After a careful search on the island, we finally found a small freshwater lake, and after a day of rest on the island, the "Expedition" filled with fresh water continued to set sail.

When his subordinates asked for the direction of the next step, Xia Xue pointed to the east and said, "Continue to the east!" Walk along the coastline! ”

She also knew that the Pacific current would reach the Gulf of Mexico, but now if she drove in the opposite direction, there was no power, the mast was not repaired, and the plants in the Aleutian Islands were relatively low, and it was not suitable to cut down the whole root to make a mast, so she had to go to North America to find a big tree like cedar.

Xia Xue leaned on the railing at the stern of the boat, looking at the unique cloud to the northwest drifting alone. It was the first time they had seen clouds since they left the Arisian Islands, and their special color made them eye-catching.

Xia Xue stared at it until the sun set. At that moment, the clouds suddenly spread out to the east and west, forming a narrow haze of smoke where the sky and water meet, shaped like a long shoal.

Soon, Xia Xue's attention was drawn to the dark red moon and rare seascapes.

The sea is changing rapidly, but the water seems to be more transparent than usual. Although Xia Xue could clearly see the bottom of the sea, he knew that the depth of the ship was more than 50 meters.

At this time, the air became unbearably hot, and the heat rose as if it were rising from a scorching iron block.

In the afternoon, the sky was full of clouds and the weather was stuffy and hot.

Sailors lazily roam around the deck or look at the black sea.

Everything was so silent, as if something was hiding inside, something strange. The whole ship and the whole sea are like a dream.

The warship drifted along the long coastline to the east, and after two or three days, the ocean current began to go south, and the coastline of the entire continent also began to extend southward, Cui Zhi and Ouyang Qian were very surprised, what a big continent this is!

Xia Xue knew that when she passed the coast of Alaska, Xia Xue asked the ship to dock again, compared the cedars and cedars here, and finally chose the tall and straight cedar trees as the material for the mast, and cut down one of them, and dragged it to the ship, so that the main mast of the entire warship could be repaired.

The Pacific Ocean Current is still flowing slowly southward, and it doesn't take so fast to repair the mainmast, looking at the coastline in the distance, there is a smaller mountain range under the majestic Rocky Mountains, which is the Coast Mountains, and the continent extends to the south, as if it will never reach the end, and no one among the people dares to ask Xia Xue if she will continue to walk.

Only Cui Zhi couldn't help it, he found Xia Xue and asked directly, "Your Majesty, how long do we have to go?" It's almost March, and it's been more than three months since we left Datang, do we have to go to the edge of the sky? ”

Xia Xue said: "Doctor Cui, don't be impatient, although we can use the sail to break into the western ocean and return to China, but the nautical chart is not, the sea conditions are unknown, it is very dangerous to do so, the ocean current will not keep going south endlessly, if I guess correctly, in the summer this current will still send us in the opposite direction to the North Sea, and we can go home from there." ”

Seeing Xia Xue's confident appearance, Cui Zhi stopped talking, he still chose to believe in this legendary Tang Dynasty eldest grandson empress, especially Xia Xue in the task given to the captain, repeatedly mentioned that he should draw nautical charts and measurements, and record the sea conditions, on the name of this new continent, Xia Xue asked him to not: "North America!" ”

Xia Xue knew that North America was still far away from South America, and knew that some places on the west coast of North America, such as New Mexico in later generations, were rich in coal mines, oil and other resources, and there were also rich uranium mines in the area, and the first atomic bomb in later generations was tested in this area. Later, California had a large amount of fertile and vast land, and it was a very good agricultural base.

And Xia Xue told his subordinates that the purpose was to find the coal mine, fill the tank with fuel, and then take advantage of the Pacific Ocean current in summer to go north! Now that there is a clear goal, the restlessness of the people and the anxiety of wandering at sea for a long time are also relieved.

In order to boost everyone's emotions, Xia Xue used her mobile phone to play several more exciting music in later generations, "Conquest of Paradise", "The Mass", "victory", etc., especially "Conquest of Paradise", translated into Chinese: "Conquest of Paradise", which tells the story of Columbus's conquest of South America, that kind of epic style, making people's blood boil and move forward. "The Mass" also sounds majestic and powerful. When the crew heard such majestic and passionate music, their morale could not help but be greatly boosted. Many of the crew members couldn't help but hum to the melody of "Conquest of Heaven".

Conquest of Paradise

(Conquest of Heaven)

In noreni per ipe，

Ideals make us strong

in noremi cora，

Break through the darkness

tira mine per ito，

Ideals make us strong

ne domina。

Never give up hope

In noreni per ipe，

I can see it through tears

in noremi cora，

Twinkling starlight

tira mine per ito，

Follow through the wind and rain

ne do---mina。

The light of life

……

The stars twinkle in the night. The moon hangs low and illuminates a golden path on the calm sea.

Tang Bing and the sailors who had nothing to do on the ship all day long then started a wrestling competition, everyone exercised when they were full, because of the miracle doctor Cui Zhi, the people on the ship almost never had any serious illness, which may be a great luck in misfortune! Huge warships float along the currents at sea, and in addition to the daily cleaning and scrubbing of the deck, the big guys are gathered around to wrestle, and the winner, Xia Xue, will be rewarded with a small bottle of wine.

But what no one knows is that at this time, the Pacific Ocean Current has begun to accelerate, because the warm sea water formed by the warm ocean of South America is exchanging with the cold water of the north, and no one can predict the undercurrent below the surface of the water.

The "Expedition" was swept by the current, and the undercurrent screamed angrily, and the thunder rushed towards the south, like a large waterfall lying flat, and the ocean was unbridled.

Night came, there was not a single wind, and there was an unimaginable silence around it. On the aft deck, the candle flame doesn't even flicker for a moment; Pinch a long hair with your fingers, and it is impossible for it to flutter either.

Xia Xue returned to the cabin with a premonition of impending misfortune. Seriously, all the signs are that a storm at sea is coming.

She told the captain and sailors to be vigilant.

I couldn't sleep at all due to nervousness. Around midnight, Xia Xue climbed onto the deck. As soon as Xia Xue stepped on the top level of the escalator on the back deck, she was stunned, and a huge buzzing sound sounded, like the sound of the wheels of a waterwheel turning rapidly. Before Xia Xue could figure out what was going on, she felt the hull of the ship vibrate. Immediately afterward, a huge wave struck the end of the beam, sweeping from bow to stern and sweeping across the entire deck.

The ship went with the waves at terrible speeds. The water crashed against the planks. Driven by strong winds, the Expedition drifted at immeasurable speeds.

Now, they face threats at any time, and every wave like a mountain peak can swallow them up, and every moment could be the end of their lives. The waves are undulating and undulating, beyond all possible imagination of summer snow. It's a miracle that they didn't immediately die at the bottom of the sea.

Sometimes, they are thrown high to the crest of the waves, flying higher than the albatross, and they can't breathe; Sometimes, they are thrown into the hellish depths of the water by the rapids. The air was stagnant, and not a single sound disturbed the Siren's dreams.

At dawn the next day, the storm gradually decreased, Xia Xue found that the location of the "Expedition" was already very strange, the coast mountain range that had been there was long gone, and the coastline of the mainland disappeared far away. Xia Xue carried a small hot air balloon that could ride one person on this expedition, which was convenient for reconnaissance from the air.

The last report of the observer said that the coastline was still to the east, but now the Expedition was drifting westward, and the water was already more undulating than the water along the coast!

Now the diversion of ocean currents is pushing the "Expedition" towards the vast South Pacific, which is a terrible thing, and it has to be closer to the coast!

"Hurry up and hoist the sails, we have to dock! Can't drift west anymore! Xia Xue shouted.

The ship had to go east to get close to the coast of North America, and now the ocean current was drifting westward, and the sailors were hurriedly pulling up the sails, but the wind was chaotic here, and by the time the mainsail was adjusted, the ship had drifted nearly twenty miles to the west!

In desperation, Xia Xue had no choice but to let the boiler under the ship burn coal to ignite the fire, adding up the power of the whole ship, which further reduced the fuel of the already stretched coal bunker.

When everyone was busy, Ouyang Qian's exclamation broke the silence.

"Look! See! She shouted, screaming straight into her eardrums, "Oh my God! See! See! What a big whirlpool! —" As she exclaimed, everyone's blood clotted.

At this time, on the surface of the ocean, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared, as if it could swallow everything, and the warship was moving towards the whirlpool, and the roulette wheel in the main control console "Click!" "Rattle, the two rudders are turned to one side together, and the "Explorer" is going in a big circle!

"Oh my God, the ship has been caught by the whirlpool!" The captain shouted nervously.

This huge funnel-shaped depression is about a thousand meters in diameter. The sloping wall of water is at least thirty degrees, and the surface of the wall of water is dense and smooth, as if solid. The ship had just entered the sphere of influence of the Great Vortex, and the speed of the vortex was gradually increasing downward, reaching its highest speed at the small hole at the bottom, and from there came the breathtaking roar, which showed a power and madness that crushed everything and sucked everything.

The sailors were dizzy, and the Expedition swirled around a huge whirlpool, as if it were circling a huge amphitheater, while the walls of the theater were hidden in the darkness and high above the eyes.

The concentric circles were shrinking, and they fell into the vortex, struggling. The sea and the wind roared and roared with thunder.

"It's over this time!" As they watched the maelstrom of terror draw nearer and closer, some sailors felt terrified and desperate, feeling that hope was completely lost and that death was imminent. They are disheartened and ready to die.

In the distance, a huge whirlpool seemed to be in sight, and it was full of dangers and terrifying.

"Don't give up!" Xia Xue loudly encouraged everyone and led the crew to fight with all their might.

Inspired by the summer snow, the crew of the "Expedition" regained their courage and confidence, braved the strong wind, red eyes, roared, screamed, and raised the sails in unison, and the steam engine was also at full power, emitting black smoke, adding enough power to the steam engine to desperately flee into the distance!

The stalemate only appeared for a while, the sea water continued to retreat, and finally the "Expedition" finally sailed away from the huge whirlpool with double power, heading towards the east, and everyone on the ship, including Xia Xue, all collapsed and sat on the deck, and the thrilling scene just now made many people's hearts still flutter.

The "Expedition" was now sailing at full strength, and finally an hour later, it saw the coastline again, and Xia Xue ordered that it should spend the night in the "New World" tonight.

Xia Xue and the others finally docked in an unknown bay, ferried by a small boat, and by the time they landed on the North American continent, it was already dark.

The captain came to report to Xia Xue that the fuel on the ship had run out, and due to the long-term drift at sea, the hull was covered with countless carapaces and shells, which needed to be cleaned up, and the food reserves on the ship were not optimistic, although there was still a lot of meat, but the key vegetables and fruits had been eaten!

Xia Xue ordered to rest first at night, and early tomorrow morning, you need to move stones to build a dock near the water, and then unload the materials on the ship first, with your back to the mainland, what else to worry about, there is no problem with food, vegetables and fruits, now you must hurry up and rest!

Under the bonfire at night, Xia Xue couldn't sleep a little, Ouyang Qian got up and asked her: "This new continent is unusually huge, there must be a lot of people living on it, how to deal with these people is a problem, you mean to find coal!" But I wonder if there will be coal here? ”

Xia Xue nodded and said: "Coal will definitely be available, but the natives here may not know how to use it, which is more troublesome!" ”

He finally landed on the American continent in the seventh century, more than 860 years before Columbus, who first discovered America, and landed on the West Coast.

In front of us is the problem of survival, it is already March, but the temperature in Central and North America is not low, food storage is a problem, and which little food reserve simply cannot support hundreds of people to eat, without fuel, they dare not rely on sails to go to sea easily.

Therefore, it is imperative to build a base nearby, and then find the local primitive Indians through constant searching, and also try to get their help, if the other party adopts a hostile attitude towards him, he does not mind learning from the West B people in later generations!

Everything will be a new beginning, just tomorrow, Xia Xue will take the first step to change the history of the Americas, which makes her not sleepy, until the east of the sky is white, and then fall into a deep sleep.