his usual short dagger to his waist. The black sword is still on the ship, so as not to lose it in the sea in case of an accident, it will be too late to regret it.
Iron Bull brought a pistol, but wrapped it in a waterproof sleeve and prepared it to be used after entering the tomb.
After that, a group of five people got into the dinghy, and the paddle of Boss Jin and surnamed Li made the poplar iron cow save his strength and went around the back of the island.
After passing through the big triangular crack and entering the oval waterhole inside, several people suddenly found that the body of the octopus monster fish they killed in the waterhole the day before yesterday was gone, and even the sea water in the pool had been restored to clear.
However, at least Poplar didn't find this strange, after all, the super giant octopus that attacked them yesterday must have been the parents of the relatively small octopus that died in this deep pool.
Since the super giant octopus monster fish is looking for revenge on them, the body of the smaller monster fish must have been brought back to the nest by the super giant monster fish.
But the problem now is that thirty meters down from this deep pool is like entering another illusory world that is completely detached from reality, the oval wall of the pool has disappeared, and even the entire island seems to no longer exist.
Where did that super giant octopus fish take away the corpse of the little monster fish?
Although there is a triangular slit that can lead to the deep pool, it is too small for the super giant octopus fish to pass through it.
So, is there still some kind of connection between reality and illusion in the depths of the sea?
(See Chapter 355 of "The Strange Submarine Tomb")