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- It's just that when she climbed the ropeway back to the board, she kept coughing, and it seemed to be sand turned up in the sea, and in addition to hanging a lot on him, some choked into his throat.
After Wu Shu got up from the bottom of the water, the murky splash under the water continued to churn to the surface of the water. Judging by this situation, the clear splash he brought to the surface of the water during the dive at the beginning should have been caused by the air forced out of his abdominal cavity, and the subsequent wave of dirty splash should have been caused by something moving underwater.
The chains, which were slightly relaxed, gradually tightened again.
But this time, it is no longer a constant tension, but a slowly upward movement.
It didn't take long to see a huge anchor cone with a cone head like a water chestnut and a cone tail cast barb, pulled up by a thick iron chain.
When the barb of the heavy anchor was just out of the water, the people on the observation deck along the coast subconsciously held their breath; And when the entire anchor is completely raised from the water, all the spectators on the coastline are almost at the same time, and the flash flood erupts to cheer. The sound formation, because of the moment before the condensation, and then the sudden unison, is particularly shocking.
Some spectators, as if they were afraid that their voices alone would not be able to fully express their joy, began to jump in the stands again, attracting countless followers.
Mo Ye also felt very happy, but her joy was biased because of the appearance of a person. Compared with the joy that the trouble of the "lagging behind" giant ship in front of her was finally lifted, she was even more pleased that Wu Shu had no accident.
Therefore, her eyes have been locked on Wu Shu, who is still coughing on the board.
A crew member approached quickly, handed Wu Shu a water bladder, and Wu Shu rinsed his mouth. After a moment of coughing, the crew grabbed him by the shoulder and helped him out of the cabin.
And at this moment, there was a sudden drum beat on the altar!
There was no rhythm to the sound of this drum, but it was struck evenly and neatly, although it was not as deafening as the three rounds of "thunder" that came from the altar before, but the drum suddenly played. It can still have a very shocking effect.
Giant ship platform. All crew, before either standing or crouching, or walking. At this point, there is only one image left.
They had all stopped what they were doing and stood upright, facing the altar, as if waiting for some kind of order.
And all the people on the observation deck along the coast. After hearing the sound of the drums, they all fell silent.
After the drum beat nine times. He stopped. On the altar of the sacrifice, a bright yellow figure walked a few steps to the edge of the high platform, and spat out the words 4416 in a majestic and heavy voice.
I don't know who led the way on the observation deck. Bowed to the ground, and in the following moments, I suddenly saw a figure of black pressure and a low bow.
Mo Ye's reaction was a little slower. And because her gaze stayed on the platform of the giant ship, she was able to see. All the crew members on the giant ship platform are also in a posture. But as soon as their movements took off, they stopped again, just because they saw the bright yellow figure on the altar of the sacrifice stretched out his right hand and raised it slightly.
That action should mean "no courtesy".
Next, the bright yellow figure on the altar untied the cloak he had draped over his shoulders and handed it to a man who looked like a military general standing beside him. The man did not hesitate at all, and after taking the cloak with the silk embroidered golden dragon, he tightened it with his arms, then pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, hung the cloak with the iron ring on the hilt, and immediately turned his hand and threw it on the platform of the giant ship.
The knife, carrying the golden dragon cloak, pierced the void and fell to the ship's board, standing almost straight on the platform of the giant ship. Because of its thickness and toughness, the blade fell from such a height and nailed into the ship's plank, but there was no sign of trembling, only the iron ring on the hilt and the tassel tether of the golden dragon cloak swayed gently in the wind.
On the platform of the giant ship, a man in the prime of life who seemed to be the captain of the ship was the first to approach the heavy knife standing up, untied the golden dragon cloak attached to the knife ring, and handed the knife to a crew member beside him with both palms Pinto, and then he shook off the cloak, but instead of draping it on himself, he took a few steps into the crew, and then covered the golden dragon cloak on one of the crew members.
The crew, soaking wet, stood on the board for only a few moments, and two puddles of water had accumulated under his feet. In addition, his clothes and hair were covered with a layer of mud and sand, which made him look a little wolfy.
Even the golden dragon cloak with extremely delicate embroidery given by the emperor did not improve his image much.
However, in himself, there is a slight change.
His back, which seemed to be slightly bowed after being soaked in clothes, suddenly straightened up.
In the viewing stands, someone led the way and shouted: "Long live!" â
Immediately afterwards, the voices that also exhaled these two words became more and more numerous. The sound of the crowd gathering gradually became a mighty momentum, and gradually overlapped into a rhythm.
"Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! â
In the sound of "long live" like the roar of the mountain, the bright yellow figure on the high platform turned around and strode down a few steps, and came to the drum platform lined up in three rows on the right wing of the high platform, with a wide sleeve swing and a pair of drum hammers in both hands.
The heavy, aural drums sounded again.
Although this year's spring HNA celebration, because of the roar similar to the spring thunder explosion on the altar, the 100-trumpet drum, which played the leading role in several previous shipping ceremonies, has taken a back seat today, and only knocked for a while at the beginning.
But despite this, the people who came to watch the ceremony this year were fortunate enough to see His Majesty beating the drum with their own eyes. And those foreign tourists who only know about it through hearsay descriptions, but have never seen it with their own eyes, are more and more excited when they see this scene.
Some people began to hit the iron fence on the observation deck with their umbrellas, while others directly smashed their fists on the cold iron railings with their fists as drum hammers, which accompanied the vibration of the drums.
The last huge merchant ship loaded with goods finally set off, and although it was for some reason behind the merchant ships that had gone before, and had opened up a considerable distance between them, it still turned its hull first when it first set off, rather than rushing to travel the distance before the hull was stable.
The inverted triangular hull of the boat is like a large knife that cuts the sea water into thick slices and pushes it towards the shore.
Flake tides crash onto rocky shores. There was a lot of splashing on the observation deck, so that the circle of people closest to the iron fence washed their faces head-on. The crowd was a little confused, and the sound of "long live" also dispersed because everyone was busy dodging the sea water.
When the neat and high-pitched slogan dissipated on its own, everyone watched the giant ship turn around, and then they realized something in a trance.
When the giant ship turned. There will be a moment of effort at both ends of the towering ship. The closest to the coast, this is also the best opportunity for the shore audience to throw the "Northern Night Star". As long as anyone's "Northern Night Star" origami successfully lands on the giant ship platform, the name on the paper will be recorded by the crew. Stay for a few months. When the fleet returns to port, a part of the sea trade dividends will be distributed to these successful people after the settlement is settled.
But everyone is now on hand. There is no such origami that symbolizes auspiciousness and may trigger a windfall!
The material of this origami is limited. When people buy tickets for the view. This paper material will be included. As a voucher that may be used to receive part of the dividends of the sea trade in a few months, this paper material is also limited in number when issued with the admission ticket to the observation deck.
No one expected that a ship would be left behind at this year's shipping ceremony. So when the first ship set off, everyone had already thrown out all the origami in their hands.
Originally, the act of throwing the "Northern Night Star" origami was not only self-interested. There is also the nature of rendering the atmosphere, so at this time, everyone is the only one who has not left behind this ship. Throwing the kind of origami that represents auspicious meanings, the atmosphere at the scene inevitably became a little weird.
Unfortunately, the ship fell far behind, and the mood of the crew seemed to be slightly affected by this. In the past, His Majesty the Emperor personally gave robes and beat drums with his own hands, and the purpose of these two behaviors is now obvious, that is, to improve morale.
In an army, if every soldier is united and moves in step with the outside world, then the internal will be tighter and tighter, and it will be monolithic. On the other hand, if there is a retreating and straggling soldier, it will have a negative effect on the entire army. Don't underestimate a corner of a group, he may represent a link in a chain.
This theory has the same effect when applied to maritime merchants.
But what else can the people on the coast observation deck come up with to compensate for the lack of atmosphere without the "Northern Night Star" group projection?
Mo Ye glanced at the stack of "Northern Night Stars" in her hand that had been pinched a little wrinkled by herself, and was about to raise her hand to throw it, when another thought suddenly flashed in her mind, and her gesture froze.
Taking a deep breath, she suddenly shouted, "Ride the wind!" Ride the wind! Ride the wind! â
shouted three times in a row, and she finally raised her hand-
Several "Northern Night Stars" spun out at a rapid pace!
Because there were no other origami papers in the air that ZĂ i danced with, the "Northern Night Star" that flew out of her hand was able to fly towards the giant ship platform without encountering the slightest obstacle from the "competitors" when it rose with the wind.
But things made of paper are still too fragile after all. Although there were no obstacles on the way to fly, completely dominating the help of the sea breeze, when flying over a long distance, there were still a few "Northern Night Stars" slapped into the water by the waves, or because the paper wings lost their toughness under the pressure of the wind, and could no longer bear the lift, they fell diagonally into the sea.
But in the end, there was still a "Northern Night Star" that rode the wind and waves, crossed the obstacles of destroying the other companions, and flew to the edge of the giant ship's platform.
As it staggered and fell to the platform, almost everyone on the Coastal Observation Deck held their breath.
Finally, the swirling origami fell lightly on the head of one of the crew members.
Because his hair was wet with seawater, the origami fell and stuck to his hair, holding his body in shape.
And because the crew member was the wet-clad man in the golden dragon cloak, and the reason why he was soaked was because he had twice dived under the ship and solved a problem that was trapped in a heavy anchor.
Although the crowd on the observation deck did not know what the crew had done underwater, there were already many seaside fishermen among the onlookers, and they knew that diving in the sea water was many times riskier than diving in inland freshwater lakes, and the estimated time spent on each of the two dives was enough to make most fishermen respect.
The warrior's body has already gathered too many people's attention.
And when a "Northern Night Star" landed above his head, there was a gasping sound on the shoreline, and then a slogan sounded, but it was no longer the word "long live".
"Ride the wind!"
"Ride the wind!"
"Ride the wind!"
This time, it seems that there is no need for any prelude guidance, and when the two slogans are shouted out by the mouths of the people, they have been like thousands of threads pinched into a single cable, and everyone's hearts are tied to this rope, and they are all in unison.
On the vast platform of the straggle giant ship, the dozen or so crew members who were originally stationed were slightly stunned. At the top of the staircase from the lower cabin, a dozen or so crew members came up one after another, and they were also stunned when they heard the slogans of blessings and orders from the shore.
In an instant, it was the man in the prime of life who seemed to be the captain of the ship that came back to his senses and realized the feelings contained in the shouts of the people on the shore.
He immediately turned around and made a few gestures to the more than thirty crew members behind him, who quickly formed a phalanx on the giant ship platform, roughly in a triangle, and then turned their backs to the sea, faced the stands, raised their arms, raised their eyebrows, and solemnly handed them out.
They seem to be paying homage to the emperor of noble status and supreme status, and thanking His Majesty for beating drums and helping the wind with his own hands;
They may also be paying tribute to the people on the shore, their ship is one of the stragglers, but the people on the shore did not turn a cold eye on them because of this, but with a higher degree of enthusiasm, scalding the somewhat depressed atmosphere present;
Perhaps, they were just paying tribute to the court, where they each had only a small amount of assets, but today, the large group of various groups on the shore made them feel a kind of strength:
Fellows!
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Mo Ye, who saw this scene, was very excited, and at the same time, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind.
She took out the name card given to her by Boss Jin in the early morning from her arms, looked at the delicate pasted outer layer, she only hesitated for a moment, and then began to tear off the shining pasted paper, and then tore it into strips, and quickly folded out a somewhat strange color "Northern Night Star", which was immediately thrown into the wind.
This kind of name card for the Beijing merchants is beautifully pasted, and the outer layer of paper is rich in color, and the main color is gold. The "Northern Night Star" made of folded paper floats out of the observation deck and spins and dances in the air, and it looks much more gorgeous than the official paper.
Someone had already discovered Mo Ye's move, and some people soon began to imitate it...... (To be continued)