When Higg woke up, it was already dusk, and he found that he was still on the ship, but it was no longer in Wanze Lake, but in the vast sea, and he only remembered that he was swept into the whirlpool, and then he fainted, and he didn't remember anything, and he didn't know why it appeared on this sea, this should be the legendary whirlpool passage, just like when he came out of Flower Island. In fact, what Higg didn't know was that if it weren't for the Water Spirit Bead, they would have been buried in the whirlpool passage.

Higg noticed that Thomas and the weak Butterfly had woken up earlier than he had woken up, and asked, "Didn't you faint, how did we end up here, what kind of place is this?" ”

"We've woken up a long time ago, and you're asking exactly the same question as Thomas!" Die Caiyun smiled and said, "I don't know! ”

"Thomas, aren't you seasick, why are you okay, waking up before me?" Higg asked.

"It should be because neither I nor Die Caiyun are injured, you have slept for a day and a night longer than us!" Thomas said.

Higg remembered that when he was attacked by the poison fly, he was very weak, and in that state, he used all his strength to kill Edmund, and now he has no feeling of poisoning at all.

"We should be on the south side of the continent!" "The climate here is hot, not at all like the early spring season, which means that this is supposed to be south of the continent, and it should be far from the south shore of the continent." ”

"This shouldn't be far from Rainbow Island." Die Caiyun said.

"You know that?" Thomas asked curiously.

"Don't forget that I'm a butterfly, and the breath here makes me feel like I'm not too far from Rainbow Island!"

Higg said happily, "Great, I'm worried that I can't figure out the direction of the stars, and it's hard to determine the direction of the voyage." Butterfly Caiyun, just follow your feelings, we follow your feelings!

"Follow the feelings?" Die Caiyun said, "What if it's wrong? ”

Higg laughed and said, "Then you will always believe that you are right!" ”

Thomas was surprised and asked, "Is this okay?" Butterflies, like horses and camels in our steppes, will they go home on their own if they get lost? ”

"Yes, I believe in myself," Butterfly said happily.

After solving the biggest problem of sailing on the seas - the problem of course, it is time to familiarize yourself with the professional skills of a sailor!

Higg didn't seem to understand, Thomas was completely unfamiliar, and Butterfly Caiyun shook her head blankly.

"Hey, let's wait for those two guys to wake up, it's going to be dark anyway, we don't have to walk at night, hehe!" Higg laughed to himself.

"Sailing and night walking?" Nicole had woken up, and asked Higg with a smile on the aisle.

"You know how to sail?" Higg's eyes lit up.

"I've learned some seamanship, hehe!" Nicole laughed and said, "Well, this captain's position belongs to me, right?" ”

"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Higg laughed.

"Wait for the captain to wash his face and eat first!" Nicole smiled and said, "Captain Ben will give you a free simple training after eating and drinking." ”

……

On the endless sea, there were no other ships on the voyage for several days, and it was clearly not near the route.

"Why haven't you sailed for three days and three nights and haven't arrived, Butterfly Caiyun, you won't be misguided!" Thomas was tired of this life at sea, and although he had adapted to not getting seasick, every day was the same sea view, the same sound of the waves, and he felt like he was going crazy.

"Three days and three nights are nothing to the sea!" "The sea is much bigger than your steppe desert, and no one knows where the edge of the sea is, or what is on the other side of the sea. I think it's a place for me to be open-minded and imaginative, haha! ”

Daniel has recovered from the grief of losing his parents, and after being enlightened by Higg and Nicole, he has become proud of his parents, so he has returned to his old state.

"But we don't have much to eat on the ship, and there is not much fresh water!" Thomas said worriedly.

"After all the difficulties have been overcome, can we still starve to death and die of thirst?" Daniel laughed.

"Then you still have to limit the amount of food I eat, I'm growing my body!" Thomas said dissatisfied.

"Oh no, storm, I feel like a storm is coming!" Butterfly Caiyun shouted loudly from the lookout platform.

"Butterfly clouds, immediately report the direction of the storm, the approximate arrival time, the storm level!" Nicole shouted from the helmhouse.

Die Caiyun was dumbfounded, where had he heard of these professional terms, and he could only respond: "I don't know yet, I'll continue to observe!" ”

"Everyone else is in their posts at once!" Nicole has a good time being the captain, but the storm does make her a little worried. It's just a general voyage, these rookies are doing so-so, if the storm comes, it's no wonder if it's not troublesome.

"Higg, sail half-sail!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Daniel, immediately reinforce all areas that may be leaking!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Thomas, immediately divide all the remaining water and food into five portions, put them in first-aid kits, and distribute them to everyone. Also, put all the unopened bottles in sacks, tie them up, and tie them to lifeboats! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Nicole is like an experienced captain, and after arranging one order after another, she immediately went to check the condition of the lifeboat.

"Report to the captain, the storm is coming from the right side of the stern and will arrive in about two hours, the storm level ...... It's huge! When Die Caiyun said the last two words, her voice was already shaking.

"Can the storm be dodged?" Nicole asked.

Butterfly Caiyun replied in a panic, "It's too late, it is estimated that there will be a strong wind in an hour." ”

Nicole didn't say a word, climbed onto the lookout, and looked in the direction pointed by Butterfly Caiyun, only to see a black patch in the southeast direction on the right side of the stern, surging towards this side.

"Daniel, now that you're at the helm, I'll take control of the lookout, and I must try to avoid colliding with the center of the storm."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Thomas didn't know what a storm on the sea meant, and at first he thought it was funny, but now he saw that everyone was so nervous that their faces changed, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Thomas, have the first aid kits been distributed!"

"Yes, it has been distributed, Your Excellency!"

"Thomas, Butterfly Cloud, tie yourselves to the bottom of the mast with rope and tie yourselves into a slipknot." Nicole ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Butterfly and Thomas replied.

"Your Excellency, Daniel has arrived at the designated position, please indicate the course immediately!"

"Daniel, turn the rudder to the left, turn the rudder seventy degrees!" Nicole shouted, "Then secure yourself to the helm room with a rope nearby!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Higg, sail with full sails at once. Sail corner, minus twenty degrees! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Higg, fix yourself as soon as you're done!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Attention all crew members, report their status every two minutes, if I can't hear it, it means he's dead!" Nicole exclaimed, "If you hear the order to abandon ship, you must reach the lifeboat position within half a minute!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" All the crew replied.

……

"Your Excellency, Captain, Daniel has completed the course adjustment, please instruct!"

"Deflect five degrees to the right!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Higg, immediately adjust the sail angle accordingly, plus fifth!" Nicole continued to order loudly.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

…………

The wind gradually tightened, and the waves slowly rose higher, lapping against the hull of the ship, and the boat swayed and swayed in the wind. Nicole was very aware of the current situation, and she could only try to avoid the center of the storm, but in any case, it was certain that she would abandon the ship, because this boat came from Wanze Lake, it was a river boat, not a sea boat, and it was very good to be able to survive until now.

The characteristics of river boats and sea boats are different, the bottom of the river boat is flat, which is suitable for sailing in rivers and lakes where the water level is not deep, and the center of gravity of the boat is generally very high. Sea boats, on the other hand, have a pointed bottom, the bottom of the ship is deep below the surface of the water, and the center of gravity of the ship is not too high, such a ship can resist wind and waves at sea.

But Nicole can't tell the crew about these problems now, otherwise it will cause panic and even more trouble, and she knows this as she has studied seamanship.

"Report to the captain, Daniel is heading in the established direction, please instruct!"

"Keep on course!"

"Report to the captain, Higg is sailing at the original angle, please instruct!"

"Keep the angle!"

"Report to the captain, Thomas is on standby, please instruct!"

"Keep on standby!"

"Report to the captain, Butterfly Caiyun is on standby, please instruct!"

"Keep on standby!"

An hour later, the wind arrived as promised, and the waves were wave after wave, and the hull of the ship was a little overwhelmed.

"Daniel, turn the rudder thirty degrees to the right!" Nicole ordered the adjustment

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Higg, the sail is turning at exactly fifteen degrees, lower the sail at half a speed!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Originally, the direction of the ship's sailing was about 60 degrees from the direction of the storm, so that the waves would hit the side of the ship, which would easily cause the ship to roll over, so as the waves increased, Nicole had to gradually adjust the direction of the ship, and gradually align the direction of the ship with the direction from which the storm came, so as to ensure that the ship would not be overturned, but it could not be adjusted too quickly, because if it was adjusted in the same direction, it would definitely be caught up by the center of the storm, and Nicole's goal now is to avoid this center. Therefore, how to achieve the boat without capsizing, and still escape from the center of the storm to the greatest extent, depends on the experience of the captain.

Half an hour later, the rain had not yet arrived, but the direction of the ship had been gradually adjusted to coincide with the direction of the storm, and there was no point in escaping, Nicole decisively began to order.

"Higg, put the sails away!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Daniel, get ready to anchor!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Now the ship is shaking badly, and Nicole's plan is to delay abandoning the ship as much as possible, because after abandoning the ship, experiencing strong winds and waves and storms in the water is a matter of life and death, and there is also a butterfly and butterfly cloud, and a landlubber Thomas.

"Your Excellency, Higg has finished receiving the sails, please instruct!"

"Higg, cut off the mast now!" Nicole decisively ordered.

"This ......"

"Execute the order!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"Your Excellency, Daniel has finished anchoring, please instruct!"

"Help Higg cut down the mast now!"

"Why cut off the mast?" Daniel asked, puzzled.

"Because it's going to kill you!" Nicole was furious, "Execute the order!" ”