Chapter 777: Trek
Crash!
While they were talking, Andrei suddenly crossed the side of the ship out of thin air and fell into the sea!
The deck is five or six feet above the sea, and if a conscious person falls unprepared, he is afraid that he will be directly stunned.
Captain Randolph subconsciously threw himself on the side of the ship, only to see the white foam splashing on the surface of the sea, and Andre was like a solid iron pendant, without any struggle, and sank into the sea.
The tension on Captain Randolph's face lasted only a short time.
When he noticed that Lin An was standing in place without a trace of nervousness, the tension on his face instantly retracted, and his eyes narrowed and his red and swollen conjunctival hyperplasia due to excessive blowing of the sea breeze.
Before the sailors who let out an exclamation jumped down to save the people, after a few breaths, a wave like the palm of their hands, with a bang, carried Andrei back to the deck.
Andre coughed violently, confused and didn't know what was going on, turned over and vomited.
"Willing to gamble."
Lin smiled quietly and looked at the old captain, and then a green glow full of life fell on Andre, Andrei's pale face recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he quickly stopped vomiting.
The sailors gathered around exclaimed.
The sparkle of his eyes is the most deceiving, and even those who have not heard of magic can see Andrei's recovery.
The sailors looked at Lin An in awe.
It is not without mages in Perre's naval fleet, but no one has ever heard of a mysterious mage with such magical healing powers.
Everyone knows what this means in the treacherous sea.
"Hmph."
Although he won, Captain Randolph turned black and shouted at the crew to work as if he had lost.
The crew members scattered one after another, and when they walked past Lin An's side, they subconsciously relaxed their movements, peeked at her flatteringly, and no longer looked at her with curiosity.
Captain Randolph could of course see the changes in the crew, and as soon as he turned his head to see Lin An, he snorted coldly, turned his head behind his back and left.
Behind him, Lin An's voice came:
"Captain Randolph, I won't go on deck casually in the future, if you need us anywhere, you can send someone to find us under the cabin, we will definitely do our best to cooperate on the same ship."
The old captain's footsteps paused, his beard curled, but without looking back, he said in a rough voice:
"Roll on, don't touch the crow's mouth! My baby Andreinin is famously favored by the god of the sea, so nothing will happen! β
But as if to verify Lin An's words, the luck of the little Andreinin disappeared.
The day after Captain Randolph said this, he was heading west along the offshore coastline, just off the coast of Cape Poli, the southernmost point of Fito, and into Ace Bay, south of Little Perre, when a sudden storm struck the Little Andrein.
Andre, who had experienced the ocean in vomiting before, was not as kind and tolerant as he imagined, and Lin An and others, who had not seen the true face of the ocean, really experienced the ruthless and cruel side of the sea in this sudden sea storm:
The dark pressure clouds flashed with light red lightning, the sea water was a deep blue-black that had never been seen before, and the huge waves with turbid foam were often ten or twenty feet high.
In the ocean with no edge in sight, the churning waves seemed to be coming from all directions, and the little Andrein, a former retired warship, was not much bigger than a sampan.
From the bottom of the valley to the head of the waves, they were thrown and fell again and again, and each time it was like they would be overturned by a huge wave that was coming in front of them......
Even powerful people like Lin An and Titi, under such a heavenly might, their scalps tightened, and they couldn't help but feel their own insignificance, and from the depths of their hearts, they rose in awe of the sea!
And in the face of such a heavenly might, ordinary people who dare to face and fight are even more amazing!
The experienced Captain Randolph and his well-coordinated crew did not let the Little Andre capsize in the storm.
"Ballast stone! Ballast stone! Pressurize me!! β
"Quick! Untie the rope! β
"I can't see the sail of the second mast come down in thirty breaths, you waste, jump into the sea and feed the fish!!"
Amid the hoarse shouts of the first mate and the boatswain, the crew struggled to move and even run between the decks, the sides, and the masts that were constantly changing angles, and there were rolling barrels, flying cables, and chains and canvases of all kinds!
"Titi, keep an eye on Captain Randolph, no matter what, don't let him get hurt!"
Lin An, who had boarded the deck, glanced away, and in front of the rudder at the stern, who was not Captain Randolph?
The deputy boatswain took two sturdy sailors, and when the water on the deck did not move beyond his ankles, he stubbornly stood behind Captain Randolph, and with heavy weapons and even his body, he desperately intercepted the heavy objects that flew sideways for the old captain and turned into murder weapons because of strong inertia.
Captain Randolph was like an old tree, stuck in front of the rudder, giving his back to his subordinates, staring intently at every ebb and flow of the sea, as if it were the most seductive of fairy curves.
The next second Titi shouted at Lin An, immediately appeared behind Captain Randolph.
The deputy boatswain and the two sailors were surprised by this strange black-armored warrior, but they didn't bother to ask, and when they saw that Titi's long sword, which was so fast that it couldn't be seen clearly, was even blocked from the rainstorm, they immediately joined the busy people on the deck without hesitation.
Because he was not familiar with all kinds of taboos, Lin An did not dare to advocate the release of the enchantment without authorization, and chanted a spell, and the dirty sea water flowing into a river on the deck turned into a water dragon and automatically sprayed outboard the ship.
Then she activated the ship's cables, manipulating the living snake-like cables, and when she saw which sailor was about to fly out of the ship's side, the activated cables flew over to save people.
In the deck hatch behind her, Athena came out at some point, telling SΓΉ Lin'an and Andre that they were draining the bilge below and carrying the ballast stones.
The addition of Lin An and others was a group of new forces, which greatly leveled the disadvantage of not being able to prepare for the sudden storm, and their actions later saved many distress situations.
After the storm passed, the sky was clear again in less than a moment.
The exhausted crew realized that although the deck was flooded and chaotic, there were no casualties, and no one was lost in the sea.
"Hurrah, long live!"
"The goddess of the sea is above, it's finally over!"
"We beat the storm!"
The crew members who survived the catastrophe ripped off their headscarves and belts, waved and roared, and even the two boatswain waved their arms and joined in the celebration.
The crew thanked Captain Randolph for once again showing his superb steering skills, and some of the sailors who knew that they were rescued by Lin An surrounded them and expressed their gratitude to Lin An.
"What are you waiting for? Drain the water, repair the deck, and when it's done, you'll get double the bacon, grilled sausages - and, an unlimited amount of ale!! β
In a hoarse voice, First Officer Reg announced Captain Randolph's orders
"Oh oh! Thank you to our generous Captain Randolph, and to the venerable Reg!! β
The crew, who was once again encouraged by an order, quickly dragged their tired bodies to get up and ran in a busy and orderly manner.
Lin An, who escaped from gratitude, found that Randolph, who was standing on the high deck and maintaining the captain's majesty, smiled calmly, without a heavy heart of joy.
The steering of the rudder had been handed over to the third mate who had been at the helm before, and Captain Randolph suddenly heard a female voice close at hand:
"Captain Randolph, is there anything else? You seem to be a little apprehensive. β
Captain Randolph's body tightened slightly, and then he relaxed casually, "Don't worry, when old Randolph became the captain of the Andrein, you were still nursing in your mother's arms!" β
Lin An understands the stubbornness of people like Captain Randolph, who often eats soft rather than hard, and the more he persecutes, the more difficult it is to learn the truth from his mouth, and the sailors who have just escaped from the storm are immersed in excitement, and Captain Randolph does not want to show anything unusual at this time, and he has a reason.
Looking around at the surrounding sea water glowing with golden sunlight, compared to the previous storm, like a cradle in his mother's hands, Lin An didn't see any danger, presumably even if there was an inside story, it wouldn't come too soon, so he smiled:
"Well, then again, if you have any needs, you can always come to us, you know we have some unusual powers, maybe we can help in unexpected places."
Captain Randolph's eyes moved slightly, and Lin An knew that he had listened to him, so he greeted Titi and left the deck.
Captain Randolph's attitude changed neither quickly nor slowly, and at noon the next day, Lin An was eating in the cabin, and the third mate personally knocked on her door and invited Lin An to Captain Lin's room.
Captain Randolph was a little haggard, and his already red and swollen eye sockets were even more conspicuous.
First mate Reg should be at the helm, there is only Captain Randolph in the captain's room, and there is a nautical chart on the surface of the oak table nailed to the deck, and Captain Randolph is sitting behind the table, and when he saw Lin An coming in, he didn't get up, and said directly:
"We seem to have lost course."
Lin An chuckled in his heart.
"Is it because of the storm?"
"Hmm."
"Where are we now?"
"I don't know." Captain Randolph said crisply.
"In my previous experience, yesterday's brief storm was not enough to deflect the Little Andreinin too far from course, forty or fifty nautical miles was already about the same, and I tried to get the ship back to the correct course, but it didn't work,"
He stroked the scimitar at his waist, as if this would calm his mind, "Last night the Little Andreinin sailed sixty nautical miles with the wind, but the currents and fish around it were unfamiliar, and the smell component of the sea breeze was not right. β
For experienced navigators, the seemingly indistinguishable ocean is very different in their eyes, the stars, ocean currents, fish, sea breeze and even the angle of sunlight, etc., can become a sign of their direction on the sea, and the frequent round-trip routes, the old navigator can even find the direction back to the mainland with his eyes closed.
Captain Randolph may be old, but he is undoubtedly the best of his best, and if yesterday he had just weathered a storm and could not be sure, a night of sailing was enough for the old captain to confirm where they were.
Realizing Captain Randolph's appearance, he probably had confirmed this, and tried all the methods he could use before he came to her, and his heart sank even more.
(To be continued) RS