Chapter 166: Out to Sea, Captain Mondo
A few days later, in the early morning, on the edge of the laterite slope, at the mouth of the Danube, there was a huge wooden boat.
This is a very primitive sailing ship, except for the skill of building nine cabins and sails, this is hardly a sea boat, and it is believed that it will not sail too far in the sea, although the construction of nine cabins allows it to sink even if it hits one or two cabins, and the sea water will not sink, but the speed of travel is its biggest problem.
"I'm a little worried about whether the boat will sink into the sea."
Shay looked at the busy docks and spoke her mind.
On the dock were halflings helping to transport some supplies to the ship, food for going to sea, and a lot of things specially prepared by Shay. As for the compass and other bits and pieces, they were all purchased from the human kingdom.
"That's the best outcome." Roy said lightly in the water prison.
"Would you really like the ship to sink? You must know that without us, you would not be able to return to your Kraken tribe, and you may be swallowed by a certain demonic beast in the sea. Chailly's arms were crossed, hugging her chest.
"Mistress, you're ready to set sail."
Shay herself was not very optimistic about this voyage, because her territory lacked people who knew how to sail, and apart from Mondo, who had read some adventure notes left by his mother Heidi, there was hardly a decent sailor.
"Alright, my warriors, come aboard!"
Behind Xia Yi were more than two dozen halflings, and it was very unfortunate that they had never been to the sea, and the other races on the red soil slopes, such as the Zerg, were naturally afraid of water, and it was even more impossible to follow Xia Yi to the sea. So these two dozen or so halflings only play the role of hard labor. Occasional cameo as a sailor.
"Yi, I think we're taking a risk."
Mondo said worriedly, even he was a half-ass, could he control the ship well after reading some notes? It's impossible, and Mondo is under some pressure.
"yes, but I have to make a trip. Hyun Kui. We'll leave our safety on your way. ”
Xia Yi looked at the zombie king, he was really helpless, because he couldn't be sure of the safety of this ship, Xia Yi couldn't bring many warriors, so he could only keep simple.
"Uh-huh, honey, when have I ever let you down?" The Zombie King smiled, then turned his gaze to the distant sea level, as if thinking about something.
"Get this imp on board! It's time for us to go! ”
The little Kraken was carried onto the ship with the water dungeon. The sailors pulled on the anchor and, under Mondo's command, hoisted the sails, thankfully, at least at first, it went relatively smoothly, and the cabins were inspected, and there were no signs of leakage.
"Mondo. How much fresh water did we bring this time? ”
"Ten barrels, if not wasted. It should be able to last half a month, but the Kraken can't condense fresh water, so don't worry about it. ”
Mondo glanced at the water dungeon on the deck, and the little Kraken protested badly and stuffed him into the dimly lit cabin, not even with candles! He's going to come out in the sun.
"Be worried! Are you telling me to use my magic to do something like this?! Roy protested solemnly.
"Hey, it depends. It depends. Shay laughed evilly.
At dusk, the coastline is no longer visible. The first night was peaceful, and they all slept in the warm cabin, because the cabin was not very well insulated, and the sound of the waves could be heard at night. Even the snoring next door, Xia Yi only took a shallow rest.
But the next day the crew did not seem to be in good condition, most of the halflings, including Mondo, had never been to sea, they began to get seasick, dizziness and nausea were only a light condition, serious ones had already begun to get sick, their lives would not be threatened, they were only in good spirits, and they were not energetic, and only five halflings were in better physical condition.
There are many books on Mondo's desk, most of them are nautical diaries, survival manuals at sea, and a few are Heidi's notes, and in the past two days, Xia Yi and Mondo have been making up for their knowledge at sea, and there are some noteworthy points, including how to avoid reefs and storms. But because the crew were all landlubbers, the trip was extremely difficult.
"We estimate that we are less than thirty feet from the shore and have not yet left the continental shelf."
Mondo pointed to a map, a rough map of the east coastline, and errors were inevitable. Mondo recorded the ship's position with rivets, and he could only guess the approximate direction by the speed at which the ship was traveling, and in fact, the error was certainly not small.
"Do you want to return the day after you leave the mainland?!"
Shay felt that their current state was that of a few inland people lost at sea, the only difference being that they had enough fresh water and food, and a less reliable sea boat.
"No, if you go back now, others will definitely laugh off their big teeth." Xia Yi muttered, swore to go to sea, and was scared back the next day, how cowardly?
"We should have recruited some first mates, or even experienced captains, because there was too little preparation." Mondo flipped through the pages, hoping to find some solution to seasickness, and there were some potions on it, but they didn't have it.
"Ha Lu Ha! You're the captain, Captain Mondo! Xia Yi said lightly.
Mondo instantly felt that he had a great mission, and puffed out his chest.
"My dear, why should you worry about this? Even if you are shipwrecked, I will bring you back safely, huh...... You're perfectly capable of going back yourself, aren't you? ”
The zombie king was lying on the bed, which was too small for him, and his feet were outside, so he had to curl up on his knees, looking very leisurely, and he was also looking through some nautical books, in fact, he read it as a novel, and for him, the difference between the sea and the land was only one with water and without water, which had no effect on him.
"I know it." Xia Yi said solemnly, "But there are our crew members on board, and I have to make sure they are safe." ”
The zombie king closed the book and tilted his head to look at Xia Yi, Xia Yi's heartbeat was slightly disturbed, his demeanor was really charming.
"It's something you can't understand." Xia Yi pondered for a moment and said, "It's like you're treating me like a ...... Well, your wife, you subconsciously protect me, I am the lord of the Red Clay Slopes, and I must protect my own people. ”
Xuan Kui pondered for a while, and Xia Yi knew that even if the undead had wisdom and became a king, they were still very weak in terms of feelings, and he couldn't understand the word responsibility.
The Zombie King finally spoke, and Xia Yi thought he had figured it out, but the result was: "Hehe, I really don't know, why are you hiring these useless guys?" Make the territory look more lively? ”
“……”
Xia Yi felt that it was not the time to discuss the importance of interpersonal and social affairs with him.
There was a knock on the door outside the cabin, and it was a halfling sailor: "My lord, we seem to have encountered some problems, you better take a look." ”
The three of them climbed out of the inner cabin and walked to the deck, where Chay and Mondo each took an eagle glasses, and there was something unusual in the distance, which looked white, much more conspicuous than the waves.
"What's that?"
Xia Yi saw more clearly, it seemed to be a school of fish, like a scene of dolphins migrating, it was the waves that these fish stirred.
"It's a sea beast, my dear, aren't we missing a monster skin? This is a great opportunity. ”
Xia Yi was a little surprised, of course the Zombie King didn't see it with the naked eye, his soul power could actually spread so far away?
"Is it also a Warcraft?" Xia Yi looked around, they didn't have the tools to hunt the sea monsters, they only brought some ordinary things like fishing nets.
"Of course, in addition to the fish with magical talents, there are also many beasts in the ocean, although they are all collectively called magical beasts."
Xia Yi was not interested, what the teleportation array needed was not a single Demonic Beast Skin, if it was just a Demonic Beast Skin, no matter how large the number was, it would not be useful.
"This is a high-level sea beast?" Xia Yi felt that they might have to avoid it, after all, her ship couldn't stand the test, the craftsmanship was so bad, if it was a large demonic beast, it might be able to hit a big hole in the bottom of the ship.
"Yes, seventh-level demonic beast, remember my experiment? We've had some results, and I think we can go a little bit faster. "The Zombie King was a little tempted.
"What are you going to do?"
Xia Yi glared, of course she remembered the zombie king's terrifying experiment to turn the creatures on the continent into undead! He did some research with the two-headed worms and other corpses hunted in the frozen forest, did he succeed?
Mondo looked at the approaching sea beasts, checked Heidi's notes, and shouted, "This is the silver shark!" Shay, we should get around these guys! ”
"Isn't it amazing?"
Xia Yi looked at the menacing sea beasts, and also felt that their level was not low, each one was the size of a rhinoceros, Xia Yi could see their whole picture through eagle glasses, very similar to the appearance of sharks, there was a streamlined silver white stripe on the side, they had no gills, but they had a big nose, which looked a bit like a clown's funny nose.
Mondo shook his head and said, "I don't know why, but the book says that silver sharks are very fierce, they are very fond of jumping out of the sea to prey on birds in the air, and their strong strength and control of the water element can make them jump thirty feet above the water!" ”
"So fierce? Isn't that just in time to jump on our boat? Ha Luha, the aquatic creatures that jumped ashore, no matter how powerful they were, their strength would be halved, right? Although the Demon Beast Skin has no special use, the seventh-level water system Demon Core can still be sold for a lot of money. ”
Mondo is helpless, who can stop her from pursuing money?
The little kraken in the bucket had just woken up from a nap when he saw the silver shark not far away, his face changed instantly, and he shouted in panic: "Silver ...... Silver Shark! Run! It's over! We're going to die this time! (To be continued......)