(480), Thorn Cloud Sky
Although Sister Nuo is weak, she is still very good at talking to the point!
Mo Ye smiled slightly, then his eyes opened slightly, showing a serious and strict expression, and he stretched out his hand to Ye Nuonuo and raised his thumb - a "good" word, double meaning.
A total of 22 huge anchors weighing more than 1,000 gold sank to the seabed, and the upper ends were implicated in the ship by thick iron chains. At this time, everyone saw that the nine anchor cones on the side of the huge ship near the coast, as well as the two anchor cones on the stern of the ship, were slowly pulled up from the bottom of the water by extremely thick iron chains, but the two anchor cones on the bow side did not move.
Because one side of the hull had lost its grip, and the sails were already full of strong winds, the thrust from above, against the two grips generated by the unanchored bow, gradually caused the whole ship to tilt slightly.
Everyone watched this scene intently, and the cheers and cheers on the observation deck were a little weaker as the giant ship tilted. Mo Ye could hear that there was a slight sigh coming from the part of the crowd closest to him, which was a sound that was not high-pitched, but could be perceived sensitively.
And after a while, the overall position of the giant ship in front of them shifted, so that everyone finally understood a problem, and the slight speculation and confusion before naturally disappeared, and it was replaced by bursts of applause again.
The giant ship, began to turn around.
The roaring "thunder" on the altar stopped.
And everyone on the viewing platform started the "boat pushing game".
The meaning of the word "pushing the boat" in this game cannot be understood from the perspective of strength, but from the perspective of spirit.
Such a giant ship cannot be pushed by manpower, in fact, including the slight adjustment of the mast, the reversal of the direction of the rudder, and the combination of propellers in a vortex arrangement...... A qiΔ requires a great deal of force to start. And during the voyage, the power source that often required constant force to maintain the speed of the ship was supplied by the huge gears embedded in the hull pulled by the first few batches of horses that boarded the ship.
Although there are more than 100 full-time crew members on each giant ship, for brute force jobs, manpower does not cover all of them.
However, the "Northern Night Star", which can be sent far away by the sea breeze, can bring the desire of everyone present at this time to contribute to the merchant ship.
- After the event, Mo Ye had the opportunity to ask Ye Nuonuo carefully, and learned that the meaning of this origami represents a kind of star.
This kind of star. It appears in the northern sky every day at nightfall. It doesn't seem to twinkle like other stars; It is almost the brightest star in the night sky except for the moon; It never moves the slightest position, and is able to give direction to many people who walk at night; It is also the auspicious fortune of the maritime fleet. On the sea, where there is no directional reference, it is like a faithful companion, always on the left side of the fleet and on the right side of the fleet of the return time.
Mo Ye watched the colorful "Northern Night Star" float out from the viewing platform, all flying towards the sky. She wanted to imagine it as a falling flower, but these pieces of paper carried the blessings of ordinary people. Although the colors embody are almost as beautiful as petals, there is no decline in falling flowers, because they do not fall down when they are taken off, but go straight up with the wind, as if they have a living soul.
In such a small splendor, the giant ship gradually turned its head and tail completely. At the time of its "turn". For a moment, one of the two tall ends of the ship was closer to the shore, and the hull was turning at the same time. The submerged part of the hull stirred up huge waves, and some of them slapped on the shore, slapping down some of the Northern Night Stars that flew a little lower, but there were still some Northern Night Stars with their light paper bodies, brushing the tips of the waves. Floated to the ship.
In the stands, some people cheered!
Those Northern Night Stars flying over the waves can no longer tell who threw them. But as soon as one person starts cheering, soon there will be many other voices responding.
Mo Ye finally got really excited.
The people on the observation platform only threw out such a small piece of paper, but in an instant, they formed a sea of 'stars'. Everyone gathered together today to form such a sea of people, each of them let out a roar, that is, the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, and even the roaring "thunder" on the roof of the festival seemed to be forced to be inferior - such mass actions all came from the country of Nanzhao.
At least at this moment, the people of Nanzhao have forgotten their identity, family background, mental troubles, and pressure in life...... All of them are just a citizen who wears the Order of Nanzhao, and they become equal members of this big group!
And he is also a national of Nanzhao!
No need for words to guide, no need to be driven by interests, this feeling of resonance from the heart can make people's blood flow accelerate, and they want to sweat and shout!
As soon as Mo Ye was excited, his hands became tighter and tighter, and when all the ships turned around one after another, leaving the harbor where they had docked at the beginning, and slowly and steadily sailing towards the far boundary of the sea, Mo Ye realized that the "Northern Night Star" in his hand was not thrown out!
However, just as she was about to raise her hand to make up for a few, she suddenly felt that the passionate atmosphere in the crowd around her had declined for some reason.
Mo Ye calmed down a little, and saw that most people's eyes were fixed on one direction. Puzzled, she looked in this direction, and saw a huge ship parked in the harbor, which was exceptionally empty because all the merchant ships had left. Looking at its sail flag, it should belong to the same group of ships as the first step.
Mo Ye couldn't help but be stunned.
On the observation deck, the cheers that were similar to cheers before gradually subsided, and the sound of whispering gradually diffused. The voices of different arguments are mixed together, and no one dares to raise their voices alone, so this kind of speech composed of deep whispers is like a swarm of flies buzzing, although it is not clear but it can be deafening.
Since he couldn't hear what others were discussing and analyzing, Mo Ye could only look at it with his own eyes, trying to see the cause of the problem.
Her eyes were fixed, and when she looked at the merchant ship, she saw that the bow of the ship was standing upright, and more than a dozen people had gathered, and judging by their clothes, they should all be crew members. There were a dozen people at the bow of the boat, and several other crew members had already slid down a ropeway and dived underwater, not knowing what to do.
"Looks like something is wrong."
Ye Nuonuo's voice came from his side, Mo Ye turned his head to look at Ye Nuonuo, who was standing next to him and was also looking intently at the merchant ship, and hesitated: "What do you see?" β
Ye Nuonuo hesitated: "This harbor was built a few years ago, and it has been in use for many years, and the bathymetric survey has gone back and forth several times, and there has never been a reef collision. In addition, there should be no leakage of the hull. Although several of these dozen or so large merchant ships were newly added last year, they have been successfully sailed twice, and the annual maintenance time is several times the time of use. Under this premise, if something goes wrong, not only will the emperor be punished, but the people responsible for building these ships should be ashamed and kill themselves. β
Mo Ye gasped when she heard this, still having doubts in her heart, but she didn't ask anything more. She thinks that this is all Yenuo can understand, and that's probably all she can do.
After a few moments, the crew members who had dived into the water came out of the water one after another, climbing the ropeway back to the ship. The drenched diver had a quick conversation with the waiting crew on board, and then one of the crew strode up to the mast, stood still under it, and gestured to the crew member who was guarding the observation deck at the top of the mast.
The crew on the observation platform had already seen the diving behavior of the crew on the splint, realized that something was wrong, and became vigilant in advance. After receiving the command from below, the crew member above also made a gesture, and then he shortened, and when he stood up again, he already had a small triangular black flag in his hand.
At this moment, Mo Ye suddenly heard Ye Nono's voice.
"Black Lingqi ......" Ye Nuonuo reached out and touched a twisted pigtail hanging down to his neck, his pupils shrank, as if he was searching for memory fragments in his mind, "A few years ago, my father accompanied me here, and he talked about the meaning of the six colors of Lingqi on the merchant ship, and black seems to be ...... Anchor ......"
Mo Ye glanced at Ye Nono in surprise, and then subconsciously looked towards the mast again, and saw that the black flag held by the crew member on the observation platform had been raised to the shoulder. But just as he was about to raise his hand on the top and issue a flag order to the officials who were overseeing the execution on the altar, another person suddenly appeared on the observation platform and pressed his arm at the right time.
Until then, the man had not been seen on the observatory, but there was a windproof fence around the observatory, so it would be difficult for anyone to find a person hiding inside, as long as the crew on the observatory were willing to keep it a secret.
The crew member who was about to raise the flag was stunned at first, and subconsciously wanted to push away the force that hindered him from raising the flag, but when he saw the face of the "extra person" in his sideways, his hand holding the flag was in the air for a moment, and then naturally, or rather, he took the initiative to hang down, and gave up the decision to issue the flag order.
ββWhat is this person's identity? How could the crew in charge of the flag order be allowed to change the decision handed in by the crew members below after deliberation?
Immediately afterwards, the "extra person" climbed out of the windshield fence around the observatory and fell straight down.
From the point near the top of the mast to the time he landed on the ship's plank, the traces of his body sliding down the way were almost straight, and still in no contact with the mast, like a spider sliding down a tree along a thin silk - but no one could see his "silk", and perhaps it should be said, no one could be sure whether his jumping down was by the means of tools.
However, when Mo Ye saw this scene, an image suddenly flashed in his heart.
That day, Wu Shu took her to the Martyrs' Mausoleum to pay tribute to her master, and when she passed by the wolf's tooth siege halfway, Wu Shu carried her up the city wall, and then slipped down to the body exercises, which was like this.
The momentum is like wanting to go straight up to the sky, and the speed of falling is like leaning over the cliff without care, this person ...... It is......