With the continuous refuge of wild people, this stronghold in the southwest has now gathered nearly 3,000 people, and such a large population has made this originally ordinary sea area extremely lively.

Even those savages who came first had seen all kinds of incredible methods of the Xia army, but whenever they saw something they thought was incredible, they often caused a burst of excited shouts.

For example, a soldier uses a magical fire fold to light a fire, and uses a planer to make a flat plank, these things that are ordinary in the eyes of the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom are all incredible miracles in these eyes.

Li Mu looked at the noisy camp and felt that it was time to transport a group of people back to the Xia Kingdom, this small camp had now reached the stage of being overwhelmed.

After making up their minds and preparing for half a month, three warships were sent to transport these populations, and these sturdy men and women would greatly alleviate the shortage of local labor in the Xia Kingdom.

The savages who had been transported away, full of hope for a new life in the future, were crowded into the cabins, and in front of this vast sea was the kingdom of God in their hearts, and the hardships of the journey could not hinder the excited heart in their chests.

The development of the southwest zone is so smooth, so that Li Mu is in a good mood, if he can absorb these savages without blood, this will be of great benefit to his future promotion, the current high-level admirals are only him and Wu Gang, Wu Gang has earned a credit with that encounter, and he has been steadily pressed down, which makes him very unhappy, this is a good time for him to earn credit for himself, he must take this matter seriously.

As the first men were transported, the camp was deserted, and the soldiers taught the wildlings how to use tools, and it was a great honor for them to be able to use these magical tools.

Li Mu stood on the high watchtower, holding a telescope to look at the sea in the distance, there was a group of huge fish there in the past few days, this kind of thing, he had seen several times when he sailed around the north before, according to his description, Wang Lang named this fish whale.

From Wang Lang, Li Mu knew that this kind of monster was full of treasures, not counting the incomparable reminder, the oil in its body was also a good oil, and the candles that a whale could produce would be an incomparable wealth, even if it was not made into candles, it would only sell crude oil and its wealth would make Li Mu's heart itch.

This group of whales has been in this area for many days, and Li Mu doesn't know how long this copper mountain floating in the ocean will wait for him.

He looked at the only remaining warship docked on the sea, and a few small boats that rose and fell with the waves.

Li Mu hesitated for a long time and felt that it was worth taking the risk for a generous reward.

After calling his own officers, a short meeting was held, and under the temptation of lucrative benefits, the officers and officers of all sizes unanimously agreed with Li Mu's bold idea.

With the new goal in place, the camp was immediately busy preparing for the whaling event.

After two days of busy preparations, the ship loaded with more than 100 sailors sailed off the coast and headed for the blue sea.

The sky was somewhat cloudy at midday, and the weather was muggy and hot.

Sailors lazily wander on the deck or look at the bottomless sea.

On the surface of the sea, a flock of seabirds hovered on the surface of the sea, and from time to time a few seabirds pierced into the sea as fast as an arrow, and after a while, a big fish flew out of the sea, watching the hunting behavior of seabirds became a rare pastime.

The whales didn't know where they had gone, and the boats had been wandering the surface of the sea all morning without seeing a single whale, much to the dismay of the sailors who were planning to make a fortune.

While the sailors were sailing aimlessly, a strange sound suddenly came from the sea, which was very long and quite rhythmic.

Li Mu looked around to find the source of the sound, but found nothing, looked up at the sailor standing on the top of the mast, and saw the sailor, leaning forward with his body hard, holding his pergola and looking excitedly at the sea in front of him.

"What did you find?" Li Mu shouted.

"General, I saw it, whales, a pod of whales." The sailor shouted excitedly.

When the bored sailors heard this, they suddenly came to their senses, ran to the side of the ship and tried to look towards the sea ahead, but except for the occasional unique sound they could hear, the sea was still extremely calm.

The disappointed sailors cried out angrily, "There is not even a shadow on the sea, dare to play with us, and when you come down, you will be beautiful." ”

When the sailor on the top of the mast heard this, he hurriedly said: "I didn't lie, I really saw it, just two or three nautical miles ahead." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sailor suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Look, those whales are starting to spray water." ”

When Li Mu heard this, he hurriedly took the telescope and looked ahead, and sure enough, he saw several water columns rising on the sea in front of him, and under the illumination of the sun, Li Mu felt that there were a lot of rainbows in his field of vision.

Seeing these water columns, Li Mu knew that his good luck was coming, and immediately ordered the warship to sail in the direction of the whale group.

As the distance shortened, the sailors saw this huge school of whales, which were no less than a hundred in size.

The distinctive chirping of whales echoes across the vast expanse of the sea, sounding so sacred.

Maybe the whales didn't notice the slowly approaching warship, or maybe they knew, but they didn't care about the strange object that suddenly appeared on the surface.

Warships roam the periphery of this pod of whales, patrolling the easy-to-catch prey like a steppe acceptance.

The whales were all very large, and the largest of them, Li Mu estimated to be twenty meters long, so such a behemoth was obviously not the target he was looking for.

After searching for a while, Li Mu's eyes fell on a ten-meter-sized young whale, such a large size, neither big nor small, it was a very suitable prey.

The speed of the big ship is too slow, even with a bed crossbow, it is difficult to kill it in one hit, and the whale is different from the mollusk like the big squid, and the huge force can cause damage to the hull of the ship.

Li Mu adopted another strategy, using a faster boat to harass the prey like a pack of wolves, consuming its physical strength until the prey's physical strength was exhausted, and then using a bed crossbow to deal a fatal blow to it.

All the sailors who were to board the dinghy gathered on deck, and the three dinghys had been carefully hoisted to the surface.

After Li Mu repeated the plan of action, the sailors boarded the dinghy along the soft ladder.

The sailors carefully paddled in the direction of the whale group, but just halfway through the row, the whale group suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, and the sailors stopped paddling and stared blankly at the empty sea.

Li Mu was also a little annoyed, if this group of whales just dived to the bottom of the sea and never came out again, then this hunt would be a complete failure, which felt like taking off his pants and making himself as uncomfortable as watching the Pleasant Goat.

Li Mu, who was unwilling to give up like this, did not give the order to return, and stood quietly at the bow of the boat, looking at the empty sea.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, the sea in front of me was already muddy, as if a large soldering iron below had scalded the seawater.

Seeing this strange scene, the sailors immediately panicked, and the boat rowed oars and left here quickly.

Li Mu frowned and stared at the area, the corners of his mouth slowly curled, and when he saw the dinghy approaching the sea boat, he hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing when you go back, the whale is coming out, hurry up and prepare!" ”

Hearing this, the sailors couldn't help but look at each other, and hesitated to row towards the constantly bubbling sea.

Huge bodies surfaced one by one, spewing out thick columns of water, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The sailors were thrilled to see the disappeared whales reappear, and after finding their previously selected targets, the three dinghys plunged straight into the whale group.

Perhaps the whales had never encountered a predator from the sea, and were even curious about the dinghy approaching them.

But in the eyes of humans, this whale is their own wealth, and when they get two or three meters close to this young whale, humans show their hideous claws.

The harpoon with the barb whistling with the rope whistling towards the calf.

"Poof!"

With a muffled sound, the sharp metal broke the flesh of the young whale, blood sprayed, the young whale let out a mournful roar, and the whales suddenly panicked, even though they were huge, but their timid nature made them choose to escape.

The calf fled with a harpoon attached to the rope.

On the endless sea, the waves are turbulent, the whales are scrambling to escape, not giving in to each other, and the small boat is like an arrow from the string, chasing after each other.

The sound of waves, oars, shouts, and panting, gathered together, like a great battle of thousands of horses galloping and thousands of armies fighting.

If someone who has never seen a whaling person sees this meeting, he must have a feeling that makes his heart tremble.

Even this group of navymen, who had been fighting on the sea for a long time, couldn't help but get excited when they saw this scene.

The big boat, always with its canopy, followed closely behind the dinghy, as if it were their strong support.

The whales no longer form in a neat formation, but are scattered, and the whales are now fleeing for their own lives.

The injured calf was dragged by the dinghy and could not dive at all, so it could only desperately try to ask the wooden monster behind him.

"Scratch up, work harder, don't let it escape!" The officers roared loudly.

Three dinghys spread out to encircle the calf, one of which caught up with the target, firing a sharp harpoon, constantly draining the prey's stamina.

The whales fled, the abandoned calves let out a desperate cry, and the humans on the wooden boat, seeing that the prey was about to run out, let out bursts of cheers, as if to show the world the strength of human beings.

As the wounds on the juveniles grew, they swam more and more slowly, leaving a long red patch on the undulating sea.

Li Mu understands that if it drags on any longer, such a strong smell of blood will definitely attract sharks, that kind of shameless thieves, and he will suffer a lot of losses in his interests.

As the ship arrived, the powerful crossbow arrow showed its strength, the huge body of the young whale did not need to be aimed at all, the thick crossbow arrow was ordinary cut tofu, and directly pierced into the body of the young whale, unlike the human throw, this blow directly destroyed the internal organs of the young whale, such a serious injury, it was almost certain that the fate of the poor young whale.

The sailors cheered, and like wolves that have successfully captured their prey, they rushed up to the pupa and cut off the last breath of their prey.

The calves died, the humans gained the wealth they were seeking, and the excited sailors rowed back to the big boats, excitedly telling their companions about the thrill of whaling

The winning human dragged the carcass of the young whale back with a load, and what made Li Mu even happier was that those annoying sharks did not chase after me with the smell of blood.

The huge carcass of the young whale was dragged to the beach, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the sea, and the excited savages ran to the beach in the afterglow of the setting sun, pulling long shadows that danced strangely, looking like a strange oil painting.

The savages once again saw the great strength of the Xia army, and the carcass of this whale was the best proof of this.

The sailors who returned from the expedition stepped on the beach, discussing with each other how much they could sell for this hunt and how much they could share, but as illiterate sailors, they didn't understand anything, only knowing that this harvest would make their lives better.

Back at the camp, the sailors and officers, still excited, took out their stock of wine and drank merrily, celebrating the great hunt, and although the savages could not understand what they were saying, the joyful atmosphere infected them, and they danced strangely around the campfire.

The excitement was followed by the disposal of the prey, and although the whale was a juvenile with a body length of just over ten meters, it was a behemoth compared to humans.

It took sailors two days to peel off the whale's skin, and the thick oil underneath the skin is the most valuable part of the whale.

Li Mu asked the craftsman to make many wooden boxes, put the cut grease into them, and looked at the accumulated fat, he knew that he had made a fortune this time.

It took nearly a week for the whale to be processed, the meat was marinated, and the fat was used to refine the oil, which is not used for food, but burns easily and is a good material for candles.

The success of the first whaling was a great boost to the confidence of the sailors, but to their disappointment, it was unknown whether the whales had escaped because of human hunting, or for some other reason, and had not seen a single whale in the area for several days.

Xia Guo's navy did not have the ability to enter the deep sea, and the whales disappeared into the offshore sea, although he wanted to lead the fleet to chase the traces of those whales on the sea, but as a naval admiral, he understood that he could not put the navy in an unknown and dangerous deep sea area for the sake of copper coins, and Li Mu could only sigh at this,