CHAPTER XV. Navigation
The sea is a wonderful thing, it can contain everything and swallow everything. It's like a child, one moment it's still happy to turn against you the next moment. That's when Moon Shadow and the moon shadow met, the moment when the sea changed its face. An hour ago, the sea was calm and the sun was shining in the sky. Who knew that now it was rough and stormy, with lightning flashing and thunder in the sky and heavy rain.
Under the wrath of the entire sea, the battleship Chizuki, which was more than 50 meters long and about 10 meters wide, could only be left to the sea like fallen leaves floating on the water in a torrential rain. Although it did not capsize, it was pushed by the waves and staggered. Most of the sailors began to get seasick, even Illidan and Darth Rema were a little red-faced.
Fortunately, before he found out that the storm was coming, Moon Shadow hurriedly ordered the sailors to drop the sails, and several battleships were also tied together with ropes. Otherwise, with such a big wave, it is estimated that it will be difficult for you to find a companion on the vast sea when the storm is over. After a whole night, the storm finally passed, and the clouds quickly faded. The sun also rises in the east, and the water vapor rising from the sunlight forms a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
Everyone was not attracted by this beautiful scenery for a while, and they did answer that sentence. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain.
However, the water vapor dissipated quickly, and the rainbow disappeared into the sky in just ten minutes. Although everyone was a little unsatisfied, they all returned to the cabin, and after a night of tossing and turning, it was time to sleep.
The rest of the journey will come every three or five times, usually showers. Everyone was a little scared at first, but after a few times, they got used to it. Life at sea can be said to be boring for a long time, and in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly two months since departure, and there is still a vast sea around, and there is not even a trace of living creatures in sight.
Out of boredom, Moon Shadow took out her fishing rod and sat on the bow of the boat and began to fish, not necessarily catching anything, but at least killing time. As a king, he had to maintain a certain amount of majesty, and it was impossible for him to drink and chat with the sailors. Fortunately, while he was fishing, Illidan also carried a fishing rod to spend time with Moon Shadow. The two chatted about some unnutritious topics without saying a word. Illidan talked about Tyrande, saying that the method that Moonshadow taught him last time didn't work. Moon Shadow chimed in, but then he caught eye on a figure.
There is also a male elf on the other boat who is fishing with a fishing rod, which is not unusual. It's just that the elf's expression is a little funny, he looks at the float on the surface of the water and drools while watching, and after a while, he brushes the corners of his mouth with his sleeve. It's really funny for an elven male to do such movements and expressions, and Moon Shadow can't help but be amused.
"Do you know the elf?" Moon Shadow gestured to Illidan as she spoke.
"Him!" Illidan looked helpless and shook his head.
"How?"
"His name is Brunock Frostpaw, and he's the teacher's new apprentice. A complete idiot. Illidan shook his head as he spoke, not bothering to look at him.
"Does the teacher have a new apprentice?" Moon Shadow was a little surprised, although Cenarius had taken in many students, but the only disciples were Malfurion and Illidan. The fact that this elf was accepted as a disciple by Cenarius shows that he was extremely talented in the way of druids. "He's a good talent, but the druid magic that the teacher taught him has always been used by him to catch fish and birds, and I think he is more suitable to be a fisherman. I want to eat anything, and I am a foodie ······. Illidan shook his head speechlessly.
"Hehe, what a wonderful person." Moon Shadow laughed at Illidan's words, and he seemed to be able to imagine the image.
"Well, I took the bait." Moon Shadow watched the fish float violently and pulled hard. A sailfish more than two meters long was pulled up by him, and Moon Shadow flung the fish to the deck with an elbow movement. Huge sailfish were bouncing around the deck, and the sailors who quickly noticed came up and crushed the fish to death on the deck. Looking at this scene, the atmosphere that had been calm became active for a while. Brunock looked at the big fish pulled up by the moon shadow, a burst of small stars flashed in his eyes, and saliva kept flowing out. But then his fish drifted too, and his eyes lit up and he pulled hard, but it was just a small sardine. His happy smile froze.
"You're in luck!" Illidan looked at the sailfish that Moon Shadow had caught with some envy, he hadn't caught the bait yet.
Moon Shadow smiled silently and put a small fish on the hook and flicked the rod before fishing. His rod had been enchanted, and the line was so tough that it was easy to lift a truck.
In the following time, a few more sea fish of about one meter were caught one after another. The surrounding sailors were so hot that they picked up their fishing rods and started fishing. At one point, it was very lively, a bit like a fishing tournament in Thorn Valley. This silent fishing tournament reached ** when Moon Shadow pulled up a six-meter-long great white shark. Everyone was looking forward to what he would catch next, and there was a feeling of turning over an unknown playing card. In the evening, a large number of fish have already been hooked, and even more than a thousand people on the battleship can eat for half a month. At the command of Moon Shadow, the mage froze the fish that would not be eaten for a while to keep them fresh. With dinner time approaching, the fishing tournament officially closed.
Today, of course, the happiest are the chef and Brunock, who are happy to have a lot of ingredients for him, and Brooks who is happy that he can eat a lot of delicious fish.
Dinner was naturally a variety of fish, as well as some rum. Moon Shadow felt like it was time to lift the mood, the sea was too lifeless and the crew hadn't laughed much in a while.
Two days later, a crew member reported the appearance of a small island in the distance. Moon Shadow suddenly refreshed herself, and the most willing thing for a navigator was to run into an island. There are a lot of supplies in this kind of place, and there is everything in kind of fresh water. Of course, the main thing is to embark on a land adventure, and it is also a good relaxation for sailors who spend the day on deck. Moon Shadow's eyes lit up, and she ordered to approach the island and drop anchor.
This kind of small island usually has some fruits, and there are not many fruits stored in the Qianyue. Navigators who do not eat fruits and vegetables for a long time to supplement vitamins will get scurvy, so it is best to find plenty of fruits on the island this time. There are shoals and reefs all around the coast, and it is naturally impossible for boats to reach the shore directly, and there are still hundreds of meters from the shore. Moon Shadow laid down the boat and Illidan went ashore with a small team to explore, and Darth Rema was reassigned to guard the ship.
It is a small tropical island covering an area of about several hundred square kilometers. Overgrown with a variety of tropical plants, the beach has plenty of coconut palms. Less to explore inside, there are plenty of pineapples in the wetter places, and bananas in the higher places. The whole island is like a tropical fruit plantation.
Moonshadow then discovers a plant that she hasn't seen before in Azeroth, Cocoa. One of the world's three major beverage plants (the other two are coffee and tea), native to the American tropics, can be used as drinks and chocolate candy, rich in nutrition, mellow and fragrant.
Long before Columbus arrived in the United States, the inhabitants of tropical Central America, especially the Mayans and Aztecs, knew the use of the cacao bean, not only as a drink, but also as a medium of trade. In the 16th century, cocoa beans were introduced to Europe and refined into cocoa powder and chocolate. Cocoa butter is also refined. The cocoa tree is found in the humid lowlands of the tropics and is commonly found in the shade of tall trees.
The trunk is sturdy, up to 12 meters high, and its oval, leather-like leaves grow up to 0.3 meters long, stretching like an umbrella cover. The flowers are pink, small, foul-smelling, and grow directly on the branches. The follicles are 35 cm long, 12 cm in diameter, ovate, with 10 ridges on the surface, yellowish-brown to purple, and the cacao fruit contains 20 to 40 seeds (cocoa beans). The beans are about 2.5 cm long and contain a sticky pink flesh. After 4 years of cultivation, the cocoa tree produces 60 to 70 pods per year. After harvesting, the beans are removed from the pods, fermented for several days, and undergo a series of processing processes, including drying, dusting, roasting and grinding, to become a pulp, called chocolate liquor. Cocoa butter and cocoa powder are then pressed, or cocoa butter and other ingredients are added to make a variety of chocolates. Cocoa beans are the main raw material for the manufacture of cocoa powder and cocoa butter. Cocoa butter and cocoa powder are mainly used as beverages to make chocolate candies, pastries and ice cream. Dried beans can be used as a tonic and stimulant for the sick and weak, and can also be used as a beverage, which is known as one of the "three non-alcoholic beverages in the world".
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