Chapter 416: Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula is already chilly in September, and the natural environment of tundra and taiga looks like a different scenery from a distance.
Due to the lower temperatures, the crew has changed into thicker clothes.
Stony Creek stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the coastline in the distance, and after calculating his current latitude and longitude, he could roughly determine where he was now.
"General, there should be a place for salmon in front, brothers, brothers are about to drool these days."
The adjutant looked at the coastline in the distance, a hint of anticipation.
Shi Xi smiled and said, "If the king is not wrong, this season should be the season of the migration of salmon, send the order down, go along the coast, and look for the place where the river enters the sea." ”
The adjutant smiled, turned around and said kindly: "Looking for the estuary, let's eat fish!" ”
When the sailors heard this, they burst into enthusiastic cheers, the sails were raised, and some biting cold winds still could not satisfy their desire for food.
After leaving Sakhalin, they had not been near land for a long time.
This time, in addition to tasting the taste of mackerel, it is more important to replenish fresh water and corresponding supplies.
Although the sail warships of the Qi State carried a lot of supplies, they could not complete the long voyage without finding a way to replenish them along the way.
Although there is a vast Pacific barrier from Asia to the Americas, the route taken by the fleet can be far more replenished than the Atlantic route.
It's just that in terms of distance, it's a bit long compared to the Atlantic.
Excited sailors, after a day of sailing, finally found out after entering the sea.
Stony Creek ordered the boat to stop, and a team from the police station took a small boat to the shore to inquire about the situation.
Soon the vanguard of the landing sent a flag.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of sailors excitedly headed ashore.
After a long time at sea and suddenly coming to land, many people feel top-heavy.
After adapting to it, Stony Brook ordered people to set up camp here.
It's hard to eat something hot on a boat, and it's definitely a pleasure to take a sip of hot soup in such biting weather.
The sailors moved swiftly, and it didn't take long to set up the tent.
It was still early, and Stony Creek sent a team of fifty people to search along the river.
If there really are salmon, they should be easy to spot.
Jiang Liu was lucky to be selected to be a member of the search team.
So close to the North Pole, everyone thought there could be no indigenous presence here.
The only thing the search team has to worry about is the beasts that live here.
And the biggest threat to them are the huge brown bears.
But the sailors were eager to meet the brown bears.
The fur of such a behemoth is definitely the best thing to keep out the cold.
It's already so cold in September that you don't know how long you'll have to walk to your destination, and the crew will be in the cold for a long time.
In this case, stocking up on fur as much as possible may be able to save your life when it matters most.
I don't know if it was my bad luck, the search team walked along the river bank for an hour, and there was nothing special except for the scattered schools of fish found in the river. The team was a little disappointed that the salmon was probably the fattest fish in Stony Creek's description.
Although the fish are also very large, they lack cooking skills and do not like the fishy smell of the fish, so in order to supplement protein, they can only eat those fish head-on.
Some people even feel that they smell the sea.
The deliciousness of salmon may be a rare thrill for them on this boring voyage.
Eating fish is not an end in itself, the process of searching is also a means of relaxation.
After all, on the endless sea, the scenery is inevitably too monotonous.
After walking for another half an hour, the team members suddenly stopped and looked at the turbulent place not far away.
Fish with red bodies leapt out of the water, struggling to leap over the obstacles ahead.
It's just that many fish don't cross over all at once, and these fish think of a group of pilgrims, even if there are difficulties and dangers ahead, to reach the other side.
But it's not just the rushing water that awaits them, it's also the hungry brown bears.
Looking at this spectacular scene, the sailor's saliva was about to flow.
It took no effort to officially step on the iron shoes.
Not only did they find their target this time, but they were also fascinated by the huge brown bears.
However, the captain of the search team did not rashly order the hunt and killing.
The sun is now in the west, and it will soon be completely dark.
On such a cold night, it would be extremely dangerous for them not to return to the camp in time.
The cold is not their worst enemy, the ensuing wind chill is their greatest threat.
If you get sick on a boat, it's basically like walking into the grave with half a foot.
For sick people, the quarantine system practiced by the fleet.
Although there are doctors on board, but the low level of medical care in Qi State, whether the patients can survive depends entirely on whether God wants to take their lives.
Having found their target, the search team observed the area for a while, confirmed that the salmon had swam in from another direct current, and hurried back in the direction of the camp.
When the camp heard that the target had been found so quickly, it immediately erupted in excited cheers.
Stony Creek, who was in a good mood, even made an exception to open a ban on alcohol.
Stimulated by a small glass of spirits, the camp in the dark suddenly became a sea of revelry.
The sailors danced excitedly around the fire, celebrating their impending appetite.
The sailors, who had been excited all night, brought all the equipment for fishing and hunting bears early the next morning, and slaughtered the target.
It was perhaps the most tragic day for brown bears and salmon in millions of years.
In the face of such an intruder as a human, a fierce beast like a brown bear was killed by the long fur of a sharp bow and arrow like a helpless baby in front of hundreds of well-armed human soldiers.
This day is destined to be a day of revelry for sailors.
In a short period of time, more than a dozen huge brown bears fell in the blood splash.
But the Qi people still retained the last shred of sympathy, and the vast majority of those who died in their hands were adult brown bears alone, and for those bears with cubs, Stony Brook chose to let them live.
The killing ended quickly, and in the face of an opponent stronger than himself, the brown bear chose to flee.
Stony Brook didn't give the order to chase, it was not easy to catch up with a beast that was bent on running for its life, and hunting a brown bear was just a windfall.
The abundance of scalp-tingling salmon is the main target.
With so many fish, they will be able to replenish their abundant food reserves for the long seas ahead.
After all, there is nothing wrong with storing more food on top of the original sea, not to mention that these fish look so fat.