The former fishermen and sailors on the three boats went down to the dinghy and took a moment to test the fish news before they began to show their skills. William was right, there are indeed a lot of bonito in the bay. The sailors used fishing rods and purse seine nets, sometimes fighting alone or working together, and the harvest grew bigger and bigger as time went on. The sailors who didn't go down cheered them on board, and Captain Grover went up to the deck, lit his trademark pipe, and smiled at the boys' work.

The abundance of the catch pleased everyone, and while everyone was enjoying the wonderful moment, the sailor who was watching from the mast suddenly shouted, "Captain, there is movement at the mouth of the bay." ”

Chen Shouxu's face changed, although the mouth of this bay is still relatively open, but it is also relatively speaking, the maneuvering space of the three ships is very limited, and it will be very troublesome if it is blocked in the bay by enemy ships.

Ignoring the dinghy on the sea, he hurried a few steps up the stern. The four officers on board all took out their binoculars and looked at the mouth of the bay, and the sea was calm, and there was no sign of the mast of the flag fluttering from the sea level for the time being. However, due to the curvature of the earth, the visual distance on the mast is much farther than that of the stern, and Chen Shouxu was about to turn his head and ask the lookout sailor what he saw. There was a loud squirting sound in the distance, which provoked an exclamation from the ship, and he hurriedly turned back.

I saw a huge humpback whale spew out a towering column of water, and the water droplets spread out in all directions, forming a beautiful rainbow.

That's when the shouts of the unresponsive sailor on the mast came through, "Whales, huge whales." ”

It is only now that the report is clear, this person is probably stupid, Chen Shouxu slandered.

The humpback whale is not a fast swimmer, and after completing this breath, it dives to the surface, then leaps high above the surface a short distance ahead, raises its tumor-covered head, and performs a spectacular twist in the air before re-entering the water. It is hard to imagine that the largest species on Earth can make such light movements, and Chen Shouxu can even clearly see parasites such as barnacles attached to the belly of humpback whales. The massive tail hits the surface of the water, stirring up a layer of waves, and the humpback whale dives underwater again.

After entering the water, the whale let out a high-pitched song, with a musical rhythm, and the song echoed in the bay, more and more urgently, and knocked heavily on everyone's heart.

Wilkinson suddenly said, "It seems to be injured, there is a clear notch in the tail, and the injury has not been long." ”

The boatswain also went up to the stern at this time, "It's a pity that we didn't bring a whaling fork and a whaling rope, otherwise this whale would have been easy to kill if it was injured." The bottom of the Banshee will have to be maintained in a little while, and the whale's whale oil is enough for us to use, which can save a lot of money. ”

Chen Shouxu asked, "Since the whale is injured, it should save its physical strength, why do you still have to play such a laborious action as diving." ”

"It's supposed to be a demonstration." Wilkinson groaned for a moment, and glanced at Wicks.

The two of them seemed to remember something at the same time, and their faces changed suddenly, and Wicks immediately rushed to the bulwark, and shouted to the sailors who were still on the longboat, "Come back quickly, get on board, get on board." ”

Chen Shouxu was a little inexplicable, but he still cooperated with his teacher to convey orders to the sailors at sea.

Wilkinson also ordered the sailors who were still on board to "ring the bell, and the signalman went up to the bow and waved the flag to the longboat." ”

Seeing the Banshee's order, the three longboats stopped fishing and rowed towards their respective mother ships with their catches.

It wasn't long before Chen Shouxu understood why the first mate was nervous.

Five smaller whales followed the humpback, fanning in a vague circle, forcing the humpback towards the bay. Further out, you can see a few whales swimming sideways, very fast, as if ready to join the warband.

The "Orca ......" saw the blade-like dorsal fin, the white spots on the black body, and such eye-catching signs all announced the arrival of the overlord of the sea.

Chen Shouxu realized that it was a hunt, and the Banshee had inadvertently entered the hunting ground.

This is a large family of orcas, five orcas in a tight formation to force the humpback whale towards the bay, the dorsal fin breaking through the waves, the sword pointing into the blue sky, like a slowly advancing spear phalanx. The rest of the members swam behind the first wave of orcas, leaping out of the sea from time to time, like cavalry maneuvering behind an infantry phalanx, blocking all possibilities for humpback whales to turn around and escape.

Both humpback whales and orcas can easily overturn fishing longboats, and humpback whales have the ability to threaten even smaller dhows like the Dolphin.

"Anchor, let's get out of here." The returning sailors brought enough catch, and there was no need to use artillery to fight the whales, and Grover ordered that the bay be left to the whales.

The three ships regrouped in column, led by the Banshee, and slowly sailed out of the bay. Sailors who are off duty huddle the bulwarks to watch one of nature's most thrilling predator-prey battles.

When the whale ** was mistaken, a orca that looked like the leader of the family swam towards the Banshee, and suddenly jumped out of the water after entering the parallel course of the Banshee, and the huge body brought the sailors a very shocking spiritual impact at close range. The smooth streamlining allows orcas to sail at extremely high speeds, much faster than sailboats. The striking black and white logo combined with the upturned lip line makes the orca look like it's smiling all the time. The moment he jumped out of the water, he looked at the Banshee's cold eyes, which made humans, a creature with a weak body, feel a shudder from the soul, and everyone remembered another nickname of the orca, the killer whale.

After sailing for a while, sending humans out of the country, the king of the sea turned around and swam towards his family. As the sailboat went farther away, there was the sound of bodies lapping against the surface of the sea in the bay, and the high-pitched song of the humpback whale grew low, with a hint of mourning, until it disappeared.

Chen Shouxu leaned against the bulwark, silent for a long time, and in the western sky, a trace of residual sun was like blood.

It was getting dark, and the Banshee lit the stern signal.

The officers sat around the captain's table, savoring today's dinner, and everyone chatted about today's rare battle as they ate. On the table were wines from Chile, undoubtedly the trophy of some time.

At Chen's suggestion, the main dish for dinner was fish tart. In Europe, seafarers, in particular, rarely have the opportunity to eat a dish as delicate as fish tart. The fish is very simple, and it only tests the knife skills, and Chen Shouxu spent a lot of time teaching the chef on the boat to make fresh bonito fillets into fillets of different thicknesses. There is still a big gap with Chen Shouxu's memory, and it is like this, which also makes the three Englishmen full of praise.

"It's a pity that there is no soy sauce and wasabi." Chen Shouxu expressed regret.

"Chen, what are you talking about?" Sterling asked curiously.

"Soy sauce is an ancient condiment that has been brewed for more than 2,000 years in my hometown. Wasabi is an alpine plant that makes a sauce with a strong spicy flavor. Wasabi sauce with soy sauce is the most wonderful enjoyment of life when eaten with this sashimi. Chen Shouxu said with a yearning look.

Sterling looked at Chen Shouxu's expression with reminiscence, and also expressed his fascination, "Chen, China is really a magical country, I must go to your country and taste the most authentic fish from you." ”

Chen Shouxu said with a smile, "My country is very large, and there are dozens of different ways to make fish jelly, and I haven't eaten it." ”

"Haha, that's better, I'll just take my mouth with me, and you'll be responsible for taking me to eat all these different recipes of fish tart." Sterling laughed, "No, it won't work once, it's going to take a few more times." ”

Chen Shouxu looked at him steadily, "Then we said okay, I'll take you there, you must come." ”