"What?"

Both Halsey and Howson were stunned by this unexpected answer, and they looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes. But the sailors, who were visibly frightened, seemed to be the best proof of this.

"I know him, Mr. Jonathan, the captain of the Seagull, and he's not a good liar. Hausen walked over in disbelief, looking the panicked Jonathan up and down: "Can you tell me more about it? What happened to you?"

Stepping on land made Jonathan's hanging heart relax, and he nodded and showed a happy expression for the rest of his life: "We set sail and did not encounter too much wind and waves. I naively thought it was an auspicious day for sailing. But I didn't expect that under the sun, it was a nightmare. ”

"Mr. Hausen, perhaps you think it is ridiculous. But it is true, not only me, but also my sailors can testify for me. We saw a huge shadow beneath the surface of the sea, full of brachiopods several meters long and as thick as tree trunks. I bet it wasn't a whale, but a real sea demon. ”

The lookout beside him chimed in: "Yes, Mr. Hausen. I can see it best, it is at least a dozen meters long, maybe longer. If we hadn't made a decisive return, I'm afraid the whole ship would have been twisted into pieces by its huge tentacles. ”

"Yes, we all saw it!" the other sailors relented and cried out, "I bet it's at least twenty meters long." ”

"No, I think it's going to be bigger. Its wrists and feet are thicker than my waist. Its eyes are bigger than my head!"

"I feel the malice in it!"

"It can easily overturn our boat. We almost all became its after-dinner dessert!"

The word of the crowd made Hausen and Halsey have to believe their words. Legends about sea monsters are widely spread among fishermen and sailors. The most famous of these is the Golden Mary, a merchant ship that was attacked by a giant sea monster in the depths of the whirlpool sea, and its huge wrists and feet were tightly wrapped around the hull like prey, and the hull soon fell apart and sank into the deep sea, as confirmed by the two sailors who escaped by relying on a sampan.

And now, the legend is becoming a reality.

The tax collector, Hausen, was well aware of the implications for the town of Dotan, when merchant ships were attacked in nearby waters or could not dock. Then Daotan Town will lose an important source of economy. Without hesitation, he turned to leave, mounted his horse and galloped towards Daotanzhen, reporting the matter to the Archon Pol Dutt.

Similarly heavy is Halsey, has the Shining Pearl been attacked by a sea monster for a long time, or has it been overturned in the sea?

Satus, the god of the sea, bless Captain Mason and his sailors!

......

"I think I succeeded! ”

For the sake of Elena and his future, Dalin used all his skills, and after several failures, according to Alice's request, he made a round roller, the surface was repaired by the planer very smooth and flat, and the roundness was perfect.

"I think so, Dalin. I'll keep my promise. Alice rubbed the surface of the drum and nodded with satisfaction: "But before that, I need your help." ”

"We're here to help. ”

When Alice took out the crank, hooks, rows, and brushes, Dalin fell into even greater confusion, and while following Alice's instructions to install and fix them, he thought to himself: What the hell is this?

At dusk, the prototype test machine of the Whitney cotton gin was barely assembled, although the components made by Alice were still unreasonable in size, such as the spacing between the hooks and rows, and the length of the brush, which were different from the existence of her memory.

However, the general style and structure have been basically restored.

Alice carefully stroked each part of the gin, and her heart welled up with joy. There is no doubt that this must be as amazing a tool as the juicer.

Dai Lin and Elena, who were standing next to her, were both confused, and when she saw Alice shaking the handle and driving the hook teeth on the roller through the gap between the teeth, Elena finally couldn't help it. He whispered, "Dad, what is this?"

"Uh......" Dai Lin was asked, and shook his head with a wry smile: "I don't know either." ”

Dai Lin has a lot of credit for the successful manufacture of cotton gins. And Blackstone Collar needs more than just one, Alice intends to involve Dalin and can cooperate with her to make improvements in the later stages.

"Strange, isn't it?" Alice looked at Dalin with a smile, "It's a tool." ”

Elena glared at a pair of curious eyes: "Tools? Is this a tool made to torture erring serfs? The sharp blades, if you put the handle in it, even the belt meat will be torn to pieces, and only bones remain." ”

Elena's strange brain circuits made Alice stunned, imagining the picture described by Elena, the skin and flesh were torn by the hook teeth, separated from the skeleton, and the hard bones could not pass through the gaps in the tooth rows. So what if you change your hands to cotton? Isn't soft cotton and hard cotton seeds the difference between flesh and bones?

Oh, my God!

Isn't that what the gods made her think?

In this way, it was directly cracked by Elena's strange brain hole!

"Elena, you're such a clever little ghost!" Alice complimented her excitedly, and couldn't wait to rush out of the workshop, ordering Eric, who was hiding in the shadows, to immediately inform Uncle Carrick and prepare some cotton bolls.

Looking at Alice, Elena's scalp tingled: "Dad, did I guess correctly? She is praising me, what a terrible torture instrument." ”

Dalin was a little unconvinced, Alice didn't look like the kind of aristocrat who took pleasure in torturing serfs, let alone bothered to study such strange torture instruments.

"Elena, I don't think that's the kind of person that Lord Alice is. Dai Lin patted her daughter on the shoulder: "She is a girl like you, and it is unlikely that she will have such vicious thoughts." ”

"But what is this?" said Elena, walking over and shaking the handle as Alice did, then placing her other hand on the hook, "That's the only use I can think of." ”

Knowing that Alice had succeeded in making the creation of the gods, Karrick was also very excited, and immediately sent someone to the cotton field to pick cotton bolls.

On the path leading to the workshop, Linda walked with a basket on her back, and Alice greeted happily: "Hey, Linda, you're finally back." I've been worried about you all day. ”

After surviving the cold night in the wilderness, Linda's efforts were not in vain the next day, and at the fault of a landslide, she found the black stone that Alice described as a silver glow in the sun.

"Alice, I found a black stone!" Linda was in a good mood: "It turns out that this kind of stone is not exposed on the surface of the mountain. But under the layer of soil, there are many, many such stones. I tried to dig in other places and found that in many places, this stone exists underground. ”

"It's fantastic, Linda. Alice took her hand, the only partner with whom she could share the knowledge of the gods: "I have good news for you, too!

"Really?" Linda grinned, "It must be a great creation." I can't wait to take a look at it now!"

"Of course!" Alice nodded, "but we'll have to wait for the ingredients to arrive." I think I figured out how to use it, and that strange Elena inspired me. ”