Chapter 576: A Lonely Ship at Sea
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The sun shines on the sea, and the blue sea shines like a jewel. The sea breeze blows, and unknown seabirds soar freely in the sky. From time to time, a dolphin leaps out of the sea and makes a graceful arc.
A sailboat sailing in the middle of the sea was a huge sailing ship, completely different from the Caravel or Carrak owned by Oda Yoshinobu. The ship was much larger than both, with four massive masts. The two masts in front are hung with railings, and the two masts behind are hung with spinnakers. On either side of the ship, rows of artillery make it seem rather difficult to mess with.
It just seems that the sea giant ship is not in very good condition, the canvas, deck and hull are full of traces of repair, as if it has experienced a rather tragic battle.
On deck, more than 100 seafarers were gathering around the boat to catch fish, and they had many scars on their bodies, some of which had been bandaged, but some of the smaller wounds had begun to fester, which had been directly exposed to the humid air. But they didn't feel it at all, they just sat there quietly and watched the sea, as if the wounds on their bodies were just scars, and they didn't hurt them at all.
After a while, a seafarer caught a big fish, which immediately attracted the envious eyes of everyone, but did not make any sound at all. They just continued to watch the sea quietly, hoping that they would be able to catch such a big fish. The seafarer who caught the big fish caught the fish directly, took out a knife and pierced the fish, greedily sucked the liquid in the fish's body, and finally, after a simple cut twice, the fish was eaten raw.
At the bow of the boat, a dark-skinned man stood quietly. He wears a black blindfold on his left eye, and a deep knife mark on the top and bottom indicates that the blindfold is not an ornament. He was wearing a red coat that looked like a special costume of a certain ethnic group. From time to time, a sea breeze blew the corners of his clothes and ruffled his hair. But he didn't seem to notice it in the slightest, just stood at the bow of the boat, his hands on the boat, his body leaned out slightly, and the only remaining right eye stared at the seemingly endless sea ahead. It was as if at the end of the sea, something was attracting him.
On him, time seemed to freeze, in stark contrast to the lively atmosphere of the boat gang on the other side. I don't know how long it took, a somewhat heavy footsteps came from far and near behind him, and then I heard a weak voice behind him, "Boss, Aimar is dead......
"Really?" The man didn't look back, and his tone was flat, as if Aimar's death was nothing to be concerned about.
On the other side, the seafarers, who were still fishing, looked back at the boat gang when they heard the news, and then quietly continued to fish, as if this matter did not deserve their attention at all.
Seeing this, the person who reported didn't say anything more, just stood quietly beside the man and followed him to look at the sea in the distance. "According to your chart, Boss, we're almost close to our destination."
Hearing this, the man didn't say anything, but after a while he asked faintly, "Federnardo, how much food and water is left on the ship?" ”
"The food has been eaten, but don't worry, boss, with the fishing skills of the clansmen, you will not die of hunger in this sea. As for the ...... water," Fednado said, smiling bitterly again, turning to look at the people on the other side who were still fishing, "the water has been drunk, and although some fresh water can be obtained by boiling seawater and getting some fresh water from the fish, I am afraid that the people will not last long if it continues like this." ”
"Hmm......" The man nodded, then fell silent again.
Seeing this, Federnardo hurriedly said, "Boss, in fact, you don't have to blame yourself too much, since we clansmen agreed to go to sea with you, Boss, we have prepared for the worst. After all, if we don't come out, we will always have to live under the enslavement of those invaders, and if we come out, at least we still have hope of recovering the country! ”
Hearing this, the man let out a long sigh, "Although you say so, you died because of me after all. More than 1,500 clansmen, more than 500 people sacrificed for grabbing the boat, and more than 500 people sacrificed at sea, and now the remaining people, I don't know how long they can last, I ......" At the end, the man's tone had become choked.
"Boss! You have to be strong! You are our backbone, if we can't hold on to you, we ......" Federnardo heard the man's words and hurriedly persuaded, but in the end, he also cried. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.
They didn't feel much about Aimar's death before, not because they really didn't care, but because they were already numb from sadness. Almost every few days since going to sea, someone has died because of their injuries that have not been well treated. And after going to sea, fresh water, food, storms, and all kinds of reasons made them constantly reduce their staff. In fact, if it weren't for their strong beliefs, I'm afraid that people would have already started to commit suicide.
"Alas......" The man sighed and shook his head, and was about to say something, when suddenly he raised his head in shock, and from the blue sky, a small raindrop was falling.
"It's raining! It's raining!! The man yelled violently, as if he were crazy, but his reaction was only the most normal reaction. Because the seafarers who were still fishing over there directly threw away their fishing rods and stripped off their clothes as if flying, just so that they could enjoy this sudden nectar more.
It didn't take long for the rain to get heavier and heavier, but there were more and more people on deck, and they didn't care that the rain would make their already weak bodies even more unbearable, because their only thought at this time was to want more...... Enjoy this wonderful rain even more.
"Ancestors bless! Ancestors bless......" The man muttered excitedly, this rain was too important to them.
Well, although I don't know if anyone is really blessing, this rain has been raining for a day, and they have not wasted the slightest, and almost everything that can hold water in the ship has been removed.
"Boss, this water is enough for us to drink for more than a month!" Federnardo said excitedly. When they grabbed the ship, there was actually a lot of cargo on board. Today, however, there is only some gold left that is almost worthless to them. The cloth was torn and bandaged to the wounds, and all kinds of spices and other things were used to satisfy their hunger when they lacked food. If it weren't for the man to stop it, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to keep the seeds.
"Hehe, it's better to use sparingly, after all, we don't know when this trip will be a head......" As he spoke, the man looked at the people who were sitting on the deck at this time, enjoying the grilled fish and drinking the rain frantically, showing a long-lost smile, "But for now, let's enjoy the banquet~"
Three days later, there was a sudden shout of excitement on the deck, "Land! It's land! See the land! ”
"What?!" When the man heard this, he immediately rushed to the man, grabbed the man, and asked anxiously, "Really?" Where is it?! Ferdinand! You know that this kind of joke can't be made at sea! ”
"It's true! Definitely land! Real land! It must be the boss, you are talking about Ezo! Ferdinand shouted excitedly.
"Where?!" The man looked around excitedly, but he couldn't see anything that seemed to be land except for the blue sea.
"Over there!" Ferdinand excitedly pointed to the right front, and the man quickly turned his head to look, but still didn't see anything other than the sea. Looking at Ferdinand suspiciously, he quickly pointed and pointed, and the man looked intently again, and finally, he saw a faint thin yellow line on the edge of the sea.
What is that? Naturally, it's land! Above the sea, the only object that could take on this shape is land! Well, and the islands. But anyway, it was the first time they had seen land this month.
"It's land...... It's really land......" Federnardo muttered to himself, no way, after a long voyage to the open sea, there is nothing more exciting than seeing land. Especially looking at the length of the line, it is definitely not a small island!
"Quick! Let Merck turn at once and head towards the land! What about Coulom?! Hurry up and let him get his bearings! The man shouted as soon as he came to his senses, and then patted Ferdinand on the shoulder and laughed, "Well done! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we'd be wrong! ”
The yellow color that looks like land is very small, and if you don't look closely, you won't see anything unusual at all. That's why in the days when there were no telescopes, it was very difficult to go to the open sea. Because if there is no land, the supplies will run out one day.
"Hey~" Ferdinand scratched his head and grinned, his expression unusually proud. But strictly speaking, no matter how proud he is, this credit is obviously not excessive.
In a short time, countless people appeared on the deck, looking at the yellow and yelling as if they were crazy.