Chapter 409: Mirage

The fleet of ships sailing from the far reaches of the Korean Peninsula in the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere.

Stony Creek checked the map and knew that after bypassing here, there would be an island to the east, and since the ships left the port of Penglai, the fleet had been calculating their latitude and longitude every day.

The prime meridian of Chang'an, the time and space, is based on Chang'an City.

On a clear night, the moon is high, the waves are sparkling, and the dark sea is enchantingly silent.

Jiang Liu stood on top of the mainmast, looking out.

It's his habit, and whenever the weather is so nice, he does it like it's during the day.

Only a handful of hungry sailors were still busy on deck, most of them already asleep in the hammocks of the crowded cabins.

The river yawned, and in this endless voyage, even the sea, which once frightened him, now seemed to be only dull and boring.

The crew had no other entertainment, and racing fishing on the deck became one of the few pastimes for the sailors.

In the early morning, the river was woken up by a cacophony of noises.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and then he was full of cleverness and rolled out of the hammock in a panic.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Liu asked in a panic.

But his companions were all excited to run towards the deck at the moment, which made him a little confused for a while.

And when he came to the deck, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

I could see that on the surface of the ocean with a faint mist, I could faintly see strange-shaped buildings floating there.

Jiang Liu couldn't help but shudder, this scene was too weird.

Stony Brook had ordered the flagbearers to signal to slow down and get the crew into combat mode.

Such a strange scene had to make him cautious.

It has only been more than ten days since he left Penglai, and if he is killed by unknown forces here, then what kind of face does he have to face the court that trusts him.

To the sound of rumbling drums, four large ships lined up, and the archers were ready to face the unexpected at any time.

And Jiang Liu'er also quickly climbed the mast, staring vigilantly at the strange place ahead.

Shi Xi's face was tense, he didn't dare to rush forward, and after observing for a while, he found that there was no sign of living people in these buildings.

Swallowing his saliva, he ordered the fleet to maintain its lowest speed and slowly move towards the strange place.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and they didn't know what kind of monsters would jump out of this strange place.

But when the fleet sailed in, they were horrified to find that they had actually passed through what appeared to be a hard object.

Although those things are so clearly visible in front of your eyes, you can't feel anything when you touch them with your deep hands.

It's weird, it's so weird.

The crew was horrified, believing it to be a curse from the sea.

Even some of the crew members knelt on the ground and prayed to the gods.

Shi Xi clenched the hilt of the knife, although he looked calm at this time, the clothes under the armor were already wet with cold sweat.

He lived so long that he had never even heard of it, and there was still such a place in this world.

This illusory place is so huge and weird.

There are obviously traces of civilization here, and this civilization is far more powerful than the Qi country.

The transparency of the buildings, and the concrete-paved streets, showed how powerful this power was.

It was only half an hour later that this scene, which shocked and frightened everyone, actually dimmed a little bit, the thick fog dissipated, and the city floating on the sea was gone.

There are only sparkling waves around that rise and fall.

The people who felt that they had escaped sat on the ground and thanked the gods for their blessings.

Stony Creek also breathed a long sigh of relief, although this experience was a bit unbelievable, but fortunately, his sailors were well-trained and did not panic, causing the fleet to suffer unbearable losses.

This incident was written in the logbook by Stony Brook, and this strange experience became the talk of the crew for a long time.

There are many versions of speculation about the city of the sea.

Some people say that it is the kingdom of the sea god, and some people say that it is a ghost, and this is also the first detailed record of a mirage in the history of this time and space, which provides precious historical materials for the study of later generations.

It was just a record in the diary, which troubled countless researchers in later generations, so the mirage also evolved into two different theories.

One of them believed that it was a peculiar optical phenomenon, and that the crew at the time had simply exaggerated the mirage phenomenon due to panic.

Another speculation is based on the accuracy of the journal records, which holds that the mirage is an optical phenomenon or a projection of different time and space.

Both theories have their own supports, and they are an enduring topic in the academic world, attracting countless researchers to conduct long-term research on mirages.

Due to the appearance of the mirage, the atmosphere of the fleet this time became a little dignified.

Stony Brook didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly asked the fleet to move the ship as fast as possible, who knows what terrible things will happen if they continue to stay here.

The frightened flotilla rounded the Korean Peninsula in one go, and it was not until the flotilla headed north that the panic in their hearts calmed down a little.

On the calm sea, the fleet sailed slowly forward.

Stony Brook likes to stand on the bow of the boat and look at the blue sea, which makes his heart feel extremely peaceful.

"General! Look at the face! ”

The river on the mast shouted excitedly.

Shi Xi was shocked in his heart, he had just escaped the place of right and wrong, thinking that something had changed.

When he looked up, he saw nothing terrible.

"What's up ahead?"

Stony Brook asked suspiciously.

"Fish, such a big school of fish, right in front, ah! They squirted water. (Manual funny!) )”

When Shi Xi heard this, he was not as excited as Jiang Liu, but became extremely serious.

Because he remembered the story about the big fish in the sea that Yang Hao told when he was sailing and cultivating.

But Shi Yang Hao just said it casually, but he wrote it down.

His first reaction was danger, and if it was really that kind of big fish, the fleet would suffer heavy losses if it was attacked.

Once again, orders were placed on guard on every ship, and this time, heavy ballistas joined the defense.

Faced with a huge monster the size of a boat, Stony Brook felt that he couldn't be too careful.

But when those whales actually appeared in everyone's sight, everyone couldn't believe their eyes.

They couldn't believe that such a terrifying creature really existed at this time.

That huge body, just looking at it from a distance, is intimidating.

Some sailors were so frightened that they couldn't even hold their bows and arrows steadily, and those who were less courageous were already shaking like chaff.