On the endless sea, the cold sea breeze in winter seems to freeze the soul.

The fleet had had its toughest time since crossing an archipelago a month ago.

In such cold weather, even with some adequate preparations for winter, the fleet still suffered casualties.

Since the weather suddenly became cold not long ago, seven people have died in the expedition, more than ten people have suffered from frostbite of varying degrees, and nearly 20 people have fallen ill and feverish.

Panic spread among the sailors, and no one knew if they would be able to reach the other side of the ocean.

The weather was so cold that the sea to the north had frozen, and the fleet had to stay away from the dangerous place, only then would they deviate from their established course.

But things have developed to the point where they are now, and Stony Brook can't care about it so much.

Jiang Liu rubbed his frozen stiff hands, sighed twice, and after praying like a god, he climbed the mast of the class.

"God forbid, God bless!"

Jiang Liu prayed as he climbed.

How he wished he could see a piece of land now, whether it was an island or something, as long as it was land, so that the crew could have any hope of survival.

After reaching the top, Jiang Liu put up a pergola and looked into the distance.

But what he saw in front of him was still the endless sea, and he couldn't help but show a hint of despair.

But suddenly, as the boat rose and fell, the river seemed to see something, and hurriedly stood on tiptoe and looked forward.

"Land! Land! The front is land! ”

Jiang Liu shouted excitedly.

This voice immediately gave a shot in the arms of the desperate fleet.

Stony Brook hurriedly asked, "Really?" ”

"General, it's really land! Not an island! It's not an island! We're here! ”

Jiang Liu was so excited that he almost fell from a height.

Stony Creek raised his head to the sky and roared, kneeling on the deck and bowing to the sky.

The crew members are also like Stone Creek, thanking God, this is God has not cut off the way of life.

"Flag Slogan! Burn the wind! ”

"Yes!"

Jiang Liu shouted excitedly.

With the hope of life, it seems that the cold weather has warmed up a lot.

The rest of the ships that saw the signal also erupted in excited cheers.

Oars stick out of the hull of the boat, and with the sails and currents, they rush towards the shore as fast as possible.

They don't want to drift on the sea for a moment, and when they get to the shore they can roast a warm fire and eat something popular.

When the long coastline came into view, everyone was sure that this was a continent, the land they had been looking for nearly six months.

Shixi burst into tears and knelt facing west.

"King! The minister does not fail in his mission! ”

The fleet stopped the ships at a suitable position for docking and headed for the shore in batches in the small landing boats.

When they got to the shore, they didn't need to be deliberately organized by Stony Creek, and in order to survive, the sailors gave full play to their enthusiasm and set up the camp as quickly as possible.

When the fire was lit and the warm heat wave dispelled the cold around him, Jiang Liu felt that he had never been so happy.

The feeling of warmth is so wonderful, it's the only thought on everyone's mind at the moment.

Stony Brook went to see the wounded and the sick sailors, and finally shook his head and left their tent.

With the medical level of the fleet, whether they can survive or not depends entirely on themselves, to put it bluntly, these wounded and sick people can only resign themselves to fate.

This may be the helplessness of the low level of civilization.

No matter how unbearable Stony Brook was in his heart, he just couldn't do anything.

The only thing that can be done is for more people to return to their countries alive and triumphantly with harvest and honor.

At night, Stony Brook asked the locator to determine his location.

After rough calculations, Stony Brook estimates that they are now located in the northern part of the New World in the region of about 40-50 north latitudes.

This position is still a long way from their goal.

According to the information provided by Yang Hao, what they were looking for was in the central and southern parts of the New World.

Although Stony Brook was eager to explore this strange continent, his sense of mission did not allow him to have too many subjective thoughts.

It's just that this season is too cold, and continuing to sail will have a great impact on the morale of the fleet.

After much consideration, Stony Brook decided to rest here for a while, and when the crew's condition improved a lot, they continued to sail south.

In the dark taiga, a group of sneaky figures are secretly watching the camp on the shore.

In the early morning, a biting cold wind blew through the camp.

The sailors on patrol yawned and rang the gong to get up.

The sailors woke up one after another, and slept comfortably in the warm tents, which made their tense spirits much better.

Firewood is lit in simple smoke pots, and the food boiled in the iron pot emits an enticing aroma.

The warm food goes down to the stomach, and the warm current passes through the limbs, and the feeling is extremely comfortable.

Arriving in the New World meant that their mission was halfway accomplished, and their low morale was once again high.

The sailors discussed how much money and how much land they would get when they returned.

Some people have begun to fantasize about buying a house in Chang'an, using the reward money issued by the court to eat and wait for death for the rest of their lives, and the more they think about it, the more beautiful it will be.

But they didn't notice that there were many pairs of eyes staring in the distance.

"Chief! These people came from the sea yesterday. ”

The middle-aged leader, dressed in animal skins and exaggerated feather decorations, looked at the fleet of Qi with deep eyes.

Although their civilization is relatively backward, they don't think that they will treat the Qi people as gods, after all, the technological level of the Qi people has not yet reached that incredible level.

In the eyes of this chief, these people are just a very special group of people.

He wanted to get in touch with these people, the things that could cook food, it looked good.

As for attacking them, it was not in his consideration.

As for the reason, needless to say, the number of nearly a thousand people in the Qi fleet, as well as their strong bodies, made the leader give up the idea of taking this adventure.

"Brave wolf! You take people to reach them, remember my words, and don't show hostility. ”

"Chief, brave wolf understands that I will not let the warriors shed their blood in vain!"

The leader nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'll watch you here!" ”

The young man, Brave Wolf, led the three out of the jungle with a stone spear, carrying what they thought was a gift in the direction of the camp.

Stone Creek, who was discussing the next voyage with the captains of each ship, suddenly received a report.

The captains saw Shi Xi's solemn expression, and asked puzzledly, "General, what's wrong?" ”