When the fleet departed from Singapore, there were 568 crew members, including Zhu Hai.

By the time they arrived in the Americas, only 473 remained, most of them in a state of disease. Of the nearly 100 who died, two fell into the sea in the storm, and the rest died of illness.

Why are you sick?

Drank unhygienic water!

There were several Portuguese on board, so the European method of water storage was adopted. That is, fill the water in a wooden barrel and pour a layer of oil into it, and the grease floats on the surface of the water to block the air, which can slow down the deterioration process of fresh water. In the event of rain or islands on the way, fresh water must be replaced in time.

However, the voyage lasted more than four months, and the stored fresh water deteriorated several times along the way.

On one occasion, the water was so muddy and blackened that I had to boil it and drink it head-on. There were a lot of people with stomach problems, and the doctors were also unpredictable, although the ship had medicinal herbs, there was no water to decoction, so the sick crew could only chew the medicine directly.

Of the three onmyoji, one unfortunately died of illness, and even the captain died of illness.

Zhu Hai put on his waist knife and picked up the fire gun again. He was also sick, and he was so weak that he couldn't pull out when he wanted to have diarrhea, so he held on to the cabin and ordered, "Explore the deep water first." ”

Dozens of crew members descended on a rope and drove more than a dozen small boats along the coast to explore the depths of the water.

After a while, they found a strait, through which they walked inward, and it turned out to be a very wide bay. The bay is a natural harbor with deep water and shelter from wind and waves.

If it is expressed by the name of a place in later generations, that strait is called the Golden Gate Strait, and that bay is called San Francisco Bay. In science fiction, both aliens and Earth monsters like to come here to fight, and especially like to blow up the Golden Gate Bridge across the strait.

At this time, of course, there was no bridge, only countless towering giant trees.

The flotilla passed through the strait and docked within the bay. Part of the crew stayed behind to guard the ship and the sick, and Zhu Hai personally led the team to go ashore to investigate and fetch water.

There were some turtles lying on the beach, and they didn't run when they saw people coming, but looked at them stupidly.

Some way on, there are densely vegetated mountains, and everyone carries axes to cut through thorns and thorns.

"Wow, this tree is so big!" Deputy Captain Li Guangcheng exclaimed.

Onmyoji Hu Yuan looked at it and said, "This is ...... Fir? I've never seen anything so thick! ”

How thick is it?

The diameter of the trunk is most likely close to two meters!

Everyone climbed the mountain with difficulty, and after a short time, they actually came to the top of the mountain. The mountain is estimated to be only a few tens of meters high, not much taller than the huge redwood tree, but because the mountain is full of big trees, it looks like it is taller out of thin air from a distance.

"Is this a cat, or a leopard?"

"This pheasant is so big, I don't know if I can catch it and feed it."

"Hey, there's also a deer with horns that don't look the same as Da Ming."

"Wolves!"

"Bang ......"

Four wild wolves, killed by indiscriminate shooting, can be carried back to the boat for food.

On this hill, there is not even a stream, so everyone can only go downhill and find a natural pond in the depression below. Some of the animals were drinking water by the pond, meaning that the water here was drinkable, and Lehi immediately ordered to fetch water first.

"Ah, I was bitten by a snake!"

"It's a krait!"

On the way back, an unlucky egg was bitten by a snake and was so frightened that he immediately drew a knife and cut off his big toe.

In fact, the snake was not poisonous at all, it just looked like a silver krait.

took people to fetch water several times in a row, and hundreds of people finally drank clean water. Rest for half a day and a night, continue to explore on the second day, and come back from hunting to replenish food.

The animals here are stupid, and they don't know how to run away when they see people, so the first few days are very rewarding. However, the animals soon became wiser, and they ran fast when they encountered people, and they were no longer able to catch prey at hand.

Half a month has passed, and most of the sick numbers have been cured, but there is also one person who did not survive and died in the cabin.

Zhu Hai has already explored the two hills, and the most threatening animal is a wild wolf, and he has not seen a tiger or anything for the time being. It wasn't until they climbed the third hill that they saw a large lake (which was actually not very large). The lake was so close to the coast that if they landed on the west coast, they would soon find the lake, and if they landed in the bay, they would have taken a long detour.

There are fish in the lake, so I go back to the boat and bring the fishing nets, and the nets are all good. There are also a variety of animals drinking water near the lake, which is very suitable for hunting, at least not afraid of running out of meat to eat.

Zhu Hai decided to use this place as a temporary settlement, and named this lake "Mazu Lake", which is a blessed land given to them by Mazu Niangniang.

For the next two months, they searched the San Francisco Peninsula and found not a single native.

And the climate here is very good, it is summer, but it does not look very hot.

The two surviving onmyoji, one is called Hu Yuan and the other is Chen Degui. They found Zhu Hai together: "Zhu Dudu, we have to leave here at least in the autumn." ”

"Why?" Zhu Hai asked.

Chen Degui said: "At this time, it is summer, and we use a thermometer to measure continuously for many days, and there are only more than ten degrees in half a day. It's like this in the summer, but what's the time in the winter? I'm afraid it's much colder than Beijing, and the snow is at least three or four feet thick! ”

Zhu Hai exclaimed: "Thank you two gentlemen for reminding us, let's set sail for the south in autumn." ”

It's a pity that these two Ming Onmyoji don't know what the Mediterranean climate is. The Portuguese on the ship knew that the Mediterranean Sea was warm in winter and cool in summer, but the onmyoji didn't discuss it with them.

So, Zhu Hai stepped up his investigation and sailed across the bay to land.

The shore here is densely covered with oak trees, and the terrain is very flat. As a result, Zhu Hai named the San Francisco Peninsula "Fukuyama" and the Oakland across the bay "Oakwood Bay".

Beyond the wide, flat oak forest, you come to the mountainous terrain.

Zhu Hai did not take people over the mountains, but walked around the foot of the mountain, marking along the way for positioning. After going around southeast for a few days, I suddenly found a canyon, and after passing through the canyon, I suddenly opened up.

Although occasionally rugged, at first glance it looks more like a great plain.

"That's ...... Cattle? ”

The exploration team was all stunned, and there were bison everywhere on the plain, which looked very similar to the farming cattle of the Ming Dynasty.

If this thing is caught, it will probably be able to cultivate the field after a few years.

A member of Li Changzhu's crew even shed tears of excitement and cried: "If I have so many cattle at home, how can I still go to sea!" ”

The companion laughed: "If you don't go to sea, how can you see so many cows?" ”

The men carried their guns and walked towards the buffalo, but before they could get close, the buffalo fled in surprise.

Zhu Hai suddenly woke up: "No, these cows are afraid of people, they must have seen people before!" ”

Everyone moved forward cautiously, set up tents and slept in the open, and continued to set off the next day, marking every hundreds of steps with wood or stones.

Suddenly, I saw a herd of bison running wild, and a group of strangely dressed natives appeared.

Zhu Hai suppressed the excitement in his heart, raised the clairvoyant mirror and observed: "The clothes are not covered, the weapons are simple, only javelins and flying stones. Well, there are a couple of leaders with daggers hanging from their waists. Let's go, go over and take a look, and if something is wrong, let it go immediately! ”