0061 Imperative
Lorraine is back.
Rescued Henna, crossed the fog area, swam ten kilometers or more of the sea, overcame the difficulties that only angels or demons could overcome in the hearts of the sailors, and appeared in front of everyone unscathed.
Before jumping out to sea, he was the president, the employer, the admiral, the captain, a young but skilled man of the sea.
After his return, he became a hero, a legend, and a leader.
Believers in God believe in the Holy Trinity, and sailors who believe in God use the Holy Trinity to understand life at sea.
Their ship is the Father, the sailors on board are the Sons, and the captain is the only Spirit on board.
The Holy Trinity is a different person, the Trinity, in which the ship, the sailor, and the captain are not holy, but they are the same Trinity.
A strong captain is a strong ship, and a strong ship is a strong sailor.
To be able to have such a powerful spirit is a privilege for every sailor on the Butterfly Flower.
They...... It will be invincible!
Lorraine didn't expect this adventure to bring him so much glory, and he was worried about the morale on the ship, because of the shipwrecked, the island, and the ......
Now, it seems, he doesn't need to worry.
He quickly gathered his seamen together, and on the deck, Lorraine looked at Yacharin, who had his head wrapped around his mummified head, with a strange expression, holding his docile white ears.
I said...... Tease the cat with gold coins, you really have small white ears and a good temper? ”
The white ears, who had completely changed their appearance, yawned lazily, and the fierce tiger teeth were exposed, shining in the sun.
Acharin shuddered, and piled up grievances with bandages all over his face: "Captain, I am the heir of the Desai family who has painstakingly cultivated!" It's the nobility and the elite! Do you think I'd be so stupid to tease a cat with gold? ”
Lorraine's face became even more strange: "Didn't you say this yourself?" How lazy do you want white ears to be? Henna caught the mouse in front of it, and it didn't bother to scratch it. For no reason, how could it remember to tickle you? ”
"Uh...... That's what I find weird too. Yacharin scratched his bandages in embarrassment, "I clearly remember that I insisted on feeding the cat with Pistor, but intellectually speaking, why should I feed the cat?" ”
"Can't figure it out?"
"I can't figure it out."
"Then I don't want to."
"Huh?"
Lorraine cleared her throat: "Gentlemen and ladies, from the volcano in the middle of this small island, we can almost conclude that this is John. Naspert said Hebasil. He didn't deceive the world, there are indeed black rabbits as big as mountains on this island, which bothers us, since the black rabbits are real, then what about wizards? ”
Little Pierce's eyes widened in horror: "The wizard who likes to give gold coins to sailors? Leave Mr. Nasburt on the island and never be a wizard again? ”
"To be precise, the first is what Nasburt described, and the second is the speculation of a bored man." Lorraine smacked her lips, "Let's assume that wizards exist, and so do gold coins, and at least a hundred years ago, Nasbot encountered these. ”
Karen frowned: "Captain, our top priority is not to explore, but to survive. ”
"I know, dear Cran. The current situation is that our boat is broken, the food and water will not last for three days, and there may still be a wizard hiding somewhere on the island. Even without wizards, we don't know anything about the island, and we don't even know how to get out. ”
Lorraine broke things apart one by one and quickly decided on what to do next.
In order to give full play to the combat power, the sailors on board the Butterfly Flower were 120 people, and there were no deaths and serious injuries in the naval battle with the Reindeer, only seven minor injuries, and there were no obstacles to movement.
So they still have 120 people, on the one hand, there are enough manpower, and on the other hand, the logistical pressure is huge.
What Karen said was a priority was divided into three parts: repairing the ship, gathering food, finding water, and exploring the islands to eliminate potential safety hazards.
Seafarers and sailors alike have to do their part in accordance with this goal.
In the logging group, Karen had to lead 40 sailors to repair the ship. They needed to build a simple dry dock on the beach, collect enough timber, plug the holes, and paint them.
In the logistics group, Yacharin had to direct 40 sailors to fish, hunt, gather all the food they could gather, and collect as much clean water as they could.
Pierce and Noah had to direct 20 sailors to make the fish into dried fish, and the rest of the food was processed into easy-to-preserve types, and all the water was boiled and stored.
In the exploration group, Lorraine and Henna will lead 20 sailors deep into the island, the core task is to find fresh water sources, and the second is to figure out what the wizard is referring to and clear the way for the Butterfly Flower.
Under Lorraine's ascendant authority, the assignment of the three groups was quickly settled.
The strongest followed Clen, the most skilled followed Acharin, the most astute followed Lorraine and Henna, and the rest followed Pierce and Noah to do chores.
After a night's rest, the men of Lorraine gathered behind him.
Their mission was to find a suitable source of fresh water in Hebasi, and for that purpose, he prepared to enter the jungle.
Searching for fresh water on a desert island is a basic lesson for a seafarer, and the first thing that needs to be established is the determination of islands and reefs.
In the common concept, both the island and the reef are surrounded by water, but the elevation of the island is above the high tide level, and the elevation of the reef is lower than the high tide level. In other words, a small land that never sinks can be called an island, and a reef that sinks underwater at high tide.
Seafarers have an easier way to determine an island, and that is vegetation.
The sea is not suitable for shrub growth, and Hebasi has a large jungle and certainly does not soak in the sea all the time, so it is a real island.
Establishing this concept is important for people at sea.
Because above the ocean, only the island has enough conditions to store fresh water, and the reef has no fresh water in most cases.
Once you have identified the possibility of finding water, the next step is to search for water with a purpose.
Most of the fresh water on the island comes from rainfall accumulation, and the distribution of water sources has its own characteristics.
First, there is often water on the windward side of the island, and secondly, the rocky caves are isolated from the sea, and the terrain is prone to fresh water.
This means that Lorraine and his expedition team must venture deep into unfamiliar jungles.
He thought a lot about it.
Last night, he had determined that the island of Hebasi was located at a relatively high latitude, roughly between 50 and 52 degrees north.
Jungles at this latitude are generally rarely home to swarms of flies and mosquitoes that are poisonous and disease-bearing.
However, with two active volcanoes in the center of the island and a near-closed wall of fog on all sides of the sea, the special topography makes the temperature of Hebasi very hot, hot and muggy.
It's a tropical jungle at high latitudes, and perhaps even more dangerous.
Swarms of flies, poisonous spiders, poisonous bees flying around, poisonous snakes hiding in the grass...... Any one of them could easily kill a sailor.
For safety, Lorraine required every sailor to wear a cold-proof cover-up, tie his cuffs and boots with strings, pull up his hood, and even cover his face with a man's turban, as Henna did, leaving only his eyes and hands exposed, and covered with ointment.
Then there are the ready-made equipment on board, such as machetes, torches, ropes, long wooden bars, small compasses, and telescopes.
Until all preparations were made, Lorraine took a deep breath and slashed down the bushes in front of him.
"Let's go, let's go on an adventure."