The mysterious scene disappeared, but my heart could not be at peace for a long time - did I really find my way back to the modern age? What about my father's voice? Where are the remaining stones?

My heart was troubled for a while, and I couldn't tell what it was like. I really hope that by pulling out the knife and slashing down, I can split through the fog in front of me and find the real place!

But I can't do it, and a lot of times, a lot of things, I can't change what I want. In other words, objective facts are not subject to human subjective will.

In many books, when the protagonist is faced with a desperate situation, he yells: "I will never die!" Or slogans like "I don't believe it", "Ahhh It's over!

Such a situation can only exist in YY novels. I don't have the strength to change reality with my will.

Never mind! There's no point in thinking about it so much, so let's take care of the moment!

When I came back to my senses, it was the middle of the night, and for some reason, I always felt uneasy, as if something dangerous was hovering around me!

Puzzled, I'm going to go to the captain's quarters. The sound of opening the door alarmed the kite next to her, she opened the door, poked her head out, and saw me standing in the aisle, so she smiled and asked, "Why are you going to go and not sleep so late?" Are you going to steal? As he spoke, he pouted towards Zhang Youxi's room, smiling like a little fox.

I glanced at this girl with a smile on her face, and my heart was moved - no matter when, no matter where, the only woman in front of me who has been quietly accompanying me is really the only one in front of me!

I laughed and said, "I'm not sure, I want to go to the captain's room to have a look."

Lan sighed and shouted, "Wait for me!"

As I spoke, I retracted my head, and there was a noise in the room, and the kite opened the door and appeared in front of my eyes again. And at this time, she has already changed her clothes! I don't know how she did it, and I don't care. He glanced at the kite, and then took the lead towards the captain's room.

Two floors up, you will find the captain's quarters, located above deck. The Nine Ghosts are inside, looking left and right through the window.

I walked in, and the Nine Ghosts Masataka looked back at me and saluted me slightly. I smiled and said, "Zhengxiao, why are you here?" Don't go to rest yet? ”

Nine Ghost Zhengxiao frowned slightly and said, "Since the afternoon, a boat has appeared behind us!" It's a warship of the Ming Dynasty! ”

I let out a sigh and asked, "Can you guess where they're going?"

The Nine Ghosts were silent for a while, and Fang said, "Sir, according to my speculation, they are likely to be coming for us!"

I asked lightly, "Tell me why!"

Nine Ghost Zhengxiao nodded, stretched out his finger and pointed to the far west, and said in a deep voice: "The enemy ship is about fifteen degrees north of our west, about two hours away from us!"

I followed the fingers of the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao to look, and there was a faint light there! But it's very faint, and it seems to be deliberately covering up!

I muttered, "Look, it seems to be coming towards us!" Who could it be? ”

The kite covered his mouth and smiled: "It won't be someone who has traveled thousands of miles to chase men!" This is talking about the last time I left, Li Huamei went to sea to chase after me.

I looked at the warship, thought for a moment, shook my head, and said, "It's not her!"

Nine Ghost Zhengxiao also nodded and said, "If it is a young lady, it should be a big fanfare, but it will not hide its whereabouts like this!"

Hearing the title of "young lady", the kite pursed her lips and asked, "Then who do you say it will be?"

Without waiting for the Nine Ghosts to answer, I said, "It's Zhang Siwei's person!"

As soon as these words came out, the nine ghosts Zhengxiao nodded, but the kite said strangely: "How can you see it?"

I pointed to the bow of the enemy ship and said, "Look! Their bow angle was a little larger than ours, not much, but because the speed of the ship was higher than ours, after about two hours, they would pursue it to an angle that was almost parallel to ours! At that time, as long as the hull is slightly turned, we can carry out a full-fire artillery bombardment of our ship! ”

The Nine Ghosts continued, "If the parts near the stern of our ship are damaged, such as the rudder, then we will be in a situation where we are passively beaten!" At that point, there is no way for us to escape! ”

I hummed and thought for a moment, "Our whereabouts must have been exposed!" Zhang Siwei wanted to get rid of me, but because my position was still there, he couldn't do it openly on land, so he chose to be at sea! And this time, in order to conceal our tracks, we changed ships that were not the main force, so it would be absolutely unwise to engage them head-on! ”

The kite only paid attention to it at this time, stared at the black shadow in the distance for a long time, and said softly: "Yes, sir." The displacement of the other side is more than double that of my ship! Presumably, the firepower and strength will greatly surpass our ship! We are killing ourselves when we go up and fight hard! But...... Escaping like this doesn't seem to be very realistic! Their ships are more advanced than ours! ”

I nodded, "That's right!" Take the charts! ”

The Nine Ghosts immediately waved their hands, and the two shinobi spread out the chart and lit the oil lamp.

My finger slid along the course, and in a stretch of water, about forty nautical miles, slightly north, my finger stopped, looked up and asked, "What is this place?" ”

The ship was originally a merchant ship, and the captain was called Hideo. Later, the ship was purchased by us, and Hideo Hideo, who was single, was hired to Blade Sea as well. Hideo, an old captain in his forties with more than 30 years of sailing experience, looked at the place of my finger and smiled, "Ah! Boss, there's Misty Reef! ”

I smiled and asked, "Misty Reef?" ”

Hideo said as if he was talking: "The ship that entered the Confused Reef only knows how to turn, but I don't know how to look!" Those who have entered the Confused Reef only know how to cry, but they don't know how to realize! ”

I asked, "What do you mean?" Captain Hideo, tell me more about this place! ”

Hideo nodded and smiled: "This misty reef is the name of the surrounding fishermen, there are reefs everywhere, how many boats have fallen into it, because of fear, I just want to escape quickly, but I forget that the tide rises and falls, and the location and height of the reef are different!" ”

As he spoke, a look of fear appeared on his face: "In this reef, there are no less than two hands of ships that will sink into it every year!" And most of them are trapped inside, and if they are lucky, a boat passing by may be able to rescue the survivors. If unfortunate ...... Then pay tribute to the god of the sea! ”

I looked at Hideo, then at the chart, and when I looked up again, I asked, "Hideo, are you familiar with the way inside?" I mean, Misty Reef! ”

Hideo's face suddenly disappeared with a smile, and he changed to an extremely serious expression and said, "Boss! Do you want to get the boat in? I can't help it! That's just too dangerous! It's too dangerous! ”

I stared into Hideo's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Look behind us, there are enemy pursuing ships!" If we don't come up with a practical solution, in two or three hours, we will be their targets! Because we're merchant ships, we don't have much firepower, you know? ”

Hideo looked at me and thought about what I said, and seemed to understand, but still hesitated. I continued, "If we don't get rid of them here, we're just going to die!" Now I can only fight for one! Do you understand? Hideo! ”

Hideo was moved by what I said, and slapped his thigh heavily and said, "Yes! Yes! The boss is right! Let me think about it! ”

After speaking, he turned around and said, "Give me pen and paper!" ”

Immediately, Shinobu brought a pen and paper, Hideo held the brush, licked the tip of the pen with his tongue, and thought for a long time before drawing on the paper with God!

After a while, he finished drawing! I looked over and saw a map of the reef! This sea area is really full of reefs, and the dense protrusions are like dots!

I asked, "Can our ship pass?" Is there a road in it? ”

Hideo frowned and said, "The width of the Misty Reef is about one nautical mile, less than two nautical miles!" I've gone in twice before with my seniors, and both times I took on a mission to find the bodies of the victims! What about our current Ataka ship...... There should be! But there is only one! This is it! ”

As he spoke, he used the end of the brush to point to a "corridor" on the pattern! The mood seems to be a lot more excited!

"This is it! Over here! Our ship can pass, but theirs can't! I mean, not after the tide goes out! Hideo said with a sharp voice.

I pressed him up, "How long will it be before the tide recedes?" ”

Hideo looked at the hourglass, then at the sky, pinched his fingers and calculated, "There are still three and a half hours!" Three and a half hours later, before dawn, the water was sinking to the depth of our draft! But after four hours, the sky was bright, and even our ship could not cross the Misty Reef! ”

I thought about it, looked at the chart, and then looked at the reef distribution map, and then ordered loudly: "Slow down immediately!" Drive at half speed! Shorten the distance between our ship and the enemy ship to half an hour's sea range! In three hours, we're just on the outskirts of Misty Reef! If the enemy were to come at full speed, they would be exactly half an hour or so away from us! ”

Seeing Hideo nod, I continued, "Get ready for battle!" Bulletproof plates draped in the stern! Personnel in the cabin! Once you reach Misty Reef, immediately switch to paddling forward! Navigated by Hideo, be sure to get out of Misty Reef within an hour! ”

After speaking, he thought for a while and continued: "Light a fire on the ship and make it look like there is a fire on the ship, otherwise our sudden slowdown will definitely arouse the suspicion of the other party!" Officers have to act like they're going back and forth to fight fires, understand? ”

The crowd agreed! Let's go and get busy!

I was standing on the deck, and the early winter sea breeze was blowing on my body, and it was very frightening. The kite put a cloak on me from behind and stood side by side with me, watching the sailors go about their business. A short time later, a fire was lit on the aft deck of the ship! To be precise, they were two large braziers, which were filled with fire oil and then lit, and suddenly a one-man high flame suddenly rose!

The fireworks immediately drifted in the direction of the wind and towards the rear! The sailors shouted and screamed, around the brazier, and made fire-fighting movements, although it was ridiculous to look at it up close, but it was not real from a distance, and it was smoky, and it was estimated that it would be believed that it was true!

The speed of the ship slowed down, and the distance between the opposing ship and us continued to decrease, and after several fine-tuning, the distance between our two sides remained manageable. And we focused on fighting the fire, and "we didn't notice at all" that there was a ship hidden in the darkness chasing after us!

Time passed minute by minute, and the time had reached the second half of the night, and the fish belly white had already appeared in the east! The allotted time is almost up! At this time, Halleha found me and said with a smile: "Sir! The 'gift' you asked me to modify is complete! Please come and see! ”

With great interest, I followed Halleha to the foredeck. I saw four huge "wooden balls" placed there, each about one meter in diameter, firmly tied with iron cables.

Halleha laughed and said, "Sir, this is my makeover*!" It's all sealed*, and there is coal here, sealed with wooden planks, leaving only small holes for ventilation! *There are counterweights underneath to ensure that the air holes are always facing upwards – provided it doesn't rain, of course. ”

We laughed together, and Halleha continued: "This*, placed in a narrow waterway, as long as the enemy ship touches and tilts, the coal flows out, and burns*!" There was a 'boom' over there! Ha ha! It's hilarious to think about! ”

I rubbed my handful and smiled and asked, "What if you didn't touch it?" ”

Halleha smiled evilly and said, "According to the pattern drawn by Hideo, the waterway is so narrow, and it may be very small if you don't touch it!" Moreover, even if you don't touch it, the wooden planks under the coal burn will burn through...... The effect is the same! ”

Oh! I see, I couldn't help but smile knowingly. He snapped his fingers at Halleha and said, "Handsome guy! The fireworks will be up to you for a while! ”