Chapter 1810: Scaring Magellan

Marin hesitated for a long time, because he didn't know how to convince Magellan to dismiss the idea. After all, it's a beautiful thing that can make a name for itself. Without enough reason, it is difficult for the other party to give up.

In the end, Marin thought about it and felt that since Magellan felt that the circumnavigation of the world could earn the greatest fame, it was because of a "first". If there is no "first", will the other party dispel the idea? So, Marin considered his tone and said:

"Mr. Magellan, it's not that I don't want to help you. Rather, the circumnavigation of the world has already been completed. It's just that it hasn't been published......"

Then, a cauldron was buckled on the head of the legendary god Albert Einstein......

"What? Someone has already completed a round-the-world voyage? Who is it? Why is there no news? It shouldn't be......"

Magellan could not understand that in his opinion, if someone completes a circumnavigation of the world, he should be eager to announce the result in order to make a name for himself.

And Marin, who decided to dump Einstein, said calmly:

"Not everybody is keen on fame and fortune, Mr. Magellan. As for which predecessor it is, I might as well tell you, it is my teacher Albert Einstein......"

"Is it Lord St. Einstein?" Magellan was taken aback, and then suddenly again. Because, as it is now known throughout Europe, Einstein was a deceased ascetic, a traveler who is said to have traveled to many parts of the world. Such a person, completing a circumnavigation of the world, seems to be reasonable. As for the unpublished results...... People are ascetics, and they don't care about fame and fortune at all......

Marin nodded, and then, pretending to remember the martyrs, explained:

"Yes, his old man had spent decades of his savings, including donations from many travelling believers, to buy a large ship and take dozens of followers on a voyage around the world. However, circumnavigating the globe is too dangerous. In the end, only the teacher survived, and the dozens of followers he brought with him either died in the terrible storm or died of scurvy on the ship......"

In fact, Marin was just scaring Magellan - circumnavigating the globe is dangerous, don't go......

Magellan really hesitated, although he was 35 years old, he was not married, and his career had not improved, but he didn't want to die so early. However, he was a little unwilling. So, he asked:

"So, Your Majesty, I want to know, what's the situation west of the Savage Continent?" After saying that, he looked at Marin with a look of hope.

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"It's an endless sea...... "Marin came up with the name of the sea between the continents of Azeroth.

Since the name of Warcraft was applied, Marin simply continued to apply:

"It is said that to the west of the Savage Continent, there is a very wide endless ocean, so it is called the Endless Sea. At the same time, because of the fierce storm, it is also called the storm sea ......"

"The teacher's record says that the vast ocean is very wide, there is a big whirlpool in the middle, the wind and waves are high, and there seems to be a bottomless pit in the middle of the sea, which swallows hundreds of millions of barrels of seawater every day, and it seems to lead to hell in the center of the earth. On that voyage, half of the teacher's followers were swept into the sea and disappeared into the bottomless pit as they passed through the bottomless pit of the maelstrom...... Teacher, they were also lucky, the ship was blocked by a reef, and the whole ship was swallowed into the bottomless pit of the maelstrom...... Later, when the wind and waves calmed down, I escaped in embarrassment......"

"The maelstrom? Bottomless pit? "What the hell is this? Magellan's head is full of mush......

Marin became interested, took out a pencil, and casually sketched a schematic diagram of the Endless Sea and the Great Vortex on a blank piece of paper based on the map of Mt. Yamaguchi in his previous life. Then, tell Magellan:

"In short, it is very dangerous to sail in the Endless Sea. If it weren't for God's blessing, my teacher wouldn't even be able to come back......"

Magellan swallowed his saliva, thought for a moment, and asked hesitantly:

"So, how wide is this Endless Sea?"

Marin thought for a moment - it seems that the Pacific Ocean is 19,000 kilometers wider, and the Atlantic Ocean is 2,800 kilometers wider...... Well, that's it......

"It's about six or seven times the width of the Atlantic Ocean......

Magellan suddenly collapsed a little - Nima, it will take more than two months to cross the Atlantic, so the Pacific Ocean, which is six or seven times as wide as the Atlantic Ocean, will not it take more than a year to sail?

As if to see Magellan's thoughts, Marin continued:

"Taiping...... Ah no, there is no continent in the middle of the Endless Sea, only a few small islands scattered around. And, it needs to be pointed out that these islets may be coral reefs with no fresh water on them. That is, to sail on the endless sea, not only to avoid the terrible maelstrom and storms, but also to prevent the crew from dying of thirst without fresh water to drink......"

"In addition, the teacher once said that if you stay at sea for several months in a row, the crew is very susceptible to scurvy. Therefore, it is better to go ashore often and eat fresh food...... "Marin did not explain anything about vitamin C, because Magellan was not yet his own person, so there was no need to tell him. In addition, scurvy or something, compared to Magellan, also understood. Because, the Portuguese sailed to India and encountered many such situations. Even the younger brother of Da Gama, who first discovered India, died of scurvy.

Magellan nodded solemnly and said:

"I understand, we sail through India and we encounter this a lot......"

Marin smiled and said:

"Maybe you don't have to sail India to the Endless Sea, but you have to understand that most of the time you sail to India is close to the African continent. Only after reaching Mombasa or Malindi on the east coast of Africa will they cross the Arabian Sea to India. However, this time is only about a month (less than a month when encountering tailwinds). Therefore, the fleet had the opportunity to dock to replenish supplies, get some fresh food and water, and prevent scurvy. But if you cross the Endless Sea, there is no land along the way to replenish fresh water and food. Not to mention that it is easy to die of thirst, and the chance of getting scurvy is very high! You're a nautical professional, so you know what I'm talking about. ”

Magellan nodded solemnly, and then asked suspiciously:

"So, how do you solve the freshwater crisis as you cross the endless sea?" According to Marin, the people on Einstein's ship should not be able to make it through the endless sea. Because, there is not enough fresh water......

Marin was stunned, and he also noticed the hole in his words. So, he told the operating brain, and finally came up with a reasonable explanation-

"Yes, my teacher was lucky, and there were many rainy days along the way. It was by collecting rainwater that he was able to solve the freshwater crisis. ”

"That's also good luck, if, unlucky, encounters sunny days in a row, maybe the teacher himself can't persevere...... It is said that there was a period of sunny days without rain, and everyone did not have enough fresh water to drink. When they were at their thirstiest, the sailors relied on drinking their own urine to quench their thirst......" Marin deliberately boasted.

Magellan was taken aback - what? Drinking urine? It's scary! It's scary......

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